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Historical Newspaper Articles

This is a collection historical newspaper articles that have been digitized. They represent topics on the history of Thomas Lincoln Handy, his companies and T.L. Handy High School.

Handy Bros. Turn Railroad Over to Federal Control

Wednesday, October 23, 1918 | Source The Bay City Times Tribune | Topic(s):  Railroad

Complete control of the Handy Bros. railway system, which includes the Detroit, Bay City & Western, the Port Huron & Southern and the Port Huron & Detroit railways, has been taken over by the government, under a lease, and Handy Bros. have given up all connection with the operation and management of the lines. A. C. McDannell, who was auditor...

Port Huron Delegation Visits City

Wednesday, August 02, 1916 | Source The Bay City Times Tribune | Topic(s):  Railroad

“I have seen many projects for building a railroad from Port Huron to Bay City since 1860 and have taken part in nearly all of them,” said Henry B. McMorran, ex-congressman and pioneer business man of the Tunnel City, “but they all fell by the wayside for one reason or another until Handy Bros. came along and put a road...

Port Huron Starts After Handy Road

Monday, April 17, 1916 | Source The Bay City Times Tribune | Topic(s):  Railroad

In accordance with a contract entered into by the Port Huron Business Men’s association with the Detroit, Bay City & Western railway, popularly known as the Handy Bros. Line, the Port Huron association began its campaign this morning to raise $40,000 in notes, payable when the first train enters Port Huron, to be given the Handy Bros. to assist in...

Handys to Extend Railroad

Thursday, April 22, 1920 | Source The Sebewaing Blade | Topic(s):  Railroad

The Michigan Public Utilities Commission has granted permission to Handy Brothers, Port Huron, to sell a $500,000 issue of bonds. Handy brothers are building a railroad to parallel the river from Detroit to Port Huron. They plan to have an industrial road connect the plants spring up along the Saint Clair River and lake. The war did not interrupt their...

William M. Boyd Retiring after 45 Years

Sunday, December 20, 1953 | Source The Times Herald | Topic(s):  Railroad

To most resident of the Thumb District, the Handy Bros. railroad means very little. But to William N. Boyd, retiring superintendent and chief engineer of the Port Huron & Detroit railroad, and to quite a few older residents it brings back memories of America during the railroad boom days. Mr. Boyd was honored Saturday night in Lauth hotel by fellow...

Building New Railroad

Friday, January 07, 1910 | Source Detroit Free Press | Topic(s):  Railroad

Bay City, Mich. January 6 — Construction gangs are now working 10 miles east of the city limits on the new Handy Bros.’ road into the Thumb district, and it is said that Akron will be reached by a completed road by the middle of next summer. The exact route for the extension beyond Akron has not been chosen and...

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