Flag Day Celebrations Highlight U S Patriotism and Flag Law
June 14 marks the 138th anniversary of the Stars and Stripes. Flag Day is celebrated nationwide with flags flown on public buildings and homes. The American Flag association has fought commercial misuse and laws now limit flag desecration, and court decisions upheld state flag laws.
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United States
American Flag Association
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
New York
Bar Association
Cigar Makers’ Association
Muskegon Leader Charles Eggert Moore Elected President
Charles Eggert Moore, president of the Muskegon Society for the Prevention of Cruelty, is elected president of the Michigan Humane Association at Muskegon. William Drummond becomes an executive board member as the next annual meeting is set for Benton Harbor.
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Charles Eggert Moore
The
Muskegon Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
A Flag Day Lyric
A verse by Hyland C. Kirk extols Old Glory as a symbol of liberty and progress. The poem describes the flag’s colors and its global message, urging readers to heed its splendor as an emblem of freedom and a brighter day ahead.
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Hyland C. Kirk
Democracy's flag and the American experiment
The New York Sun weighs both flags worship and flag disdain as forces shaping civic duty. It argues democracy has offered high ideals and real benefits, despite industrial faults and federal limits, and will earn respect and confidence in the future.
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New York Sun
German Rhine mouth plan sparks talk of a sovereign outlet
Germans push for a German mouth to the Rhine to bypass Dutch control and capture profits from trade. A Munich conference debated building an independent outlet to Europe’s markets, criticizing past German shipbuilding profits flowing to the Netherlands.
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Rhine
Holland
Europe
Rotterdam
Munich
Germany
Paris Court Allocates Blame in Taxi Collision
In Paris during June 1812 a taxi damaged M. Lefranc’s car while avoiding a fallen pedestrian. The court ruled both M. Flores and the taxi company at fault, but the pedestrian must pay three quarters of the damages for being the primary cause.
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Paris
Champs
Elysees
M. Lefranc
M. Flores
M. Mores
Compagnie Generale Des Taxiautes
Compagnie Generale
Oh That's Different Peggy Fears Microbea in Scene
In a lively stage moment Patience-Peggy trembles at a tiny threat then shrugs off fear as Patrice-Why notes her courage. The dialogue hints at social flirtation and evolving mood among the characters.
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Patience
Peggy
Patrice
Michigan Woman's Press closes in Hillsdale to join federation
The Michigan Woman's Press association voted to affiliate with the Michigan Press and Printers Federation, preserving its name. Officers elected include Edith M. Lenon president and Jennie Buell second vice president. The gathering noted suffrage support with no vote taken, and members heard papers on writing styles and a poetry topic.
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Michigan Woman's Press Association
Hilledale
Michigan Press and Printers’ Federation
Edith M. Lenon
Jennie Buell
Ann Arbor
Alexander Stock
Mabel Grisson
Grand Lodge
Esther A. Reed
Richmond
Lucy A. Leggett
Detroit
Pruella Janet Sherman
Grace Greenwood Browne
Harbor Beach
M. W. Chase
Hillsdale
Emma E. Bower
Port Huron
Michigan Federation of Woman's Clubs
Adrian
James G. Blair
International Council of Women
Margaret H. Alden
Mary Thompson Stevens
Jenny C. Law Hardy
Tecumseh
Talie
Shields
Bay City
J. F. Mack
Hillsdale College
M. Myrtilla Davis
Detroit Theater Companies File Incorporations and Increases
Articles of Incorporation show Old Colony Theater in Detroit with $50,000 capital. Names William F. Kraft Noah A. Rounds Odile H. Rounds and A M Knowlson Co. Detroit. Capital increases include Majestic Theater Detroit from $125,000 to $260,000 and A M Held Co in Battle Creek from $40,000 to $50,000. Case Lake Park Co Detroit $165,000. Pilgrim Land Co Wakefield $230,000. Names Judson Bradway James Haldenman J Ernest Workman.
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Old Colony Theater Company
Detroit
William F. Kraft
Noah A. Rounds
Odile H. Rounds
A. M. Knowlson Company
Majestic Theater Company
A. M. Held Company
Hattle Creek
Case Lake Park Company
Judson Bradway
Commencement Held for Michigan School for the Deaf Class of 1913
Commencement exercises in Brown hall celebrated the forty ninth graduation at the Michigan School for the Deaf, totaling 2 029 graduates in 49 years. Recitations were delivered in sign language by Ettie Lattimore Lottie Kruzona Andrew Gilbert Joseph Pastori Herbert Shugart John Humboldt William Hoffman and Llewellyn Williams. The class of 1914 lists Edna Stoddard Andrew Gilbert Lettle Kruzona Cortland Rid ler William Hoffman Lewellyn Williams John Rumboldt Joseph Pastori Herbert Shugart Etta Lattimore Amelia Kevarick and Anton Ruh. Etta Mae Evans Mona Cooley Mabel Cliff and Maude Rose received teacher certificates.
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Michigan School For the Deaf
Brown Hall
Ettie Lattimore
Lottie Kruzona
Andrew Gilbert
Joseph Pastori
Herbert Shugart
John Humboldt
William Hoffman
Llewellyn Williams
Mildred Stoddard
Cortland Ridler
Edna M. Stoddard
Fenton
Andrew R. Gilbert
Alabaster
Lettle L. Kruzona
Bessemer
Cortland
College Votes For Simplified Spelling Adoption
Michigan Agricultural College faculty approved simplified spelling based on sound rules. Prof. W. W. Johnson urged revision after years of study, noting support from major orthographers and peer institutions. Under the plan students may spell words phonetically such as dressed spelt and stept with be becoming tho in some forms.
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Michigan Agricultural College
W. W. Johnson
Department of English and Foreign Languages
Johnson
University of Illinois
Northwestern University of Missouri
State Normal Schools
Milnois
Iowa
Wyoming
Ferris Addresses Medical Graduates at Detroit College
Gov Woodbridge N Ferris spoke at the forty sixth annual commencement of the Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery in Knights of Columbus auditorium to 64 graduates. He said medicine is in its beginning and urged energetic young doctors to make a name in medicine. Prof John Henry Carstens delivered the faculty address calling for a public speaking department to improve grace and manners. He warned that too many mediocre physicians exist and urged the new graduates to assert themselves.
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Woodbridge N. Ferris
Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery
Knights of Columbus
Annale of Medicine
John Henry Carstens
Professor Resigns from Michigan Agricultural College
Prof. J. Fred Haker head of the forestry department at Michigan Agricultural College resigns after a year on leave with half pay. He plans a Europe trip, stops in Heidelberg, and will proceed to Munich before pursuing a position at a state university.
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James G. Cumming
Pasteur Institute
Michigan
W. H. Hussey
Astronomical Observatory
Argentina
S. A
University of la Plata
Reuben Peterson
Medical
Europe
American Gynecological Society
Germany
England
Scotland
France
Switzerland
R. W. Bunting
Dental
International Dental Congress
London
E. 8. Houghton
H. R. Cross
R. ©. Turner
J. G. Winter
J. P. Bird
W. A. Frayer
F. E. Robbins
Rene Talamon
Michigans
Congress
National Forestry Department
Washington
United States
Public Domain Commission
O. K
Lower Peninsula
Muskegon
Au Sable
Cheboygan
Pine
Tittabawassee
Grand
Thunder Bay
Rifle
Marquette
Aubres
White
Jordan
Upper Peninsula
Tahquamenon
Manistique
Big Two Heart
Escanaba
Ontanagon
J. Fred Haker
Michigan Agricultural College
State Board of Agriculture
Baker
Heideleberg
Munich
Hillsdale Mystery of Mrs Gilmore Rounds Found Dead
Wolverine News Brevities reports Mrs Christina Gilmore Rounds was found dead at her home in Cam beta village. The brief item notes no further details and lists other regional items from Battle Creek Kalamazoo Saginaw Jackson Traverse City and Detroit with various incidents and official actions.
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Hillsdale
Gilmore Rounds
Cambeta Village
Battle Creek
Marquette
W. R. Oates
Michigan
Kalamazoo
Robert M. Gallup
Fiftynine
Marshall
Thomas Huzzy
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