Birthday gathering honors Mrs Mary Bunyan in Farwell area
A North Farwell New Year celebration brought together Mrs Nora Crittenden and family from Breckenridge, Mrs Mary Clark and relatives, plus Miss Van Horn from Mt Pleasant. Guests enjoyed a bountiful feast with turkey, games, music, and speeches honoring Mary Bunyan's birthday as friends from Alma Flint and nearby towns joined the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Barch
Vern ‘Meline
Clare Pond
van ‘Horn
Mt. Pleasant
Mra
Oliver Taesday
Nora’ Crittenden
Breckenridge
Smary
Clark
Tve
Ealy
Jennie Bunyan
Local Families Gather for Weekend Visits and Meetings
Sunday visits filled the community as Mr and Mrs John Acre and baby stayed with Mr and Mrs Charles Garver and Mr and Mrs David Harger returned home after a three week visit with Mrs Marger and relatives. The Atwood family from Olare and Ben Kileinhardt with their children joined relatives while Myrtle Harger visited Lila Birdsall. Charles Golden and son of Wingate Michigan came to see Mrs James Harger and family as Beulah Alwood visited Elnora Weaver of Dover. Quebects meeting drew good attendance Sunday. George Pretch and two children from Mr Pisant stayed with his sister Kay Huzleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Acre
Charies
Garver
David Harger
Ciare
James Marger
End
Aese
Atwood
Olare
A. Atwood
Ben Kileinhardt
Gunner Broberg
Wollins Racc
Aiyrtle Harger
Mies Lila Birdsall
Charles Golden
Wingate, Michizao
Mra Golden
James Harger
Mies Beolah Alwood
Mied Elnora Weaver
Dover
Sunde
George Pretch
Pisasant
Zire Kay Huzleton
Car derailment injures 29 of 35 aboard BDUR Interurban
In Orion Michigan on December 28 a BD. U. R. interurban derailed a half mile south of Orion after not slowing at Grant's crossing. Twenty nine of the 35 passengers were hurt with no fatalities reported. A pole was snapped and a stub penetrated the car, injuring a crew member.
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Orion
Mich
Detroit
Wiint
Grant's
Prince of Wales greeted by mass pageant in Calcutta
Tens of thousands welcomed the Prince of Wales with an enthusiastic reception during a Calcutta pageant, despite the Hartal boycott. The event drew comparisons to the 1914 pageant for its color and success, highlighted by a brilliant display of fireworks and illuminated streets.
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Calikutta
India
Prince of Wales
Beere
Cie
Balfour Opens Naval Talks and Warns on Submarines
At the Washington arms conference on December 28 delegates from France Britain the United States and others debated submarine fleets and auxiliaries. Arthur Balfour warned Britain would act if needed while Elihu Root proposed rules to limit submarine warfare and punish hostile commanders with piracy trials. Agreement was postponed and any accord would seek global adherence.
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Washington
Ermpire
Conference Naval Committee
France
Arthur J. Balfour
Great Britain
Elihu Root
Mr. Root
Felicitations Pour In On President Wilson Birthday
Washington former President Wilson received a flood of telegrams from around the world on his 65th birthday, December 23, for health improvements. He and Mrs. Wilson later went for an auto ride and hosted dinner with daughter Margaret and other family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
8 Street
Funeral for Senator Penrose in Laurel Hill Cemetery
Senator Boies Penrose lies in a brick lined grave at Laurel Hill beside his father. The 61 year old bachelor, former chairman of the senate finance committee, died December 31 after a long illness. Only his brothers, secretary Leighton Taylor, and the nurse accompanied the body from Washington. Guards barred onlookers as the cortege reached the cemetery and the brief rites were held in private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Boies ‘Penroze
Laurel Hill
Fairmount” Park
Senator Penrose
Senate
Charles B
Richard A. F
Spencer Penrose
Leighton GC. Taylor
Washington
Penrose
Spruce Street
Classified advertisements fragment collage from Clare area
A garbled field of early 20th century notices includes buy sell and trade lines. Listings mention bale cedar posts lake site acres with timber a Fuller Farwell contact, a formatter Fordson tractor, a new home for sale near East State Street, lots east Fifth Street, lost items a chain and a dog named Jack, and requests for grain hay oats corn rent and farm rental notices. Names include Fuller Clare Cleveland and Buckner.
Capital punishment favored in Michigan after Marquette riot
Flint observers report Representative Charles A. Brown predicts a bill for capital punishment will be presented and passed in the next Michigan legislature. A postriot questionnaire of 49 lawmakers shows 26 of 48 responses favoring some form of the death penalty, with 16 for, 3 undecided, and 7 against. Among those now favoring are Miller Kent, Miles Big Rapids, Chase Ewart, Watson Bronson, Wade Saugatuck, Green Pontiac, Bryan Charlotte.
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Flint
Mich
Charles A. Brown
Genesee County
Michigan
Marquette
Gypsy Bob” Harper
Brown
George H. Miller
Kent County
Aaron W. Miles
Big Rapds
Irvin Chase
Ewart, Mich
Joseph, F
Nurse says she was betrayed in Akron suit against Dr Hottenstein
Mrs Viola Pindle sues Akron physician Dr Elmer K Hottenstein for 250000 claiming breach of marriage promise from October 1915 and that he encouraged drug use to weaken her will. The petition filed January 4 in common pleas court states she nursed many of his cases and he denied the charges.
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Akron
D—N
Elmer K. Hottenstein
Viola Pindle
Common Pleas Court
Pindie
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Relssmith
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Soies Penrose
Wen Smowiere
Geer
Sheridan
AS Wi. Bradley
Jersey
Wintertop
Qver
Tnigalre
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Clare
S Eltt
Oream
Rockwell
Overland
Auic
Portland
Harnebe
Melanies
T. A
Fuller, Farwell
T. Ud, Fuller
Barweil
Fordson Tractor
Dale
Woderp
East State Street
Aliso
East Fifth Street
Wm H
Oraple
Roasbokb
Westfield & Fall River. Lumber Co
Ec Oom
Larrisop
Jack
R. Adams
Elim
E. E. Buckner
Bashel
C. H. Laemphere
Clare Garare
Matin Street
Borch
Fred Giebe
Broderick’s
Norrce
Ernest
Stevens
Hampshire Boar
Metin Loomis
Sania Gay Y
Cota
Aes
Thompson, Elden
Men and Boye
Sutes
Seskea
Cuma
Broderick’s. Hage Bakery
Telephone Company
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