Proceedings of the Clare Common Council January 5 1925
Regular meeting in Clare Michigan with Mayor Thompson presiding. Roll call shows present and absent. minutes read and approved. Bills referred to the finance committee include utilities, police, lumber, and repairs. motion to approve as recommended carried. meeting adjourned.
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Clare
Mich
Common Council
Thompson
Ald
Huntley
Jernines
McKnight
Kratz
Smoller
Committee On
Consumers Power Co
Ald. Kratz
Ald. Jennings
L. H.thompson
Alex McKinnon
Dean's Pills Promoted For Kidney Support By Clare Resident
Perry D. Brown, a retired farmer, claims his back pain and dizziness eased after using Dean's Pills, a stimulant diuretic for kidneys. He describes nocturnal urination and weak kidneys improving after several boxes. Dealer locations include Wester-Milburn Co Mis in Buffalo N.Y.
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Dean’s
Clare
Perry D. Brown
H. 5Th St
Dean
Wester-Milburn Coy Mis
Buffalo
Vi—Adv
Efficiency in Fuel Use by Public Power Plants Rises
The Department of Interior reports fuel efficiency up 38.14 percent over four years. A ton of coal in 1819 yielded 625 kilowatt hours, rising to 8385 in 1928, while total electricity generation expanded from 39.0 to 55.7 billion kilowatt hours in the period.
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Washington
Department of Interior
To Climb Canadian Peaks
An Alpine club of Canada plans a Mount Robson ascent this summer from Edmonton. Arrangements are under way for a Mount Logan expedition, aiming for 1925 as the target year.
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Hdmonton
Alberta
Mount Robson
Alpine Club of Canada
Mount Logan
Canada
Cellar Painting Tips Improve Dust Control and Lighting
Cover cellar ceilings with wall board and two coats of battleship gray or lighter paint to stop dust from ashes coal and cement from sifting into upper rooms. Paint cellar floor and walls to reduce dust and improve lighting, and outline all corners in white to deter germs and vermin.
The Best He Could Do in a London Quarrel
A brief London humor item recalls a man named Barney arguing with a total stranger. Father O Trynn questions the quarrel and the course of the conflict, while Barney defends his actions claiming friends were gone.
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Father O'Trynn
Barney
London
Farm Stock Prices and Next Shipping Dates Announced
Prices paid Monday January 26 for stock shipped from Beaverton and Gladwin include top calves 15.75, hogs 10.50 11.25, heifers 3.50 to 7.76, steers 7.25 to 7.76, and cows 2.50 to 6.00. Transit and local handling charges apply. Next Beaverton shipment February 6 and Gladwin February 7. Contact Boyd’s restaurant Beaverton 29 or mail a card. wholesale seed orders available with a 25 cent per order fee to ship directly.
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Beaverton
Gladwin
Boyd
Teenager kills mother amid San Francisco nightlife
San Francisco reports a startling murder as 16-year-old Dorothy Hillingson shoots her mother Annallingson after objecting to late night social outings. She admits no deep grievance, says anger sparked the act, and blames the citys Jazz mania. Three young men are in custody with others sought for contributing to the delinquency.
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San Francisco
Dorothy Hllingson
Annallingson
Washington Chooses Coolidge Dawes in Electoral Vote
Electors across 48 states met to canvass the popular vote and cast ballots for President and Vice President. The electoral votes will be certified to the Senate by state delegations and opened during a joint session on February 18.
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Washington
Calvin Coolidge
Charles G. Dawes
Senate
House
Deep Sea Salvage Sets Record off Chile Coast
New York Captain Benjamin Leavitt of Philadelphia has recovered a $600,000 copper cargo from the 1869 wreck of the British frigate Capt Horn off Chile. His divers worked at a depth of 318 feet in high pressure suits and light systems of his own invention.
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New York
Benjamin Leavit
Philadelphia
Horn
Chile
Leavitt
Slemp to Retire as President Coolidge Secretary
Washington C Bascom Slemp will retire March 4 as secretary to President Coolidge and be succeeded by Rep Everett Sanders of Indiana. Sanders will also retire from the House March 4 after not seeking re election. Slemp cites returning to his business interests among factors in stepping down.
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Washington—C
Bascom Slemp
Coolidge
Everett Sanders
Indiana
Sanders
House
Republican National Committee
Slemp
Hig
Houghton Named Ambassador to London by Coolidge
Washington-Alanson B. Houghton of New York selected by President Coolidge to succeed Kellogg as ambassador in London. Announcement followed Houghton’s acceptance and the British government’s confirmation of her enduring goodwill.
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Washington
Alanson B. Houghton
New York
Germany
Coolidge
Kellogg
London
White House
Houghton
State Department
Perggna Grata
Honolulu Plans To Use Los Angeles Dirigible For Pacific Mail
Honolulu Chamber of Commerce announces tentative plans to carry mail express and passenger service between Hawaii and the mainland using the airship Los Angeles. A cable to President Coolidge urges deployment to Hawaii and notes Pacific air traffic feasibility.
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Honolulu
United States
Los Angeles
Hawaii
Mainland
Chamber of Commerce of
Coolidge
Pacific Ocean
Supreme Court upholds Michigan vehicle tax ruling
The Supreme Court sustains lower court rulings in part upholding a Michigan law regulating motor vehicles on public highways and a privilege tax for use. The Michigan Public Utilities Commission appealed a suit by Duke Cartage Company, which transported freight by motor vehicles between Michigan and Ohio under private contracts.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Inwald
Michigan
Michigan Public Utilities Commission
Duke Cartage Company
Ohio
Czar Era Spy Condemned to Ten Years Solitary
The revolutionary tribunal condemned Ivan Okladsky to death for unearthing plots but commuted the sentence to ten years in solitary confinement due to his advanced age. Okladsky had served as chief secret service man under Czar Alexander II and reportedly kept the czar alive for years by exposing plots.
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Moscow
Revolutionary
Ivan Okladsky
Alexander II
Oladsky
Raw Oysters Banned in Illinois Health Warning
The Illinois Department of Health declared raw oysters illegal amid typhoid concerns. Officials issued precautions as an epidemic alert prompted action to curb oyster-related illness.
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Chicago
Illinois
Départmentt
of Health
Local Correspondence Shares Weekend Visits and News
Letters note Glenn Poet’s expected arrival home this week and a wood pile scene. The community mentions visits by Myers, Rhodes, McKay, Robinett, Pudway, Capraert, Rhodog, Kinney, and a roadster seen by George Wilcox, with several residents ill or improving.
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Glenn Poet
K. K
Myers
Win, Rhodes
James McKay
Springer Farm
Dr. Pudway
C. Capraert
Herrick
John Rhodog
George
Bert Kinney
Frank
Pleasant
Glenn
Thurlow Comer
H. Mickle
Sunday School contest kicks off February 1 in Dover
Dover notes report a Sunday School kickoff with Miss Barbra Dysinger and Charles Lawson as leaders selecting sides. The team with the most regular attendees over three months earns a supper from the losing side. Also mentioned are hospital recoveries, local car ownership, and winter road conditions.
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Barbra Dysinger
Charles Lawson
Glenn Lower
Detroit
Geo. Wilcox
Brown
Dover
U. S
Lawson Boys
Floyd Weaver
Ann Arbor Hospital
Clute
James Mizer
Theodell Allen
Charles Fitzpatrick
Oise
Alec Dora
Floyd Allen
Sam McGoogans
Floyd
Myers
Brown Corners A P Nutt a Gossipy Flight Over Town
A. P. Nutt piloted his plane over Brown Corners and described locals by nickname and habit. He notes Percival Sapp drives with a girl on his lap, William Blake hears bells but has no brake, and William Jay died upholding his rights. The scribe surveys town quirks, reports blocked roads, local illnesses, and weekly doings, including sermons, visits, and home life as Christmas and New Year pass.
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A. P. Nutt
A. P
Percival Sapp
William Blake
William Jay
Jones
Dover
Brown Corners
A. Lautzenheiser
Wilbur Lower
Toney Freed
H.’N. Bacon
Miller Bros
Clarence Bower
Pontiac
H. N.’Bacon
Robert Shull
Sheridan
Walter Deller
Hinkleville social night mocks town rules and gum
A playful Hinkleville event at the Woodward home drew locals from nearby towns. A faux Kangaroo court levied humorous penalties on attendees including gum plaster on Basil Pelch and rosy rouge for Frank Purdy as Dorothy Sparbel presided on the bench.
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Jan A. Ary
Whittaker
John D. Rockefeller Jr
A. D. Pearl Place
Thos. Brown
Vernon
Geo. Burch
Frank Purdy
Lansing
Jerry Koontz
Baby Moline
Baby Horburg
Kraatz
Hinkleville
Laurie Woodward
Farwell
Horburg
Red Cross
Robert Sparbel
Warren Sparbel
Red Man Tobacco
Fannie Corbin
Mrs. Purdy
A Oliver
John. Sparbel
Margaret
Hawkins
Yosé
al, Purdy
Laurie ‘Woodward
Local notes and visits amid telegraph outage
A fragmentary update notes Mrs. Elmer Miller visiting Hol Boner’s and Grandpa Pysinger moving in with son H Dysinger for the winter. A resident jokes he will be all right if he can eat after it is cooked. The town’s telephone is out of order this week and out-of-town news is scarce.
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Elmer Miller
Hol
Local residents share news of sickness visits and family gatherings
A list of neighbors and relatives in the area report colds and illnesses. Mr and Mrs Carl Monday Neva McQuestion Harold Viola Brown Mrs I A Hileman and Irene visit the Root home with Emerson and Gene Burton. Chas Heber returns from Hamilton township with feed. Flossie Burton visits John Pfannes. Della Burton hosts relatives for the past week.
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Carl
Neva McQuestion
John Pfannes
Hileman
Irene
Silas Brown
Della Burton
Little Bill Hawkins Found Guilty In Silly Season Court
A chaotic scene described with comic missteps and improvised gaffes ends with Little Bill Hawkins found guiltless in an odd courtroom tableau. Mrs Connors and Mrs Harper cleared of charges as the day winds down with a brunch and cheerful departure.
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