Drake’s Pacific voyage and American ship travel rise in 19th century essay
W S Park reflects on Drake’s circumnavigation, British naval dominance in the Orient, and the shift to American steam routes. He describes his own Pacific crossing with the Dollar Line from Los Angeles to San Francisco, noting voyage details, weather, and cultural notes from Honolulu to Manila, and ends with commentary on Hawaii’s population mix and a continuation on page five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake
Plymouth
South America
South Seas
Earth
Magellan
Portugese
Vittoria
Pacific
President Polk
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Orient
Manila
New York
Steamship Company
Pacific Ocean
Hono-lulu
Polk
Venus
Honolulu
Sandwich Islands
John Juan Gaetano
Spain
Cook
Kerokoo Bay
Clare School Wins Prize Scales Again for TB Seals
The Clare sixth grade taught by Miss Hazel H Compton won the Michigan Tuberculosis Association prize scales for highest per pupil sale of tuberculosis Christmas seals. This is the second year they have won and the scales become permanent. Eligible were schools with ten or more pupils. Clare’s average seal gate was 57 cents per pupil. The scales will aid health work by letting each pupil track his weight, an important health indicator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Tuberculosis Association
Clare County
Clare
Hazel H. Compton
Theodore Werle
City Conventions Nominate Tickets
City and ward caucuses named tickets for the April 5 election. Republican nominees include Mayor Mabel Mulder and Clerk Alex McKinnon. Democrats nominate Lewis H. Thompson for Mayor and Earl Thurlow as Clerk with others listed in ward slates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CITY
Mabel Mulder
Alex McKinnon
Edgar S. Peterson
Thos
J. J. Walker
A. EH
Achard
L. H B. Davy
Lewis H. Thompson
Earl Thurlow
Faye Stephenson
Fred Smalley
M. R. Howlett
L. W. Jackson
First Ward
Ralph Stevens
Ira Richmond
Wim. Leis
David Ward
Jacob Mason
Martin Rulapaugh
D. A. Derby
Sidney Chaffee
William Dwyer
John Neitherccut
Herbert Jennings
John Phimsey
Frank Holmes
Joseph Verette
Deceased News Correspondent Hutchinson of Clare
Palmer H. Hutchinson Detroit News Correspondent and North American Newspaper Alliance writer for the Captain Wilking North Pole expedition was killed in Fairbanks Alaska after walking into an airplane propeller. He was well known in Clare where he hunted and fished and was a friend of Rev. H. B. Johnson with whom he shared a stateroom on a patrol boat to Isle Royale last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer H. Hutchinson
Detroit News
Allance
Captain Wiiking
North Pole
Fairbanks
Alaska
Clare
Rev. H. B. Johnson
Conservation Department
Isle Royal
Lake Superior
Vernon Township Voter Registration Notice
A. J. Archbold Clerk announces registration at Harris and Hirt hardware store on Saturday March 20 to list all qualified Vernon township voters not yet on the rolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris & Hirt Hardware
Vernon Township
A. J. Archbold
Special Meeting Notice of Mt Pleasant and Zondbia Chapters
A special meeting of the 0. HL. 8 is set for Friday evening March 26. Mt Pleasant Chapter will join Zondbia Chapter for initiatory and social hour beginning at 7 30. The meeting aims to conduct chapter work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Zondbia
Hat a Butter-Kistwich toasted sandwich
Hat a Butter-Kistwich toasted sandwich. There's different Kirkpatrick's drug store ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkpatrick
Ady
Kirkpatrick’s Drug Store
Nominations Made in Township Caucuses
Town caucuses reported with unions and republicans, democrats, and citizens issuing tickets. Notables include Union Ticket in Arthur and Garfield townships and Sheridan and Surrey roles. first two nominations were unanimous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Township
Pearl Tryon
Maude Somerville
Thos. B. Brooks
John B. Moore
Fred #. Ramsdell
Board of Review
Henry L. Green
Anne L. Oman
Arthur Smith
Wm. Scott
Fred J. Burke
Wm. Buckley
Sheridan Township
Republican
H. A. Dawson
Ed. B. Herrick
Wm. Ulrich
Bert Rutter
O. D. Robinson
Robert Cochran
Harley Mangle
Guy Beatty
Charles Strouse
Wm. Langin
Surrey Township
Samuel McGoogan
H. G. Baker
F.F. Littlefield
John Carpenter
Matt Schmid
Lewis Rawson
John VanBuskirk
Charles Graham
Ira Rodgers
W. Hisenhauer
Vernon Township
Princess Theatre Week Listings March 20 26
The program runs March 20 to March 26 with multiple films nightly. Taming the West starring Hoot Gibson anchors the weekend plus A Girl of the Limberlost with Gene Stratton Porter’s novel adaptation. Desert Flower and The Desert Power are featured midweek with Coleen Moore and George O’Brien. Matinees Monday and Tuesday offer Girl of the Limberlost and The Desert Power respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoot Gibson
Gene Stratton
Claire Winsor
Conway Tearle
Setial
Sheep clipping offered by Wilcox and Mayhew
Wool growers are invited to have sheep clipped by a power machine operated by Wilcox and Mayhew in 2012. The service promotes efficient shearing for flocks and may appeal to farmers seeking quick, cost effective wool handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilcox & Mayhew
Local Team Delivers Fine Show At Alma Tournament
Clare notes an excellent showing at Alma with wins and close losses. Ithaca was beaten 22 4 by the locals while Sacred Heart edged Clare 8 6. Clare later beat St Louis 33 7 and tied Alma 17 17 in a girls game. The team advances to Mt Pleasant regional with Edmore Sacred Heart also entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
Clare
Wallac Johnson
Kidder
White
Sacred Heart
Edmore
Mt. Pleasant
Alma
St. Louis
Twins
Clare Guards
Vernon Pioneer Dies at Old Age
John David Seiter born in Wuxtemburg Germany November 25 1837 died March 10 1926 at 88 years 3 months 12 days. He married Marie Reitmeyer in 1867 and had six children five of whom survived to be named. Funeral held March 12 at Vernon Methodist Church with Rev WH Smith officiating. He left 23 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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John David Seiter
Wuxtemburg
Germany
Marie Margaret Reitmeyer
Mary Truman
Canton
Ohio
Michigan
Vernon Township
David
Chris
Jacob
Isabella Township
Albert M. Butta
Saginaw
Andrew J. Irwin
Vernon Hill
Walter
Albert Butts
Vera Seiter
Marie Seiter
Marion
Mary .Babcock
Flint
Circuit Court Convenes Next Monday at Harrison
The court will convene with a criminal calendar including People v. Cour and other indictments on liquor law violations larceny and fraud. Chancery matters include Sprague vs Sprague divorce and title disputes plus several injunctions and quiet title petitions. A list of jurors and pending issues rounds out the docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Hart
Circuit Court
Harrison
the People
Marcel Cour
Stanley Woods
Jesse la Grew
Rob Fitzpatrick
The
People
Rex Carrier
Justice Court
Percy Rome
Ora Dawson
Harry Larson
Harl Davis
CG. M. Fisher
Orrin Ward
Otis Leichti
Monroe Marble
Albert Bruckner
Frank Allbee
Harald Sprague
Wilhelmina Sprague
Oramel B. Fuller
Michigan
MacClure-Stevens Land O Co
Arthur Bailey
Belva Anderson
George W. Anderson
George Vandewarker
William Marshall
Bill
County Red Cross Nurse Advises School Health Rules
A Red Cross Public Health Nurse Miss Martha T Juve tells school children three main rules to curb disease spread. Cover mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing avoid putting pencils in mouth and if sick with headache sore throat or running nose stay home and rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Martha T. Juve
Clare Rod and Gun Club Seeks Brook Trout Planting
The Clare Rod and Gun club applied to the U S Fish Commission for brook trout to stock county streams. Congressman Roy O Woodruff informed the secretary that the application was approved and referred for spring delivery. The move boosts Clare county fisheries without affecting state plantings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy O. Woodruff
Clare Rod and Gun Club
United States Fish Commission
Clare County
State Conservation Department
Defender’s response in Wahl controversy over Whitney property
J H Seeley presents his side of the Wahl dispute detailing purchase figures, payments, and proposed deeds. He argues misstatements in the petition, notes work and improvements, and asserts he offered to deed back the property rather than foreclose while stressing good relations with the Whitney family.
Peterson Seeks Clare City Treasurer Post
Edgar Peterson, the Republican nominee for City Treasurer, thanks supporters and pledges to continue careful handling of the office if elected. He emphasizes maintaining the standard set in the previous two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican
L. A. White
A. P. McDonald
Charles Barber
Wm. Leosh
Frank Lamphere
Albert Callison
Board of Review
Frank Stuber
W. J. Maxwell
Upholstering Work Available in Farwell
Mr. Corwin the upholsterer is at home for a few days with a line of upholstering goods. If you need any work done call or visit Chas Corwin in Farwell Michigan for service and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corwin
Chas. Corwin
Farwell, Mich
Ford visitors tour Ford plants for 700 Michigan farmers
Seven hundred central Michigan farmers arrived in Detroit by special train to tour Ford Motor Company plants at River Rouge and Highland Park. The visit included motor building, assembly and textile departments, steel mills, power house, and Woodward Avenue areas with a 6 p.m. return. The group, the largest to visit Ford industries as a unit, represented Edmore Alma St Louis Merrill Hemlock Midland Ashley Ithaca Stanton Carson City Big Rapids Morley Clare Gladwin Ewart Reed City and guest counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Michigan
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge
Highland Park
Pere Marquette
Plymouth
John R. Street
John R
Manchester
Power House
Woodward Avenue
William Ford Company
Second Boulevard
Artive William Ford Company
Pére Marquette
Party of Farmers
Ford Industries
Company
Edmore
Alma
St. Louis
Merrill
Hemlock
Midland
Ashley
Ithaca
Stanton
Carson City
Big Rapids
Morley
Clare
Gladwin
Ewart
Reed City
Michigan
Mr. Hampton
L. Pudway
John Klingenhofer
Howard Cotton
Frank Myers
Hol. Bolen
George Ackerman
Chris Krell
Orval Sherman
Frank Irwin
C. A. Wellman
M. D. Feighner
James&. Bicknell
Louie Thayer
James. Grigg
James Gatehouse
Leland Forbes
T. B. McDonnell
St.Louis
Ford Motor Co
Good Literature Club Meeting Delayed By Illnesses
The Good Literature Club met on a Tuesday evening, March 1st, with Mrs. Nellie Feighner. Mrs. Clara Sterna man chaired and outlined a strong program. Illness prevented full execution of plans, but discussion on American poetism and religious training of children proved insightful. The next meeting is set with Mrs. Minnie K. Caul in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Literature Club
Nellie Feighner
Clara Sternaman
Minnie K. Caul
Notice to settle debt from George Vandewarker
Credit inquiry demands payment for goods and requests contact to prove any mistake. George Vandewarker asserts the recipient must call and pay the amount due.
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. S. Park
Clare School
L. H. Thompson
George T. Jackson
Levi C. Cimmerer
Charles Peters
C. E. S. Special
Freeman Township
Union
J. J. Beard
Paul Finch
Edith Burns
Thos, Cook
Oliver Campbell
M.W. Finch
L. A. Presley
B. A. VanHorn
Frank Howey
S.harris
Elizia Hickok
Arthur Township
George Bates
Jesse C. Newman
David N. Davis
Bert Kinne
Aubrey Chatterton
John Hartman
James Shaver
Lester Riggins
Wilbur J. Lower
Ralph Shull
Fred Geiger
Mary Sanders
Mayo Robnett
Chas. Ruby
John Roller
Fred Athey
Leo Springer
John Loar
Ora Hale
W. H. Myers
Grant Township
A. Dawson
Wm. A. Henderson
Nelson Tiedeman
Robert Wilson
Bert Chapman
Orin W. Smith
Carl Bauer
Aaron Allen
Jack Hmerson
M. BE. Brewer
Joseph el- Hott
John Stough
A. T. Loomis
Louis Thayer
Fred Verette
Fred Turbush
Frank Wild
Peter Aiey
Chas. McDonald
John White
John Duncan
Wise Township
Princess Theatre
Vernon Pioneer
Isabella County
Qcitizens State Bank
A. Sutton
James O. Sutton
Elvin Ll. Rice
W. L. Rice & Company
T. C. Redman
Assumpsit
Clarence Wardell
Harry Hubel
Loren Lake
Byron EH
Shell
Gladwin State Bank
Sam Mielke
the McClure Company
Leo M. Coats
Assumps
Pettit
Cunningham
Hatton
Frank Durham
Hayes
Ralph Cowles
Lincoln
Win
Bowen
Redding
Langin
Sheridan
Vera Burns
Summerfield
Surrey
Dick Cook
Winterfield
Frank Forbes
J. A. Allen
William Bowler
Minnie Taylor
John Conway
June Rose
Eewin Wood
Arthur
William Miller
Franklin
John Burns
Freeman
Harold Martitt
Frost
Sheridan Cornell
Garfield
Nelson
Howard
Grant
Herbert Shimmel
Greenwood
Clarence Skeels
Hamilton
Emerson Burton
Hatton Lawton
Jessie
County Red Cross
Wahl
Brown & Seeley
Pearl
Wahl’s
4Th Street
J. H. Seeley
Edgar
Peterson
Hampton
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