Social notes from Franklin and nearby towns
Miss Clara Stonebarger spent Sunday in Franklin. Numerous locals travel and visit family across Michigan and Indiana, with relatives returning from Europe and Canada. Highlights include marriages, guests at cottages, and plans to spend time at lakes like Burt Lake, Lake Maxinkuckee, and Wawasee, plus arrivals from New York and Philadelphia.
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Clara Stonebarger
Franklin
B. F. Hitz
Ludington
Mich
Charles L. Farrel
Bristol
D. M. Vandewater
Michigan
Henry Kahn
Europe
Philip Schaefer
Buffalo
Edward Daniels
Mrs. Daniels
Burtlake
Ruth Clancey
Harold Taylor
Bass Lake
Merrill Moores
Harry Sickels
Kentucky
Charles J. Buchanan
Tippecanoe Lake
Priscilla Ketcham
Maxi
Chauncey Butler
Blacherne
E. R. Parry
Marshall T. Levey
Wawasee
Dana Seltzer
Marion
J. D. Baker
Jessie Herron
Crawfordsville
Patton
W. F. Coughlen
Canada
Richfield Springs
New York
A Girl's Pluck and the Grape Nuts Cure
Annie Avery of Lanark Ontario describes how switching to Grape Nuts improved her health after a year of illness and schooling stress. She details relief from headaches and dyspepsia, noting better study ability and overall well being after using the food regularly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Avery
Lanark
Ont
Who will go to Chicago for permanent residence
Invitations list guests for a Chicago move including Miss Madge Fuller Miss Kate Marsh Miss Avid Howe Miss Viola Bemis and Mrs Frank Selmvier Luncheon honors Miss Helen Swain and guests Mrs W C Daniel of Columbus Dr and Mrs Walls Mr and Mrs Will Paddock and daughter Margaret Plus notes on Edwards Crain Nettie Tucker George and other marriages in the period
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Woodburn
James Woodburn
Pottawatomie Park
Mich
Miss Kirk
Richmond
Anna Louise Beck
Baltimore
Logansport
Madison
Margaret Cravens
Maude Harrison
Harvey Edsall Crane
Miss Harrison
Samuel M. Poster
Fort Wayne
Lawrence Cameron Hall
Brooklyn
New Jersey
Hull
Shortridge High School
Graham Wells
John Holli- Gay
Harbor Point
Morris Ross
Greenfield
Holliday Country Place
Rika Dom
Inez Wiley
George Lewison
Chicago
Lewison
Madge Fuller
Kate Marsh
Avid Howe
Viola Bemis
Frank Selmvier
Helen Swain
Jeanne Brumbough
Frankfort
Helen Davis
Marion
Walls
Thomas Paddock
Peaceful Valley
Greenwood
Rose Lee Oxer
Elsie Gordon
Mahoba
India
Will Paddock
Margaret
Emily Doane Wakely
Edward Crain
Springfield
E. Wakely
Omaha
Lewis Morris
Fennimore Cooper
Charles R. Crain
P. FP. Mast Manufacture Company
Explosion sinks Chinese cruiser Kai Chih near Nanking
Navy officials report the 2100-ton Kai Chih blown apart on June 2 off Nanking, with all hands lost except one wounded seaman. The blast, felt on the U S S Helena about half a mile away, caused a heavy smoke column and widespread debris. Cause undetermined. possible ammunition mishandling or magazine fire. Kai Chih built in 1842.
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Washington
Navy Department
Kai Chih
Nan King
Helena
Elena
R. R. Ingersoll
Hebrews in New York Population Estimate From Burials
The Jewish World estimates Greater New York Jew population using health burials. 1901 deaths 7,997 imply 533,133. Since then 39.25 arrived and 12,400 births add to Aug 1, total 554,783. Immigrants since 1881 total 627,9%, with 459,055 remaining. Including 1881 figure and 21-year growth yields 69,958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jewish World
Board of Health
Home Dressmaking Hints by May Manton
Big sleeves drive wraps requiring wear without crushing. The new smart cape features a Monte Carlo collar with a pointed yoke. Shown in satin faced cloth biscuit color with Irish lace collar and yoke.
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May Manton
Monte Carlo
Garment Pattern Instructions for Cape and Gown
The advertisement describes a circular cape with a two section collar over a neck edge and an invisible front closure. Materials listed include various colors silk fabric and all over lace with yardage specified for different widths. Pattern 420 offers small medium and large sizes with busts of 38 and 42 inches and requires a pattern coupon mailed to The Pattern Co. in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolia
Ind
Turkey Too Slow to Act on Abduction Case Rift with Turkey Grows
State Department acknowledges renewed tension with Turkey over long standing American claims from Armenian outbreaks. The Stone abduction added friction and the American minister Leishman has wide latitude to handle developments, with officials backing his discreet, unpublicized measures.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Turkey
Leishman
Japanese stance on Midway Wake islands clear
Washington reports Japanese minister Takahira states Japan will not claim sovereignty over Midway and Wake islands. He notes U S representations in January 191 still valid and that Japan would seek protection for Japanese subjects if a warship visits. Also mentions good faith and harmonious ties between American and Japanese officials on Marcus Island.
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Washington
Takahira
Midway Islands
Wake Islands
United States
Japan
Marcus Island
Army Orders Assign Officers to Duties and Posts
Washington Aug 19 The Army issued orders assigning officers to special duties and posts Cap William H H Chapman Twenty fifth Infantry transferred from Company H to K First Lieutenant Henry W Stamford Signal Corps ordered to Cleveland Ohio on official business First Lieutenant David B Mulliken Sixth Infantry transferred to Twenty ninth Infantry with station in the Philippines First Lieutenant Fred T Austin and Second Lieutenant Walter V Cochett Coast Artillery placed on unassigned list Lieutenant Colonel Forrest H Hathaway disbursing quartermaster general ordered to Vancouver Washington relieving Colonel Joshua W Jacobs Colquhoun St Louis Mo Townsend Alfred T Clifton ordered to Matunuck R I for signal corps maneuvers Chaplain Edmund P Esterbrook transferred to artillery with station in the Philippines Captain John Newton appointed to board examining civil life candidates for second lieutenants Vice Major Leven C Allen resigned Captain William P Pence reassigned Coast Artillery Captain Charles F Parker moved to unassigned 1st First Lieutenant Percy P Bishop moved to Seventy third Company artillery Leave granted: Second Lieutenant William D Pritchard one month First Lieutenant Richard M Thomas one month Captain Paul A Wolfe three months Major William L Whittington one month two months for surgeon Charles F ae twenty second to Band Lieutenant H Clay M ceagee Infantry two months
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Washington
William H. H. Chapman
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Henry W. Stamford
Signal Corps
Cleveland
David B. Mulliken
Sixth Infantry
Twentyninth Infantry
Philippines
Fred T. Austin
Walter V. Cochett
Coast Artillery
Forrest H. Hathaway
Segety
Omaha
Neb
Vancouver
Wash
Joshua W. Jacobs
St. Louis
William C. R. Colquhoun
Alfred T. Clifton
Mat
One Hundred and
Charles F. Parker
Percy P. Bishop
Artillery
William D. Pritchard
Thirteenth Cavalry
Richard M. Thomas
Fourteenth Cavalry
Paul A. Wolfe
Fourteenth Infantry
William L. Whittington
Charles F. Ae
Mont
H. Clay M. Ceagee
Infantry
Promotions and replacements for Army officers listed
Lieutenant Louis D. Rucker Jr moves to First Lieutenant in two months while Irving L. Hunt advances in three months to First Lieutenant. Captain William L Buck gains one month to Captain, Robert Whitfield to First Lieutenant in three months, George W Helms promoted to First Infantry Captain in one month, Frederick G Kelland to Second Lieutenant in one month, and Colonel John A Baldwin receives four months off due to sickness, all within the Sixteenth, Nineteenth, Thirteenth, Eighth, and First Infantry units.
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Louis D. Rucker, Jr
Sixteenth Infantry
Irving L. Hunt
Nineteenth Infantry
William L. Buck
Thirteenth Infantry
Robert Whitfield
Eighth Infantry
George W. Helms
First Infantry
Frederick G. Kelland
John A. Baldwin
Mob surrounds jail over alleged savage attack in Jefferson Ohio
In Jefferson Ohio on August 19 a mob surrounded the jail after John Grooms a Black man was accused of attacking two elderly women Harriet and Sabrina Hotchkiss. Grooms allegedly bit one woman's ear and tore the flesh from the other's arm. He was bound over on burglary and attempted felony charges awaiting grand jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
John Grooms
Harriet
Sabrina Hotchkiss
Grooms
Hotchkiss
Schwab Denies Illness Forcing Resignation At Steel
Charles M. Schwab, president of the United States Steel Corp., travels from Loretto to New York en route to Europe for rest and treatment. He insists he is not resigning and plans a European trip, with comments from associates confirming no illness-driven resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Loretto
New York
Europe
France
F. D. Saupp
Joseph Schwab
Mr. Schwab
George W. Perkins
J. P. Morgan & Co
Ond
Schwab
Mr. Morgan
London
Daily Chronicle
Steel Trust
Storms Hit Illinois and Iowa Causing Damage and Panic
Storms across Hancock county Illinois and neighboring areas bring crop and building damage, cut phone lines, and darken Fort Madison. A steamer excursion panics with passengers when struck by lightning but captain’s coolness averts disaster. In Ottumwa Iowa winds topple a brick block and disrupt regions northw est of the city report heavy damage.
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Keokuk
Hancock County
Illinois
Fort Madison
Iowa
Mississippi
Burlington
Cholchester
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Wapello
Bonnifield
Here
Grand Lodge convention of Sons of St George installs officers
Canton hosts the annual Grand Lodge convention with delegates from Ohio Indiana and Virginia. Officers installed include Worthy grand president Samuel W Smith Canton vice president George I Perkins Anderson Ind secretary Fred Stork Cleveland Mes senger Robert Kirkley New Straits ville treasurer E E Ashley Cleveland and committee heads J T Leach Fort Wayne on appeals J Austin Massillon and grand trustee Thomas Wendall Canton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
the Sons of St. George
Ohio
Indiana
Virginia
Samuel W. Smith
George I. Perkins
Anderson, Ind
Fred Stork
Cleveland
Robert Kirkley
New Straitsville
E. E. Ashley
Cleveland, O
J. T. Leach
Fort Wayne
Ind
J. Austin
Massillon
Thomas Wendall
Harvard Astronomer Confirms Rediscovery of Eros Planet
New York reports Professor Pickering of Harvard says the planet Eros has been rediscovered from the Arequipa Peru Harvard station. Eros vanished in May 1901 after a February 19 discovery. brightening was noted again in August by Professor Ling of Colorado, who alerted Harvard. A letter and photograph from the Peru station confirm the find.
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New York
Pickering
Harvard
Arequipa
Peru
Boston
The
Times
Ling
Colorado
Bloody Fight at Candy Pulling Ends in Death
Beattieville Kentucky August 19 news arrives of a candy pulling near Traveler's Rest in Owsley County where Jesse Nealy is dead and James Nealy has his arm shot off. Robert Allen is mortally wounded Reuben Fox badly wounded Mrs Peters leg wounded and four others injured. The clash started between Jesse Nealy and Robert Allen over a girl at William Peters home.
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Beattyville
Traveler's Rest
Owsley County
Jesse Nealy
Robert Allen
James Nealy
Reuben Fox
William Peters
Weather patterns show cooler northern summer across nation
Washington reports July normal and evenly distributed heat with frequent showers, disputing claims of unusually cool conditions. New York’s heat slightly below normal while southern states face scorching weeks. Sunspot activity is similar to last year, and the Weather Bureau will publish a nationwide summer tabulation soon.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Ohio River
New York
South Carolina
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Storm Causes Death Of Pound Baby In Springfield
An electrical storm yesterday in Springfield Illinois caused the death of twelve days old Freddie Benning the city’s tiniest baby weighing under a pound at birth. Thunderous shocks sent the infant into spasms with fatal results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Freddie Benning
Mrs Eleanor Wallick Dies by Gas Self-Destruct in New York
New York reports Mrs Eleanor Wallick wife of actor Lester Wallick and granddaughter of the famed Lester Wallick died by inhaling illuminating gas. She had complained of illness the previous night and her husband knew of no motive for the suicide. Her former home was Philadelphia.
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New York
Eleanor Wallick
Lester Wallick
Philadelphia
Illinois officer injured in street accident near Statehouse
Springfield Aug 19 Col Theo dore Ewert assistant adjutant general of Illinois was knocked down by a horse while crossing the street near the Statehouse. He was removed to his home where he received medical attention. Physicians do not believe his injuries will prove serious.
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Springfield
Theodore Ewert
Illinois
Statehouse
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Timothy B. Blaistone
Supreme Court of the United States
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Cicero
Alexander Churchward
William N. Crow
Cromwell
Calvin R. Davis
South Bend
George H. Dickerson
J. M. Gordon
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William F. Epperson
Ladoga
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Anderson
Robert A. Moody
Selma
Mane
War Department
Fort Riley
Kan
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United States Artillery
Kansas
Neraska
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Steel Corporation
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F Stodart
Chickerings
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Stewart
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Gtom
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F. Ingler
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H. D. Vories
Howe
J. H. McKenzie
Lima
Royal Frontenac
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Comnane
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Philip Gerard
Fine Arts Building
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Rraary
Fredonia Alles
J. Cumming Smith
Tay Street
Augustus Colson
Charles A. Hull
W. H. Hart
F. K. Sawyer
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