When Elmer Allen Caukin was born on 11 April 1889, in Jordan Township, Antrim, Michigan, United States, his father, Marvin Ephraim Caukin, was 30 and his mother, Minnie Bradford, was 27. He married Blanche A Bradford on 22 December 1914, in Sparta, Kent, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Sparta, Kent, Michigan, United States in 1910 and Kent, Michigan, United States in 1920. He died in October 1969, in Hastings, Barry, Michigan, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States.
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This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car "Sweepstakes" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903.
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
Irish: variant of Culkin .
English: variant of Colkin, from a pet form of the personal names Cole or Coll .
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