When Marshall Beachum Franks was born on 28 August 1889, in East Liverpool, Columbiana, Ohio, United States, his father, Charles Marshall Franks, was 36 and his mother, Nancy Catherine Lockhart, was 31. He had at least 2 sons and 5 daughters with Clara Evalina Johnson. He lived in McKinley, Taylor, Wisconsin, United States in 1920 and Marcellus Township, Cass, Michigan, United States in 1940. He died on 3 January 1947, in Paw Paw, Van Buren, Michigan, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Paw Paw, Van Buren, 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."
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic from Frank .
English: perhaps sometimes a variant of Frankish, an ethnic name from Middle English frankys ‘French, Frenchman’ (Old English frencisc), for someone from France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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