Badges of Honor and Tick Infested Cattle Laws Discussed
Ribbons on officers’ coats are described as insignias for several military campaigns and honors. Alabama packers seek a change to cattle disease rules, arguing current laws favor interstate shipments and plan court action after a state livestock board meeting in Montgomery.
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Anniston
Congress
Peking
Montgomery
R. V. Evane
J. D. Patterson, Jr
Birmingham
Alabama Packer
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Wade
Alabama
F. M. Phillips
Birmingham Packing Company
Workmen Riding Truck Hurt En Route to Town
Several Camp McClellan workers were hurt when the truck they rode careened down Noble street near the car line embankment. A Gulfport man named Haley was severely injured as the vehicle skidded and scraped the embankment. the driver, identified as Shine Weaver, was arrested late Sunday night.
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Camp McClellan
City
Shine” Weaver
Noble Street
Haley
Gulfport, Miss
Letter Reveals 1799 Marine Corps Recruiting Tricks
A Washington report releases Lt Hall's 1799 letter detailing early recruiting schemes to lure crowds, including potential payoffs to free jailed individuals. The piece contrasts eighteenth century methods with modern enlistment practices and notes presidents' insistence on clean criminal records from recruits.
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Washington
Marine Corps
West Virginia Miners Earn High Wages And Live Large
Aug 14 Mt. Clare West Virginia miners now make as much as 20 a day and enjoy luxury living. They purchase cars and spend on comforts while automobile salesmen report thriving business as a result.
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Mt. Clare
W. V
West Virginia
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Endorsed For Malaria Fight
An advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a proven malaria fighter. It explains the formula lists quinine and iron and emphasizes its tasteless form for easy use.
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GROVE
Montgomery City Board Fights School Tax Drive
The Montgomery city board opposes a proposed three mill educational tax that would raise 105000 dollars. Mayor Robertson and commissioners say they would abolish school fees and redirect the funds to the city treasury instead of imposing the tax.
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Montgomery City Board
City Commission
Robertson
Montgomery
Soldier in Jail Seeks Freedom in Habeas Action
Roy Roach of the Second Infantry filed habeas corpus in federal court to gain release from Montgomery county jail. He has been confined since July 29 after a street row in Birmingham in which he allegedly struck Lieutenant Cowan. Roach argues he was a civilian at the time and did not become a soldier until August 5. The case is under advisement.
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Montgomery
Roy
Second Infantry
Montgomery County
Henry D. Clayton
Roach
Cowan
Birmingham
Four Dead Men Were Naught but Statues in 1893 Panic
In New York, workmen tearing down the Madison Avenue and Forty-fifth Street building, once for the Manhattan Athletic Club, mistook four mahogany statues for corpses. The figures symbolize Dr Reginald H Sayre swordsman, Fred Westing runner, F L Lambrecht shot putter, and C A Queckpermer hammer thrower, all living today in various pursuits.
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New York
Madison Avenue
Forty-fifth Street
Manhattan Athletic Club
Reginald H. Sayre
Fred Westing
Boston
F. L. Lambrecht
Consolidated Gas Company
C. A. Queckpermer
Seventh Regiment Athletic Association
Gazette
Remarkable recovery linked to Taniac remedy claim
Smyrna Georgia carpenter testifies a woman once crippled by rheumatism and indigestion regained full mobility after taking Taniac. He notes weight gain and long term health improvements, attributing the change to the product sold exclusively by local drug firms in Anniston Merrellton Oxford and Piedmont.
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Mr. Pink Coleman
Smyrna
Georgia
Taniac
Taniae
Lanlac
Anniston
Scarbrough Drug Co
Merreliton
W. D. Nixon
Oxford
Calhoun Drug Co
Ann N Piedmont
W. T. Moody & Son
Ministers of Montgomery Plan Downtown Club Building
Montgomery Aug 14 Plans for a downtown club building are forming after a meeting of the Ministers Union led by Dr R H McCaslin. A large building beside the old Montgomery theatre will be prepared for comfort and inviting use. Ministers and citizens expect a club and outdoor soldier gatherings on the capitol lawn.
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Montgomery
R. H. McCaslin
Ministers’ Union
Capitol Lawn
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President Day
Mother
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Ladies of Anniston
Chamber OF Commerce
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