Government Takes Naval Deserter
Thomas A. Lenas Jr. surrendered to Mobile police claiming desertion from the battleship Pennsylvania. He will be taken to New Orleans for punishment with Detective Joseph Lacey in charge. A telegram from Victor Blue notes a $50 reward and travel expenses. Lenas, who enlisted in March 1910 and deserted after seven months in San Francisco, says he seeks punishment and has ties to New Orleans.
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Thomas Andrew Lenas, Jr
United States
Pennsylvania
New Orleans
Joseph Lacey
Crenshaw
Washington, D. GC
F. W. Crenshaw
Mobile
Ala
Thomas A. Lenas
Amphitrite
Des Moines
Victor Blue
Lenas
Navy
Dr King's New Discovery Sells as Best Cough Remedy
An Alabama man testifies his wife nearly died from a stubborn cough but recovered after using Dr King's New Discovery. The long trusted cough and cold remedy, available at 50c and 1.00, is endorsed by Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
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Dr. King
O. H. Brown
Muszachine
Ala
van Antwerp Drug Corp
All-Water Lakes to Gulf Route Initiated by Eclipse Pilot Run
Captain A I Smith and Captain M B Jokerst sail Eclipse from La Salle to St Louis ahead of first Mississippi run in the Lakes to the Gulf steamboat service. Chicago New Orleans Transportation Co launches four vessels. freight via canals, passengers Chicago to La Salle. April 17 report notes cargo for New Orleans and corporate leadership under Ed White. Tickets selling April 22 23 24 with through sleeping car reservations via Rock Island line.
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ST. Louis
Moc
A. I. Smith
M. B. Jokerst
la Salle
Eclipse
Mississippi
New Orleans
Chicago
Roulette wheel test in Spear swindle trial in Hot Springs
Associated Press report from Hot Springs Arkansas describes a crooked roulette wheel with electrical attachments shown in court as Ed Spear defends in a multi plaintiff swindle case involving Frank P. Fox of Terre Haute who lost more than 20 000. Electrical engineer John McKenzie testified he built and sold the device to a Chicago house and that it was designed to cheat. Charles Bryan testified the machine was not in the club when Fox says he lost money.
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Associated Press
Hot Springs
Ark
Circuit
Ed Spear
Frank P. Fox
Terre Haute
Ind
John McKenzie
Chicago
Charles Bryan
Fox
A Texas Wonder Cures Kidney and Bladder Ailments
Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder troubles including gravel diabetes and rheumatic back pain in men and women regulate children's bladder issues and provide two months treatment per bottle. Sold by druggists or mailed for 1.00 from Dr F W Hall St Louis Missouri.
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Texas
Alabama
F. W. Hall
St. Louis, Mo
Druggizts
Naval board trims membership including Dewey aides
The Associated Press reports in Washington on April 17 that reducing the naval general board’s membership is to drop the aide for material and the aide for personnel and the president of the war college. The move aims to ease the officers’ time burden from constant board attendance.
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Associated Press
Washington
Naval Genera Board
Admiral Dewey
the War College
Cornell to Start Dormitory System for Students
Trustees announced that starting next fall Cornell University will institute a dormitory housing system. The first building will house about 200 students and the remodeling of the old Case building is planned to fit the new use.
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Associated Press
Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University
Movies to illustrate Department of Commerce work
Moving pictures will depict how the commerce department serves the public. Secretary Redfield formed a committee to work with a New York film company. Features may include census data collection, fisheries egg gathering and distribution, standards for weights and measures, and surveyors taking soundings for official maps.
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Bureau of Standards
Cost and Geodetic Survey
Five Alabama crewmen held for smuggling Chinese into U S
Five crew members of the steamship Alabama were bound over to a federal grand jury on charges of attempting to smuggle four Chinese into the United States. Authorities report two written confessions stating a payoff of one hundred dollars per Chinese person. The hidden Chinese were found in the forepeak of the vessel.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
Alabama
Federal Grand Jury
United States
Ga man arrested in Birmingham on forgery charge
James B. Smith of Claxton Georgia was arrested in Birmingham on a forgery charge filed in Savannah. He says he will return without requisition. He admits taking 6800 dollars from Savannah banks using stock of Merchants and Farmers Bank of Claxton, Ga and claims the stock was over issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
James B. Smith
Claxton, Ga
Savannah
Smith
Merchants and Farmers Bank of
Cotton Region Bulletin Warns of Rain in Wilmington District
Rain fell at four locations in the Wilmington district while the rest of the Cotton Belt saw no rainfall. Temperatures rose across the belt, according to Albert Ashenberger, local forecaster for the Weather Bureau.
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Wilmington
Cotton Belt
Albert Ashenberger
Waether Bureau
Aberdeen
Ene
Cochrane Wee
Columbus
Demopolis
Tuscaloosa
Oral Gadsden
Wetumpka
Tre Montgomery
Selma
Alabama River
Weather Bureau
Eufaula to honor Confederate dead on April 26
The Barbour county chapter U D C announces memorial day exercises to be held Friday April 26 instead of the usual date due to business conflicts. Committees handle arrangements. The annual address will be delivered by Will H Merrill, a noted young attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keupfaula
Ala
Barbour County
Will H. Merrill
Florence to Host First Home Coming Week in June
Florence plans a six week lead up to a first home coming week in early June. The Florence Commercial Club will print thousands of circulars to inform residents and visitors. Committees will arrange events and railroads may offer special rates. The Redpath Chautauqua is also scheduled for the first week of June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Ala
Florence Commercial Club
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