Irregularities in Track Scales Prompt Federal Action
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports irregularities in freight weighing, says many track scales are inaccurate and must be rebuilt. Shippers face consistent unfair charges, with grain coal and lumber often at a disadvantage. The commission seeks Congress to grant power to set standards and supervise testing and operation. the American Railway Association will issue weighing regulations soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Congress
American Railway Association
No Impeachment of the Sheriff Declared by Governor
Governor ONeal decides against impeachment of Tallapoosa county Sheriff J H Lynch after a several week inquiry. He will forward all available information to the Tallapoosa county solicitor for further action as he deems fit. Citizens from East Tallassee accused the sheriff of blocking Deputy W S Prince indictment in the April 1912 Leslie Plant shooting. The governor gathered witness depositions during the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
J. H. Lynch
Tallapoosa County
O'Neal
East Tallassee
Reverend praises Dr King’s New Life Pills
An Adamsville reader from Alison Virginia extols Dr King’s New Life Pills for constipation praising their efficacy. The advertisement claims liver and bowel regulation with a guaranteed product and lists a price of 25e at Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Stubenvol
Alison, Va
Dr. King
Van
Antwerp Drug Corp
Adv
Don’t Take Calomel for Liver Trouble Ad
An old advertisements claim urges readers to buy HOT SPRINGS LIVER BUTTONS a 25 cent box from Hot Springs Chemical Co Arkansas. It touts liver toning bowel cleansing benefits and says physicians endorse the product for liver indigestion headaches skin issues and nervousness with mail order availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Hot Springs Chemical Co
Ark
Adv
Mobile leaders invite Wilson for Southern Congress visit
A committee from Mobile’s Chamber of Commerce and Business League travels to Washington to urge President Wilson to visit during the Southern Commercial Congress in October. Delegations from Montgomery, Birmingham, Meridian, Atlanta and Carolina cities plan to meet in Washington, with events timed to the president’s availability. The Mobile effort pauses during the interview, while governors Emiset O Neal, John M Slaton and Earl Brewer joined a telegram urging acceptance.
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Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Board of Directors
Woodrow Wilson
Mobile
Southern Commercial Congress
Washington
National Capital
Montgomery
Birmingham
Meridian
Atlanta
Carolinas
East
Wilson
Emiset O'Neal
Alabama
John M. Slaton
Georgia
Earl Brewer
Mississippi
South
Mondéey
George J. Santa Cruz
George C. Gaillard
J. 3. Thornton
Jacob Reiss
John T. Cochrane
Waiter Mitchel
Gonn Crear
Snow Hill Man Recovers After Severe Dysentery
A Snow Hill North Carolina resident recalls a July illness marked by dysentery. After two months of worsening symptoms and weight loss, he used two bottles of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and achieved permanent relief. sold by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Hill
Snow Hill
N. C
Tuberculosis Claim At Osteopathic Convention
Dr. W. B. Meacham of Asheville argues tuberculosis in early stages can be cured by hand manipulation on the spinal column at the seventeenth annual American Osteopathic Association convention in Kirkville Mo. Dr. John D. Eason of Chicago notes animal experiments support the claims.
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Associated Prerc
Kirksville
W. B. Meacham
Asheville
N. C
Exxymerican Osteopathic Association
John D. Eason
Chicago
Meacham
Dodson's Liver Tone Promoted as Safe Laxative Alternative
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable tonic to revive a sluggish liver and relieve constipation biliousness and sour stomach. It claims druggists guarantee refund if unsatisfied and prices a large bottle at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Keep Skin in Fine Condition in Summer
Practical advice from The Family Physician favors mercorized wax over cream powder or rouge in hot weather. It promotes clean pores and removal of scarf skin, claiming a youthful, satiny complexion with nightly application and morning wash. A face bath with saxolite is also recommended.
West Virginia Legislators Penalized for Bribery Conviction
Five West Virginia lawmakers were sentenced by Judge W. S. O'Brien after bribery convictions tied to the early year U.S. senator election. Rhodes Duff Asbury each get six years, Smith five years six months, Hill five years. all disqualified for life from public office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Webster Springs
W. Va
West Virginia
W. S. O'Brien
Superior—Court
United States
S. A. G. Rhodes
Ruth Duff
H. F. Asbury
HK. A. Smith
Davie Hill
Davis Hill
State Supreme Court
George 8. van Meter
Rev
T. J. Smith
Slaters
Charleston
Bonner Hill
Townsend
William Seymour Edwards
Speakers extol the University at alumni smoker
A welcome to prep school graduates entering the University of Alabama was hosted by alumni at the Battle House Auditorium. Judge David Edington presided as toastmaster and introduced speakers who praised the university while discussing its improvements and benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Alabama
Battle House
David Edington
Alumni Association
Edington
FE. D.bondurant
Tom Stevenson
Bd. B. Chamberlain
Toulmin Gaines
S. S. Murphy
James Webb
Feiberman
George Denny
Smith
Bermuda Naval Base Plans Misread by American Press
London papers say Washington misreads Britain’s Bermuda plan. Four armored cruisers will head Bermuda, with a rear admiral and a dockyard for shipping protection, but ships will return home each summer for maneuvers. The move aims to aid British shipping via the Panama Canal, not to threaten the Monroe Doctrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Washington
Great Britain
Bermuda
America
Admiralty
Panama Canal
Lord Fisher
The
Daily Telegraph
Royal Navy
Pasteur Institute Chief Reveals Anti-Cholera Serum
Dr. Pierre Roux, director of the Pasteur Institute, announced to the Academy of Sciences that he has discovered an anti-cholera serum. In tests, monkeys infected with cholera were perfectly cured by inoculation with the serum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Pierre Roux
Pasteur Institute
Academy of Sciences
Saxo Salve Promises Quick Relief for Skin Rashes
An advertisement touts Saxo Salve for eczema and skin diseases claiming rapid itch relief and deep skin saturation with germ destroying power. It guarantees satisfaction or money back and recommends Vinol for blood building. Van Antwerp Drug Corp. of Mobile, Alabama endorses the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Antwerp Drug Corp., Inc
Mobile
Ala. P. S
Adv
Mother and Daughter Murdered in Kirksville Home
Mrs. Ivy Chevalier aged 40 and her daughter Ella 15 were found murdered in their Kirksville Missouri home. They lay in nightgowns on a floor pallet with signs of choking and beating. Authorities focus on a former friend who allegedly threatened her life recently.
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Associated Press
Kirksville
Ivy Chevalier
Ella
Hitchcock the Painter Dies in Holland
George Hitchcock, born 1850 in Providence Rhode Island, died last Saturday at Marken Island near Amsterdam from heart failure. A noted artist, he studied in Paris and earned the 1889 Paris Exposition gold medal, with works including Toilers of the Sea in Vienna and Tulips and Hyacinths in Alkmaar. He resided in Paris.
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Associated Press
London
Marken Island
Amsterdam
George Hitchcock
Providence
R. L
Paris
Vienna
Art
St. Louis
Herron Art Institute
Indianapolis
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S. Royal St
Tre Vineyara
Cgawthon
Columbia Tee Cream Co
GMT
Wills TE
Masonic Temple
Hitchcock
Holland
Municipal
Alkmaar
Art Institute
Telfair Academy
Savannah
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