Hotel Proprietor Held in White Slave Case in Birmingham
John D. Mason proprietor of the Mason Hotel was arrested on a Mann White Slavery Act charge by Deputy Marshal Graham Willis. He was bound over to Commissioner R B Watts on a $300 bond with a preliminary hearing expected soon. Mason allegedly brought Mrs Cunningham from New Orleans to Birmingham for immoral purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
John D. Mason
Mason Hotel
United States
Graham Willis
R. B. Watts
Mason
Southern Railway seeks coal rate increase to 70 cents
Montgomer y Aug 11 The Southern Railway filed a petition with the state railroad commission seeking approval to raise the coal rate from the Birmingham district to the Gadsden Anniston Talladega districts from 50 to 70 cents per ton. The move mirrors a proposal by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and will be heard at a special commission session on September 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
The
Southern Railway
State Railroad Commission
Birmingham
Gadsden-Anniston-Talladega
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Renting Season Here for 1914 Properties
Renting season now open with preparations for 1914. Will be pleased to handle your property.
Mobile Children Celebrating Birthdays Listed At Empire Theatre
The Item invites Mobile youths under 16 to a birthday celebration at the Empire Theatre this afternoon. It lists numerous children with full names, addresses, and August 11 birthdates, ages ranging from 2 to 15, and asks recipients to send birthday pictures to the Children’s Editor. Tickets have been mailed.
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Gladys Spencer
Toulminville
Mary M. Manders
St. Emanuel
Mary K. Ballard
Brown St
Henry G. DeVan
St. Stephens
Guy O'Brien
Savannah St
Myrtle A. Morrison
Lawrenc Grace Inez Rabby
Lexington A
Charles BE. Chambers
Sutton Ave
Willie J. Woolsey
Mayes D. Jacobson
Dunham St
Irene Bentley
John W. Roussell
S. Scott St
Willie Orlean Graner
S. Frankie
Cotton Convention Call for August Meeting in New Orleans
President Harvie Jordan of the Southern Cotton Association urges a mammoth cotton convention August 27 and 28 in New Orleans. The call cites 1914 market risks due to European conflict and asks farmers bankers and merchants from every cotton growing county to attend with allied interests invited. Delegations should be chosen promptly and railways to transport attendees are urged to cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Harvie Jordan
Southern Cotton Association
New Orleans
South
Woman Recovers Health After Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Richmond Pennsylvania resident Mrs Frank Clark describes severe internal troubles and exhaustion improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with restoring sleep, reducing headaches, and strengthening nerves. The advertisement touts women recommending the product for forty years and urges others to try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Lydia E. Pinkham
Apna
E. Phakhams
Lydi
Frank Clark
N. Tulip St
E. Pinkam Medicine Co
Lynn, Mase
Western of Alabama Files New Freight Tariffs
Western of Alabama railroad filed new freight tariffs with the Alabama State Railroad Commission after an order requiring a fresh rate scale. The new rates are largely lower or equal to Southern Railway charges on the same commodities, and the commission also ordered Central of Georgia to file a comparable scale within the allotted days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
State Railroad Commission
Commission
Western of Alabama Railroad
Western of Alabama
Southern Railway
Western
Central of
Georgia
Central
Southern Cotton Association calls convention to save market
Harvie Jordan urges a rapid convention to coordinate nationwide efforts for financing stored cotton, issuing warehouse receipts, and unity among farmers, merchants, and banks. He predicts prolonged European war could curb demand but hopes for strong postwar prices, stressing federal aid and Southern bank cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
South
Harvie Jordan
Southern Cotton Association
Capt. Kolb Leaves for Washington Conference
Montgomery August 11 Capt Reuben F Kolb commissioner of agriculture left for Washington for a meeting of the Association of Commissioners of Agriculture There the group will discuss plans to aid Southern farmers during the European war and after the session they will attend the Southern Cotton Congress gathering in Washington to consider relief measures for cotton growers during the war
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Montgomery
Reuben F. Kolb
Washington
Association of Commissioners of Agriculture
Southern Cotton Congress
Three Cornered Race for Alabama House Speaker
Huntsville Democrat Edward Johnston enters the speaker race, joining A. S. Carmichael and Henry Merritt in a three corner contest. Johnston, a Progressive Democrat and parliamentarian, advocates retrenchment, economy, and added farm demonstration agents amid wartime needs.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Edward Johnston
Huntsville
Joseph Forney Johnston
Legisature
Madison County
House of Representatives
Johnston
Carmichael
Colbert
Henry Merritt
Macon
Forney Johnston
Birmingham
Oscar Underwood
United States Senate
Dodson's Liver Tone Safer Liver Remedy Adopts Calomel Replacement
A health notice extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a pure vegetable liver tonic that replaces calomel. It warns calomel weakens the liver and promises a money back guarantee if the product fails to cure constipation and provide relief without dangerous after effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Property Owners Seek Your Patronage for Rentals
Property Owners announce readiness to manage next year’s rentals with careful personal attention to each client’s real estate holdings. The notice invites patronage and promises dedicated service to all affairs.
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Ote
SBS
Food For Thought
FAUST
Maull Brothers
St. Louis
Fletcher
Chas. H. Fletcher
Centaur Company
New York City
DeBrieres
Debriere’s Cafe
South Royal
N. L. Vickers
St. Michael St
New York
Halifax
Pres
Southern Cotton Assn
Capt. Kolb
Johnson
Merritt
Oscar Lewis
Macon County
Thomas L. Bulger
Tallapoosa County
Senator Lewis
Senator Bulger
Lewis
Charlies Henderson
Mr. Henderson
Lne
Europe
Royal Street
Yuille
St. Francis St. Mobile, Ala
J. E. Meredith
Mercersburg
Stockholm
Sweden
Braun
Meredith
Mel Sheppard
I. N. Davenport
Lewis 66
Eiye
Strauss, Pritz CO. Distillers
Cincinnati
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