Cane Finest Says Farnsworth On Mobile County Crops
General Manager Don Farnsworth of the Mobile County Chamber of Commerce praises corn and cane in Mobile County as fine as any in the South and urges land companies to promote cultivation. He toured Coden Union Grand Bay and Dawes noting thrifty crops including pecans and citrus and expressing broad satisfaction with the agricultural outlook.
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Mobile County
South
Don Farnsworth
Chamber of Commerce
Farnsworth
Coden
Union
Grand Bay
Dawes
Cuba
Officer Gormley Back From Pasteur Treatment
Police officer and Mrs E W Gormley returned to Mobile after three weeks at Montgomery for Pasteur treatment. A pet dog belonging to Mrs Gormley developed hydrophobia and had to be killed after biting the couple. Mr Gormley will resume duties immediately.
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E. W. Gormley
Mobile
Montgomery
Pasteur
Ebbitt House Guests shaken by early morning fire
Fire at the historic Ebbitt house started in an air shaft and broke through the roof. Guests were shaken but the blaze caused little damage and was brought under control soon after it began.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ebbitt
Freckle Cream Guarantee Promises Clear Complexion
An advertisement claims Wilsons Freckle Cream removes freckles or fades them, with a money back guarantee if complexion is not fully restored. It promises relief from tan, pimples, and freckles, offers mail orders, and lists Albright & Wood and Van Antwerp Drug Corporation as sellers.
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Wilson
Albright & Wood and van Antwerp Drug Corporation
Ady
Dozen Companies of Infantry Now in Camp Near City
Dozen companies of infantry from the First Regiment Alabama National Guard are bivouacked south of Monroe Park near the city. The camp began at reveille 6:15 with guard mount and drill, tents being pitched by Mobile units E A M B H I F L and C Dp I K under various commanders. A Bay Minette detail joined Company I, with Colonel Hubbard back in command Tuesday morning.
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Alabama National Guard
Monroe Park
Mobile
Hayes
R. H. Arrington
Sperman
A. R. McDonald
G. J. Hubbard
Cawthon Hotel
F. M. Maddox
Hubbard
Bay Minette
Ala
W. 8. Farrar
E. J. Grove
Troops Start Mobile Encampment Trip Over L&N Railroad
A special train left Montgomery at noon carrying the First Regiment and detachments from Sylacauga Dothan Troy Enterprise Headland Fort Deposit Geneva Evergreen and Brewton toward Mobile for annual encampment. The Fourth Regiment was reviewed at East Lake Birmingham yesterday afternoon.
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O'Neal
Montgomery
Ala
Loursville and Nashville
Mobile
Sylacauga
Dothan
Troy
Enterprise
Headland
Fort Deposit
Geneva
Evergreen
Brewton
East Lake
Birmingham
Auto crash injures Mobile family in New Hampshire
An automobile carrying Mr and Mrs H T Smith of Mobile Alabama their daughter and Mrs Van Heynigen wrecked near Breton Woods New Hampshire. Mrs Smith was crushed beneath the car and feared fatally injured while the others escaped with severe shock and shaking up.
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I. T. Smith
Breton Woods
New Hampshire
Mobile
H. T. Smith
G.I
A. E. van Heynigen
Associated Press
Saxo Salve Promises Quick Eczema Relief
Frantic with eczema and itching, readers are urged to try Saxo Salve for rapid relief and visible improvement within days. The ad promises a money back guarantee and says Van Antwerp Drug Corp. in Mobile sells the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Antwerp Drug Corp., Inc
Mobile
Ala
P. S
Vinci
Detention Home Flourishes Under July Report
The Boys' Detention Home in Mobile Alabama reports healthy conditions and improvements for July. Sixty three boys were cared for. two sent to reform school, one home, one placed on probation, six ran away but were returned. One resident pursues a navigator position with a steamship line.
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Boys’ Nation School
Board of City Commissioners
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Directors
Boys’ Detention Home
Mobile
Ala
State Reform School
Mertz Station
Putman
Board of Managers
L. H. Putnam
Telegram Decision Decides Dobbs Reinstatement
President Jones of the Montgomery club saved thirty-three cents by mailing a telegram about Johnny Dobbs reinstatement. The message arrived after the Tuesday morning mail, keeping Dobbs off the Monday game but allowing his reinstatement to be reported. Friends of Jones call him a savvy financier in a small episode with league implications.
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Jones
Montgomery
Johnny Dobbs
Billiken
Kavanaugh
Dobbs
Pennant Aspirants To Play On Off Day
Mobile baseball fans will see baseball up to and including Thursday after noon as only one double header will be played by the two clubs. A second game is planned for Wednesday and a fifth game, weather permitting, on Thursday. The Gulls will not open at New Orleans until Monday to allow a Sunday game at that location.
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Mobile
Gulls
New Orleans
Alleged Tigers Arrested in Brewton Warrants
Mr and Mrs George Holder Bill Mooney Lee Fields and Bob Bennett were placed under arrest during the past week by Deputy United States Marshal J H Gates from Conecuh and Escambia counties. Arrests were made on warrants issued by the United States commissioner at Brewton.
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George Holder
Bill Mooney
Lee Fields
Bob Bennett
United States
Marshall J. H. Gates
Conecuh
Escambia
Brewton
Constitutionalists keep united after Mexican factions reach understanding
Message from Nogales Sonora says representatives of all Constitutionalists met last night and formed a complete understanding, eliminating dangers of a split among leaders. The report notes unbroken ranks for the movement in Douglas Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Douglas, Ariz
Nogales
Sonora
Dreamland Theatre Opens With Strong Vaudeville Hit
Dreamland Theatre new management opens with a clean cut program that pleases Mobile audiences. Minor and Vincent deliver a witty musical act and McLinn Brothers thrill with bar work as the Fearless Flying Flames. La Juntas balance acts with superb equilibrism while Lester Richards and John Kelly earn ovations for local talent. The bill also includes the Parisian Eclair feature The Mystery of Notre Dame Bridge.
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Dreamland
The
Dreamland Theatre
Minor
Vincent
Mobile
McLinn Brothers
la Juntas
Lester Richards
John Kelly
Notre Dame Bridge
State seeks rehearing on school lands leasing case
State Attorney General R. C. Brickell and Leigh & Chamberlain ask for a rehearing in chancery court to recover money from current and former school boards for leasing county lands. The Alabama Supreme Court previously ruled for the school commissioners on leases and timber, while the state argues Congress set aside sixteenth section for schools and land sales require local consent.
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Supreme Court
R. C. Brickell
Leigh & Chamberlain
Chancery Court
State Supreme Court
Congress of the United States
Alabama
Chamber of Commerce Booster Meeting at Battle House
General Manager Don Farnsworth invites members to an 8 pm mass meeting at the Battle House auditorium. No refreshments will be served. boosters will deliver breezy talks while Farnsworth outlines planned procedures. A large turnout is anticipated and members are urged to attend promptly.
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Chamber of Commerce
Battle House
Don Farnsworth
Engineers To Inspect Lock No 1 On River Packet trip
United States Engineer Captain R F Ward and Assistant Engineer Frank H Reed with several Mobile office men depart Tuesday afternoon on the river packet Mary S Blees for Lock No 1. They will inspect repairs and perform related office work.
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United States
R. F. Ward
Frank H. Reed
United States Engineer
Mobile
Mary S. Blees
Alleged Slayer of Husband Alleged Bail Granted
After habeas proceedings in Rachel Ross case, she was jailed for days for the alleged killing of John Ross near Whistler in late July. Judge Henry Chamberlain and Judge Samuel A. Browne bound her to city court, then allowed bail of 500 dollars. She claims self defense.
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Rachel Ross
John Ross
Whistler
Henry Chamberlain
Samuel A. Browne
Two Tennessee Lawyers Slain by Man at Trenton Station
W F Coulter and his son Harry, prominent western Tennessee lawyers, were shot to death at the Mobile and Ohio Railroad station in Trenton by J A Alford from Rutherford. Witnesses say Alford fired six times, then surrendered to a Rutherford constable. Domestic troubles are cited as motive.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
W. F. Coulter
Harry Coulter
Tennessee
Trenton
J. A. Alford
Rutherford
Coulters
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Alford
Coulter
Dundee Favorite in Tonight's Twenty Round Bout
Johnny Dundee of New York was a pronounced favorite to defeat Chicago Jack White in their twenty round bout at Vernon tonight.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Johnny Dundee
New York
Chicago
Jack White
Vernon
Hot Springs Liver Buttons Promise Quick Liver Relief
Advert says Hot Springs Liver Buttons calm the bowels and unclog the liver with mild action. Claims benefit for all ages and sexes and lists constipation dizziness biliousness sick headache and skin issues as conditions improved. Sold by druggists for 25 cents with mail orders via Hot Springs Chemical Co. Hot Springs Arkansas.
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Hot Springs
Arkansas
Hot Springs Chemical Co
Ark
Prelate Blasts Decay of Religion and Americanism Clash
A church leader argues religion's decay poisons America and defends Catholicism's harmony with American values. He warns against anti American charges and urges faith to shape public life without threatening liberty. The address also critiques secular schooling and its impact on faith.
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America
Atlantic
Pacific
Catholic Church
Rome
Ireland
Niagara
United States
New York Importer Rescued After Night Drift in Bay
New York importer Thomas Biallei, member of the New York coffee exchange, spent the night adrift in the lower bay. Toward dawn his motorboat veered into a tug's tow line of scows. He swam to a scow deck using a hand line and finally was rescued.
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Associated Press
New York
Thomas Biallei
Coffee Exchange
Brallei
Detectives Enter Wrong Flat In New York Incident
Five men claiming to seek evidence entered the apartment of art editor E. C. De Sapresi in New York. Sapresi and his wife defended themselves with an old bayonet, injuring two of the intruders, who were later taken into custody and said they were detectives who entered the wrong flat.
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Associated Press
New York
E. C. de Sapresi
Early Today
Sapresi
Couch on Rampage Kills One Wounds Two in Kentucky
In Lexington a report states Levi Couch of Lee County went on a rampage yesterday killing Jacob Chambers and wounding James Mullins and Joseph Little, with Little seriously hurt. A sheriff's posse pursues Couch. all victims are Lee County residents.
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Associated Press
Lexington
Levi Couch
Lee County
Jacob Chambers
James Mullins
Joseph Little
Couch
Police News In Oakdale and Mobile
Samuel G. Ritchie of Oakdale was discharged in recorder court after being arrested on liquor sales without a license. Bertha Monk and Sadie Royal, white women, were each fined 101 dollars and jailed for fifty days on vagrancy charges. Marcus Harris resigned from Mobile police and left for Roswell New Mexico seeking health, after eight years of service.
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Samuel G. Ritchie
Oakdale
Murphy and Lacey
Recorder’s Court
Bertha Monk
Sadie Royal
Gordon
Marcus Harris
Mobile Police Department
Mobile
Roswell
N. M
Mr. Harris
Police Department
Deaths and Funerals Notice for Nelson W Perry
Nelson W Perry age 40 of Mobile died at his Spring Hill home after several weeks illness. He was a bookkeeper formerly with Maxwell Deco rating and once served as organist at Trinity Episcopal church. Burial of Mrs Mary Bennett Alexander followed at Magnolia cemetery with pallbearers W T Lincoln Joseph Bolton D T Gimon Frank Hemley W H Holcombe Richard Finch.
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Nelson W. Perry
Mobile
Spring Hill
Maxwell Decorating Company
Trinity —Epscopal Church
M. B. Alexander
Mary Bennett Alexander
Henry Alexander
Spring Hill Avenue
Florida Streets
O. C. McGehee
St: Francis Street
Magnolia Cemetery
Messrs
W. T. Lincoln
Joseph Bolton
D. T. Gimon
Frank Hemley
W. H. Holcombe
Richard Finch
Funeral for Mrs Mary A McGlinn at St Vincent’s Church
The funeral for Mrs Mary A McGlinn was held Tuesday morning from the family home at 753 South Cedar Street and at 9 30 from St Vincent’s Catholic Church with Rev Father Daniel Brady officiating. Interment followed at Magnolia Cemetery. Pallbearers were Henry Miller D B Newboldt M Kennedy J Langan John Chisholm and W P Barnes.
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Mary A. McGlinn
South Cedar Street
St. Vincent's Catholic Church
Tonnage Rise Shown In Mobile Port Report July 1913
Harbormaster T. P. Norville reports July 1913 port activity at Mobile with total tonnage up 14,437 tons year over year. Twelve schooners entered July 1913 compared with eight in 1912 while total vessels rose to 77 from 75.
minister praises new life pills in Iowa praise
Reverend H Stubenvol of Alison Iowa extols Dr Kings New Life Pills for constipation calling them perfect and a better regulator for liver and bowels with every pill guaranteed priced 25 cents at Van Antwerp Drug Corp. The Beacon Shoe Store at 163 Dauphin Street announces its big annual shoe clearance.
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H. Stubenvol
Alison
Dr. King
van Antwerp Drug Corp. Ado
Beacon Shoe Store
Dauphin Street
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Tescent
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