Advocates From South Seek River and Harbor Action
Delegations from Alabama and Tennessee arrived in Washington to press early passage of the river and harbor bill held up in the Senate. They met with Senators Bankhead White Lea and Shields, amid assurances of strong Senate support but obstructed by delaying tactics. Alabama callers included W. P. Lay, Judge W. Brandon, Claude Winpaakers, S. T. Blackwell, C. W. Ashcraft and M. W. Camper. Backers remain hopeful for a vote before adjournment, though some senators seek to trim projects.
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Washington
Alabama
Tennessee
Harbor Hill
Senate
Bankhead
White
Lea
Shields
Black Warrior and
Coosa
Turtle gift boosts Montgomery zoo with large Mississippi species
Montgomery Alabama Aug. 15 The Oak Park Zoo welcomed a ninety pound Mississippi turtle as a city gift from Max Lewis a local druggist who found the creature while fishing in Mississippi. The unusually large specimen arrived Friday morning and was given to the city.
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Montgomery
Ala
Oak Park Zoo
Max Lewis
Shamrock IV Delayed From Cup Races For War Time
New York reports Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock IV on its way from Bermuda arriving likely Sunday. No America's Cup races this year as the New York Yacht Club agrees with the Royal Ulster Yacht Club that war conditions in Europe require postponement to next year.
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New York
Thomas Lipton
Bermuda
New York Yacht Club
Royal Ulster Yacht Club
New York Club
Europe
Two Women Avoid Operations in Chicago and Dayton
Two women credit Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief from female ailments and avoiding surgery. Mrs. M. R. Karsch nick of Chicago says pills failed but the remedy restored health, while Mrs. J. W. Scherer of Dayton reports long standing side pains eased and opera avoided. The company invites letters for personal confidential advice.
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Chicago
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dayton
Ohio
J. W. Sherer
Cass St
Piano dealers showcase grand artistic instruments
Clutter Piano Co. at 405 Dauphin St. advertises grand, oldest and most artistic pianos from Kranicn & Bach, Hazelton Bros., Brambach, and Mueller & Haines. Terms to suit. Phones 2071.
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Kranicn & Bach
Hazelton Bros
Brambach
Mueller & Haines
Clutter Piano Co
Dauphin St
Diarrhoea Quickly Cured by Remedy Claim
Mrs C W Florence of Rockfield Ind praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saying one dose stopped a summer complaint. The product is offered for sale by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
C. W. Florence
Rockfield
Ind
Speedy trial promised for Alabama Battery B men
Governor O Neal said swift action would be taken if charges of disorderly conduct against Battery B First Alabama Field Artillery are sustained. He will confer with Adjutant General Scully before a probable decision, while troops were escorted to Montgomery and later discharged from duty after orderly surrender and property removal.
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Montgomery
First
Alabama Artillery
Mobile
O'Neal
Joseph B. Scully
Scully
Florence
William P. Screws
United States Army
Franson
Sam Roswald
Battery B
Captain Roswald
Marshall
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Cotton buyers fail to move on ten cent offer in Montgomery
In Montgomery on August 15 none of the local cotton buyers accepted the ten cent per pound offer for every bale brought in. Only one bale was stored at local warehouses as farmers hold off amid a delayed picking season and market uncertainty.Many firms said buying at 10 cents would be for storage rather than a market stabilizing effort.
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Montgomery
Ala
New England
Savannah
Constipation Warned as Health Hazard
An advertising notice urges readers to avoid constipation and claims Dr King’s New Life Pills protect health. It promotes a single 25 cent dose as the best safeguard against illness and cites the body absorbing poison from backed-up waste.
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Dr. King
Seven Chickens Reported Stolen in Montgomery Case
In Montgomery Alabama Deputy Sheriff Frank G Poole arrested James Phillips a negro on suspicion of stealing seven chickens near Washington Park. Phillips and a companion allegedly tried to sell the birds to a storekeeper and dumped them on the road when refused. The chickens remain unclaimed and are ready for rightful owners to claim.
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Montgomery
Ala
Washington Park
Frank G. Poole
James Phillips
Poole
Phillips
James
Keller to Speak at Tuscaloosa Good Roads Rally
W S Keller state highway engineer left Montgomery for Tuscaloosa to deliver an address at a large good roads meeting. Hugh McGeever of Birmingham will accompany him. The Tuscaloosa session will discuss trunk highway plans from Florence to Tuscaloosa, first introduced at a recent Russellville meeting in Franklin County.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. S. Keller
Tuscaloosa
Hugh McGeever
Birmingham
Florence
Russellville
Franklin County
Dr Kings New Discovery for Summer Colds and Coughs
Summer colds threaten vitality and may lead to lung troubles and consumption. Dr King s New Discovery relieves cough or cold promptly and prevents complications. It soothes antiseptic and improves wellbeing at once. Bottles 50c and 1.00 at your Druggist.
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Dr. King
Newly Organized Federal Reserve Board Photo
The official photograph shows the first Federal Reserve Board after sworn in. Seated left to right are Charles S. Hamlin governor W G McAdoo secretary of the treasury and F A Delano vice governor. Standing are Paul M Warburg John Skelton Williams comptroller W G P Harding and Adolf C Miller.
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Federal Reserve Board
Charles S. Hamlin
W. G. McAdoo
the Treasury
F. A. Delano
Paul M. Warburg
John Skelton Williams
W. G. P. Harding
Adolf C. Miller
Auburn Alumni Gymnasium Fund Surpasses $50,000
Auburn alumni gathered in Birmingham as Thomas Bragg announced the gymnasium fund total reached 50,145 dollars, surpassing the goal. He thanked supporters and press, and said the drive would continue for an additional 10,000 to equip the gym. Plans call for construction to start in fall with Bragg resuming campaign efforts around September 1.
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Birmingham
Ala
Auburn
Chamber of Commerce
Thomas Bragg
Auburn Alumni Association
Bragg
Mr. Bragg
Press of
Alabama
Dallas County Delegates Buy Cattle At Meet
Dallas county citizens who attended the Southern Cattlemen's Association meeting returned home praising the event. The Selma delegation pushed to host the next meeting in Selma while other Alabama groups favored Birmingham or a Georgia city. Several Dallas county men bought blooded stock during the sale.
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Selma
Dallas County
Southern Cattlemen's Association
Alabama
Birmingham
Som City
Georgia
Dallas—county
Two Foreign Steamers Reach Pensacola Port
Two large foreign steamers arrived at Pensacola on August 11. The Nubian of the British Leyland line came from Port St. Joe to load lumber and timber, while the Kim from Philadelphia to Cardenas Cuba loaded sugar for New York and flies the British flag. The harbor's activity rose as other vessels sailed and cargoes were taken, with British admiralty guidance reportedly easing chartering and enabling more ship movement.
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Pensacola
Fla
Leyland Line
Port St. Joe
Kim
Philadelphia
Cardenas
Cuba
New York
Primary urged to name challengers to Pensacola officials
In Pensacola Florida August 15 a proposed primary election would select candidates to oppose current city commissioners in a recall contest. Democratic chairman W Chipley Jones plans to call a committee meeting to arrange the primary. Several factions back a single strongest candidate for each seat while recall backers seek to limit to one opponent per commissioner. The Johnson recall attempt failed for lack of sufficient signatures.
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Pensacola
Fla
W. Chipley Jones
City Democratic Executive Committee
Pou
Greenhut
Johnson
Fayette and Lamar Get New County Jails
Dr. W. H. Oates, state prison inspector, will visit Fayette and Lamar counties to plan new jails after Lamar’s Vernon facility was condemned. He will present jail designs to the county commissioners and expects construction to start soon, with a possible Birmingham stop to discuss Jefferson County jail plans.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. H. Oates
Fayette
Lamar
Vernon
Oates
Reeders Gap and Birmingham Railroad Incorporation Filed
Article of incorporation for the Reeders Gap and Birmingham Railroad was filed yesterday in the office of Secretary of State Cyrus B. Brown. The new company declares capital stock of 2000 dollars and seeks authority to obtain rights of way as well as construct and maintain railroads. Government Street Grocery Company of Mobile also incorporated with capital stock of 2000 dollars.
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Montgomery
Ala
Reeders Gap and
Birmingham
Cyrus B. Brown
Government Street Grocery Company of
Mobile
Alabama Good Roads Drive Surges With Farmer Labor
Reports from across Alabama show thousands of dollars in road work completed on Thursday and Friday the first two of Governor O Neals Good Roads Days. Farmers banded together to improve sections and bridges while officials note plans for extra days and doubled effort statewide.
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Montgomery
Ala
O'Neal
Alabama Good Roads Association
John Craft
Mobile
J. A. Rountree
Birmingham
John W. O'Neill
W. E. Skeggs
Decatur
United States
John H. Bankhead
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
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Bell System
Southern
Bell Telephone
House Paints
Made IN Mobile
Bell
Beech Paint & Chemical Mfg. CO
N. Royal St
Storm Insurance
Southern Realty CO
B. F. Adams
St. Francis St
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