Prohibition Tax Idea Sparks Capitol Debate in Washington
Washington gossip and political maneuvering unfold as John Boyle urges Representative Underwood to tax every prohibitionist five dollars per year to fund government needs. The piece notes Roosevelts potential campaign role, Flinn’s Pennsylvania predictions, and Roosevelt’s health rumors amid Maine campaign concerns.
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Washington
John Boyle
Wall Street Journal of New York
Capitol
Underwood
Congress
United States
Boyle
Anti-Saloon League
Uncle Sam
William Flinn
Pittsburgh
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Flinn
Gifford Pinchot
Mitchell Palmer
Senator Penrose
Keystone
Maine
New York
Oyster Bay
Teddy
Mobile to Handle War Shipments of Birmingham Mines
Reports from Birmingham indicate that war orders for coal and iron will be announced soon, directing shipments through Mobile and Pensacola. Preparations are complete to move large volumes on short notice, with rail lines ready to handle peak tonnage.
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Mobile
Birmingham
Ala
Pensacola
Children of Jefferson Succumbing to Disease
Birmingham Alabama August 17 Very young children are dying from diarrhoea enteritis and whooping cough in Jefferson County in July according to Dr H N Rosser health officer There were 19 white and 19 colored children die from diarrheal diseases and four white and three colored from whooping cough Typhoid fever caused 21 deaths last month Vaccination efforts expand as physicians follow Dr Rosser guidance Jefferson County recorded 309 white and 147 colored births in July.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson
H. N. Rosser
Roeser
Jefferson County
Husdred
Pillans Defends City Dump Actions Against Williams Criticism
The letter exchange between Dr. L L Williams of Mobile and City Commissioner Harry Pillans centers on the Franklin street dump. Pillans defends city efforts to curb rats and malaria, notes investigations showed few rats, and cites removal of waste beyond the creek and multiple dumps.
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L. L. Williams
Harry Pillars
Willams
Pillans
Mobile
Ala
Harry Pillans
Becky Trainer
Franklin Street
St. Emanuel
New Jersey
Franklin
Jackson Street
Conception-street
Joachim and
Morgan
Conception Street
Senate Rejects Conference on Shipping Bill Admitting Foreign Ships
In a 40 to 20 Senate vote the conference report on the shipping bill was rejected and the House amendment adopted by the same margin, extending American registry to foreign built ships. The measure heads to President Wilson for approval as he weighs ways to bolster the merchant marine. Protests from Cramp and New York Shipbuilding workers oppose foreign coastwise trade.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Today
Wilson
Congress
Senate
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Philadelphia
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
N. J
Senator Penrose
Weeks
Fore River
Quincy
Mass
Bicycle collision injures United Fruit employee W. E. Trewitt
W. E. Trewitt of the United Fruit Company is seriously injured at home 118 Dexter avenue after a bicycle crash with a motor vehicle at Conception and Government streets last Wednesday. He suffered head and shoulder lacerations and a sprained back and remains confined to bed under Dr. C. N. Owen’s care.
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W. E. Trewitt
United Fruit Company
Dexter Avenue
Bolton
Theodore
Conception
Government Streets
Trewitt
C. N. Owen
Dr Bryan of Birmingham Preaches at Bienville Square
Rev Dr J A Bryan of Third Presbyterian Church Birmingham spoke at an open air Bienville square gathering Sunday night. The event was under the Protestant Church Federation with Mr Neander Crane of Broad Street Presbyterian Church serving as chairman.
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J. A. Bryan
Third Presbyterian Church of
Birmingham
Bienville Square
Protestant Church Federation
Neander Crane
Broad Street
Brown Declines to Play Under Jones as Federals Change
Mordecai Brown says he will not play under Fielder Jones after the Federals appoint Jones as manager. Brown declares no notification of any managerial change has been received.
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Brown
Jones
ST. Louis
Aus
Mordecai Brown
St. Louis Federals
Fielder Jones
How to Clear Pimples With Resinol Treatment
A home skin care tip recommends bathing the face with Resinol Soap and hot water, applying Resinol Ointment for ten minutes, then rinsing with more soap and hot water followed by cold water. Use once or twice daily to soothe pores, remove pimples and blackheads, and leave skin clean and velvety. Resinol products stop itching and heal skin issues. Free trial requests to Dept. 30-Resinol, Baltimore, Md.
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Resinol
Baltimore
Good Roads Days Impress Alabama on 1912 Event
Alabama observers report the third annual Good Roads Days across nearly every county on August 14 15 observing work by over 100 000 men and boys. Activities included picnics and barbecues for women while business districts closed and roads were repaired. An estimated one million dollars of road work was completed reinforcing belief the observance will continue annually.
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Montgomery
Alabama Good Roads Association
J. A. Rountree
Association
Saxo Salve Claimed to Cure Eczema on Face
Prof Henry Albers endorses Saxo Salve and Saxo Soap with a testimonial from a patient who recovered from facial eczema after trying other remedies. The ad promises a buy back of the empty tube if the product fails to cure.
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Albers
Hill predicts revival in lumber trade amid war impact
Louis W Hill, president of Great Northern, arrives in Seattle and urges optimism about railroads and the economy. He cites war’s effect boosting domestic spending, projected higher freight rates, and a lumber revival as rural buyers and farming improvements increase demand. He notes crop conditions on the line are good and wartime smut concerns are minor.
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New York
Louis W Hill
The
Great Northern
Seattle
Glacier Park
Washington
America
Atlantic Ocean
Dakotas
Minnesota
Gilks Adds Infielder From New Orleans Club
Max Montegut, a semi pro from New Orleans, joined Manager Robert Gilks at the Cawthon Hotel Monday afternoon and will cover short in place of Hollander, who returned to St. Louis. Montegut is described as fast and capable at first, second, or short.
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Max Montegut
New Orleans
Robert Gilks
Cawthon Hotel
Hollander
St. Louis
Montegut
Schwarz Rally Called for Monday Evening
The friends of Laz Schwarz candidate for city commissioner are invited to meet at Hotel St Andrew Monday at 8 p.m. The call is issued by the Schwarz Campaign Committee.
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Friends of
Laz Schwarz
Hotel St. Andrew
Cal
Schwarz Campaign Committee
Baseball team lineups for three games announced
In New Orleans Birmingham plans to start Robertson and Tregesser with Walker or Weaver on the mound and Adams or Higgins catching as the 3:30 pm game opens. Memphis, at 4 pm, likely Merritt and Bemis for Memphis and Boland and Gibson for Nashville in clear warm weather. Atlanta announces Williams and Dunn as probable battery for game with Chattanooga at 3:30 pm with McCormick delaying final choice at game start.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Molesworth
Birmingham
Robertson
Tregesser
Walker
Weaver
Adams
Higgins
Memphis
H. Merritt
Bemis
Nashville
Boland
Gibson
Atlanta
Record Squash at Laine Big Harvest Shocks North
In Laine Mississippi on August 17 Robert Train raised twenty two squash on an 8 by 40 foot plot. Northern observers say it is the best they ever saw.
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Laine
Miss
Mississippi
Robert Train
Local Business Directory Entries for Bell City
A fragmented list shows various Bell named businesses and addresses including candy makers Howells at 217 Dauphin, dry cleaners, Guilt City Dye Works at 668 Concip tion street, accounting firms Jorton Van Antw at 1144-L Bell, Mobile Business College at 215 1-2 Dauphin, Mrs C O Meux principal, bicycle firms Scheuermann at 607 Dauphin, McKenzie Barrett at State street 1605, and Neck Carriage at 274 N Royal.
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Guilt City Dye Works
Conciption
Bell
Home
Business Colleges
Mobile Business College
Dauphin Street
C. O. Meux
Bell Phone 1846
McKenzie-Barrett Carriage Co
State Street
Neck Carriage & Wagon Works
Royal Street
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U.S
Pillars
Williams
H. Pillans
Canada
Bryan
Dauphin ST
A. and P. Tea Co
Kranicn & Bach
Hazelton Bros
Brambach
Mueller & Haines
Clutter Piano Co
Shaw
England
George Bernard Shaw
London
Great Britain
Prussia
Germany
France
Alabama Association
van Antwerp Drug Corp., Inc
Mobile, Ala
Nelson & Bailey
South Royal
Norville Bros. Zoth
St. Francis St
Phones
LW. Hill
Gilks
Schwarz
Europe
Nadine
National Toilet Company
Paris
Tenn
Castoria
Windsor Hotel
A. E. Reynolds
ROCHE
BURKE
Undertakers
St. Joseph and
Biloxi, Miss
Hotel de Montross
Tutt’s
West Side Marine
New Jersey St
N. E
Cedar
Monroe Sts
N. W
Corner Conception
Savannah St
Old Shell Road
Garnett Ave
E. Garnett Ave
Shell Road
Morrill & Lyons
H. S. Walker
Conti Street
Coal and Wood Brown-Morgan Coa) Co
St. Francis Street
Rosedale Dairy
Coffee Roasters
Alabama Coffee Co
Water Street
Candy Manufacturers
Howells Candy Kitchen
Henry KR. Hawes Candy Co
Dauphin
Zieman Grocery Co
Willingop Street
Partridge-Mickle Grocery Company
St. Francis and Joachim
Alvin Japanese Nusery
Bank of Mobile
Daibara Nuseries
City Bank
Ortmann’s Pharmacy
Hamilton Streets
Opticians
A. N. Maumenee
Optician
Mobile Optical Company, Inc
A. F. Rockwell
Mgr
N. Conception
Designers
E. Willard Fling
Florists
Goodbraa Floral Company
Mingo Floral Co
N. N. Conception Et Bell
Jorton
van Antw Bell
G. Austin
Evans Furniture Co
Laundries Troy Steam Laundry
St. Emanuel Street
B. Luscher & Son Paint Co
Scheuermann Bicycle Company
Bell Phone
Gustave Gases
Tailors Jchutz & Coan
Ball
Auto Gasoline Co
St. Michael Street
A. F Hatters
Langan Hat Company
Richard Distributing Company
Cook’s Beer
Mobile Roofing & Cornice Co
S. Water Street
Hickey & Lyons
United Tea and Coffee
R. C. Moore
Mobile Stationery Company
Io N
Bell 126
DERS
Commercial Printing Company
Michael Street
Hawes & Co
N. Water Street
Wood Printing Co
St. Michaest
White-Eckert Co
Commerce
Francis Streets
Real Estate and Insurance
Dugcan & Taylor
N. Royal Street
Adolph Brown
Grand Bay Land Co
N. Conception Street
F. C. Gordon & Co
Ie Ed Ey Ae Ero Aiken
N. Royal St
Coden
Bayou la Batre
S&s. Royal Street
E. E. Posey
van Antwerp
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