Public letter defends neutrality amid Mobile race for City Commissioner
The speaker asserts he is not seeking office and denies using railroad ties to influence votes. He recalls litigation over Mobile water front and defends his role as attorney for multiple corporations while challenging rival Hartwell’s claims and political tactics. He stresses public service was voluntary and urges voters to judge the issues on merit.
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Attorney and Nashville Railroad Company
Mobile
Hartwell
Louisville and Nashville
Register
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Tha Ps and Nashville Railroad Company
Ted
Supreme Court of Alabama
Han
Supreme Court
Harry T. Smith
Smith
Joint River and Harbor Committee
Siile
Est
Willming
Lovell the English cobbler finds welcome in Ann Arbor
About five years after arriving penniless in the university town Tom Lovell, an Englishman, performed in a local theatre. He sang original songs recited poems and gave a practical address to an audience that viewed him as a poet and entertainer. His fortunes have improved since.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Tom Lovell
America
Lovell
Weekly Cotton Review Shows Nervous Market and Mixed Texas News
The past week was nervous with little price movement as traders awaited a bureau report on July 25. Texas reports varied from beneficial rains to insect damage while overall weather allowed progress toward maturity. Liverpool and domestic markets fell then recovered, with short covering and spinner demand supporting modest gains before another uncertain day.
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Texas
Liverpool
New York
New Orleans
Central Belt
End of the Bat Em Up Jack Mystery in New York
A fragmented New York crime vignette questions who killed Eat Em Up Jack as police fail to answer, with mentions of Tricker Griffo Harrington and a Meyers-street visit. The tale ends with ongoing gang intrigue and a street scene in the snow.
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Jack
Griffo
Central Office
Bowery
Tricker
Harrington
No. 12
Pell Street
Mike
Fifth Avenue Society
Personal Notices From Town Headlines and Visits
William T. Scott and family return from trips to St Louis Chicago Galveston and New Orleans. Rev Erwin St J Tucker of New York will preach at 11 o clock at St Johns Episcopal with Miss Melville Tucker singing the offertory. Mrs J Chambers returns home to Southport Fla. Willearne and wife of Salo Ala visiting and registered at Cawthon Hotel. KB Gayle Bonifay and Bruce Weeks of Pensacola among visitors to Mobile for Sunday. H A Hughie and wife of Florala Ala visiting. L A McCormick Birmingham traveler and AOH booster attends Battles convention. Also a dramatic 1912 clipping notes a violent incident in New Brighton with fatalities.
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Erwin St. J. Tucker
New York
St John’s Episcopal Church
Melville Tucker
Gayle Bonifay
Bruce
Pensacola
Fla
Mobile
Social visitors stop in Mobile from Bayou La Batre and New Orleans
The GoulA Democrat Star reports Mrs Donovan and child arrived in Mobile for a brief visit staying at The Cawthon. Jake Jersey, a South Mobilian now based in New Orleans, is in Mobile on business. Miss Alberta Simonson and Miss Nina Simonson of Bayou La Batre visit their aunt Miss Edna Slater at 12 South Jackson Street.
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Goula Democrat-Star
Jake Jersey
New Orleans
Alberta
Nina Simonson
Bayou la Batre
Edna Slater
South Jackson Street
Reckless Chauffeur Arrested After Wounding Two Boys
In Chicago on August 24 John B Guthrie Jr 15 owner of a large car ran down William Miller Jr 12 and Vincent Length 12 causing serious injuries. Guthrie was arrested and held until his father could be reached to arrange bail.
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Chicago
John B. Guthrie, Jr
Young Guthrie
William Miller, Jr
Vincent Length
Guthrie, Sr
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Cobler
U. OF M
Tom Marshall
the Item’s Weekly Cotton Review
Bears
Gunmen OF
William T. Scott
St. Louis
Galveston
Th City
Southport
Willearne
Salo
Ala
Cawthon Hotel
H. A. Hughie
Florala, Ala
L. A. McCormick
Birmingham
Order of Hibernians
J. Will Donovan
The
Pasca
Bifft
Ellison
Riley
New Brighton
Great Jones Street
Paul Kelley
McClure
Lyons
Duncan Place
Ninth Ward
Marine and
Elmira Streets
Tenth Ward
Broad and
Baltimore Sts
Franklin and
State Streets
Charleston Streets
Eighth Ward—Ann and Government Streets
Fourth Ward—Bayou and
Springhill Ave
St-Joseph Street
Bienville Square
Lyons Campaign Committee
Curio Department
Ing Canaries
Dauphin Street
Mobile, Alabama
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