Mobile to Erect Steel Grand Stand at Monroe Park
Secretary Charles Colston of Mobile Baseball has reportedly closed a deal in New Orleans for a steel grand stand to replace the old wooden structure at Monroe Park. The stand, formerly used at City Park race track, is described as one of the finest in the United States and can be transported and erected without impairment.
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Charles Colsson
Mobile Baseball
New
Orins
Monroe Park
Colston
City Park
United States
Mobile
Kilbane Reveals Fake Fight In Johnstown Bout
Champion Johnny Kilbane disclosed that a November Johnstown bout featured a fake fight with Tommy McGinnity posing as Tommy Dugan. Kilbane says he did not know the opponent beforehand and, at his manager’s urging, allowed the fight but knocked out McGinnity in the fourth round to prove his stance against faking.
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Cleveland
Johnny Kilbane
Johnstown
Kilbane
Tommy McGinnity
Tommy Dugan
Jock Phenese
McGinnity
Jimmy Dunn
Wife Who Long Remained Faithful
Mrs. Albert S. Patrick, wife of the attorney freed by Governor Dix after more than a decade of a life sentence for involvement in the murder of client William M. Rice. Her arduous fight for his freedom was a noted feature of one of New York’s most sensational murder cases.
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Albert ‘S. Patrick
Dix
New York
William Mureh Rice
Patrick
Dynamiters exposed as Burns ties plots to McNamara ring
Indian apolis report says William Burns testified that J J McNamara and Ortie McManigal plotted killings. Hockin revealed Iron Workers on coast knew little of dynamiting. Burns offered money for information but Hockin refused. several witnesses to be summoned as dynamite conspiracy case nears end.
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Indianapolis
Navy
William Burns
Miller
Geo. W. A. Alexander
Los Angeles
Burns
Chicago
Herbert S. Hoekin
The
Iron Workers’ Union
Raymord J. Burns Hockin
Purns
Hockin
Times
J. J. McNamara
J. B
Heckin
O. A. Tveitmoe
Tveitmoe
San Francisco
Treitmoe
Minnesota
Clancy
Hovkin
J. J. McNamera
United States
Hlockin
Kern
Senator Kern
L . Jewell
McClintock
McManigal
McNamara Boys
Mike Young
Mr. Hockin
Alta M. Hawkins
Ernest W. Basey
Short Sessions of Congress Monday
Alabamian aims for harmony with the speaker as Clark plans the new session. The ninety two day session yields only twenty six work days for appropriation bills amid tight schedules and frequent recesses and potential clashes over budget measures.
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Congress
Clark
Advocates Six Year Term for President
Mrs George J Gould a prominent New York social figure and public worker proposes extending the U S presidential term to six years She argues a longer period would allow reforms and reduce temptation to court politicians citing France seven year term as largely successful in practice.
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New York
George J. Gould
United States
France
Gould
Veteran Slosson Defeats Yamada With Sharp Cue
Veteran Geo Slosson of Chicago defeated Yamada the Japanese player in a six night billiards contest at the Knickerbocker billiard academy in Brooklyn. The weekly total favored Slosson 2400 to 1814 with tonight's score 400 to 401. Slosson's high run was 151 and his two 63s alongside an average of 211.19.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
George Stosson
Chicago
Yamada
Knickerbocker Billiard Academy
Slosson
Slossq
Fire truck collision on Lawrence street injures horse and damages car
A hook and ladder truck collides with an inbound street car at Lawrence and Dauphin streets while responding to a fire alarm. The truck’s pole breaks, a horse is badly injured, and the car’s rear vestibule is damaged. Conductor Broughton and Motorman Shaffer are jailed on bonds. origin of the blaze remains a mystery.
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Conception
St. Francia Street
Lawrence
Dauphin Streets
Spring Hill Avenue
Joseph Gonzales
North Lawrence Street
Dauphin and
Gonzales
J. D. Broughton
Shaffer
Lawrence Street
Broughton
Montgomery Street
Gale
In Loving Remembrance of Mrs Agnes Rasher
In loving remembrance the tribute notes the death of Mrs Agnes Rasher on November 26 1912 and recalls a cherished family loss with verses about heaven and enduring grief. The imprint mentions nieces and nephews and a hopeful religious sentiment. An advertisement touts Electric Bitters with a testimonial from C B Rader of Lewisburg West Virginia praising relief from stomach trouble and rheumatism.
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Agnes Rasher
C. B. Rader
Lewisburg
W. Va
Joint Meeting Notice of Local 331 and Local 369
A joint meeting of the Baymen's Benevolent Association Local 331 and the W. T. and C. B. A Local 369 ILA will be held at C. T. C. Hall Sunday afternoon December 1 at 2 o'clock. Members urged to attend for important business. J. H. Duff president and G. L. Pennington secretary.
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Baymen’s Benevolent Association
W. T
C. T. C. Hall
Meeting Notice of Railroad Benevolent Association
The officers and members are requested to attend the regular monthly meeting Sunday morning December 1 at 10 a.m. at the Y M B A Hall southeast corner Dauphin and Jackson streets. By order of E C Dyas President A B Picker Rec Secy.
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Railroad Employees Benevolent Association
Y. M. B. A. Hall
Correr Dauphin and
Jackson Streets
E. C. Dyas
Picker
Globe Clothing Store Announces Big Clean Sweep Sale
The Globe Clothing Store announces a going out of business sale with a big two page announcement in today’s paper. The event starts Tuesday December 3 and invites customers to attend the opening.
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Globe Clothing
Not Lester Lewis Apppears at The Item Office
Lester Lewis visited The Item office to deny being the young man identified as Jarvis' horse driver. Jarvis confirms the driver used another name, that of a different individual, in the Thursday runaway incident on Catham street.
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Lester Lewis
Jarvis
Catham’ Street
Notable Pensacola timber broker feted by Mobile friends
F Rast Smith, prominent Pensacola timber broker with large Mobile interests, was entertained at a Saturday banquet at Klusky's hotel in Mobile. Attendees included Henry Luscher O W L Coffin J B Baffrey E B Rockwell and several others. The gathering was described as a special occasion.
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F. Rast Smith
Pensacola
Fla
Mobile
Klusky’s
Henry Luscher
O. W.L. Coffin
J. B. Baffrey
E. B. Rockwell
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Quietus
Crown Theatre
Gulf City Dyeing Works
S. Conception St
Mobile, Ala
Cohn
Royal St
Government St
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Taft
Army
White House
Senate
Marshall
Gallinger
Bacon
Trotem
Archhbald
Elihu Root
Root
Sutherland
Utah
Representative Mann
Illinois
Ilinois
Joe Dixon
Bull Moose
Joe
Geo. Slosson
J. H. Duff
G. L. Pennington
Washington
Power Gribble
Lebanon
Cedarcroft Sanitarium
Immperial Sanitary Laundry
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