Duchess Pays Debts After Paris Auction Prank
In Paris the Duchess de Tallyrand formerly Anna Gould repaid a 4000 dollar debt after a money lender seized the duke's wardrobe and posted sale notices on private residence walls. The lender claimed interest but the sale shown in newsprint was not legal, drawing laughter from peers.
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Paris
Duchess de Tallyrand
Anna Gould
New York
Duke d Tallyrand
Anna
Count Boni de Castellaine
de Tallyrands
Rescue mission for American missionaries leaves Matamoros
Two US government funded cars travel from Matamoras to evacuate seven Friends church missionaries from Victoria Mexico amid scarce food and danger of starvation. Consul Jessé H Johnson in Matamoros said the trip to the border will take four days. The group includes Mr and Mrs R S Tice Miss Emma Reeder Mrs Ora Branen Miss Nancy L Lee Miss Mary Pickett and B C Roberts who plan to turn over their schools to local teachers.
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Associated Press
Brownsville
Texas
Matamoras
United States
Friends Church
Victoria
Mexico
Jessé H. Johnson
Matamoros
R.S. Tice
Emma Reeder
Woman Invents Gas Bomb For Sleepy Effect
Dresden reports Ida Boehm, the inventor, has developed a powder gas that can render hundreds of soldiers unconscious for seven to eight hours. The Saxon war ministry tested it and Prussian authorities invited the inventor to Berlin to demonstrate the device.
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Associated Press
Dresden
Sax
Saxon War Ministry
Ida Boehm
Berlin
Craft and Dortch to Attend R. and H. Meet
J. B. Dortch and Captain John Craft of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce go to Washington for the National Rivers and Harbors Congress sessions. Craft will then attend the American Good Roads Congress in Philadelphia December 9 to 12 and push to bring the 1914 meeting to Mobile.
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Mobile
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
J. B. Dortch
John Craft
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Commercial
Washington
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Turns Gray to Dark
An old advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a cheap tonic to darken gray hair. It promises even color, improved thickness, and relief from dandruff and itching with simple application.
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Wyeth
Heflin Proposes Broad Cotton Industry Bills in Senate
Representative Heflin of Alabama introduced a batch of bills targeting the cotton sector. Proposals include disposition of ill gotten cotton tax proceeds since the sixties, regulation of bale shipments between states territories and foreign nations, tare marking penalties for weight overages, and trips by agents to South America and Asia to promote American cotton goods. Also urged are a $25,000 Prattville fish culture station and a $25,000 Horseshoe Bend battlefield monument. separate DC cars for blacks and whites.
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Associated Press
Washington
Heflin
Alabama
China
Japan
Prattville
Ala
Battle Grounds
Horseshoe Bend
Tallapoosa River
District of Columbia
National Road Day Proposed By Oklahoma Rep Ferris
A bill by Representative Ferris of Oklahoma proposes a permanent holiday on June 17 each year to be called National Road Day. Representatives Byrnes of South Carolina and Stephens of Mississippi introduced bills for good roads appropriations.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ferris
Oklahoma
Byrnes
South Carolina
Stephens
Mississippi
Blackfriars 10 Present Comedy She Stoops to Conquer
The Blackfriars select Goldsmiths She Stoops to Conquer for their annual play. Trials for the cast begin immediately with open auditions for the university. An early spring production and a large touring plan to northern Alabama cities are planned.
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Tuscaloosa
Blackfriars
Goldsmith
Birmingham
Mobile
Montgomery
Anniston
Gadsden
Alabama
Lodge of Sorrow to Honor Deceased Elks Sunday
Mobile Lodge No. 108 Elks will hold its annual Lodge of Sorrow on Sunday at 3 PM at the Elks Home. Rev. Dr. J. W. Phillips and Albert P. Bush will deliver the principal address with Mark Lyons heading arrangements. Rowley orchestra provides music. Distinct members Canizas A. E. Stiles J. Weiss Maurice Lowenstein Arthur are listed as departed.
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Matilda
White
D. A. Planck
Presbyterian Church
Rowley Orchestra
Pielees
Stair
Marie Richard
Helen Thle
Birmingham
Will H. Oates
Planck
Liebestraum
Mobile Lodge No. 108
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Lodge of Sorrow
Elks Home
J. W. Phillips
First Baptist Church
Albert P. Bush
Mark Lyons
Lodge
Canizas
A. E. Stiles
J. Weiss
Maurice Lowenstein
Arthur
Fire at Taft's College East Hall Triggers Panic
Fifty Tufts students fled East Hall last night as flames forced them to drop from windows and fire escapes. One student was slightly burned while damage remained slight. The account notes a historical aside on life expectancy from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries.
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Associated Press
Medford
Mass
Taft's College
East Hall
Dr King’s New Discovery Cures Child Croup
A Manchester father praises Dr King’s New Discovery for severe croup attacks in children. He recounts fearing his child would die but credits the remedy with providing relief and safety at once. Price listed as $1.00.
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King
Lewis Chamberlain
Manchester
Nia
Postal Savings Deposits Grow Sharply in Year
Postmaster General Burleson told Congress that the postal savings deposits rose from 20,237,084 to 33,818,870 in the year ended June 30, with depositors increasing from 243,801 to 331,006 and the average deposit up to 102 dollars. Since inception, about 3,506,000 in deposits were converted into bonds.
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Washington
Burleson
Congress
The Man Who Neglects Himself and Kidney Trouble
A health note warns that back ache, soreness over the kidneys, nervous spells, and poor sleep signal kidney trouble. Regular use of Foley Kidney Pills is claimed to purify and strengthen the kidneys and bladder, promoting a clean and healthy system.
British Firm Wins Docks Contract in Constantinople
The Sublime Porte signs a contract with a British firm to reconstruct the arsenal docks on the Golden Horn and establish a naval base at Ismid. The concession is politically significant, effectively aligning Turkey with Britain on naval development.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Sublime Porte
Golden Horn
Ismid
Turkey
Prac’ly
Britain
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DR. F. L. Tapia
Britton’s Shoe
Sto 153
Dauphine& Street
Willis
Percy
Dauphin Street
Duchess ‘de Tallyrand
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University of Alabama
ELKS
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Dr. Phillips
Tuft’s College
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