Luncheon Club honors Griffiths at American consul dinner
December gathering of prican Luncheon Club, a busy men’s group, honored American Consul General Griffiths with a silver loving cup. Baron Charn proposed a toast to the consul’s health and service while speakers praised the state department and efforts in consular reform. Attendees included Baron Shaw of Dunfermline, Baron Emmett, Edmund Gosse, and Hilaire Belloc.
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Prican
Griffiths
Baron Charnclub
Mst
Eitone Roosevelt
Taft
State Department
Army
Civil Service
Baron Shaw of
Dunfermline
Baron Emmett
Colonial Office
Edmund Gosse
Ded 4Fords
Hilaire Belloc
Knights of Columbus complete half million gift for Catholic University
Agents in Baltimore report the Complete Fund of a half million raised by the Knights of Columbus for the Catholic University in Washington has been completed. A gift is expected to be presented to the institution during the holidays, ending over two years of fundraising activity.
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Agents of Columbus
United States
Byed Press
Baltimore
Knights of Colums
Cath University
Washington
Informa
Sour aMac hs Get a 10 cent Box Now
Advert says Cascarets cure sour stomach and related symptoms by cleansing stomach liver and bowels. Claims result in relief by morning and 10 cent price. Ends with exhortation to buy at any drug store.
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Cascaret
Mississippi Politician Alleges Governor Offered Immunity
State Senator G A Hobbs facing trial for receiving and soliciting a bribe claims Governor Brewer offered immunity and tried to perjure him. Hobbs and Lieutenant Governor Bilbo posted $5,000 bonds after indictments alleging influence peddling to push a county bill. Brewer denies Hobbs accusation in a message to Senator Vardaman.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
G. A. Hobbs
Brewer
Hobbs
Bilbo
Vicksburg
United States
Vardaman
Investigators to study Bilbo charges in Mississippi
Mississippi lawmakers including A C Anderson arrived in Vicksburg to probe Lieutenant Governor Bilbo's charges that indictments against himself and Senator Hobbs were politically motivated. The committee will review Mississippi Charity Hospital records and inspect Camp Williamson National Guard encampment files.
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Vicksburg
Miss
State Legislative Investigating Committee
A.C. Anderson
Bilbo
Hobbs
Mississippi Charity Hospital
Prendergast Leaves Progressive Party Over Election Result
William A. Prendergast, New York comptroller and founder of the Progressive party, withdraws. He says the presidential election shows the third party idea is not acceptable and that continued third party efforts would aid the Democratic party, urging amalgamation with Republicans and Independents.
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Associated Press
New York
William A. Prendergast
Progressive Party
Baldwinites to Work for Plant in Baldwin County
A convention is set for December 15 at the Auditorium Hotel in Chicago of Baldwin county landholders and colonizers to consider the Alabama Packing and Canning Company proposal. The firm with a $1 million capital seeks to build a packing and canning plant in Baldwin county if it can contract for 10 000 acres of products for ten years. Many men from the county aim to land the project.
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Bay Minett
Auditorium Hotel
Chicago
Baldwin
Alabama Packing and Canning Company
Baldwin County
District Attorney-elect imposes liquor resignation rule
District Attorney-elect R. H. Jackson announced that all thirty five future office appointees must resign if they drink alcohol. He said the rule aims to improve efficiency and applies after January 1 in Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Associated Press
R. H. Jackson
Tedford Seeks Five Year Term for Old Offense
Joshua Tedford superintendent of a large Chicago department store faces a five year penitentiary term for a prior offense. He was convicted seven years ago of spiriting a witness out of state in a burglary case. The supreme court upheld the sentence but a clerk's error left the mandate pigeonholed.
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Chicago
Joshua Tedford
Tedford
Supreme Court
Crowns Defeat Pelicans In Narrow Y M C A Night
A crowd of 250 watched two hard fought games at the Y M C A gym. The Crowns beat the Pelicans 18 to 13 while the Cardinals topped the Crescents 40 to 12 in Thursday night youth league action.
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Crowns
Pelicans
Cardinals
Crescents
L. Baumbhauer
Tle
Cali
Ae Ollinger
Crawford
F. Ernst i
L. Bar
Doyal
le Rutivt
Varnado
Burger
Yreid
M. Cunningham
H. Finkbohner
Seeeseesees
Oe Leonard
Soscseeeeses
Brue
F. Heese
McQuillen
Painter
Oease
Ewes
Ef Moore
Tee Wrens
Ee Baumhauer
Seed Vocdus
W. Christian
Courtney
Mobile Publishes Draft Ordinance to Protect Draft Horses
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals drafts a Mobile Alabama ordinance banning overhead check reins and Kimball bits on draft horses and mules. It requires loosening reins when the animal stands or is hitched and carries fines of two to ten dollars per offense.
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Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
City of
Mobile
City Commission
Board of Commissioners
Patient Dies in Smyrna Cottage Fire
G W Gay of Cartersville Georgia died after locking himself in his room as a cottage at a private sanitarium burned. Four other patients were rescued unharmed from the blaze in Smyrna Georgia yesterday.
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Associated Press
Smyrna
G. W. Gay
Cartersville
Gay
Stenographer Kills Salesman in New York Office
Nathan Chase a 26 year old cotton fabric salesman was shot at his desk yesterday by Rose Pressman formerly a stenographer in the same office. Chase died in hospital while Pressman, also 26, is in serious condition. The motive is unknown and Pressman refused to speak. The firm’s head said Pressman was discharged a year ago for attentions to Chase.
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Associated Press
New York
Nathan Chase
Rose Pressman
Chase
Learn Healthy Living For Children By Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
A health notice advocates Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative tonic for infants and children to prevent constipation liver trouble and indigestion. It notes three generations use it and offers free samples by mail with address given for Monticello Iowa.
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Bertha Lee Woodard
Moultrie
W. B. Caldwell
Ington St
Monticello
I. A
Kenetchy Tops Fielding Honors in National League
New York December 5 1913 The National League fielding averages for the season show changes in the standings compared with 1912. Kenetchy holds the leading title while others shift positions among clubs.
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Kenetchy
Associated Press
New York
National League
Ball Players Who Would Make Great Football Squad
An all-American football team of former professional baseball stars is named. Notables include Mathewson Bucknell at full back, Capron Minnesota at left half, Thorpe Carlisle at right half, Lord Colby at right end, and Brickley of the Athletics as a kicker.
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Chicago
Lord
Colby
Birmingham
Cornell
Johnson
Carlisle
California
Reulbach
Notre Dame
Hoblitzer
Marietta
Huggins
Cincinnati
Thorpe
Capron
Minnesota
Mathewson
Bucknell
Harry Lord
Brickley
Harvard
Chief Johnson
Reds
Warner
Acific
University of Cincinnati
Representative Church at Washington Raised in Mississippi
Mississippi Centennial Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South heard stirring pleas for funding a representative church in Washington, DC. Bishop Warren A. Candler and Rev. George S. Sexton urged renewed efforts after a $5,000 pledge from two years ago remained unpaid. A two year plan to raise the funds was adopted as other denominations also pursue national capitol churches.
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Associated Press
Natchez, Miss
Washington, D. C
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Warren A. Candler
Atlanta
General Conference
George S. Sexton
Washington
Candler
National Capital
Jad Salts Kidney Cleaning Remedy
An old pamphlet promotes Jad Salts as a kidney cleansing remedy. It claims drinking water plus four ounces of the mixture each month clears be discomfort, neutralizes urine acids, ends bladder weakness, and keeps kidneys active. It describes the drink as a lithia water made from grape and lemon acids with lithia.
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Catholic University
Nelson & Bailey
Royal Street
ROCHE
BURKE
I.” Farp
Prendergast
Baldwinites
Canning Company
Kimball
Wilson
L. C. Fry
D. P. Bestor
E. F. Ladd
G. A. Michael
Alabama
J. M. Walsh
Louis Forchheimer
C. H. Minge
S. Eichold
D. P. Ae Fined
LSC. Fry
Konetchy
St Louis
Jake Daubert
Brooklyn
Miller Huggins
St. Louis
Gang
John Lobert
Philadelphia
Joe ‘Tinker
Honus Wagner
Wagner
Tommy Leach
Booe
Leach
Grover’ Alexander
Fromme
Rixey
Crandall
McQuillan
Burk
Alexander
Phillies
S. Royal ST
Huerta
Iall
Springfield Union
Hammel’s
Dauphin St
Hammer’s
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