Bribery report swirls around Atlanta smoke inspector
Atlanta city smoke inspector Paul McMichael faces charges that nearly $10 000 in bribes were offered by furnace interests to gain special privileges. McMichael testified before the smoke commission noting bribes totaling 7800 with a 50 item from James McMillan and Company of Chicago. He alleged a contract to place McMillan furnaces in Atlanta was drafted but not signed.
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Tlanta
Paul McMichael
City Smoke Commission
Atlanta
McMichael
James McMillan and Company
Chicago
J. N. Renfroe and Company
Renfroe
McMillan
More Than Five Million To Be Returned To Southern Claimants
Washington December 12 A House bill would return over 5 000 000 derived from property sales taken from Southern owners after the Civil War. The measure would amend judiciary codification to remove loyalty proof for these claims, which cover proceeds from postwar property seizures. Senate action pending.
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Washington
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Parisian Sage Hair Tonic Promises Dandruff Cure
Advertises Parisian Sage hair tonic as a remedy for dandruff scalp itch and hair fall. Claims the product cleans, nourishes and adds luster, priced 50 cents, available at drug stores and Van Antwerp Drug Co.
Southern Panama Canal Conference Formed in Atlanta
The Southern Panama Canal Conference organized in Atlanta pledges congression al legislation to rehabilitate the American merchant marine. The group backs measures to encourage American shipbuilding though opposition from Frank P. Glass of the Birmingham News.
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Frank P. Glass
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American Enterprise and Capital
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Panama
United States
Congress of the
Glass
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Nashville
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A. H. Cademan
Navy League
Leland Hume
J. G. Weatherly
Brunswick (Ga
Iron and Steel
John W. Sibley
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
E. J Watson
South Carolina
South
Wilmer L. Moore
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Dublin Jury Frees Mrs Leigh in Hatchet Case
The Dublin jury failed to convict suffragette Mrs Mary Leigh for hatching a hatchet attack on John Redmond. She had earlier faced five years for attempting arson at Theatre Royal and was released on license after a hunger strike. The trial noted her admission of the hatchet throw.
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Mary Leigh
John E. Redmond
Leigh
Theatre Royal
Asquith
Mr. Asquith
John E Redmond
Falls a Foul Pict When a plot exists between liver and bowels
An old printed health ad urges readers to take Dr King s New Life Pills to restore digestion and end discomfort. It frames the pills as a gentle prompt for proper bodily action and balance.
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Dr. King
Strikers Ambush Rail Detectives in Hudson River Clash
Several hundred striking New York Susquehanna and other Eastern railroad workers opened fire with real bullets on strike breakers landing at Edgewater coal docks. Two railroad detectives were killed and about a dozen wounded as private guards and officers fought back. Three hundred Susquehanna workers quit, seeking a 5 cent hourly raise.
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New York
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Palisades
Hudson River
Edgewater
New Jersey
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Hudson
Erie Railroad
Strilers
Zemo Skin Remedy Promises Quick, Visible Relief
A vintage ad touts Zemo for eczema chafing pimples and dandruff. It claims instant irritation relief and a vanish-like effect, sold by E W Groves Co St Louis and Van Antwerp's drug store with trial bottles priced at 25 cents and a money back guarantee.
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E. W. Nox Medicine Co
St. Louis
van Antwerp
Button Mystery Promises Cash in Next Mobile Item
A tease notes a contest titled Button Mystery with money prize. Readers are told to watch next Sunday's Mobile Item for details and how to claim the prize.
Sage Tea Returns Hair Color With Sage and Sulphur
An old remedy revived by chemists, Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy promises to restore youthful color and combat dandruff and itching. A fifty cent bottle is sold by druggists with a money back guarantee if not as represented.
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