Explosion on a Train Mystery Near Parker's Siding
Birmingham report details a bomb or nitroglycerin blast on Alabama Great Southern Train No. 2 from New Orleans to Cincinnati. Passengers passed through to Chattanooga. investigators doubt passenger knowledge as officials pursue leads at Parker's Siding 110 miles southwest of Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Great Southern
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Parker’s Siding
L. Sevier
Southern Railway Company
Allied Lines
Chattanooga
Capehart
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railway
Mobile
Terminal Station
York
Eine Semnections
Tuscaloosa
Meri
Southern Railway
Calvert
School presents play The Courtship of Miles Standish
Pupils from E. L. Russell school staged The Courtship of Miles Standish by Longfellow on Tuesday in the third of seven seventh grade dramatizations. Fifteen actors wore period Colonial costumes. Miss Metta Thompson praised the performance as satisfactory. A D A R committee attended.
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E. L. Russell
Miles Standish
Longfellow
Metta Thompson
Mercolized Wax Facial Guides and Scrub Prescriptions
The ad explains using mercolized wax as a facial treatment to remove old skin gently and reveal a smoother under layer. It claims one ounce suffices for covering coarse skin, with nightly application. It also offers a walnut-toned wrinkle remover using powdered saxonite and witch hazel, promising immediate tightening effects.
Uncle Wiggily Builds a New Easy Chair
Uncle Wiggily Longears decides to craft a new easy chair from wood feathers and cloth after his old one wears out. He completes a colorful chair but it is crushed when Mr. Whitewash the polar bear sits in it, prompting a return to the five and ten cent store for a replacement.
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Uncle Wiggily Longears
Hollow Stump
Wiggily
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
Mr. Longears
Uncle
Nurse Jane
Wiggy
Mr. Baa-Baa
Baa-Baa
Baa- Baa
Jane
Mr. Whitewash
Kidneys Urged to Flush With Rad Salts Remedy
A national health claim warns that high meat intake raises uric acid and congests kidneys. It advises four ounces of Rad Salts daily in water to flush kidneys, ease back pain and urinary irritation, claiming the remedy is safe, inexpensive and effective.
Mobile's Collector of Customs Is Praised
Colonel Percy W. Maer of Columbus Mississippi assumed the office of collector of customs for the port of Mobile in February 1914. He retained the existing force and improved efficiency, with the Treasury Department report naming Mobile as an example of high performance among the 49 districts. The national appraisal highlights his district for reorganizing forces and boosting economy and efficiency.
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Percy W. Maer
Columbus
Miss
Port of
Mobile
H. Gordon Ashley
Maer
F. M. Halstead
Division of Customs
Treasury Department
W. P. McAdory
Secretary of the Treasury
Customs Service of
United States
Halstead
Congress
Corps of
New York
Philadelphia
California
Vermont
Boston
Galveston
Sailor in Gulfport Convicted in Bootlegging Case
In Gulfport Miss on December 16 a sailor named Andres was tried before Mayor Foote for selling liquor to crew members. He was found guilty and fined 50 dollars, then produced a roll of bills before sentencing.
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Gulfport
Miss
California last word in battlers
Washington December 16 Secretary Daniels testifies before Congress on naval design lessons from Europe endorsing California class battleships as optimal in size and firepower while warning against fleets of only dreadnoughts. He urges balanced fleets with battle cruisers and submarines and highlights offensive and defensive traits for future ships.
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Washington
Congress
Daniels
Panama Canal
Europe
Petition for leave to marry again granted in Mobile court
In the Law and Equity Court of Mobile Judge Safford Berney grants Jonas Martin leave to marry again. In Chancery, Hon. Thomas H. Smith schedules Ella H. Mechem executrix versus Frank G. Blair et al for January 5, 1916.
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Law and Equity Court of Mobile
Equity
Safford Berney
Jonas Martin
Chancery Court
Thomas H. Smith
Ella H. Mechem
Executrix
Frank G. Blair
Lyons and others convey properties to Amrock firm
Joseph H Lyons and wife transfer lots 1 2 15 16 in the Lyons subdivision to Edward 8 Amrock for 1133 50. William O Daly and wife sell lots 1 2 16 16 in the same subdivision for 100. Tonsmeire and wife sell 1 2 15 16 in the Lyons subdivision to Amrock. Virginia Dunlap et al sell to South Investment and Development Co for 123 20. United States of America to Charles McDuffee acquire NW quarter of Sec 10 Township 4 South Range 4 West. Various travelers and officials visit Mobile for holidays and business including O F Redd Jr and railroad men. postmaster ruling on lost registered mail. Turkey party planned by St Vincents Club Friday night.
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Joseph H. Lyons
Edward
Amrock
William O. Daly
A. Tonsmeire
Virginia
V. Dunlap Et al
South Investment and Development Company
H. Brannon
Section
St. Stephen's Meredian
Alabama
Seven Year Old Boy Becomes Marine Corps Corporal
Frederic C. Bradman Jr of Mare Island is seven and has twice enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He serves as a corporal in his second hitch and wears a service stripe a good conduct medal and a sharpshooter badge said to have been won by proxy. The boy has two years foreign service in Cuba and Major Frederic L. Bradman his father is proud that regular marines accept him as a comrade and obey his orders.
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United States Marine Corps
Frederic C. Bradman, Jr
Mare Island
Corps
Bradman
Cuba
Frederic L. Bradman
Businessman Visit Reaches Mobile
A business man from that place is visiting Mobile in a noted local movement. The visit highlights regional commerce ties and potential future engagements in Mobile.
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James Ellis
Selma
Ala
Mobile
Frank Earle
Blacksher
Judgment Favors Margarita Drexel in Separation Deed Case
A London court ruled in favor of Margarita Armstrong Drexel wife of Anthony J. Drexel in her suit to recover funds under a separation deed. The decision upheld service of a writ despite Mr Drexel claiming domicile in France and arguing lack of English jurisdiction.
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London
Margarita Armstrong Drexel
Anthony J. Drexel
Trades Council Names Its Three Candidates
At a Mobile Central Trades Council meeting labor representatives nominated P. J. Doherty Max Rathberger and John J. Russell for seats on the State Harbor Commission to be named by Governor Charles Henderson. The commission will have five members from Mobile and two from the north.
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Central Trades Council
Mobile
P. J. Doherty
Painters & Decorators Union
Max Rathberger
John J. Russell
State Harbor Commission
Charles Henderson
Fire damages 912 Baltimore Street dwelling
A one story frame house at 912 Baltimore Street owned by G H Kreumpel and occupied by C W Helsing was damaged by fire early Thursday morning with 100 damage reported.
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Baltimore Street
C. W. Helsing
G. H. Kreumpel
Franchise Tax Delinquency Rules Announced by Court
Judge Price Williams of Ji probate court warns that corporations in the county face delinquency penalties for missing franchise taxes. An 8 percent added fee applies if unpaid by the date, with possible imprisonment for license violations. The act sets penalties and license due dates, urging businessmen to comply.
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Price Williams
Ji Probate
Williams
Christmas Business At Biloxi Best In Years
Biloxi Mississippi reports a busy Christmas rush with crowded shops and strong holiday sales. Sheriff J C Elmer plans to open a Gulfport law office after his January Sheriff election and will move to Biloxi. A Biloxi boatman accidentally shot off his finger while handling a pistol. Citizens plan a cleanup of a damaged beachfront after the September hurricane. Charles Venus a 74 year old Biloxi resident died at his home on Porter avenue and Railroad street.
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Miss
Elmer
J. C. Elmer
Tan Clark
Gulfport
Biloxit
Green
Plaj
Board of Mayor and Aid
Charles Venus
Porter Avenue
Railroad Street
King Peter of Serbia to Take Refuge in Italy
Paris dispatch reports King Peter of Serbia, fleeing invasion, will seek asylum in Italy. The king has accepted the offer and Caserta palace near Naples is being prepared for him.
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Peter
Serbia
Italy
Paris
Rome
Tevasion
Caserta
Traveling man dies in hotel fire at Express Building
Fort Worth traveling man Coltharp burned to death in a boarding house on the Express building's ground floor in Charlotte North Carolina. Fire destroyed the structure early morning. body not immediately recovered due to intensity. Fire loss described as small.
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Charlotte
N. G
I Coltharp
Fort” 8. C
Super Zeppelin L-22 Destroyed in Schleswig Incident
Copenhagen reports the destruction of the super Zeppelin L-22 off Schleswig. Forty crew members are said killed or wounded according to a local newspaper.
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Copenhagen
Destru
Schleswig
Cohagen
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