Vandals Steal Bronze Tablet Marking Hutchinson Site
Report from New York datelined February 3 states a bronze tablet placed by the Daughters of the Revolution at Split Rock Pelham Park marking Anne Hutchinson’s massacre site in 1643 was stolen. The inscription noted Hutchinson’s banishment and quest for religious liberty.
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New York
Daughters of the Lead Revolution
Split Rock
Pelhamy Park
Anne Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Massachusetts
New Netherds
Smith Bill Violation Fined in Local Court
Johnson arrested for selling wines without a license faced Recorder Baington and was fined $101 on Monday afternoon for violations of the Smith Bill.
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Was
Johnson
Baington
Plan promotes throat healing with Pinex and sugar tonic
A home remedy claims to soothe throat and bronchial issues by mixing 24% ounces of Pinex in a pint bottle with sugar and warm water. The blend is said to restore appetite, aid whooping cough and croup, and be an old reliable treatment advertised with a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co.
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Norway
Canada
Poe Wil
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
New Alms House Planned for Montgomery County
Dr. William H. Oates announces construction of a new alms house in Montgomery county to begin within two weeks. The project, estimated at about $10,000, will replace the old facility deemed a county disgrace and will include modern conveniences.
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Montgomery
Montgomery County
William H. Oates
Oates
Board of Revenue of
Boquechitto Lumberman Rescued After River Jump
W. W. Alley a 62 year old lumberman from near Boquechitto in Dallas County attempted suicide by leaping from the Washington Street bridge into the Alabama River. Bystanders rescued him as he drifted in the swift current and he was taken to a boarding house and placed to bed.
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Selma
Ala
W. W. Alley
Boquechitto
Dallas County
Alabama River
Washington Street
Callahan Seeks Democratic Nomination in Eighth District
Decatur Ala Feb 38 The announcement of Hon W W Callahan for the Democratic nomination for congress from the Eighth District makes three for the nomination to date The three are in order of announcements Judge E B Alman of Tuscumbia Judge James Ballentine of Huntsville and W W Callahan of Decatur
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Decatur
Ala
W. W. Callahan
Eighth Congressional District
E. B. Almon
Tuscumbia
James ,Ballentine
Huntsville
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Ad Claims Pregnancies
A vintage testimonial advertisement states that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored normal health for women and aided conception and childbirth. It includes multiple quotes from women across New York Missouri Pennsylvania West Virginia and Florida praising the product for before and after pregnancy benefits.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
E. M. Dorrr
R. R
Conshohocken, Pa
Mosse Blakeley
Imperial, Pa
James Gaffney Named in New York Canal Graft Inquiry
James Gaffney once partnered with Charles F Murphy and now faces intense questioning in the John Doe canal graft probe. Accused by ex Governor Sulzer of acting as Murphy's bagman to shake down contractors for barge canal work. Gaffney denies all charges and says he is ready to testify anytime.
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James. Gaffney
Charles F. Murphy
New York
Gaffney
Sulzer
Murphy
Bagman
New York State
Van Antwerp 62-Foot Soda Fountain Largest in South
Van Antwerp Drug Company completes a 62 foot Mexican onyx soda fountain claimed largest in the South. The three sections each host sixteen syrup pumps and six siphons. Brine refrigeration, a Lippincott system from Philadelphia, cools all compartments from a basement plant.
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van Antwerp Drug’ Company
Lippincott, Company of
Philadelphia
Directors to Consider Employment of Weigher
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce board meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m. The agenda includes confirming President Parsons nominees and reports from two committees on organizational condition and feasibility of employing an official coal weigher at the port.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Parsons
5250 Bottles of Whisky to Be Destroyed in Dallas
By court order the Dallas county sheriff is directed to destroy 5250 bottles of whisky seized in Dallas raids on blind tigers. The whisky valued at 2000 dollars comes in 112 cases and includes 4936 half pints 200 pints and 120 quarts.
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Elma
Ala
Dallas County
University of Alabama Announces 1914 Gridiron and Diamond Schedules
The University of Alabama released its 1914 football and baseball schedules via W. Hugo Friedman. Baseball slate features Howard College Mississippi College Michigan Illinois Tulane Mercer Georgia Tech Kentucky Cumberland Sewanee with multiple campus games. Football schedule lists Open dates and Georgia Tech Tennessee and other opponents, plus several sessions with professional teams in the South.
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University
Ala
W. Hugo Friedman
Howard College
Mississippi College
University of Michigan
University of Illinois
Tulane University
Mercer
University of , Georgia
Georgia Tech
University of Kentucky
Atlanta
Georgia’Tech
University of Georgia
Athens
Cumberland University
Sewanee
South
Bitming
Tennessee
Knoxville
Getabes Esi
Eec
University of
Conite
Judge Ventress Burned to Death in Attalla Fire
In Attalla Alabama at 3 50 Monday morning Judge Thomas Ventress 65 the county s first abstractor and a prominent political figure died in a fire that also injured George L Cox who fell down a stairway and remains in critical condition Two brick buildings were damaged with losses estimated at 10 000 Ventress body found in a hallway after flames were extinguished Cox was hospitalized following the incident
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Gadsden
Ala
Thomas Ventress
George L. Cox
Attalla
Ventress
Cox
Judge Ventress
Etowah County
Florida case continued in Mobile recorder court
Dan Butler a black man arrested on a dangerous and suspicious charge and wanted in Pensacola for escaping while serving a sentence on the county roads was arraigned in Mobile recorder's court Monday. The case was continued to Wednesday to allow Escambia County officers to come to Mobile.
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Dan Butler
Pensacola
Recorder’s Court
Escambia County
Mobile
Woman blamed for delays as old excuses persist
In a blunt observation, the speaker notes that few new excuses exist and many still blame women, echoing the timeless pattern of shifting fault as old Adam did.
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Adam
Prisoners Strike Amid Ongoing Tensions
In a terse report, inmates engage in a strike as authorities report rising tensions. The incident highlights unresolved grievances and renewed calls for reform within the facility.
United States power squadrons form at New York Yacht Club
At a New York meeting, representatives from twenty yacht and motor boat clubs and racing associations signed the squadrons’ agreement establishing the United States power squadrons. In Philadelphia Eddie Moy of Allentown fought Johnny Kilbane to a strong six round contest, while Porky Flynn stopped George Rodel in the fourth. In Bristol Rhode Island a new America’s Cup defense yacht is being built with several names under consideration including Half Moon.
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New York
United States
New York Yacht Club
Atlantic Coast
Philadelphia
Eddie Moy
Allentown
Johnny Kilbane
Moy
Porky Flynn
Boston
George Rodel
Rodel
Flynn
Bristol
R. I
Robert W. Emmons II
Flag Officers’ Syndicate
Liberty for turning state evidence not for winning friends
The remark notes that while offering to testify for the state can win liberty, it does not guarantee social acceptance or friendship. It reflects skepticism about the lasting personal cost of cooperation with authorities.
Notable Obituaries Highlight Papal Title and Industry Leaders
NEAR ST LOUIS James G Ghio a papal nobleman died at his country home near St Louis He was named commander of the Order of St Gregory in 1906 by Pope Pius X for paying a Catholic church debt Benjamin F Funk vice president of Funk Wagnalls died suddenly in New York age about 61 He lived in Monrovia Emory Olds brother of auto maker R E Olds died of apoplexy in Seabreeze Florida Death followed by transport of the body to Detroit
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James G. Ghio
ST. Louis
Order of St. Gregory
Pius.x
Benjamin F. Funk
New York
Funk & Wagnha Company, Publishers
Mr. Funk
Monrovia
Diaz
Mr. Blythe
Emory Olds
Seabreeze
Fia
R. E. Olds
Lansing
Mich
Detroit
Blythe's Mexican ties and Diaz friendship noted
B F Blythe of Monrovia California, long in Mexico, is described as an intimate friend of former Mexican president Porfirio Diaz. The report mentions Blythe offering him a ...
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B. F. Blythe
Monrovia
Cal
Mexico
Porfirio Diaz
Thomas C. Henry Star of Irrigation Farmland Dies at 72
Denver Colorado February 3. Thomas C Henry 72 a pioneer of irrigation farming in Kansas and Colorado died recently. In the early seventies he was reputed the richest man in Kansas for his irrigation prairie lands wealth. His later tastes included olive oil as a sign of culture amid luxuries.
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Thomas C. Henry
Denver
Colo
Thomais, C. Henry
Nater
Kansas
Colorado
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Anne Hutchison
Deal
Mobile County
Alabama
Norborne R. Clarke
Said
Rer Tor
Jas. Gaffney
Gotham
Murphy’s “Bagman
Callahan
Lydia E Pickans
Mitchel
Jive Ns
Mise Blakely
John Mitchell
Massena, N. Y
A. M. Myers
Gordonville, Mo
E. W. Sanvers
Rowlesburg
W. Va
Water and
St. Francis Streets
van Antwerps
Dallas
Scott
Cara
U. of A
Florida
Reiss Mercantile Co
Just
Wrigleys
Spearmin
Wrigley’s
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