Literacy test modification urged by mass convention
A Massachusetts convention of 1,500,000 members requests President Wilson and Congress enact a modification to the immigration literacy test. The resolution calls for exemption of all aliens from the literacy requirement to avoid religious oppression, proposing protection through formal legal acts.
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Ssociated’ Press
Lingfield
Mass
Brith
Wilson
Congress
Ohition
Fertilizer Inspectors Set To Patrol State Duties
Special to The Item. Omery Alabama February 3 fertilizer inspectors of the state department of agriculture and industry begin three months of statewide labor collecting samples for analysis and enforcing fertilizer rules. Names listed include Cunningham Evergreen Andrews Greenville EF C Opelika W P Acree Captain Wheeler Montgomery Coleman Albert Portand White Portland Holliman Fayette and Alte Montgomery.
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Omery
Ala
Lizer
Agriculture and Indus
Cunningham
Evergreen
Andrews
Greenville
EF. C
Opelika
W. P. Acree
S. R. Wheeler
John C. Coleman
Alberttain
D.C. White
Portland
Holliman
Fayette
Alte
Montgomery
Immense Mussel Shoals Power Scheme Proposed
J W Worthington of Alabama Power toured Huntsville unveiling tentative Mussel Shoals dam plans on the Tennessee River. The project envisages two dams creating a 106 foot high lake providing year round deep navigation near Chattanooga, powered by about a million horsepower and cheaper South wide electricity. Government bid would lease power rights long term with millions at stake.
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Huntsville
Ala
J. W. Worthington
Alabama Power Company
Tennessee River
Wor Hington
Worthington
Chattanooga
South
Engineering Board of the Army
Kilmer’s Swamp Root Advertised Kidney Remedy
An old advertisement warns kidney and bladder disorders cause pain indigestion and fatigue. It promotes Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a remedy claiming improvement in kidney function supports overall health and urges buying regular and one dollar bottle sizes from S. Kilmer Co. based in Binghamton New York.
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Kilmer
Disruption of Tammany Hall Threatened
Friends of Charles F. Murphy announce appealing to the club board after a resolution called for Murphy's retirement. They denounce Edward F. O'Dwyer and vow to challenge the legal basis of the action amid calls for reorganization of the Democratic state and county committees in New York City.
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Associated Press
New York
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
National Democratic Club
Thomas F. Smith
Murphy
Edward F. O'Dwyer
Smith
Board of Governors
Warren W. Foster
Nathan Straus
Richard Croker
Democratic State Committee
Democratic Party
Medal honors Dana L. Milligan for Red Cross service
Dana L. Milligan of Chattanooga Tennessee will receive a bronze medal from General Li Yuan Huang for his Red Cross hospital work in Hankow China during the 1911 revolution. The medal and a Chinese diploma dated March 15 1913 accompany his navy discharge documents from November 1913.
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Associated Press
Washington
Red Cross
Hankow
China
Dana L. Milligan
Chattanooga
Tenn
Navy
Li Yuan Huang
Navy Department
Milligan
Republic of China
Wilson Lifts Embargo Aimed at Equalizing Mexican War
The Wilson administration asserts lifting the 1912 embargo will balance the fighting by neutralizing advantages in Huerta’s heavy artillery. Officials say the move is not support for the Constitutionals but a step to shorten the war and reduce bloodshed while maintaining U S neutrality.
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Villa
Washington
Mexico
United States
Auerta
France
Huerta
Torreon
Tampico
Monterey
Saltillo
San Luis Potosi
Mexico City
Wilson
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic promotes strength
Old Standard tonic claims to drive out malaria and build up the system. Advertises as a true tonic and appetiser for adults and children, priced at 40 cents.
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Grove
Escaped prisoner Dick McDade punished again
Dick McDade, an African American man who escaped from the city jail while serving a fifty day sentence for permitting gaming on his premises, was re arrested Friday night and given an additional twenty day sentence by Judge Edington Monday, totaling seventy days to serve for the city.
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Dick McDade
Edington
The Judge Knew Better Drove That Fast Himself
J. B. Drago was arrested by Motorcycle Officer L. S. Ludlow for speeding twenty three mph. He was fined ten dollars or twenty days by Recorder Edington after arraignment. The case was reset for Monday for court investigation and an appeal was noted with bond set at 150 dollars.
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J. B. Drago
L. S. Ludlow
Edington
Drago
Mistrial Declared In Damage Suit At Hattiesburg
In Hattiesburg Mississippi on February 3 jurors in the case J J McInnis versus Hawkins Hardware Company failed to reach a verdict after hours of deliberation and a mistrial was entered McInnis sought twenty five thousand dollars in damages for the death of his brother Roderick a sixteen year old boy who died after a store lighting generator exploded earlier.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
J. J. McInnis
Hawkins Hardware Company
J. J. MeInnis
Roderick
Aged Mendicant Taken for Burglar and Shot to Death
In Memphis Mississippi, Eva Francis is dying after a fatal shotgun shooting misidentifying J. A. Gault aged 60 as a burglar. Gault was directed to the Francis home for breakfast, then shot on the rear porch when Mrs. Francis woke from bed and fired through the door.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
J. A. Gault
Eva Francis
Gault
Judge Edington Holds Alleged Forger on Forgery Charge
Clarence Rhodes caused a stir in the recorder's court when he fell into an epileptic fit as Judge Edington ordered him held to the grand jury under a $600 bond for forgery. Rhodes allegedly signed William Chazook’s name to two checks for $57.71 and $87.80 at the Guy Bank and Trust Company. It is claimed Rhodes confessed to the forgery.
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Clarence Rhodes
Recorder’s Court
Edington
Rhodes
William Chazook
Guy Bank and Trust Company
Sioux City Journal editor George D. Perkins Dies
George D. Perkins editor and publisher of the Sioux City Journal died in Sioux City. The brief item notes his leadership and ties to the paper, with no further details on date or circumstances.
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Sioux City
George D. Perkins
Sioux City Journal
Personal visitors fill Mobile hotels from several states
Lucedale and Grove Hill residents visit Mobile on business with stays at the St Andrew and other hotels. Birmingham, Chicago, St Louis and Canada visitors register at Bienville Battle House Cawthon. An old sport notes wrestling waning as trend.
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John S. and
Will Chapman
Grove Hill, Ala
Mobile
the St. Andrew
C. J. Walker
Restore natural hair color without dyes or harm
A promotional letter offers a harmless liquid guaranteed to restore hair color in four days. It claims lasting, undetectable results that wash out neither stain scalp. The sender, Mary K. Saree, invites readers to mail a name, address and stamped return envelope for full instructions.
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Mary K. Saree
F. Grosvenor
Farmers and Truck Growers Hold Plateau Conference
A large delegation attends the Farmers and Truck Growers Conference at Plateau with expectant crowds tonight and tomorrow. Speakers include Mr. Maloney on The Bolt Weevil and Mr. Shantz on Corn Raising. Notable participants include Dr. M. N. Gilbert of Selma, Alabama and Mrs. Susie Little among others.
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Plateau
Maloney
Shantz
Southern Railway
M. N
Gilbert, D. D
Selma
Ala
The
J. Maloney
Mobile
Susie Little
Daisies Edge Soldiers in Fort Morgan Victory
The Daisies defeated the Soldiers 30 to 23 at Fort Morgan on Sunday. Despite a 30 pound disadvantage, teamwork and speed carried the game, extending the Daisies’ win streak to three. They will next play Spring Hill next Sunday.
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Fort Morgan
Daisies
Spring Hill
Deserters From Federals Overtaken and Executed
In Nogales Mexico on February 3 a mutiny by 350 men of the Guayamas Federal Garrison ended with 68 reaching the Constitutionalists near Maytorena. The rest were killed or captured and executed by local troops under General Ojeda after a pursuit by the Tenth Infantry.
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Associated Press
Nogles
Mex
Guayamas
Maytorena
Hermosillo
Ojeda
Carillo
Loma
Declines to Prosecute Auto Owner After Child Injury
F I Spalding was arraigned in the recorder's court and fined 15 dollars plus costs for letting his 15 year old son Clayton drive the car that hit John J Hughes. Hughes suffered a broken arm and cuts. Hughes asked not to prosecute and expressed no wish to pursue further action.
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F. I. Spalding
Recorder’s Court
Clayton
John J. Hughes
Spalding
Clayton Spalding
Colbert Cotton Crop Shows an Increase
Colbert county's cotton crop for 1913 shows a strong gain over 1912. Ginning to January 16 reached 14,993 bales excluding linters, up from 11,787, adding over $250,000 in value at current prices. Including seed and other parts, the 1913 crop totals about one and a quarter million dollars.
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Colbert
Tuscumbia
Ala
Colbert County
Parisian Sage Promises Lustrous Hair With Daily Use
Wealth of hair is achievable with Parisian Sage rubbed into the scalp and applied daily for a week. It smooths, thickens, and cleanses hair, removes dandruff, and leaves a pleasant scent. Sold by Van Antwerp Drug Corp. in fifty cent bottles with the trademark The Girl with the Auburn Hair.
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van Antwerp Drug Corp
Ely's Dream Balm Offers Instant Relief for Stuffy Noses
An advertisement touts Ely's Dream Balm as relief for cold and catarrh. It claims instant opening of nasal passages, reduced headaches, and faster cleansing of inflamed membranes with a fragrant salve applied in the nostrils. It urges buying a small bottle and using it nightly to ease breathing.
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Ely
Sre
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