Wew President of Haiti Hot After Rebel Leader
CAPE HAITIEN Haiti February 13 The new president Orestes Zamor ordered energetic action against rebel leader Senator Davilmar Theobre and sent the army toward Cape Haitien Three government vessels were directed to the same destination General Duque commander of Zamor troops at Gonaives arrived at Plaisance and rebels prepare air attacks A column of 200 rebels left to oppose General Dugue's forces
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Cape Haitien
Haiti
Orestes Zamor
Davilmar Theobre
Neral
Duque
Zanor
Gonaives
Plaisance
Rebig
Dugue
Gulfport Hold-Up Man Is Fined and Bound Over
A Gulfport hold up suspect was fined $50 and bound over to the grand jury after a concealed weapons charge was noted. The brief court action followed preliminary proceedings in a local case.
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Gulfport
Fie
Forced to Commit Bigamy Is Plea In Confession
William Smith an English chauffeur was sentenced to ten months hard labor for bigamy after confessing he married Catherine Higgins of New York while his wife was alive in England. He said he was forced by American employers who offered a farm management job as incentive.
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Associated Press
London
William Smith
Catharine Higgins
New York
England
Thirteen Escapees Recaptured From Opelika Jail
Thirteen of nineteen inmates who overpowered a guard at the Lee county jail were recaptured. A pursuing officer encountered a fleeing boy who was killed. he was later found not to be an escape.
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Associated Press
Opelika
Ala
Lee County
Cascarets Promise Quick Relief for Bilious Livers
An advertisement promotes Cascarets as a cheap remedy for liver and bowel misery. It claims all stomach and bilious symptoms improve with a 10 cent box and urges use for adults and children, noting druggists carry the product.
Perry County Holds Single Primary and Raises Bars
Perry county executive committee in Marion Alabama voted to hold a single primary on April 6 and to raise the bars. The group unanimously endorsed Charles H Greer for secretary of state citing his qualifications and urging Alabama voters to support him.
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Marion
Ala
Perry County Executive Committee
Charles H. Greer
Alabama
Greer
Mr Spriggs Trip to Europe at St Johns Chapter House
Personal notices list a one act comedy Mr Spriggs Trip to Europe scheduled for Friday February 20 at St Johns Chapter House at 8 p.m. Admission will be charged and refreshments served. The column also notes many visitors staying at hotels in Mobile including J W McLetchie Detroit A B Coleman and wife and others from Nashville Louisville and Jackson and Birmingham.
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St. Andrew
J. W
McLetchie
Detroit
A. B. Coleman
Cincinnati
H. F. Cooper
J. F. Gilbreath
Nashville
Tenn
Monroe Hit Twice in Collision Testimony at Trial
Philadelphia February 13 Captain Edward E Johnson commander of the Old Dominion Line steamer Monroe testified in the Nantucket collision case. He said the ships were locked about two seconds at impact the Nantucket rebounded and struck Monroe again with a heavier shock. He believed rescuing all aboard would have been impossible if they stayed tied. He noted the Monroe sank by the stern despite a forward hull hole and questioned why pumps were not started. The board praised his forthrightness after two and a half days of questioning.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Edward E. Johnson
Old Dominion Line
Monroe
Mets
Niet
Virginia
Osmyn Berry
Nantucket
Johnson
Board of Inspectors
Captain Johnson
Bergson Among Forty Elected to French Academy Immortals
Paris reports Professor Henri Louis Bergson has joined the forty immortals of the French Academy, succeeding Emile Ollivier who died last year. Bergson, born in 1859, has taught philosophy at the College of France since 1900 and joined the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences in 1901. Also elected were Alfred Capus, president of the French Society of Dramatic Authors, and Pierre de la Gorce, a noted French historian.
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Associated Press
Paris
Henri Louis Bergson
French Academy
Emile Olliver
Professor Bergson
College of France
Academy of Moral and Political Sciences
Alfred Capus
French Society of Dramatic Authors
Pierre de la Corce
Courts Schedule Reveals Testimony Orders in Several Cases
In the chancery court before 12 noon on Friday, Gerald Stafford vs Lizzie Stafford has testimony ordered published. Emma Owens vs John Owens also requires published testimony. Cunningham Hardware Co et al vs Mrs Mary Kimball admx et al is submitted on demurrer. The register’s annual fiduciary funds report is submitted. Zenobia B Williams vs Harry P Williams is submitted on motion to show cause.
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Chancery Court
Thomas H. Smith
Gerald Stafford
Lizzie Stafford
Emma Owens
John Owens
Cunningham Hardware Company Et al
Mary Kimball
Admx
Register
Zenobia
B. Williams
Harry P. Williams
Danderine Hair Treatment Promises Doubled Beauty
An old advertisement urges girls to try Danderine claiming it doubles hair beauty in minutes. It promises cleansing of dust and oil and, after weeks of use, new soft hair growth with reduced dandruff and itching, recommending a 25 cent bottle from drug stores.
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Knowlton
Hotel For Sale In Prime Downtown Corner Lot
Small three and a half story brick hotel with thirty five rooms on a corner lot in a well located downtown site. Entire property can be bought at a sacrifice and on favorable terms offering a splendid opportunity for the right man.FOR RENT Elegant five room flat on second floor of Mrs. Thomas St. John residence at N Government Street head of Marine Street very reasonable price.
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Thomas St. John
Head of Marine
Sash and Blind Factory For Sale At Corner Lot
Large factory occupying two blocks with all machinery, at Tennessee and Cedar streets. Spur railroad track in yard. Price very reasonable and terms very favorable.
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Tennessee and
Cedar Streets
Lewis Seeks Object Lesson Against Free Toll Plan
Senator Lewis asked the Senate to allow printing as a public document part of his 1909 State Department reports. He cites how Yokohama Japan and Shanghai China port regulations discriminated against American shipping to show potential retaliation against free toll favor. The request was sent to the printing committee to check State Department objections.
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Associated Press
Washington
Panama Canal
Lewis
Senate
State Department
Yokohama
Japan
Shanghai
China
Seeking to Recover for Loss of Building At Pascagoula
In Pascagoula Mississippi on February 13 the court heard Drs F A Rehfeldt and C G McEachern suit against Pascagoula Street Railway and Electric Co for twenty thousand dollars claiming a fire on December 31 1911 destroyed their two story brick building due to defective wiring. The trial occupied the day with many witnesses. A separate case Gay and Griffin versus Haviland Lumber Co over three thousand crossties wrongfully detained ended in a verdict for the plaintiff and will be appealed.
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Pascagoula, Miss
Drs. F. A. Rehfeldt
C. G. McEachern
Pascagoula
Gay & Griffin
Haviland Lumber Company
Comiskey Constrained by Illness Delays Rome Game
Charrles A. Comiskey president of the Chicago American Baseball League club was confined to bed with stomach trouble. Prof. Giuseppe Bastianelli ordered him not to travel to Nice with visiting teams, forcing the postponement of a scheduled game here due to wet grounds. Disappointment followed as the last Americans played in Rome in 1889.
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Associated Press
Romb
Charrles A. Comiskey
Chicago
American Baseball League
Giuseppe Bastianelli
Nice
Rome
Ultraviolet Rays Explode Torpedoes From Distance
Florence Italy February 13. A secret experiment by Giulio Ulivi successfully exploded a torpedo from two miles away using ultraviolet rays. Admiral Pietro Fornari watched as four torpedoes in the Arno, two with smokeless powder and two with black powder, detonated within three minutes. Ulivi reportedly handed the method to the Italian government.
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Florence
Italy
Giulio Ulivi
Signor Ulivi
Pietro Fornari
Arno
Palazzo Capponi
Butler County Farmer Delivers 24 Pound Radish Surprise
Greenville Alabama February 13 Jeff Nix a farmer ten miles east of Greenville brings to town a radish weighing twenty four pounds twenty inches long and twenty five inches in circumference He says he has several nearly as large as this one Initially misidentified as a turnip the root is confirmed as a radish by careful inspection.
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Greenville
Ala
Jeff Nix
Greenvile
Fish Fertilizer Factory Indicted As a Nuisance
In Pensacola Florida a grand jury verdict finds the Pen sacola Rendering Company fish fertilizer plant a public menace. Judge Wolfe issues a writ of prohibition to restrain Judge Johnson from condemning the plant. The company plans to challenge the act constitutionality. County solicitor warns of further action if the law is found unconstitutional and indicates possible criminal charges against company officers.
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Pensacola
Fla
Wolfe
Circuit Court
Johnson
Indicted Pensacola Bank Leader Faces Misappropriation Charge
F B Brawner former president of Pensacola State Bank was indicted by a grand jury for misappropriation of funds. He is accused of loaning sixty five thousand dollars to the Brawner Riera Company despite a disapproval by the finance committee. The panel criticized Florida banking laws and urged a thorough federal investigation into the failed First National Bank in Pensacola.
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Associated Press
Pensacola
Fla
F. B. Brawner
Pensacola State Bank
Brawner-Riera Company
Florida
Sheppard
First National Bank
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Kenny Tea
Perry
Mrs. A. Broaddus
Louisville, Ky
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C. A. Doolittle
W. D. Harrigan
Fulton, Ala
the Bienville
Anna Compton
Henderson
E. M. Baird
Jackson
James Anderson
Memphis
N. M. Carstons
E. N. Tallman
Frank Druchle
Clarence Brown
F. Russell
H. Mott
Davenport
Iowa
Robert Jemison
Birmingham
James A. Boope
W. P. Ward
W. T. Neal
Brewton, Ala
Canfield, Ohio
W. H. Farrell
Bridgeport, Conn
W. G. Seaver
Cawhon Hotel
Sash and Blind Factory
Sage, Burgett & Yuille
Dauphin St
Walter Mitchell
Blue Bell Chambray
Red Border
Sant
Rade
Annans
Clancy
Mitchell
Express
MR. Mitchell
Dially
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