Miners Conference Nears New York Talk of an Agreement
Leaders from the United Mine Workers and operators wrap up a Mobil e conference with mixed tone. John P White says progress and optimism persist while Hugh Shirkie cautions that demands may be unreasonable. A session in New York is planned for next Thursday to resolve the pay and rate issues.
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Mobile
Cawthon Hotel
John P White
United Mine Workers
White
New York
William—Green
Hugh Shirkie
Terre. Haute
Ind
Cardui credited for curing young woman in Georgetown
Mrs J C Tucker recalls severe stomach and back pain at age sixteen. After failing with doctors and taking Cardui she reports rapid improvement, disappearance of bloating, weight gain to 146 pounds, and enhanced health. Cardui advertised as the finest tonic for young girls. druggists carry Cardus.
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Georgetown
Fla
J. C. Tucker
Cardus
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey Promises Quick Child Cold Relief
Advice to keep children warm and dry while using Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey. The remedy is described as pleasant and antiseptic, said to raise phlegm reduce inflammation and provide relief after the first dose with continued care preventing serious illness. Sold by druggists for 25 cents.
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Dr. Bell
Steamers Save Flood Refugees in Louisiana and Mississippi
In Natchez Mississippi on February 18 relief from Newellton Louisiana arrived as three government steamers La Fourche Tensas and Tunica brought many flood victims to the refugee camp. Food was provided and tents set up while more aid was planned. The Buck Ridge floodheadwaters neared Waterproof and Ferriday as levee work continued and a congressional flood control group prepared to coordinate efforts with local officials.
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Natchez
Miss
Newellton
la Fourche
Tensas
Tunica
Buck Ridge Plantation
Waterproof
Ferriday
St. Joseph
Somerset
Kemp's Bend
Cowpen’s Neck
Congressional Flood Control Committee
Vicksburg
Buck Ridge
Congressional Committee
Japanese cruisers bring millions in gold for Russia war supplies
The Japanese cruisers Chitose and Tokiwa arrived from Japan at Victoria British Columbia carrying about 51,460,000 in gold specie intended for purchases of war materials for Russia, according to a telegram received in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Chitose
Tokiwa
Russia
Japan
Victoria
B. C
Women Rotarians Guests of Honor Feature Mobile Club Night
The Mobile Rotary Club held a Ladies Night with 150 covers as Mrs. Palmer Pillans presided. Guests included Mrs. Purseglove of Cleveland who spoke warmly to the gathering and praised Rotary while Rotarians and members’ partners shared humorous anecdotes and debates on skateing and domestic life.
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Mobile Rotary Club
Batchelor
Palmer Pillans
Rotary
J.O. Smith
John Harvey
Taylor
Pillans
W. H. Armbrecht
A. LeBlanc
Armbrecht
J. L. Cawthon
C. S. Shawhan
Grace and Pillans
Charles B
Dix and
Father T. J. Eaton
Rotarian
Cochrane
Purseglove
Cleveland
Ohio
Mobile
City to finish large drainage upgrade in Mobile
Mobile will start a major drainage project on March 2 extending the southern drain by 1700 feet. Bids for 1000 feet of cement work were requested by Commissioner Harry Pillans and a contract will be awarded on March 2. The project will cement the drain to Virginia and Lawrence streets, with work to reach Mobile Bay under the board of revenue and road commissioners.
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Mobile
Harry Pillans
Broad Street
Warren
Virginia
Lawrence
Virginia Streets
Mobile Bay
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Charleston
Rich woman jailed begins hunger strike in cell
Portsmouth Ohio February 18 Mrs Clara G Foster a wealthy widow jailed for refusing to pay a 100 fine for sanitary violations began a hunger strike in her cell today She says she is being persecuted.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Clara G. Foster
Ruling Raises Liability for State Shortages in Stamps
Alabama Attorney General William L. Martin rules J A Wade as agriculture head liable to cover a $250 pure food and drug stamp shortage found by Examiner J H Craig. Opinion could implicate other officials as past shortages are reviewed across departments.
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Montgomery
Ala
William L. Martin
J. A. Wade
Agriculture and Industries
Examiner of Public Accounts
J. H. Craig
W. H. Seymour
Pure Food and Drug Department
Craig
Seymour
Wade
Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries
Allgood
Mobile County
Covington
Clarke
Tuscaloosa
Oates
William H. Oates
Southern Sociological Congress
New Orleans
Sociological Congress
Conference For Education and Industry
South
Mississippi Troops Force Sheriff Out in Clarksdale
State troops seized the Coahoma county courthouse in Clarksdale and installed L. A. Fisher as sheriff after J. D. Baugh refused to surrender. The guard called out militia and martial law was declared as the governor’s proclamation declared the office vacant.
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Clarksdale
Miss
Coahoma County Court House
L. A. Fisher
Theodore Bilbo
J.D. Baugh
Court House
Baugh
Injunction Granted Shields Coahoma Sheriff
Attorneys for J. O. Baugh the ousted sheriff of Coahoma county received a message from Clarksdale stating that Chancellor May granted an injunction restraining Adjutant General Scales his assistants and the state national guard or anyone else from interfering with Baugh in the discharge of his duties as sheriff of Coahoma county.
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Jackson
Miss
J. O. Baugh
Coahoma County
Clarksdale
Chancellor May
Adjutant General Scales
State National Guard
Baugh
Wilson Sends Mexico Report To Senate
President Wilson transmitted to the senate his response to the Fall resolution seeking facts leading to U S recognition of the Carranza government in Mexico. Secretary Lansing supplied the events that preceded recognition and a compendium of data including Americans killed in Mexico and along the border in recent years.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
United States
Mexico
Venustiano Carranza
Lansing
Sold Boy Whisky: His Fine Is $101
Louis Nelson of Wilkinson and Spring Hill avenue was fined $101 in police court Thursday after being convicted of selling whisky to a boy. Walter Austin, 15, testified he bought five half pints of whisky from Nelson on Sunday night. The boy was arrested for being drunk. Nelson denied the charge but two witnesses corroborated, appeal noted.
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Louis Nelson
Wilkinson
Spring Hill Avenue
Walter Austin
Nelson
Bids Higher Than Expected For Mobile to Battles Mail Route
The U S post office advertised for double daily Mobile to Battles on the Western Shore route Nos 24099 and 24100. Bids were higher than anticipated and officials will request new bids.
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United States Post Office Department
Mobile
Battles
Thornton
A Nickel a Week For Health and Beauty
Ella R. Berry's Creole Tea a tonic laxative made of roots herbs barks and leaves promotes liver kidney blood bowels and skin cleansing. It claims to remove toxins through natural channels and is marketed for all ages at 10 cents per box with steeping directions and a palatable taste.
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Ella R. Berry
Silent Gunman Severy Faces New Albany Shooting Charge
Harold Severy known as silent gunman is charged with shooting four people and killing one in Albany. He escaped from a sanitarium and is described as head injury from childhood. Authorities seek to avoid Sing Sing and push Matteawan. Lawmakers may consider making gun silencers a felony.
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Albany
Harold Severy
Services at Temple Shaar at Shemayim
Regular services will be held at Temple Shaar at Shemayim Friday evening at 8 oclock and Saturday morning at 10. Rabbi A G Moses of county is expected to lead portions of the service.
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Temple Shaar
Shemayim
A. G. Moses
Vitalitas hailed as life restoring tonic by Houston firm
Col John H Akin, general manager of Vital Remedies Co of Houston, presents a file of hundreds of letters from Southerners praising Vitalitas. He says the tonic brings vigor and health to ailing people from all walks of life and should be in every home, with Sutton's Drug Store selling it.
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Italitas
John 8. Akin
Vital Remedies Company
Houston
Texas
Vitalitas
Ett 9
South
Sutton’s
All
Washington and Joshua talk set for public lecture
The event outlines a comparison between Washington and Joshua the Great Jewish leader. Moses will discourse on an evening topic Washi Birthday. The public is invited and asked to attend Saturday morning.
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Moses
Washington
Joshua
Simple home treatment for skin troubles from Resinol
A Baltimore doctor endorses a plain, affordable regimen for eczema ringworm and rashes. Bathe with resinol soap, apply resinol ointment, and cover with a bandage if needed to protect clothing. Relief often occurs after the first treatment and the skin heals unless a serious internal illness is present. Samples free, Dept. 7-S, Resinol, Baltimore, Md. Adv.
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Baltimore
New Cold Cures Promoted By Dr Kin and Pine Tar Remedy
An old advertisement touts Dr Kin New Discovery and Pine Tar based remedies for colds. It claims to kill cold germs and soothe the mucous membrane with decades of use and a satisfaction guarantee.
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Dr. King
Kin
Adyv
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