Mississippi Humane Society Formed in Gulfport
A Gulfport group organizes the Mississippi Humane Society to prevent child cruelty and wife abandonment, assist in reuniting families, provide homes for homeless children and mothers, and promote juvenile reformatories. Incorporators include Gulfport Humane Society officers and local members.
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Cial
Iten Corporation
W Estepinal
A. G. Whetstone
A. G. Johnson
R. Frees
Margaret Kennedy
F. 5. Hewes
J. W. Thom
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Mississippi
Per‘ S of Mississippi
Mississippi Humane Society
Gulfport Humane Society
Noted sportsmen to attend fight trial in Alabama
A crowd of famed sportsmen from across the country will attend the fight trial at Latentable near Montgomery. Notables include A. C. Sage, W. B. Stratford, Herman Duryea, Fred M. Stephenson, and Judge McConnell. Two events are listed the derby and the stakes, each with $1,000 prizes and 119 entries.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ares A. C
Sage
Oan
W. B. Stratford
Grand Junction
Herman Duryea
New York
Fred M. Stephenson
British East Africa
McConnell
Vancouver
British Columbia
Allege
Chilton Citizens in Pursuit of a Negro
Governor O Neal on a trip to inspect Lock No 12 on the Coosa river learned of a lynching threat. He ordered the sheriff to preserve peace as a posse chased a black man accused of attempting a criminal assault on a respected woman near Clanton.
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Chilton County
O’neal
Coosa River
Ocampo
Clanton
John D. McNeel
Montgomery
Mississippi society urges action for reforms and chapter growth
The document stresses the need for concerted action across Mississippi to secure imperative legislative reforms and to urge every town to organize an auxiliary branch. It notes Gulfport membership now stands at 71.
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Mississippi
Gulfport
Fee System at Alabama Mines Sparks Abolition Debate
In Alabama a brutal fee system sends poor youths to coal mines to pay court costs. Two white boys aged 16 and 17 died three hours after starting work following fines for trespass and costs totaling 352 dollars each. A 16-year-old Georgia runaway faced a one-cent fine plus 32 dollars in costs before also sent to the mines. his mother died while he was jailed. Voters in Jefferson County moved to abolish or amend the fee system, signaling broader reform at the 1915 Legislature.
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Birmingham
Ala
Manner
Tennessee
Georgia
Montgomery
State of
Alabama
Jefferson County
United States
Justice Courts
Justices of the Peace
Congress
House
Clayton
Committee On Judiciary
Howie and associate win road contract in Jackson County
J B Howie and partner won a Jackson County board contract to build seven miles of the Ocean Springs to Vanceye road at 550 dollars per mile. The article also critiqued local court fee practices, noting deputies profits and salaries for officials, and federal push toward salaried clerks.
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Gulfport
Miss
J. B. Howie
Ocean Springs
Vanceye
Board of Supervision
Jackson County
Mobile adopts strict traffic ordinance governing parking and ages
Mayor Laz Schwarz proposes a 34 section traffic ordinance to regulate downtown parking, passing rules, and vehicle operation. It bars drivers under 18, restricts anchoring on Dauphin Royal and Conception streets, preserves streetcar passage, and gives priority to police fire and emergency vehicles.
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Laz Schwarz
Dauphin Street
Royal and
Jackson Streets
Bienville Square
Conception Street
St. Joseph Street
Royal Street
Joachim and
Jackson
Lyric Theatre
St. Francis and Royal
Dauphin and Royal
Conception
St. Francis
Dauphin
Police and Fire Department
United States Mall
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
Dauphin and
Royal Streets
J. Howard Wilson
The
Traction Company
B. B. Boone
Schwarz
Good Roads group seeks highway sign boards for travelers
The Alabama Good Roads Association aims to have sign boards erected along Alabama highways. They seek cooperation from the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company and others to place signs at polls. Secretary J A Rountree urged county commissioners and boards of revenue at January meetings to order signs and coordinate with phone companies.
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Birmingham
Alas
Alabama Good Roads Association
Southern Hell ‘Telephone and Telegraph Company
Alabama
Southern Ball Telep Company
J. Eppa Brown
J. A. Rountree
Commissioners Court
Boards of Revenue
Strawberry vines suffer from blight in Gulfport area
In Gulfport Mississippi on January 4 reports describe strawberry vines in parts of the region being blighted. W M Smith of London sent affected plants to the Agricultural and Mechanical College chemist for analysis to determine if a parasite or soil element causes the damage and how to relieve it.
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Gulfport
Miss
W. M. Smith
London
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Twin Birth Epidemic Reported in Portland City
Portland, Ore. reports a surge in twin births traced to October with five twins, eight in November, and three more pairs in December. City health department notes all twin records have been broken as the so called epidemic spreads locally.
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Portland Ore
Portland
City Heart Department
Asa Cule
Arbor Day Set For Summerdale By Local Club
Summerdale business men's organization selects February 18 as Arbor Day. Club members will plant trees in parks and urge owners to plant trees on town lots and streets with quick growing varieties. Officers elected include W. A. Foster president Geo L Splitt vice president H S Sharretts secretary and W I Cleverdon treasurer.
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Summerdale
Ala
Summerdale Club
W. A. Foster
Geo. L. Splitt
H. 8. Sharretts
W. I. Cleverdon
Cure for disease offered at Court Block, debunks others
Patient recounts twelve years battling a dreadful disease and promises guaranteed treatment that cures rather than patches. He claims to have seen many doctors and thousands of cases, touting a risk-free, high-cost method at his location near National Bank.
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Mbational Bank
Seth Mo
Woman Sues Railway Company for 15000 Damages
Mrs. John E Stafford of Pass Christian Mississippi filed suit in the U S district court at New Orleans against the New Orleans Railway and Light Company seeking 15000 damages. She alleges a company car knocked her down while boarding on November 13 1912 causing a fracture of her hip.
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Gulfport
Miss
William . Stopinal
C. R. Haydon
Elty
John E. Stafford
Pass
United’, Tat
News Orleans
New Orleans Railway and Light Co
Petitioner
Power of Silence Lubin Western at Royal Theater
A Lubin two reel Western drama and a one reel comedy will screen at the Royal Theater on Monday January 6. Admission is 5 cents.
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Lubin
Royal Theater
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