Old Spanish Trail to Boost Florida Travel Reach
James A. Emmett of the Old Spanish Trail Association cites strong demand for the trail from Tampa to New Orleans as a year round route. He notes counties race to complete graded roads and promises the trail could become a reality within fifteen months with the Blue Book promoting wider awareness. Tallahassee hosts Emmett at the Elks Club amid regional enthusiasm.
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Paldahassed
Ferguson
American Autoi@ Association
Touth
Ugh
Florida
Rth
James A. Emmett
Disney
Tampa
New Orleans
West Coast
West Florida
Pensacola Mobile
America
Lincoln Highway
Walton
Washington
Holmes
Gadsden
United States
Santa Rosa
Berins
West
Blue Book
US Coast
Tallahassee
Emmett
Elks Club
Leon County
Brooks Heads Round Table In Prison Reform Debate
Stewart Brooks was elected president of the Mobile Round Table Club at the annual meeting Tuesday night at the YMCA. Gordon W. King was reelected secretary and treasurer. The debate on Osborne's prison reform method, proposed by J H McCormick, was decided in the affirmative.
Kilmer Swamp Root Promoted as Kidney and Bladder Remedy
An advertisement touts Kilmer's Swamp Root as the preeminent kidney and bladder remedy with a sworn purity certificate on every bottle. A sample size may be obtained by mail from Dr. Kilmer & Co. or N Y with ten cents postage. Sold at drug stores in 50 cent and one dollar bottles.
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Kilmer
Par
Kilmer & Co
N. Y
Delegates Named for National Conventions by Chamber
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting delegates were appointed for two conventions. R V Taylor, S R Prince and F E Kendell will attend the National Drainage Congress at Cairo Illinois January 27 to 29. S K Taylor will represent the chamber at the National Foreign Trade Convention in New Orleans January 19 to 21. A welcome resolution for Mr Teck to Mobile was ordered written. The Battle House conditions improved and a new board will be elected January 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
S. H. Peck
Battle House
J. M. Walsh
National Drainage Congress
Cairo
Til
R. V. Taylor
S. R. Prince
FE. Co
Walsh
S. A. LeBlanc
Alex Wildman
A. J. Parsons
Palmer Pillans
Leon Schwarz
Stewart Brooks
George Fearn, Jr
D. R. Dunlap
E. C. Hughes
Birmingham Amendment Defeated in Alabama Returns
Secretary of State John Purifoy announced completion of county returns on the Birmingham tax amendment. With Bibb Blount Franklin Lee and Wilcox still outstanding the statewide result shows the amendment defeated by a large margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
John Purifoy
Birmingham
Bibb
Blount
Franklin, Lee and
Wilcox
What Kills First After Forty In Health
A column cites a 40 year life expectancy of about 26 years and lists three main ailments at age 40 stomach disorders liver or kidney trouble and nervous disorders. Stomach issues are the most deadly with death around 45 to 50. nervous disorders extend to 70 or more. It promotes Vitalitas as a life prolonging natural remedy.
Sinking of Persia survivors recount peril and rescue
Survivors describe chaos as the Persia sank after a blast. Passengers scramble for lifebelts, boats launch on one side, and many cling to decks before the ship goes down. Chief officer and captain are reported lost. only a few children saved and 63 Lascars listed among survivors. American ambassador in Berlin seeks details from German navy about the submarine.
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Egypt
Charles ‘Grant
Boston
Des Moines
U. S
Berlin
London
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
James W. Gerard
Foreign Office
Persia
Gerard
Admiral von Tirpitz
Emperor William
Wilson and the Persia sinking provoke U S reaction
United States presses for a firm stance after the Persia disaster as papers in Rome debate Wilson's returns and the response to unrestricted submarine warfare. Italian outlets quote glares at American dithering while urging action against Germany Austria and Turkey.
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U. S
Rome
Washington
Wilson
Persia
United States
Giornale d'Italia
Tribuna
America
Hammel's Half Price Suit and Overcoat Sale
Men and youths urged to buy at Hammel's New Orleans store on L. I. N. line. Entire stock of suits and overcoats reduced by half with a $25 suit or overcoat available for $12.50. Sunday excursion to New Orleans offered for $2.50 round trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammel’s
New Orleans
L.I& N
Abolishment of Mobile Deputy Internal Revenue Office
Official notice announces the closure of the Mobile deputy internal revenue collector’s office effective January 15 after fifteen years of service. All tax payments for corporations incomes liquor and tobacco will go to Birmingham, with local duties shifted to notaries at fifty cents each. Declining receipts from breweries and saloons drive the decision.
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Internal Revenue Collector
Mobile
8. E. Hoffman
Birmingham
Alabama
Visitors and business travelers in Mobile era
D J Ivers of New Orleans and Francis L Lund of Boston are in town. E L Doty and wife from Ilion and Fréd Mayer and wife from Peoria arrive for several days. John J Monaghan notes grippe spreading south driving travelers. 1000+ NY and Philadelphia men to southern states next week. Tom Roche returns to El Paso after holidays, others head to Atlanta and Chicago tourists explore Mobile land values.
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Francis L. Lund
Boston
Mass
Savage
F. G. Blair
E. L. Clarkson
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Battle House
E. L. Doty and Wife
Ilion, N. Y
Mobile
Fréd Mayer
Peoria, Ill
J. Nicoloni, Jr
New Orleans
John J. Monaghan
New York
Philadelphia
Tom Roche
el Paso
Texas
Harvard professor seeks origin of Gulf Coast Exchange
Professor K M Williams of Harvard University requests details on the origin of the Gulf Coast Produce Exchange in a letter to secretary W C Bromley. He also inquires about the Satsuma industry and that part of the inquiry will be referred to the Gulf Coast Citrus Exchange for response.
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W. C. Bromley
Gulf Coast Produce Exchange
K. M. Williams
Harvard University
Williams
Satsuma
Gulf Coast Citrus Exchange
Ini &Paper
Venable Leads in Fifth Mississippi Election Runoff
Meridian businessman W. W. Venable led in a special election for the Fifth Mississippi district to replace the late Samuel A. Witherspoon. With two counties pending, Venable held 4358 votes to 3762 for his opponents, led by W. H. Joiner with 2536. Other candidates received smaller totals.
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Meridian
Miss
W. W. Venable
Mississippi
Samuel A. Witherspoon
Mr. Witherspoon
J. R. Byrd
C. K. Dobbs
W. A. Ellis
Watson
Justice Lamar Buried at Augusta Georgia
Funeral for Associate Justice Joseph Rucker Lamar held at First Christian church in Augusta with hundreds inside and outside. U S Supreme Court Justices Pitney McReynolds and Van Devanter attended, Georgia Supreme Court Justice Beverley Evans represented, and local bar leaders joined from Atlanta Macon Savannah. A simple graveside service included a prayer and Tennyson’s Crossing the Bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Joseph Rucker Lamar
First Christian Church
Howard T. Cree
Lamar
Augusta Bar Association
Pitney, McReynolds
van de Vanter
United States Supreme Court
Beverley D. Evans
Supreme Court
Georgia
George W. Owens
Georgia Bar Association
Atlanta
Macon
Savannah
Tennyson
Flags at half mast for Justice Lamar as court offices close
Washington January 5 tribute to Justice Joseph Rucker Lamar of the Supreme Court. Court offices closed today at the hour of his funeral in Augusta Georgia. Flags on the capitol senate and house office buildings flew at half mast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph Rucker Lamar
Supreme Court
Augusta
Capitol
Senate
House
Lineman Arrested in Check Transaction Case
Fred Peterson 41 a Chicago lineman was arrested on a complaint by P. W. Tompkins sporting goods dealer who says Peterson used false pretenses to obtain money. He posed as a lineman, cashed two checks and received goods billed to the Western Union. Peterson also uses aliases Fred Willis and Conrad Waller. He was arrested while drinking at Conti and Joachim streets and his record is under investigation.
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Fred Peterson
Chicago
Newbern
L. Bauer
P. W. Tompkins
Peterson
Fred Willis
Conrad Waller
Tompkins
Western Union
BBY
Conti
Joachim
Biloxi Growers Seek Limestone Crushing Aid
The Biloxi Vegetable and Fruit Growers Association seeks a state legislative appropriation to secure limestone crushing for farmers. Representatives from Hancock Harrison and Jackson counties are asked to advocate the measure. Grand Exalted Ruler J M Nicholson of the Elks will visit Biloxi and Gulfport January 26 with Biloxi and Gulfport lodges planning a reception. Also, Frank Valeski and Frank Rogolski were injured when several hundred cases of sweet potatoes fell on them during loading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
Fire set to unoccupied Fulton Road house near Hall's Mill
County officials seek suspects in a Saturday night fire at an empty residence owned by Ross Kam Gerstley and Co Philadelphia. Officials believe fireworks caused the blaze and not arson. Miss Catherine Goggin secretary of the Chicago Teachers Federation died in an auto truck collision last night.
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Fulton Road
Hall’s Mill Road
Rosskam, Gerstley & Co
Philadelphia
Catherine Goggin
Chicago Teachers’ Federation
Chicago Concern to Advertise Parm Lands of Mobile County
A Mobile Item photograph showing unimproved land and a grove of fruit trees prompted Chicago and New York firm Southern Farms & Livestock Co to seek permission to reuse the article and image in an advertising drive. The company, holding land in Mobile and Washington counties, touts agricultural development opportunities, with H. S. Martin calling the photograph a convincing argument for soil potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mobile County
Missouri
Mobile
Southern Farms & Livestock Company
New York
Washington
H. S. Martin
Deaths and Funerals of Julius Herzfeld and Amelia Linderud
Julius Herzfeld born July 31 1863 in Germany died Wednesday at Mobile Infirmary after weeks of illness. He lived in Chicago and Selma Alabama and was active in Jewish organizations. Funeral set for Thursday at 3 pm from 904 Government street Mobile. Amelia Linderud 35 former South Dakota resident and wife of Fort Morgan artillery corporal died Tuesday night at a local infirmary after a week’s illness. Roche Burke to send her body to Stoughton Wisconsin for burial.
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Julius Herzfeld
Chicago
Mobile
Helmershauser
Germany
America
Selma
Dallas County
Ala
University of Virginia
Congregation Shaarai Shomayim
Beth Zurlodge
B'nai B‘rith
Ricka Herzfeld
Montrose Herzfeld
City
Julia
Flossie Herzfeld
Leon Schwarz
L. Zacharias
Herzfeld
Government Street
Amelia Linderud
South Dakota
F. Linderud
Artillery Corps
Fort Morgan
Roche & Burke
Stoughton
Wis
Barge Line Planned to Mobile Says Report
Birmingham coal operators consider forming a separate ownership barge line to move coal from Warrior river rooms to Mobile and New Orleans. The plan seeks to unite Warrior river shippers under a single, independent operator with coal companies contributing resources. Pratt Consolidated Coal Company, shipping to Mobile, is said to be interested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Warrior River
New Orleans
Birmingham
Warrior River Transportation
Pratt Consolidated Coal Company
Protestant Orphans Home Seeks More Funds in Mobile
At a Tuesday meeting of the Protestant Orphans Home of Mobile the board reported subscriptions for maintenance were insufficient. President James W. Little of People's Bank, chairman of the association, urged Mobile residents to increase contributions to meet the institution's needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Protestant Orphans Home of
Mobile
James W. Little
The
People’s Bank
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