Road Committee Reappointed After County Meeting
The county commissioners reappointed the road committee despite protests by Commissioner Hagan. The panel includes Charles Green, Henry Brannan, and Frank P. Andrews, with all road overseers also reappointed. The dispute centered on who makes the appointments and who controls road matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagan
Bauer
Charles Green
Enry Brannan
Frank P. Andrews
Green
Jackson
Brannan
Bauer and
Hagel
Editor Heiskell Gets Mantle of Jeff Davis
Governor Donaghey appoints J N Heiskell editor of the Arkansas Gazette as United States senator to fill the late Jeff Davis’s term ending March 4. Heiskell, 40, Tennessee native, former AP editor in Knoxville and Memphis, and Gazette co owner, has no prior political office. He will return to Little Rock to resume editorial work after the legislature’s upcoming session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
George W. Donaghey
J. N. Heiskell
Arkansas Gazette
United State
Jeff Davis
John Netherland Heikell
Knoxville
Memphis
Chicago
Louisville
Associated Press
The
Gazette
Heiskell
Arkansas
Remains of J. R. Keene Interred in Woodlawn
Funeral services for James R. Keene financier and turfman were held at Grace church New York. From the church the body was taken by special train to Woodlawn Cemetery. Attending were James B. Brady Henry Clews Thomas F. Ryan trainer James Rowe and other finance and racing associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James R. Keene
Grace Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
William Rowan
Lexington
Major Daingerfield
Keene
Thomas F. Ryan
James B. Brady
Henry Clews
James Rowe
Andrew Miller
Phil Dwyer
W. O. Scully
Trying Experience Of Schooner Whiting Off Norfolk
The schooner Bessie Whiting bound from New Orleans to Port Royal was driven by a Saturday gale off course more than 100 miles. Crew members were badly injured, one man washed overboard, and the vessel towed into Hampton Roads by the revenue cutter Onondaga after a 30 hour search. Captain Lowery commanded the ship and his wife was aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Bessie Whiting
Hampton Roads
Onondaga
Port Royal
New Orleans
Hatteras
Cape Charles Light
Lowery
Eight Indictments Against Jack Johnson
Eight indictments charging Jack Johnson with alleged Mann White Slave Act violations were argued before Federal Judge Carpenter in Chicago. Hearing on demurrers was indefinitely deferred as attorneys contest the act's constitutionality, with the case moved toward the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jack Johnson
Carpenter
Supreme Court of the Co.m’s
Auto Speed Law for the Metropolis Increased in New York
New York Jan 7 The speed limit in thickly settled parts of New York City is raised from 8 to 16 miles per hour by ordinance adopted Monday by the board. The board also requires enforcement measures.
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New York
New York City
Elks Minstrels at Mobile Theatre Tonight
The Elks present a professional style minstrel show at the Mobile Theatre with local talent, Rowley orchestra, elaborate scenery, and costumes. Curtain at 8 15 pm promises a near capacity audience both tonight and tomorrow with a special matinee and strong demand for seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks’ Minstrels
Rowley
the Elks
New Currency System Sought by Congress
A sub committee of the House banking and currency committee opens public hearings in Washington on a substitute currency plan to rival the national monetary commission. Bankers and experts including A Barton Hepburn Paul Warburg Victor Morantz and Leslie Shaw testify as Representative Glass aims to have a bill ready for the next Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
National Monetary Commission
House Committee On Banking and Currency
A. Barton Hepburn
Paul M. Warburg
New York
Victor Morantz
Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
Representative Glass
Virginia
Treaty Port Looted by Chinese Soldiers
London January 7. Disbanded Chinese soldiers looted the treaty port of Chi Fu on the Shantung peninsula. They burned shops and houses as Chinese bluejackets were landed to aid loyal troops in restoring order. Europeans were not molested.
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London
Chi-Fu
Shantung Peninsula
Peking
Daily Mail
Pites Cured in 6 to 14 Days By PAZO OINTMENT
Drugstore ad promises refund if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days. Claims 50s price and money back guarantee.
Unsuccessful Prison Break Near Nashville Wall Break
Charles Burch and Charles Swofford, long term convicts, attempted to escape from the Nashville main prison behind self fashioned steel breast plates. A buckshot wound to Burch halted the break. Swofford, who planned self harm, was stopped by the warden. Burch had fifteen years for safe blowing. Swofford serves life for murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Charles Burch
Charles Swofford
T. W. Long
Burch
Swofford
Warden Rimmer
Spry opposes popular government in Utah inaugural
Governor William Spry began a second term in Utah with an inaugural address denouncing the movement toward popular government. He warned that the cry for the people to rule could undermine the Constitution and the nation’s foundations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
William Spry
Spry
Four New Names Nominated for Chamber Board Seats
A petition signed by 25 Chamber of Commerce and Business League members seeks G B Thames Charles A Cunningham Horace Turner and E O Fowlkes as nominees for board of directors. There are 34 nominees for 15 vacancies as by laws allow 25 members to nominate. Election set for January 13.
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Chamber of Commerce and Business League
G. B. Thames
Charles A. Cunningham
Horace Turner
E. O. Fowlkes
Robert Hunter
J. J. Bartee
W. F. Tebbetts
William van Antwerp
W. K. Morrill
H. S. Aldridge
J. P. Wilson
W. M. Marshall
Murray Wheeler
J. W. Whiting
St. John Wilson
T. L. Moore
S. H. Smith
J. B. Dortch
B. F. Adams
Aubrey Boyles
Drew Linard
John Rose
K. R. Guthrie
August Guerger
H. P. Cole
H. L. Pruitt
M. Waring Harrison
R. H. Bartels
M. Forchheimer & Co
Messrs
Alabama Eleventh In Cotton Per Acre
Washington Jan 6 The agriculture department reports 1912 cotton per acre at 193.2 pounds, below 1911 but 13 pounds above the five year average. California leads with 430 pounds. North Carolina 271. Missouri 267. Virginia 266. Texas 206. Mississippi 177. Alabama 173. Several states exceed their five year averages while Georgia Mississippi Arkansas Tennessee Missouri lag.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
California
Arkansas
North Carolina
Missouri
Virginia
South Carolina
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Florida
Crime of Grimmell Leads to Burglary Arrest in Buffalo
Edward Grimmell, freed from Dannemora two years earlier after a brain operation, was arrested in Buffalo on burglary charges. Three men were held, two confessing and naming Grimmell as their leader. One robbery yielded $800. The case drew wide attention from surgeons and criminologists who believed the operation changed his mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Edward Grimmell
Dannemora Rrison
Grimmell
Pyramid Smile Cure Ad for Pile Remedy
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Remedy claiming cure for piles without surgery. It urges readers to mail in a cut free coupon, buy at 50 cents a box from a druggist, and avoid doctors and surgery costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Japan's Imperial Household Buys Five Cadillac Limousines
Cadillac Motor Car Co sells five 1913 limousines to the Japanese imperial household through Yokohama agents Andrews & George. Two are for Prince Sanjo, one for Count Hijikata, and one each for Count Nijo and Count Kanemita. The sale marks the first American cars in imperial service, signaling praise for U.S. industry and Cadillac.
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Japan
Imperial Household
Cadillac Motor Car Co
Yokohama
Andrews & George
Cadillac
Prince Sanjo
Hijikata
Count Nijo
Count Kanelil
Important Divorce Decision Upholds Virginia Notice
The U S Supreme Court rules that notice by publication to an absent spouse suffices for state jurisdiction when Virginia is the matrimonial domicile. The decision upholds Charles N Thompson's divorce granted by Virginia courts after he secured a Virginia divorce following a D C suit by his wife. Justice Pitney writes the opinion reaffirming the Atherton Kentucky ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Virginia
Charles N. Thompson
District of Columbia
Justice Pitney
Atherton
Kentucky
Alabama Hookworm Campaign Extends to Fourteen Counties
The report notes fourteen counties funded anti hookworm work with Madison and Lauderdale highlighted for local public health efforts. Schools, ministers, laymen, and doctors aided campaigns, with county courts contributing 1,475 dollars. Educational outreach included 74,354 bulletins and lectures, while 665 teachers and 396 physicians participated.
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Dinsmore
Madison
Lauderdale
Board of Health
Choctaw County
Choctaw
Barbour
Bullock
Butler
Covington
Greene
Houston
Marshall, Pickens and
Wilcox
Bibb
Clarke
Crenshaw
Elmore
Henry
Marshall
Monroe
Pickens
Sumter
Govington
Pike
Alabama
Hints for Housekeepers Promote Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound
Keep Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound on hand to head off a cold with prompt use. It contains no opiates, soothes air passages, stops coughs, and may save doctors’ bills. J. P. Higgins of Stanton Wisconsin reports one bottle cured his bad cough. Yellow package Van Antwerp Drug Corporation.
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Foley
J. P. Higgins
Stanton
Wis
van Antwerp Drug Corporation
Mobile and Ohio Rail Service Adds Double Daily Trains
Mobile and Bay Shore division introduces double daily train service starting Sunday January 5 1913. Trains depart Mobile daily except Sunday at 9 15 am and 4 00 pm with Sunday-only 8 35 am and 7 20 pm. Arrivals to Mobile occur daily except Sunday at 9 00 am and 2 20 pm with Sunday-only 8 11 am and 6 45 pm. City ticket office listed at 23 South Royal Street. H E Jones Jr is general agent passenger department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Mobile and Bay Shore Division
Mobile
South Royal Street
H. E. Jones, Jr
Danderine Promises Dandruff Relief and Hair Growth
A 25 cent Knowlton's Danderine advertisement extols resolving dandruff and itching while promising thicker, softer, lustrous hair. It urges immediate purchase at drug stores or toilet counters and claims rapid benefits within ten minutes.
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Knowlton
Digestit Credited by Noted Figures for Indigestion Relief
Testimonies from I W Forbiss T S Adams Mrs J C Finfrock and O D Durham praise Digestit for easing indigestion and enabling broader eating. Ad claims Brown's Digestit treatment is guaranteed with 50c per package and offers Digestit Elixir for constipation or torpid liver.
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J. C. Finfrock
Brookville
Sim
O. D
Brown
van Antwerp
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J. R. Keene
Woodlawn
Metropolis
Minstrels OF
FLKS
Gov. Spry
Bright
Jacobs
Jacobs’ Pharmacy
Atlanta, Ga
Stret
State Board of Health
Gardner
Edward M. Bailey
Dauphin ST
Bell Phone
Electric Shoe Mendery
Harry
Government Street
Weinackers
Edison
Vitagraph
Lubin
Maurice Costello
Helen
Leah Baird
2 Johnson
Lottie Briscoe
Mary
Ed. O'Connor
Royal Theatre
I. W. Forbiss
Jackson, Tenn
T. S. Adams
Ala
el Bako
Mobile Electric Co
North Royal Street
Telephone Home
Bell
Bank of Mobile’ Ine Association
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