Gulfport Girl Is Made Happy
Miss Willa Green of Gulfport received a letter from President Wilson after presenting him a box containing a dove. The dove had been cared for by the girl and released by the president at the Herndon house on his return from Pass Christian. The bird remains near the Herndon home.
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Associated Press
Gulfport
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Willa Green
Wilson
Herndon House
Golf Links
Pass Christian
Miss Green
Foster Stays with Senators On Two Year Pact
Eddie Foster, third baseman for the Washington Senators, signs a two year contract with the club. The move ends rumors of a Federal League jump and is believed to include a salary increase.
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Senators
Associated Press
Washington
Eddie Foster
Washington American League Baseball Club
Sayres Meet President Poincare in Paris
President Raymond Poincare welcomed Mr and Mrs Sayre at the Elysee Palace. He sent messages to President Wilson and Mrs Wilson on behalf of France and himself. Ambassador Herrick introduced Colonel Spencer Crosby the new US military attaché. The interview was cordial and Mr Sayre regretted they sail soon from Cherbourg.
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Associated Press
Paris
Raymond Poincare
Frances Bowers Sayre
Jessie Woodrow Wilton
Palace of the Elysees
Wilson
Myron T. Herrick
United States
France
Spencer Crosby
L and N Train Schedule Changes in Mobile
Louisville and Nashville train number 1, arriving at 4:12 pm, will shift to 4:38 pm starting Sunday January 18 to recover time lost from double tracking between Nashville and Birmingham. Conductor Warren Nausbam of the New Orleans and Mobile division will attend the conductors conference in Louisville Kentucky later this week.
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Louisville and Nashville
Mobile
Nashville
Birmingham
Warren Nausbaum
New Orleans and Mobile
Louisville
Walpole Sues for 5000 Over 1913 Car Collision
George H. Walpole files a law and equity suit seeking 5000 damages from A. H. Davis for injuries after a November 15 1913 collision between Davis's automobile and Walpole's motorcycle at Jackson and St Francis streets. The plaintiff says the injuries prevented daily labor and caused mental anguish.
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George H. Walpole
Law and Equity Court
A. H. Davis
Walpole
Jackson
St. Francis
Cascarets For Coshve Bowels
A health ad touts Cascarets as a 10 cent laxative to cleanse bowels and regulate stomach liver and bowels. It claims torpid liver indigestion and foul breath result from constipation and promises overnight relief and months of benefit for adults and children alike.
Royal and Contrects Hotel and Cafe Win
Breakfast from 6 30 to 10 00 a m and combination supper 5 30 to 8 00 p m offered with all day à la carte meals at reasonable prices. The Royal and Contrects Hotel and Cafe is highlighted for its dining options.
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Cafe Royal
Candidate Announces Candidacy for Second District
A candidate declares campaign for the Second District seat, outlining goals and support. The announcement emphasizes public service, local issues, and plans to engage voters through outreach events and forums.
Will Consumers Get Benefit of the Cut
New York January 14 material reductions in wholesale prices for woolen goods for 1914 were announced. Prices for serges clays unfinished worsteds and French blacks fall 20 to 37 cents with the heaviest decline on Washington serge. Whether consumers benefit remains conjectural as savings may be lost in handling.
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Associated Press
New York
Mother Ray Dies After Long Illness in Asheville
Mrs. Alice Grardwell Ray 70, wife of Brigadier General James M. Ray of the Confederate army, died after more than four years of illness. Known as Mother Bay for much of her life, she hosted the first postwar Confederate reunion in 1879 at Ramoth near Asheville. She supported Confederate veterans’ charities and is survived by General Ray, four sons, and one daughter.
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Associated Press
Asheville
N. C
Alice Grardwell Ray
James M. Ray
Mother Bay
Caldwell
Paris
Tenn
Ray
Planter Murdered and Body Burned in Home
Laurens South Carolina January 14. A coroner's jury ruled that George F Young a prominent planter was murdered in his home Monday night and the cottage burned to conceal the crime. Young's charred body was found among the ruins of his Stamp Springs cottage. The jury urged that Tom and John Young Negroes on the plantation be held for grand jury investigation and they were jailed.
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Associated Press
Laurens
S.C
George F. Young
Young
Stamp Springs
Tom
John Young
Young Plantation
American Couple Detained by Rebels at Mexican Ranch
Otto Winters, American manager of the San Enrique ranch near Mineral, Texas, and his wife were taken prisoner by a rebel detachment. United States Consul Garrett has reported the incident to the state department and demanded their release. The Mexicans seized the ranch, a property of Americans.
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Associated Press
Laredo
Texas
Otto Winters
San Enrique Ranch
Mineral
United States
Garrett
State Department
Winters
Government pipeline from Oklahoma to the Gulf
The senate ordered an investigation into the feasibility of a government oil pipeline from the Oklahoma fields to the Gulf of Mexico after Senator Gore met with Secretary Daniels. The talks touched on possible measures and acquiring lands from Indians to fuel the project.
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Washington
Oklahoma Fields
Gulf of Mexico
Senate
Gore
Daniels
Mayor James M. Curley Wins Boston Mayoral Race
Boston voters choose James M. Curley over Thomas J. Kenny on a bitterly cold day. Curley secures a four year term with 43,309 to 37,250 and a Curley plurality of 5,720. Curley’s long public career includes service in the Massachusetts House, the city council, the board of aldermen, and Congress. Kenny was backed by Citizens Municipal League and local Republicans. The city approves license by a large margin, 48,341 to 26,908.
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Associated Press
Boston
James M. Curley
Boen
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Board of Aldermen
Congress
Curley
Charles Street
Kenny
Mr. Curley
Citizen S Municipal League
Runyer
White House reception marks first formal function of Wilson era
Washington January 14 diplomats from every represented nation attended a White House reception as guests of honor for President Wilson and Mrs Wilson. The event showcased a traditional but refined ceremony with the president and cabinet in evening dress while diplomats wore gilded uniforms.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
White House
Old fashioned wrestling revival at Madison Square Garden
Nineteen wrestlers from nearly as many nations arrive in New York for a one night catch as catch can tournament at Madison Square Garden. Each entrant pays $100, adding to a $5,000 purse for the winners. The promoters say the champion will meet Frank Gotch.
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Associated Press
New York
Madison Square Garden
Frank Gotch
Cardui Praised By West Virginia Woman In Health Testimony
Mrs. Abbie Shackleford of Linn describes severe nervous and chest symptoms before using Cardui. She reports rapid improvement after one third of a bottle and credits Cardui with restoring strength and curing her daughter’s side pain. She urges others to try the tonic and notes a household need for its continued use.
High Exchange Rate Strains Huerta Government
Washington reports say Mexico defaulted on interest due on external and internal debt, blamed on the high exchange rate. Officials note U.S. blockade hindered Huerta’s loan talks, while Mexicans cite 7 million pesos in interest needing 21 million pesos due to exchange. Some expect rate relief before the next due date.
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Washington
Huerta
United States
Fairfax Harrison Coming in February
Vice President and General Manager R W Taylor of the Mobile and Ohio railroad left for Memphis to attend a prosperity banquet. Fairfax Harrison newly elected president of the Southern Railway will attend, delaying his inspection of Southern lines in Alabama and Mobile until February. Superintendent B E Brooks of the South and North Division of the Louisville and Nashville spent Tuesday in Mobile before returning home.
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R. W. Taylor
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Memphis
Tenn
Fairfax Harrison
Southern Railway
Southern
Alabama
Mobile
B. E. Brooks
South
Louisville and Nashville
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