Alabama railroad commission to pick secretary at meeting
In Montgomery on January 15 the new Alabama railroad commission faces a secretarial contest between Atticus Mullin of Birmingham and Frank Iaegan of Montgomery and J. T. Ter. The commission will name a president to succeed Charles Henderson, with B. H. Cooper and S. P. Gaillard as members.
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Railroad Commission
Montgomery
Alabama Railroad Commission
Atticus Mullin
Birmingham
Frank Iaegan
J. T. Ter
B. H. Cooper
S. P. Gaillard
Mobile
8. P. Kennedy
Charles Henderson
Best Laxative for Children Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
When a baby is cross and fretful due to digestion, a mild laxative helps restore happiness. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin offers a gentle, non opiate option that tastes pleasant and avoids griping. Available from druggists at fifty cents and one dollar. free trial bottle offer from Dr W B Caldwell Monticello Ill.
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Dr. Caldwell
Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Ill
Deaths and Funerals in Local Notices
Mrs Lina Miller wife of John Miller 64 Madison Street died Friday morning after a short illness She was a Russian native 40 years old and survived by her husband three children a brother B Needalman and other relatives Mrs Mary E Dillard buried at Pencils Cemetery Thursday in residence of Mrs 8 R Tunstall 184 New St Francis Street Rev Gardiner C Tucker led the service interment Magnolia Cemetery pallbearers listed The death of Daniel W Martin a New York City native aged 68 who lived in Mobile thirty years and worked in timber business dies Thursday afternoon at 4 30 He leaves his widow Miss Annie Donovan two stepchildren a sister and a brother private funeral Friday afternoon 4 o clock interment Magnolia Cemetery Annie L Clendien seven months old daughter of Rev James and Mrs Janie V Clendien Grand Bay died Thursday afternoon at a local infirmary Roche Burke Undertaking Co sent to Grand Bay for interment.
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Lina Miller
John Miller
Madison Street
Russia
B. Needalman
Mary E. Dillard
Mary B. Dillard
Pencils
T. T. Tunstall, Jr
C. C. Tunstall, Jr
E. 8. Tunstall,Jr
Thomas B. McGowin
Tunstall Byara
Daniel W. Martin
New York City
Mobile
Water and
St. Michael Streets
Iona
Mich
Haywood Hutter
Annie Donovan
Edgar Peterson
Haywood Hunter
Herbert Hall
Iowa
B. J. Martin
Portland
Ore
New York
Michigan
Magnolia Cemetery
Annie L. Clendien
James
Janie V. Clendien
Grand Bay
Ala
Roche & Burke Undertaking Company
Vinci blood and nerve tonic praised by Nelsonville user
In Nelsonville Ohio S S Steenrod reports being run down weak and nervous with no appetite until a druggist recommended Vinci. He says it has revived his health and vitality and recommends Vinci to others seeking blood and nerve support.
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Nelsonville
Ohio
Vinci
S. S. Steenrod
Evans
Poe
Quake Attributed to Steam Says Paris Reporter
Associated Press dispatch from Paris reports a Rome correspondent says quake victims exceed 30 with fatalities possibly higher. The quake centered near the dry antiquated Fucine in Italy. Meteorologist attributes the likely cause to continuous heavy rains creating steam through contact with hot material, supported by San Gul spring flow increase.
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Associated Press
Paris
Rome
San Gul
Meyers Celebrate Tenth Anniversary Storewide Clearance
L. H. Meyer & Sons marks ten years in Mobile with a storewide clearance sale across all departments. The firm, known for honesty, sells Kuppenheimer clothes for men and young men, and features a large boys department serving the Mobile shopping public.
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L. H. Meyer & Son
Mobile
Kuppenheimer
Volunteer Movement in Japan Aids Allied War Effort
Japanese wheat volunteers announce plans to dispatch an army corps to Europe to aid the Allies. The manifesto appeals to Japanese and foreigners for funds, likening their effort to La Fayette and Garibaldi aiding their nations to end the war misery.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Japan
Volunteer Movement
Europe
la Fayette
United States
Garibaldi
France
Ex Slave Isaac MecGret Dies at Cedar Grove
Isaac MecGret born February 25, 1809, a former slave of William McGrea in Choctaw county, died Wednesday at Cedar Grove near Bull Head tavern after a brief illness. Nearly 106, he walked into town last year, father to twenty nine children, survived by four sons seven daughters and over one hundred grandchildren. One son works for James K. Glennon & Co. Uncle Isaac was well liked by neighbors and remembered as one of the old-time negroes.
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Isaac MecGret
William McGrea
Choctaw County
Bladon
Springs
Cedar Grove
Bull Head Tavern
James K. Glennon & Co
Isaac
Walsh Leaves on Milwaukee Business for Ten Days
President Joseph Walsh of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce departed Thursday afternoon for Milwaukee Wisconsin on business and will be away about ten days. First Vice President J Curtis Bush will preside at the next chamber meeting on Tuesday night January 19.
Thieves Steal Brass Fixtures From Verona Lumber Plant
A sheriff report states a thief took a large amount of brass fixtures from a Verona Lumber Company pump Wednesday. Baltimore news says Dr. Hirshfield of Mobile shows improvement after recent operation by Dr. Bloodgood. A burglar broke into F Hackmeyer's machine shop on Smiths alley and Water street Thursday evening stealing a bicycle and brakeshaft.
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Sheriff's Office
Verona Lumber Company
Baltimore
H. P. Hirshfield
Mobile
Bloodgood
F. Hackmeyer
Smith’s Alley
Water Street
Local Honeymooners At Cawthon Hotel In Mobile
A. H. Holefield and his Laurel Mississippi bride spend their honeymoon in Mobile and reside at the Cawthon Hotel. Also in Mobile for a short visit are W. L. Lott of Auburn Alabama and winter tourist Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Puffer of Manchester New Jersey. Joseph Espalia Jr. left Friday afternoon for Montgomery to conduct business and observe legislative proceedings at the Capitol.
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A. H. Holefield
Bride of Laurel
Miss
City
Cawthon Hotel
W. L. Lott
Auburn
Ala
The
Mobile
W. L. Puffer
Manchester, N. J
Joseph Espalia Jr
Montgomery
Capitol
Magnate of Paradise At Empire and Dated Screen Lineup
At the Empire today the Edison drama Magnate of Paradise stars Augustus Phillips and Robert Brower along with a noted company. Also showing are The Richest Girl in the World by Selig and a comedy The Smoking Out of Bella Butts with Mack and Dwigging. Tomorrow brings Surgeon Warren's Ward featuring Richard C. Travers and Ruth Stonehouse with another feature A Daughter of Teruel by Vitagraph.
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Empire
Paradise
Edison
The
Augustus Phillips
Robert Brower
Selig
Bella Butts
Aes Mack
Jay Dwigging
Floratch
Richard C. Travers
Essanay Company
Warren
Ruth Stonehouse
Little Lady
Ay Washoe
Terael
Vitagrap
Norma Becade el Be
Dreamland Amateur Night Entices Large Conception Street Crowd
Amateur night at Dreamland on Conception street draws a capacity crowd as the Jewell Keiley Stock Company presents Roanoke Hal Reid drama of tears and heart throbs. If the show matches this week’s earlier performances it promises continued success.
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Dreamland
Dreamlandentre
Conception Street
Jewell Keiley Stock Company
Roanoke
Hal Reid
Hobson Manager Wins $27,800 Verdict in Gulf Coke Case
L. B. Musgrove of Jasper, Alabama, manager of Richmond Pearson Hobson’s senatorial campaign last year, received a $27,800 damages verdict in the law and equity court sought against Gulf Coke and Coal Company. The suit sought dividends due to Musgrove and his brother J. C. Musgrove, alleged to have been withheld for six years. Directors who lost included Dr. O. L. Crampton, James McPhillips, Edward Horton, A. B. Lyons, and P. J. Lyons.
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L. B. Musgrove
Jasper
Ala
Richmond
Pearson Ho
Law and Equity
Gulf Coke and Coal Company
J. C. Musgrove
O. L. Crampton
James McPhillips
Edward Horton
A. 8. Lyons
P. J. Lyons
Battleship Kansas Damaged in Virginia Coast Storm
The battleship Kansas, returning to Hampton Roads after overhaul at Philadelphia, sustained damage to its superstructure in a gale off the Virginia coast. Ten to fifteen days required for repairs. exact extent unavailable as officers did not report details.
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Associated Press
Newport News
Kansas
Hampton Roads
Virginia
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Alpine Avalanches Triggered by Quake But No Fatalities
Reports from Como and Chiasso say the Italian valley felt the quake and avalanches scattered in the Alps near the Swiss frontier. Courmayeur sighted an avalanche from Mount Blanc. Innsbruck reports twenty seven soldiers buried by an avalanche with three seriously injured.
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Associated Press
Genoa
Paris
Como
Chiasso
Alps
Courmayeur
Italy
Mount Blanc
Innsbruck
Rifle Practice Meet Selected for Florida Range
The National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice has chosen the Florida state range near Jacksonville for the biennial national matches among Army Navy Marine Corps and National Guard teams. The event will start October 15 marking a shift from Camp Perry Ohio to alternate locations as proposed by Major General Foster and Florida’s adjutant general.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Board For the Promotion
Florida State
Jacksonville
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
National Guard
Camp Perry
Ohio
Foster
Fiorida
U S Sailors Commended for Heroism in Rescue
Secretary Daniels commended the crew of the United States steamship Oneida for heroic work in transferring panic-stricken passengers from the Pilot Bay of the Beaufort and Savannah line after it was disabled by a machinery accident near Beaufort.
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Associated Press
Washington
Daniels
United States
Oneida Today
Pilot Bay
Beaufort and
Savannah Line
Pittsburgh Man Kills Wife Then Takes Own Life, Crisis Report
MONTCLAIR N J Jan 15 James Hutchins of Pittsburgh shot and mortally wounded his wife Ida then killed himself early today. He had followed her from Pittsburgh where she rejoined him a month ago after a reconciliation and told her he was coming to kill her because she refused to live with him.
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Associated Press
Montclair
N. J
James Hutchins
Pittsburgh
Ida
Hutchins
Pope Benedict Did Not Leave Vatican For Hospital Visit
Reports claimed the pope visited the wounded at Santa Marta Hospital, but he remained inside the Vatican passing through the apostolic palace to reach the hospital without touching Italian soil. The action mirrored a past pope's visit after the Messina earthquake.
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Associated Press
Rome
Pope Benedict
Santa Marta
Vatican
Pius IX
Pius X
Apostolic Palace
St. Peters
Sarita
M *Hospital
Messina
British Victory Near La Bassee Reported
The Havas agency quoting a St Omer dispatch dated January 10 reports a British victory near La Bassee with a one mile advance after an impetuous attack on the entrenched German position at 2 pm. British losses were described as slight while German losses were heavy and many Germans were captured.
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Paris
Havas
St. Omer
la Bassee
Modern Miracles Daily Demonstrations Of Vitalitas
Demonstrations of Vitalitas the earth tonic are held in many cities. Houston laboratories claim to extract Vitalitas, marketed as a cure for stomach, liver, kidney, bowel and blood ailments. No harmful ingredients, suitable for invalids and children. See Sutton's drug store display or write for information.
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Houston
Texas
Sutton’s
Screwm en to Have Work in Loading the Jessmore
The British steamship Jessmore from Leith arrived at the quarantine station and was fumigated. She will dock late afternoon and load 9,500 bales of cotton plus naval stores and lumber. Cotton will be screwed into holds, increasing port employment. loading starts Saturday morning.
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Jessmore
Leith
Scotland
Elder- Dempster Company
Adventists Hold Sabbath Services at Scottish Rite Cathedral
Seventh Day Adventists conduct Sabbath school each Saturday at 9 45 a m in the Scottish Rite Cathedral 355 St Francis Street between Claiborne and Franklin with preaching at 11 15 a m by the regular pastor on the topic Winning Souls All are welcome.
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St. Francis Street
Claiborne and
Franklin
Postoffice to Add New Private Mail Boxes
Ample mail facilities will be provided after February 1 with 824 private mail boxes in a hollow square lobby arrangement. Postmaster Thornton notes many patron calls as improvements add space for lobby use. Boxes and 42 drawers priced from 1 dollar per quarter upward.
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Thornton
Decree Rendered in Fairhope Dissolution Suit
A decree pro confesso was entered Thursday in chancery court against defendants who have not answered in J. A. Melville versus Fairhope Single Tax Corporation. The suit seeks dissolution of the corporation and a hearing is set for January 16. A motion to amend the petition to bring in new parties was noted amid many defendants.
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Fairhope
Chancery Court
J. A. Melville
Fairhope Single Tax Corporation
Not Union Denounces Unaffiliated Ministers Colleting Rents
Negro ministers are canvassing the city under the pretense of being authorized by the Baptist Ministers' Union to reduce rents of poor tenants, but H. D. Parker president and F. R. Perkins secretary state they are not connected with the union.
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UNION
Baptist Ministers’ Union
H. D. Parker
F. R. Perkins
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Daoeld
the Good Clothes Store
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Ceylon
Dauphin ST. Bell
L. H. Meyer & Sons
Hobson
Musgrove
Fuel Company
Florida
U. S
Tate
Aviation
Ildren
Chambray
Burson
Adventists’ Services
GEO. A. Dickel & Co., Distillers
Nashville
Tenn
Richard Tribu
Chevmurene
Elam Ua Atas
Wayne Wallace
Pat Byrnes
N. Royal Street
St. Bernard
Lea & Perrin
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C. & B. Chow
Jackson Square
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Federal Reserve Bank Board
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