Funds Planned for 1916 American Olympic Team
The Amateur Athletic Union votes to provide 2000 dollars to the American Olympic committee and asks member clubs to contribute to the team fund. Treasurer Julian Curtis will receive installments. U.S. officials aim to raise over 150000 dollars to cover transport and quarters for about 100 athletes for the Berlin games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
James E. Sullivan
Amateur Athletic Union
American Olympic Committee
Olympic Committee
Julian Curtis
Olympic Fund
United States
Berlin
Windsor Hotel and Cafe Menu Highlights
The Windsor Hotel and Cafe offers a Club Breakfast from 6 30 to 10 00 a m A combination Supper from 5 30 to 8 00 p m and La Carte meals all day at reasonable prices The establishment is located at Royal and Contists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor Hotel
Cafe Royal
Contists
For Rent: Several New and Uses in City Stores
One story brick store on Royal and Conti streets 21 by 75 feet new and in perfect condition 1800 dollars annually. Two one story brick stores 112 114 Government street between Royal and St Emanuel 900 dollars annually. Two story frame store with residence above at intersection Conception Claiborne and Canal streets occupied as drug store ideal for grocer 369 dollars annually. Two stores or offices 62 64 St Michael street remodel to suit tenant. Store ground floor 59 N Water street between St Francis and St Michael. Store first floor 118 S Commerce street between Government and Church. Two story brick store 22 S Commerce street between Dauphin and Conti street overall 200 dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal
Conti
Government Street
Royal and
St Emanuel
Conception
Claiborne
Canal Streets
St. Michael Street
N. ‘Water Street
St. Francis
St. Michael
S. Commerce Street
Government
Church
Bankers Auction of Town Properties Lists Many Dwellings
A historical listing describes numerous residences on Spring Hill, Texan and Michigan, Adams and St Joseph, Old Shell road, and more. Properties include 2 to 11 story frames and brick homes with rentals ranging from 12 to 20 dollars per month, plus several parcels with land and barns or chicken yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Touart Place
Spring Hill Avenue
Indiana Avenue
Texan
Michigan Ave
S. E. Adams
St Joseph St
N. E
Old Shell Road
Julia St
Spring Hill
W. Conception
1St Nint Conception
Claiborne Sts
N. Lawrence
Congress
N. Broad St
State
S. Hamilton St
Monroe
Eslava
Spring Hill Ave
E. Pine
Catherine St
Aeg
Ingate St
Old Shells Road
Taliaferro’s Station
Possible Churchill Lloyd George resignation over naval estimates
The Daily Chronicle reports growing cabinet opposition between Winston Churchill and David Lloyd George on naval estimates. If Churchill resigns rather than cut estimates, the entire admiralty board may quit in the coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Lloyd-George
Associated Press
London
The
Daily Chronicle
Winston Spencer Churchill
Admiralty
David Lloyd- George
Lloyd- George
Admiralty Board
Records Disprove Confession of Carl Somerville
The alleged confession of Paul Carl to killing Monroe F. Ellis is refuted by records from Carl's prior New York employer. Time cards show he was in New York on the day of the shooting, placing him in the city after the fatal buckshot was fired. He is likely to be discharged from custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Somerville
N. J
Paul Carl
Monroe F. Ellis
Carl
New York
Basking Ridge
Ellis
New Yok
Springhill College Defeats All Stars 26 to 6
The Spring Hill College team upended the Mobile All Stars 26 to 6 with strong play from Casey Granda Timothy and Murray for the college. Imahorn led the All Stars while Neeley Brue Jordan Crawford starred for the visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Stars
Mobile
Spring Hill College
Imahorn
Collegians
Casey
Granda
Timothy
Murray
Neeley
Brue
Crawford
Jordan
Dorote
Doctor's Guesses vs Weather Bureau Publicity
A doctor's forecasts receive less public attention than the Weather Bureau's authoritative predictions. The remark contrasts professional medical judgment with meteorological forecasts and their public visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K
A Texas Wonder Kidney Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Texas Wonder as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles. It claims to dissolve gravel ease rheumatism and improve various ailments in men women and children. Sold by druggists or mail order from Dr E V Hall St Louis Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Alabama
E.V. Hall
Olive Street
St. Louis
Bucklen
H. EB. Bucklen & Co
Philadelphia
Well Located Homes for Sale in City Neighborhoods
Vacant lots and homes advertised with details on Hern don avenue Old Shell road Ann Street Georgia avenue and Macy Place. Two story houses offer 6 to 8 rooms with modern conveniences and large lots. Financing available on listed properties and others at reasonable rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herndon Avenue
Old Shell Road
Georgia Avenue
Dauphin Street
Wilson Likely to Stay with Giants in 1914
Giants catcher Arthur Wilson, courted by Federal League magnates, appears likely to stay with the Giants next season. With John Meyers and Larry McLean signed, manager McGraw has solid backstops and worries about Wilson leaving seem to fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Wilson
Giants
John Meyers
Larry McLean
McGraw
Wilson
Meyers
McLean
Bolivian consul under suspicion in misconduct case
Associated Press report from San Francisco states Carlos Sanjines Bolivia's consul was arrested after two 13 year old girls accused him of improper conduct at a downtown theater. Police found lottery tickets on him and a future misdemeanor charge is planned. The consul denies the accusations as blackmail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Francisco
Carlos Sanjines
Bolivia
Sanjines
Oklahoma Prison Mutiny Ends in Fatal Shootout at Gate
Convicts Reed Law and Koontz attempt escape from an Oklahoma prison with a shiel d bearing a telephone operator. Guards kill the trio after a running gun battle that wounds the operator and leaves all three escapees dead in a buggy. Warden Dick notes revolvers likely hidden by outside help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Foster
Aolfrey
Drover
Reed
Kuntz
Lane
Judge John R. Thomas Had Brilliant Record
Muskogee Oklahoma January 20. John R. Thomas of Muskogee was shot and killed yesterday at McAlester by prisoners escaping from the state penitentiary. He was a former congressman from Illinois serving five terms from 1879 to 1889. He later became United States district judge in 1897, retiring to Muskogee in 1901 to practice law. He was 66, born in Mount Vernon Illinois and was past grand master of the Illinois Masonic lodge. His son John R. Thomas Jr a captain in the First Regiment U S Infantry was stationed at Honolulu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Law
Pauls Valley
Koontz
Oakes
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Rough Rider
McAllister
Tut
Bertilion
Thomas
Indian Territory
Associated Press
Muskogee
Okla
John R. Thomas
McAlester
State
Congress
Illinois
United States
McKinley
Masonic Lodge
Mount Vernon
John R. Thomas, Jr
United States Infantry
Honolulu
Suffragettes Fire Bodily Disruption At Meeting
In London a suffragette mob disrupted a meeting where John Burns spoke on home rule. Male supporters attempting to mob Burns were strapped to seats and pitched into the street after a scrimmage. Several women disruptors were ejected as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
London
Sufragettes
John Burns
Runaway Horse Captured Near Louisville Station
A runaway horse threaded through box cars and trucks along Front Street shortly before midnight Monday. It escaped from St. Michael Street, moved south on Front Base, and was caught at the Louisville and Nashville station without injuring people or damaging vehicles.
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Front Street
Louisville and Nashville
St. Michael Street
Front Base
Scope of Reserve Bank at Chicago
Bankers from several states discussed the size of the federal reserve district with Chicago as a potential center. The hearings before William G. McAdoo and David E. Houston addressed the St Paul Minneapolis site conflict and what it means for the district. The cabinet members would finish hearings in Chicago and move to St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated’ Press
Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank
William .G. McAdoo
the Treasury
David E. Houston
Agriculture
Federal Reservation Organization
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Wilson
St. Louis
Mexican refugees praised for US kindness at Ojinaga
Washington report says Monterey residents express gratitude for American aid to Mexican federal refugees from Ojinaga. Costs of care run high with about 150000 spent before evacuation and daily expenses near 2600 dollars. Congress may authorize indefinite credit for War Department pending eventual full reimbursement by Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Ojinaga
Monterey
United States
State Department
Hanna
War Department
Huerta
Fort Rosecrans
Brownsville
Congress
Department
Mexico
New Mining Law Under Constitutionalist rule
Douglas Artz reports the Mexican Constitutionalist government issued a new mining law effective January 16 to revive activity in controlled districts. The measure grants temporary titles to idle properties, aiming to persuade owners to operate mines and ease poverty, with permanent titles to follow if insurgents gain full control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Douglas
Artz
Leader of Alabama suffragists speaks in Birmingham
The Alabama Equal Suffrage Association president Mrs Solon Jacobs of Birmingham will address Birmingham suffragists Thursday night at 8 in the lounge room of the Cawthon Hotel downstairs. Miss Eugenia Marks, president of the Mobile Suffrage Club, says Mobile workers expect benefit and Mobile’s campaign may be stimulated by the talk.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Alabama Equal Suffrage Association
Solon Jacobs
Cawthon Hotel
Eugenia Marks
Mobile Suffrage Club
Harte Auditorium
Mobile
Jacobs
Union Veteran Dies After Fall at Boarding House
Kerdi nand Koeber aged 90 a Soldiers' Home inmate at Marion Indiana fell down stairs at his Lancaster boarding house while on furlough yesterday and died. Koeber known for catching Gen John F Reynolds at Gettysburg was killed in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lancaster
Kerdinand Koeber
Marion
Ind
Koeber
John F. Reynolds
Gettysburg
Provincial Synod Opens in Muskogee Oklahoma
Clerical and lay delegates gather in Muskogee for the Provincial Synod of the Southwest. The gathering, chaired by Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle, will run for two days and cover Missouri Arkansas Texas Kansas Oklahoma and New Mexico. The provincial field secretary vacancy and the missionary board plans for church building missions and evangelism are key agenda items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Muskogee
Okla
Episcopal Church
Southwest
Missouri
Arkansas
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Daniel S. Tuttle
St. Louis
United States
Stolen Diamond Rings Recovered From Lad In Towne
It reports that in Camden New Jersey on January 20 a 19 year old James Hooper of Indianapolis jumped from a ferry boat as it prepared to depart for Philadelphia. He was rescued from the river and arrested after diamond rings valued at 2500 were found in his coat pockets. The rings had been stolen from a Broadway jewelry store window when Hooper smashed the window with a stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
James Hooper
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Olicemen
St Agnes Patronal Feast Planned at St Elmo Church
ST ELMO Ala Jan 20 Appropr iate religious services will mark St Agnes church patronal feast with mass at 7 30 a m benediction at 7 30 p m and a sermon on St Agnes life in the evening. Also includes an advertisement for Bucklen Am nica Salve noting its skin healing benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Elmo
Ala
St. Agnes’ Church
St. Amnes
Ship's captain made prisoner on boarded Philadelphia voyage
In San Francisco a full rigged British ship the Philadelphia bound from Portland for England with grain was towed in after the crew detained Captain Lawrence and the officer Capon. The master Captain Henry La led an intoxicated state for days and was held in his cabin while crew members filed complaints with the British consul. the ship's log remained with the crew as they sought to quit the voyage before clearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Francisco
Philadelph
Portland
England
Henry Lathe
Capon
Lawrence
Philadelphia
Columbia
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Dauphin and
Contitl
Sage, Burgett & Yuille
ST. Francis ST
Springhillians
Basketeers
Homes For Sale
Ann St
Macy Place
Macy Streets
Monterey Place
ST. Michael ST
Ser
von Brown-Morgan Coals
PIPER
Mobile Brown-Morgan Coal Co., Inc
Lertz, Gaillard, Johnston Coal Co
ST. Francis Street
Fry
Ladd
P. Bestor, JR
G. A. Michael
Merchants Bank
Water and
St. Francis Streets
Wilson—That's
Artie
FEDS
Frisco
Charnel House
Warden
Reserve Bank
Provincial Synod OF Episcopalians
Lad
Tell
Norville Bros
Monterey ST. Bargain
Monterey Street
Government St
On Price
S. D. Copeland & Son
Memphis, Tenn
City Ticket Office
Royal ST
E. Jones, JR
1 Trager CO. ‘Distillers
Cincinnati
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