Mobile Represented At Columbus Meeting
At the hearing before the board of United States engineers in Columbus Mississippi three delegates from the Chicago Chamber of Commerce James Carney Julian J Bartee and W K Wilson spoke for effort to open Tombigbee river north of Demopolis to steamboat transport. The project, favored for years, promises agricultural wealth and will be reviewed by engineers who will report on desirability and feasibility after data is collected.
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Board of
United States Engineers
Columbus
Miss
Tombigbee River
Demopolis
Ohile
Conce
Texas Wonder Cure Claim For Kidney and Bladder Relief
An advertisement touts Texas Wonder as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues and related ailments for men women and children. It promises testaments from other states and offers mail order with a one dollar price for a month’s treatment from EB W Hall 2926 Olive St St Louis MO. Sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Wonder
EB. W. Hall
Olive Street
St. Mo
Bowery Gang Toasts the Bride at Miss Goulds Dinner
In New York on January 23 a Bowery mission supper for about 1500 Bowery boys honored Miss Helen Miller Gould and her marriage to Finley J. Shepard. The men ate roast beef turnips bread coffee and apple pie and expressed thanks for her act of generosity.
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New York
Bowery Mission
Helen Miller Gould
Finley J. Shepard
Gould
White Slavers Start for Prison in Atlanta
John Crow and Rufus Preddy began a thirteen month sentence in the Atlanta federal penitentiary for Mann Act violations. They were escorted by Deputy Marshal Gates. Officials in Washington had not designated a prison for Mrs. Mary Wanda, whose sentence was suspended pending further instructions.
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Federal
Atlanta
John Crow
Rufus Preddy
United States
Gates
United States Marshal's Office
Washington
Mary Wanda
Deans
Wanda
Sale of Guano by Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Under sections 6139 6141 of the 1907 Alabama Civil Code I A F Norquist docks manager of Mobile and Ohio Railroad will sell to the highest bidder for cash at the companys warehouse Pier 8 Mobile river near Bloodgood street Mobile on Saturday February 8 1913 at 12 noon About seventy tons of Guano to pay wharfage and storage charges accrued to the railroad company A F NORQUIST Docks Manager M & VU H K CO 1:16-23-30 2:6
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
I. A. F. Norquist
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Mobilé River
Bloodgood Street
Mobile
Mobile and Ohio Raiilroad Company
Alabama Electors Deliver Vote From Birmingham
Hugh W. Roberts of Birmingham delivered Alabama electoral vote to the president pro tempore of the senate as the twenty sixth state to report. He was accompanied by Ed Norman of Birmingham in the Washington dispatch.
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Washington
Hugh W. Roberts
Birmingham
Senate
Alabama
Ed Norman
Asquith Promises Sudan Cotton Loan Bill
Premier Asquith promised Parliament a bill guaranteeing a 15 million dollar loan for Sudan cotton development in an address to the British cotton growing association in London on January 23.
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London
Soudan
Asquith
British Cotton Growing Association
Chinese Pirates Grow Bold In Fu Kien Province
Dispatch from Amoy reports disorderly elements in Fu Kien province have become formidable. Traffic around Hingh wa is unsafe except for strong parties on main roads. Pirates frequent the Dragon river and even large ships are attacked. An American chartered junk was boarded today with the captain killed.
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Amoy
China
Fu Kien
Hinghwa
Dragon River
Hale County approves funds to fight smallpox outbreak
In Hale Alabama the county commissioners voted an appropriation to the health officer to stamp out smallpox. Reports say more than twenty five cases at Stewart's and plans for a pest house at Stewart's. Cases are reported across the county.
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Hale
Greensboro
Ala
Hale County
Board of County Commissioners
Stewart's
Hotel Knickerbocker Fires 250 Waiters in New York
In New York on January 23, James Regan the Knickerbocker owner called all 250 waiters and busboys to the main dining room. He announced they were discharged rather than concede to the strike demands. Captains and all staff left the premises, signaling an abrupt labor conflict escalation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hotel Knickerbocker
James Regan
Prisoner Poitevant Escapes Hospital Watch. Reward Offered
John W Poitevant awaiting trial for assault on his eight year old stepdaughter escaped from Mobile county hospital at midnight after guard slept. He stole clothing and a money order from a fellow patient and fled from a second floor window. Sheriff Palmer aproached a $60 reward for capture or information. Poitevant had been brought from Bartow Florida for trial and is described as five foot ten, 145 pounds with dark brown beard and sallow swollen face.
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John W. Pointevant
Spencer Newell
Palmer
Poitevant
Bartow
Fla
Newell
Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
William Wake
Wake
Hol Bridgman
Fromaton
Ala
Manassas
Mobile
Doctor Answers Health and Beauty Questions in Columns
A long reader exchange offers home remedies and prescriptions from Dr. Lewis Baler. Advice covers bed wetting cures, catarrh and stomach issues, dandruff and hair health, weight gain, rheumatism, hoarseness, indigestion, and constipation with specific tonics and dosages.
Fire kills two in Ohio farm house blaze
Flames gutted a Canfield area farm house killing Curtis Shaffer and his daughter Effie. Mrs Shaffer and another daughter died of severe burns while a ten year old son escaped and offered no explanation for the fire.
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Canfield
Ohio
Curtis Shafer
Effie
Strike Vote Announced for Railroad Telegraph Operators
Cincinnati January 23. Official word announced last night that telegraph operators employed by the Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railroad Company and the Alabama Great Southern Railroad have taken a strike vote. The announcement signals possible industrial action affecting railroad communications.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati, New Orleans and
Texas Pacific Railroad Company
Alabama Great Low Railroad
Judge Considers Grand Jury Probe Of Guggenheim Suit
Chicago January 23 An inquiry into testimony presented before Judge Heard in the Grace Brown Herbert Guggenheim Wahl divorce case may be launched by the grand jury. Chief Justice Jeasé Baldwin says he sent a letter to State's Attorney MacLay Hoyne urging an investigation into the dismissed suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Circuit Court
Grace Brown
Herbert Guggenheim-Wahl
William Guggenheim
New York
Jeasé Baldwin
MacLay Hoyne
Guggenheim
O Neal Plans Attending President Wilson Inauguration
Governor O Neal visited the floor of the house and senate and indicated he and his staff will attend President Wilsons inauguration. Virginia Massachusetts Ohio Pennsylvania and Delaware governors said they will attend with their staffs. He departed for Baltimore for the parade preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
O'Neal
House
Senate
Alabama
Wilson
Virginia
Massachusetts
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Baltimore
Suffrage for Women Passed in New York Senate
Albany N Y Jan 23 With only one dissenting vote the Wagner resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution to permit women to vote passed the state senate today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Wagner
Grove's Talith Less Chill Tonic Malaria Remedy
An old advertisement touts Grove's Taith Less Chill Tonic as a malaria remedy for adults and children. It claims to drive out malaria and build up the system and lists a 50 cent price.
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Gardner Fiat Iron Co
Memphis
Tenn
Necesary
P. W. Goodman
Regal Building
POR
Selma , Street
Rapier Avenue
R. A. Lambert
Bell
Cedar and
Virginia Street
Conti Street
Park Place
W. P. Roberts & Co
Masonic Temple
Spring Hill
Mobile-Gulfport Lumber Co
Masonica Temple
Pauline
Evler and Palmist
Burton Ave
Princess Flora
Old End
Crichton
Orner
Spring Hill and
Burton Av
Marie Pauline
Bath
St. Anthony Street
St. Francis Street
St. Emanuel
Texas
Catherine
Daushin Street
City
James Curran
Michigan Ave
S. W
Lafayette
Dauphin
Jos Pratt
St. Michael St
McGuire and Co
Uncle Sam
South Royal Street
Pollock
Rattner
Oran Overton
Dauphin Street
Schenker-Alidor Electric Co
St. Emanuel Street
P. O. Box
Reed Avenue
H. B
St. Francis Or
Ring Home
Tony
Gale Fox
Government St. Loop
Southern Express Company
Bressler
Hamilton Movement
Express Company
Odd Fellows
Dauphin St
Bayou
Franklin
Hustler
St. Louis and
Royal
United Sales Company
Biliso & Wilson
Peoples’ Bank
Peerless Laundry
Bayou Coden
Villa Alba
West Shore
Mobile Bay
J.S. Ferguson
Bell Phone
Smith Piano Co
T. B. Sheedy
New Jersey St
Millville
Fort Morgan
A. Y. Smith
Care Anglo-American Ship Chandlery Company
New Chert Road
Courthouse
William Frolichstein
Illinois
Marquette Building
Benjamin H. Frohlichstein
St. Louis
Missouri
Silk Exchange Building
Twelfth
Washington Avenue
Mobile County
State of Alabama
Esau’ H, Frohlichstein
Matilda Frohlichstein
Esau H. Frohlichstein
Price Williams, JR
Hanaw & Pillans
Southern Hotel
Bowery Gang
Crow
Preddy
A. F. Norquist
Hicks
John W. Portevant
Lewis Baler
College-Ellwood Sts
Dayton
Mage
la Rue
Everes
Byrne
Buehn
Haxelle
Chase
Thousa
G. B
K. K. K. Ake
Grand Jury
O’neal
Jos.patt
Ray Liniment
Germany
ST. Michael Street
Cawthon
A la Carte
Rowley Orchestra
Chas B. Hervey
Royal and
Claiborne
Yeend Bros
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