Captain L A Hixon Dies In Monroeville Ala
CAPT. L A Hixon dies after prolonged illness from heart trouble in Monroeville aged 62. Survived by wife six children and one sister Mrs W S Wiggins. A merchant and large land owner, he was partner of the late Brothers Hixon. Funeral to be at Hamilton Hill church near his old home.
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Monroeville
Ala
Lyston A. Hixon
W.S. Wiggins
Hixon
The
Baptist Church
Hamilton Hill Church
Papes Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
A vintage ad touts Pape’s Diapepsin as safe and fast relief for sour fatty indigestion. It claims five minute action, complete digestion of troublesome foods, and elimination of discomfort, enabling people to eat favorite meals again.
Royal Theatre Presents Sensational Photo-Melodrama
Manager Keener announces today at the Royal Theatre a sensational photo-melodrama titled Multiple Reels with engaging scenes and wide audience interest.
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Keener
Mardi Gras naval display sought for Mobile event
J Paul Wilson notes letters from Congressmen and the Navy Secretary on sending war vessels to Mobile for Mardi Gras February 14 to 16. Letters urge favorable consideration and a strong naval display, with railway special rates and Cessna trips planned for tourists during the festival. Col P W Maer appeals to senators to back the assignment to showcase Uncle Sam’s ships.
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J. Paul Wilson
Mobile Carnival Association
Congress
George W. Jor
Oscar W. Underwood
Nators
Frank 38. White
J. Bankhead
Navy
Shaear
Daniels
Taylor
Carnival Association
Secretary of the Navy
Washington, D. C
Admiral Fiske
Paul Ison
Mobile
Enondale
Union City
Tenn
Frank H. Henning
Charlies Cessna
Wilson
Mobile Bay
Cessna
Maer
Port
Col
P. W. Maer
Vardaman and
Williams
Mississippi
Alabama
Pensacola
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Uncle Sam
Walsh Urges Mobile Lawmakers on Tick Eradication Bill
George A. Maloney, Selma delegate, wires J M Walsh that a Mont gomery trip to back a tick eradication bill is underway. He notes county relief may be possible with federal aid and urges telegrams to Mobile legislators. George Fearn Jr departs Mobile with a bill for state funds and citrus disease protections.
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George A. Maloney
Cattlemen's Association
Selma
Chamber of Commerce
J. M. Walsh
Montgomery
Mobile County
Walsh
George Fearn, Jr
Mobile
Fearn
Hartwell
Wilmot Goodwin to give YWCA benefit recital
Baritone Wilmot Goodwin and associates will perform at the Harte auditorium Y M C A for Mobile YWCA on February 3 and 4. Maucearner violinist and Lee Cronican pianist join in two evening recitals titled The Power of Song. Programs feature old favorites and varied compositions with merit.
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Wilmot Goodwin
Harte
Mobile Young Women’s Christian Association
Bryant Returns to City After Brief Trip
President and General Manager W H Bryant of the Home Telephone Company has returned to the city from a brief trip abroad. He is expected to resume duties and oversee ongoing company operations and services.
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W. H. Bryant
The
Home Telephone Company
Iene Apts
Ansceinien
Bonus cut hits Mobile Light and Railroad workers
The one cent per hour bonus for motormen and conductors at Mobile Light and Railroad Company has been removed by management after four months of poor receipts. The change is stated as temporary. Del Goldstein of Mobile has traveled to New York for a visit with relatives amid a gossip rumor about a marriage in Massachusetts.
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Mobile Light and Railroad Company
del Goldstein
New York City
Will
State of Maen
Walker Johnstone Lumber Company Incorporation Record
The Walker Johnston e Lumber Company filed incorporation papers in the probate court on Thursday with a capital of 100 000 dollars for a general lumber and timber business in the city. Fifty percent of the capital stock is paid in. Officers include R. D. Walker president with 285 shares C. A. L. Johnstone vice president and treasurer with 213 shares and D. R. For secretary with two shares.
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Walker-Johnstone Lumber Company
R. D. Walker
C. A. L. Johnstone
D. R. For
Pittsburgh man shoots wife then kills himself in sanitarium incident
In Houston Texas Ward a Snyder killed his wife who was a patient in a sanitarium then took poison. He arrived in the city shortly before visiting hours. The case follows a report of personal crisis amid a series of local events including social hosted events surrounding debutantes Miss Hartwell and Miss McFadden.
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Pittsburgh
Houston
Housto
Tex
Ward A Snyder
Emperor William Praises War Correspondents At Headquarters
At the field headquarters in Berlin the emperor thanked correspondents for their reports and praised the patriotic tone of coverage. He quoted John Knox and noted the value of press material for troops in the trenches. A birthday service was held for the emperor with princes and officers attending.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
William
John Knox
Scotland
Prince Oscar
Friedrich Leopold
Prussia
Waldemar
Prince Henry
Falkenhayn
von Bethmann-Hollweg
von Tirpitz
Germans To Be Tried By Russians For Libau Bombings
Petrograd reports that Russians will try Germans captured in the Zeppelin raid on Libau. They face charges for dropping bombs on an undefended town, establishing legal status of aerial bombardment.
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Libau
Associated Press
Petrograd
London
Novoo Vremya
Russia
Gulf Coast Home Products Show Sees Rising Attendance
Attendance at the Gulf Coast Home Products Show grows daily with 1,350 visitors from 10 am to 5 pm Wednesday and 1,500 for Tuesday, as Barker Cotton Mills prepares an exhibit of 72 cotton manufactured articles.
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Barker Cotton Mills
Marengo Merchant Files Bankruptcy Petition
In the United States district court judge Toulmin John R. Rogers a merchant of Faufidsdale Marengo county filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition with liabilities listed at 4226 and assets of 857. The petitioner was adjudicated bankrupt and the case referred to Referee Campbell at Selma.
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Marengo
United States District Court
Toulmin
John R. Rogers
Faufidsdale
Marengo County
Campbell
Selma
Kidney Health Remedy Promoted by Salts Drink
An old health column describes backache and kidney discomfort from high uric acid in meat. It urges hydration and a four ounce dose of Rad Salts before breakfast to flush kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and prevent irritation.
Trades Council Opens New Year With Plans and Debate
The Central Trades Council reconvened with twelve of fifteen locals affiliated. President Max Rathberger, re elected, outlined a tentative year program, announced committee appointments, and urged support for pending labor legislation in Alabama. Delegates debated city budget priorities and praised Henry Ford before adjourning.
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Rathberger
Central Trades Council
Max Rathberger
Montgomery
Alabama
Organized Labor
Mobile
Hartwell
Wilson
Mylees
Schmidling
Seamen's Union
Council
Congress
Trades Union
Labol
Garment Workers
Vitalitas Promises Relief for Rheumatism Across States
Mobile Alabama resident A Barmann credits Vitalitas with easing a nine week rheumatism attack and urges others to try the remedy. New Orleans resident Mrs M B Falconer reports 37 years of rheumatism and four years of indigestion improved after use. Oakville Tennessee resident J B McGinaia is also mentioned in the testimony cluster.
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Mobile
Ala
A. Barmann
New Orleans
M. B. Falconer
Jeanette St
Oakville, Tenn
McGinaia
Dauphin Island Land Sale Promised by Tidewater Firm
J M Dewberry president of Tidewater Securities Corp says Dauphin Island Land Co will soon offer real estate for sale. Tidewater will guarantee railroad to Cedar Point ferry service waterworks electric lights telephones and telegraph. Island population exceeds 400 with school two churches hotel bath house and attractions. Opportunities cited for physician drug store livery ship yard general store boats hotels and boarding houses.
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J. M. Dewberry
Tidewater Securities Corporation
Dauphin Island
Mobile
van Antwerp
Dauphin Island Land Company
Cedar Point
Dewberry
Miss Clara L Felts Dies After Illness In Oakdale
Miss Clara L Felts aged 76 died at Oakdale Thursday morning following paralysis ten days. A Mobile resident for twenty years she came from Camden Alabama and was a native of New Orleans. She is survived by her brother J L Cassidy and several nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Clara L. Felts
J. L. Cassidy
Oakdale
Mobile
Camden
Ala
New Orleans
Burial of Mrs Elizabeth A Gibson in Pine Crest cemetery
Funeral for Mrs Elizabeth A Gibson was held at 25 South Monterey street at 10 a.m. on Thursday with Reverends W P Hines and J W Phillips assisting. Interment followed at Pine Crest cemetery. Pallbearers included H Rien Sees L A Hood Ka eden A F Norquist and A Palmes.
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E A. Gibson
Elizabeth A. Gibson
South
Monterey Street
W. P.hines
Dauphin Baptist Church
J. W.phillips
First Baptist Church
Pine Crest Cemetery
H. R.een
L. A. Hood
Eden A. F. Norquist
A.palmes
Chancery Court Notes and Motion Outcomes
Hon. Thomas H. Smith presides with business on L. J. M. Cullen v Cullen and James M. Crabtree v Cinnie Crabtree. Testimony ordered published in Crabtree case. Lucinda Williams v Samuel Mern distribution report read and laid over. Chancellor R. T. Ervin calls for day. state cases and school matter submitted on bill and further proceedings noted.
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Chancery Court
Thomas H. Smith
L. J. M. Cullen
F.C. Cullen
James M. Crabtree
Cinnie Crabtree
Lucinda Williams
Samuel Mern
R. T. Ervin
Alabama
Pevert Commission
Lucinda Wiliams Mern
Products Show Attracts Notice Across The State
A Selma letter from A. Maloney to the chamber of commerce notes the Home Products Show draws statewide attention. Delegates’ inquiries signal interest and suggest Mobile is on the map of the state.
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Chamber of Commerce
A. Maloney
Selma
Attheca
Ma~ey
Lawrence Declares How It Was Done In Prohibition Fight
Brooks Lawrence spoke at a Montgomery session recounting the anti-saloon league victory as prearranged not accidental. He praised hand picked supporters, warned July dry enforcement, and urged the creation of law and order leagues to enforce Prohibition in Alabama.
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Montgomery
Ala
Brooks Lawrence
Alabama
Lawrence
League
Montgomery Advertiser
Birmingham News
Merritt
Carmichael
Anti-Saloon League
Henry P. Haneechilah
Archie Carmichael
Wilseem
Enforcement League
Prohibition
Law and Order Leagues
H. H McNeill
W. B. Crumpton
Ratliff
Gamble
Selma
P. C. Ratliff
McNeill
Ohio
Belgian Editors Sentenced by German Court in Antwerp
Several Belgian newspaper editors were sentenced to one and two months imprisonment at the latest session of the German military court in Antwerp. Charges against them are not stated.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
London
Antwerp
Interstate Commerce Commission disapproves rate hikes on clay shipments
The Interstate Commerce Commission rejected proposed increases in clay rates for carloads from Georgia and South Carolina to New York Boston and interior Eastern points via the Southern Railroad and connections. The decision curbs transportation price rises affecting shipments to major northeastern markets.
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Washington
Georgia
South Carolina
New York
Boston
Southern Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Swamp Root credited with curing kidney troubles
A 49 year old painter from Watertown New York testifies Swamp Root cured his bladder inflammation after doctors failed to help. He says the remedy improved his condition and credits it with ending his trouble. Notarized statement dated July 23 1909 sworn by J H Johnston before W A Nims.
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J Johnston
Watertown
N. Y
J. H. Johnston
W. A. Nims
Jefferson County
Prove What Sxene:est Will Deo for You
Advertisement copy promises a sample of a kidney remedy from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY with a booklet of information. It claims to prove benefits for kidneys and bladder and offers regular fifty cent and one dollar bottles at drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamien
Natona Relieves Disordered Liver in New Tonic Claim
An advertisement touts Natona tonics made from iron earth mined at Bladon Springs. It links liver disorders to jaundice indigestion chills and bowel complaints and cites a Keenton Alabama testimonial claiming a two year liver enlargement improved after two weeks use with nineteen pounds gained. The ad promotes Natona Cough Syrup Natona Antifister and Natona Co Inc Mobile Alabama as distributors.
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Bladon Springs
E. P. Naphur
Keenton
Ala
Natona
Arug
Natona Co., Inc
Mobile
Maritime Movements Include Sabine and Count Wilfre do Arrivals
The Mallory liner Sabine bound for New York left Thursday morning with passengers and a general cargo. The Conde Wilfre do arrived Wednesday and docked at the Mobile Coal Company docks to take on 1,000 tons of bunker coal before departing for Spain. The Bodo for Puerto Cortes Honduras steamed late Wednesday night with general merchandise. The British steamer St Quentin loaded 19,000 bales of cotton at the municipal wharf after moving from pier 2.
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Sabine
New York
Conde Wilfredo
Mobile Coal Company
Spain
Bodo
Puerto Cortez
Hon
Municipal Wharf
St. Quentin
Ada Hull Testifies Cardus Restored Health
Mt Airy North Carolina resident Ada Hull describes six years of severe abdominal and back pain from menopause and credits Cardus with improving her condition. She says one bottle relieved pain and a second bottle strengthened her, leading to six years of better health and calling Cardus the finest medicine a woman could use.
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Mt. Airy
N. C
Ada Hull
Cardus
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Amato
Zimbalist
McCormack
ALDA
Farrar
Gluck
Homer and
Powell
Wds
Reynalds Music House
Kodak Store
Dauphin Street
L. A. Hixon
Monroeville, Ala
Pape
Royal Theatre
Wilmot Goodwin and
Luimber
Walker-Johnstone Lumber Co
Isere Thursay
Blucher
Conqueror
Beatty
Joyn
Admiral Beatty
Lion
Trades Council
Ruth Agnes Betbeze
Inge- Bondurant Sanitarium
Nellie M
Sylvester J. Bet
Heogeep
Baptist Tabernacle
Dr.Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Maritime Matters and River News
North Carolina
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