Mobile Meridian Highway Favored as a Road Plan
G T Jordan of Citronelle advocates a Mobile to Meridian highway citing low cost and strong potential for tourism and commerce. He notes segments from Meridian to Waynesboro and Vinegar Bend, with improvements needed from Escatawpa to State Line and Deer Park to Mobile County line.
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Mobile
Dian
Miss
G. T. Jordan
Citrorm ‘‘E
Jordan
Meridian
East Oy
Hattiesburg
Brom
Eridian
Waynesboro
Nesboro
State Line
State
Escatawpa
Ala
Gulfcrest
Citronelle
Reed
Qaeen
Tronelle
North Carolina social service conference opens in Raleigh
North Carolina social service conference begins a three day session in Raleigh with Secretaries Bryan and Daniels on the program. Bryan will speak Saturday noon on state issues and again at Durham that night. A Kentucky founder will address Friday night during the event.
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Raleigh
N. C
Bryan
Daniels
North Carolina
Pinex cough remedy promotes savings and quick relief
An old advertisement touts Pinex as a highly concentrated Norway pine extract cough medicine. It claims rapid throat and chest relief, reduces phlegm, and costs less than ready made syrups. The Pinex Co. of Fort Wayne advertises a 2 34 ounce packaging with a money back guarantee.
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E Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Dwellings For Rent See 90.00-938 Government St
Classified rental notice listing dwellings for rent at 90.00-938 Government Street. Describes hall, parlor, dining room, butler’s pantry, kitchen, store room, hall, closets, three bedrooms upstairs, bath and toilet. Rent noted at $24.00 per week. Contact W. Stocking, 2 S. Monroe St. Also describes a new and modern bungalow with parlor, dining room and lighting features.
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Government St
W. S
Monroe St
Exports From Germany to U S Drop in 1914 War Impact
Berlin via London report shows German exports to the United States fell to 169,061,250 dollars in 1914, down 31,562,185 from 1913. Hides and leather led the decline, with other lines hit by war restrictions while some sectors gained despite the upheaval.
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Berlin
London
Germany
United States
Julius Lay
Leipsic
Jt H
Montgomery Commission Passes Substitute Bill On City Governance
In Montgomery Alabama on January 28 the majority party overran local optionists with a steam roller in a city government bill. The substitute reduces commissioners from five to three and creates a safety committee overseeing police and fire. Fuller and Johnston urged delay for review, but were denied as Brindly led the whip for prohibitionists.
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Montgomery
Ala
Steam Roller
Montomery
Ocal
Fuller
Johnston
Brindly
Etowah
Prohibition
Committee of Safety
Cuban House Passes General Amnesty Bill
The Cuban House of Representatives approved a general amnesty measure to free General Ernesto Albert, former Havana province governor, imprisoned for complicity in the killing of Chief of Police Riva. It is expected the Senate will pass it, after President Menocal vetoed the bill last December.
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Havana
House of Representatives
Ernesto Albert
Riva
Senate
Menocal
Fairhope Association Forms With 300 Members
Special to The Item from Fairhope Alabama reports a large meeting that organized the Fairhope Citrus Fruit Growers Association with about three hundred members. The group plans incorporation under Alabama law and will pursue affiliation with similar bodies to aid growers, plus crop sales, packing, and fertilizer buying.
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Fairhope
Ala
Fruit and Nut Growers’ Association
Fairhope Citrus Fruit Growers’ Association
Alabama
A. M
German appointments announce Freytag Loringhoven as quartermaster general
Berlin dispatch reports Lieutenant General Baron Freytag Loringhoven is named quartermaster general of the German army replacing General Adolf Wild von Ho henborn who becomes minister of war. A London via Berlin transmission confirms the official act.
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Berlin
London
Baron Freytag Loringhoven
Adolf Wild von Hohenborn
Compromise of Classes Sowed in Rockefeller Meeting
News reports describe Mrs. Belle Silberman a IWW protester meeting John D Rockefeller Jr at a New York city hall inquiry on unemployment and industrial unrest. Silberman and Mother Jones urged class compromise while Rockefeller hinted at a Colorado trip with Jones.
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New York
Belle Silberman
Standard Oil
Industrial Workers of the World
Ludlow
John D. Rockefeller Jr
City Hall
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Silb
Mrs. Silberman
Mr. Rockefeller
Mother Jones
Colorado
Peruna credited with curing chronic catarrh in Minnesota mother
Mrs Anna Linder of Meeker County Minnesota writes that after two years of chronic catarrh she followed an advertisement, used Peruna, and became well and the mother of two. She praises the tonic as essential and valuable beyond its cost.
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Anna Linder
R. F
Russians Destroy Zeppelin Airship at Libau
News from Petrograd reports a German airship raid on Libau that dropped nine bombs with no damage, then was fired upon by Russian artillery and sunk by a Libau armored tug after the crew, including four officers and three sailors, were taken off. The Germans reportedly operated Baltic bases for Zeppelin missions against Russia.
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Petrograd
London
Libau
Virghen
Baltic
St Marys Hospital in Walla Walla Burns. Patients Rescued
Fire destroyed St Marys Hospital in Walla Walla Washington with estimated damage of 100000. Surgeons finished operations on an on table patient as nurses moved patients to other hospitals amid frigid temperatures and a rapid evacuation.
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Associated Press
Walla Walla
Wash
St. Mary’s Hospital
David Broughell
Change in Apolllo's Schedule Pleasing to Fairhope
The steamer Apollo altered its schedule between Fairhope and Mobile. It now leaves Fairhope at 7 30 in the morning and returns arriving at 3 p m. Residents welcome the convenience of the revised times and the service to the area.
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Apolllo
Fairhope
Ala
Apollo
Mobile
Merchants Bank
Woman Voters To Register Without Stating Ages In Chicago
Chicago on January 28 a judge indicated women voters will not need to declare ages at registration if County Frben Scully finds a lawful provision. He said age declaration serves only identification and urged that women should not be compelled to reveal exact ages to encourage registration.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Danish Protest Over Cable Delays to Britain
The Danish government protests to Great Britain about delays in transatlantic cable communication, alleging British censorship harms Danish commerce. The issue, raised in Copenhagen via London, concerns Denmark and United States links and seeks redress.
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Copenhagen
London
Great Britain
Denmark
United States
Heir Prince of Brunswick Seriously Ill After Surgery
Berlin reports the hereditary Prince of Brunswick is gravely ill after ear surgery and a subsequent influenza relapse. The royal condition follows an earlier operation and ongoing health concerns.
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Berlin
London
Brunswick
Eens Avi
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David Beatty
Blucher
Peruna
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Miata
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Streb’s Bakery
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Maury & Unruh
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Southern Realty Co
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