New Quarters Secured For City Chamber Of Commerce
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Business League has leased the entire seventh floor of the City Bank annex for eight rooms with occupancy set for November 1. Directors discussed the move at a Thursday night meeting. A C Brown spoke on regional commerce leadership and J B Dortch was elected to fill a vacancy as second vice president, replacing I E Fowlkes.
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New City Bank
Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Chamber of Commerce
Battle House
A. C. Brown
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association of Chicago
Rockford
Ill
Orr- Laubenheimer Steamship Company
IE. O. Fowlkes
Aghbel Hubbard
Woman helps avert massive railroad strike in 1910s
Washington July 18 An official says Mrs. Jane Borden Harriman, a wealthy New York woman who joined the labor department, was a key figure in averting the greatest railroad strike. She urged President to intervene and arranged outside mediation through the National Civic Federation, leading to a conference and settlement under the Newlands amendment of the Erdman act.
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Washington
America
White House
Jane Borden Harriman
New York
Labor Department
National Civic Federation
House
Newlands
Erdman
Good Shepherds 10 Meet in Capital
The United Order of Good Shepherds reports the annual address by President G. W. Chandler shows all departments sound and a total of 16,495.30 raised for the Shepherd's Home with a 2,060 balance. A letter from Mabry Securities Co. praises the plantation project and education efforts for African Americans. Montgomery wins as next meeting site over Birmingham and Snow Hill.
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United Order of Good Shepherds
George W. Chandler
Dallas County
Good Shepherds
Mabry Securities Company
Selma
Ala
G. W. Chandler
Montgomery
Roger C. Jones
Birmingham
Snow Hill
Selma Shows Population Gain In June Health Report
Selma's June health report by City Health Officer J. G. Chisholm shows 18 births and 14 deaths. No deaths were attributed to contagious diseases.
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Selma
Ala
J. G. Chisholm
Dodson’s Liver Tone Promoted as Gentle Laxative Remedy
Dodson’s Liver Tone is advertised as a mild vegetable liver tonic that treats constipation, torpid liver, and biliousness, claimed to replace calomel. Drugstores guarantee relief or a full refund, priced at 50 cents per bottle, warning to avoid imitations.
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Dodson
Revised Tariff Bill Taken Up by the Senate
The Senate takes up a revised tariff bill focusing on import duties and retaliatory powers. It adds a one tenth of one cent per pound cotton tax traded on futures, aiming to curb gambling in cotton markets and raise revenue. The income tax exemption drops to 3000 for singles, 5000 for families, with agricultural goods broadly on the free list. Pig iron and ferroalloys join the free list.
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Senate
Eity
Brewster Drunkenness Charge Upheld Amid Camp Testimony
W. Brewster, Oak Grove road foreman for the Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners, faced hearings on drunkenness. Witnesses testified he appeared drunk at the Oak Grove work camp in July, but Brewster denied ongoing intoxication and claimed occasional drinking improved work. The board postponed a decision to a regular meeting.
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Brewster
Oak Grove
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Robert J. Owen
Draudth
S. P. Gaillard
Hagan
Whder
John Owen
Jesse Stringer
City Courts Proceedings and Reset Dates
Semmes presiding. Grand Larceny John Milligan reset for July 18. Burglary Frank Merang reset for July 24. Samb ezzlement Gus Nexus nolle prosse. Gaming Saturday George Chappele nolle prosse. Violating the Oyster Law John Tappy Joseph Barker reset for July 26. William Williams on trial. Saturday's call Milton Johnson Herbert Henry burglary Lena Posey William Hosey assault to murder.
Society Leader by Divorce Resumes Title in London
Mrs George Cornwallis West gains back her former name Lady Randolph Churchill after a divorce decree. American born daughter of Leonard Jerome, she rose as a leading society figure in England, first married to Lord Randolph Spencer Churchill in 1874, widowed in 1895, then wed West in 1900 amid family protests.
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London
George Cornwallis West
England
Randolph — Churchill
West
Leonard Jerome
New York
Atlantic
Lord Randolph Spencer Churchill
Churchill
Prince of Wales
Edward VII
Personal notices from Mobile and nearby towns
John G. Smith and E. P. Harris of Birmingham are at the St Andrew Hotel en route to Coden for several days. Mrs N B Wilkerson and Miss Helen T Jones of Tuscaloosa are in the city on a visit and at the St Andrew. S A Newton John O Neal and L B Farrish of Brewton are in Mobile on a pleasure and business visit. Mr and Mrs Julian W Stewart of Moss Point are visiting friends for several days. Mrs W S Hasford, formerly of Mobile now of Jackson Miss, is in Mobile visiting friends. Leigh McMillan and wife of Brewton are in Mobile on a visit en route home from Bladon Springs. Mrs Edward Rayfield has as her guest Miss Mabel Daye of Selma. Mrs Robert H McConnell and children have returned from Brewton after visiting relatives there.
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John G. Smith
E. P. Harris
Birmingham
Ala
St. Andrew Hotel
Coden
N. B. Wilkerson
Helen T. Jones
Tuscaloosa, Ala
City
St Andrew
S. A. Newton
John O'Neal
L. B. Farrish
Brewton
Mobile
Julian W. Stewart
Moss Point
Miss
Leigh McMillan
Brewton, Ala
Battle House
Bladon Springs
Edward_ Rayfield
Mabel Daye
Selma
Robert H. McConnell
Senate Debates Bristow Resolution Over Bryan and Canal Offer
Tense Senate session argues over Senator Bristows challenge to Secretary Bryan and questions about Bryan's absence. Bristow accuses Ashurst of misusing funds while defending his past canal commission letter to Senator Long. The exchange touches on state department leadership and potential canal commission appointments.
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Bristow
Ashurst
Senate
United States
Arizona
Canal Commission
Isthmus
Kansas
City Brevities Officers Enjoy Annual NLA Banquet
Officers and field men of the Mobile branch National Life and Accident Association held their annual banquet at the Cawthon Hotel Thursday night. BD. W. Shannon praised the local staff for their work during the past year and others gave short talks.
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Mobile
National Life and Accident Association
Cawthon Hotel
BD. W. Shannon
Manufacturers Speakers Push Funds and Taft Ties
A 1908 letter trail shows Speaker Cannon supporting funds for the National Association of Manufacturers and urging involvement with Taft aides. C B Anthony sought aid for Denby without Denby’s knowledge, while Mulhall notes Vorys and Taft staff seeking active engagement with Van Cleave Parry Kirby and other leaders to mobilize the organization.
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Teddy
Taft
Sherman
Foraker
van Cleave
Parry
Kirby
National Association of Manufacturers
Denby
C. B. Anthony
Association
Fadwin Denby
Michigan
Anthony
Mulhall
Schwedtman
Cincinnati
Arthur I. Vo
Hours change to catch speeders leads to taxi fines
Officers adjusted shifts to 7 PM to 7 AM and 1 PM to 1 AM. three taxi drivers faced Recorder's Court on speeding charges. Arthur E. Sirmon of Sirmon Taxi, Boyd Fleming of Keystone Taxi, and E. Stephens of Hillman Taxi were fined 10 or twenty days. Officer Noah Harris Jr facilitated the action after off duty time.
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Mobile Department
Noah Harris
Arthur E. Sirmon
Sirmon Taxi Company
Boyd Fleming
Key‘stone Company
E. Stephens
Hillman Taxi’ Company
Recorder’s Court
Harris
L. S. Ludlow
Wright Held to City Court on Grand Larceny Charge
Alexander Wright, arrested by Detectives Boltz and Berge as a dangerous suspicious character, was brought before the city court grand jury with a $59 bond in the recorder's court Friday morning. Oscar Reeves was the complainant in the case.
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Alexander Wright
Boltz and
Berge
Recorder’s Court
Frida
Oscar Reeves
Sutton Bros Offer Easier Remedy Hint
Fragmentary note touts Sut ton Bros as source for an easier remedy replacing calomel and LIV V ER LAX, claiming a simpler path without detailing products or procedures.
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Ton Bros
LIV-VER-LAX Advertised By Sutton Bros
A Sutton Bros advertisement promotes LIV-VER-LAX as a purely vegetable laxative. The copy emphasizes relief from constipation and urges readers to buy the product at Sutton Bros.
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Sutton Bros
von Calomel
Liv-Ver-Lax
Sutton Bros. Adv
Forced to Rob Husband at Point of Revolver
In Pueblo Colorado a highwayman forced Mr and Mrs Edward C Teller at Nine teenth and Elizabeth streets after a late return home. The woman concealed jewelry and her husband's wallet, yielding only $2. The robber let the woman go and left.
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Pueblo
Col
Edward C. Teller
J. C. Teller
Denver
Nineteenth
Elizabeth
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Chandler
City Courts
Mrs. Cornwallis West
Congress
Fall
Bryan
Jenkins
H. M. Friedenthal
Dauphin
Joachim
Mobile, Ala
Diane
City Ticket Office
S. Royal St., Mobile, Ala
Husband
Montana
E. Carre Co
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