Novel situation on senatorial election in Alabama
Alabama may lack a United States senator on March 4 1915 when Johnston’s term ends unless an extra legislative session is held or the next governor pledges to appoint the party nominee. Chairman Tyler Goodwyn proposes the Jan 1915 legislature pass a law allowing the governor to fill vacancies, avoiding a special session. Candidates are Johnston and Hobson. both vie vigorously.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
United States
Joseph F. Johnston
Tyler Goodwyn
Democratic Executive Committee
Johnston
Senate
Goodwyn
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Greensboro
Cuticura touted for skin eruptions in 1912 ad
Walter Battle of Atlanta reports relief after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for a months long skin eruption with blotches and watery blisters. The ad cites his cousin’s acne improvement and promotes Cuticura products with prices and a free 32 page Skin Book from Boston.
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Roach St
Atlanta
Cuticura
Dept. T
Boston
Late Reports of Revolt in China
AP dispatch from London reports Nanking army withdrawal to 100 miles south, Hu Nan sympathizers active with 7,000 Hun Anz troops near Yuchow, Kiang-Su border. Rioting rumors include possible assassination of General Huang-Sing in Nanking. Shanghai Times notes rebels attack on arsenal may fail if navy munitions hold, with foreigners pressing for Sun Yat Sen’s expulsion.
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Associated Press
London
Peking
The
Times
Yuchow
Kiang-Su
Kiang
Huang-Sing
Nanking
Shanghai
the Times
M Navy
Sun Yat-Sen
Governor O Neal Leads Statewide Road Work Campaign
Governor O Neal and several capitol officials will join Aug 14 to 15 good roads days in Alabama. The governor urges citizens to lend manual labor for road improvements with substitutes allowed, and he plans to personally work on Montgomery county’s poorest quarter mile to set an example.
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Montgomery
Ala
O'Neal
Capitol
Alabama
State House
Montgomery County
Burns Writings Sold Spark Global Protests
The Glenriddell manuscripts of Robert Burns sold by the Liverpool Athenaeum to a London dealer, allegedly on behalf of an unnamed American financier. Critics in Britain and Scotland call the sale deplorable, with calls to keep the treasures in national institutions.
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Associated Press
London
Robert Burns
Liverpool Athenaeum
Athenaeum
J. P. Morgan
Lord Esseberry
William Wallace
Burns
Scotland
Robert Riddell
Glenriddell
Dr. Currie
Liverpool
Alabama Medical Corps Launched In Montgomery
In Montgomery on July 24, about fifteen to twenty Alabama medical officers gathered at the capital to organize the Alabama Medical Corps. Major G. H. Gilchrist of the U S Army, a general staff member, oversees the launch. Previously medical officers were attached to each regiment. under the new plan they form a centralized organization.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Medical Corps
G. H. Gilchrist
Medical Corps
Washington
New Haven Railroad to Name President by Directors’ Committee
The New Haven Railroad faces a presidential decision today as a directors’ sub committee selects a candidate with ratification due at tomorrow’s meeting. Howard Elliott of the Northern Pacific is favored, while Daniel Willard of the Baltimore and Ohio or DL&W’s Loomis are also considered.
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New York
New Haven Railroad
New Haven
Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific
Wall Street
Elliott the Belis
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio
Loomis
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Mysterious amnesiac woman puzzles Denver police
A well dressed woman with no memory checked into a Denver hotel as Mrs Grace L Irving of New York then claimed amnesia. She has envelope 479 Rutland Road Brooklyn and a signet ring with initials G L L. Police suspect connections, but thirty six hours of inquiry fail to identify her. A Burlington train crew recalls she came from Chicago on Monday night. New York police cannot locate Mrs Grace L Irving or Mrs George Stern despite inquiries.
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Denver
Colo
George Stern
Rutland Road
Grace L. Irving
Newark
Burlington
Chicago
New York
Col
A Message of Good Cheer for Those with Digestive Distress
A message of encouragement to readers suffering after meals including flatulence heartburn nausea indigestion cramps and constipation offers reassurance and aid. The tone uplifts by promising relief through practical steps or remedies.
Keller to Inspect North Alabama Roadway
State Highway Engineer W. S. Keller left Montgomery to join a tour from Athens to Rogersville to study the 19 mile road. He will also inspect State aid roads in Morgan county at Hartselle before returning. Cyril Mantle's American visit will feature a version of Rip Van Winkle with Mantle in the title role and daughter Marjorie as Minna.
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Montgomery
Ala
Commercial Club of Athens
W. S. Keller
Athénis
Rogersville
Lauderdale County
Keller
Hartselle
Morgan County
Cyril Mantle
Rip van Winkle
Marjorie
Minna
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Coney Island
Pleasure Bay
Dauphin St
Thomas Marshall
Thomas Marshall Sutherland
Capital
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A. Sutherland
Berkley Springs
China
Oneal 10
Stoleo
Pathe’s Weekly
O'Hara
Vitagraph
Leo Delaney
Robert Gaillard
van Dyke Brooke
Lubin
Jennie Nelson
Marie Hately
Robin Burns
Royal Theatre
Jos. Patt
ST. Michael Street
Mobile
Germany
Maj
Gilchrist
Mellen
Heisey
Harrison Mutual Burial Association
Nanan Mutual, Burial Association
Conception Street
East Royal
Dauphin
Ome
A. N.maumenee
Optometrist and Manufacturing Optician
North Royal Street
Denver Police
Hostetter
North Alabama
Gregorian
New York City
Fifth Ave
Broadway
Emile
Herpin
St. Emanuel Street
Kreptor
Sharon
A. F. Rockwell
North Royal 8St
Bank of Mobile
National Banking Association
the Peoples Bank
Rubber Stamps
ACES
South
Mobile Book Binding CO
St. Francis St
Bell
Aluminum
Mobile Gas CO
ST. Francis Street
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