Black Hand Trail Victim Long Way Home After Dynamite Attack
J D Trappani a wealthy fruit dealer formerly of New Orleans says an organized Black Hand group with New Orleans ties planned the assassination attempt. His Crescent City residence was dynamited though he and family were away. Perferio Principe and an unidentified man were arrested and burned in the blast. Trappani reports eleven years of threats and a fresh demand of 300 dollars last week.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
J. D. Trappani
New Orleans
Trappani
Perferio Principe
Black Hand Society
Schedules of Tariff Bill 10 Nearing Completion
Washington June 16 After six weeks work in the Underwood tariff bill Democratic leaders in the senate near completion of the revised measure and plan to present it to the party caucus this week. Finance committee members began reviewing sub committees on the agricultural schedule with changes already agreed for cattle and raw materials to go on the free list with a countervailing duty. Remaining schedules sundries silk free list and the income tax and administrative sections also await action. undecided points on metal cotton and wool will be addressed and a date set for wool and sugar schedule effectiveness.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Many Collegiants Work as Dishwashers in SF Union
San Francisco reports 700 member San Francisco Dish Washers Union includes 100 college graduates. A former mathematics instructor, unnamed, explains leaving academia for hardship and dishwashing, earning about ten dollars a week.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
San Francisco Dish Washers Union
Oswego
Digestit Ad Promises Big Digestive Benefits
Montgomery man T. M. Hays advocates Digestit after claiming it gave him more relief than other medicines. The ad urges readers to buy a 25c package to test the claim and enjoy eating any food again. Available at Van Antwerp's.
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T. M. Hays
Montgomery
Ala
van Antwerp
National Dairy Food and Drug Officials Convene in Mobile
The annual convention of the National Association of Dairy, Food and Drug Officials opens at the Battle House Auditorium with Governor Emmet O Neal delivering the welcome. Delegates from many states, including Alabama officials and national figures, will attend through Friday, featuring oyster bed excursions and sessions on food safety and supervision of materials used by bakeries and restaurants.
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Laz Schwarz
Champers of Commerce and Business League
National Association of Dairy, Food and Drug Officials
Battle House
Winona
Reuben F. Kolb
Alabama
C. H. Billingsley
D. B. Ross
Oscar J. Dowling
Louisiana
Birdie J. Robinson
Emmet O'Neal
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile Trade Commission
Jaz Schwarz
Mobile
Chamber of C ‘Ommerce and Business League
H William H. Armbrecht
George L. Flanders
New York
Charles D. Howard
New Hampshire
K. F. Ladd
North Dakota
Oscar Dowling
William P. Cutler
Missouri
Elton Fulmer
Washington
Elon
Maurice Groshon
Wyoming
Protectors of Nation Health Attack on Quackery Worldwide
The sixty fourth annual session of the American Medical Association opened in Minneapolis with Dr Abram Jacobi presiding. Reports show membership growth and focus on exposing frauds, quackery, and the patent medicine trade.
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American Medical Association
Minneapolis
Associated Press
Minn
Abram Jacobi
New York
University of Minnesota
Alexander Craig
Chicago
United States
Board of Trustees
The
American Association
Australia
South Africa
Judicial Council
South
New England
Chief Crenshaw Returns From Police Chiefs Meet
Chief of Police F. W. Crenshaw returned to Mobile late Saturday from Washington D C where he attended the national convention of police chiefs. He said the convention was excellent and delegates received a cordial reception.
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F. W. Crenshaw
Mobile
Washington, D. C
National Convention of Chiefs of Police
Lightning claims two youths in Chardon storm
In Chardon Ohio during a thunderstorm Glenn Lampmann fourteen and Lawrence Hunt seven were killed by a bolt of lightning.
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Associated Press
Chardon
Ohio
Glenn Lampmann
Lawrence Hunt
Curability of Bright's Disease Promoted by Renal Compound
An advertisement argues that Bright's Disease can be curable through Fulton s Renal Compound claiming tests with picric and citric acids prove albumen levels mark recovery. It urges early use before crisis, notes no conflict with heart tonics, and directs readers to Van Antwerp Drug Corp or John J. Fulton Co for pamphlets and purchase.
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Nature
Bright
Fulton
van Antwerp Drug Corp
John J. Fulton Co
San Francisco
Complete rout of Moros in Jolo on Mount Agsak
The American forces inflicted a decisive night victory on Moros atop Mount Agsak near Jolo. Six Americans were killed and seven wounded, all US casualties among scouts. Moro losses unknown. Brig. Gen. John Pershing led the operation in Mindanao, praising his troops' conduct.
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Associated Press
Manila
Mountagsak
Jolo
John Pershing
Mindanao
Mystery bullion in U.S. treasury prompts congress inquiry
Washington reports that over a century of gold and silver bullion remain unclaimed after payments to the government. Comptroller Downey says only an act of Congress can authorize converting the metals to credits for original presenters. Historic cases include 1856 gold, 1863 silver, all receivers never returning for certificates.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sam
Comptroller
Treasury
Downey
Congress
George E. Roberts
Mint
H. J. Peters
San Francisco
Joseph Baker
J. M. Souther
Thomas F. Davis
New York
Dedication of Chicago YMCA for Negroes Recounted
Booker T. Washington spoke at Chicago’s $200000 YMCA dedication for negroes praising the civic benefit of the institution for about 50000 black men. Julius Rosenwald noted his $25000 gift and joked as a Jew who chose to support Africans in Chicago.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Booker_ T. Washington
Julius Rosenwald
Peculiar accident to three picnickers near Long Beach
A sagging wire on a double decker bus in New York near Long Beach Long Island cut the throats of two picnickers and threw a third to the ground. William Pleng suffered a partly severed wind pipe and probably will die. The other two are seriously injured but expected to recover.
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New York
Long Beach
Long Island
William Pleng
Save the Babies from Grim Death Excerpt
Washington reports the children's bureau outlines city steps to curb preventable infant deaths. Campaigns in New York and Philadelphia cut death rates by 30 to 40 percent and emphasize nursing over bottle feeding for infant survival.
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Associated Press
Washington
Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Children's Bureau
New York
Philadelphia
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Doctors
A St. Cloud Minnesota woman cites her physician’s daughter using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with excellent results. The article presents physicians endorsing the remedy as further evidence of its reliability for women.
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Lydia E .Pinkham
St. Cloud
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
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