City Weds Plans for 150000 School Bond Campaign
A series of mass meetings with addresses by leading citizens will push a $150,000 school bond issue to be voted on July 9. The Yerby school district hosted Friday’s meeting, which named a five member committee to map a campaign using circulars and motion picture slides. Speakers included A E B Reynolds Erwin Craighead S P Gaillard John T Cochran Aubrey Boyles Mrs Craighead and Miss Etta Gambert. A finance committee led by Harry T Hartwell was named to cover campaign costs with J O Acree Heyman Gabriel J H Webb and William J Armbrecht. Principal Lee Byrne of Barton Academy chaired.
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Yerby
Messrs
A. EB. Reynolds
Erwin Craighead
S. P. Gaillard
John T. Cochrane
Aubrey Boyles
Etta Gambert
Harry T. Hartwell
J. 0. Acree
Heyman Gabriel
J. H. Webb
William J. Armbrecht
Lee Byrne
Barton Academy
Death by Own Action Pact Tied to 2 Teens in Pittsburg
Annie Butler aged 17 died from poisoning in Pittsburg after an illness since June 19 when she and Kathleen Burns 17 took poison in a suspected death pact. Burns is in serious condition. The girls confessed to Burns' parents that they visited a lodging house with officers W. J. Lavery and Lee Kennelly who were arrested and later released on bail.
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Pittsburg
Annie Butler
Kathleen Burns
Miss Burns
W. J. Lavery
Lee Kennelly
Burial notices for Mrs A G Osoniach and Mrs Martha Wood
Funeral services were held in Gulfport for Mrs A G Osoniach who died Thursday night with burial in Bay St. Louis. She was wife of A G Osenlach and daughter of the late Thaddeus and Mrs McNulty, leaving five children. Mrs Martha Wood died in Jackson Tennessee and was laid to rest at Whistler Cemetery after a Bethany Baptist Church service with pallbearers named.
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A. G. Osoniach
A. G.osoniach
Gulfport
Miss
Bay St. Louis
A. G. Osenlach
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Martha Wood
Bethany Baptist Church
Edward S. Barnes
Whistler
Horace Cross
Augustus H. Rayford
James M. Tucker
Jerre S. Davison
Frank W. Eckford
William H. Newell
Death of Peter Sprinkles in Mississippi
News from Handsboro Mississippi reports the death of Peter Sprinkles a former Mobile resident. He was born in Mobile and leaves a widow and a son Peter Sprinkles Jr of Gulfport along with other relatives. The funeral was held Saturday morning in Gulfport and burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery there.
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Peter Sprinkles
Mobile
Handsboro
Miss
Peter Sprinkles, Jr
Gulfport
Evergreen Cemetery
Mrs Angeline McGuire Dies At Mobile After Long Illness
Mrs Angeline Buck McGuire widow of John McGuire died Friday night at 11 near the family home 307 George street after a long illness. A Nova Scotia native 64 years old she had lived in Mobile many years. Survived by two daughters Mrs J Ieutot and Miss Annie McGuire a son Frank McGuire and other relatives. Jesse T Sullivan aged about 60 is also listed.
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Angeline B. McGuire
Angeline Buck McGuire
John McGuire
George Street
Nova Scotia
Mobile
J. ‘‘Ieutat
Annie McGuire
Frank McGuire
Alabama tangible tax assessments rise by about one million
In Alabama tangible tax assessments for 1913 total about 25 million dollars, up from 24 million in 1912, according to the state tax commission. Apportionment among counties is completed and notices were mailed to county tax assessors and city clerks.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Tax Commission
Inspectors Confer on High School Course Changes
Prof. J. B. Hobdy of Auburn and Prof. J. S. Thomas of the University of Alabama met State Superintendent Willingham in Montgomery to discuss the county high schools course of study for the next session. The talks hint at small changes and have spurred a wave of book agents in the city.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. B. Hobdy
Auburn
J. S. Thomas
University of Alabama
Willingham
High School Commission
Obituary of Mobile Native Died After Illness
A Mobile native died Friday afternoon at his brother in law R H Wildman 402 Congress street after a long illness. He leaves one sister Mrs R H Wildman and other relatives. The funeral was held Saturday morning at 10 o clock with private interment at Lun Maenotian cemetery.
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Mobile
R. H. Wildman
Congress Street
Lun Maenotian Cemetery
Sparkles From the Diamond and Baseball Anecdotes
A collage of 1913 baseball vignettes describes George M'Connell and Jack Warhop as young fans sparing with a star pitcher. Arthur Irwin, Lou Criger, Casey Dolan, and Frank Farrell appear in humorous hotel and training camp anecdotes, tied to Bermuda and Athens, with light clashes of pride and memory.
Enforcement officers over stepped the law
Warrants issued for Henry A. Larson of Denver and eleven deputy U S marshals after they seized twelve wagon loads of liquor in Tulsa. The arrests confront a court ruling that town sites are not Indian country and federal liquor laws do not apply there.
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Tulsa
Okla
Henry A. Larson
Denver
United States
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Weather For Games In Southern League E Brown Opens For Montgomery
Weather favors a big crowd for the opening Southern League game between Atlanta and Montgomery. E Brown will start for Montgomery with Donahue catching, while Conzelman may pitch for Atlanta and Chapman behind the plate.
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E. Brown
Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Atlanta
Conzelman
Chapman
Dobbs
Donahue
Birmingham and Memphis Open Three-Game Series at Red Elm Park
In Memphis on June 28 the opening game will start at Red Elm Park with Kissinger and Seabough for Birmingham facing either Boyd or Thompson and Mayer for Memphis. Weather is forecast clear and hot.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Birmingham
Red Elm Park
Kissinger and Seabough
Boyd
Thompson
Mayer
Nashville Club Opens Three-Game Series With Pelicans
The Nashville club arrived in New Orleans to begin a three game series with the Pelicans. Manager Schwartz named former Chattanooga pitcher to work on the mound with Gibson at bat as McIntyre and Adams formed the New Orleans battery. Weather was clear and warm.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Nashville
Pelicans
More
Chattanooga
Schwartz
Gibson
McIntyre
Adams
New Orleans Battery
National Field Trials Club Formed in Alabama
Montgomery announces the creation of the National Field Trials Club with prominent members signing on. The group will hold trials at Leetohatchie near Montgomery the week of December 15 and offer purses of 1000 dollars in the derby and all age stakes.
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Ational
Montgomery
Ala
National
Leetohatchie
Southern Field Trials Club
H. R. Edwards
Messrs. Sage and
Duryea
Letohhatchie
Wallace
Alabama
Eight Horses Ready for Great Suburban at Belmont Park
Eight contenders named for the Suburban handicap at Belmont Park under threatening skies. Whisk broom II bids top weight 139 pounds as a hot favorite, with rivals including G M Miller Meridian Cock o walk Sam Jackson Guy Fisher Night Stick and Lahore in the field. The Suburban historic race shifts from Sheepshead Bay to Belmont as racing adapts to anti betting laws.
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New York
Belmont Park
Sheepshead Bay
Belmont
Whiskbroom II
Brooklyn
G. M. Miller
Whiskbroom
Perry's Tattered Flag Again Waves Over Erie
In Chicago on June 28 a tattered portion of Commodore Perry's flag from the battle of Lake Erie served as the commander’s standard during a Lake Bluff naval training station visit. The relic was loaned by Adam Wreckler Jr to the Perry victory centennial commission of Illinois for the state officials' day.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Commodore Perry
Lawrence
Lake Erie
Lake Bluff
Illinois
Naval Training Station
Perry Victory Centennial Commission of
Adam Wreckler, Jr
Beautiful Women and Digestion Factored by Chamberlain Tablets
An advertisement notes that beautiful women have good digestion and claims Chamberlain's Tablets correct faulty digestion. It praises ease of use and agreeable effect and states the product is for sale by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Heat Wave Toll Rises in Philadelphia Amid Humidity
In Philadelphia nine deaths were blamed on excessive humidity yesterday as a brief electrical storm sparked lightning fires and damaged trolley cars. The heat tally over three days reached 23 with temperatures near 88 degrees and humidity from 86 to 51 percent through the day.
Three Prostrations Reported as Heat Hits Washington
In Washington on June 28 with high humidity and near 100 degree street temperatures, three people were prostrated by the heat. Local authorities and witnesses noted the intense conditions as values rose.
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National Capital
Associated Press
Washington
Boston Heat Prostrates Ten as City Hits 89 Degrees
Boston sweltered under heat and humidity with ten people prostrated by midnight. A mill worker's death in Pawtucket was attributed to the heat. In New York, 84 degrees plus high humidity caused seven hospital prostrations.
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Boston
Associated Press
Pawtucket
New York
Five Deaths in Chicago Heat Wave Toll Rises
Five people died in Chicago as a heat wave gripped the city with 96 degree readings at 4 p m and widespread prostrations. The Associated Press notes Pierre South Dakota hit 104 degrees as St Louis marked its hottest day of the year with a 98 degree high and four prostrations reported.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Pierre
S. D
ST. Louis
Detroit Heat Sparks Prostrations as 105F Readings Hit City
Detroit residents suffered heat strain as a dozen people were prostrated. A 95 degree city high was reported by the weather bureau while a government thermometer at street level registered 105 degrees.
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Philadelphia
Detroit
Mich
Woman and Daughter Arrested for Mail Fraud in Jamaica
Miss Jennie Foster and daughter Laur Meyer were arrested by federal agents in Jamaica New York on charges of using the mail to defraud men seeking wives and housekeepers. They allegedly correspond with victims and pocket money for travel and expenses after promising to join them. Police found letters including one from G Carmichael of Little Rock Arkansas.
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Jamaica
N. Y
Jennie Foster
Laur Meyer
G. Carmichael
Little Rock
Ark
Stoddard-Dayton Parts to be Returned or Prosecution Threatened
The Mobile Auto Company warns that the party who moved parts from the burnt Stoddard-Dayton on Conception Street road on Tuesday or Wednesday last must return them by Monday the 30th or face prosecution.
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Stoddard-Dayton
Conception-street Road
Mobile Auto Company
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