Plan to Combat the Social Evil in Mobile
A committee of one hundred formed to combat the social evil in Mobile, evolving from a previous committee of fifteen. At a Y M C A meeting, Dr A E Thayer was named president and Dr J Van de Erve secretary. The group discussed abolishing the vice district and favored an education campaign to spread awareness of the dangers.
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Mobile
A. E. Thayer
J. van de Erve
Department of Medicine
University of Alabama
Matthew Brewster
W. F. R. Phillips
J. H. McCormick
F. O. Immler
John van Dé Erve
T. H. Frazer
Seale Harris
Rudolph H. von Ezdorf
E. D. Bondurant
Nicaragua Adopts New Cordoba Currency Dates Set
Nicaragua fixes dates for currency conversion from March 23 to September 23. The exchange rate is set at 1250 cordobas per US dollar, with the existing currency ceasing legal tender after September 23. A committee of medical and community leaders is listed as overseeing the plan, with several officials present at a recent meeting.
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Associated Press
San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
Honduras
United States
Lipton Seeks 1914 America’s Cup Under Deed Rules
Sir Thomas Lipton announces a challenge from the Royal Ulster Yacht Club for a series of races for the America’s Cup under the deed of gift rules. The challenge will be delivered to the New York Yacht Club, with Lipton hopeful of success and no favors for the British challenger. Lipton plans a 1914 race, citing safety concerns and designers’ assurances, and notes the required yacht size and captains.
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Associated Press
London
Royal Ulster Yacht Club
Sir Thomas Lipton
America
New York
Thomas Lipton
New York Yacht Club
Sir Thomas
Great Britain
Edward Sycamore
Europe
Cardui touted by Mrs Lar gen for womanly health in Alabama
Elkwood resident Mrs Mattie Largen says years of illness from womanly trouble and blind spells improved after taking Cardus the woman’s tonic. She praises the treatment, urges other women to try it, and notes the product’s vegetable ingredients and safe, gentle restoration of strength. Cincinnati Medicine Co invites letters for instructions and a 64 page home treatment book.
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Cardus
Cardui
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Kern of Indiana Senate Leader Chosen Without Opposition
In Washington on March 26 the Democratic caucus elected Senator John Worth Kern of Indiana as the new Senate leader with no opposition. Senator Martin of Virginia retires, ending a long struggle between Progressive Democrats and Conservatives for control of the sixty third Congress. Committees were not expected to be disturbed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
John Worth Kern
Indiana
Senator Martin
Virginia
Martin
Kern
M. K. and T. Restraining southwest consolidation order
Judge G C Calhoun of Texas Fifty third district granted a temporary order restraining the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway and allied lines from consolidating as provided by a bill passed in the Texas legislature over the governor’s veto. The petition seeks a permanent injunction and charter forfeiture on constitutional grounds. No hearing date set.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
G C. Calhoun
Fifty-third District of
Texas
Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway
Delinquency Court Opens for Girls in Chicago
Chicago marks the opening of a special private hearings court for delinquent girls in connection with the juvenile court. Mary M. Bartelme, public guardian for sixteen years, will conduct the hearings under Judge Pinckney. The aim is to shield girls from publicity and lessen embarrassment. Hundreds of cases of delinquency or betrayal of immature girls are heard annually. Protection of girls is a key challenge in Chicago’s diverse community.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Juvenilie Court
Mary M. Bartelme
Pinckney
Juvenile Court
Brandeis Dies After Sudden Heart Attack in Louisville
Albert S. Brandeis general solicitor for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and cousin of Louis Brandeis died suddenly after a heart attack. He had been traveling south and suffered the fatal attack upon alighting from a train in Louisville yesterday morning.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Albert S. Brandeis
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Louis Brandies
Wilson
Bradeis
Sweeping Streets to Curb Juvenile Crime by Miss Day
Miss Katherine S Day advocates street cleaning as a cure for juvenile crime. She cites London practice of early work for boys leaving school and argues municipal housekeeping improves streets and public taste. She led a Woman's Municipal League effort awarding medals and certificates to cleaners to boost morale.
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Katherine S. Day
Lower
Fifth Avenue
Washington Square
Loule
Miss Day
Paris
London
Woman's Municipal League
Antarctic Explorer Mawson Seeks Aurora Arrival
Wireless message from Dr. Douglas Mawson in Adelie Land says the Aurora is due daily and he will attempt to embark despite heavy winds. The dispatch adds nothing new about the deaths of Lieutenant Ninnis and Dr. Mertz from the Mawson expedition in 1911.
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Associated Press
Sydney
Douglas Mawson
Adelie Land
Aurora
Ninnis
Mertz
Mawson
Buck and Inge Sails for Panama via New Orleans
President BE J Buck of City Bank and Trust and attorney W B Inge plan a trip to the Isthmus. They will sail from New Orleans aboard a steamship to Panama to view the big ditch before it fills with water.
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BE. J. Buck
City Bank and Trust Company
W. B. Inge
New Orleans
Panama
Buck
Cousin of Marshall Interred On Tuesday
Funeral services were held for Callie Marshall, 77, a cousin of Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, in La Grange Missouri near his boyhood home, shortly after his inauguration. She died in Duncan Oklahoma last Saturday.
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Associated Press
Quincy
Thomas R. Marshall
la Grange
Missouri
Here
Mr. Marshall
Callie Marshall
Duncan
Okla
Marriage licenses slump hits Baldwin county in February
Special to The Item reports Baldwin county February marriage licenses fell sharply. Only four licenses were issued versus the normal monthly average of about twenty five to thirty, reflecting a notable decline in the local marriage market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Minette
Ala
Baldwin County
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Quick Relief for Colds
An advert promises immediate relief from clogged nostrils and head colds with Ely's Cream Balm. It claims the balm dissolves inflamed membrane, clears air passages, and ends catarrh, congestion, and sneezing by applying a small amount in the nostrils. It urges readers to buy a small bottle at local drug stores.
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Hagan
Ely
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