Graded Union of Men Organized in Mobile County
About twenty men from various Protestant denominations gathered at St. Francis Street Methodist Church to form the Graded Union of Men of Mobile County. Leon C. Palmer described it as the second such group worldwide, with Birmingham as the first. The aim is training male Sunday school teachers over sixteen, including scholars, officers, and superintendents, with 6:30 pm meetings on Thursdays at the Y M C A tea room beginning March 19. Officers elected for six months: President R L Howell, Treasurer J W Glasgow, Secretary H T McBroom. board chair R O Harris. committees led by O D Dilling, J W Barnett, F W Evans, and S J Rhodes.
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St. Francis“street
Graded Union of Men
Mobile County
Leon C. Palmer
Alabama Sunday School Association
Birmingham
R. L. Howell
J. W. Glasgow
H. T. McBroom
R. O. Harris
Oo. D. Dilling
J. W. Barnett
F. W. Evans
S. J. Rhodes
Vicks Vapor Rub Promoted For Asthma and Croup Relief
An old advertisement touts Vicks Vapor Rub as a remedy for asthma bronchitis hay fever and croup. It suggests inhaling vapors from the spoon applying to chest throat and neck and rubbing the spine to relax nerves with no cure claimed. Sold in 25c 50c and 1.00 jars with 30 day trial.
Physician's Wife Fined for Slander in Germany
In Cologne a physician's wife was convicted of slander for calling a woman a suffragette during a quarrel over her daughter's punishment by a school principal. The court ordered the defendant to pay a fine as she refused to apologize.
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Associated Press
Cologne
Mrs India Stowe Dies Aged 76 In Kenny Alabama
Mrs India Stowe aged 76 was found dead at the family home one mile north of Kenny Alabama with heart failure given as the cause. She leaves two daughters India Stowe and Mrs H F Lowe both of Kenny and four sons C P Stowe Opelika Dr I N Stowe Atlanta Rev J J Stowe Franklin Tenn and W E Stowe Newnan plus one brother R A Pitts Newnan. The funeral was held from First Methodist Church with Dr E C Moore pastor officiating.
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India Stowe
Kenny
Ina
Sedee
Miss Mary E. Miller Dies in Chicago at 48
Miss Mary E. Miller a Chicago lawyer and suffragist died here yesterday at age 48 She recently received a $35 000 fee in a case before the supreme court said to be the largest ever paid a woman lawyer.
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Mary E. Miller
Chicago
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Cures Cold in One Day
Advertisement promises a genuine Bromo Quinine laxative with a full name for authenticity. It claims a cold cure in one day and lists a price of 25 cents, signed by E. W. Grove.
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E. W. Grove
Pinch McCabe Accepts Nashville Terms
Nashville reports outfielder Pinch McCabe has agreed to the club's salary terms after holding out for more pay. He will report to Manager Schwartz on Friday. The player was purchased from Jersey City in the International League.
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Nashville, Tenn
Pinch McCabe
Nashville
Jersey City International League
Schwartz
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Dark Hair
An older advertisement touts Sage Tea mixed with Sulphur or the ready to use Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy. It claims to darken gray faded hair naturally and evenly, remove dandruff and stop scalp itching. It suggests convenient 60 cent bottle buy at drug stores.
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Wryeth
Yeth
Mobile fair dinner endorses development of the region
Sidney Prince and other guests at a Mobile fair dinner praise the project as a catalyst for growth. Speakers from the Southern Railway Auburn University and local business leaders discuss soil study, homeseekers, and regional trade, with plans for a demonstration farm and cooperative investment.
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Central Fair Committee
Panama Canal
Sidney Prince
R. V. Taylor
Mobile
Ohio
Cawthon
Mr. Taylor
J. C. Williams
Finley
A. F. Kerr
Seeberg Steamship Line
Professor Dugger
United States Experiment Station
Auburn
T. C. Plunkett
Southern Railway
Roland Turner
Meridian
J. Blocker Thornton
George A. Maloney
H. T. Inge
A. G. Harrell
Butler
George Kilmer
E. C. Randell
Joe Walsh
Charlies Ollinger
J. G. Shand
Thomasville
Hervey
Cliff Williams
Taylor
J .C. Williams
West Indies
Dugger
T. O. Plunkett
Dallas
Inge
Satsuma
Charles Oliiiger
Labor leaders seek pardons for dynamiting case convicts
Eighteen labor leaders convicted in the Indianapolis dynamiting cases filed for pardons with the justice department. The petition argues innocence and alleges bias by Judge Albert B. Anderson, citing prejudicial conduct and improper influence during trial. The move follows the Supreme Court’s refusal to review the convictions for these Iron Workers Union members.
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Associated Press
Washington
Indianapolis
Department of Justice
Elijah N. Zolline
Chicago
Albert B. Anderson
Ernest W. Basey
Eugene A. Clancy
Michael J. Hannan
William Shupe
Michael J. Cunnane
Supreme Court
Iron ‘Workers’ Union
Anderson
Union Service Sunday at St Francis Methodist Church
A union service will be held Sunday night at St Francis Street Methodist Church with participation from Mobile churches. Rev Sam Small, in Mobile for the Anti Saloon League of America, will speak at the service.
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St. Francis Street Methodist Church
Mobile
Sam Small
Anti-Saloon League of America
Fletcher Plans Canal Project Grant for Pensacola
Special to The Item. Pensacola Florida March 18 a amendment to the rivers and harbors bill to appropriate 450 000 for Pensacola Mobile canal construction will be filed by Senator Duncan A Fletcher within days. The project has approval from army engineers and costs mainly for eight miles of cutting with dredging in Big Lagoon Perdido Bay Wolfs Bay and Bon Secour Bay. Completion would link Pensacola with Alabama coal and iron regions and provide daily boat service to Mobile, outperforming several rail lines.
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Pensacola
Fla
Pensacola-Mobile Canal
Duncan A. Fletcher
Pensacola Commercial Association
Florida
Senate
Fletcher
Special Board of Army Engineers
Board of Army Engineers
Big Lagoon
Perdido Bay
Wolfs Bay
Bon Secour Bay
Alabama
Mobile
Waterway
Judge Anderson asked to make statement on DOJ bond application
The quote warns the judge about potential consequences if he acts against a Department of Justice bond request. The source notes the judge may be asked to address the statement as part of the bond application.
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Bond
Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Remedy Ad
An advertisement warns kidney disease is linked to unhealthy living and lists symptoms such as back tenderness headaches and breathlessness. It promotes Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Remedy as a soothing tonic that rebuilds health and claims 37 years of reliability.
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Warner
Twenty five Year Escape From Alabama Mine Ends in Kentucky
Val Moore, an escaped Jefferson county convict, has been captured in Kentucky. An agent of Alabama's penitentiary department will escort him to Alabama. Moore, a white man, was sentenced February 22, 1918, to twenty five years for robbery after escaping March 28, 1913, from Banner mine.
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Montgomery
Ala
Val Moore
Jefferson County
Madhinle
State Vict Department
Kentucky
Alabama
Moore
Banner Mine
Miss Ravenscroft Visits Philadelphia Before Sailing Home
Miss Gladys Ravenscroft holder of the American woman's national golf championship leaves Pinehurst N C for Philadelphia for a brief visit before proceeding to New York to prepare for a voyage home to England She plans to depart the United States on March 25.
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Miss Ravenscroft
Pinehurst
N. C
Mises Gladys Ravenscroft
Philadelphia
New York
England
United States
Damages Awarded in 1913 Auto Collision Case
A jury in the equity court awarded Lie Haas $1,000 in damages after a trial over a 1913 air collision at a railroad intersection. The suit claimed the Mobile Road Company caused damages to Haas’s vehicle and injuries to her.
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Lie Haas
Mobile Road Company
Fe Equity
Plaints
Railroad Company
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Dauphin St
Promi
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Zolline
Leavenworth
Erectors’ Association
Senator Kern
Chester H. Krum
United States District Attorney
Mr. Hovey
ST. Francis Methodist
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Pensacola-Mobile Inland Waterway
G. W. Barnes
Kin Building
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Texas
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