Tyler’s Relative Seeks Postmaster Job Plea to Wilson
Miss Gelehser R. Tyler 70, granddaughter of a former president, travels to Washington to plead with President Wilson to keep her as Postmaster at Courtland Virginia. She has held the post 17 years and earns 650 dollars yearly, while Virginia politicians push to replace her.
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Washington
Gelehser R. Tyler
Tyler
White House
Wilson
Courtland
Virginia
Post Office Department
Roosevelt
Indians Need Aid Of Government Says Health Report
Indian Commissioner Cato Sells reports deplorable health conditions among Indians with TB affecting about 25 000 people and hospital beds under 300. The death rate tops 32 per thousand while over 60 000 trachoma cases exist among government wards. More than 8 000 Indian families lack homes, and calls for increased appropriations for sanitarian housing schools and medical care.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cato Sells
Indiana
United States
Orleans Insurance Agent Convicted of Forgery
A. O. Peason, former agent for an insurance company in New Orleans, was found guilty of forging J. E. Dunlap’s name on a $347 promissory note. Jury deliberated briefly, verdict returned at 1 AM with notice of appeal. Mistrial had occurred in a prior trial and sentence was deferred.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
A. O. Peason
Hero
J. E. Dunlap
Smyrnoff Aids Escape Route From Siberia To Rally Support
Michael Smyrnoff, fresh from Siberia, plans mass meetings in major cities to win U S support for Catherine Breshkovskaya, the 72 year old revolutionary known as the little grandmother of the Russian revolution. He helped plot her escape, reached Irkutsk, then San Francisco, as 100 suspects were jailed in the case. A Carnegie Hall event is planned in New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Michael Smyrnoff
Siberia
Catherine Breshkovskaya
Smyrnoff
Mme. Breshkovskaya
Russia
Irkutsk
San Francisco
United States
Syminoff
Carnegie Hall
Arson at Abbeylands, Belfast: Major General McCalmont’s Home Burned
An arson squad torched Abbeylands, the residence of Major General Sir Hugh McCalmont, near White Abbey on Belfast Lough. The fully furnished house was vacant except for caretakers, with a reported loss of 75000. The grounds have hosted Ulster Volunteer drilling amid suffrage tensions and Ulster Unionist politics.
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Associated Press
Belfast
Abbeylands
Sir Hugh McCalmont
White Abbey
Belfast Lough
Edward Carson
Carrickfergus
Ulster Unionist “Volunteers
Jurisdiction Challenge Over Garnishment In Precinct 10
Attorney G B Cleveland asks Judge Safford Berney to set aside a garnishment against J Wilcox issued by Justice J G Bowen of Precinct 10 known as Kosters. The claim disputes Bowen's jurisdiction and location of the debt. Norville Bros filed the garnishment. Mobile Electric Co named as garnishees.
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G. B. Cleveland
Law and Equity
Safford Berney
Bh. J. Wilcox
Justice of the Peace
J. G. Bowen
Koster’s
Justice Bowen
Norville Bros
Mobile Eilectric Company
Stock and Poultry Farm Buy 130 Acres Near Mobile
William Spath of St. Louis purchased 130 acres north of Mobile from Mr. Cox of Satsuma in a cash deal. He plans to enter stock and poultry raising, citing South Alabama as ideal for the business after years in the field. Spath discussed the purchase with W. L. Henderson, agent for the Southern Railway.
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William Spath
St. Louis
Mobile
Spath
W. L. Henderson
The
Southern Railway
South Alabama
United States
Mr. Cox
Satsuma
Cummins to Address Senate on Railroads Regulation
Senator Cummins announced he will address the Senate next Thursday on the financial conditions of the railroads and the impact of government regulation of transportation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cummins
The
Senate
Sherman Clerk Appointed Post Office Clerk
A. C. Sherman senior substitute clerk on the eligibles list was appointed a clerk Thursday by Postmaster J. B. Thornton to replace John Alston who left due to ill health. It is reported that since Thornton urged white applicants to apply and take exams over 500 applications have been received. The passage also mentions a sports note about an amateur athlete seeking college tuition.
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A. C. Sherman
J. B. Thornton
Sherman
John ©. Alston
Postoffice
Long Delayed Claim Filed by Gulfport Woman
Mrs. Fannie M. Hewes of Gulfport Mississippi filed suit against the U S government for one thousand dollars plus interest claiming meritorious services owed by her grandfather Major Frederick Earle who was brevetted in 1838 and died in Pass Christian on July 19 1853 a Supreme Court upheld claim cited in court papers.
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Associated Press
Gulfport
Miss
Frederick Earle
Fannie M. Hewes
Supreme Court of the United States
Major Earle
Pass Christian
Mississippi House Bans Mills Owning Gins
The Mississippi House passed a bill prohibiting cotton seed oil mills in the state from owning cotton gins. The measure now goes to the governor for approval.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi House of Representatives
Eleven Workmen Drown In Cable Car Disaster
Eleven workmen are reported drowned after a suspended cable car fell into the Kiel canal while they crossed from one side to the other near Bruderdell. The accident occurred today and authorities began rescue and inquiry procedures.
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Canal Brusdell
Germany
Kiel Canal
New Receiver Named for Yaryan Naval Stores Co
Judge Killits in Toledo names John G. Blair of Macon Georgia as receiver for the Yaryan Naval Stores Co a Toledo Savannah Ga and Gulfport Miss venture. Blair to receive company property and Southern receivers barred from disposing of assets by Georgia court order while Blair can pursue necessary actions to enforce Ohio court directives.
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Associated Press
Toledo
John M. Killits
United States District Court
John G. Blair
Macon
Yaryan Naval Stores Company
Savannah
Gulfport
Misa
James 8. Brailey, Jr
Homer T. Yaryan
W. B. Stetson
Federal Court of Georgia
Blair
Georgia
Ohio
Cigarmakers Arrested on Counterfeiting Charge
Two cigarmakers Joe Ramata age 22 and Stephen Vergari age 25 were arrested in Birmingham by U S secret service men and detectives on a counterfeiting charge. Officers said the pair had a complete minting outfit for making 1912 half dollars and several spurious coins. The men list New York as their home.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Joe Ramata
Stephen Vergari
United States Secret Service
New York
Hawaiian Duke Twice Saves Life Of American Girl
Duke Kahanamoku of Honolulu, world's champion swimmer, rescued Misa Addie Dunbar twice in one day near Waikiki. She was first attacked by a shark while swimming, then capsized during surf riding and knocked unconscious, with Kahanamoku steering her to safety both times.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Duke Kahanamoku
Honolulu
Misa Addie Dunbar
Hawaii
Waikiki
Miss Dunbar
Kahanamoku
Ashe
Duke
Underwood Files Expense Report in Senate Run
Oscar W Underwood submits campaign contribution report for the Alabama senatorial bid showing total expenditures of 3477.38 with sources listed. The Associated Press notes many contributors and a mention of men who did not commit crime but violated rules.
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Washington
Oscar W. A Didate
Footgear Wears Thin as Doy Faces Repetitive Strain
The fragment outlines a worker or character whose feet tire under constant effort, with shoes dragging and wear patterns suggesting extended strain. It hints at endurance and daily labor without identifying a specific event or person.
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Tutt’s
Orleans
Saratoga
Roesham, Gerstley & Company
Philadelphia
Richard Distributing Co
Ala
Alabama
Psa Isiana
Dr, Brown
Dacre Stee Mobile
Alany Tentore
Ireland
Jurisdiction OF Justice
Cummings
Mississippi
Yaryan CO
Underwood
Ly Associated Press
Askin & Marine CO
Dauphin Street
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