Mobile Trade Commission to Visit Central American Ports
The Mobile Trade Commission plans a May 16 departure to Central America. Chairman Henry A. Forchheimer will dispatch letters to prominent officials and bankers, including Belize’s Herman Krug, inviting meetings in Belize on May 20 and 21 to foster closer trade relations and mutual welfare.
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Mobile Trade Commission
Belize
Henry A. Forchheimer
Forchheimer
Herman Krug
British Honduras
B. H
C. A
Central America
Mobile
Central American Trade Committee
Electric Bitters Promised To Rejuvenate Nervous, Weak
Advert says Electric Bitters cure weak nervous condition boosting energy appetite and overall health. Includes testimonial from Mrs. O Rhinevault of Vestal Center New York and notes price 50 cents to 1.00. Distributed by Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
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O. Rhinevault
Vestal Center
N. Y
van Antwerp Drug Corp
Mobile to Make Strong Bid for 1914 Conventions
The conventions committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Business League met Friday night to push Mobile as host for three 1914 gatherings the Catholic Knights of America National Child Labor Conference and the Southern Handicap shoot tourney. Chairman William H. Monk Jr said Mobile has excellent chances to secure all three. The Chamber will aid the Mobile Shriners as they seek the Imperial Council meeting set for Dallas this year.
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Mobile
Catholic Knights of America
National Child Labor Conference
Chamber of Commerce and Business League
William H. Monk, Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile Shriners
Imperial Council
Dallas
Morphine Sanitarium Claims Unconditional Cure Guarantee
Cumberland Sanitarium in Lebanon Tennessee guarantees a cure before payment. No withdrawal symptoms or severe nervous distress once treated. Private home treatment offered with references from local officials and citizens. Free Booklet No 2 available by F. J. Sanders, Manager.
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Lebanon
Cumberland Sanitarium
F. J. Sanders
Mgr
Tenn
Self Made Millionaire Advises American Youth at Camden Rally
Philadelphia May 3 In a heart to heart talk at the Drexel Biddle Classes gathering in the First Methodist Church at Camden millionaire RE T Stotesbury urged 1500 youths to seek usefulness build character save money and expect success. He traced his rise from $16 60 a month in 1866 to a vast fortune after saving a $200 Christmas gift and using it as a nest egg.
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Philadelphia
Camden
RE. T. Stotesbury
J. Pierpont Morgan
Drexel
Prexel
Stotesbury
Chauffeur Convicted for Running Down Man in Auto
Lawrence Lindbloom, a Chicago chauffeur, was found guilty of murder for striking Joseph Weir in 1910 at about 35 miles per hour and was sentenced to fourteen years. The trial marked Cook County’s first murder conviction by automobile. Lindbloom reportedly drove two blocks after the crash before stopping.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Lawrence Lindbloom
Joseph Weir
Weir
Cook County
Cooper
Lindbloom
Oil concessions signed for Colombia by Pearson group
Lord Murray of Elibank representing 8. Pearson and Son Limited London has signed a contract with the Colombian government granting oil production rights. The agreement must be approved by congress and has not yet been published.
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Associated Press
Bogota
Colombia
Lord Murray
Elibank
Pearson & Son, Limited
London
Pearsons
Congress
Lawyer Meade’s confession hides Mansfield estate loss
New York May 3. Four months after his death lawyer Wal ter Meade confessed he lost the entire 140000 estate he acted as trustee for Mrs Alice Mansfield of London and sisters and brothers. Documents show the confession was made over a month before his death. Mrs Mansfield obtained judgment for the amount against Meade’s estate. The aged lawyer had served as trustee since 1884 and said his failure resulted from errors of judgment.
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Associated Press
New York
Walter Meade
Supreme Court
Alice Mansfield
London
Alice Thorn de Ferrussac
Meagde
Mansfield
Meade
Farmer from Auburn recounts Foley Kidney Pills cure
A Auburn New York man with kidney and bladder trouble used Foley Kidney Pills and reports a permanent cure after a year with no return of pain backache or burning. He recommends the product after his working life avoided doctor bills. Van Antwerp Drug Corporation endorses the pills.
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Auburn
New York
Foley
J. A. Farmer
van Antwerp Drug Corporation
Petition from women refused by high court
Washington May 3 The district of Columbia court of appeals refused to receive a petition from about one hundred women seeking speedy execution of Nathaniel Green a negro convicted of assaulting a white woman near the capitol. The court ruled it could not consider matters outside the record. Green's death sentence hangs on technicalities while a bill to require death for felonious assault was introduced by Rep Crisp of Georgia.
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Associated Press
Washington
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Nathaniel Green
Greene
Crisp
Georgia
Aviator Janssen Beheaded by Hydroaeroplane Propeller
Los Angeles aviator Herman E K Janssen was killed when he toppled into the rotating propeller of a hydro-aeroplane during a test in Oakland California on May 3. Roy N Francis tried to stop the machine but could not avert the tragedy in which fellow aviator Tom Gunn was nearby.
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Associated Press
Oakland
Cal
Herman EK
Jansseen
Los Angeles
Roy N. Francis
Francis
Janssen
Tom Gunn
Industrial Workers Leaders Arrested in Draper Foundry Strike
Arturo Giovannitti and two I W W organizers were arrested in Hopedale Massachusetts on May 3 charged with violating town ordinances during the Draper Company foundry strike. The report notes continued tensions amid the labor action and local enforcement efforts.
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Associated Press
Hopedale
Mass
Arturo Giovannitti
Draper Company
C of G Members Meet Thursday
Henry A. Wheeler president of the U S Chamber of Commerce and Charles Williams Burrows former Cleveland trade official will address Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Business League members at the Thursday May 8 meeting. E F Trefz of the Chicago Chamber will also speak on an undisclosed topic. The gathering will decide Mobile Trade Commission members and Mobile delegates to the Panama Canal opening under the Southern Commercial Congress. A record attendance is expected.
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Henry A. Wheeler
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Charles Williams Burrows
National Board of Trade
Cleveland
Ohio
E. F. Trefz
Chicago Chamber of Commerce
Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Mobile Trade Commission
Mobile
Panama Canal
Southern Commercial Congress
Wheeling
Burrows
Trefz
Chamber of Commerce
Mexicans to vote for president October 26
Washington May 3 Advices to the Mexican embassy say the Huerta government will conduct the presidential election October 26. General Diaz is expected to be a leading candidate, with Huerta and de la Barra also possible contenders.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mexico
Huerta
Felix Diaz
Congress
General Diaz
General Huerta
Francisco de la Barra
Liberal Party
Madero
Emelio Gomez
San Luis Potosi
Mexico City
Carranza
Kidney Pills Offer Quick Relief for Female Trouble
A family doctor notes women seek help for female trouble but improved health comes from treating kidneys and bladder. Foley's Kidney Pills are recommended as the best safe medicine for backache, fatigue, aching joints, irregular kidney and bladder action, and nervousness. They act as a tonic delivering quick results.
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Foley
van Antwerp Drug Corporation
Tragedy in Nashville Ends in Double Fatalities
In Nashville Ross Jackson aged 22 shot his wife Clara aged 14 at their Green street home after she opposed his demand she stop visiting her mother. He then shot himself in the temple and was dying in a local hospital. Relatives allege inhuman treatment and a troubled marriage spanning years.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Ross Jackson
Clara
Green Street
Jackson
Lavish spender linked to old mail train theft in Corsica
Paris reports a man arrested after drawing police suspicion with extravagant spending at a Montmartre cafe. Detectives identify him as Christopher Clementi, Boston hotel proprietor, alleged Corsican mail train thief of 80 000 dollars in 1899. He carried 7000 dollars and held large deposits in a Paris bank.
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Associated Press
Paris
Christopher_Clementi
Boston
Mass
Clementi
Corsica
United States
Digestit Tablets Promise Indigestion Relief For 25 Cents
Digestit claims to digest food and relieve an over taxed stomach allowing eaters to enjoy onions bread sausage and other favorites. Testimonials from Mrs. J. C. Finfrock and W. F. Tilson praise the product while a druggist refund guarantee backs the offer.
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J. C. Finfrock
Brooksville, O
San Antonio Girl Highly Honored
Miss Evelina James of San Antonio, an art student, has been selected as the central feminine figure on the reverse side of the new U S currency. A committee of congress chose her portrait for the decorative group, with expected widespread recognition and she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S A James of San Antonio.
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Associated Press
New York
Evelina James
San Antonio
Uncle Sam
Congress
Miss James
S. A. James
Acker to Succeed Ward as Surgeon for Mobile Line
Dr P J M Acker, county health officer, will be appointed surgeon of Mobile Light and Railroad Company, succeeding the late Dr Ward. He is currently acting surgeon for the railroad. Official announcement awaits President Wilson's return from Leavenworth. Acker is also named as next surgeon for the New Orleans Mobile and Chicago Railroad.
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P. J. M. Acker
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
W. G. Ward
Acker
Railroad Company
J. Howard Wilson
Leavenworth
Kansas
New Orleans
Gordon Smith Discharged From Bakery Charge
Gordon Smith owner of Smith's Bakery at Dauphin and Hallett streets was discharged by Recorder Edington Friday afternoon after being charged with operating a delivery wagon not properly constructed under the ordinance.
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Gordon Smith
Smith
Dauphin and
Hallett Streets
Edington
Monroe Park Opens Sunday With Band Concert
Monroe Park will open Sunday May 4 with a band concert and an elegant program of free moving pictures presented outdoors for the public.
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Monroe Park
Fathers Forgiveness After Harsh Upbringing Remains Rare
A reflection notes that some men honor their fathers despite past harsh discipline though such forgiveness is uncommon, suggesting enduring impact of old patterns and the difficulty of reconciliation.
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