Rankin arraigned in hold-up case with guns on Hall’s Mill road
Robert Rankin known as the hold-up man faced five charges in inferior court after a Sunday incident on Hall’s Mill road. Complainants John W. McAlpine Edward E. Colburn and Rankin’s wife charged firearms related assault and pistol use. Rankin waived examination to grand jury, bond set at 500 per case totaling 2 500. Separately Western Michigan farmers report average sugar beet returns of 60 dollars per acre with one man receiving 231 dollars from three acres and others as low as 150 dollars.
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Robert Rankin
Hall's Mill Road
Inferior Criminal Court
John W. McAlline
Rankin
Ty Court
Michigan
Becker Seeks Jury in Becker Murder Trial Relatives Observe
The second trial of former Police Lieutenant Charles Becker continues as prosecutors and defense seek to empanel seven more jurors. Five jurors are seated. up to 226 talesmen are available. Becker may testify but is not expected to, while his wife sits close by amid renewed public interest in the Rosenthal murder case.
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Charles”Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Talesmen
Trodtée
Becker
Sing Sing
Police Department
Rosenthal
Harrison Mutual Burial Association
South
Conception Street
Eas
Florida suspect held for officers
A Florida suspect, B. F. Mason, is held in Jacksonville awaiting requisition papers after a telegraph from Governor O Neal. Officers suspect forgery based on a money for a $12 check, though Mason denies details. An American steel firm plans to ship 1,000,000 tons of Chilean iron ore to the United States when the Panama Canal opens.
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B. F. Mason
Jacksonville
Fla
Mason
Florida
Crenshaw
O'Neal
Chile
United States
Panama Canal
Calocide Promises Quick Relief for Bunions and Sore Feet
Advertisement touts Calocide for bunions corns and smelly feet with a fifteen minute foot soak. It claims instant relief reduced bunion size and peelable corns. The pamphlet notes a twenty five cent package from Medical Formula Co Dayton Ohio and urges quick house to house distribution.
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Medical Formula Co
Dayton
Ohio
Ypiranga Arrives With 180 German Refugees At Fort Morgan
The German steamship Ypiranga 4909 reached Mobile at daylight with 180 refugees from Tampico and Vera Cruz. They are placed under medical surveillance at Fort Morgan quarantine before transfer to the city. A Huerta arms shipment arrived at Vera Cruz aboard the same vessel, triggering a siege at the port and later discharge under American control.
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Tampico
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Fort Morgan
R. B. du Mont
du Mont
Ypiranga
Mobile
Hamburg
Huerta
Hagan Merrily cites expenses in probate court filing
John D. Hagan former revenue and road commissioner reports a 271 dollar expense but with no itemized proof as required by law. He jokes about balloon trips and a flying horse to seek voters and warns candidates to stay within the law. G R Bancroft also filed a 16 dollar expense. An advertisement for Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic follows.
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John D. Hagan
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Nroe Park
G. R. Bancroft
Hagan
Automobiles Swapped by Chauffeur Mix Up in Mobile
A mix up at a downtown garage led to a chauffeur taking the wrong car. James E. Duggan and R L McKeon each owned new five passenger Ames autos, and McKeon reported his car missing. Police traced the gray wheeled five passenger Ames, license 5611, to Duggan’s chauffeur who had left the wrong vehicle.
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Ames
R. L. McKeon
James E. Duggan
H Town
Uare
McKeon
Blenville Square
Mr. McKeon
Mobile
Mr. Dugeth
Mr. Duggan
Vera Cruz Port Closes as Legal Entry by Mexican Government
The Mexican consulate reports Vera Cruz has been closed as a legal port of entry. Transactions there will be deemed unlawful and duties paid will be valueless while authorities enforce the ruling. Roberto Gayon, Mexican Consul.
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Vera Cruz
Roberto Gayon
Fatal Alpine Accidents by Nationalities in 1913
Statistics report 114 fatal Alps accidents in 1913. Victims include 43 Austrians, 39 Germans, 16 Swiss, 3 French, 2 Italians, 1 Belgian, 1 Swedish, and 1 Dutch. Eight victims’ nationalities remain undetermined.
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Swiss Alps
What Thin Folks Should Do to Gain Weight
Physician's advice for thin undeveloped men and women. Sargol, a regenerative fat-building remedy, is endorsed by physicians and used by prominent people. A month of Sargol aims to flesh and strengthen by improving digestion and increasing blood fats, with demand noted by Van Antwerp Drug and others.
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van Antwerp Drug
Empire bill features The Greater Love and Royal Bondage
The Empire presents a varied program headlined by In Royal Bondage a two part Pathe drama. The larger feature The Greater Love a drama of sacrifice stars Rapley Holmes Bryant Washburn Irene Warfield Lilan Drew and Helen Warfield from Essanay. A Week End at Happyhurst an Edison comedy stars Dan Mason and Jessie Stevens. Also noted Kedison production Her Grand Mother's Wedding Dregs with Bessie Learn and Harry Beaumont.
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Pathe Weekly
Happyhurst
The
Empire Today
Essanay
Rapley Holmes
Bryant Washburn
Irene Warfield
Lilan Drew
Helen Warfield
Edison
Dan Mason
Jessie Stevens
Pathe
Kedison
Bessie Learn
Harry Beaumont
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Republic
Associated Press
New York
UA Wi Yb
T. G. Bush Grocery CO
Mobile, Ala
Bank
First National Bank
Alabama
Duke’s
Fiat Bell
ST. Pmigharl
Grove
J. E. Duggan
MAN IN Mobile
Empire
Home Incorporated
Alabama Maternity and Infants’ Home
Meory
Frances Depa
Cephas
Sarah McCafferty
Serenia
Catherine KE. Hurley
Aurelia
Elizabeth Leahey
Elizabeth
Cleveland
Reals
Palm Beach
Mobile Gas Company
Southern Railway
Calvert
York
Reform
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