Suffragette fears and royal guard amid London unrest
London authorities tightened security as premier Asquith and Winston Churchill left Waterloo to sail for the Mediterranean aboard the Enchantress. General Drummond lies ill from privation after a hunger strike, while Flora Drummond is hospitalized under care. An arson squad torched a large unoccupied mansion near Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, as militant activity escalated.
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Associated Press
London
Asquith
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Waterloo Station
Enchantress
Mediterranean
Churchill
Drummond
Flora Drummond
Bow Street
Women's Social and Political Union
Barrow-in-Furjness
Lancashire
Mobile lands dry goods men in Mobile for 1914 meeting
The Southern Wholesale Dry Goods Association chose Mobile Alabama as the next meeting place and elected officers led by President Murray Brown of Birmingham. D. R. Dunlap Mercantile Co. president E O Fowlkes extended the invitation, with official acceptance telegrams from Norman H. Johnson and W H Armbrecht confirming Mobile’s hospitality for 1914.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Southern Wholesale Dry Goods Association
Mobile
Ala
Murray Brown
Birmingham
A. T. Dosser
Knoxville
R. V. Covington
Jacksonville
E.W. King
Bristol
Norman H. Johnson
Richmond
W. J. D. Bell
Lynchburg
P. B. Hofmayer
Albany
P. J. Freeman
E. B. Lyndor
J. L. Deaver
E. O. Fowlkes
D. R. Dunlap Mercantile Company
Chamber of Commerce
W. H. Armbrecht
Doctor Bondurant Named Neurologist for M and O Railroad
Dr. E. D. Bondurant dean of the University of Alabama School of Medicine is named consulting neurologist for the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company. VP and GM R. V. Taylor travels to St Louis for office visits and inspection.
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E. D. Bondurant
School of Medicine
University of Alabama
Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company
R. V. Taylor
St. Louis
Huerta Sets Mexico’s Stance on U S Relations
President Huerta told Ambassador Wilson Mexico would handle pending matters only under urgent affairs or routine procedures while not recognizing the U S government. He affirmed Mexico will protect all inhabitants and guarantee safety to foreigners, with nonrecognition of official matters until relations normalize.
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Mexico City
Victoriano Huerta
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico
United States
Associated Press
Huerta
Wilson
Republic of Mexico
Europe
Taxicab graft rattles Gotham grand jury
Reports of taxicab graft reach New York district attorney's office as the grand jury takes up city corruption. Records from a major taxi company show annual passes issued to aldermen and officials, tied to a stalled taxicab reform ordinance. Cab companies reportedly pay about half a million dollars yearly for private street stands.
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Associated Press
New York
Grand Jury
Board of Aldermen
Dallas Gaily Decorated in Honor of Shriners
Dallas, Texas May 9. Two miles of decorative street lights lit for the first time in a monster celebration as Dallas prepares for the imperial council of the Mystic Shrine. Millions of yards of emblems decorate buildings and poles while hundreds of cars parade downtown led by a band. The council sessions run for three days starting Monday.
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Dallas
Texas
Imperial Council of the
Mystic Shrine
Imperial Council
The Gold Dust Twins Philosophy in the House of Jones
Within the House of Jones a weary wife laments constant chores and dulled spirits. Mr Jones then brings home a Gold Dust package revealing the promise of easy cleaning, transforming toil into relief as the wife discovers a calmer, brighter routine.
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Mr. Jones
Resinol Heals Baby's Severe Eczema Quickly
Chelsea Massachusetts January 19 1918 a mother reports her infant's eczema clearing after starting Resinol ointment within days and sleeping better for the first time in eight months. The ad touts Resinol for itching eczema skin humors dandruff sores burns piles and offers free trials from Dept 19 S Resinol Baltimore Maryland.
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Chelsea
Mass
Brown
Crescent Ave
Resinol P
Resinol
Baltimore
Plant raid and editor arrest shock Huntington paper
Acting under Governor Hatfield orders, Major Thomas B. Davis and several National Guard members raided the Socialist Labor Star plant in Huntington. They arrested editor W. J. Thompson and assistants Elmer Rumble and W. H. Gillespie, placing them in the county jail after the paper had attacked the governor over coal strike issues.
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Associated Press
Huntington
W. Va
Hatfield
Thomas B. Davis
Foster Templeton
National Guard
Socialist Labor Star
W. J. Thompson
Elmer Rumble
W. H. Gillespie
Police Roundup and Patrol Upgrades in Mobile
The report details arrests for reckless driving by Jacob Rehm Jr on a motorcycle and fines for Will Dorsey for violating a hitching ordinance. Police announce summer uniforms, new night shifts for Noah Harris Jr, and a series of roberies and arrests including cab drivers Shenher and Shine.
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Jacob Rehm, Jr
St. Anthony Street
Recorder’s Court
Will Dorsey
Pearl Street
Mobile
Noah Harris, Jr
Ludlow
Harris
Wil
Jesse Debose
Charles Shenher
Harry Pillans
Ed Shine
O Neal and Examiners to Testify Again in Probe
In Montgomery Alabama the convict department investigation is set to resume within a week. Governor O Neal and all state examiners connected with the probe are expected on the stand. Officials aim to have sworn records complete so a legislative committee can review the full history without extra expense. The session is expected to be brief with a final adjournment afterward.
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Montgomery
Ala
O'Neal
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