Rotary Ad Contest Highlights Advertising Topic
The Rotary Club met to discuss Advertising with Rotarian George Adams leading. W. M. Clemens won the contest on trademarks and slogans and earned a baseball season ticket. Zimmern and Inge tied for last. Zimmern received a steel engraving of George Washington by drawing.
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Rotary Club
George Adams
W. M. Clemens
Palmer Pillate
Scale Harris
Washington
Wilson
Oscar L. Gray
Lee Zimmern
Marion Inge
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Safe Cough Aid
Watch the child for coughs and colds and prevent later catarrh by using Dr King’s New Discovery. A sweet tar syrup that children will take easily, requires no mixing, and is ready to use with a dose that helps almost immediately. Ask your druggist for Dr King’s New Discovery.
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King
Boy-Ed Honored by German Kaiser
Amsterdam dispatch says Captain Carl Boy-Ed former German Naval attache in Washington received the Order of the Red Eagle third class with swords from the Kaiser. He had been recalled after passport fraud and German intrigues. In March Horst von der Goltz claimed Boy-Ed proposed invading Canada from the United States.
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London
Amsterdam
Carl Boy-ed
Washington
Captain Boy-Ed
Mexico
Wilson
Berlin
Captain Boyed
Horst von der Goltz
New York
Welland Canal
Canada
United States
Troop Dispatch To Fort Sam Houston Border Theater
A detachment of ten privates and a sergeant from the Fort Monroe hospital corps and Captain Austin assistant surgeon depart Old Point this afternoon for Fort Sam Houston Texas to serve in the border army on the Texas Mexico frontier.
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Newport News
Fort Monroe
Austin
Old Point
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Mexico
Binnacle Lamp Club Considers Semmes Mastership
At a private meeting the Binnacle Lamp Club weighs Captain E B Semmes for regular membership after his six years leading a government dredge. The tale of the Rittie Feore wreck unfolds as Semmes and his crew brave a Cuban hurricane with two women aboard.
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I. T. Newbury
Binnacle Lamp Club
E. B. Semmes
Maine
Canptain Semmes
Club
Alley
Barkentine Skoda
Sherman
Laguna
Bush
Emma Lord
Scott
Clara T. Scott
Pierce
Bark Camera
Hunter
Oscar G
Whitney
Sid Dorgan
Nat Borden
Crooks
Binnicle Lamp Club
Semmes
Mobile
James J. Feor
Matanzas
Cuba
Heroic rescue at sea as captain saves crew and wife
A vessel broke amid a raging sea. Captain Semmes and two sailors thwarted a knife attack by a crew member and battled surf to save his wife and the stranded shipmates. The crew endured injuries but all survived, with Semmes later honored by the Binnacle Lamp Club.
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Semmes
Rittie Feore
Ed Whitney
Sherman
Laguna
Binnacle Lamp Club
Were to Divide Million Commission Testifies
Ottawa May 12 E F Cadwell an officer of the American Ammunition Company testifying before the commission of inquiry admitted an agreement to divide a 1 000 009 dollar commission for negotiating a fuse contract with the Canadian shell committee Yoakum to receive 475 000 Bassick 275 000 and Cadwell 250 000
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Ottawa
E. ¥. Cadwell
American Ammunition Company
Commission of
E. W. Passick
FE. F. Yoakum
New York
Canadian Shell Committee
Yoakum
Bassick
Cadwell
Y M C A Convention Opens in Cleveland Ohio
May 12 Widespread sessions begin at the thirty ninth triennial international convention with about 2000 delegates. Sections include rural city army and navy railroad and student groups while H J Cody of Toronto delivers an address on The Church and the Young Men of North America. 4000 to 5000 workers strike for shorter hours and higher wages affiliated with the Inside Industrial Iron and Bronze Workers Union.
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Cleveland
Young Men's Christian Association
H. J. Cody
Toronto
Canada
North America
New York
The
Inside Industrial Iron and A Bronze Workers’ Union
International Bridge and Structural Iron Workers Union
New Life Pills Claim Liver Aid Without Nausea
Advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a liver helper that also moves the bowels without griping or nausea. The copy promotes quick relief and urges trying a bottle for 25 cents at druggists.
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New Life
Dr. King
Six Irish Rebels Spared in Court Martial Sentences
Dublin reports a government statement listing six additional men tried by court martial with sentences commuted to imprisonment and five others to prison terms. It cites trials for the murder of Head Constable Rowe in Cork on May 4, with William Kent acquitted and Thomas Kent found guilty and executed on May 9. The dispatch says trials in Dublin alarms are near completion and promises harsh penalties to organizers and active combatants.
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Dublin
Rowe
Cork
William Kent
Thomas Kent
Plot to kidnap Carson thwarted in Cushendall
London dated May 12 reports the Daily Telegraph Dublin correspondent uncovered a plot to kidnap Sir Edward Carson from Cushendall, Antrim. He canceled his Easter holiday due to business pressures, averting danger.
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Carson
London
Sir Edward Carson
Cushendall
County Antrim
Daily Telegraph
Dublin
Edward
Gardner, President of C and NW, Dies at Wianna Beach
Barnstable Mass May 12 W A Gardner president of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad died last night at his summer home at Wianna Beach He was in ill health when he came here with his family three weeks ago and has since failed steadily
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Barnstable
Mass
W. A. Gardner
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Wianna Beach
William A Gardner Dies After 38 Years With Railroad
Chicago May 12 William A Gardner who served thirty eight years with the Chicago and North Western railroad held many posts from telegraph operator to president Before his election as president five years ago he was assistant superintendent superintendent and general manager most of his career was in the operating department He was born at Gardner Illinois and was sixty three years old.
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Chicago
William A. Gardner
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Gardner
Ill
Will Preach Last Sermon At Tabernacle Tonight
A special service at 3 o clock at the Baptist Tabernacle for young people will be led by Rev. A J Preston who has conducted revival services there. He will also preach his last sermon tonight at 7 45 inviting the public. He leaves Saturday morning for his home in Andalusia.
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The
Baptist Tabernacle
A. J. Preston
the Tabernacle
Mr. Preston
Andalusia
Free Sample 32 Page Skin Book By Return Mail
Offer for free 32 page skin and scalp disease book mailed to sufferers who failed other remedies. Include postal card to Caticura Dept XX Boston Mass. Bold in every town and village in U S.
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Caticura
Dept. XX
Boston
Mass
U. 8
Mobile Essay Contest Draws Wide Interest
The C. J. Gayfer & Co hosts the Paul Jones Essay contest attracting many young entrants in Mobile. Prizes are set by a Philadelphia committee of leading literary figures. The window displays inspire themes and the winning essays may be used in advertising by the Middy manufacturers.
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C. J. Gayfer & Co
Paul Jones
United States
Philadelphia
Gayfer's
Isaac Lichtbach Named Temple Vice President in Mobile
Isaac Lichtbach was chosen vice president of Congregation Shaarai Shomayim to succeed the late Abraham G. Levy at a Thursday night membership meeting in the B'nai B'rith hall. Lichtbach is a longtime, faithful temple member and well known in Mobile.
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Isaac Lichtbach
Congregation
Shaarai Shomayim
Abraham G. Levy
B'nai B'rith
Lichtbach
Mobile
Taft Advocates Immediate Conscription If War Comes
Former President William H Taft urged universal conscription at once should the United States enter war speaking at the Manufacturing Perfumers Association banquet in New York. He argued equal duty before the law and cited England as an example of better outcomes with earlier conscription.
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New York
William H. Taft
Manufacturing Perfumers Association
England
Tennessee Governor Proclaims May 14 as Mothers Day
Nashville Tennessee Governor Rye issues proclamation calling on all residents to observe Sunday May 14 as Mothers Day in the state.
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Nashville
Tenn
Rye
Tennessee
Tiger raids 60 on liquor in Mobile County
Rating of alleged blind tigers in Mobile county continues under Sheriff W H Holcombe. Whisky beer and other prohibited liquor found Thursday afternoon. Raids conducted by Deputy Sheriffs Soles Murray and Nahgue. Liquor found at Nick Starved on Water Street between Government and Church J Zuckerman at 800 Adams Street Fred Hudoff's northeast Scott and New Jersey streets Harry O'Con-
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Mobile County
W. H. Holcombe
Soles
Murray and
Naghue
Nick
Water Street
Government
Church
J. Zuckerman
Adams Street
Fred Hudoff
Scott
New Jersey
Harry O'Con
Public Schools Regarded as Sanctuaries by NY University President
May 12 John Finley, president of the University of New York, told the National Conference of Charities and Correction that public schools are like sanctuaries. He described schools as places where the nation prays for its next generation and urged more artistic school buildings and enduring educational facilities.
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Indianapolis
Lie
John Finley
University of the State of New York
National Conference of Charities and Correction
Man Held on Prohibition Charge. Hearing Scheduled
Percy Atkins was docketed at the county jail on the charge of violating the prohibition law and released on bond. He will get a hearing Saturday before Judge Chamberlain.
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Percy Atkins
Chamberlain
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Kaiser
Naval Attache
U. S
National Biscuit Company
Morris Food Products
Supreme
Supreme Lord
Morris & Company
Siang
Pensacola
Bell 210
Home
Cleveland, Ohio
Railroad
Will
Tabernacle
Cutiura
E. H. Britton
Dauphin St
Temple
Taft
EEK Fairbank Sperary
Mt i
Nor’s, Northwest
Scott and
Elmira
Mobile Gas Co
van Antwerp
Henry Webster
Grace Sartneh Mason
Ethel Heston
Mary Carty
Booth Tarkington
Better Man
Rob
J. W. Chambers
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