Flor ence Brandt seeks half of Ziegler fortune in adoption case
Miss Florence Brandt a kindergarten teacher in Davenport Iowa files in New York a suit to overturn the 1869 abrogation of the Ziegler adoption and be declared a legally adopted child entitled to one half of William Ziegler s 16 000 000 estate The suit names William Ziegler Jr and the executors as defendants and cites undue influence prejudice and ill health as factors in the adoption ending and asserts only 25 000 received from the estate previously.
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William Ziegler, Jr
William Conrad Brandt
Mr. Ziegler
Miss Brandt
George W. Brandt
Chicago
Ziegler
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promise Quick Constipation Relief
A Sanbury man John Supsic endorses Dr Kings New Life Pills for constipation indigestion and liver complaints. The ad promotes prompt relief and healthy bowels at 25 cents with Van Antwerp Drug Corp recommendation.
Defino Bragged Little 100 Soon
Angelo Defino, once a Camorra traitor, is killed in a Brooklyn dance hall by three gunmen after a decade long pursuit. The Italian mob had made five prior assassination attempts. Defino had settled in New York since 1911 and worked for a contracting firm.
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Associated Press
New York
Camorra
Italy
Angelo Defino
Palermo
Brooklyn
Defino
Digestit Tablets Claim Quick Stomach Relief For 25 Cents
An advertisement touts Digestit Tablets offering relief from indigestion and gastritis. It promises a return to eating favorite foods and includes testimonials from Mrs. J. C. Finfrock and W. F. Tilson. The 25 cent trial offer is guaranteed by the druggist and sold by Van Antwerp.
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J. C. Finfrock
Brooksville, O
van Antwerp
Novel Appeal for Heathens at Southern Baptist Convention
The Southern Baptist convention in St Louis raised 34877 dollars for the Judson Mission offering at a women only mass meeting. Alabama contributed 8225 dollars and thousands attended sermons by prominent pastors including Mullins and Truett. The Woman's Missionary Union predicts a million dollar annual rise in funds and already accounts for a third of last year’s missionary totals.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Judson Mission
Southern Baptist Convention
Woman's Missionary Union
Alabama
Southern Baptists
BE. Y. Mullins
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
George W. Truett
Dallas
Texas
E. C. Dar
Wide Field for Christianity at Seventh Day Adventists meeting
Washington May 19 Two messages appeal from native Christians in China were read at the Seventh Day Adventists World Conference at Takoma Park Maryland. Letters from Henan province and a Nankung school student describe limited gospel reach amid China’s religious liberty and vast population. Elder Vans urged sending more missionaries to Japan.
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Associated Press
Washington
China
Seventh Day Adventists of the World
Takoma Park
Seventh Day
Henan
Nankung
Shantung
Shansi
Shensi
L H. Vans
Shanghai
Asiatic Division
General Conference
Japan
Former Governor Glenn Speaks on Temperance in Mobile
Former North Carolina governor Glenn delivered the first of two temperance lectures in Mobile at the First Christian Church Sunday morning and the second at Government Street Presbyterian Church Sunday night. The talks, part of an Alabama Anti-Saloon League campaign, used strong, sobering examples to illustrate liquor’s ruin.
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Glenn
North Carolina
Mobile
Christian Church
Government Street Presbyterian Church
Alabama
Anti-Saloon League
Tragedy at railroad crossing claims four lives
Near Savittsburg Ohio a car carrying Ward Turner 20 and Mrs Ward Turner 20 stalled on a crossing as a westbound Baltimore and Ohio train approached. The collision killed all four occupants including Mrs Henry Turner 75 and Mrs Frank Housel 40. Frank Housel was seriously injured.
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Associated Press
Ward Turner
Henry Turner
Frank Housel
Baltimore, and Ohio
Savittsburg
Ward Tuuner
Quick Laxative Bromide Pills Offer Cure in One Day
An advertisement promises a one day cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. Druggists refund the money if it fails to cure with E. W. Grove’s signature on each box. The price listed is 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
"Mother" Jones vows to organize West Virginia mining state
Mary "Mother" Jones, aging miners' leader, tells a large theater audience in Pittsburg she will return to West Virginia to organize the miners and later the women. She recalls speaking under martial law, defying threats, praising women organizers, and urging unions to unite against the I W W while supporting industrial unionism.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
West Virginia
Mary
Mountain State
Eliery
Liberty
Russia
Mexico
Dr Evans to Lecture on Public Health in Mobile
Dr A W Evans of Chicago, a top health and sanitation expert, will speak on general public health in Mobile at the Battle House auditorium. The Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event, with punch and an informal reception for Dr Evans after the lecture. The program starts promptly at 8 o'clock, and a large audience is expected.
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A. W. Evans
Chicago
Mobile
Battle House
Chamber On Commerce
K Evans
Three English Spies Pardoned by Kaiser
Berlin May 19 Emperor William granted a pardon to three English spies serving long German jail sentences during King George of England's visit to Berlin for the marriage of Princess Victoria Louise.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Emperor William
George of
England
Victoria Louise
Time Tested Remedies From Mothers Medicine Chest
In Mothers Medicine Chest are standard remedies used by mothers and grandmothers. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has for nearly forty years been curing women of the country from the worst form of female ills and earned an enviable record.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Government Building Fire Wipes Records in Washington
A fire in a Georgetown area government building housing the Geological Survey destroyed valuable maps and records. Fire Chief Wagner and twenty firefighters were overcome by smoke and gas. eleven were hospitalized. The loss to the survey is estimated over 100000 dollars with unpublished data valued at about 5 million escaping damage.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wagner
F Street
Geological Survey
George O. Smith
American Express Company
Lane
Interior Department
Tours
Interests Every Woman Kidney Health Advice
A family doctor notes women seek help for female trouble but improve when kidney and bladder issues are treated. Foley's Kidney Pills are promoted as the best and safest remedy for backache tiredness aching joints irregular kidney bladder function and nervousness. Van Antwerp Drug Corporation delivers a tonic with quick results.
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Foley
van Antwerp Drug Corporation
Man in Christ Needed Today at Christ Episcopal Church
The baccalaureate sermon at Christ Episcopal Church by Rev. Matthew Brewster urged Christians in all professions to model themselves on the man in Christ. The University of Alabama medical faculty and students attended as Brewster warned of an unrestful age and urged spiritual growth in professional life.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Matthew Brewster
University of Alabama, Medical Department
Brewster
Dr. Brewster
Christ
Prominent Baltimore Official Shoots Self At Atlantic City Hotel
Charles Keidel Jr 45 a Knabe Piano Co official and Bel Air family member died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds at a leading beach front hotel in Atlantic City. Police say the tragedy was not reported until after the body was sent to Baltimore and illness related despondency is blamed.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Charles Keidel, Jr
Knabe Piano Company
Baltimore
Beach Front
Keidel
Man and Wife Use Guns in Mexican Mine Clash
In Aguas Calientes Mexico on May 19 John Walker a British mine owner and his wife fought off eleven attackers at a Zacatecas area mine. They killed five and wounded three after attackers beat Walker who then fired with an automatic revolver. Mrs Walker joined with a rifle. The couple fled with aid from a Spanish priest until American consular agents and troops escorted them to safety.
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Associated Press
Aguas Calientes
Mexico
John Walker
Villa Garcia
Zacatecas
Waters of the Pacific Flood Panama Canal
The Pacific waters were let into the Panama canal after a giant dynamite blast of 32 750 pounds destroyed the dike south of the main locks. The blast completed the water flow into a large excavation area and caused a tremor felt in Panama City.
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Associated Press
Panama
Pacific Ocean
Panama Canal
Panama City
Europe’s oldest ghetto destroyed in Hungarian fire
Presburg, Hungaria. A blaze Saturday destroyed Europe’s oldest ghetto leaving about 8,000 homeless. Orthodox Jews refused labor on the Sabbath until the chief rabbi granted dispensation to save women and children. Residents watched as possessions burned and offered no aid to fight the flames.
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Presburg
Hungaria
Europe
Six Persons Named for Missions Abroad
Six individuals were assigned to overseas mission work during a Sunday session of the Cumberland Presbyterian general assembly housed in Bowling Green Kentucky. Kitty Woods of McKenzie Tennessee goes to China I K Floyd of Kentucky to South America and the Reid brothers of Oklahoma to India. Leila Beasley of Pulaski Tennessee will wait for assignment until completing school. Visiting preachers from across the country led services in churches citywide.
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Associated Press
Bowling Green
Woman's Board of Missions
Cumberland Presbyterian General Assembly
Kitty Woods
McKenzie
Tenn
China
I. K. Floyd
Kentucky
South America
Reid Brothers
Oklahoma
India
Lelia Beasley
Pulaski
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