Minstrel Show Draws Crowd at YMCA Evening Performance
The Older Boy's Conference minstrel show at the Harte Auditorium drew a large audience on Thursday night. The two act program featured scenes of a college room and a bygone negro shanty with spirited songs and witty dialogue. Notable numbers included Somewhere a Voice is Calling by Max Lavelle and Mother by Ernest Jordan, with choruses by Lavelle, Hurlbutt, Barbour, and Winter. Cast included Songbird Sutton Max Lavelle Flossie Grimes Guy R. Hurlbutt Pretty Boy Powers Don Barbour Grumpsy Grad e Ned Thorne Winter Flinty Simpson Robert Orr Slim Simmons E C. Ash Skinnie Jenkins Virgil Jackson Shortie Grace James Evans Red Hallett Leonard Davis Prep Turner Tom Booth Lanky Langford Chester Lavelle Babe Benson Leslie Richards Fattie Williams T H Wakeford Freshie Brown E Miller Rube Welton J R Gilbert Bo Monk Webb Levi Whitie Smith E J Joran.
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Harte Auditorium
Max Lavelle
Ernest Jordan
Lavelle
Hurlbutt
Barbour
Winter
Songbird Sutton
Flossie Grimes
Guy R. Hurlbutt
Pretty Boy Powers
Don Barbour
Grumpsy Granade
Thorne Winter
Flinty Simpson
Robert Orr
Slim Simmons
E C. Ash
Skinnie Jenkins
Virgil Jackson
Shortie Grace
James Evans
Red Hallett
Leonard Davis
Prep Turner
Tom Booth
Lanky Langford
Chester Lavelle
Babe Benson
Leslie Richards
Fattie Williams
T. H. Wakeford
Freshie Brown
Open Nostrils Relief for Cold or Catarrh
An advertisement promises immediate relief from head cold or catarrh by using Ely's Cream Balm. A small bottle applied in the nostrils supposedly clears air passages, soothes swollen membranes, and ends nasal congestion and headaches with instant effect.
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Ely
Madman Bombards Street With Bricks
A demented unidentified white man atop a Norfolk theater began hurling bricks at pedestrians and fired on police with a revolver. Officers returned fire from nearby windows but could not dislodge him. no injuries were reported by bricks or shots.
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Norfolk
Writers League to Vote on Joining Labor Body
The council of the Authors' League of America decided to submit affiliation with the American Federation of Labor to a referendum among about 1,300 writers nationwide. The vote follows a conference with AFL general organizer ae Frane who said the league would remain independent and autonomous and not be compelled to declare sympathetic strikes.
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New York
Council of the Authors’ League of America
American Federation of Labor
Ae Frane
Too Many Republicans To Be Nominated In Chicago
Chicago May 19 With at least sixteen names to be presented to the Republican national convention for nomination planning a limit on nominating and seconding speeches is proposed Friday June 9 as the decisive day. Secretary Reynolds of the national committee considers a plan to allot thirty minutes to each candidate manager for nominating speeches totaling eight hours. The subject will be discussed by the national committee June 1.
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Chicago
Reynolds
National Committee
Labor Delegation Returns From Alabama Meeting In Montgomery
The Mobile Central Trades Council delegates report a successful Alabama Federation of Labor convention. P J Doherty notes growing interest in the labor movement as reports from all cities and towns were favorable. Next convention set for Anniston. local attendees include John Russell, P J Doherty, Max Rathberger, Hutchinson, D P Baker, M Peck, Mrs F L Saunders, and Mrs L Calloway.
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Mobile Central Trades Council
Montgomery
Alabama Federation of Labor
P. J. Doherty
Alabama
Anniston
Messrs
John J. Russell
Max Rathberger
G. Hutchinson
D. P. Baker
M. Peck
F. L. Saunders
L. Calloway
Springhaven Struggles and a Controversial Claim of Payment
In an excerpt from Ten-Minute Classics, Captain Zebedee and Lieutenant Scudamore debate government pay as they salvage the grounded corvette Blunder. Zebedee defends their hard labor and cites a contract, while criticizing Admiral Darling and admitting the crew’s loyalty to Springhaven. The piece notes Springhaven's 1887 publication and contrasts it with Lorna Doone, a benchmark novel.
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Zebedee
Scudamore
Captain Tugwell
Frank Candor
Captain Zebedee
Tugwell
Admiral Darling
Springhaven
Blackmore
Julius W. Muller
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey Cough Syrup Ad
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey combines honey pine tar and glycerine as a cough remedy. The syrup claims to stop coughs ease cold symptoms and soothe throat irritation for all ages and notes a formula on every bottle with a 25 cent price at druggists.
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Dr. Bell
Tuberculosis Exacting Heavy Toll in Big War
Stockholm May 19 Evidence shows tuberculosis exacting a heavy toll in the world war through prisoner exchanges via Sweden. One train from Russian camps carried 230 Austrian prisoners with eighty cases of consumption and three deaths occurred while in transit. A second train carried thirty Austrians made insane by their sufferings. Three trains run weekly in each direction exchanging prisoners unfit for service due to disease loss of limbs or mental breakdown.
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Stockholm
London
Sweden
Russia
Austria
New Orleans Quarantine Station Estimated at 500000
The treasury department advised the House Appropriations Committee that the proposed New Orleans quarantine station will cost about 500000 for buildings. The site cost is not included, with New Orleans offering to donate the land.
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New Orleans
Washington
Treasury Department
House Appropriations Committee
Launch Irma Direct Battle Boat Service Between Battles and Mobile
The launch Irma will operate as a direct boat between Battles and Mobile starting June 1. It will depart Battles daily at 6 a.m. except Sunday and leave Mobile in the afternoon at 6 p.m., aiding commuters needing to reach early business hours. The Irma previously ran while the Apollo was under repair.
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Battles
Mobile
Chesebrough Yacht Designer Dies In Auto Crash
Albert B. Chesebrough, a renowned yacht designer aged 49 and nephew of Nathaniel G. Herreshoff, was killed when his car skidded on Col Samuel P. Colt estate driveway and plunged into Narragansett Bay. Le Baron C. Colt, riding with him, was rescued and, though unconscious early, expected to recover.
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Bristol
R. L
Albert
Chesebrough
Samuel P. Colt
Senwall
Narraansett Bay
le Baron C. Colt
United States
Colt
National India Rubber Company
Inspection party returns to city from railroad tour
A prominent Mobile delegation led by J. T. Schley returned Thursday night from a line inspection and Meridian visit. The group toured the N. C. M. & C. to Union Mississippi and viewed work on the Jackson and Eastern road, which is to join the Meridian and Memphis line, opening virgin territory in Leake County Mississippi.
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J. T. Schley
Meridian and
Memphis
Meridian
Miss
Schley
Scheley
LeBaron Lyons
Julius Hammel
L. Hammel and Sempeay
Henry Hall
First National Bank
Marshall Turner
Turner Supply Co
D.P. Bestor
Bestor & Young
F. Forchheimer
Forchheimer and Company
Rty
N. C
Union
Virgin Territory
Leake County
Thief Steals Suit of Clothes From Charlies Prewell
Charlies Prewell of 852 Charleston street reported Friday that a thief entered his home Thursday night and carried away a suit of clothes. Local police are handling the missing item case.
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Charlies Prewell
Charleston Street
Binnacle Lamp Club Recounts Courageous Rescue
Captain Bodden confirms Captain Dorgan's tale of a perilous rescue aboard a sinking schooner. Three men lost their eyes before the effort, while a fellow sailor crawled through flooded compartments to reach an air space and pull trapped men to safety using a rope.
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Bodden
Chamber backs federal aid for vocational education
Washington May 19 The Chamber of Commerce of the United States reports strong support for federal aid to vocational education. A referendum shows 831 voting in favor and 110 against.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Chamber
Negro convict Hopkins recaptured after county jail escape
Deputy sheriffs Soles and Murray docketed Sam Hopkins at the county jail Thursday afternoon. Hopkins escaped from the county convict camp on January 26 while serving a two year burglary sentence.
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Soles
Murray
Sam Hopkins
Hopkins
Burgary
Tuscaloosa Asks Rates From Southeast Atlantic and Buffalo
Inland telecommunication notes show Tuscaloosa seeking rate comparisons from Southeast Atlantic and Buffalo amid regional service cost discussions. No further readable context available.
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Abe Martin
Writers’ League
Labor Body
Kuppenheimer
Palm Beach
L.h.meyer Sons
Irma
Panama
Axminster
Memphis Road
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Binnacle Lamp Club
Tuscaloosa
Atlantic and
Guilt Burgh
Buffalo
Lea & Perrins
Cies Social
Unio
Wide &K
Children's Chain
Bray
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