Mississippi bankers select Foote as Class A director
In Gulfport on May 20 twenty bankers from Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama met to discuss organizing a regional reserve bank at Atlanta. Mississippi bankers chose F. W. Foote of Hattiesburg as Class A director and Louisianians picked Dr. Paul H. Baunders as Class B director. Alabama bankers did not select.
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Gulfport
Miss
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Atlanta
F. W. Foote
Hattiesburg
Paul H. Baunders
Brownatone Tints Hair Instantly for a Certain Look
Brownatone hair stain promises instant gray and fade coverage in golden, medium, dark brown or black. It claims non rubbing, undetectable results, needs only retouching as hair grows, and is sold in 25c and $1.00 sizes. The Kenton Pharmacal Co ships trial bottles for 10c and lists Mobile sellers Bienville Pharmacy, Dave S. Bauer, and R. L. Braswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenton Pharmacal Co
E. Pike St
Covington, Ky
Mobile
Bienville Pharmacy
Dave 5S. Bauer
R. L. Braswell
Methodists Withhold Funds From Vanderbilt
Oklahoma City May 21 Bishop H C Morrison presided at the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. A resolution endorsing equal rights and social reforms was adopted, and funds were ordered withheld from Vanderbilt University until the commission authorizes payments. The conference elected publishing agents D M Smith and Rev A J Lamar, and chose Gyossa Alexander as Lock editor. T N Ivey was named editor of the Christian Advocate and J B Chappelle as Sunday School editor.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
H. C. Morrison
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Federal Council of the Church of Christ In America
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt Commission
Committee On
D.M. Smith
Rev
A. J. Lamar
Lock
Gyossa Alexander
Samsville
Christian Advocate
T. N. Ivey
J&. B. Chappelle
Day in Congress Senate Debates Exemption. Coxey Addresses Crowd
The Senate met at 11 a.m. and continued its exemption debate. In the House Jacob Coxey spoke to a crowd on the steps of the Capitol. A further urgent deficiency appropriation bill totaling 6,770,632 was debated. Representative Kahn of California argued rising military ration costs show higher living costs.
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House
Jacob
Coxey
Representative Kahn
California
Thirty Americans Threatened at Laguna by Mexican War
J P Lewis reports from Pensacola that thirty Americans at Laguna Campeche are trapped and unable to reach U S authorities. They lack food and face violence while six others undertook a 200 mile trek toward British Honduras with unknown outcomes.
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Associated Press
Pensacola
Fla
Laguna
Campeche
United States
J. P. Lewis
Petersburg
Lewis
Kalps
British Honduras
Rail monopolies and trolley deals in early 1900s hearings
Testimony describes pressures to sell Rhode Island trolley properties to Morse while railroads and steamship ownership faced scrutiny. Mellen defends the Rhode Island purchase as intercompany asset transfers with debentures backed by the New Haven system, denying inflated valuations and noting deficits tied to acquisitions.
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Roosevelt
Herbert Knox Smith
Morse
Prouty and
Knapp
Bonaparte
Mellen
New Haven Railroad
Folk
Rhode Island
Mr. Mellen
Rhode Island Security Company
New Haven
Traveling Men to Organize Saturday at Chamber Meeting
Circular letters signed by L. J. Adler, a prominent traveling salesman, are sent by the Chamber of Commerce to all traveling men in the city urging a 8 PM Saturday meeting at the Chamber rooms to organize a federation or association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. OF C
L. J. Adler
Chamber of Commerce
Spencer Crawley Arrested for Discharging Firearms in Streets
Spencer Crawley was arrested Thursday morning at Madison and Hamilton by Patrolman J. R. Giddens on a charge of discharging firearms in the streets. Crawley said at headquarters he and another man were playing and he fired the revolver into the ground. A cheap 38 calibre revolver was taken from him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Crawley
Madison
Hamilton
J. R. Giddens
Crawley
Absorbs Skin Chases Wrinkles Young Again
Emily Colson in Home Queen tells of a facial regimen that seemed to erase wrinkles. A woman applied mercolized wax nightly after an ounce of saxolite was dissolved in hazel water to smooth the skin.
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Emily Colson
Home Queen
Officer shot in pistol duel with prisoner on Beauregard
Motorcycle Officer Leeds S. Ludlow was wounded in the arm in a dawn pistol duel with Charlie Long alias Speak Easy on Beauregard street near Royal. Long, arrested earlier, was shot in the abdomen and leg and is in critical condition at City Hospital. The duel followed Ludlow’s attempt to call a patrol wagon after arresting Long for the recent saloon robberies.
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Leeds S. Ludiow
Charlie Long
Beauregard Street
Ludlow
Royal and Bouregard
Long
Henry McHugh
Dennis J. Eslava
Lang
Murray
D. Burch and
Lewis
Tom Baldwin
John Williams
N. Nathaniel Baldwin
Clarence Baldwin
Annie Baldwin
Elbert Dobbs
Carrie Moore
Lioss
Crenshaw
Jacob Riis Sinks Toward Illness at Summer Home
The doctor reports Jacob A. Riis slightly weaker and indicates hope of recovery fading. The noted writer and social worker remains at his summer residence under care.
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B ' Mass
Jacob A. Riis
Mr. Riis
White declared elected U S senator by board
Frank S. White of Birmingham and C. C. Harris of Decatur were officially declared elected United States senator and Eighth district congressman for the short term by the state canvassing board. Certificates will be sent to Washington and they will be sworn in Friday. White received 84,720 votes to Harris 11,008 in the May 11 special elections.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frank S. White
Birmingham
C. C. Harris
Decatur
United States
Washington
Cyrus B. Brown
Captain White
Mr. Harris
Rebel Advance On Mexico City
Niagara Falls conference on Mexican crisis traces Villa driven advances in the Salillo campaign and the looming risk to Huerta. Mexican delegates watch Huerta’s possible resignation and temporary government while mediation seeks peace amid misreported dispatch errors.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Villa
United States
Huerta
Carranza
Niagara Halls
Becaus
Tampico
Saltillo
Mexico City
Associated Press
Thrift Exhibit Highlights Negro School Needlework
Pupils from Plateau Vineland Russell Whistler Prichard Frohsinn Mt Vernon and Creola negro schools display thrift in dressmaking needlework and hat and novelty making at L Hammel Dry Goods window. A white lawn waist crafted by a recent graduate shows frugality under an 80 cent material limit.
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Norty
L. Hammel Dry Goods Company
Mobile Conty
Plateau
Vineland
Russell
Whistler
Prichard
Frohsinn
Mt. Vernon
Creola
Mobile County
Isaiah J. Whitley
Plateau Institute
Wilson weighs Niagara Falls conference reports at White House
President Wilson and advisers considered the opening of the Niagara Falls conference and awaited further mediation steps. Reports from American delegates Justice Lamar and former Solicitor General Lehmann were received at the White House via private telephone from the mission's headquarters on the American side of the border. Villa's determination to delay press
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Washington
Wilson
Niagara Falls
Justice Lamar
Lehmann
White House
Villa
Quickest Relief For All Sore Feet Ad
An old advertisement touts Calocide compound as the fastest cure for foot ailments. Soak feet in warm water with two tablespoons Calocide for fifteen minutes, then rub sore parts. Promises instant relief from soreness corns callouses bunions and odor with a 25 cent box. Calocide is sold by druggists and made by Medical Formula Co Day ton Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Formula Co
Dayton
Ohio
Navy eyes 600 mile oil pipeline to Gulf port
Independence Kas May 21 Cato Sells commissioner of Indian affairs and Lieut J O Richardson of the navy opened hearings on a proposed 600 mile national oil pipeline from Oklahoma mid continent fields to a Gulf of Mexico port to fuel the navy. Twenty five local oil men testified as hearings span Oklahoma Texas and end June 8 at Baton Rouge Louisiana.
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Independence, Kas
Cato Sells
Indian Affairs
J. O. Richardson
Navy
United States
Mid
Oklahoma
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Baton Rouge
Have You a Child of This Greatest All Happiness
A cryptic health themed fragment mentions asking about a child and bone health. The text includes improvised phrases and does not present a clear event or individuals.
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Bone Heath Ton Ladin
Lydia E. Pinkham Ad Endorses Pregnancy Care
Mrs. John Mitchell of Masena New York praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a wonderful medicine for expectant mothers. Mrs. A M Myers of Gordonville Missouri and Mrs. E M Doerr of Conshohocken Pennsylvania also credit the product for help before childbirth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. M. Myers
Gordonville, MO
Vegetable Compound hailed by mothers in multiple states
Mrs Mise Blakely of Imperial Pa and Mrs E W Sanders of Rowlesburg W Va praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for improving their health during pregnancy. Mrs Winnie Titus of Winter Haven Fla also credits it with helping her before her baby was born.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mose Blakeley
Imperial, Pa
E. W. Sanders
Rowlesburg, W. Va
Winnie Titus
Winter Haven, Florida
Property listings on Conception Savannah and Shell Road areas
Two story modern house on a good lot at the northwest corner of Conception and Savannah Streets with liberal terms. Three modern cottages at the northeast corner of Old Shell Road and Garnett Avenue, plus multiple units along Old Shell Road and Garnett Avenue with easy terms and priced right.
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West Side Marine
New Jersey St
N. W
Conception and
Savannah Sts
N. E
Old Shell Road
Garnett Ave
E. Garnett Ave
Shell Road
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