Titanic victims lose in Supreme Court ruling limit
The Supreme Court held Oceanic Steam Navigation Co liable to claims from Titanic losses only up to salvage value plus freight and passage money, totaling about 9101,000, under the 1851 American act. Justice Holmes announced the decision with Justice McKenna dissenting.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Oceanic Steam Navigation Company
United States
Justice Holmes
Justice McKenna
Small House Fire Sparks Tie Up Chatham Street
An alarm from Box 313 at 2 05 summoned the fire department to a frame dwelling on the west side of Chatham street between Texas and Elmira for a small fire caused by sparks that did little damage.
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Chatham Street
Texas
Elmira
Wonderful Foot Treatment Calocide Relief
Calocide promises quick relief for corns callouses bunions and smelly feet. Soak feet for 15 minutes in warm water with two tablespoons Calocide and rub sore areas. Sold by druggists, Calocide is prepared by Medical Formula Co. Dayton Ohio, twenty five cents per package.
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Medical Formula Co
Dayton
Ohio
Bold Sulphur Cream Fights Itching and Eczema
A noted dermatologist cites bold sulphur as parasiticidal and anti-pruritic. Applied as a thick cream it soothes itching and heals irritated skin, often subduing eczema and preventing recurrences for years. a pharmacist can supply an ounce for direct use like cold cream.
Judson College Commencement Ends With 16 Degrees Awarded
Judson College in Marion Alabama closed its commencement with 16 senior diplomas awarded. Three special scholarships and medals were given, two to Alabama girls Esther Kendrick and Elizabeth Dickinson and the third to Ruth Trotter of Grenada. The baccalaureate address was delivered by C W Hare of Tuskegee, and a special train carried students home at 2 PM.
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Marion
Ala
Judson College
Alabama
Esther Kendrick
Pratt City
Elizabeth Dickinson
Birmingham
Kendrick
Miss Dickinson
A. J. Dickinson
Ruth Trotter
Grenada
Miss Trotter
Bomar
Mary Ashcraft
Adelaide Bell
Mittie Edwards
Patti Haynes
Bertha Watts
Stella Lovelace
Maude Mickleboro
Louise Griggs
Cordie Haynie
Charlotte Parks
Lavinia Shealey
Ola Sheppard
Willete Stringfellow
M. B. Scott
Academy
Jessie Boykins
Mollie Campbell
Abbie Chapman
Eula Eagan
Claire Farrior
Vivian Galloway
Ella Gray
Mary Hanna
Mary Harris
Margarite Hughes
Jennie Potter
M. B Scott
Two Negroes Bound Over In Court Burglary Case
Tom Baldwin and Robert Nettles were arraigned before Recorder Edington on burglary and obtaining money under false pretenses. Each was bound over to the grand jury under $500 bonds. Henry Davis admitted theft at Reiss Mercantile and was sentenced to six months hard labor. Henry Husty was arraigned on charges of being dangerous and suspicious and bound over to the city court with a $500 bond.
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Tom Baldwin
Robert Nettles
Edington
Charlie Long
L. S Ludlow
Henry Davis
Bauer
Reiss Mercantile Company
Vitalitas displayed at Sutton's drug store promotion
Thousands visit Sutton's drug store demonstration to sample Vitalitas. The ad touts Vitalitas as a pure natural tonic and system cleanser superior to famous mineral waters, claiming it cures stomach and kidney issues, rheumatism, and blood disorders with no harmful ingredients.
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Sutton’s
Carlsbad
Europe
America
Sutton's
New Agricultural School Presidents Named by Boards
Three new presidents were elected and four re-elected at Alabama district agricultural schools while two district posts were deferred. W. C. Blasingame will lead the Second district Evergreen, J. E. Cheatham to head the Fourth Sylacauga, and W. L. Farrow to head the Ninth Blountsville. Re-elected were J. C. Crowell, H. D. Sargent, S. L. Gibson, and J. M. Atkinson for the Fifth through Eighth districts.
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Montgomery
Ala
Boards of Control
O'Neal
W. C. Blasingame
Marengo County
Wligh
Evergreen
J. T. McKee
J. E. Cheatham
Shelby County
Sylacauga
J. S. Ganey
W. L. Farrow
Auburn
Blountsville
W L. Crumpton, Jr
Wetumpka
Hamilten
Albertville
Athens
J. C. Crowell
Sargent
S. L
Feagin
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Brandt La Boon Named President of Lineville School
Brandt La Boon was elected president of the Northeast Alabama Agricultural School Lineville succeeding A. G. Cusick who resigned. La Boon, from Georgia, has been the first assistant at the Lineville school the past year. The board also decided to adopt the new county high school course of study for the Lineville institution.
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Montgomery
Ala
Brandt la Boon
Northeast Alabama Agricultural School
Lineville
A. G. Cusick
Board of Control
O'Neal
la Boon
Georgia
Feature drama by Edis on from Cyrus Brady novel at Royal Theatre
A three reel drama starring Mabel Trunnelle with Herbert Prior and Augustus Phillips closes with a battle of Mobile Bay scene. Admiral Farragut's Hartford bombards Fort Morgan. The film is suggested to be appreciated in Mobile and will screen tomorrow for 5 cents.
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Edison
Cyrus Brady
Mabel Trunnelle
Herbert Prior
Augustus Phillips
Mobile Bay
Admiral Farragut
Hartford
Fort Morgan
Mobile
Royal Theatre
PST OFFICE PLAN CHANGES DISCUSSED BY MOBILE DIRECTORS
At a Mobile Chamber of Commerce meeting the board read Congressman Taylor’s note hinting the postoffice plans would be amended. The proposed new building would house only the customs house while the old building would be remodeled for the post office and federal court. The group favored Vermont marble over Alabama or Georgia.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
George W. Taylor
Postoffice
St. Michael and
St. Joseph Streets
Customs House
Post Office
Federal Court
Alabama
Georgia
Vermont
Ways and Means
Battle House
Pensacola Waterways Project
Bon Secour
Perdido Bay
Pensacola Bay
Choctawhatchee Bay
Santa Rosa Sound
Apalachicola River
Mobile
Pensacola
United States Senate
Alabama militia officers plan July 20 camp in Montgomery
Col G J Hubbard of Troy leading state militia talks in Mobile on summer camp for Alabama units. The plan calls for companies to travel to Montgomery on July 20 unless Mexican crisis demands front duty. Hubbard, a 20 year veteran, is touted for adjutant general and chief of staff to Governor Henderson.
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G. J. Hubbard
Troy
Ala
Alabama National Guard
Mobile
Montgomery
Hubbard
Second
Alabama Volunteers
Henderson
Boy saves himself after moccasin bite near Three Mile Creek
Charles Dunn aged 12 was bitten by a moccasin while playing in the Crichton woods near Three Mile Creek. He made deep wound incisions with a pocket knife and sucked out the venom, then bound the arm with fish line and used hydrogen peroxide on the wound. A doctor arrived to find he had done what emergency care required and Charley recovered by Tuesday morning.
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Charles Dunn
Three-Mile Creek
Park Avenue
Crichton
Charley
Materia Medica
Teachers' List Allocation Slated for Wednesday
A second meeting of the board of teachers for the comm school commissioners convened Monday afternoon to select teachers for the coming year and set salaries. After several hours the list remained incomplete and the board adjourned to resume at 2 o'clock Wednesday, with expectations of completion then.
Feast of Weeks to be Celebrated in Mobile This May
The Feast of Weeks, also called Shabouth or the Feast of the First Fruits, will be celebrated in Mobile on May 31, aligning with the Hebrew calendar. The holiday marks seven weeks from the Exodus to Mount Sinai, and observances center on the gathering of first fruits and seasonal rites.
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Mobile
Guy
Sivan
Israel
Egypt
Mount Sinai
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promotes Strength
Advertising copy for Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claims it builds up the system and drives out malaria as a tonic and appetizer for both adults and children. The wording emphasizes general strengthening and appetite support.
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Grove
M and O R R Lands in Alabama and Mississippi
Lands offered by M and O R R cover 40 acres plus in Wayne County Mississippi with 46889 acres listed in Greene County Mississippi and tracts in Mobile County Alabama. Prices start at 4.00 per acre with cash and liberal credit. Descriptions note elevated country with good water, suitable for stock raising and farming. Folders and maps available from secretary G Kilborn 409 N Royal St Mobile Alabama Heil phone 957 J.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Wayne County
Miss
Sreene County
Mobile County
Ala
G. Kilborn
N. Royal St
Mobile
Harvest Festival Stirs Faith With Wheat Offering
The article notes an agricultural and historical harvest symbolism with two loaves of wheat offerings. Shabouth’s meaning now centers on impressionable children. Temple Shaaral Shomayin schedules services starting 8 PM Saturday May 30 and confirms May 31 with Rebecca Jacob Myra Cohen Cecile Lichtbach Rita Reiss and Dave Levi Jr. in a program directed by Prof. Edwin Lyles Taylor.
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Shomayin
Rebecca Jacob
Myra Cohen
Cecile Lichtbach
Rita Reiss
Dave Levi
Edwin Lyles Taylor
Cottage at Point Clear for Rent
A large rental cottage near Point Clear offers a spacious hall four bedrooms a kitchen out houses and a separate bath house. It is described as the third house from the hotel grounds.
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Point Clear
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