Ridgeway Elected President of Arkansas and Memphis Bridge
A C Ridgeway vice president of the Rock Island Railway was chosen president of the Arkansas and Memphis Bridge and Terminal Company at a board meeting in Memphis. The reorganization brings Rock Island Iron Mountain and St Louis Southwestern into the directorate while bridge construction proceeds, costing about 3 million dollars.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
A. C. Ridgeway
Rock Island Railway
Arkansas and
Mr. Ridgeway
H. A. Mudge
Rock Island Lines
E. 8. Moore
Rock Island
B. J. Pearson
Alexander Robertson
Iron Mountain System
F. H. Britton
C. D. Purdon
St. Louis Southwestern
Huerta Declares Silver Fifty-Cent Pieces Legal Tender
President Huerta by decree makes silver fifty cent pieces legal tender along with Bank of London and National Bank notes. Banks may issue their notes as legal tender. Silver coins will not be redeemable in specie for one year due to exchange rates and public melting of silver pesos.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
President Huerta
Bank of London
National Bank
Peruvian Minister Thanks Mobile Friends For Honors
Senor Federico Alfonso Pezet expresses gratitude to the Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Southern Commercial Congress for courtesies during the Morgan Memorial and Panama Canal celebration. He thanks Business Manager Farnsworth and Mobile citizens for a warm reception and hopes for regional development.
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Federico Alfonso Peret
Enviade Extraordinario Y Minitro Plenipotenciario del Peru
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Southern Commercial Congress
Peru
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Farnsworth
Federico Alfonso Pezet
New Island Found Near Sable Island Bank
Captain Anderson of the Canadian government ship Acadia confirms a newly discovered land area on the east spit of Sable Island bank. Located about two miles inside the east spit, the land is roughly three feet above water at low tide and not a navigation hazard. The Lizzie Giffin first reported the spot a week earlier.
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Halifax
N. S
Atlantic Ocean
Anderson
Acadia
Sable Island
Gloucester
Lizzie Giffin
There will be another day says Murphy at Tammany Hall
New York November 6 Charles F Murphy at Tammany Hall deflects resignation rumors. When asked if he would resign he replied who said so and asserted Tammany Hall is not destroyed and remains present.
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New York
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Tammany Hall de Gutroyed
East Chicago Victory Sparks Fatal Affray After Election
Associated Press reports in East Chicago Indiana two men were seriously injured in a clash after the Citizens ticket victory. Joseph Churilla, a supporter of the losing side, was beaten for interrupting cheers and fired two shots. Alexander Knaver was shot in the leg and abdomen.
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Y Associated Press
Chicago
Citizens Ticket
Indiana
Joseph Churilla
Victo
Churilla
Alexander Knaver
Night of Terror Prompts Croup Safety Advice
A mother endures a terrifying night as her child gasps for breath during a croup attack. The ad promises Chamberlain's Cough as a certain cure and urges forethought to avoid such nights, noting it is for sale by Van Antwerg.
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Chamberlain
van Antwerg
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Arkansas and Memphis Bridge and Terminal Co
Huerta
London and National Bank
Chas. Murphy
Ares
Witten
Manchester
Madras
Hammel
Savings Bank
Conoma
North Isle
Yinuy
Dollar Day
Cut Glass
Arian
China
Vuamy
Azveiel
Wis
Navy
Brown
Panama
Ierics
Ol Fabric
Chadwick
Omo
Royal Society
Ona
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