Camp of instruction for rifle practice opens November 8
Alabama to hold a rifle practice camp in Montgomery starting November 8 under Adjutant General Joseph B. Smith. The first battalion includes Montgomery units Company A Fourth Regiment and Companies A and D Second Regiment and Company I Lavern of the Second Regiment. About 1000 men expected. practice funded entirely by government dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
Joseph B
Pracby
Laverne
Dodson's Liver Tone Promotes Safe Liver Cleansing
An old advertisement extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a gentle, vegetarian alternative to calomel for liver and bowel cleansing. It warns calomel is mercury and salivates, promising morning relief and renewed vigor with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Wallace Receives Widespread Commendations for Dept
Montgomery notes state game and fish commissioner John H. Wallace Jr is praised in letters following his department fourth biennial report A prominent attorney lauds the department for self sufficiency and strong performance amid deficits and implies future statewide impact
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Montgomery
John H. Wallace, Jr
Burglar Convicted in Monterey Place Burglary Case
George Baford, arraigned in city court, found guilty Friday of burglarizing a vacant house under construction on Monterey Place and remanded to the county jail for sentence. Wallace Gazzam also convicted of attempting to murder Winston Whitesides and carrying concealed weapons.
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George Baford
Monterey Place
Wallace Gazzam
Winston Whitesides
Protest by Sweden Over British North Sea Order
A Stockholm dispatch reports a circular from the Swedish war insurance committee stating the government protested to England against the British admiralty’s order closing the North Sea to traffic.
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London
Stockholm
Reuter’s
War Insurance Committee
England
North Sea
Advanced Thinker Masking Damfoolishness With Big Words
A remark notes that an Advanced Thinker is defined by the ability to disguise foolishness with elaborate diction. The comment emphasizes rhetorical skill over substance, suggesting clever language can cloud weak reasoning.
Mobile Children Celebrate November Birthdays at Empire Theatre
The Mobile Item notes birthday anniversaries for Mary L. Macreadie and eight others born on November 6. It invites each child to host five friends for a birthday picture party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon. Readers born in November should send full name address and birthdate to the Children's Editor two days before their birthday.
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Mary L. Macreadie
Dauphin St
Sidney R. Menefee
Charleston St
Edward McEvoy
Elmira St
Norma E. DeVernay
George St
Adelaide Brown
Church St
Julia E. Parker
S. Lafayette St
Katherine Anderson
S. Hamilton
Manuel Negus
S. Lawrence St
the Item
Empire Theatre
Rotary Club Honors Cochrane With Railroad Souvenirs
President John T. Cochrane of the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad presided at a Mobile Rotary Club meeting and distributed railroad themed buttons reading Safety Courtesy A. T. & N. R. as keepsakes.
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John T. Cochrane
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad
Mobile Rotary Club
Alabama rail commission postpones pig iron rate hearings
Delegations from across Alabama appeared before the state railroad commission to oppose higher commodity rates. The L and N petition to raise coke case rates and to adopt the Southern interstate classification dominated the day. Rehearings for pig iron rates were deferred two weeks as the panel prepared to hear grouped requests. The commission did not rule yesterday and plans to issue decisions after all docketed cases are heard.
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Montgomery
Alabama
State Railroad Commission
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Louisville & Nashville
Alabama Great Southern
Mobile & Ohio
Yolande
Alabama City
Turks Seize Two British Steamers at Smyrna
The Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Liverpool says Turkish forces have seized the British steamers Assiaut and City of Khirs at Smyrna, signaling a diplomatic and maritime flashpoint.
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London
The
Exchange Telegraph Company
Liverpool
Assiaut
City of Khirs
Smyrna
En Ar Co Oil and Dr Swan Liver Remedy Ad
An old newspaper notice extols En Ar Co Oil the Japanese Oil a popular family remedy claimed to cure burns swellings rheumatism neuralgia and many complaints. It urges a bottle in every home and lists National Remedy Co New York as the source. It also promotes Dr Swan's Liver and Kidney Remedy for indigestion and liver trouble.
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National Remedy Co
New York
English Aviator Busk Burned In Midair Test Flight
English aeroplane worker Busk was burned to death when a test biplane caught fire nearly a mile above Aldershot. He attempted to descend by gliding as the craft blazed and fell about 1,000 feet. The wartime contrast ends with an old remark about “young blood.”
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Aldershot
Eng
London
Busk
Vitalitas touted by Colonel Akin in Southern praise drive
Colonel Akin of Vital Remedies Company showcases a file of letters and slips from diverse readers praising Vitalitas. He claims the testimonials are voluntary and unpaid expressions of gratitude for the product’s health benefits. A display is offered at Sutton's drug store for more information.
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Vitalitas
Colonel Akin
Vital Remedies Couy
Houston
Tex
South
Sutton’s
Mexican Consul Warns Mobile Merchants of Mexico Recognition
Rafael Calvo y Arias consul of Mexico in Mobile Ala warns merchants and business people that the acts and signature of Sr. Roberto Gayon will be recognized at Mexican customhouses. He promises to announce the office location soon.
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Republic of Mexico
Rafael Calvo Y Arias
Mexico
Mobile
Ala
Roberto Gayon
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Ealles
Shams and Searfs
Burson
Reen
Epee
Wallace
Cochrane Railroad
Gage
Commission
Kentucky
Legged Myers Tobacco Co
En-Ar-Co Oil
Akin
R. Calvo Yarias
Church and
St. Emanuel Streets
Battle House
Sutton
St. Francis and Royal
Southland
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