Daughter Reunites With Long Lost Mother After Fire
In Grand Rapids Michigan Mrs Ella Mayhew a Red Cross traveling representative and her daughter Mrs Sidney Burrows of West Grand Rapids were reunited after nine years. Burrows believed her mother perished in the Iroquois Theatre fire in Chicago in 1893. The mother survived severe injuries and had hidden her identity, later learning of the daughter through an estate settlement.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Ella Mayhew
American Red Cross
Sidney Burrows
West Grand Rapids
Burrows
Chicago
Mayhew
Maxfield
Woman Nimrod Escapes Bear Attack While Squirrel Hunting
Miss Laurie Crumb a former Sevastopol resident and Port Angeles schoolteacher recounts a near fatal bear attack in the mountains while hunting squirrels. She had bagged twenty squirrels and grease before spotting the bear and climbing a tree, then was rescued after five hours by her uncle Frank Crumb from Port Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nimrod
Marinette
Wis
Laurie Crumb
Sevastonol
Door County
Port Angeles
Wash
Frank Crumb
Board Delays Action On Bible Omission Request
Nashville board of education hears petition to discontinue Bible teaching in public schools citing sect prejudice. Aaron Bergeda pushes for rule. board defers decision to a later meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Schools
Nashville
Tenn
City Board of Education
Aaron Bergeda
Cascarets promise overnight relief from constipation
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle overnight cleansing for a torpid liver and clogged bowels. It claims benefits for stomach, liver and bowels, with a 10 cent box that “works while you sleep” and is suitable for both adults and children.
Capital Women Boycott Bakers In Montgomery
Montgomery club women join a Bread boycott to bake at home until local bakeries improve sanitation. They oppose new machinery and demand cleaner shops, after Mrs. Caroline Bartlett Crane pressed for higher standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Caroline Bartlett Crane
Accidental Killing at Convict Camp
News reports H. A. Golden of Speigner's dog wagon accidentally shot and killed A. B. Smith a Clay County convict. Golden was aiming at a hawk with a rifle when a stray bullet struck Smith 590 yards away, bursting through his brain and causing instant death. Smith was jailed for three years for assault to murder. his term would have expired next August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
H. A. Golden
Speigner’s
A. B. Smith
Clay County
Golden
Smith
Binder Twine Prices Fixed by I H Company
Testimony before Commissioner Taylor shows International Harvester Company set annual binder twine prices since its 1902 formation. Greendyke admits contracts with the company and price fixing as March or April sales set prices with blanks later filled.
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I. H. CO
Chicago
J. C Greendyke
International Harvester Company
Taylor
Edwin P. Grosvenor
Wickersham
Greendyke
Grosvenor
Gosvenor
Yucatan
International
Kempf Re-elected Speaker in Berlin Imperial Parliament
Karl Johannes Kempf, representing the emperor's Berlin district, was today re-elected speaker of the house in the imperial parliament. The vote reinforces Kempf's leadership as Berlin's delegate and head of the chamber.
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Berlin
Karl Johannes Kempf
Motorman Dunn’s Own Statement on Health Improvement
B J Dunn a Mobile street car motorman describes ten to twelve months of ill health including nervous debility gas after meals and insomnia He credits Stummatone for rapid improvement and notes his wife also improved after the first dose Sutton Bros druggists are listed as local agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Dunn
N. Ann Street
Mobile
Stummatone
Sutton Bros
Olivette Presented at Mobile Theatre by Local Cast
Miss Bertha Gale staged Olivette at the Mobile Theatre on Tuesday night for St Marys Catholic church. Olive Curtin sang Bathfelde while the male quartet under Lee Gaynor Vance Gunnison and Er Ma o Connor showed strong training and the orchestra complemented the clever production. The cast included Bertha Gale Olive Curtin Leone Ballweg Alice Cashn John Toomey Leo Gaynor H A Seigert Vance Gunnison Seneschal Treadeway and A M Treadeway with stageset and farce.
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Bertha Gale
Olivette
Mobile Theatre
Lee Gaynor
Vance Gunnison
Er. A. O'Connor
Seneschal
Marvejail
Bathielde
Roussilon
Olive Curtin
Onrika
Marvajal
Leone Ballweg
Velontine
Marvejal
Alice Cashn
de Merrimac
Cormorant
John Toomey
Valentine
Mausillon Guards
Leo Gaynor
Duc Des Iis
H. A. Seigert
Coquielicot
Marvejol
Maire
Perpigbert Treadeway
Lamimon
Almert Treadeway
Joseph Goodlow
Moustique
Joseph Espalla
Captain Will T Sheehan Expected to Seek Montgomery Postmaster
In Montgomery Captain Will T Sheehan associate editor of the Montgomery Advertiser is likely to apply for postmaster under President Wilson. He has not announced but has been laying his wires and his candidacy hinges on Wilson era federal apportionment. Sheehan is among the state’s best known newspaper men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Will T. Sheehan
Montgomery Advertiser
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Sheehan
First woman convicted under Kansas prohibition felony law
Iola Kansas November 27 1923 The first conviction under the Kansas law making persistent violations of the prohibition liquor law a felony was returned by a jury against Mrs Lulu Rosenberg She faces a sentence of not more than one year in the penitentiary
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Iola
Kas
Kansas
Lulu Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Gibson stunned by the verdict in Szabo murder case
Goshen New York November jury unable to reach a verdict in the case against Burton W Gibson a prominent New York lawyer charged with murder of his client Rosa Menschik Szabo. Final ballot stood nine for acquittal three for conviction and the jury was discharged. Gibson and his wife expressed disappointment and discussed possible future steps including a second trial.
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Goshen
N. Y
Burton W. Gibson
New York
Rosa Menschik Szabo
Gibson
New York County
Seaboard Air Line Re Elects Officers and Creates Chair
Baltimore November 27 President W J Harahan and the railroad board re elected the company officers. H Davies Warfield was elected chairman of the board a new post and also chairs the executive and finance committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
W. J. Harahan
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
H. Davies Warfield
Hundred year clubs promote longevity and Vinol claims
Longevity enthusiasts insist future ninety year olds will be in their prime. Vinol tonic is advertised as reviving blood flow and strength, citing Mrs. Bloom of Lewiston, Pa., age 80, who supposedly regained mobility after taking Vinol. The ad claims a money back guarantee and lists Van Antwerp's Drug Corporation in Mobile, Alabama.
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Michael Bloom
Lewiston
Vinci
van Antwerp’s Drug Corporation, Inc
Mobile
Ala
Rare Book Swindle Indicts 12 Operators in New York
Federal authorities charge James J. Farmer and eleven associates in a nationwide rare book scam that netted about five million dollars. The case grew from Emma Bird of Salt Lake City who won 42000 against ads touting rare books. Farmer, alleged head of the Anglo American Authors Association, was arrested as Mrs. Bird’s judgment arrived. Col W J Startley Glenn Farmer and William H Scott are in custody. others are said to be salesmen targeting wealthy collectors with near worthless volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James J. Farmer
Emma Bird
Salt Lake City
Farmer
Davis Kidney Pills Endorsement From Mobile Citizen
A. A. Pike of Mobile Alabama reports dramatic relief from kidney trouble after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He recalls severe back and joint pain and irregular secretions, stating improvement after the first dose and continued health. The ad notes 50 cent price and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
A. A. Pike
Eslava St
Ala
Xidne
Dean
van Antwerp
Pike
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
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Dennison
Crichton Lumber Co
Philadelphia
Smeng É Refining Co
Chestnut St
Capital Women
Bakers
Dunn
St. Mary's Church
Kansas City
Alabama Corn Mills Company
E. O. Zadek Jewelry Co
Dauphin Street
Yuille’s Bakery
The
Bank of Mobile
National Banking Association
Yellowstone
Reigns
Taylor & Williams Distillers
Louisville, Ky
Partridge
Mickle
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Alabama
Louisville & Nashville
R. R. Co
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