Pope Cables Congratulations to Father Savage
Services at St Peters Catholic Church marked forty five years of Father Dennis Savage’s priesthood. A cable from Pope Benedict offered apostolic benediction as three bishops and many priests attended the celebration with nearly 500 worshippers. Bishop Shaw praised Savage’s mercy and lifelong service to Montgomery and the church.
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J. W. Shaw
D. D
San Antonio
John E. Gunn
Natchez
Emmet O'Neal
Grand Theatre
Bishop Allen
Father Savage
Dennis Savage
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Bishop Shaw
Montgomery
Shaw
Father Ryan
Southland
France
Edward Allen
Mobile
Pope Benedict
Ten year old children flee to Mobile for work
Mattie Lou Kates age 12 and Odelia Smith age 13 left Birmingham with 66 cents and train tickets to Mobile to seek department store work. Police traced them aboard the train and they were held until relatives arrived as they protested the detention.
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Montgomery
Mattie Lou Kates
Odelia Smith
Birmingham
Mattie Lou
Mobile
Smith
Kates
Odelia
Peddles Live Bear in Pensacola Streets
A huckster carted a live bear through Pensacola streets late Saturday afternoon offering it for 5 dollars. Crowds followed the animal as the country peddler tried to sell it like a coop of chickens, but no buyers appeared and he returned home with the bear late at night.
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Pensacola
Fla
Brain
Detective Paddy Dale Dies in New Orleans Police Bureau
Patrick Dale a longtime New Orleans detective with 37 years on the force died of heart failure after a long career. He joined the detective bureau in 1891 and was known for arresting a wide range of criminals from the dip to the blowing burglar. Dale was also familiar in Mobile for pursuing fugitives and was respected by police communities there.
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New Orleans
Patrick Dale
Dale
Mobile
Suicide by carbolic acid in Montgomery hotel room
E. P. Jones a white man about fifty five formerly a farmer in Elmore county took his own life Sunday morning at 11 30 by drinking carbolic acid in a Montgomery hotel room. A note said life had become a burden and directed body disposal. The maid and clerk found him convulsing from the poison and a glass of carbolic acid lay nearby. A doctor arrived too late.
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Montgomery
E. P. Jones
Elmore County
Jones
Bluejacket credited with win for relief pitching in behind loss
James Bluejacket of the Brooklyn Federals relieved in the ninth and, after a runner was picked off, earned the win though he did not face a batter. The game ended with the Federals rallying for victory as Pittsburgh fell behind. Also notes Louisville manager Jack Hayden signed to lead next year and most players signed for 1913. The Pelicans in the Southern League posted 358 runs, the league average about three per game, while Mobile and Birmingham boasted strong defenses. George Stallings’ Braves unlikely to win the fall World Series against Connie Mack’s Athletics per Hank O’Day, who predicts Bender and Plank will star for Philly.
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James Bluejacket
Brooklyn Federals
Pittsburgh
Bluejacket
Yerkes
Jack Hayden
Louisville
Hayden
Otho Wathen
Pelicans
Pels
New Orleans
Birmingham
Bris Lord
Mobile
Gulls
Birmingham Alps
Nashville
Lord
Kirby
Montgomery
Ham
George Stallings
Braves
Philadelphia Athletics
Hank O'Day
Chicago Cubs
Stallings
O'Day
Connie Mack
Bender
Plank
Bush
Bressler
Embezzler Sanders Sentenced in Minor Court
Felix Sanders received twenty days in jail for embezzling a pair of shoes from Mabel Williams. He had been entrusted to send the shoes to her mother in Baldwin County but kept them. The court also heard Edward Ryder’s case on liquor law violations, continued to October 8 due to a missing state witness, with an attachment issued for the absent woman.
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Felix Sanders
Henry Chamberlain
Mabel Williams
Sanders
Williams
Baldwin County
Edward Ryder
Sarah Branscombe
Sezanne Battle Reveals German Retreat Details
Special correspondence recounts the Sezanne fighting that decided the German retreat after three days of brutal clashes. Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm's forces faced heavy French resistance under General Humbert, with intense street and trench fighting and a dramatic French counterattack aided by Moroccan troops. The Chateau de Mondement changed hands amid heavy casualties and bombardment, leaving scorched towns and ruined churches in the Champagne plain.
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Sezanne
France
Berlin
Paris
Crown Prince
Freiderich Wilhelm
Longwy
the Marne
Chateau de Mondement
Chalons
Duke of Wurtemburg
Rheims
Seine Valley
Chateau de Moléndement
Champagne
Humbert
Cha‘teau
Chateau de Mondemont
Epernay
Alice
Robert W Cowan Dies at 66 Moss Point Leader
Robert W. Cowan longtime Moss Point county treasurer and member of Cowan Brothers mercantile firm died suddenly at his home at 5 30 Sunday afternoon. A Presbyterian Sunday school superintendent for over 25 years he left a wife two daughters Bessie and Addie Cowan of Moss Point and O B Cowan of Chicago. He also leaves five brothers and numerous relatives.
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Moss Point
Miss
Robert W. Cowan
Cowan Brothers
Presbyterian Sunday School
Bessie
Addie Cowan
0. B. Cowan
Chicago
A. M
O. C. Cowan
E. Cowan
Lyman
McNair Cowan
Chicora
Marshall V. Cowan
Birmingham
Ala
Grand Jury Convened in Montgomery Today
Judge Brown of Montgomery city court will begin organizing the grand jury at noon. Little on the docket suggests exceptional interest. The chancery court also convenes at 11 with a heavy docket mainly consisting of divorce applications.
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Montgomery
Ala
Brown
Chancery Court
McCoombs Declines State Democratic Chair Role
William F. McCoombs, Democratic National Committee chairman, said he had not definitively rejected Governor Glynn's request to lead the New York state committee but preferred not to accept and hoped for another satisfactory party choice.
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M’coombs
New York
William F. McCoombs
Democratic National Committee
Glynn
External Vicks Vap O Rub touted for croup care
An old practice of dosing with narcotics is criticized and an external treatment with Vicks Vap O Rub is promoted. Rub on the throat and chest, cover with warm cloth, and rely on pine tar menthol thymol and eucalyptus vapors for relief. One bedtime application promises better sleep and claims superiority over internal medicines. Three sizes priced at 25c 50c and 1.00.
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Vick's
Ruins of Mondemont Castle Point to Heavy Losses in Sezanne Battle
The Chateau de Mondemont, owned by Paris stock brokers' chief, lies in ruins after shell fire. Two thousand dead lie in the castle park as graves of Germans and French mark a brutal battle for Paris’ road and Europe’s capital. The swing in the children’s garden remains. The Sezanne clash is hailed as a historic feast of glory for both sides with massive casualties.
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Chateau de Mondemont
Jacobs
Stock Brokers’ Association In
Paris
Castle Park
Sezanne
Europe
Oklahoma Duel Ends in Fatal Shooting of Attorney
Durant Okla Oct 7 Homer an attorney was shot and killed on Main street by a man described as a local offender. Homer was a leading figure in the state and formerly served as a national secretary for the Choctaw tribal government.
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Durant
Okla
Homer
Main Street
Lonal
Rainproof Gear Draws Students to Local Store
At the Ge year Raincoat Store on 163 Street a sale offers waterproof raincaps and book bags. Free with every purchase is a $1.50 rainproof hat, making the item attractive for students traveling to and from school.
Montgomery Excursion Round Trip Offer
An excursion from Montgomery offers round trip travel on Monday with fare details noted as Illinois and Indiana options. The fragment lists $3 and $4 prices for trips to Birmingham and beyond.
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Montgomery
Bingham
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