Alabama women form suffrage league leaders plan convention
Prominent Birmingham and Montgomery club women organize a Alabama Woman's Suffrage League with Selma already hosting the federation’s dawn. Miss Mary Robbins of Selma presides as the push to enfranchise Southern women gains momentum across cities in Alabama.
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Birmingham
Selma
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Mary Robbins
Sel
Selma Sta Club
Alabama
Montgomery
South
Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs
Paris
Sydney Robbins
Mobile
Miss Lilley
Miss
Ardent Suffrageettes Return to Studies
Miss Genevieve Clark daughter of the speaker of the house returns to her studies with no society bow planned this year. She has been visiting her friend Miss Dorothy Harvey daughter of Col. George Harvey of New York. Both young women are ardent suffragettes.
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Genevieve Clark
Dorothy Harvey
Col
George Harvey
New York
Washington Letter
Warrenton Arts Fest Guests and Guild Meeting Notice
Concerning Mobilians Mr N C McDonald and Mrs J C Le Bourgeois of New Orleans and Miss Lettice Clark of Mobile have attended autumn festivities at Warrenton Virginia Mr and Mrs Edward Warren Christian of Mobile are visiting in Alexandria Virginia and Washington Guild Meeting This afternoon at 3 o clock All Saints Guild will hold a meeting in the Sunday school room.
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J. C. le Bourgeois
New Orleans
Lettice Clark
Mobile
Warrenton
Edward Warren Christian
Alexandria
Washington
All Saints Guild
Home Economics Club Plans Meeting Tomorrow
The Home Economics Club will meet tomorrow at 11 o clock in Parlor C of the Battle House. Miss Rose Warren, recently part of the Selma contingent at Sewa nee Tennessee, departs today for New York City to visit her sister Mrs. W P Parrish. Mr Leonard McVoy of Selma visited Mobile relatives over the week end. Alfred Le Blanc and family arrived in New Orleans Tuesday from Pass Christian.
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Colorado
Sunday Times- Democrat
Home Economics Club
Battle House
Rose Warren
Selma
Sewanee, Tenn
New York City
W. P. Parrish
Leonard McVoy
Mobile
Alfred le Blanc
New Orleans
Pass Christian
Agnes Fowlkes
Usurline Convent Graduates Hide Away For Installation
A historic Usurline Convent in New Orleans moved from its ancient site near the barracks to larger quarters. Alumnae from the city and beyond attended the installation ceremonies. Notables include Miss Rosa mond Robbins and Miss Kate Nott with family arrivals from Asheville and Richmond.
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Usurline Convent
New Orleans
United States
Rosamond Robbins
Mobile
Kate Nott
Times-Democrat
George Nott
Emma
Asheville
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Miss Nott
Richmond
Society Notes Highlight Pincus Sisters and Meridian Guests
Miss Loris Pincus and her sisters Augusta and Rita Pincus are singled out for beauty and social prominence for the 1912-1913 season. Miss Mary Allen travels to Meridian to visit Miss Elsie McIntosh during fair week, while Mr and Mrs John Schrey and their daughter Nell plan Meridian fair visits with Dr and Mrs Sharman. Mrs G M Coates and Miss Rosa Coates are due home soon from New York City.
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Imogen Little
Home and
John Vidmer
Dauphin Way
Rita Pake
Miss Pake
Garden of Society
Mary Allen
Meridian
Elsie MclIntosh
John Schrey
Tiny Little Nell
Mrs. Sharman
G. M. Coates
Rosa Coates
New York City
Three Sunday Tragedies In And Near Houston
In Houston Floyd L. Buckingham was killed in a pistol battle with police at a rooming house. Detective Joseph R. Free was wounded as officers tried to arrest Buckingham. In Huntsville Ed Ashley, a merchant, was shot to death by a youth, D Harris, who surrendered after the attack.
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Houston
Texas
Huntsville
Floyd L. Buckingham
Joseph R. Free
Free
Buckingham
E. A. Michener
Ed Ashley
D. Harris
Harris
Brother and nephew charged after attempted farmer murder
In Nashville a family quarrel led to Frank Scruggs, a farmer, being left in critical condition with a fractured skull at St Thomas Hospital. His brother J W Scruggs and 15 year old nephew Russell Scruggs are jailed on charges of assault with intent to murder after a rock and a log were used in the attack during a wagon unloading.
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Nashville
Tenn
Frank Scrugg
St. Thomas Hospital
J. W. Scruggs
Russell Scruggs
Petty
Open Letter to Physicians About Kidney Disease Remedy
An open notice highlights Fulton's Renal Compound as a tested treatment for chronic Bright's Disease in a San Francisco patient once given little hope. The article notes gradual improvement and eventual recovery seven years ago, with Van Antwerp Drug Corp. to fill prescriptions and supply pamphlets. The FDA function and other medical opinions are not discussed.
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Basham
Bright
W. E. Strickland
Verona Place
San Francisco
Kelley
E. L. Baldwin
Ferry Drug Store
No. 20
Market Street
Fulton
van Antwerp Drug Corp., Inc
John J. Fulton Co
Ava Willing Astor Arrives in New York After Divorce
Mrs Ava Willing Astor widow of John Jacob Astor and her daughter Marel arrived in New York from Europe aboard the Carlina. Her son Vincent met them at the pier and spoke of hoping she would spend the winter with him at his Upper Fifth Avenue home.
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New York
Ava Willing Astor
John Jacob Astor
Marel
Europe
Carlina
Vincent
Astor Astor
Faust Spaghetti Dinner Suggestion by Maull Brothers
An advertisement invites readers to swap meat for Faust Spaghetti once a week, describing it as tender and nourishing and promising a free Book of Recipes by mail. It notes Faust Spaghetti costs 5c and 10c per package and is sold by grocers in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Maull Bros
St. Louis
Humanity Will Gain By the Evolution of Woman
An essay by JEAN FINOT argues the enfranchisement of women brings new values and enjoyment, countering fears of negative societal change. He cites women's revolutionary role at the start of the Christian era and notes their influence in disintegrating Roman paganism as a precedent for progressive change.
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Jean Finot
Cascarets promise quick relief and pure digestion
An advertisement extols Cascarets as a superior laxative, cleansing the stomach and bowels, reducing bile, and removing toxins. It claims they prevent headaches and indigestion, work while you sleep, and cost 19 cents a box at the drugstore, with many users praising health benefits.
Good Roads Bond Drive Gains In Alabama Signal
Capt John Craft reports from Birmingham on the Alabama Good Roads Association meeting October 9 10 endorsing state bond finance for road building. He cites a broad farmer and urban supporter mobilization and urges a constitutional change to authorize 59 million in bonds plus annual appropriations to finance a superior state road system.
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John Craft
Alabama Good Roads Association
Birmingham
Birmingham Ledger
Craft
General Whiting
J. W. Whiting
Talladega County
Good Roads Pathfinders
The
Ledger
Cora EB. Miller
Dadeville
Fair Grounds
Alabaam
Union
A Beautiful Complexion and Woman’s Rights Advocated
An ad urges Nadinola complexion cream and a National Toilet Company offer, while a prose piece argues for expanding women’s rights and social roles. It promotes Thanhouser’s Miss Robinson Crusoe at the Crown Theatre for today only.
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Crown Theatre
Miss Robinson Crusoe
Is Such a One Fit to Lead Ex-Gov Comer Criticized
Milton H. Smith denounces Ex-Governor Comer in Greenville for proposing intra state rate cuts for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. He argues such moves would force losses and reduce interstate rates, calling the plan dishonest and illegal under commerce regulation. He warns of bankruptcy and cites legal penalties for rebate practices.
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Eix-Gov
Comer
Greenville
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Milton H. Smith
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Sally Williams
Mr. Hammond Gayfer
Chicago
Xeu
Renee Spaeme
Philo Hay Spee
van Antwerp Drug Corp
Braswell Drug Store
Ortman Droe
Dave S. Bauer
Sutton Bros. Roe Drug CO
Chiropody
Marie E. Patterson
St. Joseph St
Marguerite Wefel
Elizabeth Hobart
Mary Harris
Agnes Scott
Carol Leinkauf
Loris Pincus
Augusta Pincus
Astor
Good Roads Ass'n
Better Highways
Finland
Norway
New Zealand
Nadinola
National Toilet Company
Tom
Mobile Gas Company
B. B. Comer
Voges Coal
Farrow Oal Co
Bell
Adams
155
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J. T. Adams
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