Railroads Urged to Speed Freight Car Loading 1912
The Alabama Railroad Commission urges railroads, shippers and consignees to hasten car movements to reduce freight car shortages during fall and winter. It asks for written car demands, no over-ordering, immediate loading, prompt unloading, and strict car records. Cooperation from all parties is requested to maximize service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Railroad Commission
Alabama
Tsy
Commission
Ss. P. Kennedy
Cough Remedy Claims Safety Against Sedatives
An advertisement argues against sedative cough medicines and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe for coughs and colds. It claims the product contains no morphine or sedatives and is widely used worldwide, available through drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rlain
Schoolteacher's breach suit verdict sets value at 35000
A New York jury in a supreme court session Thursday afternoon seated a value of 35000 dollars on the expectations of Miss Mary McIntyre a school teacher in a breach of promise suit against William Agnan manufacturer of paper s. The case arose from an alleged breach and the verdict declares the amount awarded to Miss McIntyre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Supreme Court
Mary McIntyre
Williams
Sanatoria Shift in Tuberculosis Fight Reported
Berlin reports from the International Tuberculosis Congress describe linking insurance to sanatoria for consumptives. German officials Kh Kaufman and Wilhelm Koch note mortality drops and patient self sufficiency after treatment. American observers Frenkel and Hoffman discuss Sweden Finland and Dutch insurance models for early treatment funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Ress
Berlin
International Tuberculosis Congress
Kaufman
Wilhelm Koch
German
Imperial Insurance Office
Lee K. Frenkel
New York
Frederick Ludwig Hoffman
Newark
United States
Sellers of Suffragette Beyond Jurisdiction
New York reports that precau tions about women who sold the Suffragette will await the district attorney. Chief City Magistrate McAdoo refused to issue Jane Doe warrants claiming Anthony Comstock referred the matter to the district attorney. The alleged offenders have left the jurisdiction, and the article claims the issue consists of liberal quotations from books urging women to refuse marriage under present political conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
McAdoo
Anthony Comstock
Two Men Die When Car Cable Snaps Near Kaymoor
Thurmond West Virginia reports Elmer Butler and Amos Howell killed and about a dozen others seriously hurt when a cable snapped on a mountain incline near Kaymoor yesterday during a ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Thurmond
W. Va
Elmer Butler
Amos Howell
Kaymoor
European powers back Mexico against United States says Mexican paper
El Independiente asserts Europe including London Paris and Berlin align with Mexico while warning Anglo American disputes could reshape oil interests and Tehuantepec traffic. The Daily Graphic notes that England risks losing Mexico Central American trade if it opposes U S expansion.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
United States
Great Britain
England
Europe
Mexico
el Independiente
London
Paris
Berlin
Daily Graphic
Central America
Tehuantepec Railway
Panama Canal
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Advised for Coughs
A period advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a strong demuicent remedy for coughs colds irritated airways and hoarseness. It claims quick relief for children and adults and notes the product contains no opiates from Van Antwerp Drug Corp advx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
van Antwerp Drug Corp
Advx
Rutherford Bride Arrested Over Coupon Cashing
Mrs Evelyn Rutherford wife of one month was indicted for cashing 100 twenty dollar coupons tied to Southern Pacific four percent bonds owned by John D Rockefeller She allegedly quit her rail line job to marry James Rutherford took the coupons deposited them to her bank account spent four hundred dollars on her trousseau and returned the rest to Southern Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Py Associated Press
New York
Evelyn FP. Rutherford
Southern Pacific
John D. Rockefeller
Southern Pacific Railroad
James A. Rutherford
Southern Pacific Company
Stolen valuables from hotel room in Kansas City
October 25 report states more than $53,000 in cash jewels and clothing were taken from a hotel room occupied by Herbert Woolf Warren G Gilbreath and Louis F Robinson while they were away. Fort Worth Texas men Galbreath and Robinson named as associates.
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Kansas City
Herbert Woolf
Warren G. Gilbreath
Manaager
Louis F. Robinson
Galbreathe
Robinson
Fort Worth
Tex
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Remedy Credit Given by Cedar Rapids Woman
Mrs. Charles McKinnon of 1013 North Eighth Street Cedar Rapids Iowa testifies to relief from cramps backache and headaches after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier. She praises the remedy for restoring her health and mentions many local women also using it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Chas. McKinnon
St. W
United States
How a Settle Labor Disputes
Philadelphia October 25 Voluntary arbitration on all questions between employers and employees urged as a remedy for labor misunderstandings by William B Wilson secretary of the department of labor in an address before the American Mining Congress He cites partnership in production and says collective bargaining benefits both sides, with arbitration as the remedy when interests diverge
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
William B. Wilson
Department of Labor
American Mining Congress
Mr. Wilson
Lane Pleads Guilty To Theft Of Coop Funds
Edmund V. Lane of Roxbury pleads guilty in municipal court to larceny of 4,818 dollars from a cooperative association where he worked as a clerk. The 20 year old, who spent 1,000 dollars touring the World Series and dining in New York, faces continued bail at 5,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Edmund V. Lane
Roxbury
Lane
Co-Operative Association
Before Telephone Arrival Talking Dwindled For Help
The article notes similar talk before the telephone reached aid services, suggesting limited improvement in communication efficiency. It emphasizes the shift from verbose discussion to quicker information exchange once phones became available.
How to Fight Boll Weevil in Alabama Tour Planned
Capt John C Cheney head of the department of agriculture and a group of Middle and South Alabama farmers merchants bankers manufacturers and cotton seed oil men will travel from Montgomery to Alexandria Louisiana on November 3. They will inspect K W Volger s farm experiments to test a new system said to differ from the federal method. If feasible the department will urge adoption in Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
John C. Cheney
Department of Agriculture
Middle
South Alabama
Alexandria
K. W. Volger
Alabama
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Strengthens and Boosts Appetites
For weakness and loss of appetite the Old Standard general strengthening tonic grove's tasteless chill tonic drives out malaria and builds up the system. A true tonic and sure appetizer for adults and children. 60c. 2 dv.
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Grove
Bulgarian wrestler Mahmout killed by bandits near Silistria
Mahmout Yussiff, a Bulgarian wrestler who faced American matmen including Frank Gotch, is reported killed by Bulgarian bandits in the mountains near his hometown of Silistria. Turkish wrestlers arriving in Chicago relate he went there three weeks earlier to draw funds for his command and was slain when bandits ambushed him for money instead of gold.
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Chicago
Yussiff Mahmout
Frank Goteh
Silistria
Mahmout
Treasury denies ban on British cotton bagging imports
Washington Oct 25 The Treasury Department refused to prohibit the entry of $300 000 worth of British cotton bagging alleged to be partly made with convict labor The decision applies to bagging in customs warehouses at New Orleans and Galveston and blocks future import restrictions while noting yearly bagging imports from this source total about $1 000 000 The request also covered linen towelings and other goods valued in the millions for entry denial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Treasury Department
Great Britain
Hamlin
American Manufacturing Company
New Orleans
Galveston
Caddy Sues for 11000 Over Lost Eye at Golf Club
John Jacob Dorsey, Audubon Golf Club caddy, sues Leigh Carroll for 11000 claiming Carroll caused a golf ball to strike his eye. Dorsey says he was about 200 feet away in full view when Carroll swung. The suit seeks compensation for loss of an eye.
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Associated Press
Neworlfans
John Jacob Dorsey
Audubon Golf Club
Young Dorsey
Leigh Carroll
Carroll
Father as Currency Problem Persists in Homes
A brief observational note suggests a widespread view of the father figure as a financial burden in many households, highlighting the strain of economic expectations on family dynamics.
Pope's Diapepsin Claims Quick Relief for Indigestion
A 1920s style advertisement touts Pope's Diapepsin as a fast remedy for indigestion gas and dyspepsia. It promises relief within five minutes and claims the product costs fifty cents for a large case at drug stores.
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Marion Hollins
Gladys Ravenscroft
Wilmington
Del
Trousseau
Leonidas
Secretary of Labor
Louisiana
CADDY
Walter Johnson
Humbilt
Kas
Washington American
Humboldt
Ad Brennan
Philadelphia Nationals
Iola
Johnson
Coffeeville
Panama
Panawia
Ganal
the Item
Mobile, Ala
Great Canal Zone
Cates
Willis J. Abbott
Pacific Ocean
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