James E Amos Dies After Long Illness in Mobile
James E Amos died at sunrise after a prolonged illness, with his family at his bedside. An old printer and longtime member of Mobile Typographical Union No. 27, he served as a Confederate veteran under General Robert E. Lee in the Army of Virginia. He lived in Mobile for nearly 50 years and was highly regarded in the community.
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James E. Amos
Mr. Amos
Mobile Typothical Union No. 27
R. E. Lee
Army of Virginia
Mobile
Act of Real Heroism by Andalusia Girl
Miss Louise Davis of Andalusia saved her wounded little brother by donating a pint of blood after he lost a foot under a freight car. He received pure blood to restore life and both siblings are reported recovering. The act is cited as a vivid example of selfless sacrifice.
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Louise Davis
Andalusia
Alabama
Shell Road revival urged and hospital plan announced
Dothan advocates rebuild the historic shell road while the Birmingham Ledger backs the effort as a regional benefit. The Medical Society launches a public hospital campaign seeking financial aid from county and city officials, with plans to serve southeast Alabama and parts of Georgia and Florida. Judge A L Rankin supports a new Commercial club in Andalusia.
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Mobile
Birming Ledger
Dothan
Alabama
Medical Society
Georgia
Florida
Adnt
E. D. Bondurant
G. H. Fonde
Alabama Insane Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Dr. Fonde
A. F. Church
Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
Gulf Coast Fair Proves Predictions Far Exceeded
The first Gulf Coast Fair in Mobile receives high praise from visitors who compare it to major state expositions. Citizens from the gulf coast push forward innovative displays, showing extraordinary effort in a region just beginning to discover itself. The fair, though space constrained, dazzles with exhibits that reflect the spirit and ambition of local people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steels
Gulf Coast
Mobile
Gulf Coast Fair
Wilson
Gulf
Mediterranean
Marseilles
Genoa
Birmingham Ledger
Florida's grapefruit batch fails government test prompts citrus warning
Ten carloads of Florida grapefruit were tested by the United States Bureau of Chemistry with nine condemned. The Items urges care in picking and packing while praising Gulf Coast exchanges and Alabama Mississippi fruit. the pure food law aims to protect consumers and prevent unsafe goods reaching market.
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Florida
United States Bureau of Chemistry
Gulf Coast Citrus Exchange
United States
Gulf Coast
Alabama
Mississippi
Jacksonville Times-Union
Times-Union
Carrie Chapman Catt Denounces Anonymous Suffrage Literature
Carrie Chapman Catt condemns New York anonymous literature attacking woman suffrage as mudslinging. She reaffirms the suffrage platform of votes for women and vows to oust officers who advocate loose morals, praising suffrage supporters and contrasting Gulf Coast climates.
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Carrie Chapman Catt
Empire State Suffrage Campaign Committee
New York State
Be Steady But Strong. An Observer Editorial
The Observer of London, tracing its 1791 origins, argues against court martialing during active conflict and defends Sir Edward Grey. It suggests preparation predates hostilities, notes policy missteps, and urges united effort to shape victory and influence Balkan power dynamics.
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Observer
London
Great Britain
Edward Grey
Sir Edward Grey
Near East
Sofia
Tsar Ferdinand
Serbia
Greece
Balkans
Bulgaria
Roumania
Farmer Diversification Proves Profitable on Small Farm
Charles Reynolds on two acres produced enough wheat for three barrels of flour and gathered peas worth $20 while promising a strong hay crop. The Greenville Advocate praises intensive farming and diversification, noting three crops on a small plot shows progress in farming practices.
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Charles Reynolds
Greenville Advocate
The
Advocate
Butler County
Greene County Votes on Tick Eradication Plan
Greene county holds an election on November 8 to decide whether the cattle tick may be eradicated from the county. Support is hoped to be unanimous to remove the pest and protect local cattle.
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Greene County
Gulf Coast Fair publicity boosts Mobile visitors
General Manager C B Hervey of the Cawthor Hotel credits extensive Gulf Coast Fair advertising for attracting guests and settlers to Mobile County. Locals note the fair’s publicity draws attention to the area including visitors from Enterprise Mississippi and Clarke County exhibitors.
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C. B. Hervey
Hervey
Mobile County
Hotels and towns listed in regional guest register
A lengthy roster of names and places follows, listing guests and residents linked to various hotels and towns. The entry includes multiple individuals from New Orleans to Mobile, Selma, Fairhope, and Birmingham, with scattered Mississippi names and others across the Southeast. The document reads as a social or visitor ledger with numerous names and city affiliations.
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Battle House
Eugene L. Clere
New Orleans
A. C. Stewart
R. L. Seal
Irvington
Ala
George Thunderston
Birmingham
J. A. Hirschman
Columbus, Ga
M. Frank
Magnolia Springs
E. B. M. Atkins
Selma
R. E. Rolston
Coden
N. L. Gower
Galton
D. King
Evergreen
P. T. Quinn
Atlanta
A. M. Frazer
Fairhope
L. T. Rhodes
Bay Minette
A. Danne
Point Clear
B. V. Wright
Laurel
Miss
E. R. Lake
Theodore
Bienville
E. L. Martin
Waynesboro
Norwood Martin
KE. A. Simmers
Greenville
C. KE. Littlefield
R. L. Scott
Citronelle
J. T. Wilson
Tensaw
R. B. Wilson
Balackerhire
W. H. Roberts
River
W. M. Lator
Chatom
M. E. Allgood
Montgomery
Willair Andrews
Toinette
Cawthon
W. W. Hines
E. E. Pelatt
L. S. Calvin
Charles Ohie
M. McFountain
T. J. Gladwell
Monroeville
P. W. Hughes
Arthur B. Cohn
FF. E. Fry
Brooklyn
N. Y
H. R. Shorter
Eufaula
Klosky
F. M. Lindsey
Mashew
A. P. Smith
Robertsdale
G. P Young
Lucedale
Ethel McLeod
J. B. Wimbard
John R. Geel
Coffeeville
J. A. Smith
Pollard
Savage
E. B. O'Connell
A. Peterman
Shreveport
T. J. Bartels
Wife
Nashville, Tenn
George R. Powell
Dauphin Island
W. J. Newbold
Daphne
John Savage
Chattanooga
Tenn
P. C. Travis
St. Louis
A. C. Harp
C. L. Robinson
Louisville
J. E. Buscher
J. C. Gonley
Lima
Ohio
Ben Roop
Philadelphia
St. Andrew
P. W. Davidson
J. R. Ross
Bb. L. Davis
John Jones
Jefferson
W. C. Pierce
J. C. Johnston
Hot Springs
C. E. Batt
Battles Wharff
J. E. McEvery
Atmore
J. S. Slonn
Fort Morgan
M. Bryons
Stockton
Percy Smith
Camden
W. B. Coleman
Whatley
Frank H. Stone
Ada Mothershead
Windsor
J. B. McClellan
By laws revision for C of C plan agreed on
The article discusses a proposed by laws revision for the Chamber of Commerce plan with no taxation for years and cites rate discrimination in steamship freight from Mobile to Porto Rico. Jack Mann compares Mobile with Houston to argue Mobile’s potential, noting Houston’s deep water investments and a single banana boat at Mobile’s dock.
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Porto Rico
Mobile
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Jack Mann
Houston
Texas
Gulf
Apaches of Paris at Empire features famed dancers
The Empire presents The Apaches of Paris a four act Kalem drama with Joseph Smith and Laura Hamilton and their Dance of the Apaches. Admission is 10 cents for adults 5 cents for children. Also Lottie Pickford Irving Cummings in The Diamond From the Sky 25th chapter. Wednesday His Hand and Seal Vera Sisson leads a Biograph program with Wallie Van Nitra Frazer in Quits and Mae Marsh Walter Miller in a Biograph drama. Admission 5 cents.
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Empire
Paris
Joseph Smith
Laura Hamilton
Lottie Pickford
Irving Cummings
Vera Sisson
Wallie van
Nitra Frazer
Mae Marsh
Walter Miller
Question Box Highlights Short Names and Political Facts
The item presents Q and A snippets on shortest names with examples from Normandy Holland China France and Sweden, a note that Eda Ek is a short US name, and a Grover Cleveland third term clarification with Washington’s custom. It also gives a resilvering mirror formula noting it’s easier to replace the mirror.
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Normandy
Holland
China
France
Sweden
United States
Eda Ek
Massachusetts
John Ek
Grover Cleveland
Washington
Probing Needs of Coast in Extension of Signal Service
Biloxi citizens and Senator Williams push for Gulf Coast signal service extension. A $100,000 Mobile station upgrade is sought to warn fishermen and vessels of hurricanes, with ongoing Weather Bureau review to determine Gulf needs.
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Biloxi
Miss
Heidenheim
Seafood Company
John Sharp Williams
D. F. Houston
Department of Agriculture
Gulf Coast Region
Gulf
Senator Williams
Louisiana
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Charles Kerr
Jackson
Justice of Peace
J. W. Farish
Joe” Thomas
Lucille Lott
Mobile
Helen Gale
Corinne la Rose
Harrison County
Judge Farish
Zealandia Located in Campeche With Rosin Cargo
The American steamer Zealandia, investigated for possible German raider activity, has been found at Campeche Mexico with a cargo of rosin. Officials say rosin has no use in Mexico but is used in war munitions like shrapnel.
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Zealandia
Campeché
Mexico
Washington
Pensacola
Fla
Tampico
Mex
Campeche
Another Football Victim Claims First Death in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh on October 26 reports the football season has claimed its first victim in the city. The article notes the fatality as part of ongoing sports danger and concerns for safety.
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Pittsburgh
Thrill Afforded by Girl Aviator at Fair
Mobile witnesses a woman aviator perform loops dives and spirals in a military biplane tractor. Miss Stinson headlines two sensational flights, races a motor car over a mile, and bombs a scenic fort as crowds marvel at her skill and speed.
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Mobile
Miss Stinson
Lincoln Beachey
San Francisco Bay
Cargadstar
Braddock sports tragedy prompts coroner inquiry
A 17 year old Jet died after injuries received Saturday afternoon during a game in Braddock, a suburb. Coroner Samuel C. Jamison ordered an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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Jet
Braddock
Samuel C. Jamison
Eugenics and Lydia Pinkham Ad Promote Health
An advertisement asserts eugenics as a future factor and claims the average American girl is unfit for motherhood. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy to restore health, suggesting motherhood could be joyful again.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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James E Amos
Shell
A.L. Rankin
Europe
Paul L. Brunson
Enterprise
Clarke County
J. C. Brunson
H. 8. Brunson
A. F. Vila
FAUST
Maull Bros
St. Louis, U.S. A
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