Opening of Southern Commercial Congress Draws Mobilians
Delegates fill the Lyric Theater in Mobile for the Southern Commercial Congress opening. Governor Emmet O Neal and President Wilson receive enthusiastic applause as Latin American and American flags decorate the venue. Auburn Band plays as speeches shift to the afternoon session.
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Southern Commercial Congress
Lyric Theater
Mobile
Emmet O’neal
Alabama
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Pan- American Union
John A. Wetzel
Auburn Band
Woodmen Float Declared Best in Parade by Judges
A Woodmen of the World float led by Palmer Pillans was named best by the committee. Prichard Camp featured a tiny log cabin float with two live possums. A large procession of automobiles followed.
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Woodmen of the World
Palmer Pillans
Prichard Camp
Mary C. Bull Dies Entered Into Rest October 26 1913
Funeral from Burgett Memorial Presbyterian church tomorrow Tuesday at 10 o clock. Interment Magnolia cemetery.
A Marvelous Escape From Croup With Cough Remedy
A Prince Albert reader describes a miraculous recovery when his son suffered a severe croup attack in the night. After using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy per directions for about an hour and twenty minutes the boy recovered. Sold by all druggists, Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
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P. F. Bastiams
Prince Albert
Cape of Good Hope
van Antwerp Drug Corp. Adv
Canal builder foresees great trade expansion at Mobile
Lieut-Col. Wm. L. Sibert, Alabama native, told the Southern Commerce Congress in Mobile that the nation must secure foreign markets for finished goods. He urged expanded transportation facilities and active steamship lines to carry exports, noting millions in freight depend on shipping access and competition.
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Wm. L . Sibert
Southern Commerce Congress
Mobile
Ala
Sibert
Gadsden
Rency
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Panama Canal
New York
San Francisco
Central America
Caribbean
Central
South America
Callao
President Wilson Address Delivers Morality over Expediency
President Wilson spoke in an afternoon session introduced by Senator Fletcher. A crowd greeted him with five minutes of applause as he urged morality in policy, criticizing foreign financial influence in Latin America and rejecting territorial conquest. A grand procession followed, with troops, marines, police, and thousands of spectators.
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Wilson
Fletcher
United States
Latin America
Mexico
Huerta
Fort Morgan
Major Burgess
Revenue Cutter
Winona
F. M. Maddox
Government Street
Address by the President at Lyric Theatre on liberty and policy
The speech centers on friendship based on equality and honor, opposing conquest, and promoting constitutional liberty. It frames America as a global partner advancing human rights, warns against letting material interests override liberty, and vows to avoid territorial expansion while supporting Latin American ties.
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America
United States
Merchant Marine and Panama Canal Policy Debate
A national argument favors building a profitable merchant marine through public aid while opposing direct subsidies. It cites the Panama Canal tolls and wartime needs, proposing toll revenue be used to finance ships and transports. Emphasis on coordinated river, rail, and port development to boost foreign trade and regional prosperity.
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England
Panama Canal
Oregon
Horn
High Seas
Commierce
Woman Delegates Urged to Register at Elks Home
Mrs Thomas Owene president of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Southern Commercial Congress urged all delegates and county presidents to register at the Elks Home headquarters. She said it was very important that every woman delegate or member register by noon.
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Thomas M. Owene
Woman's Auxiliary
Southern Commercial Congress
Monthay
Elks Home
Mra. Ow
Couny
Reckless Driver Injures Young Man in Street Collision
Hosey Murphy aged eighteen, an employee of Dr J C Edwards, suffered both legs broken when a car driven by Richard Hughes at about thirty miles an hour struck the doctor’s vehicle on St Michael Street. Murphy was about to exit the stable when the crash occurred. Witnesses say Hughes was at fault. he was arrested and Murphy sent to the Inge-Barant Sanitorium for treatment.
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J. C
St. Michael
Conception
J i
Pichard Hughes
Murphy
Edwards
Hughes
Deaths and Funerals for Cooper Family Tragedy
At 17:50 Monday death entered the home of Mrs. Marvin Y. Cooper at 5 Chamberlain Avenue and claimed Marvin Cooper Jr., a three year old noted as unusually bright after a three week illness. The bereaved family also endures illness in a younger daughter, while relatives shoulder sorrow.
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Chamberlain Avenue
I Marvin, Jr
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