Montgomery Highway Boosters plan Birmingham to Montgomery boulevard
The Birmingham Montgomery Good Roads Association advances plans for a 100 mile trunk road through Montgomery Elmore Shelby Jefferson counties. A county funding push and a mid November Clanton meeting are set to push the boulevard project with fieldwork and county board presentations.
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ONTG
Clanton
Com
Montgomin
Birmingham
Dan A. Greene
Birming
Busien
Jomnery
Elmore
Augusta
Shelby
Jefferson
Lull
Wetumpka
EB. Deason
Chilton County
Ohio auto crash claims 12 year old as driver blamed
George Paskert, outfielder for a National League team, fatally injured Ferrie, 12, while driving through a crowded street in Ohio on Oct 29. Police say Paskert was to blame for the accident and he was held on a charge of violating traffic rules.
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Ohio
George
Dea) Paskert
Ferrie
Traffic Com
Packett
Cardui Tonic Noted By Tennessee Woman
Mrs. Martin Walls of Tenn town states she suffered for years before using Cardui a tonic. After six bottles she reports complete relief and improved health urging other women to try Cardui. The testimonial emphasizes personal improvement and patient satisfaction with the medicine.
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Tenn
Martin Walls
Town
Cardus
Diaz abandons land to seek safety aboard U S warship
In Vera Cruz Diaz escapes to the battleship Louisiana seeking refuge after fleeing federals. German consulate shelter for Diaz follower Alcolea raises fears of further refugee movements as Rear Admiral Fletcher and John Lind await Washington guidance on Diaz’s fate.
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Vera Cruz
Mex
Mexico
Diaz
Louisiana
Fletcher
Washington
Felix Diaz
Rafael Alcolea
Gertz
Alcolea
Hertha
Wilson
John Lind
General Diaz
Huerta
Wheeling
Europe
Havana
Deaths and Funerals in Mobile Area
Obituary notices record the Birmingham death of Mrs Lessana Fyers widow of John H Fyers with interment in Birmingham. Also listed are the funeral of Marvin Young Cooper Jr son of Mr and Mrs M Y Cooper of Mobile at Magnolia Cemetery with services at 6 Chamberlain Avenue by Rev D A Plank and pallbearers named. John B Dennis Jr buried after services at 3 and 3 30 at Canal Street residence and St Vincent Catholic Church with Rev Father Barly.
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Mobile
Birmingham
Lessana Fyers
WB Hight-Mile Station
Whistler
John H. Fyers
Homer Harvie
Ida Sexton
J. M.rinnick
Chattanooga
Tenn
M. Y. Cooper, Jr
Marvin Young Cooper, Jr
M. Y. Cooper
Magnolia Cemetery
Chamberlain Avenue
D. A. Plank
Central Presbyterian Church
Five Hurt in Mobile and Ohio Fruit Train Wreck
Five people were hurt in a rear end collision on the Mobile and Ohio line at Shuqulak Mississippi near the station. Injured include J J Connick F A Wainwright and A C Thomason all of Mobile and D P Thomas of Columbus along with conductor H Black Meridian. The crash occurred when northbound freight No 38 struck stationary fruit train No 372 and the injured were in the caboose. They were taken to Meridian then Mobile for treatment with none believed seriously injured.
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Mobile and Ohio Road
Shuqulak
Miss
J. J. Connick
Broad Street
F. A. Wainwright
St. Michael Street
A. C. Thomason
Savannah Street
Mobile
D. P. Thomas
Columbus
United Fruit Co
Messis. Thomason
Connick
H. Black
Meridian
Mobile Fruit
Thomason
Wainwright
Duchess Helene of Costa Embarks for African Hunt
Duchess Helene of Costa Princess of Bourbon and Savoy sails from Rome for Africa on her fourth hunting and exploration trip. She is joined only by a servant Pedro and will recruit native guides to penetrate jungles for material for a book ordered by an English publisher. She aims to return mid 1914.
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Duuchess of Costa
Rome
Helene of Costa
Bourbon
Savoy
Italy
Africa
Pedro
Europe
Provisions for Aged Ministers Outlined
The Congregational board of ministerial relief in Kansas City discussed care for aged ministers and families. A plan proposes old age pensions with 20 percent from ministers and 80 percent from churches, plus a $2,000,000 endowment. If the minister dies, the widow would receive three fifths of the annuity, continuing to minor children on death or remarriage.
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Kansas City
Congregational Board of Ministerial Relief
Bill raiser turned over to government
John Blank, a Negro, arrested Saturday by Officer John Lincoln after attempting to pass a one dollar bill raised to ten dollars at Danneberg Clothes Company on lower Government street. He was ordered turned over to U S authorities in the recorder's court Tuesday afternoon and taken from the guard house by the United States marshal Wednesday to the county jail. He altered the bill by writing ten over the one in ink, showing no expert changes.
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John Blank
John Lincoln
Danneberg Clothes Company
Lower
Government Street
United States
Recorder’s Court
Careless Liver Headache Cure Ad for Cascarets
Bogus ad touts Cascarets as a 10 cent cure for bilious headaches and yellow skin. Claims include a “cleaning up inside” and relief from bitter taste, burning eyes, parched lips, and dark under eye rings. Addressed to curious readers, it pushes pills as a quick fix.
Irregularities in Judge Hasty Impeachment Case
The impeachment trial of Probate Judge A L Hasty in Montgomery features claims of irregular book entries and mingling of county and personal funds. Bank cashiers Taylor and Adams testified on Hasty's dealings with Demopolis banks as witnesses detailed multiple confession of judgment cases, mostly involving Black defendants.
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Supreme Court
James B. Taylor
Howard Adams
Demopolis
J. S. Phillips
P. B. Glass
Linden
B. A. Wooten
J. H. Patten
T. G. Norris
Marengo County
Phillips
Hasty
Gorman
Newbro's Herpicide Promises Dandruff Cure Guarantee
Nearly everyone suffers dandruff and fears baldness until using Newbro's Herpicide. Dealers are told to offer a money back guarantee, reflecting strong confidence in eradicating dandruff, stopping itching, and preventing hair loss when used as directed.
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Newbro
SIF
Mrs Eaton Faces Fate in Navy Admiral Murder Trial
Closing argument by William A. Morse for Mrs Jennie May Eaton contends Rear Admiral Joseph Giles Eaton killed himself with poison and urges jurors to convict only if evidence is conclusive. He defense cites lack of corroboration and asserts Mrs Eaton faced circumstances beyond her control.
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Associated Press
Plymouth
Mass
Jennie May Eaton
Joseph Giles Eaton
William A. Morse
Eaton
Morse
Clark
Admiral Eaton
Prince of Monaco Sails for Monte Carlo
After a several months stay in the United States the Prince of Monaco sailed today for Monte Carlo taking with him man-mounted game specimens he collected in the West.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
Prince of
Monaco
Monte Carlo
West
Unsolicited testimonial for Chamberlain's Tablets aids chronic dyspepsia
A reader from Sherman Street, NF, reports long lasting relief from chronic dyspepsia after using Chamberlain's Tablets. The claim states the tablets provided more benefit than any other medicine tried.
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Chamberlain
Sherman St. Ie
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Fatally Burned Under Engine on Rapid Train Wreck
Engineer E R Hart of Fort Scott Kansas died after being scalded by steam when the St Louis and San Francisco Meteor passenger train derailed and turned over a half mile north of Chelsea Oklahoma. Fireman E T Walrod was burned on the face and hands and bruised. The wreck occurred as the train was traveling about 20 miles per hour. no passengers or mail clerks were hurt.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
E. R. Hart
E. T. Walrod
Fort Scott
Kans
St. Louis
San Francisco
Meteor
Chelsea
Hart
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Advertisement
A dated ad notes dry air causing nostril irritation and coughs. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as prompt relief for coughs colds tickling throat hoarseness and bronchial coughs for children and adults. Contains no opiates Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
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Foley
van Antwerp ‘Drug Corp
Beauty and health through pure fluids promise
A fragment asserts beauty requires good health and links sallow skin to impurities in the body. It claims impurities in the dead separations cause headaches backache languor and nervousness with depression of spirits and suggests a remedy may be used when needed.
Supreme Court weighs Vicksburg waterworks bonds issue
The United States Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Vicksburg Mississippi can issue bonds for municipal waterworks after the 1916 franchise expiration. Edgar H. Farrar of New Orleans warned that approving the bonds would destroy the current $500000 plant value, leaving only junk. No city representative appeared at the hearing.
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Associated Press
Washington
Vicksburg
Miss
Vicksburg Waterworks Company
Supreme Court
Edgar H. Farrar
New Orleans
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