American Balloonists Are Awarded Honors
The Aero Club of America honors Ralph Up ton for winning the European International race. His assistant Ralph and Harry J. Wade Jr. receive medals as part of the recognition. A February Aero Club event will present the awards and discuss rules for the 1914 international balloon race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Ralph H. Upton
Europe
The
Aero Club
Ralph
Aviant
Harry J. H. Wade, Jr
Hat Field
Bishop
Dea
Aero Club of France
City Wins Water Suit Against Peerless Laundry
The City of Mobile won a civil suit over a $164.50 water bill from May 1 to December 21, 1912, after hours of hearings. Peerless Laundry had not been connected since September 1912 and failed to notify waterworks to cut off water until December 21. An appeal case, City vs William Walker, was affirmed with a $25 fine plus costs. Walker also faced a separate police fighting charge and seeks a new trial.
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City of
Mobile
Peerless Laundry Company
William Walker
Walker
Waiting for a Letter Tests the Plain People
A man waits impatiently for a letter and feels disappointed when it arrives. The scene highlights the Plain People’s expectations and social norms in communication.
California Syrup of Figs Family Laxative Ad
An old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for all ages from baby to grandpa. It claims thorough cleansing of the liver and bowels, gentle nightly use, and quick relief from foul taste and dizziness. Emphasizes authentic bottle labeling and warns against counterfeit fig syrups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Daddy
ISON Mutual Burial Association Dues Notice
Official notice announces that premiums Nos. 827 and 828 are due by a specified date to avoid suspension. It urges payment to protect you and your loved ones and invites members to contact the secretary for explanations and assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ison Mutual Burial Association
New York Campaign Seethes Amid Denunciations and Slan der
In New York the municipal campaign swirled with denunciations and vituperation as Sulzer backers accused Tammany Mayor McCall of graft. Disputes over a $25,000 Brady contribution and Stilwell's pardon letter fueled clashes among Fusion and Tammany camps and spurred calls for an anti Tammany society.
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Associated Press
New York
John A. Hennessy
Sulzer
Fusion
John Purroy Mitchell
Tammany Fall
Edward J3
McCall
Tammany
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Mitchel
Anthony N. Brady
William Sulzer
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Brady
Murphy
Samuel A. Beardsley
Beardsley
Hennessy
Stilwell
Sing Sing
J. Stilwell
New York City
W. H. Amory
Albany
Whitman
City Economy League
League
F.H. Tyler
Independence
John J. Fitzgerald
Congress
Tensaw Alabama Postmaster Civil Service Exam
A civil service examination will be held Saturday November 22 in Tensaw Alabama to fill a fourth class postmaster vacancy with a salary of 296 dollars per year. Applications for the examinations should be mailed a week in advance to the commission in Washington.
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Tensaw
Alabama
Commission
Washington
Rocky Roads to Points Beyond Dublin
The report notes the existence of difficult routes toward several destinations beyond Dublin, highlighting the challenging terrain and travel conditions faced by travelers moving away from the city.
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Dublin
Wilson order shields civil service from spoils system
President Wilson directs collectors that removing deputy collectors from civil service was for efficiency only. Osborn says appointments must be approved by the department and based on qualifications, with vacancies reported before filling.
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Washington
Wilson
Internal Revenue
Osborn
Congress
Civil Service
Far West Congratulates Mobile on Congress Visit Invitation
A Pacific Coast Commercial Congress invitation from Humbokit County California invites Mobile delegates to Eureka for a 1914 gathering. The message praises Mobile’s Southern Commercial Congress success and calls for closer West Coast relations.
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Far West
Mobile
Southern Commercial Congress
Humboldt County
California
Eureka
Pacific Coast Commercial Congress
Item
Humbokit County
America
S. Uttermost West
Coast Line
Maine
Alleged Pickpockets Released on Bond
James Burke and Frank A. Noonan, two alleged pickpockets arrested by city detectives, were released on a $600 bond each signed by Joseph Tyrrell and J. T. Chambers to appear in court Monday. Chief Crenshaw and Judge D. H. Edington could not raise the bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Burke
Frank A. Noonan
Joseph Tyrrell
J. T. Chambers
Chief Crenshaw
D. H. Edington
Farm Exhibit May Be Maintained For Winter
Farm exhibit details note maintenance for winter at the Battle House under county farm demonstration. The display showcases farm products and recognition from the county agricultural department.
Secretaries Are Royally Feted at Southern Congress Luncheon
Manager C. B. Hervey of the Cawthon Hotel hosted a luncheon for commercial secretaries attending the Southern Commercial Congress in Mobile. President A. B. Kennedy praised the event as superior to last year’s New York banquet. Attendees included H. Richardson, Adolph Boldt, M. B. Trexevant, W. D. Radcliffe, A. V. Snell, Don Farnsworth, Bruce Kennedy, and Sid L. Thatcher from several chambers of commerce and associations.
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C. B. Hervey
Cawthon Hotel
Southern Commercial Congress
A. B. Kennedy
Secretaries Association
New York City
H. Richardson
Southern Settlement and Development Organization
Chambers of Commerce
South
Adolph Boldt
Chamber of Commerce
Houston
Tex
M. B. Trexevant
Association of Commerce
New Orleans
W. D. Radcliffe
Birmingham
A. V. Snell
Charleston
D. C
Tons of wealth being counted in New York vaults
About 84 tons of gold and 25 000 to 30 000 tons of silver plus millions in bills are being counted by nine treasury department workers in Wall Street. The task started Tuesday and will last three weeks. At the end they expect to report 171 103 280 13 dollars to Martin Vogel assistant treasurer.
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Associated Press
New York
United States Sub-Treasury
Wall Street
Treasury Department
Martin Vogel
United States Treassurer
Vogel
Exhibition of county farm products draws crowds in Mobile and Baldwin
Farmers and truck farmers in Mobile and Baldwin counties contributed a broad exhibit of farm products. The display, praised for representing nearly every production from both counties and many species, is expected to stay through tourist season or the entire year.
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George Maloney
Mobile
Baldwin
Shoes for All at Low Prices at 60 Government Street
A short ad announces affordable footwear for men women and children at 60 Government Street Mobile Alabama. The store offers a range of shoes below normal price and invites trials and specialty repairs at low costs.
Appeal for Good Roads Highlighted by Mrs Davis
A feminine appeal for good roads is the latest plan of the Office of Good Roads to spur federal road work. Mrs Alice Davis leads the drive, delivering human interest talks with stereopticon slides. She spoke to the Woman's Auxiliary of the Southern Commercial Congress at Ellis Hall, her first trip in the South on this campaign.
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Office of Good Roads
Department of Agriculture
Alice Davis
Miss Davis
Souther Commercial Congress
Ellis’ Hall
Miss. Davis
Princesses Agree to Congo Estate Compromise
Three daughters of the late King Leopold Louise Clementine and Stephanie will end litigation over the Congo estate by a government backed compromise. Each princess will receive 1.4 million dollars after appeals courts previously ruled against them on the full 14 million dollar Congo property. The princesses earlier rejected a 7.5 million offer.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Louise
Clementine
Stephanie
Leopold
Court of Appeals
Congo
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Peck & Cqo
Conception Street
Wandsor Cafe
Golden A. Brown
Camign
Mitchell
Queens Borough
Mrs. Roslyn Mundell
Mrs. Mandell
Souths Congress
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Cal
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Irvine
Burke
Noonan
Crenshaw
Batle House
County Farm Demon
Hervey
Harry
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Ala
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