Alabama Guards Set Athletic Day Amid War Mobilization
At Montgomery camp on September 1, Alabama guards suspend war duties for an all day athletic meet under A A U rules. Lt Col Screws refereed with Col Graves Maddox and Crenshaw as marshals. Lt Brumage assisted. Public invited, bands from three regiments performed and a Pickett Springs dance followed.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
William P. Screws
E. H. Graves
Fourth Infantry
F. M. Maddox
Allen Crenshaw
Alpha Brumage
Carl .H. Seales
Infantry
H. A. Moon
C. K. Knox
William H. Amerine
Signal Corps
Leon S. Dorrance
Powell Noland
Vester Thompson
Ecorcr
Vester Thompdon
Mobile
Pickett Springs
Local Panama Canal Slide Declared Purely Local
The canal slide near the Cucaracha channel yesterday was a purely local movement, not tied to last year’s major slides. Governor Goethals reported slight congestion of about 200 feet but said traffic remained unfazed and no large obstructions are expected to form.
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Associated Press
Washington
Panama Canal
Goethals
Cucarachai Channel
Culebra
Last New Testament Revisor Matthew Riddle Dies at 80
Rev. Dr. Matthew Brown Riddle aged 80 and last surviving member of the American committee on a New Testament revision died at his Pittsburgh home. He was a noted theologian of the Reformed Church, editor translator and author of more than twenty theological commentaries. He entered college at ten and graduated at sixteen.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Matthew Brown Riddle
Reformed Church
Riddle
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Claim Quick Health Boost
An old ad promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cure for congestion and kidney cleansing. It claims universal health benefits, government-verified purity, and guarantees a refund if not as represented, urging readers to buy at their druggist.
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Haarlem
Dent Laboratories
Holland
Irvine Plan Found Good by Committee
The committee findings approve Irvine plan for the creamery company incorporated with 10000 authorized capital, 3500 paid in cash. Directors listed include F. W. Boykin L. C. Irvine J. C. Van Antwerp EM Bailey and J M Bain of Pittsburg. Bain contracts cover supplying up to 500 high grade milking cows and cream separators paid from cream product, with limits on usage.
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Irvine
Mobile County
Boykin
F. W. Boykin
L. C. Irvine
J.-C. van Antwerp
Em, Bailey
Mobile
J.-M.bain
Pittsburg
J. M. Bain
Creamery Company
Creamery Contracts and Note Suggested for Farmers
The paper discusses examining proposed contracts and forms for initial farmer transactions with a creamery. Exhibit A includes contracts and forms, and Exhibit B a note for cow purchasers. It recommends adoption and a method to track payments and current obligation status.
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Creamery Company
Creamery Debate In Mobile Faces Long-Standing Discussion
The committee is urged not to judge the need for a Mobile creamery, noting extensive city and county discussion for months. The text reflects a broad consensus among affected residents and local interests.
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Mobile
Adamson Bill Seeks Eight Hour Rail Labor Peace
Washington dispatch outlines the Adamson bill claiming it could avert a nationwide railroad strike if enacted by Saturday. The measure sets an eight hour day for railroad workers, establishes a five person commission to study effects, caps wages during a transition, and imposes misdemeanor penalties for violations.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Congress
United States
District of Columbia
Villa is Said Moving Toward Namiquipa
Rumors from Columbus New Mexico report Francisco Villa with about 200 followers heading toward Namiquipa from Satero Mexico. Officials expect evidence of Carranza troop movements near areas held by the American punitive expedition to surface at the Portsmouth conference opening September 8.
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Associate Press
Columbus
N. M
Francisco Villa
Namiquipa
Satero
Mex
Carranza
Portsmouth
N. H
Mobile County Supports New Agricultural Industry
Local observers show broad support for establishing a scalable agricultural and livestock industry in Mobile County. The initiative aims to boost county development and align with regional farming interests.
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Mobile County
Demonstration Planitation Creamery Plan for Farmer Cows
The plan lets farmers select cows from the creamery and take possession at a mutually agreed price. The farmer’s only obligation is to care for the stock and deliver a small cream percentage to the creamery as installment payment. If fulfilled in good faith the cows are effectively the farmer’s personal property.
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Creamery
Believe Plan Practicable and Advantageous Creamery Plan
A dated statement argues the creamery plan is practicable and beneficial to farmers. It urges adoption of instruments for purchasers to safeguard all parties, signed by Wilson and several colleagues.
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W. E.P. Wilson
Jacob D. Bloch
Frank J. Thompson
J. B. Harvey
R. B. du Mont
J. E. McHugh
W. B. Delchamps
A. L. Staples
Four Cleveland Papers Raise Subscription Price
Effective today Cleveland’s two English morning dailies the Leader and the Plain Dealer will be sold for two cents outside Cleveland and Cuahoga county. The News and Press afternoon papers rise to two cents outside the city and adjacent counties due to higher paper costs.
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Associated Press
Cleveland, CO
Cleveland
Leader
The
Plain Dealer
Cuahoga County
News and Press
Fail of Quorum at Chamber Meeting
Due to lack of a quorum the Chamber of Commerce general membership meeting to consider a rail resolution was not held. Only a portion of members attended, preventing official action.
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Meet OF Commerce Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Wilson
New York Health Order Lowers Age for Movie Admission
The health commissioner will modify the ban on children in movie theaters next Monday allowing all children above 12 years to attend. The change follows a steady decline in the infantile paralysis epidemic, easing losses and closures in local theatres.
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New York
Health Commissioner
Moving Picture Houses
Hughes to address G A R at closing session today
Kansas City hosts the fiftieth annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic and its auxiliary. Charles Evans Hughes is due to arrive this afternoon and address 350 business leaders at a dinner before speaking at the convention hall.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Grand Army of the Republic
of He
Charles Evans Hughes
National Association of Fox Prisoners of War
Hughes
Porto Rico ends most prosperous year in history
Porto Rico concludes its most prosperous year with total trade surpassing 105.9 million dollars up to June, led by sugar exports at 424 955 tons valued at 45.86 million and a US trade surplus of over 27 million. Major exports include coffee cigars oranges grapefruit pineapples and leaf tobacco while US purchases cover rice flour hams and pork and auto spending nears one million.
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San Juan
P. R
Porto Rico
United States
Island
New Mexico Officials Swear Swap Chiefs at Convention
At the Democratic state convention in Santa Fe Debaca the lieutenant governor was nominated for governor while incumbent Governor McDonald was nominated for lieutenant governor. The event marks a swap of top state offices within the party ticket amid the campaign.
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New Mexico
Associated Proge Dispatch
Santa FE
N. M
C. Debaca
W. C. McDonald
Fraternal Lodges and Societies Gather for Meetings
Today events include I O O F Ernst Lodge at Odd Fellows Hall, Knights of Pythias Red Cross Loose No 132 meetings, Masonic Mobile Commandery No 2 at 7 30, Gulf City Lodge 41 at 158 St Francis, Dry Goods Salesmen Central Trades Council Hall, Knights of Honor Mobile Lodge 501, I C O F Hall, Jeptha Chapter 41 at 8, Masonic Temple, and Woman's Missionary Society at Government Street Methodist Church at 6 PM Friday.
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Ernst
Odd Fellows
Knigh of Pythias—Red Cross
Castle All
Masonic—Mobile Commandery
K. T
Masonic Temple
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Gulf City
St. Francis Street
Masonic—Jeptha
B. S
Woman's Missionary Society
Government-street Methodist Church
Mobile merchants plan coast tour to boost trade
Three automobile loads of businessmen will depart Mobile on Saturday afternoon to visit all coastal cities up to Pass Christian Mississippi to promote Mobile trade. The delegation includes Sidney Lowenstein B B Crum J H Fink bohner Aaron Lowenstein B C Pickens W De Van of Taylor Lowenstein Naval Stores Company John D Logan of Armour and Company Maurice C Forchheimer Marion H Forchheimer Ben H Forchheimer and Lawrence Neuberger representing MM Forchheimer Company and Mrs S G Neuberger Jr of Adams Machinery Company.
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Mobile
Pass Christian
Miss
Messrs
Sidney Lowenstein
B. B. Crum
J. H. Finkbohner
Aaron Lowenstein
B. C. Pickens
W. de van
Taylor-Lowenstein Naval Stores Company
John D. Logan
Armour & Company
Maurice C. Forchheimer
Marion H. Forchheimer
Ben_H. Forchheimer
Lawrence Neuberger
MM. Forchheimer & Company
Mrs
8. G. Neuberger, Jr
The
Adams Machinery Company
Finder of Klondike Gold Fields Dies in Poverty
Skookum Jim Madon, the Indian who with George Carmack discovered the Klondike gold fields twenty years ago, died in poverty at Crawford Yukon Territory. He once held about $100,000 in gold, much of which he squandered. During a Seattle visit he threw money from his hotel window to see crowds scramble in the streets.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Skoo- Kum
Jim Madon
George Carmack
Klondike
Carcross
Yukon Territory
U S Volunteers Urged for French Ambulance Corps
A cable from Eliot Norton of New York reports demand for more American volunteers to join the ambulance corps aiding a French army division. Eligible volunteers should be healthy, endure hardship, drive a motor, and speak some French. previous members have been American college graduates aged 25 to 50.
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Mteers
Cablmander
Eliot Norton
New York
Army
Cipally American College
Civilians and Troops Clash Near Lisbon Parliament
In Lisbon on September 1 clashes erupted between civilians and troops near a house after a parliamentary session. Several people were wounded as the session approved military resolutions and a government confidence vote.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
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Elliot Dexter
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God
France
Empire
Fried
Villa
Christian
U.S
Spain
Mobile Gas Co
Harold Bell Wright
Bian
Gulf Coast Point
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