Four Thousand Tickets Issued For Canal Working Model Exhibit
Chairman Drew Linard announces nearly 4000 tickets issued for the Canal working model exhibit to be shown at Temperance Hall Friday through Sunday. Tickets pay 20 percent commission to, and sales are by student volunteers. The model will be open to all visitors at any hour, with separate showings for white attendees Friday and Sunday and for negroes Saturday. The car tour continued to Montgomery, Greenville, and Pensacola on successive days.
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Temperance Hall
Drew Linard
Linard
Montgomery
Greenville
Pensacola
Former President Taft Has Lost Eighty Pounds
William Howard Taft has shed 80 pounds since leaving the presidency. The former leader now weighs 240 pounds after adopting outdoor exercise and a big appetite. He says the changes come from deliberate effort and a steady routine.
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Taft
Associated Press
Brookline
Mass
William Howard Taft
Everyone Should Work Hard Enough to Sleep Well
A brief editorial urges readers to pace work and rest, arguing that sufficient effort combined with proper rest leads to healthier, more productive days. It emphasizes balance and personal discipline.
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad Promises Natural Darkening
An old home recipe for darkening hair uses Sage Tea and Sulphur. Now sold as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy in drugstores for about 50 cents. Applied with a sponge or brush, it allegedly removes gray, improves dandruff and scalp itching, and leaves hair darker, thicker, and shinier.
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Wyeth
Adv
X ray shoe and its wearer tied to slaver case
In Bristol Tennessee John Burnett on Mann Act trial in Greenville was shot through the chest by Roy Oakes after returning to Bristol. Burnett critically wounded. Oakes arrested. Both men from Bristol. Domestic trouble cited as motive. The report also describes a sensational x ray shoe fad with two-part design and ironical commentary.
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Associated Press
Bristol
Tenn
Union Station
Greenville
John Burnett
Roy Oakes
Burnett
Oakes
Grain Inspectors Group To Discuss New Mobile Office
The Mobile chamber of Commerce and Business League plans to discuss creating an office of grain inspector and grader at a Friday 6 PM meeting. Don Farnsworth, business manager, says grain merchants show strong interest as many are affected by lack of an official grade. A Mobile grade for shipments to the city would result from the new office, altering the current practice of relying on Chicago and St Louis inspection for incoming grain.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Don Farnsworth
Chamber of Commerce
Farnsworth
Chicago
St. Louis
Mobile
New Orleans
Society wedding news in Pen sacola circle
A Cloverdale society gala hosted by Mr. Semmes marks a forthcoming wedding. Mr. Semmes is cousin to Mr. O. J. Semmes, and both he and Miss Thornton have many Pen sacola friends eager for the nuptials news.
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Cloverdale
Day Nursery of Settlement Home Opens for Working Mothers
The Day Nursery of the Settlement Home provides care for children six months to ten years whose mothers must work. It includes a play room, dormitory, and playground with a daily charge of five cents per child, serving families where fathers are lazy or husbands disabled.
No Loss of Life in Hotel Breezes Fire
After a blaze on the two upper floors of the Hotel Breezes in Buffalo no deaths occurred among the 250 guests who fled to other hotels. The total damage reached 500000 dollars, with Eureka Coffee Company and Dirnberger Popcorn Company each sustaining 150000 dollars and the hotel itself 150000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
N. Y
Eureka Coffee Company
Hotel Breezel
Dirnberger Popcorn Company
Reverend John D Keith Heads to Monroeville for Special Meetings
The Rev John D Keith formerly of Brewton Alabama now in Florida passes Mobile en route from Meridian Mississippi to Monroeville Alabama for a series of special meetings September 18 to 25 in the Monroe County courthouse. Regular services plus programs for men women and children are planned. If he tackles the weather a prophet is without honor in any old country.
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John D. Keith
Brewton
Ala
Florida
Mobile
Meridian
Miss
Monroeville
Monroe County Court House
Foster Replaces Speer on Bench in Georgia Session
Savannah news reports United States District Judge Rufus E. Foster of New Orleans will preside over the Southern District of Georgia starting October 13 in place of Judge Emory Speer who faces charges before Congress. Judge Foster was assigned by Judge D A Pardee of the appeals court. The docket includes the Thomas E Watson obscenity mail case.
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Savannah
United States District
Rufus E. Foster
New Orleans
United States District Court
Southern District of Georgia
Emory Speer
Congress
Foster
Georgia District
D. A. Pardee
United States Court of Appeals
Thomas E. Watson
Judge Speer Refrains From Georgia Bench Amid Probe
Washington reports Judge Emory Speer does not wish to preside in the Southern District of Georgia while charges are investigated by the House Judiciary Committee. Judge Foster from New Orleans will open the October term in Augusta. Ty Cobb is noted in passing.
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Speer
Associated Press
Washington
Emory Speer
Department of Justice
United States Court For
Southern District of Georgia
House Judiciary Committee
Foster
New Orleans
Augusta
McReynolds
Fresh Fall Garden Seed Stock Arrives
Fresh stock of fall planting seeds available including turnips ruta baga cabbage and other vegetables. Absolutely fresh inventory just received with no carried over stock.
Court rules against blocking levee construction in Mississippi delta
In New Orleans on September 17, Judge Foster of the U S district court denied a suit by John F. Cubbins of Memphis seeking an injunction to block levee work. The Mississippi river commission and levee boards may proceed with construction even if it damages Cubbins property, citing a supreme court ruling upholding progress and development over individual obstruction.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Mississippi River Commission
Levee Boards
Foster
United States District Court
John F. Cubbins
Memphis
Cubbins
Supreme Court
Whitlock resigns from mayoral ticket in Toledo
Mayor Brand Whitlock returns from six weeks in Michigan and resigns from the citizens' ticket that had nominated him for a fourth term. The move comes as Toledo awaits the next steps in the city leadership race.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Ohio
Michigan
Brand Whitlock
Citizens
Governor declines to intervene in Agee immorality charges
Special to The Item reports Governor O Neal will not travel to Birmingham to investigate immorality allegations against W C Agee, Jefferson county excise commission chairman. He says charges should be handled by courts and no formal filings are in his office. His Birmingham trip, if any, will address other personal matters.
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Montgomery
O'Neal
Birmingham
W. C. Agee
Jefferson County Excise Commission
Excise Commission
Magic City
Graceful Dancers Face Challenge as Housekeeping Gaps Appear
A discussion notes that many dancers struggle with housekeeping, contrasting grace on stage with daily chores. The piece hints at a broader lesson about discipline, balance, and skill transfer between art and routine tasks.
Eight Miles of Canal Emptied by Burst Flood
A canal near Mons Belgium linking Pommercet and Antoing burst during mining tunneling work. The eight mile canal emptied within minutes flooding houses and sweeping away movable objects as a massive water surge overwhelmed the area.
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Associated Press
Mons
Belgium
Pommercet
Antoing
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Grove
Aia
First National Bank
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile Electrical Supply CO
North Water ST
F.C. Turner. & CO
Pardee
Georgia
Ty Cobb
Agee Gase
O’neal
Wates
Stearns
Stearns’ Electric Pacta Cn
Mazda
Mobile Electric Co
North Royal Street
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