Chamber probe ordered on plan to shield city from storms
At the Mobile Chamber of Commerce meeting a five member committee was appointed to study and report on a plan for permanent protection of the city from high water during tropical storms. The group will report before October 12 ahead of a State Harbor Board session here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
W. E. P. Wilson
Messrs. E. O. Fowlkes
Louis Donald
Jacob D.D. Bloch
Frank B. DuBois
State Harbor Commission
Proximo
State Finphor Commission
Mobile
Clemens
J. M. Bain
H. G. Barclay
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Bailey
Chamber of Commerce
Milton “K. “Smith
Louisville & Nash-ville Railroad
Gets-It Corn Remedy Promoted Over Painful Methods
An advertiser extols GETS-IT as a simple corn remedy, claiming it dries instantly with five drops and makes corns, calluses, or warts loosen and shed. The pitch notes widespread pharmacist endorsements and availability by E. Lawrence & Co. of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago, IL
Fashionable Fall Girl of 1916 Melting Pot of Styles
The fall girl of 1916 arrives in New York ahead of Labor Day blending past eras with modern cuts. She wears a velvet tam o shanter, a Moyen Age gown, and a Directoire influence with various fabrics, colors, and furs, while waists shift and silhouettes split between straight and full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paris
Directorate
Harry Lauder
Geoffrey Chaucer
Maurice Hewlett
Witte
Nuxated Iron Claim Ad Amid Affray Reference
An advertisement cites Dr. Sauer praising Nuxated Iron as a safe absorbable iron remedy for digestion and nervous conditions. It promises a $169 charity donation if a iron deficient adult under 60 shows 200 percent strength gain in four weeks and refunds if strength does not double in ten days, with Van Antwery Drug Co. among local distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Sauer
Dr. Sauer
van Antwery Drug. Co
Planter Murders Farmer Near Crawford Russell County
James Culpepper, a farmer three miles west of Crawford in Russell County, was shot three times by an unknown Black man as he rode home in a wagon after hiring him. The assailant fled into nearby woods after taking money from Culpepper’s pockets. a witness described the suspect’s clothing and noted a railroad cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Girard
Ala
James Culpepper
Crawford
Russell County
Mr. Culpepper
Seven Florida gridiron battles on schedule
Gainesville Fla September 13 The Florida football schedule lists seven games including Georgia at Athens October 7 Alabama at home October 21 Tennessee at Tampa October 28 Mercer at home November 4 Auburn at Jacksonville November 11 and Indiana at Bloomington November 18 One date remains open Last year lettermen mostly return with captain Lotspeich tackle and halfback Thompson among the players in the Florida National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesvville
Fla
University of Florida
University of Georgia
Athens
University of Alabama
University of Tennessee
Tampa
Mercer
Auburn
Jacksonville
University of Indiana At Bloomington
Ind
Lotspeich
Thompson
Florida National Guard
Shawty Skipper eludes posse in farmer killing
Posse from Henry and Houston counties pursues Lige Skipper, the unidentified suspect who killed Henry James, a well known farmer, and robbed him. James was shot from a buggy as he approached, with Skipper fleeing and remaining at large since Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associa Press
Montgomery
Ala
Henry
Houston
Lige Skipper
Henry James
James
Skipper
Greece Buys Sugar in U S 5s Shipment Planned
The Greek government purchased a cargo of refined sugar worth 790 900 dollars in New York, with shipment scheduled for next week. The deal was learned here today and reflects Greece securing strategic sugar imports for immediate delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
U. 5S
New York
Collapse of Grandstand Triggers $150,000 in Suits
Colorado Springs District Court hears about 25 personal injury suits against the Colorado Springs Athletic Club following the September 4 collapse of two grandstand sections at White-Welsh arena. Attorneys say 15 more complaints are being prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Colorado
Springs
Col
Colorado Springs Athletic Club
Relief committee closes. executive panel to finish details
The Citizens' Central Relief Committee disbands after aiding storm distress. The executive committee will handle final details. A statement shows receipts of 4,595.69 and disbursements totaling 3,888.14 with a balance of 707.65 and about 350 in unpaid bills and unused appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Central Relief Committee
Executive Committee
Southern Ie
Presa CO
Aeseoveseovn
Balartee
H. T. Inge
Alabama
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Praised by Memphis Mother
Mrs. Myron J. Pickard of Memphis reports giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to her two children during severe colds last winter. She says it proved the medicine they needed and notes it is obtainable everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mardaine Recamier
Queen Louise
Prussia
Chamberlain
Weaver Faces Habeas Hearing In Embezzlement Claim
Thomas W. Weaver a Methodist Protestant minister is held on an embezzlement charge in Florida. He was arrested outside a Montgomery church and placed in county jail. He allegedly took $20 from W W Parrish for a car seat cover not delivered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Thomas W. Weaver
Methodist Protestant Church
Florida
Weaver
Henderson
W. W. Parrish
Vernon
Washington County
Parrish
Weaver-Henderson Automobile Company
Capital Auto Company
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Harbor Board
Nixola Greeley-Smith
Poirot
Directoire “Type
Oss Willaro
Jack Johnson
Frank Moran
Europe
Jess Willard
Colonial Hotel
Willard
Willards
Mr. Willard
Trent
Committee of Chamber of Commerce
Pike
A. C. Edmondson
John Davis
Tuscaloosa County
Henderson Lumber Company
Oakman
Walker County
Tuscaloosa
Wrigley’s
Postal
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co
Keaner Bidg
Chicago
Wrigley
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