Government fights to uphold pipeline common carrier status
The United States pledges before the Supreme Court to sustain the interstate commerce act provision making pipelines common carriers. In a key brief, Solicitor General argues the due process clause does not bar regulation and cites Standard Oil as the monopoly motive behind pipeline control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
United States Supreme Court
United States
John Wins
Commerce Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil Company and Gas Company of
Louisiana
Ohio Oil Company
Prairie Ol and Gas Company
Uncle Sam Oil Company
Robert PD. Benson
Electric Bitters Promised Relief for Weak Kidneys
A vintage advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure for weak kidneys and indigestion. It cites a San Francisco man praising the remedy for his wife and notes benefits for liver health with no fear of pain, pricing 50 cents to 1.00 at Van Antwerp Drugs Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dowling
San Francisco
van Antwerp Drugs Co
French Aviator Drowns Near Mogador Coast
A French military aviator traveling from Casa Blanca to Mogador Morocco drowned when his aeroplane capsized 360 yards from the beach. He remained strapped to his seat and did not surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mogador
Morocco
Casa Blanca
Teachers Will Wait for Money in Alabama Institute Move
Dr. Thomas W. Palmer, president of the Alabama Girls' Technical Institute, announced in Montgomery that the school will delay its $9 000 quarterly appropriation until November 1. He said funds will cover September, salaries due November 1, and building funds may be delayed. Enrollment opened September 10 at 450 students, with capacity constraints limiting growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Thomas W. Palmer
Alabama Girls’ Technical Institute
Treasury
O'Neal
Goldsby Talks of Mobile Politics en Route to Selma
Hon. Joel W. Goldsby of Mobile, former Alabama senate president and Mobile excise commission chairman, spent hours in Montgomery en route to Selma. He said Mobile voters are waiting to see which governor candidate voices their sentiments before deciding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Joel W. Goldsby
Mobile
Alabama, Senate
Mobile Excise Commission
Selma
Gulf City
Goldsby
Mr. Goldsby
Liquor Issue Roils Alabama Gubernatorial Campaign
Alabama liquor interests grow uneasy as whiskey issue resurfaces in the gubernatorial race. Prohibition could win broad support if agitation persists, with the 1915 legislature likely to vote dry. Wet counties like Mobile Montgomery and Birmingham could move to prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Corporation
Mobile
Birmingham
Wilson TICKET WINS IN JERSEY
In Newark New Jersey supporters of Woodrow Wilson carried the gubernatorial primary in all counties except Mercer and Essex by an estimated 20 000 in Essex the Smith Nugent slate defeated Wilsons and Nugent was chosen by about 4000. Everett Colby led the Progressives over Osborne by 2500 while Edward Col Stokes won the Republican contest decisively.
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Associated Press
Newark
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Mercer
Essex
Fielder
Smith- Nugent Assembly
Wilson
James R. Nugent
Democratic State Committee
Everett Colby
New Idea
Republican Party
Progressive Party
Edmond B. Osborne
Edward Co. Stokes
Woman’s Health Transformation Reported in Boone Mill
Mrs C J Martin of Boone Mill Virginia says five years of stomach trouble left her unable to eat. After taking three bottles of Chamberlain’s Tablets she feels well weighs 168 pounds and can eat freely. She invites local residents to verify her claim. Chamberlain's Tablets available from dealers.
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C. J. Martin
Boone Mill
Fresh Fall Garden Seed Stock Arrives
Just received fresh stock of garden seeds for fall planting including turnips ruta baga cabbage and other varieties. All seeds are new and unused with no leftovers from last year. English Carriage Sun Wad Fri tf.
Republicans Seek Early Conference for National Convention
New York Republicans endorsed a platform calling for rule revisions and state based delegate selection by vote totals. Washington leaders urged the party committee to act, aiming to convene next spring before the congressional campaign. The move seeks to empower states in choosing delegates and revise disputed party rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
New York
Republican National Executive Committee
National Committee
Congress
Charles D. Hilles
Cummins
Jones
Conciliation Committee
Chicago
British naval cruise planned for Mediterranean and Bermuda
The Admiralty announced a fleet of eight battleships, three battlecruisers, eight cruisers and eight light cruisers will sail to the Mediterranean in November, with four large armored ships basing in Bermuda. Vice Admiral Sir Stanley Colville will command a show of force before the American Atlantic fleet visit, as the fourth cruiser squadron sails to Bermuda and then to Caribbean ports.
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Associated Press
London
Mediterranean
Bermuda
Germany
Alexandria
Sir Stanley Colville
Great Britain
England
South Louisiana Wins Diversion Of Immigrants Through New Orleans
Advices from New York report New Orleans Chamber of Commerce and Louisiana business leaders persuading trans Atlantic officials to divert part of the immigrant flow through New Orleans. A steamship line has started a Europe to New Orleans service, with more planned. The delegation formed the Mississippi Valley Agricultural Association to promote Southern immigration, especially farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
New York
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley Agricultural Association
South
States Should Own Warehouses Plan Proposed by Texas Governor
New Orleans September 24 Governor Colquitt of Texas announced plans to convene a conference of Southern governors to discuss public ownership of warehouses. He favored a special tax and uniform laws if public warehouses could be secured, citing prior conferences and the need for a crop valuation focus.
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New Orleans
Colquitt
Texas
Embezzlement Charges In Van Antwerp Suit Club Case
A. H. Beatty alleging partner of J. Ed Jones in the Van Antwerp building suit club faces two counts of embezzlement in a recorder's court affidavit. Beatty claims $41 on the first count and $53 on the second. Jones already held on embezzlement warrant by Z. W. Agee, case pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Beatty
J. Ed Jones
van Antwerp
D. H. Eddington
Recorder’s Court
Jones
Z. W. Agee
Beatty
Dr Joshua Hering Dies at 80 Former Comptroller and PSC Member
Baltimore on September 24 reports the death of Dr Joshua Hering aged 80. He served as state comptroller and, until recently, was a member of the state public service commission. He had suffered failing health for several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua Hering
Associated Press
Baltimore
State Public Service Commission
Death of Patrick Ford noted by Pall Mall Gazette
The Pall Mall Gazette comments on the death in America of Patrick Ford, Irish American home rule advocate, urging that his violence legacy perish and that no new generation revive bloodshed in Ireland or the United States.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Patrick Ford
London
America
Ireland
United States
Representative Roddenberry Near Death In Thomasville
By Associated Press Thomasville Georgia September 24 Representative C A Roddenberry remained critically ill at his home as doctors reported his pulse showed alarming weakness and he hovered at the point of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
C. A. Roddenberry
Tax Commission Schedules Hearings On Property Valuations
The Alabama State Tax Commission will hear valuation protests in Montgomery starting November 1. A A Evans John B Powell and Secretary Murray White identified hearings in Conecuh Escambia Baldwin and Mobile counties with dates set for November 3 4 6 and 7. Cases include turpentine leases timber lands Point Clear hotel Fairhope colony Alabama Tobacco Co and Mobile business property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Conecuh
Escambia
Baldwin
Mobile
State Tax Commission
A. A. Evans
John B. Powell
Murray White
County Board
Escambia County
Baldwin County
Point Clear
James K. Glennon
Fairhope
Alabama Tobacco Company
Royal
Aged German Father May Visit New York Over Schmidt Son Claim
The father of Johann Schmidt, the self confessed murderer of Anna Aumuller, plans to travel from Auchaffenburg to New York. German alienists will assess Schmidt, including a morgue identification test to gauge his mental state. The case hinges on Schmidt's mental responsibility.
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Associated Press
New York
Johann
Hans) Schmidt
Anna Aumuller
Auchaffenburg
Germany
Hans Schmidt
Disi
Whitman
Schmidt
Unclear fragment on taste and odor of cheese
Fragment suggests a saying that strong smelling cheese may taste better, noting a paradox between odor and flavor. No concrete names, dates, or places are present.
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Davis
Beecham
Columbia Ice Cream Co
Nelson & Bailey
Royal ST
Jersey
Ellis Island
C. J. Gayfer & CO
Tutt’s
Stearns’ Electric
Mamma
Foley
Suee
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