Home Economics Club to House Southern Congress Visitors
To aid the Southern Commercial Congress in Mobile, the Home Economics Club will start a city wide campaign to gather room space for visitors. They expect about 10 000 guests and will request hosts to offer rooms for a fee, with several members already donating their homes for this patriotic effort honoring the canal project and Alabama figures Morgan Goethals and Gorgas.
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Southern Commercial Congress
the Home Economics Club
Home Economics Club
Mobile
Panama Canal
Morgan, Goethals
Gorgas
Seale Harris
G. 0. Johnson
E. Bondurant
H. P. Hirshfield
James Kk. Glennon
Syd. Robbins
Money Lenders Arrested In Memphis Bank Case
D O Wheeler and J B Sloan, president and cashier of the Exchange Bank and Trust Company, were arrested on charges of misappropriating 4977 dollars. A chancery court receiver petition was filed. bond set at 1000 dollars. Bank capital 25000 dollars, assets about 28000 dollars, deposits under 4000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
D. O. Wheeler
J. B. Sloan, Jr
Exchange Bank and Trust Company
Chancery Court
Wheeler
Illinois bankers weigh larger body endorsement
The Illinois Bankers Association opened its annual convention in Chicago with the executive council backing a strong recommendation to endorse the Glass Owen bill as aligned with the currency committee of the American Bankers Association. Senator Sherman spoke at the session.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Currency Committee
American Bankers’ Association
Glass-Owen
Illinois Bankers Association
Executive Council
United States
Sherman
Fights For Share In Big Tim Sullivan Estate
Miss Aida Sullivan daughter of the late Tam many leader announces she is en route to New York to contest a share of her father Big Tim Sullivan's fortune and seeks to have his body exhumed to determine if he was murdered amid fears he voiced before his death.
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New York
Aida Sullivan
Big Tim" Sullivan
Advertising and Sales Efficiency at Central Division Meet
In Cincinnati on September 25 the central division of the Associated Advertising Clubs of America held its second day of meetings. Officers were to be elected and the next convention city selected. Chicago and Indianapolis contend to host the next year. Main speaker William C Freeman of New York was slated to address on advertising and sales efficiency, with J J Stokes of Chicago and Charles Wilson Hoyt of New York presenting talks on advertising service and social value.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Central Division
Associated Advertising Clubs of America
Chicago
Indianapolis
William C. Freeman
New York
Charles
Wilson Hoyt
J. J. Stokes
Mass Meeting for Roumanian Jews Planned in New York
A mass meeting presided by Speaker Champ Clark will be held in New York next Tuesday night to support Roumanian Jews seeking political religious and educational freedom. The American Roumanian Jewish Emancipation Committee announced a letter reportedly by King Charles promising to work for Jewish freedom. An unrelated Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic advertisement follows.
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Associated Press
New York
Champ Clark
Roumania
Faithful Lad Is Praised by Edison
Edison praised a new lab helper who enforced the rule that only staff may enter. The inventor, recently recovered from illness, discussed employment with the boy who oversees visitors and aims to keep the laboratory orderly. The report notes an anti gambling crusade distraction linked to cantaloupe purchases.
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Edison
Associated Press
Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
City of Papette Finishes Three Day Ocean Ordeal
The battered cod schooner City of Papette, from Unga Alaska, arrived in San Francisco harbor after a three day fight to stay afloat in a storm. Eleven crew and twenty two fishermen sailed with supplies for Alaska stations. A sailor was drowned when the deck caved in and the hull leaked, extra pumps kept the vessel moving toward port.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
City of
Dr King’s New Life Pills Featured in Quack Ad
An old newspaper advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy claiming digestives benefits. The copy emphasizes female users and promotes the product with promotional language and testimonials.
Policeman’s shot kills wrong man in Chicago ambush
In Chicago a bullet from Policeman William Allen during an early ambush by three highwaymen ricocheted off an iron trolley pole and fatally struck William Lorimer a tobacco agent who was with three friends. The group detained the officer and took him to the station while another officer captured a robber.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William Allen
William Lorimer
Lorimer
Montevallo Posse Hunts Brutal Tramp
Mrs Exer Hamilton widowed daughter of Wiley Rhodes was assaulted by an unknown man in Montevallo Alabama as she returned from visiting a sick friend. The assailant threatened her with a pistol and gagged her. She remains in critical condition. Armed posses and bloodhounds hunted the tramp with some parties not returning by nightfall.
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Montevallo
Ala
Exer Hamilton
Wiley Rhodes
Slater Arrested in Arizona for Neutrality Law Violation
Slater a pawnbroker in Douglas Arizona was arrested by Justice Department agents on neutrality law charges. Ten thousand cartridges were seized with two more shipments of ten thousand rounds due for confiscation. U S District Attorney Morrison said shipments of munitions under export intent now violate neutrality laws.
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Associated Press
Douglas
Ariz
Joseph Slatter
Department of Justice
United States
J. E. Morrison
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Illinois
Duffy’s Pure
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
N. Y
Jas. McPhillips Gro. Co., Distributors
Commerce and Dauphin Sts
Mobile, Ala
Burroughs Adding Machine Co
F. J. Petersen
St. Francis Street
Big Tim
Ubs
Clark
Grove
Montevallo Posse
Hostetter
Slater
Douglas, Ariz
Dauphin Strees
Britton
DR. F. L. Tapia
Harry
Government St
N. B
Mazda
Mobile Electric Co
North Royal Street
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