Maurice Costello Featured in Blood Ruby at Empire Today
The Empire presents The Blood Ruby a Vitagraph drama starring Maurice Costello Robert Gailliard and Helen Costello in a tale of theft forgery and justice. Also billed For the Love of Him a Selig drama with Adele Lane and Williamshows Tomorrow highlights Toys of Fate and The One Samaritan Who Got Paralysis of the Helping Hand a George Ade fable.
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the Empire Today
Vitagraph
Maurice Costello
Robert Gailliard
Helen Costello
James Warner
Hugh Barton
Grotz
Warner
Hugh
Bob
Carr
Dr. von Rutten
Heinrich von Rutten
New York
Heinrich
M Heinrich
Velma Whitman
W. F E. Parsons
Melvin Mayo
George Routh
George Ade
Empire
Essanay
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Blood Purification
Advertisement touts impure blood as cause of many illnesses and claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies and enriches the blood, removes humors like scrofula, increases red blood cells, and builds up the whole system. It urges readers to get it today.
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Hood
Penacola Budget Slashes City Expenses and Personnel
Pensacola officials announce a severe budget cut for the coming year aiming to save 40 000 to 50 000. Department heads earning 2000 or more will be reduced to 1500, others to 1200, and the police force will lose over 20 percent of positions with 20 vacancies created. A Zelius elected city recorder replacing acting recorder Paulsen, with Nelson named recorder pro tem. No fill for the controller vacancy.
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Pensacola
Fla
A. Zelius
Paulsen
L. W. Nelson
Comptroller's Office
Servant Rifles Her Employer's Pockets
Ruth Gallier, described as a negress, was arrested on a warrant by Richard L. Fearn and charged with petit larceny. She was arraigned in the recorder's court and sentenced to three months at hard labor after Fearn testified she stole $4 from his coat while employed to clean his house and left without pay.
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Ruth Gallier
Richard L. Fearn
Recorder’s Court
Mr. Fearn
Two Men Held On Suspicion In Recorder Court
Cummard Smith and Randolf Henderson, described as dangerous and suspicious, had cases continued to October 1 to secure witnesses. Smith is accused of hitting a woman with a billiard cue and both men are said to have stolen a watch with additional clothes theft ties.
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Cummard Smith
Randolf Henderson
Recorder’s Court
Smith
Feagin Enthusiastic Over Chicago Meeting
W F Feagin state superintendent of education returned from Chicago after a special meeting of administrative school officials called by Dr P P Claxton US commissioner of education. Officials from across America attended and discussed daily problems faced by schools. Feagin called it one of the most interesting meetings he ever attended. He noted only a few minutes left La Salle Hotel during sessions.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. F. Feagin
Chicago
P. P Claxton
United States
America
Feagin
Confession of Mrs. Leggett Read in Trial
In Laurel Mississippi Mrs Kearney Leggett testified with a defense letter confessing relations with Devon Sharbrough the man her husband shot. The 10 page letter dated August 26 1914 was admitted as evidence and led to discussions of temporary insanity as witnesses described Leggett's agitated behavior before the killing.
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Laurel
Miss
Kearney Leggett
Devon Sharbrough
Pack
Legcett
Devan Sharbrough
Sharbrough
Leggett
Charles Pilkington
Front Street
Moose Lodge
Co. T. O’flynn
Filer
Dan Beard
South Mississippi
Jackson
Ala
Devon
Grape-Nuts Featured as Healthful Year-Round Meal
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as a healthful dish made from wheat and barley. It claims the product is fully cooked, easily digested, and economical when served with cream or good milk for any meal all year.
Pocketbook Theft Reported In Davison and Hercules Area
Adel Harris reports to police that a tall Black man snatched her purse Sunday night around 9 30 at the Davison Hercules corner. The purse contained four dollars and seventy five cents. The long fragmentary text appears to be a personal letter with emotional confession and names including Devon Sharbrough and Sadie Sharbrough, with mentions of Mobile and a train time.
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Adel Harris
Davison and
Hercules Streets
Kearney
Devon Sharbrough
Sadie Sharbrough
Devon
Shannon
Bank OF Mobile
National Bankings Association
Mercolized wax promises new complexion remedies
An old newspaper feature touts mercolized wax as a facial beautifier that absorbs and peels away sallow skin and surface blemishes. It claims the result is a clear, smooth, youthful look unattainable by makeup, with the product sold in drug stores and applied like cold cream.
Brisk Army Enlistment Push Reports Uptick in Local Station
Recruiting officer Ser geant Maguire reports steady enlistment interest at the local station with five applications received Monday before noon. He notes a strong month so far and aims to set a record as states rest on a peace footing globally. Corporal Black, who recently toured Brewton and Flomaton for advertising, says outlook in those areas is encouraging.
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United States Army
Maguire
Corporal Black
Brewton
Flomaton
Richard Gatewood Arrested for Passing Streetcar
Richard Gatewood, a Negro cab driver, was arrested Tuesday morning by Chief of Police Crenshaw for passing a street car discharging passengers. He will be arraigned in the recorder's court Wednesday.
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Richard Gatewood
Crenshaw
Recorder’s Court
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Harmless Liver Aid
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe calomel substitute that eases constipation and sour stomach without harsh after effects. It markets the pleasant tasting vegetable liquid as suitable for all ages, with a 50 cent large bottle and a money back guarantee from the retailer.
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Dodson
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