Firemen to Tell Students About Prevention Plan
Mobile fire captains will speak at public and parochial schools Friday as Fire Prevention Week observances begin. Assistant Fire Chief Bert E. Fox announced the program organized with the Mobile Junior Chamber of Commerce. Awards for best outlines will be announced later by W. A. Benson and Clyde W. Foreman.
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Mobile
Bert E. Fox
Fox
J. B. Hannan
Mobile Junior Chamber of Commerce
W. A. Benson
Clyde W. Foreman
County to Adopt New Insurance Schedule for Buildings
A county board committee including James H. Glennon Frank Adams and Joe Bullock from a board of underwriters and Chair man Albert S. Towle inspected county buildings Tuesday afternoon to set a new valuation. The county board of revenue will adopt a revised insurance schedule at the rear meeting next Monday.
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County Board of Revenue
James H. Glennon
Frank Adams
Joe Bullock
Albert S. Towle
County Board
Dr Frazer to Speak on Prohibition in Europe
Dr. John W. Frazer pastor of the S J Francis Street Methodist Church will speak at the mid week prayer service tonight on Prohibition in Europe.
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Frazer
John W. Frazer
S J. Francis Street Methodist Church
Europe
Conference aims progress at Alabama gathering
Chairmen of several committees for the annual Alabama Conference at the St Francis Street Methodist Church on November 11 report progress. Housing for 90 delegates has been arranged and was disclosed by R A Christian, housing committee chairman.
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Alabama
St. Francis Street Methodist Church
R.A. Christian
Army Recruits Accepted After Local Station Reopens
The local army recruiting station reopened yesterday after a yearlong closure. Sgt. M. Cerasaro, from Baton Rouge, now runs the office which accepts men aged 18 to 35 for recruitment.
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M. Cerasaro
Baton Rouge
Veteran taken to hospital by officer reserve corps
Lieutenant Harry Kemp of the local officers' reserve corps left for Augusta Georgia to transport Wesley Roberts an ex service man in ill health to the United States Veterans Hospital in Augusta.
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Harry Kemp
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Augusta
Wesley Roberts
United States Veterans’ Hospital
Roberts
Taxicab Service Carried 592000 Passengers Last Year
The taxicab industry proved its role as a transportation agency by carrying 592000 passengers in the prior year.
How Doctors Treat Colds and Flu
How to break up a cold overnight with Calotabs the refined calomel tablet. One or two at bed time purify the system without nausea or appetite loss. Next morning the cold vanishes and breakfast can be eaten. Family package 35 cents at any drug store.
May Wirth Shows Psychic Timing In Circus Act Lineup
May Wirth, famed equestrian star, wields a mental watch of instinctive timing guiding her somersaults. The Ringling Brothers show features top riders and acts including the Hannaford troupe Reiffenach Sisters Clarkdons Wirth Family Ernestos Turrellas Rooneys Bradnas among others in the October 10 arena program.
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May Wirth
Miss Wirth
Joe
Ringling Brothers
Barnum & Batley Circus
George Hannafor
T Troupe
Reiffenach Sisters
Clarkdons
Wirth Family
Ernestos
Urrelas
Rooneys
Bradnas
Arenic Champions
Business Hurts After Anthracite Strike Widens
In Scranton and surrounding areas the 158,000 idle miners since September 1 amid a wage dispute have merchants fearing dull trade while cash-strapped workers rely on families for rent and groceries. Banks report little withdrawal as iron works cut schedules and railroads lay off or reduce shifts. silk and garment factories stay steady but cautious about hiring.
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Scranton
A.P
U S Defends Against 2 491 Claims Totalling Billions
The assistant attorney general in charge of the bureau for the defense of suits against the United States reports to Attorney General that claims totaling over a billion and a half were pending before the U S court as of June 30, comprising 2 941 cases. District courts show 226 claims with an aggregate value of 7 477 001.44 dollars, including many patent cases in custody of claims control.
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Washington
A.P
Bureau
United States
Sargent
Russian contact in labor urged at AFL meeting
Arthur A. Purcell, member of parliament and British Trades Union Congress representative, told an AFL audience in Atlantic City that American workers should form close fraternal ties with Russian workers. He urged openness to new ideas and noted Americans' receptiveness to inventions and business but slowness to embrace social and political shifts.
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Atlantic City
N. J
A-P
Arthur A. Purcell
British
Trades Union Congress
American Federation of Labor
Workers of America
Workers of Russia
Chinese Boycott Courts Inquiry Evident at Shanghai Hearing
In Shanghai on October 7, the Chinese boycott the judicial inquiry into the May 30 incident appeared at the opening session. Fewer than 20 Chinese among about 300 attendees. The hearing was adjourned until Monday.
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Shanghai
A.P
Volstead Urged as Dry District Head in Northwest
The Pioneer Press reports Andrew J. Volstead, author of the prohibition law, is urged to be appointed head of the legal department for the northwest dry enforcement district by General W F Rhinow. He would serve as legal adviser under Rhinow’s regional direction.
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ST. Paul
A.P
Pioneer Press
Andrew J. Volstead
Northwest Diry
W. F. Rhinow
Rhinow
Volstead
Parliamentarians Adopt Resolution On Economic Barriers
Washington October 71 AP report says the inter parliamentarian union conference finished its final session by adopting a resolution calling for an investigation of economic barriers and their ultimate elimination in trade.
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Washington
The
Inter-Parliamentary -Union
Optimists Approve Community Chest Drive Plan
The Kiwanis Chup backed measure passed unanimously at the Optimists weekly luncheon. The group agreed to unite efforts for a city wide community chest benefiting charitable organizations. They favor a single large drive over multiple smaller campaigns.
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Kiwanis ‘Chup
Boat radio hoax twists Oregon coast stations
Three men in a row boat from the Umatilla lightship off the Washington coast prompted coast radio stations to return to standby mode, as a false ship-in-distress report circulated along Oregon and Washington shores via North Head naval radio.
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Portland
Umatilla
Washington
Oregon
North Head
Justice Department faces winter probes on bread and aluminum
Washington, Oct 7. Congress plans two investigations into Attorney General Sargent's handling of the bread merger case and the Aluminum Company of America. Democrats and progressives push probes after Huston Thompson and John Nugent of the Federal Trade Commission revealed a $400 million bread merger complaint was ignored.
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Washington
Department of
Department
Daugherty
Congress
Sargent
Bread and Aluminum
House
Huston Thompson
John F. Nugent
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
United States
Huston
Nugent
Senate
Trade Commission
Aluminum Company of America
Mellon
Coolidge
No Income Tax on Memorial Premiums
A treasury department ruling allows individuals to deduct the fifty cent premium paid for Confederate memorial half dollars from income tax returns. Stone Mountain Memorial Association president Hollins N Randolph explained the coins sell for one dollar with a fifty cent premium, with proceeds funding carving of the Stone Mountain memorial.
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Atlanta
A.P
United States
Treasury Department
Hollins N. Randolph
Stone Mounbg Confederate Memorial Association
Randolph
Stone Mountain Memorial
State of siege ordered in Greece
Athens dispatch says the Pangalos government proclaimed a state of siege across Greece. The trial of former Premier Papanastas sion, scheduled for today, was cancelled without explanation.
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Greece
Paris
A.P
Athens
L’information
Pangalos
Papanastasion
Air sextant proves accurate in in-flight tests
The sextant used to take observations and determine positions while airborne reportedly performed well in tests, delivering reliable readings and satisfying test criteria.
Chicago Streetcar and Railroad Train Service Summary
Fragmentary note mentions trains and street cars in Chicago with unclear details about service or units. No clear events, dates, or names other than the city context.
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