War Bill Up
Washington December 6 The sixty first session of Congress opened with Vice President Sherman presiding. Senators stood in respect for the death of Senator Johnson North Dakota and House members Lassiter and DeArmond. President Taft notified. his message to be read tomorrow. Congress to begin work Tuesday without delay. War Bill Introduced. Representative Sulzer of New York continued on fourth page.
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Washington
Congress
Sherman
Senate
Johnson
North Dakota
House
Lassiter
David DeArmond
Taft
Sulzer
New York
Yarbrough Accepts Pastorate at Parker Memorial Baptist
Dr. W. Y. Yarbrough, pastor of First Baptist Jackson Mississippi, accepts call to Parker Memorial Baptist in this city to succeed Rev. Dr. J. H. Foster who moved to Wilmington North Carolina. He is 42 with five children and will bring his family next year. He graduated from Southern Theological Seminary and is described as earnest eloquent and scholarly. The Jackson church urged him to stay, and the Parker Memorial church expects strong leadership.
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W. Y. Yarbrough
First Baptist Church
Jackson
Miss
Parker Memorial Baptist Church
J. H. Foster
Wilmington
N. C
Yarbrough
Southern Theological Seminary
Louisville
Selaya to Set Sail From Co vinto on Pacific Mail
Washington dispatch reports President Zelaya will sail today from CoVinto on a Pacific Mail steamer toward a Mexican point. Irias remains in control and Zelaya plans to go to Europe. The cruiser Prairie is grounded. baggage and marines moved to the Dixie en route to Nicaragua.
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Washington
Zelaya
Covinto
Irias
Prairie
Dixie
Nicaragua
Tammany Man Shot While Trying to Enter Wrong Flat
Charles F. Gallinger of Tammany Hall fame, longtime Bowery theater manager, was shot in New York today while attempting to enter a door on the floor below his own, mistaken for a burglar.
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New York
Charles F. Gallinger
Tammany Hall Fame
Bowery Theater
Southern Commercial Congress Opens in Washington
Nearly 500 delegates from Southern states gather at the New Willard for a two day session. Taft's secretary Nagel gives welcome, with remarks on colonization agriculture and roads. London based Thomas L Field discusses southern propaganda and trade prospects in the British Isles Europe and South America.
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Washington
Southern Commercial Congress
South
New Willard Hotel
Taft
Commerce and Labor
Nagel
A. G. B. Pierce
John M. Barker
Congress
Thomas L. Field
London
British Isles
Europe
F. A. Heitmann
Houston
Texas
John Barrett
International Bureau of American Republics
South American
Gen
Julians. Carr
Durham
N. C
Painter Henry J. Kircus Falls 62 Feet in Mill Accident
Henry J. Kircus a Birmingham resident and former city citizen, fell from a swinging scaffold at a cotton mill owned by Governor Comer last Wednesday. He sustained a broken leg and bruises, was taken to St. Vincent hospital, and is reported improving. His father L. J. Kircus said he is recovering as well as could be expected after such injuries.
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Henry J. Kircus
Birmingham
Blackmon fills role of eulogist at Elk Memorial service
In Auditor W. W. Brandon's absence State Senator Fred L. Blackmon delivered the eulogy at the Elk Memorial service held Sunday. He paid tribute to departed brothers, with a list of names read from the program and the service proceeding as announced.
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W. W. Brandon
Fred L. Blackmon
Ross Blackmon
KE. H. Michael
H. Robinson
F. EF. Stockton
Frank Martin
Meekins Browning
W. H. Langley
H. W. Sexton
Isaac Waterhouse
J. R. Moore
Walter E. Camp
Z. Henderson
James Noble, Sr
D. F. Constantine
Jury Commission to Meet Much Already Accomplished
The county commission meets for the December term and notes the transition of jury list duties to a new jury commission. J. M. Ledbetter W. H. Griffin and Frank M. Formby form the panel with I. E. Watson as clerk. The commission will review names collected since November 8 and seek citizen cooperation to list all competent jurors. The change, urged by the Alabama Bar Association, aims to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
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J. M. Ledbetter
W. H. Griffin
Oxford
Frank M. Formby
Piedmont
I. E. Watson
Circuit Court
Watson
Alabama Bar Association
Birmingham
Bar Association
Alabama
Murder cases continued as city court calendar fills
The city court docket was packed Monday with several trials. Judgments favored plaintiffs in the Shelnutt Mercantile Company v Southern Railway, Boozer & Co v Southern Railway, and Kaplan v Steinman & Co. amounts 91, 69, and 10.60 dollars respectively. Judge Coleman anticipated a January jury term to try Tess Cochran and Clark Hurd, as both defendants remain out on bond.
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Shelnutt Mercantile Company
The
Southern Railway
John F. Boozer & Co
L. H. Kaplan
Steinman & Co
Kaplan
Coleman
Tess Cochran
Clark Hurd
Alabama Tax Values Dominated by Six Major Items
A 1909 Alabama table shows six items account for over 81 percent of state tax values. Real estate outside cities totals 148.6 million, city property 138.6 million, and railroad property 77.5 million, with these three plus franchises totaling about 358.7 million.
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Montgomery
Dee
Alabama
Office
The
State Tax Commission
Appointments to Be Made Tonight in Roanoke
The Methodist Church South conference in Roanoke will adjourn tonight after several days of sessions. Next year's appointments will be decided the final act before adjournment.
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Roanoke
Conference of the Methodist Church, South
Battle Competes For Anniston Postmaster Job Against Crook
W. W. Battle seeks the Anniston postmaster position challenging incumbent Dora Crook, a Democratic ally who has expanded the office with a new building and five rural routes. Crook has broad local support, while Battle is a noted Republican figure and deputy collector of internal revenues.
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C. R. Barker
Anniston
Jacksonville
W. W. Battle
Dora Crook
Crook
Battle
Blizzard Grips Vast Regions As Cold Wave Hits
A severe blizzard blankets the West and Midwest with zero temperatures and heavy snowfall. Denver reports extreme cold and six feet of snow, while Los Angeles records historic cold. Redlands faces 27 degrees above zero and widespread orange crop damage as the cold spreads eastward.
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Chicago
Dee
Denver
Los Angeles
Redlands
Favorite Walthour favorite Walthour New York Six Day Grind
Bright riders were thrown and badly hurt and one team withdrawn in nine hours of the six day event. The race runs 13 miles behind last year’s schedule with Walthour of Atlanta and Collins of Boston as the favorites.
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New York
Dee
Walthour
Atlanta
Collins
Boston
Rates on coal shipping discussed by Alabama commission
Special to Star from Montgomery reports the Alabama railroad commission at its December 6 session discussed paying for pressed brick but postponed due to missing details. The main focus was rates on coal from Alabama mines to Anniston, which will be addressed later.
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Star
Montgomery
Alabama Railroad Commission
Anniston
Alabama
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Parker Memorial
Selaya
Tammany Man
Great Congress
Blackmon
Eulogist
Eles
Cambridge
Mass
Yale
Harfevard
England
House of Lords
Lloyd George
Lord Lansdowne
Asquire
House of Commons
Balfour
Lord Rothschild
the Board of County Commissioners
Miss Crook
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