Educators of South Gather for Southern Educational Association
Charlotte hosts the Southern Educational Association three day convention with delegates from sixteen states. State and local superintendents attend alongside famed educators from Harvard, Chicago, and Stanford while university leaders from Missouri to North Carolina prepare keynote addresses. Parallel sessions run by the American School Peace League and several regional education groups accompany the event.
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Charlotte
N. C
Southern Educational Association
Eliot
Harvard University
Judson
University of Chicago
Jordan
Leland Stanford University
Hill
University of Missouri
Kirkland
Vanderbilt University
Mezes
University of Texas
Denney
Washington and Lee University
Abercrombie
University of Alabama
Venable
University of North Carolina
Mitchell
University of South Carolina
Kincannon
University of Mississippi
Claxton
University of Tennessee
The
American School Peace League
Southern Association For the Improvement of the Schoolhouses
Religious Educational Association
Southern Society of Philosophy and Psychology
Nicaragua War Ends as Leaders Agree Armistice
Reports from Rama battlefield say Estrada and Madriz have agreed to an armistice and will run for Nicaragua's presidency. The revolution is said to be called off and Washington notes peace prospects despite famine adding horror.
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Colon
Rama
Estrada
Madriz
Nicaragua
Washington, D.C
Zelaya Arrives as Conqueror Amid Anti American Feelings
Mexico City reports the government and people ready to welcome Zelaya as conqueror, with a strong anti American sentiment prevailing.
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Mexico City
Zelaya
Passengers Guarded Aboard Steamer Off Frying Pan Shoals
New York December 28 Tugs guard the Clyde Line steamer Troquois which lies rudderless off Frying Pan Shoals with one hundred passengers aboard. Those on board are reported not to be in danger.
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New York
Clyde Line
Early betting on the Johnson Jeffries fight in Chicago
Betting in Chicago on the Johnson Jeffries bout has started with a wager of five thousand dollars to four thousand. The odds favor Jeffries as the early action grows.
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Chicago
Jeffries
Geographical Society to Honor Peary with North Pole Medal
Chicago December 28 The Geographical Society of Chicago votes to inscribe a medal for Commander Peary with the words For First Achievement of North Pole recognizing him as the discoverer.
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Geographic ‘Society of Chicago
Chicago
The
Geographical Society of Chicago
Peary
North Pole
Parker Enters Race for Alabama Lieutenant Governor
Birmingham druggist John J. Parker announces plans to run for lieutenant governor. He will make a formal declaration in January after the State Executive Committee meeting on January 24, outlining his platform and pledging independence from any party influence. Parker has ties to Sumter Tuscaloosa Jefferson counties and Mobile residence for votes.
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Birmingham
John J. Parker
Alabama
Parker
Sumter
Tuscaloosa
Jefferson
Mobile
Anniston Leaders Mull Tri State Baseball League Plan
Rumors of a tri state league with Anniston Rome Cleveland Gadsden Huntsville and Knoxville stir fans. Knoxville may host a January meeting to decide action while Anniston reorganizes its Baseball Association with E D Willett as president.
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Annistonians
Rome
Knoxville
Anniston
Anniston Baseball Association
E. D. Willett
Oxford
Talladega
Gadsden
Cedartown
Rome-Knoxville
Alabama at Peace With Railroads in State
Montgomery Dec 28 The Alabama railroad commission reports no docketed cases for its January meeting marking a fourth consecutive month with no disputes The only issue pending is brick rate as the state bill fixes rates for common and fire brick but not pressed brick railroads set their own rates while brick users seek parity with other bricks.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Railroad Commission
Commission
Statues Stay in Hall as Congress Backs Washington
In Washington on December 28, the Lee statue will not join the Washington statue in Statuary Hall as Congress did not accept the Lee piece. Lee's relatives say the nation cannot accept one statue without the other, so both remain.
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Congress
Lee
Washington
D. C
Statuary Hall
Auto Hose Company No 1 Gets New Fire Truck
The Hose Company No 1 auto equipment was completed and put into service late Monday afternoon. Driver Herron is delighted. G H Brommel & Co remodeled the vehicle purchased from John H Noble. The project raised about $500 plus matching city funds. Total cost likely not exceed 1300 with value stated at no less than 2000. The remodeling is praised as first rate.
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Herron
G. H. Brommel & Co
John H. Noble
Holiday railroad travel boosts Anniston ticket sales
A holiday travel surge drove heavy railroad passenger traffic across the country. In Anniston the local ticket office sold over $600 daily during December 21 to 25, a record for the period, with travel remaining strong beyond the holidays. The fire department celebrated a separate successful undertaking and thanked contributors.
Missing $20,000 at Englewood Express Office
Chicago December 28 George A Capron is missing with $20,000 from the Englewood office of the United States Express Company. Capron, once a rapid rise as a strikebreaker, had been in charge of the office for three years before vanishing.
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Chicago
George A. Capron
Englewood
United States Xpress Company
Capron
Taft Seeks Cabinet to Curb Cotton Futures Gambling
President Taft urges an early cabinet meeting to discuss measures to stop gambling in cotton futures. A special message on the topic is considered likely as part of the push.
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Taft
Congress
Washington, D. C
Cuba Building Many Railroads
Reports from Havana indicate steady railroad expansion across Cuba with four of six provinces active. Oriente leads, as the Cuba and Cuba Eastern lines push through isolated areas to connect remote regions with major cities.
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Washington
Havana
Oriente
Cuba
Island
Business Again Becomes Normal in Anniston
Anniston resumes normal business after holidays as factories reopen and shops start full operation. Many visitors are present, but the focus remains on improving business prospects and economic activity, with Christmas social life dimming amid the year’s final rush.
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Anniston
al Lines
New Jersey Towns Vote Today on Consolidation Plan
A special election is held today among Hudson County towns opposite Manhattan to decide on consolidating six or more districts into a single New Jersey city. The aim is a new city of about 150 000 residents if approved.
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New Jersey
New York
Hudson
Manhattan
West Hoboken
Guttenberg
Union Hill
West New York
West Bergen
Weehawken
Intercollegiate Association Holds Fourth Rule Meeting
Representatives from fifty eight colleges gather at the Murray Hill hotel for the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of America annual session. The focus is a proposed revision of football rules to reduce danger, with speeches by Dr Palmer E Pierce and leaders from Syracuse Harvard Purdue and others. Continued on Fourth Page.
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New York
Intercollegiate Athletic Association of America
Murray Hill Hotel
Palmer EF. Pierce
Association
Pierce
James RB. Day
Syracuse University
D. A. Sargent
Harvard University
J. Hi. McCurdy
Y. M. C. A. Training School
Springfield
Mass
Thomas F. Moran
Purdue University
Eight bitten by mad dog sent to Pasteur Institute
Eight residents of Meridian Mississippi were bitten by a mad dog and rushed to the Pasteur Institute in Atlanta. The victims include three children of Perry Young, three children of J M Betts, a child of J M Curry, and Mrs J B Tucker. The dog was declared mad by experts.
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Meridian
Miss
Pasteur Institute
Atlanta
Perry Young
J. M. Betts
J. If. Curry
J. B. Tucker
Applications for 2150 Teacher Licenses in Alabama
Montgomery Dec 28 Two thousand one hundred fifty applications for licenses to teach in Alabama schools were reported by county superintendents following the December examinations.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Stock Exchange Probes Rock Island Deal Involving Reid and Moore
New York December 28 The Stock Exchange is investigating a sensational Rock Island deal in which Daniel M. Reid and Judge W R Moore are involved. They are suspected of operating a scheme to injure Hawley. No further sensational market news reported today.
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New York
Rock Island
Daniel M. Reid
W. R. Moore
Hawley
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