Governor Comer Urges Strong Laws in Alabama Reform Agenda
Governor B L Comer transmits his first official message to the Alabama Legislature urging enactment of the party platform demands. He calls for strong laws protecting citizens while balancing railroad and public service charges and corporate rights. He cites Texas Iowa Virginia and other states as models for firm regulation of rates and corporate influence.
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Montgomery
B. LB. Comer
Ilaw
Texas
Iowa
Illinois
Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Foster Defends Roosevelt Japanese Policy on Centralization
Rep. Foster of Vermont defended the president’s policy on Japan, arguing for centralization of federal power and the right of the general government to guarantee foreigners equal property rights, access to courts, and education in national schools. He noted states are not required to fund schools or courts, but federal action could require schools to admit foreigners on the same terms as Americans.
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Representative Foster
Vermont
Mr. Roosevelt
Wreck That Cost Spencer His Life Due to Criminal Negligence
The Virginia corporation commission report on the Thanksgiving Day wreck at Lawyers, Virginia blames Operator Mattox for criminal negligence and notes unsatisfactory service by Operator Jacobs. It calls for punishment of company representatives found guilty.
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Spencer
The
Star
Richmond
State Corporation Commisson
Lawyers, Va
Samuel Spencer
Southern Railway
Jacobs
Mattox
Governor Urges Dispensary Abolition and Local Option Law
In his inaugural address, Governor M. F. Ansel calls for abolition of South Carolina’s dispensaries and enactment of a local option law allowing counties to choose between dispensary and prohibition. He proposes stronger powers for the state railroad commission and endorses death for attempted rape.
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South Carolina
The
Star
Columbia
M. F. Ansel
State Railroad Commission
Presbyterian ministers plan drive for Alabama Presbyterian College
At a Birmingham ministers meeting Dr. W. E. Mellwain was asked to canvass all Presbyterian churches in the city for the Alabama Presbyterian College. The effort will start at First Presbyterian Church with Pastor J. W. Stagg on the fourth Sabbath and continue through all churches to a final mass meeting to solicit subscriptions.
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Presbyterian Ministers’ Association
Birmingham
W. E. Mellwain
Alabama Presbyterian College
McIlwain
First Presbyterian Church of
J. W. Stagg
Draw Rules for Church Services in Paris
Paris Jan 15 The Catholic conference to reorganize French Catholic services commenced at 10 this morning and will meet for three days. Secret sessions focus on church state dispute and the creation of four commissions to draft rules for services that may be held publicly.
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Paris
Confederate Soldier Pittman’s 40 Year Tombs Prison Tale
A. P. Pittman and his wife arrive in the city recounting a saga from his Civil War days. He says he hid a pistol, refused to run, and killed a Federal colonel when ordered to pass a gate. He spent nearly four decades in the Tombs before his release last April, while his wife had believed him dead and raised five children with another man.
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A. P. Pittman
New York
Georgia
Pittman
Arlington House
Montgomery Chamber of Commerce Pushes Immigration Help
National Board of Trade session opens in Washington with Frank D. Lalaune presiding. Montgomery Alabama chamber urges congress to pass immigration legislation aiding the South while Philadelphia trades league seeks pure food restrictions. Delegates from many boards attend as over 100 recommendations await action.
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Star
Washington
National Board of Trade
Frank D. Lalaune
Lalaune
Philadelphia
Montgomery
Ala
Board of Trade, Business Organization
Sigsbee Ends Active Navy Career on Reach of Retirement
Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee retires tomorrow upon reaching the age limit after a long naval record. He commanded the Maine at Havana harbor and earned honors in Civil War Fort Fisher battles and Mobile Bay. He later led the auxiliary cruiser St Paul and battleship Texas and held key posts including naval intelligence chief and League Island yard commander.
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The
Star
Washington
Charles D. Sigsbee
Navy
Sigshee
Maine
Havana Harbor
Fort Fisher
Mobile Bay
St. Paul
Texas
Naval Intelligence Office
League Island Navy Yard
Caribbean
Honor Roll for Fifth Ward School Third and Second Grade
The third grade honor roll lists Edwin Borders Claud Casey Eliza Duncan Frank Croley James Costa Reese Jackson John Whelchel Archie Siskie Frank Montgomery Tom Banks Fred Brandt Bessie Benston G Z Richey Beatrice Wilson Bessie Foote Reba Adair Birdie Moore. The second grade honors include Clara Bates Abbie Long Maggie Siskie Katie Kennedy and Hugh Lee Wood.
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Fifth Ward
Edwin Borders
Claud Casey
Eliza Duncan
Frank Croley
James Costa
Reese Jackson
John Whelchel
Archie Siskie
Frank Montgomery
Tom Banks
Fred Brandt
Bessie Benston
G. Z. Richey
Beatrice Wilson
Bessie Foote
Reba Adair
Birdie Moore
Clara Bates
Abbie Long
Maggie Siskie
Katie Kennedy
Hugh Lee Wood
Widow Reunites with Husband After Moonshiner Tragedy
The passage notes a woman who is mother to several children and is in the city with an elderly couple. Her second husband was killed by moonshiners in North Georgia years ago, leaving her a widow when Pittman returned.
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North
Georgia
Pittman
Paving Contracts Move Forward on East Tenth Street
A contract closed yesterday for paving East Tenth Street from Noble to Wilmer Avenue by Southern Bitulithic Paving Company. Work began today with plans to extend Noble Street pavement from Ninth to Eighth once complete. L. H. Kaplan would cover part of the extension costs, facing railway cooperation as the main obstacle, with Mayor Kilby negotiating with the L and N.
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John B. Knox
H. B. Cobb
Ulithie Paving Company
East Tenth Street
Noble Street
Wilmer Avenue
Ninth
Eighth Street
L. H. Kaplan
L. & N. Railway
Kilby
Ly & N
Burial of infant preserved for six months by undertaker
Undertaker William M. Franks prepared for the burial today of a infant given by Emma Moore on August 7, 1906. The body was embalmed and kept to test preservative qualities, left at Moore’s home last August, pauper’s oath sworn before Justice A B Sawyer, burial at county expense. Dr A F Bulk lard cited natural death, noting prior preservation of an infant for four years.
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William M. Franks
Emma Moore
Moore
A. B. Sawyer
A. F. Bulk Lard
Crane Reelected United States Senator in Massachusetts
United States Senator W. Murray Crane was re elected to a six year term by a unanimous vote of the Republican majority in the Massachusetts senate and house.
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The
Star
Boston
Mass
United States
W. Murray Crane
Senate
House
Massachusetts
French Bishops Meet in Paris Plenary Council
Keen public interest surrounds the plenary council of French bishops at Chateau de la Muette. Two daily sittings are planned with Cardinals Richard LeCot and Couille presiding in rotation as they discuss the church’s situation in France.
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Paris
Chateau de la Muette
France
Richard
Lecot
Couille
Hall Signal Company Increases Capital Stock
Stockholders meet in Portland to approve issuing an additional 1,000,000 dollars in preferred stock, raising total capital to 1,100,000 dollars preferred and 1,900,000 dollars common due to rising business demand.
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Portland
Hall Signal Company
Maine
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Charles D. Sigs.bee
5Th Ward
Noble
Loogal Undertaker
Crane
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