Supreme court backs county in road fund dispute
The court rules that a city cannot claim part of the county road and bridge funds under a municipal code provision found defective in title. The Aniston case appears unlikely to prevail, confirming the Calhoun commissioners’ stance and the Birmingham ruling.
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Miller
Jeffers
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Calhoun
H. D. McCarty
Calhoun County Commissioners
Commissioners’ Court
City Court
Birmingham
Attorney General Won't Identify Libel Prosecution Target
Washington January 18 Attorney General Bonaparte again refused to name the man behind the libel case against the New York World and the Indianapolis News. Several correspondents waited at the court as the federal grand jury session opened today.
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Bonaparte
New York World
Indianapolis News
Federal Grand Jury
Bryan to Lecture at Jacksonville
William Jennings Bryan will lecture at the State Normal college in Jacksonville on Monday February 1. He is en route to Cuba and will give several talks while en route. Several persons will travel from here to hear him in Jacksonville.
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William Jennings Bryan
State Normal College
Jacksonville
Cuba
Precautions For Foiling the Cracksmen in Banks
A Harper's Weekly summary explains vault security using concealed wiring and central alarm relays to detect tampering. Banks and stores rely on electric light to illuminate interiors, deterring unseen crime and allowing tellers to trigger officers with under-counter push buttons. Electric mechanisms may also lock doors quickly to trap thieves.
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Nks
Harper’s Weekly
Jacksonville Notes Report Busy Local Changes
Jan 16 Jacksonville notes list L L Pond closing his bakery to move to Sylacauga and reopen. Miss Daisy McAuley returns from visit to Walnut Grove. C A J Hollingsworth ill in bed. Fannie Atkins moves to country home. Miss Thowell returns from Equality. Methodist apron sale planned for church carpeting. Alpha Rasor travels to Tennessee for her father’s death and plans to resume Normal school duties. A C Moseley leaves for Key to run Mr Partin’s school. Partin ill. Mrs R H Morris to return to Carolina from visit with her mother Tom Martin.
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L. L. Pond
Sylacauga
Daisy McAuley
Thowell
Equality
Ladies of the Methodist Church
Alpha Rasor
State Normal School
Tennessee
Miss Raser
A.C. Moseley
Key
Partin
R. H. Morris
Tom Martin
Carolina
John H Woodbury Ends Life at Seacliff Hotel
John H Woodbury former head of the Woodbury Dermatological Institute committed suicide today at a Seacliff hotel shooting himself in bed. His office said he had been in low spirits for some time and the death is reported as self-inflicted.
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New York
John H. Woodbury
Woodbury Dermatological Institute
Seacliff
Mystery Shooting During Royal Austria Visit
A woman accompanying King Alfonso to Archduke Frederick’s hunting lodge in Austria was mysteriously shot in the forehead. The incident occurred during the royal visit, with authorities examining the motive and potential suspects as news outlets seek confirmation of her condition and the exact circumstances.
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King Alfonso
Archduke Frederick
Austria
Jewish Longevity and Hygienic Life in Historical Perspective
Superficial vital statistics suggest Jews hold a prominent place in sanitary history. Data from Frankfort and other observers claim longer life spans among Jews, with one-fourth living past seventy-one versus fifty-nine years ten months for neighbors. Factors cited include soberness, better diet, earlier marriage, diligent childrearing, elder care, and charitable habits shaped by religious customs.
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Neufville
Frankfort
Abbott
Richardson
Not So Exacting Butcher and Clerk Exchange
A Kansas City Journal snippet portrays a dry goods clerk turned butcher, noting the humor in how women no longer attempt to match spare ribs or steak. The exchange presents a light, sociable moment from local life.
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Kansasa City Journal
Flood Devastates San Joaquin Valleys and Bakersfield Crops
Sacramento reports the worst flood in years along the Santa Fe railroad with homes washed away and damage on a level with the 1883 deluge. Kern River overflows threaten lowlands near Bakersfield destroying crops. In Illinois Gardner town near Joliet and Dwight faces near total fire destruction with business district losses and neighbor aid requested.
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Cal
San Joaquin
Coast Valley
Santa Fe
Kern
Bakersfield
Joliet
Gardner
Dwight
Chicago & Alton
Disgust at frogs legs in diners dialogue
A Chinese diplomat and an American discuss edible frogs, dogs, and rats at table. The diplomat admits repulsion to frogs while noting that edible dogs and rats are kept clean in runs and fed bread milk and vegetables to keep flesh pale.
Chuckwalla Tricks Outsmarted by Desert Indians
In southern California deserts the chuckwalla hides in a rock crevice to escape foes. Indians counter the trick by tapping its nose with wire or twig, causing the reptile to exhale and loosen its grip, until the hunter retrieves and cooks it for a meal.
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California
Great
Desert
Depth limits for miners in 4000 foot range
The article explains heat rises one degree per 65 feet below the surface, reaching about 98 degrees at 4000 feet, making coal pits below that depth impractical. It notes Britain’s coal commission ruled mines unworkable below 4000 feet. It also describes crustal thickness of 30 to 40 miles and speculates on rock pressure vs heat at great depths.
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Great Britain
Coal Commission
Chicago Tribune
Waters-Pierce Oil Company ousted from Texas
The U S Supreme Court unanimously affirms Texas ruling that Waters-Pierce Oil Co is barred from business in Texas and fined 1.6 million dollars. The action ends ongoing regulatory challenge and marks a major corporate setback.
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Waters Pierce CO
Washington
Supreme Court Today
Supreme Court of Texas
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Texas
Oxford Updates and Local Notes on January Visitations
Lynwood Gray returned from Atlanta while several residents report visits and returns. Oxford considers extending the Anniston boulevard beyond North Main, with decision pending. Great preparations for Company I annual banquet tomorrow night promise a notable event. Local travels include Tom Prater from Piedmont and Captain Paul Eichelberger back to Roanoke. Meritt Eugene Methvin born to Eugene and Jeanie Toland is noted, with other residents visiting family in Ocala and Griffin.
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Anniston
Oxford
Burton
Main Street
The Senate's Hole In the Wall
A historical note from the Washington Post describes the Hole In the Wall, a former circular senate room near the post office where nineteenth century senators bought a simple fare of ham and corned beef sandwiches. It paints the venue as the first senate restaurant serving simple edibles to lawmakers.
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Supreme Court
Malls
Washington Post
The Aurora Borealis Explained By Early Experiments
The piece notes the aurora’s unclear cause but attributes it to electricity. It cites M Lenstrom’s 1882 Finnish experiment with a mountain peak, copper wire, and tin nibs producing a yellow light whose spectrum showed the aurora’s greenish yellow ray, supporting spectroscope evidence.
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M. Lenstrom
Finland
Fox Blade History From Toledo and Solingen Traditions
The article traces fox blades from Toledo forged by Julian del Rel whose mark a dog led to the fox nickname for quality sword blades. It notes Toledo’s long swordmaking renown and Moors’ influence, with imitation by Solingen and references in Henry VI.
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Toledo
Julian del Rel
Henry Y
Solingen
Julian del Rei
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Piedmont
Paul Eichelberger
Roanoke
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Eugene Methvin
Merritt Eugene
M. G. Christian
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Ocala, Fla
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Baltimore
Clarence Hudson
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L. B. Miller
George Cooper
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