Anniston Praised By Wiser Visitor for Industrial Progress
W C Woodall of Columbus Ga praises Anniston as a model city with a tidy business district a notable White Way along Noble street and attractive residential areas. He hails the Southeast as regional growth core noting strong cotton prospects and a coming prosperous fall season.
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Birmingham
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Brooklyn
Southeast
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Monas
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Bloody race riot disrupts Childersburg scene
July 14 near Lewis farm a picnic sparked a clash between white men and black residents. Derril Hobbs Frank Beimes Sherril Tate and Lance lor Mon are named among whites shot while Martin Lewis is identified as the involved black man. Lewis and two others fled and were later taken to Kal I adega for safety as officers curbed mounting tensions.
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Frank Beeimes
Sherril Tate
Lancellor
Elce
Martin Lewis
Lewis
White House faces Senate on Jones for Federal Reserve
Washington July 15 The White House fights to sustain Thomas G Jones of Chicago as head of the Federal Reserve Board amid Democratic defection. Senators Hitchcock Reed Doherty Martine Lane and others reportedly oppose the administration with Walsh Myers Clarke Smith and Ashurst also leaning against. The President presses lawmakers including Bankhead to rally support.
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Washington
White House
Citizens to Act in Suppressing Crime in Jefferson County
Birmingham July 15 Citizens call for patriotic action to combat murders and crime in Jefferson County. A meeting will outline ways and means including forming a county police district to organize and protect communities amid a spike in violence. Four Black men were killed and a white man seriously wounded over the past weekend.
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Birmingham
Cal
Jefferson County
Crimmnes
Eastbound and westbound freight collide near Reg Star
A collision on the Southern railway near Reg Star thirty miles west of Birmingham at 1:30 pm kills Ed Mul ing a fireman. Engineer Andy Hoehm is seriously hurt along with Conductor Sapp and another fireman. The two engines are damaged and the cause is thought to be order mixup.
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BirmsEingham
Westboweld
Southerm
Reg Star
Birmingham
Ed Muling
Andy Hoehm
Sly
Sapp
Senator Bankhead Urges Wilson to Appoint Walker
Washington, Daly 15. Senator Bankhead of Alabama urged President Wilson to appoint W. Walker of Huntsville as associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court to succeed Justice Lurton. Mr. Walker is currently chief justice of the Alabama Court of Appeals.
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Daly
Bankhead
Alabama
Wilson
K Ww. Walker
Huntsville
Ala
United States Supreme Court
Lurton
Walker
Alabama Court of Appeals
Warrants Issued for Bishop Harris in Church Burnings Case
Ashville July 15 warrants charging Bishop C. R. Harris of the Negro Episcopal church and several officials for burning churches to obtain insurance proceeds. Investigators say the group orchestrated fires to collect insurance money.
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N.C
C. R
Harris
The
Negro Episcopal
Forest fires threaten St Petersburg as army deployed
Fires sweep toward the city with 5000 soldiers sent to fight the blazes. Death toll tops 100 as mansions and estates fall to the flames amid a severe heat wave.
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St. Petersburg
Nelms Girls on Island Sought by Authorities
News from Atlanta and New Orleans report the Nelms sisters Eloise Dennis and Beatrice Nelms missing after a warning amid a mystery. A revenue cutter pursued leads to Petit Bois and Cat Island as brother Marshall Nelms joins the search. Authorities trace postcards and tickets while a San Francisco connection is mentioned.
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Nelms
Little Island
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Mia
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Ed L. Suter
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Celor
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Frisso
Marshall Nelms
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New Orleans
Eloise Demmis
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Gulfpor
Mexican Crisis Deepens as Huerta Flees City
Washington reports Huerta's family left Mexico City and abdication seems imminent. Carranza will not recognize the Carbajal government and constitutionalists vow to advance on Mexico City, despite U S concerns over bloodshed and growing tension in Mexican politics.
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Washington
General Huerta
Mexico City
Huerta
Mexico
Carranza
Riaal
Gulf States Steel Blast Furnace to Resume Operation
Gadsden July 15 Special The large Gulf States Steel blast furnace, idle since February, will restart tomorrow. Former employees will be rehired as possible. Woodstock quarries at Rock Springs will supply lime rock, with coal and ore mines also resuming. The restart is expected to employ several hundred workers locally.
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Gulf States Steel Company
Woodstock Company
Rock Springs
Huerta Regime Likely to Fall as Refugees Flee
Vera Cruz reports say U S military will aid families of President Huerta and War Minister Blanquet. Refugees may head toward Porto or foreign destinations while Senora Huerta’s departure signals possible downfall within 48 hours. Catholic priests attacked by constitutionalist forces northern Mexico.
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United States
Huyerta
Blanquet
Mexico
Funston
Porto
Hve
Europe
Cuba
Senora Huerta
Huerta
Washington
25 Years for 42 Cents Robbery Stunner
19 year old Charles Miller was sentenced to 25 years in the penitentiary for holding up and robbing A. J. Ovell of 42 cents. Authorities say Miller was arrested after the robbery with 42 cents in his pocket including four bad pennies, as Ovell had described.
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Muskogee
Ohio
Charles Miller
Qf Wce
A. J. Ovell
Ovell
Liquor Still an Issue With Elks In Denver
Denver July 1. The liquor question remained under discussion by the Elks. Grand Exalted Ruler Leach opposed buffets in club houses in dry territory. Members favor minimizing liquor sales. Fifteen thousand Elks expected tomorrow for the grand parade.
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Denver
Colo
Leach
Lipton's Shamrock Fourth to Sail for New York
Sir Thomas Lipton announces Shamrock the fourth will sail for New York on Saturday from Portsmouth England. The yacht departs July 15 amid preparations for the next challenge in the cup defense series.
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Eng
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New York
Republican delegates named for Calhoun county convention
Delegates were named to attend the Republican state convention in Birmingham on July 22. H. F. Williamson, W. W. Battle, C. B. Wells and others will represent Calhoun County with alternates listed. The county committee will decide whether to run a municipal ticket. C. R. Barker proposed Williamson for district committeeman to fill the late J. Fred Landt vacancy, and Williamson was unanimously elected.
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Calhoun County
Jack” Burgess
H. F. Williamson
C. B. Wells
Birmingham
R. Barker
W. W. Battle
Norris Woodruff
J. D. Jones
N. Thompson
A R. Noble
J. D. Price
J.D Cole
A. H. Arnold
NR. Turner
R. Bentley
J. G. Woodruff
EN. Abbott
M. S. Meek
J. Fred Landt
Mr. Willamoon
Vatican ties demand action as Catholic teachers seek help
The Catholic Brothers of Christian Schools asked President Wilson for immediate aid to secure release of seven imprisoned members and for American consuls to curb further outrages. In Juarez Villa arrived with staff to arrange US-sourced ammunition provisions and coal for the front, saying he hopes Huerta is not fleeing so he can execute him.
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Catholic Brothers of Christian Schools
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Juarez
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Villa
North
United States
Would Keep Hubby From Leaving Town
Mrs Marie Schane files for divorce from David Schane a wealthy auto dealer. She seeks alimony and custody of five year old Herbert. She alleges he cursed her choked her and threatened to sell property and move to New York with $650 monthly support. He is restrained from selling property and leaving the city.
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Atlanta
Marie Schane
David Schane
Herbert
McReynolds Won’t Talk on New Haven Suits
Washington reports indicate Attorney General McReynolds will not discuss possible criminal proceedings against New Haven directors or action by his department. Officials expect the same statute used against dynamiters in Indianapolis to target conspiracy to violate antitrust laws.
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Washington
McReynolds
New Haven
Interstate Commerce Commission
Boston
Maine
Department of Justice
Indianapolis
United States
New England
Unprecedented Rains Sink 314 Coal Barges at Labell
Heavy rains in Louisiana trigger a river rise and sink a fleet of 314 coal barges at Labell with cargo valued at 150000 dollars. No further details on damages or causes are provided.
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New Orleans
Midi Gamage
Labell
Suffragettes Attack British Secretary of State for Scotland
London July 15 two suffragettes attacked Thomas Wood member of Parliament and Secretary of State for Scotland as he left his residence. He was lashed with whips and suffered welts on his face and neck before the assailants were arrested.
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London
Thomas Wood
Scotland
Georgia to add Bacon and Candler counties
Atlanta July 15 Two more counties may be created if both houses agree Bacon would comprise Appling Pierce and Ware while Candler would take Emanuel Tatmall and Bulloch House and Senate passed a constitutional amendment for biennial legislative sessions with a $400 annual salary for legislators and a state registrar for vital statistics at 2500 a year A railroad crossing supervision bill was sent to the calendar and a resolution on selling the governor mansion was introduced
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Georgia
House
Bacon
Appling
Pierce
Ware
Senate
Candler
Bite
Emanuel
Tatmall
Bulloch
J. Randolph Anderson
Anderson
Railroad Commission
Alcohol Foe Resolution Adopted at Chicago Convention
At the Chicago gathering of Alsenists and neurologists a unanimous resolution denounces alcoholic liquors. It declares alcohol a factor in crime and insanity and calls for continued opposition.
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Chicago
Two Carman Jurors Quit During Bailey Murder Probe
Two jurors in the grand jury investigating the assassination of Mrs Louise Bailey resigned citing friendship with the Carman family and risk of bias. The quorum remained fragile as Dr Edwin Carman testified again. The state aims to bolster its case with existing and new evidence including the dictograph installation and witness accounts.
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New York
Louise Bailey
Edwin Carman
Carman
Sensational charges in suit for divorce in Atlanta
In Atlanta on July 15 sensational allegations were filed in divorce suits by Mr and Mrs John P Burn. Both seek custody of their three daughters and claim the other plans to flee with the children. Mrs Burn accuses her husband of threats.
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Atlanta
John P. Burn
Regulation Introduced To Revise Criminal Court Procedure
A new measure in the house proposes a general reform to criminal court procedure. The text mentions the Ramehacks¢ old structure and means used to build a new mansion as context for the regulation.
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