National game is endangered by betting and parade displays
Dr W F Yarborough pastor at Parker Memorial Baptist Church condemned baseball betting and public parades in harem skirts. He cited reports of at least 200 dollars wagered on the Ar niston versus Rome game last Saturday and witnessed parades on Noble street by two young women in risqué costumes, urging city action to curb underworld latitude.
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Parker Memorial Baptist Church
W. F. Yarborough
Yarborough
Arniston
Rome
Anniston
Yarborore
Noble Street
Spanish War Veterans Hold Annual Encampment
Lafayette Indiana hosts the United Spanish War Veterans for a two day state encampment with visits planned to the State Soldiers Home, Purdue University, the Tippecanoe battlefield and other local sites amid flags and bunting.
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Lafayette
Ind
United Spanish War Veterans
Purdue University
Tippecanoe Battlefield
Portland Rose Festival Opens With Royal Barge Arrival
Portland greets Rose Festival Week as Rex Oregonus is escorted by mariners in a grand water pageant. The city buzzes with decorations crowds and a lineup of events including parades exhibits concerts and outdoor athletic contests over the next five days.
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Portland
Rex Oregonus
Cotton market rises on dry spell in southern belt
New York June 5 steady response to ongoing dry spell in the cotton belt boosts the market. Prices moved from 1 to 3 to 6 points higher after the open as traders awaited further trend signals.
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New York
Talladega Plans Public Square Paving and Water Improvements
Talladega Alabama seeks to pave the public square in the business district after a committee studied costs and invited bids. The city also aims to improve the water supply with a three mile pipeline from Cragsdale on Talladega Creek, with a council decision pending.
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Talladega
Cragsdale
Talladega Creek
Talladega City
Battleships Vermont Minnesota and Mississippi To Visit Galveston
Pensacola Florida June 5 The battleships Vermont Minnesota and Mississippi forming the third division of the Atlantic fleet departed today for Galveston They will return to Pensacola next week remain there until June 23 then move to New England waters
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Pensacola
Fla
Vermont
Minnesota
Mississippi
Galveston
New England
Local Collector Hurt in Ox Ford Runaway
W. A. Hughes, rural collector for The Evening Star and Semi-Weekly Republic, was badly injured in a runaway near Ox Ford on Saturday. His right wrist was dislocated his arm may be fractured and his body bruised. The horse bolted after shaking free from the lines and was stopped by others before further damage occurred.
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W. A. Hughes
Evening Star
Republic
Oxford
Mr. Hughes
Famine and Riots Shake Mexico City Amid Turmoil
Famine and pestilence worsen unrest as rurales clash with rioters in the capital. At least several dead and many injured as disorder spreads. reports say Reyes refuse to withdraw and women lead protests for suffrage.
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Reyes
Madero
Mexico City
Cuer
Navaca
Bootleggers Face Police Court Roster in Local Session
Monday in police court the docket closed with bootlegging cases. John Red was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to three months hard labor. Sam Jennings and Arch Curry were fined 100 and 50 dollars respectively. Curry, one leg, received leniency. Asbury Blackwell fined 100 and costs. John Daniel’s fate reserved until Tuesday. All defendants described as negroes.
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Sam Jennings
Arch Curry
Sam
John Daniel
Recorder
Asbury Blackwell
Negroes Held in Selma Murder Case as Troops Considered
In Selma on June 5, Joe and Philip Travis two negroes are jailed in Uniontown charged with murdering Clifford Foxhall a Southern Railway flagman. Public tension rises with fears of violence and reports say Abbott Rifles and the Soo Guards are present and more troops may be needed. The victim was shot while passing through a coach.
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Selma
Joe and
Philip Travis
Uniontown
Clifford Foxhall
Southern Railway
Abbott Rifles
S Oa
Commission to draft direct primary bill for all offices
Helena legislative commission appointed by Governor Norris met to organize and begin drafting a bill for direct primaries for all elective offices including U S senators. If a majority in both houses approves the measure the governor will call a special session of the legislature.
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Helena
Mont
Legislative Commission
Norris
United States
Legis
Wealthy Boston Clubman Arthur Clapp Dies at Home
Arthur Clapp a wealthy Boston clubman known in the leather trade asphyxiated himself at his residence last night. The death occurred in Boston on June 5 with police investigating the apparent suicide.
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Boston
Arthur Clapp
Weather service predicts storms to break drought east of Mississippi
The Weather Bureau in Washington forecasts two days of continuous thunderstorms and heavy showers breaking the long drought east of the Mississippi River and reaching as far south as South Carolina.
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Washington
Mississippipi River
South Carolina
Uniteds States Weather Bureau
Wash Ofington
Statewide Opposed Campaign Opens in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Texas June 5 Delegations from across Texas gathered at the North Side Coliseum as anti Statewide prohibition supporters opened their campaign. Gov Colquitt and other opponents spoke to a large audience as the drive to defeat the amendment continues statewide until the special election early next month.
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Fort Worth
Texas
North Side Coliseum
Colquitt
Thas
National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Meet Opens in Chicago
The convention of the National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association in Chicago discusses aggressive plans to license regulate and control liquor sales. Mayor Morrison delivers welcome address at the Hotel Sherman as more than a thousand members attend from across the country.
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Chicago
National Wholesale Liquor Dealover Association of America
Morrison
Sherman
Middies En Cruise At Annapolis Naval Academy
The midshipmen of all three classes under Commander R H Coontz sail today on the regular summer cruise to Europe aboard the battleships Iowa Massachusetts and Indiana. After Queenstown they visit Kiel Bergen and Gibraltar before returning to Solomon's Island and Annapolis.
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Annapolis
R. H. Coontz
United States Naval Academy
Europe
Iowa
Massachusetts
Indiana
Queenstown
Kiel
Germany
Bergen
Norway
Gibraltar
Solomon’s Island
Schools Growing in Calhoun County Institutions
Progress noted at Calhoun County schools includes enrollment jumps at Alabama Presbyterian College for Men and the State Normal College at Jacksonville. Plans call for a new preparatory building and expanded facilities, with funding allocated by the legislature and ongoing canvassing for new students led by Dr. John W. Stagg and Rev. George Lang.
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Calhoun County
Alabama Presbyterian College For
John W. Stagg
Tie
George Lang
State
Sttson
Bevernal
Stagg
State Normal College At
Jacksonville
Daugette
Noble Institute
Talladega Fire Company Heads to Rome Ga Tourney
The Alline Fire Company of Talladega will attend the tournament in Rome Georgia entering for all wagon races and perhaps two others. Talladega has won first prizes in several events at prior tournaments with large prize money. A special train from Talladega to Rome is planned June 10 carrying 300 to 400 residents for the chief day return the same day.
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Talladega
Alline Fire Company of
Rome
Bob
Bass
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