Tired Hunted Man Warns of Gun Threats in Chicago
Clarence F. Funk, manager of International Harvester, says he is followed since he testified Edward Hines funded a 100000 corruption plot to seat Lorimer in the Senate. Neighbors fear kidnap attempts as detectives shadow his Erie Street home. A federal grand jury in Chicago begins an inspection into the lumber trust with over two hundred lumbermen subpoenaed.
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Chicago
Edward Hines
Lorimer
United States Senate
Clarence F. Funk
International Harvester Company
Funk
Erie Street
Lumber Trust
Econ
Rain Ends Drought as June Heat Breaks in Anniston
Weather Forecaster Clark reports Sunday tied the record as the hottest June day in Anniston with 98 degrees. Sweltering residents prayed for rain and received a steady shower Monday morning that cooled the area and appeared widespread from Anniston toward Birmingham.
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Clark
Anniston Weather Bureau
Exercises at Negro School Are Very Largely Attended
The Galilee Baptists church room was packed with pupils and parents from Seventeenth Street public school for Rev. A F Owens D D chief speaker from Tuskegee Institute. The audience included Dr A F Owens Principal J W Ogletrea Rev J H Eason Prof BE W Knight N W Carmichael S G Moses N W Price and others in a strong community turnout. Owens spoke on The Making of Man and delivered a notable sermon.
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Galilee Baptists Church
Seventeenth Street
A. F. Owens
D. D
Phelps Hall Bible School
Tuskegee Institute
Booker Washington
J. W. Ogletrea
J. H. Eason
J. D
BE. W. Knight
The
Anniston Normal and Industrial Institute
N. W. Carmichael
Fifth Ward
Owens
Mystery Firing Into Pastor’s Home Continues Unsolved
Sheriff Leggett returns from Brick Colbert county without clues in the shooting at the Rev W B Strong Presbyterian manse. A volley pierced the home as the minister and family slept. Tensions between Northern and Cumberland Presbyterians over a church building fuel speculation. Bloodhounds from Lawrenceburg Tenn failed to track the shooter.
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Tuscumbia
Leggett
Brick
Colbert County
Presbyterian Manse
W. B. Strong
Strong
Cumberland Presbyterians
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Taft Declines Veto on New States Admission
President Taft told Governor Curry of New Mexico that he will not veto the bill before the Senate admitting Arizona and New Mexico to statehood. The move clears the path for statehood in the two western territories.
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Taft
Statehood
Washington
Taft Today
Curry
New Mexico
Senate
Arizona
Preparatory Building Authorized for Alabama Presbyterian College
Dr. J W Stagg announced plans to construct a separate preparatory building on the college grounds for younger students. He cited growth and distinct needs of the preparatory department, stating it will be run by a separate faculty and provide first class facilities.
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Alabama Presbyterian College
J. W. Stagg
Remains of Mrs J M Ragan laid to rest at Alexandria
The body of Mrs. J M Ragan who died Sunday afternoon at 2 at her brother W H Cooper's home was interred today at the family burying ground in Alexandria with funeral services led by Rev C N James. She survived by husband and daughter Louise, two sisters Mrs W W White of Oxford and Mrs Bam Crook of Jacksonville, and brother W H Cooper of Oxford. The piece also notes society items and personal mentions from Oxford.
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Oxford
J. M. Ragan
W. Hi. Cooper
Alexandria
C. N. James
Louise Ragan
Mra
W. W. White
Bam Crook
Jacksonville
W. H. Cooper
Rabid dog terror hits Heflin town
News from Heflin describes a rabid dog roaming the city last Thursday, biting ten other dogs and several chickens and injuring Mr Tolleson who was bitten while checking chickens. He sought treatment in Montgomery as townspeople fear rabies spread.
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Heflin
Mx. Tolleson
Tolleson
Tollesen
Preparatory School Organized in Anniston
Professor Basil Y Neal is named chairman of the faculty and head of a new preparatory school in Anniston. He will be joined by two qualified teachers as the institution aims to train smaller boys, prep them for college, and provide a solid life training with equipment and building plans to meet a long felt need.
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Fessor
Basil Y. Neal
Anniston
Nea
Clothiers Association Opens Annual Meeting
Atlantic City N J June 5 The annual convention of the National Association of Clothiers, to be held in Atlantic City this week, has attracted a large number of prominent participants.
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Atlantic City
Boys Meet in August In Calhoun County
The Calhoun County Boys Agricultural Club met to set a date for a general meeting. It was decided to hold the meeting on Saturday August 5 at 10 a m in the courthouse. President T D Stovall urges all members and nonmembers to attend as officers will be elected and crops will be finished by then.
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Calhoun County Boys’ Agricultural Club
Court House
T. D. Stovall
Schools Growing Progress At Local Institution
The article outlines rapid improvements at the local school begun at the start of the last academic year. About $5,000 has been spent on upgrades and further summer improvements are planned to enhance facilities for better instruction. Dr Glass will tour the state this summer to promote the school, which he sees with very bright prospects.
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Glass
Talladega Holds Clean-Up Day Promoting Civic Pride
Talladega on June 2 observed clean-up day under Mayor Oliver's proclamation. Civic Improvement League efforts showed progress as citizens completed labors and began to display civic pride.
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Talladega
Oliver
Civic Improvement League
Celebration in Honor of Memory of Count Cavour
Elaborate preparations mark the centenary celebrations in honor of Count Cavour the Italian patriot and statesman. The principal events occur tomorrow centered in Turin birthplace and death city. A monument at Santena where Cavour is buried will be dedicated.
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Rome
Cavour
Turin
Santena
Trade representatives from major cities gather for clothing questions
Delegations from Rochester Chicago New York St Louis and New Orleans attend a meeting to consider numerous questions of interest and importance to the clothing trade.
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Rochester
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
New Orleans
Marks of the Detective From A Reform Crook’s View
A former criminal describes how detectives once wore recognizable signs such as big mustaches and clattering shoes. He explains new covert methods like the thrill code and Byrnes’s invention for silent communication. He notes the enduring detective trait of the hunch and how gear affects posture and habits in plain clothes.
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Byrnes
New York Sun
Paddy's Market in Cork Keeps Old World Charm
A writer in the Gentlewoman extols Paddy's Market in Cork for its enduring old world flair. Saturday vendors, mainly elderly peasant women, sell religious pictures, furniture, clothing, and food amid a lively, ramshackle scene. Treasures like a Chelsea print or Toby jug appear among humble wares, rewarding patient searches.
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Cork
Chelsea
Toby
Rudy Malone
Patent Medicines in Japan Predate Western Industry
The piece reveals that Japan long before the West produced patent medicines and named them with vivid claims. It notes names like Heal everything ponders and Spirit cheering pills, describes a credit system for purchases, and explains widespread distribution by regular door-to-door visits. It also mentions export tax exemptions post 1905 and a thriving industry with thousands of makers and clubs in Toyama.
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Japan
Far West
Jonathan
Randol-Johan
Island Kingdom
Seitho Maeda
West
Toyama
Patent Medicine Industry Ghilds
Dee'ers
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Warnock
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J. H. Wilson
Frank Shepperd
Oxford College
Susan Gunnels
J. R. Robinson
Washington, D. C
Pitner Robinson
Lineville
Mickey Ruby
Kate Cox
Harry Prater
Piedmont
Mrs. Hilton
Miss Sue Bagley
Bartlett
Texas
Jr. Tolleson
Capital City
Clothiers’ Association
Agricultural Club
Count Cavour
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