Father Unable To Give Him Aid Forgery Charge Against W A Dickinson
W A Dickinson, a young white man, was transferred to the county jail after a preliminary police court inquiry. He faces investigation by the next September grand jury on forgery charges arising from two $12 checks on Annis ton National Bank. Burns denied signing one check. Dickinson had four blank First National Bank checks when arrested. Father J W Dickinson says son is morphine dependent and once escaped Tuscaloosa asylum. he hopes forcing work may teach him a lesson.
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W. A. Dickinson
Creen
Dickinson
Anniston National Bank
J. L. Burns
W. F. Edelman
Burns
First National Bank
Shiretzki
Phillips
LeGrand
J. W. Dickinson
West Pratt Coal Company
Dora
Tuscaloosa
University of Iowa to host baccalaureate address by Dean Mathews
Commencement week begins with a baccalaureate address by Dean Shaler Mathews of the University of Chicago divinity school at Iowa City. Wednesday will feature the commencement exercises with President Judson of the University of Chicago delivering the graduation address.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Shaler Mathews
University of Chicago Divinity School
Judson
University of Chicago
Roosevelt and Party Endure Harsh Trek to Elephant Camp
A messenger reports the Roosevelt party faced extreme hardships on their journey to Lumbwa elephant camp. The group left Wednesday, struggling through arid regions toward Sotik before reaching the camp.
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Naivesha
Tree
Roosevelt
Lumbwa
Sotik
Northern lines consolidation rumor denied by James Hull
James Hull of the Great Northern Northern Pacific and Burlington companies denies reports he intends to consolidate the railroads into one company calling the idea illegal and undesired. He asserts no such action is planned.
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Minneapolis
James Hull
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Baptists Rally for Denominational Education in Aniston
All Aniston Baptist churches will gather Sunday evening at Parker Memorial church to discuss denominational education. Distinguished speakers include Dr. A. P. Montague president of Howard College and Dr. George W. Macon dean of Howard faculty. Montague will preach at Parker Memorial Sunday morning replacing Pastor Dr. Joshua H. Foster.
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A. P. Montague
George W. Macon
Montague
Howard College
South
Macon
Baptist Young Peoples’ Convention
Parker Memorial
Joshua H. Foster
Alabama Collecting Agency Formed in Jacksonville
Application filed for the Alabama Collecting Agency a newly organized concern at Jacksonville with J. H. Privett as president H. H. Montgomery as vice president and Woodson W. Weaver as secretary treasurer. Capital to start at 4000 with power to increase to 10000.
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Alabama Collecting Agency
Jacksonville
J. H. Privett
H. H. Montgomery
Woodson W. Weaver
Harriman Under Knife for Grave Illness in London Dispatch
A London dispatch says E. H. Harriman is undergoing treatment for a serious organic condition involving heart and kidney issues. The report notes overwork and nervous strain as causes and mentions Edwin Hawley as a likely successor if Harriman retires.
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New York
London
E. H. Harriman
Edwin Hawley
University of Illinois Commencement Week Underway
Urbana Ill June 12 All arrangements are made for commencement week at the University of Illinois. The programme starts tomorrow with the baccalaureate address and ends Wednesday with graduation exercises featuring Baron Takahira Japanese ambassador to Washington delivering the address.
Torpedo Boat Cambala Sunk in Black Sea Storm
An official report says the torpedo boat Cambala sank in the Black Sea yesterday afternoon during a storm near St. Petersburg. Twenty officers and crew members aboard were drowned. full details remain unavailable.
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ST. Petersburg
Toredo
Cambala
Black Sea
Queensboro Bridge Largest Public Cantilever Span
The Queensboro Bridge is described as the largest public cantilever bridge in the world with a shore to shore length of 3 725 feet and total length including approaches of 8 617 feet. Clear height above mean high water is 195 feet and it can accommodate 60 000 persons per hour. The structure with the land approaches cost 12 500 000 dollars.
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Blackwell’s Island
Manhattan
Queens
Long Island
Upper East Side
Queens Boro Bridge Opens Linking Manhattan and Long Island
The Queens boro bridge, the fourth major link between Manhattan and Long Island, opens with a grand ceremony and harbor pageant. A parade of 15,000 National Guardsmen, thousands of volunteers, and nearly 100 elaborately decorated floats mark the day, as officials praise the new span for its future capacity and regional benefits.
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Union Press
New York
Queensboro Bridge
Interborough
Manhattan
Long Island
East River
Long Island City
Father Knickerbocker
Brooklyn
Charles F. Roe
Queens County
Church dynamited in Leeton ta Ohio after prohibition raids
The First Presbyterian Church in Leeton ta Ohio was blown up with dynamite last night. Authorities suspect bootlegger retaliation for Rev. Joseph Brim’s prosecutions of prohibition violators. Detectives are searching for the culprits.
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Letonta
Ohio
First Presbyterian Church
Here
Joseph Brim
Meet Arranged for Calhoun County Sunday School Convention
The Calhoun County Sunday School Association executive committee set a convention program for White Plains July 27-28. Speakers include Messrs. Marbury and Wadsworth of Birmingham and Miss Kennedy of Montgomery. County leaders urge pastors teachers and superintendents to attend and contact county secretary J B Nisbet of Jacksonville.
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Calhoun County Sunday School Association
White Plains
Messrs. Marbury and
Wadsworth
Birmingham
Kennedy
Montgomery
Calhoun County
J. B. Nisbet
Jacksonville
Mob Kills Two Black People After Accusation in Collston
In Collston county on June 12 a mob fatally harmed two Black people accused of the Benjamin Smoak case from May 29. They were seized from officers and killed.
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Columbia
Collston County
Benjamin Smoak
Ross Chatman Accused of Shooting Jim Turner in Public Grudge
Ross Chatman shot Jim Turner in the back of the head at a Grace pool room to John Eden’s stable, then fled. Turner, treated at Doctor Brothers’ office, says the intent stemmed from an old feud linked to Chatman’s brother. Chatman is pursued by the sheriff with bond set at 200 dollars on Turner’s part.
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Ross Chatman
Jim Turner
Jim ‘Turner
Alexandria
Chapman
Aiaiek
Andria
Turner
Doctor Brothers
Grace
John Eden
Chatman
Chatam
No Loss of Life in Slavonia Wreck off Flores Island
News from Fayal Azores reports the Cunarder Slavonia wrecked off Flores Island with no fatalities. One hundred ten first class passengers were rescued by the Princess Trene and brought to Gibraltar. Three hundred others were landed at Velas and boarded the Steamship Batavia.
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Fayal
Azores
Flores Island
Gibraltar
Velas
Batavia
Atlanta Mill Fire Destroys Southern Cotton Plant
A fire in Atlanta on June 12 destroyed the Southeastern cotton mills. Ajax Lumber Co owns the mill manufacturing plant and Weaver & Company the cotton mill plant. Loss estimated at 50009 dollars.
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Atlanta
Southeastern Cotton Mills
Ajax Lumber Co
Weaver & Company
Increased Bond Issue Proposed for City Boulevard Project
At an Anniston Chamber of Commerce meeting Chairman J L Wikle formed committees to draft rail passenger station improvement resolutions and to engage boulevard funders with the city street committee. Talks focus on contractor progress and possible bond issuance to finish the boulevard with work resuming soon.
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Anniston Chamber of Commerce
J. L. Wikle
W. HL
Weatherly, KB
P. Cooper
James Keith, Jr
M. B. Wellborn
W. H. McKleroy
T. L. Robinson
Ed O'Brien
Suspended Officer Faces Question in Disorderly Conduct Case
Deputy Recorder Joseph Eros presided as Judge H D McCarty and Denver Creen were arraigned for placing feet on the railing at the baseball park bleachers. The charge listed disorderly conduct. Officer Kilpatrick did not testify and the cases were dismissed. the officer was suspended pending possible permanent action.
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Joseph Eros
H. D. McCarty
Denveir Creen
Kilpatrick
Eros
Forbes Piano Co President Pays Local Visit
E. E. Forbes, president of the Forbes Piano Company, visits the local house on a business trip, continuing company outreach in the region.
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E. E. Forbes
Forbes Piano Company
Earthquake in Southern France Kills 22 as Death Toll Feared Higher
Paris reports twenty two dead from last night’s quake in Southern France. A major rainstorm followed the tremor, collapsing houses and leaving hundreds homeless as officials fear the final toll may rise toward a hundred.
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Paris
France
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Anniston
Parker Memorial Church
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