Calhoun County Good Roads Fight Intensifies
The Anniston Post notes the good roads issue remains alive in Calhoun county and will not end until a proper solution is achieved. The Jacksonville Record opposes the fee system and supports a bond plan for road improvements. The Record’s editor backs progress for Calhoun and urges continued action to secure permanent highway upgrades.
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Calhoun County
Jacksonville Record
Record
Brother Clark
Public officials should discharge duties faithfully
Public officials should perform their duties with fidelity to the people, acting with clear proper aims and impartial conduct. They are elected and paid to serve the public, and the people expect prudent, conservative action regardless of criticism from others.
Crop Conditions Improve in Calhoun County Last Week
Calhoun county farmers reported several days of good work and encouraging showing. A further week of fair weather could push crops beyond the danger line of insufficient cultivation and with normal conditions prospects should brighten.
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Calhoun County
Prediction of good crops and high cotton prices for Calhoun farmers
The article forecasts a prosperous season for Calhoun farmers with better crop yields and higher cotton prices in the fall, signaling overall prosperity for the local agricultural community.
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Calhoun
Insanity Plea Expected in Biggers Murder Case
W L Biggers faces Mecklen burg superior court special session for Hood murder. The shooting occurred before the Central Hotel with about 500 witnesses. Biggers and Hood had prior business ties and a long held grudge. prosecutors and defense teams number about a dozen.
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Charlotte
Biggers
Mecklenburg Superior Court
J. G. Hood
Central Hotel
Hood
Ohio Bankers Meet Opens in Toledo
The Ohio Bankers association starts its annual convention at the Hotel Secor in Toledo. The two day program includes a maiden voyage aboard the steamer Vernonine to the Soo via the Georgian Bay north channel, with delegates and ladies returning by Saturday.
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Toledo
Ohio
Ohio Bankers’ Association
Hotel Secor
Ifermonie
Soo
Georgian Bay
Hawkins Among Old Friends in City Visit
W. M. Hawkins, once a citizen of Annistor, has spent three or four years in Texas and is now seen among old friends in the city.
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W. M. Hawkins
Annistor
Texas
Birmingham Contractor Breaks World Records in Two Buildings
Birmingham contractor T. Thompson set world records by erecting the Empire building at First Avenue and Twenty Fourth Street and the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce structure. Over ten months, workers removed rock, hauled brick, and installed 12 hundred tons of steel, finishing terra cotta and brick by June 1 and planning tenant readiness September 1. Thompson, a lifelong Birmingham builder since 1871, previously constructed the Title Guarantee building and numerous mills and hotels across the South.
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T. ©. Thompson
Birmingham
Empire
Mr. Thompson
Thompson
Chamber of Commerce
South Carolina
New York
Avondale
Farley
Heavier Bullets Tested for Army Musket
The army ordinance department reports experimental ammunition weighing 160 to 180 grains and 100 grains has been prepared for tests at Springfield armory and the school of muskets. Heavier bullets may reduce wind deviation but require higher pressure and adjusted sights and new range tables for accurate fire.
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Washington, D. C
Ordinance Department of the Army
Springfield Armory
School of Musketry
G A R Of Ohio Newark Encampment Opens
Headquarters opened at the Hotel Warden for the Grand Army of the Republic Ohio encampment and meetings of the Woman's Relief Corps. Newark decorates for visiting units from across the state as officials expect a large attendance and a very successful gathering.
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Newark
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Ohio
Woman’s Relief Corps
Child Lost in Woods Two Weeks Will Recover
Vincent June 14 The three year old child of Mr and Mrs Riley Eason found after twelve days in the woods will recover. She has strengthened and is now out of danger after wandering May 24 to June 5. She slept in an old stable during rain and says dogs barked at her. The family lives on a farm near Kellys creek St Clair county seven miles from Vincent.
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Vincent
Riley Eason
Mrs. Eason
Kelly's Creek
St. Clair County
Minnesota Labor Federation Opens 27th Annual Meeting in Red Wing
The Minnesota State Federation of Labor began its twenty seventh annual convention in Red Wing with delegates from leading state labor bodies. President George B. Howley presided as the opening session focused on organization work. The real work starts tomorrow with officer and committee reports and the election of a new secretary treasurer to replace W. E. McEwen who retires after fifteen years in the post.
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Red Wing
Minn
Minnesota
W. E. McEwen
Envelope Party for Virginia Aderhold Tops Oxford Social
Miss Lila Roberts hosted an Envelope Party in Oxford on June 14 in honor of bride select Virginia Aderhold. Guests chose hidden envelopes with prizes while greens, white roses, and cream treats set a bridal color theme. Fifty attendees included out of town visitors as preparations for the Aderhold wedding continued.
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Oxford
Lila Roberts
Virginia Aderhold
Miss Roberts
James A. Orr
Roberta Roberts
Gaines Roberts
Nelle Warnock
Jessie Bentley
Miss Aderhold
Wallace
Sadie Allen
Mary Pace
Christy
Rosa Wilson
Lena Christian
Governor Comer Returns Home From Washington Visit
Montgomery dispatch reports Gov. B. B. Comer back from a Washington trip, meeting with Attorney General Garber and capitol officers to review routine matters. Talks on a possible extra legislative session date are deferred until a broad field is reviewed, with crops and enterprise activity noted in the state. County tours by Judge Mitchell and officials praised for farm prosperity, while timber on deer protection and university honors are highlighted.
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B. Comer
Washington
Garber
Capitol
National Capital
Mobile County
Supreme Court
Henee
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