Alabama names new appellate court judges and confirms appointments
Governor O Nea l has signed the bill creating the Alabama court of appeals and appointed Edward De Graffenreid Richard Walker and John Pelham as judges. The Senate unanimously confirmed the trio. Each will be paid 5000 dollars per year and will begin serving immediately. Pelham, a longtime Calhoun court figure, joins from Anniston banking and local industry. Walker previously served on the state Supreme Court and is expected to head the court by lot. De Graffenreid, governor’s counsel, is noted for legal influence in the state.
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Montgomery
Emmet O'Neal
Alabama Court of Appeals
Edward de Graffenreid
Hale County
Richard W. Walker
Madison
John Pelham
Calhoun County
Senate
Lot
Walker
de Graffenreid
Legisla
Alabama
Anniston City National Bank
Judge Pelham
Charlies Pelham
Washington, D. C
Talladega County
Calhoun
Clay
Cleburne
Talladega
Shelby
St. Clair
Mary Ellen Miles
Virginia
Anniston City Council Holds Regular Session Last Night
The Anniston city council met in a regular semi monthly session with a bare quorum. Attendees included President A P Agee and councilmen from all wards. Items covered were water projects, fire hose purchase, sanitary concerns, trash cans, and a licensing legality question. No new ordinances were enacted.
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Anniston City
A. P. Agee
Henry and Shelnutt
Yancey
Scarbrough
Woodstock Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Union Foundry Company
Messrs. Yancey
Fire Committee
Shelnutt
Water Committee
Fire Department
Glen Addie
Sanitary Committee
Fire Rages Through Douglass Alaska Destroying Town
Seattle March 10. The Alaska town of Douglass is engulfed in flames as two thousand miners battle the blaze to save homes and equipment. Fire crews work amid spreading flames and shifting winds.
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Seattle
Wash
Douglass
Alaska
Farmer Ben Stuart killed by train near Ark Wright
Ben Stuart, a white farmer, was struck and killed by the Seminole Limited on the Central of Georgia railroad near Ark Wright this morning. He was walking on the track when the train hit him and his body was badly mangled.
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Sylacauga
Ala
Ben Stuart
Central of Georgia
Arkwright
Hugh D. Merrill Faces Appointment Despite Anniston Bar Vote
The passage notes Hugh D. Merrill’s political and legal ties and hints at a forthcoming gubernatorial appointment. It records the Anniston bar’s unanimous endorsement of Judge H. D. McCarty for the post and their appeal to Governor O Nea l. The piece references Merrill’s lineage and early legislative service.
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Mr. Merrill
J. B. Merrill
Alabama
Georgia
Hugh D. Merrill
Anniston Bar
H. D. McCarty
O'Neal
Electric Chair Awaits Negro Who Killed Two
Trenton New Jersey March 10 Arrangements are nearly finished at the state prison for the electrocution of John Sears the mulatto who robbed and murdered Rey Amzi L Armstrong and his wife at Dutch Neck last November If there is no respite Sears will die in the electric chair early next week
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Trenton
N J
John Sears
Rey
Amzi L. Armstrong
Dutch Neck
Sears
Mississippi Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest sites sought
Members of the executive committee met in Jackson to choose the time and place for this year’s oratorical and athletic contests. Gulfport Meridian Greenville and Hattiesburg are applicants for the events.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi Intercollegiate Oratorical Association
Gulfport
Meridian
Greenville
Hattiesburg
Invasion of Mexico Said Imminent by U S Troops
Washington reports a 20000 man U S army massed along the Mexican border with orders possible within 48 hours to invade if Mexican insurgent leaders do not end the revolution. A solid Rio Grande wall would halt arms smuggling and filibustering. In El Paso a clash pits insurgents under Colonel Garvia against federal forces under Colonel Cuellars at Casa Grandes.
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Washington
Mexico
Rio Grande
EL Paso
Texas
Garvia
Casa Grandes
Cuellars
Child Labor Expert Urges Reform at Birmingham Conference
A. J. McKelway, secretary of the National Child Labor Committee, addresses delegates in Birmingham urging overhaul of conditions in textile mills. He traces labor history from Pilgrim mills to today and calls the textile industry a site of ignorance and degeneration, warning of reform or destruction by economic or legal action.
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National Committee
United States
Birmingham
A. J. McKelway
National Child Labor Committee
McKelway
New England
Explosion Destroys Pleasant Prairie Town in Wisconsin
Kenosha Wisconsin March 10 The Pleasant Prairie area was nearly razed when one hundred tons of dynamite exploded at Laflin Rand powder mills Two people are dead about a thousand people were injured in nearby towns seven hundred homeless in Pleasant Prairie and three hundred in Bristol The plant spanned two hundred acres with sixty buildings and wreckage still burning hours after the blast.
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Kenosha
Wis
Pleasant Prairie
Here
Bristol
Chicago shaken by Pleasant Prairie explosion
Chicago residents faced a panic as the Pleasant Prairie blast caused extensive damage. Estimated damage outside Pleasant Prairie and Bristol totals about 1 million dollars, bringing overall losses to roughly 2.9 million dollars.
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Chicago
Pleasant Prairie
Bristol
Delegates Addressed by Owens at Southern Congress
President Taft Secretary Dickinson and Secretary Wilson reviewed Southern delegates with governors and notable visitors at the Southern Commercial Congress in Atlanta. Former Senator Gordon of Mississippi and Dr. Clarence Owens spoke in the morning session. The afternoon covered Southern agriculture industry and commerce.
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Atlanta
Taft
Dickinson
Wilson
Southern Commercial Congress
Gordon
Mississippi
Clarence Owens
United Sons of Confederate Veterans
Taft Welcomed in Atlanta for Southern Congress Closing
President Taft arrived in Atlanta to deliver the closing address before the Southern Commercial Congress. A city and state reception committee met the presidential train and escorted him to a luncheon at the Capital City Club and a reception, keeping him busy throughout his visit.
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Atlanta
Taft
Great Southern Commercial Congress
Capital City Club
Calhoun County Fair Association to Elect Officers
At noon tomorrow the Calhoun County Fair Association will organize at the courthouse with stockholders forming the group and electing officers. The move aims to secure incorporation papers soon and expand the fair as county products from farms mines and industry are highlighted. All interested are invited to attend.
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Calhoun County ‘Fair Ass
Calhoun County Fair Association
Court House
Calhoun
of the Fair Association
Governor O'Neal Likely to Veto Anti Pass Amendments
Report states governor O'Neal will veto amendments to the anti pass bill passed yesterday. He opposes newspapers receiving passes. No major laws were enacted today as the legislature met and adjourned until next Tuesday after discussing the good roads bill in the senate.
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Montgomery
Mareis
O'Neal
Senate
Roosevelt Welcomed in Birmingham on March Day
Ex President Roosevelt arrives in Birmingham amid festive crowds and a full schedule. He delivers five addresses including one at the Child Labor Conference, declines to discuss politics or war, and plans to depart for Jackson Mississippi after a reception at the Country Club.
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Jackson
Misa
Comer
John L. Kaul
Country Club
Roosevelt Arrives in Birmingham for Child Labor Conference
Former President Roosevelt arrived in Birmingham this morning to address the National Child Labor Conference on The Conservation of Childhood. He was greeted by a reception committee after breakfast.
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Birmingham
Roosevelt
Child Labor Conference
Address and Dinner Highlighted by City Leaders
The executive mansion address to the regrees of the city, a dinner at the Piedmont Driving Club, and an address before the commercial congress on the topic A Greater Nation Through a Greater South.
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Piedmont Driving Club
Commercial Congress
Allen Predicted Asian Expansion Driven by Economic Needs
Prof Allen of Alabama Presbyterian College argues that the law of survival of the fittest explains world events and the US Civil War. He asserts slavery was not the direct cause, cites climate and topography, and traces how cotton gin and economic interests shaped votes and state power.
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Buphian Club
CBF
Allen
Alabama Presbyterian College For Men
Aid
East
Hobson
Professor Allen
Japan
China
Asia
America
Rome
North
Ste
Booth
Congress
Union
Roosevelt Addresses Birmingham Students After Formalities
Governor ONeal and Mayor Exum led the ceremony before escorting the visitors to Capital Park. Colonel Roosevelt then spoke to Birmingham High School students, followed by a luncheon where he was the guest of the city’s businessmen.
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O'Neal
Exum
Capital Park
Birmingham High School
Roosevelt
Roosevelt to Visit Jackson for Commercial Club Address
Ex President Roosevelt will arrive in Jackson tomorrow and stay until 1 p m. He will address the Commercial Club and be the guest of Governor Noel during the visit before departing for New Orleans.
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Jackson, Miss
Roosevelt
Jackson
New Orleans
Commercial Club
Noel
New Orleans Plans Perfected
New Orleans reports the costliest banquet ever staged with preparations continuing as the event is highlighted in the city news. The March 10 dispatch notes plans are being refined for a high profile gathering, with details to follow on the fifth page.
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New Orleans
New
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McCarty and Merrill
M’carty
Anniston
Ture
Huntsville
State Supreme Court
Franklin
Heard County
Oxford College
University of Alabama
Edwardsville
Cleburne Courtly
Amniston
Oratory
Big Town
Owens
Annistonian
tTaft
Presbyterian College
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