City asks mandamus to force Calhoun to pay road fund share
A writ of mandamus filed by the city of Anniston before Judge Coleman seeks to compel the Calhoun county commissioners to pay Anniston its pro rata share of the road and bridge fund. Hearing set for Saturday March 18 in the City court room with City Attorney C. H. Young and Judge D. Blackwell assisting. The case hinges on a Supreme Court interpretation of half the fund to cities, while commissioners argue the law is unconstitutional and that roads only, not streets, are taxed. The dispute heightens public interest as both sides warn of hindering road maintenance.
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H. PD. McCarty
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Calhoun County
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the Star
Munroe Convicted of Mail Fraud in Stock Sale Scheme
George H. Munroe was found guilty in New York on March 16 of using the mails to defraud in a stock sale scheme involving English and Canadian Marconi Wireless. He received a three year federal prison sentence at Atlanta.
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New York
George H. Munroe
Marconi Wireless
History of Camorrist Band Now Being Tried
A lengthy trial in Rome pits fifty seven Camorra members against charges tied to a five year investigation. The case highlights Italy's long battle with the Black Hand Society amid a history of terror and political influence.
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Italy
Camorra
Black Hand Society
Harvard Hall Burns At Harvard University
Fire damaged Randolph Hall at Harvard University in Cambridge Mass early morning. Two students suffered minor burns and damage estimated at 100000 dollars.
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Cambridge
Mass
Randolph Hall
Harvard University
Anniston Favored in Seaboard Baseball Schedule
Anniston is favored in the tentative Southeastern Baseball Association schedule adopted at Gadsden. Anniston opens at Selma on May 8 with three games, then hosts Gadsden on July Fourth morning while visiting in the afternoon. Labor Day games occur in Anniston Gadsden and Selma.
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Gadsden
Bellinger
Anniston
J. M. Graham
Rome
W. G. Bellinger
Fred N. Black
Jackson Pastor Causes Big Stir
Rev. William A. Borum pastor of Governor Noel's First Baptist Church sharply rebuked church members who took part in a luncheon for Colonel Theodore Roosevelt last Saturday. The event featured mint julep served before soup and wine.
Revenue Bill Advances In State House Fight Over Sloan Bill
March 16 in Montgomery the House reviewed the general revenue bill in a committee of the whole after passing minor measures. The Senate debated the Sloan bill to bar federal officeholders from political committees, killing it yesterday then re giving it a 14 to 11 reconsideration and pass at session end. The Senate also approved the Justice bill raising common school funding from 350000 to 500000 and created a department of state inspector of jails almshouses and cotton factories.
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Tug Silver Spray Foundered in Violent Gale Near Cleveland
The tug Silver Spray from Erie Pennsylvania foundered early this morning in a violent gale outside the harbor. Eight crew members drowned and four went missing. The gale caused injuries across Cleveland and nearby lake towns.
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Ohio
Erie
Luncheon Stirs Controversy Over Whisky Prohibition
Governor Noel attended along with Bishop Bratton and Bishop Murrah at a luncheon where Dr. Borum denounced whisky in the state as a legal violation. Colonel R L Saunders chaired the committee, collected funds, and ordered refreshments, highlighting prohibitionist sentiment among Jackson leaders.
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Theodore G. Bratton
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Murrah
Methodist Church
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R. L. Saunders
Jackson
Kilby and Kilby Exchange Cavalier Courtesy in Senate
March 16. In a lively Alabama senate session Cavaliers Atkins of Selma and Kilby of Anniston set aside partisan tensions with senatorial courtesy. The moment came when Rev. Brooks Lawrence of the Anti Saloon League attended and Kilby requested privileges for him then for Charles Lewis of Milwaukee, drawing applause.
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Brooks Lawrence
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Romeo
Charles Lewis
Milwaukee
Wireless Scores Another Triumph
Wireless messages flashed over the Atlantic for three days by an operator on the American Jiner St. Louis, which docked today, led to the arrest on the German liner Zeiten of a man accused of leading a band that murdered a pawnbroker, his wife, a cashier and a typist in a town in Mislowitz, Russia. The capture, after he escaped Russian detectives, is said to have only one parallel in police annals.
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Zeiten
Mislowitz
Russia
Dr. Crippen
Fierce Clash of Arms Expected Thursday
From Douglass Arizona reports say six hundred Mexican federals under Ojeda march from Agua Prieta to attack insurgents led by Blanco near Niggerhead. Five hundred insurrectos from Chihuahua joined Blanco for a likely major battle.
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Douglass
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Dark Side to Strike Strains Somerset and Region
March 16 reports a Queen and Crescent strike threatens food and essentials in Somerset Kentucky and nearby towns. No trains run on the division. New York says riots persist as guards accompany express wagons while police patrol to curb disorder.
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Queen and Crescent
New York
Day of Memorial Set for Senator Dolliver in Iowa
In Des Moines Ta March 16 a state memorial day was proclaimed by the Iowa legislature for the late United States senator Jonathan V. Dolliver. The observance follows a legislative resolution declaring a day of mourning and public remembrance.
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Iowa
Jonathan V. Dolliver
United States
Small Fire at J Ville in Dean Building
Fire discovered in the Dean building roof at the northwest public square corner in Jacksonville at 7 am. Prompt fire department action averted a conflagration despite high winds. Teondurant's store flooded with water caused greater loss than the fire itself.
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Dean
Public Square
Teondurant’s
Fire Devastates Wholesale House in Bessemer
An explosion this morning at a Twentieth street wholesale house in Bessemer sparked a blaze driven by high winds. Fire crews battled the flames as the building heavy smoke and embers spread, with residents advised to stay clear of the area.
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Bessemer
Twentieth Street
Weather forecast for tonight and Friday
Fair conditions expected tonight with freezing temperatures. Friday will see rising temperatures and continued fair weather across the area.
Fire crews quell blaze in Bessemer area
The Bessemer fire department battled the flames across adjacent buildings and contained the fire without assistance from Birmingham, which had been anticipated as needed for a period.
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Bessemer
Birmingham
Reyes Seen Likely Diaz Successor in Mexico
A wartime era bulletin cites general Bernardo Reyes as the most probable successor to Porfirio Diaz in Mexico. Reyes, aged over sixty, long served as governor of Nuevo Leon and enjoys strong army support. the report notes foreign capital presence in Mexican industry from 1886 to 1907 and cites Reyes’ origins in Guadalajara and early military service.
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Bernardo Reyes
Nuevo Leon
Monterey
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