Sunday School Convention Draws Big Alabama Crowd
The Alabama Sunday School Association schedules a large gathering in Anniston April 25 26 27 with noted speakers from Chicago Philadelphia Louisville and across Alabama. Special trains and half fare rates are arranged to ease delegate arrivals as counties organize district meetings and institutes statewide.
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A. Russell
Anniston
D. W. Sims
Birmingham
Attalla
R. Bell
W. T. Atkins
Selma
Atkins
Southern Road
Louisville and Nashville
Monroe
Wilcox Counties
W. D. Dunn
Clarke County Association
Thomasville
Southern
Hale
Perry
Wilcox
Clarke County
State
Alabama Sunday School Association
Montgomery
Chicago
Philadelphia
Louisville
Alabama
Police pick up girl believed to be Dorothy Arnold
In Philadelphia on March 20 a girl described as demented was taken into custody by police. Authorities state she is Dorothy Arnold, the missing New York heiress.
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Philadelphia
Dorothy Arnold
New York
Central Foundry Company to Continue Operations After Bankruptcy Adjudication
A New York office letter to E P Cooper, manager at Anniston plant, states the Central Foundry Company will continue business with no interruption during bankruptcy reorganization. It notes creditors' meeting and court steps are part of reorganizing to free assets, with orders to be filled as before amid strong customer support.
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E. P. Cooper
Anniston
Central Foundry Company
New York
Fire destroys Natalie Colliery buildings near Mt Carmel
Fire at the Natalie Colliery near Mt Carmel destroyed the breaker and surrounding structures. The loss is estimated at 150000 dollars and about five hundred workers were left idle.
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Pottsville
Natalie
Mt. Carmel
City Court Jury Term Opened for Civil Cases
The City court began its jury term for civil trials with the John Deere Plow Company versus City Hardware Company on the docket. Pleadings settled and testimony started around 11 15 with over a dozen witnesses expected, and the trial may last two days due to technical points and contentious proceedings.
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City Court
John Deere Plow Company
City Hardware Company
Census Report on Cotton Ginned for 1910
Census bureau report shows 11,941,563 bales of cotton ginned in 1910, counting round bales as half bales, up from 10,386,209 in 1909. Gins numbered 26,211 in 1910 versus 26,669 in 1909.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Ada Kennedy Rearrested in Twin Murder Case
Ada Kennedy, sister of the late Sheri Kennedy and aunt of Sarge Kennedy, was rearrested Sunday by Sheriff Brooks on two grand jury indictments for murder in the first degree. The Kennedys were killed January 14 by Dr. John Pearce and accomplices. Kennedy was previously released on bond and jailed without bond after the latest indictments. The State plans a stronger case for the current term of court.
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Ada Kennedy
Brooks
Sheri Kennedy
Sarge Kennedy
John Pearce
Nedy
John Fowler
John Eaton
Liberty
Kennedys
Extra Session Hoped As Legislature Faces Chaotic Standstill
Montgomery March 20 The legislative situation is chaotic and an extra session is seen as a necessity. The senate finance and taxation committee is in session reviewing the revenue bill to report by Wednesday for possible Thursday consideration. Passages and amendments will push action to Friday or Saturday, with Saturday as the last day to pass the bill.
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Montgomery
Senate
Booker T. Washington Attacked by White Man
Albert T. Ulrich, a white man, is jailed awaiting trial on an assault charge after attacking Booker T. Washington at his New York residence yesterday afternoon. Washington is under medical care. The incident follows an alleged insult to the educator’s wife.
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Booker T
New York
Booker T. Washington
Albert T. Ulrich
Ulrich
Washington
Tom Johnson in Critical Condition in Cleveland
March 20 report from Cleveland notes Mayor Tom L. Johnson in serious condition after a lapse several days earlier. The city awaits further medical updates on his health and potential recovery.
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Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson
William J Bryan to Attend Dollar Dinner in Lincoln
Lincoln Nebraska March 20 William J Bryan aged 51 yesterday will be present this evening at a dollar dinner in his honor. Seats have already been engaged for nine hundred guests in the event.
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Lincoln, Neb
Wm. J. Bryan
School War Gets Warm In Calhoun County Debate Over High School
In Montgomery March 20 special report says Superintendent Henry J. Willingham met with a Calhoun county delegation over establishing a county high school as provided by Representative Joe Arnold. Two sites Oxford and Piedmont discussed with Oxford favored by the delegation. The state law blocks maintenance funds for counties with existing state institutions, citing the Jacksonville normal school. Debate has split opinion, with Piedmont and Oxford factions. a final location decision is expected in days.
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Montgomery
Henry J. Willingham
Calhoun County
Joe Arnold
Oxford
Piedmont
Willingham
W. H. Cooper
House of Representatives
Jacksonville
Arnold
Calhoun
House
Institutio
Piedmore
North Alabama wets expect no changes to prohibition laws
In Birmingham on March 20 North Alabama temperance supporters fear the legislature will adjourn without substantial changes to existing prohibition laws. Prohibitionists in Jefferson County push for no change and advocate letting voters decide any proposed modification.
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Birmingham
North
Alabama
Jefferson County
Engineers to report on Seaboard Line conditions
Birmingham supplied special reports that engineers J S Wallace and J D O Dell are studying the Seaboard Air Line to Anniston and toward Florida. They plan extensive tests of physical properties, aiming to uncover improvements to raise traffic and possibly lift hauling efficiency by up to 30 percent. Their two week study will then go to President Meldrum.
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Birmingham
Seaboard
Wallace
Meld
Prohibitionists Claim Upper Hand in Jefferson County
In a split public stance, prohibitionists seek to defeat opponents while other groups push for dispensaries with cafes and light wine sales, urging regulation without a public vote. A third faction wants open saloons via legislature, acknowledging a likely electoral battle if elections are held. Prohibitionists claim the lead in Jefferson County.
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Jefferson County
Fifty Third Senate Ballot Ends Without Result
Albany reporters note March 20 with no decision after the fifty third ballot in the New York senatorial deadlock as the chamber failed to reach a winner.
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Albany
N. Y
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