Sunday school convention to draw delegates to Anniston
A large influx of delegates for the April 25 to 27 Sunday school convention in Anniston prompts railroad special trains from Birmingham Attalla and Selma. Alabama Sunday School Association expands field staff with new secretary Prof Scott to boost county institutes.
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A. Russell
Anniston
D. W. Sims
Birmingham
Attalla
C. R. Bell
W. T. Atkins
Selma
Hale
Perry
Clarke County
Alabama Sunday-school Association
Montgomery
Chicago
Philadelphia
Louisville
Alabama
Leon @. Palmer
Scott
Prof
Peabody College of Nashville
Alabama Sunday-school
Philadelphia Police Pick Up Suspected Dorothy Arnold
A girl described as demented was picked up by Philadelphia police who identify her as Dorothy Arnold, the missing New York heiress. Authorities say the woman resembles Arnold and are investigating her identity.
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Philadelphia
Dorothy Arnold
New York
Reorganization Advances as Central Foundry Keeps Operating
The Central Foundry Company's New York office reports no interruption to business at its Anniston plant. Crediting creditor meetings and bankruptcy adjudication, the receiver says activities proceed toward reorganization, with orders to be filled as before and rapid progress toward restoring regular operations.
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E. P. Cooper
Anniston
Central Foundry Company
New York
Fire destroys Natali Colliery buildings idle hundreds
Mt. Carmel area in Pottsville details say a blaze leveled the breaker and main structures of the Natali Colliery near Mt. Carmel. The loss is estimated at about 150000 dollars. The fire left 500 men out of work and unemployed.
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Pottsville
Natalie
Mt. Carmel
City Court Jury Term Under Way
The City court jury term opened at 9 am with the John Deere Plow Company versus City Hardware Company first on the docket in a defiance suit. Pleadings took over two hours and testimony began about 11:15. The case may last two days with many witnesses and technical points likely making the trial tedious.
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City Court
John Deere Plow Company
City Hardware Company
Census Report Shows Cotton Ginned in 1919
The census bureau reports 11,941,563 bales of cotton ginned in 1919, counting round bales as half bales, versus 10,386,209 in 1909. Gins numbered 26,669 in 1909 up from 26,211 in 1910.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Ada Kennedy Arrested Again in Murder Case
Ada Kennedy, sister of the late Sheri Kennedy and aunt of Sarge Kennedy, was rearrested Sunday by Sheriff Brooks and jailed without bond after grand jury indictments for first degree murder in two killings. The defendants face trial in the ongoing term for the January 14 deaths attributed to Dr. John Pearce and accomplices.
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Ada Kennedy
Brooks
Sheri Kennedy
Sarge Kennedy
John Pearce
Coleman
Cross Pearce
William Ken
Nedy
John Fowler
John Eaton
Liberty
Kennedys
Extra Session Seen As Necessity For Legislature
Montgomery March 20 The chaotic legislative situation calls for an extra session. The Senate finance and taxation committee meets today to shape the revenue bill for a Wednesday report. Passage is unlikely before Friday or Saturday due to anticipated amendments and the need for a conference. Saturday is the last day for passage.
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Montgomery
Senate
Booker T Washington attacked by white man in New York
Booker T Washington is under a physician's care after an assault incident in his New York apartment. Albert T Ulrich, a white man, is in custody awaiting trial on the charge of assault, said to have been provoked by an alleged insult to Washington's wife.
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Booker T
New York
Booker T. Washington
Albert T. Ulrich
Ulrich
Washington
Bryan to attend dollar dinner in Lincoln
Lincoln Nebraska March 20 William J Bryan will be present this evening at a dollar dinner in honor of his fifty first birthday. Seats have already been engaged for nine hundred attendees.
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Lincoln, Neb
Wm. J. Bryan
Calhoun County High School Location Debated
Superintendent Henry J. Willingham is in talks with a Calhoun county delegation over establishing a new high school as authorized by Rep Joe Arnold. Two sites Oxford and Piedmont are under consideration with strong support for Oxford by the Oxford delegation led by W H Cooper.
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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
Piedmot
North Alabama Prohibs Jubilant Over Few Changes Expected
North Alabama leaders express anxiety that prohibition laws will remain largely unchanged as the legislature nears adjournment. Prohibitionists in Jefferson County expect no reform, preferring voter approval if any change is made.
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Birmingham
North
Alabama
Jefferson County
Engineers to study Seaboard rail line for traffic gains
Birmingham report says John S. Wallace and J D O Dell are examining the Seaboard Air Line from Anniston to Florida to assess physical conditions. They expect substantial improvements at multiple terminals and a possible 80 percent increase in hauling efficiency. Results due in two weeks for President Meldrum.
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Illinois Central
J. D. O’dell
Birmingham
Seaboard
Wallace
O'Dell
Mr. Wallace
Meldrum
Prohibitionists Back Plan to Halt Saloons in County
Debate splits three groups over liquor control with dispensaries and cafes pushing for regulation without a public vote. Prohibitionists claim advantage in Jefferson county while others push for an open legislative election on three part plan.
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Jefferson County
Fifty third Senate ballot yields no result in Albany
Albany March 20 still no result in the fifty third ballot of the senatorial deadlock. The stalemate continues with no candidate securing a win as negotiations and public pressure mount. The prolonged voting process keeps the chamber unresolved and awaiting further action.
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Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson
Albany
Peace Hope Front in Diaz Madera Talks Istanbul?
Peace prospects brightens El Paso as insurgents reportedly accept terms with Diaz and a revolution end is forecast within a fortnight.
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Senate Committee On Finance and
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Ohio
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North Alabama
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Seaboard Air Line
Florida
John S. Wallace
EL Paso
Texas
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Madera
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