No Greater Pittsburg Yet a While
Special to the Star Pittsburg March 22. Opposition from Allegheny officials and residents to the Greater Pittsburg merger continues despite court rulings upholding the consolidation act. Pittsburg voters approved merger by 25 000 in 1907 while Allegheny opposed it two to one, and legal challenges linger as Allegheny may pursue the matter to the US Supreme Court. Allegheny cites debt concerns and regional rivalry as factors in the dispute.
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Greater
Pittsburg
State Supreme Court
Allegheny
United States Supreme Court
Charles F. Kirsehler
Superior Court
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Allegheny River
Alleghenians
Farmers Endorse Warehouse Move at Boiling Springs Meeting
County farmers union delegates gather for a two day session at Boiling Springs to back the Farmers Union Warehouse Company. The board of directors plan a chartered, businesslike warehouse system aimed to store the 1907 cotton crop with broad pledges of support from locals.
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Calhoun
Boiling Springs
Farmers’ Unioh
Epert
Armers’ Union Warehouse Company
Consul Reports Loss in Battle and Canal Government Change
Special to the Star reports the president signed an executive order to overhaul canal zone local government. Richard Reed Rogers will accompany Secretary Taft to implement the plan transferring five municipal governments to direct commission control under four administration districts amid stated dissatisfaction.
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The
Star
Washington
Richard Reed Rogers
Canal Zone
Taft
Jelks Mulls Return to Newspaper Work in Alabama
Ex Governor William D. Jelks, longtime Alabama newspaper executive, arrived in Anniston and said he may return to the Fourth Estate though his future business connection is undecided. He currently homes in Eufaula and is known as a top editorial paragrapher in the region.
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William D. Jelks
Alabama
Gov. Jelks
Anniston
Jelks
Eufaula
South
Gunboats Gloucester and Isla de Luzon Destroyed at Navy Yard
Fire at Pensacola navy yard causes $175,000 loss. The Gloucester and Isla de Luzon gunboats suffer destroyed machinery and equipment and other valuable gear is a total loss.
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Star
Pensacola
Fla
Pensacola Navy Yard
Gloucester
Isla de Luzon
Powder Mills Explode Near Birmingham Injures Worker
Two Jefferson Powder Company mills five miles north of Birmingham blew up at 6 30 pm shaking the area and sending burning debris over hundreds of yards. One man Julian Bradham was badly burned and unconscious after being struck by a firebrand, as flames scorched his clothing.
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The
Star
Birmingham
Jefferson Powder Company
Julian Bradham
Dakota Man Wins at Oxford Cambridge Meet
D. M. Young of South Dakota an Oxford student won the long jump with 22 feet 4 inches. W. E. Schutt formerly of Cornell and now at Oxford finished second in the half mile.
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London
D. M. Young
South Dakota
Oxford
W. E. Schutt
Cornell
Big Mill Addition Finished at American Net and Twine
The £150,900 expansion at American Net and Twine Company plant is near completion with machinery arriving and an engine expected in a week. The enlarged facility aims to be running before July 4 as manager Williamson announced. Twenty five workers cottages are also nearing completion to house new operatives.
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American Net and Twine Company
Williamson
Glean Up Campaign Set for March 30 In Anniston
Extensive preparations spread citywide as Anniston plans a March 30 clean up day. The Civic Improvement Society started the movement to beautify the Model City and urged Mayor Kilby, who presented it to the council. The council decreed every property holder should participate in universal cleanliness on that date.
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Civic Improvement Society
Kilby
Anniston
Tri State to Georgia Alabama League Rumor Surfaces
A proposed Tri-State baseball league appears defunct with talks shifting to a Alabama Georgia circuit. Postmaster Ragan says charter deposits needed but towns hesitate, while the Gadsden Journal champions a league including Gadsden Anniston Talladega Rome Decatur Huntsville as a strong minor circuit with strong local talent and manageable salaries.
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Tri-State League
Alabama
Georgia
Ragan
Gadsden Journal
Gadsden
Anniston
Talladega
Rome
Decatur
Huntaville
Gadshep
President alters government setup in Canal Zone
U S dispatch from Managua reports that on March 18 an alliance force of 5900 Balvordeans and 1000 Hondurans led by General Presea attacked the Nicaran Vanguard near Namasique Honduras. The three day battle ended with the Salvordean army routed and about 1000 killed. Nicaragua plans immediate action at Cholutoca and Teguilgaya.
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Dean Ceneral Presea
Namasique
Honduras
Nicaragua
Cholutoca
Tegu Eigalya
Woman Confesses to Firekilling House in Birmingham
Jennie Jones, a Black woman, admits setting fire to her home after alleging years of ill treatment by her husband. She says the blaze forced the family to flee from a window and that she also set a separate fire on Fifth alley burning a house and five cottages, challenging the fire department.
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Star
Birmingham
Jennie Jones
Fifth Alley
Fourteenth
Fifteenth Streets
The Scratch Ailment Advertised Across Druggists
A garbled ad-like fragment touts a remedy for itchy skin conditions including eczema. It mentions widespread sales by druggists and a provocative slogan that emphasizes scratching. The text is incomplete and lacks clear event or attribution.
Stole Doctor's Surgical Case From Dona hoo Stable
A thief took Dr. J. C. Moore's medical case from a bogey stable and carried it to McDaniel Avenue between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets. He chose surgery gear and abandoned the medicine case in the street, keeping knives and forceps. The medicine case was found yesterday but the thief has not been seen.
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J. C. Moore
Donahoo
Morgan denies urging railway presidents to visit Washington
J Pierpont Morgan arrives in Liverpool and rejects in an interview any effort to persuade American railway presidents to travel to Washington for a personal inspection of the big stick.
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The
Star
Liverpool
J. Pierpont Morgan
Washington
Train Derailed by Wreckers Near Pittsburg
The New York and Chicago Limited derailed near Stewarts station about 17 miles from Pittsburg after tampered rails caused a car to burn. Sixteen passengers and crew were injured, mayor Tom Johnson of Cleveland among them, with no fatalities. Detectives hunt for vandals believed to plan looting.
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Star
Pittsburg
Stewart's Station
Pennsylvania
New York
Chicago
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Kidnappers demand 25 000 dollars in Marvin case
In Dover Delaware on March 22 the Marvin kidnapping case advances as a threat note demands payment of 25 000 dollars or the boy will be killed. Roosevelt secret service agents continue investigations into the missing child.
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Boy
Dover
Del
President Roosevelt
Secret Service
Marvin
Meridian man to succeed Dowie in Zion church
Deacon John Lewis, tying to Guadala jara mining checks, is named first apostle in Dowie’s last will. He plans to return to Chicago to lead the Christian Catholic church of Zion and reunite factions while reorganizing the church. Lewis once led Mississippi’s American Cotton Oil Company branch.
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Dowie
Lewis
Meridian
Mies
Mississippi
The
American Cotton Oi Company
Ambassador Bryce Arrives in New York for Canada Trip
New York March 22 Ambassador Bryce and Mrs Bryce arrived in New York en route to Canada to visit Karl Grey. Tonight Mr and Mrs Joseph H Choate host a dinner in their honor and tomorrow night the ambassador will dine with the Pilgrims society as a guest.
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The
Star
New York
Ambassador
Mra. Bryce
Canada
Karl Grey
Joseph H. Choate
Pilgrims’ Society
Thaw jury excused until Wednesday in lunacy case
Justice Mitvwerald grants a Wednesday morning return of the Thaw jury as relatives fill the courtroom. Jerome presents eight affidavits arguing Thaw is insane and unable to aid his defense. Delmas and Gleason prepare affidavits. no further hearing on lunacy commission unless director Fitzgerald directs.
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The
Star
New York
Mitvwerald
Thaw
Harry
Jerome
Tartridge
Weddewlay
Delmas
Gleason
Dintere
Atttorney Jerome
Justice Fitzgerald
Harry K. Thaw
Ties Pitzgerald
Justice Fitzgerald Co
Missing Post Office Employee Frank Roberts Reported Absent
The disappearance of Frank Roberts a young post office employee remains unsolved with rumors of a friend in the city sending tidings that cannot be verified Inspector Barry has worked on the case since Wednesday with no official updates from him or Postmaster Ragan Roberts has not yet been found
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Frank Roberta
Post Office
Roberts
Barry
Elt
Wednew
Ragan
No More Copies of Game Law Left
Judge BK BP Crook requests the Star to state that no more copies of the game law remain. He notes 250 applications have been made for copies by parties who saw it in the Star. Anyone desiring a copy should write to the state game commissioner at Montgomery to obtain one.
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BK. BP. Crook
Star
Anyour
Monntgomery
Tomkin Land and Lumber Company Organized at Ashville
The Tomkin Land and Lumber Company is organized in St. Clair County with capital stock of 10000. Incorporators are Thomas Jumpkin and Denham Lompkin.
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Ashville
Tomkin
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