Funeral for J. E B Franklin Held at Home on Mulberry
The funeral service for J. E B Franklin who died Thursday at his Mulberry street home drew many friends. Rev. T P Rogers conducted services at the residence and interment was at Edgmont cemetery. He is survived by his widow and four young children. pallbearers included B Tanner Rev Rogers White Bridges and Miller who led the singing of Franklin's favorite song Press Along to Glory Land.
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J. E B. Franklin
Mulberry Street
T. P. Rogers
Edgmont Cemetery
Mr. Franklin
Omega Flour Promoted on Three Strong Reasons
The advertisement touts Omega Flour as superior for three reasons. It claims use of finest wheat, careful grinding by skilled workers, and production in a modern top mill in the country.
Revival Services At Church Of Christ
Revival at the Church of Christ at Fifteenth street and Cobb avenue began yesterday with large crowds. Mr H Woodroof of Nashville delivered morning and evening sermons on Our Aim In Life and Cool Speaking to Man. Woodroof described as able and engaging. Services every evening at 7 30 with Sowing and Reaping as the evening topic.
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Church of Christ
Fifteenth Street
Cobb Avenue
H. Woodroof
Nashville
Tenn
Orris Flour Ad Excerpt
Advertisement urges readers to choose Orris Flour for best results warning against experiments. Claims reliability and availability at all grocers.
Revered Pastor Solley Sermon At Antioch Church
The Rev J M Solley formerly of Oxanna Baptist preached at Antioch Church in Oxford yesterday morning to a large appreciative congregation. He is visiting his daughter Mrs John M Bowles on F Street. The note mentions Orris Fleur product popularity and a fifty year recall period.
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J. M. Solley
Oxanna Baptist Church
Antioch Church
Oxford
Ley
John M. Bowles
F Street
Soldiers Attend Sermon at Oxanna Church
At least forty or fifty soldier boys from Camp McClellan attended the preaching services at the Oxanna church last night. The sermon by Rev. T. C. Wyatt was well suited to the occasion and many expressions of interest were shown by the soldiers.
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Camp McClellan
Oxanna Church
T. C. Wyatt
Orris Flour Refund Guarantee Notice
A brief notice states Orris Flour is sent under no risk guarantee. If the user is not pot satisfied, return for a money refund. The fragment ends with a 4-If clause unclear.
Deputies Raid Two Games and Jail Twenty Defendants
Deputy Sheriffs raided two big games yesterday catching participants in the act a few miles north of the city on Sunday afternoon. They appeared before Judge Charles Leyden in county court this morning, pled guilty, paid fines, and were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Bordera
Leonard Shaddix
Bill Pruett
Alex Lindsay
Charles Leyden
Choccolocco Farmer Files First County Race Declaration
John W. Harris of Choccolocco became the first candidate in the First district race for Calhoun County commissioner by filing a declaration in the private judge's office. A well known planter, Harris previously served about five years on the county board of education and is broadly known among county voters.
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John W. Harris
Choccolocco
Harris
Calhoun County
Abstracts of titles for government land reservation planned
Work to abstract title to land within the reservation will take at least a month with Birmingham experts aiding. They establish headquarters at the county courthouse and Nixon's Cafe, American management. Eat clean food and visit the kitchen.
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Birmingham
County Court House
Nixon's Cafe
Two Heavy Pirs Fined For Prohibition Violation
Two offenders were fined each $50 and costs in the police court this morning by Judge Creen for violation of the prohibition laws and carrying of concealed pistol. Ten or twelve other cases were heard with fines or dismissals recorded.
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Creen
Temple Garden Tea Trade Ad Highlights Ceylon India Teas
An advertisement promotes Temple Garden Tea as selected from the choicest Ceylon and India teas. It emphasizes rich flavor and beautiful color, calling it a season’s most popular drink.
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Ceylon
India
For Sale Hudson Seven Passenger Touring Car
For sale a Hudson seven passenger touring car in good condition not junk. Real bargain at 500 dollars cash. Demonstration gladly given. Call Star office to arrange viewing.
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Hudson
Army Waste Reduction Plan Converts Camp Debris to Revenue
The army intends to save $2,000,000 in waste materials at 32 National Army and Guard camps by reclaiming tin from tin cans and using manure from camps to grow crops. Col Ellison oversees the program to repurpose garbage and manure without affecting camp sanitation. Farmers near Camp McClellan estimate daily waste could feed about 4,900 hogs or yield about one million pounds of pork annually.
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National Army
National Guard
Col. Ellison
Camp McClellan
Two Corporations Formed for Local Businesses
Articles of incorporation filed in the probate office show Ordway Newell Co. to run a druggists sundry shop with $26,000 capital, listing T. W. Ordway H. T. Newell and J. T. Gardner Sr. as incorporators. Papers for Alabama Produce Co. with $12,500 capital, filed by J. B. Shelmut D. K. Miller and W. A. Quarles, were also recorded today.
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Ordway, Newell Co
T. W. Ordway
H. T. Newell
J. T. Gardner, Sr
Alabama _ Produce Co
J. B. Shelmut
D. K. Miller
W. A
Homes and Hearts of American People Stirred War News
Bureau reports the nation reacting to wartime news as casualties rise and the public seeks names of the fallen. The Red Cross moves to aid prisoners of war with supplies via a Swiss commission based in Berne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
America
Red Crocs
Berne
Switzerland
Trains Targeted as Soldiers Repel Attack
In a daring incident two cars and an engine with 13 coaches were moved a mile before missing cars were noticed. 25 men boarded the stalled coaches as a fight broke out with soldiers using clubs. The attackers fled as the main train returned at speed. Separately in Hoquiam Washington a dynamite set failed to explode on a Northern Pacific line after a gas car was struck.
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W. W
Page One
Here
Oroville
Hoquoim
Wash
Northern Pacific
U V Men to Paris Bureau as Fundraising Passes Goal
Virginia University officials report plans for a Paris bureau to aid past and present players. The project nears its $51,000 target with Lewis D Crenshaw set to lead the Paris retreat as tickets are purchased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia University
Charlottesville
U. of V
Paris
Lewis D. Crenshaw
Grain Markets React To Government Hog Price Rule
Chicago grain prices rose after the government set a minimum hog price of 15.50 dollars, increasing feeding value for corn. December corn opened higher and climbed to about 1.15 dollars, with May around 1.12 dollars. Provisions advanced despite a softer hog market.
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Chicago
Five Teams Undefeated In Eastern Football Race
Five teams in the east remain undefeated after Saturday action Dartmont Williams Pittsburgh Washington and Jefferson and Stevens are still perfect Army and Brown had been unbeaten before their latest game Washington and Jefferson meets Pittsburgh next Saturday to renew the challenge.
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New York
Dartmont
Wiliams
Pittsburgh
Washington and Jefferson
Stevens
Army
Brown
Pittsburg
Regular meeting of Brundige Council No 6% tonight
Brundige Council No 6% Royal and Select Masters meets at 7:30 pm in regular session. Full attendance expected with work in all degrees. Visitors from the camp and other places are invited to attend the meeting.
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Brundige Council
May Prohibit Imports Aimed at Slowing Gold Outflow
Washington reports that a move to prohibit certain imports is imminent to stem further outflow of American gold. The action targets balance of payments pressures as authorities seek to shore up reserves and stabilize the currency.
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Washington
Stung by deadly artillery fire on Lorraine front
Reports state a reconnoitering party moved in from the Rhine Marne canal area signaling Pershing’s forces on a main Lorraine road. Secretary Baker cites a daylight raid on Nov 3 that left 3 Americans killed 5 wounded and 12 captured or missing. Casualties list 12 named privately. Further raids expected as new units enter trenches.
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Berlin
Rhine- Marne Canal
Pershing
Lorraine
Baker
War Department
American Expeditionary Forces
Germany
Teuton
Liss
Thomas F. Enright
Mary Irwin
Premo St
Pittsburg
James B. Gresham
Alice Dodge
West Ohio St
Evanaville
Ind
Merle D. Hay
Charles L. Orr
Sarah Regnell
Lyons
Kansas
Edgar M. Haylburton
George D. Halyburoth
Stone Point
N. C
Nicholas N. Mulhall
Bridget Mulhall
Jersey City
N. 4
Edwin H. Haynes
Elizabeth Haynes
Woodward
Oklo
Hercel Godfrey
William
Oberts
N. Rodgeway Ave
Chicago
Ills
Vernon M. Kendall
Sam Kendall
Roll
Okla
Wm. P. Grigsby
Willow Ave
Uisville
Frank E. McDougal
R. L. McDougal
Balkans Crisis Deepens as German Offensive Rises
In Rome the official report says German Austrian forces press on the Italian left wing along the Tagliamento river. The enemy has crossed to the right bank and intensified pressure on Pingano northward, with several enemy captured after a raid near Coucy.
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Coucy Forest
Rome
Tagliamento
Pingano
War Office
Russians Strike at Turks on Black Sea Front
Russian troops press offensive against the Turks on the Black Sea coast. An official statement says Turkish first line trenches in the Kalkei Tehiftlik sector were ejected.
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Petrograd
Black Sea
Kalkei-Tehiftlik
Hill quit rally stirs incendiary mood as Bennett claims win
Attorney Swann says he has statements from men hired for strong arm work. William M. Bennett, the regular Republican candidate, claimed victory in every borough. Hill quit rally at Madison Square Garden drew federal agents who called it incendiary as Hill quit urged critics to beware. La Follette’s name drew cheers and Hill quit received his largest ovation when fellow socialists praised his stance against Liberty Bonds.
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Swann
William M. Bennett
Bennett
Hillquit
Madison Square Garden
la Follette
Hylan Favored as Close New York Mayoral Race Seen
Morris Hillquit quit the antiwar socialist ticket predicting at least 260000 votes as 650000 ballots are cast. Mitchel claims a 30000 to 60000 margin for victory while Tammany backs Hylan amid curb bets of 2 to 1. Suffragists push for women’s votes in a tense, near historic close.
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PF. Hylan
New York
Morris Hillquit
Hillquit
Mitchel
Tammany Hall
William M. Bennett
J. Murphy
Murphy
Tammany
John F. Hylan
Broad Street
Yap Hank
Honest Ballot Association
Horrific New Jersey murder found in vacant lot
Patrol officers discovered a man’s dismembered body wrapped in brown paper with partial Bible quotations. The torso and limbs were located in Paterson in a vacant lot, with investigators estimating the killing occurred within a day. Coroner’s physician Dr. Armstrong led the probe.
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New Jersey
Paterson
N. J
Armstrong
Gospel Services Led by C H Woodroof At Church Of Christ
A series of gospel services led by C H Woodroof at the Church of Christ corner 15th St and Cobb Ave, held nightly at 7 30 with all welcome. West End car passes door 5 6th.
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C. H. Woodroof
Church of Christ
15Th St
Cobb Avenue
Eighteen Die in Salvation Army Rescue Mission Fire
Paterson New Jersey reports a deadly blaze at the Salvation Army Rescue Mission killing eighteen homeless men with four others dying and six still missing. Rescue crews work to count victims and assess the disaster.
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Paterson
N. J
Salvation Army Rescue Mission
L. and N. loses suit to hold back its books
The Supreme Court ruled the Pollar Steamship Company did not violate the contract labor law by bringing Oriental seamen to the United States. The case centered on the Besse Dollar voyage from Shanghai to San Francisco to work on the Mackinaw at eight dollars a month.
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Washington
Pollar Steamship Company
United States
Supreme Court
Paul Scharrenberg
Shanghai
China
San Francisco
Railroads Face War-Era Pricing and Freight Shifts
President Read notes railroads must sell transportation at prewar prices while coal costs rose to 2.45 dollars per unit from 1.23 last year. He cites government-set prices and improved wartime management, with average train tonnage rising from 705 to 782 tons and freight trains carrying more than three times the 1910 level.
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Read
Pennsylvania
Patterson
Kansas may tax railroads under foreign corporation rules
The Supreme Court affirmed Kansas's right to impose a foreign corporation tax on railroads operating within the state. Rock Island Railroad had argued the tax burdened interstate commerce and failed to strike it down. Separately, the court ruled that life insurance policies held by a bankrupt may be seized by creditors for surrender value. Elias W. Samuels, bankrupt May 13, 1915, owned five policies. trustee Samuel C. Cohen sought seizure, but Samuels resisted. The ruling upheld prior judgments in district and appellate courts.
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Washington
State of
Kansas
Supreme Court
Rock Island Railroad
Elias W. Samuels
New York
Samuel C. Cohen
Samuels
United States District
Decision Favors State Bonding Move
Washington November 6 The supreme court allows North Dakota to issue bonds as a state. B O Moore a private stockholder challenged the law as unconstitutional but the high court refused to intervene, upholding the state’s bonding authority.
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Washington
Supreme Court
North Dakota
B. O. Moore
Ex-Chicago Policeman Biddinger Extradited for Trial
Washington reports that Guy B. Biddinger, a former Chicago police officer, charged with accepting bribes and other offenses, must face trial in Illinois. Indicted May 8, 1916, he fled to New York and is now extradited after Governor Whitman approved Illinois' request.
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Washington
Guy B. Biddinger
Chicago
Illinois
Supreme Court
Biddinger
New York
Whitman
Ilinois
Supreme Court Alters Omaha Indians Treaty Policy
Washington date November 5 1882 the supreme court rules a 1865 treaty with the Omaha Indians is superseded by the 1882 federal law affecting federal policy toward the tribe and its lands.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Supreme Court
Death sentence commuted to life imprisonment in North Carolina case
Raleigh November 5 Governor Bickett commuted the death sentence of Charlie Walker of Coldwell County for killing his sweetheart Florence Suthphina to life imprisonment. The youth, prior good reputation, and lack of premeditation influenced the decision.
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Raleigh
N. H
Charlie Walker
Coldwell County
Florence Suthphina
Bickett
Walker
Local Methodist pastor assignments announced for coming year
The article lists revivals and reassignments of Methodist pastors including Rev. T. P. De, Rev. W. K. Stapler, Rev. McDonald, and others as they move to city missions and circuits. It notes the presiding officer and district, with praise for the outgoing and incoming leaders and expectations for continued ministry in the district.
Labor conditions vary across districts amid strong prices
The report notes labor shortages and high prices with varied district experiences. Chicago shows active industries and improving clears. St Louis reports scarce labor despite good crop prospects. Minneapolis and Kansas City praise active business and improving conditions. Dallas cites acute labor shortage amid full industrial activity. San Francisco faces disturbed labor with ongoing industrial activity.
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Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
General Businese
Y M C A Secretary Plans Anniston Work
The YMCA secretary will work in Anniston after a large Sunday meeting at the YMCA building. About seven hundred attended, hearing the Angels Quartet and an address by Dr Edmund W Malty. Seven men signed a war pledge to serve during their stay at the camp.
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Schoolere Planning
Angeles
Pheus Four
Edmund W .Malty
Gioup
New Office Move Notice for A J Goodwin
A J Goodwin announces relocation to 922 Noble Street in the theatre block. Office contact details updated with the move.
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Noble St
A. J. Goodwin
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