Mayor Kilby ill. council acts on health and street matters
Mayor Thomas E. Kilby, ill for two days, attended a council meeting with aid from eight councilmen and the deputy clerk. The session approved opening a street at Christine avenue and Tenth, and empowered Kilby to form a public health committee. Fire and street concerns, light petitions, and a wage increase for Street Guard Smith were tabled or directed to committees.
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Thomas E. Kilby
Cooper
Todd
Higgins
Markstein
Ward
Fitzgerald
Thompson
Emmett Ledbetter
Christine Avenue
Tenth
Kilby
Southern Bitulithic Company
Sanitary Committee
W. J. Rayfield
City
Sixteenth Street
Cobb Avenue
Committee On Water
Citiens
North Noble
Noble
Smoot
Sparks
Second Ward
Cooper and Sixteenth
Daniel Tyler Hose Company
Edgemont Cemetery
James Steele
John Battle
Smith
Howard College Faces Alabama Presbyterian Eleven On Local Grid
Howard College football arrives in the city and meets a composite team from the Alabama Presbyterian College and Leighton Avenue High School at the athletic park. Howard weighs about 145 pounds per man, 15 more than locals, and showcases new plays and formations. The Presbyterians and high school squad, averaging 133 pounds, aim for a strong fight despite the odds.
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Howard—Vickery
Nesbitt
Garrett
Granade
Nettles
McClendon
Ingram
Carter
Burns
Blount
Tyson
Hudwell
Hand
Anniston
Stickney
Collines
Gillespie
Whiteside
Houser
Coleman
Drivels
Wheeler
Davis
Lacy
Reaves
Rigo
Sterne
Klein
Thompson
Reynolds
Scarbrough
Young
Howard
Howard College
Alabama Presbyterian College
Leighton Avenue High School
Athletic Park
Howard Preachers
Baptists
Presbyterians
School Superintendents Meet in Boston to Discuss Exceptional Children
The New England association of School Superintendents held its 79th meeting at the Boston Latin School with good attendance. The opening session focused on a satisfactory classification and grading of exceptional children.
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Star
Proston
Mass
New England Association of School Superintendents
Boston Latin School
Rome Woman Dies of Natural Causes in Coalhouse
A coroner's inquest in Lindale, Georgia, found Mrs. EB Gibson died from natural causes of a chronic nature. Initial suspicion of murder gave way to the verdict after jurors examined the body and circumstances.
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The
Star
Rome
EB. Gibson
Lindale
Suspected arsonist arrested after New York tenement fire
New York authorities arrested Frank Morris after a fire at three tenement houses housing 50 families. A spectator crowd gathered as firemen reportedly delayed their response, and a woman died of fright during the incident.
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The
Star
New York
Frank Morris
Morris
King Edward the Confidant Turns sixty five at Sandringham
At Sandringham the King celebrated his sixty fifth birthday with a happy family party and tenants' deputation. He remains in good health though aging, with whitening hair and deepening lines. He is the oldest among European rulers, with President Jules Ferry of France younger by three days.
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The
Star
London
Sandringham
Norfolk
Windsor Castle
Buckingham Palace
Edward
Europe
Ing Oscar
Sweden
Francis Joseph
Austria
Charles
Roumania
Leopold
Belgium
Rallieres
France
Demand for Recount After New York State Returns
Special to the Star reports New York results show the entire Democratic state ticket elected except W R Hearst. Lieutenant Governor candidate Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler leads Bruce by about 4 000 votes, with Republicans planning court action over void ballots and protests.
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The
Star
New York
W. R. Hearst
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanter
Bruce
Tuskegee Institute Gets Another Bequest
Edwin Stone of Brooklyn left half of his estate valued at 200000 dollars to ten institutions in his will probated in Brooklyn. The bequest includes Tuskegee Institute Alabama American Tract Society American School Union and American Seamen's Friend Society among others.
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Star
New York
Edwin Stone
Brooklyn
Saratoga
Tuskegee Institute
Alabama
American Tract Society
American School Union
American Seamen’s Friend Society
Southeastern Minnesota educators meet to discuss education and crime
In Winona Minnesota on November 9 the eleventh annual Southeastern Minnesota Educational Association opened with a large turnout. The conference centers on how education relates to delinquency and crime and gathers educators from the region.
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Winona
Minn
Southeastern Minnesota Educational Association
Hughes First Official Act Promises Bank Probe Sensation
Alba New York November 9 A reorgan ization of the state banking department is expected as Charles E Hughes orders reforms after becoming governor. McClure predicts a banking probe will rival insurance exposures in scope and revelations, noting loans made without clear collateral beyond current law.
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ALBA
N. Y
State Banking Department
Charles E. Hughes
New York
McClure
Muckraker
Gompers Heads to Minneapolis Convention amid Labor divisions
President Sam Gompers departs Washington for Minneapolis where the Federation of Labor faces internal rifts over politics. Despite rumors of his downfall, delegates are expected to back Gompers as he cites labor gains in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and Roosevelt’s commission on the anti injunction bill as key talk at the upcoming convention.
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Washington
Sam Gompers
Federation of Labor
Minneapolis
Gompers
Federation
Littlefield
Maine
Acheson
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Roosevelt
Official County Results From Calhoun Election
The official ballot count in Calhoun county shows State Senate B Blackmon 1263, Lewis 164. Legislature Arnold 1306, Cooper 1320, Harvey 150, L T Smith 112. Sheriff LeGrande 1274, Battle 220. Commissioner Wright 1358, Coker 1360. No returns from Beat 16.
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Calhoun County
Blackmon
Lewis
Arnold
Million plan to stabilize cotton prices sparked by Southern Cotton Assn
Atlanta November 9 The executive committee of the Southern Cotton Association launched a drive to form the Southern Cotton Company with up to 100 million dollars in authorized capital. The plan aims to build warehouses buy cotton at reasonable prices and regulate selling to value cotton by intrinsic worth rather than speculation. A 35 member board would set fair prices and manage storage and trade with an initial capital potentially 10 million dollars.
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Southern Cotton Company
Southern Cotton Association
Messrs. J. P. Allison
North Carolina
BE. D. Smith
South Carolina
A. Witherspoon
Mississippi
F. L. Maxwell
Louisiana
J. ©. Hickory
Texas
Wall Street
Race for a Life in Georgia Ends in Lynching
In Mitchell county near Sale City a mob sought to seize a black murderer. Sheriff Forehand and the Moultrie Rifles raced to reach the jail first. the sheriff prevailed and the prisoner was later lynched as the mob allegedly reacted to the outcome.
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Moultrie
Mitchell County
Sale City
Moultrie Rifles
London installs Sir William Treloar as lord mayor in grand pageant
Sir William Treloar, known as the children’s alderman, is installed lord mayor of London amid historic pageantry. The procession highlights seven centuries of civic life with mounted groups and includes figures such as Fitz, Alyn, Dick Whittington, and John Wilkes, whose mayoralty sparked riots. A special car honors Treloar’s work with crippled children. Treloar, 63, London-born, long civic service, author and traveler, previously led the National Sunday League campaign for Sunday art exhibits.
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London
William Treloar
Walter Vaughan Morgan
Middlesex
Guildhall
Jord
Crippled Children’s Movement
Ragged School Union
National Sunday League
Pope Pius X Faces Declining Health in Vatican
Rome reports Pope Pius X, confined to Vatican grounds, is wasting away. Dr. Lapponi cites gout and nostalgia from confinement as he nears death, noting the pope’s earlier free life contrasts with current restraint inside the Vatican.
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Vatican
Star
Rome
Pope Pius X
Lapponi
Pius IX
Leo XII
Pius X
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