Woman's Mission Union to Convene in Alexandria
The twelfth annual meeting of the Woman's Baptist Missionary Union of Calhoun County opens in Alexandria on October 6 and 7. The program includes devotions, addresses by Mrs. O M Reynolds and others, reports from Sunbeam Bands and auxiliaries, round tables, a literature segment, and various committee announcements with music and prayers throughout.
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Woman's Taptet Missionary Union
Calhoun County Association
Alexandria
O. M. Reynolds
Mary Mar
Muuic
Hannah Crook
Young Woman's Auxiliary
Kathleen Mallory
J. T. Gardner
Mattie Rhodes
Essie Sanford
Crowded New York Hotels in 1887 Reflect City Growth
The report notes about thirty first class hotels near City Hart Park, with capacity around 6 000 and peak visitor estimates near 20 000. Historians recall crowds roaming the city and seeking lodging as most hotels followed the European plan and charged between two dollars and three fifty per week.
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New York
City Hart Park
C M Conference Endorses Temperance Amendment
From the Saturday Star the annual Congregational Methodist Church of Alabama conference at Golden Springs adopts a resolution pledging support for the constitutional amendment to abolish the sale of intoxicating liquors in Alabama and urging public backing on November 20.
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The
Congregational Methodist Church of Alabama
Seasion At
Golden Springs
Methodist Church of North Alabama Conference
Alabama
All Sorts of Men Must Pay Poll Tax in 1908
Montgomery Oct 4 The attorney general states that school trustees and disabled men must pay the poll tax by February 1 if they vote this year. No exemptions exist for the disabled or for those who have lost limbs, and post 1908 nonpayment bars voting. The old exemption for trustees is dead.
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Montgomery
Oet
Garber
Lands Opened for Settlement Across Two States
The opening extends to October 25 with a drawing to begin two days after. The tract covers over 1,200,000 acres of prime farmland, roughly 100 miles long and 40 miles wide, spanning two states. It lies between the Cheyenne River to the south and the Cannon Ball River to the north, divided into three sections by the Grand and Moreau rivers.
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Cheyenne River
Cannon Ball River
Grand
Moreau
City Court Grinds Continues in School Fees Case
The supreme court recalls a suit by Sbrvant against M A Whisenant Ben Dickey and Jesse Goode trustees of a rural school near Wellington taught by Miss Whiteside for 20000 damages. They allegedly ejected his four children over unpaid incidental fees of 35 cents each.
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Supreme Court
Sbrvant
M. A. Whisenant
Ben Dickey
Jesse Goode
Wellington
Miss Whiteside
William H. Bryant
A Rheeland Legend of Three German Robbers
A legendary tale tells of three German bandits who share a spoils plot to retire. One rider is sent to fetch provisions while the others plot his murder to split the loot. The plan backfires as the surviving conspirators are found dead together, with the supposed victim having secretly poisoned part of the provisions to claim all.
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Nhireland
May Make Home Wine May Make Home Wine
In Gadaden the grand jury was told by Judge Alto V. Lee not to indict those who make wine or cordial for home consumption. He suggested whisky might be distilled at home for private use, and explained Fuller law does not ban home wine if not sold. Twenty true bills were returned.
Taft In California for West Coast Visit
President Taft travels by special train through California with speeches in Sacramento Oakland and Berkeley. He plans to lay the cornerstone of a $500,000 YMCA home and attend receptions at the Union League Club and the Fairmont hotel followed by a banquet.
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San Francisco
Cal
Bay
Pesident Taft
California
Sacramento
Oakland
Berkeley
Union League Club
Fairmont Hotel
Quiet working dogs praised in distant lands
The article notes three barkless dog breeds the Egyptian sheep dog the Australian dog and the lion headed dog of Tibet. It laments that none are found in America and contrasts peaceful slumbers with canine noisiness.
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America
Tibet
Cole Will Study Philippine Head-Hunting Tribes
Chicago October 4. Mr F C Cole of the Field Museum ethnological staff and his wife begin a two year expedition to the southern Philippine islands. They aim to study and collect from Palawas Negros Mindoro and Mindanao tribes including Paghanuas Mangyanas Bagalos Moros and others. They expect to return with a large collection and do not anticipate danger.
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Chicago
F. C. Cole
Field Museum of Natural History
Philippine
Palawas
Negros
Mindoro
Mindanao
Cole
Luzon
Dr Frederick A Cook to Speak in Atlanta on Polar Journey
Dr Frederick A Cook the Arctic explorer arrives in Atlanta to lecture on his polar voyage at the Auditorium Armory as the season opener of President Bridges lecture series. Plans for Cook’s Atlanta visit include entertainment arrangements once he returns from New York city.
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Atlanta
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Auditorium Armory
Price
Bridges
Cook
New York City
Dr. Cook
Washington
New York
University of Copenhagen
American Geographic Societies
Oxford notes and local visits mark autumn day
Oxford reports include Mrs Milton returning to Birmingham, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Lacy planning Copper Hill Tennessee trip, Mrs McDowell improving after illness, and several locals visiting relatives. Church groups meet this week with Union chapel preaching at 7:30 led by Rev Woodall.
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Wilbur Lacy
Copper Hill
Temp
Anniston
Unon
Woodall
General Frederick Dent Grant as Prohibition candidate for 1912
General Frederick Dent Grant son of ex president Grant faces advocacy from Alfred Lowther Prohibition chairman as candidate for 1912. Grant is a strong Prohibition supporter and was chosen to lead the temperance parade in Chicago on September 25.
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Frederick Dent Grant
A. 8. Grant
Alfred Lowther
Prohibition Party
General Grant
Chicago
Earl Grey Lays Cornerstone for Saskatchewan Parliament
Regina October 4 The cornerstone laying for the new Parliament Buildings of Saskatchewan was celebrated with elaborate ceremonies. His Excellency Earl Grey presided and provincial officials attended as hundreds from surrounding areas observed the civic holiday.
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Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan
Earl Grey
Day Law Conference Opens in Indianapolis on Bootlegger Crackdown
A two day conference opened in Indianapolis under the Indiana Anti Saloon League to discuss enforcing dry laws against blind tigers social clubs and bootleggers in counties that voted dry. Congressman John W Boehne of Evansville and other speakers addressed the opening session at Roberts Park M E Church this afternoon.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Anti- Saloon League
John W. Boehne
Evansville
Roberts
Park M. E. Dured
Decisions Sought From All Tribunals Simultaneously
A speaker stated willingness to have the rulings of all three tribunals announced together, expressing preference for synchronized decisions across the bodies.
John T Rowland Seeks Calhoun County Sheriff Seat
John T Rowland announces his candidacy for sheriff of Calhoun County under the Democratic party. He asks for the support and votes of county citizens and vows to perform the duties to the best of his ability if elected.
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Calhoun County
John T. Rowland
Parker and Brooks enter Calhoun sheriff race
William E. Parker and T. Brooks announce candidacies for Calhoun county sheriff in the upcoming Democratic primary. They pledge to fulfill the duties to the best of their abilities and seek voter support.
Candidate D. Z. Goodlet Announces Bid for Party
A notice announces D. Z. Goodlet's candidacy for a party. The short statement identifies the individual seeking a political role and signals formal entry into the race.
Henry Announces Sheriff Candidacy for Calhoun County
J D Henry announces as a candidate for sheriff of Calhoun County under the Democratic party. He pledges to use his best efforts to discharge duties faithfully and competently for the best interests of the entire public and seeks the support of every citizen.
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Calhoun County
J. D. Henry
Colorado Women leaders eyed for Congress seat
Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker, head of the National Federation of Women's Clubs, is seen as a likely Democratic candidate for Congress from Colorado with Mrs. Dewey Bailey, Denver Woman's Club president, as a probable Republican rival in the First District. Both are prominent figures in Colorado politics.
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Sarah Platt Decker
National Federation of Women’s Clubs
Congress
Colorado
Dewey (. Bailey
Denver
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Baptist Mission Unions
Tin
Prs. W. FF. Brown Music
Margaret Reynolds
One Sunbeame
Mes. J. WH. Allen
Melda Taynes
V. Watson
Miss Mary
Martin
Solo
Govan Woodruff
Hughes
Gardner
Home Missions
J. K. Borders
Frontier Work
R. H. Snod
Mountain Schoola
Lillie West
Margaret Home
D. B. Pits Gerald
C. N. James
Minte W. M. A
W. F. Grown
Aged Ministers’ Relief Fund
Kate Bell
C. M. Conference For Amendment
Star
Gadsden
Grand Jury
Alto V. Lee
Criminal Division
Gadaden
Taft
Elsie Gaylor Latham
John Latham
News of Oxford
Florida Pinson
PHONS
Oxford
Henry McDowell
James Wilson of
Jenifer
Keady
Baptist Young Ladies
Aid
Saiety
A. D. Humphries
Jim Snow
Joe Spence
Munford
Annie Orr Hag
Estaboga
Eugene Pace
Will Hardie
Mrs. & W. Pace
Baptist Ladies’ Aid and Missionary Society
D. H. Hubbard
Annie Borders
Choccolocco
Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid Society
Rosa Wilson
Robert Burns
Lincoln
E. C. Urquhart
Eugene Methvin
Little Son of
Birmingham
M. H. Toland
J. R. Robinson
Paul Eichelberger
Talladega
Mrs. Fermor Staples
Heflin
J. D. Staples
William E. Parker
T. Brooks
Democratic Party
D. Z. Goodlet
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