Blackmon and McCarty Speak Against Prohibition Amendment
West Anniston citizens heard Henry D. McCarty and Fred L. Blackmon address the proposed state constitutional prohibition amendment at Firemen's Hall. McCarty attacked the measure as bad from its origin and warned it would erode Magna Charter liberties while attacking Supreme Court powers. He cited Brooks Lawrence and claimed the amendment limits judicial interpretation.
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Henry D. McCarty
Fred L. Blackmon
West Anniston
Firewen’s
McCarty
Brooks Lawrence
Braxton Bragg
King John
Runnymede
Anniston Star
Supreme Court
Wright Breaks World Speed Record in Flight
College Park Md Oct 9 Wilbur Wright broke the world speed aviation record by flying 1070 yards in 5844 seconds, setting a landmark time for the era with a dramatic test of early flight capabilities.
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College Park
Wilbur Wright
Commissioners Create Official Court Stenographer Office
Calhoun county officials at the October term created the office of official court stenographer for both City and Circuit courts. The judges will select the stenographer. Legislation allowed counties to establish the post, and the Anniston Bar Association had urged the move. The board also inspected the new Coldwater creek bridge at Hughes mill, built by W H Nunnally for Calhoun and Talladega counties, though Talladega members were absent.
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Calhoun County
Board of Commissioners
Anniston Bar Association
Calhoun
Messrs. Coker, Wright and Webster
Coldwater Creek
Hughes’ Mill
W. H. Nunnally
Talladega
Police court session faces mixed liquor related cases
A large crowd attended a police court session Saturday morning with charges of selling liquor against C. H. Cobb W. S. McGuffin and J. F. Taylor. The recorder withheld judgment in several cases and continued one matter until next Wednesday. A. J. Haley pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was fined, while H. M. Kippinger’s license violation charge was dismissed.
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C. H. Cobb
McGuffin
Taylor
Cliff Cobb
Cobb
Stiles McGuffin
W. S. McGuffin
A. J. Haley
J. A. Roberson
Mr. Haley
Mr. Roberson
Johnston to Address Alabama Good Roads Convention
The Alabama Good Roads Association prepares for a major southern convention in Birmingham with prominent speakers. Senator J F Johnson will attend and address the group, joining a lineup that includes a governor two U S Senators seven Congressmen and other officials. Delegates from all sixty seven counties will deliver three minute talks on county road projects.
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J. F. Johnson
J. A.rountree
United States
Williams Seaboard Control Restored After Board Shakeup
John Skelton Williams, former Seaboard Air Line president and foe of Thomas Ryan, is reelected to the Seaboard directorate, shifting control away from Ryan and allies who failed to gain reelection. Also notes Central Railroad to run through train Chicago to Jacksonville from November 15. Andrew Kearns, 40, dies in a high speed auto crash at Jackson Boulevard and Hoyne Avenue. four others seriously injured.
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New York
John Skelton Williams
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Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Seaboard
Mr. Williams
Ryan
Williams
Chicago
Central Railroad
Jacksonville
Birmingham
Albany
Andrew Kearns
Jackson Boulevard
Hoyn Avenue
Hearst enters mayoral race for independent voters
William R Hearst said he enters the campaign to represent independent citizens not aligned with the fusion ticket. He criticized Gaynors letter of acceptance and its implied Tammany ties. Nominating petitions are being signed across the district to meet the two thousand signature goal by afternoon.
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New York
William R. Hearst
Gaynor
Hearst
Canadian Northern inaugurates new daily service to Prince Albert
Arrangements complete for tomorrow launch of Canadian Northern railroad daily passenger service linking Winnipeg Mann Brandon Regina and Prince Albert. The line will run via Brandon and Regina providing direct access for travelers between western Canada cities.
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Mann
Canadian Northern Railroad
Prince Albert
Brandon
Regina
Executions for Ten Chinese Men Planned in Boston
Five Chinese inmates face the electric chair after an August 20 mass shooting in Boston's Chinatown. Min Sing Hom Woon Leong Gong, Joe Guey, and Warry Charles are set for execution in Charlestown within two weeks unless a pardon delays the sentences. The assault on Oxford Place left four dead and several injured, with ten Chinese suspects convicted and many said to be hired assassins from Chicago and New York.
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Mass
Charlestown
Draper
Min Sing
Hom Woon
Leong Gong
Joe Guey
Warry Charles
Oxford Place
Chicago
New York
Night riders kill man in Vernon parish shooting
Report from Lake Charles says McLendon Rhoderinguez of Vernon parish was slain last night by night riders who fired through a window wounding him first. Two more assailants entered the home and riddled him with bullets. No motive or clues are known.
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Lake Charles
McLendon Rhoderinguez
Mankilled by own gun after wedding in Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge police say John Elam an insurance man shot and killed himself twelve hours after his marriage. The incident occurred in Baton Rouge Louisiana on October 9. No other details were given about motive or circumstances.
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John Elam
Amendists Rally Tonight in Court House
Amendists will rally at 7 30 tonight in the court house in support of the constitutional amendment. Hion W B Bowling of Dadeville and other speakers will be heard. A large crowd is expected and arrangements will be made for all who attend. The Ministers Association of Aniston, Alabama endorses the amendment.
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Hion
W. B. Bowling
Dadeville
Ministers’ Association
Ministers’ Association of
Rockefeller Junior Eyes Mexican Guayule to Challenge Rubber Trust
John Rockefeller Jr, controlling figure in a company that has acquired 65 percent of Mexico's Guayule fields and seeks the remaining stake. The move would create a Rockefeller guayule trust supplying fine quality rubber to rival the rubber trust.
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John Rockefeller, Jr
Mexico
Rubber Trust
Pali Lanthropists Discuss Charity in Peoria Meeting
Prominent philanthropists social workers and heads of charitable penal and correctional institutions gathered in Peoria for the fourteenth annual Illinois State Conference of Charities and Correction. Sessions run four days with discussions planned by speakers including Dr James Stewart Charles Campbell Dr William Russell and Marcus Fagg.
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Det
Illinois State Conference of Charities and Correction
James Stewart
St. Louis
Charles FP. PF. Campbell
National Society of Workers Among the Blind
William L. Russell
State Hospital Service
New York Commisson
Marcus ©. Fagg
Pittsburg
Two engineers killed in fog bound railroad collision
In Alden town Pennsylvania on October 9 two Central New Jersey Railroad locomotives collided near Siegfried. Both engineers were killed and the crash was caused by dense fog.
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Aldentown
Central New Jersey Railroad
Siegfried
Detroit Tigers Sweep Pirates In World Series Opener
October 9 report from Pittsburgh notes warm foggy conditions as the Detroit Tigers win with heavy slugging and Ty Cobb highlighted by strong baserunning. Summers and Schmidt pitched for Detroit while Willis and Gibson manned the Pittsburgh batteries as crowds exceed forty thousand.
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Tigers
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Deetroit
Ty Cobb
Beore
R. HA
Schmidt
Willis
Gibson
Cleveland grand jury indicts Ty Cobb for hotel stabbing
Reports from Pittsburg say the Cleveland grand jury returned an indictment against Ty Cobb for stabbing Watchman Stanchfield at the Hotel Euclid during a Cleveland game. He is to be arrested when a special train crosses the Ohio line tonight.
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Cleveland
Ty Cobb
Cobb
Stanchfield
Euclid
Indians Drown in Yucatan Hurricanes Report
The Tampico reports a hurricane sweeping the Yucatan coast drowning from two to three thousand natives. The inhabitants are described as Mayas and Indians, with the disaster occurring as the steamer arrived in New Orleans.
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Tampico
Yucatan Islands
Admiral Schley Celebrates Seventieth Birthday in Washington
Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley marked his seventieth birthday in Washington. Born in Frederick Maryland in 1839 he served 45 years in the Navy including Civil War actions and the Greely Relief Expedition. He commanded ships in the Battle of Santiago and later split his time between Washington and Maryland.
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Winfield Scott Sehley
Admiral Schley
Frederick
Naval Academy
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Academy
Salvador
Salee River
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Arctic
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John Ericsson
Sweden
Santiago
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