Aniston Man Among Ten Victims in Birmingham Fire
Ed Livingston of Aniston is identified as one of ten cremated in a Birmingham blaze. He worked in a rolling mill and lived near the scene with his wife and child. J. E. Livingston is believed to be Ed, though initial misreporting may have occurred. His family awaits news as authorities confirm the casualty list.
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Livingston
Magic City
W. F. Ritchie
Birmingham
J. N. Robinson
Southern Railway
Ed Livingston
Chestnut Street
West Anniston
Joe Richert
Mr. Richert
Victims Named In Morning Birmingham Fire
Special to the Star from the Birmingham Ledger lists the ten victims of this morning's fire including W. W. B. Tavor, W. H. Nichols, B. Neal, G. Preston, Edgar Caldwell, E. B. Henshaw, W. T. Hall, Gordon Burns, Ollie Hines, and W. B. Livingston. The Whatley home was nearly destroyed with furniture burned to ashes and a piano reduced to char.
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Birmingham Ledger
Birmingham
W.W. B. Tavor
W. H. Nichols
B. Neal
G. ©. Preston
Edgar Caldwell
E. B. Henshaw
W. T. Hall
Gordon Burns
Ollie Hines
Birmingham Paint Company
W. B. Livingston
Rolling Mill
Whatley
Disastrous Birmingham Boarding House Fire Claims Twelve
Special to the Star reports a deadly blaze in Birmingham at Mrs E Moody’s boarding house on Eleventh street and Third avenue. The fire killed twelve residents and destroyed the ten room boarding house run by Mrs Moody. Fire officials investigate cause as survivors recount panic and escape efforts.
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The
Star
Birmingham
E. Moody
Eleventh Street
Third Avenue
Mrs Church Addresses Bankers on Female Qualifications
Mrs. V. F. Church, cashier of a Joplin bank, spoke before 300 bankers at the American Bankers Association convention in St. Louis. She argued honesty is the key qualification for bank officials and asserted women are highly truthful, noting few women in trusted positions have misused funds. The 32d convention ends with installing new officers.
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Star
ST. Louis
V. F. Church
Joplin
American Bankers’ Association
Finance
Peggy Stewart Day Celebrated in Baltimore
Baltimore observances honor Peggy Stewart day recalling the burning of the brig Peggy Stewart in Annapolis by Captain Alexander Stewart after the tea tax sparked pre Revolutionary unrest. The event marks a historic act of protest as communities remember the vessel’s destruction to protest British taxation.
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The
Star
Baltimore
Patriotic and Historical Societies of
Baltimore and Vicinity
Peggy Stewart
Annapolis
Alexander Stewart
England
Stewart
Jelks Said To Have Something Up Sleeve In St Louis
Special to the Star Montgomery October 19 Governor W D Jelks on private business in St Louis prompts city papers to wonder what he is doing His errand is considered not of grave importance and he will likely return by week’s end
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Star
Montgomery
St. Louis
W. D. Jelks
Cyclone Devastates Havana Wrecks Fleet and Camp
A severe cyclone in Havana on October 19 caused over a hundred deaths and many injuries. The US cruiser Brooklyn was torn from moorings and is thought aground while other harbor ships suffered heavy damage. Camp Columbia was leveled with tents destroyed and soldiers killed or injured.
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The
Star
Havana
United States
Brooklyn
Camp Columbia
Standard Oil of Ohio Convicted in Restraint of Trade
FINDLAY OH Oct 19 The Standard Oil Company of Ohio was found guilty by a jury in Judge Banker's court of maintaining a conspiracy in restraint of trade. The jury had been deliberating since Wednesday. a new trial motion will be filed. Sentence awaits ruling on the motion. fines range from 50 to 5000 dollars.
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Star
Findlay, CO
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
Banker's Court
James Turnop
Standard Oil Company
David
Gompers Denies Sargent Defense of Speaker Cannon
The American Federation of Labor releases a public statement denying Frank P. Sargent's claim that Speaker Cannon is a friend of organized labor. The AFL asserts Sargent was a former Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen officer and that the group has no AFL affiliation, so his statements are not made in AFL name.
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Gompers
Sargent
Speaker Cannon
The
Star
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Cannon
Frank P. Sargent
Commissioner General of Immigration
Sar
Memorable day for Mrs Le Doux in California case
Stockton readers learn Mrs Emma Le Doux, convicted of murder, faced death by hanging in California courts but gained a continuance on appeal. She killed A N McVicar by morphine after he drank heavily, then hid his body in a trunk found on a Southern Pacific platform. Types of details highlight court delays and public interest.
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Stockton
Cal
Emma le Doux
San Quetin
California
Supreme Court
Southern Pacific
le Doux
Whetstone Near Death as Brother Fights Illness
L M H Whetstone, sick in bed at his home corner Sixth and Wilmer, has learned by tele gram that his brother T F Whetstone of Mobile is not expected to live today. The elder Whetstone, once with Wetstone & Co, owns a Wilmer avenue home and prepared to move. He is surrounded by his wife and three children including Virginia Lee Whetstone who was to wed Wilbur Folder of the Gulf City on the 25th. the marriage will likely be postponed.
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Mr. Whetstone
Virginia Lee Whetstone
Wilbur Folder
Gulf City
R. H. Stickney
A. ©. Abbott
Bureau of Health of
Philadelphia
Abbott
Stickney
Mystery Man Joe Miller Linked to Bigamy Trial
A sensational trial revealed that a woman, already secretly married to Eugene Le Doux, was forced to buy items at gunpoint by a man called Joe Miller who proved to be a myth after McVicar and Miller returned from a drinking bout. The 15 day case exposed motive rooted in bigamy and ended with unusual public interest.
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Joe Miller
McVicar
Miller
Eugene le Doux
PUMIGATION DISCUSSED AGAIN
Mayor Kilby seeks council action on scarlet fever disinfection after medical replies. Dr. Abbott describes Philadelphia practice spraying formalin with water at 3 pints per 1000 cubic feet while noting cases and quarantine practices influence incidence rates.
Presbyterians Meet at East Lake
The Alabama Synod of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America plans a meeting at East Lake starting Tuesday October 30. The program includes a 7:30 opening in the Presbyterian church, with call to order and sermon, roll call, moderator election, adjournment, followed by Wednesday activities beginning at 8:30.
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Alabama Synod of the Presbyterian Church In the
United States of America
Cumberland Presbyterian
East Lake
The
Presbyterian Church
Waters Sheltering U S Vessels Well Protected
A report states waters sheltering U S vessels are well protected against threats. Naval authorities say patrols and defenses remain ready as ships operate in territorial waters and nearby routes.
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U.S
Navy Not Alarmed by Havana Harbor Storm Threat
The Navy reports no major danger to American warships in Havana harbor and along the Cuban coast though unease grows about Camp Columbia near Havana where a thousand marines are stationed. Weather officials note a severe gale near the Carolina coast threatening the Atlantic coast up to New England with warnings displayed from Florida to the Northeast.
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The
Star
Washington
Navy Department
Havana
Cuban
Camp Columbia
Weather Bureau
Jacksonville
Florida
Tampa
Caroling
New England
Atlantic
Devotional Service Schedule And Evanglistic Conference
A historical meeting outline lists devotional service led by Rev. David Brown and Rev. M. K. Hollister, roll calls, minutes, committee announcements, Sunday school work by J B Bridges, sermon times, temperance address by Hon H P Farris Missouri, and a Thursday evangelistic conference with representatives addressing evangelistic interests and adjournment.
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David Brown
Bridges
H. P. Farris
Missouri
Om der
M. K. Hollister
Home Mission
Fines and Grand Jury Bound Over in County Court
Coleman Hall, described as a negro, was fined 48.10 for violating a contract under confes sion of judgment to secure cost. John Shelly was bound over to the grand jury on charges of assault with a gun and using abusive language.
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Coleman Hall
John Shelly
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J. E. Livingston
Ledger
Publishers
Eigth
Mrs. Church
Jelks
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Mrs. Ledoux
T. F. Whetstone
Death's Door
Mer Annistonian
Dr. Stickney
Kilby
Mayor Kilby
Easiness
Rines
Oxford
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