Public School Board Maintains Segregation Policy
President Altman of the San Francisco public school board says the action separating white and Japanese students complies with the law and will remain in force unless treaty violations are declared. Secretary Root reports Japan is satisfied with the U.S. stance, aiding calm. In Nevada, thousands rush to stake claims as Grant peak blast opens Walker Lake Indian reservation, causing chaos and injuries amid law evasion.
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Star
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Altman
Public School Board
United States
Thorne
Nev
Grant Peak
Walker Lake Indian Reservation
Hawthorne
Walker Lake
Turkmen frontier crisis prompts security decree in Turkestan
Report from St. Petersburg notes a state of extraordinary security in Turkestan beginning October 16 due to the frontier corps. General Subbotich was relieved after the proclamation amid muttered plans by officers to march on St. Petersburg and replace the Romanoff dynasty with a military republic. Murders of merchants and wealthy travelers along the border were common.
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Subbotich
St. Petersburg
Romanoff
Kilby Campaign Rally Set Tonight in Anniston Theater
A city rally to back Thomas E. Kilby for mayor will unfold at Noble Street Theater. Youngs orchestra will play a selection of tunes as Kilby and judges H D McCarty John Pelham A F McGhee and others speak briefly to maintain spontaneity and order.
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Thomas EK. Kilby
Young
Kilby
H. D. McCarty
John Pelham
A. F. McGhee
A. P. Agee
Noble Street Theater
Mrs Eddy’s Health Questioned After Private Interview
Concord New Hampshire October 30 1911 Mrs Mary Baker Eddy head of the Christian Science church granted a private audience to newspaper correspondents to quell reports of failing health. The guarded session did little to dispel concerns as observers noted evident signs of weakness in her appearance and manner. Atlantic City New Jersey October 30 1911 Chief Maxwell attributes the Thoroughfare wreck to possible river pirates targeting the train. Detectives seek three suspects while bridge tender Daniel Stewart is known to have had previous clashes with pirates.
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Star
Concord
N. H
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science Cult
Mother of Christian Science
Atlantic City
N. J
Maxwell
Daniel Stewart
Headless body found in sewer near Birmingham
The decomposed trunk of a white man was recovered from the Jefferson county trunk sewer outlet below Bessemer and is held for identification. The head, arms, and most of both legs are missing, with clothes and a ring found in the pocket. the coroner notes the body may have been in the sewer for weeks and could have been placed in any manhole from Birmingham to the septic tanks, about 15 miles away.
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Sirmingham
Jefferson County
Bessemer
Birmingham
Georgia Masons Open 120th Annual Session in Macon
The grand lodge of Georgia opened its 120th annual communication in Macon on October 30 and will convene for three days. Officers report 500 lodges with 27,000 members, the largest Southern state lodges outside Texas.
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Macon
Grand Lodge of Masons of Georgia
Georgia
Texas
San Antonio Prepares for International Fair Store Opening
San Antonio Texas on October 30 reports all preparations completed for tomorrow's opening of the big international fair store as the city fills with visitors ready for the event.
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Star
San Antonio
Tex
City and General News Overview from Oxford Pages
Telegraphic city briefs and general features cover Oxford department notices and miscellany across pages 1 2 and 3 with page 4 hosting editorials. Short items span city news in brief on pages 5 and 7 while page 6 presents a short story and page 8 continues miscellaneous social news.
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Oxford
City
Cial
Labor scarcity shuts down Quinn charcoal furnace in Gadsden
Gadsden October 30 The Quinn furnace a charcoal stack blown in a month ago shut down due to lack of labor to operate the ovens. Thousands of cords of wood lie in yards despite high wages. President Quinn has arrived and is trying to recruit workers to restart the furnace.
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Quinn
Quimn
Reaves Mercantile Company Incorporation Creased in Alabama
Reaves Mercantile Company formed before Judge Emmet F Crook with capital stock of 7000 dollars, 6800 paid in, 68 of 70 shares issued. The firm plans general merchandising in Alabama with main offices in Anniston. Incorporators are John S Reaves J A Reaves and J V Reaves, with John S Reaves as president and treasurer and J A Reaves secretary.
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Emmet F. Crook
Alabama
Anniston
John 8. Reaves
J. A. Reaves
J. V. Reaves
John S. Reaves
Noted Railroad Disasters Across Fifty Years
A compiled list of historic railway disasters with dates locations and death tolls. Incidents span North America Europe and Asia including Ashtabula Troy Chatsworth Bolivar Point and Mexico City with fatalities ranging from dozens to over a hundred.
Anniston Autoists Visit Gadsden Breakdowns Reported
A group of Anniston gentlemen visited Gadsden on Sunday and spent the day in the city. Return travel was by rail as several autos failed and were towed to Fulcher & Co. for repairs. The men kept relatives informed by telephone about delays.
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Gadsden
Fulcher & Co
Lawyer Sues Street Car Company For Five Cents
Columbus Ohio October 30 Attorney Erastus Lloyd files suit for 5 cents against the Columbus street car company claiming a transfer was refused contrary to the franchise which requires a transfer. The filing marks the smallest damage amount ever asked in the city.
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Erastus Lloyd
Columbus Street Car Company
Lloyd
End of Fair Was Costly to Paine
Montgomery report notes a successful fair with plans to spend 25900 to purchase exhibits for permanent display. A 72 pound dynamite explosion by Paine's Fireworks Company caused about 1500 in damage to coaches and shop windows. The mayor commends police for strong law and order and the Alabama exhibit is being moved to Selma for a regional fair.
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Pain’s Fireworks Company
Western Railway
State Department of Agriculture
Alabama
Selma
Cullman and
Madison
Three More Bodies Found in Kansas City Fire Ruins
Three additional bodies were recovered from the Chamber of Commerce building ruins in Kansas City Kansas, used as a tenement and destroyed by fire last week. The death toll now stands at 13 with three still missing.
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Kansas City
Chamber of Commerce
Kan
Box Supper Friday Benefit at Alexandria School
The ladies of Alexandria announce a box supper next Friday night to benefit the school change. The event invites the public and asks the girls to bring well filled boxes.
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Ladies of Alexandria
Kilby Extends Special Request to Wikle Men
Mr Kilby desires special effort to have the Wikle men appear tonight. This plea underscores urgency for a timely gathering and cooperation from involved parties.
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MR. Kilby
Texas Out of Service as Battleship to Become Retired Ship
The Texas will be placed on the navy retired list and converted into a receiving ship. Once the first battleship, its plans came from an English firm and later execution faltered, earning it a hoodoo reputation despite its brave actions in the blockade of Cervera's fleet. The Olympia, Dewey’s flagship, will also be decommissioned and used as a marine training ship after 137 years in service.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
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Cervera
Santiago Harbor
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Dewey
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