O Neal Defends Campaign Funds Denial at Masonic Hall
Former Governor Emmett O Neal addressed a large audience at the Masonic theatre in Alabama denying bribery charges from backers of the Anti-Saloon League. He framed the race around opposition to the eighteenth amendment and Volstead enforcement and pledged to seek modification.
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Emmett O'Neal
Senate
Masonic Theatre
O'Neal
Brooks Lawrence
Anti-Saloon League
Heflin
O’neal
Brewers
South
Alabama
Joe
Atriad
Ous
Buthmen
Jasper
United States Senate
Beesuge
Columbia
Mr. Heflin
Washington
Mc. Heflin
Wayne B. Wheeler
Gov. O'Neal
Morgan Kiwanis Backs Tennessee River Bridge Movement
Morgan Kiwanis members gathered in a rousing meeting to back the Tennessee river bridge project at Albany Decatur. L B Green of Montgomery spoke on child welfare urging a $2000 county quota. committees were formed to plan funding and bridge construction details.
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Morgan Kiwanis
Limestone-Morgayn Bridge Company
Twin Cities
C. E. Frost
Athens
Charles Stefelmeyer
Cullman
A. Polytinsky
Hartwelle
E. J. Childers
Pulaski
Lamar Penney
Carl Patterson
John Patterson
Tidwell
Albany
Will, Wyker
Clyde Hendrix
L. C. Stout
A. Lynne
Decatur
Kiwanis
On Merce
Yon Tadies
Firstresbyterian Church
L. B. Green
Montgomery
Child Welfaree Society
Alabama
Alorgan County
Col. L. A. Dean
Rome
Tennessee
Albany-Decatur
Grafton and
Stewart
Mr. Robinson
Tennessee Bridge Co
Nashville
Morgan Kiwanis Club
Tennessee River Bridge
Hilda
Wallace Carson
New Orleans Demands Census Recount
New Orleans announced it will insist on a recount of the census, stating the city demands an accurate tally. The move was disclosed today in New Orleans.
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C International News Service
New Orleans
Choice Rooms in City Jail For Derby Visitors
Louisville officials announce Derby visitors may sleep in the jail showhouse at one dollar per night due to revenue loss from prohibition. Jailer Barr said rooms will be available to guests traveling to the Kentucky Derby, reflecting financial strains on the facility.
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City
Derby
International News Service
Louisville
Barr Today
Dry congressmen aboard government ship face drink question
In Washington on April 22 the internal revenue board declared that dry lawmakers may not carry alcohol aboard a government transport. About 150 congressmen planned a trip to the Philippines via the Panama Canal, with many pushers of prohibition among the travelers. Some proposed storing cellar stock in steamer trunks to fight seasickness.
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International News Service
Washington
Internal Revenue Board
Philippines
Pannama Canal
German Scheme 10 Hatch Army Nipped in Bud
Paris dispatch reports Berlin proposed training hundreds of thousands of soldiers to evade the treaty but the plan was rejected by the council of ambassadors. Inter allied supreme council at San Remo unable to agree on a unified stance toward Germany and may adjourn on Saturday.
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Bud
International
Paris
Berlin
Germany
Council of Ambassadors
Inter-Allied Supreme Council
San Remo
Plans Approved Guarding Turkish Straits Inter Allied
In San Remo on April 22 plans to guard the Turkish straits were approved by the inter allied supreme. The decision reflects Allied efforts to secure strategic waterways amid ongoing postwar negotiations.
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International News Service
San Remo
Inter-Allied
Malone installs telephone system at Malone Coal plant
Malone Coal Grain and Motor Co installs a twelve-station interior telephone system enabling instant direct communication with all departments. The system, installed by M W Cook Electric Co of Atlanta, saves time across the city block plant and improves efficiency in operations and sales.
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Malone Coal, Grain and Motor Co
M. W. Cook Electric Co
Atlanta
Cook
Local visitors and new car purchases in Somerville
Mr and Mrs Albert Peck and Jer of Albany visited their mother Mrs Mary Peck for the weekend. P Guyere made a business trip to Albany Tuesday. W T Ransom bought a Ford to replace his horse and buggy with Wilburn Wade as chauffeur. Frank Abbott bought a 1920 Maxwell from I C Lee of Hartselle. Many new cars pass through town from factory buyers. N E Winton purchased a New Edison with many records.
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Mrs. Albert Peck and
Jer of
Albany
Mrs
Mary Peck
Frank Abbott
I. C. Lee
Hartselle
Maxwell
Former French Premier Caillaux Acquitted of Treason
Paris April 22 Former premier Joseph Caillaux was acquitted of high treason and of communicating intelligence to the enemy. The senate high court vote was 213 to 28 for acquittal on those charges after trial began February 17. A third allegation remained for future consideration.
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International News Service
Paris
Joseph Oaillaux
France
High Courts of Justice
Caillaux
Albany to Play Huntsville at Local Diamond Tomorrow
Albany Hi meets Huntsville Hi on the local diamond tomorrow afternoon at four. Ezell or Humphrey will start on the mound for Templeton infielders include Shelton Evans Humphrey Lamon Bailey Adams Bell Eu Banks Morrow with Morrow catching and Ezell or Humphrey pitching.
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Albany Hi
Huntsville
Adams
Bell
Eubanks
Morrow
Ezell
Humphrey
Ice House Collapse Kills Three, Injures Four
Three men died and four were injured when an ice house collapsed and buried them beneath the ice at a site in here. The incident was reported by International News Service.
Judge Lindsay Ill at Home with Heart Trouble in Hartselle
Judge W. B. Lindsay of Hartselle is seriously ill at his home following an attack of heart trouble. The community awaits his recovery as doctors monitor his condition.
Woman Receives Jefferson Highway Contract in Mississippi
Fayett e Miss April 20 Miss Julia Frazier has taken the contract to build the Jefferson highway in Jefferson county and is the first woman in the south to undertake such work.
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International News Service
Fayette, Miss
Julia Frazier
Jefferson Highway
Jefferson County
South
Census Figures Show Population Increases in Several Cities
Census tallies list Racine Wisconsin at 58 593 with 20 691 increase Franklin Indiana 4 909 up 407 Venice California 10 385 up 7 266 or 233 percent Hagerstown Maryland 28 029 up 11 622 Ennis Texas 7 224 up 1 ? Vandalia Missouri 2 158 up 563 Troy Ohio 7 260 up 1 138.
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Racine
Wis
Franklin
Ind
Venice
Cal
Hagerstown
Ennis
Texas
Vandalia
Troy
Crazed widow slays three children then ends her life
Louisville report states Mis Mary Ina Hughes killed her three young daughters by cutting their throats as they slept and then committed suicide, driven by grief after her husband's death. The tragedy occurred early today.
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C International
Louisville
Mis
Mary Ina Hughes
Palmer Leads in Georgia and Nebraska Results
Atlanta April 22 with complete returns from 147 counties and estimates from seven more Palmer leads Georgia with 140 county unit votes, Watson 130 and Hokemith 114. Popular vote totals show Watson 50808 Palmer 47459 and Smith 44863.
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International News Service
Atlanta
Palmer
Thomas E. Watson
Hokemith
Watson
Smith
Johnson Leads Republican Presidential Field in Nebraska
With about half of Nebraska precincts reported, Senator Hiram Johnson leads the Republican race, Gen. Wood second, Gen. Pershing third. Johnson’s early plurality is estimated at 25 000 to 30 000 of 1054 precincts. Hitchcock trails for delegate with 22 595. German-leaning precincts favor Johnson while Democrats lag. Lancaster County offsets Pershing’s statewide challenge.
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Lincoln
Neb
Hiram Johnson
Wood
Gen
Pershing
Johnson
Hitchcock
W. J. Bryan
Lancaster County
Gen. Pershing
Jersey Strikers Refuse 10 Work For Grievance Talks
Striking railroad workers in New Jersey voted at a mass meeting in Jersey City to remain off the job until their grievances are addressed by the railroad labor board. The April 22 vote reflects ongoing tension as workers press for settlements and safer conditions.
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T International News Service
Jersey City
New Jersey
Railroad Labor Board
New Irish Policy Outlined After San Remo Return
London April 22 Sir Homer Greenwood the new chief secretary for Ireland plans a fresh policy after Premier Lloyd George returns from San Remo. The aim is to foster a friendlier atmosphere toward Ireland and ease tensions.
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International News Service
London
Lloyd George
San Remo
Homer Greenwood
Ireland
Two Birdmen Die After 1500 Foot Sea Fall
Long Beach California April 22 George S Gilly 26 formerly a lieutenant in the United States air service and Edward L Connors Jr 21 are dead here today from a 1500 foot fall from an airplane into the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Long Beach
Cal
George S.gilly
United States Air Service
Edward L. Connors, Jr
Mrs Beachman Dies at Benevolent Hospital
Mrs. Georgia Beachman died after an extended illness at Benevolent Hospital. Widow of Robert Beachman, she lived in Decatur about thirty years and belonged to First Presbyterian church. Survived by two sons William of Durant and Robert of Decatur, and daughter Mrs E M Fix of Missouri. Funeral held at 3 pm at her Canal Street home. interment City Cemetery. pallbearers W B Shackelford J W pov H Calvin Arthur Jones G Rhodes Joseph Moore.
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Georgia Beachman
Benevolent Hospital
Robert Beachman
Decatur
First Presbyterian Church
William
Durant
Robert
E. M. Fix
Canal Street
Wm. N. Shell
City Cemetery
W. B. Shackelford
Calvin
Arthur Jones
G. Rhodes
Joseph Moore
Storm toll in three states rises to 159 dead
Relief workers clear debris across Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee after storms. Latest reports show about 159 dead and property damage exceeding 2 million dollars as communications are being restored.
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International News Service
Birmingham
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Red Cross Sends All Supplies to Mississippi Cyclone Zone
New Orleans reports all Red Cross blankets and quilts moved to the cyclone area in Mississippi. Fatalities are projected to reach 182 according to the latest count.
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International News Service
New Orleans
Red Cross
Mississippi
J P A Plans to Advertise State Campaign Meeting
The Travelers Protective Association of Alabama will meet in Birmingham to organize a nationwide campaign to promote Alabama. Montgomery will send fifteen delegates, five from the Chamber of Commerce, with committees from multiple counties also attending. W M Hamner of Russellville Chamber of Commerce praises the effort and Eugene Rainey from the local post is expected to attend.
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Travelers Protective Association of Alabama
Birmingham
Alabama
Montgomery
Chamber of Commerce
W. M. Hamner
Russellville
Revival Closes as Ninth Street Methodist Ends
Rev. R. M. Phifer finished preaching at the Centenary revival of the Ninth Street Methodist Church. Last night an overflow crowd heard him as forty converts joined the church, bringing the four month total to ninety. Pastor Rev. J. H. Curl noted deep conviction and singing that matched any prior meetings.
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R. M. Phifer
Anniston
Ninth Street Methodist Church
J. H. Curl
Phifer
Curl
Stock Market Recovers From Earlier Decline
New York April 2 22 Stocks rallied after a weak start pushing the market to a strong recovery from yesterday’s heavy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
New York
American Legion to Meet Tonight in Morgan County
The Morgan County Post American Legion will convene tonight with two main topics: the minstrel program planned for an early date and the proposed bonus for former service members. A birth is noted for the Sparkman family with a child born to Mr. and Mrs. Sparkman.
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Morgan County Post
American Legion
Carranza to Put Mexico Under Martial Law
Mexico may be placed under martial law as President Carranza asks Congress to suspend individual guarantees until the Sonora revolt is quelled. Military governors would oversee states, civil courts replaced by military courts, and press, mail, and telegraph censorship imposed.
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International News Service
San Antonio
Mexico
Carranza
Permanent Commission of the
Mexican Congress
Revolutionary
Sonora
Congress
Troops Guard Arizona Sonora Pass
Carranza forces threatening to cross into Sonora prompt U S cavalry deployment north of San Luis pass in Douglas. About 800 Sonoran troops move to guard the pass from the Sonora side while U S troops stand ready to oppose any crossing attempt.
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U. S
International News Service
Douglas
Ariz
Carranza
Sonora
United States
Arizona-Sonora
San Louis Pass
Sonor
Carrariza T
Publishers Agree to Conserve Paper Across Nation
New York April 22 newspaper publishers affiliated with the American Newspaper Publishers Association unanimously adopt a resolution pledging not to use more newsprint in 1920 than in 1919. They endorse the Poindexter bill extending wood pulp lands and rebuilding forest lands and urge the federal government to reduce paper use and support the Underwood resolution removing the embargo by Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
New York
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Canada
Batesville Fire Destroys 80 Homes Displacing 400
In Batesville Arkansas on April 2 a blaze swept the residential district causing over 500000 dollars in damage. About 80 homes were destroyed and nearly 400 people were left homeless as the town slowly recovered.
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International News Service
Batesville
Batenville
Nitrate Arrives For Morgan County Farmers
A car load of 308 tons Chilean nitrate of soda arrived for Morgan County farmers. Imported by a New Orleans company and financed by the Morgan County National Bank of Albany and the First National Bank of Hartsville, the nitrate is offered at cost to local farmers.
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Morgan County National Bank of Albany
First National Bank of
Hartselle
New Orleans
Morgan County
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J. Thomas Heflin
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Somerville News
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W. T. Ransom
Wilburn Wade
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Baseball Park
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