Glynn Declared Governor of New York by Attorney General
Albany August 19 The Attorney General declares Lieut. Gov. Martin Glynn the lawful governor of New York while Gov. Sulzer stands impeached. The opinion says impeachment suspends all governor powers and Glynn acts as governor. it also affirms assembly authority to initiate impeachment and protects against self blocks. Neither Sulzer Glynn nor counsel commented.
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Albany
WN. Y
Martin H. Glynn
New York State
Sulzer
Thomas Carmody
Mitchell
Carmody
Assembly
Great C. W. Park Dramatic Company Opens in Tent
The Great C. W. Park Dramatic Company opened a week in a waterproof tent at Court House Lot drawing one of the largest crowds here. Hundreds were turned away before show time. The bill Deserted at the Altar was praised as a fine value. Extra seats were added to meet demand. Tonight’s offering is Sins of Society. patrons urged to go early for good seats.
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C. W. Park Dramatic Company
Court Oase
Banardi Advocates Playground Work in Decatur
In this morning's Age Herald appears an interview with Mrs Banardi on playground work. She spends much time in Decatur and is a well known advocate of the playground movement.
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Age-Herald
RR. Banardi
Potter Opens First Class Grocery on East Grant Street
T. B. Potter has rented a store on East Grant street and will open about September 1st as a first class grocery. Mr. Potter expects a fine trade and will stock everything seasonable and of the very best quality for patronage.
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T. B. Potter
East Grant Street
A Fine Gaby Boy at Salvation Army Hall
The Salvation Army offers a six week old baby boy for adoption. Interested parties may visit Salvation Army headquarters at 622 Oak Street, Devetor, to inquire about the child.
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Salvation Army Hall
Salvation Army
Oak Street
Devetor
City street tax deadline urged for August
City officials demand payment of street tax by August 30 to avoid penalties. Citizens warned of penalties and possible increases if the tax remains unpaid.
Widow Answers Call of the Dead with Coffin Burro Ride
In Grizzly Gulch Cal Aug 19 a tired widow Mary Stribling led a burro carrying a coffin built for her husband P T Stribling killed in a cave in last Friday. She tended her injured partner and traveled 24 floors to reach Grizzly Gulch before laying her husband to rest.
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Grizzly Guich
Cal
Mary Stribling
P. T. Stribling
Grissly Guich
Prosperous Fall Business Outlook for Decatur
Merchants across Decatur anticipate record breaking sales this fall with a rosy outlook from a prominent banker and a well known haberman. Farmers expect bumper yields despite drought and plan to save proceeds for the year, foretelling prosperity unseen before in the city.
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Haber
Asher
Tragic Brooklyn Family Massacre Ends in Suicide
In Brooklyn, Henry Lake, a restaurant chef, killed wife Mary Lake and four children Horace 17 Walter 8 Stella 18 and Dorothy 14 before dying himself. Neighbors alerted police after foul odors. bodies found scattered and bloodstained. Lake left a note blaming life’s suffering and expressing wishes to cremation per sister Blanche de Mar. insurance and valuables left to her.
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New York
Mary Lake
Horace
Walter
Stella
Dorothy
Brooklyn
Henry Lake
Lake
Schopenhauer
Estelle
Blanche de “Mar
Saranac Lake
Seneca
Nietzsche
Central M D Church Mission Drive at Owl Drug
A three day fundraiser at Owl Drug Co New Decatur benefits the Missionary Society of the Central M D Church Every drink or cream purchased contributes to the cause during the event.
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Owl Drug Co
New Decatur
Missionary Society of the
Central M Church
Inven's Metal Sponge Creates Porous Metal By Danish Inventor
A Danish inventor has developed a process for making metal porous, calling them metal sponges. The sponges absorb liquids and are already used in storage batteries, with potential for other uses needing high surface area per mass and impregnation of liquids or substances.
Curtis Gover Rapidly Rising in Song World
Curtis Gover moved into the spotlight as a rising songwriter with the music “Marguerita” credited to Gover and Leo Friedman. Friedman, noted for "Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland" and "Let Me Call You Sweetheart," provided the melody.
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Curtis Gover
Leo Friedman
Marguerita
Dov
Friedman
Dreamland
Paige changes hotel line of business in Decatur market
C. C. Price, long in charge for Hotel, will take Septembers start in Decatur market formerly 9 Bunch. He is known as a genial host and “man in p.” at New Decatur, and plans to transform the market into a sanitary, well run operation. It is uncertain who will replace him as manager at New Decatur.
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C. C. Price
Septembe Market
9 Bunch
Price
New Decatur
Huerta Rejects Intervention as Wilson Pressure Flares
Dispatches from Mexico City report President Huerta gave Washington until midnight to recognize his administration. He vows no foreign interference and warns arms embargoes may be lifted as Mexican factions continue their conflict.
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United States
Mexico City
Huerta
Mexico
Wilson
Thaw Freedom Continues Amid Secrecy and Legal Threats
Last night marked the second day of Harry K Thaw's freedom as he remains in seclusion. Authorities in Poughkeepsie New York issued charges accusing Thaw and his followers of conspiracy, a move officials describe as extraditable. Officials hope Thaw will be brought back to New York upon capture.
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Harry K
Thaw
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Free sugar debate and ship disaster in 1916 era notes
In 1916 Senate debates sugar tariffs on the free list sparking fears for the Louisiana cane sugar industry and beet sugar trust dominance. The Pacific Coast Steamship Company steamer State of California sunk after hitting an uncharted rock near Cambier Bay killing at least 32. Tennessee legislature nears a final session gathering to avert further financial embarrassment. Lucinda Anderson of Benton Harbor fights for estate of Chicago publisher William H. Lee. Treasury to announce crop-moving fund allotments with Louisville banks possibly receiving 1 to 1.5 million dollars.
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Senate
Louisiana
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
State of California
Cambier Bay
Juneau
Alaska
Tennessee
Lucinda Anderson
Benton Harbor, Mich
William H. Lee
Chicago
Frank on Witness Stand Denies Mary Phagan Murder
Leo M. Frank testified in Pears Georgia that he had no knowledge of Mary Phagan’s death and dismissed Conley’s testimony as a tissue of lies. He detailed his movements the day of the disappearance and the following day, as the defense rested. state rebuttal evidence expected to begin tomorrow.
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Pear Ga
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
National Pencil Company
Frank
Conley
Jas A
Alabama Good Roads Association chooses Mobile for next annual meeting
The Alabama Good Roads Association executive committee met in Birmingham with broad turnout. President John Craft of Mobile chaired as the group selected Mobile as the site for the next annual meeting now moved to December 3 4 and 5 due to the Panama Canal opening celebrations. Secretary J A Rountree was instructed to invite gubernatorial and other speakers, and Craft planned to invite President Wilson and other officials to attend. Bug: Bea
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Chamber of Commerce
Aarge
John Craft
Mobile
Montgomery
Birmingham
Huntsville
Panama Canal
Chamber of Commerce of
Mobil
Associan
Scretary
J. A. Rountree
Washington
Wilson
David Houston
Albert Burleson
Big business by the Morgan Furniture Co boom
The Morgan Furniture Co on Second avenue and Moulton street shows a booming demand as Jobn L. Proctor struggles to deliver orders. He seeks extra assistants to handle the volume and plans to expand floor space for more stock.
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THE
Morgan Furniture CO
Morgan Furniture Company
Second Avenue
Moulton Street
Jobn L. Proctor
Mr. Proctor
Boy Kidnapped as Child Reunited with Parents in New York
Frederick Bogpeau who was abducted by gypsies at age seven was believed dead for seventeen years before being restored to his parents in Sissonville New York. The reunion brings closure to a long and painful chapter for the Bogpeau family.
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Frederick Bogpeau
Sissonville
N. Y
Lexington motorcycle ban ordinance introduced at meeting
Mayor Casaldy introduced an ordinance barring motorcycles from Lexington street at the Board of City Commissioners meeting. The measure seeks to regulate traffic and reduce street disturbances in the city.
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Lexington
Board of City Commissioners
Casaldy
Firing Incident at Index Hotel Leaves Woman Dead
At Index Washington police report five men were fined near a hotel wall, then restrained and killed a woman while injuring two other women in a violent altercation. The case remains under investigation with authorities tracing suspects and motives.
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Index
Wash
Erwin Tungren
Decatur Board of Trade approves 60 dollar fall fair appropriation
At a special meeting yesterday the Decatur Board of Trade approved an appropriation of 60 dollars for the fall fair.
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Decatur Board of Trade
Tillman Attacks Suffrage in Fiery Senate Speech
Senator Tillman, famed as Pitchfork Ben, launches a vehement attack on woman suffrage. He warns of corrupt politics and threatened destruction of the nation if suffrage becomes universal, while denouncing divorce and white slave cases as discussed in the California context.
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Tilman
Ben
Senate
Tillman
California
Decatur Concert Band Seeks Council Chamber Practice
The Decatur Street concert band serenaded Sam Spielberger a key early contributor. The band plans to grow into a proficient brass ensemble and Mayor Wolcott along with associates offered the council chamber for practice on non session evenings.
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Decaturs
Sam Spielberger
Wolcott
Josephine Craig Marries After Release from Jail
Josephine Craig, recently released on a $500 bond after multiple jail stints in Morgan county, marries Willis Hill of Knoxville, Tennessee, this morning in a union performed by Judge Skeggs. The rapid marriage follows her freedom and prior confinement.
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Josephine Craig
Morgan County
Skeggs
Willis Hill
Knoxville, Tenn
Transfer of half interest in Model Dry Cleaners
Notice that T. G. Crane has sold his one half interest in the Model Dry Cleaners to S. W. Adams. All outstanding accounts, and all indebtedness of the firm, are to be paid by Adams.
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T. G. Crane
Model Dry Cleaners
S. W. Adams
Adams
Doctors Beat by Amateur Hypnotist
Edgar Casey, owner of the Casey Art Company in Selma, lost his voice after a hypnotist friend used a suggestion during a social visit. Casey, formerly treated by top local physicians, was placed in a sleep state and reportedly awakened with his speech restored. The incident drew attention from the town and raised questions about hypnotism’s effects.
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Selma
Edgar Casey
Casey Art Company
Casey
Harry Brislin
Mr. Casey
Married Today Walter Pigue and Emmet Elliote Wed
Walter R. K. Pigue of Decatur and Emmet Elliote of Huntsville married by Judge Skeggs in the probate office this morning.
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Walter RK. Pigue
Decatur
Emmet Elliote
Hunteville
Skeggs
L N Railroad Sued for 30000 Over Fatal Flint Bridge Crash
P B Williams as administrator of William Williams estate filed in local court against the L N railroad for 20000 claiming death after being struck by a train on the Flint bridge on August 19 1918. Attorneys Tidwell Sample and Buster Byster to handle the case.
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P. E. Williams
William Williams
L. & WN. Railroad Company
Flint Bridge
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