Late Train Delays Hendersons Campaign Appearance
Hon Charles Henderson of Troy Alabama postpones a Decatur City Hall speech due to late Birmingham train arrival from Hartselle Morgan County. A small Morgan County audience waited as Henderson campaigned over two days and hoped to speak later despite bad weather.
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Charles Henderson
Troy
Alabama
Decatur City Hall
Birmingham
Henderson
Hartselle
Morgan County
Thieves Find Nothing in Bank at Selma
Selma February 7 burglars entered the Selma National Bank and Selma Trust and Saving Bank and looted nearby stores including Rot schild Clothing Co Bewig Jewelry and McDaniel Clothing. They found only one cent from the bank and left after discovering no financial gains with no clues yet for the police.
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Selma
Selma National Bank
Selma Trust and Saving Bank
Rotschild Clothing Company
Bewig Jewelry Store
McDaniel Clothing Company
Bank
Judge Mabry
2S Police Department
Judge Lawler to Face Impeachment Charges
Huntsville probate judge W T Lawler of Morrison County must be tried before a court of impeachment on two charges wilful neglect of duty and corruption in office. The Supreme Court ordered the evidence to be taken by an attorney chosen by both sides. The trial is scheduled for April 10.
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Montgomery
W. T. Lawler
Huntsville
Morrison County
Supreme Court
Robert C. Brickell
Paul Speake
Addison ‘White
Tragedy Emerges as Two Youths Found Shot Dead
Greensburg, Feb 7 A double tragedy unfolds as John McFadden and Anna Lutz both 20 are found shot to death in a car. It is unclear if suicide or murder caused the deaths, with the pair dying in each other's arms.
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Greensburg
John McFadden
Anna Lutz
Railroad Chief Declines Testimony in Public Hearing
Charley 3. Mellen former president of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad refused to appear at a Public Service Commission hearing on publicity expenses citing inability to leave Connecticut. He offered to answer written questions instead and expressed willingness to respond in writing.
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Boston
Mass
Charley
Mellen
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railway
Public Service Commissions
Connecticut
Men to Meet at First Baptist Church Decatur
The First Baptist Church of New Decatur calls a men meeting at 8 PM Sunday with Pastor Robt L Wyatt preaching. A follow up session for men is scheduled tomorrow at 3 PM to address the need for "real men."
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First Baptist Church OF
New Decatur
Robt. L. ‘Wyatt
Kellogg Apollo Club Event at Y N C Tonight
Mrs Jeannette Jewell Kellogg will give readings this evening and Sunday afternoon. Apollo Club features vocal solo by EB H Allison a male quartet Camedy Hutchison Kelly and Wallace and a ladies chorus. Readings Sunday afternoon start at 3 o'clock. Vocal solos by Mrs A A Hardage and Mr B B Pickens. No admission fee but offerings to defray actual expense.
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Jeannette Jewell Kellogg
Apollo Club
EB. H. Allison
Messrs. Camedy
Hutchison, Kelly and Wallace
A.A. Hardage
B. B. Pickens
Patterson to Speak on Prohibition at Masonic Hall
One of America’s leading prohibition speakers, Governor Patterson, will address the Alabama Anti-Saloon League at the Masonic Theater in New Decatur on Thursday February 13 at 7 20 p m The event is described as strictly pro prohibition with no political references or candidates mentioned.
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America
Alabama
Wii
Masonic Theater
New Decatur
Patterson
Movement to require child friendly movie showings expands
Kansas City Feb 7 The Parents Teachers Association starts a drive to urge theaters to offer Friday night and Saturday afternoon children programs. Past efforts varied in success due to film availability and turnout, but members believe public opinion can drive acceptance and success.
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Kansas City
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Parent-Teachers Association
Lineman Fatally Injured Wiring Church in Tuscumbia
Fred Walter Pollard of Sheffield a lineman's helper for the Sheffield Company was fatally injured between four and five yesterday afternoon while wiring a colored Methodist Church in Tuscumbia. He suffered a concussion of the brain and died at 10 05 last night at the home of his father in law John Gay of Sheffield.
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Sheffield
Fred Walter Pollard
Fnr
Sheffield Company
Tuscumbia
John Gay
Unprecedented Cold Grips Missouri Valley to Gulf States
Washington reports the coldest weather of the year across the upper Missouri Valley and plains states down to Oklahoma and Texas panhandle. Havre Montana hits 42 degrees below zero with zero readings extending to the Kansas Oklahoma border amid snow and high winds. Snow is light east of the Mississippi but heavy snows loom for the lake region and northern New England as a deep cold wave moves east within 24 hours toward the Atlantic states from Florida to Maine.
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Washington
Missouri Valley
Plains States
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Texas
Weather Bureau
Havre
Mont
Kansas- Oklahoma
Mississippi
Lake
New England
East Gulf
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Atlantic
Florida
Maine
R A M confer Degrees at Masonic Hall
Local Commandery R A M met at the Masonic building last night and conferred the R A degree upon Charles Buster E Mason and Law Brennan.
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Masonic Building
Charles Buster
E. Mason
Law Brennan
Revival at Ninth Street Church Draws Large Attendance
The Ninth Street revival grows with strong turnout despite rain. More than fifty conversions reported as Rev. John A. May assists Rev. Do. P. Hamby. Tonight and tomorrow May speaks at the church with separate sessions for men and women at nearby churches. Services continue all next week with 2:30 and 7 p.m. meetings and an overflow at Willoughby Presbyterian Church at 7.
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Ninth Street
Jesus Christ
John A. May
Do. P. Hamby
Presbyterian Church
Hamby
Methodist Church
Willoughby Presbyterian Church
Head Off the Mail Order House By Giving Our People Plain Facts
A Decatur County urged local merchants to combat mail order houses by informing residents that local goods match or beat distant prices. The piece argues advertising, community support for newspapers, and visible pricing will draw customers back and preserve local business. It calls on merchants to use printing ink and accessible rates to win customers.
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Decaturs
Morgan County
City League Ball Here This Season
Prospects brighten for a Decatur City League baseball season. Local groups banding teams to form a city league. Phoeni Cab and Hitt Lumber Company may field teams, with the YMCA likely to contribute one or two squads. A meeting will be set after copies of league rules arrive.
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Decaturs
Peake
Washington
Phoeni Cab
Hitt Lumber Company
Old Cumberland Presbyterian Church Razed in Athens
Athens February 7 old landmark the Cumberland Presbyterian Church razed to earth after 70 years of service. Built on a once pretty street later ceded by progress the structure served as a hospital in the Civil War and later as an opera house before deteriorating. The ruin makes way for a large wholesale grocery building amid past civil claims against the government for damages.
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Athens
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Donnell
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
The
Cumberland Presbyterian
Miners Prepare Defense Ahead of Congressional Hearings
Denver lawyer Hilton, chief counsel for the Western Federation of Miners, was expected to arrive in Houghton to aid local attorneys in gathering evidence for congressional hearings set to begin Monday in Hancock. The inquiry into copper miners' strikes may extend for a month or more.
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Houghton, Mich
Hilton
Denver
Western Federation of Miners
Hancock
New Bally Trust Aims to Monopolize Drug Trade
Washington February 7. At the house commerce hearings C H Nixon of the National Association of Retail Druggists alleges a Bally trust aims to dominate the drug trade. He says drug stores and cigar shops cut prices to push small retailers out and that low patent medicine prices are the key tactic to monopolize the U S retail drug trade.
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Washington
Bally “Trust
House Commerce Committee
C. H. Nixon
National Association of Retail Druggists
United States
Attractive windows draw attention on Bank Street display
Showcases on Bank Street feature Olshine's appealing windows with pretty bedroom suites and new ready-made sites attractively displayed.
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Olshine's
Bank Street
Marriage Licenses for Luther McAnnally and Mary Churn
Luther Cleveland McAnnally of Somerville marries Miss Mary Ruth Churn of Lacy Springs in a formal license issued for nuptials. The couple's union was recorded in the state registry with residence details and dates pending ceremony.
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Luther Cleveland McAnnally
Somerville
Mary Ruth Churn
Lacy
Springs
Modern Cinderella in Atlanta Theater Slipper Incident
A Atlanta matinee crowd cheered as a young woman dropped her high heel in the theater lobby and chose to keep her front row balcony seat. She remained slipperless in the first act, and an usher later recovered the bronze slipper held aloft by the crowd.
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Atlanta
Cinderella
Stock Exchange Officials Press for Regulation Hearing
Washington February 7. New York stock exchange officials and bankers testified before the Senate Banking and Currency Committee as it resumes debate on government regulation of stock exchanges. The hearing enters its third day with both sides signaling extended testimony. John G Milburn counsel for the New York Stock Exchange plans to occupy today’s session and seek additional time to present cases.
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Washington
New York Stock Exchange
Senate Committee On Banking and Currency
Senate
Owen
John G. Milburn
New York Stock Exchangé
Traveling dance hall brings Mardi Gras style to rail voyage
Chicago February 7 a freight car with a waxed hardwood floor will serve as a portable dance hall aboard a special train taking several runs to the Mardi Gras at New Orleans.
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Chicago
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Stricken District
Cotton
Merrill
Baptist Church
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