3000 Dope Fiends in Montgomery Alleged
Montgomery July 22. W C Starr a prisoner at the county jail says about 3000 residents in the city are addicts. He claims he was cured after thirteen years and would devote his life to fighting the drug evil. Starr blames local and federal officials for lax enforcement and describes widespread narcotics use among men women and even school children. He credits doctors with his recovery and links the rise to pain treatment after an injury. He discusses federal and state drug laws and possible grand jury testimony.
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Montgomery
W. C. Starr
Montgomery County
Starr
Prinseer
Harvey Wiley
Pure Food and Drug Department
National Bureau of Chemicals
Ses
Glén
National Guard Sets Annual Outing and Camp Plans
The Alabama National Guard announces annual outing plans with camps set for Mobile in mid August for the First Regiment under Col J Hubbard and for Birmingham the Second Regiment under Col C R Bricken with a tentative Horse Shoe Bend site in Tallapoosa county during August.
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Alabama National Guard
Mobile
J. Hubbard
Troy
Joseph B. Scilly
C. R. Bricken
Luverne
Birmingham
Horse Shoe Bend
Tallapoosa County
Temperance Rally at Oakland Park Draws State Speakers
On the first day of August a county temperance rally will be held at Oakland Park. Everyone is invited and ladies are asked to bring well filled baskets. Prominent temperance speakers from the state will attend the event.
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Temperance
Oakland Park
County Temperance Rally
Telephones Being Installed at New Decatur Station
The New Decatur L and N passenger station is being fitted with public telephones for traveler convenience.
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Decatur L, & N
Burglars Break In Early In Decatur Neighborhood
Early at about 4 o clock, a burglar entered the home of Mrs. Jennings on Canal street, ransacked rooms, and tried to steal rings. He escaped through a window after Mrs. Jennings screamed. Other homes on Canal and Lafayette streets were also entered, with a watch eye glasses pocket knife and a five dollar bill taken. A yellow man is suspected. officers investigate.
Tragic Fatality in Yard As Man Is Run Down
Albert Malone, described as a negro, was killed instantly when he stepped in front of an oncoming engine while attempting to avoid a freight train in the shop yards. The incident occurred in the afternoon as the man faced the moving locomotive on a separate track.
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Albert Malone
Decatur Fire Truck Visit Sparks Columbia Interest
A Columbia Herald report notes the Decatur Alabama visit by Columbia mayor and aldermen to inspect an American LaFrance motor fire truck. They praised its up to date mechanism, noting 75 percent of calls were waterless since February and that the motor unit handles inclines well. A decision within 24 to 48 hours was anticipated.
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Siegel
J. Acker
Skegs
Ihs
Avey
Alabama
Calla
R.S. Blanc
Dedman
Forgey
Cherry and Akin
W. P. Erwin
Ritter
Pope Hartford
American LaFrance
Clarence Fry
Columbia Motor & Implement Company
Pope-Hartford
Decatur
Daily Endorsed For Its Boosting Of Our Cities
P H McKachin special agent of Mutual Life Insurance Co represented in the city by L B Wyatt said yesterday the Decaturs Daily boosts for its cities good and strong. He noted his company’s newspapers show this as a promising field and praised the paper for aiding city development. He added the paper will continue its good work as long as current management remains.
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L. B. Wyatt
Decaturs
Decaturs Daily
Stolen team of horses recovered by Tennessee trip
G. M. Stipp arrived from Tennessee and recovered a team of horses and a buggy stolen from Walker last November. Stipp identified the rig and horses, later selling the horses to a Chattanooga firm. The man who rented the team from Walker is jailed in Winchester awaiting trial for another horse theft.
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A.iggy
Walker
Winchester
Chattanooga
Uncle Sam Enters Moving Picture Education
Knoxville sets the national conservation exposition from September 1 to November 1 where the U S government will use films to educate the public. The mines department will show a film tracing iron ore from mining to steel products and another depicting a real mine explosion and rescue work. The films will be shown free in a 3 000 seat auditorium in Knoxville.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Sam
United States
United States Department of Mines
Department of Mines
Resecue c
Department of Mine
Vanderbilt Receives 200000 Carnegie Gift Installment
Nashville reports Chancellor J H Kirkland says Carnegie donation to Vanderbilt University medical department now includes a 200000 gift received to fund laboratories. Interest on the remaining gift is held by Carnegie for the school. The medical school board will meet in October.
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Nashville
J. H. Kirkland
Andrew Carnegie
Vanderbilt University Medical Department
Carnegia Corporation
Board of Test
Medical School
University Board of Trust
City Clerk Urges Street Tax Payment to Save $1.60
City Clerk Henry Hartung stated this morning that many residents have not paid this year street taxes. He warned of an additional $1.60 fine for delinquent taxes and urged payment before enforcement action.
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Henry Hartung
New Decatur
Fine Location for Canning Factory in The Decaturs
Mr. W. M. Nix reports a perfect tomato weighing nineteen ounces grown at 508 Third Avenue West with twelve plants totaling 120 tomatoes. He notes Morgan county soil and climate suit tomato growing and urges a local canning factory, offering strong advantages for a skilled canner.
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W. M. Nix
Third Avenue West
Morgan County
Decaturs
Municipalities in Good Financial Condition in June
City clerks Henry Hartung and EW Collier report strong June collections in New Decatur and Decatur. Total taxes paid reach $2,300.68 in New Decatur, with steady license receipts and rapid bond retirements indicating solid finances. Officials plan more improvements and bond issuances while confident in placement.
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Decatur
EW. Collier
Decaturs
United States Won’t Recognize Huerta Government in Mexico
President Wilson told Washington correspondents the United States will not recognize the Huerta regime in Mexico, believing it is tottering and unlikely to last the year. He said no steps will be taken until after a White House conference with Ambassador Wilson on Friday.
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Huerta
Mexico
United States
Deat
White House
Dynamite Cap Explosion Injures 9 Year Old in Fayetteville
Mack Smith aged 9 son of George M. Smith was handling dynamite caps secured from a rock crusher Sunday afternoon. An explosion damaged his right hand first finger and thumb, and split the second finger.
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Fayetteville, Tenn
Mack Smith
George M. Smith
Mason Dies En Route to Funeral in North Carolina
Colonel Charles W. Mason retired U S A dropped dead in North Wilkesboro while on his way to Raleigh for the funeral of General Carle A. Woodruff, brother in law of Mrs Mason. Mason retired from active service in November 1911.
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Charlies W. Mason
Raleigh
N. C
Carle A. Woodruff
Police speedometer error refunds in Savannah court
In Savannah on July 22 Recorder Schwartz revealed a faulty bicycle police speedometer caused many speeding fines to be unjust. The court will issue refunds to those fined based on the timing machine’s evidence, after testing showed the device overcharged drivers.
Stump Explosion Wounds Worker Near Portland
A dynamiting crew blasting tree stumps along a new Portland to White House road forced refuge in a roadside barn. A stray charge blew through the wall wounding Leslie Crafton, injuring his calf ear and head. Crafton, about 26, leaves a wife and four children.
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Portland
Tenn
White House
Leslie Crafton
Crafton
Warships Speeding to the End of Americans
Vera Cruz July 22 The United States battleship Louisiana left last night under full steam bound for Tuxpan where Americans and other foreign residents may need protection. Tuxpan lies five miles from the Gulf of Mexico and is an oil center with many Americans. If needed Admiral Fletcher would land a force as the Louisiana could not proceed beyond the gulf.
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Vera Cruz
Louisiana
Tuxpan
Gulf of Mexico
Sie
Fletcher
Gulf
Real Estate Sale: Cyoningham Brock Build On Pond Street
Real estate listing notes Cyoningham and Brock building a double brick two story on Pond Street funded by White. No further details.
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Cyoningham & Brock
Pond Street
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