New Sub-station Opens at Dillehay Bros Drug Store
Postmaster Maude McMillan announces a Washington post office sub-station will open August 1 at Dillehay Bros. drug store on South Fourth Avenue. The office will handle all classes of mail, sell registered stamps, and accept parcel post packages with a stamp window for convenience to residents and L. and N. railroad workers nearby.
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Maude McMillan
Post Office Department
Washington
South Fourth Avenue
Dillehay Bros
A. C. Dillehay
Decaturs
Second Avenue
McMillan
Hale and Hearty at Eighty Four
Dr. Joseph Shackleford of Talladega father of W B Shackleford cashier of the Bank of Commerce visits friends here and meets people who have known him lifelong. He preached at the Baptist church last Sunday at Trinity and will preach at Mt Pleasant next Sunday. At 84 he is hale and active with a long record including founding the Christian Sterald at Moulton and service as a private in the Mexican War captain in the Civil War and a Morgan County legislator in the early 1880s.
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Joseph Shackleford
Talladega
W. B. Shackleford
Bank of Commerce
Shackleford
Baptist Church
Trinity
Mt. Pleasant
Christian Sterald
Moulton
Ala
North Albama
Jefferson Davis
Morgan County
Alabama
Fire damages residence at 521 Canal street
Decatur fire department answered yesterday afternoon to a blaze at a residence on Canal street. Rapid firefighting limited damage to a nominal figure. Building owner is listed as Mr. Kenna.
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Decatur Fire Department
Canal Street
Kenna
Servia Accepts Austrian Ultimatum Demands
Belgrade reports Servia will comply with Austria's ultimatum by 6 o'clock tomorrow. Key terms require a vigorous inquiry into Slavs' role in Archduke Ferdinand's assassination, official denial of propaganda links, suppression of Pan-Slavic politicalSocieties, and curbing Slav activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina seeking detachment.
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International News Service
Belgrade
Austria
Servia
Ultamatum
Archduke Ferdinand
Bosnia
Herzecating
Hunger strike ends as force feeding orders rescinded
New York July 24 Rebecca Eddleson an IWW agitator who began a hunger strike in prison has broken her fast. Authorities had ordered forcible feeding but those orders were rescinded and she ended her hunger strike.
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International News Service
New York
Rebecca Eddleson
Power Struggle In New York Tammany Boss Row
A Century notes Bowery power shift with Sheriff Tom Foley confronting internal factions led by Clem Driscoll and Michael Rofrano as tensions rise within the Tam many Hall machinery. The piece recalls 1901 clashes and hints at possible repercussions for party leadership and Irish American politics.
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Nates
New York
Tammany Hall
Washington
Bowery
Lower East Side
Los Angeles
Portland
Tom Foley
Charley Murphy
Mr. Murphy
Dick Croker
Ireland
Foley
Big Tim Sullivan
William 8. Devery
Paddy Driver
North
Michael Rofrano
Brooklyn Bridge
Driscoll
Clem
Gene
Tom
Tammany
Rofrano
Clem Driscoll
Gaylor
Guardians of the Law
Driscolls
Frawley
Rainey Attacks Water Power Bill and Trust
In a Washington address Representative Rainey denounced Oscar Underwood and allies for pledging the states rights to the water power trust. He said unnavigable streams rights have already been ceded and a pending bill would surrender navigable stream rights. He cited a Canadian firm controlling over 400000 horsepower in Alabama and urged self governance.
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International News Service
Washington
Rainey
Oscar Underwood
Water Power Trust
Underwood
Alabama
The 006 Law 15 Not Enforced in These Cities
Robert Livingston 11 was sent to Montgomery for Pasteur treatment after a dog exposure. Another child may have been inoculated this week, with five cases or exposures reported. Reuben Dews reports a child bitten by a dog suspected of rabies this morning.
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C. M. Livingston
Montgomery
Pasteur
Reuben’ Dews
Desperate Fighting in St Petersburg Reports Civil War Attacks
St Petersburg on July 24 reports a great national strike involving over 300 000 men turning toward civil war. Desperate clashes occurred between police and strikers with both sides armed as property is destroyed and soldiers are called out. Garrisons in cities are reinforced.
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St. Petersburg
Wid Bolas
Gneide
Tok Place
Collapses At Ball Game Head Strikes Seat
Tacoma police chief Loomis remained in serious condition after a ball game mishap where an outfielder dropped a fly ball ending Tacoma’s winning streak. Loomis collapsed from excitement when his head struck a seat.
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Loomis
Tacoma
Cotton futures bill imposes 21 2 cents tax on nonstandard cotton
Washington reports from the conferees state a prohibitory tax on all future cotton sales on exchanges for cotton not meeting standard tensile strength color and cleanliness. The new standard starts in six months.
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Washington
Mad dog killed at city corner by J Wy Poes
A dog described as mad was killed yesterday afternoon at the corner of Sixth avenue and Second street by J Wy Poes. Local authorities reported the incident and precautionary measures follow.
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Sixth Avenue
Second Street
J. Wy Poes
Central Park Airdome Mystery Mr Baffles Tonight
The Central Park Airdome promotes the mysterious Mr Baffles with a full face view tonight and a chance to win $10 in gold tomorrow night. Henry Davis is noted as last night’s prize winner and another prize will be awarded tonight.
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Mr. Baffles
Henry Davis
Mexican leaders edge toward armistice amid talks with Carbajal
Washington July 24 reports say Carranza will seek an armistice with Carbajal and issue a limited amnesty for Huerta followers while Villa and Zapata loom as potential blockers. Tampico notes Carranza will meet General Sepeda to draft surrender terms for Mexico City and sign an armistice with the Federals. Carranza orders strict military discipline as negotiations proceed.
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Washington
Villa
Zapata
Mexico
Carranza
Carbajal
Huerta
Tampico
Sepeda
Mexico City
Carranaz
Jones Withdrawn as Fed Board Nominee Warburg Draws Attention
Washington July 24 Relieved by Jones withdrawal from the Federal Reserve Board nomination administration senators hailed the president's second pick Paul Warburg Reed and Hitchcock Democrats who blocked Jones are expected to speak against Warburg once the White House confirms he will stay in the race Republicans fear a Warburg elevation to the Supreme Court bank house rivals Kuhn Loeb & Co. would be affected by Bank of Morgan affiliations and opposition seeks clarity on gains from Warburg's appointment.
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Washington
Jones
Federal Reserve Board
Administration
Wilson
Paul Warburg
Reed
Hitchcock
Warburg
White House
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Banking House
Morgan
Supreme Tribunal of the Nation
Peace Conferences in London End Angering Ulster Crisis
London July 24 Home rule peace conferences conclude with the belief that King George's efforts to settle the Ulster issue have failed. Premier Asquith says political leaders cannot agree on areas excluded from the Home Rule bill. Orders for Ulster Volunteer mobilization flash to Ireland amid fears of imminent civil war.
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International News Service
London
King George
Ulster
Asquith
Ireland
House of Commons
Ulster Volunteers
Madam Gueydon Disappears From Home Today
A brief report notes the disappearance of Madam Gueydon from her home this morning. An auto bicycle collision on Second Avenue injures Harold Hatchett, a young rider, who escaped serious harm after his bicycle is damaged in the Lee Street curve.
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Madam Gueydon
Second Avenue
Harold Hatchett
Smashun
Lee Street
Roosevelt to Fight Barnes in Libel Suit
Oyster Bay July 24 Colonel Roosevelt, in a statement issued today, will give William Barnes a short fight in the libel suit brought by Barnes against him. He declines to state his line of defense.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
William Barnes
Bibb charged in wife's death after Monday night clash
Jim Bibb, a Black man alleged to have struck his wife Monday night, is charged with a serious case as the woman dies. Bibb has not yet been captured.
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Jim Bibb
Bibb
Practical Legislation Aimed at Almaua Adult Literacy
A U S congressional bill introduced by Representative Abercrombie directs the Commissioner of Education to study existing methods for teaching adult illiterates and to devise efficient plans to eliminate illiteracy. It authorizes funding through 1926 for program development and intergovernmental cooperation, with specific annual appropriations listed.
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Commissioner of Education
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
District of Columbia
Kidnap rumor unsettles Caillaux trial in Paris
In Paris on July 24 rumors spread that Madame Gueydan Caillaux, Caillaux’s first wife, had been kidnapped after she failed to appear to testify. Soldiers were sent to her home to locate her as former Prime Minister Barthou clashed with Deputy Cecaldi in a tense courtroom session. No word was received from Madame Gueydan by late afternoon.
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Madame Gueydan
Caillaux
Barthou
Cecaldi
Chamber of Deputies
H Comers
Freon Ae Tatoo
Gamon
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