Clement Wood Fired as Recorder in Birmingham
Birmingham announces a new recorder after the city executive conference unanimously voted to remove Clement R. Wood, recorder of the central recorder's court. Jelks H. Cabaniss was elected to fill the vacancy and has accepted. Wood could not be reached for comment. Sterling A. Wood plans a detailed statement.
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Birmingham
City Commission
Clement R. Wood
Jelks H. Cabaniss
B H. Cabaniss
Cabaniss, Bowie and Cabaniss
Cabaniss
Clement Wood
Sterling A. Wood
A. 0. Lane
Recorder’s Court
Wood Bell
Board of Commissioners of
City of Birmingham
Central
Recorder's Court
Recorder’s Court No. 1
Child Mangle Accident Terrifies Meridianville
In Huntaville on June 5 a young boy, son of Mr and Mrs George Powers, was dragged by a horse while several children tied to it. He was pulled through a fence and severely mangled. recovery is considered unlikely.
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Huntaville
George Powers
Meridianville
Powers
$100 000 Modern Hotel Planned for Huntsville
Quincy B. Love and William F. Struve and associates plan a fireproof eight story hotel at the City Hall corner in Huntsville. The $100,000 structure will have eighty rooms and begin work as soon as possession is granted, with rapid completion expected.
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Huntsville
Quincy B. Love
William F. Struve
City Hall
Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee
Doctor Black Returns to Birmingham Ties to Home
Dr. W. F. Black of Birmingham plans to locate in the city, saying he intends to return to his old home and bring others. The message invites him to come home and help attract people to the coming city in the 8095 old state of Alabama.
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W. F. Black
Birmingham
Black
Alabama
Surveying Site for North Alabama Power Plant Near Decatur
Chief Engineer Powell and a team arrived from Alabama Power in Birmingham to survey the Gladen riverfront site and Hitt Lumber land for a proposed electric plant serving North Alabama. An option on the properties secures a likely plant location with lines planned to Gadsden and Huntsville, while engineer Perry underwent an appendectomy after arrival.
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Powell
Decaturs
Alabama Power Company
Birmingham
Gladen
Tennessee River
North
Alabama
H. H. Hitt
Ber Company
Huntsville
Mingham
Gadsden
Fraternities May Be Abolished at Anniston College
At Anniston Alabama Presbyterian college the board of trustees voted to liquidate the school’s floating debt and abolish all college fraternities. President McDougall will lead a Birmingham trip to plan debt reduction while enforcing a ban on fraternity affiliation for students.
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Anniston College
McDougall
Frye, Olell and
Clarke
Birmngham
DoSomething readers question town civic efforts
A letter laments neglect by the Ladies' Civic Society and other groups. It asks what happened to funds for cannon setup, the garb age wagon, and sewer repairs while urging local leaders to address cleanup, street trees, and public accountability in Decatur.
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Ladies’ Civic Society
Garvage
J.E. Penny
Grant Street
Limprovement League
Decaturs Daily
Johnson given year and day in Joliet for Mann Act
Black heavyweight Jack Johnson was sentenced by a Chicago judge to one year and one day in Joliet penitentiary and fined 1000 dollars for Mann Act violations. Federal Judge Carpenter had denied a new trial, Johnson granted two weeks to file a writ of error and posted 30000 dollar bond.
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Jack Johnson
Joliet
Johnson
Carpenter
Johnon
United States Marshalls
Groupe
Washington
Leavenworth
Mae Ot Johnson
Bell Scheiber
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Negro Youth Arrested For Theft In Decatur
A 10 year old African American orphan boy from Wheeler Station was arrested and turned over to Decatur police by AP near Smith Plumbing Co on Vine Street. He is charged with stealing a coat from Mr. Smith yesterday and today while near the building he was caught and jailed.
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Alex
Wheeler Station
Decatur
AP. Smithy
Smith Plumbing Company
Vine Street
Attorneys Seek New Trial for Charles Becker
New York June 5 attorneys for Charles Becker the police lieutenant convicted of Herman Rosenthal murder and now on death row at Sing Sing sought a new trial in the supreme court on four grounds. The motion before Justice Goff included arguments that the verdict was against the law and weight of evidence and that juror Sam Haas was separated from others during two dentist visits. Becker’s lawyer filed affidavits alleging Sam Schepps was an accomplice of Jack Rose and that his testimony should be treated accordingly. The prosecution opposed the motion and the court did not rule.
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Sing Sing
Supreme Court
Sam H. Haas
Justice Goff
Becker
Joseph Shay
Sam Schepps
New York
Cuba
Schepps
Jack Rose
Frank A. Moses
Greatest motion picture on life of Jesus to be shown at Masonic
The article proclaims a film about Jesus of Nazareth to be shown at the Masonic theater next Saturday. It hails the production as true to history and respectful, noting the serious portrayal and the actors’ reverent approach to the sacred subject.
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Masonic
Masonic Theatre
Jesus of Nazareth
Oo Senet
Sheriff Davis Sues Morgan County Official Over Arrest
Sheriff R N McCullough attended a Lawrence County Circuit Court hearing on a $5,000 false arrest suit filed by John Davis against the Morgan County sheriff. The plaintiff says the arrested man differed from the wanted John Davis, leading to the suit filed in Lawrence County court.
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John Davis
R. N. McCullough
Moulton
the Sher
Harvey Wright
Lawrence County
Blount County
Blount
Knoxville Policeman Slain. Negro Suspect Captured
Preston Jones, a Black man, shot and killed Patrolman Ham Hickey of the Knoxville Police Department while Hickey attempted to arrest him for disorderly conduct early Sunday. Jones was captured yesterday afternoon hiding under a house in the northern city section after a water‑only standoff. he surrendered when surrounded and claimed he killed the officer to avoid arrest with a pistol.
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Ham Hickey
Knoxville Police Department
Hickey
Jones
Avray
Student Tipton Found After Greensboro Disappearance
W R Tipton a student at Southern University Fitting School who vanished from his Greensboro Alabama boarding house about a month ago was located in Nashville Tennessee. He asked his Greensboro boarder Will Price to forward his trunk and belongings to his brother in Andalusia. No explanation for his departure or disappearance is given and the mystery remains unresolved.
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Greensboro
Ala
W. R. Tipton
Southern University Fitting School
Warrior River
Nashville
Will Price
Tipton
Andalusia
Kalem’s Holy Land Passion Play Costlier Masterpiece
The Kalem Moving Picture Company produced a costly Holy Land film supervised by Sydney Olcott. Filmed on exact biblical locations with soldiers in Jerusalem, the production aimed to educate Bible students with true scenes of Bethlehem the Sea of Galilee and Golgotha. The enterprise outlay reached $100 000 and took a year to complete.
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Holy Land
Egypt
Bethlehem
Garden of
Bethsemane
Hill of
Golgotha
Sea of Galilee
Kalem Moving Picture Company
Sydney Olcott
Jerusalem
Palestine
Proposed new road to Tennessee river via old L N right of way
Local proponents in Limestone County seek to build a short one mile public road from Swan Creek ford to the river, using the abandoned L N railroad bed and bridges. The plan envisions linking with Mooresville routes to create a faster lake to river corridor and bolster support for a lakes to gulf highway.
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Swan Creek
Lake Pryor
Mooresville
Tennessee River
Lakes
Gulf
Anxious Parents Find Child At Thompson's
Francis Woodward, two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Owens of 4th avenue south, ran away yesterday morning. After an hour she was found at Thompson's Drug Store where she had walked uptown to Tween.
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Francis Woodward
J. W. Owens
4Th Avenue
South
Secmd Avenue
Thompson's
Downey Refuses McAdoo Car Expense Provision
Washington report notes Janee Downey appointed comptroller of the treasury by President Wilson declines to authorize any provision allowing Secretary McAdoo an automobile at government expense.
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Washington
Janeee Downey
Wilson
Treasury
McAdoo
Electricity Aims to Power City Water Plant Pumps
June report notes an investigation by officials linked to the Alabama Power Development Company into electrically driving the municipal water plant pumps. The goal is to determine if electricity offers advantages for operation.
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Gadeden
Alabants Power Development Company
Dat
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