Republicans Convene in Chicago to Open State Meeting
The Morgan County American Legion post plans departure for Anniston on Louisville and Nashville train number 7 tonight. Delegates include Tf. C. Almon and several others. Albany and Decatur seek the next convention. Florence aims for the 1921 gathering. The program features welcome addresses by Harry M. Ayers and Charles R. Bell and a keynote by Matt H. Murphy.
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Alabama
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Eight Aspirants Compete For Honors At Republican Convention
The Republican national convention opens tomorrow at 11 a.m. Central time with eight contenders vying for the nomination. Alabama's fourteen delegates indicate nine will back Johnson on the first ballot and five for Lowden, signaling no clear majority. The front runners include Lowden and Wood, while others press for votes as ballots pile up.
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AFL Arraigns Congress and Challenges Political Candidates
The Council of the American Federation of Labor condemns Congress and politics, calls labor to defeat officials backing the Lever Act in coal strikes, ridicules Justice Department cost-cutting, blames employers for lower production, and urges a national conference between workers and employers. It promotes price controls via War Department retail sales, transfers credit from private financiers to public bodies, and backs co operatives with Farm Loan act extensions while pressing for better pay for teachers and nurses.
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Shopmen Strike at Montgomery
About 300 Atlantic Coast Line clerks walk out in Montgomery after officials refuse to reinstate strikers. Non union workers are filling the positions, according to reports.
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Negro Is Pinched Twice in One Night
A local Black man violated prohibition laws and was arrested twice on Saturday night. After the first arrest he was released on bond, only to be rearrested later that same evening on renewed charges.
Limestone City lodge members spend day in Athens
Members of the Junior Order American Mechanics in Limestone County attended a Sunday gathering in Athens hosted by Lodge 60. The 100 strong delegation heard a sermon at the Presbyterian church, shared a barbecue with Athenians, and held a memorial service in the afternoon led by State Counsel Melvin Hutson of Albany.
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Woman from Missouri Delegation Supports Johnson on All Ballots
Mrs Edward E Butler of St Louis the sole woman in Missouri's delegation says she will vote for Hiram Johnson on every ballot. She hails from the same district as Nat Goldstein named in the Washington slush fund inquiry for receiving 2500 from the Lowden campaign fund.
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Marvelous Cures Attributed To Brother Isaiah In New Orleans
T B Potter reports from New Orleans that Brother Isaiah heals the deaf, dumb, blind and lame and can patch up or brighten bodies. Potter claims great cures by Isaiah and urges Albany Decatur Daily readers to seek treatment at once.
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Open G. O. P. Convention Stays Wide Open
Chicago report: eight avowed Republican presidential hopefuls hold steady positions with Hoover and Cooling supporters pressing claims. Delegates compare the scene to a poker game as the convention remains open with no clear front runner. Many expect possible stampede after the first ballot.
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Republican platform near agreement on league of nations plank
In Chicago on June 17 leaders from the Republican factions inched toward a unified platform. Senator Borah urged a clear league of nations plank acceptable to all wings, while Senator Watson of Indiana indicated support for a draft that would allow any Republican candidate to receive his backing.
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Mexico City accepts aid to fight Bubonic Plague at Vera Cruz
Pes de la Huerta has accepted President Wilson's offer to aid in the Bubonic Plague fight at Vera Cruz and a destroyer with doctors and medicines is expected to arrive there from New Orleans on Wednesday.
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Clean City judges to inspect Albany for $50 prize
Judges in the Cleaner City campaign will arrive Thursday to Albany to judge cleanliness in competing for a $50 prize offered by the Women's Federated clubs. Officials urge residents to weed, trim alleys, and remove trash as judges inspect every alley for demerits.
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Tax Hearings Under Way For County Adjustments
First hearings on tax adjustments by Adjuster Mack Lynne are under way at the courthouse today. Citizens from across the county crowd the office as the new law creates the tax adjustments office to handle county wide tax changes.
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Rockefeller Foundation pledges over twenty million for education
The General Educational Board of the Rockefeller Foundation announced April 7 in New York that appropriations totaling 20,261,900 dollars will fund development of medical schools and general educational work internationally and domestically.
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Labor Leaders Warn Nation of Possible Railroad Strike
Montreal June 7 labor leaders warn a general railroad strike could be called within a fortnight if wage demands are not met. A. J. Mansion says progress hinges on wage board adjustments. Morrison reports costly past strikes and rising union membership amid broader labor strife.
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Labor federation warns voters to back workers' demands
The American Federation of Labor executive council delivers a stern report urging the nation to heed workers' just and reasonable demands through organized channels. It denounces the administration and Congress, blasts political candidates hostile to labor, and calls voters to remember leaders who used the Lever Act during the coal strike.
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