Two Nashville Girls Die In Iowa Auto Tragedy
Des Moines June 11 A touring car carrying Robert Matthew Dudley of Nashville Tenn and his daughters Louise and Rebecca aged 20 and 23 was struck by the Hawkeye express at a crossing three miles east of Glidden Iowa. Dudley was injured and Mrs Dudley and the chauffeur survived but injured. The two daughters died at the scene and the party was taken to Carroll hospital where doctors attended to the injured.
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Des Moines
Dudley
Carroll
Iowa
Amick's Pennant Winners Triumph At Masonic
The Isle of Top S00 presented by Amick's Pennant Winners drew a large crowd at the Masonic hall last night. Miss Rita Marez again fiddled to the audience's praise and a larger turnout is expected tonight as theatergoers in Decaturs applaud the company’s efforts and success.
Five Best Men in Annapolis Class 1913 Include Huntsville Alum
The graduating class of Annapolis 1913 lists five top men called star men. An Alabama boy Carey Jones from Huntsville is among them, and Alabama is the only southern state represented.
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Annapolis
Alabama
Carey Jones
Huntsville
Friedmann Turns Over Vaccine to Authorities in Tuberculosis Claim
New York health officials report Dr Friedrich F Friedmann has submitted a Bisturtle vaccine specimen and asks permission to administer the treatment for tuberculosis. The board of health has barred use of living bacterial organisms pending a decision on the Berlin physician’s efficacy and licensing.
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New York
Friedrich F. Friedmann
Lederle
Briedmann
Board of Health
Berlin
Isison
City Clerk Announces Bid Process For Priest Payment Specifications
City Clerk Henry Hartung said many specifications for the New Decatur priest payment program have been sent to contractors. He predicted a lively discussion Monday night when the bidding question is raised and decided.
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Henry Hartung
Ttis
New Decatur
McCrutcheon murder sentence upheld by Alabama Supreme Court
The Alabama Supreme Court affirmed the sentence of Tom McCrutcheon for the murder of Corbin Hood near Lacey Springs. McCrutcheon was tried twice for the offense with a five year term on the first trial, reversed on appeal, a seven year term on the second trial, and the second sentence now upheld.
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Tom McCrutcheon
Corbin Hood
Lacey Springs
Supreme Court of Alabama
McCrutcheon
Roosevelt Urges Citizens From Goof Citizenship to Efficiency
Former President Theodore Roosevelt addresses Hill School students in Pottstown on training in good citizenship. He stresses efficiency as the test of a person’s worth, urges decency and straightforwardness, condemns hypocrisy, and calls for fair play in public and business life.
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Pottstown
Theodore Roosevelt
The
Hill School
Roosevelt
Women in Narrow Skirts Face Ban at Adirondacks
In Saranca Lake New York on June 11 Rainbow Lake guides condemned narrow skirts worn by women visitors. A woman angler slipped into the water from a guide boat and was rescued after a hard struggle by Bill Wardner. The meeting urged visitors to leave narrow skirts at home.
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Saranca Lake
N. Y
Robert Carr
Rainbow Lake Guides
Adirondacks
Bill Wardner
Bil
Decaturs Alabama Healthful Cities In Country
The Decaturs Alabama are described as exceptionally healthy with no epidemics of typhoid fever diphtheria or pneumonia. Local residents report continuously good health, and the article urges readers to compare these cities favorably with river towns and other U S cities.
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United States
Decaturs
Alabama
City Commission Considers Action on Restricted District
In Birmingham on June 11 the city commission weighs abolishing or moving the restricted district near Avenue A and Twenty third Street. A petition by Amzi Godden See prompts possible changes as the panel meets again to decide whether to enforce or modify current rules.
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Birmingham
Avenue A
Tweny Third Street
Amzi- Godden See
City Commission
Boyd
Burr
Attorney Burr
Sulzer Loses Decision on Mitchell Plage Appointment
Albany June 11 The state supreme court ruling declaring illegal Governor Sulzer's appointment of John Mitchell former UMW president as state labor commissioner is affirmed by the appellate division as a matter of law not discretion. The case advances to the court of appeals.
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Albany
State Supreme Court
Sulzer
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Court of Appeals
Elks Club Case Upheld by Supreme Court
The Elks Club test case affirms Judge Wert's ruling that the locker room was an improper place for liquor. Sheriff McCullough's enforcement efforts led to a court test concerning a bottle found in the club, a decision now sustained by the highest court.
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Supreme Court
Elks Club
W. Wert
High Tribunal
Charlton Still Prisoner Extradition to Italy Upheld
The Supreme Court ruled Porter Charlton must return to Italy to answer murder charges from 1910 at Lake Como. Justice Lurton said treaties vary on extradition and the executive waiver makes the case voidable, affirming Knox’s prior decision to transfer Charlton from Hudson County jail after nearly three years.
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Washington
Porter Charlton
Italy
Lake Como
Supreme Court
Justice Lurton
United States
Executive Department
Chariton
Hudson County
New Jersey
Knox
Porto Rico
Peake Wins Baby Buggy Contest at Cook Bros Furniture
Over one hundred infants competed for a Fulton Buggy at Cook Bros Furniture. Francis E. Peake, three weeks old daughter of Mr. and Mrs N. B. Peake, won with number 38 060. The event drew parents and attendants in a festive display of “baby beauties” at the Decatur Daily notice.
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Cook Bros Furniture Company
Fulton
Francis E. Peake
N. B. Peake
Cook Bros. Furniture Company
Cook Bros
Decaturs Daily
Practical in Farming Mr J T Watt for Agriculture
J T Watt announced candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture Alabama brings practical farming experience. He is described as a non politician who knows his business and has aided Morgan County farmers through his visit addressing farming methods and science.
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J. T. Watt
Commissioner of Agriculture
Alabama
Mr. Watt
Morgan County
ONeal Says Appeals To Be Made In Alabama Rate Case
Governor O Neal states the state will perfect appeals unless settled and notes a possible settlement via railroad commission citations on passenger rates. He expects federal judges to decide after Minnesota ruling, which supports state intrastate rate rights and burdens railroad to prove confiscation. The decision may avoid an appeal if settled domestically.
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O’neal
United States Supreme Court
Thomas G. Jones
Railroad Commission
Louisville and Nash
Jones
O'Neal
Supreme Court
Commission
Federal Supreme Court
Minnesota
Alabama
Huntsville Policeman Acquitted in Gibson Killing
Policeman Wheeler Mitchell was discharged after a preliminary hearing before Judge Hawkins regarding the shooting of Gibson near the N C and St Louis depot. Gibson, who had shot Ben Blackmon earlier, died from the wound the following day. Mitchell contended self defense as Gibson fired first.
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Judge Hawkins
Gibson
N. C. & St. Louis
Ben Blackmon
Hawkins
Court House
F. T. Petty
Martha Gibson
Mitchell
Will Be Chief Clerk at the Hotel Lyons
On June 15, E. D. Dad Bixby will take the position of Chief Clerk at Hotel Lyons. He is known for courtesy and a warm handshake and has long familiarity with travelers and a large personal following.
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E. D
Dad” Bixby
Hotel Lyons
Decaturs
Bixby
Aundreda
Patterson to Leave for Birmingham for Rest
A. G. Patterson, confined to his rooms in Duncan-Adams apartments, is suffering a nervous breakdown and will depart this evening for Birmingham for a rest of several weeks. Due to business church and social duties he withdraws from activity temporarily with an expected full recovery in a few weeks.
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A. G. Patterson
Duncan-Adams
Birmingham
Mr. Patterson
Tompore
Prisoners Cause Tussle After Door Left Open in County Jail
Inside the county jail an interior door was left ajar on Tuesday. Louise Bowling and Leona Sack Ett, described in the report, visited prisoners on the gangway and in cells. A pleasant talk turned tense as jealousy surfaced with hair pulling and minor scratches before Deputy Sheriff Leonard McCullough intervened to separate the fighters.
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Louise Bowling
Leona Sackett
Leonard McCullough
4700 Automobiles Licensed in State Records
State records show 4700 automobiles licensed, not 4000 as some papers claimed. More tags were ordered to meet demand and the number is expected to exceed 5000. motorcycles add about 700 licenses. Enforcement prompted many owners to pay the license tax.
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Montgomery
Automobile Department
State Capital
Willoughby Presbyterian Fellowship Social on Lawn
A Willoughby Presbyterian Church event hosted by the Men's Brotherhood invites families to bring a supper in a basket to Willoughby lawn Friday at 7. Tables and seating will be prepared, with a program and entertainment.
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Willoughby Presbyterian Church
Men's Brotherhood
Willoughby Lawn
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