Flirtation Ends in Run-In With Secret Service Detections
In St. Petersburg on March 6 M Vladimiroff Jr faced secret service detectives after a train encounter with a young woman who pinned a red rose to his lapel. Officers fought, damaged his clothes, and confined him until his identity was confirmed by his father. Vladimiroff is a pillar of the Government League of Students at St. Petersburg University.
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St. Petersburg
M. Vladimiroff, Jr
Vladimiroff
League of Students
St. Petersburg University
Schlatterer the Divine Healer Returns to Birmingham
Birmingham March 6. Schlatterer the Divine Healer and his wife are in Birmingham after years away. The fifty seven year old healer, once famed across America, says his treatment can help himself and others and hints at resuming his healing work after a long absence. They entered quietly and spoke briefly to reporters.
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Birmingham
Schlatterer
Schlatter
America
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Decatur High School Defeats New Decatur 14 to 9
Decatur High School defeated New Decatur 14 to 9 at Bank Street fairgrounds in a loose exhibition game. Ross at first for Decatur stood out for consistency while several outsiders appeared on the lineup for both teams.
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Decatur High School
P. Ross
McHatiie
McDuffis
Keys
Bellif
Jones
Walker Rt
New Decatur
Cotton Market Steady With Mixed Middlings Reported
Corrected by Jones Cotton Co. middling 117-8 good middling 121-8 low strength btrict middling 12. Market remains steady as prices for standard grades hold across trading.
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Jones Cotton Co
Wilson faces mass patronage push after victory
Washington reports the 100000 Republican officeholders, now under Democratic rule, seek protection from cuts as President Wilson contemplates civil service limits. About 300000 are protected by civil service. roughly 100000 face removal or replacement with Democratic appointees, with salaries near 30 million.
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Army
Navy
Man Arrested at Marion Formerly of Decatur
The case of Harry F. Fox alias Anderson, jailed in Perry county for murder, reveals he reached Decatur last year and worked for J. E Penney. He used the name Charle C. Conn, stole clothing, and later faced burglary warrants. He was linked to a series of crimes across Alabama and Mississippi, including thefts in Tuscaloosa Selma and Mobile.
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Marion
Harry F. Fox
Anderson
Perry County
Decatur
J. E Penney
Captain Hough
Tennesse River
Charle C. Conn
Mr. Penney
Eugene Ferrie
Conn
Sens
Tom Burns
Copeland
Mississippi
State
Tuscaloosa
Selma
P. Parker
Mobile
Morgan County Medical Society to Meet Tomorrow
The Morgan County Medical Society will meet tomorrow at Heart Selle. It is likely many physicians will attend.
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Morgan County Medical Society
Heartselle
Taft Ends Presidency As Wilson Attains Office
President Taft’s four years as chief executive ended as Woodrow Wilson took the oath at the Capitol. Taft departed the White House with dignity, passing keys to the Wilsons, while Mrs Taft relinquished the first lady title to Mrs Wilson. The Tafts travel to New Haven for summer and retirement details, with White House scenes of departure and storage of belongings.
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Capitol
Taft
Wilson
Hel Taft
Taf
White House
Mr. Taft
New Haven
Tafts
Taft Hotel
North
Wilsons
Fie Wilsons
Corps of Employes
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Sheare
Europe faces looming war scare with Asia as flashpoint
Paris reports a mounting view among diplomats that Asia will be the trigger for a grand European conflict within a year. Even Balkan tensions may not avert war as France, Germany, Russia and England weigh strategic stakes in Anatolia and Romania.
Miss Blanche Sweet at the Masonic Tonight
The Masonic Theatre presents a two reel feature Oil and Water with Miss Blanche Sweet star and famed Biograph survivor. The program includes Greek dances by Sweet as Milo Geneva in The Dance of the Hour, a comedy, and Pathe's Weekly with Bud Fisher cartoons of Matt and Jeff.
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Masonic Theatre
Pathe
Bud Fisher
Matt
Jeff
First Church pastors meet in Atlas district
Yesterday a meeting of pastors from the Atlas district was held at the First Church with Rev J F Hawkins presiding. Rev R F Stansfell led devotional exercises and Rev J S Chadwick spoke. The fifth Sunday meetings were discussed and arrangements made for next gathering in April.
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Atar
J. F. Hawkins
R. F. Stansfell
Cullman
Chadwick
Christian Advocate
H. C. Chambers
Courtland
Dairy Inspection Car at Decatur Depot Today
The Southern Dairy Inspection Car arrived this morning and is at the Decatur depot today. One end resembles an ordinary railway car while the other holds test tubes separators churns and dairy gear. A large amount of literature on stock farms and dairies is being given away and the Southern railway is praised for this good work and its $190,000 investment along its lines.
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Southern Dairy
Ted
Southern Railway
Southern Road
Extra Good Pictures at the Delight Today
A dandy program is shown at the Delite featuring four reels. The Thanhouser drama A Mystery of Wall Street stars Mignon Anderson, one of the finest pictures here. The Keystone Comedy Four with Normand Sennet Sterling and Mace also pleases audiences.
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Delite Today
Thanhouser
Wall Street
Mignon Anderson
Keystone
Four
Britain installs keep off the air sign over UK airspace
London reports under the aerial navigation act the home secretary issued orders prohibiting foreign military or naval aircraft from passing over any part of the United Kingdom or territorial waters except by invitation and with government permission.
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London, March
Home Secretary
United Kingdom
Pared Corn and Blood Poisoning Claim Victim
New Albany Indiana March 5 Miss Mary Atkins died yesterday at her East Oak street home after contracting blood poisoning from trimming a corn. The toe was cut to the quick two weeks earlier and inflammation followed despite medical attention. The infection spread to the foot and leg and the patient remained critically ill for over a week.
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New Albany
Ind
Mary Atkins
East Oak Street
Kins
Tribute to Wilson at His Early Home
In Columbia South Carolina on March, the graves of President Wilson’s parents were covered with flowers by the Ladies' Church Society. Dr. Joseph Wilson, the president’s father, taught at a local theological seminary from 1870 to 1874. He died at Princeton, and his body was brought back for burial. Mrs Wilson predeceased him.
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Ladies’ Church Society
Joseph Wilson
Wilson
Princeton
Stallings Elected Jefferson County Official Stenographer
Birmingham March 6 J T Stallings was chosen yesterday as official court stenographer of Jefferson county for a six year term. Stallings is well known among local lawyers and the bar.
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Birmingham
J. T. Stallings
Jefferson County
Indiana Towns Trend Dry As Four Towns Vote Dry
Local option elections under the Proctor law were held in four Indiana towns Wabash Tipton Portland and Rushville The drys won in all four with Wabash narrow by fifteen Tipton dry by 120 Portland dry by 367 and Rushville dry by 98 Two years earlier Rushville voted wet
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Wabash
Tipton
Portland
Rushville
Border clashes flare near Douglas across line
In Douglas Arizona on March 5 a second skirmish occurred between U S border cavalry and Mexican federal soldiers from Agua Prieta. Fifty Mexicans fired on troops from 250 yards. reinforcements and a machine gun platoon arrived. Mexican forces retreated to trenches. no American casualties were reported.
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Douglas
Arizona
Border Cavalry Patrol
Agua Prieta
Der
Ninth Cavalry
Forrest Station
Maderistas
Inez Salazar
Colonia Morelos
Helen Rogers Baffles Birmingham Police and Court
Birmingham police and city physician investigate whether Helen Rogers a 17 year old white girl is deaf and dumb or simulating deafness after her arrest for begging in the downtown district. She is sent to the Alabama Home of Refuge for the deaf and mute where she will await the Talladega home.
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Birmingham
Helen Rogers
Recorders Court
Wilson Searight
Apts
Alabama
Refuge Lake
Talladaga
Rogers
Vera
Tuscaloosa
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