Personal notices from Tri-Cities Daily
F H Pointer and George Williamson leave for Huntsville to attend Federal court. Major H H McConnell returns from Birmingham. Major McConnell and wife, Carlisle Blackwell and Haywood Martin depart for Florence for the Tweedy Durbin wedding. Harry Spielberger and Sheffield guests visit Decatur. J S Solomon of Sheffield called to Decatur on the death of brother Allen Solomon. P F Barber family moving to 607 Thiz avenue west.
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F. H.,pointer
George W. Williamson
Huntsville
Federal Court
Major McConnell
Carlisle Blackwell
Haywood Martin
Florence
Harry Spielberger
Spielberger
B. R. Saywell
Tom Sanford
N. H. Seay
Sheffield
Decatur
J. S. Solomon
Allen Solomon
Tri-Cities
P. F. Barber and
Thiz, Avenue, West
Statue tarred in Miller Park protest at Pres ton
London reports another suffragette outrage in Preston Lancashire where a white marble statue of the Fourteenth Earl of Derby in Miller Park was covered with squid tar by activists.
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Derby
Miller Park
Worthy New Opera Plan Seeks Broad National Reach
The piece discusses making grand opera affordable in New York at 26 cents to $2 a seat with a $100000 deficit backed by public-spirited citizens. It envisions a forty five week season and calls for national collaboration so major cities share in a sustained, accessible operatic enterprise.
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Century Theatre
New York
United States
Europe
Cotaco Club Hosts and Local Moves Reported
Mrs. Otto Moebes will host the Cotaco Literary Club Wednesday at three. Mr. and Mrs. Robt Banks move into the Banks cottage on Ferry street. Guests include Mrs Robt Oliver and children and Mrs Kate Banks. Missionary Society notes delay of a China topic due to Miss Gronenedyke’s absence. Several residents visit or depart, including Dr and Mrs BE Sumpter and Mrs Will Wyker. Eugénie Ferris of Decatur in town. Thomas Gardner and O W Stinson noted. visits among New Decatur residents are reported.
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Otto Moebes
Cotaco
Mrs. Robt. Banks
Robt. Oliver
Kate Banks
J. L. Jones
Eugénie Ferris
Decatur
Thomas Gardner
O. W. Stinson
New Decatur
Mise McLaurine
Misson
Death of Mrs James Prater at 75 in Austinville
Mrs Mary L Thompson Prater died Saturday at 2 30 am from heart disease. She married James Crow Thompson in 1872, he died in 1878, then remarried John Prater in 1882. Survived by her son Newton W Thompson, she was a Missionary Baptist member. Funeral rites were held Sunday with church choir singing and interment in the city cemetery.
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John Prater
New Lead in Siegel Case Tied to Oakland Clippings
San Francisco reports a fresh clue in the Elsie Siegel murder case. Oakland detectives found a complete set of press clippings about the Chinatown death and photos of white women in the room of Lee Dorr, a Chinese suspect recently jailed on opium charges.
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San Francisco
Cal
Elsie Siegel
Franz Siegel
New York
Chinatown
Oakland
Lee Dorr
Fderal
Socialists to Probe West Virginia Conditions
A Socialist party committee led by Victor L Berger and Eugene Debs was formed to investigate miners' conditions in West Virginia and report to President Wilson. They urged a Justice Department inquiry and memorialized Wilson alleging a reign of terror.
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Chicago
Victor L. Berger
Congress
Milwaukee
Eugene Y. Debs
Adolph Gormer
Ilinois
Socialist Party
West Virginia
Wilson
National Committee
Department of Justice
Summer cars being put on by Traction Company
Summer is here and North Alabama Traction Company displays new summer vehicles. The article notes cars passing by the window as the fleet goes on display and emphasizes the seasonal rollout by the local traction firm.
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North Alabama. ‘Traction Company
Democratic America Knows No by Divine Right
The Sultan of Turkey suing for 10000 in insurance on the ire of a subject was told by Justice White in New York that a potentate in his court has no rights exceeding those of an humble citizen.
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New York
Turkey
D. D. D Prescription for Eczema Promoted by Doctors
Dr Evans of Meath and skin specialists tout D D D Prescription as a cure for eczema and skin diseases. The Owl Drug Co of Decatur advertises a one dollar bottle with a guarantee, claiming instant itch relief and proven results.
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Evans
Meath
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