Albany Legislation Restoring Municipal Utility Power
Resolution notes urge the legislature to curb the state public service commission and return rate setting to municipalities. It cites contracts with Bell Telephone and Alabama Water Company, condemns prior orders as depriving local self government, and calls for new laws to set aside former commission orders.
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South
Bell Telep Ne and Telegraph Company
Alabama Water Company
Hebert Service Commission
Public Service Commission
Or Service “Commission
Dix Elected Grand Chancellor of Alabama Knights of Pythias
T M Dix of Decatur was elected grand chancellor at the Alabama grand lodge session. Ligh Parker of Birmingham won the grand outer guard seat after a close vote over R A Burleson of Hartselle. Other officers promoted. plans discussed for a home for widows and orphans and a visit to the Mason state home near Montgomery. Simultaneously the Grand Temple of Pythian Sisters held its first annual meeting in Birmingham.
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Sheooe
Parker
R. A. Burleson
Hartselle
Birmingham
Grand Lodge
Meyer W. Aldridge
Montgomery
P. A. Travis
Exchequer
Grand Jodge
Décatur
L. L. Shertzer
Demopolis
S. L. Dehtison
Anniston
Weames
Cullman
Varmas
Harwell G. Davis
Montwy
Grand E
Birmingham Man Elected President of State Labor Body
R. R. Moore of Birmingham was elected president of the Alabama State Federation. Officers chosen for the ensuing year include L. Bowen secretary treasurer, A. H. Liston Montgomery, R. J. Bailey Florence, M. G. Bind Mobile, J. R. Kennamer Birmingham, A. R. Whited Gadsden, C. Knight Bessemer, L. B. Beard James Pinson, W. R. McCluskey Albany, Mrs Hattie Steele Birmingham, and H. O. Cline Albany delegate to the AFL convention in Cincinnati. The convention elected an executive council and an AFL delegate.
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Gadsden
R.R. Moore
Birmingham
Alabama State Federation
Ofventron City
Providan
L. Bowen
A. H. Liston
Montgomery
R. J. Bailey
Florence
M. G. Bind
Mobile
J. R. Kennamer
A. R.’ Whited
Charles Knight
Bessemer
L. B. Beard
James Pinson
W. BR. McCluskey
Albany
Hattie
Steele
H. O. Cline
American Federation of Labor
Cincinnati
J. L. Busby
John W. Altman
J. A. Dipscomb
Melvin Hutson
American Federation of Labor Convention
Road contracts awarded for Bee Line highway surfacing
State highway department announced the low bidders for the Bee Line highway surfacing between this point and Hartselle. F Morgan of Birmingham and Texas Road Company of Dallas led on tar and gravel surfacing with bids of 17276.52 and 18480.84 respectively. Next contracts expected to be let between now and June 1 for adjacent roadwork.
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State Highway Department
A F. Morgan
Birmingham
Texas, Road.company
Dallas
Bee Line
Hartselle
Mr. Morgan
Texas Roads Company
Fire kills score at Holy Ghost Hospital in Rome
A blaze at the Holy Ghost Hospital in Rome on May 18 left a score or more dead and many injured. Patients panicked as smoke filled corridors while hospital staff aided firemen and police in evacuating the sick to safety.
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International News Service
Rome
Holy Ghost
Naked Couple Trial Primitive Life In Maine Woods
A Boston report notes Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Sutter will live six weeks in the Maine woods with no food or weapons to prove they can exist primitively. They begin by foraging in North Central Maine and plan to make clothing from tree bark while catching fish and game with improvised tools.
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International News Service
Boston
Carl A. Sutter
Sutter
Vnal Bis
Maine
Timate
Pinchot Victory Destroys Old Pennsylvania Guard
Pinchot wins the Pennsylvania Republican primary, defeating the Penrose era establishment. The result shatters the old guard and elevates Pinchot as a national political force while boosting women’s influence in state and national affairs.
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International
News Service
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Penrose
Keystone
Gifford
Pinchot
Theodore Roosevelt
1D Guard
Aldermen urge action on water supply improvements
Albany Alabama Aldermen call for state health officer and attorney general to intervene in water quality. Health concerns cited include impure water, calls to compel Alabama Water Company to upgrade service, and approvals previously granted by the Public Service Commission. A resolution urges immediate steps to safeguard public health.
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Young Sheet Mettal
Twin City
Alyan
B. F. Austin
Albany
Alabama
State Health Office
States Committee of Public Ie
State Board of Health
Alabama Water Company
Alabama Water
Alabama Public Service Commission
Railroads Gain Nearly Billion From Treasury In War Control
In the two years after federal control, railroad carriers drew close to one billion dollars from the treasury on claims and related costs. The report outlines the financial impact and ongoing wartime adjustments on the rail system.
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International News Service
Washington
the Treasury
Steene
Hoover Moves 10 Keep Goal Prices at Normal Level
Government coal experts reassured President Harding and Secretary Hoover that a coal shortage is unlikely in the coming months. They noted the 64 million ton surplus, rising output from union mines to 5 million tons weekly, and estimated weekly consumption near 8 million tons. Hoover opened talks with non union operators to curb bidding among buyers.
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Hoover
Harding
Geological Survey
Explosions Hit Three Mines Near Pittsburg Pa
Three blasts rocked coal mine tipples near Turtle Creek four miles above Pittsburg on May 18 causing widespread damage. Matthews Potter, a United Mine Workers leader, is in custody with more arrests expected as sheriff’s officials investigate. The Steelman Brothers tipple was wrecked, Silvia Brothers tipple badly damaged, and the Goodhope mines suffered a blast. improper placement cited.
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International News Service
Pittsburg
Turtle Creek
Matthews Potter
United Mine Workers
Woodside
Steelman Brothers
Silvia Brothers
Attorney General Appoints Special Assistants for Data
Attorney General Daugherty will transmit to Secretary Weeks early next week an opinion on the Alabama Power Company claim in the Muscle Shoals controversy. The filing concerns repurchase rights and a Warrior, Alabama site as part of the dispute.
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Washington
Daugherty
Alabama Power Company
Muscle Shoals
Alabama Power
Warrior
Ala
Muscle “Shoals
Tragic Drive-By Killings Reported in Local Fresh Alley
A motorist fired on Mrs Kitchens during a morning delivery, killing her as she drove by. Nearby shots prompted a chase. a Confederate-sounding suspect fled but was captured amid reports from residents and police. No motive yet established.
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Kitchens
Kitchena
Two Arrested In Raid On A Still Near Flint Creek
Deputies Toney and Sharpe along with Officer Campbell raided a working still near Flint Creek at dawn. They found two 40 and 50 gallon stills and captured them after receiving a tip. a gasoline boat tied to the bank aided their approach as gunfire erupted.
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Toney
Campbell
Flint
Creek
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