Indictment Talk Swirls Around Madison County Officials
Huntsville October 7 Grand jury hears Judge Ballentine urge indictment of Judge W T Lawler and every County Commissioner if statements by state accountant Wilkerson are true. Report cites careless record keeping and warrants paid without proper examination. Ballentine calls for full investigation and possible impeachment in supreme court if indicted.
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Law and Equity Grand
Jouge Ballentine
W. T. Lawler
Board of County Commissioners
Wilkerson
Bellentine
Grand
Ballentine
Calamity Howlers Get No 9 Encouragement
Washington Oct 7 Democrats in both houses favor the Underwood tariff as the Republican howl rises about calamities. Leaders Underwood and Clark expose Republican fear while praising Democratic policies. Clark’s home-spun remarks and the hammering of the grand old party signal confidence for years to come.
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Washinton
Senate
House
Underwood
Clark
Waderwood
Mexican Officers Election May Be Postponed
Mexico City October 7. The congressional committee recommends postponing the presidential election. Huerta opposes any delay and could dissolve congress to assume dictatorship if the measure passes. The October 26 vote may be canceled, risking unrest and potential revolutionary gains amid continued northern fighting.
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Mexico City
Congressional Committee
Huerta
Congress
Tuerta
Mexico
Republic
King Announces Candidacy for Congress in Ninth Alabama
Birmingham Oct 7 Jere C King a well known attorney formally announced his bid for Congress from the Ninth Alabama district to succeed Mr Underwood King formerly served in the legislature from Jefferson county and authored the Greater Birmingham bill He is noted for Nabors defense in the famous train wreck cases.
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Birmingham
Jere C. King
Congress
Alabama
Underwool
King
Jefferson County
William Nabors
Auto Plunges Into Ditch Injuring Two Women
A car owned by Mr Williamson of Hillsboro reportedly went over a ditch on the Bomerville pike several miles east of Decatur Sunday afternoon injuring two ladies who were riding in the vehicle. The crash was reported by passing automobileists but could not be verified and the injured women's names are unknown.
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Williamson
Hillsboro
Bomerville Pike
Athletics Rally Past Marquard's Giants For 6-4 Win
In New York Oct 7 the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Giants 6 to 4 before a capacity crowd at Polo Grounds. Home Run Baker belted a four-bagger off Marquard in the fifth, scoring three, in a game that threatened to be called in darkness during the seventh inning.
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New York
Polonie
Philadelphia Athletics
Baker
Marquard
Prizes Awarded in South Town Clean Up
The Wil loughby Presbyterian Church and South Town merchants awarded prizes for best kept premises. First prize Miss Rosa Wintoo 1717 Tenth avenue. second Mrs Eggleston 1715 Tenth avenue. third J W Sandlin 301 Ninth street. Checks given by Rev J P Cotton. 216 entrants. many houses well kept. emphasis on rear lots and alleys to improve sanitation and reduce disease.
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Loughby Presbyterian Church
South Town
J. P. Cotton
Rosa Wintoo
Tenth Avenue
Mrs. Eggleston
J. W. Sandlin
Ninth Street
J. A. Turrentine
W. A. Miles
Ninth Avenue
Ferman Thompson
Sixth Avenue
E. G. Breeding
Seventh Avenue
A. 0. Sandusky
Alabama Good Roads Meet At Mobile Attracts Speakers
Regional and national figures accept invitations to the 17th Annual Alabama Good Roads Association session in Mobile. Prominent congressmen and railroad advocates express keen interest, with plans for three day meetings November 21 and 22 and requests for reduced travel rates.
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Practical Good Roads
Alabama Good Roads Association
Tom Good Roads
Alabama
Georgia May Move to Abolish Electric Chair
Atlanta October 7 The case of Leo M. Frank, already sentenced to death, may be commuted or altered as Georgia may change its law before the law year’s end. Other states in the region have already abolished the electric chair and moved to other methods.
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Atlanta
Leo. M. Frank
Georgia
Supreme Court
North
Carolina
South
Carolisae
Kearel
G Wheel Ot to Mine Hots Covebartian
G Wheel and Ot travel to Covebartian mine sites, surveying ore claims and outlining prospects amid uncertain work conditions.
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Hi. G. Wheel
World's Series Rubber Match Between A's and Giants 1913
New York October 7 1913 Philadelphia Athletics and New York Giants prepare for a rubber match in the World Series. The two clubs have met twice before for the title with Giants and Athletics each holding a championship. Previous series featured pitching stars McGraw Matty McGinnity and Bender with close games and an 18 to 2 Philadelphia finale. Today four others from the era linger as survivors of the 1905 1911-1913 series.
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New York
Philadelphia Athletics
New York Giants
Philadelphia
Giants
McGraw
Jog McGinnity
Iron Man
Christy Mathewson
McGinnlty
Polo Grounds
Matty
Connie Mack
Bender
Athletics
Exi
Good Attendance at First Methodist Church Event
At Decatur First Methodist Church Dr. Klein spoke on Worldly Amusements to a well filled audience last evening. A women only talk was held at 2:30 in the afternoon and was attentively listened to by a good congregation. A prayer event occurred yesterday with bands visiting homes in Dev entur as part of a regional effort.
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First Methodist Church
Decatur
Dr. Klein
Police link Spencer confession to string of murders
Chicago authorities, amid a grisly probe, believe Harry Spencer’s confession may prove his guilt in numerous killings. He detailed victims from 1902 to 1913 including Mildred Rexroat, a dancing instructor, and described methods, loot, and locations across several states.
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Chicago
Harry Spencer
Spencer
Mye
Mildred Allison Rextroat
Rextroat
Nabors suit against L and NW IO heard in federal court
Birmingham October 7 The case of William Nabors against the Louisville and Nashville railroad for alleged false arrest and imprisonment will be called in federal court this morning Nabors long legal battle has spanned years with multiple acquittals on train wrecking charges and a year spent in jail awaiting trial.
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Birmingham
William Nabors
Louisvlle and Nashville Railroad
Nabors
Pullman Car Accident Aboard Memphis Special Near Decatur
Passengers aboard the observation car Ben Nevis, attached to the Southern Memphis Special No 26, felt a jolt as the train neared Union Station. The incident occurred when the main line switch between two track sets was thrown while the train moved, causing the car to turn over near the Decatur Fertiliser plant. no material injuries reported, continuation noted on page 3.
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Ben Nevis
Southern
Memphis
Decatur
Union Station
Boll Weevil Bulletins Issued by Bankers Assoc
The Alabama Bankers Association issues a bulletin from the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station at Auburn warning farmers statewide about the boll weevil threat. The bulletin notes weevil advances across Mexican cotton areas and records miles of movement, with recent ranges within about sixty miles of southern Alabama.
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Alabama” Bankers’ Aumoliation
Alabama Agriculture Experiment Station
Auburn
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