Defense Seeks Mental Insanity Claim In Priest Killing
In a Mississippi courtroom Rev Stephen Stevenson faces murder charges for shooting Father Coyle. Deputies testified Stevenson surrendered voluntarily claiming he had killed the priest. The defense introduces witnesses to prove Stevenson was a qualified Methodist minister with 30 years in Birmingham and to counter insanity claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Coyle
Fred McDuff
Steve Wiggins
Stephenson
Birmingham
McDuff
Wiggins
Enil Uy Jetre Pe
Judge's remark sparks unlikely rise of girl from El Centro
A California judge told Reatha Watson that she was “beautiful to live in a big town” after banishing a sixteen year old girl seven years earlier for being “too beautiful.” The girl, now Barbara Le Mar, rose from a small town to fame in film, developing a striking visage and fortunes shaped by that moment.
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California
Reatha Watson
el Centro
Gir
Barbara le Mar
Film Land
Albany Decatur Day at Morgan County Fair Receives Hospital Gift
Civic organizations announce Albany Decatur Day at the Morgan County Fair with half of that day’s gate receipts donated to the Benevolent Hospital. Mayors Howell Nelson Payne exchange letters of invitation acceptance and plan record attendance for October 20 1921.
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Benevolent Hospital
Payne
Hartselle
Ala
E. C. Payne
Albany
J. A. Nelson
Decatur
Oananile Morth
Albany-Decatur
Kiwanis Club
A. P. Howell
Nelson
Harselle
City of
Fair Association
Benevolent Society Hospital
Twin Cities
Rail Labor Board Heads Toward Trial as Senate Weighs Action
Senator Cummins calls for abolition of the United States railway labor board amid wage dispute protests and looming congressional action. He warns that continued defiance by union chiefs and railroad executives could force the act’s drastic restructuring or abolition. The plan outlines a Congress open to major changes to the board’s powers.
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Washington
United States Railway Labor Board
Detattie Ie Cpu
Chicago
Big Brotherhoods
Congress
Bennn Cummins
Iowa
Senate
Labor Board
Senatok Cummins
Cummins
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
Bond Issue Passed and Bill Aimed at Labor Suits Killed in the Senate
In Montgomery Alabama the Senate approved a 25 million bond issue with seven dissenters after amendments failed. A bill regulating civil suits against unincorporated associations was indefinitely postponed by Senator Teastey. The House passed the soldiers poll tax exemption bill, which goes back to the House for concurrence. The stormy session featured lengthy debate and a major amendment removing Section 5 from the civil suits bill.
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Senate
Montgomery
Albany- Decatur - Daily
Als
A. H. Carmichael
Colbert
Charles P. Teastey
House
Alabama
W. P. Acker
Calhoun County
John Rogers
Sumter
Friends
Calhoun
Carmichael
Colbert Sétigiér
Lehigh Valley Starts Hiring for Strike Substitute
HA ELTON Pa Oct 19 The Lehigh Valley railroad begins a strike prep by advertising November 1 for men to replace those who quit. Officials assure new hires will be permanent.
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International News Service
Elton
Shedl
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Assura
Home Improvers by Crawford on Jackson and Fourth
B Crawford undertakes extensive upgrades to his handsome corner home at Jackson Street and Fourth Avenue, reflecting a major local improvement project.
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B. Crawford
Jackson Street
Fourth Avenue
Decatur Barbecue Cafe Announces Thursday Dinner
H. M. Burt, manager, invites patrons to a barbecue chicken dinner at the old price of 60 cents. Dinner runs from 5 to 9 30 p m as the cafe undergoes decorating and improvements.
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H. M. Burt
New Decatur
War Finance names D L Gaddis to Alabama loan committee
The War Finance today announced D L Gaddis of Montgomery Alabama as a member of Alabama's agricultural loan committee.
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Washin
War Finance Today
D. L. Gaddis
Montgomery
Ala
Agricultural Loan Committee
Alabama
Ad Copy Deadlines for Next Sunday’s Daily Advertisers
Advertisers given deadlines for next Sunday's daily issue. Those with large ads should submit copy by Thursday. Smaller notices may follow a separate submission workflow. Cooperation requested to ensure timely publication.
Union Leaders Postpone City Conference In Cleveland
A conference of railroad brotherhood leaders in Cleveland was postponed because T. C. Cashen did not arrive. L. E. Sheppard would not attend in Cleveland, and a war council of union leaders would meet in Chicago tomorrow before meeting the railway labor board.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Beim Railroad Brotherhoods
T. C. Cashen
Switchmen's Union
L. E. Sheppard
Order of Railway Conductors
Number Four Stops Thursday for Local Folks
Louisville and Nashville announced Passenger train No 4 will stop at Hartselle on Thursday for Albany Decatur Day. Local residents can leave Albany for the Morgan County Fair, attend Thursday afternoon and night events, view the fireworks, and return by midnight.
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Hartselle
Louisville and Nashville
Ambassadors in Contest for Hard’s Successors
Information from informed sources indicates the two front runners for President Hard’s successor are Col. William B. Thompson of Yonkers New York and Capt. Alanson B. Houghton of Corning New York. Discarded names include Dr. David Jane Hill ex Senator Albert Beveridge and Ellis Lowring Dressel who has served as American commissioner at Berlin since the armistice.
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Gerard
Hard S
Col
William B. Thompson
Yonkers
N. Y
Capt
Alanson B. Houghton
Corning
David Jane Hill
Albert J. Beveridge
Ellis Lowring ‘Dressel
Massachusets
Berlin
Harding Remarks on Peace Treaty Ratification in Yorktown
President Harding commented with delight on the Senate's ratification of the peace treaty as he arrived in Yorktown aboard the Mayflower. He said he always felt it would be that way.
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Yorktown
President Harding
Senate
Georgia men sentenced to hang for murder in historic county case
John Thompson and Dave Marcy were convicted of murder and Will Gosbey of killing his wife in Athens Georgia. Superior court set November 18 for execution, promising the county its first legal hanging if carried out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Sews Service
Athens, Ga
John Thompson
Dave
Flight of Wild Game Birds Southward Ahead of Schedule
The annual flight of wild game birds is under way earlier than usual this year, with far more ducks and other species reported across Nebraska South Dakota Iowa Wisconsin Maine and New Jersey. The Biological Survey notes plenteous birds on the wing and predicts good sport for hunters once open season begins despite no given reason for the early migration.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Th Department
Nebraska
Little
Goose Lake
South Dakota
Biological Survey
Iowa
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Maine
Belief Prevails in Railroad Circles Averting Walkout
Labor Board members hold conference as President Harding sanction looms for a proposed settlement. Rail unions threaten walkout over wage cuts while a platform seeks a 10 percent wage reduction halt and immediate freight-rate cuts to avert strikes.
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CRAG
Oct
Erie
Emi
Rail Board Keeps Action On Rates Uncertain
Conference with railway executives and leaders ends without action by the Interstate Commerce Commission. No general rate reductions are planned at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Railway Board
Interstate Commerce Mission
City Enforces Sanitary Laws Crackdown
A man arraigned in the police court this morning for disobeying city sanitary ordinances and threatening the sanitary wagon driver was fined by Mayor Nelson. Officials vow strict enforcement of the sanitation rules.
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Nelson
Distinguished Visitors at Twin Cities Visit
The Twin Cities hosted two notable figures yesterday, Emmett and Birmingham, along with Judge Ithe, in a formal civic gathering.
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Methodist Minster
Stephenson Deecee
Bump
Preacher
Judge
Borbital
Mayer S
Jas. A
Nelson, Mayor
Rail Labor Board
Lehigh Valley
Gaddis
Ambassador 10 Reruin
Harding
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