Judge Wert Reverses Resignation to Stay on Morgan County Bench
Judge Thomas W. Wert announces he will not resign as Judge of the Law and Equity Court. He credits duty and reform efforts with Morgan County improvements, noting enforcement of prohibition laws and closure of many saloons alongside Sheriff R. N. McCulloch.
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T. W. Wert
Morgan County
Thos. W. Wert
Law and Equity Court
Judge Wert
Friends of Law and Order
Alabama
Eiffel Tower guards wireless plant under Paris
Paris reports the Eiffel Tower now serves as a key wireless center with a vast subterranean installation beneath the Champ de Mars. Soldiers bar access to the hidden complex where military engineers and experts work to perfect instruments for war time communications crucial to France and allied Russia.
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Paris
France
Champ de Mars
Russia
Young Union Grove couple obtain marriage license
Miss Shelly Mae Woods aged sixteen and John B. Brady aged seventeen, both of Union Grove, Alabama, appeared in Morgan county judge of probate’s office and were granted a marriage license marking one of the youngest couples ever to apply.
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Morgan County
Judge of Probate
Shelly Mae Woods
John B. Brady
Union Grove
Ala
Philadelphia Honors Athletics After World Series Victory
Philadelphia leaders and 800 diners paid tribute to Connie Mack and the Athletics for winning the world championship. Governor Tener, NY National League president Mempstead, Philadelphia Nationals president Baker, and ex mayor Reyburn spoke of sportsmanship. Nineteen of 25 World Series players attended. Coombs and Houck among absentees or away on duties.
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Philadelphia
Fpa
Blankenburg
Athletics
Tener
Mempstead
New York National League Club
Baker
Philadelphia Nationals
Reyburn
Connie Mack
New York Giants
Coombs
Houck
Orr
Daley
Pacific Coast
Lavan
University of Michigan
Showkey
Political riot erupts outside Tammany Hall in New York
On October 30 in New York City fourteenth street near Tammany Hall saw a clash as a rival group promoting lower rents and tax cuts spoke against the hall. Supporters of Tammany shouted from the crowd while banners for Mitchell were trampled and two women escorted away from the scene.
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New York
Fourteenth Street
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Thennvaders
Charles F. Murphy
Mitchell
District Convention Monday Fifth District to Gather in Decatur
The Fifth District hosts a two church district convention Monday November 3 at 5 PM Firet Presbyterian Decatur and 7 30 PM Central Baptist New Decatur in Morgan County surrounding a campaign to regain the Gold Star Standard. State workers J B Ramsey Myra Batchelder Hazel Ison join to address Sunday school workers.
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Firet Presbyterian Church
Decatur
Central Baptist Church
New Decatur
Morgan County
Decaturs
J. B. Ramsey
Birmingham
Myra Batchelder
Hazel Ison
J. W. Barter
Muret Receives Seven Year Sentence For Counterfeiting Outfit
New York news reports Ernest A. Muret Bogue, a dentist, was sentenced to seven years and six months in Atlanta prison for possessing a complete counterfeiting outfit to print twenty dollar notes. He was convicted yesterday and is linked as a colleague of Rev. Hans Schmidt, Anna Aumuller’s slayer.
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New York
Ernest A. Murret
Atlanta
Muret
Hans Schmidt
Anna Aumuller
Steam Damages Capitol Office Perils Records
Montgomery October 30 Steam escaping from a radiator valve for nearly an hour ruined furniture and records in Dr W W Dinsmore s capitol office. Veneering blistered and peeled as steam penetrated crevices and desks cabinets and chairs. Valve left open by accident. loss sustained before officials corrected the defect. Dr Dinsmore director of the Rockefeller Hookworm Commission in Alabama and noted expert.
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Montgomery
W. W. Dinsmore
Capitol
Dr. Dinsmore
Aged Negro Released by Mayor
Afeeble aged man named Writ ter was arrested by Decatur police for trespassing in Wilbur Harriss barn claiming to seek shelter. In police court he was discharged due to his age.
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A. Skeges
Writter
Decatur
Wilbur Harriss
Harriss
Stays Chained in Cold Rather Than Work Streets
Jim Stevens, jailed for drunkenness in Jonesboro Arkansas on October 20, refused to work the streets. Police chained him to a telephone pole in bitter cold to keep him in public view, then returned him to jail at nightfall.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Jim Stevens
Stevens
Ground Broken for Benevolent Hospital at Gibbs Grove
Ground was broken yesterday for a new hospital at Gibbs Grove to serve Decatur with modern facilities and skilled surgeons. Once built the project may enable further improvements such as a bridge link for the city.
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Benevolent Hospital
Gibb’s Grove
Tomorrow Circus Day Brings Barham Bailey Parade To Town
The Barnum and Bailey circus visits tomorrow with four trains bringing the show through crowded streets. The morning parade starts at ten with twenty five chariots floats and tableau cars. Afternoon and evening performances follow with a grand display of carved wagons and animals.
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Birmingham
Barham and Bailey Circus
America
Europe
Cleopatra
Court
Government to Move Troops Near Los Angeles
Government officials sign a contract with the Southern Pacific Railroad to mobilize six regiments of U S troops near Los Angeles. The move is seen as the first active step toward intervention in Mexico, allowing rapid deployment to the Mexican border.
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Los Angeles
Southern Pacific Railroad
United States
Mexico
Old Soldier Game Costs Farmer $450
In Eufaula on October 30, R Sammie Jones a north of town planter was duped by a confidence man posing as a veteran from his former regiment. Jones lost 450 dollars and tracked the fraud to Troy and Ozark with detectives on the case, but recovery seems unlikely.
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Eufaula
R. Sammie Jones
Mr. Jones
Ozark
Letter of Appreciation From George Eaves
George Baves writes to Decaturs Daily praising the Friday tuberculosis lecture at the YMCA hall attended by about 250. He urges Morgan county to educate all areas, lauds Rev. J P Cotton as secretary, and notes doctors’ work in fighting tuberculosis among white and colored populations. He predicts county organization and life-saving gains with further effort.
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Decaturs
Birmingham
Ala
Morgan County
J. P. Cotton
Alabama
Georgia
George Baves
Anti-Tuberculosis Association of
Jefferson County
Suit Filed Over Alleged Alienation of Wife's Affection
Chai Houze sues Robert Gardner and W Renegar in law and equity court seeking 5000 dollars from each for alleged alienation of his wife's affection.
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Chai, Houze
Law and Equity Court
Robert Gardner
W. E. Renegar
Convict Stilwell Offers to Expose Boss Rule for Pardon
Former New York state senator Stephen J. Stilwell, jailed after bribery cases, appeals to Gov. Sulzer for a pardon in exchange for detailing the inner workings of boss rule. The letter, disclosed by Sulzer, outlines Stilwell’s claim that political bosses dictated policies and impeachment moves, and his intent to reveal venal practices if released.
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Stephen J. Stilwell
Sulzer
Murphy
New York
Senate
Wm. Sulzer
Stilwell
Glynn
Sixteen Expelled from Jackson University over Hazing
Chancellor Kincannon visited Jackson to discuss a large expulsion of sixteen university students for hazing. The expelled include the son of Justice Cook and another of Judge Wiley Potter. The students say they were punished for withholding names of hazers. The board of trustees will decide, with Governor Brewer unlikely to intervene.
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Jackson
Miss
Kincannon
University
Justice Cook
Supreme Court
Wiley Potter
Board of Trustees
Brewer
First National Bank Natchez Closes Doors
Special to Decatur Daily from Natchez Mississippi reports the First National Bank of Natchez founded in 1896 was placed in the hands of a receiver. Deposits total about 1 950 000 with assets and liabilities not yet known.
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First National Bank
Natchez
Natchez, Miss
First National Bank of
Sing Sing Warden Seeks New Job After Resignation
Ossining, N Y Oct 30 Warden James M Clancy of Sing Sing prison left for New York to look for a job He said he did not intend to reconsider his resignation Stilwell would say nothing He called the warden a broken man.
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Ossining
N. Y
James M. Clancy
Sing Sing Prison
New York
Stilwell
Baggage Room Odor Mystery At Depot
Odd odor fills the baggage room at the depot as a trunk suspected of carrying whisky leaks scent through the air. Traveling passengers peered at the baggage master while unsure which case holds the liquor, a humorous moment amid the transfer chaos.
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Union Depot
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