Restraining Order Refused In Rate Case
Justice Lamar of the Supreme Court refused to issue a restraining order blocking the Alabama railroad commission 20 cent passenger fare. Louisville and Nashville attorneys sought delay until the case is decided, likely years away, while Alabama officials argued the court lacked authority.
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Justice Lamar
Supreme Court
Washington
Lamar
Alabama Railroad Commission
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
District Court
Alabama
Purity Sunday Proclaimed to Fight Slavery and Vice
Governor Emmet O Nea announces Purity Sunday set for November 9 in Alabama. Clergy officials fraternal groups and city leaders are urged to observe a day dedicated to opposing white slave traffic and vice in all forms.
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Alabama
Emmet O'Neal
King of Greece Arrives in Paris Quietly
The King of Greece has landed in Paris with only aides-de-camp. Arrival time and location kept private, allowing a discreet entry to his hotel without any public demonstration. The voyage came while he remained in England, with details not released on the continent.
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Greece
Paris
England
Continent
Son who cursed father gets $9 in his will
Starkville Mississippi September 23. In the will of W A James a wealthy planter the son F L James is left only a $5 share of the estate after he cursed his father saying he wished to see him burn in hell. The elder James who was dying had a notary insert the clause.
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Starkville
Miss
W. A. James
F. L. James
James
City's Wear Suit Settled With Weil Roth Co
The city of New Decatur reached a settlement in its near suit with Weil-Roth Co. The city receives 425 dollars and returns the rest.
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New Decatur
Weil-Roth Co
Streets to Begin Work After This Week in New Decatur
New Decatur council approved bond settlement steps and sewer connection ordinance. Officials Wolcott and Bloodworth reported on Toledo trip while contractors prepare to start street work. Notices were ordered to gas water and traction companies. sanitary sewer rule limited to three hundred feet was introduced and sent back to committee. Engineer Lund will arrive Friday to supervise work. J M Kiewelt’s cleaning business transfer announced.
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A. M. Lund
New Decatur Council
Myor Wolcott
F. A. Bloodworth
Toledo
Ohio
Gas and Water Companies
Traction Company
Public Service Corpora
Sanitary Committee
Malone
Tewrice
J. M. Kiewelt
Philip Markam
New Street Construction to Start Friday in Decatur
Decatur issues bonds for street improvements sold at par with legal costs paid. B R Reno to oversee work for Southern Asphalt Constructions Co. Contractors plan to begin next Friday as City Engineer Lund visits. Material contracts set, promising high quality work with top materials.
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Decatur
B. R. Reno
Southern Asphalt Constructions Co
Esos
Lund
Four Men Dead in Powder Mill Blast at Gibston
Four men were killed when a blast at the Gelatin house of the DuPont Powder Works in Gibston New Jersey yesterday morning. The explosion was powerful enough to shake nearby towns for miles and caused extensive damage.
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Philadelphia
DuPont Powder Works
Gibston
N. J
Children Drowned In Rain Barrel Tragedy
In Mamarth North Dakota on Sunday two young daughters of Mrs Herman Ostrander fell into a rain barrel while playing. Their heads went under and their arms were entwined. the mother discovered the bodies.
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Mamarth
N. D
Herman Ostrander
Train Dispatcher Rescues Babe by Jumping on Hood
Fort Smith Arkansas September 23 Calvan Mowrey a train dispatcher saved his life and that of his two year old child by leaping onto the hood of an auto delivery wagon about to strike them Mowrey dropped the babe and it fell between wheel and mud guard the car sped thirty feet before stopping the babe escaped injury Mowrey suffered slight bruises the driver was arrested for speeding and traffic violations.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Calvan Mowrey
Babe
Mowrey
Mowry
Fossil Treasures Unearthed in Dura Den Scotland
Excavations in Dura Den valley near Central Lake Fife yield rich fossil finds. Discoveries include the oldest known reptile relative, the winged fish pterichthys, and a large likely bothriolepis, with pristine imprints visible on split slabs. Museums await distribution.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Dura den
Fife
British Association
President Shelburne at How ard College delivers sermon
Dr. J. M. Shelburne, new president of Howard College, spoke at Decatur Baptist Church on Soul Beat. He urged scriptural individualism and urged students to keep a faithful heart while Christ’s peace offers hope for mercy and duty, citing St. James on double mindedness.
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J. M. Shelburne
A. P. Montague
Howard
Baptist College For Men
Alabama
Birmingham
Decatur Baptist Church
Shelburne
Montague
Montaguie
Tye
St. James
Poultry Show Judge Mrs. Forbes to Judge in Alabama
Mrs Florence Forbes heads to Hartsell tomorrow to judge a poultry show. She will officiate in October at Troy and Athens in Alabama.
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Florence Forbes
Hartsell
Experts say 16 men control nine railroads interlocks
New York September 23 Dr Frank J Warne statistician for conductors wage dispute witnesses that 16 men act as interlocking directors shaping policies across nine large railway systems The four header companies named were New York Central Baltimore and Ohio Pennsylvania and New York New Haven and Hartford Others cited include J P Morgan George F Baker William Rockefeller W K Vanderbilt and Norman B Ream Along with 171 directors these financiers steer railroad policy W W Atterbury Pennsylvania vice president and arbitrator challenged Warne deductions as erroneous
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New York
Frank J. Warne
New York Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania
New Haven & Hartford
J. P. Morgan
George F. Baker
William Rockefeller
W. K. Vanderbilt
Norman B. Ream
W. W. Atterbury
The
Motorcycles Adopted for Army Messenger Service
The Second Division based at Galveston and Texas City adopts motorcycles as the fastest communication method after tests compare it with wireless, landlines, and horse orders. Rail yard chiefs in Atlanta report motorcycles speeding yard work, with Yardmaster H M Taylor logging about 3000 miles in 3.5 months.
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Washington
Galveston
Texas City
Tex
H. M. Taylor
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Atlanta
E.L. McCord
New Haven Trains Slower After Timetable Update
New Haven Conn Sept 23 timetable to be published in about two weeks will lengthen running time between Boston and New York on many express trains. An inexorable rule spacing trains will be included on the schedules, official announcement says.
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New Havern
Conn
New Haven
Boston
New York
Hat Gone Missing in Vera Cruz With Governor Lind
In Vera Cruz Texas on September 23 John Lind, President Wilson's representative, lost his hat at a central restaurant. The search failed and the hat remained with a thief who collects strangers hats, leaving Lind hatless and awaiting return.
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John Lind
Vera Cruz
Mer
Tex
Wilson
Mr. Lind
Governor Sulzer Must Face Trial in Impeachment Case
Albany reports the New York high court of impeachment ruled 51 to 1 that Governor William Sulzer must stand trial. One Democrat senator, Gottfried Wende, supported him while seven justices were absent. The decision follows a string of rulings against the governor’s legal maneuvers. Arguments over impeachability of certain charges proceed today.
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Albany
N. Y
William Sulzer
High Court
Gottfried H. Wende
Buffalo
Black prisoner fined for stealing clothes from fellow inmate
In New Decatur Police Court a Black prisoner was fined $10 and costs by Mayor Wolcott for stealing clothes from another inmate in the city jail. The thief had admired the other prisoner’s garments while incarcerated and, after release, took the clothes but was soon caught.
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New Decatur
Wolcott
Equal Pay For Women Secured In Quincy Schools
Mrs. Constance Emery Ellis of the Quincy board of education won equal pay for women teachers in Quincy Illinois. The school principals include five men and seven women and a salary gap favored men. Ellis pressed for parity and carried the point.
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Chicago
Constance Emery Ellis
Quincy Board of Education
Quincy
Quincy, Ill
Record-Herald
Ellis
Plead Guilty in Law and Equity Court
Luther Ray, Guy and Albert Turney charged with disturbing public worship plead guilty this morning. They were fined $10 and costs each.
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Luther Ray
Guy and
Albert Turney
Equity
University of California to Teach Farming
Regents of the University of California will cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture to conduct agricultural studies in California. The College of Agriculture and the Bureau of Plant Industry lead the effort under Berkeley dated plans. Prof. B. H. Crocheron is named state leader with a $3,000 annual salary to supervise farm management field study and exhibition.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Piana
University of California
United States Department of Agriculture
College of Agriculture
Bureau of
Syracuse High School Pupils Strike Over New Hours
About a thousand Syracuse high school pupils were suspended after a wave of protests against a 9:00 am to 2:30 pm schedule. Students escaped through doors and windows, marched, and held an indignation meeting while police restrained a crowd at the technical high school.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Syracuse High School
Technical High School
Dr Cameron Delivers Powerful Sermon at First Methodist
Dr Cambron spoke at First Methodist Church on life purpose in a sermon titled Three Strike and Out. The addressed theme urged a masterful, persistent life with a clear aim and passion.
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Cameron
First Methodist
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