Obituary notes from Caddo and nearby towns in 1914
A series of obituaries and memorial notices from Caddo and surrounding Alabama towns recount long lives and faithful service. Dviv McCulloch, Josie Walker McCulloch, Amanda Warren, Vaughan and Naylor families, and J. E. Key figures are remembered for church work, Civil War service, and family devotion. The notices include dates, church affiliations, and brief eulogies reflecting a close community.
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Cid
Dviv McCulloch
Methodish Church
Josie Walker
Hom
M . N. Morris
Caddo
Ala
Hobson Favored Over Underwood In Prohibition Debate
A letter attacks The Montgomery Advertiser and The New Decatur Advertiser for backing Capt. K P Hobson over Leader Underwood in a senatorial contest. It argues dry counties and prohibition liquor impact mock a man’s fitness, cites a Covington county tragedy, and urges voting Hobson while decrying “red liquor” papers and their rhetoric.
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Covington
Underwood
Montgomery
Hobson
Mr. Underwood
Mr. Hobson
Birmingham
Dobson
Capt
Moulton
K.P. Hobson
New Decatur Advertiser
Montgomery Advertiser
Red Liquor Papers
Red Liquor
R. P. Hobson
D W. Underwood
God
Lawmaker visits Moulton as whiskey debate heats
The piece notes Hon R. T. Simpson's visit to Moulton amid whiskey opposition in Lawrence county. It claims strong local support for Simpson at the upcoming primary and references broader public safety and moral concerns, including fire losses and civic pressures.
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R. T. Simpson
The
Supreme Court
Moulton
Confederate Veteran in Nashville Ad Promotes Subscriptions
An advertisement for the Confederate Veteran magazine based in Nashville promotes subscriptions to Southern families. It touts a large, long-running circulation and offers a sample copy postal request. A yearly subscription with The Moulton Advertiser is priced at 82.5 cents.
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South
Moulton Advertiser
Dope and dram drinking stir Montgomery crusade
A front pageMontgomery Advertiser piece denounces dope and dram drinking linked to Leader Underwood. It portrays a youth’s daylight break-in for drugs, condemns liquor papers, and argues Underwood’s “take my dram” stance fuels degradation. It links vice to poverty, crime, and ruined lives, urging accountability.
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Vater
Underwood
Voters urged to back Hobson against temperance campaign
The speaker denounces Wood as guilty of promoting a soul destroying doctrine to the youth and calls for support of R. P. Hobson who pledges to strike at the root by prohibiting manufacture and sale of the vice in the United States.
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Wood
R. P. Hobson
United States
Endorsement Letter Attacks Underwood Over Drunkard Claim
Trinity Alabama January 20 1914 W N Morris commends Trinity Christian Advocate for strong anti liquor yoking Underwood to dram drinking. He cites murders and saloon era harms in Alabama urging votes for K P Hobson and warns of moral danger.
Emotive praise from state editors in Alabama
The Montgomery Advertiser lauds Jourd White of The Moulton Advertiser as the most emotional state editor, while The Alabama Citizen and Editor Brooks Lawrence are thanked for their kind wishes. The piece reflects on the ongoing senatorial contest and the moral struggle reported by red liquor papers, expressing resolve to persist in faith and courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Key
Jesus
Brother
Tie
Mary A. Heflin
Christ
Salem Baptist Church
Descon
Paul
Brier Prink Key
L. A Wear
R. T. Wear
Montgomery
Decatur
Red Liquor
Moulton Advertiser
Montgomery Advertiser
Jourd White
Alabama Citizen
Brooks Lawrence
Angels of Light
Those of Darkness
The Moulton Advertiser Endorsement Calms Its Loyal Reach
The Moulton Advertiser touts growing reader support and loyal subscribers amid public debate. The paper asserts independence from majorities, urging readers to stand for what is right and resist liquor and tariff schemes, framing judgment by conscience over crowds.
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Moulton Advertiser
Kell
Religious assembly barred for Hobson over liquor papers
The red liquor papers will not permit R. P. Hobson to address a youth gathering on Sunday without branding him a hypocrite and deserving torment. Hobson is stirring controversy, seen as troubling the liquor interests more than several men in Alabama.
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Red Liquor Papers
R. P. Hobson
Hobson
Liquorites
Alabama
Lawrenc e county vote tolls in last election
In Lawrence county the last presidential vote registered Wilson 643 Roosevelt 261 Taft 198 Debs 32. The note claims a small Democratic majority and notes 9 Alabama counties went anti-Democratic, urging quality candidates to keep the party in power.
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Lawrence County
Wilson
Roosevelt
Taft
Debs
Alabama
Sammie and Othe S Trap In Prayers
A brief note asks readers to remember Sammie and others in their prayers amid ongoing troubles, reflecting a community call for support and solace.
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Sammie
Othe
God Record Letter From Z H Hampton on Dram Drinking
Z H Hampton from Ré4 Danville requests cancellation of a paper subscription to save costs while noting his past abstinence from drink except medicine. He praises Hobson for opposing dram drinking and mentions his six grown children. The letter ends with best wishes to readers and references a public stance against alcohol.
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Hobson
Z. H. Hampton
Ré4
Danville
Psalm of The liquorites
A satirical verse targets prohibitionists and progressives. It mocks O Neals admin and liquor laws, contrasts Hobson with the common people, and warns that temperance forces may fail if liquorites led by Underwood prevail. The piece frames political struggle around liquor interests and elections.
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O'Neal
Congress
Senate
Hobson
U.S. Senate
Charles
Way of Temperance
Red Liquorites
Underwood
Heavy Burdens and Campaign Costs Unequal Benefit
The excerpt notes that a man leaving office bears a burden and only the rich can fund a state canvass unless aided by friends as Woodrow Wilson was or by corporations as Leader Underwood was. It lists amounts assessed against candidates, highlighting financial obstacles in political races.
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Woodrow Wilson
Underwood
Political bloc raises funds amid gubernatorial race
A letter notes S candidates for governor will pay a total of 2000 dollars while the other candidates add W to reach at least 10000 dollars. The funds are described as covering liquor and more, implying heavy spending in the campaign.
Henry Lee and others tied to traffic of debts and deaths
Fragmentary report mentions Henry Lee killed by his brother in law near Gadsden Montgomery county where O Neil is staying and whiskey operations are noted. It references heavy debt a poll tax deadline and a suicide by L D Lankford on the eve of his marriage to Washington Jacy.
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Tre Moulion Advertiser
Lawrence County
Henry Lee
Gadsden
Montgomery County
O'Neil
L. D. Lankford
The
Southern Road
Washington
Jacy
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T. J. Warren
Warren
Fairwell
W. W. Parker
Edward Asa Baskerville Vaughan
Charles Swoone
Meg Rogers Vaughan
Waby
Edward
A T. Sims
Howers
Lst
Flinsboro
Naylor
George Naylor
Beulah Church
Missionary Baptist Church
C. H. Tanksley
C. N. Tanksley
Martha EK. P. Stephenson
A.J. Montgomery
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Concord
Pilgrims Rest
George A. Lyles
Robert Leslie
Limestone County
Heflin & Wade
California
Choilist Garsen
Artanal
Basle
the Uoulton Advertiser
Rock Ford
Southport
Moltpon, Aa.a
Illinois
Nashville, Tenn
Montgenry Ady
Tiger
Charles Wilson
New York City
Morris
Oscar W. Underwood
House
Lam
Trinity
Advertiser
Oscar Underwood
Alabama Christian Advocate
Ann
W.N. Morris
Tam
Hell
K. P. Hobson
Psalm of the
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