Uninhabited Dawson County Texas Census Note and Health Ads
A curious census finding shows no population returns from Dawson County Texas with a single small town once named Chicago wiped out by a cyclone. The piece shifts to medical ads noting tuberculosis as a dangerous contagious disease, immigration restrictions, and various tonics and remedies for coughs digestion and liver health with testimonials and store mentions.
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Census Bureau
Dawson County
Texas
New Mexico
Chicago
Pawson
Washington
United
General Samuel Pearson on Boer strength and censorship
General Samuel Pearson says the Boers retain 200 men in the field with ample ammunition to continue fighting indefinitely. He claims English suppression of Boer success news. He adds itl administration was clear to ave: Congress sessions are rarely beneficial and often harmful.
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Samuel Pearson
South Africa
Itl
Congress
Twa
Local Newspaper Supported by Town Businessmen
A historical note urges local merchants and professionals to support the town newspaper. It argues that newspapers foster growth and civic progress only through active advertising patronage, warning that without backing the paper, town development stalls and the merchants miss out on broader community gains.
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Pevss
Senator Hawley Predicts Canteen Law Repeal Next Winter
A Fair Warning reports Senator Hawley as chairman foreseeing a winter repeal of the anti canteen law after army officers’ reports to the War Department. Opponents are urged to prepare for repeal fights. The piece also limns advertising craft and notes Alabama's abundant resources and potential for growth in Bingdii and Sheffield Re.
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Hawley
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Congress
War Department
Warning on Postal Violations by Enclosing Letters
A nationwide notice warns readers that placing written letters in larger mail packages breaches postal laws. Penalties reach 300 dollars or more, varying by court, and ignorance is no excuse. Rigid mail inspections aim to stop this common practice and spare readers embarrassment and fines.
Sad Accident At Ensley Claims Little Florence
A shocking incident at farmer C. B. Clifford's home five miles from Ensley ends in the death of his young daughter Florence. After borrowing a Winchester for hunting, Clifford discharged the gun while cleaning it, the bullet piercing a wall and striking Florence in the abdomen, severing the spinal cord. She dies instantly, and the community offers sympathy.
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C. B. Clifford
Mr. Clifford
Ensley
Florence
Alphabet of Life Advice From Pratt City Herald
A compact moral list urges careful attention to small matters, prompt payments, virtuous living, integrity, and charitable conduct. It promotes avoiding vice, maintaining good manners, resisting temptation, and supporting the Herald with a one dollar yearly subscription while urging prudent, virtuous behavior in daily life.
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Council of the Good
Herald
Pratt City
Sam Bandy Convicted in Pratt City Murder Case
Pratt City residents recall the murder of an unnamed German man near Fourth Street and Fourth Avenue. Oscar J EF Weaver uncovered the crime, leading to Sam Bandy’s trial and conviction before Judge Daniel Green, with Weaver praised as a long tenured and successful officer.
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Sam Bandy
Pratt City
Daniel Green
Weaver
Big firms consolidate holdings in $10 million capital stock
A major merger unites The Birmingham Railway Light and Power Company Consolidated Electric Light Company and Birmingham Gas Company creating a single consolidated entity with capital stock totaling 10 million dollars The move consolidates their interests and positions them for coordinated operations across utilities in the region.
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Birmingham Railway Light & Power Company
The
Consolidated Electric Light Company
Birmingham Gas Company
McGrory Named Possibility for Tennessee Coal Chief
Reported choice Charles McGrory of Dominion Coal & Iron Co Cape Breton to succeed Mr McCormack as general manager of Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co. Board chairman D H Bacon confirms. McCormack will stay on until successor is familiar with the property, possibly delaying an earlier departure.
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Chamberlain
Price
Lovelady & Co
Charles McGrory
Dominion Coal & Iron Company
Cape Breton
Mr. McCormack
Tennessee Coal, Iron
D. H. Bacon
McCormack
Me. McCormick
Alabama Steel and Wire plant deal rejected as baseless
G H Schuler a Tennessee Coal official said on Wednesday there is nothing to the report that the Alabama Steel and Wire plant would join Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad. He stated the story has no foundation and no negotiations are underway.
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Alabama Steel and Wire Company
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
G.H. Schuler
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company
Move of Oxmore Furnaces to Ensley Behind Consolidation
The Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company dismantles Oxmore furnace plant and ships moving parts to Ensley. Boilers from the Oxmore plant are already transferred, signaling a consolidation of iron production at Ensley for economical pig iron output.
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Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company
Oxmore
Ensley
Fortnight Club Dance and Local Injuries Report
The Fortnight Club held a popular dance in the pavilion at Tuxedo Park Friday night. Foreman Murphy of the Semet Solvay plant fell into a pit Wednesday, injuring his head and arm and bruising himself. John Humphries, a jeweler on Nineteenth Street, severely injured his knee Saturday, dislocating the knee cap and missing work this week. Dr W H Johnson and wife moved to Avenue F. Rev W S Brown, formerly district missionary and founder of the Enaley Baptist church, attended revival services. he now pastors Fountain Heights Baptist Church in Birmingham.
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Omo
Tuxedo Park
Foreman Murphy
Semet- Solvey
John Humphries
Nineteenth Street
W. 8. Brown
The
Baptist Church of
Enaley
Mr. Brown
Fountain Heights
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Mtaama
Cunameot
Elie Sie Pitr Niceurier
United States
T. V. Powderly
U.S
L. Pease
Lawrence
Kan
W. K. Hayl
Lund
Armonk
Loveludy & Co
DeWitt
J. W. Brown & Co
Ballard
H. J. Strickfaden
World-Herauld
Fair Haven
Ash
James Brown
Putsmouth
Diflik Vy Brown & Co
Tabler
J. W. Brown & Co. Ceed
Pitts
Arlington
Tex
Norris Silver
North Stratford
N. H
Herald Office
Seed the Herald
Boston
Dr. King
R. F. Love Lady's Drug Store
Union
Alabama
Bingdii
Sheffield
Red Mill
W. H. Johnson
Avenue F
Piano Music
Kingsbury
BE. Frorbsss
Second Avenue
Birmingham
Ala
J. H. Holcombe
Worms
James
F. Ballard
the Ensley Publishing
Mekald
James F. Ballard
St. Louis, Mo
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