Alabama State Schools record cattle on farms of Albertville district
State Examiner Townes urges monthly inventories from presidents and treasurers to verify stock on Alabama district school farms. At Albertville the building fund records show $28,000 total investment after a $10,000 loan, with receipts $8,688.24 and disbursements $8,108.29 leaving $579.95 on hand.
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Montgomery
Ala
District Agricultural Schools of
Alabama
Charles L. Townes
Albertville
Examiner Townes
E. A. Miller
J. F. Hooper
Board of Control
Capitol
Miller
Hooper
Supposed Husband Must Pay Board Bill in Boston Case
In Boston on April 23 a jury awarded Mrs. Elizabeth Beals 1712.94 from Milton Woodbury for board and lodging while he lived with her as her husband. Woodbury, a restaurant keeper, had a costly affair following a crossed telephones incident with Beals former husband Charles Beals who disappeared in 1894. The Woodbury marriage was later annulled before Beals sued for costs.
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Associated Press
Boston
Elizabeth T. Beals
Milton A. Woodbury
Woodbury
Aoch Arden
Beals
Hyomei inhaler offered as simple catarrh cure
Advertises Hyomei as a direct inhaled air treatment for catarrh claiming to kill germs in throat and lungs without stomach upset. Promotes a $1 complete outfit with 50 cent refills and a money back guarantee through Van Antwerp Drug Corp and dr yggists.
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van Antwerp Drug Corp
Railroad watchman held on murder charge
Montgomery April 23. W D Wood a watchman in the Western Railway of Alabama yards is under arrest charged with murdering Henry Wood a negro. Wood shot the man Saturday night thinking he was ahobo and about to harm him. The coroner cleared Wood but an arrest warrant was sworn out yesterday in the interior court.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. D. Wood
Western Railway of Alabama
Henry Wood
Kalamazoo Grand Circuit Race Meets With Few Entries
Kalamazoo Michigan April 22. One hundred twenty six horses entered in early purses for Kalamazoo grand circuit meet August 4 to 8. Paper Mills purse for 2:14 trotters pacers has 21 entries. Other purses include Michigan United Traction 3,000 for 2:10 trotters, Rickman Hotel 2,000 for 2:10 trotters, American Hotel 3,000 for 2:08 pacers.
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Associated Press
Kalamazooo
Mich
Kalamazoo
Michigan United Traction Company
Rickman Hotel
American Hotel
Resinol cures skin eruptions claims in letters from Louisville and Omaha
In 1912 letters from Miss F Mable Edwards of Louisville and Mrs. George Blake of Omaha praise Resinol Soap and Ointment for stopping itching and clearing pimples and red blotches. They report rapid relief and complete cures and invite free trials from Dept. 20-T, Resinol, Baltimore. Resinol products are sold by druggists.
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Loiisville
F. Mable Edwards
Stone Ave
Omaha
Neb
George Blake
Cummings St
Resinol
Baltimore
Alleged Short Weight in Cotton Seed Meal
Information from C. H. Billingsley, chief clerk of the Alabama pure food department, says west Alabama shipments of underweight cotton seed meal come from Meridian, Mississippi. The 1907 law imposes a 50 to 100 dollar fine for first violations, with half of the fine awarded to the evidence provider.
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Montgomery
Ala
West Alabama
Mississippi
Meridian
C. H. Billingsley
State Pure Food Department
Dr. J. M. Austin Inducted to Convict Board
In Montgomery Alabama on April 23 Dr. J. M. Austin joined the state convict board as physician replacing Dr. J. T. Fowler whose term expired. The board met at the capitol with President Hartwell Douglass and Associate Inspector L. F. Greer in attendance. Fowler was reassigned as penitentiary physician at Wetumpka.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. M. Austin
State Convict Board
Capitol
Hartwell Douglass
L. F. Greer
Dr. Austin
J.T. Fowler
Dr. Fowler
Wetumpka
Brooke 10 Purge Pension Rolls
Associate Examiner H. Y. Brooke expected to join Governor O Neal in purging disqualified pensioners from the state rolls. He will conduct county inquiries and take depositions to determine eligibility, potentially facing appeals from elderly applicants. He is described as determined and the master of cold figures.
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Montgomery
Ala
H. Y. Brooke
O'Neal
Brooke
Coden
Convict Department
Lacy's Shortage and Pursuit Cost State Funds
Montgomery April 23 The chase for Theo Lacy, absen ding chief clerk of the convict department, has cost the state 1 002.50 in detectives fees with two 500 installments paid by Governor ONeal. Lacy disappeared March 12 after drawing 39 0 00 from local banks. Official report puts actual shortage at about 114000 and total losses remain uncertain.
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Montgomery
Ala
Theo. Lacy
Burns Detective Agency
O'Neal
New York Exchange
Lacy
Negro Held For Robbing Uncle Sam
Miles Robinson, a Black man, is charged with breaking into the Benton post office in Alabama and stealing $30. He was arrested and bound over to the federal grand jury, jailed in Montgomery for lack of bond. He allegedly entered after hours Saturday, used the safe combination, locked the depository, and the shortage was found Monday.
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Montgomery
Ala
Benton
Miles Robinson
Robinson
San Francisco Police Accused of Grafting
Frank Cordiano alias Corrigan told the superior court he aided a bunco gang with links to the police including a captain and three detectives. Two other jailed bunco members made similar confessions. Leader Maurice de Martini faced sentence while Captain Mooney awaited a ruling. Cordiano is a Sing Sing parolee.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Frank Cordiano
Corrigan
Bunco Gang
Maurice de Martini
Captain Mooney
Detective Force
Cordiano
Sing Sing
Widely Known Palmist Dies by Own Action
Fletcher the palmist a.k.a. John W. Fletcher died yesterday by poisoning after police arrived with an arrest warrant. The 55 year old claimed ties to monarchs including the late Edward VII and faced grave charges before taking a fatal dose in a rear room of his Boston offices.
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Associated Press
Boston
Fletcher
John W. Fletcher
Palmist
Edward VII
Three Men Die in Boiler Explosion at Michigan Brick Yard
A boiler explosion at a Mount Pleasant brick yard killed Abraham Thompson, owner, instantly and fatally injured Orson L. Smith and D. Mclain, who died hours later. Several others were seriously hurt as cold water sudden fill is blamed for the accident.
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Associated Press
Mount Pleasant
Mich
Abraham Thompson
Orson L. Smith
D. Mclain
Navy League Honors O Neal in Alabama Appointment
Gov O Neal of Alabama has been named to a five member Navy League committee to urge the Council of National Defense recommendation before President Wilson. The group includes Col Robert M. Thompson General Horace Porter Henry B MacFarland Carter Harrison Fitzhugh and Perry Belmont. The committee plans to meet the president in May as they press for action on naval defense.
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Montgomery
Ala
O'Neal
Navy League of the United States
League
Wilson
Council of National Defense
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Robert M. Thompson
Horace Porter
The
Navy League
Henry B. MacFarland
Carter Harrison Fitzhugh
Perry Belmont
Aia
Washington
Noted forger Benjamin Brumby arrested in San Francisco
Benjamin W. Brumby, tagged as one of the country’s top forgers, was captured by Pinkerton detectives in San Francisco after escaping from Montgomery jail Christmas night. He had been sought by Atlanta authorities for forgery and fled with George Jones. Brumby, from a prominent Marietta family, was a famed pool player and may face further action in California before extradition.
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Montgomery
Ala
Benjamin W. Brumby
Lout
Pinkerton
San Francisco
Hood
Brumby
Atlanta
George Jones
Marietta
United States
California
Sale of School Lands Buoys State Finances
In Montgomery on April 23 the state will receive funds from selling 8,000 acres of indemnity school lands in Jefferson county. The money goes to the general fund but the state must pay 6 percent interest annually for school support, a long term obligation. lands sold at $5 to $32 per acre with more acreage to be sold, while the treasury of about $126,000 will be exhausted soon.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jefferson County
Commonwealth
North
Alabama
Costly Fire Destroys Buildings in Louisville Mississippi
Four store buildings the Louisville post office and four livery stables were destroyed by fire yesterday in Louisville Mississippi. The loss is estimated at sixty thousand dollars.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Miss
Seven Leflore Bank Officials Indicted in Insolvency Case
Greenwood Mississippi April 22. A Gardner president and six other Bank of Leflore officials or ex officials answered indictments for receiving deposits while insolvent. Robert Wilson former cashier is charged with embezzlement. Indictments name S L Brister S C Senior W T Johnson J Krantrovitz and W T Fountain. Bond was posted for trial at Leflore county court opening Monday.
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Associated Press
Greenwood
Miss
Gardner
Bank of Leflore
Leflore County
Robert Wilson
S. L. Brister
S. C. Senior
W. T. Johnson
J. Krantrovitz
W. T. Fountain
Aged Musica Pleads Not Guilty in Swindling Case
New York April 22 Aged Antonin Musica and his three sons faced arraignment on an indictment accusing them of swindling bankers and importers via the United States Hair Company. The father appeared feeble and his arraignment was postponed with no trial date set.
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Associated Press
New York
Antonin Musica
United States Hair Company
Musica
Croxone Promises Quick Relief for Backache and Kidney Ailments
An ad touts Croxone as a cure for backache rheumatism and kidney and bladder disorders. It claims Croxone soaks into inactive kidneys dissolves uric acid and cleanses waste from blood and promises a refund if no results on first use.
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