National Council of Women elects Dreyfus executive
Mrs Ernestine Dreyfus of Kansas City was chosen as executive of the National Council of Women at the seventh triennial session in New Orleans. She succeeds Miss Sadie American of New York, a founder and longtime executive secretary. Officers elected include Mrs Nathaniel Harris first vice president and Eli Hertzberg second vice president. The convention did not announce action on constitutional amendments affecting the executive secretary’s authority.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Ernestine Dreyfus
Kansas City
National Council of Women
Drey
Sadie American
Re. York
Deat
Nathaniel E. Harris
Bradford
Eli Hertzberg
San Antonio
Se Brenner
Brooklyn
Richard Wein
Council
Awful State of Aves Described by Hoover
The article describes a famine relief system where courts are emptied, but officials remain as policemen and judges. Central governments exist alongside local ones that distribute food via tickets. Commutal authorities fund relief, issuing ration tickets for bread soup potatoes and salt, with paid and gratis provisions for the destitute.
Saloons Pay $29 700 in Pike County Licenses Since 1912
Special report notes Pike County saloons have paid $29 700 in licenses to state, county, and local authorities since January 1, 1912. State receipts total $5 240, while Pike County and cities each received $11 880.
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Pike County
Montgomery
Ala
W. H. Murphree
Cardinal Di Pietro Dies in Rome Doyen of Sacred College
Rome dispatch reports Cardinal Angelo di Pietro, doyen of the sacred college, died this morning. Born May 26, 1828, he served as papal nuncio at Madrid in 1887 and was created a cardinal priest in 1893.
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Associated Press
London
the Central News
Rome
Angelo di Pietro
The
Sacred College
Cardinal di Pietro
Madrid
Banks Consolidate in Tallassee After Merger
The state banking department received notice that Peoples Savings Bank of Tallassee and Bank of Tallassee have consolidated. Both banks were capitalized at $15,000 and had operated for many years before joining as a single institution in Montgomery.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Banking Department
Peoples Savings Bank of Tallassee
Bank of Tallassee
Alabama League of Municipalities Elects Officers
The Alabama League of Municipalities formed in Tuscaloosa with James Weatherly of Birmingham as president and Harry Pillans of Mobile as first vice president. R. E B. Spragins of Huntsville and Mayor Kay of Maplesville serve as other vice presidents. Prof. G. J. Davis Jr. is secretary treasurer. An executive committee includes Ray Rushton, Sprott, Mallory, Lull, Mitcham, and Palmer.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama League of Municipalities
James Weatherly
Birmingham
Harry Pillans
Mobile
R. E B. Spragins
Huntsville
Mayor Kay
Maplesville
Wellington Vandiver
Talladega
G. J. Davis, Jr
The
University
W. H. Nicol
Diagram of Baffs Murder Spot Shown
Mrs Barnet Baff widow of the murdered poultry man accompanies a diagram illustrating the crime scene. The diagram marks A the victim s business B the shot location after a lure from a fake telephone message C the murder car and the path taken by the assassins.
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Barnet Baff
Two Mrs Browns in Odd Dispute Over a Waist
A Long Island Mrs P Brown and a Chicago Mrs Percival Brown unknowingly share a waist sent to the Vanderbilt. Chicago woman kept the item and billed the Long Island resident who later denied receipt. The Vanderbilt hotel seeks redress from the Chicago Mrs Brown.
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New York
P. Brown
Long Island
Percival Brown
Chicago
Vanderbilt
Brown
Europe
Vanderbilt Hotel
Mrs. Brown
Indiana lawmakers indicted in statewide scandal
Governor Samuel M. Ralston and lawmakers face indictment over 1913 patronage graft. Indicted figures Keegan Sands Harlan and Niblack linked to payoffs for doorkeepers clerks and stenographers. Stelhorn allegedly received 25 dollars extra, claimed as gift for extra work. Grand jury probe widened with over 150 witnesses, examining broad legislative conduct.
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Stelhorn
Keegan, Sands
Harlan
Niblack
Samuel M. Ralston
Recorder
Lake County
Assembly
Ralston
Frank P. Baker
Marion County
Joseph T. Markey
Criminal Court
Knotts
Gary
Peter Crumpacker
Hammond
Ind
Mrs Katherine Gould sues Cartier jewelers for 200000
Katherine Clemons Gould filed a supreme court suit against Louis J and Pierre Camille Cartier of Paris seeking 200000 as the alleged value of twelve jewelry pieces left with the Cartiers in 1906 to be reset. She states her separation from Howard Gould prevented reclaiming the items.
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Nework
Katherine Clemons-Gould
Supreme Court
Louis J
Pierre Camille Cartier
Cartiers
Gould
Paris
Howard Gould
The
Preparation of World Cotton Consumption Estimates
Washington officials from the state treasury and commerce departments work to compile next year’s world cotton consumption. They review cable reports from American consuls and commercial attaches on Europe and South America as part of Secretary McAdoo’s plan to standardize global consumption estimates.
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Washington
State, Treasury and
Commerce Departments
McAdoo
Mobile Tick Eradication Tour Expands Cattle Effort
Mobile County leaders report nine dipping vats to date as the cattle tour reaches Lords Wheelerville and Grand Bay. A Mount Vernon hospital vat gains use by farmers, while E R Sly plans a Creola vat. Speakers promote tick control and Hog cholera vaccines amid ongoing county efforts.
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Mobile County
Special Cattle Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Lords
Wheelerville
Grand Bay
Mount Vernon
Axis
J. Ducloux
Mount Vernon Insane Hospital
E. L. McCafferty
E. R. Sly
Creola
J. L. Cawthon
H. P. Cole
George A. Maloney
John A. Ramsey
L. C. Irvine
George Kilmer
Charles Anderson
B. R. Sly
W. H. Kemp
G. E. Newman
David Holt
Maloney
Pants Thief Convicted in Recorder’s Court
Arthur Lewis, described as a Negro, was sentenced to three months at hard labor for stealing a pair of pants valued at $4. on complaint of Co. M. McLeod. The ruling followed Friday afternoon court proceedings.
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Co. M. McLeod
Arthur Lewis
Recorder’s Court
Lord Worsley Reported Missing in Casualty List
London December 6 A casualty list released last night reports Captain the Hon Arthur Annesley of the Tenth Hussars killed and Lieutenant Lord Charles Sackville Pelham Worsley missing.
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Lord Worsley
London
Arthur Annesley
Huscars
Lord Charles Sackville Pelham Worsley
Giant leaf of Ceylon tallpot palm covers men in suit
The leaf of the Ceylon tallpot palm grows up to 100 feet tall and is described as so wide that it could cover twenty men. The note adds the claim that the case dates back more than five years and is still pending in court.
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Colonel Alexander
Miss Cope
Golden West
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Charleroi
Namur
Luxemburg
California
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Berkshire Hills
Mr. Clyne
Satsuma
Gulf Coast Section
Gulf Coast
Baff
Thompson Ave
Baff's Store
Indiana
Her van Heynigen
Katherine Gould
Bell System
Southern Bell
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