Two Candidates for Senator in Alabama District
Special to The Item from Montgomery Alabama December 11 reports a spirited race for state senator from the Butler Covington Conecuh district. Lawyers D Fowell of Greenville and Fred Winkler of Greenville announce candidacies with Powell emerging as opposition. A rotational pattern favors Butler County this term, following Conecuh and Covington incumbents. The item notes a lively local contest with strong followings for both men.
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Montgomery
Ala
Butler
Covington
Conecuh
D. x4
Fowell
Greenville
Fred Winkler
Senate
Winkler
Powell
Butler County
Conecuh County
Constipation Poses Dangers Warns Advertisement
A vintage ad warns that constipation poisons the body and promises relief from waste buildup and headaches. It promotes Dr. King’s New Life Pills costing 25 cents, available at druggists or by mail from H. E.
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Dr. King
H. E
St Mary's Choir Delights With Fine Concert
St Mary's School hosted a high class program by the St Mary's choir to benefit a church unit. The program featured overtures, arias, a sextette and instrumental solos with praise from a well known audience.
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ST. Mary's Choir
St. Mary's School
St. Mary's
Fred White
Watson
Jonna C. O'Connell
Leo J. Gaynor
George Hilliard
J. C. O’connell
William Gaas
L. J. Gaynor
Parbon i
Janie Cashin
Leone Ballweg
Peewee
Veseesseeree
J. C. Baker
C. A. Hayes
J. R. Miller
Radebaugh
Alice Cashin
Eugene A. O’connor
Newman Circle
Woistseck
Neecae R. Schiepegrell
Asc
J. Belle Boltwood
Notable visitors and locals travel notices in the city
L F Johnson of Willys-Overland Toledo visits the city as guest of N A Richards. Sidney L Rosenbaum and wife formerly Mobile and now New Orleans guests of Sidney Lowenstein in Fle Clair. Harde, prominent Birmingham attorney, in town by LOSE. W M Blount Union Springs visits friends. F L Irwin and wife of Rockford tour the city. W F Owen president of the New Orleans Mobile and Chicago Railroad inspects company property and will return Friday night. Lee McDonald of Jackson, Alabama, was here on business. A prohibition newspaper story is noted as potentially punchy.
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L. F. Johnson
Willys-Overland Automobile Company
Toledo
Ohio
N. A. Richards
Sidney L. Rosenbaum
Mobile
New Orleans
City
Mrs
Sidney Lowenstein
Fle’ Claire
Harde
Birmingham
Lose
W. F. Owen
The
New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad Company
Purging State Pension Rolls Report Details 579 Stricken
A report to Governor O Neal shows 579 pensioners across sixteen counties were stricken from Alabama state rolls. 149 deserters from Confederate forces and 419 found ineligible due to missing or unverified military records. The report notes no vested right to a government pension and projects substantial savings if further cuts occur.
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Montgomery
Ala
O'Neal
Pension Board
Navy
Confederate States
Even a Girl's Heartache is Forgotten by Toothache
A girl endures a toothache that overshadows heartache, illustrating how dental pain can eclipse emotional distress in a brief vignette.
Hobson Proposes Prohibition Amendment Plan
Anti-Saloon League and Women's Christian Temperance Union spokesmen urged the House Judiciary Committee to report the Hobson prohibition amendment. Hobson outlined submitting practical evidence of alcohol devastation to the committee over time.
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Associated. Tress
Washington
Anti-Saloon League
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
House Judiciary Committee
Hobson
Purley “F. Baker
Anti-Saloon League of America
Hetch Hetchy Bill Referred to Lane for Report
The Hetch Hetchy bill, passed by both houses, has been sent by President Wilson to Secretary Lane for a report. Once the report is received, the president is expected to sign the bill. The remark about popularity implies political cost.
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Associated
Washington
Congress
Wilson
Lane
Carranza Declines Any Compromise With Huerta Regime
General Carranza reiterated that he would accept no compromise with the Huerta government. Armistice proposals to allow elections, possibly with Carranza or his chosen successor, were deemed impossible by Constitutionalist advisors under current conditions. The move, they said, conflicted with continuing the revolution to its natural conclusion.
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Associated Press
Hermosillo
Mex
Nogales
Mexico
Mexico City
Carranza
Huerta
Moors Put Up Stubborn Fight Against French
Paris dispatch dated December 11 reports the storming of Ain Galaka in Morocco on November 27 cost France three officers and twelve men killed, with three officers and nineteen men wounded. Moors resistance described as very stubborn by the war ministry advices.
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Paris
Ain’ Galaka
Morocco
Ministry of War
Officers Clash With Strikers in South Range Battle
Reports from Calumet Michigan describe a rifle battle between mine deputies and city alliance members on one side and striking copper miners at South Range. A deputy sheriff is probably fatally wounded. A special train with alliance members and deputies was rushed from Houghton to the village and Baltic.
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Associated
Preas
Calumet, Mich
Cities Alliance
South Range
Sherff
Citizens Alliance
Houghton
Baltic
Deaths and Funerals Burial of a Child
Funeral of little James Edward Duke from 604 Conti Street. Rev. Fr. E. C. Gerew of the Cathedral officiated, with a large attendance at the service Thursday morning.
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James Edward Duke
Conti Street
E. C. Gerew
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Monterey
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Rapier Avenue
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W. M. Blount
Union Springs, Ala
F. L. Irwin and Wife
Rockford, TI
Lee McDonald
Jackson, Ala
House Committee
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Michigan
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