Open records case upholds access to license recommendations
A Alabama Supreme Court ruling in Montgomery supports mandamus that allows citizens to inspect and copy recommendations submitted to the Citronelle excise commission in the Frank Allen license matter. The decision sustains lower court action compelling transparency of the commission’s recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Excise Commission of
Citronelle
State
Milton C. Skinner
Mobile Law and Equity Court
Excise Commission
Frank Allen
Allen
City Bank declares dividends for six months ending June
Dividend notice from City Bank and Trust Co. states a regular 5 percent semi annual dividend and an extra 3 percent, payable from earnings of the past six months, to be paid after January 2, 1913. Cashier A. C. Tonsmetre signs the notice dated December 19, 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Bank and Trust Co
A. C. Tonsmetre
Wonderful 16inch X-ray Machine Arrives in Biloxi Hospital
A new 16 inch coil X-ray machine, touted as the most powerful type, has been received by Dr. H. M. Folkes for the Gulf Coast Health Resort in Biloxi Mississippi. Installed Thursday, it is demonstrated by Dr. I B Kronenberg of Birmingham Alabama and bought from Scheidel Western X-ray Coil Company Chicago. The machine can penetrate a brick wall at 60 feet and marks a notable advancement for Biloxi’s sanitarium facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
H. M. Folkes
Gulf Coast
I. B. Kronenburg
Birmingham
Ala
Scheidel Western X-ray Coil Company
Chicago
Court Rules on Access to Records in Citronelle Case
The court holds excise commission records are quasi judicial and that inspection rights depend on interest and legitimate purpose. It says citizens may inspect records related to license applications, with access to recommendations, unless public interest or privacy concerns justify denial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skinner
Excise Commission
Citronelle
Brumby to Birmingham after forgery arrest
Benjamin W. Brumby, a white man arrested here on forgery charges in Atlantis and Birmingham, was remanded to the local sheriff with bond set at 2500 by Judge Armistead Brown. He appealed the bond and cannot be moved until the appeal is decided, and Governor O Neal withdrew a requisition for his return to Atlanta, indicating a likely Birmingham trial.
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Montgomery
Ala
Benjamin W. Brumby
Atlantis
Birmingham
Armistead Brown
Brumby
O'Neal
Atlanta
Street Tax Ordinance Worries Biloxi Citizens
Biloxi Mississippi readers speculate on the fate of the street tax ordinance after the January city council election. Officer Randolph reports most of the year's street tax collected and warns late payers a warrant will be sworn if they do not comply, with fines exceeding the tax amount.
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Biloxi
Miss
Board of Aldermen
Randolph
Keller to Seek Bids on State Aid Roads in Mobile County
State Highway Engineer W. S. Keller will meet the Mobile county board of revenue on Monday to receive bids for state aid road projects in Mobile County.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. S.keller
Mobile County Board of Revenue
Fraternal Bodies of Biloxi Stage Evening of Music
In Biloxi Mississippi the new Masonic Temple hosted an Eastern Star musical evening with piano, violin, vocal solos, recitations, and a Spanish dance. Nearly two hundred attendees praised the event as a success. The Biloxi Knights of the Maccabees elected officers for the term and enjoyed eggnog after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
New Masonic Temple
Sentinel
Schill
Navaro, Jr
Supreme Court Affirms Jones Life Sentence in Alabama
The Alabama Supreme Court affirmed Walter Jones of Birmingham receiving a life term for the murder of Lawrence Evans. Jones was involved in the Lewisburg murder case tied to Governor ONeal’s inquiry. A separate case with a death penalty for Jones remains under review by the court.
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Montgomery
Ala
Supreme Court
Walter Jones
Birmingham
Lawrence Lvans
Jones
Lewisburg
O'Neal
Eight Officials Arrested in Sterling Debenture Stock Scam
New York December reports a federal raid on the Sterling Debenture Corporation and eight former officers indicted for a 314 million stock sale fraud. Officials say roughly 150 million was defrauded from the public over two years with about 1 200 victims.
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New York
Sterling Debenture Corporation
Postolfic
Washington
United Wireless
American Redemption Company
American Telegraph and Typewriter Company
Sterling Concern
Dickson
International News Service
Sterling Corporation
Post Office
Sterling Company
Benjamin Mudge
Oxford Linen Mills
Sterling
Frank F. Winchell
Oxford Mills
North Brookfield
Mass
George H. Middlebrook
Chicago
Mudge
Frank W. Shumaker
Bryan Kept in Dark on Cabinet Post Questions
The article reports Democratic leaders revealing uncertainty over a cabinet appointment with William Jennings Bryan deflecting questions. Bryan confirms he will remain in Nebraska after March while hinting at possible ventures elsewhere, and Governor Wilson offers to handle unsettled issues.
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Bryan
Shereof
Watterson
Court of St. James
Wilson
Nebraska
Suffragette walkers greet Poughkeepsie visitors
Hiking suffragettes reach Poughkeepsie on a 78 mile march from New York. Gen Rosaire Jones briefly wrestled her mother from ending the trip. Local events, greetings, and a luncheon at the Nelson House followed, with stops in Wappingers Falls and Rhinebeck planned en route to Albany.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
New York
Rosaire Jones
Vassar College
Coliege
Ladies of the
Poughkeepsie League For Equal Suffrage
Nelson House
Sague
Wappingers Falls
Charles Kirk
Albany
Rhinebeck
Inspector finds Mobile mills and printers in first class condition
Montgomery Alabama December 21 Deputy state prison inspector P P Hudson returned from Mobile after inspecting the Barker and The Mobile Cotton Mill and five printing and binding establishments. He reported all sites in first class condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
P. P. Hudson
Mobile
Barker
Druggists Endorse Cough Remedy In Ads
Advertisement notes that druggists have long experience with the cough remedy and that it is dependable for coughs and colds, pleasant and safe for all ages to use.
Stockholders Meeting at City Bank and Trust Company
Notice states that stockholders will meet in the bank directors room between 11 am and 1 pm on Tuesday January 14 1913 to elect directors for the coming year A C Tonsmeire signs the notice as an officer of the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Bank and Trust Company
A. C. Tonsmeire
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Bilox
Keller
Morris
Bird’s Eye
John
Srandma
Srandpa
Lou
Bel
Seifert-Lower Furniture
Portiere
Theamily
Seifert-Gower Furniture Company
He Furniture, Rug and
of Mobile
City Bank & Trust CO
Mobile’s Million-Dollar Bank
Robert H. Hudspeth
New Jersey
Edward ©. Crosscup
United States
Mehurst
Arizona
Stockholders’ Meeting
25Th Inc
Royal Street
H. E. Jones, Jr
John Renth
Mobile’s Pioneer Toy House
Dauphin Street
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