Immigration debate centers on literacy test provision
Senate debate over an immigration literacy test continued as leaders forecast an early vote. Amendments to extend exemptions to those fleeing political persecution were debated while opponents argued the test is improper. The chamber defeated 34 to 26 a measure to widen religious exemptions to include political and racial persecution cases.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Senate Today
Customs Boat Crews Receive 3500 Dollar Salary Settlement
The United States collector of customs on Thursday paid off the officers aboard customs boats totaling 3500 dollars in salary. The action settles back wages due to crew members and confirms current compensation levels for the maritime enforcement unit.
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United States Collector of Customs
McWane President Henry Lynchburg Foundry Dies in Self Inflicted Act
Henry E Lynchburg Foundry Company president died by his own action today at age 54. The firm operated a plant in Anniston Alabama amid reports of ill health and mounting pressures within the company.
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McWane
Anniston
Ala
Henry E . Lynchburg. Foundry Company
Amusements at the Empire Today
Three acts highlighted at the Empire feature Terri Johnson Mabel Kelly and Bobby Connelly in The Night Before Christmas. Also on the bill are Victor Patel and Margaret Joslin in Slippery Slim Gets Square, a comedy. The program closes with the Hearst Selig News Pictorial showing war news and other items of interest.
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the Empire Today
Terri Johnson
Mabel Kelly
Bobby Connelly
Victor Patel
Margaret Joslin
Slippery Slim
Hearst-Selig
Revenue cutters Winona and Alert payrolls revealed
The article notes the crews of the revenue cutters Winona and Alert with a combined monthly pay roll nearing $3,500. This detail highlights naval staffing costs and departmental budgeting for the period.
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Winona
Alert
Veteran manager and shortstop refused Pirates contract
A veteran manager and shortstop of the Denver Western League Club refused to sign a Pirates contract after being drafted unless the ten day clause was removed. His ultimatum led to Coffey being released back to the Denver club.
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Denver
Pittsburgh Pirates
Coffey
AT&T announces stock purchase plan for $110 a share
CHICAGO Dec 81 The American Telephone and Telegraph Company says arrangements exist allowing an employer to buy AT&T stock under certain limits at 110 dollars per share with easy payment terms. MARCONI A SENATOR. ROME Dec 31 Guglielmo Marconi, famed for wireless telegraphy, was appointed a member of the Italian senate today by King Victor Emmanuel.
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The
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Associated Press
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Victor Emmanuel
Aged printer dead after being struck by train near State Line
Ed H. F. Staring, about 60, an aged printer who spent roughly three weeks in Mobile in December, was run over by a south bound passenger train near the M and O line at State Line Mississippi. Deafness is blamed for not hearing the engine whistle. He left without belongings or a union card and had no known relatives.
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O.R. R
State Line
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Staring
Typographical Union
Pacific Coast
How Trees and Flowers Spread Disease
The article notes spring ailments blamed on trees and flowers as Londoners suffer bronchial irritations when plane trees bloom in squares. Physicians and botanists work together to show these plants may spread spring illnesses, similar to hay fever from dried pollen.
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London
England
Not for Him. Morning meal orders mix wit and whim
The text presents a short, humorous dining exchange where one speaker asks for beefsteak and sausage while the other offers steak at a price, then phrases the request with a casual quip about a woman's heart. The dialogue plays on wordplay and playful miscommunication.
Science Links Plants to Seasonal Ailments and Hay Fever
Article cites physicians and botanists linking plane trees, roses, grasses, and other pollens to hay fever and catarrhal illnesses in season. Notes susceptibility varies by individual, with women and city dwellers often more affected. Describes rose cold, rye pollen, and poison ivy/oak irritation, and urges maintaining health and resistance to fight pollen-related illnesses.
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Lister
Robbers murder Elmore planter as bloodhounds hunt
In Elmore Alabama on December 31 a planter was murdered while guarding his barn after recurring robberies. Bloodhounds picked up a scent and a posse is scouring the surrounding countryside as authorities search for the attackers.
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Elmore Planter
Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
R. I. & Planter
Elmore
Ait
Two Negro Women Bound Over After Assault Case
Ethel Higgins and Mabel Lloyd, both held negroes, were bound over to the grand jury under $200 bonds by Recorder D H Edington after admitting guilt in a court appearance. The Higgins woman accused Lloyd of injuring her upper lip while Lloyd had wounds to the back and arms. Attorneys for Higgins waived examination.
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Mabel Lloyd
D. H. Edington
Higgins
Lloyd
Intercity Lumber Rates Deemed Reasonable by ICC
Washington December 21 The interstate commerce commission ruled a freight rate of twelve cents per hundred pounds on all lumber from Memphis Tennessee to New Orleans Louisiana as reasonable. It also held hardwood lumber rates from southern points to New Orleans as not exceeding current levels and ordered eleven and ten cent rates by distance to be set by February 15.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans
Nettie Salines Confesses to Poison Death for Insurance
Nettie Salines, 82, confessed in Atlantic City to killing her husband Alexander Salines on December 20 by poisoning his food to collect a $1,000 life insurance payout. She is held without bail as authorities investigate the death of her first husband two years prior. Whaling activity noted off the British Columbia coast.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Nettie Salines
Alexander Salines
Ancient Goose Sets Longevity Record in Yorkshire
A goose, aged thirty six or thirty seven, is recorded as the longest living fowl in Yorkshire history. It lived with Mr. Christopher Greyson Dormer of Derwent House Thornton Marches near Pickering, who owned it since 1877 under Marton Lordship Dasingwold.
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Thornton Marches
Pickering
Ar. Pleby
Marton
Dasingwold
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