Senatorhip Vote Denies Birmingham Editor Glass Seat
A Senate majority of one 32 to 31 rejected Frank P. of Alabama for a U.S. Senate seat, upholding a committee ruling that he was not entitled to be seated. The debate closed with a proposal to seat Glass, backed by Minority Leader O'Neal's message, but the decision blocked him.
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Associated Press
Washington
Frank P
Alabama
Birmingham News
United States
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Glass
Clapp
Minnesota
Minority Report
Mr. Glass
Senate
Blair Lee
Maryland
Elections Committee
Lee
Committee On’ Privileges
Walsh
Mr. Lee
Bankhead
Old Confederate Vet's Narrative on Senate Appointment Debate
Frost Texas report recounts Wesley French a 67 year old Confederate veteran praising Black Draught and discussing Alabama senators Glass Bankhead and Clapp. The piece links constitutional amendments to a political conflict over seating Mr Glass and the governor's appointment.
Anxious Mathew Finds Body of Son and Murder Probe
The autopsy shows a fracture of the skull and a bullet wound to the heart in Robert E. Mercer 27 of Pittsburg found buried in a basement grave of Cleveland city hall under construction. Mercer disappeared December 21 while timekeeping for the project. His mother Jennie Mercer traveled from Pittsburg to seek him, spurring the case. Police continue active murder inquiries led by Chief Rowe.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Robert E. Mercer
Pittsburg
City Hall
Mercer
Jennie R. Mercer
Rowe
Alabama Governor O Neal Declines Senate Opinion
Governor Emmet O Neal declined to state a view on the Senate vote denying his appointee Frank P Glass a seat and did not say whether he would call a special election. He sent a telegram praising Glass and congratulating Senator Bankhead on Alabama constitutional rights and the seven teenth amendment dispute.
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O'Neal
Joseph F. Johnston
Alabama
Bankhead
Glass
Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
United States Senate
Frank P. Glass
Senate
Emmet O'Neal
Disappearance Case Ties Mercer Employee to City Hall Firm
Pittsburg police plan to arrest a young ex-employee of the city hall construction company after Mercer's watch a diamond stud and cuff links were found on the body. Police found no money and noted Mercer and several workers played poker at the firm’s office the night he vanished.
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Pittsburg
Mercer
City Hall Construction Company
I Am In The Clear Man Held For Crime
Norman Stanley, held in Wheeling after a murder charge linked to Robert Mercer’s death in Cleveland, said I am in the clear. He claimed to be with Mercer the night he disappeared and planned to return to Ohio without extradition papers, offering to tell what he knows when the time is right.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Norman Stanley
Robert, Mercer
Pittsburg
New City Hall
Cleveland
Ohio
Tl Am
Mercer
Visitors and guests trace winter bustle at Mobile hotels
Frank Bostick and family at Bienville en route to Magnolia Springs join a mix of tourists at Mobile hotels including Saint Andrew Battle House and Cawthon. Notables like Judge Bennie Burnham and executives from Hoover Real Estate and Simpson Spence Young appear as visitors and plans for a late January hunt are announced by Russell Houston with invitations to L. Sevier and others.
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McDonald, Pa
Bienville Hotel
Magnolia Springs
The
Bienville
M. KE. Stanton
Chicago
H. G. Pryce
Columbus
H. R. Pomphey
Delaware
A. J. Crawford
Carlsbad
N. M
J. E. Brown
Andrew Priffer
Flint
Mich
L Robson
Souris
Manitoba
St. Andrew
Mobile
Mr. Hoover
Hoover Real Estate Company of
Scottsboro Merchant Wounded in Accidental Gun Discharge
Scottsboro Alabama February 5 James Padgett a popular young merchant was dangerously wounded by an accidental pistol discharge during an exchange of shots with a deputy sheriff in this place the incident occurred as they were handling firearms in a exchange session.
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Scottsboro, Ala
James Padgett
Turner Succeeds Craig With Mr Turner Appointed
R V Taylor vice president and general manager of Mobile and Ohio Railroad announced J A Turner, 24 years with Southern Railway or its parts, will fill the vacancy created by C R Craig moving to the Southern Railway purchasing agency. Seniority and merit guide promotions across Southern and affiliates.
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R. V. Taylor
Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company
J. A. Turner
Southern Railway Company
C. R. Craig
Craig
Turner
Electric Bitters touted as cure for liver and kidney troubles
Health tonic Electric Bitters claims to restore strength and health for liver and kidney complaints. It cites a cured patient from West Burlington Iowa after eight months of virulent liver trouble and four doctors giving up. Sold at 65 cents and 1.00 dollars by E Bucklen & Co. with a money back guarantee.
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Robert Madsen
West Burlington
Iowa
E. Bucklen & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Negro Hid in Store Held on $300 Bond
Frank Austin, found hiding in the T. G. Bush Grocery Company store by Officer Guy Jarvis, was bound over to the grand jury under a $300 bond by Judge Edington at arraignment in the recorder's court Wednesday.
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Frank Austin
T. G. Bush Grocery Company
Grand Jury
Edington
Recorder’s Court
Guy Jarvis
Five Lauderdale County Men Seek Legislature Seats
Florence Alabama February 5 voters in Lauderdale county have five candidates for two legislative seats T E Jones former tax collector B A Rogers senior member of Rogers Bros department store H A Bradshaw a Florence attorney Rev Lytle Burns Baptist preacher and Steve Mc Donald previously a member who was narrowly defeated Poll tax receipts total 1577, about 150 more than last year.
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Florence
Ala
Lauderdale County
T. E. Jones
B. A. Rogers
Rogers Bros
Big Department Store
H. A. Bradshaw
Rev. Lytle Burns
Steve McDonald
A N G Guardsmen Muster Twice Monthly On War Footing
The Alabama National Guard units A and E held a regular armory muster with members present. Officers were elected for commissioning trials and Company A prepared for the annual inspection on the 19th. The hospital corps met under Secretary R J Pahnke with war department instruction noting guards on par with regulars.
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Regin
Hospital Corp
R. J. Pahnke
U.S. Ay
Citywide cleanup set to start under J J Heller
The street department led by J J Heller acting for Commissioner Harry Pillans and City Health Officer C A Mohr will begin next Monday a cleanup of streets and city territory south of the river. Residents must haul trash to dumps and property owners will be asked to cooperate by cleaning their yards during the operation.
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GAR
J. J. Heller
Harry Pillans
C. A. Mohr
7Erty
Peddler finned in St Louis street license case
John Self of St Louis was arrested for peddling cravers without a license. Judge Ecington fined him 2.50 dollars or one day in the recorder's court.
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John Self
St. Louis
Ecington We
Recorder’s Court
Passenger train service updates and licenses listed
Passenger Agent H C Geron announced the Blimarch line operating on trains 4 and 1 through New Orleans starting February 17. Marriage licenses issued Wednesday and Thursday include Harry Somers and Elizabeth Gray, along with others.
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H. C. Geron
Louisville
Nashville
Blimarch i
St. Lis Nee
New Orleans
Die Young
Maggie Galagher
H. Somers
Nister
Chicago
Elizabeth I Gray
New Era
Harry J. Unrath
Zéterleetridge
Ely's Cream Balm advertised remedy
An old advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as an instant cure for clogged nostrils head colds and catarrh. It claims immediate relief from nasal blockage and headache and promises disappearance of catarrh by morning with a small bottle sufficient for trial.
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Bhiy
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