Improvement tax being contested in Gulfport court
In Gulfport Mississippi during the current chancery term George W Shirley sues the city mayor and board of aldermen and the tax collector to stop collection of street paving taxes for 1908 1909 totaling 337 42 and to void the paving ordinance and storm sewer allocations Shirley argues the storm sewer cost about 40909 should be city funded rather than a local assessment The case filed June 1910 could affect similar local taxes on other properties in Gulfport and will be thoroughly argued in court.
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Gulfport
Miss
Chancery Court
George W. Shirley
City of
Shirley
Percy Newkirk Set for Private Execution in Gulfport
In Gulfport Mississippi on February 15 Percy Newkirk the man who killed Chief of Police Charles Dickey will be hanged one week from yesterday The condemned man says John Carr was not with him the morning of the murder Carr was acquitted Newkirk's execution will be private with no publicity
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Gulfport
Miss
Percy Newkirk
Charles Dickey
Rob Seeberg
Newkirk
John Carr
Seeberg
Carr
Officers Installed by Bay Minette Lodge
The Ella D. Chambers Chapter No. 23 of the Eastern Star Lodge held a public installation of officers in Bay Minette Alabama. The event featured an elaborate affair with refreshments and performances by the Bay Minette orchestra. Mrs Callie French of Columbiana assisted in the installation and the inducted officers include Minnie Jones as worthy matron and F C Hall as worthy patron along with several other titled members.
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Bay Minette
Ala
Ella D. Chambers
Eastern Star Lodge
Callie French
Columbiana
Minnie Jones
F. C. Hall
Minnie Booth
Hattie W. Hand
Iancy Corley
Cora Wilkins
Claudia H. Dahlberg
Lou Stewart
Ada
Mary Page
Ruth
Sallie Silsbee
Esther
Ella Levins
Martha
Sallie Johnson
Jennie Cain
W. A. Johnson
Sentinel
Florence Byrne
Lula Johnson
Maitie Hall
State Board of Assessments Recesses to Feb 17
The Alabama board recessed until February 17 to allow missing corporate representatives to appear. It will finish fixing annual assessments on railway mileage and rolling stock and on poles and wires of telegraph companies.
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Assessment Board
Montgomery
Ala
State Board of Assessments
Supreme Court upholds abolition of Coffee County Court
The Alabama Supreme Court upholds a 1911 act abolishing Coffee County Court. The case State ex rel J N Ham vs S H Brock concerned salary payments and the legality of the abolition. The decision also validates a Geneva County stock law election in seat 5.
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Montgomery
Ala
Supreme Court
Coffee County
J. N. Ham
S. H. Brock
County Court of
Coffee
Han
Geneva County
Thorsby Woman Dies of Cerebrospinal Meningitis
In Thorsby Alabama Mrs Pauline Wooley wife of Dr A M Wooley died from cerebro spinal meningitis after symptoms began Monday The home is under quarantine and fumigation Funeral held privately yesterday No further cases reported in Thorsby as of now
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Montgomery
Ala
Thorsby
Birmingham
Pauline Wooley
Raised currency alert in Mississippi Delta
The Mississippi Bankers Association warned of counterfeit raised currency in the Delta region. A one dollar silver certificate with an Indian head is altered to five dollars by pasting a five over the one. A five dollar national bank note with a Harrison head is altered to twenty dollars.
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Associated Press
Vicksburg
Miss
Mississippi Bankers’ Association
Delta
National Bank
Automobile Law to be Rigidly Enforced in Alabama
Montgomery officials announce a vigorous campaign against violators after the state automobile law was upheld by the court of appeals. Those who have not paid licenses or failed to comply are warned to adjust promptly as prosecutions are expected.
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Montgomery
Ala
Court of Appeals
State Department
Department
State Examiners Laud Alabama Fiscal Offices
A joint report to Governor O Nea l from State Examiners Evans and Wilkinson finds the state auditor and state treasurer in splendid shape for the year ended September 30 1912. Another Evans report notes the state tax commission also in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Evans and Wilkinson
O'Neal
Evans
State Tax Commission
Rear Admiral Johnson Dead
Rear Admiral Johnson is reported dead in Portsmouth New Hampshire on February 15 with brief dispatches noting the death and locating the occasion in the naval service context.
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Johnson
Associated Press
Portsmouth, N. H
This Skin Peeler All the Rage in Society
Society World notes a growing trend among fashion circles toward hygienic skin care using mercorized wax to peel away the outer layer and reveal a new, pale complexion within weeks. The preparation is sold by druggists, with one ounce claimed to suffice, and a wrinkle-removing wash with saxolite also gaining favor for its claimed magic effects.
Death Row Transfers in Montgomery For Two Men
Walter Jones and Arnold Gilmer, both sentenced to die on April 4, have been moved to the death chamber under tight guard. They were stripped of clothes, given new garments, toiletries, and fresh tobacco as precautions to avoid drugs. Relatives may talk at arm's length. Jones killed Sloan Rowan. Gilmer killed Mrs. Lucile Tippett. Supreme Court affirmed both sentences. commutation unlikely except possibly Gilmer’s.
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Montgomery
Ala
Walter Jones
Arnold Gilmer
Jones
Sloan Rowan
Benton Merchant
Gilmer
Lucile Tippett
Burglar Helps Baby During botched Los Angeles home raid
A thief attempting a robbery at Mrs. Fred Morris in Los Angeles saved her dying baby from croup. He stayed inside, mixed a vinegar sugar water remedy, rubbed olive oil on the chest, and tended the child for about an hour before leaving. The mother declined to identify him.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Fred Morris
Police Roundup and On Duty Doctoring in Mobile
Patrolman John Kruse fell ill on duty at Dauphin and Royal streets and was hospitalized with slight illness. A Black man named B Kirksh er is held for grand jury over alleged gold chain theft. Willie Jones Henry Graham are charged with theft of sugar and trousers and sent to grand jury. Otis Underall, a foreigner, ordered to post 100 bond for good behavior or face 15 days hard labor after arriving from North Dakota. T W Bradford jailed for selling rubber stamping outfits without license.
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John Kruse
Dauphin and
Royal Streets
B. Kirksher
City Court
George Briskol
Willie Jones
Henry Graham
Lincoln
Curry
Burch and Pearson
Otis Underall
Underall
Mobile
North Dakota
Cardus Woman’s Tonic Praised by Tennessee Reader
Mrs H L Mason of Clarksville Tenn writes about Cardus the woman’s tonic. She says it eased her past womanly troubles and helped a neighbor’s daughter after marriage. Readers are urged to try Cardus and contact Chattanooga Medicine Co for guidance and a 64 page home treatment book.
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Clarksville
Tenn
H. L. Mason
Cardus
Evansville
Ind
Mt. Vernon
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Ladies’ Advisory Dept
Chattanooga
Fate of Sheriff Now With Court Fate
Hale county Sheriff William Martin faces impeachment after eight witnesses testified as the Alabama Supreme Court hears the case. The state alleges wilful neglect and incompetency for allowing Will Thomas, a death row inmate, to obtain carbolic acid used to kill himself, while the defense claims routine delivery of prisoner packages and ignorance of Thomas's intent. The en banc court heard the trial in under three hours and is expected to rule soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Supreme Court
William Martin
Hale County
Will Thomas
Commonwealth
Thomas
En Banc
Martin
Grand Jury Ignores Sunday Baseball In Montgomery
Montgomery county Strand jury reported disappointment as it issued 146 true bills and avoided impeachment talk and Sunday baseball. The panel urged pistol limits for the ignorant and vicious, urged probes into liquor sales to Negroes under pure food laws, and recommended salaries for all county officers. It called for evidence to convict operators of immoral hotels.
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Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery County Strand
Brown
Not Much Graft Found Despite Suspicions
A cautious note says that while some corruption is alleged, there is not as much graft as critics claim. The piece emphasizes restraint in accusations and suggests a measured view of reported misconduct.
Mississippi flood relief stalled by Congress delay
Governor Brewer urged using unexpended last year funds for flood relief but Senator Percy reports the war department cannot spend the money without congressional action while the river and harbor bill is pending and Beulah crevasse closure and river falling loom. In Vicksburg fair weather and levee reports offer cautious relief with Beulah unchanged and hope rising for the delta's early relief.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
Brewer
Mississippi
Congress
Percy
Comtroller
War Department
Beulah Crevasse
Vicksburg
Third District
Tollinger
Salem
Beulah
Neil O Briens Minstrels Delight Lyric Audiences
Neil O Briens Minstrels swept the Lyric Theatre earning high praise Friday for skilled singing, tight orchestral work under Frank Fuhrer, and polished comedy. Notable stars include Al Fontaine and William H. Thompson with strong ballads, while O Brien and Harry Von Fossen headline the laughs in a well staged program.
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Neil O'Brien
New Broom
Neil O’brien
Lyric Theatre
Frank Fuhrer
al Fontaine
William H. Thompson
Thompson
Land of Golden Breams
Jack McShane
Joseph McAnallan
Mr. McAnallan
Pete Detzel
Doran
Strong
Eddie Mazier
Walter Lindsay
Nell O'Brien
Moonshiner's Redemption at Orpheum Theatre in Mobile
Higley Harrington Stock Company presents The Moonshiner's Redemption at the Orpheum Theatre with two remaining performances this week including a Saturday matinee and night. A next week slate features A Chase for a Widow offered Monday through Wednesday with details to follow.
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Higley-Harrington Stock Company
Orpheum Theatre
Mobile
Butterfly On The Wheel At The Lyric Tonight
The play opened in New York and London for its strong courtroom scene, showing Mrs Adamston's divorce trial before Lord George Adamston MP. Critics note the stark witness examination but praise the story as clever and engaging. Good seats remain for today’s matinee and night shows.
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Lyric
New York
London
House passes consular and diplomatic appropriation bill
The House approved the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill totaling 3,764,642 dollars, up 180,196 from last year. An amendment for 500,000 dollars for buildings at Mexico City Tokio Berne Hankow was rejected, as was a 30,000 dollar funding for The Hague peace palace art collection.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Mexico City
Tokio
Berne
Hankow
Hague Peace Palace
Pensions Grow by 15 Million in 180.2 Million Bill
Washington February 15. The annual pension appropriation bill carries 180 million 200 thousand dollars an increase of 15 million over last year. Affected programs include veteran pensions and related benefits.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nagel Denounces Literacy Test in Immigration Debate
Secretary Nagel defends against a literacy test measure aimed at excluding illiterate aliens. He argues the plan would remove many desirable immigrants and burden border areas with delays and costs while noting labor demand and distribution flaws. He cites Italians Poles Mexicans Greeks as likely affected.
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Grover Cleeveland
Nagel
United States
Italy
Noted Engraver John R. Hill Dies in Washington
John R. Hill Washington chief of the engraving division for sixteen years died Friday in the capital from apoplexy. Director Ralph of the bureau hailed him as the most expert script engraver in the world.
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Associated Press
Washington
John R. Hill
Ralph
Bureau
Engraving and Printing
Federal Bureau
Affidavit Adverse to Credibility of Constant Companion
The remark casts doubt on the man who accompanies each assertion with an affidavit, suggesting a pattern of unverifiable or self-serving statements. The commentary implies caution toward his testimony and its reliability in formal matters.
American Woman in London Prison Riot Fallout
Militant suffragettes exploded an internal revenue office box in Birmingham, damaging the building and stealing cash. American visitor Zelle Emerson and Sylvia Pankhurst were jailed for six weeks and two months respectively after warrants for shop window smashing.
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Birmingham
England
Internal Revenue Office
Zelle Emerson
Emerson
Sylvia Pankhurst
Mise Kimerson
Damages and remuneration: a observer’s note
Damages are seldom as great as the remuneration asked for them, or as small as that collected. An aphoristic ship of thought contrasts claimed losses with actual compensation.
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U. S
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N. Y
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State Supreme Tribunal
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