Negro Farmers Conference closes in Demopolis Alabama
The second annual meeting of the Black Belt District Farmers Conference for negro farmers ends after two days with Dr M W Gilbert of Selma University speaking on The Probable the American Negro. About 150 farmers from Marengo Hale Green and Perry counties attend.
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Demopolis
Ala
Corr
Black Belt District Farmers’ Conference
Peter J. Brown
Gallion
M. W. Gilbert
Selma University
Selma
Marengo
Hale
Green
Perry
J. Frenzig
E. S. Cornish
H.W. Hayden
Mr. McMillan
K. G. Hoover
Theity Schools
George H. Wilkerson
Gearin
U. S. Jones
The
Colored High School
Thomas Ruffin
J. S. Jackson
D. D
Birmingham
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
J. H. Smith
Baptist Church
Thomas M. Campbell
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Hoover
South
Tuskegee
Black Belt
Tuskegee Institute
Tom Ruffin
Marengo County
W. E. Sharpe
Green County
Lafayette Martin
Hale County
S. C. Barnett
Perry County
Parole sought for Alto Griffin in 1912 killing case
A large delegation pressed the Alabama pardon board and Governor O Nea l for clemency for Alto Griffin of Union Springs, convicted of killing Max Davis of Blakely Georgia on May 9 1912. Griffin’s case was upheld by the court of appeals and he faces starting his four year term February 19 if parole is denied. Davis was shot after a quarrel and supporters cite extenuating circumstances. Griffin was among delegates visiting the capitol while free on bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
State Pardon Board
O'Neal
Alto Griffin
Union Springs
Max Davis
Blakely
Griffin
Court of Appeals
Davis
Capitol
Firearms Dealers Face New City Record Rule
Montgomery Alabama February 17. An ordinance to require dealers to keep an accurate sale record will be introduced by the city commission. The measure follows grand jury recommendations to curb firearms by tracking purchaser name pistol number manufacturer caliber and related details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
City Commission
Grand Jury
Death of Phil A Dolan Gulfport Real Estate Mogul
Phil A. Dolan longtime Gulfport resident and real estate figure died Sunday night in Hot Springs Arkansas at age fifty. Born in Poughkeepsie New York he moved south about thirty years ago and lived in Gulfport for fifteen. He built a large real estate portfolio and was considered one of Gulfport’s wealthiest men. He leaves a wife and two small children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulfport
Miss
Phil A. Dolan
Gulf Coast
Hot Springs
Ark
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Dolan
Death of Mrs. R. M. Alexander in Selma
Mrs. R. M. Alexander widow of the late R. M. Alexander of Montgomery died at her daughter Mrs. C. H. Sherman’s home on Lapsley street in Selma after several days illness. She was 65 and had been in Selma about a week. The body was moved to Montgomery yesterday for interment in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Ala
R. M. Alexander
Montgomery
C. H. Sherman
Lapsley Street
Italy Endures Severe Snowstorm Amid Freezing Cold
Cold weather across Italy peaks in a heavy snowstorm. Messina records its coldest winter in two decades as Mount Etna glitters white at night in a dramatic, picturesque scene.
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Associated Press
Rome
Italy
Messina
Mount
Eetna
Marshall seeks circuit judgeship in Mississippi Second District
Carl Marshall of Bay St. Louis announces his candidacy for the Second Judicial District circuit judgeship to replace Judge T. H. Barrett. He has strong local and external endorsements, seven years of practice, serves as Bay St. Louis city attorney and Hancock County prosecuting attorney, and is a McDonald Marshall partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulfport
Miss
Carl Marshall
Bay St. Louis
Second Judicial District of
Mississippi
T. H. Barrett
Marshall
McDonald & Marshall
Hancock County
Mr. Marshall
Law Department
University of Virginia
Louisiana State University
Central City Tiger Fined One Hundred
In Selma Alabama on February 18 a white restaurant operator Alex Blum pleaded guilty to a prohibition warrant after police raided his North Street establishment and found whiskey. He was fined 100 dollars in the recorder's court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Ala
Recorder’s Court
Alex Blum
North Street
Green and
Lawrence
Blum
Princeton undergraduates get holiday for Wilson inauguration
Princeton faculty granted a March 4 holiday for undergraduates attending Woodrow Wilson's inauguration. The Woodrow Wilson Club presented the petition, and the decision was approved unanimously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ly Associated Press
Princeton
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson Club
Montgomery Troops Eager to Join Mexican Front
Montgomery militiamen ready for action crave adventure with Captain Paul O Franson claiming 100 volunteers eager for front lines. They lament President Taft will not involve the United States in Mexican affairs, while Adjutant General Scully notes no War Department mobilization notice yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Mexico
Paul O. Franson
Montgomery True Blues
Taft
Uncle Sam
J. B. Scully
War Department
National Guard
Alabama
Failing to Make Bond Louis Roney Jailed in Murder Case
Louis W. Roney, a young man, is jailed without bond in Montgomery Alabama pending his March trial for the January killing of Louis Smith on Bibb street. A grand jury returned an indictment charging murder after he had been free on a $3750 bond until yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Louis W. Roney
Louis Smith
Bibb Street
Roney
Heavy Trains To Run On L. and N. To Pensacola
Pensacola Fla Feb 18 After two years of work the Louisville and Nashville Railroad completed rebuilding all bridges on the P and A division and within a few days the largest locomotives will be sent to Pensacola for the run. Traffic is so heavy on the division that trains are often off schedule, small engines cannot handle the trains even with double locomotives attached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
P. and A
Executor Sues Over O'Brien Death Insurance Claims
In Pensacola Florida on February 18 suits totaling 288000 were filed against Trav elers' Casualty and Fidelity by A C Blount as executor of J Ed O'Brien president of the National Bar Pilots' Association. The estate contends the death on a train between Atlanta and Pensacola was caused by accidental poisoning in Atlanta terminal. The body was exhumed and stomach contents examined but results are kept secret by insurers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
Travelers’ Casualty and Fidelity Company
A. C. Blount
J. Ed. O’brien
National Bar Pilots’ Association
Atlanta
O’brien
Tillis Figures On Interurban Bridge Plan
Special from The Item Montgomery Feb 18 Richard Tillis proposes an interurban electric railway from Montgomery to Wetumpka funded by a bridge over the Tallapoosa River. He claims the bridge can be built at no cost to Elmore and Montgomery counties and that taxes from the line would service $100,000 in bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Richard Tillis
Wetumpka
Elmore
Tallapoosa
Tillis
Gulfport
Miss
Grand Lodge of Masons of Mississippi
Masonic Temple
Blue Lodge
Alfred H. Bays
Meridian
C. L. McKay
Grand Council
E. J. Martin
BE. L. Faucette
W. G. Grayson
Allen M. Dicks
Grand Lodge
J. P. Brown
Gulfport Lodge F. & A. M., No. 422
Coast Chapter Order of the Eastern Star
Noted Castilian Dead
Dan Arturo Bandini, a scion of a distinguished Castilian Mexican lineage, died in San Francisco after arriving from Pasadena as his sister Arcadia Bandini de Baker faced estate pressures. The obituary notes his status as a yachtsman and member of the Bandini family linked to a $7,900,000 estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Francisco
Dan Arturo Bandini
Mexico
Pasadena
Arcadia Bandini de Baker
Walker County Plans New Jail at Jasper
State Prison Inspector W H Oates reports Walker county will build a splendid jail at Jasper after condemning the old one Plans and specifications are under way and he praises Birmingham s modern city jail built for 90000 to Birmingham Alabama February 18 and notes praise for two new city prisons and Jefferson county jail
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
W.H. Oates
Walker County
Jasper
North
Alabama
High State Courts Balance Dockets in Alabama Transfer
After the November term first call the Alabama Supreme Court and Court of Appeals balance their caseloads transferring thirty cases from the Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court. A rule assigns sixty percent to the Supreme Court and forty percent to the Court of Appeals. excess goes to the higher court when the balance exceeds forty percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Water famine feared as Newton pump breaks down
In Newton Alabama on February 18 the city pump at the station failed and the reservoir water may not last until repairs. Officials consider installing a completely new pumping outfit due to unsatisfactory performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Ala
Syrup Pepsin Promises Safe Relief for Babies and All
The text touts Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative suitable for infants and family use. It cites a mother in Altamont Illinois praising its effects on a six month old, noting improved weight gain and food retention. It claims many mothers rely on it to prevent illness and reduce doctor bills, recommending a sample via mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Supreme Court Sets Date for Judicial Reform Plan
Montgomery Ala February 18 A date will be fixed soon by the supreme court to consider its rules The court plans to revise antiquated provisions and modernize them to set the pace for judicial reform The supreme court has recessed until April 7 and will fix a day during the recess to take up rule revisions Committees have been appointed to handle the revision phases and will report at the meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Supreme Court
Prisoners Taken To State Pen From Gulfport
R C McCay traveling sergeant of the penitentiary left Gulfport with five men recently convicted. J B Slater received ten years for incest. Fred Bradley six months for obtaining money under false pretenses. Geo Fairly five years for manslaughter. Leroy Jackson five years for burglary. Ed Hart four and a half years for burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulfport
Miss
R. C. McCay
J. B. Slater
Fred Bradley
Geo. Fairly
Leroy Jackson
Ed. Hart
Taken to State Asylum After Murder Trial
John McKay, cleared by jury of Louis DeHaan murder, was taken to Meridian to enter the insane asylum following his release from the charge in Gulfport Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulfport
Miss
John McKay
Louis DeHaan
Meridian
Insane Asylum
Richards in Montgomery Hospital with meningitis
A man named Richards, a Black resident who walked to Montgomery from Lock No 12 on the Coosa river, is hospitalized with cerebro spinal meningitis. It is the only reported case in the city and no alarm is felt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Richards
Coosa
Poultry Feed Ad From Van Antwerp Listing
An advertisement urges buyers to ask their dealer for Aunt Patsy's Poultry Feed The Egg Producer and notes the product is for sale by Van Antwerp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldorado, Ark
Aunt Patsy Poultry Feed Co
Memphis, Tenn
Aunt Patsy Poultry Feed
Aunt Pasy
van Antwerp
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Waldo
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Sweeney
New York Force
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Central City Tiger
Java
Postum
Montgomerians
Franson
True Blues
Louis Roney
State Grand Lodge
Ducro
E. Fougera & Co., Inc
Beekman Street
Hervey Farm
Frederick Manuel
Schlitz Beer
Southern Hotel Buffet
Harry Horlock
Prop
Partridge-Mickle Grocery Company
North Royal St
South Royal
DR. Brown
Dauphin Aggre Mobil Ala
Toto
Horton
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