Supreme court and court of appeals convene in Montgomery Alabama
The Supreme court and the court of appeals met in Montgomery on January 12 to review Seventh Division cases from Calhoun Cherokee Clay Cleburne DeKalb Etowah Randolph St Clair Shelby and Talladega. Several cases were submitted with no major decisions announced. The Mobile ruling in Minge Co. v Barrett Bros. Shipping Co. granted an application and remanded a prior judgment. Joseph P. Mudd resigns as assistant attorney general.
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Montgomery
Ala
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Calhoun
Cherokee
Clay
Cleburne
DeKalb
Etowah
Randolph
St. Clair
Shelby
Talladega
Co. H. Minge & Co
Barrett Bros. Shipping Company
Mobile Law and Equity Court
J. P. Mudd
Joseph P. Mudd
Birmingham
William L
Teachers’ Institute
Evergreen
Brewton
William F. Feagin
Conecuh
K. Knox
State Military Department
Cephas K. Knox
Troy
Alabama National Guard
Grip Epidemic Advisory Urges Precautions and Vitalitas
A broad cautionary note warns the public about a nationwide grip epidemic and offers practical steps. It promotes avoiding crowds, fresh air, and moderation, and endorses Natural Vitalitas as a tonic to boost vigor, blood health, and liver activity, claiming it can guard against illness. Sutton's Drug Store advertises the product.
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Vitalitas
Sutton's
Dr King’s New Discovery for Coughs and Colds
Coughs and colds are dangerous warns ad noting one third die of lung ailments from neglect. It recommends Dr King’s New Discovery, tested for over 45 years, as the best aid to fight cold germs and avoid serious lung diseases. Druggists advertise this product.
Taxes on Tea Sugar and Autos Estimated in McAdoo Report
Washington January 12. Revenues estimated at more than 131 million dollars would come from a 10 cent per pound tea duty, 112 cent per pound sugar duties with Cuban preference, a 1 percent excise on domestic sugar, and a 25 cent per horsepower excise on automobile production. Totals include 9.41 million from tea, 74.02 million from sugar, 60.95 million with Cuban preference, 41.37 million from US sugar, and 5.25 million from auto horsepower taxes.
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United States
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Senate Finance Committee
Gore
Bible Class Federations Convene In Selma
The second annual Alabama Men's Bible Class Federation and the first annual Alabama Women's Bible Class Federation opened at First Baptist Church Selma with over six hundred participants for a two day Bible study. A Tuesday night kickoff included a large men's banquet by the Selma Young Men's Christian Association with about 250 men attending.
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Selma
Ala
Alabama Men’s Bible Class Federation
Alabama Women's Bible Class Federation
First Baptist Church
Selma Young Men’s Christian Association
Partridge Grows Klondike Strawberries At Home
D W Partridge of C S Partridge Hardware Co raises Klondike strawberries in his yard at Dauphin Street. Eight rows sixty feet long supply his household and he exhibits them in store windows. He is also a chicken fancier with barred rocks as a specialty.
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D. W. Partridge
C. S. Partridge Hardware Co
Dauphin Street
Mr. Partridge
Home Garden Association Meeting Postponed to Saturday
The Home Garden Association meeting announced for Monday has been postponed to Saturday afternoon. Very Rev. Gardiner C. Tucker, president, cited the absence of many members on Monday as the reason. The passage ends with a peculiar contrast remark about small and large matters.
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Home Garden Association
Gardiner C. Tucker
Two bombs found on Shinyo Maru in San Francisco
Two timed bombs were found aboard the Toyo Kisen Kaisha steamer Shinyo Maru after it sailed November 20 from San Francisco with 224 passengers. A letter from Mrs. A S Crossfield reports the incident and asks whether any German spies were arrested.
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San Francisco
Toyo Kisen Kaisha
Here
A. S. Crossfield
Fr.aooner
Ruth Crossfield
Crossfield
Brief Police Court Docket Narrows Saturday Sunday Harvest
With only twenty cases on the docket for the weekend harvest, the police court session on Monday was very brief. Recorder Edington called it the shortest Monday docket he can recall, with minor offenses forming most of the short list.
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Edington
Market and legal notices mix in scattered 1916 ads
The article details cotton market shifts with March May and July futures around 12.5 to 12.8, hedging activity and steady near last night’s close. It also notes the U S District Court Alabama bankruptcy case Roe Drug Company of Mobile with creditors meeting January 26 and Lyric Theatre awaiting a January 15 show starring Amelia Mueller amid social reform discussions.
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Liverpool
Aroa
U. S. District Court
So. Dist
Alabama
Roe Drug Company
John T. Roe
Roe Dr Company
Mobile
Mintaals
Mme. Burmester
Amelia Mueller
Louis Mann
Lyric Theatre
Lyric Box Office
Progressive party groups select Chicago for national convention
The Progressive party national committee met in Chicago to choose a time and place for the convention. Chicago is favored as the site with the week of June 7 likely, aligning with the Republican convention. A telegram from Colonel Roosevelt was read to the assembled members.
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Chicago
Progressive Party
Roosevelt
Albright and Wood Reopening Dauphin and Jackson Drug Store
Albright and Wood plan to reopen the drug store at Dauphin and Jackson streets, a property they sold in December and which was later closed by new owners. They intend renovations and improvements to accommodate rising trade, with the reopening date to be announced soon.
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Albright & Wood
Dauphin
Jackson Streets
Confessions of a Wife Excerpt Reveals Love Triangle
Eleanor Fairlow writes Margie about Dick Waverly, admitting deep love and betrayal. She recalls meeting Margie, Dick’s flattery, and a dinner scene where he pursued a flirtation. She reflects on how men seek what they can be given, not the woman herself, and questions her own choices.
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Eleanor Fairlow
Margie
Dick Waverly
Eleanor
Pardonable Sin and Eleanor’s Forgiveness
A fragment recalls a woman forgiven for loving deeply cited as “she loved much” with Eleanor referenced as a figure in a continuing tale. The text hints at mercy and redemption themes without full context.
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Eleanor
Law and Equity Court Dockets and Judgments
Law and Equity Court proceedings list numerous cases with judgments by default dismissals and demurrers. Notable items include Smith Bros versus James DuCloux and Son for 122.02 dollars, and several City of Mobile cases reset or set for future dates with orders to publish testimony and pleadings.
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Hon. Saffold
Smith.Bros
James DuCloux & Son
Chattanooga Medicine Company
F. J. Guillott
Wilson & Cochran
G. M. Willis
First National Bank
Grasselli Chemical Company
City Ice Company
Safford Berney
Louis Morse
Hilberth G. Bloodgood
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IGH
Everett True
Washington
Bible Class Federations
Conti Street
Short Court
V. Grove
Progressive Party Committee Meets
Roosevelt Road
Eee Bailey
Bloch & Neuberger
Alex Bloch Dry Goods Co
T. C. Bailey
Mr. Bailey
Law and Equity Court
Chancery Court
Thomas H. Smith
John Shamberger
Shamberger
Laura H. Reuter
Max P. Reuter
Harry M. Neigle
Madeline P. Neigle
Lula Annan
George Hodges
H. B. Glore
T. N. Drew
City of Mobile
O. D. Miller
Lizzie Labuzan
Mary Lee Masson
Martha J. Pittman
B. Schoettgen
Judge Shamberger
C. J. Gayfer & Company
Elite
Cotton Charlies
Ders
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