Four Supreme Court Seats Open in Alabama Primary
In Alabama, four supreme court seats must be filled in the Democratic primary on April 6 after Governor O Neal elevated John C Anderson to chief justice and appointed W L Pitts to replace him. Dowdell’s resignation accelerated vacancies prompting anticipated nominations to fill both chief and three associate roles.
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Montgomery
Ala
Supreme Court
O'Neal
John C. Anderson
W. L. Pitts
Uniontown
Anderson
J. R. Dowdell
J. J. Mayfield
Edward DeGraffenreid
Judge Dowdell
Altman Employees Receive Legacy Checks Over Million
About 400 employees of B Altman and Co receive legacies from Benjamin Altman. Checks totaling over 1 million dollars are paid as part of the will provisions. The Altman Foundation trustees will soon announce a profit sharing plan and gifts to charities and educational institutions. The will bequeathed 6000 to eleven named employees and 1000 to three, with other sums based on years of service.
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Associated Press
New York
B. Altman & Co
Benjamin Altman
Altman Foundation
Altman
Pitts Challenged as West Alabama Support Grows
The article notes Mr. Pitts, backed by Governor O Neal’s staff, likely to win the office he just joined. A bid to replace him appears doubtful, while Anderson’s elevation is seen as already settled. A West Alabama delegation urged the governor to appoint Pitts.
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Derson
Pitts
Mr. Pitts
O'Neal
Anderson
West Alabama
Division of $60,000 found in Musica case
Eleven lawyers representing diverse interests sought a fair division of $60,000 seized from the Musica family after their arrest in New Orleans last March. The Musicas, famed for a New York escape and Phillip Musica’s fraud involving hair shipments, await further hearing continued next Tuesday before Peter B. Olney.
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Associated Press
New York
Musica
New Orleans
Peter B. Olney
Phillip Musica
The Glorious Beauty of Brown Hair
An advertisement for Brownatone hair stain claims it instantly shades gray hair to golden brown tones and is undetectable, lasting with retouching as needed. It promotes easy application, safety, and availability from Kenton Pharmacal Co. and Mobile dealers.
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Kenton Pharmacal Co
E. Pike 8
Covington, Ky
Mobile
Blenville Pharmacy
Dave S. Bauer
R. L. Braswell
Federal panel opens talks between cloak industry groups
The federal commission on industrial relations began hearings in New York to promote permanent agreements between the Cloak Suit and Skirt Manufacturers Association and about 125 000 workers. The inquiry followed threats to withdraw from a joint arbitration board after unions refused to recall Dr Isaac A Hourwich whom employers said pushed methods harmful to peace in the industry.
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Associated Press
New York
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufacturers’ Association
Isaac A. Hourwich
Food and Fuel at What It Cost
A city and county backed chain of retail groceries and coal markets will launch soon to aid unemployed or savings holders. A $25,000 capital item was added to the city budget. The plan envisions renting stores across the city to sell food and fuel at cost to customers.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Increase Weight With Sargel For Thin Men And Women
Advice urges thin individuals to try Sargel with meals to gain five to eight pounds in about fourteen days. Weigh before and after to track results, as Sargel supposedly converts consumed fats, sugars and starches into nourishment while reducing waste. Sold by Van Antwerp Drug Co and other local druggists with a guarantee of weight gain.
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van’ Antwerp Drug Company
Mobile
Bloodhounds Used in Alabama Negro Assault Case
Posses with bloodhounds scour the woods near Montgomery searching for an unidentified negro who struck 17 year old Miss Thelma Sanderson at her uncle’s home in Chisholm. She was found unconscious but later regained consciousness and is under a doctor’s care.
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Montgomery
Ala
Thelma Sanderson
Business College
Chisholm
Miss Sanderson
Legislative committee probes college and president in Mississippi
In Jackson on January 15 the State legislative investigating committee began examining charges about the Industrial Institute and College at Columbus and the administration of president H. L. Whitfield. Witnesses have been summoned and the committee will continue its work in Columbus. The state senate refused to entertain a constitutional convention bill.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
State Legislative Investigating Committee
Industrial Institute and College At
Columbus
H. L. Whitfield
State Senate
Double tragedy at Cherif Pasha's Paris residence
In Paris the Turkish political figure Cherif Pasha faced violence when a stranger shot the Ottoman politician after being refused entry. Cherif Pasha's son-in-law Salil Bey then killed the assassin in the corridor. The editor has faced threats linked to Young Turk supporters.
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Associated Press
Paris
Mehmed Cherif Pasha
Ismai Hakki
Cherif Pasha
Salil Bey
Rubble Find in Grocery Cellar Yields Large Cash Hoard
Walter Mottle uncovered more than $1500 in notes while sorting rubbish in a grocery cellar in Baltimore. The money likely sat long, the store owner took possession a month earlier, and the State's Attorney will decide ownership after deposit with a bank pending legal determination.
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Baltimore
Walter Mottle
Mettle
Nice
Cold remedy touted as best defense against serious disease
The advertisement warns that colds can lead to serious illnesses and urges quick relief. It promotes Boots or Cough Remedy as effective to loosen a cold, relieve the lungs, aid expectoration, and help the system expel the cold, with Vansantwerp Drug Corp supplying.
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Thamberlain
Vansantwerp Drug Corp
Claflin Follows Lead Of Morgan In Withdrawals
New York January 16 John Claflin head of H B Claflin & Co and president of the Chamber of Commerce will resign as a director from every financial institution on whose boards he serves He cites lack of time to attend duties and has notified institutions he will decline re election
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Associated Press
New York
John Claflin
H. B. Claflin & Co
Chamber of Commerce
Claflin
Undesirables Begin Homeward Journey
Twenty one undesirable citizens ordered deported by federal authorities left Oakland last night bound for New York. Ten nationalities are represented from various Western regions. The group is in charge of an immigration inspector and four sub inspectors. Two cooks and a porter care for their needs on the special car.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Oakland
New York
West
Express clerk pleads guilty in $9,500 theft case
Clayton Saxty, an express clerk from Fort Smith Arkansas, confessed at a preliminary hearing in St Louis to stealing a $9,500 package. He was released on $1,000 bond after recovery of all but $90. Saxty cited needing money for his young wife and infant. General Manager Simpson said leniency would not be sought.
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Associated Press
Fort. Smith
Ark
Clayton Saxty
Express
St. Louis
Simpson
Express Company
Saxty
Taft Bust Commemorated for The Hague Palace of Peace
For weeks Prof. William Howard Taft of Yale has sat for C. S. Pietro of New York who is sculpting a bust of the former president to be placed in The Hague Palace of Peace. The project, conceived by the New York Peace Society, is nearly finished.
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Associated Press
New York
William Howard Taft
Yale
Pietro
Hague Palace of Peace
New York Peace Society
One-Letter Roden Paroled Liquor Bribery Case Revoked
A. P. Roden of Guntersville had parole for three years after bribery in a liquor case but Governor O Neal revoked it for violating prohibition laws. He must return to prison to serve the remaining term of three years after serving eighteen months.
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Montgomery
Als
A. P
Pick
Roden
Guntersville
O'Neal
Marshall County
Pope granted delay in Stevens case in Alabama
Unclear copy shows Ervin Pope, condemned for the murder of James H McClurkin near Anniston, Alabama, still alive as a new law deadline delays submission to the supreme court until May. Four prior death sentences were overturned by the Alabama Supreme Court, with three reversals by the high court.
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Montgomery
Supreme Court
Ervin Pope
Anniston
Pope
Calhoun County
James H. McClurkin
Will of Mrs Becker Leaves Estate to Absent Son
Mary Becker mother of ex police lieutenant Charles Becker, jailed for Herman Rosenth al murder, wills ninth of her $3,500 estate to the missing son. She died December 18 while unaware of his implication and illness limited her knowledge during trial.
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New York
Mary Becker
Charles Becker
Sing Sing
Herman Roithal
Becker
Rosenth
Ely's Cream Balm Advertisement for Catarrh Relief
An ad promotes Ely's Cream Balm to relieve nasal congestion and catarrh. It claims the product clears stuffed noses, relieves sore throats, and speeds recovery from colds by applying a small amount in the nostrils. It urges readers to try a bottle now and sleep easier tonight.
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Ely
Clearissa
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