Montgomery City sues county over misapplied funds
In Montgomery Alabama the city filed suit against Montgomery County for 216000 claiming funds raised for general purposes were diverted by the county board of revenue to the road and bridge fund without proper division. The county defends that the transfer statute is imperfect and the dispute may reach the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peel
Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery Cqunty
County Board of Revenue
Supreme Court
Railroad Commission Sitting in Birmingham
The railroad commission sits in Birmingham to hear concluding evidence from coal operators and dealers in a show cause case against railroads over reweighing carload shipments to destinations. The hearing is expected to last several days before the case is submitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Railroad Commission
Birmingham
Eckmans Alterative Promises Lung Recovery Evidence Cited
A Philadelphia reader shares a testimonial of recovering from severe lung trouble after two years of hemorrhages and a pneumonia attack. The letter notes quick relief after starting Eckmans Alterative in March 1902 and cites two minor later pneumonia bouts with no other medicine used. The ad claims the remedy aids throat and lung conditions and lists Braswell's Drug Store as a seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckman
Susquehanna Ave
Phila
Howard L. Klotz
Braswell
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
To Look and Feel Bright in Hot Weather
An advising column promotes mercorized wax to improve sun exposed skin by absorbing damage and unclogging pores. A nightly wax treatment plus a saxolite-hazel lotion is suggested to refresh the face, smooth wrinkles, and brighten the complexion during summer heat.
Mobile search for missing Philadelphia man Jantorno
Alexander Jantorno of 2811 Callowhill Street Philadelphia travels to Mobile to aid in locating his brother Joseph Jantorno who vanished from Philadelphia over two years ago. Joseph, about 170 pounds and five feet four inches, bears light hair, fair skin, tattoos on both arms, and used the alias Roberts in Mobile. A Birmingham lead via E A Johnson proved elusive. reward offered for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Jantorno
Callowhill Street
Philadelphia
Mobile
Joseph Jantorno
New Orleans
E. A. Johnson
Birmingham
Jantorno
Johnson
Roberts
PRESSING CLUB MAN SENT TO COUNTY ROAD
William Noyd who ran clubs to press clothes was sent to the county road for thirty days by Judge Chamberlain after admitting he took items to pawnshops instead of returning them. Horace McDonald testified he lost a suit of clothes and recovered it only after reclaiming from a pawnshop. An eleven year old boy, Joseph Harrington, was sent to Mount Meigs Reformatory for six months after buying a bicycle with stolen money.
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William Noyd
County Road
J. P. Barrett
Mount Meigs Reformatory
Plantation manager shot during confrontation in Mississippi
In Miss on July 15 W H Hooper a plantation manager was shot and probably fatally wounded when Sam Townes a negro accused of killing another negro opened fire on a posse in which Hooper was a member. Townes was shot to death by others of the posse.
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Alligator
Miss
W. H. Hooper
Sam Townes
Hooper
Townes
Mass Meeting Here Urges Boll Weevil Fight In Wilcox
A Camden court house mass meeting in Wilcox County advised farmers to collect punctured cotton squares burn them and cultivate until picking to combat the boll weevil. Speakers included G T Donnelly E Berry U S agents Harry Simms and Thomas Campbell with Rev A F Owens urging strict adherence to guidance.
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Wilcox
Camber
Ala
Camden Court House
G. T. Donnelly
E. Berry
Camden National Bank
United States
E. W. Berry
Harry Simms
Wilcox County
Camden
Simms
Rea
Campbell
A. F. Owens
Tuskegee Institute
Campbell and
Danpelly
Court House
Morgan Place
Canton Bend
Miller's Ferry
Black Belt
League
G.t.donnelly
Cloud Hardy
W. B. Jones
W. R., Alford
A. C. Cook
W. Henderson
G. M. Cooke
C. D. Bryant
William Bryant
F. 8 Tate
Claud Thomas
J. H. Strathers
R.G. Ross
R.L Spurlin
Floyd Cooke
W. R. Ross
W.l.jones
Ingram Court Hearing on School Funds Discrepancies
Sam Ingram of Blount County faced a board of compromise led by Governor O Neal, State Auditor C Brooks Smith and Atty Gen R C Brickell after being accused of about thirty thousand dollars in public school fund discrepancies. The panel voted two to one against a full settlement, citing political factors and supporting some continued scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Sam Ingram
Blount County
Gorman
Ingram
T. B. Russell
Oneonta
D. R. Blackwell
Cleveland
Board of Compromise
O'Neal
C. Brooks Smith
R. C. Brickell
Walker Weston Has Porto Rican Recruits
Edward Payson Weston, the veteran pedestrian, travels from New York to Minneapolis with three Porto Rican students as new followers. Jose R. Becerra Juan H Sant and Victoreano Pagan plan to walk to Chicago then Champaign Illinois to enter the University of Minos. They aim to reach Chicago within thirty days following Weston's route.
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Associated Press
New York
Edward Payson
Weston
Minneapolis
Chicago
Champaign
Ill
University of Minos
Jose R. Becerra
Juan H. Sant
Victoreano Pagan
Thomas Jackson Arrest and Jury Return on Royal Street Break-in
Thomas Jackson was arrested by police months ago for breaking into the Southern Express Company office at Royal and St Michael streets. A jury found him guilty and sentenced him to fall to mwalt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jackson
Polce
Southhern Express Company
Royal and St Michael Streets
Georgians Cast First Direct Senate Vote Under 17th Amendment
In Atlanta on July 15, voters in Georgia used the new direct election process to choose a U S senator to fill the remainder of Augustus Bacon's term ending March 4, 1919. Bacon, nominated to succeed himself, faces no opposition, having secured a Democratic primary renomination and an interim appointment by the governor. The popular election amendment had just been ratified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ly Associated Prese
Atlanta
Georgia
United States
Augustus ©. Bacon
Bacon
Man Hurls Shot Through Hand While Loading Gun
Sigfried Hansen of 356 North Conception Street accidentally shot himself in the left hand while loading a revolver aboard the tug Echo on the river front Monday night. The vessel had two watchmen after thieves visited it Sunday night. Hansen received first aid and was taken to Dr. O. H. Harris for treatment.
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River Front
Sigfried Hansen
North
Conception Street
Hansen
Firet Ald
O. H. Harris
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Montgomery County Board
Forbes
Smith & Barnes
Willard
Harvard
Dauphin
Jackson
H. L. Pruitt
Mgr
Mitchell
Dauphin Street
Willlows
Blount
Walker
Fletcher
Castoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
IME Centaur Company
TT Murray Btrect
New York City
Kodaks
Prefer
Zadek’s
Zadek Jewelry Co
Mobile, Alabama
Cincinnati
City Ticket Office
South Royal Street
Harry Pillans
W. T. Hieronymus
City of
Citizens
Crichton Lumber CO
Royal Theatre
Shenandoah
Kalem
Fort Sumpter
Richmond
Sheridan
DR. Brown
Dauphin ST
Kenny’s
Nelson & Bailey’s
S. Royal ST
Jos.patt
ST. Michael Street
Germany
G. Hardy Smith
St. Michal Street
Mobile, Ala
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