Flood Devastation Hits Alabama Regions In March Storm
Special to The Item reports more than a quarter million dollars in damage from torrential rains across Central Alabama. Three people die in Montgomery County including a circus bill poster, while towns like Brewton and Garland face deep floods and food shortages. Railroads suffer widespread ruin but some lines begin to reopen as waters recede.
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Montgomery
Ala
Central
Montgomery County
Charles Clegg
Catoma Creek
Alabama
Flomaton
Brewton
Fort Deposit
Garland
Butter County
Young white boy charged with store burglary in Florence
Wilbur Harris aged 18 son of Henry Harris living four miles east of Florence is jailed in Florence, charged with burglarizing Jessie Cox East Florence store. Cox found his back door forced with a crowbar and $14.60 missing. Harris was arrested after police found the money on him and he confessed.
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Florence
Ala
Wilbur Harris
Henry Harris
Jessie Cox
East
Cox
Harris
O'Bryant
First Emergency Aid Taught to Miners at Sloss Plant
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company will train miners in first aid to the injured to prepare for accidents. Government agent J. M. Webb will conduct the training at the local rescue station. Classes will form within two weeks, with several emergency teams expected within two months.
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Birmingham
Ala
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company
J. M. Webb
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Rated Best for Skin Ailments
Gladwin man John Deye credits Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with curing a twelve year skin ailment after $4000 in doctors’ bills. The ad touts the salve as a universal cure for skin diseases burns and bruises and claims quick permanent healing. Only 25 cents and recommended by all druggists.
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Bucklen
John Deye
Gladwin, Mich
Negro Awarded Damages After Discomfort On Train
Pope Swint, an African American man, won a $300 judgment against Yazoo and Mississippi Valley for discomfort on an excursion train to hear Booker T. Washington. The suit followed a Mound Bayou trip with cold unlit cars on the return voyage. Swint had sought $5,000.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Pope Swint
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Mound Bayou
Booker T. Washington
Swint
Woman Cleared After Liquor Charge Arraignment
Laura Anderson faced a city court arraignment on a liquor license charge and, after hearing evidence, the case was dismissed. She was arrested last December by police.
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Laura Anderson
Parkis Defends Jonah Tale as Evangelical Work
Parkis the Painter says Jonah and the whale is not just an Ash story. He notes many fear to defend Jonah but calls the book among the most evangelical in the Old Testament. He refutes claims that gastric juice could not affect a living body despite popular doubt.
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Jonah
Parkis
Alabama finds convict fund clear after Pratt payoff
Governor O Nea l says Pratt Consolidated Coal Company has paid more than 200 000 in coal revenue and 11 625 90 under the guarantee with convicts, and that the state will pursue about 58 000 under the contract guarantee while asserting all sums are accounted for. G L McCormick states the company paid all obligations to the commonwealth.
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Ala
State Convict Department
Pratt Consolidated Coal Company
Banner
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O'Neal
Pratt Consolidated Company
Pratt Company
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G. L. McCormick
Birmingham
Commonwealth
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promise Quick Health Fix
Advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming they improve digestion, purify liver and toxins, and restore health. Sold for 25 cents at all druggists with guaranteed quick results.
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Beecham
Dr. King
New Voices at Chautauqua Entertains in Citronelle
At the Citronelle Chautauqua Tuesday Mrs Tam sang sacred selections and Sunshine Hawks spoke on The Voice praising vocal power in life. Miss Bunnell Miss Cole and Everett Kemp drew praise for performances and stage presence as the afternoon featured solos orchestra numbers and dramatic readings.
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Kemp
Mrs. Cole
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Chautauqua
N. Y
Billy
Miss Bunnell
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Dr King’s New Discovery Cough Remedy Endorsed Worldwide
Dr King’s New Discovery has stood as a leading cough remedy for forty three years with over three million bottles used last year. It promises a refund if it does not relieve coughs and colds. J J Owens of Allendale South Carolina endorses it after twenty years of use. Available at druggists for 60 cents and 1 dollar.
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Dr. King
J. J. Owens
Allendale
S. C
New Bank Chartered at McHenry Mississippi
A new bank is chartered at McHenry with 25 000 dollars capital. Business will begin once 15 000 dollars have been paid in. Incorporators include J. 8. Adkinson P. E. Bond L. B. Goegara Nat Owen and R. R. Perkins from nearby towns.
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Gulfport
Miss
McHenry
J. 8. Adkinson
P. E. Bond
L. B. Goegara
Nat Owen
R. R. Perkins
Bay St. Louis
Gulfport Growth Stirs Route Review by Inspector
Gulfport Mississippi March 19 Post Office Inspector Deterly conducts inspection of carrier routes to rearrange them and improve service. The review aims to adjust routes and make provision for an unspecified expansion.
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Gulfport
Gulport
Miss
Post Office
Deterly
Storm victims in need of aid in Gunown area
A Gunown Lee county committee asked Governor Brewer for state aid after a storm last Thursday left fourteen dead and about one thousand homeless. Twenty tents arrived to shelter sufferers, with a $5,000 loan request to fund relief as legislators weigh authority and an emergency fund shortage.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Mich
Gunown
Lee County
Lrewer
Neccssary
Express Companies Under IC C Hearing Start April First
The Interstate Commerce Commission will hear oral statements from express companies and shippers beginning April 1 to obtain clearer information on rates and practices. The statements will finish the express investigation record and help finalize orders on rates and regulations.
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Associated Press
Washington
O Express
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Gulfport to Don Stripes for Prisoners
Gulfport officials plan to clothe certain prisoners in stripes as seven escapes since January prompt stricter detention. The chief of police and city commissioners will decide which inmates wear the striped suits, with Gulfport making the outfits locally.
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Gulfport
Miss
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