Planning Start of Overton Trial in Madison County
A venire is to be drawn in Madison County Circuit Court to select a jury for the trial of David I. Overton, former Madison County clerk, charged with the June murder of Judge W. T. Lawler. Judge Miller will arraign Overton, with indictments possibly tied to the case. State officials including Logan, Fritz Thompson, and Jos eph Tate are in Huntsville to represent the commonwealth.
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Associated Press
Huntsville
Ala
Madison County Circauit
David I. Overton
Madison County Court
W. T. Lawler
Miller
Overton
Attoriey Logan
Fritz Thompson
Joseph Tate
Birmingham
Commonwealth
Farm Live Stock Show Opens in New Orleans
The National Farm and Live Stock Show opened November 11 under the Business Men's Racing Association with exhibitors from across the country. A $25,000 premium fund supports livestock and agricultural contests, while entrants from Mississippi Oklahoma Texas Kansas Wisconsin Kentucky Iowa Georgia Louisiana and more display cattle horses hogs poultry dairy products and machinery. Proceeds fund a permanent Louisiana fair.
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New Orleans
Business Men's Racing Association
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Iowa
Georgia
Louisiana
International Dairy Congress
Racing Association
Cuba Versus North Carolina Controversy Postponed
Washington reports the Cuban government’s bid to sue North Carolina over $2,186,000 railroad bonds, repudiated by the state, postponed by the Supreme Court. Hearing set for January to determine the court’s jurisdiction and foreign state rights.
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Associated Press
Washington
Republic of Cuba
North Carolina
Cuba
Supreme Era
Supreme Court
United States
Plateau Land Produces Large Sugar Cane Yield
A remarkable sugar cane crop grown near Plateau by Quince and Glover yielded 24 gallons of syrup from under one eighth of an acre. No fertilizer or careful cultivation used, yet much cane saved for feed. Stalks about 12 feet long were sent to The Item and the Chamber of Commerce.
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Plateau
Quince
Glover
Item
Chamber of Commerce
Tourist Welcome Club Meets at Cawthon Hotel
The Tourist Welcome Club will hold its regular monthly meeting at the Cawthon Hotel Tuesday at 1 p. m. All active members are expected to attend as matters of importance will be discussed.
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Tourist Welcome Club
Cawthon Hotel
Home Remedy Helps Miller’s Falls Mother Have a Daughter
Mrs Joseph Guilbault Jr of Bridge Street Miller's Falls Massachusetts credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier with restoring her health and avoiding surgery after brutal displacement and pain She now celebrates the birth of a baby girl and urges others to try the remedies and publish her letter The letter emphasizes the products' role in restoring normal health and fertility and urges readers to seek guidance from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
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Oseph Guilbault, JR
Bridge Street
Miller’s Falls
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
E.pinkham’s V
Funeral set for Judge Toulmin on Tuesday
The obituary notes Judge Toulmin’s death and announces a funeral service for Tuesday. Tributes praise his integrity courtesy and devout Christian character. Frederick Gromberg recalls his judicial patience and evenhandedness in Mobile circuit and federal bench practice.
Judge Toulmin Lauded For Humane Judicial Career In Mobile
Statements from Gregory J. Smith and Joel W. Goldsby praise Judge Harry T. Toulmin for a remarkable tenure. They commend his high office, patient hearing, public respect, and courteous conduct in court, noting his Christian character and beloved by all who knew him.
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Gregory J. Smith
Toulmin
Joel W. Goldsby
Ideal Judge. Ervin Praises Late Jurist For Temperament
Mr. R T Ervin lauds Judge H T Toulmin as possessing judicial temperament, strong knowledge of law, firmness with patience and courtesy. Bar members recall the retirement scene as touching and the judge as a model husband and Christian gentleman.
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R. T. Ervin
J. H. Webb
Poulmin Wis
William H. Armbrecht
Southern Association Directors Set December 15 Meeting
The Southern Association will hold its annual directors meeting in Nashville on December 15, announced by R H Baugh president. The piece also includes oblique tributes to Judge Harry T Toulmin and remarks by Judge Henry Chamberlain and Judge J Semmes about his death and character.
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Associated P Ress
Biirmingham
Ala
The
Southern Association
Nashville
R. H. Baugh
Association
New York
American Railway Association
Judge Toulmin Remembered as An Ideal American Jurist
Chancellor T H Smith and Mobile leaders praise Judge Harry T Toulmin as patient fair and incorruptible noting his decisions were seldom appealed and affirmed He was born March 4 1835 and served 38 years on state and federal benches before passing away in Toulminville Alabama He studied law in Mobile Alabama and New Orleans before entering practice and the bench
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C. J. Torrey
Agun
United States
Henry Chamberlain
Harry T. Toulmin
J. Semmes
Judge Toulmin
T. H. Smith
J. Blocker Thornton
Mobile
Marshall
Taney
Harry Pillans
Toulmin
Union
Kiebtirth
Harry Theophilue Toulmin
Toulminville
University of Alabama
University of Virginia
Virginia
New Orleans
University of Louisiana
Bain
Gayle
United States District Court For
Southern District of
Alabama
Robert H. Smith
Judge Toulmin a gallant Confederate soldier in Bentonville clashes
Judge Toulmin served from Private in the Mobile Cadets to Colonel in the Confederate Army. His brigade at Bentonville, North Carolina, suffered severe losses and was reduced, preventing his brevet promotion to major general.
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Judge Toulmin
Mobile Cadets
Bentonville
N. C
Baptists Gather in Three Meetings at First Church
The Wohmen’s Missionary Union opens with a praise service led by Rev. J W Phillips and Mrs. Ray. Daisy Pettus Ray and Dr Ray speak on Japan mission work in Shimonoseki while Laura Lee Patrick presents a stereopticon lecture on Louisville training for young women in missionary service. The Ministers’ Union convenes at 7 30 pm with devotions led by M K Thornton and a sermon by L T Mays. The state Baptist convention meets Tuesday at 3 pm with reports and committee appointments to follow.
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Mobile
Ray
Daisy Pettus
Dr. Ray
Emma Ray
Shimonoseki
Japan
State Convention of the Baptists
Howard, Judson
Central Colleges
Soldier Wounded Three Times At First Shiloh Battle
The report recalls a regimented soldier who was wounded three times in the initial Shiloh clash. One injury was narrowly avoided when a bullet hit his scabbard then glanced to strike just below the knee.
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Rumania
Bucharest
Marie
Shiloh
Judge Toulmin First U S Circuit Judge and Notable Opinion
The article recalls Judge Toulmin the first U S circuit judge in the Mississippi territory with an 1804 appointment by Jefferson. It notes his 1886 1887 federal judgeship in the Southern District of Alabama and highlights his 1893 strike injunction for the Louisville and Nashville railroad case. It lists survivors and mentions retirement announced October 3.
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U. S
Youlinin
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Mississippi Territory
Mount Vernon
Mobile
United States District Court
Southern District
Alabama
Congress
Grover Cleveland
Senate
Mary M. Toulmin
H. A. Toulmin
Springfield
Ohio
Lloyd Bowers
Shreveport
George B. Toulmin
Harry G. Toulmin
Moblie
William Blake
New Orleans
Dellie Cole
May Treat
New York
James H. Chalker
Staten Island
N. J
John Ewing
Tequepa
Azella Stuber
Birmingham
George J. Bates
Oliver J. Semmes, Jr
Pensacola
Amante Finlay
God
Toulmin Gaines
Toulmin
Protest against working postoffice clerks over eight hours
National Federation of Postoffice Clerks secretary Thomas F. Flaherty publicized a letter to President Wilson protesting postoffice clerks working more than eight hours daily. The dispatch also notes various regional brief items including political events, a New York attorney acquittal, and other wartime notices across the United States.
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New York
Wilson
Thomas F. Flaherty
National Federation of ‘Postoffice Clerks
Boston
National Federation of Postoffice Clerks
Congress
Melbourne
United States
Changing Seasons Bring Colds
This ad promotes Dr. King's New Discovery as relief for cold symptoms including stuffed-up head and congested nose. It claims the antiseptic balsams soothe membranes loosen phlegm and ease breathing, urging continued use until the cold ends and noting its 50 cent price.
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Dr. King
Puckett Fails to Appear in Court for Prohibition Case
In inferior criminal court Harry L. Puckett forfeited and alias writ of arrest after failing to appear. He faced charges for violating the prohibition law. Similar action occurred in city court against Joe Simonsen. Several other cases were continued. four men were fined $50 for prohibition violations. Oliver Schneider received a $50 bond or 50 days after withdrawing an appeal.
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Harry L. Pucket
Puckett
Joe Simonsen
Charlie Walker Jin
Inferior Criminal Court
Ora Johnson
Joe Williamson
Recorder
Willie Barnés
Lee Andrews
David Anthony
Toney Reed
Recorder’s Court
Oliver Schneider
Edington
Schneider
Bedington
Courts Schedule Docket in Warley and Mobile Cases
Law and Equity Court lists dismissals and amendments in cases such as Warley Fruit & Produce Co v Lucas Ed. Moore Stave Co and Salmon Brick & Lbr. v Jas J Feore with costs and amendments. Circuit Court notes default judgment for E H Hubbard v C C Mechem and several dismissals. Chancery adjourns to Wednesday out of respect to Judge Toulmin.
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Law and Equity Court
Law Side
Berney
Warley Fruit & Produce Co
Lucas Ed. Moore Stave Co
Salmon Brick & Lbr
Jas
J. Feore
Crichton Lumber Co
G. O. Hines
A. Lewis
Auto Service Co
Southern Fuel & Material Co
Cement Products Co
Travin Taylor
Corbett & McMahon
W. JL. Weller & Son
Lydia Phillips
Harry T. Toulmin
Alarming cold wave to hit Alabama tonight
A severe early November cold wave grips the western United States and shifts east toward the Atlantic coast. Record lows in Wyoming include Sheridan 26 below zero and Lander 24 below. The Weather Bureau cautions that intensity may lessen, but warnings extend to Mississippi Alabama Tennessee and Gulf states with a Tuesday arrival for most areas.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mississippi River
Atlantic Coast
Sheridan
Wyo
Lander
Cheyenne
Lowstone National Park
FE Mont
Texas
Texas. Weather Bureau
Ohio
Tennessee
Gulf States
Atlantic States
Florida
Sippi
Alabama
To Cure a Cold in One Day Remedy Note
Claim lists LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets to cure a cold in one day. Promises money back if it fails. Includes E W GROVE signature on each box. 26.
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E. W. Grove
Child Health Note Praises Liver Regulator Use
Somerville boy Loundas P Brindley writes of relief from heavy headaches after four doses of Graer Liver Regulator. He recalls children tasting castor oil and endorses Graer as a wholesome fast-acting tonic for youngsters.
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Loundas
P. Brindley
Somerville
Graer
Jahildren
General Chang Hsun Named as China Vice President Candidate
Reports from Peking indicate General Chang Hsun the long dominant military leader at Hsuchau is urged as vice president by factions in parliament. Li Yuan-hung reportedly backs rejecting Chang Hsun while newspapers debate his military influence and potential to step down from Anhui governance if chosen.
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Associated Press
Peking
Ch Hsun
Hsucha
Meang
Deni
Li Yuan-hung
Chang Haun
Ant Hsun
Hsuchonfu
Chang Hsun
Anhui Province
Chang Hain
China
Population hits 103 million mark in U S growth
Officials from the treasury department release a monthly circulation statement showing the continental United States reached a population of 103,002,000 as of November 1. The figure reflects a rise past the 103 million threshold amid ongoing demographic trends and economic factors shaping the era.
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Mexico City
United States
Associated Press
Washington
Continental United
Trea Department
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Whitman
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Houston
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France
Chamber of Deputies
Louig Dubois
Blizard
Madison
John Aylward
Whitconsin
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N. Y
Mike” Roach
South Carolina
Highland Park Manufacturing Company
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Conn
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Germany
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First Baptist Church
Pukcett
Alabam
Chang
Marley
Devon
Cluett, Peabody & Co., Inc
Makegs
Shelton
S.C
Ogburn-Griffin Gro. Co
Expo
Mallory Line
Tampa
Key W
Mallory Steamship CO
B. F. du Bois
Mobile, Ala
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Tay
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