Alabama Tax Board Hears Case On Coal Mine Leasehold Tax
The Alabama Tax Commission will hear how leasehold interests in eight coal mines in Bibb County should be taxed separate from land. If taxed, operators may appeal to courts. valuation of leaseholds could require complex methods and affect extensive tax amounts over five years.
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State Tax Commission
Centerville
Bibb County
Tax Commission
Alabama Mineral d Company
Supreme Court
Tax Board
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Bible
Alabama
Rev W T Capers Accepts Call in Philadelphia
Rev W T Capers resigns as rector of Church of the Saviour Apostles in Philadelphia after being elected bishop coadjutor of the Protestant Episcopal Church diocese of Texas. He promised to accept the Texas call once his resignation is accepted and has led his parish this past year.
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Philadelphia
Um, Capers
Diocese of Texas
Albert Massey
R. W W. Hudson
Texas
Capers
Plans for National Young Women's camp in Illinois
A report from Aukebeagan Illinois dated November 29 describes plans by the National Young Women's Christian Temperance Union to establish a national encampment for working girls on the north shore near Fox Lake. The event would offer 6 000 Chicago and Highland Park participants an outing with land and buildings provided by Scott's resort for a lakefront rest. Backers include Charitably inclined Chicago figures.
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Aukbegan
Ill
National
Youngen’s Christian Temperance Union
Pox
Chicago
Highland Park
Rest
North Shore
W. Brophy
Scott's Resort
Ienbaum Balks
Suffrage Leaders Open Campaign For Congressional Recognition
International News Service reports from Washington that the forty-fifth annual National American Woman's Suffrage Association convention opened with delegates from forty-two states and a push for congressional recognition. The event features speeches by Jane Addams Leonora O Reilly and Helen King Robinson, plus a proposed new constitution. Public meetings honor Illinois suffrage victory and outline plans for federal amendment efforts with leaders including Carrie Chapman Catt and Anna Howard Shaw.
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National Executive Committee
Columbia Theatre
Jane Adams
Hull House
Chicago
Leonora O'Reilly
New York
Helen King Robinson
Colorado
Carrie ‘Chapman Catt
International Woman Suffrage Alliance
Caroline Rutz-Reese
Jessie Ashley
Helen Hoy Greeley
Raymond Grown
Illinois
Catherine Waugh McCulloch
Ella S
Anna Howard Shaw
Men’s League
James Lees Laidlaw
National Men's League For Woman Suffrage
Joseph Bowen
National Suffrage Association
Mack
Harry Ilsen
Maude Miner
Katherine Davis
Bedford Reformatory
Carrie Chapman Catt
The
Ella Flagg Young
Thomas Hepburn
Hartford
Wedded 68 Days Ends Indianappolis Marriage Dare
Sixty eight days of married life ended for Ethel Melvin O'Brien who wed Fred O'Brien in Indianapolis on a dare. The 19 year old says he married Miss Melvin after a dare by two friends who also wed. Mrs. O'Brien alleges cruelty and that her husband stayed away from home and seeks to restore her maiden name Ethel Melvin.
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Indianapolis
Ethel
Melvin
O’brien
Fred O’brien
Miss Melvin
O'Brien
Fingers Save Bergsland After Accidental Rifle Shot
In Red Wing Minnesota on November 29 Leonard Bergsland escaped severe injury when a rifle fired by a companion passed through his three fingers and stopped before entering his abdomen. The piece tells of a mother’s terror during a child’s croup attack and urges preparedness with available remedies.
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Red Wing
Minn
Leonard Bergsland
Bergland
Severn 90c Large Variety of Fancy Wool Suiting
Severn offers a wide selection of fancy wool suiting in all colors priced at 90 cents, appealing to tailors and customers seeking diverse fabric options.
Serpent Interrupts Sermon at Nashville Methodist Service
Rev. Dykes continued his sermon as a snake crawled down the aisle toward the pulpit. He halted the talk, then stepped on the snake's head and killed it, while the congregation remained unaware until after. Some readers comment that certain people aren’t worth the effort to hate.
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Nashville
Mr. Dykes
Dr King's New Discovery For Persistent Cough Warns Of Consumption
A patient testimonial from Mrs. A F Mertz of Glen Ellyn Iowa praises Dr King's New Discovery for stopping a stubborn cough and aiding sleep. The ad claims the medicine loosens the chest reduces fever and provides prompt relief, urging others to try it for coughs and chest symptoms.
Governor invites cities to paint capitol rotunda panels
Montgomery November 29 Special to Item Alabama's governor will invite sixteen of the state's largest cities to contribute paintings for the capitol building rotundas. The plan aims to depict key events in Alabama history and create a commissions process to oversee the project.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
O'Neal
Capitol
Morris Heilborn Held on Manslaughter Charge
White man Morris Heilborn was held to the grand jury in Montgomery Alabama on a manslaughter charge for the shooting death of Calhoun Hayes a Negro watchman. Bond set at 750 dollars.
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Morris Heilborn
Montgomery
Ala
Calhoun Hayes
Hayes
Heartfelt thanks for sympathy after illness and death
A notice from Mrs Lena and family thanks many friends for their sympathy and assistance during the illness and death of their beloved husband and father. The message expresses gratitude for comforting services and support shown in the hour of distress.
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Lena Eet
Punch in the Jaw Saves Butcher From Surgery
In Berkeley California November 29 Martin Murphy a butcher avoided an operation when Walter Thompson a cigar clerk fractured his jaw with a strong punch. The blow broke the jaw over an infected wisdom tooth buried in the bone but Doctors testified that removal of the tooth would have required surgery. The jury acquitted Thompson of assault and some urged Murphy to pay for the medical care.
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Cal
Martin Murphy
Walter Thompson
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Murphy
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The
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