State Aid in Road Building Sought by Many Counties
State Highway Engineer W Kellar reports to the state highway commission that 50 applications for state aid in road construction were received, with improvements underway in six counties. Last quarter contracts were awarded for several projects including gravel and graded roads in Chambers Russell and Lowndes counties, with several firms listed as contractors.
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Imnt
Young
Perry County
L. ©. Rawlinson
Lee
Worthy & Pittard
Lowndes County
Nixon & Construction Company
Tuscaloosa
Covington
Dallas
Elmroe
Franklin
Montgomery
St. Clair
Lawrence
Chilton
Hale
Lamar
Lowndes
Jefferson
Stores For Rent In Various Downtown Blocks
Brick storefronts available for rent at 102-46 N St through Front St 59 N Water St near St Francis and St Michael 112-114 Gov t St between Royal and St Moor 66 St Michael St 313 N Royal near Congress and Adams 54 S Water St between Conti and Government 118 S Commerce St near Church and Government Residence at Claiborne Canal intersection
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N. St
Front St
N. Water
St. Francis and
St. Michael
Govt
Royal and
Tory Brick Store
S. Water St
Ween Conti and Government
S. Commerce St
Church and Government
Weather for Fourth Game of Big Series
Boston October 13 A northerly breeze cooled the air for today’s world series game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Braves. The sky was partly overcast with no rain expected.
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Boston
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Braves
Cabiria Film Costs and Cast of 700 Actors
The silent epic Cabiria cost 250000 dollars and employed 700 actors 20 elephants and 50 horses over 14 months. Filmed across Etna Algeria Switzerland and Italy the production used studio sets at Itala Film Company Turin with a 120 foot high Temple of Moloch constructed for exterior scenes.
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Gabriele dAnnunzio
Lyric Theatre
Rome
Carthage
Mount
Etna
Algeria
Hannibal
Alps
Switzerland
Turin
Italy
Leghorn
Fulvius Axilla
Moloch
Civita Vecchia
Cabiria
Axilla
Mediterranean
Itala Film Company
Stuicco
Mrs. McGowan Case to Be Probed by Pensacola Jury
Circuit court in Pensacola convened with 36 jurors summoned to appear for a grand jury. The panel will investigate several homicides from the past six months, led by the death of Buster Brown at the courthouse. Nurses Florence McGowan of Mobile is held in connection with the case.
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Pensacola
Fla
Wolff
Buster Brown
Florence McGowan
Mobile
Bishop Allen Heads to Camp Walton After Pensacola Visit
Bishop Allen left Pensacola for Camp Walton Florida where a new church has been erected after laying the cornerstone of the Pensacola hospital and speaking at a Sisters of Charity banquet. He will return Wednesday and then proceed to Mobile.
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Pensacola, Fla
Allen
Pensacola Hospital
Sisters of Charity
Camp Walton
Mobile
Division of Receipts at Fenway Park in Boston
Oct 18 attendance 35 520 with total receipts 63 808 National commission share 6 390 80 Players share per club not shown.
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Fenway Park
Boston
National Commission
Phere Stas
Masons to Visit Montgomery for First Scottish Rite Council Event
A large contingent of Alabama Consistory and Council of Kadosh members from Birmingham will travel to Montgomery in October 2022 to organize a new consistory and witness the first official visit of General George Fleming Moore, commander of the Southern jurisdiction. Moore will confer the thirty third degree, marking a significant milestone for Southern Masonry.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Consistory
Council of Kadosh
Sottish Masonry
Montgomery
George Fleming Moore
Philadelphia Players Hope to Even Series After Strikes
In Boston on Oct. 13, Philadelphia players believed the Braves were at their peak while the Athletics underperformed. Baker admitted he could not understand why he struck out twice in succession.
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Boston
Mass
Philadelphia
Braves
Athletics
Baker
Good Roads Program Draws Leaders at State Exposition
Montgomery October 13. The good roads program at the state fair grounds draws interest with Senator John H Bankhead promising to deliver Legislative Aid for Highways. Governor-elect Charles Henderson will discuss The Future of Road Building and State Highway Engineer W S Kellar will present Good Roads. Kellar will preside and invite county commissioners to attend and participate in the discussion.
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Montgomery
State Fair Grounds
John H. Bankhead
Charles Henderson
W. S. Kellar
Kellar
American Merchants Shielded in Trade with Europe
President Wilson said American merchants trading in Europe would have government backing to the limit of their rights and did not expect interference by warring nations. He noted most business was normal, with the cotton situation sparsely affecting activity and an anticipated improvement.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Europe
Judge Skeggs refuses to sign cotton session petition
Decatur Alabama October 13 Probate Judge William E Skeggs declines to sign Judge W N Morris petition asking Gov Emmet O Neal to call a special session to relieve the South cotton crisis He endorses Wade plan for a 150 million bank pool to handle the cotton issue noting his farming ties and practical view
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Skeggs
Decatur
Ala
William E. Skeggs
W. N. Morris
Geneva County
Emmet O'Neal
South
Wade
St. Louis
Judge Skeggs
Telephone Company to Buy 100 Bales of Cotton
Decatur Alabama October 13 J B Cassels district manager of Southern Bell Telephone Company has orders to buy 100 bales of cotton at ten cents a pound from farmers in the local district One bale has already been bought and placed on the sidewalk in front of the Decatur office with a large sign The remaining bales will be purchased as rapidly as possible.
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Decatur
Ala
J. B. Cassels
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Captain R. L. Butt of Montgomery Dies in Atlanta
Captain Richard Butt, a famed Alabama railroad conductor and Montgomery County politician, dies in Atlanta at his son's home after years of poor health. He served Montgomery in the 1911 Alabama legislature and ran for sheriff in the recent primary. Survived by wife Mary Elizabeth Jordon and three sons, his funeral escort included railroad conductors, Shriners, and other fraternal orders.
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Montgomery
Ala
Richard Butt
Alabama
Montgomery County
Sayre Street
Captain Butt
Atlanta
Mystic Shrine of Masonry
The
Knights of Pythias
the Elks
Red Men
Order of Railway Conductors
Baptist Church
Midway
Mary Elizabeth Jordon
Warren J
Elizabeth T. Jordon
Richard L. Butt, Jr
Southern Railway
Howard Butt
Jacksonville
Fla
Arthur Butt
Pensacola
Order of Railroad
Shriners
Fraternity
Pensacola Postmaster Nominee Favored by Congressman
Congressman Emmett Wilson recommends Ben S. Hancock for Pensacola postmaster amid a split in local white Democratic ranks over a primary selection. Hancock, a Wilson ally in past primaries, faces opposition from W. Chipley Jones and has broad support across the district.
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Pensacola
Fla
Emmett Wilson
Ben S. Hancock
Wilson
Hancock
W. Chipley Jones
Jones
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Gomery
W. Kellar
State Higher Commission
Capid
City Bank
Bell Phone
N. Royal
Congress
Adam S
Aml
Tion, Claiborne and Canal
Sage-Burgett & Yuille
ST. Francis ST
Ette
Eslava
Jackson
Wilkinson
Hall
Leston
Eston
Franklin and Conti Sts
Tion Hall
Worthwest
Church and
Wilkinson and Conti
N. L. Vickers
Charles Henry Meltzer
Harry Lewis
Fulaio
Fulvio
Cindira
Harrew
Wilcox
Mississipp
Wayne County
Miss
Greene County
Mobile County
G. Kilborn
N. Royal St
NT & Croom
St. Michael St
North Conception St
Dauphin
W. Davitt St
Savannah Street
Morrill & Lyons
Norville Bros
Sterb’s Bakery
N. Royal Street
Tates Borane
S. Partridge Hardware CO
M’gowan
Bishop Allen
Camp Walton, Fla
R. L. Butt
Ben Hancock
Pensacola City
Jimmy Pipe
Prince Albert
Makin’s
P. A
Pringe Albert
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