O Neal Leads Montgomery Escort to Meet President Wilson
Gov O Neal orders staff to assemble Sunday night Oct 26 in full uniform to escort President Wilson from Montgomery to Mobile for the Southern Commercial Congress. Hope to attach governor’s party car to the presidential train. officials expect 100 local attendees. The Montgomery delegation will parade in Montgomery hats and pennants and wear uniform neckwear.
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Montgomery
Ala
O'Neal
Wilson
Mobile
Uthern Commercial Congress
Thomas L. Hackett
Southern Commercial Congress
O’néal
Little Talks on Babyology by Anna Steele Richardson
A period voice column argues mothers should partner with physicians to prevent infant illness through careful daily care. It praises Better Babies Contests, details feedings, skin care, mosquito protection, dental hygiene, sleep positioning, and stopping thumb sucking to improve a child’s development and future health.
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Babyology
Anna Steele Richardson
New York
Corf
Five Episcopal Bishops Named by General Convention
Five missionary bishops were elected by the house of bishops at the general convention. They include Hugh Burleson as Bishop of North Dakota, W. B. Capers for Spokane, Milo H. Cates for Cuba, F. C. Howeda for New Mexico, and the Very Rev. Charles B Colmore for Porto Rico. The selections await ratification by the house of deputies.
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New York
Protestant Episcopal Church
House of Bishops
North Dakota
Hugh Burleson
New York City
Spokane
W. B. Capers
Columbia
Burleson
Church Board of Missions
Capers
Columbia Institute For Girls
Tenn
Milo H. Gates
Chapel of the Intercession
Howden
St. John’s Church
Georgetown
Charles B Colmore
Havana
Cuba
Porto Rico
Haiti
San Domingo
House of Deputies
Monell Sayre
Joint Commission
Episcopal Church
Pee Aerman
Brodie Duke Charged With Manslaughter In Seattle
Lawrence Duke son of tobacco maker Brodie Duke was formally charged with manslaughter in Seattle. An information filed by the prosecuting attorney states Duke drove the automobile involved in the incident on October 21.
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Brodie Duke
Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Laurence Duke
Duke
Alabama Delegation Prep For Southern Educational Meet
In Montgomery Alabama educators plan a Pullman car trip to Nashville for the Southern Educational Association convention beginning October 30. Delegates include W F Feagin Henry J Willingham J L Sibley C L Floyd and W B Paterson with reservations for nearly thirty already.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Southern Educational Asociation
Nashville
Birmingham
W. F. Feagin
Educational Department
Southern Educational Association
Henry J. Willingham
J. L. Sibley
C. L. Floyd
W. B. Paterson
State Normal School For
Polk Miller Dies at 69 in Richmond Home
Polk Miller, a Richmond businessman famed for plantation war stories and Confederate reunion banjo performances, died suddenly at his home in Richmond on October 21. He was 69.
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Polk Miller
Richmond
South
Foreigners Held as Hostages in Torreon
In Torreon General Francisco Villa held 48 Germans and about as many French residents along with several Britons and Spaniards as hostages to deter a federal assault. Americans were allowed to depart. Villa warned they would be sacrificed if the Torreon retake effort continued. the German government seeks safe-keeping assurances.
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Mexico City
Torreon
Francisco Villa
Foreign Office
Telescope Pier Completes on Mount Wilson Crest
The concrete pier for the world’s longest telescope was completed atop Mount Wilson. The 100 inch lens telescope will enhance Carnegie solar observatory’s 60 inch instrument. New glass promises photographs of previously unobservable stars.
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Los Angeles
Mount Wilson
Carnegie Solar Observatory
Autos Claim Victims During Blinding Storm
Five people died in Cleveland during a severe rainstorm last night as cars collided on slick streets. Mary Costello, 45, struck the curb and died en route to a hospital. William Kept, 50, also hit the curb, suffered fatal wounds, a broken leg and internal injuries. Snow followed the rain and froze.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Mary Costello
Apital
William Kept
Faithful Employee Promoter Named to Supreme Court
Washington AP reports Jan Maher was appointed to the Supreme Court yesterday to succeed James H. Kenney. Maher previously served forty eight years ago as a court page and is noted for long service.
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Durham
Associated Press
Washington
Jan Maher
Supreme Court
James H. Kenney
Maher
Court
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