Butler County Good Roads Day Opens With Parade
Greenville Alabama October 27 Butler County Farmers Demonstration Institute and Stock Show opened with a parade led by a large white goods truck carrying a local band. Senator Bankhead Highway officials and locals rode through main streets before a crowded auditorium where John Craft and J S Keller stressed road improvements. Bankhead urged an artificial market plan for this year’s cotton and called for an extraordinary session. Afternoon featured stock shows and actual road work while Educational Day set for Tuesday with county teachers and domestic science and clubs discussed.
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Greenville
Ala
Butler County
Farmers’ Demonstration Institute
Senator Bankhead
Alaama Highway Commission
John Craft
Alabama Highway Commission
J. S. Keller
Alabama
Highway Department
Keller
Bankhead
Montgomery
Court notices and motions in equity and law sessions
In the Courts listings Judge Safford Berney and Judge Thomas H. Smith oversee motions and resets. Cilla Reed v John C. Chapman to amend bill. George Rogers v Robert Rogers et al to strike and amend. guardian ad litem costs if amendment allowed. Maggie Rogers v Joseph Rogers decree pro confesso. Law side items include Maury and Unruh v Post Pub Co default judgment $51.05. Frank Obert v Lambert Water Supply Co costs dismissed. Acree v Werneth plaintiff allowed to amend in red ink. McLaurin v Page jury granted. Courtright v French leave to amend granted.
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Law and Equity Court
Equity
Safford Berney
Cilla Reed
John C. Chapman
George Rogers
Robert Rogers
Guardian Ad Litem
Maggie Rogers
Joseph Rogers
Maury & Unruh
Post Pub. Co
Nisi
Frank Obert
Lambert Water Supply Co
J. D. Acree
C. P. Werneth
A. McLaurin
W. M
Mrs Ley Found Guilty Of Cow Theft In City Court
A guilty verdict was returned in city court on Monday in the case of Mrs Iola Jeanette Ley also known as Mrs C W charged with grand larceny in possession of a cow belonging to Nancy Carson Ley had gained public attention in New Orleans amid earlier prosecutions tied to mail fraud and a matrimonial matter.
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Iola Jeanette Ley
C. W
Nancy Carson
Ley
New Orleans
Mallon Absent at Trial Must Forfeit Bond
Frank Y. Mallon arrested October 28 on indictment charging him with a pan on the land of Annie V ed to appear in the city his case was called Monday and an alias writ of arrest seizure of bond were ordered.
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Frank Y. Mallon
Annie Ved
Pfann Schmidt Freed in Sister’s Murder Case
Ray Pfannidt was found not guilty of murdering his sister Blanche Pfannidt by a Missouri jury today. The jury retired at 1 10 p m and reported the verdict at 10 20 a m. The state’s attorney said the defendant will be tried again.
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Pfanschmidt
Associated Press
Ray Pfannidt
Blanche Pfanit
Pfan- Sun
Wuempr
Yamada Wins Billiard Match in Celton
Associated Press reports Harry d Koji Yamada wins a Players League billiard match in Celton, Pa on October 27 with high runs and averages noted. The exact scores and details are obscured in the fragment.
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Cline
Associated Press
Celton
Harry
Koji Yamada
War funds raised by the Federals near meeting
President Gilmore announced yesterday that emergency funds will support efforts to persuade players in organized ball to join the new league. A call for an adjourned meeting to discuss the league was made and a trical man was consulted as plans proceed. The league’s proposed gathering is set for November 28 in the city.
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Gilmore
New York
Spring Hill to Meet Howard Eleven In Tight Gridiron Clash
Spring Hill College will host Howard College of Birmingham next Saturday in a highly anticipated football duel. Coach Ressijac prepares his squad with strenuous sessions after a half day break honoring Bishop Edward P. Allen. Both teams have posted dominant wins over Anniston, making this matchup potentially the season’s most even contest.
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Spring Hill
Howard College of Birmingham
Ressijac
Howard Bunch
Howard
Banana Peel Sparks $665,900 Rail Suit in Louisiana
William Hoke of Alabama sues Morgan’s Louisiana and Texas Railroad in U S district court for injuries from a fall on October 11 aboard a New Orleans to Morgan City train. He claims dim lights prevented seeing the banana peel and alleges wrongful arrest in Morgan City for two days.
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New Orleans
Morgan
Louisiana and Texas
United States District Court
William Hoke
Alabama
Hoke
Morgan City
Ocean Springs Revival Crowds Grow As Tent Meeting Extends
Special to The Item. Ocean Springs Miss October 27 Rev N R Stone pastor Moss Point Baptist church has held a tent meeting ten days with great interest. The tent is crowded daily and many converts are reported. The town is unusually stirred and the meeting is open to all denominations. It was to run two weeks but no closing date is set due to ongoing interest.
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Ocean Springs
Miss
N. R. Stone
Baptist Church
Moss Point
Revengeful Rat Attacks Woman in New Orleans
Besele Clay at 1517 Custom House Street was bitten on the left arm by a rat while asleep early Monday. The gruesome assault left a deep flesh laceration and she seeks Pasteur treatment at Charity Hospital to prevent infection.
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New Orleans
Beséle Clay
Customhouse Street
Pasteur
Charity Hospital
Judges and lawyers wear cotton clothes in court
In Jackson Mississippi on October 27 judges of the state supreme court heard arguments while dressed in overalls and cotton shirts. Attorneys presenting were similarly clad as part of a local cotton day supporting a wear cotton clothes movement in the South.
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Jackson
Jackson, Miss
Mississippi Supreme Court
South
Honduran Representative Transferred to Manchester England
Federico Milton Pettibone chancellor of the Honduran consulate in Mobile receives notice from Mariano Vasquez that he is transferred to Manchester England as consul there. He is nephew of the late General Manuel Bonilla and served as private secretary to the president. Mobile friends express regret at his departure.
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Federico Milton Pettibone
Honduras
Mobile
Mariano Vasquez
Manchester
England
Pettibone
Manuel Bonilla
Sylvester Offered Second Chance With Federal League
Sylvester, New Orleans outfielder, receives a second offer to join the Federal League from St. Louis and Brooklyn clubs. He remains undecided, having previously declined to jump from organized baseball, with Federal interest continuing after the Southern League season’s end.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Sylvester
New Orleans
Pelican
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Federals
Feds
Public figures arraigned for fighting in a public place
Walter Wiggerfall Sarah Bath and Arthur Taylor were arraigned in the inferior criminal court before Judge Chamberlain for fighting in a public place. Each was fined $101 and costs of fifty days in jail. An appeal was noted by the defendants with bond set at $250.
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Walter Wiggerfall
Sarah Bath
Arthur Taylor
Inferior Criminal Court
Chamberlain
Morningstar Defeats Cochran In Des Moines Billiard Match
Ora Morningstar beat Welker Cochran 400 to 208 in a Billiard Players League match at Des Moines Iowa. Morningstar posted an average 114 to 36 with Cochran at 26 to 36, delivering a decisive victory.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ora Morningstar
Welker Cochran
Morningstar
Cochran
California Syrup of Figs Ad Promotes Child Health
An old fashioned medicine ad touts California Syrup of Figs as a cure for stomach liver and bowel issues in children and adults. It claims a teaspoonful cleanses foul waste and fermenting food from the bowels within hours. The copy warns of counterfeits and urges buying only from the California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Arlington man seeks Mobile information to locate here
D Hicks of Arlington Tennessee writes to Mayor Pillans requesting details about Mobile Alabama and its business climate. He asks for a copy of Mobile's leading daily newspaper to study local news and market conditions.
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T Guiring
Mobile
D. Hicks
Arlington, Tenn
Pillans
Beyond comparée Minstrels matinee and night show
A vintage notice for Al G Field Greater Minstrels listing a matinee and evening performance on a Tuesday in October with a large company of 65 in the troupe. A special train is offered and Billy Busch's Banner band appears with no price advance. Matinee tickets 50 cents to 1.00, children 25 cents. Seats on sale today.
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al G. Field Greater Minstrels
Billy Busch
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