The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-07


people themselves In each county
should be willing to take primary
steps.
Jimy Britt is the lightweight champion.
but We are still short a heavvweieht
champion, and We may have to accent
Frank Smith, who is confident he could
whip Jeffries, Jeffries may have seen
Frank looming up. and at once stepped
down and out.
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Bgelow's picture has been removed
from the group of former presidents who
directed the affairs of the First Nat
ional bank of Milwaukee There is no
diseounting the fact that Banker Blge-
low is down and out.
Three hundred citizens of Franklin
county, Mississippi have been indicted
for whlteeapping on evidence furnished
by sleuth employed by Governor yarda-
man. Mississippis executive is full of
surprises.
The New York Times says that Chicago
is now reaping the penalty Of putting a
socialistic municipal ownership crank in
the mayors chair" 1t is easy to see that
the Times does not think well of Mayor
Dunno.
Having taken a postgraduate course
in Colorado, President Roosevelt Is to be
made Doctor of Sport" by the Inter-
national Congress of Sport. Theodore will
get an Olympic diploma.
George B. cortelyou is up against the
100000 presidency of the Equitable He
has one advantage over all competitors
he can do his own stenographic work.
For the first time since the prohibition
law was enacated twenty-four years ago
II is to be enforced by Governor Hoch
of Kansas. Better late than never
The lemon pie of some restaurants is
made without lemon, butter or eggs. 1t
is a compound of starch paste and coal
tar products. No dynamite in it.
The Mccormick family, or rather the
farmers who bought reapers, have en-
lowed theological seminary in Chicago
to the extent of a million dollars.
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Providence Baer wants a new lot Of
Americans. He probably proposes to
chloroform the present lot, putting Dr.
Osler in charge of the job.
The theatre-going public know at last
that scenery. costumes and chorus girls
are not a satisfactory substitute for good
acting or good singing.
In order to avoid any further mistakes
the bank clerks in the First National
bank of Milwaukee will be photographed
and measured
A Pennsylvania man who was hanged
offered 5000 for substitute. 1T Is need
less to say that there were no applicants
for the job
Birds on bonnets In Missouri will be
exceedingly rare after June 6, when a
new millinery law goes into effect.
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The man who was welded in Ohio,
wanted In Indiana and detained" In Ken
lucky certainly had his hands full
President Roosevelt is billed to stop In
Chicago, where he can study the labor
and-capital problem on the spot.
The thirty-eight dummy directors of the
Equitable begin to think the time has
come to assert themselves.
Valley Head prefers to receive its mail
matter unground, and its preference
seems to be reasonable
Washington Is elated over having a
winning team. That is enough to make
any town feel good.
Miss Mae Wood is madden than ever
before, because Secretary Loeb says he
never saw her
The beef trust continues to do business
at loss. and the foolkiller has not caught
jimmie Garfield.
Pat Grove proves to be real. He has
come in claiming immunity for past lapses
from the law.
Even the directors of the Equitable de-
sire to unload Jimmie Hyde and his So
cial freaks.
The bars and bobcats in Colorado are
beginning to WEI the smile that never
comes off.
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The Senate has in fifteen months lost
Hanna Quay, Hoar, Bate, Hawley and
Platt.
Andrew Carnegie is still explaining that
| some dukes are excellent men.
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