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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-26
AIabamians in Washington

Washington, August @. Special. .)-Mrs and Mrs. John M Caldwell of Birminx- ham were. visitors in Washington this
 A jolly party of, tourists from Greenviile, Ala, spent a few days in Washington this week. The party. was composed of Mir EarnesttA. Herlong, Nils. AZ, 4. Beelapd, MT. l.. T. Beeland. Mir. T. F. Zealand, Mrs. !. P. Beeland and MT, H, C.. seele,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-26
McEniry's Statement

William Hugh McEniry, whose earnest efforts and concentration upon his du- ties as secretary of the Bessemer cam paign committee of the Saloon Opposition league were a material aid to his CO., workers during the fight of the past few weeks today made the following state ment:
 By 67 votes above the divide, 1t was decreed that Bessemer should have F saloons and it's attendant evils. This vas small majority but believing in the principle of majority rule the flag of the Saloon Opposition league now stands for the enforcement of the newly established law. Our doors are only tenn porarily closed as we will be sided with the opposition in making, If possible, the new order of things successful"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-26
London Press Alarmed

London, August 25.--Now that labor con- d:tions in the kingdom have become nor mai, the press and public are preoccupied with the possible menace to the national life involved in the growing strength of the labor movement. It is realized that a combination of workers of many indus tries in a simultaneous strike may have consequences. One result of the discussion is the almost universal demand for the repeal of the trades disputes act of 1906, which sanctioned peaceful picket i'm li
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-26
ROBSON SMILES
 AT ROGERS CARD

Washington, August 5.-(Special.) )-Cap- tain Hobson stopped in Washington 15 minutes at o'clock this morning on his way from Birmingham to New York. When shown the card of John A. Rogers. ago, he simply smiled. It is expected here that Congressman Hobson will have opposition next year but he does not ap- pear worried. It is generally understood that he will oppose Johnston for the Sem ate in 1914
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-26
COoney Made President

| Columbus, O., August 25.--Edward J. Cooney of Providence, R. l., editor of the Providence Visitor, today was elected president of the Catholic Press | association, which was organized by editors of Roman Catholic newspapers | and magazines here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-26
Deaths and Funerals
C. D. Watts

The body of C. D. Watts. who died in Chepultepec, arried in Birmingham yesterday. and was taken in charge by Shaw & Son. The funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from Elmwood chapel.
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Mrs. A. A. Carr

Mrs A. A. Carr. aged B years. died this morning, at o'clock al the family residence 1915 South Fourteenth street, after short Illness. Mrs. Carr Is sur vived by her husband, A. A. Carr, who is with the General Film company of Atlanta, and one. son, John W. Carr. Funeral arrangements will be announce ed later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-26

Nathan Straus, the New York phil apthropist, is the official delegate of the United States Government to the International Congress for the Pro tection of Infants, which will be held in Berlin. This snapshot of Mir. Straus was taken just before his sailing on the steamship George Washington, from New York, on August 19.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-26
German Lutheran Services

Services will be. held tomorrow as follows at the German Lutheran Zion church, corner of Avenue B and Nine- teenth street; Sunday school at 9:S0 a. m, services in German at 10:S0 a. m. The pastor will oficate at these serv- ices. Everybody. is cordially invited to he present..
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Harry DanielI

The funeral services over the body of Harry Danien, who was killed several days ago, were held Thursday morn ing at 10 o'clock. Interment was in Elmwood cemetery. He was survived by a widowed mother and several sis
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General News

The unusual sight of the culprits and their sponsors waiting at the bar to be judged but the judge cometh not was visible in the police courtroom this aft ernoon which is the semi-monthly hold ing of juvenile court and Judge Murphy did not appear to preside. The reason for his failure to come was not known this afternoon and the boys gave them selves further probation terms.
 After three years of service furnace No of the Woodward group at Wood ward was blown out today for repairs interior. Furnace number was blown in for the production of pig iron, making the number two now in operation.
 Bessemer will play North Birmingham whose batting averages are classy, at the City league park tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
 The weeds now bordering the sidewalks and filling the lots of vacant property must be cut is the edict issued by the mayor today and City Clerk Houston was authorized to have it done by the street department of the city forces and charge the price of labor to the property owners. Last season over $30O was spent by the city in doing this and was not fully recovered from the property owners the plan of attaching the cost to the taxes did not prove feasible so printed blank as bills of accounts will be made to every person responsible for the condi- tion of places overgrown with weeds If there Is any refusal to pay this the cases will be taken into the courts for settlement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-26
Methodist Protestant Services

The services of the Methodfst Pro- testant church will be held sunday morning in the F'raternal hall building on Third avenue, between Twenty-sec- ond ana Twenty third streets Sunday school will meet at 10 o'clock and ,raaching wifi be held at II o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-26
9 B. Raightman

The body of B. Raightman, who died in Atlanta, arrived in the city yester- day and was taken in charge by Shaw & Son Definite funeral arrangements have not been made as yet
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Liquor Is Destroyed

In execution of orders issued in the circuit court at Birmingham by Clerk Waldrop after condemnation proceedings before Judge E. c. Crow on August 12, 1911, Deputies Edmondson Parker and Herring destroyed a dray load of liquor seized by Birmingham deputies during their raids here. There were seven casks of beer and four cases of whisky taken to the usual flat rock on the outskirts of the city and emptied, feeding a tiny stream of alcohol that trickled into the creek nearby, Small quantities from a dozen soft drink stands in the city com posed the lot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-26

Frank J. Gould, the New York mill ionnaire, and owner of fine string of race horses declared. in an interview in New York that the racing situation in this country disgusted him and that he would probably settle down in Paris and make he French capital his per manent place of residence.
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TWENTY-FIVE PERSONS KILLED
 IN LEHIGH VALLEY WRECK
6coNTINUED FROM PAGE D


 dining car, In going into the ditch east of the trestle, had brought down sew eral telegraph poles with scores of wires, telegraphic service was broken and will not be restored until tomor- row.
 Late tonight three persons were taken out of the vestibule that fell into the gulch a short time previous. Two were dead and the other, small boy still was alive, though severely injured.
 Right Rev. Monsignor Thomas J. Hen- drick of Ovid, N. F., Rev. Father w. H. Harrington of Itahaca and Rev. James Griffin of Rochester, who were in the dining car, was painfully bruised. They hastened, however. to the aid of the in jured and administered the last rites of the Catholic church to the dying.
 Sisters Hortensia and Veda of a Geneva convent, though suffering from shock and bruises, also went among the injured and dying to render aid and comfort.
 Among the injured who were taken to Rochester was Rev. and Mrs. Whitley, an aged couple of Boydton, Va.
 Coroner D. A. Eisline of Shortsyille took charge of the work at the wreck, as sisted by Coroners Armstrong of Canandi- qua and Flint of Geneva. Coroner Arm strong was assigned particularly 70 in- vestigating the legal aspect of the disaster and after a preliminary examination of the scene he said:
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LICE LoY. Undertaken. Phones 7ss
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Personals

 Mrs s. F. Mayfeld of Tuscaloosa is the guest of MT and Mrs. T. T. Huev and will remain in this city fort night.
 Tom Thornton is visiting relatives at Clanton.
 Mrs. E. I4 Bloodworth and little son of ,Vicksburg, Miss. and Miss Ida
 Brockman of Hattiesburg, Miss, will arrive tomorrow to spend a week with
 Miss Mary Brockman at the home of Mrs. I. E. Taylor. MT. and Mrs Lee Thornton have re- turned from. visit to Blount Springs, Miss Tackle Rogers, graduate nurse of the Robinson hospital. left today for her home in Atlanta. Ga, where she will reside.
 Mrs. G. W. Harrison and Miss Eudora
 Harrison have returned to their home in
 Eutaw after visit 10 Mr. and Mrs. George Harrison. | Mrs. Will Haley and daughter 'of | Green Pond are 4tfe} guests of Mrs. S D. Haley. H f sss
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SHAW. the Undertaken. Phones 3.

JOHNS undertaking co.. Phones 1og
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Broken Rail

IL lOOkS lO 1lle db llOuBn lilt Nld'h was bad and there was probably broken rail Tt looks as if the first truck of the first car that was derailed left the rails about 50 feet from the west end of the bridge We will hold no inquest until we identify all of the bodies"
 Late tonight while the wrecking crews were trying to remove part of the wreck age the day coach that stood on end fell into the gulley, adding to the debris at the bottom under which 1t is possible a few more bodies may be concealed. A narrowing aftermath of the work is the scantiness of means of Identifying the leictims. Rescuers in their haste 10 remove clothing and effects from the victims neg | lected to keep the various articles rear the bodies. The breaking down of the tele- graph service was confusing because of 1 the inability of those who are safe to send news to anxious relatives. It prob ably will be days before the full list of dead Is made up. The features of some are so badly disfigured that Identification I in any case will be difficult,
 | A pathetic sight was witnessed in the Manchester station tonight, where the hats of the men in blue with their gold braid and the more pretentious headgear of the sons of veterans were piled up with baggage, bloody garments, um-
 
 | of which are the property of the dead. 1 The wrecked train was in charge of Con- ductor James TIillick of Geneva with En- | gineers Bowman and Callan on the en- i zines. Conductor Hillick had just stepped from the dining car to the next car in front when the dining car left the track. He pulled the signal for brakes and both engineers responded instantly. Ens;neer Bowman Of the second engine was leaning from his cab window and after he turned on the brakes he looked backward to learn the cause of the trouble and saw the cars toppling off the bridge.
 | A number of persons had miraculous escapes. One woman was all that re- mained alive from a family of four. Two men jumped through window ana es- lcaped with slight cuts.
 | Railroad men say the cause was a 1 broken rail or the spreading of the rails. | Washington, August 25-Chairman Jud- | son c. Clements of the interstate com merce commission tonight directed H. w. Belknap. chief inspector of railway acci- dents, and two of the commission experts | to proceed instantly to the scene of the Manchester disaster to make a thorough investigation. They will reach Manches- ter early tomorrow.
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 white bonbons regaled the guests dur ing the playing. At the conclusion of the progressive games ices and cake, in the predominant colors, were served Personals
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-02-09
NeedmOre.

| Special 10 Tie Nez0S.
Sparkling is the order of the day.
Frank Foster is now agent for Magic
Food.
Misses Josie and Carrie Thomas were
horseback riding Saturday.
Miss Florence Pickett visited home
folks last week.
Tom Defur returned from the lock
and dam Monday.
Mrs. Liddie Thomas called on her
daughter, Mrs. Cora Smith, Sunday.
Bee Thomas and best girl were out
driving Sunday.
Mrs. Angie Pickett called on Mrs.
Liddie Thomas Monday.
Miss Martha Hudson called on Miss
es Angie and Carrie Thomas Saturday.
L. B. Mcintyre still makes his regu-
lar call at j. D. Defur's.
Ed Smith is hanging his hat on John
Condra's COW horn.
John Hardy called at Jim Thomas
Sunday.
Ben and Daisy Daffron called at Brit
Thomas this week
One girl says Ben Daffron looks pref
ty, and another wants to know what
has become OF Oscar Spangler.
Miss Josie Thomas returned home
from Chattanooga Saturday.
Misses Josie and Carrie Thomas were
shopping in Whitwell Monday.
We are glad to know that Marvin
Hicks is still in the land of the living.
Pet.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-02-09
ketchan.

Specialize ne NrssS.
Abe Jackson is progressing nicely
with his logging job.
Mr.. Howard, of Jasper, made bus
mess trip to the cove Monday.
Misses Sallie and Ellie Lasater, and
Ellen Raulston and Clara Smith ant
Mr.. John Underwood went to the cove
Sunday to see the saw mill.
Miss Neppie Smith and Grant Smith
called on Mrs. Julia Smith Sunday ev'
ening.
Rev. Jack Willis preached an excel
lent sermon at the Battle Greek Insti-
tute Sunday.
Henry Pickett, from Orme, Tenn,
was in the Cove Friday. looking after
logging job.
They are preparing to build the new
church house near Ketchall.
Bob Smith has his new store house
completed and moved in Thursday.
Rev. Brown preached AT Ebenezer
Sunday, very large crowd attending.
Mansel Raulston moved Lonnie Sta
tum to Sweeten's Cove Wednesday.
W. R. Smith is hauling lumber for
C. A. D. Farris & Co. They say the
road is in a bad fix.
Our Sunday school is improving and
has been doing finely for the last few
Sundays. Hope we will have large
attendance later on.
Harry Mcconnell and sister, Mira,
spent Sunday with Laura and Walter
Templeton.
J. B. Hunt went up the Cove Fri
day.
NARROW Hudson and Mr. Howard s
son made a business trip in the cove
Friday.
Sam Gudger and Claton Bird visit
ed the saw mill Sunday.
Mrs. Wash Templeton has taken
three boarders, George and Tom Hud-
son and Mr.. Nicely. They are hauling
logs to the saw, mill.
Charlie Templeton spent Sunday
with his brother, Wash Templeton,
Mr.. Hughes moved out from the
Cove Friday.
ALI Anderson made a business trip
to the saw mill, looking for job
Monday
Grover Greer, Jack Smith and Lew
is Smith visited Walter Templeton
Sunday evening.
Willie Webb. from Jasper, visited
his sister, vinia Templeton. Sunday.
Harry Mcconnell is hauling wagon
fellows to Kimball Switch.
George and Hugh Kelly from JAS
per, called on Walter Templeton Sat
urday night.
Misses Laura and Manda Templeton
visited Miss Mira Mcconnell Wednes-
day evening.
Mrs. July Smith and Laura Tenn
pleton visited Mrs. Mcconnell and
went to see the mill Tuesday evening.
Henry Smith went out of the cove
with three wheels to his
wagon.
Sorry to hear "Uncle Tom has
written his last letter. reckon he is
tired. Grasshopper.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-02-09
Gowan, Okla.
Special TO tie Nezvs.

Special TO tie NfzOs.
Good morning, all ye writers.
thought would write again as my
first letter missed the waste basket.
This is nice spring day and every
body is preparing their ground to
plant, and work has started up again
and everything is moving along nice
ly. A lot of people left here while
work was shut down.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Huntley have
left here for Guiden, Mo,
Mr.. Sivel and family left for Ark
ansas this week.
Miss Winnie Bane is talking of 60
ing to Henrietta, Okla, to make her
future home.
Misses Ethel Roberts and Winnie
Bane spent Friday evening with Miss
Brittle Rush.
Miss Myrtle Lane spent Sunday ev-
ening with Mrs Halle Treadwell.
Mrs J. g. Treadwell and daughter,
Miss Mildred, called on Mrs. Moore
Sunday evening.
Miss Brittle Rush spent Sunday ev-
ening with Mrs. Lizzie McBee.
Miss Bell Gorden is staying at Cam
bra now, and her chums miss her from
Gowen.
Miss Halle Treadwell's mother Wis
tied Mrs. N. N. Rush Friday evening.
Judson Treadwell, of .McAlester, Ok
la, is spending few days with his
brothers in Gowan this week.
N. N. Rush and son, RUDE. and
Sam Robbins, went hunting Wednes-
day and killed some mighty fine game.
Well we people here in Oklahoma
sure have to live out of paper sacks
and tin cans. thought when we
came here from Tennessee we would
get something better than we had been
having, but we didn't. Work is all
right here. You sure get good pay
but the stores get it all.
Jimmie K John" come on with
your pieces. sure do like to read
them. Watch out for the cross-eyed
man when you go to see Sal.
Wake up, You CIifty writers, and
get hustle ON yourselves. You sure
ly haven't forgotten me, and we al
ways had good time when / was in
Tennessee. Come on, Mountain |
Rose" You had better come to Okla |
homa.
Wishing the News and its readers
happiness. will close.
Oklahoma Girl. |
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-02-09
Wauhatchie.

Special 10 tie Nez0s.
Dave McNabb entertained Eman
Owens Tuesday night.
Eman Owens made trip to town
Thursday.
Bro. Mcfarland was called to preach
at J. F. Owens Thursday night.
Several were out and nice time was
reported.
j. F. Owens and Bro. Mcfarland
went to town Friday.
Bro. Will True will preach at Wau-
hatchie the fourth Sunday in this
month and there will be dinner on the
ground. Everybody is invited. Come
and bring full baskets and plenty of
fried chicken in the baskets without
any feathers on their legs.
Mrs. J. F. Owens is still on the
sick list,
Mrs. Massey and Miss Minnie Hart
man called on the Misses Owens Sum
day afternoon.
The Wauhatchie people are having a
fine prayer meeting every Sunday
night. Everybody come and take a
hand in it.
E. B. Simpson called on his father
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sharp visited home
folks Sunday.
e. B. Owens made a call at
Union Bethel Saturday and Sunday.
and said he enjoyed his trip finely,
and will make another trip soon.
Come on, "Red Wings" you need
mt worry now. Rambling Jack.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-02-09
MunrOe. Okla.


Social 10 fAe kews. n.y. ...e=
Mr.. Editor: If You will allow me
space in your paper, will try to Civ
few sketches from this part of the
country.
We have been having some very dry
weather out here but think the rair
man will send us some rain after 9
while. 1t is getting along about farm
ing time. Everybody is getting ready
for business. The farmers have been
blowing.
Our little debating club is on high
scale now, or will be Saturday night.
think we sure do have plenty of
good singing out here.
Free school is going on here and
will continue until cotton chopping
time when it will suspend for a term
of few weeks. 1t will also suspend
for cotton picking time.
like this place much better than |
did Tennessee.
The county is putting in a good
road pretty close ITO us leading to
Monroe, and connecting with the Po-
teau road.
What is the reason can't hear from
the Pocket Creek people! If R. q.
Floyd sees this letter, l sure believe
he will be glad
We are all we'll and able to work if
We wasn't so lazy.
1 can't see why Miss Lula Griffith
won't write to the News.
j. G. Flovd has just come in from
his barber shop.
Lee Floyd hung his nose on his face
and went to see his girl, and when
he got there the old woman came to
the door and asked him if he raised
any veds this years, and he said, Il
think ma did, and pa has got some
pigs"
Mr.. Hart is blowing like every
thing.
J. G. Morrison and wife passed
here going to church Sunday evening.
Mr.. Hart preached at Poteau View
Sunday.
The passenger train on the r. l.
r. r. between Monroe and Hartford,
No. Al, west bound few the track and
tore up about 200 yards of track re-
Gently. The engine and tender on one
side of the road and the coaches laid
sprawled over the other side, what
wasn't across the track. Three people
were killed and several injured very
badly.
Will Floyd took a trip to Hartford.
While there he went into restaurant
to have dinner and he ordered fish, so
the waiter brought him some smelt.
He said of all the smelt he ever smelt
he never smelt smelt like those smelt
smelt. So he ordered some honey.
After waiting about Is minutes he
says, "Waiter, where is my honey
The waiter said, (Which one of
them. +" So, Will, never put your feet
on the table unless pigs feet are on the
bill of fare.
I think there will be singing at Pot
eau View Sunday. Everybody come.
I wish the News all the luck that
it is looking for, and everyone that is
reading it. I don't see how anyone
can help reading it for it is the paper
that tells all the news you are looking
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-02-09
Kelly's Ferry.
Special 10 tie Meas.

Special 10 TIE Meas.
Playing ball is the order of the day.
We had very good lain Monday,
didn't we.
Alex Anderson called on /. Newsom
Monday.
Mis-. Elizabeth Ellis and Mrs. May
and Ruby Newsom called on Mrs. Bell
McNabb and found no one at home
one day this week.
Jim Jones has been on the sick list
the last three or four weeks.
What is the matter with River Sa.
GER l haven't heard from him in a
long time. Come on, Trouble, lei
us hear from you. Rosebud.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-02-09
Memphis Lady Writes

Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. Emma d. Loon.
ey, Memphis, writes;'T suffered misery
for nearly eight years. Since taking
Cardui, I am much stronger, and 1
haven't missed single meal. hardly
know how to express my gratitude. y
Don't IVORY about your symptoms
Cardui goes deeper down. w TAT you
need is strength. Strength will enable
you to throw off female troubles and
will prevent the headache, backache,
dizziness and other symptoms that you
now suffer from. Cardui helps you get
it. 10
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-02-09
Tortured for Is Years.

by cure-defying stomach trouble that
baffied doctors, and resisted all RENE
dies, he tried, John W. Modders, of
Moddersville, Mich seemed doomed.
He had to sell his farm and give up
work. His neighbors said, she can't
live much longer. Whatever ate
distressed me-" he wrote, s'till tried
Electric Bitters, which worked such
wonders for me that can now eat
things could not take for years. Its
surely a grand remedy for stomach
trouble. - Just as good for the liver
and kidneys. Every bottle guaranteed.
Only SOC at Whitwell Drug Co., of
Whitwell.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-02-09
Life Saved at Deaths Door.

II never felt so near my grave,
writes w. R. Patterson, of Yelling
ton, Tex, when frightful cough and
lung trouble pulled me Gown to 10C
pounds, in spite Of doctors treatment
for two years. My father, mother and
two sisters died of consumption, and
that am alive today is due solely to
DR.. Kings New Discovery, which
completely cured me. Now / weigh
1877 pounds and have been we'll and
strong for years. Quick, safe, sure,
it's the best remedy on earth for
coughs, colds, lagrippe, asthma, Group
and all throat and lung troubles. SOC
and $t.00 Trial bottle free. Guaran-
teed by Whitwell Drug Co., of Whit
we'll.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-02-09

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