Dodson Held After Gadsden Baby Shooting in Anniston
O P Dodson, jailed in Anniston after a case linked to a shooting at Gadsden, pleads for his two young sons Joe and Robert. He describes his anguish, claims no memory of harming them, and says he went to see the boys as authorities took him into custody.
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Dodson
Gadsden
Anniston
Joe
Robert
O. P. Dodson
Calhoun County
The
Evening Star
John Wampler
B. M. Pike
Warrant for Dodson Filed After Shocking Incident
Sheriff W C LeGrande received the warrant for Dodson this afternoon charging assault to murder. A note to Dodson said the child shot is resting well. Dispatch from Gadsden provides details of Dodson's apparently insane act.
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W. C. LeGrande
Dodson
Gadsden
Dodson Kills Son and Wounds Wife in Demented Act
O P Dodson a telegraph operator shot and mortally wounded his 3 year old son and fired at his wife twice missing her. After weeks away he returned to his home on Sixth street and approached the front door calling to his wife before the attack.
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Dodson
Gadsden
O. P. Dodson
Sixth Street
Dressed as a Woman in Mourning Ragan Threw Officers Off His Trail
The former Postmaster J M Ragan vanished after leaving Anniston on Friday night March 29. He traveled via Birmingham and Atlanta using disguises and a companion to buy tickets, then headed toward New York before vanishing. Police tracks were tangled by his feigned mourning and multiple tickets.
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Ragan
J. M. Ragan
Anniston
Birmingham
Memphis
Atlanta
New York
Ragen
Peace Delegates Ready To Return From Conference
Delegates to the peace conference express satisfaction with the meeting and plan to return home today. They believe the talks will influence the Hague conference and discuss plans for a future national gathering. Andrew Carnegie receives the Legion of Honor from the French government at a banquet at the Hotel Astor.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
Hotel Astor
Countryman Arrested Over Counterfeit Ten Dollar Bill
O B Hayes of Bucks Pocket Jackson County was arrested by Gadsden police in April for attempting to pass counterfeit ten dollar bills. A bill found on him had its value raised from one to ten by pasting over numbers. Hayes claims a local grocer gave him the bill. Police link him to the Stansell gang, once convicted at Fort Payne, and held him for U S authorities.
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The
Star
Gadsden
O. B. Hayes
Bucks Pocket
Jackson
Hayes
Stansell
Fort Payne
United States
Tragic shooting ends in capture after pursuit
A man named Dodson fired through a broken window at a child calling for his father, injuring the boy with a gunshot to the chest. Police pursued with bloodhounds, captured Dodson near a creek, and jailed him. Dodson had recently returned from Atlanta and had been in a demented state.
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Dodson
Atlanta
Robbed in Jail by Women Prisoners
In Gadsden on April 18 an inmate, O H McCollins of Marshal County, was robbed in his jail cell by two women. A negress restrained him with a broom while the white woman searched his pockets and took $20. They told the warden they would pay fines and were released, later rearrested after McCollins reported the loss.
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Gadsden
O. H. McCollins
Marshal County
McColling
McCollins
Thaw counsel partially settled as Hartridge and Peabody retained
In New York on April 18 the squabble over Thaw counsel was partially settled with the retention of Hartridge and Peabody. Peabody and Roger O'Mara interviewed Thaw separately in the Tombs, but would not discuss the conference. Dr. Smith Ely Jeliffe, alienist for the defense, spent over two hours with Thaw in the Tombs, accompanied by Peabody.
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The
Star
New York
Hartridge
Peabody
Roger O'Mara
Pittsburg
Thaw
Smith Ely Jeliffe
Ouster Suit Set in Texas Courts
Special to the Star Austin Texas April 18 The case of the state of Texas vs the Waters Pierce Oil Company was called in district court and set for trial at the May term The suit seeks forfeiture of the permit to do business in the state and enormous penalties for alleged violations of Texas antitrust laws It is linked to the probe of Senator Bailey by the state legislature
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the Star
Austin
Tex
State of Texas
the Waters
Pierce Oil Company
Oil Company
Bailey
First Defenders' Reunion Marks 46th Baltimore March
Pottsville hosts the National Defenders' association annual reunion commemorating the 46th anniversary of the march to defend the national capital. Five original units from Reading Allentown Pottsville Lewistown formed 530 men. today fewer than 100 survivors remain.
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Pottsville
National Defenders’ Association
Baltimore
National Capital
Reading
Allentown
Lewistown
Dead Count Surpasses Six Hundred In Mexican Quake
Mexico City as of April 18 reports place fatalities over 600 with several hundred injured. Inaccessible villages may hide more losses and a full tally is unlikely. Rescue efforts are hampered by ruined districts and communication delays with Americans.
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Mexico City
Gom
Deby
Happiness or Death Ends Clifton Forge Elopement
Parental interference halted Mabel Pendleton and Stuart Gay as they fled Clifton Forge to marry in Washington. Returning home despondent, the 18 year old girl and 16 year old boy leaped from a 40 foot Jackson River bridge. both drowned and bodies unrecovered as the town searched.
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Staunton
Love
Clifton Forge
Mabel Pendleton
Stuart Gay
Clifton Porge
Washington
Jackson River
Grand Master to Visit Anniston April 26
District Deputy T. E. Watson reports Grand Master W. M. Crawford of Alabama will attend meetings of the Odd Fellows in Anniston on Friday evening April 26 at the Odd Fellows' ball above the Anniston National Bank. The following day Watson will accompany Crawford to Cochran Springs.
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T. E. Watson
W. M. Crawford
Grand Jurisdiction of
Alabama
Anniston
Odd Fellows of Phie
Odd Fellows’ Ball
Anniston National
Mr. Watson
Mr. Crawford
Cochran Springs
Black Hand Attack Destroys Priest’s Home in Hazleton
In Hazleton Pennsylvania on April 18 a Black Hand blast destroyed the home of Rev Yankola pastor of St Joseph’s Catholic church. The blast threw the priest from bed but no one seriously injured. Two church factions had clashed for months and a recent threatening letter warned him to leave the city.
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Hazleton
Yankola
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Iowa Electricians Meet in Clinton for Annual Convention
The Iowa Electrics association, representing the electric light and railway interests of the state, opened its annual convention in Clinton on April 18. Three days will cover technical papers and discussions of mutual interests.
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Clinton
Towa
Iowa Electrics! Association
Electric Light and Railway
M'Afee Sues For Nearly A Million
In Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Coleman hears William H. McAfee vs Atlanta and Birmingham Air Line Railroad. McAfee seeks 650000 for labor and work on the Atlanta to Birmingham line. It is the largest case in county history and may stretch two to three weeks with expert witnesses from Philadelphia and other contractors.
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Birmingham
Coleman
William H. McAfee
Atlanta & BirmIngham Air Line Railroad Company
Atlanta
Jefferson County
Philadelphia
Southern Intercollegiate Track Meet Opens At Vanderbilt
A half dozen prominent colleges including Sewanee and the universities of Georgia and Tennessee sent top performers to the Southern Intercollegiate meet under Vanderbilt athletics. A large entry list promises record-breaking performances.
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Nassville
Penn
Sewanee
Georgia
Tennessee
Southern Intercolegiate Athletic Association
Vanderbilt University
Plans for a Modern Sanitarium by C W Carlton
Architect C W Carlton prepares plans for a two story sanitarium for Dr Sellers and Partners to be built soon in this city. The design includes four surgical wards on the first floor and five private wards plus a large six bed ward on the second floor with modern heating ventilation lighting and sanitation systems from eastern hospitals.
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C. W. Carlton
Carlton
Socialists and Workmen Clash in Lodz Causing Casualties
Special to the Star from Lodz Nassia April 18 report continuous fighting between Socialists and workmen for two days with 23 casualties. Authorities fail to quell street clashes and police inaction emboldens rioters as they seek to enforce a Socialist edict banning work in factories.
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Lodz
Nassia
Freeman sues Witham and others for 5000 damages
C Freeman former Soperton bank cashier sues banker W. B Witham and associates including J A Sasser Aaron Haag and Maryland Casualty for damages claiming he was lured to Atlanta promised a better job then arrested and held a week without warrant in a suit filed Tuesday in The Atlanta Journal report.
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The
Atlanta Journal
Atlanta
C. Freeman
People's Bank
Soperton
W. 8
Witham
J. A. Sasser
Aaron Haag
Maryland Casualty Company
Mr. Haas
Bryan Plans Two New England Tours As Bryan Visits Hartford
William J. Bryan arrives in Hartford on April 18 for a two day visit in Connecticut home to the New England Progressive Democratic league. The Nebraska leader will then embark on a speaking tour through all New England states, signaling potential national campaign developments next year.
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Star
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
New England
Progressive Democratic League
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Rockefeller Heiress Weds Marcellus Tartley Dodge at Fifth Avenue
Miss Ethel G Rockefeller daughter of Mrs William Rockefeller and niece of John D Rockefeller married Marcellus Tartley Dodge at the Rockefeller home on Fifth Avenue. The ceremony in the drawing room was performed by Rev Ernest M Stires with a small guest list. The bride wore white satin with lace and a pearl diamond brooch while lilies of the valley bordered the room. The couple, after a wedding breakfast, planned to sail for Europe shortly.
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New York
Ethel G. Rockefeller
Marcellus Tartley Dodge
Rockefeller
Fifth Avenue
Mra
William Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Norman W. Dodge
Marcellus Hartley
Ernest M. Stires
St. Thomas’ Church
Jace
Anna Bush
Tarrytown
Barnett Lefferts
Rockefeller Country
Europe
Cottage Home Infirmary Showcased At Jamestown Exhibit
Decatur April 17 The Cottage home infirmary a well equipped hospital for negro patients established years ago at Decatur by Dr Willis E Sterrs will be represented in the Jamestown exposition exhibit on progress of the negro in medicine surgery and hospital management The exhibit is supervised by a committee headed by Dr A M Curtis Sterrs grew up in Montgomery and Curtis is the son of Aleck Curtis a former state senator from Perry county during reconstruction days
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The
Star
Decatur
Cottage Home Infirmary
Willis E. Sterrs
A. M. Curtis
Freedmen’s Hospital
Washington, D. C
Sterrs
Montgomery
Curtis
Aleck Curtis
Perry County
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Hague
Countryman
Gadsden City Prison
Texas
First Defenders
Reunion
Wii
ODD Fellows OF S Section
ODD Fellows’ Hall
Hazleton, PA
Iowa
M’afee
DRS
Sellers
W. 8. Witham
Bryan
Dodge
Decatur Negro Hospital
Jamestown
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