Millionaire Charles Alexander Faces White Slave Trial
Chicago December 29 considerable interest surrounds the Alexander Copely case now before the Federal Grand Jury. Miss Jessie E Copely a Los Angeles socialite accuses Col Charles Alexander of Providence millionaire clairman of making violent advances and promising marriage after their first meeting in Los Angeles and Chicago.
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Jessie Copely
Strove
Pearles Alexander
Chicago
Alexander-Copely
Federal Grand Jury
Jessie E. Copely
Society
Los Angele
Charles Alexander
Clairman
Providence
Alexander
Los Angeles
le Eitheed Hheer
Prisoner Attacks Wife Then Self in Jail Cell
In Hinds County Jail Mississippi an inmate Bruno James Bring attacked his wife Mrs James Bring with a pocket knife after forcing entry into Bruno's cell. He then stabbed himself in the abdomen and remains alive awaiting further proceedings. Bring is an Italian convicted of a previous murder in Canton Mississippi and his current case includes an appeal for a new trial. Authorities say he appears mentally imbalanced.
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Jackson
Migs
James Bring
Hinds County
Vieitie Bruno
Brang
Bruno
Canton
Miss
Unson
Atlanta to establish four police submarations amid crime wave
Atlanta police chief Beavers seeks four new police locations across the city to counter crime fueled by heroin and cocaine. He proposes repurposing fire engine houses, officer motorcycles, and a few rear cells while noting city sprawl makes distant patrols difficult. He blames newspapers for crime stories and suggests possible police censorship after failed attempts.
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Atlanta
Ctimee
Beavers
Counil
Illinois Holds Tong-Herald Spelling Bee For Counties
Illinois hosts the Tong-herald spelling bee with champions from over a hundred counties competing. The event opens at ten in the morning under a committee of county superintendents and is sanctioned by State Superintendent Francis G. Bair. Each county contributes two dollars for medals as part of the program.
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Springfiield
Illinois
Francis G. Bair
Henderson signals Democratic backing for wide state reform
Governor elect Henderson declares Democrats will back his policies and he will seek full cooperation in passing laws. He emphasizes local option reforms as central and anticipates discreet caucus action to push a state-wide prohibition bill early in the session.
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Senate
House
Henderson
Supreme Court Grants Leo Frank Appeal Stay
Justice Lamar of the U S Supreme Court granted an appeal of Leo M Frank from Georgia federal court denial to release on habeas corpus in the Mary Phagan murder case. A January 22 execution date is postponed, and thirty days are allowed for the record to be filed in the high court.
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Washington
Justice Lamar
United States Supreme Court
Federal District Court
Georgia
Frank
Lamar
Supreme Court
Dororter’s Antihepptic Healing Oil Restores Trusty Cures
A historical ad claims Dororter’s Anthepptic Healing Oil cures old sores and stubborn complaints when other remedies fail. It emphasizes the product as a long trusted, miraculous solution with broad healing claims.
Forman Secures Release On Bail In Noted Murder Case
Ashville Alabama report on G Barry Forman released on bail after habeas corpus ruling by Judge James B Black amid a sensational murder case in St Clair County. Grady Forman was found not guilty at the last term. March trial rescheduled on appeal.
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Ashville
Ala
G. Barry Forman
Connie Compton
James B. Black
Forman
Supreme Court
Grady Forman
Twin Peaks Tunnel Opens to Expand Frisco's City Limits
San Francisco officials begin work on the Twin Peaks tunnel starter project costing 3 872 000 dollars. The 12 000 foot long bore will be 22 feet high and 25 feet wide with two railroad tracks, employing about 500 men on three shifts daily. Real estate men predict the tunnel will greatly enlarge the city by unlocking undeveloped areas.
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San Francisco
Gal
Twin Peaks
Twin Beaks
Christmas Progressive Rock Party in Jacksonville
A holiday highlight in Jacksonville featured a Christmas evening progressive rock party hosted by Miss Sara Kate Morton and Billy Morton with a large guest list including Louise Doutbit Martha Dean Crow Julia Privett and many others. Additional social events included tea hosted by Mrs Exa Blackmoe and dinners hosted by Rev and Mrs A B Carlton with local families visiting from Anniston and Birmingham.
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Jacksonville
Sara Kate Morton
Billy Morton
Louise Doutbit
Martha Dean Crow
Margaret Crow
Julia Privett
Mary Knox Fits
Margaret Porter
Kathleen Daugette
Helen Crow
Kuma Agee Mattison
Mary Bowling Stewart
Rebecca Morton
Jimmie Morton
Payton Rowan
Jay Weaver
Leslie Porter
Wilbert Posey
P. West
Thomas D. Cartledge
Exa Blackmoe
Ammie Lee Lunceford
Myrtle Wagner
Marie Burke
Anniston
Sadie
Ada
Martha Weir
Pell City
Martha Brewton
Alexandria
A. J. Louthit
Louise Douthit
Willie H Meudson
Ernest
St. L. Hughes
Louise West
Barerville
Milton West
Birmingham
S. P. West
Ada Milligan
Scottsboro
Winnie Milligan
Union Springs
Dennie Privett
Huntsville
Julia Harrison
Steele Station
Maud Harrison
Margaret King
Greenville
Amy Milligan
Ozark
Madge Hendrix
Iron City
Mary Bettle Lunceford
Hartford
Addie May Aderholdt
Wallace
Bush
McAuley
W R Phillips Suffers Bad Fall Breaks Arm
Gadsden December 29. W R Phillips, a well known cotton buyer of Gadsden and Attalla, fell in Attalla on Christmas Eve injuring his left arm. He was climbing to a freight depot platform when startled by a friend. The bone near the thumb and wrist was broken in two, but doctors expect a rapid recovery as the fracture is not serious.
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Gadsden
W. KR. Phillips
Gadsden and
Attalla
L. B. Molloy
Ansiston
Jenifer
Charley Camp
Easley
H. A. Stewart
Lestine Molloy
J. L. Hughes
J. H. Priebe
Carol
Nellie Priebe
Anniston
J. C. Wilson
Talladega
FY. Teague
Coldwater
J. B&b. Irving
Orva Luta
Oliver Malloy
Ammniston
Lestine Malloy
Mechanicsville
Katie Cameron
Katie Timmons
Priebe
Lagrippe
Walter Jarrett
A. L. Jarrett
Vester Reaves
Art and
Haden
Eva Reaves
A. W. Locke
Amelia
Ida
Nellie Prieve
E. J. Harris
Munford
Harry Timmons
McFall
Mamie Montgomery
J. H. Spence
Graves Malloy
Paul Adams
Antioch
New Year Reflections and Local Social Roundup in Jenifer
In Jenifer on December 29 residents reflect on starting anew with hopeful deeds. The week end hosts include Edwin Carr and son Runene visiting Christopher and Weatherly of Brookfield. Notables, travel, meals, illnesses, and gatherings recount a bustling social scene around Jenifer and nearby towns.
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Jenifer
Edwin Carr
Rugene
Christopher
Miss Weatherly
Brookeldere
Lena
Ethel] Stewart
Dave Timmons
Sylacauga
Mr. Timmons
John Timmons
Jersey Lawyer Accused Before Chancellor In Divorce Case
Trenton New Jersey December 29 Today set by Chancellor Walker for the hearing of arguments in the case of Samuel Schreimer to show cause why he should not be disciplined for alleged irregularities in connection with a divorce case Ernest Kinde vatter complained to the chancellor of the alleged failure of Schreimer to prosecute his divorce case after he had accepted a retainer for so doing The lawyer was cited to explain his action in the case and the hearing was set for today.
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Trenton
N. J
Walker
Samuel Schreimer
Ernest Kindevatter
Sehleimer
Scientists Gather for Annual AAAS Meeting in Philadelphia
About 1500 noted American scientists from universities and labs converge in Philadelphia for the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Edmund B. Wilson presents on progress in modern zoology as Dr. Charles W. Elliot presides. meetings run at the University of Pennsylvania through Saturday with many affiliated societies in attendance.
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Philadeliphia
America
American Association For ‘the Advancement of Science
Charles W. Elliot
Harvard
Edmund B. Wilson
Columbia University
American Association
American Society of Bacteriologists
Entomological Society of America
American Psychological Asociation
American Microscopical Society
American Society of Naturalists
American Physical Society
The
Geological Society of America
Paleontological Society of America
American Folklore Society
University of Pennsylvania
Wilson to Fight For Appointees
Washington December 28 The patronage controversy grows as Senator O Gorman asks the senate to reject the nomination of John D Lynn US attorney in the Western New York district McAdoo and Burleson are blamed for pressuring Wilson into patronage battles with senators and party leaders The president will continue to appoint despite personal objections to nominees.
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Washington
O'Gorman
Senate
John D. Lynn
United States
District of Western
New York
McAdoo
Burleson
Wilson
House
Form Safety League Proposed in Chicago War Prep Drive
Chicago December 29 United States Safety League is to be formed by advocates of better preparations for war gathered here from many sections. The league aims to convince Americans of unpreparedness and urge immediate changes in policy for national defense.
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Chicago
United States Safety League
Petters
League
Deafness Cured by Constitutional Remedies Offer
An ad claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and promotes a constitutional remedy. It asserts deafness results from blocked Eustachian tubes and offers a $100 reward for a cure not helped by Catarrh Cure. The notice names J. Cheney & Co. of Otiedo and lists a druggist sale.
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Suient
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Review
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