Coldest Weather Across East and South
Forecaster Clark notes the coldest temperature since weather bureau records began with nine degrees above zero. Gas service and pipes freeze as hundreds seek shelter in New York. The cold wave grips Indianapolis Chicago Pittsburgh and Birmingham with temperatures from 12 to 13 above zero in the deep south.
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Weather Bureau
Clark
New York
Dee
Columbo Ohio
Indianapolis
Chicago
Pittsburg
Alabama
Georgia
Birmingham
Family of Jim Hampton Found Frozen Near Decatur
A neighbor found the Hampton family frozen in their Decatur area home early morning. The neighbor revived the survivors with hot water, but one of the four children is believed to be dying.
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Decatur
Jim Hampton
Morse to Make More Millions
Charles W. Morse plans to seek a writ of error after Judge Hough denied a new trial. He has limited time before reporting to the Atlanta prison and aims to earn more money, having reportedly made eight million dollars during his last period of liberty.
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New York
Charles W.morse
Hough
Morse
Ging
Atlanta
City Hall Bustle Follows Court Fight Near Steps
After Recorder Creen adjourned court, a scuffle erupted outside City Hall involving Hiram H Stewart William Newman Jim Newman Will Newman and Bob Craighead. Police separated the fray as skinned faces and bleeding noses appeared. Stewart had earlier fought Newman over a business dispute. Craighead was charged with carrying a concealed pistol found on him after arrest.
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Recorder Creen’s Court
City Hall
H. H
William Stewart
Jim
Will Newman
Bob Craighead
Hiram H. Stewart
William Newman
Hiram Stewart
Creen
New Company Purchases Land Near Big Car Plant
Felix M. House argues against closing Tenth Street to aid the car plant. He warns this would bottleneck Anniston from the west, trapping Ward Five with few through routes. He urges opening more streets and improving access instead.
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NEW Company
Tenth Street
Felix M. House
Two Fires In One Day Hit City Dwellings
This morning two separate blazes struck the city. The first at 8:45 damaged roof shingles of a home occupied by F B Glenn on Twenty fourth street near Wilmer avenue. The second, about half an hour later, destroyed a small house owned by W D Nix off Tenth street between Quintard and Leighton avenues, with minor damage to a neighboring home occupied by Negro residents. Firefighters prevented spread to adjacent properties and saved a large conflagration.
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F. B. Glenn
Twenty Fourth Street
Wilmer Avenue
W. D. Nix
Merrellton
Quintard and
Leighton Avenues
Tenth Street
Mobile Sheriff Refuses to Step Down Amid Bribe Allegations
Mobile Alabama December 30 Sheriff Drogo says he will not resign over bribery charges against two deputies. He notes money paid mid last week, says the deputies Lynch and Hakeman were suspended, and promises punishment if they return. He notified Solicitor Stallworth and plans to enforce the law to the end.
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Gard
Drogo Saya
Ty Lynch
Stallworth
Drago
Beware 1 Dollar Minimum for Checks in New Law
An old warning explains that after January 1 1910 one cannot issue payments by note or check for less than one dollar. The text cites a U S law prohibiting such transactions, with penalties up to $500 fine or six months imprisonment, urging readers to use real money.
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Vurthermore
Sixtieth Congress
United States
Old Ships to Be Sunk by Battleships on Cuban Coast
Washington December 30 Sixteen battleships will depart New York January 5 for target practice off the Cuban coast They will batter four old ships to pieces as part of the exercise The operation involves the fleet heading to the Caribbean for gunnery practice and ship destruction tests.
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Washington, D. C
New York
Cuba
Troquis Steel Plant to Add Two Blast Furnaces
Chicago dated December announces Troquois steel plant will add two blast furnaces at the Chicago site. The improvements cost two million dollars and expand capacity.
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Chicago
Troquois
First airship exposition opens in Washington January 1
The first airship exposition to be given in the United States will open in Washington on January 1. Enthusiasts from all sections will probably attend the event.
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Washington
Speaker Cannon and His Granddaughter Drama in Danville
The article describes Speaker Cannon as commanding respect in Congress yet gentle with his granddaughter Helen LeSeure. The 12 year old, living in Danville and studying in Washington, returned home for Christmas. She reportedly ordered him to visit and he promptly left for the next train to her.
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Cannon
Helen LeSeure
Danville
Washington
Ex Empress Carlotta in Limelight After Leopold Death
Brussels reports stir over ex Empress Carlotta widow of Maximilian as rumors of her sanity and imprisonment resurface. Speculation crosses that Austria may seek her fortune while claims of secret death or hidden wealth circulate, though credence is low and access to her has been tightly controlled at Palace Lacken for 43 years under Leopold I’s guardianship.
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Carlotta
Maximilian
Mexico
Belgium
Leopold
House of
Austria
Leopold I
Sis
Habeas corpus case moves to Anniston
Gadsden Dec 30 W G Goddard a prisoner in Etowah county jail was taken to Anniston yesterday morning on a writ of habeas corpus sworn before W W White chancery court. He is held in connection with Abernathy who is charged with cashing a check issued to another man. Goddard requested trial last week but was delayed. Attorneys from Anniston filed the writ to compel production and show cause. Witnesses summoned include Deputy Sister Solicitor W J Baykin Th B Donlap R V Davidson P H Deline and M P Flateher. The party left over L N railroad at 1136 yesterday morning.
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Gadsden
W. Goddard
Etowah
Anniston
Writ of habeas corpus quashed in graft case
Chancellor Whiteside quashed the habeas corpus writ after Goddard, jailed in Gadsden for days on a $400 fraud charge, lacked a preliminary hearing and faced a forgery warrant. The case centers on a check made out to a man with similar initials to the recipient Abernathy, who knew he could not cash it. Goddard allegedly endorsed and obtained the money, while Abernathy believed himself the rightful payee. forgery charges will be pursued in Gadsden next Monday.
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W. W. Whiteside
Goddard
Gadsden
Abernathy
King Leopold's early ventures overshadowed by fortune
The passage notes that much of the fortune attributed to King Leopold is believed to have been squandered in his early business ventures, which were not as financially successful as his later enterprises.
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Ter
Leopold
London
Dee
Paris
Karl Percy
Mrs Snead and Mrs Martin to be tried for murder
Mrs Snead and Mrs Martin charged with complicity in the murder of Miss Snead. The two women were taken to New Jersey for trial after extradition granted by Governor Hughes.
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New York
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