Goodrich to Retire Yet Likely to Remain at Navy Yard
Rear Admiral Casper F. Goodrich reaches age limit for active service but may stay as commandant of the New York navy yard to finish consolidating yard departments. He directed the Manzanillo engagement and led the cable-cutting at Santiago during the Spanish American War.
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Washington, D. C
Jan. T
Casper F. Goodrich
New York Navy Yard
Coghlan i
Secretary of the Navy
Newberry
Goodrich
Navy Yard
Spain
Manzanillo
Cuba
Santiago
Naval Academy
Connecticut
Colorado
Tel-el-Kebir
Viscount Wolseley
San Francisco
California
County Court in for a Large Docket Tomorrow
County court faces a full docket with twelve charges against nine defendants. William Lewis, Rube Odell, and Charlie Williams face grand larceny. John Murphy trespass. David Collett assault with a weapon. John Holland assault and battery. Balls Coats has liquor and larceny cases. Tom James burning a fence. Mack Robinson gaming. No court has sat for weeks, causing case accumulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lewis
Rube
Rubb Odell
Charlie Williams
John Murphy
David Collett
John Holland
Balls Coats
Tom James
Mack Robinson
Angell Reaches 80 Amid Congratulatory Messages
Ann Arbor Michigan January 7 President J B Angell of the University of Michigan is 80 today. He has led educational institutions for 42 years and advised presidents and national leaders. His diplomatic service includes missions to China and Turkey and contributions to treaty drafting. He has influenced more than 100000 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
J. B. Angell
University of Michigan
China
Turkey
Lewis Re elected UMWA President in Nationwide Vote
In Indianapolis on January 7 the teller count shows JT L Lewis reelected president of the United Mine Workers of America. He defeats John Walker of Illinois. The election was held last month and results were confirmed.
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Indianapolis
JT. L. Lewis
United Mine of 4 Workers of America
John
I. Walker
Mlinois
Sensation in Atlanta tied to mayor pro tem and divorce
Mrs. Charles Roberts files for absolute divorce from Alderman Charles Roberts of Atlanta, alleging a compromising letter to her husband and an assault when he learned of it. Roberts, a mayor pro tem, participated in the decency campaign led by Mayor R. F. Maddox against James G. Woodward.
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Atlanta
Charles Roberts
Roberts
R. F. Maddox
James G. Woodward
Noble Street Theater to Open Week-long Stock Run
The Depew Burdette stock company arrives Monday January 11 for a week at Noble Street theater. Led by Thomas E Depew the troupe promises notable plays including The Devil by Franz Molnar and a strong vaudeville bill headlined by the Wheeler sisters. Opening night features An American Girl blending sentiment and comedy.
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Noble Steret Theater
Depew-Burdette
Thomas E. Depew
the Devil
Franz Molnar
Wheeler Sisters
Vaudeville
Coroner to Hold Inquest After Fatality Near Bynum
A telegraph from C P Burns at Bynum to Coroner J L Murphy ordered an inquest into a white man found dead at Burns crossroads about 1.5 miles from Bynum. No name, cause, or details available due to lack of telephone service. coroner departed to scene and contact has been lost.
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C. P. Burns
Bynum
J. L. Murphy
Burns
Cross Roads
Senate panel backs $100000 annual presidential salary
Washington January 7 the senate committee on appropriations decided to report favorably a bill to raise the president's salary to 100000 dollars per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On Appropriations
New Bay State Governor Sworn In
Eben S. Draper, a millionaire manufacturer, took the oath of office as governor of Massachusetts at noon today in Boston marking a new administration.
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Boston
Eben
Draper
Massachusetts
Miners Killed in Durham Colliery Accident
London reports several miners killed in a colliery accident at Durham. Details are lacking.
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London
Durham
License Refused To Sell Liquor In Mobile County
Judge Price Williams refused J. W. Webster license to sell liquor in Mobile county stating the law is constitutional. Whisky men will appeal in Selma. Federal court suit against the general prohibition act postponed. State court cases continue. Cook Brewing Company’s Troy Watts Letcher urge Federal jurisdiction.
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Mobile
Price Williams
J. W. Webster
Mobile County
Williams
Selma
Dallas County
Montgomery
Law and Order League
Garber
Phil Stern
Judge Jones
Troy, Watts & Letcher
Cook Brewing Company of
Indiana
Town Cut Off by Washouts Hinders Rail Service at St Johns
Town at St Johns New Brunswick reports washouts on the Canadian Pacific and other lines have severed all railroad communication with the city, isolating it from rail traffic and disrupting travel and freight movements.
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ST. Johns
N. B
Canadian Pacific
Opposition mounts to confirmation of Judge Hundley
Birmingham and Anniston and Sheffield delegates travel to Washington to oppose Oscar R. Hundley’s nomination for the Northern Alabama district judge seat. They meet with Senators Johnston Bankhead and Attorney General Bonaparte, who offers no promise. The group cites prior conduct on the bench as well as his record as grounds for rejection.
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Washington
Percy
White
Aldrich
Tillman
Birmingham
Wiley Tunstall
Rutherford Lapsley
Anniston
Nathan
Sheffield
Oscar R. Hundley
Alabama
Johnston
Bankhead
Bonaparte
Handley
Knox
Hundley
Clayton
Burnett
Heflin
Wiley
Craig
Underwood
Richardson
Panama
Greeks Celebrate Christmas in New York
Greeks in New York observed their Christmas on the Julian calendar, now 13 days behind the Gregorian, with celebrations centered at home but including religious services. The community has grown rapidly in recent years and adheres to the Russian and Greek tradition.
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New York
United States
Earthquake Toll Rises. 164 808 Dead in Italy
Rome reports 164 808 killed by recent earthquake shocks with 108 000 in Messina. A Lupton consulate note describes Messina ruin and rescue work to extract Consul Cheney and his wife. Red Cross subscriptions total 499 620 dollars.
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Rome
Messina
Washington
Stuart K. Lupton
Cheney
Consular
Forbes
The
Red Cross
Mass Meeting at Madison Square Garden for Italian Earthquake Sufferers
A mass meeting is set for tonight at Madison Square Garden to aid Italian earthquake victims with Italian Ambassador Desplanches and Vice President Fairbanks speaking. Box prices range from 10 to 250 dollars and subscriptions already top 300000 dollars.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Desplanches
Fairbanks
Ghouls Tried by Court Martial in Messina Looting
In Messina on January 7, a large group of looters from the earthquake ruins faces court-martial. Death sentences have been issued in many cases.
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Messina
Basketball Is Organized Here In Annis ton
Will Holden captains a new local basketball team formed at the gymnasium with members KE M Whiteside Will Holden Tap Klein Frank Butenshan Arthur Slattery Charley Kohl and Howell Rivers. They will play Synodical College on January 14 and then practice regularly. This marks the first year basketball gains popularity in Annis ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Holden
C. L. Donehue
KE. M. Whiteside
Tap Klein
Frank Butenshan
Arthur Slattery
Charley Kohl
Howell
Synodical College
Annis
Many Convictions for Violating Game Law in Montgomery
Game and Fish Commissioner Wallace reports 1909 hunting licenses issued and steady affairs as wardens file December convictions by county. Bibb 10 hunting without license. Bullock 10. Butler 10. Choctaw 2 hunting without written permission. Dallas five cases with mixed fines. Lauderdale 10. Lee 19. Macon hunting without written permission 10. Morgan hunting without license 10. Pike three cases hunting without written permission 10 each. Washington three percent cases hunting without written permission 10 each. killing ducks and deer out of season 10 each.
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Montgomery
Game and Fish
Wallace
Bibb
Dallas
Lauderdale
Morgan
Washington
Women Cleared in Erb Homicide Trial
The jury acquitted Mrs J Clayton of Erb and her sister Mrs Cather Beisel of the murder of Captain J Clayton Erb, husband of Mrs J Clayton. The trial drew widespread public interest and excitement.
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Menta
Dan
J. Clayton
Erb
Mra
Cather
Beisel
Defense subpoenas Mrs. Andrews in Hains case
The Hains defense plans to compel Mrs. Charles Andrews to testify, claiming she witnessed the Bay side Yacht club float scene during Annis’s killing by Captain Peter Hains. The move aims to corroborate T Jenkins Hains and counter Mrs. Annis testimony.
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Flushing
L. I
Hains
Charles Andrews
Bayside Yacht Club
Annis
Peter ©. Hains
Prizes Offered to Alabama Farmers for 1909 Crop
Montgomery Jan 7 Prizes totaling 1675 for excellence in farm work for 1909 have been offered by Commissioner Wilkinson with governor approval. Awards emphasize grain food and feed crops over cotton. Prizes include best sere corn 200 dollars, best acre corn 125, best acre oats 100, best acre hay 100, and income-based prizes, with dates August 1 for oats and October 1 for other crops. Winners may tour institutes to share methods.
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Montgomery
Wilkinson
Ozark Girl Becomes Bride En Route To School
Corrinne Carroll a 17 year old Ozark girl married on the way to Bewanee after alighting in Montgomery with R L Dunn Abbeville banker. Dunn bought a marriage license and the pair visited a minister before planning to live in Abbeville.
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Bride
Ozark
Corrinne Carroll
Major Carroll
Bewanee
Montgomery
R. L. Dunn
Abbeville
Sewanee
Castro Condition Slightly Improves Reported
Berlin dispatch reports Cipriano Castro ex president of Venezuela showing a slight improvement in condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Turkish Ambassador Arrives in New York Aboard Oceanic
Turkish ambassador to the United States Ki asiam arrived in New York today aboard the Oceanic, marking a diplomatic visit. The event underscores ongoing relations between Turkey and the United States as a formal exchange occurs during January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kiasiam
United States
Jail Humane Reform Letter From Calhoun County Juror
Joe H. Privett of Jacksonville writes to the Star urging Calhoun county commissioners to implement jury recommendations for a better heated ventilated and lighter jail. He argues humane treatment while enforcing law and hopes the jail will look inviting before summer.
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J, HL. Perrett
Jacksonville
Calhoun County
the Star
Whiter
Eoening Star
Board of County Commissioners
Calhoun
Alma House
Russia
Eith Zenk
Court of County Commissioners
County Board of Commissioners
Joe H. Privett
Roosevelt declines New York dinner over Africa trip
President Roosevelt, in Washington, declines a March 19 dinner invitation extended through Senator Dolliver. He says the timing conflicts with his planned departure for an African hunting expedition.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Dolliver
Town Society
New York
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Senate
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Butler
Will
Chas. Andrews
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Trip
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