John William January to be freed after pardon terms
John William January known as the modern Jean Valjean will be released from Port Leavenworth under a presidential pardon after attorney general Bonaparte advised commutation and eventual full pardon. The case drew national attention as petitions reached 40 000 signatures. January plans to return to Kansas City with his wife and young daughter and resume business.
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The
Star
Leavenworth
Kas
John William January
Jean Valjean
Roosevelt
Bonaparte
January
Stillwater
Okla
Federal
Port Leavenworth
Kansas
Kansas City
Charles H. Anderson
Anderson
Washington
Local Interest Legislation Bills From Alabama Senate
Special to the Star Montgomery July 18 The senate introduces S 550 by Blackmon Calhoun to exempt nickel in the slot device gas meters from slot tax In the house Arnold Calhoun introduces II 1290 to amend public school teacher licensing A separate Anniston school district board of education is proposed and the boundary between Cleburne and Calhoun counties may shift
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Star
Montgomery
Senate
Blackmon
Calhoun
Arnold
Pope's Syllabus Condemns All Modern Ideas
In Rome a papal syllabus condemning modern ideas in faith and reading is published. It lists 65 articles denouncing modern interpretation of the gospel and life of Christ, and criticizes modern biblical criticism and Catholic dogma.
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Pope
Star
Rome
Weather forecast for Anniston and vicinity
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday for Anniston and surrounding areas with no precipitation expected. Temperatures not specified.
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Anniston
Massacre of Jews in Skonitz Sparks Pogrom Fear
In Warsaw on July 18 a anti Jewish massacre in Skonitz near the Austrian border left hundreds killed or injured as peasants ransacked the ghetto. Rioters pursued Jews to cellars and roofs while Cossacks restored order amid fears of further violence and mistreatment of women.
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Warsaw
Poland
Skonitz
Austria
Florence Company Missed National Guard Camp Arrival
Huntsville July 18 The annual encampment of the Third Alabama regiment of the National Guard began with all units except Florence based Company B present at roll call. Colonel McKleroy dispatched a detachment to Florence to secure the truant company. Colonel McKleroy of Anniston arrived with most of his staff and Captain F M Caldwell of the Twelfth Cavalry United States is staying with the regiment to report to the government.
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Huntsville
Third
Alabama Regiment
National Guard
Florence
Doctor Amputates Leg After Stepping On Tack
Gadsden July 18. Dr. T Williamson a veteran county physician had his right leg amputated below the knee after a minor foot prick from a tack. The wound seemed insignificant but blood poisoning developed, necessitating the surgical procedure.
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Star
Gadsden
T. Williamson
Elks Set Next Year Meeting in Dallas Texas
Philadelphia July 18 The grand lodge of Elks will meet next year in Dallas Texas an official announcement reports.
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ELKS
City OF Dallas, Tex
Star
Philadelphia
Grand Lodge of Elks
Dallas
Tex
Defense rests in Haywood case
The defense in the Haywood case rested this afternoon in Boise Idaho.
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The
Star
Boise
Idaho
Haywood
Gideons National Meeting Opens in Toledo
The Gideons national convention arrives in Toledo Ohio with many delegates set to attend over the next three days. Delegates from across the country will participate in the four day event at the start of the gathering.
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Star
Toledo
National Convention of the Gideons
Christian Traveling Men’s Association
Marksmen Open International Rifle and Pistol Matches
The international rifle and pistol matches began in Zurich on July 18 and will run for two weeks. They attract many of Europe's top marksmen.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Europe
Exhumation Aims to Prove arsenic in Magill murder case
In Clinton DL Drs Gehrman and Wessner oversaw exhumation of Mrs Pet Ma gill. Vital organs were removed and sent to Chicago for arsenic tests. If no poison is found the murder charge against banker Magill may be dropped. His wife and 19 year old daughter Margaret accompany officers to the scene.
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Magill
Clinton, DL
Chicago
Adolph Gehrman
J. A. Wessner
Pet Magill
San Diego
Cal
Margaret
Testimony Turns Favorable for Hall in Baden-Baden Murder Trial
In Karlsruhe on July 18, testimony by prosecution witnesses examining Prof. Carl Hall's case shifted in his favor. A firearms expert said the gun discharged within inches of Fran Moliter, while Olga Moliter testified the shot came from a distance. The judge questioned both witnesses as Fran Moliter's heart was shown during the proceedings.
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Karlsruhe
Germany
Carl Hall
Fran Moliter
Baden-Baden
Herr Andree
Olga Moliter
One Candidate Heads Anniston School Board Fight
The Anniston school board plans another meeting on Tuesday August 6 to decide the superintendent election. The ten members are split five to five over Prof. D. R. Murphey with no clear winner and a likely contested battle ahead before any final decision.
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Anniston School Board
D. R. Murphey
Ifr
Zinn Sells Valuable Property to Anniston Realty
The Anniston Realty Corporation led by J. D. Sproull buys from William Hi Zinn the buildings housing Anniston Hardware Company. The purchase includes the Noble Street salesrooms and the rear warehouse land. Officers and stockholders of the Realty firm are listed among the corporation's leadership.
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Anniston Realty Corporation
J. D. Sproull
George BE
William Hi. Zinn
Anniston Hardware Company
Noble Street
The
Southern Railway Orders Vast Fleet of New Cars and Engines
The Southern Railway Company will immediately buy 50 locomotives 75 passenger coaches 4 dining cars 4 combination mail and baggage cars 6 combination passenger and baggage cars and 200 cabooses to bolster passenger and freight service. Locomotives are lighter type for lines not needing heavy engines. Cabooses expand as freight trains grow.
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Washington
Southern Railway Company
Board of inquiry shifts view on Georgia disaster cause
Boston July 18 unofficial reports from the board of inquiry investigating the battleship Georgia disaster say the explosion may have resulted from spontaneous combustion of gases generated by rapid firing rather than a spark. The board has not found evidence to support the spark theory, complicating naval lessons.
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the Star
Boston
Board of Inquiry
Georgia
Washington
Virginia
Richmond Day at Jamestown Exposition
Norfolk July 18 Richmond day at the Jamestown exposition drew many representative Richmond citizens to the big fair and marked one of the most interesting celebrations yet held.
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Richmond
The
Star
Norfolk
Auto Crash in New York Leaves One Dead Two Wounded
In Coney Island a head on collision left Thomas B. Donovan of Brooklyn dead and chauffeur Chapman Ropes of Morristown near death. Four men fled the scene and were not identified as police search area hospitals.
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The
Star
New York
Coney Teland
Thomas B. Donovan
Brooklyn
Chapman Ropes
Morristown
N. J
Donovan
Bankhead Formally Elected in Joint Session
In Montgomery on July 18 the two houses met in joint session and ratified John H. Bankhead's election to the United States Senate. He succeeds the late Senator Morgan for a six year term beginning March 4.
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Star
Montgomery
John H. Bankhead
United States Senate
Morgan
Heating Engineers Open Annual Meeting in Milwaukee
The American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers begins its summer session in Milwaukee with about three hundred members in attendance from the United States and Canada. The program features technical papers and discussions.
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Milwaukee
Wis
American Society of Meating and Ventilating Engineers
United States
Canada
True Fish Story Of Local Anglers
A party of local fishermen returned to the city with the season's biggest catch, hauling over 100 pounds of fish from a trip to Lock 3 on the Coosa River. The anglers N H Reig M Markstein I B Watson J D Chamblee and John West fished Tuesday evening through this morning using hooks and trot lines. Luck prevailed all day and night as the catch grew, with tales that some of the largest fish eluded exact tally.
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Messrs
N. Hi. Reig
M. Markstein
I. B. Watson
J. D. Chamblee
John West
Coosa River
Kline Reverses stance on prohibition and explains reasons
Hon Charles Kline announces a changed view on prohibition for Calhoun County. He cites evolving public sentiment and legistature actions in Georgia Mississippi and nearby states as his basis for supporting enforcement and temperance efforts alongside Christian workers.
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Charles
Kline
Calhoun County
Alwaye
Anniston
Lince
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Tennessee
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Saye
Col. M’kleroy
Tack
Gideons’ National Meeting
Hall
Board OF Education
MR. Zinn
Anniston Hardware CO
Anniston Realty CO
Southern Railway
Hague
Heyes
Seattle Post-intelligences
Paul
Broad
Market
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Border
el Paso Lodge
Pueblo Elks
Rocky Mountain
Coney Island
Bankhead
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