Supreme Court Revises Case in Alabama Murder Insanity Plea
The Alabama Supreme Court expects to reverse the City court ruling in the Leo Gilbert murder case granting a new trial. The decision centers on an allegedly improper written jury instruction and the court’s refusal to allow evidence of attempted suicide. Gilbert shot Willie Graham and wounded Lee Graham near the Adelaide cotton mill last summer. a new trial is set for the next City court term with insanity as the defense.
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Chicagoans Visit Boston With Commerce Delegation
A 150 member Chicago Association of Commerce delegation, joined by governors from several Mississippi Valley states, departed Chicago for Boston to return the visit of Boston Chamber of Commerce members who toured Chicago last year.
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Wilson's Successor Named at Florence Normal School
Governor O Neal appoints F T Nisbet to temporarily lead Florence Normal School after former President Wilson resigns effective immediately.
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O'Neal
F. T. Nisbet
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Mount Colima Active as New Craters Form
The Mt. Colima volcano near Colima Mexico is very active with residents fleeing in terror. Two new craters are forming and lava outbursts are frequent and voluminous.
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Colima
National Monetary Commission Probe Expands Congressional Inquiry
Washington dispatch reports a broad probe into the National Monetary Commission, shown spending and junkets abroad. It notes immunity from auditors, links to former senators, and calls for abolition as critics decry wasteful use of public funds.
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National Monetary Commission
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Commission
Hernando de Soto Money
Mississippi
J. P. Taliaferro
Florida
Aldrich
Federal Treasury
Mexican Insurrectos Revolt Over Arrests in Oaxaca
Five thousand insurgents in Oaxaca and Pueblo rise against authorities after two colonels and 150 troopers are arrested on charges of plotting against Madero and looting. The soldiers deny the charges as false.
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Pueblo
Madero
Colima Revolt Installs Terror as 700 Rebels Rampage
In Colima a revolt by about 700 rebels last night paralyzed the city. They swept through streets looting stores and homes and dynamited several buildings. The soldiers said they were hungry and had no funds to buy food.
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Colima
Whitewright Business District Destroyed by Fire
Fire swept the business section of Whitewright Texas last night leaving the downtown area in ashes. No injuries were reported as firefighters battled the blaze through the night and assessed the extent of the damage. Authorities investigated the cause.
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Texas
Whitewright
Local Option Petition Drive for Jefferson County Liquor Vote
Jefferson County, the state’s largest, plans petitions to probate court for a date to vote on returning liquor in legalized form. Prohibitionists specify steps after the judge sets an election date, with a campaign to follow and a belief wets can be defeated by a strong majority. Reverend Brooks Lawrence is noted among leaders.
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Brooks Lawrence
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Gigantic Strike Threatens To Ball Up the Coronation
Southampton June 13 officials of the International Seamen's Union announce a worldwide marine strike to begin tomorrow. The action threatens to cut England off from world trade and paralyze coronation tourists traffic.
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International Seamen's Union
Four Men Lift Stone That Breaks E. J. Jones Back
Emmett L. Jones assistant chemist for the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company was badly hurt last Saturday in a Birmingham mine when a slate weighing about a thousand pounds fell and fractured a vertebra. Four men were needed to lift the stone off him. An operation to remove the broken section was set for Tuesday at St. Vincent hospital. Jones is the son of Mrs. A. B. Jones of the city and brother of …
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Mississippi Man Surrenders After Filmed Wife Tragedy
Ben Morrow, an enraged Mississippi man, confesses to killing his wife with a shotgun and beating her lover to death with a gun butt. He walked fifteen miles to surrender in Aberdeen, while rumors tie him to the Anti-Saloon League activities in Alabama and legal fights in Jefferson county.
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Morrow
German Ambassador Speaks at University of Chicago Convocation
Count Johann Pernsdorff, the German ambassador to the United States, was principal speaker at the University of Chicago seventy ninth convocation. Nearly 200 degrees were conferred. His subject was The Foundation of the German Empire.
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Johann Pernsdorff
United States
University of Chicago
Clark rejects senate Root amendment on reciprocity bill
Speaker Champ Clark says the Root amendment added by the senate to the Canadian reciprocity measure will not be accepted by the House. The June statement underscores the house position on the amendment and the broader bill.
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Champ Clark
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Alaska revolt signals new republic amid U S rule
Washington B. Vanderip, on a tour from Tanana Valley, declares Alaska may join Canada or raise a new republic. He says over two thousand men are ready to fight U S rule blamed for bankruptcy and loss of constitutional rights.
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Raids Nab Tub Of Beer In Prohibition Violation Case
Chief Glosson leads a raid on rooms at Ninth and Noble streets capturing a tub of beer and pint bottles while Charley Higginbotham and wife are linked to the scene. Higginbotham is jailed on two bonds totaling 600 and the case is postponed to next Monday.
Eighty Five Cadets Graduate At West Point
West Point class of 1911 celebrates 85 graduates receiving diplomas from Major General Leonard Wood chief of staff US Army. Army officers, members of Congress and other distinguished figures attend the ceremony.
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United States Military Academy
Leonard Wood
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Army
Congress
Princeton Commencement Draws Large Crowd in New Jersey
Princeton University holds its 164th annual commencement in Princeton, New Jersey, with many distinguished visitors attending. The ceremony marks the academic procession and honors graduates as officials and guests witness the event.
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N. J
Princeton University
Steel trust prices upheld by a gentlemen's agreement
James Gavley former vice president of United States Steel admitted before the congressional committee that a gentlemen's agreement existed among steel rail manufacturers to keep steel rail prices high. The testimony reveals coordination to maintain elevated pricing. Gavley's statement sheds light on industry practices amid the steel trust probe.
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James Gavley
United States Steel Corporation
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Alumni Day Activities At Princeton Include Diploma Ceremony
A procession formed in front of Nassau Hall after 10 o'clock and marched to Alexandria Hall for the diploma presentations and degree conferrals. The day also featured an alumni trustee election, a luncheon in the gymnasium, and a swimming exhibition in the Brokaw pool.
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Storm Area Widespread With Heavy Loss Across Atlantic Coast
A massive storm spread from New Jersey to the Alleghenies and down to South Carolina, causing hundreds of thousands in property damage and likely many deaths. Three men were killed at Allentown and up to fifteen lives feared off Virginia and Carolina coasts as winds reached fifty miles per hour. Shipping and communications were severely disrupted.
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Good Roads Association Convention Opens in Winston-Salem
The North Carolina Good Roads Association held its annual convention in Winston-Salem starting June 13 and will continue sessions tomorrow. Delegates from nearly every county in the state attended the gathering.
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North Carolina Good Roads Association
Canadian Foresters Open Annual Convention in Toronto
The High Court of the Canadian Order of Foresters began its annual convention in Toronto Ont with about 600 delegates from local branches across the Dominion attending.
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