Russia Seizes Aland Island Deepening Baltic Tension
London dispatch reports Russia has seized Aland Island near the Gulf of Bothnia, saying islanders aided Finnish fighters. Diplomats expect Sweden to respond as the isles lie close to Stockholm and the Paris treaty forbids fortifications. The incident heightens Baltic security concerns.
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Famous Vizille Chateau Put Up For Public Auction
Paris June 28 The famous Chateau of Vizille southeast of Grenoble was offered for sale at public auction today. The castle housed Dauphiny municipality deputies who in 1788 urged calling the States General. Long owned by the Casimir Perier family, it later passed to an English syndicate and has since served as a hotel and club.
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Vizille
Grenoble
Erty
Casimir-Perier
City Council Set To Review Franchise And Budget
The city council meets tonight in regular session to consider granting a franchise to Seaboard Air Line to enter the city. The budget will be reviewed and amended as needed since last year. A Fifth Ward petition asks for C Street opening and improvements on South Wilmer Avenue from Fourth to C Street.
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C Street
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Noble Street
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C.street
Evening Star Offers Monthly Cash-In-Advance Plan
The notice promotes a subscription option stating 25 cents per month with cash in advance. It emphasizes an affordable rate and immediate payment method. The brief indicates a newspaper circulation plan without further terms or dates.
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Evening Star
Reid May Retire From Ambassadorship?>
London reports that White Jaw Reid may not continue as ambassador beyond four years. Before his return to America, his daughter’s engagement to a prominent English peer is likely to be announced.
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White Jaw Reid
America
Ex Mayor of Birmingham Owes City 2165.48 in Salary Case
Special to The Star Birmingham June 28 The city clerk reported to Judge Ferguson that former mayor W M Drennen owes the city 2165.48 after a decision on his salary dispute. Principal 1833.24 plus interest accounts for the total with approval from Mayor George B Ward. Drennen may appeal after conferring with counsel as attorneys await action. The suit George Griffin et al vs W M Drennen has progressed from the lower court to the supreme court and back for rehearing.
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Immortal J. N. Dies at Toledo State Hospital
J. N. Free known nationwide as the Immortal J. N. died at the Toledo State hospital for the insane. He traveled across the United States without paying hotel bills or railroad fares and had been an inmate there for several months.
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J. N. Free
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United States
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Insane Hospital
Calhoun County Cotton Crop Report Sees Strong Growth
An examination of Calhoun county cotton shows excellent condition with clean plants free of insects and good work. Labor remains the constraint, with daily wages from 1.00 to 1.25 dollars including board as farmers struggle to hire. Weather has improved crop work versus last year and the first bloom arrived about a week ago.
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Calhoun County
Lyman J. Gage Celebrates 78th Birthday in New York
Lyman J. Gage, longtime financier and former cabinet member, marks his 78th birthday in New York. He retired from the United States Trust Company and plans a quiet retirement after a storied career as president of the First National Bank of Chicago. He led the American Bankers Association three times and served five years as secretary of the Treasury.
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United States Trust Company
American Banker's Associ
Watson suit vs County Commissioners opens in circuit court
The hearing in the suit of I. E. Watson against the County Commissioners began yesterday in circuit court and is expected to be submitted to the jury this afternoon.
Submarine Regiment Mutineers Held for Inquiry
Two full companies of the Preobragensky regiment are detained in the village of Medved for insubordination after surrendering to authorities. The incident draws significant local interest as the inquiry proceeds.
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ST. Petersburg
Preobragensky
Medved
Mani
Bogus Lord Barrington to Be Hanged Tomorrow
A long criminal career ends as Frederick Seymour Barrington plans his execution for the James P. McCann murder. The English-born con man, using aliases Burgoyne and Barrington, married heiresses, fled prison, and posed as nobility before his 1903 St Louis crime. Execution set at Clayton county jail after two-year legal fight.
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Thaw Case Deliberations End With Murder Verdict
New York reports that the coroner's jury found Stanford White died from a cerebral hemorrhage caused by a pistol wound fired by Harry Thaw. Six witnesses testified, including the coroner's physician. Thaw's sanity is debated, alienists deem him sane pending physical assessment. Mrs Thaw visited him at the Tombs amid family consultations and defense planning. A grand jury later indicted Thaw for first degree murder in the White killing.
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New York
Cowing Court of General Seassion
Harry Thaw
Stanford White
Foreman Arthur Ritch Brutally Injured at Alabama Plant
Arthur Ritch a foreman at Alabama Frog and Switch Co. plants was caught in a heavy machine belt and hurled about, breaking his leg in two places an arm and skull fractures and minor injuries. Rescued when a shaft overheated and belt snapped.
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Alabama Frog & Switch Co
Injured Man in Precarious Condition Named Ritch
The man, identified as Mr. Ritch, remains in very precarious condition today after the incident. He lives at Eighteenth Street and Moore Avenue, with friends hoping for his recovery.
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Eighteenth Street
Moore Avenue
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