20 Nov 1914
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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1914
Page
1
Deputy J Harmon dispatched to Birmingham for Pope. Governor O Nea l commutes Pope from death to life after weighing public opinion and evidence. O Neal notes Pope, a Black man, had no prior crimes and faced strong clemency petitions, arguing lack of motive and exhausted finances influenced the decision.
The governor commutes Pope’s death sentence to life imprisonment after weighing evidence. He cites insufficient proof for capital punishment and notes the shoes found at Pope’s premises, stained and linked to the crime, as the key but inconclusive evidence. Tests by doctors could not confirm human blood, and the governor had the shoes examined further in Birmingham where they allegedly did not fit Pope.
Montgomery and Navy reports say 20 members attended as Selma was chosen as the next meeting place of the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs. All old officers were re elected at the closing session. Resolutions endorsed bills for prison reforms nurse registration and a home for the feeble minded.
Jefferson City on November 26 reports Governor Major has formed a legislative committee to examine the books and records of state officials and institutions, beginning its work today.
Special to The Star reports a second push for government ownership of the nation’s phones and wires. The Post Office Department seeks to run the wire service alongside the mail system with Burleson urging operation of the wires as an adjunct to the postal system.
Cold November temperatures shattered records in Alabama Tennessee and Georgia this morning. Birmingham and Atlanta hit fourteen above zero while Nashville rose above freezing nationwide. The Southwest remains in a deep freeze with cold conditions continuing through today and tonight.
Anniston Weather Bureau notes a new November low at the station with readings from 3 PM Thursday to 9 AM Friday. The entry cites historic extremes including the 1913 November record and lists prior lows across multiple years, showing the scope of cold in the period.
Washington reports mediation efforts from Brazil as a path to halt hostilities in Mexico. Carranza supporters threaten Americans at Vera Cruz and Aguas Calientes. Aguas Calientes declares provisional capital and forms a 21 member committee to govern pending Guitierrez regime. General Garena leads the governing committee.
Washington dispatch states that Conaul Silliman has telegraphed the state department indicating the Carranzaistas appear to be evacuating Merica City.
New York on November 26 reports both the British and French governments ordered one million pairs of woolen socks and half a million cotton sweaters.
Washington reports President Wilson anxious over the Turkish situation and seeking a quick resolution of the American flag firing incident. Germany may coordinate with Turkey. Vienna notes Austrians capturing positions near Sarajevo as Servians retreat. Petrograd cites repulsed German attacks on the River Bug. Paris reports limited infantry attacks, heavy artillery fire, and Allied positions holding along Yser and Ypres sectors.
W P Acker of this city and member of the central council of the Alabama Bar Association is notified of a Birmingham meeting next Saturday. The central council will hear complaints against lawyers who hire agents to solicit cases, with procedures to stop misconduct if proven. Members include H A Sims T Rudolph E D Smith W P Acker and W L Pitts.
Berlin dispatch estimates Germany has 2,250,000 dead or missing and wounded so far in the war. It notes the figure excludes about half a million sick and unaccounted.
A Berlin private dispatch reports J Wolf Jr president of the American Association of Commerce of Berlin was arrested while traveling from Berlin to Holland. He carried special passports and American diplomatic correspondence. Frontier authorities prevented passage for people with letters and papers. Wolf was held for several hours then released.
Berlin reports strong Russian forces in East Prussia near Seldau have been pushed back sixty miles to the River Bug. German pursuers close on Nova Georgievak fortress northwest of Warsaw. Fierce fighting continues along the Beuria river southeast of Kutno and west of Lowiecz.
In Boston a federal hearing opened on the suit by the Guarantee Trust Co of New York for 1 040 467 48 dollars against Kronprinzessin Cecilie owners over failure to deliver 11 million dollars in gold slipped to Plymouth England. Passenger Charles W. Rantoul seeks 5 000 dollars damages for not landing in England as the liner turned back 900 miles from the coast to avoid British warships.
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