Woman shoots burglar to save father in Alabama
Montgomery report says Mrs Ea Jones a prominent local woman shot and killed a Black burglar at 2 am while the intruder struggled with her father Barney Rhody. A sister aided with an iron rod as the man tried to drag Rhody through a window before the pistol finally fired, killing the assailant.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ea Jones
Hare
Barney Rhody
Whody
Rhody
Joe
Cody
Half Have Gone Home From College Arrival
Reports from a campus indicate about half the 260 lower classmen have left for home to attend college grounds on a Saturday. The rest remain to deter students from leaving as disciplinary actions loom. many may be dismissed or suspended. Delegates from across the nation will attend the seventeenth annual General Society Daughters of the Revolution meeting in Boston from April 27 for a week with officer elections and constitutional revisions. Governor Guild’s condition shows slight improvement after chamber reports from Boston.
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Aper
Cla
New York
General Society Daugsters of the Revolution
Rioters Use Clubs Against Troops in Linton Riot
Linton on April 5 elections were peaceful aside from minor disorders in disaffected areas. Later, serious rioting broke out as troops charged mobs using clubs and other weapons, firing at times. Many killed or wounded, mobs dispersed by late night. disturbances continued near churches.
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Linton
Repul
Volere
Anjou
Alcantara
Oporto
Campbell Bannerman Quits the Premiership Crisis In Britain
Great Britain faces an unprecedented situation as Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman resigns with medical advice. King Edward VII will summon Herbert Asquith to Blartitz while the cabinet resigns. Asquith acts as premier and may form a ministry, with details continued on Page Two.
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London
Great Britain
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Herbert H. Asquith
Blartitz
Sir Henry
Swishea
Asquith
Hlartitz
Marnion
Tong
Freshmen Camp on Roof to Fend Off Kidnaping
In Ann Arbor Michigan twenty University of Michigan freshmen hid on the roof of a National Guard armory to escape sophomores who planned to kidnap them at a freshman banquet. The freshmen climbed up after noon and stayed atop the roof as sophomores attempted to reach them with ladders, prompting the use of iron hooks and poles to deter the advance. One sophomore clung to a ladder for twenty feet before plummeting.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Ion Cal Natinal Guard
Oil Strike Hits Poor Church in Butler Parish
In Peteravilla district Butler County a Reformed church struck an oil gusher after congregants began prospecting on church land. Atty feet from the wedding site the flow started, small at first but expected to rise to about one hundred barrels daily, aiding the church debt and pastor back pay.
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Butler
Reformed
Peteravilla
Rich Girls Sell ThemselvesMarket Talk At Syracuse
Dr. Jamon F Day urged young men to work and warned against wealth worship stating the country is sound and the rich’s excesses fuel a market for luxury. He said daughters of the rich distribute wealth abroad and back home, selling themselves for bonuses, while wealth should be cherished with caution.
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New York
Jamon Fli Day
Syracuse Univers
Sac
Bren
Christian Association Today
Syracuse
Constantinople
Motor cars barred in Prince Edward Island proposed ban
Charlottetown notes the Prince Edward Island legislature voting for a complete motor car ban. A bill to implement the resolution will be introduced and passed soon, with members from both parties in agreement on excluding motor vehicles from the province.
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Charlottetown
Poe
Prince Edward Island
Roosevelt Party Returns to Washington After Southern Tour
President Theodore Roosevelt and family came back to Washington by the Southern Railway after a southeast trip starting March 26. The voyage included Mrs. Roosevelt, daughters and sons, Mam Lamson, and Captain Fitzhugh Lee as aide. The return in the early morning hours was without incident.
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Mire
Roosevelt
Washington
Mia
Roosevel
Southern Railway
South
Mississippi
New Orleans
Ethel Roosevelt
Kermit
Quentin
Archie
Mira
GROOMED FOR THE PRESIDENCY IN DELAWARE DEMOCRATS HEADQUARTERS
Supporters of George Gray of Delaware plan to establish Washington headquarters and begin active campaigning for the Democratic nomination. Richard Bermiah of Philadelphia heads a bureau to run the effort without Gray’s direct involvement and a fundraising drive has secured initial funds. A Gray club network forms in Wilmington with activities targeting Pennsylvania New York New England and the South. A Minnesota committee circulates a new letter promoting Governor Dolmann as a potential Democratic candidate across national party channels.
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Washington
George Gray
Delaware
Delaware Statesman
Richard, Bermiah
Philadelphia
Judge Gray
Wasington
Mington
Grosrens
Reemish
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
South
John A. Joh
Congress
Acery
Minneapolis
Chient
Frederick
Minnesota Democratic Committee
Dolmann
Admiral Evans Improves with Hot Mud Cure at Springs
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans shows steady improvement at Paso Robles Hot Springs California. He enjoyed a two hour carriage ride and a flat mud bath followed by massage. He then toured Santa Isabel ranch drank milk and received greetings from California officials.
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Paso Robins Hot Springs
Cal
Hell
Taylor Evans
San Francisco
James Hornburg, Jr
Santa Isabel
J. P. Lauck
California National Guard
Gillette
Manacine
Dea
McDonald
Phillips
Admiral Evans
California
Hie
Hurkane
Fight on Saloon Stir Illinois Strengthens Prohibition Push
Churches across Illinois unite in the Sunday effort to abolish the saloon with 1,200 townships voting next Tuesday in 84 of the counties. Pastors and lay speakers advocate temperance as liquor interests counter with meetings and personal feuds. Chicago faces no local option fight but statewide momentum grows with women and children leading parades and farmers pressed to sway city markets. Decatur and Sangamon County centers see intense activity as saloons face closures and reform resistance.
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Chicago
Trinda
Auane
Cook County
Boringfield
Naloona
Springfield
Sangamon
Hernard
Decatur
Heense
Extra Session to be Called by Roosevelt
Washington April 6 Special report says Democrats in the House resist the president’s urged measures and threaten to force an extra session after adjournment. Roosevelt is said determined to have Congress enact his recommended regulations amid fierce bickering over rules and procedure as Republicans push for swift action and Democrats accuse obstruction.
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Ay John Corrigan, Jr
Washington, D.C
House
Congress
Vonaresa
Tia
Reoveveit
Roosevelt
Willams
Georgia
Dalxel
Willan Bne Sulzer
New York
Weather forecast by region for Monday and Tuesday
The bulletin lists forecasts for multiple states including Georgia, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, East Texas, and West Virginia. It notes fair conditions on Monday and Tuesday with showers in places, along with light to fresh winds from the south to east and warmer trends in some areas.
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Grorgia
Virginia
Caroline
Grorxia
Florida
Alabama
Mississinpi
Lanfians
Texas
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