Prison Reform Request Over New Orleans Conditions
Reports of Hamilton Douglas testifying before Atlanta city council committees on prison conditions led to a Louisiana Prison Reform Association inquiry. Douglas claimed New Orleans prison conditions were worse. officials rebutted, stating parish and city facilities are modern, sanitary, and regularly visited, asking Douglas to name abuses and visit details.
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Hamilton Douglas
Atlanta
Atanta
Lousiana Prison Reform Association
Douglas
FL Shietda
Louisiana Prison Reform Association
Georgia
House of Detention
Board of
Prisona and Asylums
Prison Reform Association
Reformatory Association
About to be freed he confessed crime in court
Seattle Washington January 21 Royal Edwards aged 21 faced a disturbance charge in police court. The judge, impressed by his stance, considered acquittal but Edwards admitted a long fugitive past dating to December a year ago for embezzling 1490 dollars from a Pennsylvania post office substation. He said he wants to return to stand trial for the $1400 theft and was turned over to federal authorities.
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Seattle
Royal Edwards
Edwards
Darember
Pennsylvania
Investigation of city stockade continues amid testimony
Six day inquiry into the stockade by special council committees revealed praise for the public works commissioner and questions about guard conduct. Captain Vining testified about reporting practices and Colter Collier’s role, while observers noted tense exchanges and procedural limits as sessions proceed with morning, afternoon, and night meetings planned.
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Felder
Candler
Ona Tima Guring
Félder
Arnold
Vinkey Croms
Collet
Stockaila
Mr Colter
Collier
Ruby Galther
Seoty
Colier
Gedre
Nttra
Johnston
Grant
Cella
A. J Ivey
Frank P Rice
Mr Rice
Tom Bayne
Floyd Green
Dckade
Mr Collier
First Methodie
Church
J Clarke
Captain Vining
W Gaines
Toney
Thomas Clements
Stockade hearings reveal mixed testimony on treatment
Witnesses described conditions at the stockade as improved with more funds and cleaner facilities while some guards defended practices as humane. Testimony covered shackling, whipping, bathing, diet, and supervision, with politicians clashing over inspection timing and authority as the grand jury inquiry continued.
Reliable laxative syrup praised by experts and public
One of the essentials for happy homes is truthful health products. The text endorses the genuine Syrup of Figs and Senna by the California Fig Syrup Co. as an ethical, physician approved laxative sold by leading druggists.
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Senna
California Fig Syrup Co
Female footpad robs man in Chicago with a muffled pistol
Chicago January 6 a well dressed woman aided by a man robbed Ernest Yaegel of 860 dollars on a street corner. The pair, described as a female footpad and an accomplice, demanded the money and struck Yaegel before fleeing.
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Chicago
Robbie Ernest Yaegel
Yaegel
Xaegel
Charles Stanley Freed Arrested Again After Federal Bid
Charles Stanley Freed, recently released after a four year federal term for counterfeiting, was surrendered by Warden Moyer to Deputy Marshal Scott for transport to Buffalo to face an additional forgery charge. He declined to discuss his case, claiming medication affects his memory, and noted he hopes to be free one day.
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Charles Stanley Whoesterday
Newman
Warden Moyer
Marshal Scott
Buffalo
Marsal Scott
Om the Soutern
Stanley
Atlanta
American Earns Post in Siam for Two Years
New Orleans January 5 J C Barnett of Canton Mississippi a graduate of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College was advised of his appointment as imperial minister of Siam and will be stationed in Bangkok for the next two years.
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New Orleans
J C Barnett
Canton
Misplewippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
Siam
Bangkok
Beaten Man Identified by Mother's Letter
A man found unconscious at St Augustine Fin was identified today by his mother after she saw his photo in a local paper and wrote to St Augustine for details. Ezekiel A. Davis received the letter confirming the man’s identity.
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Chicago
St Augustie Fin
Ezekiel A. Davis
St Angustine
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