Contempt motion in Crawford murder trial clouds New Orleans session
In New Orleans on March 13 the second day of Annie Crawford’s trial for poisoning her sister Elise opened with a contempt motion by defense counsel Connolly and Adame against The New Orleans Item. Judge Chretien refused to rule on contempt during the trial, saying he found the articles injurious but would not proceed now. The defense called the Item articles outrageous and sweeping. Amid constant opposition to capital punishment, the criminal district court exhausted a 200 man venire as jurors with six accepted. a new panel of 200 were summoned for tomorrow at 10.
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New Orleans
Annie Crawford
Elise
Connolly and
Adame
Crawford
Item
Chretien
Connolly
Talesman
Criminal District Court
Elsie
Smoking in car sparks police court case in Decatur
Conductor W. T. Ingram testified that J. F. Reatin a Lithonia horse trader chased him with a knife after he asked him to stop smoking aboard a streetcar at Edgewood Pryor. Reatin denied lighting the cigarette and posted 25 dollar bond furnished by Hayes Reatin, DeKalb tax collector.
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Decatur
Edgewood
Pryor
W. T. Ingram
J. F. Reatin
Lithonia
Ingram
Reatin
Hayes Reatin
DeKalb County
Reatp
Bank bookkeeper Earl Stendark accused of embezzling funds
Fontana March 13 Earl Stendark a bookkeeper at the Chamberite National Bank here is accused of embezzling about 148000 dollars from the bank. He surrendered today and was released on a ten thousand dollar bond. Captain J T F Brady of the bank said Standard turned over about 3000 in cash and some land. If the land proves bearing it will repay the bank ten times the sum taken.
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Fontana
Cel
Earl Stendark
Everglades Drainage Inquiry Opens In Washington House
Washington March 18 Congress committees on expenditures in the department of agriculture discussed drainage of the Everglades. C G Elliott testifies that the department could not issue a positive Everglades report and that a circular unfavorable to the project may have been suppressed. Elliott said Secretary Wilson did not approve the bureau report and questioned motives. Elliott to resume Friday.
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Washington
House
Department of Agriculture
Ida Everglades
147 Ae Co
Moss
W. H. Ellis
Everglades
Ellis
Trustees of Florida Improvement A Land
Florida Land Companies
C. G. Bllott
Wilson
Elliott
J. C. Wright
Florida
Secretary For Agriculture
Higeins
Eliott
Mays
Higgins
Blood
Sloan
Congress
Department of Attire
Department
Huntington Wilson
Department of State
Co-Operative Sogletias
Bankers to Meet in Eufaula Convention
East Alabama division of the Alabama Bankers Association will hold its annual convention at Bluff City Inn in Eufaula on April 10 with a banquet. Topics include banking currency immigration and regional land development. Injuries reported from a Desoto derailment involve an engineer fireman and a mail clerk.
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Scufaula
Ala
East Alabama
Alabama Bankers’ Association
Eufaula
G. Comer
Bluff City Inn
Alabama
Dormant volcano near Panama canal sparks alarm reports
New York on March 13 reports from Colon claim a sleeping volcano beneath the Culebra area is emitting steam and blue smoke as grounds for alarm. A Panama Canal Commission geologist says the phenomena result from oxidation of pyrites, not volcanic activity, though temperatures rise and vents emit sulfurous odors.
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New York
Panama Canal
Colon
Culebra
Canal Commission
Talbot to Visit Montgomery Owls Meeting
John W. Talbot supreme president of the Owls from South Bend Ind is among expected visitors for the Owls celebration in Montgomery March 20 at the Grand theater. Governor O Neal will address the Initiative and Referendum and prominent state leaders are anticipated to attend.
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Montgomery
Owls
Grand Theater
O'Neal
John W. Talbot
The
Order
South Bend
Ind
Talbot
Order of Owls
Alabama
United States
Indictment Bribe Case Hangs On Senators Trial
In Columbus a jury verdict finds Maroh Lee Gulliy ag charged in the indictment as L R draws and senator Andrews face bribery allegations linked to a $200 insurance bill. Trial lasted ten days with sentence deferred. Andrews, Huffman, Cetone and others await further action as related cases unfold. Washington report notes President’s special message to Congress on European cost of living and cooperative responses.
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Columbus
Ohio
Maroh Lee "Gulliy Ag
L. R. Draws
Eenator Andrews
Rodney J. Diegle
Senate
Andrewa
Andrews
Frank Harrison Smiley
Isaac Huffman
Huffman
Cetone
Fifteen Corn Clubs Organized by Giles
J K Giles district agent for the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce State College of Agriculture and the U S department of agriculture has organized fifteen corn clubs across twenty five Atlanta district counties with about 460 members. The Fayette county club leads with seventy five members and a Social Circle club has sixty. Giles spoke at McDonald teachers institute and planned visits to Forsyth Jonesboro and Lawrenceville to organize more clubs.
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Atlanta
J. K. Giles
Fayette County
Srr
Giles
Teachers' Institute
McDonald
Forsyth
Jonesboro
Lawrenceville
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
State College of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Judge Landis Advocates Recall and Direct Democracy
District Judge Kennesaw M. Landis of Chicago told the Commercial Club in Superior Wisconsin that the United States senators who backed the Payne Aldrich bill should be recalled and urged adoption of the initiative referendum and recall as remedies for government conditions. He said such methods are needed whether one believes in them or not.
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Superior
Wis
Kennesaw M. Landis
Chicago
Commercial Club
United States
Landis
Doctors of Second Elect New Officers in Albany
Doctrines of the second congressional district in session at Albany completed their reorganizarion. A renowned surgeon conducted a benefit clinic at Phoebe Putney Memorial hospital. Officers elected include President Dr W R Jarrell Thomasville and Vice President D Gordon Chosen Bainbridge with Dr J A Redfearn Albany as secretary and treasurer. Bainbridge chosen as next meeting site for the second Wednesday in September. The gathering endorsed the state health board efforts on hookworm control.
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Albany
Phoebe Putney
T. 3B McIntosh
Thomasville
W. W. Jarrell
A. J. Redfearn
C.K. Sharp
Arlington
John C. Keaton
A. G. Fort
State Card of Health
Dougherty County Medical Society
BR. W. Jarrell
D. Gordon
Bainbridge
J. A. Redfearn
State Board of Health
Elvedere Brooks Inspects Southern Cities Sets Stop in Atlanta
Belvedere Brooke general manager of Western Union Telegraph Company arrives in the city for a three day visit at Georgian Terrace. He travels with T W Carroll and B Brooks Jr and wife. The party is welcomed by local superintendent Schoefield and notes prior stops in Jacksonville and Florida.
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Belvedere Brooke
Western Union Telegraph Company
City
Georgian Terrace
New York
T. W. Carroll
B. Brooks, Jr
Macon
Schoefield
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Florida
Georgia
Brooks
Congress in Session Sees Pitney Confirmed and Debates Arm Sales
Senate met at noon and entered executive session for foreign relations. Mahlon Pitney was confirmed as Supreme Court justice 60 to 26 after deliberations. Secretary Stimson denounced army spending cuts including removal of five cavalry regiments. Wage and means committee pressed alcohol tax relief as hospital and science groups urged. Suffragists pushed constitutional amendment for women’s vote before full suffrage inquiry. Adjourned at 4:30 pm pending Thursday.
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Oittee Tee
Mahlon Pitney
Supreme Court
Pitney
Stimson
Smith
New York
Morrison
Broad Street Shooting Over Disputed Payment
A. K. Aiken fired a pistol at A. J. Hooker, a machinist, near Broad and Mariet streets shortly after 9:30 yesterday afternoon. The dispute concerned payment for a game, and Hooker was the intended victim as bystanders fled the scene.
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Broad
Mariet Atreet
A. K. Aiken
A. J. Hooker
Aiken
Unclear Fragment Rights Bond Details In Local Shooting
A damaged OCR fragment references a shooting case with Aiken released on a $200 bond and others involved. Mentions Liverpool square bales of cotton and railroad yards. No clear dates or fully identifiable names beyond Aiken. The text is fragmentary and lacks cohesive facts.
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Momktil
Ee Aiken
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E. W. Seiler
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