Court Grants Writ and Orders Bond for Dynamiters
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals grants a writ for 16 dynamiters imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth and orders release on bond. Fourteen men face bonds at 60 000 each year of sentence while one, Hockin, not appealed, will serve his term.
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Coe My
Jan
Fort Leaven
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Frank Ryan
Iron Workers Vision
HM. S. Hockin
Congressman Weidemeyer Dies by Own Action
The War Department received a wireless from the Panama reporting the death by suicide of Congressman Weidemeyer last night while temporarily insane. He was part of Taft's Canal inspection party and had recently lost re election, with speculation that the defeat contributed to his rash act.
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War Department
Panama
Washington
Weidemeyer
Taft
Canal
Congress
Col Harris Retires as First National Bank Leader in Decatur
Col C C Harris retires after 26 years as president of the First National Bank of Decatur. C E Frost of Athens becomes new president, with John D Wyker joining the board. W A Frost and associates buy Harris stock to continue the bank’s policy of serving both Decatur and Athens.
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Col
C. C. Harris
First National Bank of Decatur
First National Bank
Athens
John D. Wyker
Decatur
Col. Harris
W. A. Frost
Senator Jeff Davis Dies At Home In Arkansas
United States Senator Jeff Davis died at his Little Rock home after a stroke. He served in the Senate since 1907 and was a prominent Arkansas figure, having been governor for three terms and attorney general earlier. The funeral is set for tomorrow with Senate adjournment anticipated. He is survived by his wife and a son.
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Jang
United States
Jeff Davis
Senate
Lfe
Davis
Little River County
Arkansas
Pope County
United
Sites Senate
Gatesville
Little Rock
Rockefeller Sleuth In Air Trails Stir Testimony Talk
New York January 8 reports say William Rockefeller seen in Bermuda on a private yacht and cruising the Southern seas while he remains in New York under watch. Congress and Pujo Committee officers seek his testimony as Riddle keeps the inquiry heated and unsettled.
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New York
Wm. Rockefeller
Bermuda
Riddle
Funeral Planned After Body Carried From Cruiser Natal
A heavy rain and high winds hinder Hudson navigation as the cruiser Natal bears Whitelaw Reid's body up river. Battleships Florida North Dakota and destroyers Rowe Drayton Mo escort the procession. The ambassador's body is taken ashore for lie in state and a funeral will be held tomorrow.
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United Press
New York
Natal
Whitelaw Reid
Hadson River
Hudson
Grant
Florida North Dakota
Rowe
Drayton
Ambassador Reid
Episcopal Cathederal
Pope Sends Apostolic Benediction for Emperor’s Death
Rome January 3 Pope Pleug dispatched the apostolic benediction to Vienna as Franz Joseph lies near death. The missive was sent to Cardinal Nagie with orders to withhold it until the Emperor’s condition worsens.
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Rome
Pleug
Vienna
Franz Joseph
Nagie
Birth of First Born Triggers Naval Misunderstanding
Nathaniel Jones’s flag display for Mrs. Jones at the Waiting Island lighthouse prompted a British gunboat to dispatch 100 marines to Walling Island. They found the light keeper celebrated a newborn. he was reassigned to a smaller station, in a case of mistaken signal code.
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Arcadia
Bahamas
Nassar
Walling Island
Shaneyfelt Couple Convicted For Contempt Of Court
Lou Shaneyfelt and his wife of Hartsville were found guilty of contempt of court for violating an injunction against operating their soft drink stand. Judge Wert fined each $60 and ordered five days in jail. Bonds set at $1,000 each with impending release conditions.
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Lou Shaneyfelt
Hartselle
Wert
Shaneyfolt
Onte Begatl
Thair Freedom
M A Keene Financial Magnate Dies After Illness
New York reports financier James A Keene died at 2 15 AM after an abdominal operation at Miss Alstos hospital He was 69 born in 1888 and had a long career spanning mining newspapers stock exchanges and fortunes including profits from Bonanza and the Comstock lode He returned to Wall Street in 1877 and reportedly cleared $9 000 000 after a market comeback.
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James A. Keene
Miss Alstos
Waldorff-Astoria
Mr. Keene
Italy
Wall Street
Weldorf
Long Island
Africa
Prospector
California
Nevada
San Francisco
San Francisco Stock Exchange
Europe
Thirty-One Mexican Rebels Hanged by Federals
Telegram dispatch reports thirty-one Mexican rebels executed by federal authorities. The hangings extend a government effort to quell uprisings, with earlier waves of executions already noted between Mexico City and Toluca. Notable rebel leaders are among those executed.
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Br. Page
Mexico City
Toluca
Geveral
State treasury issues large quarterly education warrants
State warrants totaling about 117090.19 were issued on January 1 to finance school payments across Alabama. The largest item 37500 covered fifty high schools at 750 each. Agricultural schools received 1125 each totaling 10126. University of Alabama 15250. Montevallo 13395.19. Alabama Polytechnic Institute 24820. Normal Schools 16000. Pension warrants exceed 300000, with total near 500000 in the next weeks.
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Montgomery
Jan
C. Brooks Smith
Theifty High
University of Alabama
Montevallo
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Jervis Returns From Welsh Eisteddfod Tour
A. D. Jervis arrived home from Cincinnati and Columbus where he attended the Eisteddfod, the Welsh musical feast with large choral competitions for cash prizes. Winners shared a $4,000 purse, Columbus taking the top prize of $1,000.
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Columbus
A. D. Jervis
Cincinnati
Ohio
Capt Sid Jones Dies in Birmingham After Long Service
Captain Sid P. Jones, district passenger agent of the Louisville & Nashville in Birmingham, died last night at 7 45 at his home from an acute stomach disorder. He was born in Shelbyville Ky on September 20 1844 and came to Birmingham in 1887. He is survived by his wife Jessie Fall and three sons Sid P Jones Norman C Jones and Marven F Jones, and one sister Mrs Milton H Smith. Remains go to Nashville for interment tomorrow morning.
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Birmingham
P.sid Jones
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Nashville
Captain Jones
Jessie Fall
Sid P Jones
Sheffield
Norman C. Jones
Marven F. Jones
Panama
Milton H. Smith
Loulaville & Nashville Railroad
Shelbyville
Peldee
Desperate act ends life of Gatean Valencia in Epernay
In Epernay France Gatean Valencia a 26 year old workman driven by heartbreak placed a dynamite charge on his chest and detonated it. He then stabbed himself twice and after surviving walked outside and declared his intention to finish the act before placing a second dynamite cartridge in his mouth and exploding.
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Gatean Valencia
Valencia
Hungarian Counts Duel Over Parliamentary Quarrel
In Budapest a sabre duel between Count Micazel Karglyi and Count Stephen Tisza erupted from a parliamentary quarrel. After an hour and two bouts, Tisza was exhausted and the combat ended without a clear victor as the lower house barely escaped disruption.
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Budapest
Hungary
Micazel Karglyi
Stephen Tisza
Tisza
Julie
Frage Movement
Inury at Owl Drug Star Morning in New Decatur
James Reynolds fainted while awaiting a Ming of scription at Owl Drug Star in New Decatur. He fell and suffered a nasty gash over his hip. Highty Carewell attended, and Anne, the injured man's son, was notified.
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Owl Drug Star Morning
New Decatur
James 1Holds
Gael
Carewell
Anne
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