Tibbetts Murder Trial Opens With Defense Emphasizing Unwritten Law
The Tibbetts murder case opened in Morgan County court with Tom Tibbetts indicted for W. Hanley's death on a L&N smoking car. Defense attorney Callahan argued Tibbetts acted under a perceived threat after Hanley allegedly damaged Tibbetts home and boasted of it. Witnesses described the shooting aboard coach 2601 as three bullets struck Hanley, with jurors drawn from area farmers.
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Hanley
Tibbetts
Law and Equity Court
Tom Tibbetts
W. A. Han Jey
Shhief Electrician
L. & Rail
Rueys
Veniremen
W.W. Callahan
W.W. Callahan and Judge “Entitel J . Wert
Atshee Chas. Price
Cullman
A. BE
Harlowe
Hutson
Tivbettts
Haney
Hanly
Kyle
R. H. Cunningham
Britain Plans More Stringent Blockade Against Germany
London reports a more stringent blockade of Germany is expected within ten days. Developments of prime importance with US impact are anticipated. England may halt contraband shipments from Sweden Denmark and Holland except under specific conditions. The press accuses much of last year’s trade to Sweden Denmark and Holland of reaching Germany.
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Britain
London
Germany
United States
England
Sweden
Denmark
Holland
Bootleggers Sell Whiskey to Deputies by Mistake
Deputy sheriffs Coleman Jennings and S. 8. Williams were approached while walking in Decatur and offered whiskey. They bought the spirits, took the man to court, and he was found guilty of bootlegging and sentenced to the county road.
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Coleman Jennings
Williams
Forman
Decature
Decaturs
Law and Equity Court
Jury acquit Walter Draper in Walhermana murder case
Walter Draper, a white man, was found not guilty in the Law am iquity court for the murder of Lena Bur on, a negress, in the Walhermana section. The trial, among the shortest in local criminal annals, began after 1 o'clock and ended after jury deliberations. a single eye witness testified she saw the defendant shoot from about 50 feet away, with no other corroborating evidence.
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Walter Draper
Lena Buron
Walhermana
Law Amiquity Court
Rial
Serbs to Evacuate Montenegro and Set Up New Army
Rome text reports Montenegro will be evacuated by Serbian troops. Retreated soldiers will be sent to Corfu to form and equip a new army. Corfu cites French seizure amid Greek government protests.
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Corfu
International News Service
Rome
Montenegro
Birmingham Man Commits Death by Own Action
Moses L. Satterfield of Birmingham Ala shoots himself through the temple with a revolver this morning. Poor health is believed to be the cause.
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International News Service
Birmingham
Ala
Moses L. Satterfield
Loss of Leyland liner Huronian reported near Ireland
New York reports say the Leyland liner Huronian was torpedoed off the Irish coast. The Galveston Austin ship arrived from the Texan port earlier and is now a casualty in wartime Atlantic waters.
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International News Service
New York
Ford Peace Pow Wow Breaks Up In a Riot
At a Ford peace meeting in The Hague a Danish delegate Johan Holvern accused the French of atrocities against Germans. The crowd yelled Lies and Pro-German Hes and the meeting broke up in violence for about five minutes before order returned. American orator John V. Barry faced interruptions over Ford's influence and defended it as being put to good use.
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Ford
International News Service
the Hague
Jan
Ford Peace Pilgrims
Johan Holvern
John V. Barry
Barry
Nonchalant Mrs Mohr Faces First Setback in Murder Trial
Elizabeth F Mohr drew a setback as Justice Starnes allowed Inspector O Neil to describe the murder plot tied to Mrs Mohrs pledge of 5000 dollars to dispose of her husband Dr Charles Mohr The ruling reflects the sensational Providence Rhode Island case unfolding in January.
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International News Service
Providence
BR. 1
Elizabeth F. Mohr
Justice Starnes
Inspector O'Neil
Providence Police
Brown and Spellman
Explosion at Dupont plant rocks Portland area
An explosion shook the Dupont New Hall plant in Portland Missouri today felt five miles away. No injuries were reported. Police suspect plotters as the cause of the blast.
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Portland
New Hall
Dupont Company
Angelo Reggio Hangs Self in Sing Sing Death House
Ossining N Y Jan 13 Angelo Leggio sentenced to be electrocuted for hiring a man to kill his rival committed death by own action in the death house at Sing Sing today by hanging himself Two cells away was William Flack the man whom Reggio hired to do the killing Reggio used a sheet from his cot with which to hang himself
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Ossining
N. Y
Just Tell
Angelo Leggio
Sing Sing
William Flack
Reggio
IWW Demands 20 Percent Wages Increase in Textile Trade
In Fall River on January 18 the Industrial Workers of the World representing about 1,000 workers sent a demand to the United States Cotton Manufacturers association for a twenty per cent wage increase across all departments of the textile industry.
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International News Service
Fall River
Mass
Industrial Workers of the World
United States Cotton Manufacturers Association
Conscription Triumph in England as Government Wins
London reports government officials credit the military service bill passage at 431 to 39 as a decisive victory. The administration says opposition collapsed and the attempt to oust the Asquith cabinet failed. Labor leaders Henderson Brace and Roberts remain in government. Bristol convention to set new policies on conscription later this month.
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London
Asquith
Labor Party
Arthur Henderson
William Brace
George H. Roberts
Bristol
Texas Mob Fails to Lynch Salacar in El Paso
An El Paso mob attempts to lynch Gen Ynez Salacar, a former follower of Gen Orozco, but the sheriff removes him from his hotel. Simultaneously Gen Jacinto Trevino, commander of the Carranza garrison, leaves with 300 troops to pursue bandits who killed 17 Americans, vowing to shoot them on sight.
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Jaurez
Rio Grande
Santa Fe
Chihanhau
Persing
International News Service
el Paso
Texas
Ynez Salacar
Oroczo
Salacar
Jaarez
Jacinto Trevino
Carranza
Chihuuhuu City
Trevino
North Alabama Cyclone Death Toll Likely To Rise
Reports from Chattanooga say a cyclone that swept through Middle Tennessee damaged North Alabama. Tom Riddick was killed near Huntsville when his home collapsed. In Maysville hundreds of barns and small houses were demolished. deaths may rise as communications are restored.
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Tom” Riddick
Huntsville
International News Service
Chattanooga
Middle Tennessee
North Ala
Tom Riddick
Maysville
Ala
Condemnation Proceedings For Alabama Power ROW
Alabama Power Company faces condemnation for a right of way for a new transmission line from Decatur south to Hartselle, possibly Birmingham. In Probate Court Judge Wm. E. Skeggs named commissioners R H Wolcott John A Thomason and J J Cudd to hear evidence on the property's value. Attorneys E W Godbey and Chas Eyton appeared for defendants and plaintiff respectively.
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Alabama Power Co
Alabama Power Company
Decaturs
Hartselle
Birmingham
Unity Dancy
Wm. E. Skeggs
Skeggs
R.H. Wolcott
John .A. Thomason
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Dupont
Mexico
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FI Paso
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