Legal battles over Morgan County court powers and grand jury
The article outlines challenges to the Morgan County law and equity court practice. Browne pleads guilty to violations of prohibition laws and fights jurisdiction in habeas corpus petitions. Vandy White seeks indictment quashment arguing grand jury validity and special-term issues.
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Law and Equity
B. Browne
Equity
Browne
Horton
Athens
Tat Browne
Vandy
Wert
Supreme Court
Chant
Morgan County Law and Equity Court
Vandy White
Chas L. Price
G. F. Buchheit
Thomas W. Wert
Price
State Supreme Court
White
Grand Jury
Law
Law and Equity Court
Hortore
Oscar Chenault
Chas
State of Alabama
Three Ships Sunk in War Waters Across Europe
The Austrian scout cruiser of the Novara type was sunk by the French submarine Foucalt in the Adriatic Sea, with heavy loss of life reported. Dutch steamer Maas Haven foundered after a mine near Calais, totaling a loss, and Spanish steamer Bayo was sunk by a floating mine off La Pallice with 25 lives lost and one survivor.
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Rome
Foucalt
Adriatic Sea
Calais
Maas Haven
la Rochelle
France
la Pallice
Mayor Nelson to Face Trial in Decatur Juror Names Case
James A. Nelson, celebrated Decatur citizen and mayor, stands trial next Tuesday in Limestone circuit court Ath ens on a venue change from Morgan county. He and Jury Commissioner Teague were indicted for taking names from the jury box. both were acquitted on impeachment. The case draws wide local interest.
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James A. Nelson
Decaturs
Limestone
Athens
Morgan County
Nelson
Teague
Decatur
Menace Acquitted of Misuse of the Mails
Joplin Missouri January 15 A verdict of not guilty was returned late Friday in the case of the Menace Publishing Co of Aurora and four officials charged with misuse of the mails The jury deliberated over twenty hours The defendants named Wilbur F Phelps Bruce M Phelps Marin Brown and Theodore C Walker faced an indictment with eight counts alleging violation of federal law against delivering obscene or indecent material
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Joplin
the Menace Publishing Co
Aurora
Wilbur F. Phelps
Business Chareger
Bruce M. Phelps
Marin Brown
Theodore C. Walker
The
Menace
Decaturs Endure Record Cold As Thermometer Hits New Low
The government weather bureau reports the coldest night of the year at 15 to 16 degrees above zero with a high of 28 degrees later. Citizens suffer minor losses from frozen pipes while coal dealers report strong demand and fuel supplies move quickly. Amateur prophets claim 10 degrees in exposed areas, but official readings remain the standard.
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Government Weather Bureau
Decaturs
Radical schedule change on Memphis division trains
The Memphis division of the Southern railroad adopts a new timetable effective January 23 adding train 42 a Decatur Chattanooga turn around. Westbound trains 35 and 5 shift to earlier times with 7 40 a m as the new departure for No 35 and 9 45 a m for No 6 eastbound. Train 42 provides an early morning eastbound service while three westbound and four eastbound trains run daily.
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Memphis
Southern Railroad
Decatur-Chattanooga
Decatur
Bond Issue Favored By Morgan County Voters
Mor gan county voters show rising support for a state bond issue of 1 500 000 to cover state debts. Prominent supporters led by Mayor A A Hardage cite campaign push from Gov Henderson allies and Montgomery letters. opponents expect a close result with turnout around 2000 votes.
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Gan County
A. A. Hardage
New Decatur
Morgan County
Henderson
Birmingham
Montgomery
Memorial service for Mrs. C. J. Hildreth announced
A memorial service will be held Tuesday at 3 o clock at the home of Mrs. Is. A. Neill. Members of Stephens Chapter D A R Joe Wheeler chapter U D C and the Progressive Culture Club are requested to attend.
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C. J. Hildreth
Is. A. Neill
Stephens
Joe Wheeler
Progressive Culture Club
Daily want ad recovers Mrs Carriger’s brooch
The Decatur Daily reports Mrs BE Carriger recovered her cameo brooch found between the Austin hotel and Canal Street last Tuesday afternoon. Emnett Crawley, a Black subscriber to the Daily, located the pin Friday afternoon and returned it to the owner. The brooch, valued at about $35, was promptly delivered to Mrs Carriger.
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Carriger
Canal Street
Emnett Crawley
Explosion on U S Submarine Kills Several
Salonika dispatch reports a fatal blast aboard a U S submarine with several dead. The conflict updates describe German forces moving toward Albania and preparations for a larger drive against the Allies.
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Paris
Servia
Montenegro
Albania
Salonika
Echo de Paris
Monastir
Pétit Parisienne
Whiskey Partners Fight Over A Two Bit Piece
H L Hall and W G Bradford, liquor house proprietors at High Cliff along the Kentucky Tennessee line, fought over twenty five cents and Bradford was shot four times by Hall. Bradford lies dying from pistol wounds after a clash with chairs and a kitchen pursuit. Both men are unmarried and about forty and fifty years old.
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Knoxville
Tenn
H. L. Hall
W. G. Bradford
High Cliff
Kentucky-Tennessee Line
Campbell County
Bradford
Hall
United States Roads Association A Great Success
Birmingham Alabama January 15 The United States Good Roads Association meeting last week was a decided success. Officers and life members praised the work accomplished in the past year and twenty five Alabama citizens were elected life members. Active steps will push field organizers to recruit regular members and organize branch associations in every state. Top advocates in the United States are on the rolls and deeply interested.
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Birmingham
Ala
United States Good Roads Association
Alabama
Good Roads ‘Associations
Good Roads
United States
Explosion at Brooklyn Navy Yard sinks E-2 killing twenty
New York January 15 twenty men were killed and a number of others injured by an explosion on the United States submarine E-2 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard shortly after ten oclock today.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
New York
Brooklyn Navy Yards
Explosion on submarine E-2 in dry dock kills and injures
A fatal explosion hit the U S submarine E-2 in dry dock in New York. Two dead initially with possible toll rising to eight or more and nine badly injured rushed to the naval hospital. No details on the exact cause, fumes from electric batteries hampered rescue as Rear Admiral Usher organized divers.
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New York
U. S
Navy Yard
Naval Hospital
Usher
Police Chief Cobb Reports Finances in Fine Order
The 1915 annual report of Chief W. D. Cobb shows the New Decatur police revenue of $1,980 for the year ending Sept 31 1915. Arrests and convictions are detailed with a high conviction rate and low uncollected fines, reflecting department efficiency praised by city officials.
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W. D. Cobb
New Decatur
City of
Cobb
Dykes Break and Holland Flooded With Devastation
Floods in north Holland from broken dykes leave thousands homeless and millions in property damage. An enormous amount of stock has been drowned as Jan. 15 reports the widespread disaster in Amsterdam.
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International News Service
Amsterdam
North Holland
Texas Mex border action urged by fifty citizens
Fifty prominent Texans and New Mexico and Arizona residents met in El Paso to press Congress for immediate action over the Mexican situation. They planned a delegation of 100 Americans to report conditions in Northern Mexico to senators and representatives.
Wild rumors fuel El Paso tension on border
In El Paso on January 15 reports spread of an anonymous proclamation urging vengeance for Santa Ysabel massacre and claims of a planned Mexican invasion. General Pershing commands US troops who kept peace as additional guard at the Juarez bridge remained. American patrols along the Rio Grande were increased for twenty miles.
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International News Service
el Paso
Santa Ysbel
Jaurez
United States
United
International Bridge
Pershng
Rio Grande
Mayor Orders City Property Users to Vacate
Mayor Hardage issues a city wide order requiring all users of city property or fenced buildings to vacate and remove fences. The order follows a city council resolution adopted December 27 and excludes the greenhouse on Sixth Avenue and Gordon Drive.
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Hardage
Sixth Avenue
Gordon Drive
Splendid Showing for Tennessee Valley AMR
Tennessee Valley bank report notes prosperity across the chain with a 44 percent rise in deposits and an 18 percent gain in earnings last year. The document highlights improved financial health for the Tennessee Valley system.
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Tennessee Valley Amr
Tennessee Valley Bank
Tennessee Valley
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