Alabama chief clerk accused in Oakley case
Montgomery March 16 A suit will be brought against James G Oak ley president of the state convict board for about 150 000 to 250 000 missing from the department funds The sheriff garnishments seize Oakleys personal funds and a Bibb county plantation to cover the shortage Governor O Neal promises a thorough investigation and possible board changes while Oakley contends he may not be legally responsible and offers to surrender assets to settle losses.
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O'Neal
Ong
J. Craig Smith
Comer
Lacy
Oakley
Ous of
Alabama
Convret Board
John Purifoy
Convict Department
Convict Board
Irena
Ike” Vincent
Govenor
Esc Ae
Big Ticket Sale Draws Atlanta Opera Crowd
Atlanta on March 15 reports a huge first day sale for the Metropolitan Opera season. Long lines formed before doors as boxes filled while many prominent locals queued. Total first day sales exceed 50 000 though many seats remain for seven performances. Harvey Johnson 1007 Third National Bank Building, Atlanta, Ga, handles inquiries for out of town buyers.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Music Festival Association
Harvey Johnson
Third National Bank
Atlanta, Ga
Johnson
New Orleans
Texas
White Mountain Refrigerator Ad Featured by Crow & Crow
Local ad highlights the White Mountain Refrigerator with a sales pitch urging readers to inspect the appliance. The feature is presented in a daily section by Messrs Crow & Crow.
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White Mountain
Messrs
Crow & Crow
Medicine Bottle Story Highlights Child Labor Later Labor Scene
At the Jacksonville conference children recited the tale of a Glass Cotton and Coal world displayed by slides. A Medicine Bottle character described harsh factory origins from a West Virginia plant to factory ovens, packers and night work, urging awareness of child labor.
Glutton Loses WG Tile to Little Fossa
In London March 15 the Glutton Gulo Luscue loses top eater title to the Madagascar newcomer Fossa Cryptepr Ferox. The Fossa arrived Oct 28 and quickly out consumed the rival, eating 192 pounds of horseflesh rabbits and bones in three months versus the Glutton’s 114. The Tassanian Blue Devil trailed with 90. The Fossa also chewed woodwork and paint, showing a commanding appetite.
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London
Gulo Luscue
Zoological Gardens
Fasaa
Cryptepr Ferox
Madagascar
Fassa
Fossa
Men confess to robbing Huntsville bank in Arkansas
Federal officials report James Hayden and Charles Meyers confessed to robbing the First National Bank at Huntsville a year ago. Hayden got ten years Meyers seven. They then moved to withdraw guilty pleas but Judge Maples refused. The pair had been on a train near St Paul when warrants were issued on other charges. Tom Moore and James Moore are already serving three years each for the bank robbery. Meyers, an escaped Kansas prisoner, has a $500 reward for his capture.
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Fort Smith
Ark
James Hayden
Charles Meyers
First National Bank
Huntsville
Hayden
Meyers
Maples
St. Paul
United States
Kansas City Southern Railway
Poteau
Okla
Tom Moore
James Mooroe
Kansas
Whiskey Shipments Arrive for States Excluding South Carolina
Paducah Kentucky March 15 Instructions issued to local agents of the American and National Express Companies authorize shipments of whiskey to all states except South Carolina. The move eases pressure on wholesale whiskey houses whose Southern trade fell under prohibition rules, with about half a million dollars in liquor shipped to prohibition states from Paducah each year.
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Paducah
American
National Express
South Carolina
The Candy Window Delights Decatura Children
Children of Decatura praise Foster Pointer's window display with chips rabbits eagep fancy roosters and many Easter sug gestions. Decorator earns credit for good taste and judgment.
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Decatura
Foster Pointer
Livingstone Centenary Service Set for Sunday
Tomorrow night at the First Methodist Church the Livingstone Centenary service will be held by the United Churches of the Decaturs. The event honors a man revered for his faith and missionary work in Africa, seen as a martyr to the Christian cause and a model of selfless devotion to God and Jesus Christ.
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Christ
Baptist and Methodist in Religious Debate at Cerulean Springs
Cadiz Ky March 15 A theological debate set for April 15 at Cerulean Springs features Rev B F Sheffer pastor St Je Nerhodiet and Rev H B Taylor Baptist pastor Murray on two questions: whether the Baptist church holds exclusive rights to baptism and the Lord's Supper and whether Methodist Articles of Religion align with scripture. An effort to move the debate to Cadiz is under discussion.
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Cadiz
Cerulean Springs
B. F. Sheffer
St. Je. Nerhodiet
H. B. Taylor
Baptist Church
Murray
Church of Christ
Taylor
Sheffer
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
First Police Graft Trials Open in New York Court
State arraigns patrolman John J Hartigan amid graft allegations. Key witness Thomas W Walsh, a suspended police captain and confessed grafter, testifies about a fund for Eugene Fox and Hartigan escorting an envelope of money for Fox's fee.
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New York
John J. Hartigan
Whitman
Thomas W. Walsh
Walsh
Eugene Fox
Hartigan
Grand Jury
Fox
Dennis Sweeney
Wilson as Lincoln’s Heir in Humanitarian Policy
Special to the Decatur Daily Washington report argues Woodrow Wilson can become the greatest president since Lincoln by prioritizing humanity over tariff or trust issues. It condemns traditional congressional delays and predicts Wilson will win public backing for a square deal, while noting the high cost of tariffs on woolen goods subsidizing domestic industry.
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Wilson
Abraham Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
Mer
Washington
Congress
United States
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
America
Underwood
Princess Theatre Opens as New Yorks Smallest Playhouse
New York March 15 Fo Ray Com stock presented its latest novelty the Princess Theatre on West Thirty-ninth street opposite Maxime Elliott Theatre. The 298 seat fireproof house offers a compact modern stage house with two side boxes and loges. The program featured four one act plays by a company of noted artists in a premiere that drew a fashionable crowd.
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New York
Comstock
Paris
Two Boys Bound to Grand Jury in Theft Case
Joe Webb and Jon J. Prosser, described as young white boys, were bound over to the grand jury by Justice of the Peace I. N. Buttler. They face charges of grand larceny for allegedly breaking into J. B. Privett’s bicycle shop and stealing about one hundred dollars worth of pistols and bicycles.
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Joe Webb
Jon J. Prosser
Justice of the Peace
I. N. Buttler
Webb
Prosser
J. 2. Privett
GED Woman Wanders Aimlessly Through Atlanta Streets
An aged woman calling herself Mrs Lena Smith is found wandering in Atlanta and is confined to the matron's ward at the local pot station. She believes she is in Tennessee and has been lost since Thursday, unable to recall her name or provide details. City officials are trying to identify her and locate any missing person records.
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Atlanta
Lena Smith
Alabama
Tenn
Moe Te
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