Newsom Bond Fight Spurs Judge Abuse Claims in Alabama
In Birmingham on March 18 J P Howle was ordered off the stand by Acting Chairman Lusk for what was called abuse of the court He accused courts in Gadsden of rot and corruption and claimed he was railroaded to sentence Judge Zelle Gaston testified jury lists in Jefferson county were doctored to favor corporations and deputy sheriffs made wholesale arrests for fees Habeas corpus proceedings are now before Judge Wert.
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International News Service
Birminghim
J. P. Howle
Lusk
Judireform
Mr. Lusk
Howle
Gadsden
Zelle Gaston
Jefferson County
Gaston
Habeas hearing in Hatchett murder case adjournment debates
The habeas corpus case of Justice of the Peace T. J. Newsom charged with murder proceeds in a Law and Equity court with Judge Thos W Wert. The defense notes delays while the state presses for continued trial as witnesses remain in attendance. Frank Boston testified that Frank Elkins possessed Newsom's hat after Hatchett's death.
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Justice of the Peace
T. J. Newsom
C. E. Hatchett
Thos. W. Wert
Law and Equity Court
Callahan
Almon
Circuit Court
Cullman
Wert
Frank Boston
Frank Elkins
Newsom
Hatchett
Lynn
Death of J H Baird Mugh Regretted Here
The death of J H Baird editor and proprietor of the Southern Lumberman occurred in Nashville after being struck by a freight train while crossing tracks near the railroad yards. He was a leading South hardwood industry figure and a noted lumber authority, admired for his organizing skill and influence.
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Nashville
J. H. Baird
Southern Lumberman
United States
Baird
Villa routs Carranza forces at Monterey Ramones held
March 18 report says Ramones, Carranza headquarters, fell to 400 Villa soldiers without a shot fired. Villa’s troops threaten an attack on Matamoros as Carranza officers flee toward safety. The situation remains tense as Villa presses advances in the region.
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Monterey
Ramones
Carranza
Villa
Matamorag
Liner Macedonia Reported Captured At Sea
Madrid reports the German liner Macedonia which escaped Las Palmas with war supplies has been captured at sea by a British cruiser. The Spanish government is conducting an inquiry into the escape.
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Madrid
Macedonia
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Germans expelled from Italian Riviera March 1918
Italian authorities order expulsion of all German subjects from the Italian Riviera, marking a wartime relocation measure during World War I. The action follows growing security concerns amid global hostilities and affects residents of German nationality in the region.
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Paris
Italian Riviera
Ead A
Body of Birmingham man identified in Louisville yard death
The young man found near Louisville and Nashville tracks in the south yards is identified as Louis Walter South 21 unmarried Birmingham printing pressman son of a Birmingham family. Brother J W South of Memphis arrived after being shown a description. The body bore tattoo marks and clothing with C D Little and L W B initials. Pending Memphis advices, funeral plans likely set for here.
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad
South Yards
Louis Walter South
Second Avenue
Birmingham
Ala
J. W. South
Memphis, Tenn
Mr South
C. D. Little
L. W
LULL IN ATTACKS ON Turkish FORTS REPORTED
A lull has developed in the Allied fleet attack on Turkish fortifications at the Dardanelles according to latest dispatches. In Birmingham Alabama Mrs Bessie Hundley and Mrs Solon Jacobs urged a suffrage law before the committee.
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London
Dardenelles
Birmingham
Bessie Hundley
Solon Jacobs
Alabama
G A R Alabama Commander Elected in Birmingham
Chas A Mang of Anniston was today chosen department commander of the Alabama G A R in Birmingham, marking a key leadership change within the veterans organization.
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G. A. R. Birmingham
Chas. A. Mang
Anniston
The
Alabama i
A. R
Prominent Montgomery Leader W M Peague Dies
W M Peague, 72, former mayor of Montgomery and noted businessman, died at his home today. The longtime civic figure was associated with local commerce and public service.
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Montgomery
W. M. Peague
Nordic nations unite against British French German trade reprisals
Copenhagen dispatch reports Denmark Norway and Sweden submitting identical representations to the allied powers protesting the Anglo French policy of reprisals on German commerce.
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London
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Copenhagen
John N Todd Found Guilty of Bank Vault Burglary
John N. Todd, a skilled safe and lock man, was convicted of burglarizing the Exchange National Bank vault. He allegedly did repair work on the vault on December 7 and returned to steal 1570.
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Montgomery
John N. Todd
Exchange National Bank
Todd
Two Convicted Under Mann White Slave Act
San Francisco court confirms lower court sentences Mauriy Diggs to two years and F Drew Caminetti to 18 months for violations of the Mann White Slave Act.
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San Francisco
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Mauriy Diggs
F. Drew Caminetti
Boggs Enjoined Over Pool Room Sale by Judge Wert
Judge Wert issues injunction restraining Clayton Boggs from disposing of a pool room on Bank Street while case proceeds. Lt. Elmo Abernathy sues over a contract for rights to sell a puncture proof auto tire, Bogg Brothers invention, in Hamilton County Tennessee. Complaint cites pool room and 160 acre Colbert County land interest as consideration. Hearing date not yet set.
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Wert
Clayton Boggs
Bank Street
Elmo Abernathy
Boggs
Hamilton
Tennessee
Bogg Brothers
Colbert County
Hamilton County
Tims
Foreigners Seek Safe Passage From Progreso Turmoil
Administration officials voiced unease over the safety of foreigners in Progreso Mexico as several asked to be taken aboard US warships. The cruiser Des Moines sits at Progreso while the collier Brutus heads there as Mexico City reports quiet.
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Washington
Progreso
Mexico
United States
Des Moines
Mexico City
Probe committee vows summer session to trace Lacy embezzlement
Birmingham officials say the Probe committee will sit all summer if needed to unravel the Lacy embezzlement and identify who received the funds. Gov O Neal attended an executive session to discuss methods of obtaining information and locating the money but details were not released.
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Birmingham
Gov. O’neal
German cruiser Prinz Eitel Frederick ultimatum warned
The state department will issue an ultimatum to the captain of the German cruiser Prinz Eitel Frederick demanding a definite report on repairs within hours or the ship must depart within 24 hours.
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Washington
Prinz Eltel Frederick
State Department
Half and Half Cotton Warned by Agriculture Officials
Local cotton firms circulate a warning letter against the Half and Half variety due to short staple. U.S. Department of Agriculture cautions that campaigns promote an inferior cotton with low lint yields, urging farmers to plant seeds producing strong staples.
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Decaturs Daily
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Washington
U. S. Department O Agriculture
Jones Cotton Company
Lawson Sykes & Co
Harris, Cortner & Co
Kortrecht & Callicott
Jones- Baugh Cotton Co
Huntsville
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Russian Attack Pushes German Lines on 600 Mile Front
Russian forces press a desperate drive along a 600 mile battle front as they batter away at German troops. The action centers on repeating assaults and convoys across key sectors with uncertain gains and heavy fighting reported.
Russians Push In Carpathians and Przemysl Falls
Reports from Petrograd and Warsaw say Russians advance in Poland and Galicia, Przemysl outer forts collapse under Russian assaults, Germans fall back toward East Prussian frontier, with heavy casualties along the Bobr and Bohr rivers as fighting intensifies across the front.
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Ossewiec
Bobr
Poland
Mazurian
Bohr River
Ossowiec
Kaiser Turns Big Guns on British Warships
British warships that shelled Westende Belgium were shelled by German 16 inch guns. French soldiers report fierce fighting in Champagne between Rheims and the Argonne forest with nearly a quarter million troops engaged and thousands of large guns firing for weeks. Fighting continues near Arras and Albrecht as Germans try to regain lost ground.
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Paris
Westende
Belgium
Nieuport
Champagne
Rheims
Argonne Forest
Arras
Albrech
Prisons Probe After Siphon Whisky Plot Found
In Hammond Indiana sheriff finds a long rubber tube linking a whiskey jug to a prison cell, used by inmates as a siphon. Investigation follows as authorities uncover noisy jags among prisoners and uncover the setup outside a cell house window.
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International News Service
Hammond
Ind
Poor quality lint in half and half va riety samples
A fragment states the lint of the half and half variety is of poor character irregular and very short with many samples under seven eighths of an inch. It notes this renders them unrenderable for future contracts under United States cents provisions.
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United States
President Wilson presses for free seas in blockade talks
Washington reports show the United States near its starting point in the blockade dispute with Germany. The administration considers two paths: accept the blockade or press further for free use of the seas, with a forthcoming new note to be sent across the Atlantic. A concession allows non confiscation of cargoes while enforcing the blockade.
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International News Service
Washington
Wilson
U.S
Germany
United States
Atlantic
Taxation Hearings Set by North Alabama Finance Panel
A joint committee of the legislature on finance and taxation will meet at Decatur city hall on Monday March 22 at 10 a.m. Citizens and taxpayers from the Tennessee Valley are urged to attend and present views on revenue taxation. The committee will stay in Decatur no later than Wednesday noon. J B Weakley chairman.
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Alas
Decaturs
Ala
Legislature of Finance and Taxation
Decatur
Alabama
North Alabama
Tennessee Valley
J. B. Weakley
Weakley
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