Federal courts take joint guardianship of Harry K Thaw
The United States government assumes joint guardianship of Harry K Thaw. By writ of habeas corpus issued at Concord a U S marshal becomes custodian and Thaw will be moved to Littleton New Hampshire for an extradition hearing before Judge Edgar Aldrich. Jerome opposes the writ and seeks an immediate hearing while Thaw anticipates a secure federal protection against kidnapping.
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Matteawan
Littleton N. H
United Sates
Harry K. Thaw
Concorde
BH. P. Nute
Littleton
N. H
Edgar Aldrich
United States District Court
William Travers Jerome
Jerome
New York
Felker
Concord
Thaw
Pittsburg
Uncle Sam
Talley Couple Charged With Kidnapping In Huntsville
Huntsville September 16 Deputy Sheriff Hill arrested Clem Talley and his wife on a kidnapping charge involving the four year old daughter of Thomas Hall of Meridianville. A $25 reward funded the arrest. the Talleys are held at Hotel de Hereford amid disputed paternity and adoption claims. Windy testimony is expected as the case unfolds.
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Huntsville
Federal Judge Accused of Irregular Court Expenses
Washington dispatch reports Judge Rufus F. Thayer of Shanghai who left his court and spent time in Canton while prisoners awaited trial. He charged irregularities in the court's expense accounts and said documents will be presented to the House committee on expenditure in the state department Wednesday.
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Washington
Rufus F. Thayer
United States
Shanghai
China
House Committee
State Department
Thayer
Canton
George B Ward Heads Commission In Birmingham
George B Ward former Birmingham mayor was elected city commissioner in the first commission government election receiving 4058 votes. Rival candidates were Vassar L Allen 1526 and Clement Wood 605. Voters favored a $200000 auditorium project.
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Birmingham
George Bard
Yestrday
Vassar L. Allen
Clement Wood
Decatur City Council Meets Tonight In Session
Jackson Mississippi reports the Decatur council convenes this evening. The item likely involves city governance matters and community planning as part of a routine municipal meeting.
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City Council OF
Decatur
Decatur City Council
Ity
McDowenl Bros Battle in Suburban Oklahoma
In suburban Oklahoma a family feud erupts as brothers Tom and 8am McDowen engage in a violent fight. The piece frames racial tension and a disputed heavyweight claim while describing the brothers as born of the same parents and now at odds.
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McDowenl Bros
Oklahoma
Tom McDowan
McDowen
McDowens
Cain and
Abel
Encampment Opens in Rain at Chattanooga G A R
The forty seventh annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment began with tours of Lookout Mountain Chickamauga Park and Missionary Ridge despite drizzle. Veterans heard guides recount battles as they consider next commander in chief with candidates Somers Adams Gardner and Harrison cited.
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Chattanooga
Grand Army of the Republic
Batefields
Lookout Mountain
Chickamauga Park
Missionary Ridge
Yeserday
Bragg
Longstreet
Grant
Alfred B. Beers
Orlando Somers
Kokomo
Ind
Clair E. Adams
Superior
Indoor Baseball by Elementary School Girls Hurts No Stereotypes
Journal Education notes a Los Angeles event where a Russian born seventh grade girls team played outdoors against a boys team from Utah Street School. The girls showed strong pitching fielding and base running, with the boys coaching and competing to help the girls win, challenging gender norms of baseball performance.
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Journal Education
Utah Street
Los Angeles
Edison ordered to rest a week at home in Orange
Thomas A. Edison, resting at his Orange home after an indisposition, has been ordered by physicians to take at least a week of rest before returning to his laboratory. Edison has long claimed he can work with little rest and may resist the advice, but is expected to comply.
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Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Williamson Takes Post With Carter Dry Goods Co
N. and Williamson accepted a position with the Carter Dry Goods Co of Louisville Kentucky, a major wholesale firm in the south. He has the qualifications and will likely report for duty soon in full dress.
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Wholesale Dry Goods CO
N. & Williamson
Carter Dry Goods Co
Louieville
South
Williamson
Negroes Raise Over 11000 for Miles Memorial College
In Birmingham and Alabama the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church initiative raised more than 11000 this week for Miles Memorial College during a regional educational convocation. Bishop Cotrell urged unity and a house cleaning in Alabama church work while praising the fundraising effort. Birmingham contributed 1340 to the college fund as part of broader talks on public schools youth and Christian education.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Colored Methodist Episcopal Church
Miles Memorial College
Texas
Elias Cottrell
Holly Springs
Williams
W. T. Breeding
Montgomery
P. W. Walls
Ee .E. Church
Ory and Cohen Open New Department Store in Decatur
Tomorrow morning at seven o clock Ory and Cohen unveil their new store at Grant street and Second avenue. The two story building offers thousands of dollars worth of dry goods and modern merchandise for men women and children. The opening promises metropolitan quality and attracts careful buyers with special values.
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Ory & Cohen
Grant Street
Second Avenue
Alabama
Decaturs
Sailor Found After Thirty Years Sought Heir
Charles Rowe, a sailor on Great Lakes freighters, is revealed as the missing heir after thirty years. He learns a $50,000 fortune from the Riapin estate in London Ontario and departs to claim the legacy.
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Deluth
Minn
Charles Rowe
Great Lakes
London
Ont
Riapin
John Rispin
Rowe
Lee Found Not Guilty of Grand Larceny
The case of Mal Lee was tried in the Law and Equity court on a charge of grand larceny. The jury reported not guilty after chancing deliberation just before noon.
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Mal Lee
Law & Equity Court
Calumet Club Offers Mediation in Copper Miner Strike
The Commercial Club of Calumet Michigan proposes to mediate the miners strike if the miners agree to the settlement terms. The offer signals local business backing for resolving labor tensions amid the copper industry dispute.
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Calumet, Mich
Minora
Wife witness to aviator fatal flight
At Galesburg Illinois aviator Max Lillie died when a gust toppled his biplane during a fair flight. His wife fainted in the grandstand as she watched the crash and his engine crushed him. Lillie, born in Stockholm, had lived in America since 1903 and ran an aviator school in Chicago.
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Galesburg
Ill
Max Lillie
Lillie
Stockholm
America
St. Louis
Chicago
Marengo Probate Judge Charged With Incompetency
Attorney General Brackell filed impeachment against A. L. Hasty probate judge of Marengo County ex officio county judge. Supreme Court Justice Mayfield set October 28 for trial and ordered Hasty summoned to answer charges of willful neglect of duty incompetency and corruption in office.
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Montgomery
Robert C. Brickell
O'Neal
Supreme Court of Alabama
A. L. Hasty
Marengo
James J. Mayfield
Supreme Court
Hasty
Actor as Burglar in Philadelphia Hotel Raid
Stewart Brooks of Denver, an actor connected to Broadway Jones, was arrested in the Hotel Walton after a corridor struggle on the ninth floor. Police found 300 skeleton keys and a revolver. Brooks planned a wholesale hotel robbery during guest dinner. His baggage held expensive clothing and jewelry worth $1,000. he is held on suspicion of the planned crime.
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Philadelphia
Stewart Brooks
Denver
Cohan
Jones
Walon
Brooks
Charge trainmen with causing wreck leads to finding
New Haven Conn September 16 Coroner Mix says engineer August B Miller conductor Bruce C Adams and flagman Charles H Murray of two express trains were held criminally responsible for the fatal wreck on the New Haven road at North Haven September 2.
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New Havern, Conn
B. Miller
White Mountain Express
Bruce C. Adams
Chas. H. Murray
Bar Harbor Express
New Havern Road
Northhavern
Corroner Mix
Do Plants Possess the Secret of Sex
Sir Oliver Lodge told the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Birmingham that plants bearing both male and female flowers may reveal how sex is determined. He suggested a sap change at the stem joints where flowers branch could hold clues to human sex development and birth.
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Oliver Lodge
Schmidt’s insane defense planned for murder case
New York dispatch reports Herman Schmidt the priest who killed Anna Aumuller with a butcher knife is confined in the Tombs observation ward deemed insane by the prison and corrections officials. His attorney says an insanity plea will be used at trial.
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New York
Hang Schmidt
Anna Aumuller
Tombs Prison
McGuire
Fallon
The
Tombs
Wright
Mainz
Germany
Joseph F. Mooney
Archdiocese of
Schmidt
Hudson River
St. Elizabeth
God
Abraham
Alphonse Koelble
Petrified Hog Found In Cave On Virginia Farm
A petrified hog was washed from the mouth of a cave on Mack Byers farm near Glade Spring Virginia. The flesh was replaced by a mineral deposit and the specimen appeared nearly complete but crumbled in sun. The hog may have entered the cave while ill and died there after a long petrification process.
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Bristol Tenn
Mack Byers
Glade Spring
Politinsky Hotel on Church Street Nearing Completion
The Politinsky hotel under construction on Church Street is expected to be rushed to completion, according to reports.
Habbler 15 Elected Commissioner at Sheffield
Sheffield elects a new commissioner to replace W H Habbler whose term expires in October. Only seventy seven votes were cast as no dark horses entered and voter turnout was very low with all saloons closed for Election Day.
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Sheffield
W. H. Habbler
Commission as justice of the peace for Church street
T J Newsom received his commission this morning as justice of the peace and will occupy the office on Church street. He previously served as a constable and is regarded as a capable public servant.
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Justice of the Peace
Church — Street
Newsom Vankye
Wallace outlines Alabama reform campaign at Morgan County Court House
John H. Wallace spoke to a sizable crowd at the Morgan County Court House advocating for a new Alabama constitution, reform of the convict system, and higher education for white children. He endorsed rural seven month terms, lower taxes, rural banks, abolition of convict labor, higher cotton mill ages, revised railroad commission duties, Confederate veteran pensions, and state bonds, with local option limited to non whiskey.
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John Wallace
Court House
John H. Wallace
Alabama
Morgan County Court House
Wallace
Houston
Mings
Wang
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