May Face Bigamy Charge In Dothan
G W Lon, who on February 1 wed Cincinnati Chancey in Dothan Alabama, was arrested on a bigamy charge. A woman in Seventeen Georgia claims she is his wife. The Chancey woman says another marriage occurred at Offerman near Waycross before Lon came to Dothan to run a cent retail business. He reportedly said he wired his wife in Seventeen to come to Dothan but would not discuss details.
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Dothan
G. W. Lon
Cincinnati Chancey
Sereven
Offerman
Way Rouse
Galong
Dothan Saly
Trercentile
Scereto
Prisoner commits death by own action in Norfolk jail
A 29 year old prisoner awaiting trial for murder of Flossie Resse died in his Norfolk jail cell by cutting his throat with a knife during an apparent suicide. A fellow inmate reported hearing a noise and finding him after he jumped from a cot. The incident followed an earlier plan to fatally burn the victim with a lamp.
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Isoner
Norfolk
Flossie Resse
Brown
Salvation Congress to Convene in Chicago this Week
The first annual western Salvation Army congress will convene in Chicago with Commissioner George A Kilby presiding. About 400 to 500 officers are expected. Commodore Fra Booth arrives tomorrow and will meet officers in two sessions. She will deliver the address Wonderful at Orchestra Hall Friday evening. The final public meeting is set for Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Congress
Chicago
Salvation Army
George A Kilby
Commodore Fra Booth
Orchestra Hall
Congress
Long For Aid Ends In Accident At Plant
Albany Ga March 15 A E Battle longtime night watchman at the Virginia Carolina Chemical plant was mortally wounded by a pistol that fell from his pocket and discharged into his abdomen He lay for five hours calling for help remaining conscious until about 2 pm he gave a full statement of the accident He was 65 years old and highly esteemed by all who knew him
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
A. E. Battle
Virginia Carolina Chemical Company
Joseph Hoffmann Arrives on Blucher in New York
Joseph Hoffmann the pianist arrived on the steamer Blucher which reached New York from Hamburg. The steerage crowd included more than 1,000 young men, mostly from Austria and Hungary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Hoffman
New York
Joseph Hoffmai
Blucher
Hambur
Austria
Hungary
Worldwide Christian Endeavor membership shown
Boston March 15. The total number of Christian Endeavor societies worldwide is 67 512, per reports of officers of the world's Christian Endeavor union. Of these, 45 250 are in the United States and 245 in Canada. Last year’s receipts totaled 9 241 with a treasury balance of 145.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Christian Endeavor Societie
Christian Endeavor Union
Publc
United States
Canada
World’s Union
Treasury
Corbin Arrives to Assume Command in St Louis
Major General H. G. Corbin of the U S Army arrived in St Louis with Mrs Corbin and Captain William Horton to take command of the northern division. He succeeds General John B Weston who proceeds to the Philippine islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corbin
St. Louis
H. ©. Corbin
U.S. A
Brokers Are Restrained by Court Order in Memphis
Judge McCall of the circuit court restrained two Memphis brokerage firms from receiving quotations of the New York Cotton Exchange. The decision upholds the New York legislature's claim that telegraph companies must deliver quotations only to subscribers sanctioned by the exchange.
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Memphis
McCall
Circuit Court
New York Cotton Exchange
New York
Minister Plays Detective in Chicken Theft Case
Rev. S. L. Todd of the United Brethren church pursued a poultry theft after painting his chickens under the left wing. One hen was recovered from a poultry house and neighbor Jas Heinbaugh was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Funeral Reach Hundreds After Courrières Disaster
Paris reports describe hundreds of funerals around Courrières where a mine explosion killed over a thousand. German rescue workers directed by Meyer, of Herne Prussia, recovered 26 more bodies as snow blanketed roads and mourners carried caskets to makeshift open air altars.
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Paris
Courrieres
Billy Montagny
Meyer
Herne Prussia
Negroes Arrested for Robbing Cars in Georgia
In Winder Georgia on March 14 four black laborers and two girls were arrested for thefts from Seaboard freight deliveries. The burglaries included flour, parlor rifles, shoes, and balls. Accused facilitators were charged with receiving and concealing stolen goods.
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Winder
Seaboard
House Committee Backing Townsend Resolution On Rail Monopolies
Washington March 14. The house committees on interstate and foreign commerce will report favorably the Townsend joint resolution to authorize a 50 000 appropriation for the interstate commerce commission to investigate railway monopolies under the Tillman Gillespie plan. The Townsend measure also fixes defects in the Tillman Gillespie resolution as identified by the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Townsend Joint
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tilllan
Large Cotton Fire Destroys Warehouse and Cars
The fire at 2 AM in Toccoa destroyed the cotton platform and warehouse of Inman Akers Inman, the cotton compress of Atlanta Compress, and seven Southern Railway coal and fertilizer cars. About seven hundred bales of cotton burned. Total loss around 159000, insured in full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toccoa
Inman, Akers & Inman
Atlanta Compress Company
Southern Railway
Cotia
Blackburn Trial Set for Greensboro April Fifteenth
A joint order by Judges Pritchard and Boyd calls a special term of court in Greensboro on April 15 for the trial of Congressman Blackburn indicted for accepting a fee for service before the government department. Judge Goff is designated as trial judge with Judge Morris of Baltimore as alternate.
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Blackburn
Raleigh
N. C
Asheville
Pritchard
Boyd
Greensboro
Grand
Government Department
Goff
Morris
Baltimore
Death by own action cited in Ruth Rogers case
New York police concluded Ruth Rogers 25 died by self inflicted wound amid love quarrel. A witness saw the body hidden after the shooting and a friend said the woman killed herself following a dispute with a man she loved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ruth Rogers
Eve
Rogers
Seaboard Warehouse Destroyed in Raleigh Fire
Fire leveled the Seaboard Air Line warehouse on the city edge. A brick wall stopped the blaze from consuming $25,000 worth of cotton. The 100 by 400 foot building lay about 400 yards beyond the city limits, crucial as yard tracks were being widened and the structure soon would have been removed.
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Seaboard
Raleigh
N. C
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company
Father Slain by Son in hold up in Branchton
In Branchton Florida, 10 year old Charles Ryals attempted a hold up with a shotgun aimed at his father J O Ryals. The gun discharged striking the elder Ryals in the chest and he died within minutes. The boy believed the weapon was not loaded. J O Ryals was a prominent local farmer.
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Tampa
Fla
Charles Ryals
J. O. Ryals
Branchton
Ryal
Ryals
Mann Indicted for Perjury in Libel Trial
Colonel William D. Mann editor of Town Topics is indicted for perjury by a New York grand jury. The charge relates to his testimony at the recent trial of Norman Hapgood editor of Collier's Weekly on criminal libel.
Philadelphia pitcher reported held up near Montgomery
Geo Edward Waddell, pitcher for the Philadelphia club, complained to Montgomery police that two African American suspects stopped him on the city outskirts and robbed him of $40 in cash.
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Rob Rube Waddell
Montgomery
Ala
Geo
Edward Waddell
Philadelphia Club
Schedule of events and times across multiple days
A list of names with dates and times across March and April schedules. Entries include Kinsey Cordon Cowarts Eddin’s store Brannan Stand Columbia Godfrey Panssy Webb and locations such as Dothan and Dothan events spanning March 13 to April 14 with various morning and afternoon slots.
Bank Robbery Report From Mushkegee Indla
Report from Mushkegee Indla: masked robbers loot the state bank of Indla, a small town 15 miles northeast on the MKO railway. They obtain $300 and all valuable papers, then escape. No injuries reported.
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Mushkegee
T. T
State Bank of
Indla
Here
Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma
Famine Relief Noted by Japanese Official in Chicago
M Sato first secretary of the Japanese legation at St. Petersburg visited Chicago en route to Russia. He said famine conditions in Japan are rapidly relieved with aid from other nations.
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Chicago
M. Sato
St. Petersburg
Russia
Army reserves moved to Rybinsk over agrarian fears
A battalion of army reserves has been sent to Rybinsk amid fears of agrarian troubles in the upper Volga regions. Local authorities anticipate unrest and mobilize security measures as the situation develops.
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Moscow
Rybinsk
Upper Volga
Iron workers raise puddling rate at national session
At the bi monthly session of the National Iron, Steel and Tin Workers the rate for puddling was advanced to 6 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
National Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Repairs of Dewey Being Delayed
Cablegram from Commander Hos Jey reports delay in dry dock Dewey work due to riveter shortages. Dated Las Palmas Canaries March 12, the note states materials arrived March 6 and completion targeted for March 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hos Jey
Las Palmas
Canaries
State Department
70000 Persons Arrested in European Russia Campaign
The government reports in a circular to governors that 70,000 people have been arrested in European Russia since the crackdown began. Prisoners must be confronted with charges within 24 hours and given a chance to explain. The Kremlins pushes for quicker trials amid protests over arrests and exiles by administrative order.
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St. Petersburg
Krevier
Russia
Psychic Mrs. Sauer Remanded as Extradition Battle Continues
In Los Angeles on March 14 Mrs. Margaret Sauer also known as Margaret Graham the psychic faced a strenuous court day. Judge Overruled habeas corpus petition and she was remanded to sheriff custody. A new writ led to an immediate hearing with arguments taken under advisement and she remains under a five thousand dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Margaret Sauer
Margaret Graham
San Antonio
Tex
James
Habeas Corps
One Killed Seven Injured in Omaha Street Car Collision
In Omaha Nebraska a Tuesday collision between north and south bound street cars at South Omaha left one dead and seven injured. Police and fire units responded to the scene and investigators began sorting out how the crash occurred. The injured were transported to area hospitals for treatment and the dead victim was identified as a resident of the district. Further details on the cause of the accident and the condition of the injured were not immediately available.
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Omaha, Neb
South Omaha
Noted Fatality and Injuries Reported in Omaha Incident
A man was killed and seven people were injured in a South Omaha incident. The dead is reported as a boy about 10 years old. The seriously injured include William Riht of South Omaha with Fred Hoffman of Albright, likely to die, and others named Joseph from South Omaha and Mary Maloney of Omaha among the injured.
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Iier
William Rieht
South Omaha
Fred A. Hoffman
Albright
Joseph
F. Iga Andersomt
Mary Maloney
Omaha
Miss Copler
South
Countess Boni de Castellane Seeks Divorce Amendment
Paris March 14 Countess Boni de Castellane with her lawyer Edmond Kelley appeared before Judge Dille of the Seine civil tribunal and asked to amend her sept from her husband to obtain an absolute divorce and to secure custody and separate care of the children.
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Paris
Countess Boni
Castellane
Edmond
Kelley
Dille
Civil Tribunal of the Seine
New Bank for Chicago to Open April First
Chicago announces a new bank forming with capital stock of 250000 dollars. It will operate daily from morning to night except Sundays Christmas and New Year. Safety vaults will be available at all hours. The bank plans to begin business on April 1.
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New Bank
Chicago
Nephew of Primo Rivera Attacks Deputy in Madrid
In the royal court building a nephew of General Primo Rivera assaulted Deputy Sogiano as he criticized the Spanish general’s actions in Cuba and the Philippines. Sogiano was knocked down and lost two teeth amid the incident reported March 14 in Madrid.
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Sogiano
Madrid
Chamber of Deputies
Primo Rivera
Phillipine Isles
Cuba
Philippines
Senor Sogiano
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Andrew Beatty
Fall
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Savannah
E. A. Turner
Higgstown
Pearl Coleman
Robert Vandeventer
Franklin
J. J Daniel
Woodley Lockett
Shock Crowder
Lockett
Crowder
Stord
M. Cherry
H. L. Martin
Houston County
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Brannan
Columbia
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Thurs
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