Seminole law to decide stabbing case in Florida
Seminole medicine man Josie Billie faces four day ceremonial penance after allegedly stabbing a squaw of his tribe. The community held purgation rites while Billie, in torn garments, spoke of the fight with three jealous Seminoles. He will travel toward the Everglades to appear before Ingram Billie as the Green Corn Dance nears, where execution could follow. White authorities will let Seminole law proceed.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Josie Pillie
Josie Billie
Blind Pass
Miami Hospital
Weller Loses Grip in Maryland Political Fight
Ovington E. Weller, longtime Maryland Republican boss, loses federal patronage power as Senate confirms Thomas B. R. Mudd as Baltimore Immigration Commissioner. The move marks the first major White House appointment in Maryland since Weller’s defeat in the state convention fight after last spring's primary.
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Ovington E. Weller
Maryland
Senate
Baltimore
Thomas B. R. Mudd
Charles County
Mr. Muda
White House
Weller
Quite the Thing Small Boy Seeks Dentist Visit
A humorous exchange features a boy asking for the dentist and an assistant replying he is out. The boy presses for when he'll return, adding a playful demand in the old-timey newsroom voice.
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Mollers
Hagerstown
Berger Proposes Amnesty For Espionage Act Detainees
In Washington on December 20, Representative Berger of Wisconsin introduced a resolution to restore citizenship rights to about 1,500 men and women convicted under the wartime espionage act for antiwar utterances. Berger, a Socialist, faced multiple indictments over alleged disloyal acts during the war and was sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary by a former authority.
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Washington
Representative Berger
Wisconsin
Berger
Judge Landis Bond Plot In Louisville Bank Case
In Louisville a bank thief swapped identities with W H Kramer and John Henry. A woman asked lawyer L J Bradbury to post bond for Kramer. Bradbury posted the bond and set a meeting at his office, but the supposed Kramer failed to appear.
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Louisville
W. H. Kramber
John Henry
L. J. Bradbury
Kramer
Bradbury
Henry
Afghan Rebels Seize Two Forts Overlooking Kabul
In New Delhi on December 20, rebels were reported to have captured two forts overlooking Kabul, awaiting reinforcements to intensify the attack. A British airplane was shot through the radiator and forced to land near Kabul while attempting to reach the British legation to arrange evacuation.
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New Delhi
India
Kabul
Afghanistan
Britieh Legation
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