Hobbs and Bilbo Bribery Trial Moves Forward at Vicksburg
In Vicksburg Mississippi on December 16 the Warren County district court readies to try State Senator G A Hobbs separately from Lieutenant Governor Bilbo on charges of taking and soliciting bribes. One hundred jurors summoned, telephonic evidence reportedly used, defense challenges earlier rulings, governor Earl Brewer denounces charges.
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Associated Press
Vicksburg
Miss
Warren County
G. A. Hobbs
Hobbs
Bilbo
Ofense
Earl ‘Brewer
Missispi
Stephen Castleman Belzoni
Delta
Belzoni
Ilbo and
Brewer
Rewer
Gover Brewer
Plans for new Copal Church Home buildings
Advertisement outlines plans for a church home to include an administration building and four housing cottages with two stories each. Each cottage houses twenty five inmates, dining room and kitchen. Total cost not to exceed 45000 dollars and fireproof or slow burning construction with modern heating. Rough plans required by January third. Church Home fund in Mobile and statewide totals 50000 dollars.
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Copal Church
Mobile
Berger Traded to Nashville for Clayton Perry
Atlanta report says pitcher Heinie Berger formerly with Mobile and Cleveland Americans was traded to Nashville for Clayton Perry. Terms were not disclosed.
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Imwewwie Berger
Clayton Perry
Atlanta
Colsson
Masked Men Burn Houses of Collins Family in Springfield
Five masked assailants believed to be enemies of the Collins family rode into Horton village near Springfield on Sunday and set fire to homes belonging to the Collins family. No injuries reported as fire crews fought the blazes.
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Associated Preas
Five Die In Salvation Army Home Fire In Cincinnati
Five men perished in a fire at the Salvation Army home for men in Cincinnati. Incendiary origin was suspected with another eight injured and many missing. The fire caused about 50 000 dollars in losses and the manager Arthur Sandell of Bangor Maine was among the dead. A suspect named Frank Meyers, a circus rider, was apprehended.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Salvation Army
Arthur Sandell
Bangor
Maine
Frank Meyers
Arizona
Sale of South and North Alabama rail line to L and N
Montgomery Dec 16 The sale of the South and North Alabama railroad to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was ratified by directors after stockholders authorized the transfer on November 29. Deeds will be signed and filed within a week with stockholders given 90 days to surrender shares for par value. The line is a valuable link on the Cincinnati to gulf main line.
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Montgomery
Ala
South
North Alabama Railroad
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
The
and North Alabama Railroad Co Y
George W. Jones
South and North Alabama Railroad
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Louisville and Nashville
South and North
Nashville
Cincinnati
Gulf
Celibacy vow denial grounds for divorce reviewed
In Philadelphia a court reversal follows a divorce granted to Clement H. Cunningham president of a Lansdowne steel company. The suit hinged on Irene D. Cunningham's refusal to break a premarital vow of celibacy from 1895. Judges McMichael and Ferguson hold the vow issue invalidates the divorce grounds.
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Philadelphia
Clement H. Cunningham
Lansdowne
McMichael
Ferguson
Holiday fire hazards urged by Fire Chief
Fire Chief Thomas F. Price warns of dangers in holiday decorating and fireworks. The National Fire Protection Association advice covers stores churches and homes, urging nonflammable decorations, asbestos snow, secure tree stands, and careful candle use to prevent fires during Christmas celebrations.
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Thomas F. Price
Chief Price
National Fire Protection Association
America
Partition of Islands Nears Completion
Paris reports France accepts British plan allowing Greece to retain nine of eleven occupied Aegean isles from the Balkan war. Tenedos and Imbros to be returned to Turkey. Italy should return to Turkey the eleven islands occupied during the Tripoli campaign.
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Associated Press
Paris
French Foreign Office
Jules Cambon
Berlin
France
Greece
Tenedos
Imbros
Turkey
Italy
Tripoli
Walter Thompson Arrested for Abandonment Charge
Walter Thompson, sought by the sheriff on a vagrancy by abandonment of family charge, was arrested Monday night at Alabama Port by Deputy Sheriff Thomas Mansne 20 after an all night drive.
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Walter Thompson
Sheriffs Department
Alabama Port
Thomas Mansne
Mona Lisa Theft Credence After Louvre Findings
Paris officials confirm Vincenzo Perugia's account of the Mona Lisa theft. Experiments show a dummy picture of similar size and weight could be moved easily by an inexperienced officer, while a trained handler did it faster. Perugia aided in re hanging the work before the theft. the painting measures about 21 by 30 inches and weighs five pounds on a wood panel.
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Associated Press
Paris
Louvre
Vincenzo Perugia
Seymour de Ricci
Perugia
Italian painter offers theory on Mona Lisa theft
Florence, Dec. 16 Signor Chini the Italian painter writes to a local paper urging a theory that the Mona Lisa theft was simulated to conceal badly executed restorations. He says he detected retouches on the painting with no official record and questions whether restorations existed before the Louvre departure.
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Associated Press
Florence
Italy
Signor Chini
Louvre
Milan residents urge Mona Lisa display in city
A group of Milan's prominent citizens presented to Camille Barrere the French ambassador a request to exhibit the Mona Lisa in Milan.
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Associated Press
Milan
Italy
Camille Barrere
Governor to seek extradition for Nashville liquor violators
Gov. B. W. Hooper announced he would issue requisitions for Nashville liquor law violators charged and fled Tennessee. He said extradition for misdemeanors is feasible and noted cooperation from adjoining states. Davidson county grand jury indictments target dealers who fled Tennessee. three prominent dealers who fled to Kentucky returned dawd.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
B. W. Hooper
Tennessee
Davidson County Grand Jury
Kentucky
Doad
Mrs Blake Withdraws Alimony Claim in Separation Case
Mrs Joseph Blake withdrew her motion to force her husband, a famous surgeon, to pay $1 500 monthly alimony. The separation suit remains before a referee. withdrawal does not imply reconciliation. A month earlier she withdrew a suit for 1 000 against Mrs Clarence Mackay accusing alienation of affection.
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Associated Press
New York
Joseph Blake
Insolvency Petition in Selma Dry Goods Case
An involuntary bankruptcy petition was filed in U S district court by Central Alabama Dry Goods Company against Miller Dry Goods Company of Selma. The defendants were adjudicated bankrupt and the matter referred to referee W K Campbell in Selma.
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United States District Court
Central Alabama Dry Goods Company, Et al
Miller Dry Goods Company
Selma
W. K. Campbell
Senate currency bill debate intensifies as Bristow attacks guarantee
Senate debate on a currency bill resumes with Senator Bristow leading a sharp attack on the deposit guarantee feature. President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor testifies before the committee while the battleship funding is in final review.
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Senate
Senator Bristow
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Dictatorial Action of Villa Condemned in Juarez
Refugees report rebel methods in Juarez as Spaniards, Germans, and Americans protest expulsion. General Benavides remains at Juarez and thinks Villa may harden toward foreigners after expulsions. Raoul Madero could be named Villa’s staff chief, while Spaniards claim property seizures violated rights and were carried out to seize assets for rebels.
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Associated Press
Juarehz
Juarez
Francisco Villa
Benavides
Villa
Chihuahuas
Huerta
Raoul Madero
Chihuahua
Villa Patannnns
Mexico
Refugees Describe Villa Actions Forcing Spaniards Out
Refugees from Chihuahua arriving in El Paso report Villa’s expulsion of Spaniards and seizure of their store property, with proceeds placed in the rebel treasury. They confirm Louis Terrazas Jr's fate is unknown and say Terrazas was made to sign small denomination checks used as currency.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Texas
Chihuahua
General Villa
Louis Terrazas, Jr
Terrazas
Order of Oaks Formed With 75 Members
The Order of Oaks organized Monday night at 108 Dauphine street with 75 members. The Mobile branch will be the parent lodge and aim to expand in cities and towns. Bart B. Chamberlain was chosen temporary president and Harry M. Sossman temporary secretary. A smoker is planned at their rooms with Chamberlain presiding Tuesday night.
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Order of Oaks
Dauphine Street
Mobile
Bart B. Chamberlain
Harry M. Sossman
B. B. Chamberlain
Wrapping Law Sparks Debate at City Meeting
The city commission debated an ordinance requiring individual wrapping of all bakery items in Manila No. 1 paper. Commissioner Pillans opposed, suggesting bundles of two or five loaves could be wrapped together. An accompanying measure to limit streetcar speed to fifteen mph was laid over for later action.
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Laz Schwarz
City Commission
Manila No. 1
Harry Pillans
Lieensea
Emile Herpin
St. Emanuel Street
Deriphiye
Schneider
Dauphin
South Royal
Stevens & Davis
Beauregard
Davis Avenue
Kennedy
Schwarz
Negro Killed While Resisting Deputy
Jim Cameron a colored man was shot and killed by Deputy William Washington at the corner of Karl and Hamilton streets after attempting to draw a knife on the deputy who was arresting him on a gaming charge. Washington says Cameron advanced with a knife prompting two shots, the second hitting Cameron in the stomach and intestines.
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Jim Cameron
William Washington
Karl
Hamilton
Cameron
Washington
Radium Cures Cancer Says Two Expert Physicians
In Philadelphia both Dr. Howard A. Kelly of Johns Hopkins and Dr. Robert Abbe of New York declare radium can cure certain superficial cancers. They cite rapid recoveries and cautions that results apply to early stages only. The doctors spoke at the College of Physicians and Surgeons meeting boosting plans for a radium bank in Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Howard A. Kelly
Johns. Hopkins University
Robert Abbe
New York
Kelly
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Physicians and Surgeons
Republicans at loggerheads on representation
The Republican National Committee opened amid two reform proposals to reorganize representation. Warren of Michigan urged a special national convention to readjust delegates, while a plan would require two thirds of the states to ratify after the committee fixes a reapportionment. The scene reflected efforts by Progressive Republicans to unite the party without a split.
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Associated Press
Washington
Republican Party
Republican National Committee
National Committee
E Werren
Michigan
T the Law Committee
Nebraska
Chicago
Hadley
Warren
Democratic Party
Judge Michael T. Judge Elected Leader Of Local Catholic Knights
Michael T. Judge was elected president of St. John's Branch No. 37 Catholic Knights of America at the annual meeting. Plans were formed to host delegates for the national convention in Mobile. Officers named include Judge, Meron Way, Lee Walsh, Alex Neely.
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Michael T. Judge
St. John’s
Catholic Knights of America
Order
Mobile
Catholic Knights
Meron Way
Shanghai Case Delayed to January by Court
An attorney continued proceedings in a Shanghai related case as the matter was passed to January by the presiding United Court. The judge indicated no immediate ruling and kept the case active for future dates.
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Shanghai
United Cae
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Episcopal
North Alabama Road
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Bly
Amsterdam Avenue
Flres
Thomas J. McManus
Mary McManus
Mary
Michael O'Sullivan
McManus
Hooper
Allege
Selma Dry Goods Company
MR. Pillans
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