Gospel Army head and companion flee New Orleans after arrest
Police strip the Gospel Army Service leader General Charles Palotta and Mrs. Mary A. Weiner from Bogalusa of Mississippi of a scam marriages and street collections. Detectives arrested them at 711 Camp street after an investigation tied to a Jackson Mississippi temple. The pair traveled between New Orleans and Jackson with a woman from Bogalusa as part of the faith group. The city ordered them to leave at once and Special Agent Pendleton dropped the case.
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New Orleans
Charles Palotta
The
Gospel Army Service
Mary A. Weiner
Mississippi
Pendleton
Department of Justice
Glynn and
Littleton
Camp Street
Camp Street General Palotta and Mrs. Mary A. Weiner, Wife of C. A. Weiner
Bogalusa
Reynolds
Edna Smith
Glynn
Jackson
Miss
Collins
Weiner
Arlington
W. Va
Palotta
Washington, D. C
Mr. Palotta
Battle for trenches in Flanders sees fierce fighting near La Bassee
Allied forces including French British and Indian contingents clash with German troops in a major trench battle around La Bassee and east of Arras. Germans counter attacked near Steenstraen and Lombaertyde but were driven back. Belgian scouts advance toward Ostend as marshy ground slows artillery support.
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Dixmude
la Bassee
Arras
Steenstraen
Lombaertyde
Nieuport
Elow
Ostend
Kortaken Inn
French War Office
Ypres
Cleary Free as Jury Declares Not Guilty
The jury returns a not guilty verdict for Cleary after emotional courtroom scenes. Ambrose Cleary comforts his wife as Mrs Cleary collapses and is led away. The judge and jurors react as the verdict is read, and Cleary appears shaken but proclaimed sane.
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Cleary
Anna Cleary
Justice Morschauser
Ambrose Cleary
Jails Conditions Praised Amid Calls for Reform in Alabama
Dr. Oates reports 1,892 inspections in three years, 42 counties improving jails, and major gains in sanitation. He notes overcrowding, unequal feeding, and a fee-driven system. urges humane treatment, air, meals, and faster justice to curb disease spread.
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Alabama
Falls of
Insane Hospital
Holiday Perfume and Stationery Gift Selections
A Christmas remembrance feature promotes a wide stock of perfumes from Guerlain and Coty plus rare Russian attars and American brands. It highlights Crane's and Whiting's Stationery gift sets, Parisian ivory accessories, and a full boudoir display with brushes, mirrors, boxes, and Trinket trays. Automobile delivery is offered day and night.
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South
Guerlain
Riguard
Pivey
Coty
Houbigant
Pinaud
Roger & Gallet
Hudnut
Hanson, Jenks
Riker
Colgate
Palmer
Lazell
Vantine
Crane
Whiting
van Antwerp
Deaths and Funerals Richard D Woods
Richard Delaney Woods aged 27 a native of Gainesville Alabama longtime resident of this city died Saturday at 3 30 pm at his home 68 St Stephens road after several weeks illness He worked for Mobile Light and Railroad Company He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs A
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Richard D. Woods
Richard Delaney Woods
Gainesville
Alm
St. Stephens Road
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
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Frank Heddy
Oates
Jefferson County
Mobile
Montgomery
Will
Anna
Haverstraw
Anna Mary Newman
New York
United States
Mobile City
Birmingham City
Birmingham
Chhiristimias Canidy
Bom
Norris
America
Austria
L. E. Waterman
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