Judge declines certificate for Phagan habeas appeal
Federal Judge Newman in Atlanta on December 21 refused to certify probable cause for an appeal to the U S Supreme Court in Leo M. Frank's habeas corpus case over the Mary Phagan murder. He said he would allow an appeal but could not certify the cause, directing the matter toward Justice Lamar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Atlanta
Newman
United States Supreme Court
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Frank
Supreme Court
Lamar
Mary Jane Tatum
Frederick D. Crane
Mineola
L. L
John G. Tatum
Mary Jane
Tatum
Crane
Max OD. Steuer
Steuer
Teachers forgo Christmas gifts at Barton Academy
Professor Lee Byrne, principal of Barton Academy, urged teachers and pupils not to subscribe to a Christmas gift for him this year. Following his lead, most Mobile public school teachers asked the children not to make gifts, to avoid pressuring parents who may not afford them.
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Lee Byrne
Barton Academy
Mobile
Public invited to conference on bulls in Mobile
Mobile county farmers learn of a Monday night meeting to discuss bull selection. Chairman J L Cawthon of the chamber of commerce announces openness to all interested members. A J Kinzer of the American Hereford Cattle Breeders Association arrives with Vernon Davis of W J Davis & Co to present Hereford breeders' claims.
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Mobile County
J. L. Cawthon
Chamber of Commerce
A. J. Kinzer
American Hereford Cattle Breeders Association
Mobile
Vernon Davis
W. J. Davis & Co
Hereford Breeders
Jackson
Miss
H C Craft Noted Writer and Friend of Presidents Dies
Henry Clay Craft, veteran newspaperman dating to antebellum times, died at his Brook home aged 82. A longtime Washington correspondent and friend of Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Harrison, and John Sherman, he published The Orphan during the Fremont Buchanan campaign and later contributed articles to metropolitan news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Henry Clay Craft
Brook
Abraham Lincoln
Benjamin Harrison
John Sherman
Craft
Washington
Fremont
Metropolitan News
Cohen Brothers Plead Not Guilty in Baff Murder Case
New York December 21 Joseph and Jacob Cohen pleaded not guilty to indictments tied to the Barnet Baff murder case. They, poultry shippers with unloading contracts for the New Jersey railroad yards, are charged with assault on Allen T. Pearson. Bail set at 25000 each as grand jury resumes under District Attorney Whitman with over twenty witnesses summoned.
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Associated Press
New York
Joseph and
Jacob Cohen
Barnet
Baff
Cohens
New Jersey
Allen T. Pearson
Whitman
Cohen Brothers
Prominent Southern Educator Dr Jones Dies in Laurel
Laurel Mississippi December 21 Dr Richard Watson Jones longtime educator died at his Laurel home late Saturday night He served as the first president of the Industrial Institute and College of Mississippi at Columbus and later joined the University of Mississippi chemistry faculty where he taught for twenty five years Rich ard Watson Jones held notable roles in Mississippi higher education for decades before his death.
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Associated Press
Laurel
Miss
Richard Watson Jones
London Times urges quicker searches for contraband on American ships
The Times discusses U S Britain disputes over search of American vessels for contraband and admits delays in announcing the fate of cargoes. It urges the government to speed up the process by departing from the usual secret diplomatic routine.
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Associated Press
London
the Times
Great Britain
United States
Lobert to Sign with St Louis Federals
St. Louis officials announced Lobert third baseman for the Philadelphia Nationals would sign with the Federals within 24 hours. The announcement came as the club pursues a star infielder to bolster its roster for the upcoming season.
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Lobert
Associated Press
St. Louis Federals
J. B
Hans”) Lobert
Philadelphia Nationals
McBroom slayer faces trial amid unusual calm
Theresa Hockstein Nelson McBroom, accused of shooting her husband Reuben McBroom, remains strangely composed in police custody. Attorneys signal readiness for trial, with possible testimony claiming self defense, while family members visit and mourn at a funeral held Sunday for the deceased at Central Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Hockstein
Nelson McBroom
Reuben McBroom
Mobile
John W. McAlpine
Charlies Nelson
McBroom
Charles Nelson
D. A. Planck
Central Presbyterian Church
Claud McBroom
Pine Crest Cemetery
Death of Hotel Man A Mystery
William J. Troy, 50, proprietor of several hotels, is found stabbed to death in his Troy Hotel room in Cleveland Ohio. An unidentified caller warned police, boosting robbery and suicide theories as investigators sense a complex case.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
William J.troy
Troy Hotel
Troy
Effort to Thwart Railroad Merger Fails in Cleveland
In Cleveland on December 21 Judge Stevens of the common pleas court denied an injunction from the General Investment Company of Maine aimed at stopping the Lake Lore Railroad Company directors from consolidating with the New York Central Railway. The merger meeting was scheduled for tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
General Investment Company of
Maine
Lake Lore Railroad Company
New York Central Railway
Stevens
Common Pleas Court
General Investment
Nal - Enletsid
Sherman Anti-Trust
Lumberman Found Burned With Shack Murder Suspected
George Lotter, a lumberman, was killed in a fire at a shack near Vacherie Louisiana Saturday night. His charred body was found Sunday as investigators weigh murder theories despite a coroner's jury verdict of accidental burning.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
George Lotter
Vacherie
Lotter
Scandinavian Triple Alliance Expected From Kings Conference
Russian press anticipates the formation of a Scandinavian triple alliance after last week's conference of Kings Haakon Gustave and Christian. Newspapers say the pact would not threaten Russia and could ease fears of pro German sentiment in Sweden.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Haakon
Gustave
Christian
Russia
Sweden
Belgian relief from Pineapple people shipped to aid sufferers
Mrs. Simon Patterson chair of the Pineapple Belgium relief committee reports sending a 185 pound domestic case to J C OConnell of the Alabama Relief Commission. A letter accompanies the shipment stating the box was shipped today for Belgian sufferers via Louisville and Nashville Railroad with freight paid.
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Simon Patterson
J.C. O'Connell
Alabama Relief Commission
Patterson
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
President Wilson seeks repeal of safety at sea convention clause
Washington reports that President Wilson wants the Senate to reconsider its action in inserting a clause that advocates of the convention say nullifies the pact. Supporters fear other signatories will not accept the U S reservation that would apply to ratification.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
White House
Senate
United States
Belgian Relief Vessel Set for Charleston Departure January 25
A ship loaded with about 6000 tons of food and clothing from South Carolina is prepared to depart Charleston on January 25 for the Canuchies Tintest relief effort. The vessel's voyage is being organized to aid the Tintest 26 region.
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Charleston
Associated Press
Charleston, & C
South Carolina
Tom
Thaw Extradition Ordered by New Hampshire Court
Harry K. Thaw received the supreme court ruling without comment as the court ordered his return to New York to face an indictment for conspiring to escape from Matteawan asylum. The decision held he must be handed over immediately, with other legal questions left to New York to resolve.
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Associated Press
Manchester
N. H
Harry K. Thaw
Supreme Court
Wasminets
Au: Tec Og Aera
Today Net N Ra
New Hammoeniet News
New York
Matteawan Asylum
Thaw
Stanford White
Coos County
N.H
New Hampshire
Aldrich
Farmer killed near Brewton amid still dispute
Special report from Brewton Alabama says Boyd Clements a 36 year old farmer was found dead near woods with head injuries after a dispute over a wildcat still. A negro named Bud Nearer is accused but not yet apprehended.
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Brewton
Ala
Boyd Clements
Bud
Clements
Russian Soldier Deserting to Die Under Coal in Pittsburgh
Joseph Kaminski, who fled Russian service as a stowaway to America, died three days after arrival in Pittsburgh. He had survived many battles but was killed when he fell and was buried under tons of coal at a chute where he worked.
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Pittsburgh
Joseph Kaminski
America
Kaminski
Cc Chute
Inquiries From Atlanta Man About Local Mary Nellricken
Chief of Police Crenshaw has received a letter from Harry C. St. Clair of Atlanta asking for information about Mary Nellricken, who the writer says was heard from in this city.
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Bricken
Crenshaw
Harry C. St. Clair
Atlanta
Mary Nellricken
Germans Struggle to Cross Bzura River Near Sochaczew
Russian forces hold the right bank as about 200000 German troops press to cross the Bzura at Sochaczew and advance toward Warsaw. Russian Caucasus staff reports successful fights against Turks near Alagoez with heavy Turkish losses. General repentance day ordered for Catholic soldiers on January 10. Athens reports ships bombarded Dardanelles interior forts.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
London
Bzura
Sochaczew
Warsaw
Amsterdam
Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
Cologne
Bride's $50,000 Jewelry Returned by Anonymous Finder
A Chicago bride’s lost jewelry worth fifty thousand dollars was recovered and the $2,000 reward paid. The finder returned the jewel case after reading an advertisement. the couple’s identity remains private to spare relatives criticism.
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Associated Press
New York
Chicago
Norwegian Steamer Anita Strands Near Turks Island
The Norwegian steamer Anita of 724 tons, en route from Halifax to Jamaica, ran aground on North Caigro Island on December 19 near Turks Island. The cargo is being salvaged and the crew were rescued. The vessel is expected to be a total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Turks Island
Anita
Halifax
Jamaica
Cairog Island
President Invited to Publishers' Dinner in New York
Merbert L. Bridgeman of New York invites President to attend the American Newspaper Publishers Association dinner in New York next April. The President doubts he can accept due to planned travels to Panama and San Francisco.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
American Newspaper Publishers Association
New York
Merbert L. Bridgeman
Panama
San Francisco
Fair and Colder Tonight in Alabama and Mobile
A weather notice shows fair skies then colder tonight and Tuesday with temperatures near 36 degrees for Mobile and surrounding Alabama areas.
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Mobile
Alabama
Win All Along Line The French Claim
Paris reports progress along the front with no German successes or repulses. Gains are noted in Belgium between the Lys and the Aisne in Champagne and the Argonne, with advances of hundreds of yards. French artillery activity is described along the Aisne near Rheims and the Meuse frontier.
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Paris
Belgium
Lys
Aisne
Champagne
Argonne
Meuse
Rheims
Germans Detail Various Successes In Belgium And France
Berlin reports German operations on December 19 successfully occupying positions in Belgium, retaking trenches at Notre Dame de Lorette, and capturing 270 prisoners with artillery support. Near Souain French forces were repelled with losses, and gains were claimed in the Argonne while northwest of the French lines failed. The statement mirrors an order from General Joffre urging renewed efforts against the invaders.
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Berlin
Belgium
Notre Dame de
Souain
Eod Brena
Argonne
Gioffre
Steamer Goes Aground in Avoiding a Collision
Steamer at Norfolk Virginia runs aground while dodging a collision and suffers propeller blade damage. Crew unharmed as authorities investigate the mishap.
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H. C. Craft
Reuben A. M Broom
Government Street
DR. Jones
Laurel Home
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Essary
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Van
Alagoez
Athens
Exchange Aha Graph Company
Dardanelles
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