Fong Yun Murder in Mobile Laundry Baffles Police
Police probe brutal killing of Fong Yun a Mobile Chinatown figure found with a fractured skull in a laundry room. A five cent baseball bat appears to be the weapon. murder suspected Friday night with no robbery motive. Patrolman Burch forced entry. no suspects yet.
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Crenshaw
Fong Yun
Hamilton
Monroe
Walter Burch
Pong Yun
Burch
Fong
Charleston Street
Chipaman
Hamilton Street
Yun
Mobile
Taft and Wilson Seek Accord on Mexico Policy
President Taft informs President elect Wilson of conditions guiding potential intervention in Mexico. Taft favors an orderly handoff and seeks bipartisan accord before March 4, avoiding unilateral moves. Senator Stone and other officials urge avoiding radical policy before Wilson takes office.
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Washington
Wilson
Taft
Mexico
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
International News Service
White House
Stone
Missouri
United States
Holiday rail travel boom out of Mobile heavy on all roads
Rail travelers flocked from Mobile during the Christmas season with cheap round trip fares. Officials from the Southern Railway Mobile and Ohio, Louisville and Nashville, and New Orleans Mobile and Chicago reported record crowds and required extra equipment, with two travel days left and peak activity noted Saturday.
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Ile
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Southern
Louisville and Nashville
New Oriecans
Mobile
Chicago
Porter King
Southern Railway
Gordon W. King
Mobile and
Ohio
Reud Cousins
Louisville
Nashville
Cousins
New Orleans
Jury verdict on Hickey murder case draws judge's critique
In Lackawanna, after over a day of deliberation, the jury found J Frank Hickey guilty of second degree murder in the death of 11 year old Josephs. Hickey faces a sentence of at least twenty years or life. two jurors dissented on first degree murder and a compromise was reached. Justice Brown thanked the jury but questioned the adequacy of justice in this case.
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Buffalo
J. Frank Hickey
Joseph Josephs
Lackawanas
Hickey
Hoyt
Moster
Justice Brown
Estimations of fortune in a New Orleans laundry case
Relatives in New Orleans report a man aged about four and a half years who ran a laundry at the same address for over seven years. He was said to have accumulated some wealth during that period.
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New Orleans
Will Austria Seek Control of Servians Amid Adriatic Clash
World news from London reports Serbia offering to accept the ambassadors conference plan granting commercial access to the Adriatic without port possession. Austria-Hungary aims to subjugate Serbia and secure Adrianople, with divisions over fortress revocation delaying armistice terms at Tchatalja.
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London
Austria-Hungary
Servia
Adriatic
Austria
Galacia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vasslage
Russia
Adrianople
Constantinople
Balkan
Tchatalja
Powers Will Insist on Balkan Turkish Peace Move
Paris December 21 Premier Poincare told the chamber of deputies that the powers would intervene the moment the Balkan and Turkish peace envoys indicate a resumption of hostilities. They would unite to secure peace rather than allow the fighting to continue and risk embroilment in the war.
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Paris
Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
Murder Case in Boone County Still Open in Arkansas
Fort Smith Arkansas December 21 The murder of Bila Barham near Pleasant Hill Boone County remains under investigation. Sheriff John Helm is pursuing new evidence daily. Otto and Lear Davidson brothers remain held in Berryville and Marshall respectively as the grand jury meets January 1 in Harrison likely to indict and seek venue.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Bila Barham
Pleasant Hill
Boone County
John Helm
Otto
Lear Davidson
Berryville
Marshall
Harrison
Upper Thirteen Not To Liking Of The Groom
In St Louis on December 21 the only berth in a Pullman car for Harry and Mrs. Gearing’s honeymoon sparked marital friction. Mrs. Gearing testified they married June 23 1910 and the dispute over berth 13 versus 14 led to a separation.
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ST. Louis
Harry Gearing
East St. Louis
Gearing
Gearings
Chi
Upper 13
New Government Food Expert Named Chief Chemist
Dr. Carl 8 Alsberg is appointed chief chemist of the Bureau of Chemistry under the Agriculture Department, succeeding Dr. Harvey Wiley. Named on President Taft's recommendation, Alsberg is noted for his international reputation in biological chemistry and graduated from Columbia University in 1896.
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Carl 8. Alsberg
Taft
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilse
Harvey Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Alsberg
Columbia University
Taft Praises Wilson to Floridians in Miami and St Augustine
President Taft, aboard his train near Miami and St Augustine on December 21, praised Woodrow Wilson’s election and urged future prosperity under the new administration. He spoke on Panama canal governance, saying he should decide the civil government matter to spare his successor from inexperience.
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Xey Wht
Taft
Miami
St. Augustine
Tropics
Courts Observe Christmas Holidays Across County Jurisdictions
County courts plan holiday adjournments over Christmas. Judge Samuel B. Browne adjourned Saturday afternoon to December 28. Judge Berney will announce adjournment Monday. Probate court closes Tuesday afternoon and reopens Thursday morning. Judge Henry Chamberlain returns and will observe Christmas Day only, resuming Thursday. City court will not meet until December 30.
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Samuel B. Browne
Berney
Law and Equity Court
Probate Court
Henry Chamberlain
Long Auto Tour Reaches Mobile Family Awaits Winter Stay
Randall family from Caro arrives in Mobile in an automobile traveling via Selma and Jackson. The tour has covered many Northern and Southern states and they plan to spend the winter at Grand Bay.
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Rnest Randall
Caro
Mobile
Selma
Jackson
Ala
Grand Bay
Hartwell Seeks Collector of Port at Mobile
Washington reports Harry T. Hartwell a former city commissioner candidate is aiming for the collector of the port of Mobile post. Senator John H. Bankhead is cited as authority. Hartwell, tied to Turner-Hartwell Docks and Mobile Towing, is in Asheville and unavailable for comment.
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Harry T. Hartwell
Mobile
Washington
John H. Bankhead
Hartwell
Alabama
Asheville
N. C
Turner-Hartwell Docks Company
Mobile Towing and Wrecking Company
Downtown Loop Proposal Sparks Traffic Tension
City leaders and Mobile Light and Railroad Company face a potential switch from the Royal street back-up pattern to a downtown loop to ease congestion. City Attorney Boone alleges no franchise permission for backing behavior exists, prompting talks with President Wilson and a planned conference this week to explore a loop across Cedar Charleston and Wilkinson streets.
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Mobile Light and Railroad ComPany
Royal Streets
Dauphin
J. Howard Wilson
Laz Schwarz
Royal Street
B. B. Boone
Boone
Com
St. Francia
Conception-street
Wilkinson
Marine
Davis Avenue
Beauregard
Wilson
Hem
St. Francie
Joop
Royal
Dauphin Streets
Dauphin Street
Taakeluren Christmas edition by Norwegian Seamen's Mission
The Taakeluren Christmas number known as Julen or Yuletide is the most elaborate edition to date, issued by the Norwegian Seamen's Mission in Mobile. It includes photo engravings and a double page bird’s eye view of Bienville square and Government street, with copies to be sent to all parts. Rev. Andreas Kielland, Taakeluren editor and mission chaplain, is praised for its growth.
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Taakeluren
Bienville Square
Government Street
Andreas Kielland
Norwegian Seamen's Mission
Yaqui Massacre Near Hermosillo Stuns Arizona
In San Marcial, fifty miles south of Hermosillo, Yaqui forces attacked after a white flag signaled surrender. A column of eight hundred Yaquis swept the town, slaughtering more than 1,000 residents including men, women, and children, before defenders exhausted ammunition and yielded. Couriers confirm the brutal massacre as the first major Yaqui assault on a sizable town.
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Douglas
Ariz
San Marcial
Hermosillo
Tex
Student high in Wilson praise at Priv Versity visit
Thomas McMillan Jr the youngest son of Mobile residents visits Princeton University as a Christmas guest. He praises Governor Woodrow Wilson as a brainy man and reflects on Wilsons governorship and potential cabinet picks. Discussion covers alumni support and possible appointments for McCombs Bryan and others.
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Thomas McMillan, Jr
Thomas McMilan
Mobile
Privversity
Governor Wilson
Ne Ees Mabillan
Massa
Woodrow Wilson
Hibben
van Dyke
Wilson
New Jersey
Jim Smith
Wiliam F. McCombs
New York
Wilan
Bryan
Court of St. James
Fancy Posts for Fire Alarm Boxes in Mobile
Citywide fire alarm call boxes will be placed on ornamental front posts and painted for easy identification. Bids will be opened soon under Commissioner Lyons who oversees the fire department. If accepted, City Electrician G B McCosker will begin the upgrade in the wet bank area.
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Mobile
Lyons
City Electrician
G. 8. McCosker
Democratic Leaders Meet in Trenton Cabinet Talk
President elect Wilson and William J Bryan confer at the New Jersey state house, discussing cabinet names with Bryan denying his name was among ones talked about. They outline no decisions, focusing on party policies and future plans amid light conversation and humor.
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Trenton
N. J
Wilson
William Jemsnings Bryan
State House
Bryan
Thos
Sterling
Poca
Greatings
Beyand Trenton
Philadelphia
Jail House
Poe
William. F
Ah Wilson
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Wil
Congress
Het
Bryan Hid
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