Habeas Corpus Action For Theresa McBroom Seeks Release
In Mobile County circuit court on December 21, 1914, Theresa McBroom’s attorneys Webb and McAlpine filed a habeas corpus petition arguing she is held on murder charges without probable cause and seeking the sheriff, Thomas T. Palmer, be commanded to produce her before the judge at an early hearing. Judge Samuel B. Browne set the hearing for 11 a.m. Wednesday.
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Theresa McBroom
Circuit Court
Webb& McAlpine
Samuel B. Browne
Alabama
Mobile
Beeina Ap
Thomas T. Palmer
David D. Edington
Mobile County
MILLIONAIRE SHOT DURING BURGLARY AT LOS ANGELES HOME
William Montrose Alexander a Dallas resident described as a millionaire was killed by a burglar who broke into his home. His son W M Alexander Jr was wounded in the chest and finger while attempting to help his father. Penelope Alexander heard the shooting and struck the burglar with a hairbrush before he fled.
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Wm. M. Alexander
Los Angeles
Daugh
Associated Presse
William ‘Montrose Alexander
Dallas
Texas
W. M. Alexander, Jr
Alexanders
Delay
Wah
D. 6
Penelope Alexander
Alexander
Prohibition Amendment Fight Begins in the House
The Hobson national prohibition amendment faces House action with a special rule adopted to proceed after eight hours of general debate. Supporters and opponents clash over the rule as the House votes on proceeding, aiming for two thirds in both chambers before ratification by states.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hobson
House
Senate
Debate on constitutional amendment opens with temperance clash
Majority Leader Underwood frames party line as the house weighs a constitutional amendment on prohibition. He urges open debate, opposing the amendment as a threat to fundamental government principles and urges supporters to defend the rule. Hobson opens with a state right to be dry and cites interstate liquor conflicts.
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Underwood
Hobson
Montgomery Banks Show Prosperity and Dividends
Montgomery banks announce a prosperous year with about 40 thousand dollars in semi annual dividends due January 1. The Fourth National Bank and National Bank lead with 20 thousand dollars each from a four percent semi annual and a two percent quarterly dividend respectively. Other local banks expected to follow with strong payouts as the sector enjoys general prosperity.
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Montgomery
Ala
National
New Far National Bank
Naylor Shot In Front Of Ella Franks After Dispute
Charles A. Naylor manager of the American Tie and Lumber Company was shot in the right hip by a man with a revolver in front of Ella Franks at 756 St Louis Street after an argument with two men. Naylor was taken to Providence Infirmary with non life threatening injuries. Witness Willie Ginn, driver of the Hillman Taxi, reported the incident to police and described two men involved. The times and locations reference a Monday night around 9:30.
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Charles A. Naylor
American Tie and Lumber Company
City Bank
Ella Frank
St. Louis Street
Naylor
Providence Infirmary
Government Street
Willie Ginn
Hillman Taxi Company
R. L Dorson
Woman held without bond in fatal shooting of husband
Theresa Hockstein Nelson McBroom faced a city court on the charge of killing her husband Reuben A. McBroom a wealthy shoe repair merchant after a one and a half hour trial attended by a full courtroom of diverse spectators. The defense claimed self defense stating the husband drew a pistol. the state produced earlier gunfire in the home and a contemporaneous hat bullet incident, with testimony of ongoing quarrels since December.
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Theresa Hockstein-Nelson McBroom
Reuben A. McBroom
More Than 2 Million Britons Under Arms Says Lloyd George
In a Paris Humanite interview conducted in London Lloyd George claims Britain has over two million troops ready with a half million more to join France and Belgium by spring. He notes Britain’s front line forces are smaller than France’s but expenses are higher and cites a new income tax and a 2.2 billion loan to fund the war effort.
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Associated Press
London
England
France
Belgium
David Lloyd-George
Paris Humanite
Egg waste nationwide reaches two hundred million dollars
Associated Press report from New York states that roughly six of ten eggs produced reach consumers, with annual waste cited at 200 million dollars. Attorney William Mann of the New York Central Railroad testified in the state inquiry into the butter and egg business, valuing the egg crop at about 600 million dollars.
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New York
William Mann
New York Central Railroad Company
German Socialist Leader Volunteers for French Army
Amsterdam dispatch reports Dr. Georges Weill, Metz socialist deputy, who was with French socialist leader Jean Leon Juarez when Juarez was shot in Paris, volunteered for the French army on August 5. Vorwaerts condemns the action.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
London
A& Berlin
Telegraaf
Georges Weill
Reichstag
Metz
Jean Leon Juarez
Paris
Vorwaerts
Dr. Weill
Alabama teachers to receive November salaries before Christmas
Alabama school teachers will get their November salaries in time for Christmas, announced by the governor. Counties arranged to secure funds from bankers and pay teachers. Some already paid. others to be paid by Wednesday. Tax collectors remitted funds statewide, about $200,000 paid into the treasury last week.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Fearful of charges man ends his life in Wisconsin
Frank Blanchard a 63 year old manufacturer in Janesville was under arrest on charges brought by a 16 year old girl. He died by asphyxiation rather than face the accusations.
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Associated Press
Janesville
Wis
Frank Blanchard
Robbers Scare Off as Storekeeper Foils Hold-Up
Mitchell Maisel, proprietor of a Cedar and Bloodgood street store, reported two unidentified men held him up about 12 Saturday night. He bluffed them into fleeing and no money was taken, police were informed.
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Mitchell Maisel
Cedar and
Bloodgood Streets
Maisel
Prisoners Pardoned by Governor Cruce Released
Thirty four of fifty four inmates at the McAlester state penitentiary were released today under Christmas pardons granted by Governor Lee Cruce.
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Associated Press
Mcalester
Okla
Lee Cruce
Weather update for Alabama with unsettled rain likely
The mobile region may see cloudy skies with little temperature change tonight and Wednesday and moderate northerly winds. Alabama reports unsettled conditions tonight with probable rain, reducing visibility and bringing damp weather across the state.
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Mobile
Alabama
AID CITY OF GUNMEN SLOGAN SPURS NEW YORK MEETING
A mass meeting at Cooper Union in New York City is planned to promote a slogan aiding gunman suppression. The Citizens League and civic business associations back the effort to form a citizens police group to cooperate with city officials in enforcing order on the East Side.
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New York
Associated Press
New
Wild Bill Donovan Chosen to Lead New York Yankees
CAGO December 22 Wild Bill Donovan the Detroit pitcher known for building championship teams at Providence will manage the New York Americans if the sale of the club goes through. Johnson Ruppert and Huston discussed progress with the league president, signaling a near settlement of the managerial choice.
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Cago
Wild Bill Donovane
Detroit
Providence
International ‘League
New York Americans
Clib
Counee
B. B. Johnson
Jacob Ruppert
T. L. Huston
Olympia receives orders to sail to Pacific February 16
Charleston dispatch reports the U S cruiser Olympia flagship at Manila has been ordered to depart February 16 for the Pacific via the Panama Canal. The vessel has been at the harbor since 1912.
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Dewey
Manila
Pacific
Charleston
8. C
United States
Olympia
Helen Hagan to Play in Mobile Recital at Warren Street Church
Helen E. Hagan, noted negro pianist, arrives in Mobile for a recital at Warren Street Methodist Church colored section. Rev. G. W. Lewis serves as pastor and the concert is scheduled for Tuesday night.
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Helen E. Hagan
Mobile
Warren Street Methodist Church
G. W. Lewis
Alfred Henry Lewis III Stricken by Illness in New York
New York December 22 Alfred Henry Lewis the writer is seriously ill at his home following an intestinal trouble developing recently authorities report his condition as serious in a private residence move with no further details given about treatment or prognosis.
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Alfred Henry. Lewis III
New York
Alfred Henry Lewis
Big War Warsaw Battle Promised Yet To Come
A Dunkirk dispatch reports allies bombing Zeppelin sheds in Brussels and German coast positions while returning safely. Russians claim strategic safer front as occupation shifts are noted for overall wartime plan.
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Associated Press
London
Dunkirk
Daily Mail
Brussels
War update from the eastern front amid shifting lines
Reports say only at northern and southern extremes is the battle line changing while western theater continues siege warfare. The German advance on Warsaw remains unresolved with a decisive clash anticipated. Russian center, though tired, holds a line near the Vistula and northward as Petrograd notes German withdrawal behind Soldau.
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London
Warsaw
Bzaura
Vistula
Petrograd
Soldau
Lautenburg
Nie
East Prussia
Russians Victorious in South Too Claim
Reports from London and Berlin discuss Allied pressure and German moves in Belgium and the western front. Assertions of Austrian defeats in the south and a major German shift by Emperor William are noted, but authenticity remains unconfirmed.
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Iian
Soa
Belgium
William
Berlin
Western Front
Shreveport Jailor Keeps Lynchers' Names Secret
In Shreveport Louisiana on December 22 Associated Press reports Jailor Gamblin fears naming lynchers after a mob beat a Negro resident. Investigators seek testimony from Lewis and other witnesses while Attorney General R. discusses sending a lawyer to the scene.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
Gamblin
Bea Wa Lewis
Torney General R
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