Senator Augustus Bacon Dies in Washington
Senator Augustus Octavius Bacon of Georgia died in Washington on February 14 after a illness of just under a month. The Senate adjourned in respect, and tributes poured in from Vice President Marshall and others. Bacon served in the Confederate army, then Georgia state politics, and the U.S. Senate from 1894 to 1913, including a term as president pro tempore.
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Augustus Octavius Bacon
Georgia
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Capitol
Marshall
Overman
North Carolina
Hoke Smith
Senator Bacon
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Macon
University of Georgia Law Department
Virginia
House of Representatives
United States Senate
Robert W. Archbald
Woodrow Wilson
President Wilson Praises Death of Senator Bacon
President Wilson dictated a statement upon hearing Senator Bacon's death praising him as one of the senate's oldest and most experienced members. He noted Bacon held with reverence the duties of his office and expressed sincere mourning.
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Washington
Senator Bacon
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Shipp To Die In Electric Chair
Pete Shipp was sentenced today to die in the electric chair for the murder. The sentence was handed down in Chattanooga Tennessee on February 14 as International News Service reports the case proceeding to its ultimate punishment.
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Comer Will Save Mobile for Last Week of Campaign
The report states B. K. Co will begin his South Alabama campaign on March 6 and will speak in Mobile during the last week of the campaign.
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Comer
Montgomery
Ala
B. K. Co
South Alabama
Geo. W. Taylor
Congress
Mobile
Edison Diet Claims Ten Ounce Day Weight Gain
Mrs. Thomas A. Edison reports she and her husband followed a ten ounce a day diet for two years. They claim improved health and productivity with no backsliding, drawing inquiries from across the country about the method and its effects on digestion and energy.
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Thomas A. Edison
Wizard of’ Electricity
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Value of fair as builder of jobbing trade
St Paul attendees and visiting merchants highlight how fairs build wholesale and jobbing links. The Mobile Lacar Committee of One Hundred promotes city business ties and urges reading the daily fair story on the page.
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Mobile
Mobile Lacar
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E. J. Buck
George Fearn, Jr
Frederick I. Thompson
Albert P. Bush
John T. Cochrane
W. T. McGowin
Junius Woolf
Daily Fair
White Escape From Alabama Captured in West Virginia
Lee Parris a white man from Jefferson county was jailed in Taylor West Virginia after escaping July 2 while serving a forgery sentence from 1910. Sheriff Bennett and J H Washburn moved to Grafton to bring him back to Alabama. he was recognized by a state convict department teletype.
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Jefferson County
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Grafton
Taylor County
Alabama
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Jefferson County Tops State in Hunters Licenses
Jefferson County issued 1,116 hunters licenses in 1914, nearly one fifth of Alabama's total. The report from State Game and Fish Commissioner Wallace highlights county leadership in licensing.
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Jefferson County
Montgomery
Ala
Wallace
Federal Defeat Predicted in Tabasco Battle Report
In Tabasco, Mexico a decisive battle between Federal and rebel forces is expected within a week. Consul Hanna reports rebels likely to win due to larger numbers. Dodson death denied. British cruiser Shearwater arrives at Ensenada. Ensenada quiet. Central railroad cut with passenger train captured by revolutionists. details pending.
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Ensenada
Mexico
State Department
Central Railroad
San Luis Potosi
Tampico
Villa and Carranza Stand Firm in Deposing Huerta
Washington Feb 14 Reports of friction between General Villa and General Carranza are unfounded. The Mexican constitutionalists say the leaders are in perfect accord on plans to depose Huerta and rumors of a split are meant to mislead the public in the United States about events in northern Mexico.
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Washington
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Huerta
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Mexico
Conti
Great East Snowstorm Halts Rail Traffic Across Region
A severe blizzard blanketed the East from Baltimore to the Adirondacks, dumping 18 inches to 4 feet of snow. Nine lives were lost as four barges broke free in Long Island Sound. Rail service was nearly paralyzed, with schedules abandoned and urban and suburban transit crippled.
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Adirondacks
Queens
Westchester
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Albany
State Supreme Court Takes Mid Term Recess
The Supreme Court of Alabama adjourned for mid term races and will not reconvene until April 6. The court will review cases appealed from trial courts to the court of appeals when it resumes, following a period of hiatus.
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Coors
Blind Senator Gore Defends $50,000 Bond Suit in Oklahoma City
In Oklahoma City six hundred spectators packed the Gore Bond trial as the blind senator defended against Minnie Bond’s $50,000 claim. Testimony and telegrams show proposed settlements and the bank official’s accounts, with Gore’s replies stressing self respect and a refusal to settle.
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Fitzpatrick
Morton Rutherford
J. H. Earp
Q. Newell
United States
Oklahoma
Newell
Selma Man Elected Officers at Southern Ice Exchange
The Southern Ice Exchange closed its twenty fifth annual session with officers elected. President Fred Kent from Asheville North Carolina was chosen, vice president C B Campbell of Columbia South Carolina named, and secretary A B Asheville North Carolina selected.
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Selma Man
Southern Ice Exchange
Chattanooga
Tenn
Fred Kent
Asheville
N. C
Campbell
Columbia
N.C
Southern Editors to Gather in Mobile for AP Convention
Mobile hosts the Southwestern Association of the Associated Press for its annual convention with about twenty editors and six AP representatives incl Melville Stone. Executives meet at Battle House Parlor B with luncheons, a Mobile dinner at Cawthon Vineyard, and a trip to Fort Morgan aboard the Winona.
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Southwestern Association of the Associated Press
Associated Press
Melville HB. Stone
Robert Z. Small
Atlanta
Louisville
Memphis
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Fort Morgan
Winona
Mobile Item
Association
D. R. Barbee
Mobile Re Yr
M. Pula
Orleans Item
Chamber of Commerce
A. J. Parsons
Chambe of Commerce
P. J. Lyons
Erwin Craighead
B. J. Buck
John C. O'Connell
D. R. Burgess
Frederick IL. Thompson
William H
Congressional Mines Subcommittee Deadlocked Over Calumet Disaster
Investigators on the Denver strike probe remain deadlocked as Chairmen Taylor and Casey push for broad inquiry into the Calumet Italian Hall disaster. Foster in Denver may join, while Hamlin from Missouri could tilt the balance. Republicans Corman Howell oppose deep probe as outside the committee’s scope.
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Federation of Miners
Calumet Italian Hall
Taylor
Colorado
Casey
Pennsylvania
Corman Howell
Utah
Onio
Calumet
Hamlin
Rev Theron B Long Dies In Newton Mass
Rev Theron Brown Long longtime associate editor of the Youths Companion died at his Newtonville home at age 82. He graduated from Yale in 1856 and served as class poet during his college years.
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Theron B. Long
Newton
Mass
Theron Brown Long
Newtonville
Yale
Mobile Carnival Officials Announce Three Day Program
The Mobile Carnival committee released the official three day program for the fete with plans for dazzling floats and performances by the Mystic Societies the Order of Myths and local artisans. Crews prepare materials in the float workshops with gold silver and bronze finishes to impress visitors and heighten the holiday spirit ahead of Shrove Tuesday.
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Mobile
Mobile Carnival Clation
Tne
American Warships Strengthen Veracruz Position
Reports describe reinforcement of the naval force near Vera Cruz with battleships Florida Utah and Delaware moving from Guantanamo to the Mexican coast. Captain Harry M. Huse to report as chief of staff to Admiral Fletcher. Concerns rise over Huerta defenses and potential marines, with British marines guarding Mexico City and smallpox and typhoid reported in Tampico amid federals versus rebels.
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Virginia
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Huse
War College
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Huerta
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Lionel Carden
Wilson
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T. B. Hohler
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John Bassett Moore
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Mexico City
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Tampico
Will Make Lacy Indictment Flawless As a Precaution
In Montgomery the state may re indict Theo Lacy and possibly James G Oakley. State attorneys at the capitol refused to discuss details but indicated preparations of new indictments against former convict department officials. Reports suggest Lacy could face a true bill in another county.
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Ala
Theo Lacy
James G. Oakley
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Gridiron Club Mid Winter Dinner Snoots Public Figures
In Washington on February 14 the Gridiron Club held its mid winter dinner. Banquet attendees ribbed public figures and national leaders with satirical sketches and quips though some jokes fell flat in the absence of President Wilson.
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