Vermont farm hand shoots two then kills self report
Associated Press reports J Touglas London a farm hand killed William Lane and Mrs Wheaton at the Wheaton farm then killed himself. Eyewitness statements from Lane a Wheaton daughter and Mrs Kilburn say London armed with a rifle entered during Wheaton's absence shot Lane in the barn then killed Mrs Wheaton as she fled to a front room. He later killed himself.
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Associated Press
ST. Johnsbury
J. Touglas
London
Charles Wheaton
William Lane
Peerless rises from wreck of Staples on Alabama rivers
A new boat, the Peerless, emerges from McTaggert & Thompson drydocks built atop the hull of the James T. Staples wrecked on the Tombigbee river two years ago with twenty dead and over thirty injured. Owners Little and Van Heuvel say it will be the fastest river passenger craft. hull valued at forty thousand but sold for five hundred at marshal’s sale. overhaul included new boilers and three decks.
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Peerless
McTaggert & Thompson
James T. Staples
Tombigtee
Twelve-Mile Island
James W. Little
The
Peoples Bank
Martin van Heuvel
Alabama
Campbell & Gorman
Staples
Amusements at the Empire and Dreamland shows
The Empire presents The Plot a two reel Vitagraph drama starring Maurice Costello with Cactus Jake the Heart Breaker a Selig Western comedy in reel three. Tomorrow a five reel Broadway Star feature A Million Bid with Anita Stewart Julia Swayne Gordon and Harry T Morey. Dreamland hosts Jewell Kelly and stock company back with The Convict s Daughter a four act drama running until Thursday when The Man of Her Choice closes the bill.
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the Empire
Vitagraph
Maurice Costello
Cactus Jake
Vitagraph Company
Anita Stewart
Julia Swayne Gordon
Harry
T. Morey
Dreamland
Jewell Kelly
Dreamland Theatre
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with PAZO OINTMENT
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching, blindness, bleeding or protruding piles. First application gives relief. 50 cents.
California Syrup of Figs Promoted for Kids Constipation
Ladies urged to treat child constipation with California Syrup of Figs a gentle laxative claimed to cleanse liver and bowels without griping. Ad touts a 50 cent bottle, warns against counterfeits and directs to buy from the California Fig Syrup Company with full usage directions for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
California Fig Syrup Company
Jurors Drawn for Cullen Trial in City Court
The city court drawn jurors for the case of Christopher F Cullen who faces twelve jurors to try him Thursday for the killing of L F Sweatman. Also Venice in Pharr case slated for Wednesday arraignment for murder in Prichard Alabama with a long jury venire listed.
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L. F. Sweatman
Christopher F. Cullen
Robert G. Diard
Augustus H. Rayford
Robert M. Peterson
Augustus de Mouy
Robert M. Weinacker
Louis J. Imland
Albert E. Reynolds
Paul Carrie
Charles W. Kling
Henry C. Farrow
George D. Hillman
John J. McPhillips
Emery G. Maxon
Dennis L. Burns
Edward Gale Condon
Deveraux Farnell
Frank P. Peters
John H. Joseph
Venice
Pharr
William Pharr
John Ewin
Prichard
Ala
Frank B. Arman
Raphael S. Summersell
Johnn A. Lenton
Frank D. Austin
William J. Risor
Thomas J. Burns, Jr
Adam Gage
Jesse B. Hamilton
John A. Jackson
Frank J. Jarvis
Frank Petite
Morris Gardner
Robert L. Seabury
Clement G. Lang
Harry J. Barton
Charles Ollie Lyons
Andrew P. Williams
Charles A. Chambers
Jerry R. Newell
William H. Allman
Joseph M. Walsh
Shields C. Jackson
Guthrie Battle
Perry W. Baucum
Leo Pollock
Leon K. Sartori
William T. West
William A. Douglas
George B. Toulmin
Thomas S. Foster
Richard Bettis
Claudius Stringfellow
Walter L. Ellis
John E. Rolston
Maritime Movements Report From River and Harbor
The schooner Tofa proceeds to Pensacola with lumber in tow of the Claude. Droning Olga loads for Colon after calling at New Orleans and Mobile. St Andrews sails for Cuban ports under Munson charter. J P Schuh arrives with crossties from upper river landings. Fjell— bananas cargo under repair. St Paul fumigates before city delivery. Skoda awaits orders in lower bay. Louisa docks to finish timber cargo.
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Tofa
Claude
Pensacola
Fla
Droning Olga
New Orleans
Mobile
Seeberg Steamship Company
Colon
R. P
St. Andrews
Munson Steamship Company
J. P. Schuh
Upper River
Fjell
Hubbard-Zemurray Steamship Company
Marine Ways
St. Paul
Honduran
Lower Bay
Skoda
Louisa
Turner- Hartwell
Revered Southern Minister W C Black Dies in Meridian
Meridian Miss Jan 5 Reverend W C Black longtime figure in the Methodist Episcopal Church South died at his Meridian home. He served in the Confederate army and after the war led the New Jeans Christian Advocate and held editorial and church leadership roles across the South.
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Meridian
Miss
W. C. Black
South
Mississippi Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church,South
Suffered Three Months With Eczema Case
Shryock West Virginia reports a sister with severe eczema. After three months of itching blistering and disfigurement a doctor advised Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Three daily applications relieved symptoms within a week and led to recovery. Public ad promises free samples by mail with a 32 page Skin Book.
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Shryock
W. Va
Jennie Scott
Infanta
December Recruitment Decline Across U S Military Posts
December enlistments at the local United States military station fell from 35 in November to 11, a drop attributed to Christmas. Lieutenant Colonel T J Lewis from New Orleans noted a nationwide December decline. Three applicants passed final tests and were enlisted for the infantry and sent to Jefferson Barracks. Private W E Hubble moved to Meridian.
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United States
Maguire
T. J. Lewis
New Orleans
Mobile
Meridian
Lewis
Harrison Smith
Louis F
Ernest P. McLeod
Leakesville
Jefferon Barracks
W. E. Hubble
Weather Outlook: Low Pressure Over North America
A south east drifting low barometer area centered near Kane sas shows cloudy skies and scattered precipitation from Manitoba to New Mexico. Warm southerly winds flow into the west gulf and upper Mississippi Valley with St Paul at 40 degrees, near seasonable temps as a separate high pressure area sits along the North Atlantic coast.
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Kanesas
Manitoba
New Mexico
West Gulf Region
Mississippi Valley
St. Paul
Minn
Mobile
North Atlantic Coast
Albert Ashenberger
Lonsdale Death Sentence Report Not Carried Out
The Morning Post's Berne correspondent says William Lonsdale, the English soldier tried by court martial in Germany for an attack on a guard at the prisoner camp in Doebertjeitz, will not be executed.
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London
Morning Post
Berne
Switzerland
William Lonsdale
Germany
Doeberitz
Governor Elect Henderson Faces Busy Day in Montgomery
Charles Henderson, president of the Alabama railroad commission and governor elect, concludes his last commissioner meeting and prepares to be sworn in. He may appoint L. P. Kennedy as his successor, with Kennedy likely to seek re election in two years.
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Montgomery
Charles Henderson
State Railroad Commission
Railroad Commission
Henderson
Leon McCord
Frank N. Julian
B. H. Cooper
Birmingham
S. B. Gaillard
Mobile
Troy
McCord
Mr. Julian
Julian
L. P. Kennedy
Kennedy
Commission
New Old Shell Road and Russell School Buildings Occupied
Three new school buildings completed and in use. Old Shell Road has eight classrooms plus library. cost 17 500 dollars under Mrs Frances Sheffield with seven assistants. Russell School occupies fourteen classrooms with four more on lower floor for manual training and domestic science. Semmes school opened earlier, with thirteen classrooms and remodeled kindergarten. First day enrollment 275 for the school plus 30 in kindergarten.
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Old Shell Road
Russell
Semmes
Frances Sheffield
Russell School
Stringer Declares Bankruptcy In Mobile District Court
James A. Stringer, a collector from Mobile, files a voluntary bankruptcy petition in U S district court. He lists liabilities at 4097 dollars with 3500 dollars in assets and a mortgage. The petition is adjudicated and the case referred to Referee Ervin.
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J. A. Stringer
United States District Court
Toulmin
James A. Stringer
Mobile
Ervin
Germans Establish Civil Rule in Polish Territory
Germans assign civil administration to parts of Russian Poland under Herr Von Brandenstein. Luftwaffe raids on British munitions stores near Friesendael and Goudskerque cause deaths and injuries. Durazzo reports Essad Pasha loyalists executed after a first engagement.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
Poland
Herr von Brandenstein
Friesendael
Goudskerque
Dunkirk
France
Durazzo
Albania
Essad Pasha
Aivisional
Peruna advertised by readers praise helps bronchial catarrh
A series of reader letters from New York and Kansas praise Peruna for bronchial catarrh and related ailments. They claim relief after taking Peruna or its tablet form, with notes of improved strength, reduced cough, and weight gain.
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H. E Waterman
Brooklyn
Wis
Peruna
Jonathan F. Stark
Scott Co
Scottsburg
Ind
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Vermont
J.D. London
Gerardy
DeBriere
Debriere’s Cafe
South Royal
Mississippi
Wayne County
Greene County
Mobile County
G. Kilborn
N. Royal St
Bell
Pat Byrnes
N. Royal Street
Ceylon
Kenny Co
Dauphin ST. Bell
Consulta
Tion
J. T. Adams
M. D
Ph. G
Adams Mobile
Dauphin Street
South Side
Bienville Square
Adams
Bell Phone
Cullen
Maritime Matters and River News
W.C. Black Dead
Cuticura
Dept
T. Bowton
Faust
Maull Bros
St. Louis
U.S. A
Putsina
Chas. Henderson
NEW Old Shell Road
Reiss
George A. Douglas
East 131St St
New York
N. Y
R. R. Baer
W. Laurent St
North Topeka
Kan
Lon
Cawthon
Streb’s Bakery
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