Mayor Pillans Orders Police to Stop Robberies
In response to a surge of highway robberies and thefts, Mayor Pillans urged police to end the crime spree. Police Chief Van Liew said clues are being pursued, yards and wholesale districts searched, and vagabonds avoiding patrols. The past day saw no serious crimes, but autos thefts continued with a rain coat, gloves lost from a car, and ten pounds of sausage stolen from a wagon yesterday.
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Cyclone Strikes Dothan Causes Property Damage
A cyclone hit Dothan Alabama at 3 this morning damaging the Episcopal church courthouse and a mercantile store wall. Pedestrians were knocked down. no deaths reported as several residences were wrecked and glass windows blown in. The two minute storm left a narrow path of destruction.
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Dothan
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Episcopal
Dothan Mercantile Company
Russell to Be Consecrated Bishop of Charleston
Cardinal Gibbons will consecrate William T Russell pastor of St Patrick s Church as bishop of Charleston on March 15 in Baltimore s cathedral.
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Charleston
Associated Press
Washington
William T. Russell
St. Patrick's Church
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Baltimore
Wilson nominates Workmen's Compensation Commission picks
President Wilson announced nominees for the federal employee liability law commission. Dr Riley McMillan Little of Swarthmore Pennsylvania a Republican is named for six years. Mrs Frances C Axtell of Bellingham Washington a Progressive for four years. John J Keegan of Indianapolis Democrat for ten years.
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Washington
Wilson
Workmen's Compensation Commission
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Swarthmore
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Bellingham
Wash
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Indiaapolis
Britain Becomes Great Boot and Shoe Market
London reports 1895 to 1896 show record imports of foreign boots and shoes while British exports of domestic shoes exceed by over 5 million dollars the highest pre war total, signaling a dramatic shift in trade dynamics.
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Britain
Great Boot and
Associated Press
London
Women and Girls Lead Postwar Ticket Fraud Surge
The Great Western Railway Magazine reports ticket fraud by passengers has risen over 100 percent since the war began. Chief offenders are women and girl munition workers. In one railway company this year, 530 persons have been prosecuted for fraud.
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Associated London
Great Western Railway
SCHOONER ROMA SUNK WITHOUT WARNING NEAR MED SEA
The Newfound land schooner Roma was sunk without warning in the Mediterranean on November 30 by a submarine. A letter to Mrs. Thomas Laurie, wife of the master, reports the loss and details remain unclear.
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Associated Press
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Prince ED WA Island
Roma
Mediterranean Sea
Thomas Laurie
Fraternity Players Hold Off Signing 1917 Contracts
New York January 5 Major league clubs have sent out 1917 contracts but Players Fraternity members have not signed. President David Fults says no change in stance and no reply from the national association or commission. He asserts pledges from all fraternity players not to sign until instructed by officers.
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National Association
New Orleans
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National Commission
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Wisdom and folly clash in Memphis remark about marriage
The Memphis Commercial Appeal notes the idea that ignorance is bliss and adds that more than one married man has felt the same about it.
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Memphis
Dr Kings New Discovery Promoted For Coughs and Colds
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery as soothing remedy for coughs and colds. It claims pine balsams and mild laxative ingredients ease throat strain and restore vitality. The ad notes price at 50 cents and urges readers to ask their druggist.
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Stippe
Police believe model's murder mystery solved
Police claim a strong circumstantial case against Lewis in the Colbert murder inquiry. Admitted acquaintances, including Misses Kyle, say he was innocent and may have killed himself to preserve his reputation after exposure. Investigators note a new rifle, a towel setup, and a wilted collar linking Lewis to the scene, with rental history and hotel records supporting scrutiny.
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GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC PROMOTES QUININE IRON
Advertises Grove's Tasteless chill tonic as a malaria fighter with a labeled formula showing quinine and iron. Mentions the price of 56 cents and implies health benefits and taste neutral formulation.
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GROVE
Woman Struck by Truck Injured on Springhill Avenue
Mrs Stringer of 251 Springhill Avenue was badly injured when hit by a Van Antwerp Company truck yesterday afternoon at Springhill Avenue and Kennedy Street. Police say the driver will be arrested. she was removed to her home.
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Detective Buoyed as Case Near End
The language indicates a police case nearing closure with Captain Tate stating progress and the detective bureau sounding confident that the matter is close to resolution. The fragment mentions a death and the notion of self-inflicted action, tying to the investigation’s focus.
Wall Street figure Bernard W. Lewis tied to grand larceny cases
Bernard W. Lewis, once a partner at Moore Leonard and Lewis, was dropped from the firm over a year ago as it became Moore Leonard and Lynch. Leonard refused to discuss Lewis, who had two grand larceny arrests in 1915 and 1916, including a charge of being a fugitive from justice in October 1915.
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Bernard W. Lewis
Wall Street
Moore, Leonard and Lewis
Moore, Leonard and Lynch
Edgar W. Leonard
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Pittsburgh
Lewis Arrested Over Bond Issued To Miss Schrode
July arrest at his apartments on a warrant charged Lewis with withholding a $1,000 Anglo French bond from Miss Lillian Schrode who claimed she intended to use the bond for incorporation expenses of her cigarette business. Schrode said Lewis did nothing and did not return the bond. It also emerged that Joseph Riter of Corey and Riter won a $40,000 suit against Lewis for misappropriation of Pittsburgh theatre funds.
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Lillian Schrode
Schrode
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh coal heir linked to Philadelphia murder case
Atlanstity New Jersey January 5 police found no direct link to the Philadelphia tragedy involving Ma zie Colbert. Bernard W. Lewis son of a Pittsburgh coal operator died by his own hand. Philadelphia detectives report circumstantial evidence and say the blood stained shirt and collar match the clothing found with Colbert, suggesting connection to the crime.
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Pittsburgh
Mazie Colbert
Philadelphia
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Colbert
Congress Daily Briefing on Noon Sessions
The Senate continued Senator Works's tirade against the administration while the House resumed debate on the agricultural bill. The Rules Committee opened hearings on the so called leak related to President Wilson's peace note.
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House
Atilam
Wilson
Detective report ties Lewis to Miss Colbert case
Police describe Lewis as the man sought and recount his suspected intent to end his life by gas and a rifle. Investigators note a towel over the transom and a rifle discharge after he braced against the tub. His father travels from Pittsburgh as the inquest is not ordered.
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Pittsburgh
Miss Colbert
Philadelphia
Kerey
Totten
States Villa
Farley
States Avenue
Unclear Storeroom Shooting Reported in Yard
A man with a storeroom in the A F yard was shot by a yardmaster in the morning. He fled into the swamp but was later seen limping, his arm reportedly wounded.
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Wahinnine
Accord Port
Este
Lumberman H Best Files Bankruptcy Petition in Alabama
H Best, a lumberman from Plate Alabama, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in U S district court. He lists debts of 13988 and assets of 25180. The case is assigned to referee in bankruptcy for adjustment.
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Best
Plate Ala
United States
Two great family quests bring up the coal and s g bring up
Milwa News reports on two enduring family quests shaping households and communities. The item highlights efforts to secure coal supplies and to raise children amid local economic and social pressures, reflecting the era's daily struggles and aspirations.
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Milwa News
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