Comer Lawren ce Forces Active in State House Battle
In Montgomer y Alabama on January 9 staff correspondent reports a political clash over the speakership and senate pro tem. Elite camps in the Bell building and Exchange Hotel form artillery lines as Comer and Johnston vie for control. Governor-Elect Henderson and ex-campaign manager Kenney bolster anti prohibition efforts amid open warfare within the Democratic party.
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A. H. Carmichael
Colbert County
Ultra Prohibition
Secret Service
General Comer
Edward D. Johnston
Madison County
Exchange Hotel
Henderson
Sam Kenney
Rue de
O'Neal
Democratic Party
Taft and Roosevelt on Same Train in Boston
International News Service reports ex presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft arrived in Boston on the same train but refused to acknowledge each other. Roosevelt, Taft, and companions rode separate cars. neither man knew of the other's presence until arrival.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Colone Roosevelt
The Zeppelin Warcraft and Its Armored Bomb Car
A detailed look at Zeppelins in World War I era warfare noting their speed, armament, and crew. It explains war Zeppelins use diesel engines, carry bombs, machine guns, and an armored bomb car to improve aiming and safety. It also discusses potential oversea raids and the strategic implications for naval defenses.
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Germany
England
United
English Channel
Hendersons call for election of Johnston to speakership
In Montgomery factions court the speakership as Carmichael and Johnston declare confidence. Carmichael, at Exchange Hotel, says he will be the sole candidate with majority pledges while Johnston vows election. Oscar Lewis seeks president pro tem, as legislators converge on the busy Exchange Hotel.
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Carmichael
Montgomery
Exchange Hotel
Madison County
House
Johnston
Age-Herald
Oscar Lewis
Senate
Lewis
Prohibition
Henderson
Herbert
W. F. Herbert
Demopolis
Hison
Aged Woman Shot by Two Masked Men at West Virginia Farm
Two armed masked men stormed William Haack’s Barbour County farm in West Virginia Jan 9. They shot his aged mother and attacked Haack with clubs. Mrs Haack fled to a neighbor for help and Haack was found dying. Mrs Haack reportedly in critical condition.
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Elkins
William Haack
Barbour County
West Virginia
Haack
Deaths and funerals for George F. Chute from Prichard
George F. Chute a Nova Scotia native and longtime Prichard Alabama resident died Saturday morning after a brief illness. He was 72 and survived by eight children. His funeral will be held at his Prichard residence this afternoon.
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George F. Chute
Nova Scotia
Prichard
Ala
Death of Ralph O Connor at State Line Miss
News reached Mobile on Saturday of the death of Ralph O Connor aged 19 son of Mr and Mrs Martin O Connor formerly of Yates City Ill The remains were taken by Roche Burke Undertaking Co and sent to Yates City for interment on Saturday night
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Mobile
State Line
Ralph O’connor
Martin O'Connor
Yates City
Roche & Burke Undertaking Company
Pneumatic Recoil System Shields Carriage Base
A pneumatic attachment on the gun reduces recoil, protecting the automobile base that carries the gun carriage from damage.
16 Year-Old Boy Confesses in Stepmother Murder
In Little Rock Arkansas a sixteen year old boy confessed to murdering his stepmother. He said he choked Mrs Coggins with his hands until nearly dead and then knotted a handkerchief around her neck after retracting a prior statement about a partner stealing a revolver from a pawn shop.
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International News Service
Little Rock
Ark
Jessie E. Coggins
Sells His Share of Estate for $50 in Paroled Felon Taxicab Ride
Enter Reed, just paroled from Indiana state prison, rode in a Christmas decorated taxi from Indianapolis to his birth city, sold his $50 inheritance in his mother's estate to a sister, then toured Hope and returned. He had earlier served two years for vandalizing the Hope school and planned to enjoy his liberty during the inheritance.
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Columbus
Ind
Reed
Indiana State Prison
Indianapolis
Hope
Vison
Cure Your Rapture Like Cored Mine
Bis Remedy and Book Sent Free. 'ngs sailed the seas for
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