Governor O Neal supports state income tax and resists federal amendment
Montgomery Alabama January 18 Governor O Neal favors an income tax and a special session of the legislature may include it if the federal amendment is not ratified. He says states should preserve their rights and opposes any federal law that would deprive a state of its powers. He notes Alabama voters acted without knowing what they approved.
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Montgomery
Ala
O’neal
Gover O'Neal
Govr
Alabama
Alama
O'Neal
Swindler Held on Charge in Mobile Bank Case
R T Harrison, said to be wanted in Mobile for defrauding City Bank and Trust of $500 with a bogus note, is in Louisville after being held there by a detective. Warr en Burch left Mobile for Louisville with Harrison, who claimed to be connected to the Big Four Coal Company and drew the draft on them. Police say the bank was used to obtain the money under false pretenses and an arrest warrant followed.
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Mobile
R. T
Harrison
Louisville
Warrén Burch
Mobile Naltéctibon
Big Four Coal’ Company
City Bank Trust Company
Randaughter of Admiral Semmes
Nashville Tenn Jan 18 The sister Mary de Sales granddaughter of Admiral Semmes died at St Cecelia Academy where she had taken the veil a month ago She was years old and lived at Osceola Ark The Semmes family includes Judge Oliver Semmes and Mrs Electra Semmes Colston Her mother Mrs Spencer Emes survived with several sisters and a brother One sister was a nun at the convent where the death occurred.
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Nashville, Tenn
Mary de Sales
Admiral Semmes
Alabama
St. Cecelia Academy
Sister de Sales
Meer Semmes
Osceola
Raphael Semmes
Stile
Oliver. Semmes
Court
Electra Semmes Colston
Spencer Emes
Ark
Veray
Enginemen Strike On Canadian Railroad
Bangor Maine January 18 report notes enginemen strike on a Canadian railroad near Penobscot Bay affecting mills and dock traffic. The border closure and paper shortages loom as the strike disrupts shipments and regional industry.
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Bangor
Penobscot Bay
Afford Mills
President-Elect Back in Princeton Home
The president-elect returns to Princeton after a trip described as a Torah Jug hike with unclear details. No further context provided.
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Princeton
Mexican Patrol Fires on Steamer
A lone Mexican patrol opened fire from shore on an ocean liner as it left Acapulco. Engineer Lewis Gordon was shot through the side. the attacker, Jose Avalos, was arrested after reports of chaos on the west coast. Refugees crowd coast towns as foreigners are hunted by outlaws and revolutionists.
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San Francisco
Pacific Mail
San Juan
Lewis Cordon
Acapulco
Penguin
Jose Avalos
Mexico
Ovation for General Forbes in Manila Welcome
Governor General William Cameron Forbes returned to Manila to a large ovation. A marine parade formed in his honor and several receptions were held. He had been away since March last year on vacation in the United States.
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General Forbes
Manila
William Cameron Forbes
United States
Abandoned Bark Dorothea Found East of Cape Henry
The Dorothea, bound from Mobile to Rio Janeiro with 706,493 feet of lumber, was found drifting 450 miles east of Cape Henry. Capt. J. A. Jansen and a crew of fourteen are missing. The Seneca will tow her to Bermuda 350 miles away while Androscoggin continues coast patrol.
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Washington
Dorothea
Seneca
Cape Henry
Virginia
Mobile
Rio Janeiro
Bermuda
Androscoggin
Atlantic
Carrie Winslow
Future
K. C. Lumber Company
J. A. Jansen
Premier Fisherman Roden Wins Full Parole After Bribery Sentence
A. Pick Roden, Alabama premier fisherman, paroled after a bribery sentence from 1910. Governor O Neal signed the full parole amid a large petition from Marshall County. Roden, once in Speigner's prison, gained extensive privileges and boasted a remarkable catch in the state pond. He invited officials to fish with him at his Tennessee River home across from Guntersville.
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Montgomery
Ala
A. Pick Roden
Alabama
O'Neal
Marshall County
Roden
W. M. Coleman
Speigner’s
Capitol
Tennessee River
Guntersville
Speigners
Warden Coleman
Speigner
Paul Tinsmore
Jefferson County
Boundary Line Dispute Heads to U S Supreme Court
New Mexico files suit through its attorney general in the United States Supreme Court to recover 14 300 acres valued at about 2 000 000 dollars. The case stems from the long running Texas New Mexico boundary disagreement ongoing since 1350.
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Santa FE
N.o M
Texas
Supreme Court of the United States
Embezzlement Arrest Shocks Budapest Rail Interests
Ignaz Palloh a noted Hungarian railroad and bridge contractor was arrested in Budapest on charges of embezzling 1.6 million dollars and issuing forged shares. He directed several railroads and financial institutions in Hungary and abroad, with a London firm reportedly victimized for about 300 thousand dollars.
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Budapest
Hungary
Ignaz Palloh
Palioh
London
Osage Chiefs Deposed Over Oil Lands Dispute
Seven Osage council members ousted by Secretary Fisher allege coercion in oil and gas lease dealings. They filed a memorial with the House Indian Affairs Committee claiming the action aimed to push favored leases and benefactors, while the interior department noted the council rejected a high bid in favor of a less favorable one.
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Washington
Osage Indian Council
Fisher
House Indian Affairs Committee
Judge T G Jones Expected to Recover After Pneumonia
Federal Judge Thomas G. Jones in Montgomery Alabama has survived a severe medical crisis. He improved after a pneumonia attack on a lung and kidney complications were feared but did not materialize.
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Montgomery
Ala
Thomas G. Jones
Street Vendor Fined in Birmingham Racial Dispute
George Bedonie, a street vendor of novelties in Birmingham, was fined $75 by Recorder Wood after refus ing to return $3 to three African American customers who were dissatisfied with razors and cuff buttons. Officer Tyler made the arrest Thursday. the case was appealed.
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Birmingham
Ala
George Bedonie
Wood
Tyler
Bedonie
Mylius Deportation Postponed by Federal Judge
Edward F. Mylius the Belgian journalist who served ten months for libelling King George V had his deportation ordered postponed by Judge Holt. A writ of habeas corpus brings the case before the court for review on January 24. Immigration Commissioner Williams had planned to send Mylius back to Europe on January 23.
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New York
Edward F. Mylius
Ming George Vv
England
Holt
Federal District Court
Williams
Mylius
Europe
Beum Sentenced in Minneapolis Conspiracy Case
LEAVENWORTH Kan Jan 18 Charles N Beum of Minneapolis under sentence of three years for conspiracy in the dynamite cases was re-
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Leavenworth
Kan
Charles N. Beum
Minneapolis
Chemistry Professor Warns Students During Demonstration
A professor of chemistry cautions students to stay close as he explains a risky experiment. He warns that a mishap could cause an explosion, urging attentiveness to ensure safe following of procedures.
Weather Outlook for Mobile and Florida Regions
Weather forecast shows fair and colder conditions tonight and Sunday for Mobile and vicinity with moderate northwest winds. Florida expected to have local rains tonight or Sunday, except in the northwest, where it will be colder.
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Mobile
Florida
Clearing House for Begging Letters Urged by Fund Executives
A proposed Begging Letters Clearing House would be created as an adjunct of a $100 million fund to run with a federal charter. D Greene seeks congressional action to endow the project alongside John D Rockefeller Enterprises, arguing Rockefeller can no longer personally handle daily petitions. The plan envisions Rockefeller Foundation staff handling inflows and extending support to similar appeals.
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Wae Ton
Feller Foundation
Congress
D. Greene
Ward University
Greene
Rockefeller
Work halted on downtown Chicago buildings after strike
Labor leaders say a sympathetic strike began yesterday as 800 men walked out and halted work on two large downtown buildings. The dispute centered on stone from a supplier handled by non AFL affiliated stone-cutters who demanded cancellation of an order by a local contracting firm. When refused the strike spread.
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Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Murray White Named For Secretaryship
Murray White of Birmingham is elected secretary of the state tax commission to replace Woe Loyd who resigned to join the Alabama Interstate Power Company at Birmingham. White, viewed as an efficient tax expert, has served the commission in this role the past year and will assume duties immediately.
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Montgomery
Ala
Murray White
Birmingham
State Tax Commission
W Oe Loyd
Alabama Interstate Power Company
White
Tax Board
Commission
Minister Dubois Receives Warm Welcome in Bogota
James T. Dubois United States minister to Colombia arrived from Washington and was greeted with hearty reception in Bogota The Colombian press unanimously claims signs point to a friendly settlement of the Panama dispute observed January 1 with the welcome.
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Bogota
Colombia
James T. Dubois
United States
Washington
Panama
Doctor loses $25,000 slander suit in Alabama
In Montgomery Alabama on January 18 the state supreme court affirmed a lower court verdict for Caldwell Bradshaw in a $25,000 slander case brought by Dr W Phillips of Russell County. Phillips claimed Bradshaw accused him of stealing fifteen bales of cotton and seed cotton in November 1910. The verdict for the defendant was sustained.
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Montgomery
Ala
Supreme Court
W. Phillips
Russell County
Caldwell Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Pardon Board Dates In Alabama Gov O Neal Sets Schedule
Governor O Neal announces pardon hearings will occur on the second Tuesday and Wednesday of each month except in extreme emergencies. The rule allows flexibility for urgent cases and outlines the monthly cycle for evaluating pardon applications in Montgomery.
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Montgomery
Ala
O'Neal
Ink Ee Ae
Forty Thousand Chicago Garment Workers May Strike
Chicago January 18 Forty thousand garment workers may join a strike next week in solidarity with New York strikers. United Garment Workers officials claim Eastern manufacturers are sending orders to Chicago. If orders are not halted, a general strike will be ordered across shops under the Employers' Association.
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Chicago
New York
United Garment Workers
Employers’ Association
Rioting Women Clash With Police During New York Strike
New York report says several hundred women battled police with hat pins and umbrellas in one of the fiercest clashes since the garment workers strike began. A lone officer was beaten while arresting a woman and later twelve more officers helped move the prisoner to the station. A separate riot led to five more arrests involving a mattress truck confrontation.
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New York
Garment Workers
Evacuation Ordered as River Holds at 46.6 Feet
Evansville Indiana residents are urged to abandon homes as river levels hold at 46.6 feet. Strong winds drive 3 to 5 foot waves against exposed houses while mayor Hilman warns occupants to leave immediately. A potential rise to around 97.6 feet is anticipated tomorrow in Ohio but further damage is not feared.
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Evansville
Ing
Hilman
Ohio
Ailonsevey
Miss Gould Sets Modest Budget For Trousseau
New York, Jan 18 Helen Miller Gould plans a wedding trousseau cost not to exceed 1000 dollars matching the restraint set by Madeline Force when she married Colonel Astor. At her Tarrytown home next Wednesday she will wear ivory white satin rose point lace and a court train with a rose point veil. Her preferred colors are purple and gray and most of the trousseau uses these hues.
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New York
America
Helen Miller Gould
Trousseau
Madeline Force
John Jacob Astor
Fifth Avenue
Miss Gould
Finley J. Shepard
Tarrytown
Rich ore vein found near Calhoun County in Anniston
A new ore bed and manganese vein were discovered near the southern outskirts of Anniston within three blocks of the Southern depot at Oxford. Plans to develop the property on a large scale are underway. The manganese will be used in steel making and the ore bed near Oxford is described as fine quality.
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Anniston
Ala
Oxford
Policeman's Bullet Halts Assault on Savannah Woman
In Savannah Georgia Ben Davis one of five black men charged with attempting to assault a young white dairy worker and her escort was captured after Policeman Rice wounded him. The other assailants escaped as the woman screamed, drawing police to the scene.
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Bavannah
Ben Davis
Rice
Johns
Davis
France Prepares for Poincare as New Premier
President Fallieres convened the cabinet and requested ministers to hold their offices until successors are named after Raymond Poincare’s election. Poincare met the press at the Quai dOrsay then continued to clear national arrears with two secretaries. widespread favorable comment from monarchist to clerical papers.
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Paris
Fallieres
Raymond Poincare
Poincare
Avenue du Bois de Boulogne
Fred Deibel in Trouble Again
A report details Fred Deibel defrauding a hotel guest and husband and wife out of money in Memphis and Nashville. Described as a New Orleans lawyer, he previously faced forgeries and embezzlement across the South, was jailed six years, but pardoned for illness after serving about two.
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Fred Ree
Deibel
New Orleans
South
Crescent City
Sentte
Alice Flair
Merchants Bank
Cb Gp Rotlretliefbatege Bronsree F
Ladd
Weibel
Nashville
Remarkable Escape In Automobile Wreck
Sheffield Alabama January 18 W H Martin president of the King Stove and Range Company escaped death when his automobile was struck by a cut of box cars on the Southern tracks as he crossed the railway back in Raleigh avenue. His car was demolished and he sustained a severe fracture of the knee with other injuries reported as miraculous given the impact. He was en route to the King Stove and Range Company plant.
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Sheffield
Ala
W. H. Martin
King Stove and Range Company
Raleigh Avenue
Martin
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Samuel Sinclair, Jr
Walter R. Starr
Medical Chiurgical College of Philadelphia
New Mexico
T. G. Jones
Minister Dubois
Chilton County
Garment Workers of Chicago
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