Woman shoots husband and lover in Leeds tragedy
In Mineral Wells near Leeds Alabama a merchant A L Moore was killed and Annie Moore wounded when his wife Mrs. A L Moore shot them both during the incident. She admitted planning the killings and was arrested as investigators began work. Annie Saunders identified as the wounded woman. Local reaction mixed with sympathy for Mrs. Moore.
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Birmingham
Ala
A. L. Moore
Leeds
Annie Moore
Mineral Wells
Jefferson County
Moore
Min Wells
Birmam
Three Reasons Two Legs and Ten Fingers in Boston Family
A Boston mother humorously recounts raising three rosy-cheeked boys Bob and Jack and others who enjoy Grape-Nuts. She notes the cereal as a staple between meals and praises its role in her children's eating routine.
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Boston
Bob
Jack
Governor's pay cut tops Alabama Senate actions
Alabama Senate features include a bill to reduce the governor's salary from 7500 to 6000 a year starting with the next administration. Other items call for compulsory rural education transport, a state board reform, railroad rate inquiries since 1907, and solicitor restrictions on corporations.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate
Fesson
House
Lusk
Servitts
Faulk
Railrorid Commission
Lee of
Brown
Woman shoots husband during phone call in Milwaukee
Mrs. Clara Boken Jones shot Archie Jones at a Milwaukee telephone after hearing him speak to his Chicago brother about divorce plans. She then shot herself, likely fatally. Archie Jones is expected to survive, while Clara Jones is not.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Clara Boken Jones
Archie
J. F. Jones
Archie Jones
Carranza Ready to Retaliate Now
Laredo Texas January 23 Retaliatory measures were adopted by Venustiano Carranza against General Santibanez after he captured General Jesus Carranza brother of the deposed revolutionary chief and held him hostage. Santibanez pressed demands with threats of Jesus Carranza execution unless he complied with the demands according to official advice received in Nuevo Laredo. Carranza has taken prisoners in Jalapa and other locations.
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Laredo
Texas
Venustiano Carranza
Santibanez
Jesus Carran
Jesus Carranza
Nuevo Laredo
Jalapa
Women may serve on Alabama school boards soon
Montgomery January 23 Staff correspondence reports women may gain seats on Alabama school boards. The measure passed the Senate with endorsements from the education department and several senators with school management experience.
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Wowmein
Alabama
Montgomery
Senate
State Educational Department
Thompson
Baldwin
Oyster Commission
State Game and Fish Commissioner
Craft
The
Game and Fish Committee
House
Henderson
Bryan Says No Interventions in Mexico
Secretary of State Bryan told a reporter that the United States would not intervene in Mexico under any circumstances. He dismissed intervention rumors, noted Mexican preparations including a cartridge factory, and said Villa should not fear an American invasion.
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John W. Roberts
Washington
Mexico
Villa
Bryan
Ryan
Zapata
Mr. Bryan
Mexican Republic
Goethals Presented Medal by Chicago Geographic Society
Colonel George W. Goethals was awarded a gold medal by the Geographic Society of Chicago at a dinner honoring the first civil governor of the Canal Zone. The medal inscription honors distinguished services in the construction of the Panama Canal.
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International News Service
Chicago
George W. Goethals
The
Geographic Society of Chicago
Canal Zone
Panama Canal
Mobile & Ohio R R Lands in Alabama and Mississippi
Lands of 480 acres seven miles west of Chunchula Mobile County Alabama offer pine soil and a running stream for farming and stock raising with oranges pecans and other products. price as a whole 11.50 per acre. Also 40 to 10000 acre tracts from 4.00 per acre up. Address Geo Kilborn President Alabama Land and Dev Co 409 N Royal St Mobile Alabama Bell 957 J.
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Mobile & Ohio
R. R
Ala
Miss
Chunchula
Mobile County
Alabama
Satsuma
Geo. Kilborn
Ala, Land & Dev. Co
N. Royal St
Mobile
Bell Phone
Lassen Eruption Feels Largest On Record
Lassen Yeak erupts in a massive display at 9 o'clock with ash at Macomber Flat seventeen miles away and a new crater on the eastern slope belching a black cloud rising thousands of feet. Main and North Peak craters are quiet as observers note the awe inspiring spectacle.
Business Men's Lunch Highlighted at DeBriere's Café
Advertises a lunch special from 12 to 2:30 pm priced 25 cents with quick service. Promotes DeBriere's Famous Coffee as the best in the city and claims top quality ingredients and fast short orders for tradesmen.
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Cup of DeBriere
Cigar Currency Report From The Front In France
A Hague cable notes German soldiers in northern France use cigars as currency near the front. Cigar purchases cover gifts from home and Christmas delicacies, with sausages at four cigars and mittens at twenty. Cognac costs thirty cigars, and a boot cleaning trust fixes two cigars per pair. Civilians also use cigars in dealing with troops.
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France
Mobile Dancing Society Weekly Dance Night in German Relief Hall
The Mobile Dancing Society announces regular Tuesday night dances at German Relief Hall. President Harvey New and Secretary J G Galloway invite members and friends to attend the weekly event.
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Mobile Dancing Society
German Relief Hall
Harvey New
J. G. Galloway
Town Hall Sale Decree Over City Debt in Wynne
A proclamation posted on Wynne city hall notifies that the sheriff will sell the town hall property to satisfy a $200 judgment and costs owed to former city attorney J C Brookfield. The dispute followed a resignation and new appointment of a successor.
Cotton Market Reaches Week Low on Larger Ginning Figures
New Orleans on January 28 report shows cotton futures easing to week’s low as census figures through January 16 reveal Texas gains of 4,120,904 bales versus 3,964,620 last big crop year. Active months edged 18 to 53 points higher than last week’s close. spots rose 5-16c with middling at 8 1 8c. In a separate note, Brookfield sues over $200 unpaid balance after council inaction leads to a judgment.
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New Orleans
Texas
Brookfield
Esquire Castleman
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Lassen
Macomber Flat
Calif
Debriere’s Cafe
Windsor Hotel
Rothskeller
A. E. Reynolds
Nahag
LIDAR
Daily News
Hague
Hillman Taxi Service Company, CO
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Alwa
Ty Limits
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Bank of Mobile Building
Streb’s Bakery
N. Royal Street
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