Oakley Defends Self in Embezzlement Trial
In Montgomery Alabama March 12 the defense rests as former state convict department chief James G Oakley testifies briefly amid charges he embezzled 2207 dollars. He claims he lent funds to his chief clerk Theo Lacy for safekeeping with repayment expected.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
James G. Oakley
State Convict Department
Theo. Lacy
Oakley
Lacy
Doctor identifies suspect in Bibville train robbery
Dr C P Martin of Woodstock Alabama identified John Williamson as one of four men arrested after a train holdup near Bibbville Alabama before Christmas. The alleged robbers reportedly took over one hundred thousand dollars from the passenger train.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
C. P. Martin
Woodstock
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
John Williamson
Bibbville
Judge weighs admitting disputed funds testimony
The state objected to a line of testimony about funds from Lacy. Judge Brown adjourned court awaiting his ruling on whether the testimony may be admitted as part of the record.
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Lacy
Brown
O Neal to Speak on Comer at Grand Theatre March 25
Montgomery March 12 Governor O Neal will speak at the Grand Theatre on March 25 addressing former Governor Comer and his record and policies. He will respond to Theo Lacy’s charges regarding money alleged to have been moved from behind the capitol. He plans to outline Comer era acts and may tour other cities. The talk was postponed to March 25 due to interest in the Oakley trial.
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Montgomery
O'Neal
Grand Theatre
B. B. Comer
Theo Lacy
State Convict Department
South
James G. Oakley
Leading the World in Sugar Imports
The United States tops global sugar imports, with 3,022,187 short tons in 1912, up from 2,707,514 in 1911. Cuba supplied 50.3 percent of imports as consumption climbed from about 46 to over 78 pounds per person annually between 1881 and 1910.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Cuba
New York Recommends Sterilization of Defective Pupils
A New York report urges sterilization of mentally defective boy pupils in public schools. The special committee estimates about three thousand defectives in the schools and asks Governor Glynn to appoint a commission to study isolation and sterilization. It also recommends industrial and agricultural schools to aid defectives.
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Associated Press
New York
Board of Education
Isidor Levy
Glynn
Stefansson Aims Search for Karluk in Arctic
A dispatch from Dawson reports Vilhjalmur Stefansson commander of the Canadian Arctic expedition has returned to Herschel island and will start at once in search of the ship Karluk. The Karluk drifted from Point Barrow during a September blizzard leaving Stefansson and three scientists ashore. It was provisioned for five years and might emerge north of Greenland.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Dawson
Yukon Territory
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Canadian Arctic Exploration Expedition
Herschel Island
MacKenzie River
Point Barrow
Arctic
Stefansson
Karluk
Pole
Greenland
Hobson Opens Campaign Tour in Mobile County
Congressman Richmond Pearson Hobson began his final week of campaigning in Mobile County with a reception at the Cawthon hotel and an address in Whistler. Campaign stops follow in Grand Bay Bayou la Batre Theodore Semmes Wilmer Oak Grove Chunchula Gulfcrest and Citronelle with specific morning and afternoon times.
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Richmond Pearson Hobson
Mobile County
Cawthon Hotel
Mobile
Whistler
Grand Bay
Bayou la Batre
Theodore
Semmes
Wilmer
Oak Grove
Chunchula
Gulfcrest
Citronelle
Fire damages servant house at Bixler home
A one story frame residence on Church Street two blocks west of George, rear of E H Bixler’s Government Street home, was badly damaged by a fire of unknown origin at 8 46 Thursday morning. Earl Hackworth, a servant of the Bixler family, occupied the dwelling, which is owned by Mr Bixter. Damage totals several hundred dollars. In a separate line Califor nia redwood is noted as the strongest conifer so far tested for est products laboratory due to its long fibres.
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Church Street
George
E. H. Bixlers
Government Street
Earl Hackworth
Bixter
Mr. Bixter
California
United States Forest Products Laboratory
Cough Remedy Endorsed for Family Health
Advice to housewives stressing care for self and children as common colds may lead to diphtheria or scarlet fever. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is praised for prompt, safe relief, especially for children, and offered by Van Antwerp Drug Corp. and all dealers.
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van Antwerp Drug Corp
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