Confession of Wogment Not Peonage Says Court
Federal court holds Alabama confession of judgment statutes do not create peonage and are constitutional. Judge Toulmin explains Fields was not kept in involuntary servitude after arrest, and that U S law against peonage applies, while Alabama decisions uphold the statutes as applied to debt and fines.
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Alabama
United States
Harry T. Toulmin
United States District Court
G. W. Broughton
J. A. Reynolds
Monroe County
Fields
Broughton
Code of Alabama
Supreme Court of Alabama
Supreme Court of
Toulmin
New York Dry Goods Banker Siegel Indicted After Insolvency
The once prominent New York dry goods merchant and private banker Henry Siegel and partner Frank E. Vogel face three indictments from the grand jury at the criminal courts building. They are charged with falsifying financial condition statements and with taking deposits after knowing the firm was insolvent.
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New York
Criminal Courts
Siegel
Frank E. Vogel
Henry Siegel & Co
Bishop Scarborough Dead in Trenton News
The Rev. John Scarborough D D Protestant Episcopal of New Jersey dies in Trenton. Funeral arrangements and tributes are expected to follow.
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Bishop Scarborough
Trenton
N. J
John Scarborough
New Jer
Chicago Teachers Oppose Twelve Month School Plan
Chicago teachers reject proposals for year round schooling or a 5 PM class day as health risks and extra unpaid work. Superintendent Ella Flagg Young may still present one plan to the board, with required three month vacations every four years and no salary increases.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
Board of Education
Ella Flagg Young
Chicago Public Schools
Young
Butler Held for Elopement Trial in Moss Point
George Lee Butler, a 20 year old married man separated from his wife, is jailed in Moss Point after elopement allegations with Mollie Pitts aged 17 near Richton Mississippi. Police report Butler claimed the girl sought to go with him and denied inviting her to elope.
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Moss Point
Miss
Mollie Pitts
George Lee Butler
Richton
Butler
Pitts
Canine Ae
Villa the Bandit States He Will Be President Or Dead
In Chihuahua Mexico on March 14 Villa declares he will be Mexico's next president or die, while Carranza is en route as civil head. Villa remains the rebel leader and the city enjoys outward normal life amid rumors of further clashes and detentions.
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Villa
Associated Press
Chihuahua
Mexico
General Villa
Carranza
William 8. Benton
Sonora
Huerta
Pacific
Torreon
United States
Suffragettes Torch Tennis Club Building in Birmingham
A militant suffragette arson squad set fire to the Orton Club tennis clubhouse and grand stand near Birmingham early today, destroying the building. In New Orleans seven torpedo boat destroyers under Lt. Evans left for Dry Tortugas after a ten day port stay to resume practice. ships include Monaghan Sterrett Terry Walke Flusser Prestom and Reed.
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Birmingham
Edg
Orton Club
Orleans
Associated Press
New Orleans
Frank T Evans
Tortugas
Monaghan
Sterrett
Terry
Walke
Flusser
Pres‘tom'and
Reed
Injunction Right Lost By Railways In Settlement
Anniston Ala March 14 Under the new contract railroads cannot seek injunctive relief against rates set by the state railroad commission Paragraph three bars that action and speeds rate establishment to about sixty days rather than five years The commission can fix rates after hearing and the decision stands Railroads must appeal not seek injunction The passenger rate is set at 212 cents and coupon collections are addressed by officials with potential legal remedies for owners over ten thousand dollars in coupons
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Anniston
Ala
Frank N. Julian
Julian
Railroad Commission
United States Supreme Court
Toto
Montgomery Candidate Proposes Abolishing Excise Commission
Dr. T J Stough, Montgomery county legislature candidate, urges abolishing the excise commissions to save about 5000 annually and to cut Montgomery from five to three members with 3000 yearly pay. He also calls for street tax abolition, fewer operations, and lower taxes.
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Montgomery
Ala
T. J. Stough
Montgomery County
Alabama
Excise Commission
Stough
Mobile
Birmingham
Cooper Denies Plans to Build Nile Dam
Hugh L. Cooper of New York, the engineer who built the Keokuk dam, denied reports from Washington that he had been named consulting engineer for the Egyptian government project to construct a new Nile dam.
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Associated Press
New York
Hugh L. Cooper
Keokuk
Mississippi River
Washington
Nile Dam
Mrs Cushman Sees Dignity in Domestic Service
Mrs James Cushman argues educated women must regard domestic work as a calling on par with other professions. She asserts reform begins by granting servants equal pleasure and life enjoyment and making domestic service attractive to recruit the best candidates.
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New York
James Cushinas
Armed Robbers Take $15,000 Cash from Hartman Store
Five armed men broke into Hartman Furniture's Chicago mail order branch and blew open the office safe. They seized $15,000 in cash, the weekly payroll, discarded $40,000 in money orders, and escaped after binding and gagging a watchman and two employees. An extra guard was bound after a missed alarm.
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Chicago
Hartman Furniture Company
Hartman
Pankhurst Released From Jail After Hunger Strike
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, militant suffragette leader, was released from Holloway jail after a hunger and thirst strike begun on Sunday in Glasgow. She was moved to a nursing home in a taxicab amid claims of police brutality and a demand for investigation.
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Associated ‘Press
London
Emmeline Pankhurst
Holloway
Glasgow
Scotland
Little Girl Dies After Dress Burns in Pensacola
In Pensacola Florida on March 14 a six year old daughter of C U Upp living near Bayou Texar burned to death when her dress caught fire while watching nearby grass burn. She died shortly after the flames were extinguished.
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Pensacola
Fla
C. U. Upp
Bayou Texar
Schools Market Stocks Draw Fire Before Legislature
Boston March 14 sharp criticism and a defense of the International Correspondence Schools of Scranton Pa and their relations with corporations with capital over 100 million dollars were voiced before the legislative committee on mercantile affairs. Opponents claimed education is prostituted for stock marketing via scholarship agents while supporters denied any improper motive and accused critics of malicious intent.
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Associated Press
Boston
International Correspondence Schools
Scranton
Legislative Committee On
German Lieutenant Killed in Plane Crash at Koenigsburg
Koenigsburg, Germany, March 14. German aviator Lieutenant De Lesser of the 175th West Prussian infantry regiment was instantly killed here while attempting a landing when his aeroplane capsized near the ground.
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Associated Press
Koenigsburg
Germany
de Lesser
Ee Ote
Express Company to dissolve. 15000 jobs at risk
The United States Express Company votes to dissolve, risking about 15,000 jobs including 2,000 in News and Jersey City offices. About 6 million dollars in salaries were paid annually to staff, with a history of HR ties and sprawling railroad service across 32,938 stations. Director blame cites rate orders by state and federal commissions, while stockholders face liquidation terms and asset valuation.
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Associated Press
New York
United States Company
News
Jersey City
Ae Public Today
Duncan I. Roth
Roberts
Interstate Co. Commission
State
Interstate Commerce
Lision
Esta
H. Harriman
United States Express
Reet Street
Thomas C.platt
Exgra
Ten Passengers Board Train in Temora NSW
Ten passengers were aboard a train in Temora New South Wales during a payment incident. No injuries reported as authorities investigated the brief disruption.
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New South Wales
Temora
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Frank Julian
Cooper
Mrs. Cushman
James Cushman
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Scranton Institution
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Edna Englund
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