Oakley Case Goes Wrong Way in Alabama Prosecution
Montgomery Alabama November 7 Special to The Item the state’s case against James G Oakley for embezzling convict department funds was weakened after a judge threw out the strongest indictment Trial was continued to the next term with eight other indictments in doubt Governor O Neal supported maintaining counts to protect the case from flaws and allow further proceedings
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Montgomery
Ala
James G. Oakley
Oakley
Brown
O'Neal
Dr King's New Life Pills Aiding Digestion Stomach Relief
The ad claims torpid liver constipated bowels and a disordered stomach cause headaches and promises quick relief. It says the pills stimulate organs to function properly acting as a regulator for liver and bowels. Purchase 25 cents per box from druggists or by mail through Bucklen Co. Philadelphia or St. Louis.
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Dr. King
H. BE. Bucklen & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Governor Seeks Recapture of Escaped Convict
Governor O Neal has issued a requisition for Henry Cotton a convict who escaped weeks ago from Theele Phillips Manufacturing stockade at Florence and was arrested in Columbia Tennessee Cotton was sent from Morgan county in June 1909 for burglary to serve twenty years.
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Montgomery
O'Neal
Henry Cotton
Theele-Phillips Manufacturing Company
Florence
Columbia
Tennessee
Morgan County
Run Down Women Find Wealth in a Simple Tonic
An advertisement touts Vinci cod liver and iron tonic as a cure for run down women. It claims the product builds appetite, tones digestion, purifies blood, and restores strength, with a testimonial from Mrs. Walter Price of Biloxi and a money back guarantee. Sold by Van Antwerp Drug Corp Inc in Mobile Alabama. Saxo Salve is also advertised.
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Vinci
Walter Price
Biloxi
van Antwerp Drug Corp., Inc
Mobile
Ala. P. S
Mrs Wakefield Transferred to State Prison for Execution
Mrs Bessie J Wakefield condemned to die for the murder of her husband W Wakefield was moved from New Haven county jail to the state prison at Wethersfield and will stay in the women’s section until her March 4 gallows date. Advancing efforts for commutation gain headway as suffragist leader Mrs Thomas N Hepburn says she does not believe in hanging.
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Hartford
Conn
Bessie J. Wakefield
W. ©. Wakefield
New Haven
Wethersfield
Thomas N. Hepburn
Connecticut Woman's Suffrage Association
Connecticut
Mrs. Wakefield
Central figure in New Haven murder trial sentenced to death
The central figure in the New Haven murder trial has been sentenced to death for killing her husband William C. Wakefield. Ex-convict James Plew, described as her "evil genius," was also sentenced to death.
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Hubby
James Plew
New Haven Conn
William C. Wakefield
Connecticut
Mrs. Wakefield
Clerk of Court Overpays Dues in Jefferson County
John G. Bradley clerk of the criminal court in Jefferson County overpaid the county $238.64 for solicitor's fees during the first forty-five days of the 1912 fiscal year. He should have remitted $6,461.64 but sent $6,700. The county must refund the excess. His accounts were reported in good condition.
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Montgomery
John G. Bradley
Criminal Court of
Jefferson County
Examiner Wilkinson
Bradley
Administration currency bill faces new Senate caucus move
In Washington on November 7, the administration currency bill, heavily altered by a Republican Democrat coalition, may trigger a Democratic caucus if a committee bill meeting White House approval is not ready. Senators Owen Hollis Pomerene and Shafroth back the administration plan while Reed O Gorman and Hitchcock ally with Republicans.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Owen
Hollis
Pomerene
Shafroth
Reed
O'Gorman
Hitchcock
White House
Tebbetts Jr Injured in Los Angeles Auto Accident
Telegram to Major Tebbetts reports William F. Tebbetts Jr. injured when struck by a car in Los Angeles after school. Fractures to nose and chest noted. Major Tebbetts may travel to L A if condition worsens. Also reports Adaline Aikens, longtime Bush servant, died of heart failure while Mrs Bush was away.
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W. F. Tebbetts
William F. Jr
Los Angeles
Cal
Major Tebbetts
Adaline Aikens
Bush
Mrs Bush
Hunting charge filed after arrest on deer lands
John Wood was arrested Thursday night by Deputy Sheriff George Mills on a warrant sworn by County Game Warden 8S. A. Edwards charging him with hunting on lands of another without a permit.
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John Wood
George Mills
A. Edwards
Averyt Back On Job At Police Headquar
Captain Frank Averyt resumes duties at police headquarters after illness kept him away since October 23. He returns to day detail Friday morning, restoring normal operations.
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Frank Averyt
Matrimonial bureau scam exposed in federal court
Mrs. Leon Alden known as Mrs Anna B Taylor testifies to a nationwide scheme from 1904 to 1910 that duped W F Risdon Tarkio Mo B F Guy Lamesville Texas and G J Doll Yale Okla out of hundreds via promises of marriage Advertised partnerships led to operations in Fort Worth Dallas Houston Beaumont Shreveport Memphis and St Louis across six years.
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Kansas City
Central West
Leon Alden
Anna B. Taylor
W. F. Risdon
Tarkio
B. F. Guy
Lanesville, Texas
G. J. Doll
Yale, Okla
Tax Commission Begins Second Day Of Assessment Hearings
The state tax commission held the second day of hearings Friday morning with over twenty cases on the calendar. County tax commissioner D J Callaghan faced cross examination as evidence was taken for contested assessments pursued by contestants.
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State Tax Commission
D. J. Callagahn
Plumbing violation arrest of contractor Windham in city
Robert Windham a contractor living at 302 St Joseph street was arrested Friday morning for violating the city plumbing ordinance on a complaint by City Inspector Walter Potter. He was released on his own recognizance for appearance in the recorder's court Friday afternoon.
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Robert Windham
St. Joseph Street
Walter Potter
Windham
Recorder’s Court
Caste in Orient Endangers Western Individualism
President William Herbert Perry Faunce of Brown University told the Baptist Social Union in Boston that Western individualism would be undermined when it meets Eastern caste. He said in the Orient no one dares to stand alone and a day without caste in India could bring chaos. He warned the impact of individualism on Oriental society could be the century's greatest problem, determining its glory or tragedy.
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Associated Press
Boston
Far East
W.H. P. Faunce
Brown University
Baptist Social Union
Faunce
Orient
India
Sears
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