Woman pleads for change as Hakemann shoots at Haley home
Reports allege a struggle over illicit love led to a Tuesday afternoon shooting at 508 Monroe Street involving Mattie Haley and Herman W. Hakemann. Hakemann, intoxicated, forced entry, fired at Haley, then pursued her through the house while others fled, seeking papers from a supposed holder.
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Mattie Haley
Lem Haley
Herman W. Hakemann
Hakemann
Haley
Monroe Street
Letters From Bill Too Ardent, Shoots Wife Then Himself
In St Louis a man and wife from Cushing Oklahoma were found dead in a hotel. Neely is suspected to have shot his wife and then killed himself. Letters from another man signed Bill suggested jealousy and a divorce motive. Neely and Bill were described as business associates in Oklahoma.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
C. H. Neely
Cushing
Okla
Bill
Neely
Tulsa
G. H. Neely
Conspiracy Breaks Out Against Germans and Young Turks
A Athens dispatch says a conspiracy has broken out at Constantinople against the Germans and Young Turks. The chief conspirators were arrested and shot. The excited Ottoman capital population visited it after Turkish defeats on Sunday and attacked several German officers.
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Associated Press
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Athens
Constantinople
Mobile's Jake Meyer Dies After Lingering Illness
John J. Meyer a longtime Mobile resident prominent in business and social circles died at his home after a prolonged illness. He had operated on Dauphin Street near Royal and was a charter member of Mobile Lodge No. 67 Knights of Pythias. A Knights visit to his bedside Tuesday highlighted his lifelong fraternal involvement and charity.
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John J. Meyer
Mobile
Jake Meyer
Mr. Meyer
Dauphin’ Street
Royal
Mobile Lodge No. 67
Knights of Pythias
Meyer
Alabama Fund for the Relief of Belgians Subscriptions Report
The Item reports Alabama subscriptions totaling 160 00 to the state Belgian relief fund after an appeal by Governor O Neall Several larger gifts will be acknowledged on Thursday The Meder Stock Farm Foley Ala sends a 10 subscription with a note from Haarlem Holland dairy farm owner pledging ten percent of net earnings to Belgian refugees and wishing Americans show support to Belgians
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State Fund For
Belgium
Alabama
O'Neal
J. Zimmern Co
Lee J. Zim- Wong
Meder Stock Farm
Foley
Ala
Meder
Haarlem
Holland
Antwerp
Troops to Withdraw from Vera Cruz After Decree
American forces near Vera Cruz are expected to depart soon as Carranza declares amnesty for Mexicans who aided the U S occupation. Washington cites the Aguas Calientes convention for evacuation and notes forthcoming turnover of millions in customs dues to the Mexican government.
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Associated Press
Washington
Vera Cruz
Carranza
Brigavoca
Rasenza
Gutierrez
State Department
United States
Aguas Calientes
Man offers burglar exchange for lost overcoat in Atlanta
In Atlanta on a cold Monday a man named R K Rambo posthumously appeals to a burglar through a newspaper ad. He offers three coats and vests in exchange for his missing overcoat, which was taken with three pairs of pants and a suit. He says no police involvement is needed.
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Atlanta
Beaver
R. K. Rambo
Mr. Rambo
Kaiser Takes Oxmude In Violent Fight
Paris reports a resumed engagement between Nieuport and the Lys with high severity. French forces largely held the line with some gains and notable German advances toward the end of the day at Dixmude and surrounding positions.
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Kaiser
Oxmude
Associated Press
Paris
Nieuport
Lys
Lombaertzyde
Dixmude
Navy Holds North Carolina and Tennessee Safe After Silence
Washington reports no word from armored cruisers North Carolina and Tennessee in the Mediterranean. Officials say silence likely due to war zone communication problems and remain confident the ships were not harmed. Secretary Daniels said there is no official word but he believes no damage occurred.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy Department
North Carolina
Tennessee
Mediterranean
Daniels
Inquirers
Department
State Department
Heirut
Crossing of L and N Tracks Up in the Supreme Court
The Alabama Supreme Court heard Mobile cases on November 11 as the new term opened. The major matter involved Mobile and Ohio Railroad seeking a right of way to cross Louisville and Nashville tracks in Mobile. Other First Division cases from Mobile Baldwin Clarke Monroe and Washington were also submitted.
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Montgomery
Supre Court
Mobile
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Louisville and Nashville
Baldwin
Clarke, Onroe
Washington
Shopping Days Foresee Santa's Horn on Christmas Eve
The Item urges early Christmas shopping as merchants and staff thank readers for forethought. The piece emphasizes the true Christmas spirit and encourages planning ahead for holiday purchases.
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Santa Claus
Charges Against Innes Couple to Be Dismissed Monday
San Antonio report says District Attorney Linden announced in court that murder and conspiracy to murder charges against Victor Innes and his wife of Eugene Oregon will be dismissed Monday. The charges connected to the disappearance of Eloise Nelms Dennis and Beatrice Neims of Atlanta.
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San Antonio
Tex
Victor Innes
Eugene
Ore
Eloiise Nelms Dennis
Beatrice Neims
Atlanta
Aly Linden
Bride of Kansas Farmer Shot Dead on Lone Road
Mrs Roy Ard wife of a wealthy young farmer was shot from ambush and killed while riding home with her husband near Elsmere Kansas. The killing occurred on a lonely road five miles from Elsmere and within a mile of the Ard home using a shotgun. Police have no clues.
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Iola
Kas
Roy Ard
Elsmere
Here
Ard
Alabama Tonight Weather Outlook
Fair and warmer tonight with partly cloudy skies. Thursday expected to be warm and fair before rain arrives in the afternoon or night.
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Mobile
Alabama
Emden Captain and Officer Taken as Prisoners of War
Captain Von M uller of the German cruiser Emden and Prince Franz Josef of Hohenzollern, an Emden officer, are prisoners of war. The admiralty reports 200 killed and 30 wounded on the Emden, with honors of war to survivors and swords preserved for the captain and officers.
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Associated Press
Lodon
von Muller
Emden
Sydney
Cocos Islands
Prince Franz Josef of
Hohenzollern
Admiralty
Suspected enemy arson in Rembrandt horse cargo fire
Newport News reports say the Rembrandt carrying 800 horses for the British army burned at sea on the way to France. Sixty seven horses died from smoke or fire with bodies tossed overboard. A French official arrived as guards restrained access and investigators prepared to land the remaining livestock. Six dead horses and twenty five injured animals were allowed ashore for examination in Norfolk.
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Associated Press
Newport News
Rembrandt
Lamport & Holt Line
Baltimore
Nazaire
France
Virginia Capes
Norfolk
H. B. Holmes
Hamilton
War dispatches from Europe detail mobilization and battles
Reports from Petrograd and London detail a council of war chaired by the Kaiser appointing the crown prince commander of German and Austrian forces against Russia. Other items describe Russian advances toward Cracow, Turkish transports sunk by the Russian fleet, and Siberian reinforcements arriving to blunt German advances.
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Associated Press
Paris
Petrograd
Matin
Russia
Von
London
Army
Sungouldak
Erzerum
Londab
General Staff of the Navy
German POWs in England Report Severe Conditions
A German prisoner of war writes to the Frankfurter Zeitung via wireless from Berlin claiming dire conditions in England. He cites bad meat, poor food, and inadequate housing in barracks, noting 46 of 700 prisoners died within a year from typhoid and related causes.
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Associated Press
Berlin
England
Frankfurter Zeitung
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