Two Aviators Die in 80 Foot Fall in San Diego
Lieu nants Eric L. Ellington and Hugh Kelly of the Army Aviation Corps died when their plane fell eighty feet across the bay from San Diego on North Island. Ellington had joined the aviation corps last year and served at several army fields. Kelly was a first lieutenant in the Twenty-Sixth Infantry.
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San Diego
Cal
Eric L. Ellington
Hugh Kelly
Army Aviation Rps
A Diego
Army Dadl
North Island
Kelly
Ellington
Third Cavalry
S.A
Deaths in aviation service rise to fifteen in government systems
Associated Press reports in Washington on November 24 that fifteen aviation fatalities have occurred in government service since 1908. The count includes twelve Army and two Army instructor deaths plus one Navy casualty. Lieutenants Ellington of North Carolina and Jelly, both single, are among the latest, with Ellington born 1889 and linked to Raleigh.
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Washington
Ellington
Jelly
Governent Service
Army
Navy
Ince
Fort Yer
Judge reviews value of a soldier's life in Panek case
Federal Judge resumed inquiry into why Edward Panek's life is valued at 750 dollars after railroad settlement. Attorney Edward J. Smejkal was removed and two new lawyers named. Mrs Panek testified she is the sole support earning 63.50 weekly and the Mobile & Ohio Railroad agreed to pay 750 dollars with 250 to Smejkal.
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Chicago
Edward J. Smejkal
Smejkal
Marynek
Edward
Obile & Ohio
Buckaunna
Miss
Panek
Otney
L. M. Chester
Ohile & Ohio Railroad
Landis
Sidney R. Prince
Mobile Ohio
Chester
Mr. Prince
Cheser
Jackson
Tenn
City
Hidge
P. Williams
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
United States
Jesse P. Williams
Bainbridge
Federal Grand Jury Convened for November Term Court
The November term grand jury was organized by Judge H. T. Toulmin with Marshall W. Higley of Mobile as foreman and nominees from Mobile Baldwin and Escambia counties. The judge warned of crimes from postal violations to counterfeiting and illicit distilling, noting most cases concern postal law violations. Dates for hearings include November 26 and December 1 2.
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United States District Court
H. T. Toulmin
Toulmin
Marshall W. Higley
Mobile
Louis Simon
Jacob M. Friedman
C. A. Morena
Milton A. Eichord
M. S. Skinner
William L.woodruff
Owen T. Wing
Benjamin B. Cox
Baldwin County
John B. Davis
Thomas J. Hadley
George L. Splitt
Julius Sebastian
Choctaw County
Robert M. Pennington
Clarke County
Alex Wilson
John H. Davis
Jack Doyle
William H. Fleming
Escambia County
Robert S. Parker
United States
Internal Revenue
Federal Grand Jury
Merryweather & Company
European Lumber & Transit Company
Williamson
Wrightson
Dan Brooks
Steamship Tarpon
Owen Opens Debate On Currency Reform In Senate
Senator Owen opened the administration currency bill's second stage in the senate. He attacked the Aldrich plan and cited the 1907 panic, while Senator Hitchcock joined to present the bill with five Republicans. Secretary McAdoo attended, as guests for the Wilson Sayre wedding observed in the gallery.
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Associated Press
Washington
Owen
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Hitchcock
Administration
Banking Committee
McAdoo
Wilson-Sayre
Eleanor
Margaret Wilson
Governor Urges Early Tax Remittances for School Funds
Governor O Neál asks tax collectors and banks statewide to remit taxes promptly to cover December school appropriations. He has sent letters and reports quick cooperation from collectors and banks, with the treasurer already receiving several large remittances.
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Montgomery
O'Neal
Mrs Ley Surprise at Her Trial Hints Heiress Claim
New Orleans hearing reveals Mrs Idla Jeannette Strong McEvoy Ley alleges she believes she is heiress to a fortune after receiving funds from a Michigan City and Memphis contact. W J Walker, never seen, allegedly urged further payments and legal hurdles delayed inheritance while a Mobile witness described improper relations. The case involves mail fraud charges against Mrs Ley and a Mobile man Henry.
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Idla Jeannette Strong-McEvoy-Ley
United States
Istowne
W. 3
Henry
Mobile
J. W. Walker
Michigan City
Mich
Memphis
Les
Stella L. Bullock
Sheridan
Texas
Charles W. Ley
Whistler
Ala
Mrs. Ley
Miss Strong
Ley
Post Office
McLellan
Former Syracuse Mayor Indicted Over Campaign Donation
New York dispatch reports James M. McGuire former Democratic mayor of Syracuse indicted for soliciting a corporation’s campaign contribution in a John Doe probe into state contracts. Penalty potential includes a year in prison or a $1000 fine. McGuire reportedly left for South America as a bench warrant was issued.
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Associated Press
New York
James M. McGuire
Syracuse
N. Y
John Doe
Everett Fowler
Kingston
McGuire
Fillmore Condit
Union Oil Company of
California
Condit
Democratic State Committee
South America
Railroads Seek 5 Percent Freight Rate Increase East of Mississippi
Three railroad leaders including Daniel Willard of Baltimore and Ohio Frederick A Delano of the Wabash and George Stuart Patterson of the Pennsylvania urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to grant authority for roughly a five percent freight rate hike for all classes east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers. They argued expenses have risen faster than gross earnings and that net returns on new capital are small, with statistics covering 1910 through 1913.
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Washington
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio
Frederick A. Delano
Wabash
George Stuart Patterson
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi
Ohio
Potomac
United States
Schriver
George M. Schriver
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Alabama Cotton Ginned Far This Year Through Nov 14
Alabama reports 1,182,743 bales ginned by November 14, up 221,430 from last year. The gain narrows the 1912 statewide total by 254,554 bales. Examiner Iman filed the figures with Governor Ragland and the cotton statistics bureau.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Iman
E. M. Ragland
Bureau of Cotton Statistics
Kuehnle Convicted in Atlantic City Graft Case
Atlantic City Republican leader Louis Kuehnle is affirmed guilty by the state court of errors and appeals for being unlawfully interested in a water main contract while a board member. He received one year in prison and a $500 fine after a long appellate fight that began under Governor Woodrow Wilson.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Court of Errors and Appeals
Louis Kuehnle
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Supreme Court
Kalisch
Kuehnle
United States Supreme Court
John Zeller
Hudson County
N.J
Woman reports weekly beatings by husband in Pittsburg
A Pittsburg woman testified that her husband beat her once each week since marriage, totaling 2080 blows. Peter Edwards was sentenced to thirty days in the workhouse.
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Pittsburg
Navy
Peter Edwards
Mobile county to issue remaining road bonds for 1914
Mobile county road commissioners vote to issue two hundred thousand dollars of bonds to complete the 500000- bond program for permanent highways. Sale set for December 29 with a possible sinking fund to secure a better price. A new Dog river bridge at Warlville will aid growth as part of the plan.
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Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Mobile County
Dog River
Warlville
John T. Hauer
Brannan
Green
Gaillard
Hagan
Marines Ordered to Pensacola from Philadelphia
Secretary Daniels ordered seven hundred fifty marines from Philadelphia to Pensacola Florida to be stationed on the reservation adjoining the navy yard. They will depart this week aboard the Prairie as part of the advance base operations supported by Assistant Secretary Roosevelt. Daniels previously announced plans to move 800 marines to Pensacola after operations at Culebra Porto Rico and Guantanamo Cuba early next year.
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Associated Press
Washington
Daniels
Philadelphia
Pensacola
Fla
Navy Yard
Roosevelt
Marine Corps
Culebra
Porto Rico
Guantanamo
Cuba
Pacific Coast
Canal Zone
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George Cook
Ella Mears
Maistre & Repton Railroad
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J. A. Reynolds
J. R. Bailey
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R. P. Hudson
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C. C. Castillon
W. P. Deer
T. L. Brantley
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