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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1914
Page
2
Sisters of the Alabama Mothers and Infant Home acknowledge with thanks the receipt of their annual Thanks box from the Child Sewing Circle. Clothing shoes stockings rubber goods and baby items were included for the coming winter.
The governor of Belfort praised British aviators Babington Sippe and E for their raid on Zeppelin sheds at Friedrichshafen. Sippe and the other pilot have received the Legion of Honor for the action.
Justice Holmes declines to issue a writ of error for Leo M. Frank's murder appeal citing due process concerns. He doubts the fairness of a trial held before a hostile crowd and signals serious questions about the case's post verdict procedure. An application to the full court is planned.
Chicago reports 901 convictions under the Mann white Slave act since passage. Indictments total 2,434 with 435 in the last year and 357 convictions. Through June 30, 1914 sentences reach 1,557 years and fines amount to $138,306.50.
London reports detail the Zeebrugge bombardment with refugees claiming the first shell hit German submarines in the inner harbor. About 20 sailors were killed or wounded as subs fled to the English Channel. Some submarines reportedly returned to Zeebrugge as others fate remained unknown.
Chicago November 27 Bresnahan new Cub manager says trades will be made to strengthen the infield and he aims to cut the payroll from thirty four to twenty one players.
The world championship “restricted” checker match between Alfred Jordan of Canada and N. W. Banks of Detroit finished in a 2 to 2 tie with 36 games drawn. The final set of four games was drawn and no deciding match has been arranged.
In a rain soaked muddy field at New Orleans both Tulane and Louisiana State University failed to score. One forward pass was completed and a late trick play failed as Tulane pressed near the end. LSU dominated territory for most of the game.
Berlin reports a dispatch stating 2,000 Russians were massacred at Tabriz by Persians. The British press bureau cautioned the item may be false and linked its spread to German instructions.
Deputy Sheriff Dennis Lynch arrested John Broadus of Plateau on assault and battery after a complaint by Mac Rea. The incident occurred Thursday afternoon.
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