Reform School Robbery Clerk Sentenced in Pensacola Case
William Bell 18, a bank clerk, pleaded guilty to stealing 55 000 from the First National Bank of Pensacola on Sept 18. In a swift Washington federal reform school sentence of two years, the youth confessed after returning the money.
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Pensacola
Fla
William Bell
First National Bank of
United States
Sheppard
Federal Reform School
Washington
Young Bell
Express
Ina
Bell
Southern Educational Association closes with sessions in Louisville
On November 30 the Southern Educational Association wrapped up its general sessions in Louisville. Officers will be elected at today’s business meeting after a nominating committee report. Topics included rural southern schools, home life in education, and cooperation with federal services.
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Louisville
Southern Educational Association
Association
South
Charles Evans
Central State Normal School
Edmond
Okla
John R. Kirk
First District Normal School
Kirksville
Government Service
Don Carlos Ellis
Forest Service
Washington
P. P. Claxton
Federal Bureau of Education
Gorgas Receives Buchanan Medal in London
The Buchanan medal of the Royal Society was formally presented in London to Col. William C. Gorgas, chief sanitary officer of the Panama Canal Zone, at a society meeting. Ambassador Whitelaw Reid’s private secretary accepted the award on his behalf.
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London
Buchanan
Royal Society of England
Wm. C. Gorgas
Panama Canal Zone
Col. Gorgas
Whitelaw Reid
Taft Revises Message for Congress
President Taft and his cabinet met to review the draft of the forthcoming general message to Congress. The document will cover most topics the president intends to advise on, excluding foreign relations, with submission expected late next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Congress
Students Return To Mississippi College
Governor Bert Brewer was informed by President Hightower that 750 students are now at Mississippi A. & M. College in Jackson. The campus had dwindled from 1,000 to under 200 a week earlier due to troubles between faculty and students, and conditions have about returned.
Legal Battle for the Liberty of Two Men
In Chicago a post nineteen year prison case seeks release for Thomas McNally and Charles Kurth, both life term inmates for a 1893 double murder. Edward Warden died after being pardoned. prosecutors are accused of witness suppression. Warden's dying statement supports the two men's innocence.
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Chicago
Joliet
Parrick Prunty
James
Thomas McNally
Charles Kurth
Edward Warden
Robinson
Hill Washington County Sheriff Appointed in Alabama
Frank Hill of Chatom was named sheriff of Washington County by Governor O Neal to fill the vacancy created by the death of H H Loper. Hill, Loper’s deputy and son‑in‑law, inherits a term of about twenty six months and faces a large petition backing his selection. Loper left a widow and six children.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frank Hill
Chatom
Washington County
O'Neal
Hill
H. H. Loper
Loper
Impu
Sheriff Loper
Recall move against Mayor las Angeles affair sparks petition drive
A recall campaign against Mayor Alexander began in Los Angeles on Friday following the arrest of City Prosecutor Guy Eddie on a charge involving a young woman. Fred M. C. Choate leads the effort after his dismissal for his ties to the Eddie case, with an advertisement calling 190 volunteers to circulate petitions.
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Los Angeles
Alexander
Guy Eddie
Fred M. C. Choate
Fred Lloyd
Eddie
Forest County to Issue Road Bonds for Hattysburg
Forest County voters approved 100000 in bonds Friday to build good roads into Hattysburg. Lincoln County issued 50000 in bonds to construct roads into Brookhaven. Amite County plans selling 40000 in bonds next week for road work. Adams County recently sold 150000 bonds at a premium for similar projects.
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Jackson
Miss
Hattiesburg
Lincoln County
Brookhaven
Amite
Georgia Negro Lynched by Mob in McRae After Rhine Shooting
Chesley Williams, the Black man who shot two white women near Rhine and assaulted one, was dragged from McRae courthouse by an angry mob and riddled with billets. The lynching was quiet. one victim was not expected to live. The other victim survived.
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Cordele
Chesley Williams
Rhine
McRae
Rabbit hunter killed in accidental shooting near Newport News
Vincent Wallace 17 was shot and killed instantly by Carl Johnson 23 during a rabbit hunt near Hampton. Johnson's shotgun fired prematurely, striking Wallace as the two men hunted together Friday afternoon. The incident occurred in the Hamp ton area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Vincent Wallace
Hampton
Carl Johnson
Johnson
Wallace
Contested Mobile County Democratic Club Formed
A Mobile gathering formed a temporary Mobile County Democratic Club with P J Hamilton as chairman and G C Gaillard as secretary to send delegates to Washington. A G Quinn objected citing improper process, but the motion passed, with Quinn and Faith notably abstaining from signing the certificate. Chattanooga Mayor Thomas Clarkson Thompson urged unity and urged Wilson supporters to back proper appointments.
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Mobile County
Democratic Club
A. G. Quinn
Wilson and Marshall Club
Battle House
Mobile
National Democratic League of Clubs
Washington
P. J. Hamilton
Woodrow Wilson
K. W. Faith
Quinn
Parlor C
J. Hamilton
Gulf City
John F. Mitchell
Messrs. Quinn and
Hartwell
Mitchell
Chattanooga
McGowin
Thomas Clarkson Thompson
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Wilson
South
Thompson
Hamilton
Harry T. Hartwell
Mobile Club
Messrs. Quinn
Faith
Hawthorne Trial Attracts Attention In U S Court
Julian Hawthorne son of Nathaniel Hawthorne minor Boston mayor Josiah Quinch former US assistant secretary Albert Freeman mining promoter and Dr William J Morton stand trial before Judge Hough in Federal District Court. Indictments allege the mails used to defraud investors of about 3 million dollars in mining stocks. Hawthorne is named as author of the booklet Secret of Solomon describing properties in glowing terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Julian Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Josiah Quinch
Boston
United States Secretary of State
Albert Freeman
William J. Morton
Hough
Federal District Court
Hawthorne
Solomon
Jackies and Marines Parade at New Orleans
Thirteen hundred bluejackets and marines from the battleships Minnesota Kansas Michigan and South Carolina paraded the streets of New Orleans today. They were reviewed at City Hall by Mayor Martin Behrman and Rear Admiral Frank F Fletcher. Louisiana troops did not participate. Thousands visit daily as river launches ferry the crowds. Divine services will be observed tomorrow morning.
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New Orleans
Minnesota
Kansas
Michigan
South Carolina
Martin Behrman
Frank F. Fletcher
Louisiana
Upstate
Mississippi
Weather Outlook for Tonight and Sunday
Alabama expects increasing cloudiness in the north and central areas with rain and warmer temps in the south. Mississippi forecast calls for local rain tonight or Sunday with warmer conditions tonight. Florida shows local rain tonight or Sunday with warmer weather in the north. Moderate northeast winds accompany the unsettled pattern.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Death of Nurse and Doctor Tied to Suspicious Death Funerals Halted
In Denver California Nov 80 a 27 year old nurse Maud White died after an alleged illegal operation, Dr J F Cherrington attended her and later died mysterious. Maud White was housekeeper to Trester and her brother William White halted her funeral. Mrs Isabel Howe a trained nurse is in custody while Trester remains sought and an autopsy will determine cause of death.
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Denver
Cal
Maud White
Isabel Howe
Martin W. Trester
J. F. Cherrington
Miss White
Trester
Howe
Prayer Book and Wedding Ring Figure in Larceny Case
John Scott alias Birmingham faces grand larceny charges after robberies at the Lyric Theatre. A prayer book owned by Mrs. Frank Rowell and a wedding ring identified by Mrs. Godfrey Mertz tied to the thefts. Detectives recovered other stolen items including a diamond ring sold for 2 dollars. Scott housed at a residence of a Black woman, Sarah Scott, where more stolen garments and jewelry were found. Crenshaw holds jewelry and trinkets seized from the home and the woman is held for harboring stolen property.
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John Scott
Birmingham
Lacey
Pearson Friday
Lyric Theatre
Edington
City Court
Frank Rowell
Joachim Street
Crenshaw
Unc le Joseph Cannon Remains In Political Game
Former House Speaker Joseph G. Cannon traveled from Danville to Chicago en route to Washington. He predicted he would soon be a private citizen but stay active in duties. He praised the Republican Party as strong and not dead and commented on Roosevelt's impact and the loyalty of estranged Republicans.
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Chicago
Joseph G. Cannon
House of Representatives
Danville
Washington
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Mobile merchants urge early Christmas shopping
Do Your Christmas Shopping Early of Mobile urges buyers to shop ahead as merchants display excellent stock. The plea to shop early is framed as good advice and a link between merchants and customers, urging readers to read today’s advertisements and watch Sunday’s Item for deals.
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Mobile
Militant Suffragists in Aberdeen Assault Officials
Three suffragists Joyce Locke Fanny Walker and Mary Pollock accused of explosives at Music Hall where Lloyd George was to speak. Locke flung a shoe at the magistrate and court clerk, was committed for contempt. A ride station assault saw a suffragette lash Rev Forbes Jackson with a horsewhip. she was arrested.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Joyce Locke
Fanny Walker
Mary Pollock
Music Hall
Lloyd George
Forbes Jackson
Chas H Hyde Convicted Of Bribery In City Court
New York November 30 Charles H Hyde former New York City chamberlain was found guilty Friday night of bribery related to his official duties. The jury deliberated about three and a half hours before verdict. Justice Goff remanded Hyde until December 4 as he was led away to await sentencing.
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New York
Charles H Hyde
Supreme Court
Goff
Hyde
Lberty
Justice Goff
John B. Stanchfield
Clark's Daughter Visits the President
Speaker Champ Clark brings his daughter Genevieve to the White House to meet President Taft. Miss Clark says she is a Taft Democrat and loyal to Taft policies while Clark chats with the president and catches his attention.
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Washington
Champ Clark
Genevieve
White House
Taft
Baltimore
Miss Clark
Mr. Clark
Death by suicide ends life of New York socialite
William A. Richardson, a member of a wealthy, prominent family, shot himself in his New York apartment after telephoning his brother Charles T. Richardson about his intent. Police and the brother forced entry to find him dead beside a mirror with a note about returning a library book.
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New York
William A. Richardson
Charles T. Richardson
William Richardson
Fifth Avenue
Becks Brief in Supreme Court Press Censorship Case
Former Assistant Attorney General James M. Beck filed in the supreme court a brief defending the Lewis Publishing Company challenge to the newspaper publicity law. The document argues that federal power cannot regulate journalism via mail censorship or forced publicity without clear constitutional authority, reviews early press freedom history, and notes the planned oral arguments with Morris for the newspapers, Bullitt for the government, and Beck closing.
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Washington
James M. Beck
Supreme Court
Lewis Publishing Company
England
America
Beck
Congress
Beverdige
Hilton, Madison
Jay
Bourne and
Reed
Henry Earnhardt
Robert J. Morris
Bullitt
Bullet Fired Into Oakdale Bedroom Injures No One
Leo Eldridge of Bay Avenue and Washington Avenue Oakdale told Sheriff Palmer on Friday afternoon a bullet pierced his bedroom while his wife narrowly escaped being struck. Eldridge could not determine the shooter after an investigation.
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Leo Eldridge
Bay Avenue
Washington Avenue
Oakdale
Palmer
Eldridge
Son born to Titanic survivor in Cincinnati
Cincinnati on November 30 reports Mrs. Lucien P. Smith of Huntington West Virginia, a Titanic survivor, gave birth to a son last night. The father, Lucien P. Smith, perished with the Titanic. the mother is the daughter of C James Hughes of Huntington.
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Cincinnati
Lucien P. Smith
Huntington
W. Va
Lucien P. S
Smith
C James Hughes
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Chamberlain
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