River mystery deepens with second arrest
Police extend probe into the New York river murder case as counterfeiting links emerge. Dentist Dr Ernest A Muret is detained on a pistol charge after detectives find counterfeit equipment in a flat rented under a false name and evidence tying him to Rev Hans Schmidt. Bertha Zech, a maid, is held as a material witness.
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Associated Press
New York
River
Hans Schmidt
Anna Hummller
Ernest A. Muret
Muret
Schmidt
George Miller
Miller
Mauret
Bertha Zech
Impeachment Hearing Witness Claims Sulzer Loaned Cash
Hugh J. Reilly a contractor for the Cuban government testified before the impeachment managers that Governor Sulzer received a $10,000 cash loan shortly after nomination. Reilly said Sulzer owed him $26,500 in total including prior loans and that Sulzer promised repayment by February but never paid.
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Associated Press
New York
Hugh J. Reilly
Sulzer
Reilly
House of Representatives
Birmingham contender narrows for Montgomery judge seat
Governor O Nea l weighs three candidates for the city court post after Judge C C Nesmith resigns and moves to practice law in Birmingham. J C Carmichael of Birmingham offered his name only if he will not block the three already seeking the vacancy. W T Lowe of Decatur also met with the governor about succeeding Judge Thomas W Wert in the Hoe county law and equity court.
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Montgomery
Ala
Birmingham
O'Neal
J. C. Carmichael
Carmichael
Thomas J
John Pugh
W. P. McCrossin
C. C. NeSmith
NeSmith
Firmingham
Jesse F. Stall
Ator W. T. Lowe
Decatur
O’neal
Thomas W. Wert
Hoe County
Thaw Extradition Hearings Suspended by Federal Judge
Harry K. Thaw wins a federal suspension of the habeas corpus hearing in Littleton after Judge Aldrich rules no extradition law supports his case. The court delays the extradition hearing until September 25 and keeps Thaw in joint custody as governors and lawyers confer.
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Associated Press
Littleton
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
United States District Circuit Court
Aldrich
Thaw
Jerome
Primaries Held Across Pennsylvania For Judicial Seats
Voters statewide chose nominees for two seats on the state superior court and other county and municipal offices. A key feature was testing the statewide primary and nonpartisan ballot laws. In Philadelphia the mayor backed reform-friendly council candidates.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
State Superior Court
Pittsburg
Scranton
Blankenburg
Reform
Two Mobilian Delegates Named for Prison Association Meet
Governor O'Neal appointed twelve Mississippians to attend the American Prison Association convention in Indianapolis October 11 and 12. Delegates include Dr. W. H. Oates Eufaula Dr. J. W. Stagg Geiger Hartwell Douglass J. Co. O Connell Mobile Sid Berry Mobile E W Barrett Birmingham P Glass Birmingham Frank S White Birmingham R L O'Neal Huntsville Horace Hood Montgomery and William T. Sheehan Montgomery. The governor may attend if possible.
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Montgomery
Ala
O'Neal
American Prison Association
Indianapolis
W. H. Oates
Robert Moulthrop
Eufaula
J. W. Stagg
Geiger
Hartwell Douglass
Gust of Wind Kills Aviator Lille at Galesburg Fair
Aviator Max Lille died during his first flight at the Galesburg district fair when a sudden gust overturned his biplane several hundred feet up. The accident occurred yesterday as the aircraft crashed and the pilot was killed.
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Associated Press
Galesburg
Ill
Max Lille
Galesburg District Fair
Lille
Double Tragedy in Mississippi Follows Quarrel
In Aberdeeen Mississippi Dr H F Broyles state senator and E F Hendricks timber man killed each other in a quarrel near Greenwood Springs. Broyles struck Hendricks with an axe and Hendricks fired a pistol. Both dead at the scene.
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Mississippi
Associated Press
Aberdeen
Miss
E. F. Hendricks
Selmer
Tenn
Greenwood Springs
Broyles
Hendricks
Good Condition of Convict Camps
Hartwell Douglass, president of the State board of convict inspectors, returned from South Alabama and said convict camps, including lumber and turpentine camps, housed over five hundred convicts with only three in hospitals. He noted company representatives were ready to comply with improvements and praised the informative personal inspection.
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Montgomery
Ala
Hartwell Douglass
State Board of Convict Inspectors
South Alabama
Douglass
How French Army Moves Artillery at Grand Maneuvers
Montauban France September 16 The French gunner method of handling heavy artillery drawn by motor traction attracts foreign observers. Motor tractors with steel jointed tires form rails for cannon recoil. Colonel Samuel W Miller of the US Army arrived from Breslau to study musketry schools and praised French endurance. Only 67 ambulanced from 66 000 southern army over three days of field work.
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Associated Press
Montauban
France
Samuel W. Miller
United States Army
Breslau
Germany
Europe
Miller
Clayton Named Assistant U S Attorney in Alabama
Lee I. Clayton of Eufaula, brother of Congressman Henry D. Clayton, was sworn in as assistant United States district attorney in Montgomery. He succeeds Frank L. Vance of Talladega after the commission arrived Tuesday and follows a nomination made late last week per Washington dispatches.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lee I. Clayton
Eufaula
Henry D. Clayton
United States
Frank L. Vance
Talladega
Johnson to Return for Mann Act Appeal in Chicago
Jack Johnson the heavyweight champion will travel from France to Chicago for his Mann Act appeal. Attorney Benjamin Hachrach and Assistant DA Harry Parkin argued over the proper bill of exceptions form before Federal Judge Carpenter. Johnson’s Milwaukee Mann Act trial is set for mid October with no date yet for the appellate hearing.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jack Johnson
France
Benjamin Hachrach
Hachrach
Harry Parkin
Carpenter
Johnson
Milwaukee
Court of Appeals
Mexico City Independence Day Parade Draws Record Crowd
Provisional President Huerta lauded the younger generation as the nation's future as thousands of troops cadets and volunteers marched from Chapultepec toward the national palace in drizzling rain. Some 1500 students in green uniforms led a line of cadets and military school youths with rifles. The entire display reflected a massive mobilization of regular army units and public celebration.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Chapultepec
Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
Chapultépec
Capitol
Election Fight Ends in Fatal Injuries in Nashville
R L Payne was arrested in Nashville charged with murder after a September 11 encounter with J L Wright of Una Tenn left Wright with a fractured skull and death at a city hospital. Payne says Wright attacked him over political alignment before he struck in self defense. Cooper and Howse were rival mayoral candidates.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
R. L. Payne
J. L. Wright
Una
Payne
Wright
Cooper
Howse
Man Passes Bad Checks as Ball Player in Cleveland
In Cleveland on September 16 a man who used the name Joseph O'Neill was arrested for passing bad checks. He registered at a hotel as Mirchie Cree, claimed to be a New York Americans outfielder, and said his absence from his team was due to being spiked. Police say he also posed as a brother of Cleveland's catcher ONeill and is sought in other cities for similar frauds.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Joseph O'Neill
Mirchie Cree
New York Americans
Catcher Oneill
Four new state banks to start in Alabama
Four new state banks will begin business in Alabama in the next fifteen days. They will be located at Marbury Girard Electric and Marion Junction with a combined capital of 45000 dollars. The Marion Junction State Bank will have a capital of 25000 dollars and the Farmers Saving Bank of Marbury 10000 dollars.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Marbury
Girard, Electric
Marion Junction
Farmers Saving Bank of
Weather outlook and regional forecasts
Weather forecast shows generally fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with light to moderate south winds. Alabama expects local showers, while Mississippi remains mostly fair. Record temperatures noted at the corner of Royal and Dauphin with varying readings across regions.
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Mobile
Barrett voices against proposed banana duty
John Barrett director-general of the Pan American Union protests a tariff on bananas in a letter to Senate and House conferees. He says the banana trade is a civilizing force improving prosperity health and peace along Caribbean and Gulf coasts.
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Washington
John Barrett
Pan- American Union
Senate
House
Banamas
Barrett
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean
Confederate Veterans Race Set for 100 Yard Dash
Confederate and Union veterans prepare for a foot race at Chamberlain field with Colonel J L Smith 69 of Detroit challenging for veteran championship. Private M Wolf 30 of the city accepts the 100 yard race start from scratch, with three other Union veterans to contest a separate three mile race to keep odds even. Participants include George W How 70 Port Huron Mich S G Barnes 68 Pittsburg and William A Heinshon 69 Cleveland.
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Gy Associated Press
Chattanooga
J. L. Smith
Detroit
Mich
M. Wolf
George W. How
Port Huron
Col
S. G. Barnes
Pittsburg
William A. Heinshon
Cleveland
Shot the Oil Man for Hugging Witt
In Indianapolis Dr Charres M Clayton shot Jozeph Stoudt an oil wagon driver who was embracing Clayton s wife on returning home. Clayton s auto struck Roy De Etring 15 on the way to police headquarters. Stoudt may die and Mrs Clayton said she struggled to get away. Both Clayton and his wife were arrested and released on bond.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Jozeph Stoudt
Charres M. Clayton
Explosion kills woman chemist in home lab blast
Mrs Eva Gottschalk wife of Dr Louis Gottschalk a German chemist and holder of several degrees was killed in a lab explosion at their Seawarren New York home yesterday The blast of a steel cylinder was so powerful it was heard four miles away.
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Associated Press
New York
Raber
Eva Gotschalk
Louis Gottschalk
Seawarren
Ambassador Morgan to take leave after Brazil trip
Edwin V. Morgan the U S ambassador to Brazil will return to the United States on leave after a two week tour of Brazilian states. He caused a stir by omitting invitations to the chamber of deputies for a ball honoring Laura Muller the Brazilian foreign secretary on her return from the United States.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Edwin V. Morgan
United States
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Laura Muller
Braz
Senor Muller
Ice pack halts Crocker Land expedition at Etah
Heavy ice packs forced Donald McMillan's Crocker Land party to abandon progress and land at Etah harbor. They will attempt to reach winter quarters at Cape Sabin with sledge provisions aided by Esquimeaux and dogs from Cape York. The expedition sailed from Boston July 4 under the American Geographical Society and the New York Museum of Natural History.
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Associated Press
Johns
N. F
Donald McMillan Crocker
Etah Harbor
Cape Sabin
Erik
Kehoe
McMillan
Cape York
Boston
Arctic
American Geographical Society
Museum of Natural History of New York
Resignation Demanded of National Soldiers' Home Chief Surgeon
Leavenworth Kansas September 16 The board of managers demanded the resignation of Major J L Fryer chief surgeon at the National Soldiers Home after an investigation into conditions at the institute It was announced Fryers cares would take effect in November Evidence showed he also practiced medicine in Kansas City on certain days
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Associated Press
Leavenworth
Kas
J. L. Fryer
National Soldiers’ Home
Board of Managers
Workman Finds Fortune on London Sidewalk
A London workman found fifty eight pearls worth 650000 on a sidewalk near Highbury and handed them to police. The gems are part of the famed necklace now missing one pearl and were being moved between Paris and London. Three Englishmen and two Austrians were arrested for dealing the pearls. A 60000 dollar reward is expected for the necklace’s return. Rumor linked it to Mrs. W K Vanderbilt.
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Associated Press
London
Paris
Highbury
W. K. Vanderbilt
Veterans gather for forty seventh G A R encampment in Chattanooga
Clouds hung over Chattanooga as the forty seventh annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic opened. Governor Hooper and other officials were to deliver welcome addresses while veterans toured Chickamauga battlefield and a veterans parade plan attracted attention for the following day.
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Associated Press
Chattanooga
Tenn
Grand Army of the Republic
Ben W. Hooper
Tennesse
William D. Ashley
Department of Tennessee
T. C. Thompson
Ladies of the
G. A. R. Sons of Veterans
National Association of Naval Veterans
National Association of Union
National Association of Civil War Musicians
Loyal Legion
U. S. Veterans Signal Corps Association
Gates P. Thurston
Nashville
Secieyy
The
Cumberland
Forrest
Ohio
Henry N. Hanson
Toledo
Brothers Fall at Crack of Gun in Allendale Street Fight
In Allendale South Carolina on September 16 a street quarrel led to one shotgun discharge killing J. W. Hogg instantly and W. Hogg within minutes. The Hoggs of Kline South Carolina were brothers. A dozen men fought and the origin of the dispute remains unknown.
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Allendale
8. C
J. W
W. H. Hogg
Kline
S. C
J. W. Hogg
Lee Long Steps Down and Mooring Takes Office
J Lee Long of Greenville resigns as chairman of the Alabama tax commission after Gov O Neal's inauguration. John S Mooring of Anniston is sworn in as his successor and will oversee tax adjustment work. Long moves to Birmingham to engage with the Alabama Colony Company. Mooring has long served in tax work and as Calhoun County commissioner.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. Lee Long
Greenville
State Tax Commission
O'Neal
John S. Mooring
Anniston
Birmingham
Alabama Colony Company
Mooring
Calhoun County
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William J. Gaynor
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