Last Ray Hope Fades for Two Condemned Men
Dan Charley and Robert Edwards, both Negroes, face execution after Montgomery Governor declines to intervene. Solicitor Bart B. Chamberlain will not seek a reprieve. trial judge and solicitor must request relief for a stay of the scheduled double hanging. The men were convicted of killing Sam Black, a Cuba merchant on Congress Street.
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Dan Charley
Robert Edwards
Bart B. Chamberlain
Montgomery
Johnson
Capitol
Robert Hdwards
Dan. Charley
Sam Block
Chamberlain
Worcester Fire Ravages Heart Of City In Major Blaze
A massive Worcester fire threatened the city with about 2 million dollars in losses and forced numerous evacuations. Fire Chief Avery said the conflagration was under control by late morning after quick spread from the Knowles building, a 10 story office tower, with about 30 fires reported nearby and investigations into possible incendiary causes.
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Worcester
Mass. John
New England
Avery
Knowles
West Taxi Driver Key Witness in Baird Lynching Case
Leslie West a taxi driver and principal witness in the William Baird lynching case is escorted to the courthouse to testify before a grand jury. The solicitor cites a written confession linking a motor car to the leading party, triggering the arrest of ten members of Company M State militia of Tuscaloosa. Copious crowds and soldiers gathered as records for swift criminal procedure were praised by authorities. A venue change to Jefferson County may be requested if indictments are returned.
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Jabper
Leslie West
William Baird
Wilkinson
West
Company M
Tuscaloosa
Jefferson County
Election Evidence Presented to Grand Jurors in Ward Seven
Officials say irregularities in the November vote for the seventh ward were presented to the grand jury by Mobile County League of Women Voters. Two witnesses testified Monday and more are expected to testify today as the league members volunteered the information after considering a formal contest to access the box.
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Mobile County League of Women Voters
League
Manus Man Named To State Enforcement Office in City
Former Mobile police officer Manus McManus has been appointed to the state law enforcement department and will be stationed in this city. He will work with the county solicitor's office and operate under the director, aligning with the governor's plan to place permanent representatives in large cities.
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LR. BicManus
G. M. van Liew
McManus
Lne
Re Enforcement Department
Rlaic
Speakers Named to Appear at Movies for National Thrift Week
Edward Berger announces appearances by N. EB Sart Voce at Crown Theater 830 pm Judge J F Hogan at Empire Theater 755 pm William McLeod Esq 820 pm and Dr H P Mc Bennie at Crescent Theater for National Thrift Week program discussing life insurance value and importance.
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Edward Berger
Crown Theater
Empire Theater
J. F. Hogan
William McLeod
Crescent
H. P. McBennie
At & P.m
Ieee Emeontay
Liferance da
Barr's Birmingham Home Destroyed By Fire
C. J. Barr, general manager of the Chickasaw Shipbuilding and Car Company, left last night for Birmingham after learning his Highland Avenue home in the Magic City had been destroyed by fire. Telegraph dispatches said the Barr residence was practically a total loss.
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C. J. Barr
Chickasaw Shipbuilding and Car Com
Birmingham
Magic City
Barr
Highland Avenue
Young People Meet at Citadel Tonight
The Salvation Army citadel on Conti hosts the annual meeting of the Sunday school Young People's Legion at 8 o'clock. A program by the youth group will be rendered and prizes for punctual attendance will be awarded.
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Salvation Army
Conti
Young People’s Legion
Alabama and Betalechopt Weather Forecast
Cloudy tonight and Thursday with a rising temperature as reported for the Alabama and Betalechopt region.
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Washington
Alabama
Women Plan Protest at Electric Hearing in Mobile
Members of the Civic and Patriotic League prepare to address the Alabama Public Service Commission at a public hearing on proposed changes by Mobile Electric Company. They have filed a written protest and will also press enforcement of state pure food laws including paper cups at soda fountains.
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Civic and Patriotic League
Alabama Public Service
League
Battle House
Mobile Electric Company
James Hagan
Fair Price Committee
The
Mobile
League of Women Voters
Visit to Friend in Jail Ends in Fifty Dollar Fine
Henry Ger of Guatemala faced a $50 fine after a visit to a jailed friend led to a detected half pint bottle. Detective Desmond arrested him for violating prohibition law when liquor was found in his coat pocket. the defense claimed a doctor prescribed the fluid and that the bottle’s label was old, but the court upheld a reduced fine.
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Henry’ Ger
Guatemala
Springer
Desmond
Mrs. Lee Moody Named Sponsor of Chickasaw Ship
Mrs. Lee Moody of Bessemer Alabama has been chosen sponsor for the all steel steamer Bessemer City to be launched by Chickasaw Shipbuilding and Car Company. The event occurs Saturday with Mrs Moody arriving in Mobile Friday night accompanied by her maids and Bessemer civic leaders. The launching signals Chickasaw's 1921 shipbuilding program start.
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Lee Moody
Bessemer, Ala
Bessemer
Bessemer City
Chickasaw Shipbuilding and Car Company
Mrs Shawhan to Speak on Parliament Procedure at Crichton
Mrs Charlies H Shawhan will address the Crichton School Improvement Association Thursday evening at 7 30 in the Crichton schoolhouse on parliamentary procedure. The talk will cover rules and proper motions for orderly meetings.
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Mrs. Shawhan
Crichton
Charlies
Shawhan
Crichton School Improvement Association
Crichton School
Knoxville Textile Mill Nears Operation In Tennessee
Knoxville Tenn Jan 19 The new half million dollar textile mill here is about completed and will soon be in operation Two other textile mills are reopened today employing 56 and workers
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Knoxville
Tenn
Deuund Day of Orphan Drive Opens Second Day of Efforts
Encouraged by strong reports and Father Ed ward A. Cummings speech, Mobile volunteers begin the third annual drive for orphans with 9 30 a m starts. Teams seek subscriptions, with $17092 expected to be matched today as reports rise. Kiwanis hosts at Battle House. William McLeod to speak. Rotary Club event planned Thursday.
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Edward A. Cummings
Mobile
Battle House
Kiwanis Club
William McLeod
Rotary Club
Birmingham's smallest man S Andrews dies after pneumonia
S Andrews, Birmingham's noted dwarf and insurance figure, died after a short illness. The Birmingham native attended Center College and built a respected business career. He was known for his athletic spirit and support of his alma mater.
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Birmingham
Ala
Weanthany
Center College
Steele Andrews
Lee Birthday Observed in Mobile as State Holiday
The birthday of General Robert E. Lee is observed in Mobile with banks and courts closed while stores stay open. Raphael Semmes Camp UCV will hold a service at the Cawthon Hotel this afternoon with Electra Semmes Colston chapter DAR assisting. veterans meet at the armory at 3:30 then march to the hotel for exercises.
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Robert E. Lee
Mobile -As
Ady
Raphael Sémmes Camp
The
United Confederate Veterans
Cawthon Hotel
Electra Semmes Colston
Daughters of the Confederacy
Fire damages house. six alarms in morning drive
A fire shortly before 11 damaged the home of James O Grady at 109 Church street for 206 with insurance. Six alarms answered before noon for fires in various city areas, slight damage in each. Earlier, fires were reported at 404 406 408 Congress street 266 Scott street 505 Selma street 9 Marmotte street 982 Dauphin street and 510 Old Shell road.
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Church Street
James O'Grady
Congress Street
Scott Street
Selma Street
Marmotte Street
Dauphin Street
Old Shell Road
Still Destroyed Near Semmes Alabama by Deputies
Deputies Waltman and Buykes of the Semmes district destroyed a still near Semmes Alabama. They confiscated prohibited liquor and the entire outfit including a large amount of beer mash. The items were turned over to the sheriff today.
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Mobile
Waltman
Buykes
Semmes
Prohibition Makes Jail A Liability In Hartford County
Hartford Conn Jan 19 Prohibition has turned Windham county jail from self supporting to an 11000 yearly liability the commissioners told the general assembly. In prior years inmates were hired out to farmers and the average jail population last year was 15.
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Hartford
C Conn
Windham County
General Assembly
Manchester Mills to Continue Work Schedule
Manchester mills decide to keep using Egyptian cotton on a five hour weekly schedule after a federation ballot. The vote, taken by the federation of master spinners, confirms ongoing operations at Manchester.
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Manchester Mills
Manchester
Federation of Master Spinners
Mother Driven by Influenza Shoots 3 Children and Self
Winchester Virginia January 19 Mrs Glenn Hicks wife of Stanley Hicks shot and killed one of her four children then killed herself at their home believed to be driven mad by a recent influenza attack The dead are Walter 6 Margaret 5 Stewart 3 The mother used a shotgun and likely forced the children to shield themselves Hicks and his eight year old daughter were asleep upstairs and woke only when the mother turned the weapon on herself
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Winchester
Mra
Glenn Hicks
Stanley Hicks
Oee
Here
Walter
Margaret
Stewart
Hicks
Trouble With Traffic Cop Propes Costs Drugstore Case
A Davis case centers on speeding and disorderly conduct tied to a druggist and others. Officer testimony cites a traffic stop with charges against Davis and several accomplices, with hearings and fines noted for four others.
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Lone
Tahoe
Davis
Strong
J. Garrett
Mack Cates
R. J. Dudley
M._H. Griffing
Denies Threats Used to Secure West Confession
A. 8. Cowan Jr assistant chief of the state law enforcement department arrived in Mobile to deny charges that threats were used to coerce taxi-driver Leslie West into confessing. The case relates to the arrest of 10 national guardsmen in Jasper Alabama linked to the lynching of William Baird. Cowan and R C Scarborough will testify before the current grand jury after questioning of 404 taxi-driver suspects with witnesses including two ministers.
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Cowan, Jr
State Law Enforcement Department
Mobil
Leslie West
National
Jasper
Ala
William Baird
Cowan
Mobile
Walker County
West
R. ¢. Scarborough
Law Enforcement Department
Standard for Admission of Immigrants Urged by Mason
In Nashville on January 19 Stephen G Mason president of the National Association of Manufacturers urged raising the admission standard instead of halting immigration He proposed a citizenship literacy and capability test arguing that Lenin and Trotsky could pass such a test and calling the open stop the true American standard with equality of opportunity.
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Nashville
Tenn
Stephen G. Mason
New York
National Association of Manufacturers
Mason
Lenin
Trotsky
Panic Hits Vienna Banks as Kronen Falls
Vienna reports a banking panic with runs on several banks after the Kronen decline. Businesses suspended activity amid fears sparked by the government announcing impending bankruptcy. Theaters ceased operations as the police force was reinforced with former army volunteers ready for emergencies.
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Vienna
Austria
Biennese
Government calls rancid butter adulterated, taxable
Washington January 19. The government rules five hundred million pounds of butter sold annually to American consumers come from impure and rancid cream and are classified as adulterated butter. Attorney General Palmer announced the Internal Revenue Bureau ruling.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Palmer
Fires Raging Through Worchester City Districts
Fire swept Worchester Massachusetts on January 19 burning two main street business blocks and a wood working plant. About ten structures were damaged with losses around 100000 at the M K Smith corporation plant. Police suspected possible arson.
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Worchester
Maas
Main Street
City Hall
Bancroft
New Park
North Foster
Union Streets
M. K. Smith Corporation
Fire engulfs Worcester downtown as crews rush to contain blaze
Fire in Worcester Massachusetts threatened the entire downtown area today at 10 15 am with flames spreading through a dense block. Fire engines arrived from Boston Framingham and Marlborough to battle the blaze as crews fought to prevent further damage to buildings along Barton Street and adjacent blocks.
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Worcester
Mase
Boston
Framingham
Marlborough
Barton
One Dead In Gun Fight Near Atlanta Suburb
In a overnight gun fight near Hapeville Georgia 83 year old farmer L L Barton is dead and Guy Wallace a sheet metal worker and his brother George Wallace are wounded Guy Wallace is jailed on murder charges Barton threatened his wife sparking the confrontation.
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Atlanta
L. L. Barton
Farmer
Guy Wallace
George Wallace
Hapeville
Barton
George
Wallace
Prohibition Agents Raid Peoria Bar Rooms
Federal agents raided fifteen downtown Peoria bars early today in a drive to dry up what is described as America s wettest spot. The operation under Elliot Evans may extend several days as officers pursue bootleggers amid claims liquor surplus since prohibition began.
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Peoria
America
Progres
Chicago
New York
Elliot Evans
British reply to American oil demand delayed in Mesopotamia
A framed reply to American demands for equal rights in Mesopotamia has been drafted but will not be dispatched until Ambassador Geddes arrives to explain the demands. The timing is pushed back by pending changes in the colonial office handling the negotiations.
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London
Mesopotamia
Geddes
British
Foreign Office
Colonial Office
Perry County Sheriff Resigns During Fee Shortfall
Woods Hinson, sheriff of Perry County, resigns due to inability to live on assigned fees. The county awaits an election of a successor by the county court, leaving the county without a peace officer until a new sheriff is chosen. A constable elected in the past two years refused to qualify.
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Nashville, Enn
Cradle Auxiliary Women Must Work
A Brook postmark open letter from a group calling itself Wives and Mothers of Industrial Workers urges Congress to compel childless wives under 60 to perform housework for mothers with children. It also proposes a 44 hour work week for wives and an eight hour limit on men and nursing of children.
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Washington
Congress
Anl
An Ton
Lenine Reported Insane By Stockholm Correspondent
Paris dispatch attributes mental collapse to overwork as Lenine is said confined to a room and murmuring of heroic role in saving Russia. multiple reports in past month claim illness and death rumors surrounding the central Russian figure.
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Paris
Lenine
Russia
Stockholm
Echo de Paris
Pussyfoot Foresees Dry Nations as United States Stays Wet
In New York on January 19 W. B. Pussyfoot Johnson said the United States will never be dry. He cited a trip to Great Britain and argued that while Ireland Scotland and Wales may become dry it is impossible to legislate the commandments into the people.
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New York
United States
W. BE
Pussyfoot
Briand Ministry Faces First Chamber Test in Paris
Paris January 19 The Briand cabinet likely to face its first strength test in the chamber of deputies with Deputy Deyris set to interpellate the government on its general policy. A confidence vote would follow the interpellation as per French parliamentary procedure.
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Paris
Briand
Chamber of Deputies
Deyris
Wilson fixes next step in Armenia mediation
President Wilson has decided the next step in the Armenia mediation and will likely announce it within a few days. Officials at the State Department declined to reveal the nature of the plan.
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Iwilson
Armenia
Washington
Wilson
Pole Am
German paper attacks Allies over German revolution plot
Berlin Jan 19 A Freitheit commentary on a rumor of an ex crown prince being involved in a plot to start a German revolution suggests the story may originate from Allied propaganda. The report sparked a demand in the assembly to confiscate royal property.
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Berlin
Freitheit
Prim
Germa
Pranda
Germany
Chorus to entertain wireless men at sea
Pittsburgh chamber of commerce announces a chorus performance for wireless workers aboard ships in St Louis Chicago York Boston Montreal and other ports. The event will be next Saturday noon at the chamber auditorium where a wireless transmitter is installed.
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Pittsburgh
H. Dan
St. Louis
Chicago
York
Boston
Montreal
Bhi
Pittsburgh Chamb Commerce Chorus
Crawford Ellis Heads Blue Law Fight in New Orleans
Jan ford H ilis, linked to United Fruit Car offices in New Orleans, accepted the treasuryship of the Blue Law League of America and serves as president of the New Orleans Property League formed before the anti blue law body. The two groups will cooperate with the national league.
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Crawford Ellis
Blue Law
New Orleans
Janford H
United Fruit
Blue Law League of America
National League
Southeast Printers Lose Fight Report
New Orleans dispatch reports Southeast printers losing a labor dispute over 44 hour work weeks. The office of the association refused demand for extended hours and wages protections. The piece notes ongoing industrial tensions and the impact on local production.
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Southeast Printers
New Orleans
Woman Fends Off Three Bandits in Detroit Store
In Detroit Michigan on January 19 a woman confronted three bandits during a store robbery. She armed herself with a revolver and forced the assailants to flee after turning the weapon on them. The incident ends without reported injuries.
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Iyeq
TNT
Ae al
Civic Gic League
Investigation Gas Company
Women
Civité and Patriotic League of Mobile
Grand’ Jury
Mobile Gas Company
J. Leslie Taylor
Grand Jury
Westerday
Women's League
South
Janu
Department of Agri Culture
Cotton Belt
F ‘Bers
Radas
Louisiana
Texas
Agricultural Department
War Department
Sal
Meaure
Mass
Guives
Baird
Manus
Austin Forces Here
Citadel
Mrs. Lee Moody
Knoxville Textile Mill
S. Andrews
Lee
Dru
Argumen
Tennessee
Detroit
Mich
Ne Pos
Stanley
Honzinski
Bers
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