Arkansas Saloon Killings Verdict Shocks Court
Elizabeth Mohr and two black men, Victor Brown and Henry Spellman, were found guilty of murder in a dramatic Arkansas case tied to the killing of Dr C Franklin Mohr and Miss Emily Burger. Mrs Mohr was acquitted on one related charge while Brown and Spellman faced separate counts, with the attorney general delaying comment on future actions.
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Hunty Spelman
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William H. Lewis
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Supreme Court
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Arkansas Flood Crisis Strikes Three Counties and Clarendon
A midwinter Arkansas flood devastates Lincoln Destin and Chicot counties with two thirds submerged as the Mississippi and White rivers crest. Ark city residents flee, 600 homeless, 1000 evacuated, relief efforts mobilized by St Louis Iron Mountain line and American Red Cross amid warnings of worsening conditions and potential levee breaches.
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Destin
Chicot Countes
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Lake Village
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St. Louis
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MUST TEACH GERMAN
The Nebraska Supreme Court allows a district school to teach German above the fourth grade after a lawsuit challenged the state law prohibiting foreign language instruction. The case centers on the school board lacking alternative methods and seeks to grant the pupils instruction under the existing public education framework.
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APPAM CAPTURE DESCRIBED BY CAPTAIN AND CREW
NEW YORK Feb 1 The German raider Ponga captured the Brille steamship Appam after a pursuit by Captain H G Harrison the former master of the Appam. Harrison and his officers reached New York from Norfolk aboard the Hamilton reporting the surrender when warlike cruiser appeared within two ship lengths. The crew likely to be sent to England on the Battle.
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England
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Escapee Recaptured After Train Getaway Near New Concord
Alexander Childs, an escaped convict captured at Zanesville, Ohio, was brought to the Moundsville penitentiary after a sensational escape from the West Virginia facility two years earlier. He had previously escaped by approaching the walls and robbed a Tilinoa post office, during his prior liberty.
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West Virginia
Moundsville
Zanesville
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Tilinoa
Appam May Be Held in Custody of Uncle Sam
California reports preparations to freight the Mount Wilson solar telescope tube to Carnegie Observatory. The four and a half ton tube, shipped from New York via Cape Horn, has taken years of work and now awaits final assembly. In Washington, debate continues over custody of the Britt airship assets as neutrality concerns loom and a potential decision is deferred.
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Newport News
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State Department
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Police patrols in New York subways prompt wide order
A new general order requires patrolmen at all subway stations and at the Hudson Terminal building. Officers were reluctant to discuss the order and appeared unaware of its full mission, though they must halt and question anyone carrying suspicious packages or bags amid unconfirmed reports of threats to dynamite equipment and ongoing burglaries.
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Hicinity Deserted by Its Residents
A fragment from an older newspaper notes Hicinity is deserted as residents leave the town. The item hints at population decline and shifts in local activity, with emphasis on the impact on daily life and surrounding areas.
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Hicinity
Embankment Confidence Amid Mississippi Flood At Memphis
Levee engineers in Memphis express confidence the Mississippi flood will pass the central reaches from Cairo to Helena without major damage. They note appreciation for embankments south of Helena where Ariana and White river floods increase water to be carried through the river system.
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White River
Serious Flood Trouble Reported South of Arkansas River
A wartime dispatch notes severe flooding in the Arkansas river valley area south of the river. Federal officers consider rationing access, while efforts focus on labor pricing and possible mobilization to address needs, amid tense prospects of White population resistance.
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Arkona
Sonimias
Dyeek
Arkansas River
Belief in the City of London May Be Now Near
War dispatches discuss French artillery activity and a looming offensive on the Balkan front. Reports describe bombardments near Salonika and French operations against German positions, with limited Russian or Italian advances noted and European frontlines largely in stalemate.
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Salonik
Iran
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Thane
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Tiince Nepetae
Berlin
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Russia
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Taye
Mesopotamia
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Russian destroyers repulse Svenarie in naval action
Fragmented report describes Russian destroyers engaging another force near Svenarie. Account mentions submarines and ranges, with unclear details and several garbled phrases about patrols and returns. Authorities have not confirmed precise casualties or outcomes.
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