Battle lines shift as 40,000 troops face Mexico city threats
April dispatches report Villa and Carranza forces near Irapuato advancing from several directions toward Morelia and San Luis Potosi while Obregon moves on the central rail junction. Maytorena and Gutierrez factions clash as Mexican political moves unfold in Guanajuato and Nuevo Leon amid concerns of bombardment and shifting leadership.
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Ston
Carranza
Villa
Mexico
Guava
Torreon
Quered
San Luis Potosi
Morelia
Michoacan
Irapuato
Obregon
State Department
Guayamas
Hermosillo
Maytorena
Ebano
Tampico
Gutierrez
More Vasconcelos
Washington
Vasconcelos
Bryan
Huerta
Aguasentes
Doctor Arroyo
Neuvo Leon
Conble
Calientes
Court Docket Reports Pro Confesso and Sales Actions
In Chancery Court under Judge Smith several decrees pro confesso and sales reports are noted for cases including Wilhelmina Siegel Diamond, Alberta Triplett, Annie Joseph, C N Pooley, Sidney Williams, Irene Plaindale, Louise Haas, Bessie Syson, and Wm M Mack with hearings set for April 12 and 18. In U S District Court Judge Toulmin disposed matters including a bankruptcy reversal for J E Hellams and a sale decree for MecTaggert & Thompson vs Launch Florence. W H White admitted to practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chancery Court
Thomas H. Smith
Wilhelmina Siegel Diamond
Herb Diamond
Goff
O. R. McAdams
Alberta Triplett
Albert Stein
Annie Joseph
Henry Joseph
C.N. Pooley
John Pierce
Sidney J. Williams
Lula Willams
Irene Plaiidale
J. C. Plavidale
Louise M. Haas
Emile Haas
Bessie F. Syson
Edward Chidsey
United States District Court
Toulmin
J. E. Hellams
Russell Manufacturing
MecTaggert & Thompson
Launch Florence
W. H. White
Mobile
Cow Theft Cases Continued In Inferior Court
Enoch Gibbs and Matthew Sanders were arraigned on grand larceny charges after Deputy Sheriff Dennis Lynch captured them following detective work. Their cases were continued to April 12 due to the absence of a key state witness. The defendants are accused of killing Mrs. S. E. Watkins's valuable dairy cow. the cow’s skin was recovered by the officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch Gibbs
Matthew Sanders
Dennis Lynch
Inferior Criminal Court
S. E. Watkins
Government Street Loop
Four Master Rob Roy Towed Into Port Abandoned in Storm
The four masted schooner Rob Roy of Philadelphia was abandoned 100 miles off Virginia last Saturday and towed into Newport News by the Coast Guard cutter Onondaga. The deck is awash and she may be dried docked after arriving from Jacksonville.
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Rob Roy
Newport News
Hiladelphia
Virginia Yes
Coast Guard
Onondaga
Jacksonville
Villa Reinforcements Arrive in Matamoros
Brownsville dispatch reports advance guard reinforcements for Villa arriving in Matamoros to support the siege. The force, described as advance guard squads of soldiers from the Dat Company, arrived after delays due to rail issues.
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Matamoros
Brownsville
Tex
Canng
Harvard appoints 19 year old Wiener for lectures
Cambridge Mass April 7 Norbert Wiener 19 a Harvard lecturer candidate has been assigned a lecture series at Harvard on The Theory of Knowledge He is a Tufts graduate at 13 and has been a traveling fellow for Harvard for two years He is now in Cambridge England
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Cambridge
Mass
Norbert Wiener
Harvard University
Tufts College
Harvard
England
New Orleans Cotton Prices Open Lower on Liquidity Pressure
The New Orleans cotton market opened with selling pressure as liquidity worries weighed on prices. Early trading showed a four point loss, spot cotton steady, and 2 735 bales sold on the spot with 1 175 arriving. futures closed steady after a 15 to 18 point decline with May through January quotations provided.
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Orleano
New York Cotton Futures Move On Liverpool News
The New York cotton market opened with an advance then fell 4 points as Liverpool influenced selling. Active months declined about 5 to 10 points, later months down 9 to 10, May steady. Cotton futures closed barely steady with mixed early gains fading by hour.
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New York
Liverpool
Wall Street Mixed After Early Trading Declines and Gains
Conflicting orders sift through the early session with Bethlehem Steel and several U S steel issues slipping while Har riman United States Rubber and some specialties hit year highs. Amalgamated Copper and numerous American names show mixed moves as London sells.
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Wall Street Review
New York
Harriman
United States Rubber
Bethlehem Steel
United States Steel
Reading
Baltimore & Ohio
London
Amalgamated Copper
American Agricultura
American Can
Amn
Car & Fdy
Pfd
American Cotton Oil
American Smelting
American Sugar
American Tel
Tel
American Tobacco
Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Ohi
Mil. & St. Paul
Erie
General Electric
Great Northern
Interborough Met
Kansas City Southern
Liggett & Myers
Lorillard Co
Mexican Petroleum
Southern Railway
Tennessee Copper
Texas Co
Union Pacific
Va.Carp. Chem
Western Union
American Beet Sugar
Turpentine and Rosin Receipts Reported in Savannah
In Savannah on April 7 receipts totaled 158 casks of turpentine with firm sales at 45c and 364 barrels of rosin. Quotations show mixed grades with prices ranging from 3.12 1 2 to 8.05 for various grades and lots including Sasi M at 4.00 and WG at 5.45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Sasi
Couple Files Suit in District Court on Tuesday
Guy Cou and Houten filed a lawsuit in the district court on Tuesday in what appears to be an civil action. The case seeks relief likely related to a dispute between the parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Cou & Houten
Law Ant Ae
Fire destroys 5000 bales of cotton at Troy warehouse
Troy Alabama April 7 Special Fire at the Farmers Union warehouse at 6 pm yesterday burned 5000 bales of cotton valued at 250000. The building valued at about 3000. Origin of the blaze unknown though insurance is said to cover most of the loss.
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Troy
Ala
Union
Well Known Conductor Dead at New Orleans
George F. Crammer, long time Louisville and Nashville conductor, died after a long illness in New Orleans at age 57. He served gulf coast routes and was a prominent member of Mobile Division No. 810, Order of Railway Conductors. Funeral held at St. Theresa's Church with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, a daughter Eveline, and niece Mildred.
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Mobile
George F. Crammer
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
New Orleans
Mr. Crammer
Gulf Coast
Mobile Division No
Order of
St. Claries Avenue
Father Roth
St. Theresa's
Greenwood Cemetery
Crammer
Eveline
Mildred Oro
Brief City Items Highlight Local Movements And Legal Matters
O F Redd of Illinois Central visited Mobile to promote freight and passenger service with Birmingham headquarters. D W Partridge left for a few days at his Belle Fontaine summer home. John Nielon Jr arraigned for pool room operation without license. case continued to May 6. Walter Gamble paroled from county convict camp for tuberculosis as part of Henderson orders. Cecil Bates sworn as notary public. bond filed in probate court.
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O. F. Redd
Illinois Central
Birmingham
Ala
Mobile
D. W. Partridge
Belle Fountaine
John Nielon, Jr
Inferior Criminal Court
Walter Gamble
Henderson
Gamble
Cecil Bates
Charles Henderson
Union Union Alabama Social Notes April Report
Union Union Alabama April updates list Mrs. A J Causey visiting her mother Mrs D P Deakle and Mr R P Williamson from Mobile preparing to move in fall. Several residents ill with la grippe and other sickness. Crichton visitors Zetta Deakle and Willie Deakle visit their mother. A pound party for the Misses Watley succeeds at the Dees home. Fort Lake schoolhouse services draw Union attendees. Miss Marion Johnson returns after a successful term as Fort Lake teacher. Dewey Smith starts a school wagon on the west end, adding to Union school district.
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Willie Deakle
Crichton
D. P. Deakle
C. H. Dees
Fort Lake
Dewey Smith
Union
Jones Mill Church Sermons Heal Community Ties
Rev C M McConnell filled his appointment in Jones Mill Alabama on Saturday night and Rev D F Ellison delivered the commencement sermon at Sunday school. The two ministers exchanged preaching duties with McConnell at Monroeville and Ellison in Jones Mill. A large crowd gathered for the events plus visiting locals Miss Lillie Bell prepares to marry April 11 and Miss Ruby Posey of Monroeville visits friends.
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Ellison
Lillie Bell
Miss Bell
Ruby Posey
Monroeville
Packet Williamson
Excel
Pad Brown
McDavid
Fla
Lucy Hobbs
Death of J. W. Clark Retired Mill Man
John William Clark age 62 a native of Black Rock New York and resident of Mobile sixty years died at his home 259 South Broad street after a lingering illness. He left four daughters Emily Genevieve Carmitta Nancy a son James K Clark two brothers Felix and Douglas G Merritt a sister Mrs R Collins Stayton Oregon and other relatives. He belonged to Forest Camp No 1 Woodmen of the World Knights of Honor and Government Street Methodist Church whose funeral will be Thursday at 4 PM.
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John William Clark
Black Rock
N. Y
Mobile
South Broad Street
Emily
Genevieve
Carmitta
Nancy
James K. Clark
Felix
Douglas G. Merritt
R. Collins
Stayton
Ore
Forest Camp No. 1
Woodmen of the World
Knights of Honor
Government Street
Munson Liner Ottar Arrives After New Orleans Departure
The Norwegian steamer Ottar of the Munson Line arrived at Mobile after leaving New Orleans Tuesday afternoon and docked at Pier 8. She carried freight and foodstuffs for loading for South American ports.
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Ottar
Munson Steamship Line
New Orleans
Mobile
Lower Bay
City
Liverpool Cotton spot prices and futures steady
Liverpool reports firm spot markets with good middling at 6.15 and middling 5.79 while low middling sits at 5.41. Sales reach 10,000 bales for speculation and export with 2,500 bales receipts and total holdings 67,000 bales. Futures range from May-June at 5.70 to January at 6.07 1/2 with several seasonal spreads noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Deaths and Funerals of Guthrie Brothers in Minneapolis
Cc. H. Guthrie and ER. R. Guthrie note the death of Cc. H. Guthrie, brother of John T. Cochrane aide to the president of the Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railroad. The dissolution occurred on Easter Sunday. The deceased was a prominent Minneapolis businessman.
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Cc. H. Guthrie
ER. R. Guthrie
John T. Cochrane
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad
Minneapolis, Minn
Minneapolis
Oti
Mrs Pankhurst Opposes Woman's Peace Conference
London April 7 Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst said the Woman's Social and Political Union and allied suffrage groups in Britain and France would not attend the forthcoming peace conference at The Hague. She called the movement well meaning but mistaken noting pro Germans are active and German money circulates, but this is not the time to talk peace.
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London
Emmeline Pankhurst
Woman's Social and Political Union
Great Britain
France
The
Hague
Inferior Burt News Arraignments On Gaming Charges
Richard Brown George Willis James Johnson and Jordan Holt faced the inferior criminal court on gaming charges and were fined either $1 or ten days of hard labor. Ollie Wright arrested for perjury waived examination and was bound over to city court on a $150 bond. Cora Boyd charged with assault and battery was fined $21 or twenty days and posted a $100 bond. Mabel Munalee appears as the complainant in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Brown
George Willis
James Johnson
Jordan Holt
Inferior Criminal Court
Ollie Wright
Lillian Sanders
Cora Boyd
Mabel Munalee
Captain Ladiner Out After Illness at Sea
Captain Charles Ladiner who fell ill on duty in the lower battery was brought to Mobile aboard the steamer Holabird and appeared along the water front Wednesday morning.
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Charles Ladiner
Batty
Mobile
Holabird
Two Men Held for Robbery at Garage Owner Milestone
George Price and Charley Lewis were ordered held without bail in the inferior criminal court by Judge Henry Chamberlain on robbery charges. M B Cates, garage operator at 306 Bt Michael street, identified both men as the robbers who held him up on Telegraph Road in Plateau about two weeks ago, stealing $96 at gunpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Price
Charley Lewis
Henry Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
M. B. Cates
Michael Street
Telegraph Road
Plateau
Purse Offered in London for Willard Moran Fight
A London syndicate offers 4000 pounds ($20,000) for a Willard versus Moran bout. Willard receives 200 pounds for travel. Moran, who lost to Jack Johnson in Paris last year, knocked out Bombardier Wells in ten rounds at London on March 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Willard-Moran
Jess Willard
Frank Moran
Pittsburgh
Willard
Moran
Jack Johnson
Paris
Bombardier Wells
Autotruck Hits Water Plug at Busy Street Corner
Tuesday afternoon at about four at the Commerce and St. Francis intersection, a autotruck driven by Harry Minto from M Forchheimer and Company mounted the curb to avoid a delivery wagon and struck a water plug. Waterworks forces repaired the fire plug shortly after the accident. the autotruck sustained minor damage.
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Commerce and
St. Francis Streets
Harry Minto
M. Forchheimer & Company
Fairfax Harrison Presents Berkeley Portrait to Gallery
Fairfax Harrison president of the Southern Railway donated to the Virginia state gallery in Richmond an impressive portrait of Sir William Berkeley, colonial governor. Only three Berkeley portraits exist the Lely original owned by Mrs Marguerite Du Pont Lee a Ryan copy in his Virginia country house and Harrison s replica based on the Ryan version.
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Richmond
Fairfax Harrison
The
Southern Railway
William Berkeley
Virginia
Berkeley
Lely
Marguerite du Pont Lee
Washington, D. C
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Harrison
Ryan
Aged Fairhope Resident Dies Suddenly
Mrs. Susan Elizabeth Bernisse, 72, born in Holland and longtime resident of Sioux City and Fairhope, Baldwin county, died suddenly on Tuesday morning. She and husband John Bernisse celebrated their golden anniversary eight years ago on November 26 1856. Survived by husband four daughters two sons four sisters twenty two grandchildren three great grandchildren and other relatives. Interment in Fairhope Sunday at 2 pm.
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Susan Elizabeth Bernisse
Holland
Sioux City
Iowa
Fairhope
Baldwin County
John Bernisse
Bernisse
Janie Feeman
Sac City
Maria de Crane
Winter wheat crop expected at 619 million bushels
Washington April 7. Agriculture department projections put winter wheat production at 619 million bushels based on April 1 crop conditions. The crop area would be the largest on record with a condition index of 88.8 of normal, compared with 95.6 a year ago and 87.6 for the ten year average. Rye condition stands at 89.5 of normal, versus 91.3 last year and 90.1 the decade average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agricultural Department
Department of Agriculture
Chicago Repub Victory Declared No National Significance
Secretary Tumulty at the White House said Chicago’s Republican victory has no national political significance. He noted the new mayor plans to curb crime by driving pickpockets and thieves from the city, calling it a local issue rather than a national one.
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Chicago
Repub
Washington
Tumulty
White House
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Omaha News
NEW York Tribune
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
Indianapolis Star
Boston Herald
SAN Francisco Examiner
Milwaukee Journal ST. Paul News
Hearst Papers
Outcault
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C. H. (Duke) Wellington
Pa’s
Polly and Her Pals
Cliff Sterrett
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