Mobile Boosters Return After Montgomery Visit
The Mobile Boosters finished an unprecedented Montgomery stop and returned to Mobile by 8 this morning. They donated seventy dollars to Evergreen’s Baptist Orphanage and raised twenty dollars for a wedding gift in Letohatchie. The group received warm welcomes in Bay Minette Atmore Brewton Evergreen and Neenville.
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Rogers
Letohatchie
Brewton
Art House
Schwarz
Evergreen
Baptist
Montgomery
Mississippi flood threats worsen as levee work wrecked
Major Markham reports water rising slowly along the Mississippi north of Memphis while labor shortages hinder levee repairs. Rain and winds lash upper basins, raising crests at Carruthersville and New Madrid. Cairo notes slight fall as gauges show 46 feet river level. Train delays persist from Gulpha.
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Sy Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
E. M. Markham
United States Engineers
Here
Carruthersville
New Madrid
Cairo
Hot Springs
Gulpha
Lower Mississippi River Flood Levels Raised in Bulletin
Heavy rains in the lower Mississippi valley worsened flooding. A weather bureau bulletin increased forecasted maximum stages at Natchez Baton Rouge Donaldsonville and New Orleans and predicted rising waters for the Red and Ouachita rivers within forty eight hours and Atchafalaya to rise a foot and a half in three days.
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Mississippi
Associated Press
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Natchez
Red
Ouachita
Atchafalaya
Melville
Bureau
Baton Rouge
Donaldsonville
Cairo River Level Likely to Rise If Rain Persists
Cairo reports the Ohio River at 54.6 feet, down 0.1 inch from yesterday. Officials fear continued heavy rainfall in the Mississippi and Ohio basins could push conditions back to a critical state.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Ohio
Mississippi
Blustery Gulf Weather Delays Opening of Southern League
Blustery weather along the Gulf Coast threatens the opening of the Southern League season in New Orleans on Thursday. Showers storms and brisk south winds are forecast due to a disturbance on the Texas coast. Heavy rains were reported inland including six inches at Little Rock and cooler air was expected for Mobile later Wednesday night and Thursday.
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Gulf Coast
New Orleans
Texas
Little Rock
Ark
Mobile
ONeals Legal Adviser Denies Selma surrender talks
Montgomery April 9 Attorney General Brickell and Governor adviser R B Evins said they had no conference with Selma citizens or anyone else about surrendering Mr Lacy. They denied any negotiations or discussions of that end in any way.
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Montgomery
Ala
Brickell
R. B. Evins
Selma
Lacy
Merger Plans Disapproved by Attorney General
Washington April 9 Attorney General McReynolds disapproved a Union Pacific Southern Pacific merger plan submitted by Robert S Lovett. The plan would place 3196 000 900 worth of Southern Pacific stock in a trustee and issue beneficiary certificates while disfranchising UP stock. The plan goes to the U S court at St Louis with the AGs objections.
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Washington
McReynolds
Union Pacific-Southern
Va Ith
Robert S. Lovett
Union Pacific Board
Union Pacific
United States Court
St. Louis
Lovett
Southern Pacific
Union Paific
Blieves
Supreme E
Governor Major vetoes oil company bill in Missouri
Governor Major vetoed a bill allowing Standard Oil to continue operating in Missouri despite an ouster decree from the state supreme court. The Associated Press reports the action came from Jefferson City on April 9.
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Associated Press
Jefferson City
Major Today
Standard Oil Company
Missouri
State Supreme Court
Standard Oil Ouster Petition Under Missouri Supreme Court Review
Kansas City April 9 Gov Major veto provoked reaction as Frank Hagerman attorney for Standard Oil notes the only obstacle to its Missouri exit is the state supreme court considering a petition for rehearing of the ouster decree.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Standard Oil
Missouri
State Supreme Court
Frank Hagerman
Major
Mrs Woodrow Wilson Accepts Honorary VP Role
Mrs Woodrow Wilson has accepted the honorary vice presidency of the Southern Industrial Educational Association. The group aims to provide industrial education for impoverished uneducated mountain children in the Southern states.
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Associated Press
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Southern Industrial Educational Association
Milwaukee firm allowed to file articles of incorporation
Milwaukee attorney general ruled Allis Chalmers Company may file its articles of incorporation in Milwaukee. Earlier objections by two attorneys were overruled as of yesterday afternoon.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Owen
Donald
Allis Chalmers Company of
Hundredth Anniversary of Mobile's Union Entry
The hundredth anniversary of Mobile’s occupation by U S troops under General Wilkinson will be celebrated Tuesday night April 15 at German Relief Hall. L L D Dunbar Rowland will deliver the principal address. Other speakers and music are planned as details are finalized. The event marks Mobile becoming part of the United States, with the occupation occurring April 15, 1813, and contrasts with a recent bi centennial observance.
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Mobile
United States
Wilkinson
Hell
Dunbar Rowland
Department of Archives and History
State of Mississippi
Rowland
Congress
Fort Charlotte
Pensacola
Gaillard Leaves Board as Hartwell Becomes President
The Gaillard resignation from the board of school commissioners was accepted. N A Stailworth was elected to succeed Gaillard, with Jariwell elected president, and other officers chosen. Citizens proposed a bond issue for Barton Academy remodeling. board clarified plans to convert Barton for a grammar school, ending the discussion. The meeting ran unusually long.
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S. P. Gaillard
Board of
Voara
Gaillard
N. A. Stail- Worth
Gaijacu
Jariwell
Peemideue
Sul Abd Yusbibvil
W. Kh. Linscott
Kavbi
Alfred G. Moses
Aubrey Boyles
G Mickarpy
Mm. VU
Hanson
ChuiZens
Schoo Beard
Barton Academy
Weather Bureau Special Bulletin on Flood Waters
The rain in the last 24 hours across the Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys worsens the flood. Mississippi stages Wednesday morning show Memphis 46 feet, 9.7 feet above 1912 high water. Vicksburg 45.7 feet, 6.4 feet below 1912 high water. New Orleans 16.1 feet.
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Associated Press
Washington
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Tarles
Mississippi
Cairo
Memphis
Tenn
Vicksburg
Miss
New Orleans
Senate actions and committee plans in tariff debate
SenateIntroduced bills on wage protection for women coal mine inspections and home purchases for diplomats. Borah proposed barring lawmakers from representing interstate commerce firms. Finance committee to meet at 2 p m with the President. Ways and Means to hold daily meetings during tariff debate. Democrats caucused.
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Associated Press
Senate
Chilton
Works
Bacon
Borah
Finance Committee
Wilton
House
Ways and’ Means Committee
Weather Summary for Mobile and Alabama
Weather forecast notes showers and possible thunderstorms tonight and Thursday. Brisk south winds. Minor variation in wording indicates similar conditions across Mobile and Alabama regions.
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Mobile
Soler
Pope reportedly fainted in Rome amid conflicting reports
A Rome despatch said the pope suffered a two hour fainting spell this afternoon and rumors spread that he was in extremis. Professor Marchiafava contradicted the claim, stating the pope was no worse and that there was no grounds for anxiety.
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Associated Press
London
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Marchiafava
Pope’s Health Improves After Monday Lapse
Rome reports the Pope’s temperature at 99 degrees at 3 pm and notes a notable improvement in his condition after Monday’s lapse. The Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano published the update in its evening edition.
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Associated Press
Rome
Vatican
the Osservatore Romano
Pxy
Pope Pius X Resting as Health Improves at Vatican
AP reports in Rome that Pope Pius X dozed briefly and, though weak, showed a smile when visited by his sisters and niece. Some accounts cite breathing difficulty and prostration while officials say his condition is improving. Vatican plans a long rest and pilgrimages are suspended. Cardinals visiting were refused access, told of improvement by Cardinal Merry del Val.
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Associated Press
Rome
Pius
Vatican
Merry del Val
Wilson Discusses Tariff Talks With Finance Committee
President Wilson renews tariff talks by meeting with the Senate finance committee at the White House and later in the capitol. Democrats push changes to the Underwood tariff, including splitting into separate bills and rebalancing duties on raw materials and manufactured goods.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Capitol
Finance Committee
White House
Hoke Smith
Senate
Mead
Steamer Nantucket Hits Barge Near Cross Rip Light
The steamer Nantucket bound from Baltimore to Boston with twenty eight passengers collided with an unknown barge near Cross Rip lightship in Nantucket Sound before dawn. A wireless message provided no details.
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Associated Press
Boston
Nantucket
Baltimore
Cross Rip
Nantucket Sound
Wilson backs California land ownership law stance
President Wilson said the federal government would not interfere with California's pending law prohibiting land ownership by aliens who have not declared U S citizenship. He conveyed this informally to Representative Baker, noting state sovereignty and potential treaty issues with Japan. Californians favor the measure by about five to one.
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Washington
Wilson
California
Baker
Wilson Wii
J. B. Sanford
Senate of California
State Department
United On
National Liberal Party foes California land bill
The executive committee of the National Liberal Party urged Japan and the United States to block passage of the California land ownership bill due to its likely adverse impact on both nations and their relations.
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Eapanee
Eeeenete
Tokio
Jon
Nationaliberal Party
Japan
California
Bomb Explodes in East Side Tenement Amid Chaos
A New York East Side tenement explosion injured barber Joseph Mino whose razor cut Peter Realmuto’s chin. A nine foot mirror crashed onto customer Carmella Carmi as twenty families fled via fire escapes after the blast. Realmuto survived. the incident follows a rash of roughly sixty bombs in the city this year.
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Associated Press
New Yok
East Side
New York
Joseph Mino
Peter Realmuto
Realmute
Carmella Carmi
Convention of Y W C A Holds Session in Richmond
The fourth biennial convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations opens at St Pauls Episcopal Church in Richmond with sessions for a week. Delegates aim to strengthen domestic work and influence overseas programs where American secretaries serve.
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Associated Press
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Young Women's Christian Associations of the
United States
Rousing Chamber Meeting Follows Mobile Boosters Trip
A large Mobile Chamber of Commerce gathering will meet Wednesday night at 8 in the Battle House auditorium to hear about the Mobile Boosters trip to Montgomery. Nearly 100 excursionists to arrive at 7:30 will march from the Louisville and Nashville station to the Battle House. The meeting will also consider a constitutional amendment on resolutions referred to committees before general action.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Mobile
Montgomery
Battle House
Louisville and Nashville
Chamber of Commerce Directors
Ootas Cobaistes Tavine
Hei Actien
Wood Allen
Chamber of Commerce
Card
McGehee, Tyson
Setohatchie
Calhoun
Fort Deposit
Searcy
Greenville
Shipping masters blamed in two boys shanghaiing case
Clarence alias Lawrence Bailey and Emmett Smith, both from Columbus Georgia, were reportedly coerced onto the Italian ship Mincio by two shipping masters and a tug crew in Mobile. A tug captain alleges the masters plotted to send the boys abroad with little money and threats, while a second unnamed captain would testify if criminal charges arise. The Mincio sailed with the youths toward Buenos Aires, sparking widespread concern and questions about why action wasn't taken before departure.
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Clarence
Lawrence Bailey
Emmett Smith
Columbus
Mobile
Nimrod
Mincio
Buenos Ayres
Lower Bay
Shipping Masters Statement Prompts Clarification From Mobile Clergy
In Mobile on April 9, 1913, C. W. Oberkirch Jr and Harold Shirley submit a letter to The Item denying involvement with the shipment of Clarence alias Lawrence Bailey and Emmett Smith aboard the Italian bark Mincio bound for South America. They protest an article naming white and black shipping masters as implicated.
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C. W. Oberkirch, Jr
Harold Shirley
Mobile
Clarence
Lawrence Bailey
Emmett Smith
South America
Jeff
Cc. W. Oberkirch, Jr
Squalls Predicted Along Louisiana and Texas Coasts
High winds with squalls expected along the Louisiana coast and the Texas coast east of Corpus Christi today. The forecast notes strong gusts and choppy seas as offshore weather moves ashore.
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Corpus Christi
Associated Press
New Orleans
Louisiana
Texas
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