Cotton still rises with stog es going pon big orders
Exports of cotton for the season must be revised as large quantities on shipboard and stored in US ports show foreign demand waning. Spinners’ takings reach 386000 bales. if this pace continues, over 56000000 bales may be drawn from world supply before August. Fall River prints sales rise. contract market strong. Liverpool and New York rise on speculative activity.
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Edward Low Ranlett
New York
United States
New England
Fall River
Liverpool
Advertises, Wins a Wife and Money, Then Loses Both
Detroit man Anthony Merz sought a wife and money via a mail order bride in Ohio. Julia Bekke answered, they wed in Detroit, quarreled next day, and a warrant for threats followed. Merz faced possible divorce action as he lamented his loss of both wife and funds.
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Detroit
Mich
Anthony Merz
Youngstown
Ohio
Julia Bekke
Anthony
Stein
Alpert
Circuit Court
Alabama Medical Association meeting stirs salary talk
Large Birmingham gathering of the Medical Association of Alabama with expected Mobile delegates faces a dispute over Health Officer W H Sanders and salary levels. Dr C P Yarbrough claims Sanders will resign, while Sanders defends his record and salary as secondary to duties.
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8. B. Simms
Birmingham
Medical Association of Alabama
Mobile
Medical Association
W. HH. Sanders
C.P. Yarbrough
Auburn
Lee County
Sanders
Yarbrough
British Transport Manau Sunk by Turkish Torpedo Boat
London reports the transport Manau carrying British troops was torpedoed by a Turkish boat in the Aegean Sea. The vessel was run ashore at Kalamati Bay near Chios and destroyed. about 100 aboard are believed drowned. Full details await.
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London
Admiralty
Manau
Aegan Sea
Chios
Kalamati Bay
Alpine chauffeurs scale 4000-foot peak in daring assault
London reports a spectacular battle in the Vosges as Alpine chauffeurs and hardy mountaineers reach the summit of a 4000-foot peak. Mountain guns and rapid firers were dragged up steep slopes through tangled woods as they pressed the attack against German positions.
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London
Vos
Paris
Captain Merriam Denied a New Trial of His Divorce Action
Captain Henry F. Merriam of the U S A was denied a new trial in his divorce suit against Bessie G. Merriam Judge Graham presiding and Merriam plans to appeal to the supreme court. The case, filed two years earlier on grounds of extreme cruelty, included a contest by Mrs Merriam who lived with her mother in Indianapolis and prompted intervention by the secretary of war. The divorce decree denied Merriam and awarded Mrs Merriam $75 a month separate maintenance.
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San Francisco
Henry F. Merriam
Bessie G. Merriam
Graham
Supreme Court
Merriam
Indianapolis
Secretary of War
Six Relays Set Records at Drake Meet in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa April 17 six records fell in the twelves events at the sixth annual Drake relay meet. The Maroon team won the one half mile and finished strong in the one mile despite a disqualification, while Northwestern Missouri and Minnesota earned multiple placings. Purdue and Wisconsin each claimed a single event, with Illinois and Nebraska not placing.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago
Northwestern
Missouri
Minnesota
Illinois
Nebraska
Purdue
Wisconsin
Death of Floyd McFarland Aboard Newark Velodrome Race
Floyd McFarland dean of bike riders and Cycle Racing Association general manager was stabbed to death at the Veldrome in Newark New Jersey by peanut vendor David Lantenburg with a screwdriver. He collapsed after 9 pm and died at Charity Hospital. McFarland, 38, had raced in all states and many countries, winning nearly 1,000 races and many six day events.
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New York
Floyd McFarland
Newark
N. J
David Lantenburg
McFarland
Cycle Racing Association
Lantenburg
Farland
Lautenburg
McParland
Charity Hospital
Lautenburgs
1 140 Prisoners Taken Says Russian Report
General headquarters reports fighting in the Carpathians on April 15 near Telepoch and Zuella with Russian forces capturing fortified heights and 1 140 prisoners including 24 officers and three machine guns. The enemy suffered heavy losses in unsuccessful counterattacks. In Stry region Russians repulsed attacks and activity by the enemy advance guard increased in Mirapola and Kalwaria districts. The emperor has left for the front.
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Petrograd
Carpathians
Telepoch
Zuella
Stry
Mirapola
Kalwaria
Muriallo Held on Threats to Vincent Astor
John Muriallo, 19, arraigned before Magistrate Aubrey in Yorkville court on a charge of writing two threatening letters to Vincent Astor demanding 500 dollars on pain of death. He was arrested at Grand Central Station and held on 5000 dollars bail for a Monday hearing.
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New York
John Muriallo
Aubrey
Yorkville
Astor
Pan
Murallo
Grand Central Staton
Young Louisville business man found dead in Memphis
Robert Irvine Crawford, 26, a prominent Louisville businessman, was found dead on Rollins Island in Wolf River bottom with a .82 caliber revolver nearby. He had disappeared days earlier and appeared mentally deranged. His brother George Crawford arrived in Memphis to search.
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Memphis
Tenn
Robert Irvine Crawford
Louisville
Rollins Island
Wolf River Bottom
George C. Crawford
Crawford
Three miners die in gas explosion at West Virginia mine
In Roderfield West Virginia three men were killed when a pocket of gas exploded in the Davy Pocahontas Coal Company mine near here on Saturday. The blast followed a shot fired to release the gas.
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Roderfield
W. Va
Davy Pocahontas Coal Company
Here
Washington
Germany
United States
London
Sir Henry Randall
Henry Saturday
Billy Sunday
England
Girl turns tip into $100000 stake in Bethlehem Steel
Miss Gertrude McCaffray of Brooklyn says a single good tip and nerve let her invest in Bethlehem Steel stock two months ago. Her $1000 exposure grew to $100,000, a 1,000 percent gain, after pyramiding as the stock rose and she sold when satisfied.
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Bethlehem Steel
Tip Strong
New York
Gertrude McCaffray
Brooklyn
Gary Plant to Resume Operations on Monday
Gary Ind April 17 The Gary plant of the American Bridge Company will resume operations on Monday morning and will take back over 4500 employees who have been idle. The company has received several substantial orders during the past week which will keep the plant in operation until fall. The start ing of the bridge plant will mean increased operations at the South Chicago and Gary plants of the Uitacle Steel Company.
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New York
United States Steel Common
Bethlehem Steel
American Locomotive
Pennsylvania Railroad
Commission
Stock Exchange Police Commission
Rock Island
Gary. Ind
Gary
American Bridge Company
Chicago
Uitacle Steel Company
Thaws Attorneys Gear Up for Fight for Liberty
In New York on April 17 lawyers Morgan J. O'Brien Joan B. Stanchfield indicated they would continue the legal battle for Harry K Thaw's freedom after the appellate division ordered his return. If the appeals courts uphold, the case may go to the United States Supreme Court.
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New York
Appellate Division
Harry K. Thaw
Matt Twan
Morgan J. O’brien
Joan B. Stanchfield
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States
Deputies Arrest Four for Vagrancy and Illicit Liquor
Deputy sheriffs Lynch and Del champs arrested Jackson Reed and O. E. Gamble of Plateau on charges of operating a blind tiger. Four Black individuals were taken into custody for vagrancy after deputies reported they were drinking at the location on Saturday night about 31 o'clock.
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Lynch
Delchamps
Jackson Reed
O. E. Gamble
Plateau
Weather Outlook for Southern States
The Weather section forecasts fair conditions in Alabama Georgia and Florida for Sunday and likely Monday. Mississippi and Louisiana should see partly cloudy skies Sunday with local showers on Monday.
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Washington
Pefecaat
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Mississippi
Louisiana
Germany Will Never Relinquish Belgian Ports Declared
Portland Maine April 17 Germany will never relinquish Belgian ports declares Dr Bernhard Dernburg in a mass meeting letter read tonight. He urges joint cable ownership and a world mail system as steps toward free seas and open intercourse. He argues Belgium remains vital to German trade and that permanent peace requires wide German activity within others rights.
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Germany
Dernburg
Portland
Maine
Bernhard Dernburg
Europe
Belgium
England
Germa Moy
General Herrera Shot by Mistake in Laredo
General Macloro Herrera Carranza commander of Nuevo Laredo and his orderly were killed by their own troops who mistook him for a Villa officer during a reconnoitering move. Several soldiers were wounded as Herrera was shot on a hillside near the city before his body was returned to Laredo for interment arrangements.
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Herrera
Evans
Fort McIntosh
Alfredo Ricaut
Neuve Laredo
Carranza
Neuvo Laredo
Ricaut
Davilla
Nuevo Laredo
Laredo
Washington
Adriatic Forecast Hints at Major Events Next Week
Paris report from April 17 cites Venice information predicting events of extreme importance in the Adriatic by the end of next week. The dispatch notes high anticipation but offers no specifics on location or nature of the actions involved.
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Paris
Venice
Adriatic
Interference With Memphis Boat Business Halted
Mayor E H p and city officials were enjoined by Judge McCall from interfering with the steamer J H Menges in Memphis. Thomas M Morrissey claims a conspiracy to defraud him out of business. A hearing to make the injunction permanent is set for next Wednesday as 160 passengers arrested Thursday night are released after misdemeanor charges.
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Memphis, Tenn
McCall
Federal Court
J. H. Menges
Thomas M. Morrissey
Vicksburg
Memphis
Grand Duke Nicholas Reported Wounded in Defeat
A Prussian newspaper claims Grand Duke Nicholas, Russia's commander in chief, was shot in the abdomen by General Sievers after the Tenth army was defeated in East Prussia last February. The general allegedly killed himself. No confirmation from other sources.
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Grand Duke
Nicholas
London
Sievers
East Prussia
Fire sweeps 1000 box cars at Whistler yards
A large fire damaged nearly 1000 box cars in the Mobile and Ohio railroad shops at Whistler starting about 11 18 p m It burned about forty cars at 2 00 a m and was checked by the M and O fire department A switch engine from Mobile helped move cars away from the flames with a loss estimated around 15000 dollars due to about 400 dollars per car Crowds from the village aided with buckets of water while the fire spread but wind remained light and the blaze was brought under control by early morning
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Mobile
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Whistler
Kernodle
Whiath Yards
M. 4 O
Fire destroys shack near Me City dump
A negro shanty at the foot of Delaware Street by the old Me City dump was destroyed by fire about a.m. Sunday, leaving no immediate report of injuries or cause.
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Delaware Street
Tow F-4 Submarine Hulk Ascent Planned
Honolulu April 17 naval officers in charge of raiding the wrecked submarine F-4 to the surface tonight said it would take two or three weeks to tow the hulk of the diver to sea water before attempting to bring it to the top.
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Honolulu
Naval Orfers
Raigi
Greek steamship Ellispontos torpedoed off Noord Hinder
The Dutch admiralty reports the Greek steamer Ellispontos of 2889 tons, traveling from Ymuiden to Montevideo, torpedoed yesterday near Noord Hinder lights. All twenty one crew members and the Dutch pilot escaped unharmed.
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Amsterdam
Ellispontos
Ymulden
Montevideo
Noord Hinder
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