Floods engulf Mayersville as levee breaks widen
Mississippi levee near Mayersville cracks 1500 feet, flooding Mayersville population 700 and surrounding lands. Nine missing, two dead. refugees moved to Greenville and Vicksburg. Train service disrupted. overflow may reach Glen Allen Hampton Alhambra Luxembourg Booth and Grace within 24 hours. Water expected to retreat to the Mississippi around May 1.
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Isaaguena
Sharkey
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Mississippi Valley Railroad
Greenville and
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Greerville
Greenviln
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Sunflower
Yazoo
Wayside
Action to Secure Latin American Trade by Mobile Chamber
At the Chamber of Commerce meeting in the Cawthon Hotel a committee was appointed to arrange for placing an agent at Central American ports to boost Mobile trade with Latin America. L. J. Davis chairs the committee with E. O. Fowlkes Henry Forchheimer M. Waring Harrison W. W. Cleveland Lee Zimmern and Harry Majerski.
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Cawthon Hotel
Central and
South America
L. J. Davis
Central American
Armbrecht
E. O.fowlkes
Henry Forchheimer
M. Waring Harrison
W. W. Cleveland
Lee Zimmern
Harry Majerski
United Fruit Company
Mobile
New Orleans
J. S. Taylor
Mobile and
Ohio and Southern
Windward Islands
Central America
Colon
Chamber
Central
E. O. Fowlkes
M. W. Harrison
Police Scatter School Children in Pittsburg Protest
In Pittsburg on April 23 only about 19 percent of the city's 70,000 pupils were at work as police moved to disperse crowds around schoolhouses. Children who protested yesterday were brought before a police magistrate, reprimanded, and returned to their parents. Police orders now permit arrests only if pupils harass pedestrians or damage property. The board of education may or may not accept candidates to investigate allegations against Superintendent Heeter.
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Pittsburg
Secarcely
Board of Education
Heeter
State may sue banks over Lacy shortages
The State of Alabama plans to sue Montgomery banks and at least one outside Montgomery to recover losses in the convict department. The suits total about 200000 dollars. Officials say they are not liable, while the governor cites legal advice that banks are liable.
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Cae
Mississippi River Stages ReportApril 23
In the 24 hours to 7 a.m. the river fell at Memphis by 0.5 feet and Helena by 0.1, held at Kansas City, and dropped 0.3 at Vicksburg. Natchez stood at 51.9 feet up 0.1, Baton Rouge 39.9 up 0.4, Donaldsonville 31.6 up 0.3, and New Orleans 19.6 up 0.2 feet.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Nace Oe
Helena
Arkansas City
Vicksburg
Natchez
Baton Rouge
Donaldsonville
Damages Sought After Arrest For Suspicion
Sandy Allen files in law and equity court against steamboat operator Owen F. Burke seeking $1,000 damages for an arrest on a charge of being dangerous and suspicious. The suit alleges no guilty finding at trial and notes the city recorder discharged him.
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Law and Equity
Sandy Allen
Owen F. Burke
City Recorder
Bryan Plans for Universal Peace Concurred in
Secretary Bryan told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that his peace plan, featuring inquiry commissions and public reports before any war, received general approval. He will present details to President Wilson and seek treaty action while pursuing armament limits and diplomatic embassies. He endorsed purchasing embassy buildings abroad while awaiting permanent homes. Subcommittee was asked to review the Isthmian canal treaties. A Mexico injuries report request moved forward.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Bryan
Wilson
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Mark Smith
Mexico
Japanese Chamber Urges U.S. Backing Against Alien Land Bill
Tokyo reports a resolution from the forty five chambers of commerce of Japan urging President Wilson and U.S. leaders to oppose California alien land ownership legislation. A copy of the resolution will be sent to Washington. Speeches during the gathering stressed improving U S Japan relations and opposing the measure.
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Wilson
United States
Japan
California
Chambers of Commerce
Washingtta
Not Titanic Victim Nan Patterson Believed Alive by Relatives
Washington April 23 relatives deny emphatically that Nan Patterson former Florida Girl who faced three murder trials for Caesar Young lost her life in the Titanic disaster. They refuse to confirm her whereabouts but say she writes a letter daily to her dying mother.
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Nan Patterson
Floradora
Caesar Young
Miss Patterson
Fall of Scutari Stirs Berlin Over European Peace
Berlin anxieties rise as Scutari falls and threatens European peace. Daily press debates whether Montenegro will withdraw, and if Austria Hungary or a European mandate will act to oust Montenegrins or to occupy Scutari under a powers conference plan.
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Scutari
Europe
Albania
Austria
Italy
Lokal Anzieger
Austria- Hungary
Vossische Zeitung
Fageblatt
London
Street Cars In Head-On Smash At Dauphin Street
A head-on collision on Mobile Light and Railroad Company service on Dauphin street injured Mrs. C Beroujon wife of J D Beroujon of First National Bank and shook up passengers in two cars. The inbound car front was crushed while the outbound car also suffered front damage. Both remained on track and traffic was delayed briefly.
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Dauphin Street
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
C. Beroujon
J. D. Beroujon
First National Bank
Johnson fined in federal court over necklace case
Jack Johnson received a $1,000 fine after charges of smuggling a $2,000 necklace were dropped. He pleaded nol pros to concealing possession from federal officials. The necklace was forfeited to the government and Johnson still faces trial on a Mann Act indictment.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Mary Konovsky Case Highlighted by Cotton Manufacturers Chief
President Edwin F. Greene opened the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers meeting with a defense of operators and a jab at Mary Konovsky’s wage dispute. He portrayed her as a poor Polish girl used to illustrate calls for higher pay, urging sympathy but showing the industry’s stance on compensation and training.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Mary Konovsky
Edwin F. Greene
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
Little Falls
N. Y
Commissioners of Arbitration
Greene
Mary Knovsky
Dr William G Ward Dies After Illness at 45
Mobile Alabama native Dr William G Ward age 45 died Wednesday afternoon at his home 113 Church Street after a ten day illness He began as a drug store clerk and studied medicine under Dr Rhett Goode He was surgeon for Mobile Light and Railroad Co for about ten years He was a Mason Shriner and is survived by his wife Miss Haas a son his mother and other relatives in the city
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Mobile County
Church Street
Ward
M. F. Tucker
Hamilton and
Dauphin Streets
Rhett Goode
Mobile Medical College
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
Miss Haas
Manuel Cenizas Improves From Typhoid Fever in Providence
Manuel Cenizas, president of the Mobile Fish and Oyster Company, is hospitalized at the Providence Infirmary with typhoid fever and is reported to be improving.
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Manuel Canizas
Manuel Cenizas
Mobile Fish and Oyster Company
Providence Infirmary
Day in Congress Senate and House Proceedings
Senate not in session but meets Thursday as foreign relations committee gives general approval to Secretary Bryan's peace plan. House opens with general debate on tariff bills led by Democratic Leader Underwood.
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Foreign Relations Committee
Bryan
House
Underwood
Weather for Mobile and Vicinity Thundershowers Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms expected tonight and again on Thursday. Brisk winds from the south with possible squalls. In Alabama and Mississippi expect strong south winds and unsettled conditions.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Belgian King May Act to Stop Strike
Dispatches from Brussels report King Albert may seek to end the universal suffrage strike by asking the premier to resign and appoint a cabinet willing to submit the general franchise question to a committee of inquiry. The move could end the strike of folded arms, not clenched fists.
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London
Brussels
Belgium
Albert
Underwood Bill Begins Fight In Tariff Debate
House debate on the tariff bill opens with Representative Underwood urging a consumer focus and arguing the current high tariff era began in the Civil War. Republicans and Progressive Murdock clash over minority time, with five hours allotted to the Progressives and about fifty hours of general discussion planned.
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Associated Pres
Ashlington
House
Underwood
Representative Murdock
Endowment Campaign Seen By Alabama Pastor
Frank W. Brandon pastor of Anniston First Methodist travels to Birmingham and other parts of Alabama to support a $250,000 endowment drive for Birmingham College. Dr. Simpson, the college president, once preached in Anniston.
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Anniston
Ala
Frank W. Brandon
First Methodist Church
Birmingham
Birmingham College
Dr. Simpson
Montenegrins Capture Scutari After 24 Hour Assault
Montenegrin forces seized Scutari after a 24 hour final assault ending six months of siege. Turkish Essaad Pasha reportedly ordered defense to end. Servian artillery aided Montenegrins. capitulation signed after forces reached the city center.
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Associated Press
Cettinje
Scutari
Turkey
Essaad Pasha
Tarakesh
Parker Patent Lock Nut drawn for Mobile manufacture
The Parker patent lock nut, a nut within a nut with a four‑section sleeve, is being reviewed by Mobile’s Chamber of Commerce and Business League to assess large scale production prospects. George Boys and inventor Joseph Parker presented the device, praised by Alabama Iron Works men as a long sought solution.
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Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
George Boys
Joseph Parker
Boys
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Alabama Iron Works
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The
Quaker City Bars Out Britton and Moore
Philadelphia dispatch reports a public safety order barring boxer Jack Britton and local fighter Pat Moore from future bouts in the city after police deemed a Monday night match a fake.
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Quaker City
Britton and
Moore
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Porter
Department of Public Safety
Jack” Britton
Chicago
Pat” Moore
Turkiye Defends Scutari as Montenegro Gains Edge
Reports from London and Vienna describe Allied plans for Scutari in Albania’s future. Montenegrins, aided by Serb siege guns, finally reduced Turkish defenses after months of bombardment. Turkish casualties reached about 5 000 with 3 000 Montenegrin deaths. Civilians largely remained. city suffers extensive ruin. Vienna dispatches note most of Scutari in ruins after the six month siege.
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Scutari
Nicholas
Montenegro
Sie
Varios
Associated Press
Vienna
Capture of Scutari Stuns Rome as Montenegrins Gain City
Rome reports the capture of Scutari by Montenegrin troops. The victory heightens tension as Montenegro may refuse to evacuate, complicating European powers potential coercive actions to end the siege.
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Associated Press
Rome
Scutari
Montenegro
State Secretary Bryan Holds Senate Foreign Relations Meeting
Secretary Bryan and senators discuss U S foreign relations and a plan of arbitration treaties aimed at landmark peace. Committee questions cover Japan Mexico and British affairs as current resolutions on the Mexican situation and Isthmian canal treaties are reviewed.
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Associated Press
Washington
America
Bryan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mexico
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Applebaum Murder Trial Opens in Atlanta
In Atlanta on April 23 the trial of Mrs Callie Applebaum for the murder of Jerome A Applebaum a Chicago traveling man was set for today. The body was found February 26 in his hotel apartment from pistol shots. Coroner witnesses testified to a quarrel between Mrs Applebaum and Young prior to the shooting.
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Atlanta
Callie Applebaum
Jerome A. Applebaum
Chicago
Applebaum
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