Banker Harold of Montgomery Criticises O Neal
Charles L. Harold president of Montgomery Savings Bank denounces governor for suing banks to recover state money paid to Convict Department officers. He argues banks acted in good faith, cites lack of liability for embezzlement and calls the action a technicality against innocent parties.
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E Montgomery
Ala
Charles L. Harold
Montgomery Savings Bank
Alabama
Theodore Lacy
Alabama Convict Board
Harold
Montgomery
State Convict Department
Convict Department
Lacy
Oakley
Public hearing airs harsh working conditions at shoe plant
Illinois senate probe into the International Shoe Company reveals pay for women as low as $3 a week with speeding pressure and harsh foremen. Agnes Mill and Pearl Briggs describe starting pay and sharp wage rises only to be limited by piece work. Derby, company superintendent, is pressed to bring payrolls for next hearing.
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Associated Press
Springfield
O'Hara
Derby
Agnes Mill
International Shoe Company
Pearl Briggs
International Shoe Factory
Cobb Returns to Detroit Reinstatement Sought
Tyrus Cobb signs 1913 contract with the Detroit team after a conference with President Navin. Detroit applies to the national commission for Cobb's reinstatement.
Novel Washington tariff debate features rostrum questions
In Washington on April 25 with three days left for general debate on the Underwood tariff bill in the House, leaders expect passage to the Senate in early May. J Hampton Moore and A Mitchell Palmer led the day’s debate amid plans to limit amendments and speed passage. Moore introduced a tariff primer using questions from the rostrum, answering with a wide survey of tariff law and policy while charging Democrats with misrepresentation and critics with various motives.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Underwood
J. Hampton Moore
A. Mitchell Palmer
Representative Moore
Congress
Mr. Moore
Wilson
Moore
Secretary Bryan trip pleases Japanese officials in Sacramento
In Torio報 April 26 the Japanese press largely approves President Wilson’s plan to send Secretary of State Bryan to Sacramento to discuss proposed alien land ownership laws with state legislators. The Osaka Mainichi mirrors a warlike tone, warning Japan’s fleet could act if provoked.
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Associated Press
TORIO
Wilson
Bryan
Sacramento
Osaka Mar Mainichi
Walters Held as Boy’s Kidnap Suspect Returns Home
Identification of the child taken last August as Robert Dunbar gains credibility after telegram from Lumberton NC quoting Julia Anderson as mother. Opelousas marks the homecoming with holiday, decorations, a brass band, and a parade for Mr and Mrs Dunbar and their recovered child Little Robbie.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
W. C. Walters
Robert Dunbar
Lumberton
N. CC
Julia Anderson
Walters
Anderson
C. P. Dunbar
Opelousas
Robert
Duns
Dunbar
Little Robbie
Romona Borden 15 Sought After in New York
The New York police launch a systematic hunt for Romona Borden the 17 year old daughter of Gail Borden the milk magnate. Clues are vague and family officials deny knowledge of her location. A reported return to a New Jersey sanitarium proved false and a girl matching her description sailed on the liner Cincinnati with wireless pending to the captain.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Police Department
Romana Borden
Gail Borden
Borden
New Jersey
Smith protests Huerta request over Mexican troop movement
Senator Smith of Arizona protested a Huerta request to move 800 federal soldiers who had crossed into the United States at Nogales after the battle of Naco. He argued that granting permission would aid Huerta and that troop movements by either side should not be allowed through American territory.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Smith
Arizona
Cabinet
Huerta
Nogales
Naco
el Paso
Tex
Juarez
Schalor Smith
Commerce Court Rules on Shreveport Texas Rate Case
The Commerce Court sustains Interstate Commerce Commission orders in the Shreveport Texas rate dispute and upholds federal supremacy over state intrastate rates. Minnesota and other states may hinge on the decision as they challenge state rate systems and interstate commerce protections.
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Commerce Court
D. C
Shreveport-Texas
Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroads
Supreme Court
Congress
Shreveport
McReynolds
Minnesota
Texas
Thomas D. O'Brien
Stae
Louisiana
Dallas
Texas Railroad Commission
State Commission
Federal Commission
Texas State Commission
Interstate Commission
Texas Commission
Bryan's Peace Plan Praised by Diplomats in London
The Evening Standard reports Secretary Bryan's peace proposal presented to the Washington diplomatic corps praised for its simplicity and potential, with caution that its practicality waits on future events. It warns European governments to warmly welcome and consider the communication.
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Associated Press
London
Bryan
Washington
Evening Standard
Senate Not In Session Mon. Alaska Railway Hearing Began
The Senate was not in session and will meet on Monday. The territories committee opened hearings on Alaska railway development. In the House, the chamber met at 11 a.m. and resumed general debate on the tariff bill with Representatives Palmer Moore and Gordon speaking.
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Senate
Territories Committee
Alaska
House
Palmer
Moore
Gordon
Weather forecast for Saturday and tonight
Rain tonight or Saturday with cooler air. Light to moderate winds, mostly northwest. Local showers likely in western areas with cooler conditions Saturday. Mississippi region expects clear skies tonight and Saturday with lighter rain in the east portion.
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Mobile
Mississippi
Protection for Youths Is Asked by U S Attorney
U S District Attorney J B Sloan urges federal action to amend the penal code to forbid shanghaiing minors aboard US vessels. He writes to Attorney General McReynolds and Alabama Senators Johnston and Bankhead after two Columbus Georgia youths sailed on the Italian bark Mincio to Rio de Janeiro.
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United States District
J.B. Sloan
United
McReynolds
Joseph F. Johnston
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Sloan
Congress
Columbus
Clarence
Lawrence Bailey
Emmet Smith
Rio de Janeiro
United States
J. B. Sloan
Persson
High Seas
Mexican refugees head to Juarez after Naco battle
General Pedro Ojeda defeats at Naco and 250 refugee federal soldiers depart for Juarez via El Paso. Their orders came from Washington. Mexican troops held by US forces at Naco since the April clash. Ninth Cavalry units stationed near Naco will be returned to normal border patrol.
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Douglas, Ariz
Pedro Ojeda
Naco
Juarez
Fl Paso
Tex
Washington
United Oa Ae
Ninth Cavalry
Nago
Old Levee at Remy Fails and New One in Peril
The Mississippi main line levee at Remy Louisiana 43 miles north of New Orleans with 2000 laborers fought through a night of rain to hold until dawn. The old levee began caving opposite the Frey plantation and workers rushed to raise the unfinished new levee behind it. If the new levee fails, several parishes face millions in damage including Lutcher and nearby rice and tobacco plantations. rail service between New Orleans and Baton Rouge could be disrupted.
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Associated Press
Remy
New Orleans
Frey
United States
John Newton
Hunter C. Leake
Pontchartrain
St. James
St. John Ih Baptist
of Lutcher
Yazoo
Olney States U S Can Set Panama Canal Tolls
Washington April 26 Richard Olney former secretary of state told an American Society of International Law gathering that the United States as owner of the Panama canal has the right to fix toll terms and that neutrality applies only to users not the United States. He argued the words all nations do not include the United States and suggested a special tribunal for arbitration. Chandler P. Anderson also spoke noting U S entitlement to exempt its own vessels from tolls or to refund them.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Panama Canal
Richard Olney
American Society of Internationals
Hague
Great Britain
Chandler. P. Anderson
State Department
Belgium Strike Ends as Work Resumes Nationwide
Liege reports that the National Socialist Congress decision to resume work across Belgium has been accepted by strikers in Liege and surrounding cities. Factories and businesses have restarted and economic activity returned to normal.
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Associated Press
Liege
Belgium
National Socialist Congress
Brussles
Belgian Strikers' Children Depart for Home from Lille
Nearly 2,000 Belgian striker children cared for by sympathizers in Lille begin travel home today. They carry gifts from their temporary guardians as they leave for Belgium amid the strike.
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Associated Press
Lille
France
Belgium
Artillery Taken At Scutari In Montenegro War Report
April 25 report from CETTINJE Montenegro states Turkish garrison troops left Scutari with rifles and sidearms while allies seized 46 quick firing cannons 12 howitzers and heavy siege guns.
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Scutari
Associated Press
Cettinje
Montenegro
Flood Threat to Rail Lines Hits Louisiana Region
Melville Louisiana reports flood danger to railways Frisco Railroad between Baton Rouge and Opelousas Southern Pacific branch Baton Rouge to Lafayette and Texas and Pacific between Plaquemine and Melville. Several towns likely inundated but less damage where swamp land dominates. Krotz Springs crevasse expected to ease danger upper Atchafalaya. Melville gauge around 41 to 42 feet with rising crew impact.
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Associated Press
Melville
Frisco
Baton Rouge
Opelousas
Southern Pacific
la Fayette
Texas and Pacific
Plaquemine
Latannia
Bowie
Livonia
Lottie
Fordee
Krotz Springs
Atchafalaya
Levee Breach Floods Areas North Of Krotz Springs
The main line of the Atchafalaya river east bank levee broke near the Frisco Railroad bridge at Krotz Springs just after midnight. The crevasse threatens Pointe Coupee and Iberville parishes and damages two railroads with Mississippi river connections west.
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Associated Press
Melville
Atchafalaya River
Krotz Springs
Pointe Coupee
Iberville
Terrific rainfall hits Louisiana and Mississippi towns
Heavy rains covered Louisiana and Mississippi with 24 hour totals from 1.5 to 5 inches. Streets flooded up to a foot in places as utilities and roads faced widespread disruption. The Fifth Louisiana District near Lake Providence to Red River landing saw water levels four to nine tenths of a foot higher than record highs, with forecasts predicting a further two feet rise. Farmers moved livestock to higher ground and families evacuated in districts along the river.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
Cheney
Opelousas
Natchez
Port Gibson
Greenwood
Vicksburg
Yazoo ‘City
West Gulf States
Fifth Louisi District
Lake Province
Red River Landing
Arkansas River Crevasse Water Reaches Chicot County
Crevasse water from the Oak Ridge break in the Arkansas river levee has reached the lower part of Chicot county Ark and will spread over swamp lands of Morehouse and West Carroll parishes in Louisiana by tonight. Farmers moved stock to high ground after notice of the floodfront.
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Associated Press
Monroe
Oak Ridge
Arkansas River
Chicot County
Ark
Morehouse
West Carroll Parishes
Louisiana
Federal Aid Topic Dominates Good Roads Session
Birmingham delegates at the National Association of Good Roads in session hear Missouri representative D W Shackleford discuss federal aid for highways. Alaska wagon roads and trails are described by Mrs B R Bernardi. other papers address agriculture and road work programs in several states.
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Birmingham
Ala
National Association of Good Roads
D. W. Shackleford
Missouri
R. Bernardi
Nome
Alaska
P A
P A ‘ E. J.watson, Commissioner’ of Agriculture of South Carolina; S.M. Johnston
Roswell
N. M
Samuel Lea
South Dakota
F. H. Galcock
South Carolina
James A. Rountree
Birmingha
Federation
Eadtion
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National Commis
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Cobb
National Commission
Happy Dunbar
Romona Borden
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Iarge Force
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Krotz
Arkansas
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