Peace Efforts Fail As New York Street Strike Looms
Mayor Mitchel and the public service commission failed to avert a near total strike on New York surface lines. Traction company heads refuse union demands for recognition and higher pay while union organizers recruit conductors and motormen from other cities. A strike order was expected within 48 hours, threatening chaos in Manhattan and Queens.
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New York
Mitchel
Public Service Commission
Street Railway Men’s Union
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Boston
New Haven
New York Railways Company
Labor Union
Manhattan
Queens
Street Railway Company
Street Railway Unions Ready Demand With Strike Vote Threat
William Fitzgerald announces that New York street railway and Queens railways workers will present demands to companies today and await replies by 6 p.m. tomorrow. If refused, a strike vote among employees will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchel
William Bb. Fitzgerald
Orgaizer
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
New York Street Railway
New York and Queens Railways
Large Number of Relief Applications Filed Today
The Central Relief Committee of the Chamber of Commerce reports a flood of relief applications from outlying districts. Secretary E Q Norton notes rapid, efficient processing and quick aid for worthy applicants once filed. Finance committee report was not yet filed by 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Relief Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce
E. Q. Norton
Finance Committee
River Steamer Menge Expected Here
News of the river steamer J. H. Menge from Vicksburg Miss. reaches the Alabama river trade as owners Owen Burke and George E. Glover anticipate its arrival by Thursday afternoon with no news yet received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Menge
Vicksburg
Messrs. Owen Burke
George E. Glover
Man Receives Twelve Months for Abandoning Family
James Steinbach, described as a negro, was found guilty by a circuit court jury of abandoning his family. Judge Hogan sentenced him to twelve months in the juvenile court, with an appeal filed to a higher tribunal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Steinbach
Hogan
President Wilson and Shields Confer on Water Power Bills
Senator Shields and President Wilson conferred on water power bills governing navigable streams. The measures have cleared both chambers and are in conference. The president objects to some features of both bills.
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Washington
Shields
Wilson
Senate
House
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi Tonight
Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi calls for probable showers tonight and Friday with Mobile and vicinity seeing the same. Maximum Friday temperature around 58 degrees. Fresh southeast to east winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Mobile
Cure for Ringworm in Children by Cuticura Soap
A mother reports two years of ringworms on her children's faces and scalps, causing hair loss and itching. After trying various remedies, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, noting improvement in two weeks. Sample free by mail with a 32-page Skin Book. active sales offered nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl V. Saunders
Kaiser Depressed and Nervous Amid War Strain
A neutral royal envoy in London says Kaiser Wilhelm II is deeply dejected and anxious. The once ebullient emperor appears morose, scarcely smiling, and travels constantly to soothe frayed nerves as age nears fifty eight in January 1917.
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Kaiser
Royal
London
Royal House
William II
Deutschland leaves U S territorial waters under naval protection
A Baltimore aimed message to the neutrality squadron says the Deutschland passed Cape Henry at 8 30 p m as destroyer Sterrett escorted the sub to clear U S waters. Five U S warships including North Carolina guarded the capes to prevent interference as she exited.
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Baltimore
United States
Hampton Roads
Capes
Timmins
Sterrett
Norfolk Navy Yard
U. S
Navy
North Carolina
Alabama counties subsidize some districts in education fund
A state bulletin reveals that 58 counties pay into the educational fund while 59 counties net receive. Jefferson County contributes 205,467.69 more than it gets back. Mobile and Montgomery also overpay by sizable margins. The fund shows overall 59 net counties gain 632,962.74, while 58 counties contribute 291,517.77 more than they receive.
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Mobile
Educational Fund
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Educational Department
Eigh
Jefferson County
Baldwin
Calhoun
Shelby
Tuscaloosa
Walker
Wilcox Leads Counties in Net Benefit from Tax System
The bulletin notes Wilcox county receives $21,510.22 more than it pays, with Lowndes a close second at $20,031.53 and Escambia at $85.57. It argues that counties gaining more than they pay should not vote against a constitutional amendment allowing up to three mills extra school taxes.
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Wilcox
Lowndes County
Escambia
The
Bulletins
Deutschland Seaborne Submarine Leaves Virginia Coast Beneath Night
The German submarine Deutschland escaped Allied patrols near the Virginia capes on a reported 18 mile run from Chesapeake Bay. Accompanied by the tug Thomas F. Timmins, the vessel maintained an even keel at 19 knots, saluting searchlights as it progressed toward Baltimore, with the Bremen yet unseen.
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Norfolk
Chesapeake Bay
Capes
Thomas F. Timmins
Baltimore
Deutschland
Bremen
Baltimore Harbor
Paul Koenig
Solomon‘s Island
Koenig
Eight Alabama counties fund state education more than they receive
The piece notes eight counties pay into the state treasury while fifty nine counties draw more than they contribute. Jefferson Mobile and Montgomery fund most of the excess, with Jefferson county alone covering over two thirds of the total. It argues that Bullock county should support a constitutional amendment allowing Jefferson county residents to tax themselves to improve education.
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Jefferson
Mobile
Montgomery
Jefferson County
Bullock County
Deutschland and Timmins Engage Near Cape Henry
The German submersible Deutschland and the tug Timmins shadowed and maneuvered near the Cape Henry area as a newspaper press boat tracked their movements. The Deutschland appeared with a false superstructure and odd lighting while both vessels accelerated toward the press boat, exchanging signals before continuing toward the bay.
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Capes
Tangier Island
Cape Henry
Somerset
Ivy
Old Point
Timmins
Monjack Bay
Deutschland
Farm Loan Board to be Organized Speedily
President Wilson named the farm loan board members who were confirmed by the Senate. The board will meet in Washington on August 7 to plan twelve federal land bank districts and hearings nationwide. An executive head, the farm loan commissioner, will be appointed, with operations expected to begin next spring.
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Washington
Farm Loan Board
Wilson
McAdoo
Senate
United States
Federal Land Bank
Farm Loan Commissioner
Submarine Deutschland Maneuvers Close to Shore in Bay Transit
As the sun set over the bay the Deutschland, freshly painted in green and gray, rode behind the Timmins convoy. The submersible flashed signals from its periscope as Cape Henry lightship and pilot boats drew nearer, then hugged the shore closely while the Timmins cleared the capes to check for allied warships.
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Deutschland
Timmins
Cape Henry
Virginia
Maryland
Capes
Noel Defendant in a Large Suit
Yazoo City lawyer C S Rhodes and the Postal Telegraph Co are sued for 35000 by attorney Barbour Henry and EF L Brown in Yazoo circuit court. The suit alleges Noel and Rhodes harmed the plaintiff’s professional standing over the Smith millions dispute in Georgia. It cites a March telegram from Atlanta accusing Rhodes of betrayal to clients.
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Jackson
Miss
Yazoo City
E. F. Noel
Lexington
Postal Telegraph Company
C.S. Rhodes
Barbour Henry
EF. L. Brown
Telegraph Company
Yazoo
Smith
Georgia
Noel
Rhodes
Ella Marks Thisholm
Atlanta
A. M. Wilkes
Thisholm
Militiamen Rejected at the Border May Have to Walk Home
New York August 3 Knowl edge reaches the department of the east that guardsmen with dependent relatives who seek discharge expect the U S government to pay their transportation to the point of enlistment The headquarters of General Leonard Wood announced that this would not be done Discharged guardsmen cease to be part of the government machine at once and any travel they plan will be at their own expense.
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New York
Department of the East
United States
Leonard Wood
Deutschland Submarine Sights Signals Then Sails Into Sea
The Deutschland signalled to the Timmins then headed down the channel to sea in under fifteen minutes. Captain Hinsch said the crew, after submerging near shore, ended with three cheers for America and the American people as the sub began its voyage back to its home country.
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Gress
Deutschland
Timmins
Norfolk
Hinsch
America
Old Country
Koenig
Deutschland Sails From Port in Atlantic Run
The Deutschland, under Captain Koenig, plied the Atlantic waves with cheers from the crew as it departed. The sub surfaced briefly near the capes before slipping underwater again. The captain stated no English cruisers could follow and predicted the Bremen would reach an American port safely, noting only one US torpedo boat destroyer was seen.
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Koenig
Atlantic
Capes
Bremen
Hinsch
95 Retired Locomotives at Big Ditch to Be Sold
Sealed proposals to purchase 95 retired locomotives of various classes will be received in the chief quartermaster s office Panama Canal Balboa Heights C C until 10 30 a m August 23 1916 Circular 1057 with full information form of contract bond etc may be obtained on application to the chief quartermaster.
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Pandtna Canal
Balboa Heights
C. C
Borland renews push for beef trust probe in Congress
Representative Borland of Missouri renewed charges of a meat trust and urged action on a proposed investigation of meat prices by the Federal Trade Commission. He cited large dividends for Swift Armour Morris and Cudahy and warned of market manipulation while cattle herds dwindled from 60 million in 1900 to 87 million last year.
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Washington
Borland
Missouri
Oneral Trade Commission
Judiciary Committee
Swift Company
Armour Company
Morris Company
Cudahy Company
Liver Trouble Relief with Chamberlain's Tablets
Joe Dingman of Webster City Iowa reports periodic liver trouble with side back and stomach pain. After using half a bottle of Chamberlain's Tablets he felt better and had no pain. Ad. Obtainable everywhere.
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Joe Dingman
Webster City
Iowa
Chamberlain
Adyv
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Neckar
C. S. Rhodes
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Big Ditch
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J. A. Pizzona
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C. J. Gayfer & Company
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