Strike dispute grips Mobile iron works district
Labor and management remain uncompromising after a week long strike by iron workers machinists and ship carpenters. Pickets guard Alabama Iron Works Home Industry Foundry Mobile Foundry Henderson Iron Works Gulf City Boiler Works and Pinto Island docks while authorities order distance rules and police protection for day and night shifts.
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Sheriff's Department
Alabama Iron Works
Home Industry Foundry
Mobile Foundry
Henderson Iron Works
Gulf City Boiler Works
River Front
Pinto Island
Palmer
EV MeTeek Lis Ree
Laundryman Held as Embezzler in Mobile Case
Edward J. Sweeney, longtime solicitor for Imperial Sanit ary Laundry, was jailed on embezzlement charges then posted bond for inferior criminal court. Complainant G. Arispauch alleges Sweeney, acting as agent, embezzled about 3250 dollars in sixty days while residing in Mobile aged 20.
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Edward J. Sweeney
Imperial Sanitary Laundry
Inferior Criminal Court
G. ¥. Arispauch
Ianuary
Sweeney
Mobile
Keyes Laurendine Os
Planned Invasion of Venezuela While Residing in Germany
Berlin dispatch reports Cipriano Castro devised his invasion plan during a Dresden stay with German friend Hermann Wolfram. Arriving March 26 after Hamburg, he misled seekers about Paris and the Canary Islands before drafting a proclamation for the Venezuelan people at Coro on July 27 and leaving Dresden for Venezuela in early July.
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Berlin
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Dresden
Hermann Wolfram
Castro
Hamburg
United States
Paris
Canary Islands
Wolfram
Coro
Warner Hobson proposes ban on all liquor sales
Washington Aug 5 Representative I. Ob. Alams introduced a constitutional amendment proposal to prohibit the sale of all alcoholic beverages. The measure seeks to curb liquor commerce nationwide.
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Hobson
Washington
I . Ob. Alams
Four governors candidates to attend Bibb County barbecue
Montgomery Aug 5 Four aspirants for governor will attend a Bibb county barbecue at Brent tomorrow. Attending will be former Governor B B Comer Commissioner of Agriculture R F Kolb Walter D Sneed and John H Wallace. Charles Henderson will be absent. Kolb says he will speak only on agricultural topics and will not campaign until September 1 in Birmingham.
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Montgomery
Ala
Brent
Bibb County
B. B. Comer
Agriculture
Birmingham
Negress Escapes City Jail Amid Strike Fever
Alice Simpson, held at the police station, refused to work on Tuesday and was placed in the dungeon. As the dungeon door opened for her to be unlocked, she ran and escaped. Police expect her quick recapture or voluntary return given her notoriety with officers.
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Alice Simpson
Slit trousers for men spark talk in Mobile
A comic politicking piece notes Pittsburg announces men will wear slit trousers like women. Mobile tailors expect demand, while Chief Crenshaw jokes arrest for drunkenness. The piece mocks fashion shifts and imagines morning embarrassment and public giggles.
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Pittsburg
Mobile
Sidney Coan
Pittsburg Dispatch
Imaraig
Frank W .Crenshaw
Insane Hospital
Unbearable Lee Street Conditions Prompt City Action
Lee street residents urge drainage, grading and paving as the sanitary sewer overflows create unbearable conditions. Commissioners consider licensing phrenologists, defer petitions to grant licenses, and discuss a new Catholic school building project at Ann and Davis avenues.
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Laz Schwarz
Pat J. Lyons
Harry Pillans
Louis ‘Mitchell
Maria Mitchell
Annie Dematro
Lyons
Conrad F. Reubasher
Stephen Collins
St. Bernard's Catholic School
Ann and Davis Avenue
Lee-street
Safford Berney
Alabama campaign emblem ties Panama Canal celebrations
The emblem to be used statewide in Southern Commercial Congress campaign work features a design worn in every town. The motto Alabama Did It honors Morgan Goethals and Gorgas as Alabama-born figures linked to the canal project.
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Southern Commercial Congress
Alabama
Morgan
Goethals
Gorgas
Dorgas
Motile
L N Railroad to Appeal Rate Ruling to Supreme Court
Col onel W A Colston general solicitor for the Louisville and Nashville railroad arrived in Montgomery for the North and South passenger rate hearing and stated the railroad will appeal the federal court decision upholding the 212 cent rate to the U S Supreme Court. He did not indicate whether an injunction would be reinstated pending appeal.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. A. Colston
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Railroad Commission
Louisville and Nashville
Federal Supreme Court
Colston
Legrande Reported Dying in Perdido Bay Area
M. P. Legrande a former Montgomery banker and trustee of the University of Alabama is reported dying at Perdido Bay according to a message received here this morning.
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Montgomery
Perdido Bay
Ala
M. P Legrande
University of Alabama
Wilson resignation not surprise in Mexico City
The Associated Press reports that Ambassador Wilson’s resignation was expected in Mexico City as his February actions drew mixed approval and his removal was generally anticipated. Many note regret over his departure but acknowledge the decision.
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Wilson
City OF Mexico
Associated Press
Mexico City
Hered
Henry Lane Wilson Suffering from Overwork and Nervous Disorder
Crawfordsville report states Henry Lane Wilson who resigned as U S ambassador to Mexico is ill from overwork and a nervous disorder. His son John V Wilson says father worked from a sick bed and will retire to Indianapolis after resignation accepted.
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Associated Press
Crawfordsvile
Ind
Henry Lane Wilson
United States
Mexico
John V. Wilson
J. Wilson
Indianapolis
Sca
Maury I Diggs Arraigned in San Francisco Case
Maury I Diggs of Sacramento faces trial with Drew Caminetti for violating the Mann white slave law for transporting Martha Warrington from Sacramento to Reno. An additional indictment accuses Diggs and Sacramento attorney Charles Harris of conspiring to suborn perjury in defense against wire-abandonment charges. Theodore Roche, SF police commission president, appears as special prosecutor after McReynolds appoints him post McNab resignation.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Maury
Diggs
Sacramento
Drew Caminetti
Martha Warrington
Cal
Reno
Ney
Charles l. Harris
Caminett
Theodore Roche
Habeas Corpus Hearing in New Orleans Delayed to August
In New York, August 1. Habeas corpus for Emmanuel Castillorite former governor of Carmapeche held on murder and robbery charges in Messes was postponed to August 23. Brito’s arrest followed a Mexican administration request amid tense U S Mexico relations drawing interest in the Caribbean colonies.
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New York
Emmanuel Castillorite
Carmapeche
Messes
Brito
Mexico
Central Railway Wreck In Oliver Ga Injures Many
Three train workers were seriously injured and twelve Black passengers slightly hurt when Central Railway passenger No. 4 derailed near Oliver Georgia. A detective running gear on an express car caused the crash. six cars left the track. The seriously hurt were an express messenger a baggage master and a mail clerk all from Atlanta. They were taken to a hospital in town.
Southern Checker Players Open Championship Play in Atlanta
Thirty checker players from several sites began play in Atlanta for the Southern Checker Association championship. The tournament runs today through tomorrow and perhaps longer. Notable contestant M. Allen of Knoxville, Tennessee, holder of the title since 1911.
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Atlanta
Associated Press
Southern Checker Association
To M. Allen
Knoxville, Tenn
Weather Report From Royal and Dauphin Streets
Temperatures recorded at the corner of Royal and Dauphin indicate a high around 77 and a low near 26 C with readings through the morning. Alabama remains fair tonight and Wednesday, Mississippi also fair tonight with likely changes to fair conditions Wednesday.
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Royal and
Dauphin
Foraker Denies Mulhall Lobbyist Claims Before Senate Panel
Former Senator Joseph B Foraker testifies he had limited involvement with the Union Pacific reorganization of 1897 and denies backing National Association of Manufacturers measures. He says he knew Mulhall since 1883 but did not take his influence seriously and did not believe Mulhall was as powerful as claimed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Joseph Benson Foraker
Senate Lobby Committee
Martin M. Mulhall
National Association of Manufacturers
Foraker
Union Pacific
David Lamar
Lamar
United States
Mulhall
Mulbhali
Levy Defends New York Banks in House Debate
Representative Levy challenged Secretary McAdoo's claim that New York banks sought to depress bond prices. Levy introduced a resolution urging a transfer list for government bonds dated May 7. Objections from Mann, Foster and others blocked immediate action. Senator William Alden Smith of Michigan proposed a Senate banking committee investigation that was not pursued.
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Asence
Washington
New York
McAdoo
House
Levy
Mann
Foster
Senate Banking Committee
William Aiden Smith
Michigan
Saulsbury Warns Against Long Tariff Debate
Senator Saulsbury of Delaware defends the tariff bill against a protracted debate. He says no manufacturers or special interests have written sections and asserts the bill stands on its merits amid a tense Senate session.
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Saulsbury
Associated Press
Washington
Delaware
Senate Today
Saula- Lory
Wilson Asks Permit To Accept A Statue
President Wilson asked Congress for permission to accept a statue of William Pitt. The gift, sent by admirers, was presented in Washington on August 5.
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Wilson
Aseorigted
Washington
Congress
William Pitt
Day in Congress Tense as Tariff Debate Resumes
The Senate resumes debate on a tariff measure as Senator Hitchcock opposes currency legislation. A point of order interrupts, and the tariff bill remains the focus. In the House, Representative Levy seeks bond transfer records since July 4, and Rep Stephens pushes a Mexico neutrality resolution.
United States Will Not Recognize Huerta Yet
President Wilson delays policy steps until Lind, personal representative, reaches Mexico City to assess conditions. Lind will communicate that only the constitutionally chosen government will be recognized, involving Huerta's resignation and a newly appointed foreign minister. Lind, acting as unofficial ambassador, may later be named ambassador once stability and recognition occur. Secretary Bryan noted Lind’s travel plan via New Orleans or Galveston to board the New Hampshire.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Lind
Minnesota
Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Huerta
Mexi
Bryan
New Orleans
Galveston
New Hampshire
McAdoo Pushes Evidence on 2 Percent Bonds Decline
Secretary McAdoo seeks data from a national bank examiner on purchases and sales of United States 2 per cent bonds by large New York banks. He argues the recent drop was due to a concerted campaign by influential banks to undermine the currency bill. Congress plans investigations into the situation.
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Associated Press
Washington
McAdoo
United States
New York City
New York
Veo
Congress
Cattle Inrush Intensifies At Kansas City Stock Yards
The AP reports a large inflow of cattle from Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri to the Kansas City stock yards as a drought continues and rain is hoped for. About 30 000 were unloaded yesterday and 16 000 more today with prices 15 to 25 cents lower per hundred and a total drop of 50 cents to 1.25 a hundred in ten days. Traders cite letters and telegrams from stock-raising districts warning the market could flood further without rain.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Nebraska
Keansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Commission
American and Native Shot Dead in New Orleans Incident
A July shooting in New Orleans left two men dead, Captain J. C. Graves of the Mengel Lumber Company and a native man, after Graves reportedly had trouble with the native. A second unnamed shooting occurred nearly simultaneously, resulting in both deaths.
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New Orleans
J. C. Graves
Mengel Lumber Company
Louisville
Graves
Voth
Stephens Declares Against Conditions in Mexico
Washington dispatch reports Representative Stephens of Texas introduced a resolution demanding recognition of a state of public war in Mexico and U S neutrality between belligerents. The measure would repeal the neutrality law prohibiting arms exports to Mexico and was referred to the rules committee. A second Stephens proposal seeks a commission to settle Mexican affairs.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mexico
Stephens
Texas
United States
Carranza Receives Report On Railroad Action In Mexico
General Carranza was informed of Toreadora Elizonda’s official report detailing the August 1 disruption of the Mexican National Railroad between Laredo and Monterey. Federal forces reportedly destroyed track sections near Monclova after a sortie from that city. Political support from Republicans in Congress was noted for a nonpartisan Mexican program.
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Associated Press
Monclava
Monclova
Federal
Wilson
House
Mann
Britten Pushes Swift Funding for Three New Dreadnoughts
Representative Britten of Illinois introduced an emergency appropriation to begin immediate construction of three additional dreadnought battleships. The preamble cites unsettled U.S. relations with Japan and Mexico and urges readiness for possible war.
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Associated Press
Washington
Britten
Republican
Ilinois
Japan
Mexico
United States
British to Decide on Pacific Exposition Participation
In London Aug 6 the house of commons debated British involvement in the Pacific Panama Exposition. Private enterprise was urged to supply momentum, but Sir Edward Grey stated the cabinet's decision not to participate rests on commercial considerations.
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Associated Press
London
House of Commons
Edward Grey
Fire Devours Blue Mountain House at regional border
On August 5 the Blue Mountain House on the Pennsylvania Maryland border burned destroying the hotel and sending 175 guests fleeing in night attire. Frank and RBF Metzger of Norfolk were seriously burned while escaping through a trap door as flames swept floors four and above. Estimated loss around $200000.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Blue Mountain House
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Malcolm
Frank
Rbf Metzger
Norfolk
Metzger
Fire destroys Blue Mountain House hotel in Baltimore
Associated Press reports a blaze at the Blue Mountain House in Baltimore on August 5. Many guests, including Baltimoreans, fled as flames spread rapidly. Jewelry valued at over 100000 dollars was lost. a guest described babies tossed from windows during the chaos.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Blue Mountain House
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