Striker Arrested on Assault Charge After Workplace Clash
Joe Mahler a machinist 72 St Stephens Road was arrested Thursday morning on disorderly conduct charged with assaulting William Agnew an ironworker near Home Industry Iron Works after a melee with strikers Wednesday. Police Chief Crenshaw orders strikers barred from streets near plants and warns of immediate arrest after a warning if disobedience continues.
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Joe Mahler
St. Stephen's Road
J. W. Murphy
Mahler
William Agnew
Home Industy Iron Works
Recorder's Court
William Kiing
Home Industry Iron Works
Kling
Agnew
Crenshaw
Warnin
Renew
William Kling
Phillip Shock
State
Water Street
Fon Helton
Alex MecCarrer
Mary Phagan Murder Trial Moves Toward Verdict
In Atlanta the state rests its case against Leo M. Frank after calling three witnesses in the Mary Phagan murder trial. Dr. H F Harris testified that Phagan was killed about a half hour after eating in court and that she was assaulted just before her death. C B Dalton testified he had seen Frank receive women visitors in his office.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
H. F. Harris
C. B. Dalton
James Conley
Dalton
Phaga
Bacon Defends Administration On Senate Floor
Senator Bacon urged restraint on Mexico policy while Senator Clark pressed for prompt investigation. Clark accused the administration of secrecy as American lives and property faced risk. Bacon warned against hasty action and said no communication from Mexico had arrived, signaling patience until developments emerge.
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Bacon
Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Clark
Wyoming
Republic
Mexico
Sogaist barred from street corners under city order
William Doyle socialist and strike leader who preached at Bienville Square corners for a year is barred from street speaking after mayor Laz Schwarz heard complaints of attacks on creeds and religious institutions. Doyle must hire a hall or tent for talks and cannot use streets near Bienville Square. Chief Crenshaw to be notified.
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WM. Doyle
Hienville Square
Laz Schwarz
Doyle
Schwarz
Bienville Square
Chief Crenshaw
Plans for September music festival in Mobile
Representatives from nearly every lodge in Mobile met at the Chamber of Commerce to organize a September music festival for the Southern Commercial Congress. Committees on entertainment and theaters and halls were formed to secure talent and book venues, with lodges like the Loyal Order of Moose and Knights of Security named on the panels. The event includes four bands in the parade, mobile lodge floats, and ornate column representations on Government street, tied to a broader pageant and a potential visit by President Wilson in October.
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Panama
Southern Commercial Congress
Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
George B. Sel'ers
The
Loyal Order of Moose
A. R. McDonald
Maccabees
George L. Clinton
Knights and Ladies of Security
Leo M. Br
B’nai Brith
E. A. Brunnel
German~ American Alliance;\\E.\. Cahall, Knights and Ladies of Honor:E. J. Grove
Fraternal Union of America
Hall
Alabama Lodge of Odd Fellows
Sigy
Mobile Jodges
Government Street
Wilson
Republicans Favor Currency Bill Says Mann
Washington Aug 7 Leader Mann said no determined opposition from Republicans to the administration currency bill. He predicted the measure would be so perfected that many Republicans would vote for it. Mann believed the House would pass the bill this session but the Senate would likely hold it up until December.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Mann
Senate
Caminetti Diggs case sparks bitter legal battle
San Francisco August 7 The Caminetti Diggs case now in Frisco promises to be one of the state's fiercest legal fights. Prominence of the accused, national interest after Attorney McNabb's resignation, and the high profile families involved drive wide attention. The photo shows the daughters Naomi Caminetti and Evelyn Diggs.
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San Francisco
Caminetti-Diggs
Frisco
McNabb
Naomi
S. Drew
Caminetti
United States Commissioner of Immigration
Little Evelyn
Maury Diggs
Drew
Reno
Japanese Envoys Visit to Study California Alien Law
Dr Juichi Soyeda and Tadao Kamiya led a Japan chamber of commerce delegation to the United States to examine California alien laws. They reported cordial Pacific coast sentiment, hope for mutual understanding, and opposition to discrimination.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Vancouver
Felix Diaz
Mexico
Japan
Juichi Soyeda
Tadao Kamiya
Tokio Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce of Japan
California
Soyeda
Pacific
Sacramento
Kamiya
South and North Alabama Rate Case Concludes Today
Hearing in Montgomery ends as railroad observer G. W. Lamb testifies on the 3 cent passenger rate. The commission reviews if the Louisville and Nashville system’s rates are reasonable, following recent orders for 21 2 cent rates on related lines. The case covers the span from Montgomery to Decatur.
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Montgomery
Ala
South
North Alabama
Railroad Commission
G. W. Lamb
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Louisville and Nashville
Central of Georgia
The
Western Railway of Alabama
South and North Alabama
Decatur
Imperator Sets Passenger Record Crossing Atlantic
The steamship Imperator arrived in New York with more cabin passengers aboard than any previous crossing. Including crew, the vessel carried over 4,500 people. 8063 were in first cabin, 519 in third, and 1,522 in steerage, marking a record voyage.
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Associated Press
New York
Atlantic
Imperator
Weather Notes and Forecast From Royal and Dauphin Corners
Temperatures recorded at the corner of Royal and Dauphin streets show a high around 80 with scattered readings. Mobile forecast calls for showers tonight or Friday, light variable winds, while Alabama and Mississippi expect fair weather with showers in the extreme southern portions tonight or Friday.
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Royal and
Dauphin Streets
Ie Salon & A
Cowde
Missense
Sis
Esse
Minna Css
Casero Ee
Mississippi
Receiver Appointed In Michigan Buggy Co Case
In Grand Rapids Michigan on August 7 creditors won a court order to place the Michigan Buggy Company under a receiver in federal court. The firm manufactures buggies and automobiles and is said to owe about 1.6 million dollars in fire related claims and other debts.
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Associated Press
Grand: Rapids. Mich
Michigan Buggy Company
Jury Set to Try Diggs in White Slave Case
Twelve jurors were sworn to try Maury I. Diggs a former California state architect in a Mann Act case involving Marsha Warrington. Prosecution began with a partial statement as the Sacramento bound trial opened in Francisco August 7.
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San Francisco
Maury I. Diggs
Sacramento
California
Francisco
Maury v. Diggs
Marsha. Warrington
Reno
Marsha Warrington
Governor Cruce Cancels Oklahoma Address at Governors Meet
Governor Cruce of Oklahoma cancels his plans to speak at the sixth annual governors conference in Colorado Springs August 26 to 31. A note to the conference secretary cites past experiences and the risk of lieutenant governor assuming improper duties in his absence. A committee on rural credit from the Southern Commercial Congress will report to the conference, with Senator Pletehor mob expected to address the session.
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Associated Press
Madison
Wis
Cruce
Oklahoma
Colorado Springe
Europe
T Southern Commercial —Congress
Governors 'Conference
Pletehor Mob
Borah Accuses DOJ of Espionage Against Federal Judges
Senator Borah charged in the Senate that Justice Department agents investigated federal judges to influence rulings in government cases. Norris signaled some belief, while Attorney General McReynolds denied any espionage program, saying only three judges were investigated. Senator Works criticized the attorney general’s report as evasive.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Justice
Senate
Borah
Norrin
McReynolds
Speer
Georgia
Federal
Norris
Robert W. Archbald
Works
Leprosy Victim Sent To Island Farm After Philippines Service
George Hartman, returning from service in the Philippines, is diagnosed with leprosy contracted there. He faces transfer to a river island farm with other lepers, expressing fatalistic remarks about killing a Chinese leper and himself.
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The
Mississippi
Philippine Islands
George Hartman
Hartman
St Louis
Philip
Philippines
Fumes Trigger Panic Among Catskill Aqueduct Workers
Fumes from an explosion-filled incident in the Catskill Aqueduct caused one death and 16 men to collapse, with about 400 workers fleeing to a shaft as rescuers lifted the unconscious to the surface. The event occurred 7006 feet beneath downtown New York, prompting alarm among crews.
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Associated Press
New York
Catskill Aqueduct
Fifth Governor for Arkansas Since January 1913
Judge George W. Hayes of Camden was sworn in as Arkansas governor, succeeding J. M. Futrell who had acted for months. Hayes becomes the fifth man to take the oath since January 13, 1913, following a sequence of George Donaghey, Joe T. Robinson, K. Oldham, and Futrell. The July 22 special election preceded yesterday's ceremony, which was simple with no parade or social events.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
George W. Hayes
Camden
J. M. Futrell
Judge Hayes
George Donaghey
Joe T. Robinson
United States
K. Oldham
Senate
J. M. Fitrell
Judge Hays
Campaign funds inquiry widens to governor Sulzer inquiry
The legislative investigating committee will probe unaccounted campaign contributions to William Sulzer during his gubernatorial candidacy. Officials say the inquiry, already advanced on Wall Street, seeks to determine if funds were used in stock speculation and not disclosed in sworn statements.
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New York
William Sulzer
Touay
Legislative Investigating Committee
Wall Street
Senate debate on justice department espionage claims and tariff fight
In Senate, Attorney General Mc Reynolds denial of a DOJ espionage system over federal courts is challenged by Senator Borah who accuses agents of pressuring judges. Norris partially endorses. Tariff bill debate resumes with Warren attacking the agricultural schedule. Emery of NAM cites push for a national defense council. Owen seeks treasury power to buy 2 percent bonds at par. Penrose proposes tariff amendments to curb dumping. House.
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Mc Reynolds
Department of Justice
Borah
Norris
Warren
James A. Emery
National Association of Manufacturers
National Council For Industrial Defense
Owen
Treasury
Penrose
United States
House
Government Aid for Moving Farm Products in Southern States
More than 100 Southern bankers met Treasury officials to discuss distributing an added 50 million dollars in government deposits for moving crops this fall. They pressed for at least half of the 60 million to go to Southern cities to aid the cotton movement, with deposits secured by government bonds and state or municipal paper.
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Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
Treasury Department
Department
Williams
McAdoo
Wilson
White House
Owen
Representative Glass
House
Senate
Gomez At Head Of Army Against Revolutionists
In Venezuela President Gomez is absent as Senor Gil Fortoul acts as president. Gomez’s brother Juan is named governor of the federal district to guard Caracas. Castro forces have landed on the western coast with no wire contact to Caracas. The gunboat Des Moines is due at Ia Guaira Sunday to report conditions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Government Council of
Venezuela
Senor Gil Fortoul
Gomez
Castro
Juan, Gomez
Federal District
Caracas
Des Moines Ie
Ia Guaira
State Department
Castro's Venezuelan Revolution Not General Across Nation
Willemstad reports from Maracaibo indicate Castro's movement in Venezuela is not nationwide but confined to scattered areas.
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Willemstad
Castro
Venezuela
Maracaibo
Remonstrance From Mexico City Not Yet Arrived
Washington officials expect John Lind to arrive in Mexico City as a peace envoy and await his arrival before taking further steps. Lind acts as adviser to the American embassy and will deal only with the Mexican charge d affaires, not Huerta or Constitutionalist leaders. Secretary Bryan says Huerta has not yet declared his stance on Lind’s mission.
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Bacon
Thait
Mexico City
Huerta
John Lind
Senate
United States
Lind
Mexico
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
White House
State Department
Bryan
Mr. Lind
Europe
O'Shaughnessy
Envoy Lind
Woman posing as Governor Alcorn widow dies in hospital
An elderly woman detained in Chattanooga for passing as the widow of former Mississippi Governor Alcorn is believed dying in a hospital. J A Rector, grandson of the governor, learned she admitted posing as Mrs Alcorn and collecting thousands across the South. She claimed ties to James-K-McCloud of Charles Sr. and Daniel Cook, and said she raised Mrs R N Abbey of Atlanta, a Snowden of Memphis.
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Associated Press
Chattanooga
Tenn
Alcorn
Mississippi
J. A. Rector
St. Louis
South
James—K—Mccloud
Charles Sr
Daniel Cook
R.N. Abbey
Atlanta
Snowden
Memphis
Schwartz trades Bumgardner to New Slaven club
Nashville manager Schwartz announced that infielder Bob Bumgardner was sold to the New Slaven club of the Connecticut League and infielder Dave Bunting has been...
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Schwartz
Nashville
Tenn
Bob Bumgardner
Slaven Club
Dave Bunting
Alabama Victims Recount Great Southern Stock Fraud
Alabama residents lost about 10600 tied to the Great Southern Agency Company, a defunct concern blamed by a Chattanooga court for 480000. Frank Julian, then secretary of state and insurance commissioner, blocked Alabama sales and helped halt further stock disposals.
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Grea Southern Agency Company
Julian
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Great Southern Agency Company
Chattanooga
Frank _N
Railroad Commmisca
Sioner
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M'Adoo
Council of Venezuela
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