Police Lieut Becker Linked to Large Bank Deposits
New York reports claim large sums were deposited in widely separated savings banks under false names by Police Lieutenant Becker, connected to the Rosenthal conspiracy. Prosecutors say the deposits, about $21,000 in total, stem from alleged gambling blackmail and are being traced in New York Jersey and Rochester.
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New York
Becker
Jersey
Rochester
Savings Bank
Newark
Elizabeth
N. J
Grand Jury
Angie
Whitman
Vna Saarn Yaaa
Mrs Morgastor? Astor Will Contests Denied by Father
New York August 10 Persistent reports that Mrs Madeline Force Astor would contest her late husband Vincent Astors will have been put to rest by a denial from her father William Force The will provides that each surviving child except Vincent and Muriel receives 3 000 000 in trust until age 21 The article notes the posthumous child provision under state law and its effect on distribution
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New York
Madeline Force Astor
William Hf. Force
Vincent
Muriel
Woman seeks to buy Beach City Power for son work
Mrs. Orpha Gilmore of Beach City petitions the state public utilities commission to permit purchase of the Beach City Power Company for 5200 dollars. She says owning the plant would give her engineering son a job and a place to apply his skills.
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Columbus
Ohio
Linn
Orpha Gilmore
Beach City
Gilmoré
State Public Utilities Commission
Beach City Power Company
Colquitt to Order State Troops Amid Texas Border Tensions
Governor Colquitt, awaiting a War Department reply, prepared to mobilize four units of state cavalry at New Braunfels to counter bands of rebels reported in Texas. El Paso Sheriff Peyton Edwards warned of rising danger while Fort Hancock units reported quiet as Colquitt sought federal aid for protection of Texans and property.
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Austin
Texas
Colquitt
el Paso
Stimson
New Braunfels
Sherff Peyton Edwards
Steever
United States
Fort Hancock
Secretary of War
Colvitt
Zapata Informed Of Aug 25 Peace Measures
Mexico City Aug 10 The status of Emiliano Zapata remains unchanged after a commission returned from El Jirro with a failure report. The conference informed Zapata that on August 25 measures suspending personal guarantees would take effect and the government would renew its campaign against him and his followers with greater vigor.
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Zapata
Mexico City
Smiliano Zapata
el Jiruro
Calle.io
Protection for American miners and families at Tomilin Turango
Mexico City reports the government will deploy troops to Tomilin Turango near the Sinaloa border to shield American miners and their families after failed striker negotiations at the English-owned mine. In San Antonio Texas troops from Fort Sam Houston and Fort Clark are dispatched to Sierra Blanca and Del Rio to guard American interests.
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Mexico City
Mex
Tomilin Turango
Sinaloa
Durango
San Antonio
Rescue of Chinese Slave Rouses San Francisco Tong Men
A Chinese slave girl valued at 4500 was rescued from a den in a police raid and taken to a mission home. Strife in Chinatown grows as police seek Tong leader, while two Tong members accuse others of informing the mission and threaten deadly consequences.
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San Francisco
Beuse Lee
Tong
Miss Raffles Guides Afternoon Chase Through Mobile Streets
The Mobile Item reports Miss Raffles plans a final cash prize capture in Mobile today. She details 5 to 6 pm routes and stops at Hammel’s, Yeend Potter, Mitchells, Van Antwerp’s, and Dauphin Royal streets, inviting a would‑be captor to touch the paper edition for $160.
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van Antwerp
Dauphin Street
Parker Brothers
Bauer’s Drug Store
Mr. Bauer
Kress
Royal
Government
City Bank
Bienville Square
Hammel’s
Yeend-Potter Company
Mitchells
Joachim
Post Office
Government Street
Ben Har
Irl Raffles
Mobile Iter
Miss Raffles
Miss Haffles
Baily
Raffles
Ben Harney
Chafin Told of Nomination by Prohibition Party
In Waukesha Wisconsin Eugene W Chaffin of Tucson Arizona learned he has been nominated as presidential candidate by the Prohibition party The notification address was delivered by Rev Charles H Mead the party's national convention chairman Following the address Chafin gave his acceptance speech with remarks from local legal figures and Parkinson Haight and Judge Armon.
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Waukesha
Wis
Eugene W. Chaffin
Tucson
Arizona
Prohibition Party
Charles H. Mead
New York
Chain
Atlantic City
T. W. Parkinson
Pomerene Seeks Action on Prosecutions of Major Companies
Senator Pomerene of Ohio urged immediate action in the Senate to compel the Attorney General to prosecute officers of the Standard Oil and American Tobacco Companies. He moved to discharge the judiciary committee from further consideration of the resolution but withdrew it after a hearing was arranged for Monday.
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Washington
Ihe
Wickersham
Standard i
Amerian Tobacco
Senate
Pomerene
Ohio
Tie
Judiciary Committee
Steel firm’s unfilled tonnage rises to 5.96 million
United States Steel reports unfilled tonnage of 5,957,079 tons as of July 31, up 149,732 tons from June 29. The figure compares with 3,584,085 tons on July 41, 1911, showing growth in backlog.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
New York Troops Deploy for Ten Day War Game in Connecticut
New York State troops from Manhattan and Brooklyn move in full campaign dress to join a ten day war game staged in the hills of Connecticut. The National Guard units including headquarters brigades and special troops march to transport hubs as part of the exercise.
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New York State
New York
National Guard
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Connecticut
Caily
Tragic Mississippi Merchant Ends Life by Self
V. T. Crawford a 32 year old prominent Centerville merchant killed himself with a double barrel shotgun in his mouth yesterday. He is the third Crawford in his family to die by self inflicted harm, with a history of melancholy and ill health cited as a possible cause.
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Centerville
Mies
V. T. Crawford
Abner Crawford
Crawford
Hookworm Treatment Also Good for Pellagra
Barboursville Kentucky August reports state board of health and Rockefeller foundation scientists say hookworm therapy is helping pellagra patients. Epidemic affecting about 20 000 in the state is believed under control as physicians think progress against pellagra may halt the disease.
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Barboursville
State Board of Bh
Rockceller Foundation Fund
Browder Resigns from Southern Railway to Lead Brazilian Lines
George R. Browder assistant freight traffic manager for the Southern Railway announces his resignation to head the Brazilian railways in Sao Paulo. Effective September 1 Randall Clifton will succeed Browder in Washington followed by W H Paxton and G K Caldwell in turn. A farewell banquet will be held in Washington next Wednesday night.
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Knoxville
Tenn
George R. Browder
The
Southern Railway
Washington
Sao Paulos
Brasil
Browder
Randall Clifton
Atlanta
W. H. Paxton
Clifton
G. K. Caldwell
Alvision Freight
Columbia, D. C
Paxton
Wilson to meet Hungarian Democrats at Sea Girt
Governor Woodrow Wilson will receive members of the Hungarian National Democratic Club this afternoon to discuss immigration. He also announced he will not leave Sea Girt over Sunday, breaking his usual pattern.
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Sea Girt
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Hungarian National Democratic Club
Membemkn
Turkish villages hit hard by earthquakes
Earthquake shocks that smote villages on the sea of Marmora yesterday killed or wounded many of the inhabitants. Many of the quake victims who were not killed outright have been brought here for treatment. Another series of slight shocks were felt here this morning.
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Constantinople
Sea of Marmora
Promoters Plan Interstate Highway Conference at Mammoth Cave
Good roads advocates from Louisville and nearby cities in the Nashville to Indianapolis corridor gather in Louisville to arrange a September conference at Mammoth Cave. They aim to set plans for an interstate highway, advancing regional road improvement efforts.
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Louisville
Couth
Nashville
Indianapolis
Mammoth Cave
Wreck of Mobile & Ohio Train Near Sparta Illinois
A Mobile and Ohio train No 3 derailed near Sparta Illinois Friday noon injuring several aboard. L M Coudy of Haute Indiana and Patrick J Forsythe of Chicago were among the injured. Forsythe was en route to Quebec to visit relatives. The wreck halted service as relief trains responded and Forsythe was later reported in Henrietta hospital with severe shock but improving.
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Ohio
Mobile & Louis
Hevening
L. M Coudy
Thee Haute
Ind
Letreth
Chicago
Patrick J. Forsythe
Sparta
Forsythe
Quebec
Canada
Ice
Mobile
Henrietta Hospital
Wa. Louis
Wounded Man Found in Freight Car at Holladay Yard
Austin, Texas, Aug. 1. Br. Ayres, son of Frederick H. Ayres, was found in a freight car in the Holl and Texas Railroad yards last night with his face badly torn by a shotgun chain. He may die. Ayres, a University of Texas graduate, recently returned to Austin from Pittsburgh to take a local position.
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Austin
Texas
BR. Ayres
Frederick H. Eee
Holl and Texas
Young Ayres
The
Universe of Texas
Pittsburg
Free Tickets To Theatres From Dreamland Theatres
The Mobile Item announces 12 admissions to Ben Harney of Dreamland Theatres awarded to names on the Item-ized Want ad page. From 4 to 12 tickets will be given daily in the same manner.
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Dreamland
Ben Harney Theatre
Ben Harney
Dreamland Theatres
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