Strike mediators begin hearing of rail differences
The U S board of mediation held its first conference with four railroad brotherhoods to avert a nationwide strike. No concessions were disclosed with leaders stating the status unchanged and a second meeting planned as negotiations may continue or arbitration sought if mediation fails.
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Brotherhood
Associated Press
New York
United States Board of Mediation and Conciliation
A. B. Garretson
Conductors’ Brotherhood
W. W. G. Hanger
Brotherhoods
Federal Board
Ig Tt
Wilson
Washington
Arbitration Compared to Gambling by Railway Union Leader
W. S. Carter, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Enginemen and Firemen, condemns arbitration as a gambling game. He says workers distrust arbitration boards and that even with neutral appointees the process remains chance like. He suggests solving disputes by pulling straws to avoid continued controversy.
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W. S. Carter
Brotherhood of Railway Enginemen and Firemen
Brotherhood leaders press demands at downtown meeting
The meeting gathered chiefs of four unions and six hundred delegates in a downtown hall for under an hour. The brotherhoods reaffirmed their original demands and showed little hope for a satisfactory adjustment while mediators did not expect concessions today. Garretson outlined the union demands in detail.
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Brotherhoods
Garretson
Municipal Elections in Mexico Postponed Five Months
Mexico City August 9 The municipal election in the federal district is delayed from the first Sunday in September to the first Sunday in December to allow municipalities to form temporary governments for conducting the elections. All municipalities except Mexico City are affected. The capital will be governed by a municipal commission until polls open.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Federal District
Cured Malaria While He Read His Paper
A man reports curing malaria by taking Granger Liver Regulator nightly after supper while reading his newspaper. He describes dosing a pinch each night for several consecutive evenings and attributes the cure to the remedy.
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Area 30
Sans
Rate Hearings Report From Mobile Advocate Cobb
R G Cobb of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce returned from the Alabama public service commission hearings in Montgomery. He cited three Mobile matters before the commission two under advisement and one amicably settled. An agreement cut rates on diversified products, while other cases on price hikes and blackstrap rates remained under advisement. The Louisville and Nashville railroad proposed 37 cents per 100 pounds for blackstrap Mobile to Greenville and Way points, later suggesting 22 cents to all points, opposed as too high. 18 cents was deemed reasonable for Mobile, with Montgomery favoring 13 cents.
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R. G. Cobb
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Alabama Public Service Commission
Montgomery
Cobb
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Cobbs
Greenville
Ala
Yellow Fever Cases Reported On Borgium Near New Orleans
Two crew members including the second mate and the second engineer tested positive for yellow fever aboard the Ward Line steamer Borgium which arrived at the quarantine station near the Mississippi. The sick and 223 crew members are isolated, with two passengers and remaining crew held in quarantine until incubation ends.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Ward Line
Borgium
Mississippi River
Progresso
Mexico
Obstructing Road Case Continued By Court
The case of George Bush charged with obstructing a public road was called in the inferior criminal court and continued. Clerk O A Alvarez alleges Bush obstructed a road near the county poor asylum. Several others received fines or jail terms for vagrancy gaming abusive language assault and battery and gaming in a public place.
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George Bush
Bush
O. A. Alvarez
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Bessie Taylor
I. Williams
May Wilson
Will Williams
James Allen
Tip Braxton
Bliss of Finder of $950 Fortune Short Lived
A. Mob ley Muscat dropped $950 on Bureaugard near Jackson. Police Officer Ike Kruse overheard locals talk of a lucky finder, recovered the roll intact, and Muscat rewarded the finder with $15.
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Bliss
A. Mobley Muscat
Ike Kruse
Bureaugard Street
Jackson Street
Muscat
Kruse
Burial of Mrs Emma B Greer in Magnolia Cemetery
The body of Mrs Emma B Greer a well known city resident was buried Wednesday in Magnolia cemetery the tomb covered with flowers. Funeral held from the family home 314 Joseph street with Rev J E Mes pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle officiating. Pallbearers named J T McCafferty Edward Yeend T A Yeend Sam Santer Felix Horta John Drummond.
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Emma B. Greer
Magnolia Cemetery
Joseph Street
J. Emes
The
Baptist Tabernacle
Eed
Messrs
J. T. McCafferty
Edward Yeend
T. A. Yeend
Sam _ Santer Felix Horta
John Drummond
Colonel Dudley Selph Sr Dies After Long Illness
Colonel Dudley Selph Sr longtime commander of the Washington Artillery battalion of New Orleans and member of the Louisiana governor's staff died in the Crescent City after a lengthy illness. He served with gallantry in the Army of Tennessee and is survived by two sons and three daughters. Funeral was held in Pass Christian Mississippi with burial there.
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Dudley Selph
Washington Artillery Battalion
New Orleans
Louisiana
Crescent City
Selph
Mobile
James Selph
F. W. Stewart
Julia Selph
W. J. Cassidy
Collin McRae Selph
Pass Christian
Miss
Dudley Selph, Jr
Miss Emma Wittmann Dies After Illness at 46
Emma Wittmann of Mobile dies at 12:50 pm at her brother in law Joseph Espalla's home 161 Marine Street after several weeks illness. She was a St. Joseph's Catholic church member and known in the community. She leaves brothers Phillip and Charles Wittmann and sisters Mrs. Josephine Espalla and Mrs. John E. Kane among others.
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Emma A. Wittmann
Mobile
Joseph Espalla
Marine Street
Miss Wittmann
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Trish
Phillip Wittmann
Alabama Iron Works
Charles Wittmann
Roche-Burke Undertaking Company
Josephine Espalla
John E. Kane
Menge to Enter Service Tuesday
The river packet J. H. Menge, bought by Owen Burke and George E. Gerer, will debut on Tuesday for Montgomery Selma and all river landings from Mobile. The vessel is expected to load to capacity with freight and many passengers have reserved seats for the maiden trip. After a voyage from Vicksburg to Mobile under its own power, rough weather forced a layover in Gulfport and Pascagoula.
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J. H. Menge
Montgomery
Selma
Alabama River
Mobile
Menge
Messrs
Owen Burke
George E. Gerer
Vicksburg
Miss
Gulfport
Pascagoula
Purchasers Board Boat Ten Miles Out
Purchasers and friends met the new steamer about ten miles out yesterday afternoon, then boarded and returned to Mobile. The Menge, in first class condition, is 300 tons net, 188 feet long, 50 foot beam, with a five foot hold depth. It formerly served the Mississippi river trade between Vicksburg and New Orleans and cost about 45 900 dollars.
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St. Francis Street
Mobile
Thomas
Eaton
William Harris
Durant
Richard Rok
Charles Ford
W. G. Cox
Charles Levin
Senate Leaders Clash Over Danish West Indies Treaty
Senate met at noon as Senator Stone denounced publication of the Danish West Indies treaty against the president's secrecy request. Republican conference rejected the Democratic program aiming for early adjournment while debate continued on the government shipping bill. The House was not in session today and will meet Friday.
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Senate
Stone
House
Faculty for High School Appointed by School Board
The county board of school commissioners named Lee Byrne principal of Mobile High School and filled high school staff roles. W R Hale and N A Call were tapped as heads of English and science departments, with a large list of teachers, supervisors, and kindergarten staff across several schools and specific kindergartens.
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County Board of School Commissioners
Lee Byrne
Mobile
W. R. Hale
N. A. Call
Messrs
J. S. McCants
M. D. Sutton
S. A. Harris
W. A. White, Jr
A. M. Selater
Belle Neville
Mae Eanes
Edith Duffee
Anita Houstis
Aline Bright
Sallie B. Withers
Nona Duffee
Louise Berrey
City School Board Deliberates Teachers and Budgets
The board discussed prior teacher assignments for city elementary and colored schools and required summer school teaching in contracts. They approved a $225 current bills appropriation, authorized land purchase payments of 125 per acre for Flateau land, and enacted a one mill tax. They eyed bids on heat units, extended Willis G. Clark school use to November 1, and set an inquiry into pension for Willis Forbes after forty two years of service. The coal contract was not awarded and a storm damage fund was approved for up to $809 for rural school repairs.
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City
City Colored
H. T. Hartwell
M. J. Vickers
Finance Committee
L. W. Roe
Flateau School
R. P. Roach
Country School Committee
Board
R. L. Howell
Willis G. Clark
North Side Baptist Church
J. T. Cochrane
Willis Forbes
Mobile County
C. F. Vigor
Negro Denied Contest Fund in Congress Race
Aaron Priorleau a Black candidate from South Carolina filed an appeal with the house elections committee for contest expenses after his seventh consecutive bid for Congress was dismissed. The law allows up to $2,000 for contest costs but he says he has only received $1,500 in prior appearances.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Elections Committee
Aaron Priorleau
South Carolina
Congress
Priorleau
Pennsylvanians Swapped to Mexican Border in Reorganized Regiment
Soldiers from the Second Pennsylvania infantry were reassigned to the Mexican border where they join a field artillery regiment recently reorganized. The move reflects broader reallocation of forces within the state units during the period.
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Pennsylvania Infantry
Visitors From North And South On Mobile Staycations
A stream of guests visited Mobile for several days, staying at local hotels. Notable arrivals included Mr Hunter E Carr and Mrs Emma Carr of Birmingham, Mr W J Geary of New Orleans, and Meridian businessmen J M Buchanan and R E Wilbour.
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Hunter E. Carr
Emma Carr
John B. Carr
H. B. Todd
Birmingham, Ala
Mobile
Cawthon Hotel
W. J. Geary
New Orleans
H. G. Cody
Battle House
Special Train Planned for Healy Landrith Presidential Campaign
The Prohibition party national campaign committee authorized a special train to carry presidential nominee J. Frank Healy and vice presidential candidate Dr. Ira Landrith across the nation. A start date was not set, but the trip is expected to begin around September 12.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
J. Frank Healy
Ira Landrith
National Campaign Committee
New York Plague Deaths Fall to 38 as Cases Grow
New York health department reports fewer deaths in 24 hours ending 10 a.m. today. Plague killed 38 children and 175 new cases were reported in the greater city, compared with 67 deaths and 188 cases yesterday.
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Associated Press
New York
Health Department
British protest over Fryatt execution by Belgium authorities
Viscount Grey, Britain's foreign secretary, sent a letter to Irwin Laughlin requesting Ambassador Gerard in Berlin urge Germany to explain the execution of Captain Fryatt of the British steamer Brussels by Belgian authorities. He calls the trial and haste to execute grave obloquy and a violation of the law of nations.
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Associated Prose
London
Viscount Grey
St For Foreign Affairs
Irwin Laughlin
Gerard
Berlin
Captain Fryatt
Brussels
Belgium
Fryatt
Foreign Office
St Josephs Club Debates City Transport Ownership
St Josephs club members hold a debate Thursday night at their hall on Bayou Street and Spring Hill Avenue. The topic asks if the city should own and operate transportation facilities. The program starts at 8 with music. Speakers Emile Klump and Matthew B Price affirm the motion while Richard Finch and D P Burns oppose.
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St. Joseph’s Club
Bayou Street
Spring Hill Avenue
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Leinkauf
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Semmes
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Oakdale
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J. M. Buchanan
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Pocatello, Idaho
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Magic City
B. M. McCulley
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Selma, Ala
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Southern Railway
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Mobile Ice Cream Co
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F. L. Tapia
Dauphin
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Carolina
Tennessee
Southern Railway Agency
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Mt. Mitchell Sta
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