Mobile Parity with New Orleans in Cotton Insurance Rates
Formal notice shows Mobile gains parity with New Orleans as marine insurance rates on cotton are aligned. J S Taylor of Mobile and Ohio notes the change will draw Memphis territory cotton to Mobile. Lines signing the rate include Mobile Liners Leland Line Harrison Line Gans Line Elder-Dempster.
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Mobile
New Orleans
National Board of Marine Underwriters
New York City
Louisiana
Ohio
J. 8. Taylor
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
National Marine Underwriters
Memphis
Mississippi
New York
J. S. Taylor
Alabama
Charles E. Mather
Leland Line
Harrison Line
Gans Line
Elder-Dempster Steamship Company
Taylor
S.reen
Southern Railway
Washington, D. C
Heat Grimly Bites Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri Belt
Reports from Lawrence Kansas to Wichita Hutchinson and St. Joseph Missouri detail exhausted water supplies heat related illness crop damage and stock losses. Wells in Lawrence run dry and Kansas River is too low for mains. Two heat deaths reported at St. Joseph in the past day.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Lawrence
Kan
Kansas River
Wichita
Hutchinson
St. Joseph
Frankmere Sets Record With 25 Feet 6 Inch Load Depth
The British steamer Frankmere of the Elder Dempster line, captained by Arnot, secured marine commission approval to load to 25 feet 6 inches at Mobile The depth is the deepest ever allowed for a vessel The ship finished cargo and will sail Friday to Barrow England after clearing the channel safely under the new limit.
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Frankmere
Arnot
Elder- Dempster Steamship Line
Marine Commissioners
P. Norville
Barrow
England
Girl stowaway beats way over 13 tolls and tips
Miss Marjorie Graham, a young stowaway, crossed from Liverpool to New York on the Adriatic without paying. She bet $250 in Liverpool she could board as a passenger, mingled with second class travelers, evaded officers, and only paid after docking when she chose to settle the fare with tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Graham
New York
Liverpool
Graham
Miss Graham
Henderson Charges Comer With Hypocrisy and Ambition
Special dispatch from Troy reports Henderson attacking former Governor B. B. Comer as hypocritical and ambitiously self seeking. He accuses Comer of using others to gain power, claims Comer mocks his allies, and vows to serve Alabama without corporate influence or entanglements.
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Montgomery
Ala
Troy
Henderson
B. B. Comer
Huerta
Comer
Attalla
Tatter
Jeans
Mr. Henderson
Alabama
Mr. Comer
Railroad Commission
Theodore Roosevelt
Julius Caesar
Destructive Uprising Flares in Canton City
Associated Press cables report 1200 killed in Canton City fighting with rampant pillage. Local officials and troops quarrel, foreign concessions feared, Indian guards reinforced from Hong Kong. A huge fire destroyed thirty barracks and traffic on the Hankow line halted as chaos spreads.
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Canton
China
Shameen
Hong Kong
Hankow
Fayane
Kwang Tung
Ueral Lung Chi Kuang
Strikers Riot Widespread in Vancouver Island Areas
After a night of violence in Nanaimo districts and along the east shore of Vancouver Island, 300 militia were ordered from Victoria to coal fields. Reports say dynamiting at Ladysmith, a torn railroad near Wellington, and homes burned at Extension. Police say six strike breakers were killed with many constabulary wounded.
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Associated Press
Vancouver
B. C
Nanaimo
Vacouver Island
Victoria
Ladysmith
Wellington
Extension
Peostecial Constabulary
Kansas City Heat Strains Water Supply as Ice Run Short
In Kansas City Mo August 14 the water department chief urged installing a dual water system to ease pumping strain. Ice producers report demand soaring, forcing cuts to dealers. Weather officials warn no relief from heat or drought with 108 degree highs. Kansas drought reaches 75 days since June 1 with only 4.95 inches rain. No measurable rain in Topeka for 22 days.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
S. Hight
City Water Department
Kansas
Topeka
Seven Die As Canopy Top Immerses Passengers in Wisconsin Bay
In Duluth Minnesota on August 14 seven of 23 on the launch Dauplaise drowned when a canopy top gave way and passengers were thrown into St Louis Bay. Fourteen survivors were rescued as a tug ahead caused a heavy swell near the wharf where the boat rocked and capsize occurred.
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Associated Press
Duluth
Minn
St. Louis Bay
Nettie Lasky
Louis Lasky
Clara Goldstein
Aaron Segal
Bennie Segal
Phillip E. Segal
Sylvia Segal
Superior
Dauplaise
President Wilson presses for continuous Senate session
President Wilson informed Democratic senators he will not accept a recess between tariff passage and currency action, urging immediate enactment of tariff and currency reforms in the current session. He stressed Democratic dominance should push legislation without compromising with Republicans and backed a cloture move to curb filibuster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Congress
Tumulty
Kern
Saupapa
James
Kentucky
White House
Hmit
Bank right bank closes as treasurer vanishes
Newark authorities close the Roseville Trust Company a state institution in the suburban area. Raymond KE Smith secretary treasurer is missing leaving an estimated stake of about 200000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Newark
N. J
Roseville Trust Company
Raymond KE. Smith
Roseville Trust Company Closed Amid $206000 Shortage
The Roseville Trust Company in Roseville New Jersey was closed by the state banking department after inspectors found a shortage of about 206000. The bank reported assets of 1000694 and deposits of 702975 in its June 4 filing. Surplus undivided profits and paid up capital totaling 19300000 will be wiped out by the shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Roseville Trust Company
Roseville
Smith
Soem
Aviator Cody’s Family Left Penniless After Death
Samuel F. Cody, Anglo American aviator killed at Aldershot on August 7, died nearly penniless as prize money funded machine development. His wife and children are left in a dependent position, prompting government consideration of support.
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London
Samuel_ F. Cody
Aldershot
Weather Forecast for Alabama Mississippi
Weather outlook shows showers tonight or Friday with light variable winds in Alabama and Mississippi. Fair conditions expected overall with some showers in northern portions of Mississippi and southern Alabama, temperatures around the mid 80s at noon and upper 80s in the afternoon.
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Alabama
Mississippi
North
Senators Clash Over Tariff Secrecy and Policy
Senate debate centers on tariff revision with Senator Simmons pressing for a vote while Senator Gallinger blocks. Democrats refuse to confirm plans for currency bill timing, and Williams says the party erred. Bacon and Penrose spar over caucus influence and coercion in legislative bargaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Simmons
Senate
Gallinger
James
Aldrich
Wiliams
Penrose
Wilson
Williams
Bacon
Rhode Island
Finance Committee
United States
Capitol
Texan Poised for Knightly Honor at Templar Conclave
Samuel P. Cochran of Dallas is favored for junior warden at the Knights Templars thirty-second triennial conclave in Denver. Leonidas P. Newby of Indiana is mentioned for senior grand warden as Los Angeles remains a potential next host city. The conclave closes tonight with a grand ball for knights and their ladies.
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Associated Press
Denver
Col
Knights
Duel for New York governorship as Sulzer and Glynn clash
In Albany on August 14 two claimants to the New York governorship, Impeached Governor Sulzer and Lieutenant Governor Glynn, contend for control. Sulzer sits in the executive chamber, while Glynn asserts the office due to impeachment articles, splitting state departments and unsettling the administration as Mrs Sulzer’s serious illness adds to the tension.
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Associated Press
Albany
New York
Capitol
William Sulzer
Martin H. Glynn
Sulzer
Senate
Army of State
Sulver
Melons Linked to Two Lynching Incidents in Oklahoma
In Ardmore Oklahoma on August 14 two black men Sanders Franklin and Henry Ralston were seized from officers transporting them to Paul's Valley to stand trial for killing two whites. They were hanged from nearby trees as a mob reaction tied to disputes over watermelons. Franklin killed a man over a watermelon price and Ralston killed a white boy in his melon patch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ardmore
Okla
Paul's Valley
Sanders Franklin
Henry Ralston
Franklin
Ralston
Prosecution Scores a Point in Frank Trial Evidence Ruling
In Atlanta on August 14, lawyers for Leo M. Frank failed to strike certain leading questions from the record. Judge Roan ruled the state could ask if witnesses heard charges of alleged improper conduct, but not testify to the specifics. Neighbors testified an alibi placing Frank at home shortly after the body disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Dorsey
Roan
Frank
Phagan
Senate tariff debate continues as recess ends for tonight
Senate resumes tariff debate while caucus on recess program meets again tonight. Lobby investigations proceed as House remains out, and Friday opens with women suffragists testifying before the judiciary committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Judiciary Committee
Bones Found in Furnace Not Those of a Human
In Chicago a man, John Grady, is charged with murdering his wife Nellie Hausman Grady. Charred bones in his basement were not human but likely roast pork, per University of Chicago professor George A. Dorsey. Grady is jailed on murder allegations as police investigate Mrs. Grady’s two year absence.
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Chicago
John Grady
Nellie Hausman-Grady
George A. Dorsey
University of Chicago
Grady
First Custom Report Covers Mobile District Exports
The July export total for the Mobile district reached 2 582 329 dollars with Mobile port at 1 942 356, up 464 422 from July last year. Gulfport, Scranton, and other areas contributed. country breakdown lists Madeira Islands, Netherlands, Britain, Canada, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Jamaica among others.
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H. Gordon Ashley
Mobile
Gulfport
Pascagoula
Scranton
Iiomoa Department
Mobile Office
District of
Madeira Islands
Netherlands
Pengland Sic
Aide Immun
Rhston
Wes Se Guehet
British Honduras
Canada
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Barbadoes
Jamaica
Trinidad
B. W
Cecceseetsdean
Dutch W. Indies
Seees
French West Indies
Eelee
Mississippi
France
Germany
England
Cuba
Argentina
Brazil
Uruguay
District of Mobile
Four Men Die As Scaffolding Falls on River Bridge Work
Four workers perish when a temporary scaffold on the Mississippi river bridge overhaul collapses about noon in Memphis Tennessee. Victims include J R McMeen Springfield Missouri W R Hostler Memphis W M Ingles Great Falls Montana and W Chaudette Memphis. The accident occurs amid a 100 man crew. investigation underway.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi River
J. _R. McMeen
Springfield
W. R. Hostler
W. M. Ingles
Great Falls
Mont
W. Chaudette
St. Louis
San Francisco
President Locke of Phillies is No More
Philadelphia August 14 William H Locke president of the Philadelphia National League baseball club died this afternoon at Ventnor New Jersey after a long illness Death was due to a complication of diseases Locke was about 44 years old He had been a baseball writer for Pittsburgh newspapers and secretary of the Pittsburgh baseball club before joining Philadelphia over twenty years ago.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
William H. Locke
Philadelphia National League Baseball Club
Ventnor
N. J
Atlantic City
Locke
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Baseball Club
Nine Men Die In Mine Cable Accident At Clifton
At Coronado mine in Clifton Arizona a cable pin snapped causing two ore cars to plunge 3,300 feet down a 38 degree grade. Twelve tons of ore were in the cars. thirteen miners were aboard and nine were killed. One injured man was expected to die.
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Clifton
Ariz
Coronado
Soa
Neer Schaeffer An - Jones
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Ity
Cody
Royal and
Dauphin Wee
Great Seal
Glynn
S. P. Cochran
Dallas
Templars
N. Y
Prosecution
Mo- Dub
President Locke
Phillies
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