Thaw’s counsel seeks delay on fugitive charge
The Sherman County legal notes indicate Thaw’s counsel argues for delaying action on the fugitive chargeas police report from Sherbrooke cites sentiment against Thaw in New Hampshire.
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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1913
Page
1
Thaw Habeas Corpus Granted in Sherbrooke Court
In Sherbrooke Quebec Judge Globensky granted a writ of habeas corpus ordering H. K. Thaw before the superior court. The writ is returnable tomorrow at 10 AM. Prolonged talks between three Canadian lawyers opposing Thaw’s deportation point to a possible postponement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Sherbrooke
Que
H. K. Thaw
Globensky
Quebec
Harry W. Thaw
United States
Charles D. White
Thaw
Ferencon
Stanford White
Tin
Montreal
Matteawan
Hornbeck
Duchess County
Barnum
Coaticook
Tre Phar
Frank Briggen
Regree Biss
Thaw Caught After Fugitive Flight
Sherbrooke reports Harry K Thaw fugitive slayer of Stanford White captured by a New Hampshire officer after a sensational pursuit ending his escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
New Hampshire
Army officers executed as Torreon siege continues
From Eagle Pass Texas August 20 Associated Press reports executions of army officers amid heavy losses at Torreon. Despatches dated August 8 from Governor Carranza detail a July 22 siege starting and fourteen days of fighting with over 800 wounded. General Cheche Campos was spared after offering services, while Pablo Lavin Epimenio Foscajeda and Col. Luis Caro were shot for desertion plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Eagle Pass
Texas
Hich
Torreton
Carranza
Torreon
Gerela Bravo
Constitutionalisis
Bravo
Pablo Lavin
Epimenio Foscajeda
Luis Caro
Cheche Campos
Awise
Carranva
Despondent Husband Fires On Self in Johnson City
Lewis Hornblower 24 married shot himself at home in Johnson City Tennessee. The bullet pierced his lung and grazed the heart as despondency is blamed for the self inflicted act. He is the son of W D Hornblower a New York lawyer and financier. Recovery not expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Johnson City
Lewis Hornblower
W. D. Hornblower
New York
Congress resumes tariff debate and confirms Panama envoy
Senate resumes tariff bill work with cotton schedule under review. Foreign relations panel met with little focus on Mexico. William J. Price nomination as minister to Panama favored. Banking committee backs currency legislation after Democrats discuss proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
William J. Price
Panama
House Judiciary Committee Meets in Secret Session
Washington Aug 24 The house judiciary committee met in secret to hear a Justice Department report on Judge Emory Speer of the Fifth Circuit. The investigation, led by special agents, covers conduct in bankruptcy cases and questions his temperamental fitness for office. President Wilson and Attorney General McReynolds discussed the findings before the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Department of Justice
Emory Speer
Fifth Circuit
Reynolds
Speer
Horah
Judiciary Committee
Wilson
McReynolds
Huff's Alleged Charges Trigger Macon Judge Inquiry
In Macon Georgia Colonel W A Huff ages citizen whose property has been tied up in Judge Speer's court for years accused the judge in a letter. Speer had Huff arrested for contempt and Judge W S Grubb of Birmingham ruled Huff guilty. The R C Department of Justice later spent weeks reviewing Speer's record and interviewing litigants. Speer is now at his summer home in Mount Atry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huff
Associated Press
Macon
Speer
W. A. Huff
R.C. Department of Justice
Judge Speer
Mount Atry
Welcome planned for Pathfinder Ferguson in Mobile visit
J D Bloch of the Alabama Good Roads Association plans an automobile parade from Mobile to greet Ferguson the official pathfinder for future highways. President John Craft urges Mobile welcome, escort to the city, and hospitality to boost Mobile and the Southern route via Mobile. At least twenty automobiles are urged for the welcome effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ferguson
Pacific
Atlantic
South
J. D. Bloch
Alabama Good Roads Association
Bloch
John Craft
Ssociation
Birmingham
Captain Craft
Gulf Ports
Craft
Chamber of Commerce
Farnsworth
The
Owens Signals Narrow Path For Admin Currency Bill
Senator Owens shifted on the administration currency bill sparking a Senate banking committee conference. He said Republicans will join long talks to reach a bill, then met the president and affirmed full approval while leaving room for modest changes if the committee agrees. Owens favored reserve feature changes by consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Owens
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Owen
No Bids Lock Mobile School Bond Plan
Mobile city officials report no bids to open for the proposed 150000 school bond issue, citing a dearth in the bond market and narrowing prospects for new school buildings. Officials blame market conditions and pending western boundary litigation for delaying construction and indefinitely postponing planned work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Harry Sillans
Laz
K. J. Buck
City Bank and Trust Company
Senators Indulge in Personalities in Tariff Debate
The Washington scene features Senators Penrose and Martine trading spirited barbs over sugar policy. Martine cites Spreckles on free sugar and west beet and Hawaiian industries, while Penrose links Spreckles to Wilson campaign funds. The exchange ends with a committee amendment on cotton spools limited to 600 yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Rusc
Penrose
Martine
Rudolph Spreckles
West
Louisiana
Senate
Spreckles
Two Claim Rewards For Capturing Harry Thaw
In Matteawan on August 20 two rewards totaling 500 dollars are claimed for Thaw's capture. John Von dreau chief of police of Coaticook Quebec filed a second claim. B. H. Kelsea New Hampshire sheriff previously identified Thaw and received the first reward. Dr Kieb notes a telegram from Boudreau claiming all rewards and law records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Boudreau
Governor O Neal to reply to Hobson statement
Special to The Item Montgomery Ala August 20 Governor O Neal has written a reply to Congressman Hobsons latest statement on the senatorial controversy. The governors statement will be issued Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
O'Neal
Ongressman
Readers Split Over Baseball Slang Usage
Chicago readers weigh in on slang in game reports. In a test vote by two Chicago newspapers, 2,004 ballots favored dictionary English while 1,926 supported slang. The sample totaled 3,920 ballots with readers from many backgrounds expressing opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tisza and Pallavicini Duel, Both Slightly Wounded
Hungarian premier Count Stephen Tisza dueled Marquis Pallavicini in Budapest with both men sustaining minor head wounds. The quarrel stemmed from Pallavicini's assertion that Tisza attempted to influence witnesses in a regent case. This marked the third duel for Tisza this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Budapest
Stephan Tisza
Pallavicini
Tisza
Mary Pallavicini
United States
Anton Sigray
Jungary
Harriet Daly
New York
Clayton's Case to Bypass Caucus for Senate Seating
Supporters of Henry L. D. Clayton, Governor O Neal's appointee to replace the late Senator Joseph F Johnston of Alabama, will present his commission to the senate rather than seek a caucus. The commission was sent by Senator Bankhead and sent to the elections committee. Many senators questioned Governor O Neal's authority to appoint without legislative authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Henry LD. Clayton
O'Neal
Joseph F. Johnston
Alabama
Senate
Committee On Elections
Clayton
Bankhead
Elections Committee
Weather Forecast and Temperatures for Dauphin and Royal Streets
Fair tonight and Thursday with light to moderate north winds. Alabama and Mississippi remain fair. Recorded temperatures at the Dauphin and Royal streets corner show 76 at some hour, 84 by 1 pm, and 78 in the morning with varied readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Dauphin and
Royal Streets
Missouri volunteers rally for Governor Major road campaign
Thousands of western Missouri volunteers join Governor Major’s drive to improve public highways, aiming to spend one million dollars. Kansas Governor Hodges joins, with 8000 road overseers coordinating work while women and farming families support meals and logistics. The effort marks a statewide push to unite rural and urban areas and modernize roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kansas City
Missouri
Major
Hodges
Kansas
Jefferson
Missouri Federation of Women's Clubs
Jasper County
Governor Leads Convict In Road Work Procession
In Jefferson City Missouri on August 20 Governor Major led a 500 man procession to grade highways in Cole Callaway and Boone counties. The group included 100 convicts from the state prison who will receive a fifteen day commutation for road work while the governor operated a road grading machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Good Roads
Cole
Callaway
Boone
Major
Farmers Union in Convention in Montgomery
Several hundred delegates from across Alabama attend the Alabama Farmers Union convention in Montgomery with Charles S Barrett of the National Farmers Union and Governor O Neal slated to speak. The event includes a barbecue at Pickett Springs and a trolley tour. Only two public sessions are scheduled including tonight's address at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Tate
Seard
Chilton County
Alabama Fariners’ Union
Wee
Gunter
Foog Salter
Business Men's League
T. L. Harvey
A. J. Glenn
Union
Barrett
Fire destroys 40 buildings in Jersey City blaze
A barrel factory fire in Jersey City gutted four blocks within an hour, destroying more than forty buildings and forcing a fire engine crew to flee as horses were cut loose. The cost was expected to top half a million dollars with tenants believed to have escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sy Associated Press
Jersey City
N. J
Rush
Captain Darwin Bell Dies at 85 in Hopkinsville
By Associated Press. Hopkinsville Kentucky August 26 Captain Darwin Bell veteran of the Mexican War and cavalry officer in the Confederate army died at his home today. He was eighty five years of age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated ePress
Hopkinesville
Darwin Bell
Ama
United States Holds to Election Condition on Mexico Regime
Washington officials say the United States will not recognize any Huerta regime without a constitutional election. They discuss possible noninterference, troop moves, and border security as John Lind negotiates. full note from Huerta awaited for publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Associated Press
Washington
Huerta
Wilson
John Lind
Lind
Mexico
Crme
Garrison
Breckenridge
Wison
Mexico City negotiators seek peaceful settlement after Huerta rejection
Reports from Mexico City state that further talks are sought to settle the Mexican crisis following Provisional President Huerta's rejection of President Wilson's proposals via his envoy John Lind. Negotiations aim to avert further conflict and stabilize the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huerta
Wilson
Associated Press
Mexico City
John Lind
Sulzer Shocked by Unexpected Sightseers at Capitol
Governor Sulzer greeted by three youths on the Albany capitol steps who say they are simply sightseeing. He nervously shakes hands as reports note earlier warnings of possible gangster attack or kidnapping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated P’ress
Albany
Sulzer
Capitol
Sylvette
Roumania Breaks Faith With Jews in Citizenship Promise
The Roumanian government, once pledging citizenship for Jews who served, issued orders barring many Jewish volunteers from official muster and sending them home. The move narrows eligibility to about 15,000 of Roumania’s 400,000 Jewish residents and draws protest from several thousand affected volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Py Associated
Presa
Berlin
Campriarm
Theresfore
Two Convicts Escape From Eastern Penitentiary
Philadelphia August 20 two prisoners using a jail made ladder sealed the high walls of the Eastern Penitentiary dropping 35 feet to a grass plot and escaping. The fugitives were Homer Wiggins serving a long term for killing a Philadelphia policeman and Charles Taylor convicted of larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Tad
Atsite
Homer Wiggins
Charles Taylor
Progressive candidate seated in Michigan Twelfth District
The House elections committee unanimously recommended seating William J. MacDonald the Progressive candidate for Michigan's Twelfth District after Republican H. Olin Young resigned the seat citing belief MacDonald had won by technicalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Electiona Committee
William J. MacDonald
Michigan
H. Olin Young
MacDonald
No Discrimination in Bank Deposits for Crop Funds
The government will place 350 million dollars in national banks in the South and other states in two equal installments to aid crop movements. Deposits require 10 percent U.S. bonds and 65 to 75 percent in prime paper or approved securities, with a six-member committee to oversee security standards. Deposits are payable on demand with staged withdrawals through March 1914 and a 2 percent interest rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
McAdoo
Treasury Department
United States
Apple crop near total loss in Kansas and Missouri
Fruit growers in northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri report the apple harvest will be a near total loss due to heat and drought. Scattered showers aid corn but temperatures remain well above 100 degrees. Some farmers in the Hutchinson area say they saved thousands by tapping underflow wells to water orchards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Topeka
Arkansas River
Cow Creek
Hutchinson
Kas
Divers to Examine State of California Wreck for Missing
Divers will explore the Pacific Steamship Company steamer State of California wreck at Gambier Bay Alaska where the death toll stands at twenty four missing. Recovery of the purser's records could confirm the exact number lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Pacific Steamship Company
State of California
Gambier Bay
Alaska
Indianapolis physician dies after fall in Glacier Park
Dr. I Fletcher of Indianapolis fell 600 feet to his death while scaling Blackfoot glacier in Glacier Park Mont yesterday. He had entered the park with his wife on August 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glacier Park
Mont
I. Fletcher
Inianapolis
Blackfoot Glacier
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General Bravo
Ed Speer
Pathfinder
Martin H. Glynn
Glynn
Harry Thaw
O’neal
Hobson
Mississippie
Mionge
Java
Farmers Union IN Convention
Envoy Lind
Roumania
Pennsylvania
Indianapolis
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