Germany Maintains Nonparticipation in 1915 Exposition
Berlin announces it will not exhibit at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915 despite talks with Joseph C. Grew. German Foreign Minister Gottlieb von Jagow cites high costs and American disinterest as reasons for official non participation.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
San Francisco
Joseph C. Grew
United States
Gottlieb von Jagow
Mr. Grew
Herr von Jagow
America
L and N to Contest Passenger Rate Ruling in Alabama
Special to The Item from Montgomery Alabama reports that the Louisville and Nashville railroad will resist a railroad commission order setting a 2 12 cent passenger rate on the Ellen N system line from Decatur to Montgomery. The Ellen N seeks to reestablish a three cent rate pending a federal appeal. A complaint to enjoin the commission's order may be filed in federal court on grounds of confiscation.
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Montgomery
Ala
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Railroad Commission
South
North Alabama
Decatur
Louisville and Nashville
Ellen N
Federal Supreme Court
Montgomery Man Arrested for False Pretense
Lee Watson, alleged Hearst and Atlanta Georgian representative, was arrested in Montgomery on false pretenses charges. He claimed a mistake in his arrest, but remained in custody until he was discharged by the police court. The ad promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic for summer vitality.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lee Watson
Hearst
Camp Perry Nears End of Elimination Tryouts
Forty five teams gathered at Camp Perry for final ranges tryouts ahead of the national team match opening tomorrow. Elimination work ends this evening as France Sweden and Switzerland prepare to join the international competition.
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Camp Perry
Associated Press
Millionaire Jury in Caminetti Case
Six jurors are expected to complete the panel for the Caminetti Mann Act trial involving Lola Norris of Sacramento taken to Reno with Maury L Diggs and Marsha Warrington. Noted Oakland lumber dealer A L White Bur l ingham capitalist Francis J Carolin and Berkeley ex Pacific Telegraph manager E C Bradley are among the so called millionaire jurors. A defense line claims Caminetti did not take Norris to Reno to live with her and cites illness and a remedy testimonial from Snow Hill North Carolina as evidence of his health condition.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
F. Drew Caminetti
Lola Norris
Sacramento
Reno
Nev
Maury L Diggs
Marsha Warrington
A. L. White
Oakland
Francis J. Carolin
Burlinghame
E. C. Bradley
Berkley
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Caminetti
Talesmen
Norris
Vitagraph Drama Shines at Iyon Theatre Today
An unusually powerful Vitagraph drama headlines the Iyon Theatre program today with admission at the usual prices. The review praises the production as magnificent and worth seeing.
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Iyon Theatre
Bijou
Adv
Negro Shot in Jail Sues Sheriff for Damages
In Montgomery Alabama a jailed black prisoner Bernard Tarver sues Sheriff Horace Hood for 4000 dollars alleging negligence by the sheriff or agents led to his being shot by Will Joe Fuller, a young lawyer who forced his way into the county jail months ago. Fuller has been indicted for assault but awaits trial.
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Montgomery
Ala
Will Joe Fuller
Bernard Tarvers
Horace Hood
Tarver
Hood
Fuller
Governors Feast High On Mount Manitou At Summit Meet
An executive session 9500 feet up Mount Manitou near Colorado Springs hosted the governors conference. An improvised banquet hall accommodated several hundred as luncheon was served in the mountainside pavilion. Governor Ernest Lister spoke on a State Department of Efficiency and Economy replacing Governor Cruce of Oklahoma. Burro races along the Encazales trails entertained the gathering.
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Associated Press
Colorado Springs
Colo
Mount Manitou
Pike’s Peak
Encazales
Ernest Lister
Washington
State Department of
Cruce
Oklahoma
Police News Troubled Trio Faces Recorder Court Arraignments
Farrell Gossett white arrested as dangerous character and discharged with warning to leave town. Howard Rice black teen sentenced to sixty days hard labor for stealing pants and pawning them. David Cade black man discharged after alibi shown. Frank Let neighbor testified to shots. Porter Colston sentenced to sixty days hard labor for finding a purse with $6.26. appeal noted and bond set at 100 dollars. Allan Robertson bound over for stealing sacks. Ephraim Jones cited. Robertson discharged. Roberta, a black woman, pleaded guilty to assault and battery, fined ten dollars plus costs with ten days hard labor or three months extra.
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Farrell Gossett
White
Recorder’s Court
Howard Rice
Edington
David Cade
John Field
Davis Avenue
Field
Cade
Frank Let
Porter Colston
David Singleton
North Water Street
A. D. Davis & Co
Singleton
Allan Robertson
Ephraim Jones
Recorder's Court
Cleveland Brothers
Jones
Robertson
Robertton
Montgomery Prepares Wharf for Self Propelled Barge Line
In a meeting with Mayor W A Gunter Jr the Business Men's League pledged to repair Montgomery’s municipal wharf for the Alabama New Orleans Navigation Co barge. The self propelled vessel will reach Montgomery by September 15 with operations planned into spring and summer. the line currently runs to Tuscaloosa.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. A. Gunter, Jr
Business Men's League
Guy Donaldson
Navigation Company
League
P. H. Smyth
Weather Bureau
Donaldson
Tuscaloosa
More Electric Lights For City Of Pensacola
Pensacola Florida reports higher city lighting costs for the coming year. The city will sign a contract with the Pensacola Electric Company by October 1 for fifty four ornamental lights at fifty dollars yearly, nearly four hundred 40 watt lamps at twenty dollars yearly, and sixty four lights at seventy dollars yearly. The ornamental lights already illuminate parkways.
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Pensacola
Fla
Pensacola Electric Company
Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment Proven Cure
A testimonial from Mr. D. L. Kenney touts Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment as a perfect cure for tetter and severe long standing dermatitis. The ad endorses chemical company distribution through Antwerp Drug Corp and St. Jessa.
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Preiffer Ch Chemical Co
St. Jessa
Antwerp Drug Corp
The Lady and the Glove Vitagraph At Bijou Theatre
An unusually powerful Vitagraph feature plays at the Bijou Theatre today with admission set at five cents. The piece follows a conceited man who finds understanding why a woman loves him.
Leper Hartman Escapes From Quarantine Again
George A Hartman the leper who had been isolated fourteen miles south of St Louis escaped today. This marked his second escape since being placed in quarantine less than three weeks ago.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
George A. Hartman
Pensacola Man Held On White Slave Charge
Pensacola Fla Aug 27 J C Heinberg 25 a member of a prominent Pensacola family was held on a white slave charge. The terse notice notes his detention and questions surrounding the alleged case.
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Pensacola
de Pensacola, Fla
J. C. Heinberg
London Strikers Picket Buckingham Palace and Downing Street
Strong pickets of strikers from the construction and electrical trades pressured workers to strike at Buckingham Palace Marlborough House the Admiralty and Downing Street all under repair. The effort appears to be growing as many firms concede to demands while public museums and government institutions report power outages due to cut electricity.
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Associated Press
London
Buckingham Palace
Marlborough House
Admiralty
Asquith
Downing Street
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