Cozumel Island Searched For Marowijne Victims
New Orleans report states no trace of crew or passengers from the liner Marowijne found near Cozumel Island. United Fruit Company vessels Coppendame Preston and Coppename search Alacran reef while officials flag an unsigned ransom letter as likely fake and investigate.
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Cozumel Island
New Orleans
Yucatan
Marowijne
United Fruit Company
McLaren
Marowhine
S. S
Preston
Coppename
Alacran Reef
United Fruit
Gulf
Navy Department
Farowhine
New York
S. Fiell
H. Labat
Cozumel
United Fruits Steamship Company
Salonica detained by British at Kirkwall amid port voyage
The Norwegian steamer Salonica from Galveston July 28 bound for Aalborg Denmark was detained by British authorities at Kirkwall. A London dispatch notes a British troopship sunk off the Scilly Islands with 2,000 Canadian troops denied by Ottawa. Rene Berenger, last life senator elected in 1875, dies at 86. The steamer Sir William Stephenson sunk near Newcastle. Hymn writer Annie Sherwood Hawks gravely ill in Vermont. St Paul and Adriatic voyages delayed as wireless chatter updates reach New York. Chicago records a rare August cold snap with 47 degree mercury, tying historical lows.
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London
Salonica
Galveston
Aalborg
Denmark
Kirkwall
Ottawa
Berenger
First London
William Stephenson
Newcastle
Nington
Annie Sherwood Hawks
New York
St. Paul
Liverpool
Enis Tosky
Canines Seek Legislation to Protect Dogs with Felony Offenses
Harry Hollister pushes lawmakers to enact laws making harming a dog a felony and stealing one a larceny. He says strong public support is growing with many signatures collected to back the measure.
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Harry Hollister
Chicago Taxi Rate Drops to 20 Cents for Downtown Trips
Chicago, cited as having the lowest taxicab rate in the United States, announced by a local cab company that it has reduced fares to twenty cents for downtown voyages. The move marks a notable decline in urban taxi pricing.
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Chicago
United States
England Agrees to Make Concessions on Trade Blockade
Washington reports Britain will ease enforcement of the British order in council to reduce harm to American commerce. The British ambassador told state department trade advisers concessions will help importers facing delays for goods contracted from Germany and Austria. American importers may prove goods' character at the British embassy to facilitate shipments, with passes for Rotterdam-held cargoes aimed at relieving Christmas trade disruptions.
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Washington
State Department
Cecil Spring-Rice
Germany
Austria
Rotterdam
United States
Atlantic
America
Great Britain
Britain
Secretary of Commerce
Germany Decides Course In Arabi Case After Conference
Berlin reports a decision on the Arabi case aligning with a conciliatory statement by Dr von Hollweg. Admiral von Tipitz returns to Berlin after meeting with the German emperor at headquarters on the eastern front. no official statement yet.
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Berlin
London
Hollweg
Admiral von Tipite
Disorders in Cape Haitien Saturday Are Reported
Washington reports small disorders in Cape Haitien last Saturday amid tensions in Haiti. Details are sparse as officials assess the situation and potential impact on local stability and security.
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Cape Haitien
Washington
Haitien
Deliberate Plan to Sidetrack the Child Labor Laws
In Montgomery Aug 20 an organized campaign targets enforcement measures for child labor statutes. Opponents seek to shift enforcement to local authorities and cut state machinery, while mill owners fear uneven rigor across districts and families with working children. The Mobile delegation warns against weakening enforcement as ultra prohibition forces press for dog regulations. Continued on Page 3.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senta
W. H. Oates
State Department
House
Senate
Cotton condition at 69.2 percent in August report
The U S Department of Agriculture pegged August cotton condition at 69.2 percent of normal after heavy rains. Unofficial yield estimates place this season at about 11.8 million bales versus 16.14 million last year, with declines linked to weather and fertilizer reductions.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Leon M. Estabrook
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Mr. Estabrook
Sposa
Boys Invited to Join Scouts in Their Hike
Mobile Boy Scouts plan a Tuesday hike from Blenville Square to Parity Springs via Spring Hill. Scout Master R. E. Daly Sr will attend. Boys should bring lunch, cup, bathing soap, some change, and dress comfortably.
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Blenville Square
Spring Hill
R. E. Daly
Parity Springs
Stein's
Daly
Texas mob burns Black people after deputy sheriff shot
Sulphur Springs Texas Aug. 30 A Black posse confrontation led to Deputy Sheriff Nathan A. Flippen and Sheriff J B Butler being wounded. Joe and King Richmond were fatally hurt and burned at Buford park as a mob demanded execution. About 1 500 men and boys chased the fugitives while hundreds of rounds were fired from the posses.
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Sulphur Springs
Tex
Here
Joe Richmond
King Richmond
Ogre
Buford Park
Nathan A. Flippen
J. B. Butler
Flippen
Butler
Buford ‘Park
Frank Case Sparks Row in Columbus Ga
At the Columbus police court six cases grew from a Saturday disturbance over a photograph of Leo M. Frank hanging from a tree. Five were dismissed or resolved. HW Howell faced inciting to violence, sent to the grand jury. A fight in Sokolow’s store arose when Lee showed the photo, prompting arrests for disorderly conduct and a later attempted arson. Howell was released on $200 bond.
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Columbus
Leo M. Frank
Howell
Grand Jury
Joseph Sokolow
James Lee
Lee
Frank
James Day
John Long
John Tomlin
B. H. Howell
Sokolow
War department sinks Texas City division camp plan
Secretary Garrison announced the war department will not re establish the divisional army camp at Texas City Texas crushed by the hurricane. No location decision has been made. Major General J Franklin Bell supported abandonment of the Texas City camp. Weather notes follow from Mobile Alabama and Mississippi forecasts.
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Texas City Division
Washington
War Department
Texas City
Texas
J. Franklin Bell
Governor Hend Honors Oscar Underwood for Panama-Pacific Post
Governor Hend announces Senator Oscar Underwood will represent Alabama as first citizen at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. The invitation marks a ceremonial delegation role for the state’s senior senator at the event.
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Montgomery
Ale
Oscar Underwood
Alabama
San Francisco
Allied Artillery Strikes Across Argonne Front
French official report notes violent artillery duels across the Argonne yesterday damaging German trenches. German forces press toward the fortress of Grodno in the northern border region, with activity centered near Lipsk about twenty miles west of Grodno.
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Paris
Argonne
Grodno
Berlin
London
Sion
Offi“Lipsk
Teutons Press to Clear Galicia From Russians
Report from the eastern front says Austrians and Germans aim to clear the last Galician holdouts as Russian lines on the upper Bug and Zlota Lipa are pierced. Critics suggest May offensives may pause for a possible Near East push once Galicia is cleared. Allies bombardment continues from the North Sea to the Vosges with no infantry assault indicated. London awaits official French reports on the Dardanelles fighting.
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Teutons
Galicia
London
Upper
Bug
Zlota Lipa
Brest-Litovak
Nicholas
Near East
North Sea
Vosges
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Jobless Man With Keys Receives Ninety Day Road Sentence
A. Schwartz, described as a white vagrant, was arrested in Prichard with skeleton keys and burglar tools. He appeared before Judge Henry Chamberlain and received a ninety day sentence on the county road for vagrancy. Chestang fined Clara Williams ten days or $10 on vagrancy charges. A. Schwartz also faced fines and jail terms in related actions.
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A. Schwartz
Prichard
McMillan
Henry Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Chestang
Clara Williams
Ouimet Shines in Morning Round of Amateur Golf Final Qualifying
Detroit reports Nelson M. Whitney of New Orleans shot 83 in the first half of the final qualifying round amid a cutting wind. Robert A. Gardner of Hinsdale Club posted 76 to lead. Francis Ouimet, the champion, T. M. Sherman of Utica, and D. E. Sawyer of Wheaton finished with 77 as Ouimet showed his best on the course.
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Detroit
Nelson M. Whitney
New Orleans
Southern Star
Robert A. Gardner
Hinsdale Club
Chicago
Francis Ouimet
T. M. Sherman
Utica
D. E. Sawyer
Wheaton
Ouimet
Driver and Beer Seized by Police Sleuths
Tom Henry, a negro, was caught with ten half casks of beer on his delivery wagon near Davis avenue and Marmotte street. Detectives Burch and Pearson arrested him and docketed at the police station for violating the prohibition by laws.
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Tom Henry
Davis Avenue
Marmotte Street
Burch and Pearson
Ee c
Sand Island bill to be reported favorably Tuesday
Mobile representatives push the sand island measure as a key port improvement. The bill seeks authority to build a railway and water facilities and issue bonds. Governor Henderson supports Mobile port projects and is expected to sign once delivered.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. K.P. Ison
Mobile
Hartwell “Sand Island
House
Senate
Mobile County
Sand Islands
Henderson
Hartwell
Chamberlain
Four acquitted in prohibition case as one is convicted
Four defendants faced inferior court on charges of violating the prohibition law. James Conway was convicted for transporting liquor and fined 260 dollars or ninety days hard labor, with an appeal bond set at 200 dollars. Charles Medicus Frank Lavene and Ollie Dismore were acquitted for lack of evidence.
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Inferior Criminal Court
James Conway
Conway
Charles Medicus
Frank Lavene
Ollie Dismore
Louisville and Nashville
Fred Helton
Willie Diamond
Vene
Medicus
Oberhaus
James Henry Allen Dead Pioneer Cotton Broker and Confederate Veteran
James Henry Allen, 72, a pioneer cotton broker and Confederate veteran, died in St. Louis after months of illness. He was brother of former Mississippi congressman John Allen and previously operated in the cotton trade in New Orleans Mobile and Memphis. He enlisted in the Civil War at age 16.
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ST. Louis
James Henry Allen
John Allen
Mississippi
New Oes Mobile
Memphis
Elevator dispute hints at Mobile and Ohio control plan
A letter from RV. T., Vice President and General of the Mobile and Ohio Rail Road discusses operation of an elevator facility near Mobile. It notes prior considerations to utilize bulk ship cargo via the gulf and proposes terms for taking over the elevator while maintaining competitive charges. The missive references support from the Chamber of Commerce and aims to keep the plant in good repair and in public service.
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Mmere
Mobile
Ohio
Mtater
Bat
Ade
Mobile and
Walsh
F Tion
Ala
J. M. Walsh
Fuary
Gulf
Troops Guard Negro in Illinois Amid Lynch Threats
In Murphysboro Illinois state militia protected Joe Deberry a Black man after threats of lynching followed the murder of Mrs Martin, wife of a local attorney. A mob tried to seize him from the jail, but an officer smuggled Deberry to safety under military escort.
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Murphysboro
Ill
Joe Deberry
Aroz
Offiz
Deberry
Marti
Martin Homses
Main
Detroit man charged in Walkerville dynamite plot
DETROIT August 30 authorities report arrest of Charles Respa linked to dynamite incidents in Walkerville Ontario. Police say Respa, of German descent in Detroit, traveled to Bots Island and was taken into custody amid claims of involvement with destroying Peabody and other buildings.
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Detroit
Charles Respa
Walkerville
Ontario
Bots Island
Respa
Desciny
Peabody
Windsor
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