House Rejects Glass Owen Currency Bill in Conference Feud
Washington December 20 after five hours of wrangling the House rejected all Senate amendments to the Glass Owen currency bill except extending the farm paper loan maturity to ninety days and forcing loans by national banks for one year farm mortgages. Murray of Oklahoma saw defeat 254 to 59 on a motion to concur and to pass the Senate approved bill.
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House
Senate
Federal Reserve Board
LaFollette
Owen
Senate Banking Committee
Glass
House Banking and Currency Committee
Con Show
Senate Bank
Korbley
Hayes
Reed
O'Gorman
Pomerone
Shafroth
Hollis
Nelson
Bristow
Crawford
Hardwick
Georgia
Madden
Illinois
Congress
Representative Lever
South Carolina
Mann
Conference Committee
Underwood
See
Civil Service Exam for Needlewoman At West Point Set
United States civil service examination for expert needlewoman at the United States Military Academy West Point will be held here January 26 1914 according to announcement.
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United States Civil Service
United States Military Academy
West Point
Miller-Dowling visit noted in Conti Street area
Mr and Mrs Mart Miller of Atchison Kansas are visiting the city as guests of Mr and Mrs M P Dowling on Conti Street.
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Mart Miller
Atchison, Kan
The
City
M. P. Dowling
Conti Street
Alabama Sunday School Convention Set for Mobile
The Alabama Sunday School Convention will meet in Mobile on April 21 22 and 28 1914 and is described as the largest gathering in the history of the organization. Projections suggest more than 1 400 delegates from outside counties and 600 from Mobile county may attend.
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Mobile
Mobile County
J. L. Cawthorn
Mobile County Association
Leon C. Palmer
Leehan Trial Attracts Elite Society Interest In Murder Case
William J. Leehan, ex man-of-all-jobs at Lakewood, N J, is tried in Toms River for the murder of Mrs Caroline Turner, wife of a Gould estate gardener. Society figure Mrs Jasper Lynch funds top defense and attends daily beside the prisoner. Mrs Turner’s mutilated body was found three years ago in woods near her home.
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New York
William J. Leehan
Lakewood
N. J
Toms River
Caroline Turner
George Gould
Jasper Lynch
Leehan
Fraternal Knights of Pythias Lodge Officers Elected
Mobile area fraternal lodges report officer elections and upcoming joint installations. Rescue Lodge No 24 and Red Cross Lodge No 132 named leaders. multiple lodges listed with new chancellor commanders and other officers. Committees arranged for a public installation at Odd Fellows hall with a prominent orator promised.
Convention Printing bids for Mobile area
Clarke county is expected to send 200 delegates to the Mobile convention as counties join to cover expenses. Mr. Cawthon reports progress with the state secretary on securing printing of notices and announcements for the event. State officers view the plan favorably and bids have been requested from Mobile printers.
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Mobile
Clarke County
Cawthon
Gas Works Fire Destroys One-Story Brick Building
A gas pipe burst caused a fire at a one story brick building on Davis avenue near Marmotte streets. At 8 40 Saturday night fire companies 1 5 6 and 12 responded and extinguished the blaze with slight damage to the property.
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Mobile Gas Company
Davis Avenue
Marmotte Streets
Hon. Leslie B. Sheldon Seeks Democratic Nomination for Mobile Solicitor
Hon. Leslie B. Sheldon, a former Mobile county solicitor and six year veteran, announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Mobile County solicitor. He served with diligence in the 1886 7 term and again in the general assembly, earning broad support from constituents.
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Leslie B. Sheldon
Mobile
Sheldon
Mobile County
Alabama
Desperation of the Federals in Mexico City Conflict
International News Service reports ongoing turmoil in Tampico with rebels said to gain rifles dynamite powder and locomotives. Oil firms drain tanks to hinder fire spread as Admiral Fletcher unlikely to intervene. Farce and fear of bank runs roil cities amid mayoral wartime steps and desertions in Guayamas including 5600 men.
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International News
Mexico City
Tampico
Tampicd
Fletcher
General Huerta
Gorostleta
Guayamas
Pedro Ojada
Odd Fellows Elect Officers At December Meeting
The Order of Odd Fellows held its last meeting Wednesday night December 17 electing C. B. Sibley noble grand and B. G. Haine vice grand among others for the new term. The grand lodge will meet in Birmingham on May 12 1914 with O. D. Dilling as alternate. Several addresses were given on the good of order and a joint public installation is planned for January.
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Alabama
Mobile
Union
McInnis
Ernst
I. O
Odd Fellows Auditorium
St. Joseph and
St. Michael Streets
J. L. Fincher
G. W. Petterson
G. R. Nurse
A. D. Bloch
O. D. Dilling
C. F. Sheldon
F. H. Thompson
T. H. Roberts
D. C
Denmark
A. T. Atkenson
J. B. Wimpee
Order of Odd Fellows
C. BE. Sibley
B. G C. Haine
C. G. Hutchinson
L. Bush
G. A. Carlson
F. W. Willoughby
Noble Grand
August
W. W. Gill
G. K. Willoughby
Guardian
G. W. Turner
Albert D. Bloch
Grand Lodge
Birmingham
D. Dilling
Good of Order
Election of officers for Mobile Council No 6 J O U A M
Mobile Council No 6 J O U A M annual meeting Tuesday December 16 names elected Jr Presto Councelor J A Blackman Counselor H W French Jr Vice Counselor Walter Epis Rec Secretary E W Russell Asst Rec Secretary S J Rhodes Fin Secretary T A Hamilton Jr Treasurer C F Sheldon Conductor Walter Griffin Warden Jos Barrett Inner Sentinel J Goodman Outer Sentinel S R Smith Chaplain Geo B Colgin Representative to State Council J Dulaney Alternate Representative J W Barnett Trustees E L Crain Chas Davis Walter Ellis Installation set for January 6 Knights of Honor Mobile Lodge 4666 meets December 22 at 7 30 pm Odd Fellows Hall
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Knights of Pythias
Rescue Lodge No. 24
E. No. 67
Henry G. Brandum
Walter Yonge
L. W. Savage
J. A. Reaves
L. F.wilson
Henry Simon
Q. S. Adams
W. C. Fink
F. L. Miller
L. F. Wilson
Grand Lodge
Adolph D
L. D. Browne
Percivale Lodge No
George L. Mountain
James P. Redding
T.F. Mitchell
W. E H. Prewitt
William Marshall
Charles F. Sheldon
D. W. Camp
Charles Spies
Robert R. Pitard
Jacob M. Forbes
D. B. Dobbs
J. M. Forbes
W. J. McCowan
Red Cross Lodge No. 132
Ernest J.groves
R. A. Levinsohn
J. H. Kruse
H. O. Horton
J. E. Twomey
O. Enholm
F. S. Hoskins
K. of
JS Harteau
George W. Smith
H. L. Prewitt
John T. Dulaney
Osborne Enholm
Rescue Lodge
Knighta Khorassan
Tyre
Mobile Council No. 6
Jr. Prest
J. A. Blackman
H. W. French
Walter Epis
E. W. Russell
S. J. Rhodes
Fin
T. A. Hamilton, Jr
Kellogg Guilty Of Fraud Charge In Federal Court
Kellogg is found guilty in U.S. district court of defrauding songwriters of over 40000 by promising publication for fees. Judge Grubb imposes thirteen months hard labor in Atlanta federal prison. Kellogg collapses as sentence is read and quips about music behind bars.
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Kelloge
Justice
Muss
One-Armed Criminal Yeggman Held in Mobile Jail
George Barton, a one-armed inmate in Mobile Santa Rosa County, has drawn attention as a dangerous yeggman. Described as highly skilled in safeblowing, he reportedly possesses a makeshift key and can unlock handcuffs or leg irons. He is said to know many other yeggs and is courted by private detectives and police while awaiting potential government service after release.
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George Barton
Mobile Santa, Ga
Barton
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Civil Service Examination
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Jackson
Red Cross Lodge
K. of P
E. J. Grove
R. A. Levisohn
H. C. Horton
F.’'S. Hotchkin
F. T. ‘Hoirteau
G. W. Smith
H. L. Pruitt
Mobile Lodge No
R. N. Hudson
Huerta
J. O. U. A. M. Council
Knights OF Honor
Odd Fellows Hall
Mutual Lodge No. 501
R. L. Smith
J. H. Pratt
Dictator
Bloch Furniture Company
Dauphin St
Kellogg
Yeggman
Secret Service
Dauphin Street
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