Vessels Missing After Gulf Storm Amid Christmas Eve Sighting
Twenty men forming crews of missing ships are feared to have perished in the Gulf of Mexico after a Christmas Day storm. Reports from Mobile indicate the schooners Glenafton and Sirdar may be lost, with possible sightings of the Motley and Alice Lord. Captains and crews from several vessels are unaccounted, and authorities fear further losses as gales continue.
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Motley
Eb.c. Edwards
Psame
John Goote
Igo Josef
Antonio Freda
Sam
Charlies Brown
N. G. Borden
W. L. Dixon
Connor
Arnold Byrd
Roberta General
James
Mantanzas
Cuba
Moncable
Harrison T
Charles Nicklas
Mobile
Worster
Ben- Fred Veley
Fielon Lee
Homer
Samuel Sheppards
Gulf
Atlantic
Dr Carrel Weds and Faces Welcoming Banquet
Dr Alex Carrel renowned surgeon of the Rockefeller Institute and his bride Mme La Marquise de la Mairie of Paris wed in Paris and sailed to New York. East coast physicians plan a banquet to honor the honeymooners as Carrel's work in grafting organs and replacing vessels draws global attention. He won the 1912 Nobel Prize and predicts healing wounds in a day and repairing broken legs in four days.
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Alex Carrel
New York
Rockefeller Institute
la Marquise de la Mairie
Paris
East
Carrel
ONeals Staff Ordered To Repay Washington Expenses
Judge Armistead Brown ruled Col Betty must repay 82.15 to the state, finding governor lacked authority to approve staff expenses for Wilson inauguration trip. The ruling, in Montgomery, may be appealed to the Alabama Supreme Court.
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Montgomery
Ala
O'Neal
Washington
President Wilson
Armistead Brown
Col. L.S. Betty
Brown
Col
Betty
Supreme Court
Speedy Justice Plaitsed People
Excitement faded as the grand jury in the James R. Coleman murder case failed to return indictments on Wednesday. Norman Mabel and James Parraway, both described as the accused killers, were expected to face charges later, while guards remained vigilant around the jail.
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Associated Press
Charlestown
James R. Coleman
Norman Mabel
James Parraway
Generosity Depletes Treasury and Adds to Idle List
Announcement notes treasury strain from generosity and rising idle list as railroad workers quit eight to ten hour shifts for street railways and other firms. City aims to address growing unemployment with new measures.
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Tisco
Trunk Murder Mystery Draws New York Police Attention
Autopsy finds death by possible suffocation after a man was dumped in a trunk at an East Side tenement doorway. Police pursue two suspects, identify the victim as John Kremen, and review a time check linked to J F Donovan or Dolan. Thousands view the body as investigators link to prior trunk slayings.
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Associated Press
New York
John Kremen
Pitt Street
West Virginia
J. F. Donovan
J. F. Dolan
Donovan
Dolan
East Side
Mike Malloy
Charleston
W. Va
Malloy
Moses ‘Sachs
Hisse Seigel
Leong Lee
Meyer Weisbard
East River
Beleaguered Huerta Army Pressed at Ojinaga
Fighting resumed at Ojinaga as Mexican Federals under Huerta retreat to inner trenches. Constitutionalists led by General Ortega push the assault with reinforcement reported. US cavalry patrols border vigilance as feared crossfire across the river is avoided.
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Associated Press
Presidio
Tex
Ojinaga
Mex
Huerta
Mexico
Coahuila
Ortega
United States
Huerta's Northern Arm Dazed and Demoralized at Ojinaga
Dazed and demoralized federal generals and Huerta remnants crouched in trenches at Ojinaga awaiting the next attack or dispersion. U S troops scouted the border for crossings as panic surged last night with about five hundred federals leaping into the river.
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Associated Press
Presidio
Tex
Ojinaga
Mex
United States
Rural credit legislation to be first congressional issue
Washington December 30 Rural credit legislation will be one of the first questions before Congress after it reassembles January 12. A commission that studied rural credit operations abroad said a bill is being prepared, and the more important recommendations will guide action.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
30 foot channel urged in report for Mobile harbor
The Joint Rivers and Harbor Committee met at the Chamber of Commerce and unanimously adopted an exhaustive report urging a thirty foot channel for Mobile. E J Buck lauded the plan while Horace Turner presented the detailed report though it could be adopted in its original form. Congressman George W Taylor discussed deepening appropriations.
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Mobile
Joint Rivers and Harbor Committee
Chamber of Commerce
E. J. Buck
Horace Turner
Turner
George W. Taylor
Three Alabamians arrested on suspicion as dangerous characters
Ernest Read of Atmore John A Neal of McCoullough and Rosa Margaret Christian of Lucal were taken in by patrolmen Mabry and Moody at 3 a m as dangerous suspicious individuals Read faced a weapon related charge while others are held for inquiry.
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Ernest Read
Atmore
Ala
John A. Neal
McCoullough
Rosa Margaret Christian
Lucal
Mabry and
Moody
Read
Siegel Stores Put Into Receivership Across Firms
Six Siegel Stores Corporation enterprises in New York Boston and Chicago are placed into friendly receivership. The action follows banking credit curtailment and weak Christmas sales, with alleged debts totaling tens of thousands to the Siegel Stores Corporation. Receivers named include William A Marble and John S Sheppard Jr for New York holdings and ancillary appointees in Boston.
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Boston
Reeceivers
Henry Siege of
New York
Siegel Stores Corporation
William A. Marble
John 8. Sheppard, Jr
Simpson, Crawford Company
Fourteenth Street
Henry Siegel Company
Henry Siegel & Co
Chicago
Merchants’ Express Company
Henry Melville
Bankers
Simpson-Crawford Company
Siegel Firms Say Receivership Does Not Affect Chicago
Max Pam general counsel for Siegel, Cooper & Co. of Chicago states that Boston receivership proceedings do not affect Siegel, Cooper & Co. of Chicago. He notes the Siegel Stores Corporation holds all capital stock of Simpson Crawford Company of New York and the Fourteenth Street Store, is a creditor of both, and of the Henry Siegel Company of Boston, having initiated proceedings as such creditor.
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Associated Press
New York
Siegel Stores Corporation
Boston
Fourteenth Street
Simpson, Crawford Company
Henry Siegel Company
Henry Siegel & Co
Merchants Express Company
Greenhut-Siegel-Cooper Company
Siegel, Cooper & Co
Chicago
Max Pam
Siegel Stores Company
Pam
L and N Abolish Two Dollar Cotton Switching Charge
The Louisville and Nashville announced that the two dollar switching charge on cotton shipments transferred to its line will be eliminated on January 9. The move follows hearings before an Interstate Commerce Commission representative regarding charges by the Chamber of Commerce and the Cotton Exchange.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Chamber of Commerce
The
Cotton Exchange
Mobile
Louisville and Nashville
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
R. G. Cobb
Quarantine Order Modified for Corn Imports
The Surgeon General issues a telegram adjusting corn import quarantine rules. The change affects unloading cargo from Argentina and outlines revised procedures under the quarantine.
C O C Advocates Treasury Case on Discriminatory Lighterage
The C O C appeals to the Treasury Department over quarantine and fumigation rules for corn laden vessels from South America. Mobile port officials question lighterage and rat fumigation as feeding infection fears, arguing regulation may be unnecessary in New York New Orleans or Galveston. Washington reports that fumigation and rat control aim to prevent plague when returning to American ports.
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Mobile
Ala
Washington
D. C
Rio Della Platte
South America
Com
Mobile Discharge Order Sparks Ocean Vessel Tug of War
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce and port officials protest a quarantine order restricting the New steamer from Rosario to discharge at docks instead of light river lighters. They cite competing ports like New Orleans Galveston and New York and urge immediate authorization to dock discharge to prevent cargo spoilage and further losses. The dispute involves Dr Blue Surgeon General and Secretary of the Treasury in Washington and follows telegram exchanges with Mobile officials and the National Chamber of Commerce.
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Secretary of Treasury
Washington, D, DC
New
Rosario
Boggess
Blue
New Orleans
Galveston
New York
Mobile
Gene Blue
Harmonic
Farnhan Hazlewood
Elaline
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Secretary of the Treasury
National Chamber of Commerce
Mexico Arranges 5 Million Dollar Loan in Paris
The international banking group extended a five million dollar loan to the Mexican government to cover January interest on railroad bonds. Finance Minister Adolfo de la Lama departed Paris for London to seek a further loan to meet January due payments.
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Associated Press
Paris
International Banking Group
Adolfo de la Lama
London
Political move in interest of Clayton at capital gossip
In Montgomery Alabama on December 30 reports claim a political deal seeks to unite support for Henry D in his bid for re election to Congress. P C Black former Geneva county probate judge is said to be slated for United States marshal appointment though Attorney General Fe eehi advised he could not be named.
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Light No. 12
Sirdar
Jin McCarron
Alice Lord
Kelly
Mobile
Banks
Francis
Pensacola
Clayton
Montgomery
Ala
Henry D
Congress
P. C. Black
Geneva County
Fe Eehi
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Gulf of Mexico
Os Brit
Glenafton
Havana
Eden
M. A. Achorn
Rison T. Beacham
Edgar Randall
McCarron
McWish and Oyster Company
Claude
King
Clarke
Shingsmack
Mobile Bar
DR. Carrel
O Neal
Coleman
Maryland
Gotham Police
Siegel Stores
General Counsel
Argentina
C. OF
Treasury Dept
Rine
M. H. Service
Washington, D. C
Alabama
Fedantine
Als
Mobile Terk OF Commerce
H. Armbrecht
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