Incoming crowd opens Mobile Mardi Gras carnival season
Police chief Crenshaw plans extra officers for crowds and urges precaution as first excursion trains arrive for Mobile Mardi Gras. Hotels report rapid reservations and a large turnout while downtown venues and riverboats draw carnival crowds and side shows.
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Mobile
Auburn
Felix III
Emperor of Joy
Crenshaw
Conti and
Royal Streets
St. Louis
Terminal Station
Alfred
Gulfport
Baldwin County
YMCA Gym Show Delights Mobile Crowd
A large audience packed the YMCA gym for the first physical department exhibition under A. E. Marriott. The event showcased indoor athletics with over sixty junior participants, including acrobats, wrestling, sparring, basketball, ring hockey, and tug of war, followed by a post show treat for many listed boys.
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Y.M. C.a
A. E. Marriott
Mobile
Breneman
Leonard
Brennan
Trutell
R. Dodd
Tutwiler
Bartee
Super
Otto Kirchner
Louis Todd
Vivian Schuster
Leon Malone
Hamlin Gaines
George Faulk
Henry Olson
Eugene Pitard
Herbert Tutwiler
Like Genry
Talbert Jones
Melvin Jones
Thomas Young
Francis Garrison
Roland Bowling
William J.ardoyne
Otho Stubbs
James Bartee
Virgil Jackson
Hoboes Debate Socialism At Convention In New Orleans
In New Orleans on February 1 the hoboes convention heatedly debated socialism. James Eads How, the millionaire hobo leader, clashed with Arizona Bob Gillespie over discussions of socialist ideas. President Jefferson Davis warned against outbursts as How defended past protests and claimed hoboes seek work, not harm.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
James Eads How
Arizona
Bob“ Gillespie
Jefferson Davis
Hobo
Jeff Davis
New York
Congress
Gillespie
Tennessee Republicans Sweep State Officer Races
The Tennessee regionists won all three state officer contests. W P Hickerson defeated De Long Rice for state treasurer 77 to 52. R R Sneed beat Hallam for secretary of state, W W Goodloe won the Democratic primary for comptroller 71 to 61, and George P Woollen defeated H T Stratton for comptroller 84 to 47. Governor Hooper then appointed George M Clark as state auditor, the new office created by the current assembly.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Fegionists
Tennessee
W P. Hickerson
Long Rice
R. R. Sneed
Hallam
W.W. Goodloe
George P. Woolien
H.T. Stratton
Hooper
George M. Clark
General Assembly
Warehouse Company Overvalued Its Assets
Jackson Miss February 1 The National Warehouse Company of this city now bankrupt shows actual warehouse valuations will be at most 30 percent of book values The firm carries liabilities about 180000 with cotton claims likely raising to 200000 Assets on books total about 236000 but receivers peg real value near 75000
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
National Warehouse Company
Miss Eunice Partridge Heads Train’s Opening Ceremony
Miss Eunice Partridge aged 15 of Lanette Alabama has been invited to open the throttle of the Western Railway of Alabama’s new passenger train on its inaugural run from West Point Georgia to Montgomery. The honor highlights a regional milestone in rail service expansion.
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Montgomery
Ala
Nerve and rise of Henry P Davidson in Morgan circles
A profile of Henry P. Davidson, described as a top financier who rose from a bank runner to a pivotal figure at J P Morgan during the 1907 panic. The article notes his nerve, decisive judgment, and influence within Morgan and the First National Bank as he directed major deals.
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New York
Henry P. Davidson
Pujo Money Investigating Committee
First National Bank
J. P. Morgan
Davidson
J. P. Morgan Company
Confederate Fighters to Parade in Pennsylvania Avenue Inaugural
Gray clad Confederate veterans and the Mose Green Club of Louisville plan to march in the March 4 inaugural parade in Washington. The Temperance Pioneer Drill League of Pittsburg will secure a place in the line, with organizers wary of mixing Kentucky hospitality and temperance drills.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania Avenue
Mose. Green Club
Louisville
Nded
Kentucky
Drii) League of
Pittsburg
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
Insanity Plea For John McKay In Murder Case
In Gulfport Mississippi the defense for John McKay argues insanity after the December 1 murder of Louis De Haan. They present witnesses claiming McKay was mentally unbalanced and intoxicated, while the state contests this and contends drunkenness does not excuse crime. District Attorney Ford questions key witnesses in cross examination.
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Gufport
McKay
John McKay
Louis de Haan
Met McKay
Mae de Haan
Sea District
Ford
Hig Tehnte Cole
Mqnor
Poemen Ford
New York Tercentennary Committee Names Leaders
The New York citizens committee elected by Mayor Gaynor to plan the 1914 tercentenary celebration named Cornelius Vanderbilt as president and Hermon Ridder as vice president. Other vice presidents include Andrew Carnegie, William Vincent Astor, August Belmont, and J. Pierpont Morgan with John D. Rockefeller Jr and others. The executive committee will handle the event and establish a permanent organization.
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Associated Press
New York
New York City
Gaynor
Holland
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Hermdn Ridder
Andrew Carnegie
William Vincent Astor
August Belmont
George 8. Cortelyou
George Gould
Seth Low
Clarence H. Mackey
J. Pierpont Morgan
Alton B. Parker
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Jacob Hi. Schiff
Isaac H. Seligman
James Speyer
New Equity Rules Take Effect Across Federal Courts
Washington Feb 1 new equity rules issued by the Supreme Court go into effect nationwide in federal courts. They aim to lower litigation costs and remove delays with strict limits on granting temporary injunctions in labor disputes and related cases.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Border Line Warns Mexican Forces At Juarez
Governor Colquitt received a telegram from Acting Secretary Hunt ington Wilson directing that no engagement occur near the border that could allow bullets to cross into the United States. The War Department was asked to remind leaders of both sides at Ciudad Juarez and El Paso to prevent any firing across international boundaries and to inform the Mexican government of the situation.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
C. B. Colquitt
Texas
Huntington Wilson
Juarez
Mexico
United States
A and
Insurrectos
Ciudad Duarez
War Department
Atention
Brooklyn Youth’s Self-Inflicted Death With Civil War Sword
Brooklyn youth Louis Duryea died by tying his father’s Civil War sword to a chair and impaling himself. The body was discovered in the hall. initial belief blamed heart disease until exams revealed a fatal chest wound and a bioon stained sword relic.
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Associated
New York
Louis Duryea
Brooklyn
Weather Fragments Forecast Cold Sunday in Alabama
Fragmentary forecast indicates fair and colder conditions tonight with a cold Sunday ahead. Notes suggest the forecast is incomplete with garbled phrases about temperatures and timing.
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Alabama
Gulfport Interested in Schooner Fred Ayer
Special to The Item reports a lireless message from N. sighting the schooner Fred W. Ayer at sea near Gulfport. The craft, commanded by Chris Boldt with twenty three men, carried twenty three crew and appeared dismantled, bound for Port Arthur Rica with lumber cargo.
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Comal
Sta’ Ae Ee
Fred W. Ayer
Stuard
Gulfport
Port Ars Rica
Chris Boldt
Twenty Five Thousand Back Taxes Collected
Special to The Item Gulfport Mississippi sheriff Elmer received a $25,000 check from the Frank Howard estate settling back taxes. The suit covered seven years of revenue taxes, with amounts stated as dollars per year, settled by estate agents.
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Gulfport
Miss
Elmer
Frank Howard
Howard
Wirt Adams
Stumpage rights bought for 40000 acres in Hancock County
Timberland ownership in Hancock County transferred as stumpage rights cover about 40 000 acres. Local officials reported the purchase occurred yesterday and outlines the timberland area affected near Vicksburg Mississippi.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Hancock Counties
Audacious robbery shocks Paris bank district
A bank messenger, Jogehima Penyo, was lured into a dark corridor in Rue Paris where two men abducted him during a noon heist. Police investigation underway to identify suspects and recover stolen items.
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Eagy
Paris
Jogehima Penyo
Prominent Men Named in Bank Looting Case
W J Kelt her known as Big Bill Kelt her tells former Governor Bates about the looting of National City Bank of Cambridge. Bookkeeper George W Coleman and Keliher serve prison terms for larceny. Walsh died. Kelcher names prominent Boston figures among victims and others who received portions of the loot.
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Associated Press
Boston
W. J. Kelther
Big Bill" Kelther
Bates
National City Bank of
Cambridge
George W. Coleman
Keliher
Martin
Walsh
New York
Kelcher
Alabama's Credit Bond in Germany Shows Value Abroad
Montgomery reports Alabama's credit remains solid abroad with about 40 000 dollars of redeemed old bonds held by German owners. Treasury Purifoy notes many bonds bore German stamps and matured earlier, yet investors were assured payment. One bond tied to the late H G Bell estate in Mobile proved worth around 1700 dollars.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Tad Nao
Purifoy
Gates A
H. G. Bell
Mobile
Charles Morse Again Well Man
Charles Morse, the New York banker whose sentence was commuted by President Taft, is reported in improving health and plans to return. His friends note he is now well and speaks of himself as fully fit, while recent dispatches from Florence mention his stay and a long journey.
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Associated Press
New York
C Morse
Taft
Florence
Italy
Aoi
Allies Prepare For Resumption Of Hostilities
London dispatch notes last efforts by Constantinople and Sofia to avert renewed Balkan war. Front reports Adrianople siege plans approved by Savoff, with Servian and Bulgarian troops in a tense stand. Montenegro and Greece pledge support to Russia. King Nicholas vows to take the fortress or die fighting if needed.
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Associated Press
London
Constantinople
Sofia
Balkan Peninsula
Savoff
Adrianople
Saya
Russia
Janina
Nicholas
Ranople
London Morning Papers Report Mixed Tone on Sofia Concessions
London sources note morning papers reflect tentative optimism about Turkish concessions on Sofia. The Times suggests a favorable impression while uncertainty remains about the potential impact on ongoing negotiations and the broader exchange.
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London
C&sgsat
Associated Press
Times
Sofia
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