Contempt case against grocers by government
The government begins criminal contempt proceedings against the Southern Wholesale Grocers Association and 59 individuals for alleged violations of a Sherman anti trust decree. It charges coercion to stop price reductions, forcing manufacturers to sell through wholesalers, and maintaining the Green Book to block direct producer to retailer sales. Names of defendants span multiple states and include officers of the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Southern Wolesale Grocers Association
Grocers’ Trust
United States District Court
Wickersham
Southern Wholesale Grocers' Association
J. H. McLaurin
Jacksonville, Fla
J. D. Faucette
Bristol, Tenn
W. T. Reeves
Tupelo, Miss
C. W. Bartleson
Jacksonville
Fla
Robert Moore
S. W. Lee
John D. Baker
E. L. Adams
Atlanta, Ga
H. Lacy Hunt
Wilmington
N. C
John Stagmaier
Chattanoga
Tenn
A. P. Bush
Mo‘bite
Sam’ Kaufman
Montgomery
A. Ryttenberger
Sumter
S. C
J. C. Fesenthal
Jackson
A. S. J. Davis
Knoxville
L. A. Price
Corsicana
Texas
J. W. Lyman
Eunice
I. Sugar
Monroe
T. H. Scovell
Shreveport
T. S. Jackson
Hattiesburg
Miss
Charleston
C. W. Garrett
Greenwood
F. A. Tyler
Gainesville
Samuel Hanna
Waco
J. FE. Legard
Abingdon
W. A. Scott
North Tazewell
Virginia
J. M. Spotts
Staunton
J. J. Ingram
Opelika
G. W. Battenbury
Fayetteville
Ark
B. D. Crane
Fort Smith
T. S. Mullins
Texarkana
B. D. Hartsfield
A. J. Long
Macon
H. Threefoot
Meridian
C. O. Kuester
Charlotte
E. E. Mendenhall
Greensboro
President McLaurin
McLaurin
Contempt Charges Hint at Wider Probe of Trusts
Washington February 10 Peculiar interest attaches to contempt charges against the Southern Wholesale Grocers Association as a possible forerunner of prosecutions of other trusts alleged to have violated court decrees. No table among pending investigations by the department of justice is the inquiry into the.
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Washington
Southern Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Department of Justice
United Fruit Co Denies Mobile to Colon Passenger Service
A Mobile rumor stated United Fruit Co would run Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines between Mobile and Colon to ease New Orleans boat traffic. In a telegram dated February 10 1913 from New Orleans P D Parks denies any foundation for the Mobile to Colon passenger service. Local interests had hoped for a Mobile-Colon line to handle overflow as New Orleans sailings stay booked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
United Fruit Company
Fort Morgan
Fort Gaines
Colon
New Orleans
C. H. Ellis
United Fruit Co
P. D. Parks
Panama
Complete wreck of the Staples
River steamer James T. Staples lies wrecked near Bladon Springs as floodwaters wash away its Texas deckhouse. Postexplosion reports of a possible body have not been confirmed by divers, and officials fear the iron safe with $3,000 may have sunk. Diversonly await lower waters to recover bodies and valuables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tombigbee River
Texas
Jams T. Staples
Bladon Springs
Mobile
James T. Staples
Coot McKee
Clerk McKee
Scott Party Believed Alive by Some After Antarctic Tragedy
News from London reports Captain Robert F. Scott and several companions may have perished returning from the South Pole after a blizzard. The Terra Nova crew recovered bodies and records. only a portion of the 66 expedition members were likely in the final dash to the pole.
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Associated Press
London
Robert F. Scott
South Pole
Raald Amundsen
Scott
New Zealand
Oamaru
Lyttleton
BE. A. Wilson
L. E. G. Oates
Inniskilling Dragoons
H. R. Bowers
Royal
Port Chatmere
Christ Church
Ross Sea
McMurdo Sound
Road districts urged to tax-based road spending.
A proposed resolution by Commissioner Green would allocate road funds by each district in proportion to tax payments, favoring the first district. The measure awaits finance committee and county attorney report next Monday amid bids, jail water plans, bridge questions, hospital inspection, and relief petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Charles Green
Mobile
Supreme Court
Hutchisson
McAlpine
T. H. Robinson
Bridge Company
Hagan
Dew
Robinson
Keller
Virginia Street
Ann
Hall's Mill Road
Michigan Avenue
John D. Hagan
Pake Surrenders Bank Records to Court in Compliance
All books and papers of the Leinkauf Banking Company held by Assignee Harry B. Pake were turned over to the register in chancery under a law and equity court order issued Saturday. Pake’s counsel Pillans Hanan and Pillans filed the assignee’s answer with the surrender, noting the compliance date of Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leinkauf Banking Company
Harry B. Pake
Register In Chancery
Law and Equity Court
Pake
Pillans, Hanan and Pillans
Date Oe Pillans
As‘Pake
Poe
Impeachment Talk Sparks Mobile County Meeting
A mass meeting at German Relief Hall, called by Chamber of Commerce and Civic League factions, debates impeachment of the county board and a $100 fund plan. Organizers say public safety committee is civic, not business, and county officials will skip tonight’s session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Relief Hall
Chamber of Commerce
Civic League of
Mobile County
Committee of Public Safety
Mobile Item
Mobile
J. A. Joullian
Warren H. Roberts
H. T. Hartwell
L. Zimmern
George H. Hillman
Ashbel Hubbard
L. C. Irvine
C. H. Babcock
J. M. Kroner
J. C. Pritchett
H. M
Special Attention for O'Neal at Inauguration
Governor O Neal receives word from Thomas Nelson Page on inaugural seating. He is entitled to a senate chamber card and one stand seat with two extra presidential stand seats reserved. O Neal plans to attend with his staff and accompanying family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Neal
Washington
Day in Congress Debates Liquor Shipment Ban and Intermarriage Rule
Congress convened at noon to debate the Kenyon bill prohibiting liquor shipments to dry states with a 3 pm vote planned. The campaign funds investigation resumed tracing Archbold Standard Oil letters as the House began at 10:80 am with miscellaneous and DC legislation. The House passed a bill barring intermarriage of whites with persons of Chinese Japanese or Malay descent in the District of Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenyon
Archbold Standard Oil
House
District of Columbia
Poers
Malaysia
Weather forecast for Mobile area rain tonight and Tuesday
Forecast calls for rain tonight and Tuesday in Mobile and vicinity with moderate east and southeast winds. Alabama and Mississippi outlook shows local rains tonight and Tuesday with similar moderate east winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Americans Safe as Mexico City Crisis Grows
Washington reports say no American injured in Mexico City clash. Ambassador Wilson seeks protection assurances from Diaz and Madero governments while plans consider naval intervention and a 16 000 man expeditionary force from Newport News and New Orleans if needed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mexico City
Henry Lane Wilson
Madero
Wilson
Feix Diaz
Montgomery Schuyler
National Palace
Schuyler
Diaz
Mexico
United States
Vera Cruz
Newport News
New Orleans
Knox
State Department
Stillman Suicide Shocks Pensacola Community
Pensacola Fla Feb 10 John E Stillman former Pensacola port collector and head of the Pensacola Realty Company was found dead with a bullet wound and a revolver in his hand in a room adjoining his office His death follows years of prominence in Pensacola and Mobile society with Mrs Stillman and Miss Stillman noted in social circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pensacola
Fla
John Ek, Stillman
Florida
John E. Stillman
Mobile
Fensacola Realty Company
Florida City
Kenyon liquor bill in Senate faces final vote
Washington February 10. Strengthened by passage of the Webb bill in the house, supporters of the Kenyon liquor bill prepared for a sharp Senate fight as final consideration began. The measure mirrors the Webb bill but adds a section granting state officials control over shipments once they enter state borders before delivery to consignees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Hardaway Young Reported Now in Honduras
Information from Mobile indicates Hardaway Young former president of the Southern Hardware and Supply Company who was deposed and whose company faced bankruptcy proceedings is in Honduras. A Mobile man who arrived from New York said he saw Young on a steamer bound for that country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Hardaway Young
Southern Hardware and Supply Company
Honduras
New York
Mr. Young
Thirty Mobile teachers pass exam announced
Montgomery Alabama February 10 the department of education announced the names of thirty Mobile teachers who passed the December examination and earned credentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Department of Education
Uncertain Fate After Diaz Revolt Grips Mexico City
AP dispatch from Mexico City reports ongoing turmoil after General Felix Diaz’s revolt. Overnight clashes killed over 200. questions linger on Madero’s flight, cabinet resignations, and royal guard status at the U.S. embassy as generals and troops maneuver toward possible further action.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Mex
Felix Diaz
Madero
National Palace
Blanquet
Toluca
Diaz
Chapultepec
Congress
Red Cross
U. S
Ware
United States
Wiee
C. H. Aare
United States Army
H. M. Boulet
C. W. Fish
W. F. Patston
The
National Railway
Zepastista
Genevevo de la O
Monterey
Trevino
Reyes
Bernardo Reyes
Roedolfo
Mrs Cleveland Marries Thomas J Preston in Private Princeton Ceremony
Mrs Grover Cleveland and Thomas J Preston Jr wed at 10:30 AM in Prospect Princeton University President Hibben officiating. The ceremony was private due to Mrs Preston’s illness with only close family and Hibben family present. The couple plan to spend the winter in Florida.
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Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Thomas J. Preston, Jr
John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
Prospect
University
Preston
Andrew F. West
Florida
President Hibben
Professor Preston
John Hoppen
Florence Preston Jones
Bond Issue 10 Set for Tuesday Action
City commissioners will finalize Final action on the $100,000 sewer bond issue approved by Mobile voters on Sept 2. City Attorney Boone prepared the ordinance establishing the bond form, and contractors continue sewer work pending Supreme Court outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Boone
Supreme Court
Taft Cabinet Addresses Mexican Situation In Session
Washington convenes during a special session to consider Mexico amid unrest. Officials deny immediate US intervention though plans for joint army navy protection and possible evacuations at Mexican ports are outlined as five US warships monitor the region. President Madero’s fate remains unclear and Diaz’s revolt sparks heightened alert.
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Associated Press
Washington
Taft
Congress
Mexico
Army
Central America
United States
State Department
Madero
Ice
Felix Diaz
Cruz
Cai
U.S
Diaz Takes Command in Capital Forces Clash
General Diaz, nephew of the deposed president Porfirio, leads a majority of the capital troops, controls the artillery, and holds possession amid the ongoing upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Diaz
Diaz
Porfirio
Dee
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Stillman
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