Train Wreck Suspect Held After Fatal Collision
Will Edmund, accused of causing a northbound Mobile and Ohio train wreck 13 miles from here, is in Mobile county jail on a capital charge. Special Agent Paul Cazalas and railroad lawyers say Edmund acted as lookout. a local woman aided a capture near Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ohio
John M. Hodge
W. H. Riggan
C. T. Humphreys
S&s. R
Will Edmund
Paul Cazalas
Edmund
Inferior Criminal Court
Oak Grove
W. A. Griffin
J. C. Jordan
Whiting -Ames
Charles Smith
S. R. Prince
Mr. Prince
Negress
Mau- Nila
Prince
Brake
Raley
Grove
de ‘ Es
No Reception at White House Marks New Year
Washington observed New Year’s Day without a White House reception for the first time in over a century. Secretary Bryan hosted a diplomatic corps breakfast at his home with more than 300 guests including ambassadors and embassy staff. Secretaries Daniels and Garrison kept open house all day as diplomacy and splendor moved to private homes. The Clark house hosted a major function with Miss Genevieve Clark making her society bow.
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Washington
White House
Wilson
Bryan
Legation
Daniels
Garrison
Army
Navy
Spearker= Clark's house
Genevieve
Clark
Crawford Friends Claim Political Frame Up In Alabama Race
In Montgomery on January 1 supporters of Dothan congressman Henry Crawford claim a political frame up. They accuse opponents of fabricating charges after a hearing was promised by the attorney general. Crawford says he just returned from Washington and has no comment on the charges or their authors.
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Crawford
Montgomery
Ala
Henry D. Cldgton
WN. B. Crawford
Dothan
Alabama
H. B. Steagall
Congress
C. P. Black
Washington
Clayton
Graham
Fee. Black
Corps of Experts to Study Weevil in Cotton Fields
Washington January 1 Secretary Houston proposes a broader study of the cotton boll weevil parasites with a new corps of experts. The plan aims to design a community experiment in controlling the pest by evaluating each control step and potential improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corps OF Experts
Washington
Houston
Department of Agriculture
Protection for Cotton Culture
Associated Press reports B F Bush president of Missouri Pacific warns that Europe expands cotton cultivation abroad and that the U S must fund flood control on the Mississippi to defend cotton supremacy. He says levee protection could open 15 million acres of delta land to cotton sugar cane or other crops yielding big annual returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
House Committee On Rivers
Mississippi River Commission
B. F. Bush
Missouri-Pacific
United States
Mississippi
Mississippi Delta
Methodists Fix Dates for Six Conferences
Representatives of Southern Methodist boards in Nashville fixed conference dates for the coming summer at Waynesville North Carolina. League conferences July 15 238 Sunday School July 24 August 2 Educational August 4 6 Missions August 7 16 Bible August 16 23 Deaconesses August 24 26.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Southern Methodist Church
Waynesville
N. C
Educational
Missions
Bibi
Fool-Killer Missed a Golden Opportunity in New York Swim
Associated Press reports the first swimmers of 1914 at Brighton faced a crowded scene as teams and spectators watched open water events. The noisy crowd, dressed in heavy fur coats, observed the unusual start to the year with excitement and tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Brighton
Widow Demands Fair Treatment From President
In Geneva Alabama Mrs Ida Tillman challenges post office moves to replace her as Postmaster. She refuses surrender of commission and seeks open inquiry into removal before her term ends in 1914. She writes to President Wilson calling the action Democratic spoils and vows to defend women’s voting rights. She cites Confederate and Mason lineage.
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Montgomery
Ala
Post Office Department
Ida O. Tillman
Geneva
Tillman
W. K. Kenan
Wilson
H. D. Clayton
Labor Secretary Refutes Charge Over Calumet Crisis
Secretary Wilson replied to the Globe Miners Union of Globe Arizona denying inactivity by the Labor Department. He said officials have months gathering facts and working toward a settlement of the copper strike and urged any additional actions to be brought to his attention.
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Washington
Wilson
EB. C
Bright
Globe Miners’ Union
Globe
Ariz
Labor Department
Calumet
Michigan
Federal Labor Department
Moyer
Zex Tanner
Department
Alumet
Nashville Man Learns Of Scottish Estate Deposit
Charles A. Campbell of Nashville aged 36 reports a notice of a $160,000 deposit on his behalf in the Chemical National Bank of New York. The estate involved is that of William Adams, said to be tied up since 1907.
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Nashville
Tenn
Scotland
Charles A. Campbell
Chemical National Bank of New York
William Adams
Ates
Campbel Romeo Te
Wilson's envoy late arriving in Mississippi
President Wilson planned to sail from Ship Island aboard the Winona to meet John Lind, his envoy to Mexico, as the Chester delayed near Vera Cruz. Norman Lind, Lind's son, departed Minneapolis to join his father in New Orleans while Mrs. Lind stayed home.
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Associated Press
Pass Christian
John Lind
Wilson
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Chester
Ship Island
Here
Winona
Lind
Minneapolis
Minn
Norman Lind
John, Lind
New Orleans
New Year's Eve Observance Closes Saloons in Little Rock
Associated Press reports in Little Rock Ark on New Year's Eve the Going Liquor law closed all saloons. Early revelry contrasted with disappointing liquor business due to post Christmas spending limits. No major disturbances. one man wounded by a stray bullet from a reveler.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Woman to Get Compensation in New Britain Fatal Coal Accident
Mrs. Jacob Detta of New Britain will likely be the first beneficiary of Connecticut's new workmen's compensation law. Her husband died in a coal conveyor accident owned mainly by Frank H. Johnson, president of the State Business Men's Association. Detta had $122 weekly wages and will receive $100 for funeral expenses plus $6 weekly for six years under the law.
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Associated Press
New Britain
Conn
Jacob Detta
Connecticut
Frank H. Johnsson
Johnson
Detta
New Democratic Governor Hosts New Year Reception
In Springfield Illinois on January 1 Governor Dunne and his wife hosted a New Year reception. State officials and the Illinois National Guard paid respects at the executive mansion before the governor attended a luncheon with the guard.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Lil
Illinois
Illinois National Guard
Dunne
National Guard
Alabama Names Two New State Officials in New Year
January 1 report from Montgomery notes Henry P. White of Centerville and Richard A. Wilkes of Birmingham sworn in as state officials. Officials focus on duties surrounding plate tax and related duties as the new year begins.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Henry P. White
Centerville
Richard A. ‘L. Wilkes
Birmingham
Government Health Patrol Expects Biggest Year Yet
The public health service reports a record year under Surgeon General Blue and Assistant Surgeon General Rucker. Inspectors covered all regions from Kentucky to coastal cities, fighting pellagra malaria and plague risks, teaching sanitation, and inspecting trains and vessels for interstate health violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Uncle Sam's
Rupert Blue
Rucker
Kentucky
San Francisco
Seattle
Public Health Service
Missouri
Ohio
Potomac
Mobile
Marine
Savannah
First Aeroplane Service Opens in South
The first daily aeroplane passenger and express service in the South began with a hydro aeroplane flight from St Petersburg to Tampa, covering 18 miles in 23 minutes at about 80 feet. Former Tampa mayor A C Pheil was aboard. Fare is five dollars each way, with luggage charged by weight and a 200 pound passenger limit.
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Tampa
Fla
St. Petersburg
A. C. Pheil
Battle at Ojinaga Reports Heavy Federal Losses
Descriptions from Presidio Texas detail the Mexico Ojinaga fight as five to six hundred federals killed with many wounded disabled by shattered limbs. American aid teams treat the injured while deserters return across the river and noncombatants are sheltered at Red Cross headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Presidio
Texas
Ojinaga
Aia Ojinaga
Red Cross
Federals and Rebels Clash At Nuevo Laredo
In Laredo Texas on January 1 Constitutionalists opened an attack on Nuevo Laredo at daylight. Rebel forces numbered about 3 000 to 4 000. A federal sortie near the Rio Grande led to heavy fire and casualties as rebels moved to the east.
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Cavatr
Nuevo Laredo
Rio Grande
Mr Wilson Returns Mobile Xmas Greeting
The Mobile paper received a Christmas greeting from Mr Wilson dated December 30 1913 from Pass The White House Mississippi. The editor De and Wood sign off with thanks and warm appreciation to all concerned.
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MR. Wilson
Mobile
Prent Wilson
Pass
White House
Miss
Wil Young
Wood
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Mobile and Ohio
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Mobile Ospital
Georgia
Columbus, Ga
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