Mayor Cramp and Dies Tear Up Tracks After Memphis Wreck
Mayor E H Cramp and Public Utilities Commissioner Thomas Dies led a rapid crew from Memphis city hall to remove a grade crossing where a Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis freight collided with a Lambert street car killing five and injuring others. Witnesses noted no rear lights on the freight and no switchman at the crossing.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
E. H. Cramp
Thomas Dies
Public Utilities
Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis
Lamar
Memphis grade crossing wreck claims five lives
Mayor Crump ordered a strict investigation into the grade crossing wreck that killed five people and injured two when a Nashville railroad train backed into a streetcar. The city pushes for subway construction amid lawsuits over track removal. Among the injured, Paul Ladd is critically hurt and Lillian Troy is recovering. the dead include Mrs Jennie Foster and others from Cleveland Ohio Jackson Mississippi and Memphis.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
E. HH. Crump
Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis
Paul Ladd
Lillian Troy
Jennie Foster
Lamar Avenue
Emmie Street
City
T. J. Caveney
Cleveland
Ohio
J. T. Vail
Jackson
Miss
Thomas Norrill
Jack Speaks
Dealer Denied Wholesale Liquor License in Mobile
The Mobile Excise Commission refused a wholesale liquor license to A. S. and Ben Kohlman for offices at 120-124 Government Street citing their catalogue promising labels with all liquors, violating the Smith regulation bill. The decision followed days of deliberation and the Kohlmans may reapply later. A. Frank Giuli’s retail liquor permit for Claiborne and Madison streets will be decided next Monday.
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Excise Commission of
Mobile
A. S
Ben Kohlman
Government Street
Kohlmans
Commission
A. Frank Giuli
Claiborne and
Madison Streets
Mobilian Starts Africa Big Game Tour
H. R. Gass, a Mobilian, left Mobile Saturday night for New York to sail January 9 on the American Line for London. He will join Mr. M. Carre to tour Africa in search of big game and is expected to be away until about May 1.
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H. R. Gass
Mobile
Ohio
New York City
London
England
Williams Surrenders On Embezzlement Charge In Mobile
Harry Williams 34, of Mobile, surrendered at the county jail Saturday night to face an embezzlement docket. J R Graham, a plumber, alleges Williams collected funds as his agent and converted the amount to his use.
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Harry Williams
Las Mobile
Ege
J. R. Graham
Williams
Sting
Northern Army to Stand Firm Says Castro
General Francisco Castro declares the northern division of the Mexican federal army will fight to the end in Ojinaga. He cites ample stores and artillery, says retreat across the border would occur only if an unexpected event forced it, and notes four thousand loyal soldiers can repel ten thousand rebels.
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Associated Press
Ojinaga
Mex
Francisco Castro
Ynez Salazar
Federal Volunteers
United States
Villa
Castro
Chihuahua
Chihuahua City
Mexico City
Ortega
Sunday Blaze Destroys AP Offices in Atlanta Building
A Sunday afternoon fire swept the Associated Press offices in Atlanta's Austel building, engulfing most contents including records and furniture and causing damage to neighboring offices. Firefighters fought the stubborn blaze as occupants on upper floors panicked. the elevator operator stayed at his post to aid evacuation. Cause and total loss remain undetermined.
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Atlanta
Associated Press
Austel
Fear or Anger May Trigger Fatal Kidney Trouble
Boston January 5 Fear or anger may convert so much sugar in the blood as to cause fatal kidney trouble Harvard physiology professor Walter B Cannon told a lecture. He warned that disasters often followed by kidney disease among survivors. Parents should prevent feeding a child after a tantrum.
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Boston
Walter B. Cannon
Harvard
Cannon
Labor federation weighs nationwide copper strike action
Chicago January 5 A meeting of the American Federation of Labor executive committee in Washington will discuss the Michigan copper strike and potential sympathy action. Charles M Mahoney and other officials will confer after Densmore's failure to negotiate a peace plan. George Moyer plans a brief informal talk after hospital rest.
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Associated Press
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Michigan
Samuel Gompers
Charles Hi. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Colorado
Charles F. Mahoney
Guy Miller
Yance Terzich
Densmore
Federal Department of Labor
Mahoney
Moyer
Superintendents of Education Meet at Capitol
Forty five county superintendents of education gathered informally at the Alabama state capitol for a two day session. State Superintendent Feagin presided and outlined conference goals. Discussions covered relations among state and county officials, and between county boards and district trustees. School Improvement Work was the theme with talks by Mrs Thames, Mrs Faucett, and Mr Feagin.
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Montgomery
Ala
Capitol
Feagin
D. Thames
R. L. Faucett
The
Alabama School Improvement Association
Death of Calhoun County Probate Judge J J Arnold
Judge J J Arnold of Calhoun County died in Birmingham after an appendicitis operation. A member of the 1911 legislature and administration leader, he was twice appointed probate judge. Funeral is set for Tuesday in Anniston. condolences were sent by Governor O Neal and Judge John Pelham.
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Montgomery
Ala
O'Neal
J. J. Arnold
Calhoun County
Birmingham
Arnold
O’neal
John Pelham
Anniston
Sues Architect For Builder's License Sum
City Attorney B. Boone sues Robert Windham an architect and builder seeking 75 for license unpaid over the past year. Windham was arrested by License Officer E. B. Kirkbride for operating as an architect and builder without a license before the case was dismissed for lack of evidence. The city requires architects 45 per year and builders 30.
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B. Boone
Robert Windham
Windham
E. B. Kirkbride
Witt
Lcense
Eddington
Southern Railway seeks reopening of Mobile pig iron rate case
The Alabama railroad commission will hear the Southern Railway petition this afternoon to reopen the Mobile pig iron rate case. The commission recently reneged on an earlier ante from 2.75 to ne on lppes sep es.
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Montgomery
Alt
Southern Railway
Mobile
Railroad Commission
Renee Ot Ante
Ippes Sepes
Sir Lionel Carden to be posted to Brazil as minister
London dispatch reports Sir Lionel Carden British minister to Mexico will be transferred to Rio de Janeiro as minister to Brazil. The move, a raise in pay, follows controversy over his interviews and stance on US policy toward Mexico. Charles Murray-Marling tipped as his Mexico successor.
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Associated Press
London
Lionel Carden
Mexico
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Francis William Strange
Lional Carden
Charles Murray-Marling
Turkey
United States
Atlantic
Lionel
Hagland
Ws Hew Post
William Henry Doveton-Haggard
East
Constantinople
Athens
Teheran
Sofia
Madrid
Rio_de oe
Vessels in Distress Reported Off Atlantic Coast
Washington Jan 5 Several vessels are in distress in stormy Atlantic seas with the Seminole cutter standing by the schooner Thomas Winsmore below Cape Hatteras. A wireless attempt flags the Onondaga to help the barge John B Sage near Cape Charles. The Sage crew saved. barge General Knox adrift about 80 miles from Cape Henlopen.
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Associated Press
Washington
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
Baltimore
Seminole
Thomas Winsmore
Onondaga
Norfolk
Cape May
John B. Sage
Cape Charles
Sage
General Knox
Cape Henlopen
Dei
Bliss Commends Major McNamee Action on Rio Grande
Brigadier General Bliss, head of the American border patrol, praises Major McNamee for driving eighty four Mexican federal troops back across the Rio Grande as mild and fully justified. State department dispatches report improvement in Ensenada after Americans sought a warship.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bliss
American
Border Patrol
McNamee
Rio Grand
State Department
Ensenada
Revenue Cutter Androscoggin Runs Aground
Revenue cutter Androscoggin ran aground off Cove Point in Chesapeake Bay today during thick weather. The vessel was ordered to port for inspections and safety measures.
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Associated Press
Washington
Androscoggin
Cove Point
Chesapeake Bay
Industrial Commission to Handle Trusts Proposed by Untermyer
Samuel Untermyer urged a federal licensed industrial commission to replace the attorney general and current courts in dissolving outlaw corporations. He called existing consent decrees weak and criticized Standard Oil and Union Pacific Southern Pacific outcomes. He proposed licensing interstate traders, banning holding companies except for personal security and cooperative ventures, to restore public accountability.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Samuel Untermyer
Money Trust
Untermyer
Bureau of Corporations
Interstate Commerce Commission
Standard Oil
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Untermeyer
Seven rescued from tank steamer adrift off Sandy Hook
The Oklahoma tank steamer, 2795 tons, departed Saturday night for Port Arthur. It drifted less than 100 miles from Sandy Hook and 36 crew members remained unaccounted for as Ba varia rescued seven including Captain Alfred Gunter and several officers. The vessel's name was variably reported as Wasca Pennoil or Delaware.
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Associated Press
New York
Sandy Hook
Oklahoma
Bavaria
Ireless
Alfred Gunter
Bert Iverson
Knute Dahle
Cass Eklund
Christian Rassmussen
Hamilton Powell
Herman Ericksen
J. M. Guffey Petrleum Company
Port Arthur
Texas
Wasca
Pennoil
Delaware
Manuel Calvo
Royal Mail
Caribbean
Dr Wiley proposes moving factories from cities to rural areas
New York Jan 5 Dr Harvey Wiley spoke to a Yonkers mass meeting urging relocation of manufacturing plants from urban centers to rural districts as a cure for congestion and urban ills.
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Associated Press
New York
Yonkers
Harvey Wiley
Morgan director resignations reflect shift in public sentiment
Henry P. Davison reports that J. P. Morgan & Co. leader and three colleagues have resigned from the boards of twenty eight corporations. The move is said to be in deference to an apparent change in public sentiment toward directorships.
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J. P. Morgan & Co
J. P. Morgan
National Guard Must Conform to 10 Regulations
The War Department and National Guard Association clash over militia organization. Judge Advocate General Crowder rules the militia must conform to regular army standards or risk loss of federal funding. Circular No. 13 limits state forces not meeting brigade and division structures, potentially forcing senior officers to relinquish rank. Authority questions block compliance across states.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
National Guard
United
United States
Wood
Crowder
United States Army
Secretary of War
St. _ Judge Advocate
Mayors Mitchel Strong Arm Squad Returns
The New York mayor orders a revived strong arm squad led by plainclothes officers to patrol crowd gathering spots. Forty policemen will form the rear squad, continuing after the Becker case, with McKay enforcing street safety and guiding policing response.
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Mitchel
Associated Press
New York
Mayr Mitchel
McKay
Chas. Becker
Desolation at Summer Resorts After Massive Storm
Coastal communities from Jersey to Long Island faced multi million dollar losses as a hurricane slammed the area. Sea Bright and Seagate suffered heavy property damage, hundreds homeless, bath houses and cottages washed away, and sea walls sought for federal aid.
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Associated Press
New York
New Sey
Long Island
Sea Bright
N. J
Atlantic City
Loport
Edgewater
Cape May
Venta City
Margate City
South Shores
Montauk Point
Seagate
Coney Island
Brighton Beach
Beach
Rockaway
Arverne
Mar Rockawa
Sarnuee
Pier Theatre
Sea Bright Rebuild Rush After January Storm
Relief arrived as wind shifted and every able bodied man in Sea Bright New Jersey worked to restore order after the storm. Coast damage is estimated at more than one and a half million dollars.
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Kiely
Arverne
Avery Bachelor
Long Island
Long Beach
Fire Island
Atlantic
Great South Bay
Amityville
Hemlock Beach
New York Harbor
Fort St
Staten Island
Sandy Hook
Sea Bright
N. J
Stepfather Arrested In Sudden Death Of 9 Year Old In Simsboro
In Simsboro Louisiana Mary Long 9 died after a train near miss and convulsions. District Judge J B Halstead ordered exhumation and Casper Howell held on murder charges. Chemists will report findings to the judge. Howell and Marys mother had married four months earlier.
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Associated Press
Simsboro
Mary Long
J. B. Halstead
Casper Howell
Howell
Halstead
Howells
Despondent Actress Lillian Notte Over Fiances Death
New York January 5 Associated Press reports young actress Lillian Notte was despondent over the death of her fiancé. Details are sparse but the event prompted coverage in the city’s entertainment notes.
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Associated Press
New York
Lillian
Nott
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