Investigation of Copper Mine Strike Zone Urged by Senator Ashurst
Senator Ashurst proposed a Senate inquiry into strike conditions in Michigan copper mines in the Calumet Hancock and South Range district. The investigation would assess labor relations, minimum wage disputes, prison or post office access, immigration law violations, peonage, and restraint of trade, with notes on militia conduct and a peaceful strike despite four deaths.
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Associated Press
Washington
Calumet
Hancock
South Range
Michigan
Ashurst
Arizona
Senate Education and Labor Committee
Department of Labor
Wilson
Abbey
Congress Back 10 Work Again
Washington expects a return to business as Congress reconvenes after holidays with a flood of bills. Webb of North Carolina proposes strengthening the Sherman law to ban all contracts in restraint of trade and bar gentlemen’s agreements, shifting proof of reasonableness to defendants. McCoy of New Jersey seeks to prohibit interlocking directorates among banks and trust companies. both measures go to the judiciary committee.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
United States
Webb
North Carolina
McCoy
New Jersey
Judic Committee
Sbit
Judiciary Committee
Davis turned over to Montgomery officer on forgery charges
A boy arrested in Atlanta on Mann Act violation and forging postal savings bank certificates was handed to Detective Cloud of Montgomery to face forgery charges there. Additional charges of large pretenses and forgery were filed in Birmingham.
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Postal Savings Bank
Atlanta
Cloud
Montgomery
Birmingham
Underwood Calls His Forces To Washington
Tele gram instructions from Senate Majority Leader Underwood to McKellar and other Southern representatives demand prompt attendance for Congress reopening. Tennessee figures Garrett Hull and Jacoway and Humphries of Mississippi are ordered to be present for the Prosperity Dinner event in Memphis. The legal note then mentions Foster's hearing status with U S Commissioner Richard Jones and possible grand jury action.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Underwood
K. D
McKellar
Congress
Business Men's Club
McKellar, Garrett and Hull
Tennessee
Humphries
Mississippi
Jacoway
Arkansas
S. P. Gaillard
Gaillard & Mahorner
Joelaillard & Mahorner
Joel M. Foster
United States
Richard Jones
Foster
Asylum Building Contract Awarded to Jett Bros
The county board awarded the brick building contract for the County Poor Asylum expansion to Jett Bros Contracting Company for 14985 plus heating installation. A one year bond for repairs due to defective work was required.
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County Poor Asylum
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Jett Bros., Contracting Company
Hagan
Springhill Avenue
Ashland Place
George Fearn, Jr
Asylum
Mowler & Miller
Barten & Bailey
H. Poole
Jett Bros. Contracting Company
A. Hancock
M. H. Roberts
Mobile Chamber Election and Jamaica Trade Talks
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce elected officers with George Fearn Jr. as president and listed officers for 1914. Separately, Mobile and Ohio Railroad officials, Jamaica traders, and Kingston delegates met to plan boosting Jamaica port shipments via Mobile port facilities.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
F. M. Backes
J. L. Locke
L. W. Savage
Chamber of Commerce
George Fearn, Jr
A J. Parsons
Bustes D. Baker
Stewart Brooks
J. D. Bloch
Horace Turner
Alex Wildman
Junius W. Woolf
Wm. H. Armbrecht
E. M. Bailey
John Bose
J. T. Burke
Aubrey Boyles
E. J. Buck
J. L. Cawthon
R. A. Christian
H. Curiel
H. H. Clarke
L. J. Davis
L. S. Dunlap
Elmo L. Davison
J. V. Falck
George Fear
T. D. Nettles
R. F. Neville
F. J. Peterson
A. G. Quinn
Jacob Reiss
A. E B. Reynolds
Elliott G. Rickardy
Leon Schwarz
Gordon Smith
Jamaica
Mobile
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Foreign Freight Department
H. F. Kerr
J. B. Kerr
Kingston
Montego Bay
J.S. Taylor
R. Jackson
George T. Dickson
Ohio
Battle House
Messrs
Kerr
J. S. Taylor
Walters Must Go 10 Louisiana
W. C. Walters charged with kidnapping the Opelousas Louisiana boy Dunbar or Bruce Anderson must be extradited to Louisiana for trial after the state supreme court ruled against his effort to halt the transfer. The boy identified by Opelousas residents was taken from Columbia Mississippi in April after Walters claimed a North Carolina origin.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
W. C. Walters
Bobbie” Dunbar
Opelousas
Louisiana
State Supreme Court
Walters
Dunbar
Bruce Anderson
North Carolina
Mender
Columbia
Missi
Mrs Grace declines to speak about husband’s death
Daisy Ulrich Opie Grace, widow of Eugene H Grace, died from a bullet wound in Newnan Georgia. She refused interviews and would not issue a statement, acting on counsel advice. Grace, acquitted of attempted murder, had been living in West Philadelphia since the prior case.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Daisy Ulrich Opie Grace
Eugene H.grace
Newnan
Grace
Huerta Tone Adjusts After Overheard Remark in Mexico City
In Mexico City on January 12, Spanish minister Jacinto de Cologan said he would not ask Spain to recall him. Provisional President Huerta clarified his offhand remark about Spaniards was a joke after being overheard by the American charg d'affaires Nelson O Shaughnessy. Also reported are local court actions: Clara Montgomery jailed 50 days for vagrancy, Joe Davis fined 51 or 30 days for gaming, and Sadie Royal fined 5 or 10 days for public drunkenness.
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George Fearn, Jr
Spring Hill Avenue
Catherine Street
Ashland Place
Wilson
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
Fearn
Brannan
Associated Press
Mexico City
Mexico
Jacinto de Cologan
United States
Huerta
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
Senor Cologani
Clara Montgomery
Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Joe Davis
Sadie Royal
Funeral notices for Michael James Devney
Michael James Devney died Monday January 12 1913 at 12 30 in his 59th year. Friends urged to attend from 310 South Royal Street tomorrow Tuesday morning at 8 39 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate.
Court Notices From Mobile Equity Chancery Docket
In Mobile Equity proceedings Judge Safford Berney presides Monday sessions. Decrees pro confesso issued in cases including Daughdrill v Malone and Watson v Harris. Receiver bond fixed at 1000 dollars for Peterson v Evans. Receivers Robert H. Smith and George E. B. Crawford appointed for N. E. Turpentine Cup Co with 3000 dollar bonds.
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I. M. Daughdrill
Jesse Malone
Emma Watson
George Harris
Francis M. Hawkshead
Alice B. Hawkshead
Lilla B. Ardoyne
John B. Ardoyne
L. M. Wilson
Bank of Mobile
First National Bank
Rebecca A. Lyon
Simon A. Cunningham
Mary Jenkins Lee
George ‘Lee
John Bb. Ardoyne
Law and Equity’Court of Mobile
Safford Berney
A. J. Peterson
Court Proceedings Report from Law Side Berney
Schedule of cases heard with rulings on motions and examinations. Stotler v Delany granted production. Harkness v Mobile Light struck second plea. Hardings RRC granted physical exam with Dr Henderson appointed. American Grain v Phoenix Mercantile judgment by consent for garnishee 116.73. Tue calls include Hardin v A T N RR, Bryant v Hieronymus Bros, Mellott v Mobile L RR. Lyons v Lyon dismissed. Dolbear Export juried damages 5468.60. Ruffin v Brannan verdict for plaintiff 5090.
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Berney
Stotler
Henry Delany
Alberta Harkness
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
W. P. Hardings
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad Company
W. T. Henderson
American Grain and Fertilizer Company
Phoenix Mercantile Company
W. P. Hardin
W. F. Bryant
Hieronymus Bros
R. Melett
Brown
Lyons
F. N. Lyon
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Dolbear Export Company
Margaret EF. H. Ruffin
Louis I. Brannan
C. Washam
J. W. Butterly
Cole & Son
Horace Weaver
CC. Rudolph, Jr
Maisie Martin
Death sentence upheld for 12-year-old Mexican lad
The U S Supreme Court refused to set aside the Texas death sentence for Leon Cardenas Martinez a 12 year old Mexican convicted of murdering Miss Emma Brown near Saragoda Texas Martinez claimed he could not appeal due to fear of mob violence and sought release but was denied
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court Today
Texas
Leon Cardenas Martinez
Emma Brown
Saragoda
Tex
Martinez
Supreme Court
Failing As Prosecutor Sentenced to Jail Watch
B. M. Buford arrested Monday for oyster law license violation and posted bond for inferior court appearance. Frances Garner jailed for assault case, arrested for frivolous prosecution and jailed without bail. Wash Collins involved in earlier case.
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B. M. Buford
Frances Garner
Wash Collins
Edna Slater Weds Daniel Lee at Jackson Street Home
At the residence of Mr and Mrs George Schwenk 12 South Jackson street Miss Edna Irefe Slater married Daniel E Lee Saturday night. Only a few intimate friends and relatives attended the ceremony.
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George Schwenk
South Jackson Street
Edna Irefe Slater
Daniel E. Lee
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