Staples Line Seizes Control of River Steamers in Mobile Trade War
A Mobilo article reports Louisville & Nashville-backed deal to take control of James T. Staples and Mary E. Staples steamers to crush Birmingham & Gulf on the Tombigbee river. After a yearlong fight the Birmingham & Gulf surrendered, losing over 150000 in assets. the Staples fleet faced no insurances on the James T. Staples when destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Staples Line
James T. Staples
Mary E. Staples
Birmingham & Gulf Railroad & Navigation Company
W. T. West
Birmingham & Gulf
Tombigbee River
Gulf
Mobile
West
Louisville & Nashville
Norman Staples
Mr. Staples
Henry Lindsey
Mr. West
Birmingham & Gulf Railway & Navigation Company
Captain Staples
Milton H. Smith
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Louisville
Trust
Staples Boats
Biringham & Gulf Railway & Navigation Company
Staples
Birmingam & Gulf Railway & Navigation Company
Nashville
Iain Norman A. Staples
James C Staples
W. Test
Mes T. Staples
Judge Archbald Impeached by Senate Vote
The Senate voted to convict Judge Robert W. Archbald on the first impeachment count with 68 against and five in his favor, proceeding to the remaining twelve articles. The trial featured Mrs. Archbald in the gallery and absences among voting senators as 88 members remained eligible.
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Washington
Senate
Robert W. Archbald
Commerce Court
Archbald
Jackson
Maryland
Ashrust
Bankhead
Borah
Bourne
Brandegee
Bristow
Brown
Ryan
Burton
Chamberlain
Clapp
Clark
Wyoming
Clarke
Arkansas
Crane
Crawford
Culberson
Cullom
Cummins
Curtis
Dixon
Dupont
Fletcher
Gallinger
Gore
Grenna
Hitchcock
Johnson
Maine
Jones
Kenyon
la Follette
Lippitt
Lodge
McCumber
McLean
Martine
Myles
Belson
Newlands
O'Gorman
Owen
Hugh Roberts Elected Messenger by Alabama Electors
Alabama presidential electors chose Hugh Roberts of the Birmingham Age-Herald as messenger on January 13. The vote was seven to five, Roberts winning on the first ballot. George H. Parker of Cullman was elected comale the oA Elec.
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Montgomery
Ala
Hugh Roberts
Birmingham Age-Herald
Messenger
Alabama
Roberts
George H. Parker
Cullman
Union Pacific Officers and Directors Resign in Compliance
Directors and officers of Union Pacific who also served Southern Pacific resign as required by the Supreme Court decree dissolving the two railroads. Julius Kruttschnitt is named Union Pacific maintenance head and elected Southern Pacific chairman, with Lovett and others stepping down. Southern Pacific also sees multiple resignations and new appointees including Wallace Harding Bliss Leighton Jarvie Kelsey Swenson.
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New York
Union Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific
Supreme Court
Union Pacific
Julius Kruttschnitt
The
R.S. Lovett
Judge Love
Local gaming conviction folds four men under fine
John Davis Willie Porter Tobe Chatman and W A Brooks faced Judge Chamberlain in the inferior criminal court Monday. They were fined one dollar or ten days for gaming in a public place.
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John Davis
Willie Porter
Tobe Chatman
W. A. Brooks
Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Fund for Family of Fireman Serda Receives Substantial Support
Donations flow to The Mobile Item fund for the family of Fireman Serda after his death at the Mobile Theatre. Contributions include $100 from Klaw & Erlanger, $21.15 via Jake Wells, and multiple smaller gifts from local groups and individuals totaling over several hundred dollars.
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Serda
J. Tannenbaum
Mobile Theatre
Klaw & Erlanger
New York
Lyric
Mobile Item
Jake Wells
Mobile
H. C. Fourton
Mer
Free lumber on the tariff free list debated in Congress
The House Ways and Means Committee closed hearings on the lumber schedule and signaled a shift toward free lumber include rough and dressed timber shingles laths and fence posts. Democrats and Republicans sparred over tariffs with representatives pledging to place lumber on the free list if duty is removed and others arguing for higher protections on certain manufactured products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee On Ways and
Kitchen
North Carolina
Longworth
Ohio
Mr. Kitchin
James
Kentucky
Taft
House Ways and Means
William Uptegrove
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ad Valorem
Charles Menke
New York
George W. Jones
Norfolk
Panama Canal Opening Debates At National Chamber Meeting
The annual meeting of the United States chambers of commerce will convene in Washington January 21 to 23 to discuss the Panama Canal opening and its impact on Southern and Atlantic ports. Mobile will send a 28 member delegation led by KB Buck and including C Rich and W H Armbrecht among others.
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Chambers of Commerce of the
United States
Washington
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Mobile
Cochrane
Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Business League
KB. J. Buck
Zr. .c. Rich
William H. Armbrecht
George Fearn, Jr
R. V. Taylor
Harry 3. Hartwell
Albert P. Bush
Henry Hlall
William T. McGowin
Federal Judge Jones Gravely Ill At Home In Montgomery
Federal Judge Thomas G. Jones is critically ill at his Montgomery home. The December term of the federal court was adjourned today and jurors were discharged amid concern for the judge's condition.
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Montgomery
Ala
Thomas G. Jones
Day in Congress Senate Actions and Hearings
The Senate passed a bill to require all anti trust suits to be heard in public. Testimony by Gilchrist Stewart was heard on the Archbald letters as impeachment articles against Judge Robert W Archbald and Senator O Gorman of New York were discussed. Gettysburg medal bill introduced for all survivors. Appropriations panel backs commerce court through fiscal year end. House debated post office funding as Ways and Means hearings continue on tariff revision. Gloucester fishing interests heard on hospital ship for fleet. Meyer presented three battleship programs to naval affairs.
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Senate
Gilchrist Stewart
Archbald
Robert W. Archbald
O'Gorman
New York
Gettysburg
Appropriations
Commerce Court
House
Ways and Means Committee
Gloucester
Merchant Marine
Meyer
Naval Affairs Committee
Weather Forecast for Mobile Alabama Update
Forecasts till 7 p m Tuesday show fair conditions and a warmer trend especially in the northern portion. Tonight and Tuesday will be fair with gradual warming across the region.
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Mobile
Alabama
Election Under Way for Chamber of Commerce Officers
Balloting started at noon with about 200 of 1700 members voting by 3 pm. Voting will close at 6 pm and counting with two adding machines to begin soon after. Lobbying banned. George Fern Jr. among early voters.
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Chamber of Commerce and Business League
E. Dorgan Ledyard
Messrs. FE
Ledyard
E. M. Bailey
F. M. Backes
George Fern, Jr
Highway Robbery at Toulminville Reported
Two armed men robbed two men on St Stephens road at Davien avenue intersection Saturday night. One victim resisted with a knife while the other warned the robber. Money taken totaled about 4.90 from the two victims. suspects described as tall and short Negroes with revolvers.
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St. Stephens Road
Davivenue
Atmore Firm Wins Convict Contract For Mobile Mines
The Mobile county board of revenue and road commissioners awarded the long term convict contract to the Huxford Orwin Company of Atmore Escambia county over Sloss Sheffield. The bid set rates per month for all convicts six months to one year. The board also authorized stationery bids and discussed road and bridge needs including Coden Beach Road and the Escatawpa river bridge.
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Alabama
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Huxford-Orwin Company
Atmore
Escambia
Sloss- Sheffield Steel & Iron Company
Flat Top
Ala
Huxford- Orvin
Mobile County
Coden Beach Road
Prichard and
Joullian
Coden
C. H. M. King
Citronelle
Escatawpa River
Ciitroinelle
Dan Wilkinson
Mount Vernon-Citronelle
Mount Vernon
Calvert
Hagan
County Poor Asylum
P. B. Dorlon
Dog River
P. Sinnott
Nashville Bridge Company
Guardsmen Ordered to Attend Muster in Uniform
Orders require all National Guard enlisted men to attend the upcoming city muster in uniform starting January 15. Those failing to appear will be charged with disobedience and punished. roll call begins at seven thirty, with failure to answer also punished. Sheriff Palmer offers rent free rooms at his hotel, warning noncompliance may lead to occupancy.
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National Guard
Guard
Palmer
Evidence Favorable to Pitroff at City Hearing
After hours of testimony at a special session, city commissioners said the evidence is strongly in favor of Patrolman Philip Pitroff and it is unlikely he will be suspended for arresting Fogle. The case involved charges against Fogle for obstructing the arrest of two Black patrons at a Dauphin Street theater.
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Philip Pitroff
A. Fogle
Pitroff
Fogle
Dauphin Street
Tugs and Steamers Busy at Evansville Flood Shelters
Flood reports from Cincinnati to Cairo show the Ohio River rising with Cincinnati at 61.2 feet and a forecast of 63 feet. About 3,000 people displaced across Cincinnati Covington Newport and Dayton as Kentucky cities convert churches schools and police stations into shelters for the homeless.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Covington
Newport
Dayton
Kenucky
Kentucky
Rising Ohio River Flood Reaches Crest Near Evansville
Evansville Indiana reports the Ohio River at 43.5 feet after heavy rains. tugs and steamboats aid stricken residents as floodwaters rise across bottom lands driven by a rapid crest forecast of 46 feet on Wednesday, the highest since 1883.
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Evansville
Ind
Ohio River
Flood prospects improve as river rise slows in Kentucky
Paducah Kentucky reports that cold weather slowed the rising Ohio River. Officials believed flood stage would not be reached as the lower Ohio showed a stabilizing trend today amid freezing conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah Paducah, Ky
Ohio River
Wanda Case Sets Trial On White Slave Charges
The Wanda case opened in federal court with Mary Wanda charged under a federal statute for trafficking in persons. A jury was being selected and testimony began after noon, with witnesses from Birmingham Montgomery and the local city. The defendant allegedly brought her daughter Juanita Wanda to the city for immoral purposes amid police involvement in prior cases.
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Sybil Mertins
Pensacola
Fla
Mertins
Mobile
Nellie Ward
A. Ward
Conti Street
Crenshaw
Ward
Miss Ward
Martins
L. H.putnam
Mary Wanda
Toulmin
United States District Court
Birmingham
Montgomery
Wanda
Juanita Wanda
Chapman
Tor
Birm
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P. J. Lyons
John Craft
City Bank and Trust Co
van Antwerp Drug Co
T. G. Bush Grocery Co
J. Wa. Phillips
Sarah
Mobile Register Lyric Theatre
Mobile Brewery
Laz Schwarz
D. R. Burgess
Lloyd D. Barre
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Coco
Zene
Isle
Vai
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Murray Wheeler
Benjamin H- Johnson
Human Cosws
Harvey Goodmanis
J. Gree
Eva Tacon
P. Frederic
Eenee
Lumbermen Press
North Carolina Pine Association
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Toulminville
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