Indictments Raise Tensions In Miners Strike
Union leaders including Charles H. Moyer face conspiracy charges in the copper miners strike case. Sealed indictments allege broader felony counts, with many arrestees released on bonds as investigators continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Houghton, Mich
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Charles E. Heittalla
Hancock
Citizens’ Alliance
Moyer
Meyer
Congress Day Notes On Rail, Rebates, And Appointments
Members met at noon to resume debate on the Alaska railroad project and on Interstate Commerce Committee scrutiny of Senator Lane's rebating charge against United States Steel. Earl of Kintore was introduced by Root and Lodge. An Alabama seating dispute for Frank P. Gisss was heard by the election committee amid post office appropriation talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Interstate Commerce Committee
Lane
United States Steel Corporation
Earl of Kintore
Root and Lodge
Frank P. Gisss
Alabama
O'Neal
Foreign Affairs Committee
Submarine A-7 Snags Bottom During Plymouth Maneuvers
The British submarine A-7 with sixteen aboard failed to surface after diving in Plymouth Sound. Salvage efforts were underway as bubbles showed hull damage but crew members remained alive after six hours submerged. The A-7 lies about 100 feet down in Cawsand Bay with salvage vessels and onyx coordinating a rescue amid broader naval losses of similar submarines in recent years.
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Associated Press
Plymouth
Eng
Plymouth Sound
Davenport
Onyx
Admiralty
Gilbert W. Wellman
Cawsand Bay
Queenstown
Woman Sues Mobile City Over Fall Into Manhole
Mrs Lydia F Guel sues Mobile City for 10500 damages claiming injuries from a fall into a manhole pit on Spring Hill avenue near Mobile street. She says loose boards covered the pit and gave way when she stepped on one causing a sprained ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia F. Guel
Law and Equity Court
City of
Mobile
Spring Hill Avenue
Mobile Street
Convict Escape and Theft Suspect Caught in Mississippi
Franklin P. Kouitz, who escaped from a county convict camp on Lott Road in December after robbing Guard James A. Shelton of 30 dollars and multiple watches, was captured at Pelahatchie Mississippi. A sheriff’s telegram says an officer will pursue the prisoner Friday and an extra warrant for grand larceny will be sworn out.
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Franklin P. Kouitz
Lott Road
James A. Shelton
Pelahatchie
Miss
Mobile
T. T. Palmer
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Mobile militia to be inspected in February
Alabama National Guard units to undergo annual inspection with Second Regiment headquartered in Montgomery. Fourth Regiment will be inspected in Montgomery on Monday and Tuesday. Mobile militia scheduled for February 19 and 20 under Capt. W. P. Screws and Adjutant General Scully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
W. P. Screws
Scully
Alabama
Mobile Militia
General Ynez Salazar Arrested in Texas
Gen Ynez Salazar, who commanded Mexican federal volunteers and led forces at Ojinaga, was arrested in Sanderson Texas after being driven out by rebels. The event follows his involvement as a key figure in the fight against the rebels and the deaths tied to the conflict.
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Associated Press
Sanderson
Texas
Ynez Salazar
Ojinaga
Mex
Salazar Arrest Sparks Interest Amid Mexican Conflicts
Washington reports that General Salazar, former commander of rebel forces against the Madero government, was arrested after jumping bail. The case recalls the Fountain killing and U S warnings that leaders of Mexican factions face personal responsibility for harm to Americans. Salazar already faced neutrality-law indictments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Salazar
Madero
Thomas Fountain
Letcher
Fountain
State Department
United States
Senate
Sakurajima Still Smoking After Eruption
Kagoshima reports the Sakurajima volcano remains active with ash and stones falling. Dr. Fusakichi Omori arrived to assess danger and ruled out further catastrophes. Many residents search for relatives amid disrupted highways and continued relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kagoshima
Sakurajima
Fusakichi Omori
Tokio Imperial University
Omori
Sakura
Meteorologist Commits Hari Kari After Volcano Warning Failure
The Kagoshima meteorological observatory chief killed himself amid sharp criticism for not warning Kagoshima residents about Sakura Jima eruption dangers. Dispatches say he claimed the volcanic disturbance center was elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tokio
Hari-Kari
Kagoshima
Sakura-Jima
Villa plans southern advance with 15000 rebels
General Villa announced a new campaign to move the rebel army into central and southern Mexico with about 15000 troops. He aims to unite with General Carranza at Guadalajara, where an army of 25000 or more will start toward Mexico City.
Ex President Taft opposes tax on second hand auto
New Haven Conn January 16 Professor William Howard Taft of Yale protests a 19 mill tax on his automobile The assessors valued the second hand car at 4500 though Taft says he paid 2000 and did not own real estate when the assessment was made He questions the high valuation and seeks correction.
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Taft
Associated Press
New Haven
Conn
William Howard Taft
Yale
Siewette
Farmer Holds Sheriff’s Posse At Standstill
Summeterville farmer Edward Beardsley has fortified his farmhouse for three days, with his wife and nine children inside. Sheriff Anderson’s posse delays assaults to avoid harm, while Beardsley fires when approached and resists evacuation plans offered by two men seeking to help the family escape.
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Associated Press
Mayville
Edward Beardsley
Beardsley
J. W. Putnam
Anderson
William Walker
Timothy van Cise
van Cise
Walker
Bohl
Pennsylvania
Summerville Road
Refugees and Mexican troops march to Fort Bliss via Marfa
In Presidio Texas on January 1 1916 3300 Mexican federal soldiers and 1000 women refugees began a four day trek to Marfa Texas to board trains to Fort Bliss near El Paso United States cavalry patrol guards the route with Major McNamee at the head Many soldiers and refugees walk while horses bear riders and bundles a scene of orderly weary movement toward relocation by rail to El Paso
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Presidio
Texas
United States
Ojinaga
Marfa
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Salvador Mercado
Huerta
Mexico
Francisco Castro
McNamee
United States Border Patrol
Fourteenth Cavalry
America
Chattanooga Wagon Boss Visits Mobile Expressing City Proud Motives
Major W. J. Bass secretary and general manager of the Chattanooga Wagon Company arrived in Mobile to promote his firm. He is a veteran wagon manufacturer since 1873 and responded to a remark about railroad favoritism toward Chattanooga by asserting Mobile’s opportunities could claim much if railroads favored the port city.
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W. J. Bass
Chattanooga Wagon Company
Chattanooga
Tenn
Mobile
Major Bass
United States
Don Farnsworth
Largest Pacific Northwest swindle involving Pacific Mutual Bond and Loan
Federal warrants charge T R Kelly and Arthur Bird of Pacific Mutual Bond and Loan Company with mail fraud in a scheme claiming a $250 000 capital to lend on farm mortgages. The firm had no funds and collected 1 percent examination fees before diverting money to officers. Other officers sought nationwide. Kelly and Bird appeared, bail set at 4000 each.
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W. P. Davidson
British Columbia
Western Federation of Miners
Dan Sullivan
Laurium Village
Hancock
Laurium
R. R. MacKenzie
Denver
Charlies E. Heittalla
District Council
Davidson
Sullivan
Calumet
Charles H. Moyer
C. E. Mahoney
Union
Houghton County
Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
T. R. Kelly
Arthur Bird
Pacific Mutual Bond and Loan Company
Post Office
Pacific Northwest
Kelly
Bird
United States
Washington
Meridian Meeting To Fix Mobile Fair Date
Mobile Chamber of Commerce officials plan to travel to Meridian Mississippi to confer with Southern Associations secretaries and J L Cawthon on determining a date for Mobile’s next fall fair. They will collect ideas to improve Mobile’s fair operations. Representatives from southern fairs will attend and share valuable suggestions.
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Don Farnsworth
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Meridian
Miss
J. L. Cawthon
Farnsworth
Mr. Cawthon
Verdict Expected Soon in Shanghai Case Trial
Federal indictments accuse Charles W. Oberkirch and Harold Shirley of shanghaiing Emmett Smith and McLaren Clarke aboard the Italian bark Mincio in April 1913. After Friday morning sessions the case likely won’t go to a jury until late Friday or Saturday, with the government wrapping its direct testimony and the defense preparing witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Oberkirch
Harold Shirley
Emmett Smith
McLaren Clarke
Perjury Charge Pending After Testimony on Wages
After Willie Brooks testified in the inferior criminal court that the Louisville and Nashville owed wages, it was proved the company did not owe him. Judge Henry Chamberlain ordered a warrant for Brooks for perjury, sworn by Deputy Sheriff Charles Brannian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Brooks
Inferior Criminal Court
Louisville and Nashville
K. Hale
Henry Chamberlain
Brooks
Charles Brannian
Cobb Offered Five Year Contract By Gilmore
Chicago January 16 Ty Cobb received a telegram from Federal League President Gilmore offering a five year deal at $16 000 per year to be signed in Augusta Ga The offer includes paying the first year in advance and placing $60 000 in escrow for the 1914 season indicating Cobb had not yet signed with Detroit.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Cobb
Augusta
Gilmore
Federal League
W& Messenger
Mendatas
Detroit
Cobb Leaves Augusta for Royston Amid Silence on Federal League Talks
Ty Cobb departed Augusta for his former home Royston Ga yesterday afternoon. Five telegrams reached him after his departure but Cobb offered no comment on any offer to play in the Federal League.
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Augusta
Ty Cobb
Royston
Cobb
Too Much Married Woman Faces Crisis Over Proved Marriages
Clara B. Gillis of Danville died after taking poison amid accusations she had multiple husbands. Police say she was identified in a photo as Edward Minges's bride from South St. Paul, who claimed marriage to her. Minges feared debts in her name. Gillis denied the marriage before her death.
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Danville
Tati
Clara B. Gillis
South St. Paul
Minn
Minges
Gillis
Man Confesses to Shooting Ellis in Home at Woman's Instigation
Paul Carl, jailed in Sumerville, admits to shooting Monroe F. Ellis, head of the New Jersey State Lumber Association, at his dining room table as arranged by a woman who offered $500. Carl sought accomplices, then acted alone, later joining Conkling Lumber to mislead investigators.
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Ellis
Associated Press
Summerville
N.J
Paul Carl
Monroe F. Ellis
New Jersey State Lumber Association
Carl
East Strow Pa
Bernardsville
Conkling Lumber Company
Potomac Valley Flood Claims Hero Operators and Damages
Timely warnings saved lives as the Potomac and Stony Creek valleys flooded after the West Virginia pulp blast. Ada O Donnell and other operators stayed at their posts, helping evacuations while damage estimates top 200000 dollars and communication remains limited between Schell and Cumberland.
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Associated Press
Cumberland
Stony Creek
Potomac
West Virginia Pulp and Company
Dobbin
W. Va
Hi Hills
Toda
Schéll
Smi
Here
Schell
Blaine
Ada O'Donnell
Piedmorne
Cumberland River
Red Cross Readies Aid for West Virginia Flood Victims
The Red Cross telegraphed Governor Hatfield asking if its services are needed to assist sufferers from the flood in the Stony Creek and Potomac valleys caused by the dam break at the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company.
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RED Cross
Associated Press
Washington
The
Red Cross Today
Hatfield
West Virginia
Stony Creek
Poto Et
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Piedmont Escapes Flood Damage In West Virginia
Cumberland Maryland dispatch reports Piedmont West Virginia escaped flood damage as waters rose along the line. Many residents fled to high ground but returned home as crews repair washed tracks and embankments on the Western Maryland Railroad. Traffic expected to resume on the stretch tomorrow. Potomac at Cumberland rose less than four feet.
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Associated Press
Cumberland
M4d
Piedmont
W. Va
Western Mary Railroad
West Virginia
Potomac
Anniston Bankers Back Regional Bank Plan
Anniston and Oxford banks plan to subscribe about 55 440 under the new currency law with First National contributing 24 000 and Anniston City National 19 800. Oxford National Bank and First National of Oxford add 1 800 and 6 540 respectively as tentative subscriptions. J T Gardner Jr, recently elected director at the First National meeting, is among honored young directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Ala
Oxford
Anniston Band Trust Company
First National
Anniston City
National
Oxford National Bank
Soa
First National of
Bank and Trust Company
J. T. Gardner, Jr
Cme
Chicken theft alleged in Crichton court filing
A. B. Allen of Crichton appeared in the Inferior criminal court on Friday and swore out a warrant charging Willie King with petit larceny. Allen alleges he carried away nineteen chickens from his place over several nights, but the case has not yet concluded.
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A. B. Allen
Crichton
Freday
Willie King
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Deep
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Gen. Y. Salazar
Sakurasjima
Siesmologist
Farmer
Pacific Mutual Bond & Loan Company
Shanghai
Count von Bethman-Holweg
Berlin
Jen
Emperor Wilhelm
von Bethman-Holweg
Potsdam
Potomac Valley
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