Depths must be 35 feet for future ships says Watt
Rear Admiral Watt told the House Naval Affairs Committee that future ships will need deeper drafts, urging a 35 foot harbor depth. He pushed a provision to authorize private docks at Hunter’s Point San Francisco to build a new basin large enough for the biggest ships passing through the Panama Canal, with completion in twenty four months.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Watt
Naval Bureau of Construction and Repair
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Hunter's Point
San Francisco
Panama Canal
Admiral Watt
Seattle
Mare Island Navy Yard
Pacific Coast
Mare Island
Atlantic
Panama Canal Locks
Beardsley Surrenders After Week-Long Stand
Ed ward Beardsley, the Chautauqua county outlaw, surrendered to deputy C. D. Backus at 4 AM after eight days defying Sheriff Anderson. He is charged with first degree assault for shooting G. W. Putnam, overseer of the county poor, and was jailed after a public stand at Fort Beardsley.
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Edward Beardsley
Chautauqua County
Anderson
C. D. Backus
Backus
Beardsley
Sheriff's Office
G. W. Putnam
Fort Beardsley
Daring Rescue by Life Savers at Monomy Point
Chatham Massachusetts January 21 Captain Hart and seven men were rescued from the 450 ton schooner General Adelbert Ames wrecked off Monomy Point after striking Bears Shoal before daybreak. Lifesavers used a surf boat and beach apparatus to reach the crew as the vessel lurched and the masts swayed.
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Chatham
Mass
Hart
New York
General Adelbert Ames
Monomy Point
Ames
St. Johns
Philadelphia
Bears Shoal
Monomy
Eel
Funeral for Carl Friedhoff Follows Crichton Shooting
Friends of the dead man plan to aid in Morse prosecution after the Crichton shooting near his home on Park avenue. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon with services at the family residence and interment in the Catholic cemetery. The state seeks more evidence and a continuance to Monday for the hearing as witnesses are summoned. Miss Friedhoff maintains self defense and Morse denies wrongdoing.
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Carl Friedhoff
Crichton
C. King Morse
Park Avenue
Morse
Frieldhoff
Friedhoff
William McKenzie
McKenzie
Canal Near Completion Allows Ocean Steamers Pass
Panama Canal reaches near completion with 30 feet depth through Culebra cut Casaracha slide enabling an ocean steamer to pass. Goethals plans to send a Panama railroad steamer through in April and issues order abolishing Atlantic and Pacific divisions as completion nears. H C Cole to resign February 1. Sibert loses engineering post but stays on canal commission. Ends of canal nearly finished with electrical work and cleanup remaining.
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Associated Press
Panama
Panama Canal
George W. Goethals
Culebra
Casaracha
Colonel Goethals
H. C. Cole
Pacific
William L. Sibert
United States Corps of Engineers
Gatun Locks
Panama Canal Commission
Canal
Pensacola News Forced Into Bankruptcy Court
Pensacola report states the newspaper filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition in a civil suit seeking recovery of about $8,000 on notes. The News, established more than thirty years ago, faces legal action in court.
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Pensacola News
Sacola
News
Capco Receiver Attorney Qualified On Tuesday
Attorney J Blocker Thornton qualified on Tuesday afternoon as the receiver for Capco, appearing in the chancery court to formalize his appointment and begin duties related to the case.
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N. E. Capco
J. Blocker Thornton
Chan
Mobilian Announces Candidacy for State Railroad Commissioner
Gaillard former county school board member and current leader on the Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners announces his candidacy for state railroad commissioner. The move coincides with President Parsons of the Chamber of Commerce urging Mobile representation on the commission.
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Gaillard
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Parsons
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Railroad Commission
Mobile urges a Mobile candidate for Alabama Railroad Commission
Chamber of Commerce president Arthur J. Parsons calls for a strong Mobile candidate to run for the state railroad commission. He warns that Mobile must gain representation to protect the port’s interests as Alabama’s main seaport, with cotton and iron exports shaping rates and wealth.
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Mobile
Alabama Railroad Commission
Arthur J. Parsons
Chamber of Commercce
Parsons
Railroad Commission
Mr. Parsons
State Railroad Commission
Alabama
Louisville
Chattanooga
Savannah
Armbrecht
Chamber of Commerce
Atlantic
America
Whitfield and Col. Students Cleared of Charges in Mississippi
H L Whitfield president and students of the Industrial Institute and College at Columbus Miss were cleared of charges raised by S T Payer in a legislature report. Payer’s identity remains unestablished. A separate note: a resolution for equal suffrage was unfavorably reported, and a senate committee favored repeal of the anti tipping law.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
H. L. Whitfield
The
Industrial Institute and College At Columbus
S. T. Payer
Legislative Investigating Committee
House Committee On Constitution
Senate
Navy plans study of aeronautics at Pensacola station
Jan 21 report notes the battleship Mississippi with a corps of naval aviators and eleven aeroplanes on board sailed to Pensacola station as part of the aeronautics study program.
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Pensacola Station
Associated Press
Pensaco
Mississippi
Corps of Naval Aeronauts
Sexton
Villa Gathers Rebel Forces for Southward Advance
General Francisco Villa issues orders for rebel concentration north of Torreon. Rebels from Durango Coahuila Juarez join at Chihuahua Jiminez and Santa Rosalia to form a front for a planned southward push toward Saltillo Monterrey San Luis Potosi and areas near Mexico City. Federals at Torreon seek to block the rebellion, fearing loss of the northern stronghold would open the way for Villa’s advance.
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Associated Press
Chihuahua
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Torreon
Durango
Coahuila
Juarez
Jiminez
Santa Rosalia
Villa
Saltillo
Monterey
San Luis Potosi
Mexico City
Speaker Clark Frees Time By Skipping Social Functions
Speaker Clark declines all nonessential dinners and social functions in Washington to focus on congressional work. He cites lack of time and the burden of duties, recalling a librarian of congress quote, and aims to expedite business before fall frost. The move sparks discussion tied to Bryan's presence and the Baltimore convention.
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Congress
Washington
Jans
Clark
Calvert Hall
Lord Baltimore
Bryan
Baltimore
Thehouse
Democratic Party
US Won’t Aid Mexican Bond Holders in Huerta Default
Washington reports that New York bankers holding 150000 in Mexican bonds were told by Solicitor Folk that the state department has no suggestions to protect their investment. President Wilson has said he would not recognize actions by Huerta against defaulted interest payments.
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Washington
New York
State Department
Folk
Wilson
Huerta
Department
United States
M. Jusserand
Bryan
Kalin
Arrest Report: Emma Chatman Charged With Grand Larceny
Emma Chatman, a Black woman known to police, was arrested Tuesday night on grand larceny accusations. Phillip Martin, a White man, alleges she stole his $20 bill. over $14 was found on her person during an HQ search.
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Emma Chatman
Phillip Martin
Woman Will Adopt Mixed Race Babies Claims Blood Ties Don’t Tell
A columnist argues for interracial adoption, claiming feelings of racial identity do not determine parenting. The piece posits a theory that love and care define family beyond bloodlines and examines social implications.
Mrs C Brackett Bishop Plans World Adoption Tour
Chicago report describes Mrs. C Brackett Bishop starting a world tour to adopt a healthy infant from every nation. She aims to gather specimens of humanity, send them to a large farm, and raise them together to prove environment shapes development over race or pigmentation.
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Chicago
C. Brackett-Bishop
Adverse report on Frank Glass credentials presented in Senate
The adverse report of the privileges and elections committee on Frank P. Glass editor of the Birmingham News, appointed by Governor O Neal to fill the late Senator Johnston seat, said Alabama could have held a direct election under the seventeenth amendment and that the appointee has no Senate rights. Senator Bradley will file a minority report. Maryland senator elect Blair Lee is awaiting a minority report before consideration.
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Associated Press
Washington
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Frank P. Glass
Birmingham
O'Neal
Alabama
Johnston
Senate
Walsh
Montana
Bradley
Kentucky
Blair Lee
Maryland
Home Economics Club Seeks Rest Rooms for Shop Girls
At the regular meeting a committee was formed to urge manager D. H. Gerber of 8. H. Kress & Co. to provide a rest room and seats for shop girls behind counters. The move aligns with national trends toward worker welfare in Mobile shops.
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Uesday
Chamber of Commerce
D. H. Gerber
8. H. Kress & Co
Mobile
H. P. Hirshfield
Tuthill
James Hagan
Parks and Playgrounds
Crichton
Isabel Shepherd
Junior Civic League
Marechal School
Mort 4. Bixler
Fair Committee
Alabama state committee may reconvene over short term senator
The Alabama State Committee faces a decision on nominating a short term U.S. senator at the April 6 primary. A reconvened body would authorize the nomination, with chairman Tyler Goodwyn considering ballot options but deferring action until committee members are consulted. Legal action hinges on reconvening the committee.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
United States
Tyler Goodwyn
State Committee
Controversy Over Attorney General Martin Retainers
D. H. Riddle of Talladega accuses W. L. Martin of Montgomery of being retained by the Alabama Power Company and the Postal Telegraph Company. Martin denies the charges, asserting no such representation and noting limited past cases with the Postal Telegraph Company. The dispute centers on whether a state attorney general's aides can represent public service firms.
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Montgomery
Ala
D. H. Riddle
Talladega
W. L. Martin
Alabama Power Company
Postal Telegraph Company
Riddle
T. H. Seay
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Louisville and Nashville
William L. Martin
Martin
Mc Martin
Huricu
The
Mr. Riddle
Rubbell
Martin and Martin
Ake Riddle
W. H. Martin
Alabama Interstate Power Co
Postal Telegraph Co
American Lawyers Quarterly
Alabama Interstate Power Company
Alabama
Keystone Lime Company
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