Naval secretary DanielsHands Gavel From Perry Centenary
Josephus Daniels received a gavel made from ships Lawrence and Niagara during Erie Perry centennial events. He pledged to give it to his son to inspire emulation of naval heroes Lawrence Perry and John Paul Jones. He honored Capt Gridley’s widow then returned to Washington.
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Associated Press
Erie
Lawrence
Niagara
Commodore Perry
Putin Bay
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Eric
Perry
Daniels
John Paul Jones
Senator Daniels
Penrose
United States
Mr. Daniels
Washington
Great Lakes
Worth Bagley
Cuban
Harriet Gridley
Charlies W. P. Gridley
Olympia
Manila Bay
Important Law Point Settled in Federal Appeal
St Paul July 11 A federal appeals judge holds a defendant cannot receive a double sentence if crimes were committed at once from a single motive. The Kansas district court's ruling releasing Leavenpeetevens, convicted of robbing the mails, is said to clear up an important criminal law point.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul
Minn
Sanborn
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
District Court of Kansas
Leavenworth Escapee Arrested in Kansas City Robbery
Charles A. Stevens alias Charles Savage, released from Leavenworth by Judge Sanborn order, was arrested in Kansas City on July 25 1908 charged with stealing a pouch of 50000 at Union Station on June 6. Nearby Leavenworth a relative’s home yielded hundreds in small bills believed linked to the case.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Charles A. Stevens
Charles Savage
Leavenworth
Sanborn
St. Paul
Union Station
Stevens
Grocers Ready With Defense in Southern Wholesale Case
In Birmingham Ala the government moves to drop fifty defendants from contempt charges against the Southern Wholesale Grocers Association and officers as defense testimony begins. Hinton Clabaugh plans sharp cross examination with a weeklong hearing set iniper Alabama. list of stricken defendants includes W Reeves Tupelo S Kaufman Montgomery and others.
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Iper
Alabama
W. Reeves
Tupelo
Miss
S.kaufman
Montgomery
E. D
E. D. Batesville, Arkansas; Max Mayer, Little Rock, Ark.; P. J. Avant
Pensacola
Fla
A. Rittenberg
Sumter
S. C
J. C. Fesenthal
Jackson
Tenn
J. Sugar
Monroe
T. S. Jackson
Hattiesburg
Two Die After Car Hits Train In Mineola Crossing
Two men were killed and four injured when their touring carwas struck by a Long Island railway train at a crossing near Mineola New York. The car was demolished and one victim identified as William Robinson of New York with another man unnamed.
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Associated Press
Mineola
N. Y
Long Island Railway
Here
William Robinson
New York
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promoted for Home First Aid
An advertisement urges every home to keep Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for burns cuts wounds and scalds. J H Polanco of Del Valle Texas credits it with healing his daughter’s cut foot. The ad also promotes a Louisville and Nashville Excursion to New Orleans on Sunday July 13 with a 2.56 round trip price.
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Bucklen
J. H. Polanco
Delvanile
Tex. R
van Antwerp Drug Corp. Adv
Louisville
Nashville
New Orleans
Millionaire for a Day Would Lift Lid in Wilkesbarre
Wilkesbarre candidate John J. McDevitt, famed for spending like a millionaire for a day on a special train to New York, seeks city commissioner post. He says the town is shut in and promises to pry the lid off, claiming the pay attracts him.
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Wilkesbarre
John J. McDevitt
New York
McDevitt
First Cotton Bale Ginned in Lyford Heads to Houston
The first bale of the 1913 cotton crop was ginned at Lyford in Cameron county Texas on Wednesday and sent to Houston where proceeds will aid Lyford church building funds. The bale weighed 505 pounds and was reported as a strict middling grade. A second bale near San Benito was also ginned and sent toward New Orleans.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
Lyford
Cameron County
Methodist
Baptist
San Benito
New Orleans
Much Liquor Seized by Maine Officials
Associated Press reports major liquor seizures across Portland Augusta and Bangor Maine following Webb law. Fifteen kegs found on Cushings Island Portland harbor and 620 gallons tied up in Bangor jail. A motor van was halted with seventy boxes containing 3 000 pints en route to Augusta.
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Associated Press
Portland
Ore
Augusta
Bangor
Maine
Cushing
Louisville
Stevens
Kennebec County
Boston
Bureau Report on Crop Conditions
The July 1 crop condition shows a nationwide drop nearly 1 percent from last year and 1.7 percent below long term July 1 averages. Drought and early frosts hit the Atlantic Coast and North Central States, with several states improving above the average in the South Central and far West. Corn leads crops at 103.5 percent of its ten year average, while oats and rye trail at 90.3 and 98.9 respectively.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Atlantic Coast
Virginia
Florida
Ohio
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
Kentucky
Alabama
California
Montana
Utah
North Dakota
New Hampshire
South Dakota
Wyoming
Texas
Oregon
Night Rider Threats Indictments Bring Charges
Two indictments allege posting a night rider notice and arson against Claude Hall a young farmer. The cases stem from a threatening note sent to tobacco grower Will Spencer and the burning of his home last June. Hall denies any membership in a night rider organization.
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Associated Press
Henderson
Night Rider
Divon
Claude Hall
Will Spencer
Hall
Film Makers Forged Demands in Motion Picture Trust Case
Testimony in the government dissolution suit against the Motion Picture Patents Company and related firms alleges the motion picture trust cancelled film supply contracts after failing to fix its own purchase price. J M Enzer of Little Rock testified about refusals to sell for 14 dollars and a subsequent contract cancellation. Emanuel Mendelbaum of Cleveland offered a parallel account from 1909.
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Associated Press
New York
Motion Picture Trust
Motion Picture Patents Company
General Film Company
J. M. Enzer
Little Rock
Ark
Denver
J. J. Kennedy
Ener
Enzer
Patents Company
Emanuel Mendelbaum
Cleveland
Girl Loses Voice in Thunderstorms in Michigan Case
In Marinette Michigan 12 year old Lacy Sephalie of Dollar Raw loses her voice every thunderstorm. The voice returns after a pre arranged shock as doctors study the case.
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Associated Press
Marinette
Wts
Lacy
Sephalie
Mich
Explosion Threat Averted In Norfolk Lightning Strike
One ton of dynamite on the barge Lilly in Hampton Roads narrowly avoided catastrophe when a bolt of lightning struck a nearby small boat. The storm struck several houses churches and two hotels causing general havoc with damage estimates not yet available.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Lilly
Hampton Roads
Chicago Whist Club Wins Hamilton Trophy in Congress
The Chicago Whist Club captured the Hamilton trophy in the American Whist Congress yesterday defeating the Furniture City Club of Grand Rapids by ten tricks. The championship for the year went to the Knickerbocker Whist Club of New York.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Hamilton
Furniture City Club
Grand Rapids
Mich
Knickerbocker
New York
Bids For Furnishing Coal To City Of Mobile
The City of Mobile Alabama invites bids for coal furnished to Spring Hill and Bienville Pumping Stations. Bids due noon July 21 1913 at the water department office. Specifications available from C W Soost superintendent. City reserves right to accept or reject any proposals. Bids must include guaranteed analysis.
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Mobile
Alabama
Spring Hill
Bienville
C. W. Soost
Water Department
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John J. M’davitt
Faust Paghetti
Faust
Maull Bros
St. Louis
B. Luscher & Son
Dauphin St
Kodaks
Zadek’s
Zadek Jewelry Co
Mobile, Alabama
G. Hardy Smita
St. Michael Street
ALA
Sod Security
St. Joseph and
State Street
Tutt’s
F. GO. Horton
Accountent van Antwerp Building
Tin Pillans, Ommissioner
Dr. Adams
Bienville Square
Pabst Blue
Gyameea Quality
Jas. McPhillips Grocery Co
Telephone Bell
North
Commerce Street
MAZDA
Mobile Electric Supply Company
North Water ST
Bell
Alabama Corn Mills Company
Mobile, Ala
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