Federation reports outline steps to unite coastal commerce
By laws were discussed and measures set to form the New Orleans Mobile and Mississippi Coast Confederation of Commercial Bodies. Meetings convened Saturday in Pascagoula and Moss Point. A mobile Biloxi electric railway plan was reviewed by a special committee. L C Irvine, Mobile Chamber of Commerce president, represented Mobile at the Pascagoula and Moss Point sessions. Mobile residents in Pascagoula were invited to tour Southern Paper Company’s Laine paper mill.
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New Orleans, Mobile and
Mississippi Coast
Mobile Politics Announces Re-Election Bid for City Commissioner
A candidate for re-election to the office of City Commissioner in Mobile asks for support from local voters. The statement emphasizes continued service and asks constituents to back the campaign.
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The
Fice
Mulhall letters sway on N A M influence and statesmen
The article traces Mulhall's alleged role shaping lawmakers and laws via the National Association of Manufacturers. It notes his strike breaking, ties to Foraker and Taft, and claims of bribing labor leaders to defeat Hughes. Senate debates focus on Mulhall’s letters and the upcoming cross examination.
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Mulhall
Klughes
Hughes
Senate
Senator Foraker
Willia Howard Taft
Ohio
N. A.M
Maine
Maryland
Pennsylvania
N. A. of M
Marshall Cushing
Cushing
House
House Committee
New York
Senate Committee
Senator Overman
Overman
Garrett
Serres
American Federation of Labor
Fire Ladies 10 Battle the Cops at Mobile picnic
Preparations for the Mobile Police Relief Association annual picnic move forward. Police and fire teams practice for a baseball game to be held August 4 with Edington as pitcher and Touart or Augent behind the plate. Events include a country store prizes and various games with committees organizing new features.
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Mobile Police Relief Association
Wth
Che Fre
Fedbrain
Ily Nugent
D. H. Edington
Tisdale J. Touart
Billy Augent
Edington
Fire Department
Great Change Looms in World Markets and Banking
European economics shift as capital rebounds and conditions stabilize. Stock selections from a famed firm show varied yields amid cautious investors. Government reports note weak wheat but strong corn prospects, while corruption probes target New Haven’s finances and J P Morgan financing hints.
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Europe
The
Stock Exchange
Western Union
Pullman
Pennsylvania
Chi. N. Western
Great Northern
Soo Line
General Electric
del. and Hudson
National Biscuit
Coast Line
Atchison
Southern Pacific
Northern
U. S. Steel Pfd
U. S. Steel Com
Washington
Federal Board
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Haven
J. P. Morgan & Company
Mellen
National Bank of Pittsburg
CUMMINGS JOSEPHINE L. and MARGARET COLLINS Rites
Josephine L. Cummings wife of Charles H. Cummings died July 12 1918 at 3 20 p m. Funeral from 553 1 2 South Lawrence Street at 3 o’clock then Tabernacle Baptist Church at 3 30 Interment Magnolia Cemetery. Margaret Collins wife of Robert Collins died July 12 1918 at 12 40 p m. Funeral from Mobile Street residence at 4 o’clock then St Mary’s Church at 4 30 Interment Pine Crest Cemetery.
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Cummings
Josephine L
Charles H. Cummings
South Lawrence Street
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Magnolia, Cemetery
Collins
Margaret
Robert Collins
Mobile Street
Old Shell Road
St. Mary’s Church
Pine Crest Cemetery
Picnic planned by association at Monroe Park
Members are finalizing plans for an all day August 4 picnic at Monroe Park. Proceeds will go to the Mobile Police Relief Association, which provides sick benefits to police members and covers burial costs.
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Monroe Park
Mobile Police Relief Association
Twenty Years for Slayer of Percy on Fourth Trial
William J. Brown was found guilty of second degree murder in the Oakdale case charging him with killing Alfred Percy. The verdict carried a twenty year sentence with an appeal planned to the supreme court. The trial included insanity defenses and testimony about alleged improper relations dating to 1910.
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William J. Brown
Alfred Percy
Oakdale
Supreme Court
Percy
Brown
Ida Creel
Whistler
T. T. Palmer
F. K. Hale, Jr
Harry Groom
Law School
University of Alabama
Young Groom
C. W. Tompkins
Groom
N. R. Clarke
Semmes
Clark
Dug Jarvis
James
Crane Brown
Million Dollar Blaze Destroys Mill Yard in Michigan City
A fire at Harkell and Barker Car Company mill yard in Michigan City Indiana caused about one million dollars in damage. The blaze was halted after dynamite failed to stop it then workers poured table salt on the lumber to check the flames. A locomotive spark started the fire.
Orozco Relief Column Repels Rebels Near Mapula
Juarez officials report that Pascual Orozco’s relief force advancing from the south repulsed rebels at Mapula near Chihuahua killing 170. The message from Chihuahua indicates the rail line was repaired as the engagement occurred July 12.
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International News Service
EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
Chihuahua
Pascual Orozco
Mapula
Chinese Crew Mutinies Aboard British Steamship Norman Monarch
The Norman Monarch, a British steamship from New Orleans bound for Hamburg, reported a mutiny by its Chinese crew near Cape Henry. U S. marines and armed deputies boarded the vessel and anchored it in Hampton Roads while an investigation proceeds.
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International News Service
Newport News
New Orleans
Hamburg
Cape Henry
Signaliea
United States
Marshe
Hampton Road
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Bell Phone
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H. M. Henderson
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A. McLean
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Herpin
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