Bill to abolish convict leases sparks Alabama fight
The Probe committee favors ABOLISH CONVICT LEASES and will report the bill to the Alabama House for enactment. Hearings drew both sides, eight to six approved the favorable report, with opposition led by John H. Bankhead Jr. and others. A brisk fight is anticipated when action resumes next Tuesday.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
John H. Bankhead, Jr
Pratt Consolidated Coal Company
Oliver
United States
Frank 8. White
Borden Burr
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Henry Merritt
W. C. Davis
Merritt
Davis
Walker County
Senate
Judiciary reform bill prompts probate judges' meeting at capitol
A mass of amendments to the reform bill were urged as probate judges from across the state gathered at the capitol. Fifteen judges attended a private meeting to discuss the measure's vital features, with public access barred and no definite action disclosed.
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Yyers
Geese Ans Ios
Aina
Capitol
Legislature Urged to Aid Birmingham in Financial Relief
Delegations from Birmingham pressed the joint senate and house judiciary committee for measures to ease the city’s mounting financial pressure. The hearing began Thursday and was to continue through the day, with advocates urging action.
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Birmingham
Montgomery
Ala
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Mobile men visit the Alabama capital in July
Prominent Mobile figures mushroom into Montgomery for a legislative session. W H Armbrecht says the trip is legal work with possible side lobbying. Aubrey Boyles aims to push a tax relief bill aiding farmers marketing in Mobile. Captain John Craft stops by to attend highway department matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Mobile
W. H. Armbrecht
Aubrey Boyles
John Craft
State Highway Department
Mobile Rifles Elect First Lieutenant in First Infantry
Captain Jack Mahon commanding Company M issues an order for a first lieutenant election in his unit. Special Order No. 105 dated July 20 directs the election ten days from the date. James D. Kindred moved to another state prompting the vote. Verneuille is nominated for first lieutenant and William Anvil for second lieutenant without opposition.
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Jack Mahon
First Infantry
Adjutant General
James D. Kindred
Verneuille
William Anvil
Burglars Hit Stores Then Refresh At Ice Cream Parlor
Burglars entered O. E. Williams and Hoyt drug store in MANY Louisiana Wednesday night, taking small cash from each. They then refreshed themselves with cream and cake from a room used by the Catholic Sodality entertainment. Earlier, J. D. Stille and J. G Brown stores were broken into.
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Many
O. E. Williams and Hoyt “Drug Store
Catholic Sodality
J. D. Stille
J. G Brown
Bayonne Burns Quiet as NJ Seeks Nonmilitary Taming of Strike
New Jersey officials sought to keep order at the Bayonne rail plant without militia involvement. If violence worsens, militia can be deployed within an hour. Adjutant General Sadler and Governor Fielder visited the riot scene where two strikers were killed and several wounded. Police maintained a wary calm as firearms sales were halted and extra officers, sworn as special deputies, prepared to enforce crowd control.
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New York
New Jersey
the & Irail
Bayonne
Sadler
Fielder
Kinkead
Public Safety
Henry Wilson
Garvin
Constanble Hook
Bridgeport Signs Settlement for Local Labor Troubles
Samuel Gompers and union executives arrived in Bridgeport where J J Johnston announced a written settlement for local labor troubles had been signed. The eight hour day campaign moves to Winchester Repeating Arms in New Haven as the next step in New England. Crisis warning in Springfield as Chicopee machinists prepare for wage and hours protests.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Samuel Gompers
J. J. Johnston
Structural Iron Workers
Johnston
New England
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
New Haven
Winchester Company
Springfield
Mass
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Del
Westinghouse
Russian Front Gives Ground as Teutons Press Lublin Chelm Line
German forces push toward Lublin and Chelm with Ivangorod rail line near capture. Russian defenders fight fiercely though hampered by scarce ammo and poor roads in south Poland while Vienna dispatch disputes claims of shattered morale. Battle sees close-quarters fighting at Krasnostny and stubborn rear-guard retirements as Allies report Mesopotamia and Dardanelles gains.
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Warsaw
Mesopotamia
Dardanelles
Italy
Turkey
Berlin
London
Vienna
National Zeitung
Lublin- Chelm
Ivangorod
Lublin
Chelm
Tarnow
Galicia
Krasnostny
Poland
Brakenridge Case Set For City Court Saturday
Brakenridge case on call for Saturday with N B Brakenridge jailed on $500 bond for allegedly obtaining 1200 from BE Buck by claiming ownership of the Pequot launch. He will plead not guilty. Tomorrow efforts to dispose of Seymour Walker Lee cattle theft cases from Cottage Hill continue after prior continuances.
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McBroom
N. B. Brakenriae
BE. J. Buck
Brakenridge
Alfred
Fred Seymour
Louis Walker
James Lee
Cottage Hill
Excursions to Coney Island Boost Local Marine Fun
The Baldwin shore excursion to Coney Island aboard the Pleasure Bay with the James A. Carney ran last night despite cool weather. A steady stream of boats and ships passed through the bay including the Mount Hope from Philadelphia with coal cargo, the Christiane loading ties for London, and the Raven heading to Cuban ports after loading timber. Ice and obstructions noted off the American coast with icebergs reported near Belle Isle and Point Amour by Canadian signal stations. SUPT. H. S. McGreevy.
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Coney Island
Baldwin
Battles
Pleasure Bay
James A. Carney
Mount Hope
Philadelphia
Mobile Towing
Echo
van Benthuysen Lumber and Tie Company
Sand Key
Gulf Dry Docks
Christiane
C. W. Hempstead
London
England
Thorpwood
Gulf States Shipping Company
Munson
Raven
New Orleans
Bodo
Chamelecon Steamship Company
Fort Morgan
James W. Paul
Progreso
Mex
Southern and Caribbean Steamship Company
Cienfuegos
Cubs
Nelson
Mobile
American
Vbad
Ss.). Running. July 12.—Lat. 81 Degrees, 42 Minutes; Lon
Amelia
Brss
Mepham
Canadian Signal Service
Point Amour
Belle Isle
M'Greevy
Jitney Drivers Demand Return of Deposits in KC
Twenty three jitney drivers with two lawyers pressed the prosecutor for fair pay and the return of a $25 trust deposit withheld by the Kansas City Jitney Transportation Company. They claimed the firm used a reorganization threat and partial wage payments to force layoffs and seized buses after a Studebaker move, leading to a disruptive plan to raise fares.
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Kansas City Journal
United Front
Jitney
Floyd Jacobs
Kansas City Jitney Transportation Company
Miller
Studebaker
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Germans in U S warned of treason penalties for war work
Berlin declares Germans in neutral countries especially the United States who produce war supplies for enemies may be prosecuted for treason under penal code paragraph 89 with up to ten years in prison. Washington says such Germans in the United States face no extradition risk while remaining here.
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Berlin
Sayville
United States
Washington
State Department
Germany
Young Couple Killed in Riverside Park Auto Crash
Memphis dispatch reports Francis L. Bray aged 21 and Miss May Daly aged 22 were killed when their car plunged over a high embankment in Riverside Park late last night. Bray was pinned beneath the vehicle with a broken neck and Daly was thrown against a tree as the car went off the road. bodies found early today.
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Memphis
Tenn
Francis L. Bray
May Daly
Riverside Park
Here
Bray
Miss Daly
Lakes to Gulf Highway Conference Moves Toward Action
The Lakes to the Gulf Highway Conference plans final action at a July 30 Birmingham meeting. Delegates from Mobile Pensacola New Orleans Montgomery Selma Huntsville and other cities will attend with W L Crim and P L Atherton of the highway association. State officials engineers and chamber leaders will also participate.
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Mobile
Pensacola
New Orleans
Montgomery
Selma
Huntsville
Birmingham
W. L. Crim
Salem
Ind
P. L. Atherton
Louisville
Highway Association
Chambers of Commerce
W. S. Keller
John Craft
Alabama Good Roads Association
Alma Rittenberry
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
Confraternity of St Ann Begins Three Day Retreat
The Confraternity of St Ann of St Vincent’s church starts a three day retreat Friday at 7 30 pm conducted by Rev Father McLaughlin S J from Spring Hill College. The program includes rosary sermon and benediction, with Saturday mass and sermon at 7 am and an 7 30 pm rosary sermon benediction. Sunday offers general communion at 6 am with a sermon by Father McLaughlin.
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St. Ann
St. Vincent's Church
Father McLaughlin
S. J
Spring Hill College
Mississippi Negroes Burn Bishop in Effigy Over Removal
Jackson Mississippi July 23 Hundreds of African Americans gathered at Campbell's College to protest the removal of W T Vernon from its presidency. Bishop J M Connor head of the AME Church and board of trustees was burned in effigy at the mass meeting.
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Jackson,miss
W. T. Vernon
Register of the United States Treasury
Campbell's College
J. M. Connor
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Connor
Wanamaker Urges Belgium Purchase Plan at Philadelphia Meeting
John Wanamaker addressed Philadelphia leaders urging a loan of 100 million dollars to purchase Belgium and restore normal conditions in Europe. He argued the United States erred by not protesting Belgian neutrality violations and pressed backing for Belgian self rule.
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Philadelphia
Chase
Belgium
United States
John Manamaker
Philades
National Security Ao
Wanamaker
Europe
Mr. Wanamaker
Recorder's Matinee Fines Speeding and Assault Offenses
Sherman fined ten dollars for speeding and another for a similar offense. Estelle Beck and Mary Coleman faced knife incident charges with Coleman alleged as the aggressor after following the defendant. Cody’s property case was continued to allow defense to answer. Dunklin jailed on assault charges with a 250 dollar bond set and appeal allowed.
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Recorder
A. C. Sherman
C. B. Nb
Estelle Beck
Mary Coleman
Coleman
Lance
Ben F. Cody
East Cedar
South Carolina
Michael Streets
Jack Newbern
Harris
Bestor & Young
Leon Dunklin
J. A. Strachan
Maytorena Mobilizes to Repel Carranza Men
Douglas Arizona dispatch reports Jose Maytorena Villa governor orders nearby forces to Nogales for a final stand. Authorities estimate 1500 troops with 1000 more expected from Guaymas to reinforce the defense.
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Maytorena
Carranza
Douglas
Ariz
Jose Maytorena
Villa
Nogales
Adevices
Guayamas
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