Majority defeats effort to change revenue measure in Alabama
In Montgomery on July 27 the House rejected efforts to alter the revenue bill governing property assessment and tax equalization. Debate focused on exemptions for cotton mills, banks, and new industries with votes to keep exemptions in place. Senate meanwhile passed a dog tax bill and other measures. Governor Henderson announced Good Roads Days for August 16–17 and a state capitol cattle sale for next Thursday with Governor presiding.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ways ‘and Means
Thompson
Butler
House
Shapiro
Birmingham
Grayson
Madison
Huntsville
Butler County
John
Dallas
Mobile
Sanders
Pike
Blount
Washington
Bradshaw
Tennessee Valley
Sam
Will John
Senate
Lewis
Judiciary Committee
Chancery
Henderson
Alabama
State Capitol
Messrs
Cobb and Derby
Sumter County
German Submarine Sets Fire to Norwegian Schooner and Boats
The Norwegian schooner Harich fled to port after a German submarine gave five minutes to evacuate. The captain reported three additional boats alight nearby. The fragment mentions a three masted vessel with unclear details and ownership by H. J. Stangebye of Port Elgin, with inconsistent notes from 1878.
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Amsterdam
London
Harich
Port Elgin
H. J. Stangebye
Band Concert Program for Bienville Tonight
Bienville hosts a band concert featuring a variety of pieces including Walts-Myatic Dreams and One-Step-Croony Melody. The program lists My Croony Melody and Rag-Back to Michigan with selections noted for evening performance.
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Bienville
Invercargill
Cat Nileee
Michigan
Redfield Takes Hand In Probe Of Eastland Wreck
Secretary of Commerce Redfield arrives to oversee the Eastland disaster inquiry. Eight investigations unfold as courts and agencies clash over evidence. death toll cited around 1,220 with 2,700 aboard. Coroner and federal grand juries hear testimony while divers search for bodies.
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Redfield
Eastland
Chicago
Secretary of Commerce
Redticla
Federal Steamboat Inspection Service
Hoyne
Criminal Court
Coroner's
United States
Cline
State Public Utilities Commission
Dunne
Sanitary District Board
Hull
Hastland
Robert Moore
Aas
Submarine Attack on British Steamer Turnwell Reported
New York July 27 Captain Humby of the British steamer Turnwell arrived from Swansea describes encountering a German submarine on June 15 after leaving Liverpool. The submarine attacked with bombs in empty holds and the crew escaped to lifeboats, later witnessing the Trafford sunk by the attackers.
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New York
Humby
Swansea
Liverpool
Turnwell
Hum Said
Traford
Haiti Leader Besieged as Palace Fire Rages in Port au Prince
Port au Prince reports say President Guillaume’s palace is under rebel attack with the building burning. Casualties include the city’s police chief as troops and loyalists clash. the president’s family seeks refuge at the French legation amid a ten day terror campaign and mass arrests of wealthy Haitians and foreigners.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Guillaume
Guillaumé
Legation
Madame ‘Aldy
Rebellion Spreads to the South in Haiti
The Haitian revolt against President Guillaume grows from the north to the capital on the southern coast. Admiral Caperton with the U S S Washington has patrolled Haitian waters since July and landed marines at Cap Haitien to protect foreign interests as fighting intensifies around key coastal towns.
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Hayti
Kuillaume Ae
Rosairodo
Caperton
Washington
Haitien
Cape Haiten
Bobo
Guillaume
Haiti
Bol
Cape Tien
Cape Haitien
Will He Serve Life or Go to the Chair
Sam Bell, convicted of killing four of his wife's relatives in Conway county, was sentenced to life imprisonment and to the electric chair in a later case. The life sentence would bar the death sentence unless pardoned first, and an attorney general ruling says a pardoned prisoner may choose to accept or reject a pardon. Officers say Bell cannot be executed or confined to the convict farm while in the death cell or life term.
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Little Rock
Sam Belli
Conway County
Bell
Strike Ends After Clyde Line Longshoremen Walkout
New York July 27 The strike of 1300 longshoremen employed by the Clyde Steamship Company and the Ory Steamship Company in progress since last Tuesday delaying shipments ended in hours. Workers were accorded back pay and returned to duties shortly after agreement was reached.
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New. York
Clyde Steamship Company
Ory Steamship Company
German Chancellor Discusses American Note with Emperor
Berlin July 27. The imperial chancellor Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg conferred with the emperor on the American note. The discussion covered the German attitude and whether a reply would be issued. Officials differ on whether arbitration or reference will be proposed. The decision hinges partly on the England trade interference talks and the American note’s tone.
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Berlin
Vic
London
von Bethmann
Hollweg
Ameritat
Foreign Office
England
Great Britain
Germany
Fatherland Newspaper Complains Against British Ambassador
Secretary Lansing received a complaint from The Fatherland a German paper in New York alleging Sir Cecil Rice the British ambassador violated city laws by recruiting for the British army and aiding Monte rins for service. The paper also claimed foreknowledge of the Lusitania destruction. No action will be taken on either communication.
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Washington
Sally
Lansing
The
Fatherland
New York
Cecil Rice
Monterins
State Department
Lusitania
Revolution Threats Rise in Honduras Says Rosales
New Orleans July 27 General Maximo B. Rosales head of the Liberty party of Honduras and veteran administrator said there is much political unrest in Honduras and revolutionary outbreaks are probable but he denied involvement in any plan. He and his family were aboard the United Fruit steamship Coppename returning from Central America.
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New Orleans
Central America
United Fruit
Coppename
Maximo B. Rosales
Liberty Party of
Honduras
General Rosales
Weather outlook for Mobile Alabama and Mississippi
The forecast shows generally fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. Light variable winds across Mobile Alabama and Mississippi with similar conditions in both states.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Has No Navy Job Due to No Piano Tuner Vacancy
Charles French arrived in Duluth seeking a navy post as a piano tuner but a recruiting officer found no vacancy. He was told to return later, as Uncle Sam did not need his services at the moment.
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Redfield
Daniel W. Gee
Michigan City
Mr. Gee
Navy
Uncle Sam
Duluth
Minn
Charles French
Uncle
Sam
Frenth
Nashville mayor, city officials ousted amid receivership case
Nashville, Tenn. July 27 Chancellor Allison appoints Master in Chancery Robert Vaughn as receiver for the city. Judge Matthews suspends Mayor Hilary E Howse and Commissioners Robert Elliott and Lyle Andrews, plus City Treasurer Charles Meyers, in ouster proceedings under Tennessee law. Andrews ousted. a broad audit follows graft charges and missing records.
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Nashville
Tenn
Allison
Robert Vaughn
Matthews
First Circuit Court
Tennessee
Hilary E Howse
Robert Elliott
Lyle Andrews
Charles Meyers
J. M. Wilkerson
Andrews
Miles Burns
W. H. West
West
Chancery
Park Marshall
J. D. Alexander
Fire Department
Supreme Court
Bit Aes
Mexicans at Border Move Relieves Threatening Situation
Carranza troops evacuated Naco leaving a civil administration. The action removes a threatening border risk as Major General Funston had orders to shell Mexican factions if fighting endangered American territory.
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Washington
Carranza
Naco
Funston
Italian General Cantore Killed in Action on Isonzo Front
UDINE Italy July 27 General Antonio Cantore has been killed in battle on the Isonzo front. He was the first officer of his rank to fall. Cantore earned his generalship for heroism in Tripoli and led actions that occupied Ala and nearby villages in Trentino. He directed his troops from exposed positions armed only with a riding whip.
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Udine
Via
Paris
Italy
Antonio Cantore
Isonzo
Tripoli
Cantore
Ala
Rovereto
Trentino
Seven Miners Killed in Illinois Explosion
In Modell mine No. 1 at Christopher Illinois an explosion of gas killed seven miners and injured at least eight. Four hundred fifty men were underground when the blast occurred but most escaped without harm.
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Illinois
Chrisopher
Ill
Modell Mine No. 1
American Schooner Saliie C. Marvil Wrecked near Buen Ayr
The American schooner Saliie C. Marvil was wrecked July 22 near Buen Ayr Dutch West Indies. Captain and crew saved arrived Willemstadt Curacao today. Vessel total loss. built Sharptown 1901, 565 tons gross. Owners A. H. Bull & Co. New York. She arrived July 15 from Pernambuco.
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Willemstadt Curacoa
Saliie C. Marvil
Buen Ayr
C. Marvill
Sharptown
A. H. Bull & Co
New York
Pernambuco
Johnston Dead at Manila From Rome Georgia
Lindsey Johnston assistant head of the census department for the Philippines died yesterday in Manila He was appointed to his position in June 1914 on the recommendation of former Secretary Bryan His home was in Rome Georgia Johnston owned the Rome Tribune and was connected with the paper.
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Washington
Lindsey Johnston
Census Department
Philippines
Manila
Bryan
Rome
Johnston
Rome Tribune- 4
Floods Drown Many on Hokkaido and Korea Islands
Floods cause multiple drownings and substantial destruction on Hokkaido and in Korea. In Alexander Louisiana a former mayor William Turner who killed himself in Houston was found short about thirty thousand dollars in his building loan association accounts. Savannah chosen for the next District Grand Lodge No. 5 B nai Brith convention with Herold and Bloomsberg elected president in Pennsylvania. President Wilson resigned the use of some naval gauges in the east and west.
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Tokio
Hokkaido
Korea
Alexander
State Bank Examiners
William 8. Turner
Houston
Texas
Building and Loan Association
Wilmington
N. C
Savannah
District Grand Lodge No. 5
Independent Order B'nai Brith
Herold
Bloomsberg
Pichland
Cornish
Wilson
Uae
Gnaes East Wast
Germans Strike at Railway Lines North and South
British and American diplomacy unfold as Sir Edward Grey seeks to delay publication of a note to Secretary Lansing while Britain prepares a new communication on the orders in council. The State Department, denying cotton rumors, awaits a forthcoming note from London.
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Washington
Edward Grey
Lansing
United States
State Department
Great Britain
London
Sir Edward Grey
RUSS SHOW SOME POWER BY WINNING AT NAREW
London reports detail a German enveloping move in the eastern theater as General Von Buelow’s 30 000 cavalry push south from Riga toward the Petrograd Warsaw railway. The Times warns of danger to Russia and the western allies as Warsaw falls and rail hubs shift. It notes Austrian and Italian actions on the Carso plateau and at Podgora amid ongoing fighting.
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London
von Buelow
Riga
Petrograd
Warsaw
Odessa
Russia
the Times D
Pontponne
Germany
Peatat
Eee
Austria
Carso
Gorizia
Nero
Podgora
Wireless Link Opens Between Japan and Honolulu
Wireless communication was inaugurated today between Funabashi near Yokohama and the Hawaiian Islands by reless telegraphy. The 2,100 mile link to the United States will be regularly accepted in the near future.
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Japan
Honolulu
Tokio
Funabashi
Yokohama
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Edw M Grout Former Brooklyn Banker Given Hard Labor Sentence
Edward M. Grout once Brooklyn comptroller and Union Bank of Brooklyn boss received a sentence of one to two years hard labor from a County Judge in Brooklyn after conviction for perjury in a false statement to the bank examiner about bank affairs. A ten day stay of execution was granted to allow an appeal.
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Edw. M. Grout
Brooklyn
New York
Edward M. Grout
Union Bank of Brooklyn
Lewis
Dixie Bee Line Officials Tour Route Inspection
Evansville officials and Dixie Bee Line enthusiasts left Evansville in thirty cars for a tour of the proposed Danville Illinois to Nashville highway. Ten cars carried county vice presidents while twenty proceeded to Princeton for a reception. The committee will travel to Danville and return Friday morning.
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Evansville
Ind
Dixie Bee Line Inspection Committee
Danville
Nashville
Princeton
Dixie Bee Line
Touchard Pleads Guilty to Golf Ball Larceny in NYC
Gustave F. Touchard, 27, once an indoor tennis champion, admits stealing golf balls valued at 140 dollars from Abercrombie & Fitch where he was a trusted employee. Judge Rosalsky remands him for sentencing on Friday as defense notes his wife’s death in childbirth and mounting medical bills led to the act.
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New York
Gustave F. Touchard
Abercrombie & Fitch
Rosalsky
General Sessions
George Gordon Battle
Touchard
Danish Steamer Nogill Sunk by German Submarine
The Danish steamship Nogill en route from Gothenburg to the River Tyne with railroad ties was sunk in the North Sea by a German submarine. The crew were landed at Wilhelmshaven near Bremen.
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Copenhagen
London
Nogill
Gothenburg
Sweden
Tyne
North Sea
Wilhelmshaven
Bremen
Austria expects to draft 700000 men
London dispatch from Budapest estimates the calling up of the last batch will add 700000 men to the army. The draft targets men aged 43 to 60.
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Austria
London
Ernie Post
Budapest
Ae Ta
Russian Forces Fail To Take Ivangorod Fortress
Cologne Gazette dispatch from eastern headquarters reports a failed attempt by Russian forces to breach Ivangorod fortress. The note indicates continued fighting and references a continuation on page five.
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Ivangorod
Cologne
London
A. Cologne Gazette
Ijvangorod
Trade Council Formed to Promote Pan American Ties
New York July 27 A council of chairmen of group committees was formed to push Latin American trade relations stemming from the Pan American conference. James A Farrell of United States Steel announced a committee to arrange travel of American men to Latin America and to promote interchanges. Robert H Patchin was elected secretary of the council.
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New York
The
Treasury
James A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
National For Trade Council
Girl Accuses Negro Mississippi Bishop of White Slavery
Beatrice Chiles, a young Black woman, was arrested in Jackson Mississippi to be held as a witness in a white slavery case involving Bishop J. M. of the Methodist branch. She was released on bond as investigator Robert S. Phifer of the federal department questions evidence and details emerge from Natchez and Rose Street locations.
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Will Peevish
Richard Gatewood
United States
Jere Austill
Austill
Jacier
Natchez
Rose Street
Emphi
Vernon Ag. Presic College
Lost and Found Item Notice Blurred in OCR
A fragmentary OCR item notes a missing or found object with unclear details. The readable parts reference a name or place and a date, but specifics are garbled and require verification from original pages.
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Van
Seegereee
Townene
Harry Pedersen
Benton Harbor
Mich
Chicago River
Mallory and Clyde Lines
Kaiser
Rosales
Elliott
Circuit Court
Dutch West Indies
Rome, Georgia
Britain
U. S
Narew
Boston
Mass
Waters
H. D. Carpenter
Philadelphia
C.F. Dodge
Colorado Springs
J. Richardson
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