Court decision risks large city losses over Mobile boundary case
The City of Mobile faces a potential $150,000 school bond loss and further tax, license, and population declines if the circuit court verdict in City of Mobile vs Weinacker Ice and Fuel Co stands. The case hinges on whether state acts set western boundary at Marys Lane or Catherine Street, affecting liquor licenses and city taxation.
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City of
Mobile
Weinacker Ice and Fuel Company
Weinacker Company
Catherine Street
Mary's Lane
Frank Annan
Government Street
Flo
Old Portage
Three Mile Creek
Legislature of
Alabama
Mary’s Lane
Three-Mile Creek
Township No. 4
Port of
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Weinacker
Virginia Street
Mexican Rebels Along Border Threaten Railways
Soldiers in disguise as laborers cross the border from Columbus New Mexico to Nogales Arizona to join about 200 men forming in the Sierra south of the border to cut railways and harass state troops in Sonora. Exodists report smallpox epidemics in southern Sonora camps and mining thefts from American properties.
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Associated Press
Douglas
Ariz
Columbus
N. M
Nogales
Sonora
el Paso
Texas
Prizes listed for celebration fund drive in Mobile
North Mobile Development Co official and I Dalheimer jeweler prize a silver Bohemian glass fruit bowl as part of thirty five prizes from Chamber of Commerce Panama Canal Celebration Committee. The list includes Victrola vacuum cleaner shoes parasol linen set cuff buttons and more.
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North Mobile
North Mobile Development Company
I. Dalheimer
Chamber of Commerce
Panama Canal
R. N. Hudson
Herbert Feiberman
S. S. Brandon
John
Isthmian Canal
John T. Morgan
Alabama
Mobile
I. Dahlheimer
W. H. Reynolds
W. B. McAtee
Jacobson Clothing Co
Fitzgerald & Co
Reiss Mercantile Co
McDonald Optical Co
Level
Boyle's
McGregor Springs
A. M. Bright Grocery Company
Dreaper & Burns
Silas A. Burgoyne
Metzger & Rhen
Sorosis
John J. Damrich
London Woolen Mills
H. N. Stevens
Walkover Shoe Company
P. J. Bell
T. J. Young
Thoss-Tompkins Sporting Goods Co
Devoe
D. H
G. B. Dure
Evans
J. Bender
E. J. Schwarz
Sultana
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
C. J. Gayfer & Co
Dry Goods
Simon Shoe Company
Ben Luscher & Son Paint Co
McCown & Son
Lady’s Argent
Gabriel Jewelry Co
Jenks
Frohlrichstein Millinery Co
Parker Brothers
D. S. Bauere Drug Company
First Mobile Montgomery game score reported at press time
The score of the first Mobile Montgomery game Tuesday at press time listed Batteries Campbell Schmidt Bagby and Donahue as players. Umpires Breitenstein and Hart.
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Montgomery
Campbell
Schmidt
Bagby
Donahue
Breitenstein and
Hart
Cholera Spreads Among Bulgarian Troops in Macedonia
cholera advances among Bulgarian troops in Macedonia with hundreds of cases and many deaths as civil areas suffer. Moslem villagers in Servian-occupied districts volunteer for Servian service. reports from Petritch claim Bulgarian regiments that arrived from Tchatalja and Bulair pillaged Moslem houses and massacred inmates.
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Associated Press
Saloniki
Macedonia
Petritch
Tchatalja
Bulair
Son of Aguinaldo Visits Japan on Dispatches from Kobe
Tokyo reports from Kobe say Emilio Aguinaldo's son has arrived and conferred with Japanese officials. His mission is regarded by some as connected to the Filipino movement for independence.
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Son OF Aguinaldo
Japan
Tokio
Kobe
Emilio Aguinaldo
Young Aguinaldo
Independent Movement For
Narrow Escape As Marble Slabs Plunge Near City Bank Annex
Marsena A Parker private secretary to President J H Wilson of Mobile Light and Railroad narrowly escaped death when four marble slabs weighing about ninety pounds toppled from the third floor of the adjacent steel structure and crashed to the pavement within feet of him. Witnesses and officials call for safety measures as construction continues on the City Bank annex.
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City Bank
Marsena A. Parker
J. H. Wilson
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
Mobile Electric Company
Mr. Parker
Parker
Royal Street
City Bank Heights
Fuller Construction Company
City Bank and Trust Company
Meyer
Dauphin Street
Dauphin and
St. Francis
Mobile Trade Chief Sees Honduras Business Boom
James E. Cahall returns to Mobile aboard the Hubbard Zemurray steamer Fjell after a Central America tour with the Mobile Trade Commission. He reports 18000 subscribers to the Latin America journal and predicts Honduras Costa Rica and Guatemala hold vast Mobile trade potential. Cahall cites superior Mobile steamship service two to three weekly trips versus New Orleans and notes San Pedro Guatemala residents were disappointed the commission did not visit.
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James E. Cahall
Mobile
Hubbard-Zemurray
Fjell
Port Cortez
Honduras
Central America
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Mobile Trade Commission
Cahall
Central
Cunningham Hardware Company
A. Clerice
Mr. Cahall
New Orleans
Refugees from Tampico Transit on British Ship Asian
The British steamship Asian, 3680, under Captain Wood, sits at the quarantine station off Fort Morgan with 35 Mexican refugee passengers. The Leyland Line vessel, bound for Liverpool with cargo, is expected to reach port Thursday morning and be released from quarantine Wednesday night.
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Wood
Fort Morgan
Tampico
Mexico
Leyland Line
Liverpool
England
Atlanta Adopts Block Segregation Ordinance
Atlanta council passed an ordinance targeting race segregation in blocks where the majority of voters oppose Negro ownership of property. The measure aims to restrict new Black ownership in such blocks without removing existing properties and establishes a committee to review potential amendments.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Council
Last Chance for Bonus Votes in Merchants and Manufacturers Prize
This week marks the final opportunity to gain bonus votes in The Item's Merchants and Manufacturers Prize Selling Contest. Offers close Saturday, June 21, and Mobile merchants present unusual deals through The Mobile Item columns. Contestants should watch closely to gain advantage as special sales days occur for the last time and the $4,000 prize awaits winners who act on the offers shown.
Berlin physician sails home after vaccine controversy
Dr. Friedrich F. Friedman of Berlin, who claimed a tuberculosis cure, left New York for Europe as his vaccine institute here was closed by the board of health. He did not say if he would return.
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New York
Friedrich F. Friedman
Berlin
Board of Health
Missouri railroad to issue equipment bonds
The Missouri public utilities commission approved the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad's plan to issue 4.41 million dollars in gold notes at 5 percent interest. Proceeds will fund railroad equipment purchases.
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Rock Island
Jefferson City
The
Missouri Public Utilities
Chicago, Rock Island and, Pacific Railroad
Weather Summary for Alabama and Mississippi
Fair tonight and Wednesday. Light variable winds. Temperatures recorded at Dauphin and Royal streets range from mid 70s to mid 80s with afternoon readings around 84 to 89 degrees. The Mobigeard vicinity shows similar fair conditions and light winds through Wednesday.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Dauphin and
Royal
Edeanes
Os Ovens
Unfounded report causes alarm circulated Tuesday
Report of a delay due to stokers loafing on the job spreads alarm as the vessel with the Trade Commission aboard nears New Orleans on its scheduled Wednesday arrival.
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Trade Commission
New Orleans
Mutiny Report Denied On United Fruit Ship Turrialba
New Orleans June 17. United Fruit Company manager C H Ellis denied mutiny aboard the steamship Turrialba, saying stokers loafing due to a strike caused the delay. The ship, already late, is expected to reach New Orleans Thursday delaying local meetings and events planned with Mobile officials.
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New Orleans
C. H. Ellis
United Fruit Company
Mobile Trade Commission
United Fruit
Turrialba
Associated Press
Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
Dairy, Food and Drug
Bubonic Plague Scare Reported at Jacmel Seaport
An epidemic of human plague has broken out at Pacmel seaport thirty miles from Port au Prince. Numerous cases have proven fatal. Jacmel is isolated by troops as the government acts to prevent spread. Authorities deny plague at Jacmel.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Pacmel
Jacmel
Plague Quarantine Steps Taken For Haiti Outbreak
Surgeon General Blue orders a seven day quarantine to combat bubonic plague in Haiti. Outside Haiti the West Indies show improvement. If Haiti asks for help the Public Health Service would likely send experts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Blue
The
Public Health Service
Haiti
West Indies
United States
Direct Steamer Kristianafjord Brings Norway to New York
The Kristianafjord of the Norwegian line arrived from Christiania marking a new era in Norway's maritime history. Norway, though fourth largest in merchant shipping, had no prior direct steam link to the United States. A Norwegian American delegation welcomed the liner and a reception is planned for Saturday night. The 530 foot vessel carried 150 cabin passengers and 350 steerage.
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Associated Press
New York
Kristianafjord
Christiania
Norway
United States
Made in Mobile Banquet Honors Alabama Tomato Club Head
The Home Economics Club of Mobile hosts a Made in Mobile banquet at the Cawthon Hotel honoring Mrs. B. Ll. Robinson, head of the Girls Tomato Clubs in Alabama, who will speak Tuesday night at the Battle House Auditorium for the American Dairy, Food and Drug Officials Association's seventeenth annual convention. The banquet menu features only products crafted in Mobile.
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The
Home Economics Club of
Mobile
Murderer Edward Bartholomew Ends Chase in Franklin Shanty
Edward Bartholomew killed Samuel Crowther after a quarrel then fled to a Franklin shanty. Bartholomew, wounded in a night battle, was found dead this morning with his throat cut as a posse closed in. The incident follows a fatal confrontation and subsequent manhunt.
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Associated Press
Franklin
Edward Bartholomew
Bartholomew
Samuel Crowther
City Hospital Improvement Bids Awarded in City Meeting
The city commissioners let the contract for City Hospital improvements with bids totaling 51 078. The lowest accepted bids came from M H Roberts Monahan Plastering Co L J Leahy and Mobile Electric Supply Co for new building and old building work Plumbing heating and electrical wiring were priced separately and approved The board also passed May bills approved contracts and various routine items and dismissed two fire department personnel for misconduct
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Board of City Commissioners
M. H. Roberts
Monahan Plastering Company
L. J. Leahy
Electric Supply Company
Lertz-Gaillard-Johnston Coal Co
Brown-Morgan Coal Co
L. H. Putnam
Boys’ Detention School
D. H. Edington
A. A. Roberts
Monterey Place
Catherine
Monterey
Lyons
Pillans
City Hospital
Sagen
Monahan Plastering Co
Mobile Electric Supply Co
Hoseman
John Barter
Fice Company No. 2
Thomas F. Price
Barter
Ladderman
H. W. Pittman
Company No
Pittman
Mexican revolutionary fugitive linked to Madero murder
G. Girmendia, a former Mexican army captain, is reported to be headed to join revolutionists against Huerta. He stayed at the Battle House in Mobile after arriving Friday, speaks little English, and has avoided interviews while Mexican officials monitor his movements from New Orleans to Cuba and Tampico.
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Mexico
Francisco Madero
G. Girmendia
Battle House
Blenville
Qurters
Huerta
Senor Girmendia
New Orleans
Mobile
Cuba
Moolle
Asia
Tampico
Stefansson Sets Sail for Arctic Expedition
Dr Vilhjalmur Stefansson and his party prepared to sail the Karluk from Victoria on an Arctic expedition backed by Canada. The mission aims to determine if a polar continent exists, map islands east of the Mackenzie, collect Arctic flora and fauna, survey channels for trade routes, and study Coronation Gulf Eskimos with plans to return to Nome in 1916.
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Associated Press
Victoria
B. C
Vilhjalmar Stefansson
Arctic
Karluk
Stewansson
Morley
MacKenzie River
Coronation Gulf
Victoria Land
North Pole
Amundsen
Stefansson
Nome
Greenland
Robert Bartlett
Peary
James Murray
W. T. McKinley
University of Glasgow
George Malloch
Victorialand
Alaska
Point Barrow
Simpson Bay
R. M. Anderson
Fritz Johansen
United States
J. B. O'Neil
Geological Survey
Kenneth Chapman
J. R. Cox
Henri Beauchat
Paris
Jennis
A. Forbes Mackay
Shackleton
Edinburgh University
Unsettled Conditions Prompt Americans to Leave Tampico
L G Kellogg of New York says conditions in Tampico are unsettled but not worse than elsewhere in Mexico. He, his wife, and Mrs. Brandt left Tampico for the United States after the American consul urged Americans to depart, especially women. The party traveled from Mobile aboard the M. J. Taylor.
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Tampico
M. J. Taylor
L. G. Kellogg
Roberto Gayon
Mexico
New York City
Mobile
Kellogg
W. M. Brandt
Indianapolis
Ind
Louisville
Nashville
States
Dundee White Bout Highlights Catchweight Lightweight Clash
The Dundee White twenty round bout at Vernon arena tonight shapes as a lighter weight fight with catch weights. Dundee and White are the principals in a notable one night event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Vernon Arena
National Credit Men's Convention Opens in Cincinnati
About 1,300 delegates from ninety-one cities gather for the eighteenth annual National Association of Credit Men convention in Cincinnati. The event runs through Friday with discussions on commerce and finance and national legislative measures. officers and directors are elected Friday. San Francisco leads the bid to host the 1914 convention.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio
United States
National Association of Credit Men
San Francisco
Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Convention Opens in Louisville
Four hundred delegates expected for the first sessions of the annual convention in Louisville Ky. The prospect of a pairing fight between pares N. S. and San Francisco for the next meeting drew interest, with a plan to hold that meeting on a trans Atlantic liner attracting votes.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Hotel Men’s Mutual Benefit Association
Pares N. <S
San Francisco
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Philippines
Associated Preas
F. F. Friedman
Ellis
Jasmel, Ratt
Tarbes
Blue Stes
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Old Mexico
North
Stenfansson
Anderson
National Credit Men's Convention
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