Merrimac Hero Stamps For Job
Congressman Hobson delivers his first Mobile campaign broadside in Bienville square. He cites prohibition and education, proposes a national education system with one third funding from federal, state, and local levels, urges a larger navy, Pacific fleet, road improvement, tax reform, and direct senatorial election. Hobson, praised for vigor, spoke about four hours.
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Rge
Richmond Pearson Hobson
United States Senate
Mobile
Bienville Square
Captain Hobson
United States
Japan
Hobson
California
Pacific
William B. Inge
Hale County
South
Fifteen Miners Rescued in German Mine Shaft Collapse
Rescuers saved the lives of fifteen miners after a shaft collapse at a coal mine in Lintorf Germany on June 19. The incident followed a cave in that trapped workers yesterday, and rescue teams worked through dangerous conditions to reach them.
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Duseldorf
Ger
Lintorf
Senate panel to report on West Virginia coal probe
A sub committee of the senate judiciary committee is appointed to investigate charges that mine workers in West Virginia faced inhuman treatment and medieval tortures during protests over working conditions. The photo shows Senators James E. Martine John K. Shields Claude Swanson William E. Borah and W S Kenyon.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
West Virginia
James E. Martine
John K. Shields
Claude Swanson
William E. Borah
W. 8. Kenyon
Dayton Merchant R W Price Declares Bankruptcy
Robert W. Price a merchant of Dayton Alabama filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the U S district court Wednesday with liabilities of 3000 dollars and assets of 1800 dollars the latter claimed under the exemption law Henry L Skaats of Mobile street car conductor was adjudicated a bankrupt and his voluntary petition showing 560 dollars in liabilities and no assets was referred to Referee R T Ervin
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Robert W. Price
Dayton
Ala
United States District Court
Henry L. Skaats
Mobile
R. T. Ervin
Jury finds Malone guilty of bicycle theft in city court
A city court jury returns a guilty verdict against Elliott Malone for stealing a bicycle valued at $6.00. Malone had appealed from the recorder's court after a prior 30 day hard labor sentence and is remanded to await sentencing. Falter Gamble is also found guilty of stealing shoes from Arnold Shoe Company and sent back to jail for sentence.
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Elliott Malone
Recorder'’S Court
Malone
Falter Gamble
Arnold Shoe Company
Texas oil suit hears forged carload oil purchases
A Texas oil litigation hearing features A C Ebie of Magnolia Petroleum describing forged carload oil orders. He testified that before 1912 Magnolia bought Standard Oil products in carloads to get lower rates, and after that mixing products from Standard Oil New York Standard of Indiana and Vacuum Oil became possible. He noted Magnolia’s code book was limited and recently obtained.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Moore
Standard Oil
Texas Oil
A. C C. Ebie
Aakie Olia Petroleum Company
Temass
Magnolia
Standard of
New York
Indiana
Vacuum Ol Company
Rochester
N. Y
Japanese Delegation Meets President in Unofficial Audience
President Wilson hosts Discount Chinda ambassador Kakiniouke Ibuka and other Japanese leaders in an unofficial audience. The group expresses pleasure with the talks and Wilson notes a friendly cordial tone from the delegation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Chinda
Kakiniouke Ibuka
Federation of Christian Churches In
Japan
Juichi Soryeda
Industrial Banks of Japan
Tadao Kamiya
Chamber of Commerce of
Tokio
Zeppelin will not build airships for Austria
Count Zeppelin stated his pledge to accept no foreign orders for dirigible airships and that his company would build only for the German government or for use in Germany. He denied a Vienna report that he had contracted to build six airships for the Austrian army.
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Associated Press
Friedrichshafen
Ger
Count Zeppelin
Germany
Vienna
Portugal to elevate diplomatic corps in Rio Guatemala and Panama
The Portuguese senate and chamber of deputies decided to raise the Rio de Janeiro legation to an embassy and upgrade the Guatemala consulate to a legation. A new legation will be established in Panama and military and naval attaches will be sent to Madrid.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
Portugal
Chamber of Deputies
Rio de Janeiro
Guatemala
Republic of Panama
Madrid
Pensacola Assured Fine Excelsior Plant
M G Hoffman of Illinois bought about two blocks of land in Pensacola Florida west of the city for an Excelsior plant. The plan calls for fireproof sheds and buildings and machinery within six months. Hoffman's four months of site evaluation culminated in a purchase agreement with the property owners.
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Pensacola
Fla
M. G. Hoffman
Illinois
Maxent
Inferior Court Hands Fines in Local Offenses
John Henry testified that Peter Brown whipped him after a refusal to sell over-ripe fruit. Brown was fined 2.50 or ten days. Mattie Powell charged Carrie Gibson with trespass after warning. Gibson fined 5 or ten days. J W Williams Bob Dickson Paul Moore and Grant King were fined 1 or ten days for gaming.
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John Henry
Chamberlain
Peter Brown
Brown
Mattie Powell
Carrie Gibson
J. W. Williams
Bob Dickson
Paul Moore
Grant King
Canada Beats South Africa In Davis Trophy Tilt
Canada took the first singles in the Davis Trophy interzone tie at Queen's Club London. R B Powell played for Canada and R F Le Sueur led South Africa, with a 6 3 6 4 4 6 7 5 score.
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Associated Press
London
Canada
Toda
South Africa
Dwight F. Davis
R. B. Powell
Dominion
R. F. le Sueur
Piioyed
Queen's Club
Tolson Named Superintendent for St. Louis Division
R. V. Taylor of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad announces B. B. Tolson as successor to the late E. W. Moore in the St. Louis division. Tolson, previously train master, will take effect immediately with headquarters at Jackson, Tennessee. Tolson, a native of Waynesboro Mississippi, has long service with the M and O Railroad.
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R. V. Taylor
Mobile and Onto Railroad Company
B. B. Tolson
St. Louis
E. W. Moore
Tolson
Jackson, Tenn
Waynesboro
Miss
Thursday Drops Six Degrees From Wednesday Heat
A six degree drop by Thursday noon compared with Wednesday noon when 96 degrees was reported. Wednesday reached 100 degrees at 3 p m as the heat eased post storm. Despite warmth, conditions were less oppressive than Wednesday, with sheltered street thermometers ranging from 77 to 33 degrees between 7 and 12.
Directors May Hear From Trade Commission
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce board will meet Thursday at 7:30 PM after a 6:00 PM farm lands committee gathering. The secretary's report on the Mobile Trade Commission's Central American tour is expected, alongside other matters. An informal entertainment committee session planned a boat ride and oyster bed visit for Friday for delegates to the Association of African Dairy, Food and Drug Officials convention.
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Mobile Trade Commission
Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Farm Lands Committee
Chamber of Commerce Entertainment Committee
Chamber of Commerce
The
Association of African Dairy, Food and Drug Officials
May city efforts boost Mobile improvements and health measures
Mobile's May report highlights 49 unpaved street improvements, 228 feet of sewers, 3007 feet water main extension, seven street lights and 11 alarm boxes. City receipts and expenditures reached 569,485.54. Health department conducted strict dairy inspections and mosquito control to reduce deaths.
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Virginia
Monterey
Shelton H. Hendrix
Oakdale
Vaughn Leather Company Burns in Salem Fire
The Vaughn Leather Company a major New England sole leather producer was burned out in Salem Massachusetts causing an estimated loss of 350000 dollars. Fire crews battled the blaze with unknown extent of damage to surrounding property.
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Associated Press
Salem
Mass
Vaughn Leather Company
New England
Oyster interests move through Coden with Marshall visit
Charles C. Marshall assistant treasurer of the Bluepoints Company of West Sayville New York is in the city to oversee oyster plantings of 750 acres in Porterville and grand bays. He plans to ship in the coming winter and will be guest of John Craft president of the Alabama Oyster Commission during a trip with delegates to the American Association of Dairy Food and Drug Officials seventeenth annual convention here.
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Charles C. Marshall
Bluepoints Company
West Sayville
Long Island
New York
Coden
Porterville
Grand Bays
Mr. Marshall
John Craft
Alabama Oyster Commission
American Association of Dairy, Food, and Drug Officials
Frank Diamond Dies After Jump From Wharf
Local resident Frank Diamond committed suicide by jumping from the Madison Street wharf at 5 pm on Wednesday. James Feeney, his companion, attempted a rescue and was later charged with drunkenness after being pulled from the water. Diamond's body was not recovered.
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Frank Diamond
Madison Street
James Feeney
Diamond
Feeny
Feeney
Negroes Wanted Here Caught in Kentucky
Sheriff T T Palmer reports Albert Good Cherry and Manuel Percy, two Negro men, arrested in Hickman Kentucky for grand larceny and pistol theft from Radcliffe Brothers at Palmetto Street. They were collared in the act of robbing a store and will be sent to Mobile after serving Kentucky time.
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T. T. Palmer
Hickman
Kentucky
Albert Good Cherry
Manuel Percy
Radcliffe Brothers
Palmetto Street
Mobile
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