Sidney Berrey Indicted for Criminal Libel in Mobile
Sidney Berrey publisher of the Mobile Tribune surrendered at the sheriff's office and posted bond to face a Mobile City Court charge of criminal libel. The indictment targets a June 12 article attacking Postmaster J Blocker Thornton and accuses Berrey of publishing highly injurious and insulting remarks about Thornton and colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Berrey
Mobile Tribune
J. Blocker Thornton
Berrey
Grand
Sid Berrey
Mobile
Thornton
Falsehhood
L. & N. Railroad
George W. Taylor
J. B
Tribune
Hackett
Wash Taylor
J. Blocker
Alabama
Tug Paulina Raised From River Bottom
The tug Paulina, sunk with the steamer Annie D. near the old yacht club in 1914, was raised Monday by Ollinger-Bruce Dry Docks barges. The Annie D. was raised earlier, converted into a barge, and the Paulina will be repaired and sold to a Galveston firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Yacht Club
Ollinger-Bruce Dry Docks
Galveston
Supreme Court strikes Oklahoma grandfather clause as unconstitutional
The U S Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Oklahoma's grandfather clause restricting negro voting rights is unconstitutional arguing the 1866 qualification date violates the fifth amendment. Chief Justice White announced the decision which may limit similar grandfather clause laws in Southern states.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
White
Five Negro Murderers Facing Execution Without Clemency
Montgomery Ala June 21 Special Governor Henderson has not acted on five condemned negro murderers who face execution next Friday unless clemency is granted He is away in Pensacola but will return to consider the cases Tim Sharp Lon Carter Syd Jones Early Morriss Carpenter Jefferson County and others are named with potential hangings pending recapture and a supreme court rehearing noted in the report The weather item follows the main notice.
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Montgomery
Ala
Henderson
Pensacola
Tim Sharp
Lon Carter
Syd Jones
Jefferson County
Early Morriss
Talapoosa County
Carpenter
New note to Britain on flag misuse by English steamers
Washington reports new representations to Great Britain over alleged misuse of the American flag by English steamers complicating neutral trade. State Department officials say no official confirmation yet on the German claim that the submarine U 29 was sunk by a Swedish-flagged British steamer. Berlin views it as influential in talks on submarine warfare.
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Washington
Great Britain
State Department
Sweden
Berlin
United States
Germany
Weather warms as sunbeat lingers in clear skies
The Weather Bureau notes warm conditions with a high around 95 degrees on Sunday. Observers report strong sun, rising heat by noon and crowds seeking shade as clouds briefly drifted, returning fierce warmth later in the day.
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Weather Bureau
Olid Sol
Dona Christina Tow Operations Fail Near Tampa Harbor
Efforts to right the wrecked schooner Dona Christina failed and the Edgar F. Coney returned to Gadsden Point eight miles from Tampa. The hull may be towed bottom up into port later, with dock machinery aiding. The capsized vessel is believed to contain the master Captain T. T. Parrish his wife a child and several crew members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Christina
Port Tampa
Tampa
Fla
Dona Christina
Edgar F. Coney
Gadsden Point
Gulf of Mexico
T. T. Parrish
Revenue Board Supports Detention Home in Two Month Trial
Mobile county revenue board approved a $150 monthly appropriation for two months to the juvenile court commission for Boys' Detention Home maintenance. Judge Edington proposed a two month contract for investigation, estimating 20 boys at 25 cents daily. The board also addressed road issues, jail door bids, and a medical college scholarship to William Henry Thompson.
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Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Mobile County
Juvenile Court Commission
D. H. Edington
John C. O’connell
Walcott
Edington
R. E. Roe
Jeff Hamilton
Dawes
Bolton
Jackson
Spring Hill
Government Street
Oates
Mobile County Almshouse
Circuit Court
Pear House
Circuit
Nor Mn
Feamerton
Whatley
William Henry Thompson
Medical College
Old Shell Road
Horton's
Spring Hill Avenue
Catherine Street
Moffatt Road
Supreme Court Reverses Case Against Newman Appointment
The Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling that voided President Wilson’s appointment of Oliver R. Newman as chairman of the District of Columbia commissioners. The decision voided the ouster on technical grounds and restored Newman to office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Oliver R. Newman
Board of Commissioners
District of Columbia
Supreme Court
British 1.25 Billion Dollar War Loan Issued Tonight
London June 21 Reginald Mc Kenna chancellor of the exchequer announced that the 1 250 000 000 war loan authorized by the house of commons last week would be issued tonight at par bearing 4 12 percent interest. He said the deficit through last Saturday was 2 59 billion and daily war outlay is about 15 million and rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reginald McKenna
House of Commons
New Bay Steamer Daphne Launched on Mobile River
The pleasure steamer Daphne will be launched from McTaggert & Thompson Dry Docks this afternoon. Little Miss Irene Coster will christen her as she glides into the Mobile river with engines delayed from New York delaying the original date. A trial trip for stockholders and guests is planned later this week up Mobile Bay and river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daphne
Mctaggert & Thompson Dry Docks
Irene Coster
Mobile River
New York
Joseph Pose
Mobile Bay
William H Rand Dies At New Canaan Publisher Led Rand McNally
William H Rand longtime head of Rand McNally & Co died at his New Canaan home last night after a period of illness He was aged and had led the publishing house for years with prominence in the industry and resides at the residence of his daughter Mrs Henry W Chappel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Canaan, Conn
William H. Rand
Rand, McNally & Co
Henry W. Chappel
Terrifying volcanic eruption at sea south of Japan
Reports from Yokohama relay a marine eruption observed by ships two days earlier. A pillar of fire and smoke darkened the sky as lava rained into the sea, turning water red and boiling. Shore observers note tidal waves and injuries among crew members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Torio
Yokohama
Rawa Ruska Seized in Austro German Lemberg Drive
Reports from Vienna and Berlin say Rawa Ruska 32 miles northwest of Lemberg has fallen to Austro German forces as part of the drive on Lemberg. The Vienna front notes Russian retreat along the Wereszyca after stiff resistance around the Grodek line west of Lemberg.
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Berlin
London
Lemberg
War Office
Rawa Ruska
Udine
Italy
Paris
William
Beskid
Grodek
Tokio
Valadivostok
Russia
United States
Tars
Vienna
Wereszyca River
Breckenridge Not Returning to Mobile, Crenshaw Says
Newell W. Breckenridge, accused of defrauding E. J. Buck and Henry Hall of Mobile out of hundreds in a pleasure launch sale, will be discharged in New Orleans Monday and not sent back to Mobile. Crenshaw asserts a federal court will handle the case and Breckenridge may be freed in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell W. Breckenridge
E. J. Buck
Henry Hall
New Orleans
Mobile
Crenshaw
Breckenridge
Chief Crenshaw
National City Bank
AMA Session in Frisco Ends With Notables Present
Physicians and surgeons from across the country gather in San Francisco for the final day of the annual American Medical Association convention. Attendees include General W C Gorgas surgeon general of the U S Army, Dr W Y Mayo of Rochester Minnesota, and Dr Victor V Vaughn of Arbor Michigan, president of the association.
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San Francisco
American Medical Association
W. C. Gorgas
United States Army
W. Y. Mayo
Rochester
Frank's Life Saved by Commutation
Leo M. Frank, convicted of the Mary Phagan murder, was granted a commutation by Governor Slaton and sent to serve life imprisonment at the Georgia prison farm after previously facing execution. He protested his innocence, expressed belief he would be exonerated, and spoke as Convict No. 965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville, Ga
Georgia
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Jay
Frank
Dynamite Wrecks Canadian Uniform Factory in Windsor
A bomb exploded near the Peabody Company factory in Walkerville Windsor injuring no one. Twenty seven sticks of dynamite were found under the Windsor armory with a timer set for 3 15 am but burned out. Police and military authorities investigate two men and a woman seen with a suitcase.
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Windsor
Ont
Peabody Company, Limited
Walkerville
Windsor Armory
Horace B. Peabody
Detroit
Two Americans Arrested in Russia War Zone
John Reed, American war correspondent, and Boardman Robinson, artist, were arrested at Kholm Russia for entering a military zone without permission. Ambassador Marge at Petrograd sought information to determine their status and secure their release.
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Russia
Washington
John Reed
Boardman Robinson
Kholm
Marge
Petrograd
Acquittal in Marshall Murder Case Sparks Relief
Frank O Leary one of five Marshall men charged with the murder of William Black, an anti Catholic lecturer, is acquitted by district court on an instructed verdict. The state offered no evidence and the jury quickly returned a not guilty verdict. Other indicted defendants John Copeland George Ryan George Tier and Harry Winn await their trial dates.
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Marshall
Tex
Frank O'Leary
William Black
O'Leary
H. T. Lyttleton
el Paso
Wag
Black
Knights of Columbus
Clarefice KF
Hall
St. Paul
Minn
Sadie Black
Rogers
Copeland
John Copeland
George Ryan
George Tier
Harry Winn
Winn
Clarence F. Hall
Death sentence commuted for Leo Frank to life in prison
Atlanta crowds gathered as Governor Slaton announced the death sentence for Leo M Frank was commuted to life imprisonment. A noon capitol meeting and police deployment followed while Slaton issued a lengthy explanation citing reasonable doubt in the murder of Mary Phagan.
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Atlanta
Slaton
Leo M. Frank
Capitol
Tve
Slaton Repuen
John M. Slaton
Mieseev
Frank
Mary Phagan
Calapan
Associated Press
Contaiotes
Negro Murderer Escapes Jail Before Execution Next Friday
Montgomery notes a condemned Negro murderer Pomp Dickerson who escaped Lee county jail in Opelika last night. Governor Henderson offers 200 dollars reward, Sheriff Moon adds 200 dollars, as Dickerson was to hang next Friday after a supreme court affirmation of his wife murder conviction. No escape details known at the governor's office.
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Montgomery
Ala
Henderson
Pomp Dickerson
Lee County
Opelika
John L. Moon
Dickerson
Supreme Court
Henry Siegel Begins Serving His Sentence in Pen
Henry Siegel former New York banker and department store owner waived the stay of execution and left Geneseo by car for Rochester to begin a ten month term in Monroe county penitentiary.
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Henry Siegel
Geneseo
N. Y
New York
Rochester
Monroe County
Negro trusty held in murder of Joliet warden wife
Joseph Campbell, a state penitentiary trustee, is held in solitary confinement as investigators probe the murder of Mrs. Edmund M. Allen, wife of the Joliet prison warden. Mrs. Allen, once Odette Marie Bordea ux, a Merry Widow performer, was found slain by fire.
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Joliet
New Orleans
Mrs. Allen
Allen
Chicago
Musical Co Y
New York
Merry Widow
Ethel Jackson
Campbell
Warden Allen
Mra Allen
John
Casualty Reports From Early War Briefings
Leased wire briefs summarize wartime casualties across sources. British tally 3 372 killed and 6 - ing missing. Russian mercenaries and German forces noted. Canadian contingent reports eight officers killed and thirteen wounded. Emile Rathenau of Berlin General Electric dies. French War Minister Mitterrand says published casualty lists are unnecessary at this time.
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London
Maya
Missin
Sea Ag
Cera
Petrograd
Merc Ees
Smlight
Re ‘Ae
Pasadena
Calif
Gressman
Cowherd
Missou
Ottawa
Emile Rathenau
Eee
Berlin
Toronto Marck Russell Clarke Die From Lusitania Exposure
A cablegram from London reports Russell Clarke a prominent Toronto mark man died in hospital from exposure after the Lusitania sinking. The death underscores the disaster’s toll on civilians and seafarers alike.
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Toronto
London
England
Russell Clarke
Marck
Lost and found notices from local newspaper
Small reward for return to J B at room 2 74 1 2 St Francis St. Stray black mule reported. notify J Bihistrom Bax 29 Theodore Ala. Bracelet with initials M M M missing between Dauphin and St Francis or Crichton or Spring cars. reward offered if returned to 7 and Tovart 156 St Francis St. Monetary reward for keys lost at St Francis St area.
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J. B. Oo
St. Francis St
Pihistrom
Bax
Theodore
Ala
Sune
Dauphin St
Claiborne
Joachim
Dauphin
St Francis
Crichton
Tovart
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Bond
Answer
Paulina
Supreme Court of United States
Annapolis
Gov. Henderson
West
Mexico
T. 8. Howard
U. SS. N
T. B. Howard
Pacific Fleet
Guayamas
Yaqui Valley
U. S
Britain
W. H. Thompson
Inspector Oates
Newman
New Bay
Wm. H. Rand
Big Publishing House
Rawaruska
Kaiser William
Galician
Galeia
Galcian
Grodekines
Arras
Alsace
Mehmed
Sultan Mehmed
James Adolf Israel
American Medical Ass
Frisco
Frank O’leary
Lusitania
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