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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1915

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Taggart and 127 OTHERS Charged With Conspiracy

Indianapolis June 22 Thomas Taggart Democratic national committeeman and former national chairman Mayor Joseph E Bell Chief of Police Samuel Parrott and 125 others were indicted by a county grand jury on charges of conspiracy to commit felonies including election bribery and blackmail More than a dozen from Bell s official family and about as many police officers were named along with election officials ward leaders and voters in a 128 member indictment charging false registration illegal voting and ballot tampering Bond for Taggart and Bell set at 5000 each with both freed on personal bonds

Indianapolis Ind Thomas Taggart Indiana E. Bell Eday Cha Taggart Bell Pells Joseph E. Bell Samuel Parrott Fred Barrett Robert Metzger Board of Safety Frank P. Baker Herman Adam Denis Bush Edward Lyons John Sluss Donn M. Roberts Terre Haute

Berlin Press Suspended Over Submarine Warfare Article

Berlin officials suspend indefinitely the Tages Zeitung for an article by Count Reventlow denying international law in submarine warfare. In Washington, Ambassador Gerard cannot yet learn when Berlin will reply to the latest U S note, as President Wilson notes the timing remains uncertain.

Berlin London Berlin Tages Zeitung Count Reventlow America Count von Reventlow Tages Zeitung United States Washington Gerard Wilson William P. Frye Prinz Weiter Friedrich

Germans Rush New Battleships With 17 Inch Guns

London dispatch notes Daily Mail commentary on Dutch reports that Germany is completing battleships armed with 17 inch guns. The piece argues the war at sea favors the side with the largest guns and urges British Admiralty to prevent German naval ascendancy.

London The Daily Mail Holland

No New Peace Offers From Wilson

President Wilson said no new mediation offers are being made in Europe. He noted all U S mediation offers had been disclosed publicly or semi publicly and that foreign governments are aware of the United States desire to help achieve peace.

Washington Wilson Europe United States

Open Air Concert Program in Bienville Square

Tonight's program by the First Infantry Band features marches and waltzes in an open air setting at Bienville Square. Selections include Semper Fidelis and Top Tipperary along with a medley of marches and overtures.

Bienville Square

Trade Balance Reaches 976 Million to June 19

Secretary Redfield told a cabinet meeting the total trade balance in favor of the United States on June 19 stood at 976 million dollars. He predicted the fiscal year ending July 1 would exceed one billion dollars. Cotton exports for the week ending June 19 totaled 56 841 bales bringing August 1 1914 to date to about 8 028 241 bales.

Washington Redfield United States

Montgomery Bank Argues Demurrers in Lacy Money Suit

Attorneys for Montgomery Savings Bank argued demurrers in a state suit to recover funds embezzled by Theo Lacy. The hearing before Montgomery city court marks a test case on bank liability for money given to Lacy in March 1913.

Montgomery Bank Lacy Montgomery Montgomery Savings Bank Theo Lacy

Bank head arrested in Alabama for unlawfully receiving deposits

Eugene F. Ensien, president of the defunct Jefferson County Savings Bank, Birmingham, was arrested after a grand jury returned a true bill charging unlawfully receiving deposits. He was placed under a $2,500 bond and proclaimed his innocence amid the bank's failure days earlier.

Birmingham Ala Eugene F. Ensien Jefferson County Savings Bank Enslen

Touart and McAleer Confer With Committee on Claims Against State

Harry Touart and John T. McAleer of Mobile conferred with legislators about claims against the state motor vehicle department. Further talks planned once D. J. Callaghan arrives. he is a witness in the case.

Touart McAleer Committee On Montgomery Ala Harry Touart John T. McAleer Mobile State Motor Vehicle Department D. J. Callaghan Callaghan

Spanish Cabinet Resigns Over Loan Confidence Vote

Madrid reports the Spanish cabinet resigned and deemed the failure of the recent loan as a lack of confidence vote. The cabinet had served under Premier Dato since 1913 and earlier discussed a $150 million loan at par with 4.5 percent interest, while King Alfonso signed a decree nationalizing the foreign debt.

Madrid Dato Spain Alfonso

Reward Offered For Escapee From Sing Sing Prison

Convicts at Sing Sing offer a $100 reward for Frederick Spence who escaped after a moving picture show. Warden Osborne had tightened privileges under the Welfare League regime, contending Spence broke trust and must be recaptured. A prisoner delegation presented the reward and cited the escape as the first test of Osborne's reform policy.

Sing Sing Frederick Spence Warden Osborne Sing Osborn Spence Osborne Welfare League

Desperate Yaqui Valley settlers face raiding threat

Washington dispatch describes Yaqui Valley Indians as desperate as settlers fear raiding if U.S. forces are not yet landed to protect them. A ranch near Nogales reports 500 mounted and 300 foot Indians surrounding, with settlers ready to defend until marines arrive. Officials note no new attacks near foreigners and question reports of Mexican army actions.

Washington Yaqui United States State Department Nogales Maytorena Gonzal Mexico City Carranza Sillimany Vera Cruz Zapata Gonzalés Wilson Felipe Angeles Villa Angeles Mexico

Donna Christina righted hoped as crew fate awaited

In Tampa on June 22 salvage crews planned to right the schooner Donna Christina after it was towed in. About three feet of keel showed above water as Captain Wiebe of the Ed gar F. Coney said bodies of Capt T T Parish his wife child and crew may be inside the wrecked craft forecastle and hoped to turn it over by night.

Tampa Fla Wiebe Edgar F. Coney T. T. Parish

Newspapers Today as Advertising Medium, Finn Tells Meeting

Chicago June 22 Joseph H Finn urged delegates at the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World convention that newspapers are a stronger advertising medium due to gripping national power. He said the true news that pays advertisers best makes the best newspaper and that truth is the convention slogan.

Chicago Joseph H. Finn Associated Advertising Clubs St Ig Finn Ee. Edad. Tr

Dreadnaughts in Italian booty at Montfalcone

Berlin reports heavy fighting along the Fecht river. France claims gains. Italy takes Montfalcone with two dreadnoughts and other war materiel. Dunkirk bombardment, submarine sinkings, and Russian retreat near Lemberg are also noted.

Berlin London Aleace Paris Montfalcone Rome French War Office Dunkirk Petrograd Black Sea Eregli Bosphorus Kefken Island Carisbrook Glasgow Montreal Leith Scotland Kinnairds Sayville Lemberg Mackenzen Linsingen Boehm-Ermolt Pflanzer Woyrke

Cowart Agency Records Show No Money Spent

Major J. T. Gorman told the legislative committee that in the immigration department during Lee Cowart’s administration he found no record of moneys expended or received. He warned Cowart he should keep records to avoid trouble. Mrs. M H Gwynn said she did not know of any immigrant winning passage through the department’s activities.

Montgomery Ala J. T. Gorman Public Accounts Legislative Investigating Committee Department of Immigration Lee Cowart

Weather Outlook for Alabama and Mississippi Tonight

Fair and continued warm conditions with light variable winds in Alabama and Mississippi tonight and Wednesday. Washington reports similar forecast with fair skies and warm temperatures, light to variable winds.

Mobile Washington Alabama Mississippi

British casualty list shows 55 officers and 32500 men

London reports casualty totals issued Monday night listing 55 officers and 32500 men. Earlier Sunday list noted 4000 casualties.

London

Thaws Seminary Trial on His Sanity Began in New York

Fifty witnesses were summoned for Harry K. Thaws sanity hearing at Matteawan asylum as he seeks release. Supreme Justice Hendrick presides with an advisory jury. Thaw attends with his mother and sister George Lauder Carnegie. Five jurors were selected for the proceeding.

Thaw New York Harry K. Thaw Mattexwan Asylum Supreme Justice Hendrick Frank Cook Alfred Becker Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Raymond Kieb Matteawan Asylum Carlos MacDonald George Lauder Carnegie David Robinson Jesse J. Strauss Adolf W. Pritcch Maynard W. Miller Paul J. Marks

France's War Budget Seen At 400 Million Monthly

Paris reports that since the war began credits surpass 3.123 billion dollars with an estimated 1.188 billion for the third quarter. Budget official Albert Metin projects France's monthly war outlay at about 400 million dollars as pensions and other costs rise, while the economy shows some improvement and unemployment declines.

Paris Albert Metin Chamber of Deputies M. Metin France

Two Frame Cottages Burned in Early Morning Fire

Firefighters were called shortly after midnight to Delaware and Lawrence streets where two small frame houses were destroyed and a third was badly damaged. The blaze began in the home of Thomas Scott and spread to W P Bond’s residence, with damages estimated near 1000 dollars.

Delaware and Lawrence Streets Thomas Scott W.P. Bond

McAdoo Names U S Commission for Pan American Trade

Washington June 22 Definite steps were taken to advance the Pan American conference aims. Secretary McAdoo named the U S representatives on an international high commission on uniform laws and set up eighteen permanent group committees to study needs of each country. The panel includes John Bassett Moore and David R. Francis, among others, with nine South and Central American members each. The plan lacks congressional funding but seeks continued administration effort.

Washington McAdoo Western Hemisphere United States High Commission Central South America International Commission Congress John Bassett Moore John H. Fahey David R. Francis B. Hilary A. B. Hepburn George M. Reynolds Henry P. Davidson Samuel Untermyer Leo 8. Rowe South Central America James A. Farrell Hy Goodwin Washingtons & C Was Kies Robert H. A Sere Aroma Valgae Clausen Saree i Lord Straight New York Bolivia Joseph P. Grace Brazil John Hays Hammond Chile Cleveland H. Dodge Colombia George W. Norris Philadelphia Costa Rica J. W. Earle Cuba F. Q. Brown Dominican Ublic J. H.: Hollander Timore Ecuador Joseph H. O’neil Boston Guatemala St. Louis Honduras Baltimore Nicaragua W. L Saunders Panama Buenos Ayres

Kipling Warns Haghammen of German Victory Fate

London June 22 Rudyard Kipling told a Southport recruitment meeting that if Germany wins the war England faces severe punishment for Belgian and Polish sufferings and that failure to subdue Germany would morally and mentally shame England beyond any other nation.

Kipling Haghammen Germany London Rudyard Kipling Southport England

Destroyer Wadsworth Proves Speedy in Trials

The torpedo boat destroyer Wadsworth exceeded contract speed by over two knots during standardization trials at Rockland. She left on a fuel consumption run at 25 knots, with a forthcoming four hour full speed test. Success hinges on averaging 448 revolutions per minute.

Rockland Wadsworth

Berlin press attacks US demand to force German stance

A Berlin based dispatch reports a Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung critique of a German press campaign against U.S. demands on submarine policy. The piece accuses the Deutsche Tages Zeitung of ridiculing Germany's legal notes to the United States and attacking leading statesmen, warning it could hinder national security and strain international relations.

Berlin U. S London Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung Deutsche’ Tages Zeitung United States America Deutsche Tages Zeitung

Frank's Fight for Life in Mary Phagan Case

Timeline of Frank convicted and sentenced in the Mary Phagan murder case from 1913 to 1918. Arrests, indictments, multiple trials and appeals, culminating in the governor commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment.

Frank Mary Phagan Conley Supreme Court of Georgia T—Frank Rec. Supreme Court United States Supreme Court Lamar United States Preme Court Setes Supreme Court Frank Punetuate State Prison Board Nor Slaton Slaton

Tense calm as militia guards governor home in Atlanta

Atlanta June 22 quiet predawn and day with no repeat of yesterday's arson and threats. Officials say menace may persist around Slaton residence. crowds gathered, but calm contrasted with yesterday's tension. Police and militia maintain guard as reports of invasions falter and continued arrests noted on the city streets.

Governor's Atlanta Gover Slaton Governors Home Frank

Trial of Suits Against Bank in Lacy Matter To Begin Today

In Montgomery on June 22 the bank suits tied to the Lacy matter resume after a defense attorney’s illness caused yesterday’s postponement. The cases, on the Montgomery city court docket for over a year, have repeatedly been delayed by term.

Montgomery

Trawick Funeral Notice Died June 22 1915

The friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral from the family residence Spring Hill Crichton tomorrow Wednesday afternoon at 4 30 o clock. Magnolia Cemetery Corinth Mississippi papers copy.

Rod Trawick W. Trawick Spring Hill Crichton Magnolia Corinth Mississippi

Lost and found notices from small town classifieds

Lost between Reiss and states one package of blue powder returned to 550 S. Death SSS en KEYS. Reward for return to J. B. Room 2 741 2 St. Francis. Strayed large black mule J. 8. Pihistrom Box 3 Theodore Ala. Lost gold chain and rocket locket with initials return to Mrs. Chas Whistler post office ward. Lost small black mesh government car car 6 o'clock day afternoon return to 13 ernment St Loop.

Reiss SSS En Keys J. B St. ‘Francis Aneth Chas Whistler Ernment St

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Parrott the. S U.S Birmingham Bank Frederick Spencer Yaqui Valley Grand Duke Nicholas Grodek Cowart Gorman Wabash Railroad Louis Hillsboro Jefferson County Los Angeles Cal John Gorham Chandler Supreme Court Gliese International Poetant Col. House Roslyn L. 1 Col. E. M. House Colonel House United States On International Commission QUT Pihistrom Theodore
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