Sulzer replies to leader of Tammany Hall
Governor Sulzer responds to Charles Murphy and George Curtis about libel claims and the ongoing direct primaries dispute. He demands they reveal all libelous material and asks Murphy to stay away from the legislature while Curtis is labeled a notoriety seeker and tool of conspirators seeking to ruin him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
Sulzer
Sulzer-Murphy-Curtis
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
George M. Curtis
New York
Murphy
Curtis
Vermont
John Anderson
Two Alabamians Named Road Congress Delegates
G A Nelson of New Decatur and James H Cook of Montgomery were elected delegates to the International Association of Road Congress meeting in London June 23 to 28. Secretary J A Rountree received a cablegram noting their safe arrival and reception, as the United States Good Roads Associationpublicizes the event as the greatest road congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
International Association of Road
London
United States Good Roads Association
Messrs
G. A. Nelson
New Decatur
James H. Cook
Montgomery
Reppeal
J. A. Rountree
Receivers Appointed for Barney and Smith Car Co
In Dayton Ohio on June 23 receivers were appointed for Barney & Smith Car Company in common pleas court. Chief petitioner from Cincinnati sought 11000 dollars claiming flood losses left the firm unable to meet debts. Judge Snediker named Charles L. Harrison receiver and H M Estabrook, the company president, co receiver. Filings show assets exceed liabilities per the petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dayton
Ohio
Barney & Smith Car Company
Common Pleas
Cincinnati
Snediker
Charles L. Harrison
H. M. Estabrook
Kansas City Considers General Strike Across Unions
Kansas City leaders report a proposed general strike as union heads vote on the request of the Building Trades Council. If approved, about 600 workers in construction will stop work within two weeks, with a mass stoppage likely next Friday after a Wednesday union vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kansas City
Industrial Council
Sur
Johnston to Campaign Across Alabama After Congress Adjourns
Alabama Senator Joseph F Johnston will return to the state after Congress adjourns likely by late July to canvass every county. A route will be set and he will speak openly, responding to criticisms of his senate votes. Hobson back in Washington may tour parts missed previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Congress
United States
Joseph F. Johnston
Alabama
Johnston
Senator Johnston
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Hobson
Washington
Korney Johnston
Senate
Suffragette Militant Attack Aimed at London Plymouth Express
London dispatch reports a militant suffragette attempt to wreck an express train in a tunnel near Devonport. A London and Southwestern Railway car struck a heavy obstacle as two wooden ties were wedged in the rails for the approaching Plymouth train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Plymouth
Devonpont
London and Southwestern Railway
Hays Leading for Governor in Democratic Primary
In Arkansas, with 75 percent of the vote officially reported, Judge George W. Hays of Camden leads former Congressman Stephen H. Brundige in the Democratic gubernatorial primary by about 2,000 votes. Brundige supporters hope later returns may shift the result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
George W. Hays
Camden
Stephen H. Brundige
Brundige
Hays
Cars Run Under Guard in Birmingham
Birmingham June 23 police and deputy sheriffs guard street cars as strike continues with 150 workers on strike. City orders and mass meeting threats hold but service remains largely maintained with more cars operating by 10 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Railway Light and Power Company
Lane
Drowning of U S Engineers Party At Snaky Bend
Nine members of a United States engineers party drowned near Snaky Bend five miles below New Madrid Missouri. Chief Engineer C S Williamson of Memphis was the only body recovered. A storm knocked out river wires hindering telegraph and telephone communication as recovery efforts began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
United States Engineers
Snaky Bend
New Madrid
Mississippi River
C. S. Williamson
Major Markham
Arkansas
United States
Wiliamson
Snakey Bend
Potato Prices Rise in Kansas City Market
Kansas City reports fresh potatoes moved from 49 to 45 cents over Saturdays prices. Current market prices are 1.00 and 1.05 dollars per bushel amid tight supply blamed on dry weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kansas City
General Pedro Ojeda Surrounded in Sonora Battle
General Pedro Ojeda the federal commander in Sonora was reported to have surrendered after a days long battle around Ortiz with Obregon loyalists. The constitutional Junta in Douglas denied the surrender while confirming Ojeda was surrounded and cut off from supplies amid ongoing fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Douglas
Ariz
Pedro Ojeda
Ortiz
Mexico
Obregon
Constitutional Junta
Nogales
Ojeda
Sonora
Agua Prieta
Hermosillo
Junta
Watchman receivership petition filed in Boston
By Associated Press. Baptists' Watchman to appoint a receiver as dissensions with management threaten property, filed today in Boston by Dr. George S. Hoor of Newton Theological Institution and other creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Watchman
Baptists
George 8. Hoor
Newton Theological Institution
Cox Trial Highlights Loans To Insolvent Chair Company
Ohio Attorney General Hogan testified in Cincinnati as part of the case against George B. Cox former Cincinnati Trust Company president charged with misappropriating funds. He cited a Ford Johnson Chair Company report showing substantial losses around 1910 tied to Cox authorized loans to an insolvent concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Hogan
Ohio
George B. Cox
Finacier
Cincinnati Trust Company
Ford & Johnson Chair Company
Cox
Deciding Days in Merchants and Manufacturers Contest
With three days left in the Merchants and Manufacturers Prize Selling Contest, the race for $4000 in prizes remains tight. No bonuses or labels count, so contestants must push hard to win the top prize of $1000 in cash by the end.
Day in Congress Americans Senate and House session
House met at noon in joint session with the Senate to hear President Wilson’s currency address. Representative Kahn introduced a resolution on postponement of white slave prosecutions in San Francisco. Hetch Hetchy waterworks bill for San Francisco approved by public lands committee and adjourned. Senate also met at noon and recessed to join the House. Alaska railroad bill blocked. Adjourned until Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Wilson
Kahn
San Francisco
Hetch-Hetchy
Public Lands Committee
House
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Forecasts till 7 p m Tuesday through generally fair conditions in Alabama and Mississippi. Light variable winds. Temperatures recorded at the Royal and acres corner show readings around 60s to 80s with some gaps in the transcription.
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Mobile
Ala
Royal
Acres
Palmetto Beach Club Formed with Hotel Purchase Near Fort Morgan
A Birmingham group of young business and professional men bought the Henrietta Hotel and nearly 200 acres at Palmetto Beach near Fort Morgan to form the Palmetto Beach Club. The facility includes a 28-room clubhouse with modern utilities, cottages for families, and plans for golf, tennis, a shell road, and a fishing and hunting setup for summer and winter use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmetto Beach
George W. Yancey
Syd Cowen
A. S. McGregor
M. H. Wilson
Lon Baker
John Lowe
Henry IK. Beaumont
Mobile Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Bon Secour
Fort Morgan
Palmetto Beach Club
Negro shoots at crowd near Birmingham train
Charles Jones shot at a waiting crowd near Mount Pinson, killing Rafe Beaver, a prominent white farmer, and mortally wounding Amanda Jones, a Negro woman. Deputies with bloodhounds pursued the assailant as of Mount Pinson town faced great excitement after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Charles Jones
Louisville and Nashville
Mount Pinson
Amanda Jones
Rafe Beaver
Jones
Alaska Railroad Bill Stalled by Senate Debate
Senator Chamberlain sought unanimous consent to pass a government railroad bill for Alaska but failed as Senator Overman objected to immediate action. Chamberlain told President Wilson he favored government construction while not committing to any bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Chamberlain
Senate
Alaska
Overman
Wilson
Americans Win at London Horse Show
London June 23 Judge W. H. Moore of Philadelphia won the four in hand class with his bays. Moore also took second in class 26 with Menella and Phyllis for harness horses over fourteen hands. Edward R. McLean of Washington placed third with Dilham and Tissington Belief in the same class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
W. H. Moore
Philadelphia
Moore
Menella
Phyllis
Edward
McLean
Washington
Lady Dilham
Tissington
Argentina Cadets Start Sight Seeing Journey
Nineteen cadets and three officers from the Argentina training ship Sarmiento left New York for a three days tour. They will visit Bethlehem Philadelphia Washington Annapolis and Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Sarmiento
Bethlehem
Philadelphia
Washington
Annapolis
Baltimore
Pensacola Woman Takes Mercury Pills in Suicide Attempt
Corinne Smith of Mobile attempted suicide by swallowing three bichloride of mercury tablets in Pensacola on Sunday. She was hospitalized and doctors expect recovery after prompt treatment. this marks the third such attempt by the same method in the city within a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pensacola
Fla
Corinne Smith
Mobile
Mrs Barbara Harvey Dies at 71 Widow of Fred Harvey
Mrs Barbara Harvey aged 71 widow of Fred Harvey founder of railway eating houses in the West died in Leavenworth Kansas. The obituary notes her husband Fred Harvey established the Harvey House chain and that her death occurred on June 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated, Press
Leavenworth
Eas
Barbara Harvey
Fred Harvey
West
Wilson urges immediate banking reform read before Congress
President Wilson addressed a joint session urging swift revision of banking and currency laws to support tariff改, stressing sacrifice and immediate action. He avoided direct endorsement of the Glass bill but indicated it was prepared with his counsel and ready for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Wilson
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Clark
Underwood, Fitzgerald
Mann
Kern, Reed
Gallinger
Houston
Lane
McAdoo
Capitol
Will Stand Firm on Glass Bill
President Wilson states he will back the Glass currency bill and its basic aims, allowing amendments on detail. He suggests bankers may favor a federal reserve board to guide but not control them, and supports rediscount provisions to avoid regional fund concentration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Board
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Federal Reserve Banks
Mysterious Death Probed of Miss Florence Wainwright in Salisbury
Salisbury police investigate the death of 25 year old Miss Florence Wainwright found in the Home Gas Company office. Officials secrecy surrounds the case as vital organs were sent to Baltimore for analysis and a jar marked quinine is being examined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Florence Wainright
Home Gas Company
Wainwright
Baltimore
Miss Wainright
Assessments Raised Two Million Mostly in Mobile Downtown
The Mobile County back tax commissioner reported a two million rise in real estate assessments, mainly in wholesale and retail districts, with hearings set before the board of equalization starting July. Personal damage claim by Hunt Chamberlain Hughes was declined. bridge work and Houston street drainage investigations discussed.
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Mobile County
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Board of Equalization
Hunt Chamberlain Hughes
Hall's Mill Road
Williams’ Creek
Oak Grove
Ala
Bauer
Houston Street
Ann
Government Streets
Fulton Road
Government Street
Fay McClure
Hughes
C. B. Percy
Mississippi Line
St. Elmo
David Harry Mabee
Louis Freeland
Finance Committee
P. F. Alba
Royal Street
St. Michael Street
St. Joseph and
St. Michael Streets
Royal
McDonald's
D. J. Callaghan
8S. P. Gaillard
Gaillard
Greer
Road Committee
County Poor Asylum
Indictment in Chicago Says Woman Killed Husband
An indictment charges Mrs. Louise Van Kueren and George A. Penrose with the murder of John B. Van Kueren on June 4. The couple, wealthy and separated, had a detective watching the wife. she says she mistook Penrose for a burglar and fired the fatal shot after he left her apartment.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Louise van Kueren
George A. Penrose
John B. van Kueren
van Kuerens
Penrose
van Kueren
Levy of New York Favors Pooling If Necessary
Washington June 23 Representative Levy of New York introduced a bill to let the Interstate Commerce Commission authorize railroad combinations even if they violate the Sherman anti trust law if public interest is stronger. The proposal effectively would permit pooling under certain conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levy
New York
Associated Press
Washington
House
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Meta Fuller Sinclair
Hughbert Halliwell
Upton Sinclair
Halliwell
Hughbert
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GOA
Mississippi
Birmingham Club
Joint Congress
Jefferson
Bill
Argentina
Silasures Md
Back Tax Commissioner
Mrs. van Kueren
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