Wilson Visits Harlakenden House as Summer Capitol Pick
President Wilson plans to move his wife and three daughters to Harlakenden House in Cornish New Hampshire where a two view of the Churchill home is shown and an outdoor dining room is featured. He will join them on Friday and then return to Washington for a long session of Congress focused on currency legislation.
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Wilson
Winston Churchill
Harlakenden House
Cornish
N. H
Churchill
Washington
Congress
Minto Habeas Corpus Release Sparks Alabama Controversy
In Montgomery the Mike Minto habeas corpus release provoked fierce debate as the court of appeals recalled the sentence to allow correction. Attorney General Brickell, under Governor ONeill guidance, moved for certiorari while the Montgomery county solicitor refused state representation, fueling concerns of dangerous precedent and political intrigue.
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Montgomery
Ala
Court of Appeals
Robert C. Brickell
Mike Minto
Alabama
Theodore Lacy
Minto
O'Neal
Gaston Gunter
Brickell
Gunter
Krickell
Supreme Court
O’neal
City Court of Montgomery
R. G. Arrington
Arrington
Hope to Land Jack in Foreign Lands
Officials abandon hope of deporting Jack Johnson from Canada and begin reviewing extradition treaties with European nations to see if he can be extradited once he reaches Europe. Johnson is on bail after a year’s sentence under the white slave law, with Havre named as a possible destination.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jack Johnson
Canada
Europe
Havre
Johnson
Continuance Granted in Case of Ewing Browne
The charge of disorderly conduct against Ewing Browne was continued until Monday morning by Recorder Edington at the request of Browne's defense attorney. The motion followed a fifth encounter with Assistant State’s Attorney Tisdale J. Touart in his office. The detailed reason cited was the absence of the defense counsel for Saturday.
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Ewing Browne
Tisdale J. Touart
van Antwerp
Edington
Fire kills six at Lexington farmhouse in lightning belief
Six persons including John Jacobs his wife and four children died when their farmhouse burned with unknown origin. A milkman spotted smoke and found one child at the front door while the rest lay among debris. Sheriff Miller arrived as rumors of foul play circulated and officials attributed the fire to a lightning strike.
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Associated Press
Lexington
D. C
John Jacobs
Jacobs
M. J. Miller
Shackles to be removed from convicts by Alabama governor
Governor O Neal affirms Alabama statutes ban shackles on convicts and says all convicts city county or state must benefit. He will defend the order if cities seek to contest by taking a test case to the supreme court amid broad statewide support.
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Montgomery
O'Neal
Alabama
Supreme Court
Sawyer Killed When Timber Kicks Back at Camp
Chapman Ala June 28 Robert Gordman a log sawyer for W T Smith Lumber Co was instantly killed Thursday about 3 00 pm at the camp near Dunham. While sawing an extra large timber log broke into a smaller tree causing it to kick back and fall on Gordman. His body was mangled and he died instantly. Four coworkers freed him by sawing the tree off. Gordman about twenty years old, single and respected was buried at Pigeon Creek today.
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Chapman, Ala
Robert Gordman
W. T. Smith Lumber Company
Dunham
Pigeon Creek
Agricultural Study Added to Alabama Public Schools
In Montgomery Alabama on June 28 Professors L M Duncan and J B Hobdy from the Auburn extension department proposed adding boys and girls agricultural club work to the elementary school curriculum after meeting with State Superintendent Willingham. They foresee this addition as a major change in the course.
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Montgomery
Ala
Agricultural Club
L. M. Duncan
J. B. Hobdy
Auburn
Willingham
National Catholic Educational Association Opens in New Orleans
Prominent Catholics from many states arrive for the annual session of the National Catholic Educational Association in New Orleans. Right Rev. Thomas J. Shahan of Washington D C arrives early as meetings run from Monday through Thursday night.
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New Orleans
National Catholic Educational Association
Thomas J. Shahan
Washington, D. C
Non
Twelve Signers for Panama Celebration Volunteers in Mobile
The Panama Canal celebration in Mobile draws large turnout as twelve volunteers pledge to circulate the John T. Morgan memorial. The plan targets about 100 district workers and free trips plus prizes to boost participation across upcoming meetings at Jefferson Street, Crichton Odd Fellows, Toulminville, and Whistler.
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Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
Semmes School
Spring Hill Road
John T. Morgan
Panama
John C. O'Connell
Chamber of Commerce Committee
L. C. Irvine
Southern Commercial Congress
O. K. Stove
McGowin-Lyons Hardware and Mill Supply Co
J. Claire
E. H. Britton
Almira McCrary
George Harness Co
J. B. Cahall
Pratt Consolidated Coal Company
Thelma Kearley
Barney-Cavanagh Hdn, Co
George R. Longhurst
T. J. Young Plumbing Co
Mabel Kearley
E. C. Phillips
Satsuma
Alvan Japanese Nurseries
Vivian Waller
Mobile Syrup Co
MacGregor Spring Mineral Water Co
Rolf Seeberg Ship Chandlery Company
Jefferson Street
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Crichton
Toulminville
Whistler
Monroe Park
J. Howard Wilson
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
Ambassador Without a Home Plans July Reception at Hotel
Walter Hines Page the American ambassador to Britain will host his Fourth of July reception at a hotel since he has not secured a residence. Negotiations for a house stalled by a price rise after the owner learned the ambassador’s identity, then misjudged potential rent.
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Associated Press
London
Walter Hines Page
Court of St. James
Nashville Club Secures Two Players For Memphis and Savannah
Nashville gains two new players as Granfield third baseman from Cincinnati joins and Adams pitcher from Savannah South Atlantic league. McManus transfers with 1500 dollars for Adams, who will report by July 4 while Granfield likely reports in Memphis next week.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Granfield
Cincinnati
Memphis
Adams
Savannah
McManus
Chesapeake Gives Up Body of Ensign Billingsley
The body of Ensign William B. Billingsley of Mississippi, a naval aviator killed in a hydro airplane accident off Kent Island, was recovered in Chesapeake Bay and turned over to the Naval Academy. After services at the academy chapel, burial will follow in Winona Mississippi.
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Annapolis
William B. Billingsley
Mississippi
Kent Island
Chesapeake Bay
Naval Academy
DeWitt Billingsley
Academy
Billingsley
Winona
Miss
Divers to Search Wreck Mohawk After Tank Steamer Explosion
Divers were summoned to search the Mohawk hold for bodies after the Standard Oil steamer wrecked by a fuel oil explosion. Probably no more than four crew members died. about half a dozen injured, with only one serious.
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New York
Standard Is
Mohawk
Montgomery Jail Food Defended by Ex-Prisoner
W A Sassman, a recent Montgomery prisoner and former Federal inmate, testifies that jail conditions including sanitation and food quality compare well with the Atlanta Federal Prison. He criticizes the 30 cent daily allowance as insufficient and praises Sheriff Hood, while Governor O Nea l orders more prisoner meal choices and seeks an attorney general opinion on using 40 cents per day for feeding inmates.
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Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery County
W. A. Sassman
Federal
Atlanta
Montgomery Bastile
Sheriff Hood
Mr. Hood
O'Neal
Carranza Protests U S Arms Shipment Through Laredo
Ven ustiano Carranza head of the Constitutionalist cause in Mexico protests to Secretary Bryan against the importation of munitions through Laredo Texas for Huerta forces. He argues the 1912 neutrality proclamation does not apply to the Mexican situation. Dispatches from Laredo report repair trains operating to restore the National railways south of there.
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Associated Press
Washington
Venustiano Carranza
Mexico
Bryan
Huerta
Laredo
Tex
Local Weather Forecast and Morning Temperatures
Weather outlook shows local thunder showers tonight or Sunday with light variable winds mostly southeast. Alabama and Mississippi expect local showers or thunderstorms. Morning temperatures at Royal and Dauphin: 78 at 7 am, 82 at 9 am, 80 at 8 am, 84 at 10 am, 86 at 11 am, 87 at 12 pm.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Royal and
Dauphin Streets
Sweltering Heatwave Grips Large U.S. Regions
A heat wave blankets much of the nation with severest heat from Chicago to Cairo and Memphis to the Atlantic coast. The Weather Bureau warns no relief soon though local thunderstorms may occur, with the high temperatures expected to continue for another day or two.
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Chicago
Cairo
Memphis
Kansas City
Atlantic Seaboard
Appalachians
Weether
Coldest June 28 Brings Steam Heat Return in Duluth
Smoke from large building smokestacks signals a steam heating restart in Duluth Minnesota as thermometers show 42 degrees at 6 am and 45 by 9 am. Wind from Lake Superior brings thick fog and adds to the chill, with pedestrians in overcoats and autos bundled in furs.
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Duluth
Minn
Lake Superior
Heat Claims Three More Lives In Cleveland Toll Rises
Three adults died adding to heat related fatalities in Cleveland as a heat wave broadens. Thousands fled to parks and beaches for relief while the thermometer neared record highs around 89 degrees by nine in the morning.
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Cleveland
Ohio
No Relief In Sight In Sweltering Chicago
Chicago endures another hot day with no relief forecast as 9 am temperature hits 88. Charities distribute ice to tenement districts while public beaches draw crowds amid widespread prostrations and heat distress.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Temperature Reading in St. Louis Amid Heat
The report notes a temperature of 85 degrees at 7 o'clock in St. Louis, rising to 99 or 9 96 degrees two hours later, reflecting a hot afternoon in the city.
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ST. Louis
Associated Press
Remains of Slain Machinist to Be Interred Today
Herbert Armstrong 22 was killed when special officer Colson shot at him at Calera while he rode a freight train. His remains arrived in Montgomery and will be buried at Matthews Station this afternoon. He is survived by a wife near Mount Meige and an uncle.
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Montgomery
Ala
Herbert Armstrong
Calera
Matthews’ Station
Armstrong
Louisville
Mount Meige
Central West women’s tennis title on the line
In Kansas City tonight Misa Gwendolyn Rees of Dallas and Evelyn Leavy of Kansas City vie for the Central West women’s singles championship. Semi finals in doubles were also scheduled.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Central West
Misa Gwendolyn Rees
Dallas
Texas
Evelyn Leavy
Col Chiapa Executed Near Guayamas
Col Francisco Chiapa a core figure in the early uprising against Porfirio Diaz was executed by state troops near Guayamas, with reports received from Douglas Arizona noting his alternating leadership roles in the administration and rebel factions.
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Chiapa
Asociated
Douglas
Ariz
Francisco Chiapa
Mexico
Porfirio Diaz
Guayamas
1912 US cotton crop second largest on record
The census bureau reports the 1912 U S cotton crop at 14,818,016 bales of 600 pounds each, second largest ever, with sea island 73,777 bales and lint 602,328 bales. Seed output reached 6,104,000 tons, valued around 920.63 million dollars, up 60.79 million from 1911.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Aasat
Ita Ca
Sea Island
Crenshaw County Grows All Its Own Corn
Special to The Item from Montgomery June 28 reports C. H. Billingsley of the state pure food department found Crenshaw county feeding its stock with home grown corn and no corn has been shipped into Laverne or Luverne this year. Merchants confirmed no outside corn arrivals, marking Crenshaw as the first county visited with no external grain use.
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Montgomery
Ala
C. H. Billingsley
State Pure Food Department
Laverne
Crenshaw County
Billingsley
Squirrel and quail outlook brighter in Alabama reports
Montgomery June 2 reports from State Game and Fish Commissioner J H Wallace Jr indicate higher squirrel populations and a favorable year for quail. No heavy rains spared young quail and many old birds survived to begin mating, marking a strong hatch season.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alaba
Feason
McReynolds Sends Diggs Caminetti Files to Congress
On June 28 Attorney General McReynolds forwarded to Congress all correspondence tied to the Diggs Caminetti white slave cases and the Western Fuel Company indictments. The move follows the resignation of Attorney General McNab in San Francisco.
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Associated Press
Washington
Kahn
McReynolds
Congress
Diggs-Caminetti
Western Fuel Company
McNab
San Francisco
Dissolution Plans for Pacific Roads Near Final Approval
Attorney General McReynolds and Union Pacific representatives reach an agreement to dissolve the Harriman merger. Plan calls for exchanging 38 million dollars of Southern Pacific stock to Pennsylvania and placing remaining 88 million in a trust to prevent control by Union Pacific or its shareholders. Case to be submitted to the U.S. eighth circuit court in St Paul with limited objections time. The process aims to sever Central from Southern Pacific under Sherman law while avoiding government receivership. President Wilson supports the approach amid ongoing negotiations in Washington and New York.
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Associated Press
Washington
McReynolds
Union Pacific
Harriman
Wilson
United States Court For
Eighth Circuit
St. Paul
Southern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Ohio
Union
Pati Oita Ds Boag von
Reheaa
McR
United States Court
Paul D. Cravath
Cravath
New York
Central Pacific
Supreme Court
Whic
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Brazil's ex president Manuel de Campos Salles dies at 73
Dr Manuel de Campos Salles, president of Brazil from 1898 to 1902, died in Sao Paulo at age 73. A key figure in republic reconstruction, he had been a journalist, MP in the empire, first minister of justice, and governor of Sao Paulo before becoming president.
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Es Associated Press
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Manuel de Campos-Salles
Campos-Salles
Poor teachers record in Alabama exams shows limited passage
Montgomery June 28 A record from the state board of examiners reports only a little over 45 percent of the 4 037 applicants who took the April examination passed. The grading of all papers is complete and results are announced.
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Montgomery
Ala
Atarey
State Board of Examiners
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