Drastic Steps for Relief of Mexican Situation Planned
The foreign diplomatic corps in Mexico City has decided to leave in a body. Dispatches confirming the move were sent to European governments. The crisis worsened, with Huerta’s landing at Vera Cruz cited as a turning point. Secretary Bryan had no word from representations to Carranza regarding Obregon’s decree and the capital’s threatened departure for protection.
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Mexico City
Huerta
Vera Cruz
Bryan
Carranza
Obregon
General Obregon
International Relief Committee
Mexico
Peking
Mexico City Relief Crisis Worries U S Officials
Washington officials monitor a grave Mexico City crisis as Obregon rejects foreign aid and Carranza faces pressure to protect foreigners. Diplomats fear looting and a broader intervention, with talks of an allied expedition and orders to reopen closed stores amid mass imprisonments.
Loot Hunt Expands After Bank Robbery Reach
Chicago detectives launched a new search for a 120000 stash from the 317000 Bank of Montreal heist in New Westminster in 1911. Two alleged ring leaders, George Webster and John Bingham, were nabbed when they tried to exchange Canadian money for U S currency at a private bank.
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Chicago
Brancn Bank of Montreal
New Westminster
B. C
George Webster
John Bingham
United States
Teacher Fends Off Three Pupils in Alabama Fight
Special to The Item. In Walker Springs Alabama Miss Bush, a school teacher, thrashed three pupils larger than herself when they attacked her to stop a whipping. A justice of the peace refused to issue a warrant for arrest.
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Walker Springs
Ala
Two Negroes Break Jail in New Augusta Mississippi
Isaiah Sellers, jailed for burglary at Kennedy Bros. store, and Peg Moody, jailed for hog theft at Little's Creek, escaped from New Augusta jail last night. They did not use cells, possibly made a crude key to open the outer door, climbed to a window, and fled. Authorities expect they remain nearby and may be recaptured.
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New Augusta
Miss
Isaiah Sellers
Kennedy Bros
Peg Moody
Little's Creek
Brewton Wins Season Opener Over Castleberry 9–4
Brewton Collegiate Institute beat Castleberry High School 9 to 4 in the opener played Friday afternoon in Castleberry Alabama. The game featured a clean, hard fought effort that kept fans cheering throughout the Diamond contest.
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Brewton
Castleberry
Ala
Berry
Brewton Collegiate Institute
Castleberry High School
Five men acquitted in Muhlenberg night riding case at Franklin
Five men charged as members of a so called possum hunters night riding band were acquitted by a jury in Franklin Kentucky after depredations in Muhlenberg county. Interstate Commerce Commission said proposed lumber rate hikes to Omaha from Southwest and Mississippi are unjustified. Arkansas house defeated a Sunday baseball bill blocking Little Rock and Hot Springs voters from deciding on the issue. Shanghai reports say the international settlement boundaries may extend to Chapel district. Pilot and two officers drowned when a Japanese seaplane crashed at Yokosuka. Rio de Janeiro police traced Dutch passport counterfeiting to German reservists. Charles H Grasty sails for London to join AP as war correspondent. ICC orders Shreveport acid phosphate rates to Texas points matching New Orleans levels.
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Mississippi
Louisiana
Omaha
Interstate Commerce Commission
Arkansas House
Little Rock and
Hot Springs
Shanghai
Chapel District
Yokosuki
Rio Janeiro
Netherlands
Charles H. Grasty
Baltimore Sun
Associated Press
New York
London
Kansas City Southern
Shreveport
Texas
New Orleans
Judge Hunt to try New Haven Railroad case
New York March 6 Judge William H Hunt of the United States circuit court will preside over the Sherman antitrust trial of twenty one current and former officers and directors of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad William Rockefeller the last defendant to plead entered a not guilty plea Judge Hunt has held many high posts including governor of Puerto Rico and Montana supreme court justice He also served on the customs appeals court and the interstate commerce court.
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New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
William H. Hunt
United States Circuit Court
William Rockefeller
Hunt
New Orleans
Yale
Montana
Montana Supreme Court
Spain
Porto Rico
United States
District of Montana
United States Court of Customs Appeals
Taft
Interstate Commerce Court
Honey Boy Evans Dies in Baltimore Minstrel
George Honey Boy Evans, a noted minstrel, died in a Baltimore hospital after an operation. He had stomach trouble, toured the South with his company, left the Birmingham run about three weeks ago, and appeared at the Lyric Theatre on February 13 before ending his performances.
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Honey Boy” Evans
Baltimore
George
Honey Boy
Evans
Lyric Theatre
Allies confident spring will mark beginning of end
Paris dispatches report Greece anxiety over a crown council decision on intervention or neutrality. If neutrality, Venizelos government may resign. Bulgaria secretly mobilizes three full divisions near Tirnovo with Kostendil deployed unknown. Dardanelles mine clearing reaches Chanak Kalesi with allied warships bombarding forts.
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Greece
Matin
Aathens
Crown Council
Venizelos
Hestia
Bulgaria
Tirnovo
Saloniki
Havas
Dardanelles
Chanak Kalesi
Straits
Tenedos
Petit Parisien
Allies See Early Conclusion In Egypt War
Paris reports the supreme Turkish war council will abandon further operations against Egypt and recall troops from Europe. London dispatch notes improving weather and near-ready western Allied offensive as Joffre French forces push toward Rheims and Arras while Russians push back German forces and menace Czernowitz. Turkish move follows Allied naval pressure on Constantinople and hints at a broader shift in the war.
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Paris
Supreme Turkish War Council
Petrograd
Turkey
London
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French
Flanders
Arras
France
Vosges
Rheims
Great Britain
Russia
Nicholas
von Hindenburg
Hest
Galicia
Bukowina
Lomnitz
Lukva
Czernowitz
Warsaw
Constantinople
Schooner Aysha Still Active in Indian Ocean
The Luzon Maru reports the schooner Aysha remains at large in the Indian Ocean. Crew members from the Emden, after its November sinking by Sydney, allegedly seized the Aysha at Cocos Island and later raided a collier. A Berlin dispatch notes the crew reached Hodeida to an enthusiastic Turkish troop reception.
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Rio
Indian Ocean
Great Britain
Sydney
Lieut
von Muecke
Cocos Island
Manila
Ministry of Marine
Groom Charged with Forgery in Mortgage Case
The case of Harry Groom, a young attorney, charged with forging Mrs Mary Neese name on a mortgage, was called in the inferior criminal court and adjourned to next Thursday due to state witnesses absence. Groom says Mrs Neese signed the mortgage but omitted words and that the acknowledgment was by notary John J Sargent.
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Harry Groom
Inferior Criminal Court
Groom
Mary Neese
H. H. Smith
Campaign Diversification Efforts Move Across Southern Alabama
A week of farm meetings in Escambia Conecuh and Baldwin counties wraps up with large crowds and strong interest in crop diversification. Despite swollen streams delaying some events, crews led by Demonstrator Rhodes and County School Superintendent Lambert reached farmers in Bay Minette Brewton Atmore and other centers. A final rally in Evergreen for Monday March 8 culminates a strenuous campaign to Make Alabama Feed Herself with widespread enthusiasm among growers and students alike.
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Mobile
Escambia
Conecuh
Baldwin County
Rhodes
Lambert
Brewton
Atmore
Flomat
Castleberry
Velina
Evergreen Court House
Evergreen
Alabama
Mayo Called In Lilian Cook Case In New Haven
Coroner Eli Mix says Virginius Mayo the employer has been subpoenaed to testify while investigators pursue the suicide of Lillian May Cook a Brooklyn stenographer. State’s Attorney Ailing says Mayo is not criminally responsible. Autopsy and room searches yield no decisive clues in the Mount Carmel area case.
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New Haven
Conn
Eli Mix
Lillian May Cook
Brooklyn
Virginius J. Mayo
Mayo
Miss Cook
Lilian May Cook
City Briefs Spark Name Change for Mobile Telephone Club
A luncheon next Thursday at the Cawthon Hotel will decide on renaming the newly formed Mobile Telephone Club. A mobile accident injured James Whitfield near Dauphin and Hamilton. Ollinger reported to police. Legal actions include Mobile Ice vs City Delivery for 1050 and Fairbanks vs Mobile Hoe for 295.24. Tobacco thefts from the Southern Railway warehouse were reported to police.
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Cawthon
James Whitfield
Silverhill Creamery
Charles G. Ollinger
Dauphin Street
Hamilton
Ollinger
Hanan & Pillans
Law and Equity
Mobile Ice Company
City Delivery Company
Water and
Adama Streets
Fairbanks Company
Mobile Hoe Company
McMillan & Grayson
Southern Railway
New Mexico Military Institute Wins Rifle Championship Title
Washington March 6 New Mexico Military Institute won the rifle shooting championship among military schools, sweeping all seven matches and finishing the series with a 96.7 percent grand score.
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NEW Mexico Military Institute
Washington
Theresa McBroom to be tried Thursday in Mobile
The murder case of Theresa Nelson McBroom is set for next Thursday in Mobile city court. A new defense witness may testify self defense while the state argues the shooting occurred before McBroom entered the house. Bond for Mrs McBroom remains $5 000 as Webb and Mc Alpine defend with Solicitor Clarke and Frank S Stone assisting. Other cases on the weekly call include assault murders grand larceny and public drunkenness with March 8 to 13 dates listed.
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Theresa Nelson McBroom
N. R. Clarke
McBroom
Government Street Loop
Reuben A. McBroom
Mobile
Sherwood Pickens
Stanley Dixon
Dixon
H. L. Quinley
Prichard
Quinley
Quinsey
Ollie Barney
Jesse Cunningham
Willis Collins
Ada Collins
Theresa McBroom
Floyd Ferguson
Henry White
Henry Lynch
Clara Wiliams
Dutch Steamer Noorderdyk Sunk by Torpedo Reported
London dispatch notes Daily Express report that the Dutch steamship Noordeddyk returning to Rotterdam with broken machinery after a U S voyage has been torpedoed in the English Channel.
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Noorderdyk
London
The
Daily Express
Noordeddyk
Rotterdam
United States
English Channel
Wilson appoints Rublee to federal trade commission
President Wilson grants a recess appointment to George Rublee of Cornish New Hampshire as a member of the new federal trade commission. The nomination was not confirmed previously, and the appointment completes the commission's membership to enable its organization next week in Washington.
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Washington
Wilson
George Rublee
Cornish
N. H
Federal Trade Commission
Rublee
Senate
Commission
No Michigan Copper Strike Report Coming
Washington March 6 No report on its investigation of the Michigan copper strike will be made by the house committee. Extended hearings were held last spring and summer. settlement led the committee to decide not to issue a report chaired by Representative Taylor of Colorado.
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Washington
Michigan
House Committee
Taylor
Colorado
Earl Cadogan Dies in London at 75
London report states George Henry Cadogan fifth Earl of Cadogan died in the city aged 75 He was a wealthy London landlord and noted royal entertainer He served as lord lieutenant of Ireland from 1850 to 1902 and held posts including lord of the privy seal undersecretary of war and MP for Bath
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Earl OF Cadogan
London
George Henry Cadogan
Leutenant
Ireland
Bath
Mission to be Led by Rev Mark Ripple at Cathedral
The Dominican Fathers plan a two week mission at the Cathedral starting Sunday led by Rev Mark Ripple. A second unseen confrere assists. Daily schedule includes 5:30 am Mass, 8 am Mass, and nightly 7:30 pm services with sermons and benediction. A separate mission for the Seaate will be announced later.
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Mark Ripple
Mobile
Saturday Markets Opening Cotton Market
New Orleans reports steady opening cotton with March at 8.27 and May at 8.46 while July sits at 4.64 and October 8.93 asked and December 9.11 asked. New York futures also open steady with May 8.71 July 8.92 October 9.20 and December 9.39.
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New Orleans
New York
New Orleans Cotton Turns Up On Early Trading
New Orleans March 6 better cables than due put the cotton market 5 to 7 points up in the early trading today. Trading was active and buyers paid little attention to bearish predictions of a falling off in the export movement as the result of prohibitive insurance rates.
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New Orleans
New York Cotton Opens Steady with London Uptick
Cotton opened steady in New York as Liverpool responded to yesterday's advance. Firmness from yesterday's markets and strong weekly spinners' takings supported scattered Wall Street and Western buying. First prices rose 2 to 3 points, active months 5 to 8 points above last night's close. Reports show 21,400 bales shipped from Seattle to Vladivostok in recent weeks.
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New York
Liverpool
Wall Street
Seattle
Vladivostok
Liverpool Cotton Spot and Futures Report
Cotton spot in Liverpool shows good middling at 5.37 with middling 5.05 and low middling 4.66. Sales reach 5,000 bales while 1,000 bales are for speculation and export. Receipts total 11,835 bales. Futures steady with May-June at 4.95 and other nearby months listed up to 5.31 1-2 for March-April.
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Liverpool
Wall Street Recalls Mixed Early Trading Unease
In New York trading, minor declines from yesterday softened the market with small moves across several stocks. Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Reading, and United States Steel fell slightly, while Canadian Pacific and select specialties rose. Harvester Corporation preferred dropped 4 1/2 points and its common gained 14 points. Pressed Steel Car advanced 2 points.
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New York
March
London
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Reading
United States Steel
Canadian Pacific
Harvester Corporation
Turpentine and Rosin Price Report From Savannah
Naval Stores office in Savannah shows turpentine at 42 cents and rosin receipts at 151 barrels. Prices listed include B through K grades with multiple bids from 2.95 to 5.55 per barrel, reflecting market activity.
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Savannah
Weather Outlook For Tonight And Sunday
The forecast shows fair conditions across Mobile Alabama tonight and Sunday with gentle shifting winds. Alabama and Mississippi both expected to be fair tonight and Sunday with light winds and pleasant temperatures.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
La Touraine Fire Triggers Seaborne Rescue Amid Cartridges
Five steamers rush to assist the burning liner La Touraine reported at 48.66N 20.14W. New York dispatch notes 84 passengers aboard with about 200 crew, plus 4,594 cases of cartridges and large wartime supplies. Fire prompts fears of ammunition explosion. all aboard said safe by late reports.
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LA Touraine
London
Lloyd’s
Valentia
Ireland
Rotterdam
Eteral Arabic
la Tours Caine
New York
Caussin
Mr. Gaillard
Sagot
Vidment
Atlantic Seaboard
30 Miners Rescued After West Virginia Mine Explosion
In Hinton Virginia a gas explosion at the Layland mine of the New River and Pocahontas Coal Company left 78 bodies recovered and about 100 unaccounted for. Rescue crews with oxygen gear located 30 miners alive near a brattice entry and they walked out with assistance.
Roumania Moves to Finance War Effort
Paris dispatch says Roumania in the chamber of deputies introduced a 40 million dollar credit for military needs. A second bill calls up the 1915 reserves and extends commands for aging generals, plus a reform of military requisition law. C Disseco vows to question government on stance amid Dardanelles fate.
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Paris
Roumanian
Chamber of Deputies
Petit Parisien
C. Disseco
Dardanelles
Roumania
Workmen Not Forced to Make Shells If They Object
In Pittsburgh many steel plants report workers who oppose war on humanitarian grounds are not compelled to join shell making crews. Only a small number have requested transfer, while plants enforce strict secrecy around war material production with watchmen guarding entry and restrictions on leaving the plant and even bringing meals.
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Pittsburgh
Vanderbilt Cup Race Set to Start in San Francisco
Thirty two drivers lined up on the four mile Panama Pacific course awaiting the signal for the 300 mile Vanderbilt Cup race under Pacific time at 12 30. The event, postponed from February 22 due to rain, is held in ideal weather with a perfect track after final morning practice.
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San Francisco
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Aysha
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