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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1913
Page
1
Commissioners declare the proposed $390,000 increase in taxing power would likely be defeated. Hartwell insists the measure is necessary, arguing for broader fiscal authority despite opposition.
Mobile public schools seek 350000 to fund a new high school Barton Academy renovation Leinkauf district addition Semmes and Nussel schools upgrades. City commissioner suggests 125000 bond to cover all needed works without a new high school, with Barton gutted and remodeled.
Two hour meeting between city commissioners and the school board ends with a request for a $350,000 bond issue to fund a new high school and school upgrades. Options include a $360,000 plan with all projects or a reduced $125,000 plan excluding the new high school. Mayor Schwarz proposes a joint high school auditorium project.
London reports King George received Hakkim Pasha as Sir Edward Grey presented him. Allies resist arbitration while awaiting their reply to mediation terms and indicating a demand for indemnity. Greeks reportedly capture 108 guns around Junna, including 35 siege pieces.
Washington March 8 Col E M House close associate of President Wilson led the callers at the White House today. It was his last talk with the president before he leaves for Texas. Joining him were former Rep Pujo who led money trust probes Representatives Shirley Kentucky and Moon Tennessee Senator Pomerene Ohio and other engagements with the president in the forenoon. The president received also ce iecrete in the bive room White House the marines.
In Baltimore a steamer laden with dynamite exploded killing forty plus and injuring about sixty. Federal and interstate authorities plan inquiries into the blast with potential involvement from the British consul as shocked officials assess damaged forts and wreckage.
Opera star Enrico Caruso testified he was not tickled by two March 1910 letters demanding 15000 dollars and left under a Brooklyn stoop. He described a decoy envelope and identified the scene as part of the extortion attempt by Antonio Nissiani and Antonio Cincotta, with Cincotta jailed at Sing Sing.
Special to The Item from Montgomery March 8 says Jo H. Wallace Jr. weighs a possible run for Alabama governor. Wallace, state game and fish commissioner since creation, has not announced but plans a conference with northern Alabama friends before a statement. He lives in Huntsville and has served in the legislature.
Sixty people signed up at the Chamber of Commerce and Business League to join the Mobile Trade Boosters trip along the Mississippi coast. The group will travel March 16 aboard special cars on the Louisville & Nashville line with a 14 piece band, visiting Biloxi and Gulfport before continuing to Mobile.
Washington March 8 The Democratic split deepened after Clarke defeated Bacon for President pro tempore. A secretary and minor appointments were to be chosen as party leaders moved to reorganize. Senator Hoke Smith threatened to resign from the steering committee amid talk of a broader rift.
Washington March 8 Secretary Houston issued an order that keeps all rules and regulations governing the department in force until further orders. After a cabinet meeting he said he would go slow in changing the existing order, with only a few important officials in the department affected.
After hours of deliberation the jury trying Clarence Darrow on jury bribery could not decide his guilt or innocence. The foreman reported an 11 to 1 ballot but did not disclose the direction of the split. The judge planned further instructions and ordered continued deliberations.
Charles Cramer and Beatrice Ryallmer were found guilty of the murder of Miss Sophia Singer of Baltimore. Singer was sentenced to life imprisonment and Ryallmer received fourteen years in the penitentiary.
The Duchess of Bedford refuses to pay the property tax on the prince's London skating rink she owns, protesting the government's stance on woman suffrage.
Weather mobile forecast through 7 p m Sunday shows slightly warmer tonight with light east and southeast winds. Alabama expects fair and warmer conditions tonight and Sunday. Sippi area mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday with warmer conditions and moderate variable winds.
Widows of President Madero and ex Vice President Suarez stand as sole beneficiaries of life policies totaling over 107000 gold, with claims awaiting proof of death. Policies include 37000 on Madero and 25000 on Suarez in Mexican and New York firms.
Diplomatic representatives of eleven South and Central American nations accepted invitations to attend the fourth annual National American Peace Congress in St Louis May 1 to 2. Invitations extended by Gartholdt and Call were accepted by ministers from Argentina Brazil Costa Rica Dominican Republic Guatemala Nicaragua Panama Peru Cuba Uruguay and Venezuela. President Wilson honorary president of the Congress expressed hope to attend. Secretary of State Bryan and former Secretary Knox expected as speakers.
Berlin on March 8 saw crowds pause as reports said Emperor William would fly at Johannisthal with Prince Regent of Bavaria. Neither the emperor nor any flight occurred and the prince Regent left without stopping as Berlin observed the holiday.
The Gulfport Executive Committee of the Commercial Union discussed making the customs office subordinate to Mobile under proposed congressional legislation. They referred the matter to Congressman B P Harrison for action. Port prestige hinges on preserving Gulfport as the principal Pearl River district port.
In New York on March 8, elevator and telephone workers, clerks, and telegraphers in the financial district mobilize against Governor Sulzer’s proposed tax hike on stock transfers. The 20 000 Wall Street wage earners fear lost jobs as traders protest and lobby Albany, with petitions being organized to influence lawmakers.
A Havana dispatch says Col. Edmund J. Fredericks late artillery chief under Maximo Gonzales was offered command of a Castro expedition to Venezuela. He did not confirm the report. Two years earlier he refused a Madero command in Mexico. He is a Veterans Association member and close to Pre elect Menecal. Fredericks was a filibuster under Dynamite Johnny OBrien on the Dauntless.
Police Commissioner Waldo was urged by Mayor Gaynor to suppress post strike lawlessness in New York. The mayor said violence stems from lawless individuals not the garment workers, noting two bombing incidents near factories and calling for their dispersal and arrest.
The Associated Press report notes a proposed one percent income tax with a $5,000 minimum, as Democrats in the Sixty third Congress discuss details before the extra session. Garner Stanley of Kentucky and Collier of Mississippi are named as new Democratic members and met with the committee yesterday.
London editors urge President Wilson to curb lynching to preserve America's civilized image. The Spectator argues a bold stance against racial killings and warns that U S influence in the Philippines and the Hay Pauncefote treaty interpretation affect the Panama Canal’s security. It calls for the Senate to affirm good faith above self interest.
L D Gallagher a 24 year old chauffeur residing at the Bienville Hotel was arrested Saturday on a charge of using property of another without consent. John S Drago, a former sheriff and grain dealer, identified the machine found in the restricted district after a ride. Gallagher posted bond for his appearance.
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