Wilson Wins First Toll Exemption Battle in House Vote
President Wilson's plan to repeal the Panama tolls exemption cleared an early hurdle as the House voted 207 to 176 to refuse to cap debate at twenty hours on the Sims bill. Leaders and party lines blurred with Clark and Underwood siding with opposition, signaling a hard fight ahead.
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Washington
Wilson
House
Clark
Underwood
Fitzgerald
Panama
Henry
White House
Penners
Rep
Constitutionalists Driven Back From Before Torreon
Washington report from a Mexican foreign affairs official confirms a decisive defeat of Villa and the Constitutionalists before Torreon. Rebels were driven back several miles. Gomez Palacio occupancy disputed. Carranza expected in Juarez tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Washington
Villa
Torréon
Senor Portillo Y Rojas
Portillo
el Paso
Gomez Palacio
Torreon
el Vaergel
Carranza
Juarez
Villa Rebels Take Gomez Palacio After Four Days of Battle
General Villa and his army seized Gomez Palacio after four days of heavy fighting with high casualties on both sides. The rebels opened three assaults before victory and Villa predicts taking Torreon soon, possibly by Saturday or Sunday.
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Palacio
Torreon
Villa
Gomez Palacio
Tor- Villa
Rebels Defeated as 5,000 Seek Torreon Reinforcement
Dispatch from El Paso reports Mexican rebels suffered a severe defeat at Torreon. A 5,000 strong column under General Goure moved from Saltillo to reinforce the garrison after a major repulse at Monclova where over 1,000 were lost.
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Diebold
Washington
el Paso
Torreon
Goure
Saltillo
Monclova
Drunk man identified as youth killer in Mississippi
Andrew A. McAnally alias A C Jackson, jailed on drunkenness in Aberdeen, Miss., was identified by Sheriff J D Googe as the December killer of Bailey Cole, 17, in Booneville. Detective Joe Lacey and Traffic Officer Jeff Pierce share a $150 reward after McAnally confessed in Mobile.
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Andrew A. McAnally
A. C. Jackson
J. D. Googe
Booneville
Mias
Bailey Cole
Jeff Pierce
McAnally
Joe Lacy
Googe
Jackson
Tia
Crenshaw
Cole
Prentiss County
Mobile
Chief Crenshaw
Pierce
Lacey
Silk Workers Vote to Strike for Nine Hour Day
In Paterson New Jersey on March 27, silk workers approved a resolution to strike for a nine hour day once the centre committee of the Industrial Worker of the World issues the order. About 70 percent of the 20,000 workers attended the meeting.
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Associated Press
Paterson
N. J
Centre Committee of the
Industrial Worker of the World
Cavalrymen Capture Cleveland Polo Cups
The Eleventh United States Cavalry polo team defeated Camden C 14 to 13 in Camden Ohio to win the Cleveland cups donated by Mrs Edmond Burke Jr The cavalrymen scored fourteen goals to the Camden C team s one in a closely watched match witnessed by a large audience at Camden.
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Associated Press
Camden
8. C
Camden C
United States Cavalry
Edmond Burke, Jr
Cleveland
Ohio
High Thursday Solution Noted at 22 653 by J L Dillard
The highest Circle Contest Solution checked yesterday was 22 653. This solution was submitted by J L Dillard of Bexby Mississippi.
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J. L. Dillard
Bexby
Miss
Sir Lionel Carden to sail for Mexico City from Liverpool
The British minister to Mexico, Sir Lionel Carden, will depart Liverpool tomorrow aboard the Mauretania, heading to New York on his return to Mexico City. Meanwhile, investigators search the Schuylkill River for Warren McCarrick, a seven year old missing boy since March 12, amid theories of drowning or kidnapping by traveling gypsy bands.
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Sir Lionel Carden
Mexico City
Associated Press
London
Mexico
Liverpool
New York
Philadelphia
Warren McCarrick
Schuylkill River
League Island Navy Yard
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Cop Hears Buzzing Bee Found In Ear
San Francisco March 27 Patrolman August H. Johnson visited the emergency hospital with ear pain. A dead bee was removed from his ear confirming his buzzing suspicion after he recalled passing a hive while removing his helmet.
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San Francisco
August H. Johnson
MDP
Johnson
Tonsmeire Fails to Regain Consciousness After Paralytic Attack
George A. Tonsmeire, vice president of the City Bank and Trust Company, lay in a critical condition at his home after a paralytic attack in his brother’s law office. He was found unconscious on the floor Thursday night and moved home for treatment. Physicians warned prognosis uncertain as friends queried his condition Friday.
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George A. Tonsmeire
City Bank and Trust Company
South Georgia Avenue
City Bank
Mr. Tonsmeire
George A. Strange
Henry Tonsmeire
Cheese Thief faces deportation from Canada to Ohio
Oscar Kessler, a Cincinnati junk-man, fled to Canada after his wife reported non support. He was jailed in Montreal for stealing a cheese and is to be deported as an undesirable citizen to face charges in Ohio. Canadian officials pursued him until his arrest and conviction.
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Cincinnati
Montreal
Oscar Kessler
Windsor
Canada
Ohio Humane Society
Kessler
Humane Society
Comer Before Grand Jury Minutes Lengthy Inquiry in Alabama
Special to The Stern. The Montgomery county grand jury reconvened at 9 oclock to pursue Theo Lacy charges against Governor O Neal. Former Governor Comer arrived around 10 and stayed about 13 minutes, collecting a dollar witness fee. Several witnesses named include J A Thompson F H Miller M H Screws A Fonville D D McNeel Fitzhugh Lee Dan G Trawick C G Abercrombie J W Haygood F A Bivins J H Nunnelee C E McCall I H Dewees and A W Dahlberg.
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Stern
Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery County
Grand Jury
Theo Lacy
O'Neal
Comer
H. Y. Brooke
J. A. Thompson
Comet
F. H. Miller
Montgomery Journal
M. H. Screws
Monemety Interior Court
A. Fonville
Western Union Telegraph Pany
D. McNeel
Internal
A. W. Dahlberg
Walton Files Bond As Notary Public In Alabama
J A Walton, appointed by Governor Emmet O Neal, filed the required bond in the probate court to serve as a notary public in the state. The action completes the official enrollment and authorization to administer oaths and certify documents.
Contractor bitten by rabid dog seeks Pasteur Institute treatment
C T Powers of Meridian Mississippi, a drain contractor on Wilkinson street, was bitten on the leg by a rabid dog near Adams street. The dog was destroyed and its head sent to Montgomery for examination. Powers traveled to Montgomery for Pasteur Institute treatment after the incident.
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T. C. Powery
Meridian
Miss
Wilkinson Street
Montgomery
Pasteur Institute
Mr. Powers
Adams
Mobile
Powers
French and Ewart Stand Firm After Cabinet Meeting
London March 27 Field Marshal Sir John French urged to resign as head of the British army was summoned to a cabinet session lasting about three hours. The ministers faced the rift in army organization caused by the resignations of Sir John Spencer Ewart, adjutant general to the forces. Both generals showed determination not to withdraw their suspensions.
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London
John French
John Spencer Ewart
Mobile Welcomes Captain Kolb as German American Alliance Honors Him
Nearly a thousand voters from Mobile and South Alabama meet Captain Reuben Kolb. He is warmly received by the German American Alliance and elected an honorary member. Attendees from Escambia Monroe and Washington counties predict a large Mobile county majority. The event includes speeches by John A. Rogers and A G Quinn with lively singing and patriotic songs.
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Mobile Thursda
of Hig
Ton County
St. Am
South Alabama
Reuben
Win
Escambia
Monroe
Washi
Alabama
Mobile
Alliance
John A. Rogers
Sumter
Segan
American Alliance
A. G. Quinn
W. F. Ketts
David Holt
Joseph Palla, Jr
L. M. Friedman
Captain Ko
Captain Kolbs
Dick Banks
Montgomery
Confirmation Sunday at St Matthew's Church
Rev Bishop P Allen will administer the sacrament of confirmation at 2 30 Sunday afternoon. Children preparing for first communion will receive holy communion at the 7 10 a.m. mass.
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P. Allen
Weather Forecast and River Outlook for Mobile Region
The Mobile area is expected to stay cloudy with possible showers through Saturday and moderate winds. Shippers should guard against a 32 degree cold spell for six hour shipments north, river levels on Tombigbee likely rise over the next two days, with Alabama River rising by Saturday or Sunday.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Tombigbee
Gulf States
Missionipeaks
Utah
Pacific Coast
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