Tariff Debate Nears End as Income Tax Takes Stage
The House nears final action on the Underwood tariff law with only odds and ends of the free list and the income tax left. Investment Bankers of America file a brief urging source taxation with caveats on bearer coupons. A feud between Republicans and Progressives erupts over party loyalties and leadership remarks.
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Investment Bankers of America
Associated Press
Washington
Underwood
Senate Finance Committee
Investment Bankers’ Association of America
The
Association of America
Murdock
Humphreys
Mann
Progressive Party
Wisconsin
Learoot
Legal Experts Study Webb Bill Amid California Land Dispute
Washington on May 5 Ambassadors defer Japan protest to California alien land bill until Bryan returns. Officials say legal experts examine the Webb bill for possible treaty violation points, aiming to block discrimination through international law if needed. A Dewey‑led high‑level board met secretly on military orders framed before California land legislation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Chinda
Japan
California
Bryan
United States
Army
Navy
Admiral Dewey
Wood
Texas
Government appeals Georgia court ruling in Atlanta project case
Washington dispatch states the government appeals a northern Georgia federal court decision annulling a proticament against the Atlanta Joy Committee on charges related to the second item.
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Associated Press
Washington
Georgia
Atlanta Joy Com Gstee A
Labor Leaders Lose Again in Appeals Court
The DC Court of Appeals sustains contempt judgments against Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and John Mitchell of the American Federation of Labor in the Buck's Stove and Range case with revised sentences Gompers 30 days in jail and Mitchell and Morrison 500 fines each. The dissent would reverse all.
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Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Associated Press
Washington
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Court of Appeals of
District of Columbia
Buck's Stove
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Buck's Stove and Range Company
Interstate Commission orders protection for perishable freight
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that when perishable freight moves regularly in sufficient volume to justify special equipment in cars such as stoves and linings to prevent freezing, the railroads must furnish the necessary warming features. The decision emphasizes carrier responsibility to protect perishables during transit.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mrs Fannie Meyer Dies After Short Illness
Mrs. Fannie Meyer longtime city resident died Monday morning at 11 30 at her home on St Louis and Conception streets after a brief illness.
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Fannie Meyer
St. Louis
Conception Streets
ONeal Calls Alabama School Board Presidents Election
Governor O Neal has convened Alabama state normal school board in Montgomery to elect presidents of the six state institutions. The meeting is set for next Monday at noon in his office.
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Montgomery
Ala
O'Neal
State, Normal’ School Board
Hardware men convene for Southern and National meet
Hundreds gather as the Southern Hardware Jobbers Association and National Association of Hardware Manufacturers prepare a joint convention at the Battle House auditorium with over 500 delegates. Key figures arrive including C H Ireland and P B Noyes. Officials outline welcome addresses, sessions, and social events through Thursday with hotel offices busy handling arrivals.
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Southern Hardware Jobbers’ Association
National Association of Hardware Manufacturers
Battle House
John Donnan
Richmond
C. H. Ireland
Greensboro
N. C
W. A. Parker
Atlanta
W. M. Pitkin
New Orleans
J. Eshleman
F. B. Dunlop
Fort Smith
Ark
O. B. Barker
Lynchburg
Pierpont B. Noyes
National Manufacturers Association
N. D. Mitchell
Matthew Brewster
Christ Episcopal Church
Laz Schwarz
W. H. Armbrecht
Chamber of Commerce and Business League
P. B. Noyes
National Hardware Association
Texas Jobbers’ Association
American Iron, Steel and Heavy Hardware Association
Southern Supply and Machinery Dealers’ Association
National Supply and Machinery Dealers’ Association
Wheetesale’ Hardware Association
Mobile Yacht Club
Observatories Dividing Work For Solar Studies
A New York writer championed universal solar observation by dividing tasks among about a dozen major observatories. Each will specialize in a sunspot phase, protuberances, and related phenomena, forming a coordinated monopoly for sun observation. The plan, credited to Harvard's Professor Pickering, aims to reduce duplicate efforts.
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Associated Press
New York
Pickering
Harvard
Fall River Iron Works to close seven mills for indefinite period
Fall River Mass May 5 The Fall River Iron Works Company posted notices that the seven mills of the plant will close for an indefinite period next Saturday. The firm owns the American Printing Ranineco and operates 509 990 spindles in cotton production.
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Associated Press
Fall River
Mass
Fall River Iron Works Company
American Printing
Ranieco
Insane Lawyer Fires Inside Montgomery Jail
Will Joe Fuller, a young attorney, fired at a suspect inside the Montgomery county jail striking another inmate, Bart Tolliver. Fuller was jailed on assault with intent to murder and carrying a concealed pistol and faces a lunacy proceeding.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. C. Frizzle
J. &. Cheney
Will Joe Fuller
Barnard Tolliver
Fuller
Jim
Bud Hammon
David A. Thurman
W. C. Fuller
Forty-Five Autos to Carry Boosters on Mobile Co Trip
Mobile Chamber of Commerce launches the fourth booster tour with about 45 volunteer cars carrying 150 to 200 business representatives. Secretary G. G. Card leads as marshal as the convoy lines up on Royal street before 7 45 a m and departs at 8 o clock for county travel.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Royal Street
G. G. Card
Chamber of Commerce
Marshal Card
Battle House
Mobile At & O'Clock
Maximum flood stages lowered for lower Mississippi
New Orleans May 5 The Weather Bureau today reduced the maximum flood stages forecast for Baton Rouge Donaldsonville and New Orleans due to slow river drainage from Gibsons Landing crevasse The lower river stages are now expected to be from half a foot to over a foot below 1912 high marks Engineers optimistic about holding remaining levees as sunny weather continues and forecasts call for lower stages along the river from Vicksburg to the gulf
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Gibson’s Landing
Mississippi River
Red River
Weather Bureau
Baton Rogue
Donaldsonville
United States Engineers
Vicksburg
Gulf
L and N Must Cut Passenger Rates in Alabama Ruling
Federal Judge W S Grubbs denies Louisville and Nashville request to halt Alabama Rail Road Commission order restoring a 2.5 cent passenger rate and refusing contempt. The ruling keeps May 20 as the deadline for fare reduction and signals action on a similar Western Railway of Alabama case.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. S. Grubbs
Birmingham
Lousvile and Nashville Railroad
Alabama Railroad Commission
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Alabama
Capitol
Grubb
Harvey E. Jones
Federal Court
W. of A
Railroad Commission
Judge Grubb
Western Railway of Alabama
Death of Jacob W. Weiss Highlight Mobile Merchant and Leader
Jacob W. Weiss died Monday at 1:30 p.m. at 308 Church Street Mobile following a short illness. Born in Greenville 65 years ago he built a long career with Richard Bros. & Weiss traveling Alabama counties and shaping hotel legislation. He led Travelers' Protective Association efforts in Alabama and held numerous civic and fraternal roles. Survived by brothers A M Weiss and H P Weiss and three sisters Josephine Katie and Amelia.
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Jacob W. Weiss
Alabama
Travelers’ Protective Association
Mystic Society
Church Street
Mr. Weiss
Greenville
Ala
Mobile
Richard Bros. & Weiss
Order of Myths
Rescue Lodge
Knights of Pythiac
Beth Zur Lodge
B'Nai B'rith
Fidelia Club
Mobile Lodge of Elks
Congregation Shaarai Shomayim
H.P
Clip) Weiss
New Orleans Picayune
A. M. Weiss
Josephine
Katie
Amelia Weiss
Day in Congress Session on Tariff Bill Debates
President Wilson submitted nominations for confirmation. Finance chair Simmons announced no public hearing on the tariff bill. House convened at 11 a m to resume reading and amend the tariff bill under a five minute rule.
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Wilson
Simmons
Finance ‘Committee
House
Fate of Scutar with Powers
London May 5 The ambassadors conference closes with an official cable stating the Montenegrin king places Scutari fate in the powers hands The powers will decide the immediate future arrangement for the town Nicholas of Montenegro in a telegram to Sir Edward Grey rejects coercion and vows dignity for Heberitz and its people
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Associated Press
London
Montenegro
Scutari
Nicholas of
Edward Grey
Austria
Heberitz
Wrest
Weather update for Mobile and vicinity
Prob able showers tonight or Tuesday with moderate east to south winds. Alabama cloudy tonight with showers. Mississippi also expect showers tonight or Tuesday.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Millionaire Applies for Army Pension
Senator Francis E. Warren, reputedly Wyoming’s wealthiest man and a leading U S senator, secretly sought a $16 monthly army pension. He said he wants his army record in the pension files to aid descendants and to establish a fund from the pension for veterans unable to obtain a pension themselves.
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Francis E. Warren
Wyoming
United States
Senate
Themelves
Reduction of Wages to Be Investigated by Commerce Bureau
Secretary Redfield said any wage cuts following tariff reform would trigger an inquiry by the commerce bureau to verify if reductions are bona fide. President Wilson endorsed the approach and noted an initial probe into the pottery industry amid expected industry changes after the tariff bill. The plan aims to determine if wage shifts are truly necessary or merely bluffing by business interests.
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Associated Press
Washington
Redfield
Wilson
White House
Bureau of Domestic and Foreign Commerce
Congress
Bauer Buys Valuable Realty On Dauphin Street Corner
Dave S Bauer purchased the southwest corner property at Dauphin and Joachim Streets from Robert Hanover. The 26 by 110 foot parcel, once a drug store, will remain Bauer’s investment with his current Dauphin street business unchanged. Real estate men note the sale signals rising business district values and a substantial price increase from last year.
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Dauphin and
Joachim Streets
Friedenthal Clothin
Dave 8. Bauer
Robert Hanover
Dauphin Street
Hunter
Bauer
Dauphin
Dauphin Street Realty
Heavy Oil Purchase For County Roads Approved
The board of revenue and road commissioners ordered 320000 gallons of road oil to dust lay Washington avenue and Hall's Mill road and other highways. They favor oiling all highways after repairs. A bridge petition to connect Mobile county with Leakesville was referred to the road committee. The meeting reviewed engineer reports, approved jail repairs, and postponed bridge repairs until engineers confer. Richard Rush won a School of Medicine scholarship.
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Washington Avenue
Hall's Mill Road
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
School of Medicine
Richard Rush
John T. Bauer
D. H. Edington
Do River
Georgetown
Ala
Mobile County
Leakesville
Miss
James A. Crane
Marengo County
Birmingham Slag Company
Bauer
B. Bessemer
Ensley
Albuquerque
Clark
Rolston
Gaillard
Green
Road Committee
Texas Company
Mobile
University of Alabama
Claude George Godard
R. H. McConnell
Reading
Lossing
Delchamps
City denies hospital appropriation idle in bank funds
City Commissioner Pat J. Lyons refutes claims that $50,000 from the hospital improvement fund has sat idle since January. He says the city was already $48,000 in debt on that appropriation and that no money remains in bank for hospital work. The deficit stems from including the $50,000 in the 1913 budget, with future plans unsure and bay front work not currently funded.
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Pat J. Lyons
Bay Front Park
Lyons
Bay Front
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Irvion
Thedore
Theodore
L& N
Alabama Commission
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Scutar
King Nicholas
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