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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1914
Page
9
The international executive board of the United Mine Workers of America meets in Indianapolis. An Ohio committee urges a general strike over run-of-mine pay. A Colorado strike probe committee plans to report by Thursday.
Details from the Nippon Maru describe a March raid on the Shintai, a Chinese owned steamer flying the Bri flag, sailing from Hong Kong with seventeen passengers who turned out to be pirates. The attack killed several officers and crew, wounded another, and stole about $30,000 after overrunning the engine room.
The piece argues war with Mexico could boost Southern rail traffic via faster routes to seaports or inland hubs. It notes stronger equipment and expanded double tracking since 1900, with lines like Louisville and Nashville and Southern Railway expanding capacity. Yet it warns of potential farm and factory downturns and labor shortages, while predicting a hopeful overall earnings outlook for Southern lines amid possible prolonged conflict.
Delegates began arriving for the third annual convention of the National Old Trails Road Association in Indianapolis Indiana with about 1500 expected attendees. The event includes sessions of the Indiana Good Roads Association and D A R units as Governor Ralston greets delegates and Judge J M Lowe presides. Indiana Day will discuss a model law to create a state highway commission and the state’s share of federal road funds hinges on creation of such a commission.
The Nippon Maru officers report pirate activity along the Chinese coast with widespread raids on native vessels. Government funds to operate a coast patrol are lacking, leaving authorities unable to curb the threat. Acknowledgment of ongoing danger and limited naval response.
The French Boxing Federation now recognizes Jack Johnson as world heavyweight champion. It also confirms Theodore Vienne, a federation member, will manage the Johnson Moran bout scheduled for June 27 in Pittsburg.
Advertisement touts TIZ for sore tired feet with promises of shrinking shoes and fast relief. Claims include drawing out poisonous exudations, curing corns and bunions, reducing swelling, and providing immediate comfort with a 25 cent box.
J J Prewett and others told a large audience that Charles Henderson will win in northeast Alabama, arguing labor backing and denouncing Comer for oppressing workers. Speakers cited miner tents, wage cuts by coal barons, and Henderson’s liquor stance in a rally by the Young Men's Democratic Henderson Club.
A closing line notes sale of Dixie Coffee Company products by the Leading Grocers. The fragment suggests a sale listing or advertising blurb for Dixie Coffee Company offerings through the Leading Grocers.
Mr Joseph H Lyons will speak Wednesday at the corner of St Michael and Wilkinson under the Young Men's Democratic Henderson Club auspices. By week’s end, speeches will be held in every ward of the city and every precinct of the county as tensions rise over party goals amid post reconstruction era disputes.
Washington reports no suspension of the students military instruction camps this summer amid the Mexican crisis. General staff says such camps are essential for youth preparation. Notices from educational institutions confirm camps at Asheville and Burlington plus Michigan and Monterey dates, with applicants urged to file papers promptly.
Mrs Etchageray, wife of the Mexican minister to Costa Rica, was impaled on a picket from a fifth floor window in New York today. She, 29, is hospitalized while her husband is reported in Costa Rica.
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