Kidnapping Case Ties Mississippi, California in Divorce Fight
A New Orleans chapter unfolds as Mary Bullock Hart Davis and her two children arrive with T H Montgomerys custody on a return trip to Brookhaven to answer a grand jury indictment for kidnapping the Hart children in 1913. Julius Hart testifies as main witness. Mrs. Davis recounts life in Los Angeles and a controversial second marriage.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
California
T. H. Montgomery
Brookhaven
Southern Pacific
Mary Bullock —Hart- Davis
Eugene
Theresa Hart
Julius E. Hart
Bogue Chitto
Los Angeles
Montgomery
Monteleone
Hart
Louisiana
Theresa
Shreveport
Williard F. Davis
Davis
Missary Bullock
Amusements at the Empire A Royal Bondage and More
At the Empire today two films headline a busy program. In Royal Bondage a prince hides a secret marriage as a throne awaits after his brother’s death. Also shown is Her Grandmother's Wedding Dress with a tale of memory and restoration. The Master Rogue and The Saving Presence follow tomorrow.
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The
Empire Today
Pathe
Edison
Bessie Learn
Harry Beaumont
June
Jim
Kalem
Indications Point to Good Crop of Colonels
Despite recent frosts, forecasts suggest a strong harvest of colonels with steady yields expected across regions. The remark reflects agriculture notes from local observers and market outlooks.
Buildings of American College on Bosphorus Finished
In Constantinople today the American College for Girls reports full completion of new structures including South Hall the dining hall Henry Woods Hall and Russell Sage Hall plus the power house funded by J D Rockefeller at Arnautheny on the European Bosphorus shore. Trustees Charles R Crane George A Climpton and Walter B Walker of New York will join in the June 3 dedication with Ottoman officials and foreign diplomats in attendance.
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Associated Press
New York
Constantinople
Constantinople College
American College For Girls
South Hall
Henry Woods Hall
Russell Sage Hall
Power House
J. D. Rockefeller
Arnautheny
Bosphorus
Senate panel backs $5 million for good roads plan
Washington May 8 A subcommittee of the senate post office committee probably will approve a bill providing 5 million dollars for good roads as a substitute for the house proposal of 25 million. A subcommittee meeting is expected this week to review the measure.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Post Office Committee
House
German Scientist Finds Fish Share Water Temperature
A German scientist using a delicate electrical apparatus concludes that fish are at the same temperature as the surrounding water. He states the animals adopt the water’s heat, aligning with ambient conditions in their habitat.
Captain Willie Wilson's Coat Found Near Dauphin Island
Captain Willie Wilson, one of three pilots who escaped a capsized yawl near Fort Morgan, received a letter from Frank Collier detailing a Mobile Towing and Wrecking Company certificate found in his coat ashore at Dauphin Island. Wilson plans to frame the certificate as a souvenir of his narrow escape.
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Willie Wilson
Fort Morgan
Frank Collier
Dauphin Island
Mobile Towing and Wrecking Company
Vilot Wilson
Wilson
Women or users employed on Hudson river boats
Women or users are now employed on some of the Hudson river boats, indicating a shift in crew composition and gender roles aboard the river vessels. The move reflects broader employment changes in maritime work during the period.
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Hudson River
Great feat in wireless records from Mongolia
San Francisco May 8 Officers of the Pacific Mail liner Mongolia in port from the Orient announced yesterday that on the night of April 21 the ship's wireless operator picked up a message from Boston 8 500 miles away. This eclipses all previous distance records.
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San Francisco
Pacific Mail
Mongolia
Orient
Boston
Noted Shipbuilder James Shewan Dies in New York
James Shewan age 66 head of James Shewan & Sons dry dock firm died at his New York home. He was widely known to shipping men worldwide.
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New York
James Shewan
James Shewan & Sons
Counterfeit Constitutionalist Money Seized in Mexico
San Antonio agent Lauro Carrillo reports millions of counterfeit Constitutionalist notes printed in San Antonio circulating in Mexican territories held by the faction. He directs efforts to locate issuing establishments as most of the counterfeit activity is traced to young, inexperienced workers.
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San Antonio
Texas
Mexico
Lauro Carrillo
Constittionalist
Carrillo
Establishment
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