Merriweather Pleads Guilty In Express Robbery Case
Thomas Merriweather pled guilty to breaking into and stealing from the Southern Express Company in May 1915. He faced burglary and grand larceny charges, with a $1,000 bond posted for city court consideration. Witnesses from banks and the express company testified as the case advanced.
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Thomas Merriweather
Southern Express Company
Gene
Recorder
Terrence A. Williams
Harold C. Burr
Crenshaw
Merriweather
James H. Webb
National City Bank
First National Bank
Merchants Bank
G. A. Michael
E. H. Meyer
Frank Malone
B. S. Thompson
E. M. Untreiner
E. Vass
James M. O'Rourke
The
T. R. Crosby
M. V. Coffin
H. A. Muths
R. F E. McDonald
H. C. Burr
James A. Gibson
Knowles
McFarland
Express Company
Express Co. Suspends Clerks Over Local Office Robbery
Southern Express Co. temporarily suspends Edward Untreiner night money clerk and Jas for investigation into the robbery of the local office safe. Officials state pending final disposition of the case.
Cleaning product advertisement from a 10 cent dealer listing
An advertisement promotes a hand cleanser labeled BEEP for use in homes and workplaces. It claims quick, thorough removal of grime grease oil dirt dust rust paint and printer's ink leaving skin soft and white. The copy emphasizes versatility and urges readers to buy at dealers for 10 cents.
Italian Lines Placed Under Military Control
Diplomats delayed at a midnight conference without an official statement. Reports circulated that Prince Von Buelow and Baron Von Macchio pressed for passports or imminent departure, though a night denial denied the claim.
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Prince von Buelow
Baron von Macchio
Admiral Bertolo Foresees Unavoidable Fight to Victory
From Rome via Paris on May 19 Admiral Bertolo former minister of marine stated his view that Italy will certainly fight and will surely win the war.
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Rome
Paris
Bertolo
Marine
Italian report on new territorial offers from Austria
Rome May 19 Foreign Minister Sonnino told the council of ministers last night that Austria has submitted further territorial concessions.
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Rome
Via
Sonnino
Council of Ministers
Austria
Pola Uprising Crushed. Forty Killed in Police Action
Reports from Idea Nazionale say police and Austrian troops killed forty people and wounded many more while suppressing the Pola uprising. The navy yard saw many injuries and homes of Italian subjects were reportedly looted.
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Rome
Paris
Pola
Idea Nazionale
Navy Yard
Clerks Named For Gulf Terminal Station Posts
Night shift updates list M. J. Uteey, former express clerk at Gulf Terminal, and Jeff Carpenters, ex assistant night clerk, as fill-ins for current vacancies.
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Rourke
M. J. Uteey
Gulf Terminal Station
Jeff Carpenters
William Merriweather Tied to Mobile Express Office Robbery
In Chicora Mississippi on May 19 a special report notes William Merriweather known as Will Tom during boyhood years was linked to the Southern Express office robbery in Mobile. The Merriweather family lived in Chicora for years and were respected locals. His father served as engineer on the Robinson Land and Lumber Company logging road for six to seven years.
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Chicora
Miss
William Merriweather
Southern Express
Mobile
Will Tom
Robinson Land and Lumber Company
England Worried Reformation of Cabinet Imminent
The report notes heavy losses and a growing threat to a government position. On May 12 a double company of Gurkhas moved forward over half a mile, securing ground that night despite strong counterattacks. By May 16 the Lancashire Territorial Division advanced again, with howitzers and aeroplanes destroying enemy ammunition wagons and gun emplacements.
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Ghurkas
Lancashire Territorial Division
New Zealand
Bulgarians Mobilize Reserve Officers and Turkish Attacks Reported
The Times from Sofia reports all Bulgarian reserve officers summoned for a month of training. Turkish forces harry troops and supply lines from Lulbusgas and Keshan toward Gallipoli. Siege guns and modern artillery are moved from Adrianople to the Aegean coast, while Keshan Malgara fortifications are rushed.
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London
Times
Sofia
Lulbusgas
Keshan
Gallipoli
Adrianople
Aegean
Keshan Malgara
Allies land fresh troops near Kum Kale on Dardanelles
A London dispatch reports the Allies discharged fresh troops Monday night near Kum Kale on the Asiatic coast of the Dardanelles. It also notes Turkish forces on the Gallipoli peninsula have secured a plentiful supply of artillery shells in recent days.
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London
Athens
Exchange Telegram Company
Kum Kale
Dardanelles
Gallipoli
Russian Work Undone Amid German Advances in Carpathians
A Petrograd dispatch to the Mail reports that German tactics have undone Russian gains in the Carpathians and may force months more of war. The Telegraph’s Petrograd correspondent notes the front is uneasy with German ground gains but cites Russian resilience and reliance on railways for rapid concentration of forces.
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London
Petrograd
Carpathians
Mptary
Warsaw
The
Telegraph
Closing Markets of Wednesday
Wednesday’s market close shows mixed results with major indices fluctuating as investors weighed economic data and earnings. Traders monitored tech shares while energy and financials varied, signaling cautious sentiment ahead of further policy signals.
New Orleans Cotton Climbs Slightly After Morning Drop
Cotton markets opened with a 2 to 4 point dip on weak cables and cold northwest weather. The tone steadied toward noon with a small gain. spot cotton was quiet at 9 cents middling, 536 bales spot to arrive 120 bales. Prices ranged from 9.16 to 9.75 across May to January futures.
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New Orleans
Cotton futures dip then rally in New York trading
May modest opening drop in Liverpool driven market by hedge selling and limited selling in New York. Active months rebounded as Wall Street and local buyers covered, with spot cotton quiet and middling at 9.60 while May to January futures posted mixed gains and losses.
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New York
Liverpool
Wall Street
Ding
Ces
Stocks Open Higher Amid Gains Across Shares and Bonds
New York markets show early signs of improvement with gains in leading shares and the unclassified group. War specialties and coppers advance. Union Pacific leads investment issues with a point gain while Missouri Pacific adds a fraction amid note extension uncertainty. Bond prices steady as traders note irregular London internationals and a general market lull.
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New York
Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific
London
Amalgamated Copper
American Agricultural
American
Can Car & Fdy
Aeeane
Pfd
American Cotton Oil
American Smelting
American Sugar
American Tel
Tel
Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Ohi
Mil. & St. Paul
Erie
General Ebelectric
Great Northern
Illinois Central
Interborough Met
Kansas City Southern
Louisville & Nashville
Liggett & Myers
Lorillard Co
Mexican Petroleum
N. Y
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rep. Iron & Steel
Rock Island Co
Seaboard Air Line
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Tennessee Copper
United States Steel
Western Union
Bethlehem Steel
Am. Beet Suggar
Liverpool Cotton Market Report May 19
Liverpool spot cotton barely steady with prices for Good Middling 5.57 and Middling 5.21. Sales total 7,000 bales with 1,000 bales for speculation and export. Receipts 35,000 bales. Futures quiet with May-June 5.09 1 2. June-July 5.11 1 2. ly-August 6.914. August-September 5.30 1 2. October-November 5.44 1 2. January-February 5.59. March-April 5.66 1 2. May-June 5.73 1 2.
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Liverpool
Butter Egg and Poultry Prices Report Chicago May 19
Butter higher at 21 27. Eggs lower with 28 225 cases received. At mark cases show ordinary firsts 16 1 2 to 18 1 2, first 18 1 2. Potatoes lower at 38. Michigan and Wisconsin red 35 40, white 38 45.
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Chicago
Michigan
Wisconsin
Turpentine and Rosin Market Report from Savannah
May 19 Savannah reports turpentine firm with 739 receipts and 1 154 shipments, total casks 22 467. Rosin quiet with 628 sales and 1 663 receipts, ipecacentes 1 516 total 63 334 aor. Quoted prices listed from B to N andWG WW at various stands.
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Savannah
Railroad item details counterfeit currency exchange
In New Orleans and Mobile the Planters Cotton Company reported train 345 carrying two bales. A note mentions real money payment and counterfeit Coca Cola payment received in exchange.
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New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad
Planters Cotton Company
Dictator Steamer Reaches Port After Rough Gulf Voyage
The Norwegian steamer Dictator of Orr Laubenheimer, after crossing the Gulf of Mexico from Belize, Belize to Mobile and then to Honduran waters, arrived at port with boiler trouble and three bunkers down. Three passengers disembarked at Xeelak Mexico before continuing to Mobile under own steam. Plans call for dry-dock repairs this week.
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Dictator
Orr-Laubenheimer Steamship Co
Gulf of Mexico
Belize
B. H
Disa
Gulf Dry
Mobile
Xeelak
Mex
Johansen
J. B. Dortch
Echo
Mobile Towing & Wrecking Company
Jeft- Mobile
Hardware men advocate newspaper advertising for growth
Alabama Retail Hardware Association delegates in Battle Ho auditorium endorse newspaper ads as the best publicity. Membership grows from 102 to 182 active, total reaches 200 with honorary members. Committees named for Nominations Place of Meeting Revolutions Institution and By-Laws Auditing Memorials with chairs from multiple towns. Adjournment set for 2 o clock after a short session before the steamer Charles E Cessna departure.
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Charles E. Cessna
Alabama Retail Hardware Assoct
Battle Ho
Beasley
H. Matthews
Camden
K. B. Olsen
Pensacola
B. E. Sattenwhite
Roanoke
J. R. Gamble
Wetumpka
L. B. Brassell
Janel
J. W. Baker
Albertville
Revolutions
T. H. de Loach
Demopolis
M. P. Jetter
Montevallo
D. M. Crow
New Decatur
R. W. Prather
Sylacauga
O. W. Bragan
Birmingham
B. J. Watson
Canoe
W. M. Ross
D. W. Partridge, Jr
Mobile
F. C. Thompson
Boaz
J. B. Morton
Bessmer
A. D. Howli
Dadeville
Lon Williams
Passengers and Crew Rescued After Torpedoed Drumcree
The British steamer Drumcree, departed from Barry, was torpedoed twice in the English Channel. Norwegian sailors risked danger to rescue all aboard as the ship sank after a failed first torpedo and a second strike.
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Cardiff
Wales
London
Barry
English
Cornish
Cochrane praises Alabama Girls' Tech and Bloch hall
John T. Cochran, president of the A T and N, after visiting Montevallo for the Alabama Girls Technic Institute, hails the school as a credit to Alabama. He notes annual cost for a full term at 115 dollars, the 60 000 Bloch hall nearing completion in honor of Sol D Bloch, and says over eighty graduates this year and Governor Henderson attended the commencement.
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John T. Cochrane
Montevallo
Alabama Girls’ Technical Institute
Charles Henderson
Cochrane
Alabama
Geriides
Bloch
Sol D. Bloch
Cam~deh
Gulls Sign Bennie Karr New Hurler
Manager Charles Schmidt of the Gulls announces the acquisition of Bennie Karr as a new pitcher. Karr previously played for the Turtles in the Southern League and is described as a promising asset for the team.
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Charles Schmidt
The
Gulls
Bennie Karr
Turtles
Germany to Agree to Cease Attacks Without Warning
Washington reports from Times informants say Germany would stop submarine attacks without warning as part of negotiations over President Wilson notes. It notes a claimed recent submarine strike on the Transylvania may be incorrect and that orders may extend to all merchant vessels, belligerent or neutral, but not officially announced.
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Wilson
Washington
Times
Transylvania
New York
Glasgow
Times Dispatch
Germany
Dispatch
Aberdeen
Geo. W. Herbert
Crichton
Sieg SP
Spring Hill
Owens
Geo
W. Herbert
Germany sends William P. January prize court case
Washington reports Germany has referred the American sailing ship William P. January case to a prize court via the Prinz Estél Friedrich, while diplomacy continues to seek settlement in Washington. Officials note a prize court referral may not block talks, and Germany may use the prize proceeding to establish facts as negotiations proceed.
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Washington
Germany
William. P
Prinz Estél Friedrich
Herth
U.der
Frye
State Department
Germany’s Take on U S Submarine Warfare After Britain Policy
The Vossische Zeitung reports that if the United States can force Britain to stop arming ships and protecting contraband, America will gain German support to steer submarine warfare toward humane channels. If not, Washington must accept the ongoing submarine war as is.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
London
Vossische Zeitung
America
England
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Lusitania torpedoing blamed on American actions
German Tageblatt writer in Berlin argues Americans and their government share blame if weapons were aboard Lusitania. He questions whether the United States can guarantee no arms on board and if a submarine faced by the ship was safe from ram. He says Washington may not protest if Germany remains firm.
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Amsterdam
London
Persius
Berlin
Newspapers Read German Submarine War Unfixable
Berlin reports London and Washington clash over submarine warfare as editors urge Germany cannot abandon its U boat campaign. They note Washington’s stance on free seas contradicts its limits on Britain and claim the note accepts German rights to search ships while ignoring England’s armed merchantmen and the Lusitania’s role.
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Berlin
London
Germany
Washington
England
Otto Weddigen
Cunard Says Transylvania Not Chased by Submarine
Glasgow representative reports Cunard line refutes reports that the vessel Transylvania was chased or torpedoed. Notice from the estate administrator in Mobile County Alabama grants letters of administration to Hiram W. Freeland. Creditors must present claims within legal time or be barred. Joel W. Goldsby, attorney.
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New York
Cunard Line
Glasgow
Transylvania
Price’ Williams
Mobile County
Alabama
Ngereby
Hiram W. Freeland
Joel W. Goldsby
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W. T. Merriweather
Columbia
Bell
Ara
Wills
Memphis
Schaltetanal
U. S
G. Brit
Wall Street Review
Naval Stores
Captain Johansen
Shane
Girls’ Tech
Schmidt
Madam Royal
Wwe
Crown
Maler Barber College
Stephen Moreno
Bellee
Burkett Drug Store
Cedar and
New Jersey Sts
Hail
Southeast Corner Church
Dexter Avenue
Earl Hopkins
Washington, D. C
Standard
Om Co
Laird
Oklahoma City
Okla
Gus Seiple
Jlothsmith
Bell Phone
Dauphin Street
Marsena Parker
Ridkartne Tiret South
Dauphin
Koral. Conti Contractor
Wiatpihela
James Vow
W. Thompson
Savannah Street
A. F
J. A. J. Care Item Office
Nettie Voyles
Salvation Army
Conti St
Cleveland St
J. EK. P
Cuba
Little Camp Sts
Government Street
Charles Doherty
Elmira Street
Monroe Park
Drago al oTar
Avenue
Geant Ee Rouwee Alera Convenience
Senvemnaele Calvine City
Care One
Satsuma
Suma
Texas St. May
Smith Co
Crown Theatre
Beneminter R
Ata
Royal Street
Laffayette Street
Bargaina
Uaa Cycle Co
Dauphin St
Parber Co
Bell One
Pgm Gee Agg
China Press
P. Sheehan
Joseph Street
New Orient Risctip Ae
Madam Pauline
Amd
Lindo Davis
St. Charles St
Lindo Lindo
Whistler
Prichard
Dixie
Lyric
Babes
Hoffman House
Cain Electrical Co
Alfred W.donegan
G. J. Flournoy
Eeee
B. J. Bighoroes
Piers Well
B. J. Ee
Virginia Street
Southern Fuel & Co
Meyer, Scott and Dauphin
Tak
St. Anthony
Dauphin St. Rimy
Joachim Street
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