Breen Admits Lying in Atteaux Dynamite Trial Testimony
John J. Breen, a key prosecution witness in the Atteaux case, admitted making false statements but said his testimony was truthful. He described a $500 payment from Atteaux and disputed recollections of explosive talk and telephone conversations.
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Associated Press
Boston
John J. Breen
Daniel H. Couxtey
Frederick E. Atteaux
Atteaux
William M. Wood
American Woolen Company
Dennis J. Collins
Lawrence
Breen
Atteaurz
Joan
Atteau
Atteaut
Coakley
Mr. Wood
Atteaur
William B. Watts
Boston Police
Watts
Attorney Coakley
Fireman Killed as Train Derails in Alabama Wreck
A southbound Mobile and Ohio passenger train derailed near Olman Alabama after a culvert washout. Fireman J F Johnston was killed instantly, engineer W H Connell was slightly hurt, and no passengers or crew were injured. Johnston had just learned of a promotion to report in Mobile for his first assignment.
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Mobile
Czar of Russia in Germany for royal wedding
Berlin crowds greet three emperors as Emperor Nicholas of Russia arrives for the marriage of Princess Victoria Luise to Prince Ernest August of Cumberland. Police and detectives over see street processions through Berlin ahead of the ceremony.
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Czar OF
Russia
Germany
Royal
Associated Press
Berlin
Victoria Luise
Prince Ernest of Cumberland
Emperor Nicholas
Victoria Luisa
William
Ernest August of Cumberland
George
England
Nicholas
Eydtkuhnen
Baden
Prussia
Cumberland
Hohenzollern
Bank messenger fights off four highwaymen in New York
James T. Wintres, a Nathan Manufacturing payroll courier, battled four highwaymen who seized his carriage. Despite being shot in the arm and scalp opened, he saved the payroll as police pursued the attackers. one gang member was shot and another captured after a chase, two escaped.
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Associated Press
New York
James T. Wintres
Nathan Manufacturing Company
Elks Leader William R Patterson Visits Mobile Lodge
District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler William R Patterson of Eufaula Alabama arrived in Mobile Thursday afternoon and was received at the L and N station by Exalted Ruler Mims R Baker of Mobile lodge and a party of Elks. He will attend the regular meeting and address members then be entertained. This is his first visit since appointment.
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William R. Patterson
Eufaula
Ala
Mobile
Mims R. Baker
Mobile Lodge
Elks
Mayor Vanishes In Mysterious City Hall Absence
City officials and residents wonder where the mayor has gone after being out of town with no instructions left behind. Com missioners Lyons and Pillans pressed for details while Horace and Henry denied knowledge, and rumors range from kidnapper to dairy worker. The mayor, head of the police, missed luncheon with Governor Emmett O Nea l and his daily talks, fueling speculation of a sudden departure.
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Lyons
Pillans
St. Francis
Jackson Streets
Horace
Henry
City Hall
C. Kennedy Berge
Dunbar
Augusta
New York
Dothan
Emmet O'Neal
Lyonses
Crenshaw
Nebraskans Thwart Lynch Attempt At Hiawatha Jail
A mob of Falls City men battered the jail door at Hiawatha Kansas while seeking to seize Walter Ballew, jailed on a charge related to an assault in Falls City. Sheriff Moore and Under Sheriff Bartlow repelled the assault with gunfire and secured the suspect for transfer to Nebraska after legal steps. Earlier efforts to take him ceased when officials argued for lawful custody.
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Associated Press
Hiawatha
Kan
Falls City
Neb
Walter Ballew
Anna Keller
Moore
Trallor
Bartlow
Ballew
Nebraska
Presbyterian Assemblies Clash Over Council Withdrawal
In Atlanta the Southern Presbyterian assembly voted 1398 to 27 against Withdraw from the Federal Council of Churches. Dr. Lowry urged withdrawal while Drs. Clyce and Wahling opposed it. News notes also report the United Presbyterian creating a missionary and efficiency committee and the Northern Presbyterian ordering a committee to address youth safety after alleged seventh commandment violations. New Castle, Pa. set for May 27, 1914 reconvening.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Southern Presbyterian Assembly Today
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
T. M. Lowry
Memphis
T. S. Clyce
Sherman
Texas
Thornton Wahling
Columbia
United Presbyterian Assembly
Northern Presbyterian Assembly
T. J. Stone
Chicago
New Castle
Cabinet Tackles Knotty Problem
Washington in May 22 report on state department dispute over California land act and the 1911 treaty. Cabinet lawyers debate inheritance rights of Japanese in California and whether Webb act preserves treaty protections. Tokyo dispatches suggest drift toward arbitration under the 1903 treaty as international lawyers prepare for formal dispute resolution.
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Washington
State Department
California
Webb
Thief Robbed Cabin of Launch Magnolia
A thief robbed a locker in the pilot house of the steamer Magnolia between Mobile and Magnolia Springs. Stolen items include checks, a draft, $20, several suits of clothes, and a suitcase. Police were notified Wednesday night and Detective J. W. Murphy is investigating with a clue in hand.
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Magnolia
Mobile
Magnolia Springs
J. W. Murphy
Clifton H. Smith Declared Bankrupt in Mobile
Clifton H. Smith of Mobile, a laborer, was adjudicated a bankrupt in U S district court on a voluntary bankruptcy petition. The case, referred to Referee R. T. Ervin, states liabilities of 1490 dollars with no assets.
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Clifton H. Smith
Mobile
United States District Court
R. T. Ervin
Alabama Shaft at Chickamauga Unveiled in Confederate Reunion
A memorial shaft erected by Alabama women will be unveiled at Chickamauga during the Confederate reunion in Chattanooga May 27 to 29. Gov. ONeill and staff attend. Mrs Townes Randolph Leigh of Montgomery chairs the committee. Capt James Polk Smart will accept the monument for the government. The inscription honors Alabama soldiers who fought at Chickamauga.
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Chickamaqua
Alabama
Kattanooga
O'Neill
Townes Randolph Leigh
Montgomery
James Polk Smart
Chattanooga
Chickamauga National Military Park Commission
L&N Railroad Bars Liquor Shipments to Dry Territory
Anniston Alabama May 22 report says Milton H Smith president of the Louisville and Nashville railroad declares the road will refuse liquor shipments from wet territory into dry areas. The move, seen as tougher than the Webb anti shipping bill, aims to halt illegal liquor traffic and is expected to prompt other lines to adopt similar policies.
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Anniston
Ala
Milton H. Smith
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Webb
King Leopoldo Daughters Win Partial Congo Claim
The three daughters of the late King Leopold lose the suit for the Congo estate but will receive compensation from the state. Each is expected to obtain about $800,000 in life annuities, potentially up to $1,260,000 for Princess Louise, secured to avoid creditor seizures.
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Associated Prose
Prussels
Leopold
Congo
Princess Louise
Southern Pacific Officials Headed East for Conference
San Francisco May 22. William Sproule president FE Calvin and ER McCormick vice president of the Southern Pacific travel to New York to confer with Union Pacific officials on the separation of the two railroads.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
William Sproule
FE. E. Calvin
ER. O. McCormick
Southern Pacific
New York
Union Pacific
Senate action on Kern West Virginia trike investigation deferred
In session at 2 pm the Senate postponed action on the Kern West Virginia trike investigation resolution until Monday. The House is not in session and will meet at noon Friday.
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Associated Press
Senate
Kern West Virginia
Weather Forecast For Southeastern States
WEATHEX mobile forecast shows showers tonight and Friday with cooler air. Moderate variable winds shift to northerly. Alabama expects fall conditions tonight and Friday. Mississippi shows showers tonight and Friday with cooler spells mainly in the southeast portion.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Mob Scorns Robison at Kansas City Police Station
A crowd of about five hundred black residents besieged the Flora Avenue precinct demanding the handover of Wesley Robison who allegedly confessed to killing his wife and daughter with a hatchet. Police faced the mob, withdrew, and Robison was moved to headquarters while Jennie Hill, named by Robison, was held in the women’s cells and her screams echoed through the station.
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Kansas City
Flora Avenue
Wesley Robinson
Robinson
Jennie Hill
Emperor Yoshihito Ill. Japanese Ruler Stricken with Lung Inflammation
Tokyo May 22 Emperor Yoshihito is gravely ill with pneumonia and high fever. Eight court physicians attend as officials say the condition, though serious, does not warrant alarm. The emperor, 34, has three sons including Crown Prince Hirohito.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Emperor Yoshihito
Japan
Emperor of
Hirohito
Imperial
Memorial plan outlined for Morgan Panama Canal event in Mobile
L C Irvine announced details for the Mor gan Panama Canal Memorial celebration to be held in Mobile in conjunction with the Southern Commercial Congress. An All Alabama Pageant and grand parade will traverse Government street with tableaux by Mobile ladies and floats honoring Alabama counties. Governors from multiple states may visit, and a memorial service for Senator Morgan will feature a high profile eulogy, possibly by the U S president.
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Mobile
Southern Commercial Congress
L. C. Irvine
Government Street
Alabama
Morgan
United States
Irvine
Trainmen Debate Compulsory vs Optional Compensation
At the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen session in San Francisco on May 22 the group debated the federal workmen's compensation law. The convention will decide between compulsory or optional coverage and refer the issue to the executive committee before presenting it to Congress.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Convention of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Executive Committee
Congress
Toledo Woman Named President Of Ladies Auxiliary O R C
Mrs J H Moore of Toledo Ohio was elected president of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Order of Railway Conductors at the convention in Detroit Michigan which ran from May 10 to May 22. Other officers elected include Mrs J J ea and Jacksonville Fla. Mrs Rob ert Wheelan Oklahoma City Okla. who will chair the executive committee.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
J. H. Moore
Toledo
Ohio
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Order of
J. J. Ea
Jacksonville
Fla
Robert Wheelan
O City
Okla
Japan Budgeted Respect for National Honor Shapes War Talk
Tokyo reports calm public mood amid U S Japan land ownership dispute and calls for diplomacy. Osaka Mainichi mocks American fear while officials warn a Washington response could strain U S Japan ties and Japan may seek naturalization as prestige remedy.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Europe
Japan
United States
Osaka Mainichi
Washington
Americas
California
Mobilians to Speak at Alabama Fire Underwriters Meet
Mobile insurance men Peyton Norville Lloyd Barre W E P Wilson and James Hope Glennon will speak at the 17th annual Alabama Fire Underwriters association convention in Montgomery May 28 24 They will lead informal discussions on fire prevention and association affiliation Norville will tackle agent responsibility in shifting hazard to special agents stamping offices or inspection bureaus Mr Batre will deliver the welcome address to Mayor W A Gunter Jr of Montgomery.
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Peyton Norville
Lloyd Barre
W. E. P. Wilson
James Hope Glennon
Mobile
Alabama Fire Underwriters’ Association
Montgomery
Wilson
Glennon
National Association
Norville
Mr. Batre
W. A. Gunter, Jr
Venezuelan Elite Arrests Shock Caracas Exile Return
In Willemstad May 22 reports say many prominent Venezuelans have been arrested in Caracas in recent days. Dr Leopoldo Baptista once secretary general to President Gomez arrived with Gen Juan Pablo Penalosa aboard a small Dutch West Indies sailing vessel from Buen Ayre after fleeing Caracas. His father, brother, and remaining family had previously reached here.
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Associated Press
Willemsted
Caracao
Caracas
Leopoldo Baptista
Gomez
Venezuela
Juan Pablo Penalosa
Buen Ayre
Dutch West Indies
Baptista
Panama Canal Opening Celebrated by Southern Commercial Congress
Delegates to the Southern Commercial Congress in Mobile plan an international celebration of the canal opening. The conference will host a large expedition from Mobile and organize a Latin American trade tour of fifty guests to study inter American economics over ninety days. A permanent canal memorial is proposed to honor progress and civic hospitality.
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Southernmercial Congress
Mobile
Panama Canal
Congress
Washington
United States
St. Joseph Street
Southern Commercial Congress
Trobila
Alt
Lece
Yanama Canal
Two
Oceans
Lee Tmnons
Alabama
Oty Seaport
John Tyler
Latin Americas
Wins at Cards but Loses Life in Madrid Crime
In Madrid a gruesome crime is unveiled as Garcia Jalon, a known club man who disappeared after winning a thousand dollars, is found murdered. Parts of his body are recovered in a sewer near the military college. Captain Sanchez and his daughter are detained. police allege she lured Jalon to their quarters and they robbed and killed him.
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Madrid
Garcia Jalon
Jalon
Military College
Sanchez
Irvine Defends C of C Speaker On Mobile Criticism
L C Irvine, a Mobile Chamber of Commerce director, says Dr W A Evans of Chicago did not come to criticize Mobile. He notes the address focused on disease prevention and milk safety, with questions during the session prompting only logical responses, not a dairy interests pull.
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Irvine
C. Speaker
W. A. Evens
Chicago
Battle House Auditorium
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
L.C. Irvine
W. A. Evans
Mr. Irvine
Dr. Evans
Pillans
Evans
Tan Ae
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Wathorawal
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Leopoldo
Weathex
Commercial Congress Bulletin
Party of Delegates
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