Morgan to Have Books Examined by Interstate Commission
Special examiners of the Interstate Commerce Commission will inspect the books of J P Morgan & Co and personal Morgan accounts related to New Haven finances. The inquiry resumes as four key witnesses remain ill, delaying testimony on New Haven dealings with the Billard Company. Morehouse Miller Plant and Warner are among those cited.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. P. Morgan & Co
J. Pierpont Morgan
New Haven
Samuel
C. Morehouse
George MacCulloch Miller
Devore ‘Warner
Morton F. Plant
Morgan Denies Mellen Testimony On New Haven Facts
J P Morgan rejects Charles Mellen's Washington testimony as untrue and offers to present records of J P Morgan & Company and his father. The reply defends Henry P Morgan's role and argues his limited involvement in New Haven affairs given travel and other duties, asserting no interference in management.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
Charles S. Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mellen
New Haven Road
Morgan
J. P. Morgan & Company
New Haven
Mr. Mellen
New England
Newd
Henry
Boston & Maine
Vice Runs Rampant Says Rev Shugart
Reverend C S Shugart asserts vice runs rampant in the community, urging readers to confront moral decay and call for reform measures amid social tensions.
Montgomery preacher Rev Shugart stirs capital with revival
A well known Montgomery preacher Rev Shugart conducted a revival in Mobile that created a sensation in the capital.
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Montgomery
Capital
Shugart
Mobile
Jacob Riis Dies After Long Illness in Barre
Jacob A. Riis longtime author and social worker dies at his summer home in Barre Massachusetts after a prolonged illness. Mrs Riis and a son were at his bedside when he passed at about 130 this afternoon. He had been moved from Battle Creek Michigan where he was treated for heart trouble.
Grand Jury Drawn From Mobile Dominate Federal Panel
The June term federal grand jury, sworn by Judge H T Toulmin, totals 21 jurors with 15 from Mobile and others from Monroe Choctaw Clarke and Baldwin counties. The panel includes Winston Jones as foreman and begins sessions Wednesday, likely through Saturday June 6.
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H. T. Toulmin
Toulmin
Mobile
Monroe County
Choctaw
Clarke
Baldwin County
Winston Jones
Foreman
A. B. Treat
W. R. Thurman
R. B. Redwood
M. B. Herzfeld
M. H. Summerall
M. L. Gans
John Neff
D. W. Hutchins
Richard Spencer
William
Karl and family depart for Fatherland visit
Erhard Karl proprietor of Karl's Cafe leaves with his wife and two daughters Lillie and Fannie for New York city to sail July 2 aboard Kaiser Wilhelm II to Bremen Germany They will visit Jo Karl in Maroldsweisach before returning home in several months A large group sees them off with Auf Wiedersehen wishes.
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Erhard Karl
Karl
Lillie
Fannie
New York City
Bremen
Germany
Maroldsweisach
Jo- Karl
Horse lights in tonneau kill two children in Iowa
Two children of Fred Luetger died in Burlington Iowa when a horse struck by the automobile they rode in was thrown into the tonneau. The incident occurred yesterday according to Associated Press reports.
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Associated Press
Burlington
Fred Luetger
Montgomery Pastor Attacks Underworld and Church Complicity
The Rev. S Shugart of Second Baptist in Montgomery denounces city dives and moral laxity among church members. He blasts modern dress and says some ministers rent spaces for immorality, urging a focus on home missions before sending funds abroad.
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Montgomery
Ala
S. Shugart
Second Baptist Church
Part
Birmingham
Jefferson County
State Capitol
New York
China
Japan
Africa
Montgomery County
Nto Ttn
Galvatice
Slit Skirted Woman Turns Out to Be Man Who Broke Barracks
Meargie Foster, a negro, was arrested in Baton Rouge after donning a woman's outfit to flee Jackson Barracks. Special Officer Vincent Moran identified him in New Orleans and ferried him back to face charges for desertion from the U S army on the Arizona border. Foster had left Jackson Barracks by jail delivery and hoped to reach San Francisco when stopped.
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New Orleans
Meargie Foster
Vincent M. Moran
Baton Rouge
Foster
Jackson Barracks
Phil P. Huyck
San Francisco
Moran
United States Army
Arizona
Jackson Baracks
Meyer Indictment Quashed. Held on Another
Morris Meyer former Mobile wholesale liquor dealer faced quashing of a bankruptcy false oath indictment by Judge H T Toulmin while remaining held on bond for a second indictment. Demurrers argued by Francis J Inge and Harry T Pegues. ruling expected in the week.
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Morris Meyer
Mobile
H. T. Toulmin
United States District Court
Toulmin
Francis J. Inge
Meyer
United States District
Harry T. Pegues
Hattie Meyer
Progressives Meet Roosevelt on Way to Capitol
Theodore Roosevelt motored from Oyster Bay to New York and then to Washington by train. En route to the capital he planned to discuss the political situation with Progressive leaders. He was met in Philadelphia by Senators Clapp and Poindexter and by Progressive officials including O K Davis and Representative Hinebaugh.
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Associated Press
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Clapp
Minnesota
Poindexter
O. K. Davis
Progressive National Committee
Hinebaugh
Ilinois
Progressive Congressional Committee
Moose Lodge seeks liquor dealer transfer in Mobile
The Mobile excise commission will hold a special meeting on Friday May 29 at 10 30 a m to hear Mobile Lodge No 321 Loyal Order of Moose request to move its retail liquor business from the northwest corner of St Michael and Royal streets to 203 Government Street in Mobile Alabama.
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Excise Commission of
City of
Mobile
Mobile Lodge No. 321
Loyal Order of Moose
St. Michael and
and Royal Streets
Government Street
City of Mobile
Ala
Nine Ball Players With 12 Legs Form Benwood Maimed Club
In Wheeling, May 26, a unique baseball club formed in Benwood, West Virginia features nine players totaling twelve legs and seventeen arms. Manager William Rabuskey leads the team of maimed former Benwood workers, challenging other such clubs nationwide.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Benwood
William Rabuskey
Short Piog
Joe Lick
Les” Lannon
George Ottemiller
Ralph Ford
Roosevelt Visits Washington For Lecture And Talks
Theodore Roosevelt arrives in the capital for a National Geographic Society lecture and a conference with Progressive leaders in congress. He will tour the Smithsonian and the White House, meet Senator Lodge, and dine with geographic officials before the lecture.
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Washington
National
Theodore Roosevelt
National Geographic Society
Congress
Roosevelt
South America
The
Geographic Society
Progressive Party
Smithsonian Institute
Smithsonian
White House
Wilson
Senator Lodge of
Masschusette
Diplomatic Corps
Blaze Destroys Garage. Dwellings Damaged on Government Street
A one story frame garage behind J J Blacksher’s home at 954 Government street was nearly destroyed by fire Tuesday at 4:16 a m. Sparks damaged J C Lush Jr’s residence at 950 Government and two frame houses at 27 and 29 Caroline Avenue. No injuries reported. total loss over 1000 dollars, with some insurance. Fire department responded from box 65. cause listed as an accident.
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J. J. Blacksher
Government Street
J. C. Lush, Jr
Government
Caroline Avenue
Totel Sowa
Vaterland Largest Afloat to Begin Eastern Atlantic Voyage
Captain Ruser commands the Vaterland the largest vessel afloat with a crew of 1354 including four captains and seven navigating officers. The Hamburg America liner is set for its first eastern voyage across the Atlantic.
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Vaterland
Ruser
Last Certified Baby in Chicago Stock Is Gone
Chicago’s stock of certified babies ran out in under a week as Judge Goodnow announced the morals court would offer for adoption only those babies deemed physically and mentally perfect by the city psychopathic laboratory. Applications flooded in from across the country, but no babies remained and none were in sight to prevent. He noted a strong demand and claimed wide discretion in finding the best homes.
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Chicago
Nearing Accord at Conference on Mexican Land Problem
Niagara Falls delegates say mediation must not be disrupted by agrarian issues while talks on Mexico's land question pause over a proposed proclamation. Calderon travels to consult with Carranza, signaling possible unity between radical parties in Mexico.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Think
Associated Press
EL Paso
Texas
Fernando J. Calderon
Liberal Party
Era Carranza
Mexico
Mobile City Commission retires paving bonds in 1914
Mobites city commission met with Mayor Pat J. Lyons and two commissioners. A resolution retires paving bonds series A numbers 166 to 113 totaling 4000 at par and paying bond series 1 number 21 totaling 1000 at par with a premium of 1 4 for payment by June 1 1914.
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City Commission of Mobites
Pat J. Lyons
Harry Pilelans
Laz Schwarz
Lyons
Board of ¢ Commissioners
City of
Mobile
Death at Last: Reginald A Barr Kills Lover Then Commits Suicide
Reginald A Barr killed his sweetheart Florence Bentley at Downer's Grove last Saturday night and jumped beneath a moving train in Lisle Illinois early today. He left a note claiming the slaying was accidental and said he attempted suicide twice with poison and once in a quarry pit but could not die. He wrote that Bentley was killed when he tried to kiss her and restrained her, causing a fatal struggle. He later committed suicide by stepping in front of a train.
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Newhaven
Interstate Commerce
VICE
Rev. C. S. Shugart
C. S. Shugart
Jacob A. Riis
E. Karl
Tonneau
Flays Montgomery
Underworld
Wash
Ington
Smithsonian Institution and
MOOSE
Hans Ruser
Niagara
Carranza
Reginald Barr
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