Pan American Trade Given Impetus at Conference
Delegates at the Pan American financial conference held a lively general session and group discussions. Joseph B. Davies and John Barrett spoke as delegates urged Pan American solidarity. A Mount Vernon excursion aboard the Mayflower and a McAdoo luncheon followed, with Barrett cautioning that true results will show in a year.
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Washington
Pan-American Financial Conference
South
Central America
United States
Joseph B. Davies
Federal Trade Commission
John Barrett
Pan-American Union
North
South America
Mobile Should Be Big Supply Center for Latin America
Birmingham May 27 Marion Letcher United States consul at Chihuahua predicts the opening of the Warrior river will make Mobile a major world supply center for Latin American nations especially Gulf border states He declines to discuss Mexico's politics but urges Alabama and the South to expand trade with Latin America and Mexico to capture a larger share of global commerce He cites coal and iron products as Birmingham district exports with growing demand.
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Birmingham
Ala
Warrior River
Mobile
Mexico
United States
State Department
South
New Orleans Objects Rail Rates Favoring Mobile
The New Orleans traffic bureau asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to compare cotton shipping rates from Tennessee Alabama and Mississippi to New Orleans with those to St. Louis Mobile Gulfport and Savannah Charleston Norfolk. J S Taylor of Mobile Ohio argued a five cent differential favored Mobile due to export ownership claims and port facilities. The complaint traces a long standing grievance.
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Washington
New Orleans
J. S. Taylor
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Mobile
Mobile & Ohio Territory
British Cotton Spinners Threaten Closures by June 7
Manchester May 27 The Master Cotton Spinners Federation warns that 140000 workers will be locked out if striking employees do not return to work by June 7 The dispute centers on a cardroom strike in Oldham where workers demand a 10 percent war bonus.
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Manchester
Oldham
Wheat Drops 8 Cents a Bushel in Two Days
ChicagoMay 27 Wheat for May delivery fell 8 cents a bushel today, following yesterday’s 7 cent drop. The price settled near $1.42 14, well below the wartime peak of $1.67 on February 5. Weak export demand blamed. other contracts held firm.
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Chicago
Mio
Arrest Small Negro on a Theft Charge
Marshal Pritchett reports the arrest of a ten year old black boy for breaking into the Louisville and Nashville depot at Monistee Junction two miles north of Repton Alabama and stealing cheese and groceries. He then went to Repton and stole a pair of shoes a collar and a necktie from Dees Dunn and Co store while clerks were away.
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Repton
Ala
Marshal Pritchett
Louisville and Nashville
Manistee Junction
Hrepton
Dees, Dunn & Co
Visitor shock as husband dies by his own hand in St Louis
Mrs F S Cox of St Louis visiting brother Joseph Lockler in this city learned of her husband’s death there Wednesday afternoon. Chief Crenshaw verified by wire from St Louis that Mr Cox of 3668 Evans Ave committed suicide by carbolic acid. He had written Tuesday claiming good health and happiness.
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F. S. Cox
St. Louis
Joseph Lockler
Crenshaw
Cox
Large Quantity of Alfalfa Ready for Shipment on A T N
J T Pope, grain inspector for the Mobile Chamber of Commerce, inspected two bales of alfalfa from the Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railroad, deeming it high grade. Farmers near Geiger and Dancy have vast plantings, with over 1500 carloads prepared for shipment, much of which will go to Mobile.
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J. T. Pope
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad
City Leaguers Set for Monroe Park Sunday Showdown
City League teams Graham Rush and A. D. Davis clash at Monroe Park in a regular Sunday game. The Grahams have two losses and both squads have shown strong form lately, promising a hot rivalry and a top pitching duel with their best hurlers expected to take the mound.
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Graham Rush
A. D. Davis
Monroe Park
Grahams
Davis
Oil Spreading on St. Stephens Road Under Highway Direction
The Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners, directed by Highway Engineer Harry Fisher, began oiling St. Stephens road from Catherine Street to Eight-Mile Creek Bridge. Republic Creosote Company provides hot 10 000 gallon tank cars for distribution from Neeleys Switch. The refined tar preparation is laid on the surface and covered with slag sand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Harry Fisher
St. Stephens Road
Catherine Street
Eight-Mile Creek Bridge
Republic Creosote Company
Neeley
British Press Urges U S Munitions Aid For Britain
The Daily Mail and Northcliffe papers press Lord Kitchener over ammunition supply. They argue Britain should seek American shells and materials from 17,000 U S metalworking firms to bolster war production against German forces.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Northcliffe Press
Lord Kitchener
Ae. Reayiest Egies
the Mail
United States
Terry
Nebraskan torpedo or mine doubt after attack
Messages from London and Queenstown gave conflicting details on the Nebraskan attack. The ship reportedly had its flag hauled down minutes before the explosion and was later seen under steam toward Liverpool, with officials weighing torpedo versus mine as the cause.
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Washington
State Department
Ambassador Page
Skinner
London
Frost
Queenstown
Liverpool
Greene
Fastnet Rock
Delaware
Fastnet
British Admiralty
Page
Admiralty
Quenstown
State’ Department
White House
Nebraskan incident risks straining US Britain ties
The Daily News notes the Nebraskan incident strains relations between Germany and the United States. It says Wilson has shown patience toward Germany, but German misinterpretation could be disastrous for Berlin.
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London
The
Daily News
Ermary
United States
Wilson
Germany
Bridge blown by raid disrupts Ghent rail plans
British aviators destroy the Scheldt bridge at Ghent disrupting German plans for a new Ghent rail center. Other items note a Russian battleship torpedoed by a Turkish submarine in the Black Sea, leadership changes in Hamburg America Line, a push for uniform marriage laws, papal remarks on Italy’s war entry, and various regional brief items.
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London
Scheldt
Ghent
Rotterdam
Constantinople
Panteleimon
Black Sea
Bosphorus
Daily Mail
Copenhagen
Albert Ballir
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Pope Benedict
Italy
Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railway
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
Countess of
Cardigan and
Lancaster
Earl of Cardigan
Balaklawa
Monmouth
United Presbyterian Church of North America
Sprn Ghield
Baltimore
John R. Walker
Valdosta
Hubbard 10 Visit Local Guardsmen
Acting Adjutant General G. J. Hubbard A N G will visit Mobile today to meet with officers and privates of the Mobile contingent of the First Infantry Alabama National Guard. He will confer on militia work, government property recoveries, prosecutions, and the officers school set for Montgomery June 7 to 11.
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Mobile
First Infantry
Alabama National Guard
G. J. Hubbard
Montgomery
Hubbard
State Military Department
Bankers Inspect Port Facilities in Mobile Tour
A large Eastern banking delegation toured Alabama’s mineral districts and Mobile as a railroad and port hub. They rode private car 100 along the A T & N line from Reform to Mobile, studied docks and wharves, and viewed river facilities aboard the cutter Alert. The visit may influence the Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railroad’s expansion toward the Illinois Central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Cochrane
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad
Mobile
Alabama
Birmingham
Mt.Cochrane
Tuscaloosa
Philadelphia
W. V. Miller
National Transit Company
Ol City
F. J. Lismasry
Lisman & Co
New York
A. I. Costelo
Cochrane
Cawthon
Illinois Central
Government Labor Bureau Seeks Wheat Harvest Helpers
Two thousand wheat harvest hands are needed by the U S Department of Labor Labor Bureau for harvest in Kansas Oklahoma and other wheat states the call issued by Immigration Inspector H L Brownlow who heads the local office. Additional openings include a truck farmer in Manatee Florida three truck farmers in Baldwin Georgia and five in Bibb Georgia.
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Employment Bureau
United States Department of Labor
Kansas
Oklahoma
H. L. Brownlow
Manatee County
Fla
Memorial Services for Alfred Vanderbilt Held
In New York on May 27 memorial services were held at Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt's home for Alfred G. Vanderbilt who perished on the Lusitania. Attendees were limited to relatives and friends and his body had not been recovered.
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New York
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Mr. Vanderbilt
Gull Fish and Hunting Club Outing Dinner
The Gull Fish and Hunting Club held its annual outing at the Dog River club house with members traveling by auto and other vehicles to the picnic grounds. Most members fished during the day and dinner was served at 1 p.m.
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Gull Fish and Hunting Club
Dog River
Antos
Governor Dunne Seeks Clemency for Leo Frank
Springfield governor Ed ward Dunne signed a petition asking the Georgia governor to commute Leo M. Frank's death sentence to life imprisonment to allow a fair chance to prove innocence. The move reflects ongoing efforts to seek clemency and delay in the case.
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Springfield
Italians Cross Isonzo River Toward Trieste
Italian forces crossed the Isonzo River after a sharp fight and advanced to Monfalcone, about thirty miles from Trieste. Austrian wounded began arriving at Trieste as battles raged along the Carinthian frontier and near Praedil pass.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Paris
Isonzo
Austria
Monfalcone
Trieste
Caranthian
Ploken
Praedil Pass
Adige
Tyrol
Candino
Cormons
Venice
Trent
Munich
Bavaria
Friedrichshaven
Lake Garda
Stenaer Pass
Bozen
Salsburg
Innabruck
Bomb drops and naval losses flood wartime dispatches
Allied air raids report heavy damage in Ostend with fifty German soldiers killed aboard a streetcar. Danish steamer Betty sunk by a German sub in the North Sea with crew rescued to Tyne. A Turkish gunboat sunk near Constantinople by a British submarine. The British battleship Triumph reportedly sunk in the Dardanelles. French planes bombarded Ludwigshafen causing fires at major Rammunida explosives facility.
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Amsterdam
London
Ontena
Telegraaf
South Shields
Ing
North Sea
Tyne
Paris
Aidin Reis
Sea of Marmara
Constantinople
Athens
Destruction Hit Milan Rail Junction in Air Raid
Milan reports detail an air raid that wrecked the railroad junction, hospital, bank, and two barracks. Shells struck areas around the yard and cathedral dome, while a brewery led to arrests of Germans as spies.
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Milan
Dombaeda
Bank of Italy
Ancona
Italian King Takes Field For Frontline Duty
Rome reports King has assumed supreme command of land and naval forces and will go to the front permanently to work with soldiers. He traveled incognito to join the front, carrying the legacy of King Charles Albert and the Savoy throne as Austria remains a threat.
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Rome
Paris
Cosas
Stallang
Charles Albert
Italy
Novara
Savoy
Officer and Negroes Battle to Death at Fossil Ore Mines
W. W. Patton, special officer for the Tennessee Coal iron Company, was fatally injured and two unidentified Negroes were shot to death in a raid at Fossil Ore mines twelve miles south of Birmingham. Patton went to arrest the suspects on a murder charge.
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Birmingham
Ala
W.&. Patton
Tennessee Coal Iron Company
Killing Frosts Break May Weather Records on Lakes and Atlantic
Frosts across the lake region and middle Atlantic states shattered May weather records last night and threaten more cold air. Reports to the weather bureau indicate heavy damage to fruits and vegetables, especially inland New York. Frost likely again tonight in the lower lake region, New England, and middle Atlantic areas, with warmer weather forecast for Friday.
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Washington
Lake Region
Middle Atlantic States
Weather Bureau
New York
Lower Lake Region
New England
Destroyer Cushing Surpasses 29 Knot Trials
The torpedo boat destroyer Cushing exceeded the required average of 29 knots during trials in Rockland Maine on May 27. She averaged 29.19 knots and reached 29.81 knots in a period without forcing the turbines.
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Rockland
Cushing
Liner Potsdam Held Up in Downs
LONDON May 27 The steamship Potsdam which left New York May 11 for Rotterdam has been held up in the Downs Americans aboard appealed to American Consul General Skinner for help.
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London
Potsdam
New York
Rotterdam
Nsul
Skinner
Aerial Assault Continues on Dardanelles Front
Havas dispatch reports ongoing British and French bombardments at the Dardanelles. Reinforcements arrive as Turkish positions face renewed attacks and bombardments intensify the fighting.
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Paris
Havas AI
U Dardapelles
British Ship Torpedoed Near Cardiff
The steamer Morwenia of Montreal was torpedoed and shelled near Cardiff by a hostile craft. The report comes from London with details continuing on page five.
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Cardiff
Wales
London
Morwenia
Montreal
Lee County Judgeship Candidates Heard by the Governor
Governor Henderson met Lee county delegates backing probate judge candidates after Judge Lyons resignation. Several applicants sought the post, led by ex-Sheriff G. P. Butler and Opelika mayor Dr. J. G. Palmer. Joseph Renfro of Opelika was also a noted contender. The appointment was not expected before Friday or Saturday.
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Montgomery
Henderson
Lee County
J. Lyons
G. P. Butler
J. G. Palmer
Opelika
Joseph Renfro
Six Die in Storm Across Arkansas and Oklahoma
Fort Smith Ark May 27 Six persons are reported dead two at Talihina Okla and four at Checotah Okla as the storm swept western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. Antlers reports more than sixty injured Talihina. Distress flows from Stigler struck by a tornado last night. rain hampers relief efforts.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Talihina
Okla
Checo Okla
Arkansas
Oklaho
Antlers
Stigler
Lost Items and Pets Across Town With Rewards
Multiple lost notices list a platinum circle breastpin from Hall's Mill roads. a Fox Terrier named White with black around one eye and short tail. a rear lamp from a county reads. an insurance policy and papers. a collie dog white and sable from Spring Hill. Rewards offered or contact details provided.
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Hall's Mill Roads
Liberal
White
Glennoning
St. Louis St
Spring Hill
B. J. Bishop
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Joseph E. Davies
Latin-America
Marion Letcher
U.S
Chihuahua
Warrior
Orleans
Y Traffic Bureau
St.Louis
City Leaguers
St. Stephen’s Road
Great Britain
E. H. Duff
Fisher
Churchill
Admiral Orp Fisher
Lord Fisher
Winston Churchill
Arthur J. Balfour
Government Labor Bureau
Alfred Vanderbilt
G. F. and
H. Club
Isonzo River
Rush
Victor
Ostend
Triumph
Dardanelles
Ludwigshafen
Rhine
Mannheim
Paria
Lakes
Atlantic
Lee County Judgeship
Mississippi
County Reads
Conception
Ernment Sts
Bora
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