Burleson Cites Postal Service Deficiency Under Hitchcock
The 1911 postal service records show a real deficit of more than 750000 dollars, contrary to Hitchcock era claims of surpluses. The Burleson led survey faults Booker false economy and unjustified bookkeeping while noting rapid rural route authorizations and salary inequities across departments.
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Associated Press
Washington
Burleson
Postal Service
Hitchcock
Post Office Department
Wilson
Treasury
Civil Service Commission
Daniel C. Roper
Joseph Stewart
A. M. Dockery
James I. Blakeslee
Merritt Co. Chance
Deparrtment
Capitol Keeper Beats a Convict
Governor ONeal orders an investigation of E G Bragdon superintendent of the capitol building after Bragdon struck Mose Davis a life convict with a hammer. Davis suffered a severe head and hip injury and is bedbound pending the probe and Bragdon suspension.
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Montgomery
Ala
O'Neal
E. G. Bragdon
Capitol
Mose Davis
Bragdon
Vis
Davis
Elmore Sheriff Stops Officials Picnic Prize Fight
Montgomery May 31 A prize fight at the Montgomery city officials picnic at Jacksons Lake was halted by Elmore County Sheriff Jackson who said he was bound to enforce the law. A promoter had brought two boxers to the lake and armed them for combat but the sheriff refused to allow the bout and the crowd dispersed without incident.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jackson’s Lake
Jackson
Elmore County
Alabama
Mrs De Wolf Hopper the Fifth Wife Fuss in Altoona
May 31. De Wolf Hopper a popular stage star would not comment on a dispatch from Altoona Pennsylvania claiming his father in law David E Fury disapproves of his daughter's choice of husband. Fury warned against a marriage like Hopper’s past four wives. The daughter known on stage as Elda Curry before becoming Hopper’s fifth wife.
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New York
de Wolf Mopper
Sreedway
Altoona
David E. Fury
Fury
Hopper
Elda Curry
Cobb Still Leads In Batting List
Unofficial averages on May 31 place Ty Cobb atop the American League with a .475 mark across 24 games. Tracing the leaders, Jackson is .438, Speaker .386, Collins .375, and Lajoie .348 for the A L. In the N L McDonald leads with .429 over 17 games. Cravath .400. Milan has 27 stolen bases. Herzog and Merkle share 12. Lobert adds 12 for Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Cobb
Jackson
Cleveland
Speaker
Boston
Collins
Philadelphia
Lajoie
McDonald
Cravath
Wagner
Pittsburg
Three Youthful Bandits Rob New York Club Raid
Three boys under seventeen years old armed with pistols raided the Trojan Athletic Club in New York. They lined up fifteen victims for a robbery, punching those who refused to cooperate. The trio escaped with nearly $300 in jewelry and money before police nabbed them after an alarm sounded.
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Associated Press
New York
Trojan Athletic Club
Memphis Grand Jury Indicts Leo Lesser
Shelby county grand jury yesterday indicted Leo Lesser former president of the Lesser Ely Cotton Co Memphis and president of the Bank of Tunica Miss in six counts. Principal charges include embezzlement forgery and obtaining money by aid to Lesserdis at the time of two company failures about six weeks ago.
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Associated Press
Memphis. Tenn
Leo Lesser
Lesser
Ely Cotton Company
Bank of Tunica
Tunica
Miss
Shelby County
Lawaty
Lesserdis
Wealthy Clubman Arrested in Shooting of Miss Noble
Fred E. Kolb a wealthy young clubman is under arrest charged with shooting Miss Irene Noble 22 at her brother George Noble's residence She was found unconscious with a threatening note in her clothing Kolb son of the late C C Kolb millionaire manufacturer and heir to a large estate.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Fred E. Kolb
Irene Noble
George E. Noble
Kolb
Miss Noble
C.C. Kolb
Princeton class costs and habits reveal student finances and norms
Princeton University will graduate 300 seniors next month with an average college cost of 4216 dollars. The range runs from 800 to 10000 dollars. Of the class 184 men smoke and 76 began in college. Glasses are worn by 1 students, 57 began in college, 15 in class. Twenty six or so with a total of 579 girls.
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Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Worl
Corre
Infected Water Direct Cause of Pellagra
Rome officials attribute pellagra to infected drinking water rather than corn. Professors Scala and Allesandri report water in affected Italian districts contains colloidal flint stone and can be rendered safe by adding carbonated chalk. U S commission investigating pellagra’s cause remains silent after over a year.
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Associated Press
Rome
Scala and
Allesandri
Institute of Hygiene
Italy
France Moves to Put Athletics Under Government
Paris May 31 The French government may soon supervise sport and athletics directly. The plan envisions creating an under secretary of state in the ministry of labor to oversee all sporting affairs, reflecting a new national push for physical training of the rising generation.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Ministry of Labor
Committees Grind on Tariff Bill in Washington Session
Senators on the finance subcommittees continued work on the tariff bill in Washington on May 31. They debated amending the anti dumping clause to include items on the free list and considered forcing foreign manufacturers to show their books to U S customs agents. Several nations protested the provision while neither house was in session.
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Washington
House
Senate
Fire damages house at 555 St Anthony Street
Friday afternoon around 4 45 the dwelling owned by H Anderson and occupied by Lilian Langford at 555 St Anthony Street was damaged by a fire caused by sparks igniting the roof. Firefighters reported the cause as sparks.
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St. Anthony Street
H. Anderson
Lilian Langford
Toosey
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Fair tonight and Sunday with light west winds becoming variable. Alabama and Mississippi forecasts show fair conditions through Sunday with no precipitation expected.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Mysterious pistol duel in early morning on Broadway
Australian prize fighter Charles Hubbard known as Jumbo Wells lies dying in a New York hospital from nine bullet wounds after an early morning duel with an unidentified man. A taxicab carrying Hubbard a second man and a woman left an all night restaurant headed to Chinatown. The two men argued and fired as the cab moved, Hubbard fell and the opponent fled with the woman. Witnesses could not call police. Hubbard had appeared in local clubs but never claimed major titles.
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Associated Press
New York
Charles Hubbard
Wells
Hubbard
Broadway
Chinatown
Thirty-eighth Street
Suffragettes Again At Work In London Damaging Royal Academy
An attempted fire at the Royal Academy in London is blamed on militant suffragettes who left a box of oil soaked rags with burning wax tapers inside. The group also attacked the Lewisham post office and damaged mail with corrosive bottles and cut communications in Wales. Tire puncture tactics troubled Doncaster motorists.
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Ly Associated Press
London
Royal Academy
Lewisham
Reginald McKenna
Wales
Doncaster
Painter with Heavy Insurance In Death on St Johns River
E Q Painter fertilizer maker died after falling from a ferry during a coughing spell and drowning in the St Johns River. A printed list shows life policies totaling 1 178 000 with about half to his family and half to his firm. Most policies were issued in April and nearly all within two years. An investigation into the death is underway.
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Associated Press
Jacksonville
Fla
Spanish cabinet resigns after attack in deputies
Madrid May 21 The Spanish premier Count Alvaro de Romanones and all cabinet members resigned yesterday. The move followed Antonio Maura's criticisms of Morocco policy and broad newspaper calls for change. The king accepted the resignations and began forming a new administration.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Alvaro de Romanones
Count Romanones
Canalejas
Chamber of Deputies
Antonio Maura
Morocco
Alfonsé
Diaz Emerges as Only Clear Presidential Candidate in Mexico
Congress fixed October 26 for the presidential election as Huerta delays a decree. General Felix Diaz is the sole declared candidate, facing possible opposition from Manuel Calero and Francisco de la Barra. Public sentiment shows waning Diaz support and doubts about his victory.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Huerta
Congress
T& Measure
Felix Diaz
Manuel Calero
Washington
Francisco de la Barra
Plans Outlined For Celebrating Canal Opening
A mass meeting at Temperance hall outlined a three district plan with six men and six women per district and a steering committee of five to win free trips to Panama. Winners, plus top performers, may compete for additional Panama trips and junior honor roll rewards tied to Mobile participation.
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Panama
Mobile
Merchants of
Irvine
F. W. Evans
John T. Cochrane
J. D. Sutton
Thomas J. Young
B. FF. Adams
John Craft
J.D. Sutton
H. P. Cole
Messrs
R. N. Hudson
J. Irwin Burgett
Thomas J O'Connor
L. L. Duggar
Drew Linard
J. C. O'Connell
C. B. Fowlkes
John Rose
S. S. Grandon
George Clifton
N. D. McClure
S. C. Black
R. Barbeeau
Commercial Congress
Senate judiciary to probe Wilson tariff lobby charge
The senate judiciary committee began a probe into a tariff lobby tied to President Wilsons tariff bill. Acting Chairman Overman said witnesses may be heard next week and the panel eyed extending the inquiry window from ten to twenty days. Senators Overman Reed Walsh Cummins and Nelson named a sub committee to conduct the investigation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Wilson
Overman
Senate
Reed
Walsh
Cummins
Nelson
City hospital renovation bids opened by public buildings official
Bids for renovating the city hospital quarters and constructing a new building were received at noon Saturday by Commissioner Pat J. Lyons, in charge of public buildings. Proposals will be opened on a later day.
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Pat J. Lyons
Roosevelt Testimony Portrays Ex President As Temperate
In Marquette Michigan May session William Loeb Jr and Emelen Roosevelt testified about Theodore Roosevelt's temperance. Emelen said Roosevelt was not a drinker and never under liquor. Loeb recalled occasional wine on trips and White House dinners with champagne.
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Associated Press
Marquette
Mich
Eimelen Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Joseph E. Bayless
Sault Ste Marie
Ishpeming
Col. Roosevelt
Emelen Roosevelt
Atto Pound
William Loeb
William Loeb, Jr
York
Rixey
White House
Colonel Roosevelt
Japanese note to Washington on alien land issue
Tokyo reports another note from the Japanese government about California alien land ownership legislation. Officials suggest the U S has not spoken final words and hint Japan will refrain from formal action for now. A Japanese American association may be formed to seek a permanent treaty or naturalization law change.
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Associated Press
Tokio
California
Washington
United States
Japan
Police Rule Approval Protest by City Officials
City commissioners stated that police department regulations shown at Friday’s hearing had not been approved by the board. The rule book is described as an unofficial summary of city ordinance and had not received formal approval or passage. Officer F. E. Helton’s testimony referenced the unresolved status.
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Police Department
F. E. Helton
New town in Florida formally opened near Pensacola
About one thousand persons left Pensacola on May 31 to attend the opening of the new town of Local, Ala, about 1y miles north of Pensacola on the Florida and Alabama Railroad. A special train was run out by the ceremony organizers.
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Pensacola
Fla
Local
Ala
Florida and Alabama
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Memphis
Lee Lesser
YALE
Pellegra
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Floridas
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