County officials face fee reform urged by auditor
J. T. Gorman, public accounts examiner, cites $841.50 in unwarranted fees collected by ex Sheriff T. T. Palmer and others, recommends abolishing the fee system, reorganizing Mobile County judiciary, and paying officials salaries. He notes current costs total about $75,000 yearly and urges constitutional amendment to end fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Gorman
O. J. Semmes
Price Williams, Jr
T. T. Palmer
J. A. Crane
E. D. Laurendine
P. B. Dorlon
F. W. Hermann
Inferior Criminal Court
George W. Stone
Board of Revenue of
Mobile County
Palmer
Brickell
J. F. Powers
F. S. Cazalas
Drago
E- County
Gorman
Plac
Spring Hill College Commencement Plans Set for June 17
The Spring Hill College commence ment exercises occur on June 17 at the Battle House. Principal address by Miller Reese Hutchinson chief engineer Edison Laboratory Orange New Jersey. Degree candidates include Joseph Berthelot Lloyd Geronway Broun M Joseph Cassidy George W Dubuisson Richard Queote LeDoux Provosty R Howard Sheridan for BA and Edwin Ball Edward Byrne Andrew Douglas Nicholas Long Manning McPhillips Christopher Timothy Raymond Harrigan for BS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Hill College
Mobile
Ala
M. Joseph Cassidy
Macon
George W. Dubuisson
Opelousas
Richard J. Queote
Cottonport
LeDoux R. Provosty
New Roads
R. Howard Sheridan
Edwin Ball
Alexandria
Edward J. Byrne
Natchez
Miss
Andrew J. Douglas
Nicholas J. Long
New Orleans
Manning H. McPhillips
Christopher 8. Timothy
Chattanooga
Tenn
Raymond H. Harrigan
Fulton
Young enters city commissioner race against Schwarz
Thomas J. Young, plumbing business owner and Comercampaign committee secretary, announced Saturday night his bid for city commissioner in the September election. He will face incumbent Laz Schwarz along with Foster Bale Sr and Captain Joseph H. Norville. The contest is expected to heat up in coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Young
Comercampaign Committee
Young
Laz Schwarz
Foster K Bale
Joseph H. Norvilie
Bar Pilots’ Association
Montgomery Signs Star Pitcher D. H. McLeod
President Wilcox of the Montgomery baseball club announced the signing of pitcher D. H. McLeod a former South Atlantic International and New York State league star. McLeod led the South Atlantic league in pitching three years ago and last season played for Jersey City before purchasing his release. He will report during the series with Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Wilcox
Montgomery Baseball Club
D. H. McLeod
McLeod
Providence
Albany
Jersey City
Atlanta
Mediation of Mexican Crisis Faces Caranza Protest
Carranza’s demand to be represented threatens the ABC mediation as he refuses to halt fighting Huerta. American delegates press mediators in Niagara Falls while Huerta and Carranza camps clash over terms. Juan Urquidi waits for a Washington reply as talks stall.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Carranza
Huerta
Washington
Justice Lamar
Frederick W. Lehmann
A. B. Co
Wilton
R. Bryan
International
Mexico City
Villa
Mexico
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Juan F. Urquidi
Constitutionalists
Annswer
New York
Treasury funds freed by judge warrant in Alabama
Special to The Item reports May 30 in Montgomery that Alabama's treasury has funds to meet obligations. A warrant issued by Judge Cecil Browne of Talladega for 250 dollars is noted as enabling payment on May 31, aiding recipients of Panam stipends.
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Montgomery
Ala
Cecil Browne
Talladega
Property Values Increase 100 Percent in Ten Years
State Examiner J. T. Gorman reports Mobile county tax assessments show a 100 percent rise in property values over the past decade. For 1913 Mobile real estate stands at 42,707,379.00 and personal property at 31,124,076.00, totaling 73,831,455.00? The figures illustrate growing confidence in the county’s future development and attract interest from homeseekers and investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Gorman
EK. D. Laurendine
Mobile
Murder threat charge against Robert Mackey
Early Sunday police arrested Robert Mackey at his home at Eslava and Royal on a charge of threatening to kill his wife and 16 year old daughter. He returned drunk and fractured furniture then threatened to burn the house. The daughter fled to a neighbor. Mackey has prior brutal murder conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Mackey
Eslava
Royal Streets
Mackey
Helen Vick
Mercantile Building to Rise on North Royal Street
Demolition of the Elmer Maddox marble works site on North Royal Street nears completion. The new three story Mercantile Building for Kahn & Co will be brick and steel, fireproof, with electric elevators. A. Armitage holds the contract to finish by October 15, 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Maddox
North Royal Street
Kahn Manufacturing Co
Aloysing H. Downey
Kahn & Co
Mercantile Building
Conba
A. Armitage
Frank Hillman Reappointed Associate Mine Inspector
Frank Hillman of Birmingham has been reappointed by Governor O Neal as associate state mine inspector for a three year term after his present term expired. The appointment followed a conference with Chief Mine Inspector H Nesbitt and the governor in Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Frank Hillman
Birmingham
O'Neal
H. Nesbitt
Young Woman on Motorcycle Injured in Accident Near Mobile
Miss Fannie Atkinson of 57 North Catherine street suffered a dislocated hip and severe bruises Friday night when a motorcycle carrying a wagon seven miles from Mobile on Hall's Mill road collided. Bressingham also incurred severe bruises. They were taken to Mobile for treatment and were reported resting well Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Atkinson
North Catherine Street
Mobile
Hall's Mill Road
Bressingham
Bank reports better outlook for June 1914
The First National Bank forecasts a shift from a low business ebb with pockets of activity, yet overall activity remains below normal. May's idle rail cars reached 229000 while idle freight cars stood at 49000, April saw 1281 business failures versus 1231 year prior, and building in 160 cities totaled 85000000 versus 100000000 a year earlier. TheMexican situation delays developments and world attention centers on Niagara Falls peace talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Niagara Falls
Empress of Ireland Disaster Told By Captain Kendall
Captain Kendall testifies before a Rimouski coroner about the collision with the Storstad and the sinking of the Empress of Ireland with 1 032 lives lost. He recalls fog, signals, and efforts to avert disaster as crowds await page two continuing details.
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Rimouski
Storstad
International News Service
Quebec
Nowork
Evelyn
Eureka
St. Lawrence
Kendall
Pinault
Father Point
Cock Point
Stors
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Cazalas
Reese
Spring Hill
Edison
Mae Peat
Schwarz
City Commission
Pitcher
Ranza
Alabama
KAHN
Royal Street
First National Statement
Captain Kendal
Ant
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