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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1913

Page

1

Diaz again rules out returning to Mexico from exile

General Porfirio Diaz told a Paris interview he has no plan to return unless a foreign nation invades Mexico. He warned that Mexico will unite to expel invaders, criticized General Felix Diaz for Vera Cruz actions, and declined to discuss U S policy or President Wilson's planned message.

Associated Press London Porfirio Diaz Mexico Paris Exchange Telegraph Company Felix Diaz Vera Cruz Dent Rooeer General Diaz United States Wilson

Frank murder case moves to Georgia Supreme Court

Leo Frank's lawyers prepare a bill of exceptions after Judge Roan denied a new trial for the Mary Phagan murder. They plan to urge the Georgia Supreme Court to review alleged trial errors including juror prejudice and vitiated proceedings. Frank, under a death sentence suspended, remains hopeful despite the setback.

Associated Press Atlanta Leo MM. Frank Mary Phagan L. 8. Roan Fulton County, Superior Court Supreme Court of Georgia Frank Roan

Failed Natchez Bank Hears Depositors Petition for Change

Twenty one depositors of the First Natchez Bank, closed with attorneys after midnight, petition court to remove co receiver B Samuels and replace with Brandon a local attorney. Bluff City Savings Bank funds in First Natchez prompted receivership. liabilities near 40 000 dollars. Tensas River Planting Company in Vidalia La faces receivership tied to the bank failure. assets and liabilities estimated at 500 000 dollars.

Associated Press Natchez Miss Cutter Gh Brandon B. Samuels R. Lee Wood Bluff City Savings Bank Tensas River Planting Company Vidalia Concordia Catashoula

Short Alabama Railroad Commission session likely record low

The Alabama Railroad Commission will meet next Monday with only two cases on the docket, both minor. The Southern Railway seeks to close renney s at Weaver, and M F Chandler and the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad seek a depot at Chandler. The Mobile Chamber of Commerce is allowed more time to file briefs in the Mobile pig iron case, with a decision expected in weeks.

Montgomery Ala Alabama Railroad Commission Southern Railway Renneys Weaver M. F. Chandler and Tiare Atlanta, Birmingham and Atantic Railroad Company Chandler Mobile Chamber of Commerce Mobile

Tax Commission Hearings Set in Four South Alabama Counties

Property owners in four South Alabama counties may present complaints to the state tax commission next week. Hearings are scheduled at Mount Evergreen on Tuesday Brewton on Wednesday Bay Minette on Thursday and Mobile on Friday. The commission has recently set many assessments and will hear owners' objections to valuations amid a major docket, including about forty cases in Mobile.

Montgomery Ala South Alabama Mount Evergreen Brewton Bay Minette Mobile

Imogile Minister Is Naturalized

Montgomery alderman notes naturalization of Imogile minister who arrived in the United States in 1493 and became a religious figure in the community.

Imogile

Street Riots Hit Indianapolis Street Car Strike

Rioting in Indianapolis street car employes strike erupts in the business district. Cars are halted, trolley ropes cut, and workers pulled from cars. Police drive the crowd from the center of the district after an hour of unrest. Strike leaders say about 500 are out. Post Office Inspector William T. Pletcher warns government mail collection must proceed on schedule or arrests may follow.

Associated Press Indianapolis Ind William T. Pletcher

Manigal May Be Free Within Six Days

Los Angeles reports that Ortie McManigal, linked to the McNamara brothers in the union leaders trial as an accomplice, may gain freedom within six days as county authorities announce a pending decision.

Associated Press Los Angeles Ortie Emée Manigal MecNamara Brothers

Professor and Congressman Dramatic Classroom Moment

A Kentucky lecture features Holmes Conrad denouncing public sympathy for criminals. Caleb Powers, a student congressman, confesses I am that man asserting his innocence after a dramatic claim. Powers endured eight years in Kentucky prisons over the Goebel murder case.

Holmes Conrad Dew Caleb Powers Kentucky Congress Conrad Kentucky Congress I _W Powers Goebel

Outrages in Peru Reported Parallel Bolivian Natives Abuse

Washington reports unofficial accounts of alleged outrages on Bolivian natives in the rubber country, paralleling Putamayo atrocities in Peru. Officials, aside from Britain, will seek U S investigation. consular officers will examine facts and report to London.

Associated Press Washington Peru Great Britain United States London

Noted feud town Jackson hit by major fire

Jackson Kentucky November 1 Practically the entire business section was destroyed by fire today The post office hotel and two churches were burned along with a score of other structures in a feud era town repeatedly tested by fire and conflict.

Jackson

Impeachment bid hits Madison County Probate Judge

Madison County grand jury recommends impeachment of Probate Judge W. T. Lawler for wilful neglect of duty incompetence and corruption. Lawler is indicted in several charges and arrested. Impeachment actions against seven other officials begin in circuit and supreme courts once the attorney general receives the official report.

Montgo Madison County Grand Jury W. T. Lawler Supreme Court Lawler Huntsville

Auburn Louisiana players to be entertained tonight at Vineyard

Auburn and Louisiana football teams along with officials and the band will be entertained tonight at the Vineyard Hotel. Manager Bae Tae promises a regular football night with a large time anticipated.

Hervey Auburn Louisiana Cawthor Hotel Bae Tae

Weather Summary for Alabama and Mississippi

Weather notes indicate warmer tonight and Sunday with moderate northeast winds. Alabama expects slowly rising temperatures tonight and Sunday. Mississippi forecasts fair skies tonight and Sunday with similarly rising temperatures.

Moses Alabama Mississippi

Seattle Moves to Hire More Rat Catchers

The Seattle finance committee proposed a emergency appropriation of 1600 dollars to hire additional rat catchers along the waterfront after sixteen plague infected rats were caught this month. Health Commissioner James E. Crichter said the current force is insufficient to combat the outbreak.

Associated Press Seattle James E. Crichter Crichter

Educators Visit Hermitage After Southern Association Meeting

Delegates to the Southern Educational Association in Nashville Tenn after closing sessions visited the Hermitage home of General Andrew Jackson. Morning talks covered rural schools and education of the Negro with speakers including T 4 Coates Frankfort Ky Miss Mabel Williams Memphis D B Johnson Rockhill S C and R Jones Murfreesboro Tenn.

Nashville Tenn Southern Educational Association Hermitage Andrew Jackson Coates Frankfort Mabel Williams Memphis D. B. Johnson Rockhill 8. C R. Jones Murfreesboro J. RB Guy

Dennis Held On Many Charges in Chicago Fraud Case

Chicago police hold self styled professor Charles Dennis, linked to the clairvoyant trust formed in spring, facing multiple indictments for fraud. He was arrested in Boston on October 24 and is charged with swindling Chicago residents, planning fake horse races in England, and deceiving travelers, among other offenses.

Associated Press Chicago England Canada Charles Dennis Dennis Boston Louisville New York Buffalo Montreal Peoria Calisbury

Battleship Fleet Battered by High Seas En Route to Mediterranean

The battleship fleet bound for Mediterranean ports encounters rolling seas due to fresh southwest winds. The ships, after leaving the Cu, Wyoming, have 1,650 miles to sail before reaching their first port Gibraltar.

Wyoming Mediterranean Gibralter

German Cruiser Bound for Mexican Waters

Honolulu dispatch reports the German cruiser Nuremberg bound for Mexican waters after arriving from Yokohama. The ship loaded cargo and prepared to depart, signaling ongoing wartime movement and imperial naval activity.

Mexican Waters Associated Press Honolulu Nuremberg Yokohama Rico

Contents of Black Book Revealed Shake Impeachment Talks

New York reports disclose Hennessy interview with Stephen Stilwell at Sing Sing. Stilwell refuses confession and hints at pardon leverage to impact Governor Sulzer’s impeachment. He cites payments to Murphy and Frawley from brewery interests and discusses bribery in state politics.

Associated Press New York Hennesey Sing Sing Stephen Stilwell Ieves I. Murphy Ehves Hennesey Stilwell Sulzer Stilwell Frawley Murphy Hennessy Ike Murphy Brewery Association

Bryan Praises Wilson's Campaign Work

Elizabeth New Jersey AP report notes Nov spoke here as a candidate for governor praising Wilson's work and urging support amid campaign activity in the state.

Bryan Wilson Associated Press Elizabeth

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