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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1913
Page
16
Montgomery Nov 14 County officials facing discrepancies found by state examiners must come forward within ten days to settle up. Attorney General Brickell says many officials named have failed to respond on schedule and will face proceedings if they do not act. Chief Examiner CC E McCall provided the list of liable officials.
Capt. W. P. Screws U S A has orders to travel to Mississippi on November 17 to inspect national guard companies in Macon Meridian Laurel Columbia Inverness Cleveland and Vicksburg before returning to Montgomery. Capt. Screws and Capt. T C Locke left for Birmingham to re inspect the East Lake company of the Fourth regiment.
Indictments charging unlawful use of money in elections were returned by the Warren county grand jury against six prominent politicians including three county office candidates. Fifteen people face charges of vote selling and investigations expand to nearly all Democratic primary and Bowling Green municipal campaign figures. The panel will remain in session for days with more indictments anticipated.
The second division of the Atlantic fleet submarine flotilla will depart Norfolk in January for a three month cruise to South Atlantic and Mexican Gulf ports. The units D-1 D-2 D-3 E-1 and E-2 will devote a month to target practice off Pensacola and then return north for summer fleet exercises. The first division will move to the Panama Canal and be stationed at the Pacific terminal when traffic opens.
Governor ONeal of Alabama blocks a Knox ville Tennessee arrest demand for H B Propst of Fayette amid bankruptcy indictments. Forney Johnston a Birmingham lawyer opposes the requisition, saying the move serves a preferential payment and involved threats against Propst.
William Dudley Foulke of Richmond Indiana was re elected president of the National Municipal League George Burnham of Philadelphia was re elected treasurer and C R Woodruff of Philadelphia secretary John Stewart Bryana of Richmond Va added to the vice presidents list New executive committee member G B Ward of Birmingham Alabama named new.
San Francisco dispatch reports the US transport Thomas arriving from Manila with a new wireless record for ships at sea. On September 24 while near Guam the vessel received scores from all Pacific coast baseball leagues, sourced from San Francisco, 4,700 miles away. Fresh stock of garden seeds announced for fall planting including turnips, radishes, and cabbage.
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