Villa's Forces Drive Federals from Juarez Front
Mexican troops clash near Juarez as General Francisco Villa advances against Huerta's forces. Federals retreat south of Juarez, with Zaragosa still hot and El Paso hearing artillery. Reports confirm Villa troops pushing back federals as the fight continues across the border.
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Associated Press
SL Pano
Texas
Juarez
Pancho Villa
el Paso
Zaragosa
Ysleta
Inez Salazar
Huerta
Zarag
Juan N. Medina
Villa
Jarez
Gorfirio Talamantes
Paso
Tex
Francisco Villa
Impostor in New York After Montgomery Alcohol Outburst
Special to The Item. The man who blew into Montgomery in an intoxicated condition is now in New York. Police are pursuing the impostor and investigating his claims as a potential fraud or hoax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
New York
Captain McDowall Attends White House Wedding
Captain Jim McDowall United of Texas, former bodyguard of President Wilson and veteran ranger, arrived in Washington to attend the White House wedding. He appeared at the capital amid a media crowd and described his feelings as mixed and proud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imer
Wilson
Gone
National
Associated Press
Washigton
Bill
McDowall United
Texas
Wamger
White House
Licenses Issued to Bridges Patton and Pollard Names
Licenses were issued on day to H. C. Bridges and Olay, Dr. Thomas Patton, Emma Taylor, Howard Pollard, and others noted in the public record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Bridges
Olay
Thomas Patton
Emma "Taylor
Howard Pollard
Mobile Woman Floats Story Of Plots In Court Case
U S Commissioner Browne heard Mrs Florence Ley of Mobile testify about a supposed plot of pl risgiven love with W B Henry of Mobile. Henry testified of meetings and money given, and of letters offered in evidence. Ley claimed Henry knew of her plans and supported her, while Miss Cora Owen testified about signatures and hotel stays in Mobile.
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New Orleans
U. S
Browne
Florence Ley
Mobile
W. B. Henry
Henry
Ley
Iola Jeanette Story
City Bank and Trust Company
Walker
Bullock
Cora Owen
South Gayoso Street
Emerson's Condition Improved After Hospitalization
A special train carried T. M. Emerson president of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad from Waycross Georgia to Wilmington North Carolina after acute indigestion. Doctors reported his condition had improved greatly and that he was not in danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wilmington
N. C
T. M. Emerson
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Waycross
City approves rate rise for Home Telephone Company
The Mobile city commission authorized raising annual business telephone rates from 365 to 45 per year after a petition from home users and a large business patron list. The action accompanies a franchise amendment drafted by the city attorney to reflect higher costs and keep the service competitive. The commission also shortened Magnolia Compress and Warehouse franchise to twenty years and moved to legalize school bond issuance. Pillans noted ongoing work on streetcar and taxicab regulations with no immediate action.
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Home Telephone
Magnolia Compress and Warehouse Company
Magnolia
Beauregard
Compress Company
City Commission
City Bank and Trust Company
Pillans
Lyons
Schwarz
Mobile
The Item reviews Panama and the Canal in Picture and Prose
The Item’s Panama Book helps delegates on a Panama Canal trip and as a tourist. The author praises the book’s illustrations and panorama, noting a memorable scene of a luggage moment with Governor Ada and a river current near the cocoa nut trees.
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Mobile
Item
Panama
Canal
Southern Commercial Congress
Panama and the
Chieres
We Ag
Galea
Ee Tee
Ada
W. W. Finley Dies Sudden at Washington Home
W. W. Finley president of the Southern Railway died at his Washington home after a stroke of apoplexy and brain hemorrhage while preparing to go to his office. He had just returned from Warren ton Virginia and reopened his town house. He is survived by a widow a son and three daughters.
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Associated Press
Washington
W. W. Finley
The
Southern Railway
Finley
Warrenton
Railroads Seek Five Percent Rate Hike East of Mississipp i
Wabash general traffic manager W C Maxwell testified on rising operating costs and flat net incomes over the past three years as railroads push for a five percent freight rate increase east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers. Dartmouth statistician F H Dixon explained tables covering forty nine railroads in the affected region. The hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission aimed to conclude preliminary testimony soon.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missesippi
Ohio and Potomac River
W. C. Maxwell
St. Louis
Wabash
J. L. Minnis
F. H. Dixon
Dartmouth College
Bureau of Railway Economies
Dixon
Maxwell
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Central Freight Association
Pass Christian native W. W. Finley dies at Mobile
The Late W. W. Finley born September 2 1853 in Pass Christian Miss held top posts across Southern and Northern railroads. He led Panhandle route Great Northern Southern Railway and other lines shaping freight and traffic policy. He was active in Southern States Passenger Association and wrote on regional material advancement.
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W. W. Finley
South
Pass Christian
Miss
Northern Railway
New Orleans
Jackson and Great
Chicago, St. Louis and
Finley
Pan
Fort Worth
Denver
Denver Texas and Forth Worth
Trans-Missouri Traffic Association
Kansas City
Western Passenger Association
Southern States Passenger Association
Atlanta
Southern Railway
Great Northern
The
Southern
Great System
Samuel Spencer
Mr. Finley
Mobile
Mobile and Ohio
Alabama
Great Southern Railroad
Cincinnati
Texas Pacific Railway
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway
Virginia and Southwestern Railway
Northern Alabama Railway
Telaya Wanted on Murder Charge Extradition Sought
The Department of Justice was asked to detain former President Zelaya of Nicaragua on murder charges related to the 1909 execution of Cannon and Grace. Officials in Washington indicated a preliminary move toward extradition, with Corry M. Stadden, former Nicaraguan attorney, saying details were not yet clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Department of Justice
Telaya
Nicaragus
State Department
Nicaragua
Zelaya
Cannon and Grace
Europe
Corry M. Stadden
Zelaya Sought for Extradition in Nicaragua Case
United States Marshal Henkel said no trace of former Nicaragua president J Santos Zelaya after a Justice Department warrant was issued for his extradition. Zelaya, last seen at a New York hotel, faced accusations tied to the execution of Americans Grace and Cannon in Nicaragua. Reports suggested possible flight to Canada while luggage remained at the hotel.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
Henkel
J. Santos Zelaya
Nicaragua
Department of Justice
Grace and Cannon
Zelaya
Canada
Covington Architect Believed Alive After Death Report
Bernard T. Wisnell of Covington Ky an architect with Cincinnati offices was reported dead at Malvern Ark but is alive in Cincinnati Wisnall suspects the Malvern body is of Clifford Harwood a former Cincinnati draughtsman.
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Cincinnati
Bernard .T. Wisenall
Covington
Malvern, Ark
Wisenall
Malvern
Clifford Harwood
Blaze Wipes Out Columbia Business District
A disastrous fire in Columbia Alabama destroyed eight buildings in the town’s business district. Losses were estimated between $75,000 and $100,000 as the blaze followed several prior fires in the area over the past two years.
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Associated Press
Columbia
Ala
Ewald Forgers Two Year Sentence In City Court
In city court Judge Semmes sentenced Ephtiam Jones and Simon P. Jackson for grand larceny and burglary to terms of one year and two years respectively. Ovid Ewaid received a two year hard labor sentence for forgery second degree. Other prisoners earned shorter terms while Elbert Robinson was acquitted of stealing a handbag valued at one dollar.
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Semmes
Ephtiam Jones
James Ryan
Austin Brown
Simon P. Jackson
Arthur Pickens
Gregory Chiotes
Ovid Ewaid
Elbert Robinson
Water Works Co Gets New Trial
The Alabama supreme court reversed Judge B C Crow’s dismissal of the City Commissioner James Weatherly petition seeking forfeiture of Birmingham Water Works Company franchise. The case is remanded for a new trial in Montgomery on November 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Crow
City of Birmingham
Montgomery
Ala
B.C. Crow
Birmingham
James Weatherly
Birmingham Water Works Company
Tase Gees
Monoplane Capsizes Killing French Aviator Edmond Perreyon
Edmond Perreyon one of France’s best known aviators died when his monoplane capsized over the Buc aerodrome. He held altitude records including 19 650 feet solo at Buc on March 11 and 16 368 feet with a passenger, and 15 480 feet with two passengers at Vienna later in June.
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Associated Press
Bac
France
Edmond Perreyon
Perregon
Buc
Vienna
Presidential nominations. Wilson names George T. Summerlin
President Wilson announced nominations today naming George T. Summerlin of Louisiana among others. The presentation follows standard approval procedures with no further details provided in the brief dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
George T. Summerlin
Louisiana
Porter's Insult Leads to Suit Against Rail Company
Mae Ammon files suit in law and equity court seeking 1500 damages from the Pullman Palace Car Company of St. Louis over an alleged insult by a porter on a Southern Railway train between Mobile and New York in August last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Ammon
Law and Equity Court
W. Tompkins
Pullman Palace Car Company of
St. Louis
Southern Railway
Mobile
New York
Wilson Reads Cabinet Message On Congress Session
President Wilson read to the cabinet today the address he will deliver to Congress when it convenes in regular session. Discussions touched on the trend of the discourse and possible implications for the new session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Washington
Wilsott
Cabinet
Congress
Brilliant White House Ceremony Taken In By Bowes Sayre
Francis Bowes Sayre and his bride, dubbed the White House beauty, wed in a ceremony at the executive mansion attended by diplomats in glittering uniforms and friends from both families. Only 400 invitations were issued, with guests drawn from nonofficial circles and household friends rather than formal Washington society.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Wilfred 7. Grenfell
Sayre
Labrador
Benjamin B.burton
New York
de Witt File
Clark, Jr
Balem
Maya
Gilbert Hor
Montclair
N. J
Charles Evans Hughes, Jr
Supreme Court
White House
Diplomatic Corps
Cabinet
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Ewald
Water Works CO
Sues Company
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Jessie Woodrow Wilson
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