Senate passes war tax bill to cover cotton loss
Washington reports the senate approved the war tax bill by 34 to 22 to raise 107 million dollars annually. Only Democrat Lane opposed, with Vardaman paired against it. no Republicans voted yes. House conferees named as Simmons Williams Stone Clarke and McCumber. adjournment targeted midweek after conference. The cotton purchase amendment by The Smith was defeated 40 to 21.
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Senate
Simmons
Williams
Stone
Clarke
Wyoming
McCumber
Congress
the Smith
Secretary of the Treasury
War Tax Bill Teeters Over Cotton Relief Split
Southern senators threaten to defeat the war tax without cotton growers relief. Eight Democrats were expected to back tabling the bill. five voted, three opposed. Hoke Smith amendment on relief drew 21 yes and 40 no with both parties split. continued on page six.
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Clark
Arkanas
Smith
Georgia
South Carolina
Vardaman
White
Sheppard
Robinson
Shields
Hoke Smith
Elief
Arkansas
Culberson
Fletcher
Lane
Lee
Martin
Meyers
Overman
Simmons
Thornton
Williams
Borah
Clapp
Jones
Poindexter
Ashurst
Camden
Hitchcock
Hughes
James
Johnson
Kern
Maryland
Lewis
O'Gorman
Pomerone
Saulsbury
Shafroth
Shively
Stone
Swanson
Thomas
Jpson
Walsh
West
Bristow
Wyoming
Fay Lippitt
McCumber
McLean
Norris
Oliver
Page
Perkins
Mexican envoy breaks down in health
Former Minnesota governor and Mexican diplomat patient at Battle Creek sanitarium suffers a nervous breakdown. Physicians announce that the condition should not cause alarm.
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Minnesota
Battle Creek
Mr. Lind
U S Circuit Court of Appeals Opens Sessions in Montgomery
Special to The Item Montgomery Alabama October 17 United States circuit court of appeals begins sessions Monday with Judge Richard W Walker of Huntsville presiding He will be joined by Judge Henry D Clayton and likely Judge Shepard of Florida The docket is light and session may last one week Judge Walker has been aiding the court in Montgomery prior to the session while guest of Judge John Pelham new presiding justice under operation of law
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Montgomery
Ala
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Richard W. Walker
Stuntsville
Walker
Court of Appeals
Henry D Clayton
Alabama
Shephard
Florida
Iff
Court of Appealed
John Pelham
Indictments Return Involving Portland Coast League Players
The grand jury indicts Frank Arellanes pitcher for the Mission team Robert Davis third baseman of the Portland team Bert Ross actor and Joseph Berger a diamond merchant on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and a statutory offense Elmer Lober port land player arrested earlier was not indicted after girls aged 14 to 17 testified before the panel.
Weather Outlook Calls for Mild Weekend in Gulf Coast
The forecast shows fair conditions for Alabama on Sunday and Monday and Mississippi with sunny to fair skies during the same period. Light winds and warming temperatures are expected across the region.
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Alabama
Mississippi
May Call Extra Session Hints But Not for Paternal Measures
Alabama Governor signals possible extra session to discuss farm relief but rejects proposing 40 million dollars in bonds to buy cotton at ten cents a pound. He warns against visionary relief schemes and prefers a practical plan, citing President inaction and the need for a relief remedy from leadership.
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Neal
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Rock Island Wrecker Jugglers Show Up in ICC Probe
Washington October 7 shrewd juggling by the Rock Island Railroad wreckers was revealed at an Interstate Commerce Commission investigation. Stockholders lost 100 million in two Rock Island holding companies that collapsed. Directors McMurtray and Boggs named as dummies acknowledged limited operating knowledge and reliance on committee reports for the Frisco deal losses.
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George G. McMurtray
New York
Rock Island Operating Company
New Jersey
George T. Boggs
McMurtray
Frisco
Rock Island
Massive Allied German Battle Near Belgian Border
Paris reports a gigantic clash across a wide front from Armentieres to the sea near Ypres and Lille. French and British forces hold the German push as fighting remains intense around Ostend and Nieuwpoort with casualties mounting.
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International News Service
Paris
Belgium
Armentiers
Lille
Ypres
London
Menin
Ostend
Nieuwport
Bordeaux
Thourout
Roulers
Former Pensacola Bank President Ends His Life
F. E. Brawner, former president of the Pensacola State Bank and once a Mobile merchant, shot himself in his Palafox street store. His wife and employer were in the room. he had been recently indicted, tried, and acquitted on misapplication charges related to the defunct bank.
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Pensacola
Fla
Pensacola State Bank
Mobile
Palafox Street
Seven Americans wounded in cross border gunfire at Naco
Seven Americans including four cavalry troopers and three civilians were wounded today in Naco Arizona by bullets from across the Mexican boundary. The War Department sought full details from Colonel Hatfield who reported two Americans hurt at Naco from Mexican fire directed by Carranza troops under General Hill.
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Maytorena
Carranza
Hill
Masked Bandits Rob Northern Washington Bank
Six masked bandits held up the First National Bank of Sedro Woolley in the northern part of Washington state, securing $20,000 in cash. They fired on the building, forcing officials to submit, and fled as a posse pursued. One robber was wounded in the leg and carried by accomplices into the woods.
Maytorena repulsed as Yaqui Indians suffer heavy losses
At Naco Arizona October 17 a five hour battle repulsed Governor Maytorena s Yaqui forces after days of fighting. More than 200 Yaqui were killed and their bodies lay in piles along the trenches south of Naco, Sonora, near the border.
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Maytorena
Naco
Arizona
Sonora
Woman Doctor to Go to the Front Expects Six Surgeons Sail
Dr. Mary Crawford, Brooklyn’s first woman surgeon, among six physicians sailing from New York aboard Rochambeau to the war zone. Selection by Dr. George Rambaud of the Pasteur Institute. expenses funded by Duchess of Talleyrand’s relief fund. Crawford has eighteen months aboard Williamsburg Hospital as an ambulance surgeon.
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New York
Rochambeau
Mary Chawford
Brooklyn
George Rambaud
Pasteur Institute
Duchess of Talleyrand
Anna Gould
Crawford
Willimsburg Hospital
Farmers Seek Special Session for Cotton Relief Plan
Farmers from Montgomery County in a convention petitioned Governor to call an extra legislative session. They urge action on Senator Bankhead's relief plan for Alabama cotton. Speakers included Reuben F. Kolb, W. H. Seymour, and Charles L. Gay.
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Montgomery County
Farmers In Convention
Montgomery
Ala
John H. Bankhead
Reuben F. Kolb
Agriculture and Industries
W. H. Seymour
Alabama Division Southern Cotton Association
Charles L. Gay
Montgomery Farmers’ Union
Dredging Resumes on Alabama River After Funding
Dredging work on the Alabama River resumed today near Selma after Congress passed the rivers and harbors bill providing $50 000 for river development. The program paused six months ago when the appropriation ran out.
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Montgomery
Ala
Congress
Alabama River
Selma
British Cruiser Undaunted Sinks Four German Destroyers
London reports the British cruiser Undaunted, with Lance, Lenox, Legion and Loyal, sank four German torpedo boat destroyers off Holland after a clash that left British casualties at one officer and four men wounded. The German losses totaled about 230 dead. The Undaunted, commanded by Captain Cecil H. Fox, and its escort boats engaged the German squadron from the Ems estuary.
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Holland
Hawke
Admiralty
Ems
Su Marine
Undaunted
Eon Lance
Lenox
Legion
Loyal
Cecil H. Fox
Fox
Hach
Germany
Spy’s work wounds French commander at Bar-le-Duc
Paris October 17 The youngest French commander General Malleterre aged 45 lies grievously wounded his left leg amputated and left arm shattered. He is cared for by his daughter. His wife who served with an ambulance at the front was shell torn and his son a dragoon officer was wounded. A spy alerted a German battery of his location during a restaurant exit after a victory at Bar-le-Duc.
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Paris
Malleterre
Bar-le-Duc
Villa creates sensation at Aguas Calientes arrival
General Villa with his staff and a guard of 1000 men arrived unannounced in Aguas Calientes late last night. The surprise visit caused a profound sensation among residents and officials.
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Aguas Calientes
Mex
Villa
Nelms Murder Case May Be Cleared Up In California Spot
A Southern California location within 120 miles of Los Angeles may yield a clue to the disappearance of Mrs. Blois Dennis and Miss Beatrice H. Nelms from Atlanta last June. Agents Barnes and McLean report a possible lead involving Mrs. Innes visiting the area, with Burns detective operatives dispatched to verify the tip and share a possible breakthrough.
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Cal
California
Atlanta
Blois Dennis
Beatrice H. Nelms
Victor E. Innes
San Antonio
Tex
United States
Barnes
Charles E. McLean
New Orleans
Burns Detective Agency
Los Angeles Burns Bureau
P. W. Mohan
Burns
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