Dinner for Bryan and Daniels Limited to 250 Guests
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce announces an informal grape juice dinner at Battle House, October 28 at 6 pm, honoring Secretary of State William J. Bryan and Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels. Tickets are $2.50, limited to 250 members with priority to Chamber members. requests due by October 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
William Jennings Bryan
Navy
Josephus Daniels
Battle House
Chamber of Commerce and ‘Business League
William H. Armbrecht
William J. Bryan
Welch Grape Juice Company
Mobile Drug Company
Bryan
Daniels
Southern Commercial Congress
Leader Barred Seeks Relief and Political Support
Fragmentary report notes a leading figure barred from events while seeking relief and political backing. Mentions comparison to Parnell and Davitt with English press distortions noted. The piece hints at a broader discussion of public support and legitimacy.
Pankhurst Biography and Militant Campaign Highlights
Educated in France. Married Dr. Pankhurst in 1879. he died in 1899. Began the window smashing campaign in 1912, sentenced to two months, nine months added for conspiracy. Hunger strikes, release after three weeks. Arrested in February this year for three years penal servitude, freed after three weeks. Re-arrested under the cat and mouse act, released again. Notable utterances condemn militancy while defending women’s rights and drawing parallels with Americans’ tea party era.
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France
Pankhurst
Boston Harbor
Parnell
Davitt
Redmond
Pankhurst Is Deported From United States Within Hours
Militant British suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst was denied entry and deported two hours after landing on the French liner Lia Provence. A board of inquiry ruled her imprisonment in England showed moral turpitude, barring her as undesirable. She will appeal to Washington for bail, with Belmont's Political Equality League aiding.
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Nevis Bervice
New York
Washington
House of Commons
General Felix Diaz Faces Assassin Threat in Havana
In Havana on October 18 General Felix Diaz, who arrived from Havre on the Corcovado, prepared to depart for Vera Cruz at midnight. Diaz expressed confidence in his election to the presidency and said the vote would proceed as scheduled despite congress dissolution and other recent events.
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Havana
Felix Diaz
Havre
Corcovado
Vera Cruz
Diaz
Congress
Diaz Arrives in Havana in Fear of Assassination
General Felix Diaz reaches Havana showing signs of fear for his life as crowds and police surround him. He plans to return to Mexico and insists he is favored to win the presidency on October 26. He says he has not heard of Huerta’s recent actions and may not proceed to Vera Cruz. Those with him on the voyage to Japan are ordered to return to Paris to join Francisco De La Barra.
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International News Service
Havana
Felix Diaz
Diaz
Mexico
Republic
Huerta
President Wilson Enjoys Good Health Despite Rumor
President Wilson stated he was in fine health and attributed his absence from target practice off the Virginia coast to federal business. He spent the day at the Chevy Chase Club, playing golf in rain.
Beiliss Trial Seen as Final Jewish Threat in Russia
London dispatch reports Russia fears a Black Hundred triggered program after the Beiliss ritual murder case at Kiev. Two weeks more for witness exams. observers deem the trial as a last fight for Jewish existence amid growing anti Jewish sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
London
Russia
Mendel Beiliss
Kieff
Black Hundred
St. Petersburg
The
Times
Beiliss
Employees Plead for Employers in Steel Case
Thirteen thousand workers from Tennessee Coal and Iron petition the government to drop the suit against United States Steel. The group says they were barred from defending the steel trust by the Stanley committee and sent a 13 pound packet to Majority Leader Underwood, routed to the justice department.
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Underwood
Department of Justice
Saw Mill Plant Destroyed in Toinette Fire Loss $30000
The Cochrane Lumber Company saw mill at Toinette Alabama was wrecked by a Friday night fire causing about 30000 in damage. The planting mill electric plant and lumber stock were saved by on site private fire apparatus. Owners S K H W and G L Cochran estimate insurance covers about half the loss and plan to rebuild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cochrane Lumber Company
Toinette
Ala
Messrs. S. K
H. W
G. L. Cochran
Hartwell Interview Fallout Reaches Alabama Press
Birmingham dispatch reports Hugh W. Roberts of The Age-Herald recounts the Hartwell interview controversy involving Harry T. Hartwell of Mobile and Mr. Comer. The exchange covers corrections, perceived injustices, and responses from Weatherly and The Mobile Item as the dispute reverberates through Alabama media.
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Birmingham
Ala
Hartwell
Alabama
Hugh W. Roberts
Age- Herald
Age-Herald
Harry T. Hartwell
Mobile
Comer
Mr. Hartwell
Roberts
Hertwell
Mobile County
Mobile Housing Committee Plans With 702 Rooms Open
A Mobile meeting of the housing committee and Home Economics Club outlined room classifications for visitors to Mobile. 702 residences can house 4 357 people with rates from 75 cents to 3 dollars per night. Chairman L H Putnam seeks 1 000 more rooms and urges citizens to register rooms and return cards to the Housing Committee.
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Southern Commercial Congress Forces
Home Economics Club
Mobile
L. H. Putnam
Southern Commercial, Congress Celebration
Putnam
H. P. Hirshfield
Kl.h. Putnam
Mobilé
Cimmnittee
Housing Committee
North Royal Street
Chamber of Commerce
Sulzer Heads Into Campaign With New York Tour
William Sulzer plans a New York campaign tour to attack Murphy linked cronies in the Tamany graft saga and defend his removal from office. He will reveal Allan Ryan details and say he received 10000 dollars at Murphy’s request, routed through an agent. Sulzer departs for Cooperstown by state car and will begin speaking soon after arrival.
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Albany
William Sulzer
People's House
New York
McCall
Murphy
Tammany
Sulzer
Supreme Court
Public Service Commission
Allan Ryan
Ryan
Charles F. Murphy
Cooperstown
Highway Department
John N. Carlisle
John A. Hennessy
Tammany Machine
Glynn
Panama Buttons Drive Aids Mobile School Children
The School Improvement Association leads a three day Panama button sale to fund Mobile schools. Children earn one dollar per hundred buttons sold, with top sellers earning a seat on the reviewing platform with the president. Buttons available Monday through Friday at schools and stores citywide.
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Panama
Mobile
Alabama
Central Committee of the Celebration
W.'B. Delchamps
Catherine Street
J. H. Harrison
North Jackson Street
W.K. Linscott
Rapier Avenue
A. E. Reynolds
Augusta Street
C. T. Campbell
Kentucky Street
Oakdale
Mobile Readies Festive Street Decorations
The city will be a blaze of glory as street decorations go up after a contract for embellishment. L Short Decorating Company of New Orleans has set headquarters at the Battle House ground floor with Commercial Congress offices draped to preview the scheme. Business owners are urged to display flags of many American republics to enhance the display.
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Mobile
L. Short Decorating Company
New Orleans
Battle House
Congress
Fifth Annual Southern Commercial Congress Opens in Mobile
Mobile prepares for the Fifth Annual Southern Commercial Congress with President Wilson and Cabinet members among expected attendees. The event includes Panama Canal and Morganth celebrations and a civic pageant as committees work to secure funds and finalize plans.
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W Wilson
Mercial Congress
Mobile
Alabama
Bankhead
Dell
Vardaman
Brady
G O'Neal
McCreary
Tucky
Missouri
Florida
Mississippi
Wood
Heflin
Hobson
Taylor
Clayton
Panama
Pezet
Calderon
Bolivia
Brazil
de Canad
John Barrett
Southern Commercial Congress
J. Owens
Isthmian Canal Commission
Kent Finley
Southern Bal
Collier
Emory B. Johnson
United States Commissioner of Education
P. P. Claxton
John H. Haslam
Saskatchewan
Dans A. H. Baldwin
Bureau Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Powderly
Frmation
Department of
Thomas
Southgn
William H. Saunders
Southern
Charles A. Dougla
Harvie Jordan
Southern Cotton Growers
Crawford
The
Tenn Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Richard L. Metcalf
Panama Canal Zone
Woman’s Auxiliary
Woman's Auxiliary
Jane Addams
Hull House
Chicago
Aberdeen
J Lathrop
United States Childrens’ Bureau
Woo Wilson
Thomas M. Owen
Montgomery
Ala
Géeral
Pana Canal
Central America
Panama Canal
Finance Committee
M. J. McDermott
Robert Harry T. Hartwell
Havre Fire Destroys Grandstand Before Midnight
A grandstand at Havre suffered a total burn before midnight in roughly described conditions. Fire crews responded quickly but the structure was lost. No injuries reported.
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Rom
Ellis Island
Mrs. Pankhurst
Red
George P. Boyly
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Cotton Exchange
Boyle
Mobile Docks
Frank Boyle
A. A. Staub
Wilson
Thompson
Hugh
Weatherly
Housing Committee For Congress
Marion J. Wise
R. W. Taylor
Mobiles
Ohio
Southern Railway
Missssippi
Blaze OF Glory
Great Southern Organization
Vey
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