Princeton Dedicates Graduate College and Cleveland Tower
Princeton University dedicated its graduate college and the Grover Cleveland Memorial Tower in a ceremony led by President Hibben. Gifts totaling 2.85 million dollars funded the project, with addresses by William H. Taft and scholars from universities in the United States and Canada.
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Associaed Press
Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Graduate College
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland Monument Association
United States
Hibben
William H. Taft
Aldis Riehl
University of Berlin
Arthur Shipley
Christ's College
University of Cambridge
Arthur Denis Godley
University of Oxford
Emil E. Boutroux
University of Paris
Cleveland
University of the Cleveland Memorial Tower
Richard V. Lindabury
The
Cleveland Memorial Association
Segregation in Episcopal Church Faces Southern Influence
The General Convention debates negro representation in the house of bishops with a split among deputies and bishops. A proposal to place all negro members under a single negro bishop gains little support as Southern bishops push to defer to regional views. A Canadian church delegation is welcomed before a misprint leads to correcting the Spokane bishop elect from W B Capers to W T Capers.
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New York
House of Bishops
General Convention
Protestant Episcopal Church
House of Deputies
House
West Africa
Church of England
Canada
Spokane
W. B. Capers
Columtbia
Tenn
W. T. Capers
Church of the Holy Apostles of
Philadelphia
Negro lineman dies from accidental electric shock
Special to the Item reports James Hill a Negro lineman in North Montgomery was killed midday Wednesday while repairing wiring and gearing. A 2,300 volt electric flash occurred as his head struck a live wire and his body relaxed instantly, death occurring in mid air before coworkers could render aid.
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Montgomery
Ala
James Hill
Diaz Arrives at Vera Cruz on Corcovado with German Escort
General Felix Diaz reaches Vera Cruz aboard the steamship Corcovado as the German protected cruiser Hertha anchors nearby. German officers board the Diaz vessel to prevent molestation while Diaz remains aboard during port formalities.
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Felix Diaz
Vera Cruz
Associated Press
Corcovado
Hertha
Diaz
Ding
Arrests in Monterey Mexico City Case
Oct 22 report states Dantel and Evaristo Madero, brothers of the late, were arrested in Monterey Mexico City amid ongoing legal actions.
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Madero
Monterey
Associated Press
Mexico City
Dantel and
Evaristo Madero
Bryan Will Not Attend Southern Commercial Congress
Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan will not attend the Southern Commercial Congress convention Monday due to conditions in Mexico and the need to remain in Washington during President Wilson's absence. An Associated Press report confirms the cancellation after inquiries prompted by a prior notice of annulment.
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William Jennings Bryan
Southern Commercial Congress
Associated Press
Washington
Bryan
Mexico
National
Wilson
Call for 800 More Lodgings for Mobile Visitors
L H Putnam, chairman of the Southern Commercial Congress housing committee, warns Mobile citizens that 800 to 1,000 additional accommodations are needed beyond 4,200 on hand to host visitors and delegates. The housing office at 64 North Royal street coordinates lodging, transport, and card returns, with uniform assistants guiding guests and street signs indicating class and rates.
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L. H. Putnam
Southern Commercial Congress
Mobile
Enjdy
North Royal Street
Royal and
St. Michael Street
Wainwright Safe and Fixture Co
Bell
Housing Committee
President Signs Deficiency Bill With Civil Service Exemptions
President Wilson signed the urgent deficiency bill granting civil service exemptions to deputy United States marshals and deputy collectors of internal revenue. He asserted the offices were never meant to be included under ordinary civil service provisions and that control over the appointment method remains in his hands.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Civil Service
United States
Internal Revenue
Alabama Regiments to Add At Least Twelve Companies
Col Bricken announces Alabama regiments must have at least twelve companies by January 1 under War Department rules or risk losing regimental status. The Second Alabama Regiment in Tuscaloosa aims to fill one vacancy with six to eight applicants as a new year begins.
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Montgomery
Ala
Co. R. Bricken
Tuscalooga
Alabama
War Department
Tuscaloosa
Bricken
Kilks to Manage Montgomery Team in ALA
Montgomery Alabama October 22 Announcement was made that Robert Kilks former big league player and later a star and manager will take command of the Montgomery team in the league season.
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Montgomery
Ala
Robert Kilks
Secret Service to Confer on Wilsons Safety in Mobile
Chief of Police F. W. Crenshaw received a Secret Service letter from Captain Wheeler in charge of guarding President Woodrow Wilson. Wheeler will arrive Sunday to discuss protection details for the chief executive during his Mobile visit and at the railroad station.
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F. W. Crenshaw
Wheeler
United States Secret Service
Woodrow Wilson
Mobile
Crenshaw
President Wilson
Weather Forecast for Mobile Ends Thursday Evening
Mobile forecasts show cloudy skies tonight and Thursday with likely showers. Temperatures warm tonight with moderate to brisk east and southeast winds.
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Mobile
Arama Saeeseee
Unsigned will found on premises fuels Frank retrial bid
Atlanta October 22. Leo M. Frank seeks a new trial as affidavits bolster claims jurors were biased and swayed by courtroom applause. Solicitor Hugh L. Dorsey for the state presents affidavits at a hearing before Judge L. B. Roan. If denied, defense will appeal to the supreme court.
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Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Hugh L. Dorsey
Frank
L. B. Roan
Supreme Court
Twenty-Eight Indictments Against East St. Louis Officials
The grand jury investigating municipal irregularities in East St. Louis returned twenty-eight indictments. Twenty-four former officials are named, including former mayor Charles Lambert and former city treasurer Fred Gerald, along with fourteen of the sixteen 1912 city council members.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
East St. Louis
Charles Lambert
Fred Gerald
Catholic Congress Holds Final Session in Boston
Archbishop Bru chess of Montreal presided over a colonies session that opened in Boston on October 22 as the Catholic Congress concluded its final gathering.
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Cathlic Congress
Associated Press
Boston
Bruchess
Montreal
Colonies
Will of Mrs Jennie May Eaton alleged in Plymouth trial
A typewritten paper found after Rear Admiral Joseph G Eaton's death is described as his widow Jennie May Waton's will, naming eldest daughter June Keys. Officer Scott testified the document was incomplete and unsigned and that Dorothy Ainsworth may have written it. The case centers on Eaton's death and police probes into possible poisoning and drug purchases by Mrs Eaton.
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Dorothy Ainsworth Eaton
June Keyes
Jennie- May Harrison Eaton
Plymouth
Mass
Joseph Gijles Eaton
Associated Press
Joseph G. Eaton
Jennie May Waton
John H. Scott
Eaton
Scott
Mrs. Eaton
Dorothy Ainsworth
Dorothy
The
Eamly
Admiral Eaton
Boston
Washington
Alexandria
Cotton shipment rates spark cross examination at hearing
In a Wednesday session of the ton rate hearing before Special Examiner Boyle, discussion focused on John A. Smith of the New Orleans Board Trade and whether differential rates between Mobile and New Orleans affect cotton shipments. J. S. Tayl or, freight agent for the Ohio, faced cross examination by Luther Walter as Sidney R. Prince argued Smith’s aim to favor one port in the case brought by the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce and Cotton Exchange. The morning session highlighted the potential impact of differential rates on Mobile and New Orleans cotton movement and the opposition’s tariff references.
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Mobile and
Ohio
Otion
Smith
Taylor
Prince
Mr. Smith
New Orleans
Boyle
Cotte Mobile
New Orie
Watson Not Yet Out of the Woods
Augusta reports Thomas E Watson Georgia editor and politician freed from a mail obscenity charge may face another indictment. His case was sent to the oral grand jury again after his lawyer tried to force the court to reveal jurors and their consciences about a possible indictment.
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Associated Press
Augusta
Thomas E Watson
Georgia
Poltician
Fede
Watson
Wilson plans Mobile visit after Philadelphia speech
President Wilson announced a restricted schedule for the remainder of the week. He will fly to Mobile, Alabama, by special train to address the Southern Commercial Congress after dedicating the restored Congress Hall in Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Congress Hall
Philadelphia
Mobile
Ala
Southern Commercial Congress
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