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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1914
Page
15
International News Service reports a tentative plan to open cotton exchanges in London Liverpool New York and New Orleans. George Paish says coordinated action with the United States aims to steady prices and restore confidence as exchanges reopen and trade balances shift.
W. K. Kavanaugh head of the Lakes to the Gulf deep waterway project and of the New Orleans to St. Paul barge line enterprise files for divorce in St. Louis citing desertion. He and Edna Lee Kavanaugh wed in 1890 and have three children, with a showplace summer home Kenneth Castle at Selma, Missouri.
The funeral for Emanuel H. Bixler was conducted Saturday at 4 pm from the family home 955 Government Street by Rev. A. C. Harte. Burial followed in Magnolia Cemetery with floral tributes and pallbearers listed including E. B. C., J. Wheeler, P. J. Lyons, Jones, C. J. Torrey, B. F. E., G. Rickardy, and John Gaillard.
New Orleans reports ongoing trouble over cotton shipment war risks as the government reconsiders protections. The war risk bureau will insure only cotton on American bottoms, shifting the issue back to square one. A federal decision, awaited from the State Department and England, may come in two to three days.
In Lake Charles Louisiana on October 24 unknown assailants tried to kill Dr. Allen J. Perkins. He was lured from his home by a phone call to the section house near Mallard Junction and fired upon in darkness. He escaped on a train toward Lake Charles as officials investigate with no clues yet.
Minola New York area Oct 24 Mrs Jennie Duryea the mother of Louise Bailey slain in the Carman case tests Florence Carman in court identifying the victim’s dress and describes Carman’s cool demeanor and poised appearance as the trial unfolds amid courtroom drama and spectator intrigue.
William H. Blymyer of New York proposes the United States intern its warships for ten years after World War II as part of an international disarmament scheme. He argues isolation penalties under an international court could enforce peace, backed by a general shift to police-only arms and a restrained military. Blymyer cites historical responsibility for war and urges a court to compel arbitration and isolation for noncompliant nations.
Topeka reports Mrs Lillian Mitchner president of the Kansas W C T U openly backing Gov Hodges in the campaign and claiming control over about 10 000 votes. Republicans fear a Democratic realignment as Mitchner’s stance widens party split within Kansas politics.
Secretary F W Evans plans a Satsuma night at the Mobile Y M C A for November 15 urged by Rev James W Turner. Turner notes a Memphis association apple feast to support fruit crops and proposes weekly apple feasts funded by 10 cent donations. The article also references postwar arbitration ideas and disarmament as a path to peace.
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