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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1913

Page

8

Labor Congress Takes In Negroes at Southern meeting

The second annual Southern Labor Congress closed in Nashville with re election of President Jerome Jones and Secretary Treas W P Puckett both of Atlanta. Albert H Johnson of Memphis named first vice president Birmingham chosen for next meeting place and state vice presidents elected for nine states. United States Senator Luke Lea spoke during the session and the congress voted to admit negro labor groups to affiliate with the body. Only two delegates opposed.

Associated Press Nashville Tenn Southern Labor Congress Jerome Jones Atlanta W. P. Puckett Albert H. Johnson Memphis Birmingham Alabama Robert E. Gann Anniston Arkansas Little Rock Florida M. C. Sutton Vidalia Kentucky W. A. Fisher Louisville Louisiana J. F. Brown Ew Orleans Mississippi E. B. McClain Meridian North Carolina James R. Lawson Liberty Oklahoma C. M. Rhodes Batesville Tennessee Albert EB. Johnson

Judge Murane Asked to Resign in Nome Alaska

United States District Judge Cornelius D Murane is urged by the Department of Justice to resign with one year remaining in his term. U S District Attorney Bernard B Rodey is also asked to resign. Charges against Murane are alleged in Washington by representatives of large gold dredging interests of Nome.

Associated Press Nome Alaska United States Cornelius D. Murane Department of Justice Bernard 8. Rodey Congress New Mexico Porto Rico Murano Washington

Bell Vickers Case Put Off In Recorder Court

The Bell Vickers case charging a dangerous character and immoral restraint was continued due to defense counsel illness and reset for September 22. Other matters include T B Stevens case reset for September 22, bond forfeiture threatened without doctor’s certificate, fines for screening ordinance violators, and Chestang driving and vehicle theft charges reset for September 28 to summon owner.

Bell Vickers Recorder’s Court T. 8 Stevens Jim Nicholas James Chestang Recorder's Court

DREYFUS' FRIEND ILL IN BOSTON

Maitre Fernand Labori of Paris who helped free Dreyfus from Devil's Island is ill in Boston with appendicitis after attending the American Bar Association in Montreal. He was operated on and doctors say the procedure succeeded. Labori hopes to return to France within a fortnight. His family joins him at a hotel.

Associated Press Boston Maitre Fernand Labori Paris Dreyfus Devil's Island American Bar Association Montreal Maitre Labori France Tel

Deaths and Funerals Ernest Holzborn Sr

The funeral of Ernest Holzborn Sr. was held Friday at 4 30 PM from the family home 808 Palmetto Street. Foreign consuls were present in a body. Very Rev Gar C Tucker of St John’s Episcopal Church conducted the service. Remains laid to rest in a cemetery with pallbearers named Samuel and others.

E. Holzborn Ernest Holzborn Palmetto Street Gar C. Tucker St. John’s

Gridiron Forecast Highlights Big Ten Race and Preseason Plans

Chicago reports the 1913 grid season shaping up with practice underway across major Central states. Minnesota, Chicago, and Wisconsin loom as likely champions as Yale influence reaches Gilbert Schmieder and Schriedner. Michigan preps for Penn State while St. Louis U eyes Syracuse on Thanksgiving, Notre Dame targets West Point November 1.

Associated Press Chicago Central States Alleghenies Minnesota Wisconsin Badgers Harry Williams Yale Gilbert Schriedner New Haven Michigan Pennsylvania Yoet Quakers St. Louis University Syracuse Dennie St. Louis Notre Dame West Point Cadets Indiana Institution

Guth Exonerated After Self Defense Ruling

Baltimore September 20 coroner's jury clears Charles G. Guth head of American Products Company and former Guth Chééollate Company president in the shooting death of George Murphy his chauffeur finding Guth acted in self defense.

Associated Press Baltimore Charles G. Guth American Products Company Guth” Chééollate Company George Murphy Mr. Guth

Pape's Diapepsin Promises Fast Stomach Relief

An old advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a universal stomach regulator that cures dyspepsia indigestion gas and heartburn in five minutes. It claims to restore order, ease sour stomachs, and offers a fifty cent case with a money back guarantee.

Pape

Yanks to Train in Houston Next Spring

New York Americans manager Frank Chance announced Houston Texas will be the team's spring training camp. He named a fighting lineup including Williams Rollie Zeider Maisell Peckinpaugh and Whiteman Coles Colden Gilhooley Rose and Rogers as prospects and praised their speed and spirit. Chance favored Houston for climate after San Antonio fell through.

New York Houston Texas New York Americans Frank Chance Chance Maisel Holden Whitman Williams Rollie Zeider Maisell Peckinpaugh Whiteman Colden Gilhooley King Cole Rose Rogers San Antonio

Indiana Teams Prepares For Real Practice Start

A large group of candidates reported for Indiana football’s first practice in Bloomington with real work to begin Monday. Head Coach James M. Sheldon arrived from Chicago Friday to oversee the sessions.

Associated Press Bloomington Ind Indiana James M. Sheldon Chicago

Rebekahs Meet With Refusal in Minnesota Assembly

In Minneapolis on September 20 the Rebekah branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows failed to establish a general assembly as sovereign lodge votes defeated the move. The grand lodge then barred past grand masters from voting, with state jurisdictions to enforce the rule. Illinis led the push and won passage. The Association of Grand Secretaries and Grand Sires elected officers Frank N. Way of New Hampshire as president A. L. Cushman of Florida as vice president and C. H. Lyman of Ohio as secretary treasurer.

Minneapolis Minn Grand Sires Frank N. Way New Hampshire A. L. Cushman Florida C. H. Lyman Ohio

Selheimer gathers data for L and N rate case

Judge HL Selheimer special counsel for the state in rate cases travels from Birmingham to Montgomery to collect evidence for the South and North Alabama passenger rate dispute. The case seeks to enjoin a 21 2 cent passenger rate order, with related proceedings in Washington before Justice J Q Lamar.

Montgomery Ala Selheimer Birmingham Railroad Commission Office South Alabama Trailroad Louisville and

Gift from Longfellow Stolen in St Louis Home Theft

A water set given to Mrs. John W. Teasdale's grandmother by poet Henry W. Longfellow was stolen when a thief ransacked the Teasdale home in St Louis. Mr and Mrs Teasdale were away in Charlevoix Michigan and returned to find silverware and bric a brac missing. A footprint suggested the thief was a woman.

Louis John W. Teasdale Henry W. Longfellow Teasdale

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