Diplomat Alarm Over Balkan Crisis and Turkish Maneuvers
Diplomats in London fear an outbreak as Turkey plans extensive maneuvers near Adrianople, with 50 000 troops to be deployed. Serbia and Bulgaria weigh mobilization risks while Anglo Russian schemes for reform circulate amid frontier incidents and talks at Balmoral.
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London
Turkey
Adrianople
Italy
Andrianoupie
Bulgaria
Belgrade
Servia
Servian Iron
Pancsove
Balkans
Balkan
Great Britain
France
Russia
Servian Foreign Office
Stampan
Servian War Office
Experts Discuss Cause of Disease at Hygiene Congress
Washington notes at the fifteenth International Congress of Hygiene and Demography. Talks cover dissemination of infectious diseases by flies shellfish and other carriers for typhoid fever diphtheria cholera and influenza with speakers from US UK and France. The text also mentions sanitation education vital statistics and woman’s role in public health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
L. C. Howard
United States Bureau of Entomology
H. Conradi
University of Halle
J. C. G. Ledingham
Institute
London
George F. Nutall
Cambridge University
J. Jochmann
Berlin
Mesnil
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Br. W. L. Moss
Johns Hopkins University
Samuel T. Darling
Ancon
Panama
Herbert D. New York
United States
Peron
Ira
Wile
New York
The
Congress
Archbold ill amid political exposures on voyage
Southampton reports John D. Archbold sick amid political exposures and a brief interlude before sailing. Three men stood at his cabin door to keep off intruders as he prepared to depart.
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Southampton
Eng
John D. Archbold
No Case Against Walter Hughes in Counterfeit Ring Setup
The U S government failed to prove that Walter Hughes possessed or circulated counterfeit coins under orders from John Miller alias J C Hoffman. Hughes admitted obtaining the grip but said the contents looked like money and he dumped the material into the river near Theatre Street. Miller testified there were about thirty eight counterfeit dollars in the grip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hughes
United States
Jones
Hughes
John Miller
J. C Hoffman
Miller
Hoffman
Conti-street
Theatre Street
Miler
Roosevelt Sees Progressive Rise in South at Little Rock
Colonel Roosevelt called his West to South tour a crusade and said the Progressive movement is growing in the region. He noted religious ties, praised singing of Onward Christian Soldiers, and planned to travel from Little Rock to Memphis after an automibile parade welcome.
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Little Rock
Ark
Roosevelt
Old South
West
Progressive Party
McAlester
Oklo
Memphis
Two Held to Answer for Grand Larceny
J T Miles of Yellow Pine Alabama accuses Joseph McGowan and Theresa Vaughan of grand larceny after a recent robbery on St Louis street. Recorder Hale set bail at 300 dollars for each and a city grand jury action is awaited. Attorneys signal possible habeas corpus bids for release. Five arrests were made. three were dismissed.
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City Court
J. T. Miles
Yellow Pine
Ala
Joseph McGowan
Theresa Vaughan
Hale
Chamberlain
McGowan
Tompkins
Vaughan
Ledger Scout Party Reaches Sylacauga
Special to The Item reports the Ledger good roads scout party stopping at Sylacauga Alabama at General G. H. Whiting’s hotel. Welcome extended with short talks by John Craft James Smith of the Birmingham Ledger and others.
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Sylacauga
Ala
Ledger Good Road
G. Hi. Whiting
Good Roads Scouts
John Craft
James Smith
The
Birmingham Ledger
Heavy fines levied on three liquor law violators in Mobile
Judge Henry Chamberlain fined A. H. Brinkman and Charles I. Frederic $500 each with 140 days hard labor, and Peter Reese $500 or 140 days, after Chief Dennis Lynch disguised as a woman helped expose the liquor trade along Mobile Bay. All defendants denied jury trials and appealed.
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Tve
Henry Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Dennis Lynch
Mobile Bay
A. H. Brinkman
Charles I. Frederic
Chamberlain
Brinkman
Tisdale Touart
Frederic
Cook
Peter Reese
Peter
Four Terms Proposed for Alabama Circuit Courts
Special to The Item from Montgomery reports a state judicial reform commission debate on adding two extra circuit court terms per year. Current practice limits counties to two terms, with Supernumerary Judge A H Alston preparing recommendations for Judge John Pelham, the committee chair, to consider in October.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Judicial Reform Commission
A. H. Alston
Clayton
John Pelham
Unusual Life Story Surfaces After 102 Year Death
Rufus M. Westbrook dies at 102 in Nashville Tennessee after a life begun as a child stolen on London docks. He traced kin in Maury County and learned he was the son of his supposed Westbrook relatives. He served in the Indian, Mexican and Civil wars and earned a congress medal for bravery in Mexico. He worked as a steamboatman on the Mississippi Ohio and Cumberland rivers before retiring at 94. He once served on the Bostonia.
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Nashville
Tenn
Rufus M. Westbrook
London
Tennessee
Westbrook
Maunry County
Congress
Mississippi
Ohio
Cumberland
St. Louis Americans to Train in Waco Next Spring
The St. Louis Americans will train in Waco Texas next spring after the Business Men's Club accepted a proposal from team manager Robert Hedges. About forty five players will come to Waco and a team representative is due soon to sign the contract.
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Waco
Texas
St. Louis
Foss Easy Win in Massachusetts Governor Primary
Eugene N. Foss won the Democratic nomination for a third term as governor of Massachusetts. He led District Attorney Pelletier by 26,614 in yesterday's primaries, while Joseph Walker defeated Colonel Everett C. Benton by 10,302 on the Republican side.
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Boston
Eugene N. Foss
Massachusetts
Foss
Pelletier
Joseph Walker
House
Everett C. Benton
Quigome May Be Personal Attack on the Governor
In Montgomery Alabama on September 25 a committee of businessmen plans a mass meeting of tax-payers to protest state tax commission citations and inflated county assessments. They say the governor O Neal would face a possible personal attack as part of a broader critique of state government spending.
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Montgomery
Ala
O'Neal
State Tax Commission
Noted Speakers at Institute Highlight Mobile Baldwin Sessions
State Superintendent Henry J. Willingham and congressman elect John W. Abercrombie headlined the Teachers' Institute for Mobile and Baldwin counties on its third day. The program opened at Leinkaut School with music, featuring lectures by Miss Alexander and Dr. M. Toulmin Gaines, followed by department sections and talks on school law and management.
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Henry J. Willingham
John W. Abercrombie
University of Alabama
Teachers’ Institute
Mobile
Baldwin Counties
Siva
Leinkaut
Miss Alexander
M. Toulmin Gaines
W. F. Feagin
Lambert
Worlds Series 10 Starts in New York
The opening game of the world series will be played in New York on October 8 with games alternating between New York and Boston. Umpires are Klem, Rigler, O’Loughlin, Evans. Tickets will be sold in New York by the national commission and in Boston by Boston officials.
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New York
Boston
Ban Johnson
Klem
Rigler
O'Loughlin
Evans
National Commission
Polo Grounds
Weather forecast for Mobile and surrounding regions
Forecast issued for September 25, 1912 predicts showers tonight or Thursday with cooler conditions by Thursday. Winds expected to shift from variable to north moderating, with local showers and cooler air across Alabama and Mississippi, including the northwest portion tonight.
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Mobile
Vicnity
Alabama
Mississippi
The
Weather Bureau and Meteorological Table
RIFLES CARRIED IN ANTISOME RULE DEMONSTRATION
Large government forces to be moved to Belfast for Ulster Day as twenty thousand Orangemen and Unionists in Armagh refuse submission to home rule. Rifles were carried by battalions from Antornet clubs in a procession along with two cannons and an ambulance stocked with splints and bandages. SAYS HIS PARTY FAVORS HOME RULE BY THE IRISH PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26.- Speech making dominated the biennial United Irish League of America meeting as Sir George Croydon Marks urged liberal party backing for home rule.
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Portadown
Ireland
Armagh
Ulster
Sir Edward Carson
Philadelphia
United Irish League of America
George Croydon Marks
Liberal
Forces to move into Belfast for Ulster Day event
Large forces of troops will be moved into Belfast Ireland on September 26 in preparation for Ulster day on September 28 when the anti home rule covenant is to be signed by unionists.
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Belfast
Ireland
Bandit Indicted By Federal Court In Mail Train Heist
Howard Bb Edwards, accused highwayman, was indicted by a federal grand jury in New Orleans for assaulting mail clerks and stealing mail on the Louisville and Nashville New York limited train near New Orleans. He is jailed awaiting trial after a skull fracture from a blow by Engineer Baer during his capture. Edwards claimed hypnotic influence by four foreigners who allegedly planned to steal an international negotiation document.
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New Orleans
Howard Bb. Edwards
New York Limited
Louiisville and
Nashville
Federal Grand Jury
Edwards
Laer
Ile
Canal Street
Mobile
Edward
Pingineer Baer
Lynching Reported After Deputies Kidnapped in Louisiana Woods
In Grand Cane Louisiana fifty masked men overpowered two deputies and abducted Sam Johnson a mentally impaired Black man. He was driven into the woods and is believed lynched. the victim had killed lawyer Percy Alexander of Shreveport the previous August night.
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Shreveport
Grand Cane
Sam Johnson
Johnson
Percy Alexander
Alexandria
Beavers’ Outing Draws Large Crowd At Park
The Beavers outing for the city’s poor children draws large crowds as children from city institutions ride to the park on special streetcars. Games and amusements begin at 2 30 and end about 5 o’clock, weather permitting.
Keller's Report Falls Short on Highway Cost Figures
The Mobile county board seeks the cost per mile for Hall's Mill road work funded by the good roads bond issue but State Highway Engineer W S Keller reports no figures. Keller says he mailed the report Sunday from Montgomery and mobile commissioners will not get the data in time for the meeting. Chairman Charles Green notes Keller was not told conditions, and he inspected the site before promising a written report.
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Mobile County
W.S. Keller
Keller
Sylacauga
Alabama
Birmingham Ledger
Hall's Mill
Mobile
Hall’s Mill Road
Montgomery
Charles Green
County Road Committee
Hall's Mill Road
Levee Question Debated at Inter State Convention
At the annual inter state levee association session in progress, speakers argued for federal control of Mississippi river levee construction and maintenance. George H. Maxwell urged concerted action to press Congress for federal aid and the Newlands bill proposing a broad reclamation scheme with storage reservoirs. Other speakers included Matthew G. Dabney G W Taylor Governor George W Donaghey Lem Banks and C C Pashby.
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Inter- State
Maxwell
Congress
Matthew G. Dabney
Upper
Yazoo Levee
Mississippi
G. W. Taylor
Alabama
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
George W. Donaghey
Arkansas
Lem Banks
Memphis
C. C. Pashby
Grand Duke Plans Technical Report on French Army Methods
Both are quoted in interviews as being struck by the discipline endurance and precision of the troops the perfection of their war material and the exploits of the flying corps officers. The grand duke intends to make a detailed technical report to the Russian emperor and it is expected that some perfected French methods will be introduced into the Russian army.
Burial of Norman E B Chastang In Citronelle Family Ground
Norman E B Chastang longtime Citronelle resident and Jett Brothers Contracting employee was buried in the family cemetery at Citronelle this afternoon. He leaves a mother four brothers J G H P C W J P Chastang and three sisters Misses Bertha Ora and Lucile Chastang, all of Citronelle.
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N. E. Chastang
Norman EB. Chastang
Jett Brothers’ Contracting Company
Citronelle
J. G
H. P
J. P. Chastang
Bertha
Ora
Lucile Chastang
Bankruptcy Petition filed by Bessie Matthews
Bessie Matthews of Fairhope filed for bankruptcy in the U S district court today. Liabilities total 770 dollars and no assets were listed. she was adjudicated a bankrupt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Matthews
Fairhope
United States District Court
Henry Darsey Charged With Animal Cruelty
Henry Darsey a negro teamster was arrested at the urging of Humane Officer Ducourneau for cruelty to an animal. The case is set to be heard before Recorder Hale tomorrow morning.
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Henry Darsey
Ducourneau
Hale
Wetherbee Case to Be Arraigned Tomorrow
J Perron Wetherbee, arrested after an accident that injured Eddie Fears, a Black bicycle rider, will be arraigned in the recorder's court tomorrow morning. Fears is said to be recovering.
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Wetherbee
J. Perron Wetherbee
Eddie Fears
Recorder’s Court
Fears
Cash Drawer Stolen Near Marine Street
Mrs. C. P. Robertson reports a theft at her Kentucky street grocery. A Negro man and two boys tore through a window, grabbed the cash drawer containing $3, and fled via a brickyard. Police notified.
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C. P. Robertson
Kentucky Street
Marine
Amnesties Offered to Orozco Followers as Peace Move
President Madero and his cabinet ordered the war minister to grant amnesty to followers of General Orozco in a bid to secure peace in northern Mexico. The measure comes amid continued rebellion in Oaxaca and Puebla, while the treasury guardian reports only about thirty million pesos available. General Aguilar, long missing from the capital, is linked to a large force operating along the Puebla Oaxaca corridor.
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Mexico City
Mex
Mexico
Madero
Wal Orozco
Federal
North
Obhata
Congress
Higinio Aguilar
Ular
Puebla
Oaxaca
Indian Routed Near Huayapan After Sharp Fight
Mexican report describes a clash at Huayapan near General Rivera with troops fighting a body of Indians. The commander stated about thirty two Indians were killed or wounded in the engagement.
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Oaxaca
Mex
Huayapan
Riva
Cral
Rivera
Ambushed leaders and rebels strike at Agua town
Fragmentary report describes an ambush near Agua in which Captain and several companions were killed by rebels. The news reaches Senorita Sofi Moncadia, an actress, and the heart of Eacobedo is noted amid the commotion.
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Rabe
Agua
Bedo
Senorita
Rebels Begin Attack Near Toluca
Rebels under General Overo de la Cly initiate an assault on the town of Tlangistengo, twelve miles southeast of Toluca and thirty miles west of Mexico City, as residents aid a small garrison in defense.
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Toluca
Mex
Overo de la Cly
Tlangistengo
Mexico City
Mrs Sneed At The Old Home Calvert Texas
Calvert Texas September 26 Mrs Lena Sneed wife of John Beall Sneed lives quietly on the Sneed plantation near here Her husband remained with her until he left for Amarillo where he killed Albert Boyce about ten days ago Mrs Sneed’s sister visited last week offering to take her and the children home but said the children could not be moved Children are guarded and information on her plans is unavailable. she will not be seen and neighbors will not discuss the case.
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Calvert
Texas
Lena Sneed
John Beall Sneed
Albert Boyce
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Sneed
Boyce
Night Riders Visit Tobacco Farm Near Henderson
A group of night riders arrived at a tobacco farm owned by J. Taylor near Henderson Kentucky. They were met by Mr. Taylor and armed companions. After about half an hour the visitors, said to be members of a tobacco pool, were allowed to leave. some of the riders were seen armed with ropes.
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J. Taylor
Taylor
Henderson
Institute for colored teachers opens with exercises
The institute for colored teachers opened today with exercises by Rev. Ni son of Hope Chapel. The event featured sectional meetings where important subjects were discussed.
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Nison
Hope Chapel
Chu Institute
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Archbold
Gol. Roosevelt
Ledger
Reform Commission
Quigome
Willingham
J. W. Abercrombie
Bandit
Engineer Baer
Parish
Orozco
Mxico
Mrs. Sneed
Boyes
Negro ‘ Arts Teachers’ Institute
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