Bursting Oil Pipe Sparks Fire on East Chicago
A blaze aboard the East Chicago, a Baltimore Steamship Line steamer, caused by an oil feeder burst, ripped through cargo and ship at Baltimore. Estimated total loss reaches 1 million dollars, with the freighter valued at 750 thousand and additional damage possibly 250 thousand. Authorities report the vessel was at a port berth when the fire started.
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Amship East
Chicago
Baltmonte
States Shipping Board
Baltimore
Liner Prin iS Maitoka Struck Iceberg Near Cape Race
March 1 report says the Prin iS Maitoka of United States Steamship Co struck an iceberg off Cape Race last Thursday and docked in Boston from Genoa Naples. Captain cy blamed steering injury causing seven day delay. weather logged 30 degrees indicating icebergs in the area.
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Boston
Prinis Maitoka
United States Steamship Company
Cape Race
Y. E
Genoa
Naples
Rarams
Jamer
Dwain Lowry
Mexican Wire Strike: Men Join Strikers in City Actions
In Mexico City March 1 telegraph workers joined a citywide sympathy strike with other company employees who walked out. Eight nonunion workers refused to return, worsening a rail strike tied to government road operations. Officials expect an end to the disruption by week’s end.
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Mexico City
Lieutenant Coney Flies to Brunswick in Record Pace
Swick Georgia March 1 Lieutenant Devoe Coney flew a large plane from San Diego to Jacksonville to Brunswick in a record time of 35 minutes arriving late yesterday. He said the return trip to the coast would begin Monday noon with a schedule including Brunswick to Beach Florida and a stop in Texas Tuesday morning. He expected to reach San Diego by 10 o clock Tuesday night.
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Swick
Devoe Coney
San Diego
Jacksonville
Fie
Arcadia
Coney
Prunswick
Beach
Fla
Texas
Inquiries Open Into Porter Rail Incident
Indiana officials pursued a reck inquiry at Porter Ind to determine the identity of 38 passengers aboard a Michigan Central line. Michigan Central officials, led by General Superintendent McKee, were closeted all day but gave no statement.
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Ind
Indiana
Pertiers
Michigan Central York Central
Bers
Michigan Central
McKee
Solons Stifle Battle Over Muscle Shoals Project
In Washington on March 1 the senate and house debated the sundry civil appropriation bill but failed to resolve the deadlock over the $10,000,000 Muscle Shoals Alabama project. Chairman Good insisted he would block the bill rather than concede the ay amendment, and refused to schedule a new meeting.
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Washington
Senate
House
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Good
Iarranger
Birmingham Campaign Aims to End Hydrophobia Menace
March 1 report notes over 160 unmuzzled dogs on day one of Birmingham's campaign. Health and sanitary departments coordinate to reduce the hydrophobia threat and protect public health.
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Pmingham
Weather summary for Alabama from March 1
Interior regions show wet weather with mild temperatures. Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow. eastern areas warmer.
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Alabama
Hazing Incident Leaves Trinity Student Wounded
E C Brooks Jr son of North Carolina state superintendent of instruction is hospitalized with a chest knife wound after a hazing event at Trinity College in Durham. John Small, a freshman, suffered a jaw abrasion as a fellow student accuses Brooks and four to five sophomores of entering McClure’s room at midnight and confrontation escalated into stabbing.
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Durham
N. C
Brooks
Jack McClure
Small
McClure
Caruso Undergoes Another Operation But Is Doing Well
New York report states opera tion on Enrico Caruso at a New York hotel by five physicians. Doctors say a second slight recollection of pus was evacuated and he is resting comfortably. They planned another noon check, but he became restless and required further surgery.
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Caruso
New .York
van Bilt
Neal
Arrow
Owever
Six Men Die In Gas Blast At Tennessee Plant
Six men were killed and two others seriously wounded when a gas tank exploded at the Tennessee Copper company plant in Cooper Hill Tennessee late yesterday. The blast, blamed on back firing from a welding machine igniting oxygen, demolished the furnace room and shook the town like an earthquake.
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Cooper Hill
Tenn
Tennessee Copper Company
Blood Poisoning Blamed On Bite From Mad Parent
J J Pearsons principal of the Dade county farm life school is hospitalized with severe blood poisoning. He says the infection stemmed from a bite on the hand by the father of a student he had chastised.
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Miami, Fla
J. J. Pearsons
Dade County Farm Life School
Pearsons
President Wilson Meets Cabinet For Final Session
Washington March 1 The president will convene his cabinet for the last time with two retiring members present Secretary of the Navy Daniels and Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson. No special ceremonies are planned for the final meeting.
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Washington
Wilson
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Labor
William B. Wilson
Whiskey Flows From Montgomery Faucet
Montgomery police uncover corn whiskey in a basement tank and an instantaneous heater at the home of Lucille King. P D McRoy and Lucille King are arrested on prohibition charges.
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Montgomery
P. D. McRoy
Lucille King
McRoy
King
Workers Return to Norfolk and Western Shops in Roanoke
Roanoke Virginia February 28 more than 1500 shop workers laid off by the Norfolk and Western Railway returned to the local east end shop after a stoppage. About 1000 in the wood working department remain suspended indefinitely as officials expect normal operations to resume with the rest.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
Woman shoots man in Gold Coast apartment slaying
Mrs Isabella C Orthwein shot and killed Herbert Zeigler, Goodyear manager, in her Chicago Gold Coast apartment after alleging he kept company with her post divorce. Zeigler left a wife and 1 year old daughter. Police reported the incident followed a night of tensions and a cafe dispute.
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J. C. Orthwein
Herbert Zeigler
Goodyear Tire Firm
Chicago
Maroh
Isabella C. Orthwein
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Gold Coast
Zeigler
Orthwein
Goodyear Company
D. O. Parsons
Parsons
Distillers Seek Leniency From Kramer Over Warehouse Order
Representatives of distillers appeared before Prohibition Commissioner Kramer in March to protest an order closing the warehouse and stopping liquor withdrawals. They argued the order harms business by blocking sales of their products for legal purposes and left outstanding obligations unmet. Wholesale druggists joined the protest against the order.
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Washington
Distillers
Prohibition Commis
Kramer
Distill
Champ Clark Fails to Rally at Night in Washington
March 1 report from Dr. Jesse Shoup says Representative Champ Clark minority Democratic leader remained at bedside through the night. The physician noted the leader had recovered somewhat from a sinking spell but did not rally.
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Champ Clark
Washington
Jesse Shoup
Shoup
Eight Die in Florence Clash Between Italians and Communists
Eight people were killed in fighting between Italian nationalists and communists in Florence. Order was restored in the city, but the violence spread to rural areas with many farmhouses burned.
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London
Florence
I C C Rules Against New Orleans Custom
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that railroads loading and unloading carload freight at New Orleans warehouses without charge while not offering the same at Natchez Vicksburg and Baton Rouge constitutes undue preference.
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Washington
Innterstate Commerce Commission
New Orleans
Natchez
Vicksburg
Baton Rouge
Claims He Shot His Father Accidentally Gibson
Alton McLane aged 26 told Sheriff J J Killebrew that he accidentally killed his father R L McLane a prominent Glassock county farmer. He said a shotgun fired while he was crossing a field where his father was plowing. A search party had found his body in a ditch.
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Gibson. Ga
Alton McLane
J. J. Killebrew
R. L. McLane
Glassock County
Atlanta Taximan's Body Found With Bullets
Atlanta police found taxicab driver Charles Dorsey shot to death at a lonely South Boulevard location. He was dispatched at 7 a.m. to 159 Cherokee Avenue, but investigators could not locate the number. No clue to the slayer was available at noon.
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Atlanta
Charles Dorsey
South Boulevard
Dek
Dorsey
Cherokee Avenue
County Board Opens Bids On New Highways
Mobile and Y contractors submitted bids for Old Shell road and Hall's Mill road projects. The board referred bid tabulation to a special committee and planned to discuss further at 4 PM. Additional talks included a juvenile court annex and Dog River Bridge reconstruction with 70 foot piling at about 4000 dollars.
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Mobile and
Y Contractors
Mobile County Board of Revenue
Hagan
Althou
Shell
Craven and Lang
New Orleans
Jett-Muths Construction Com
Mobile
Hancock Brothers
Sou
John Gerkens
Pensacola
Adams, Evans and Co
Jacksonville
Fla
Jamison, Hallowell Construction Company
Montgomery
Hall's Mill Road
Jett-Muths Construction Company
E. B. Toulmin
John D. Hagan
Freeland
McFadyen
Brannan
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mobile County Protective Association
Shell Road
D. H. Edington
Juvenile Court Commission
James R. Hagan
Mobile County League of Women Voters
League
Dog River
Porter's Rail Disaster Death Toll Rises as Bodies Expected
Porters Indiana March 1. Recovery of more wreck victims was expected today as crews prepared to lift a heavy engine from the wreck site. The death toll stood at 43 in the morning with belief that several bodies lie beneath the engine after the Sunday night crash.
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Porter
Ind
New York Central
Porter inquest sought into Porter train wreck deaths
Dr. Clement W. Briggs of Chicago filed in Valparaiso superior court to compel Coroner H O. Siepel to hold an immediate inquest into the deaths of 38 people in the Porter Indiana train wreck occurred Sunday.
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Porter
Ind
H. O.siepel
Porter County
Valparaiso
Clement W. Briggs
Chicago
Grand Jury Ends New Mooney Probe
The grand jury in the Thomas Mooney case, linked to the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing, has completed its investigation without action. John McDonald, who traveled from New York with an affidavit alleging false testimony, reportedly appeared before the grand jury but was denied immunity.
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Zan Prangisco
Thomas Mooney
John McDonald
New York
Mooney
Fuel Oil Ship En Route to Mobile from New York
The tanker Phoenix, expected March 10, will serve as a fuel oil station ship at Moble harbor until Blakeley Island tanks are erected. It sails from New York to New Orleans, then Mobile, to supply government and other oil-burning vessels. Five more tank ships are ordered to proceed to Mobile, including the Warwick and four others arriving by March.
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Phoenix
Moble
Shipping Board
Blakeley Island
New York
New Orleans
Mobile
Accordat P
Kimo Div
Dove
Shipping Board Office
Warwick
Avondale
City of Newport
Cecil County
Silver Brook
Squirtless Grapefruit Arrives in New Orleans Market
New Orleans March 1 the squirtless grapefruit or tangelo arrives, per Joseph Chalona a wholesale fruit house executive. Since its first shipment from Florida two months ago demand has grown, and Chalona reports he cannot meet all orders as the fruit gains prominence on breakfast menus.
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New Orleans
Chalona
Defeated Candidate Despondent in Personal Crisis in Chicago
Emmitt Wilson former Oklahoma state senator and Socialist party candidate for alderman in Chicago died Monday from a self-inflicted bullet wound. His wife said he shot himself Sunday after attempting to kill her and their five year old daughter Lillian. Wilson had been despondent since the election.
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Chicago
Emmitt Wilson
Oklahoma
Wilson
Lillian
Socialist Party
Debs Regains Mail Privilege at Atlanta Prison
The Department of Justice announced that Eugene V. Debs, inmate at the Atlanta federal penitentiary, may receive mail again. The right to receive visits remains suspended due to a previous interview critical of President Wilson.
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Washington
Eugene V. Debs
Federal Penitentiary
Atlanta
Department of Justice
Debs
Wilson
Fake income tax warnings issued warn public
Washington March 1 the bureau of internal revenue issued warnings against fake income tax collectors. The public is told to seek the government for income tax matters and not private intermediaries as part of a fraud alert.
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Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Bureau
No Chance for War, Kellaway Says in Commons
London March 1 Foreign Under Secretary F. G. Kellaway told the House of Commons that relations with Japan are arranged to prevent any possibility of Britain becoming involved in a war with the United States. He added that responsible American officials should have no doubt about Britain’s true position.
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London
Japan
United States
F. G. Kellaway
House of Commons
Mr. Kellaway
Judiciary Committee Orders Houston Suspension of Papers
The Senate Judiciary Committee today ordered the mandatory production of all official documents bearing on foreign seats. Senator Reed of Missouri moved to direct rather than request the Secretary to produce the papers in question, and the motion passed unanimously in executive session.
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Washington
Martin
Senate Judiciary Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
David 8
Fiouston
Reed
Missouri
Tonnage At Port Shows February Gain Despite Short Month
A state harbor commission report notes Mobile port entries reached 105 040 gross tons in February, up more than 10 000 tons from January despite February having fewer days. Foreign bound steamers totaled 35 with 67 815 net tons, 12 coastwise steamers 29 035 net tons, plus six schooners, three barges, and two square riggers totaling 9 157 net tons.
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Mobile
Janary
State Harbor Commission
TeeSeee
City Faces Street Obstructions and City Budget Actions
The city orders removal of obstructions on streets and requires sidewalk reconstruction. The city auditor's salary rises to 225 dollars monthly on a mayoral motion. A half holiday may be proclaimed for April 10 opening day of a six day meet. An electric light is approved for George street. Bauer-Dooley Battery gains a filling station permit. February wharfage totals 2465.01 and February payrolls total 33096.06.
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George
Crawford
George Street
Government
Church Streets
Bauer-Dooley Battery Company
Broad
Dauphin Streets
H. E E. Bragg
Nine Men Fined After Poker Game Raid
Nine men were fined $15 each in recorder's court after being arrested at Klosky's hotel by Officer McCauley and Clerk Shannon for playing poker. Fined: M. Gerhardt, John Brown, Burt Maples, M. Rowles, Alex Tenaspolsky, J L. C. Connelly, Sim Phillips, Peter Strinsky, W. E. Nelson. H. Klein, found at the scene, was discharged for not being in.
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Recorder’s Court
Klosky’s
William McCauley
Jesse Shannon
M. Gerhardt
John Brown
Burt Maples
M. Rowles
Alex Tenaspolsky
JL. C. Connelly
Sim Phillips
Peter Strinsky
W. E. Nelson
H. Klein
Rate Men of State to Meet at Capital
The Alabama Public Service Commission calls rate experts from Alabama cities to Montgomery on March 7 to act on revising state rates in line with Interstate Commerce Commission decisions in the first Meridian rate case. The state rates are expected to undergo a general revision with some increases and decreases. Representatives from Mobile are to attend the hearing.
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Alabama Public Service Commission
Alabama
Montgomery
Interstate Commerce Commission
First Meridian
Mobile
Woman tells of shooting at store
A Davenport woman said she tried to kill Beauty Easterling after a confrontation at a soft drink store on Davis Avenue and Lafayette Street. She claimed her husband acted to restrain deputies and that both were involved when shots rang out injuring Easterling, who later died at the infirmary.
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Beauty Easterling
Dan McLaurin
Bfe
McLaurin
Davis Ve
Lafayette Street
Durin
Iain Pike
Mia
Melanie
D Blackman
Donaghue
T McLaurin
Blackman
Black
Th Laurin
Dena
W le
Davis Avenue
Providence Infirmary
Donahue
State Officials Talk Before Women at Public Meeting
Mrs. L B Bashire addresses at 216 Dauphin Street on child welfare. G Green of the juvenile inspection department and others will discuss the work for ward committees and public health reports. Meeting set for 11 o clock with Langs and Voters present.
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L. B. Bashire
G. Green
State Juvenile Inspection Department
Will
Langs
Dauphin Street
Phe Con
Public Health
Mora
Reckless Driving Fine Filed Against Driver Braxton Green
Braxton Green, identified as the driver of a truck, received fines after an accident noted by four witnesses. He was fined $25 on Monday for reckless driving and another $51 plus hard labor costs by the state court as punishment for speeding and damaging a Ford car.
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Braxton Green
Costa
Wednesday Partly Cloudy Forec Forecast
The forecast shows a fair night with Wednesday partly cloudy conditions. The forecast issued today from the bureau notes slightly higher temperatures than last night with a warmer daytime high.
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