Shipping Board Wage Pact Sways Mobile Marine Engineers
The Mobile branch of the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association accepts terms from the United States Shipping Board after talks among labor reps ship owners and Labor Secretary. Gulf coast branches including Galveston and Pensacola vote yes. Eight hour day retained. 15 percent wage cut implemented. National headquarters will issue final guidance before engineers return to ships. The Shipping Board pledges to protect workers aiding government during vessel manning, while local incident fines were imposed on two individuals for obstructing a ship boarding.
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Mobile
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
United States Shipping Board
John Sherry
Mobile Union
Steamlip
Labor
Avis
S Gulf Coast
Galveston
Penla
Ashington
Davis
Shipping Board
Sea Service Bureau
N. L. Evans
New York
Lew Keene
Admiral Ben
James Phillips
Government Pet
Olaf Lauch
Seamen’s Home
Recorder
Harvey Johile
Montgomery Street
Upper Bile
Ohio Docks
Washington
Man 19 Held in $10 000 Bond Today
Birmingham May 10 United States commissioner Kenneth Chariton bound over J H Conway alias J G Connally to the fall term federal grand jury under 10000 bond on a conspiracy to violate federal laws and use the mails to defraud. Conway, tied to a nationwide confidence game, sought 26000 from a Glendale Indiana marshal in Haville Alabama when arrested. George Lloyd and John Ivaan Charles McCord are involved in state and federal charges with other gang members detained in Cincinnati and announced later.
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Birmingham
Kenneth Chariton
United States
J. H. Conway
J. G. Connally
Conway
Connally
Marshal Man
Glendale
Indiana
Haville
Ala
George Lloyd
John I.vaaa
Charles McCord
Cincinnati
Students Enjoy Outing at Monroe Park
Annual outing of students of the Mercy center held at Monroe Park today marking the season opener. Over 5,000 people attended as new rides including a whip and a roller coaster were showcased, with operation expected in about two weeks. Buck Taylor noted ongoing outings by various organizations.
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Ent of Mercy
Monroe Park
Pleasure Park
Charles Marcel
Tendent
Buck” Taylor
Whiskey Seized by Deputy Sheriffs at Mobile Docks
Deputy sheriffs seized several cases of whiskey late last night from the steamer Tuscan tied to the Mobile and Ohio docks. A search warrant filed by Sheriff W H Holcombe Jr authorized the action. Part of the liquor was found aboard a skiff near the steamer, with deputies Butch Blackman Farmer and Allen taking part in the seizure.
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Mobile and
Ohio
W. H. Holcombe, Jr
Butch
Hu- Blackman
Farmer
Allen
Spring Hill to Host Kiwanis Guests on Wednesday
A large group of Mobile Kiwanis will visit Spring Hill College as guests of the faculty and students. The party will arrive by automobile at 12 15 in Mobile. Rotarians were entertained last week.
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Spring Hill College
Weather forecast for Gton area May forecast
Partly cloudy conditions with storms possible this afternoon. Temperatures warm today and cooler tonight. Wednesday expected fair skies with a drop in temperature across Mississippi region.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Allen Case Set For Thursday Postponed To May 26
The murder case of Frank Allen for the February 4 shooting death of Allen Botter at Spring Hill was postponed to May 26 due to the illness of Mrs. J. J. Botter. In the same proceeding County Solicitor Bart Ble Chamberlain announced the delay.
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Frank Allen
Allen Botter
Spring Hill
J. J. Botter
Allen
Bart Ble
Chamberlain
John Hudson
Ike Williams
Willie Fincher
A. T. N. Petition To Cut Passenger Rates Filed
The Alabama Tennessee and Northern railroad led by President John T. Cochrane of Mobile filed with the Alabama Public Service Commission seeking a sixteen and two thirds percent cut in passenger rates. The Reform to Calves line in intrastate service would implement the reduction upon approval, with expectations it will be granted.
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Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad
John T. Cochrane
Mobile
Alamama Public Service Commission
United States
Reform
Pickens * Ty
Calves
Mobile Golfers Visit Citronelle For Club Match
Members of Mobile Country Club travel to Citronelle this afternoon to play match games with Citronelle Club members. A dinner will follow the golf on the Citronelle links. Chauffeurs include J. B. Taylor R. I. Speer William H. Armbrecht T. H. Lining J. J. McMahon H. T. Culver and others.
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Mobile Country Club
Citronelle
J. 8. Taylor
R. I. Speer
William H. Armbrecht
T. H. Lining
J. J. McMahon
H. T. Culver
Knights of Columbus Excursion to Biloxi Sunday
Local council organizes a Biloxi trip Sunday departing Mobile at 8:45 AM and returning about 10:30 PM. Members from Mobile and New Orleans will join Biloxi council for an initiation program. The Mobile minstrel troupe will perform a show in Biloxi for the Biloxi council.
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the Knights of Columbus
Biloxi
Miss
Mobile
Mobile KC
New Orleans Knights
Mobile Minstrel
Auto Driver Fined After Collision With Street Car
Lonnie Anderson faced fines after a collision with a Cedar Street street car on Friday. He was fined $15 for reckless driving while motorman W B Dawson was discharged. Five people were slightly injured as testimony occurred in the recorder's court.
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Lonnie Anderson
Cedar Street
Recorder’s Court
Anderson
W. B. Dawson
Accient
Auto Fire at Government Street Bakery Draws Crowd
A car in the rear of Yuille's bakery at 162 Government street caught fire at 11:05 this morning. Fire companies responded and a large crowd gathered. The automobile suffered only minor damage.
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Yuille’s
No. 162
Government Street
Thunderstorms Predicted for Mobile This Afternoon
Weather report from the local bureau forecasts thunderstorms for Mobile this afternoon or tonight. Thunder showers with fresh south winds and coastal squalls are expected along the coast.
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Mobile
Knights of Columbus Minstrel Show For Church Benefit
The Knights of Columbus minstrels will be held Thursday night at the Battle House auditorium for St. Joan of Arc church. The show has been recast with added material and new songs. Tickets proceeds go to Rev. Father S. J. Hackett to aid in building the church.
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Knights of Columbus
Battle House
St. Joan of Arc Church
Father 5. J. Hackett
Names Proposed for Mobile Parks in Choctaw and Galvez Squares
The Mobile city commission debated a mayor proposed resolution naming two new parks. Choctaw Square honors the Choctaw Indians on the Eureka Garden site, while Galvez Square commemorates Bernardo D. Galvez who captured Mobile in 1780. The measure was laid over for future consideration.
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Mobile
Eureka Garden
Claiborne
Madison Streets
Choctaw Square
Galvez
Police Department
Hamilton Street
the Volunteers of America
Numb County
McCall Fined for Assault in Broad Street Incident
Archie McCall, a former taxi driver, was fined 350 dollars and court costs in circuit court for assaulting and beating Hans Rink assistant manager of the Florida Fish Company. He was remanded for sentencing if the fine is not paid and ordered jailed. The attack occurred last summer on Broad Street near Savannah. A second assault case against tailor A Berg was continued to a later session.
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Archie McCall
Hans Rink
Florida Fish Company
McCall
Broad Street
Savannah
A. Berg
Four Men On Trial For Bank Robbery and Murder
Four men charged with murder and the Exchange Bank robbery at Culver Indiana went on trial in Warsaw circus court. Defendants are John R. Burns Al Silbert Peter Fox and Jose. They were captured after a gun battle with Culver citizens that left merchant Russell Laine dead. A fifth member escaped.
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Warsaw
Ind
Exchange Bank
Culver
John R. Burns
al. Silbert
Peter Fox
Jose
Russell Laine
Woman Shot in Memphis Then Suspect Surrenders
Mrs. Ben Jenkins, 42, was shot and killed at her Memphis home after a quarrel with Otto Jacobs a young mechanic who surrendered to police and is charged with murder Jacobs says the woman who he knew for a year had annoyed him until he became desperate
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Memphis
Tenn
Ben Jenkins
Otto Jacobs
Jacobs
Methodist Women Executives Meet in Springfield
Springfield Ohio May 10 Funds for foreign work and field selections will be among topics at the annual executive board meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Springfield
Ohio
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Methodist Episcopal Church
Newport News
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Yale Will Aid Men Who Work Own Way
New Haven Conn May 10 The Yale student who is working his way through college will receive from the university free tuition provided he maintains in his class work a general average of 90 or more Students who do not attain this grade will receive remission in proportion to their scholastic standing
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Lane Improves After Operation
Rochester Minn May 10 Franklin K Lane former secretary of the interior was greatly improved today after his operation last week. His physicians are confident of his recovery It was announced today that Mr Lane was operated on for gallstones.
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Rochester
Minn
Franklin K. Lane
Secretary of the Interior
Lane
Galistones
Four Trembley Brothers Die In Cambridge Fire
Four Trembley brothers Ledger 21 Ernest 19 Warren 14 and Lester 12 were burned to death when a fire started near the front entrance of their Cambridge home and blocked the exit from attic rooms. The cause was undetermined. Parents, siblings, and a sister were rescued.
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Cambridge
Mass
Ledger
Ernest
Warren
Lester Trembley
Justin Trembley
Polish Rebels Capture Kosel In Upper Silesia Fight
Insurgent Polish forces crossed the Oder and seized Kosel after hard fighting in Upper Silesia. The population fled in panic as a French officer sought shelter in the Kosel barracks. Casualties were reported at Krandizin station during the three days of clashes with German forces.
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Oppeln
Upper Silesia
Associated Press
Oder
Kosel
Interallied Commission
Krandizin
Patrols Cross Oder into Upper Silesia in Raid
Ratibor area May 10 German patrols crossed the Oder into Upper Silesia and seized Poles, one accused of killing Germans. The patrol leader, a 23 year old civilian, says the Pole admitted the act and planned further killings. Italian troops report heavy losses and harsh treatment of Polish prisoners. German civilians are being armed to defend themselves amid incoming ammunition from Breslau and Oppeln.
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Ratibor
Upper Silesia
Oder River
Simoes
Oder
Bressiau
Oppeln
Polish moves to restore peace in Upper Silesia amid clashes
London reports indicate the Polish government backs allied efforts to calm Upper Silesia. Adelbert Korfanty urges workers to return to Beuthen, while Oppeln notes influx of 18000 armed civilians and looming clashes. Five French troop firing casualties reported near Oppeln. Refugees flow into Germany as interallied leaders warn on safe returns.
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London
Upper Silesia
A. Randiies
Daily Express
Adelbert Korfanty
Beuthen
Oppeln
Daily Herald
Pols
Berlin
International News Service
Hindenburg
Kattowis
Germany
Interrallied Commission
Four Encounters Enliven Session At Baton Rouge
In Baton Rouge on May 10 the Constitutional Convention adopted an ordinance granting legislators $15 per day. The committee had recommended $10 per day for both houses, an increase of $5. The amendment to set $15 per day was hotly debated and passed 54 to ...
Burglars Loot Safe at Union Carbide in New York
Burglars who operated with full knowledge of their surroundings robbed a safe in the office of the Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation of bonds valued at 50 000 dollars some negotiable and 500 dollars in cash between noon Saturday and 9 o clock Monday morning.
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New York
Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation
Six of ten girls escape reformatory capture in woods
Bedford New York May 10 six of ten girls who escaped from the Ford reformatory for women last night were recaptured in the woods early today. All were weary and mud stained but sang and shouted boisterously as they were returned to the institution.
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Bedford
Ford Reformat For
Striking Marines Clash With Negro Strikebreakers in Baltimore
In Baltimore on May 10 a mob of 300 or more alleged marine strikers and supporters stormed the customs house to reach a group of apparently hired negro strikebreakers. Several attackers beat the guards before police restored order.
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Baltimore
Custom House
Federal
Negotiations Cease Over Wage Dispute At Navy Yard
Washington reports say marine workers and shipowners failed to reach a settlement after Secretary Davis called the talks unavailing. Marine Engineers' Association demands hold to the proposed terms, with Admiral Benson and Davis noting no further talks until circumstances change.
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Washington
Marine Workers’ Organizations
Davis
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
Admiral Benson
Shipping Board
Benson
Germany Accepts Reparations Ultimatum Spurs Exchange
News from New York reports that German acceptance of the Allied reparations terms boosted the foreign exchange market. British bills traded actively with demand sterling around 3.98 to 3.99 for small sums, near a record high since last April. Paris demand bills rose to 8.41, a postwar peak, while the German mark advanced to 1.56, up 1 1/2 points.
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New York
London
Paris
Germany
Mississippi Bankers Association Meeting in Vicksburg
Vicksburg Mississippi May 19 with 200 delegates the Mississippi Bankers Association opened proceedings. President T W McCoy delivered the annual address urging frugality and hard work for farmers and merchants rather than seeking remedial legislation during the souths current low mood.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Mississippi Bankers’ Association
South
T. W. McCoy
Germany Move Toward Accepting Allied Demands
Paris reports Berlin sources indicate Germany is likely to accept the allied ultimatum on reparations. Berlin circles say Ebert will ask Paul Loebe to form a new ministry as acceptance appears probable. Fehrenbach cabinet may officially endorse the London terms to relieve the crisis. Wolff argues acceptance is the wiser course.
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Paris
Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Ebert
Paul Loebe
Reichstag
Democratic and German People’s Party
Fehrenbach
London
Wolff
Upper Silesia
Ruhr
Garry Cerpendin
O Geblatt
Staten
Lincoln
Opium Hidden in Lemons Leads to Arrests in Chinatown
Pittsburgh detectives investigating a lemon market in the Chinese section found opium concealed inside fruit sold to Orientals. A lemon was seized showing raw opium substitution, and Yee Zouck and Yee Wing were arrested and jailed for further investigation.
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Pittsburgh
Yee Zouck
Yee Wing
Shortage in Crops of Five Deciduous Fruits Feared
Washington May 10 An alarming shortage in apples pears peaches plums and cherries is feared after freezes in March and April. Government experts say to nurse spared trees, increase crops in escaped areas, and prevent waste to avoid higher prices. Freezes affected regions from south of central Pennsylvania and Ohio to Virginia and the Carolinas.
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Washington
Dt. C
Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Virginia
Carolina Line
Houses Unroofed by Tornado in Beaumont
Beaumont Texas May 10 A windstorm unroofed several houses and toppled many trees after a reported twister moved toward the city. For nearly two hours most of Beaumont was dark due to broken wires. At Spindletop more than 26 derricks were blown down and derricks nearby will suffer heavy damage.
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Beaumont
Texas
Houston
Fleldg
Spindletop
Information gathered on Alabama coal districts
Birmingham May 10 H Davis commissioner of labor said he will assemble statistics on coal production and market state as part of the unemployment and labor conditions study in Alabama mine fields.
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Birmingham
Ala
H. Davis
Department of Labor
Alabama
John J. McNamara Free After Prison Release
John J. McNamara, known Los Angeles dynamiter, freed at San Quentin after a 66 year sentence down from 80 years. Friends planned a gate reception and a San Francisco speaking engagement with the bridge and structural iron workers. Brother James B. McNamara remains jailed serving a life term for the 1910 Los Angeles Times building blast.
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San Quentin
Cal
John J. and
Namara
Los Angeles
San Quen
McNamara
Sen
Bridge and Structural Iron Works
San Francisco
James B. McNamara
Los Angeles Times
Cable landing dispute up to top court ruling
Secretary of State Hughes refused to intervene in the Western Union cable landing dispute until the Supreme Court rules on presidential power to block landings. Newcomb Carlton, Western Union president, testified before the House committee opposing Kellogg bill granting coast landing regulation authority.
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Washington
Hughes
Western Union
Barbados
Miami
Reme
Newcomb Carlton
House
Interstate, and Foreign Commerce Committee
Carlton
United States
Circulation Men Open Convention in Columbus Ga
The 20th annual session of the International Circulation Manager Association opened in Columbus Georgia with president W L Argue of Toronto presiding. Local men delivered addresses and Col Paul B Malone welcomed visiting newspersons on behalf of Camp Sense military institution.
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Columbus
International Circulation Managery Association
W. L. Argue
Toronto
Canada
Paul B. Malone
Camp Sense
Seven Die in Sicilian Political Clash Near Palermo
Seven were killed and 11 wounded in a clash between nationalist and socialist factions at a political meeting in Castelvetrano near Palermo Sicily. Elsewhere in Italy campaign meetings showed only minor disorders as the electoral drive continued.
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Rome
Castelvetranto
Palermo
Sicily
Italy
Kiwanians Invite Harding to Meeting in Cleveland
Washington May 10. Dr George Harding Jr of Columbus heads a delegation inviting the president to attend the International Association of Rotary Clubs meeting in Cleveland in June. The president indicated he did not expect to leave Washington at that time.
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Washington
P' Harding
George Harding, Jr
Columbus
International Association of Clubs
Cleveland
West Virginia farmer Harmon Bell shot dead near Gap
Cumberland Maryland May 2. Harmon Bell forty farmer of Figville Grant county West Virginia was shot and killed at Gap seven miles west of Peters. The shooting is thought to have resulted from a dispute with informers tied to shiners.
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Cumberland
Harmon Bell
Figville
Grant County
Gap
Peters
W. Va
Shiners
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Pole
Baton Rouge
N. Y
JOD Strikers
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Marine Workers
Healy
Burt Todd
Marine Engineers’ Executive Committee
Congress
Mississippi Bankers Association Meeting
Loebe
John J. M’namara
Harding
Virginia Cane
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