Lumber Shippers Win Meridian Rate Victory
The Mobile & Ohio Railroad will not advance lumber rates to Mobile from points on its line to Mobile in the Meridian rate case. The decision saves thousands for lumber manufacturers and exporters and ends attempts to raise tariffs at hearings before Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Meridian
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Mobile
R. G. Cobb
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
H. (. Keene
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. Cobb
Quitman
Mobile & Oie
Cobb
Southern Rail Way
Enbra Mobilé
Southern Road
Ohio
Police busy with string of thefts and burglaries
Police report a series of burglaries and thefts including a break in at Henry Meyer’s grocery store and the theft of cash from a rear drawer. Other incidents include a purse snatching from Mrs. R C Marshall and property thefts from M W Meyers and Alex Strouse. Officials blame camp followers for disorder while detectives pursue arrests.
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Henry Meyer
Dauphin
Scott
R. C. Marshall
Government Street
Alex Strouse
Wilkinson
Robbery suspect dives into river to escape pursuit
Bean Beazer, a young man, leaped into Mobile river after a store robbery on Royal Street. He fled with about $50 as proprietor Arpi chased him with a pistol toward the river. Cornered under a southern city house, the suspect was captured and now faces grand larceny charges.
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Bean Beazer
Mobile River
Anom Arpi
Royal Street
Arpi
Madison
Edison Says Two Percent Can Understand Self Government
Edison argues only two percent can understand plain writing and act. he cites imagination as key to self government and laments long road to legislation. He criticizes government by lawyers and notes Greek philosophers misunderstood by their era.
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Mr. Edison
United States
Earth
Herbert Spencer
Rare Birds to Be Shown During Gulf States Fair
A rare collection of birds from Africa, India, Australia, and South America arrives for the Gulf States Agricultural and Live Stock fair. Mrs. W. W. McGuire, manager of the Woman's department, places the display in the Kennel show area. The vivid plumage and rarity are expected to draw unusual attention.
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Africa
W. W. McGuire
Woman's Department
Gulf Tates
Delegates Off For Birmingham Meet From Bayou La Barre Lodge
Louis Myer and Captain Geo Sprinkles depart tonight as Bayou la Barre A F and A M members to attend the Birmingham lodge cornerstone ceremony. President Harding will deliver the principal address. Emory Ekridge will serve as danger inspector at Bayou La.
Confident G M N Men Will Not Strike
Arriving from Jackson Tennessee President I B Tigrett of the Mobile and Northern Railroad said he had not considered a strike and was confident men employed on G M N would not strike. He noted existing contracts with the workers require due notice for any advance and none had been received.
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Jackson
Tenn
I. B. Tigrett
If, Mobile and Northern Railroad
Tigrett
Social order clashes over Washington receptions
In Washington society Mrs. Harding pushes to elevate Senate ladies to the top rung of official social life, challenging the tradition that assigns the cabinet wives the premier place at receptions. The movement signals a shift in the social order within official circles.
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Ashington
Wash
Weather overview for Alabama and Mississippi forecast
The forecast for Alabama predicts generally fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with probable rain in the northern portion on Wednesday and cooler winds in the afternoon. Mississippi shows fair weather tonight with unsettled conditions and probable rain in the extreme northeast, accompanied by light to brisk north winds.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Shrimp Industry Protected By Alabama Legislation
Alabama lawmakers approved a bill to shield the shrimping industry along Mobile Bay from Mississippi trawlers. The measure, already passed by the Senate, moves to the governor for signature and was part of the governor’s special session call. The prior law was struck down in court.
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Alabama
Alabama House
Senate
Mobile Bay
Mississippi
House
Kilpatrick Arrives in Mobile for Family Reunion Visit
Captain Emmet Kilpatrick, recently released after nine months in a Russian prison, arrived in Mobile early this morning to visit his brother Dr. G. C. Kilpatrick. The Kilpatrick family reunion is at 801 Augusta Street with Rupert Kilpatrick and wife of Hattiesburg also in Mobile to meet him.
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Emmet Kilpatrick
G. C. Kilpatrick
Captain Kilpatrick
Mre
New York
Washington
Montgomery
Alabama Capital
Mobile
Uniontown
Ala
Urge Improvement of Streets as Aid to Fire Department
Commissioner Harry T. Hartwell urged immediate street improvements to accompany motorization of Mobile’s Fire Department. The resolution, adopted by the city commission, also calls for a chief engineer inventory of apparatus and a conference with the Board of Fire Underwriters to discuss improvements.
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Mobile Fire Department
City Commission
Harry T. Hartwell
Fire Department
Board of Fire Underwriters
Movile Fire Department
First Conference Session Postponed Amid Armistice Day Events
The opening meeting of the international conference on armament and Far Eastern affairs was postponed to November 12. The change preserves the original program for the conference and Armistice Day ceremonies honoring America’s unknown soldier.
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Washington
Conteen
America
Engineer Plans to Improve County Roads Near Mobile
County Highway Engineer 8 M Adams announced plans for road improvements to several Mobile area routes. The program includes clay gravel on Conception Street Road from Three Mile Creek to Prichard and Whistler, upgrades to Venetia Road from Hall's Mill Road to the station, Fulton Road to Pine Crest Cemetery, Half Mile Road at Irvington, Grand Bay and Union Church Road extension, and linking the two clubhouse roads with the Dog River scenic highway.
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County Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
8. M. Adams
Conception Street
Three Mile Creek
Prichard and
Whistler
Venetia
Hall’s Mill Road
Fulton Road
Hall's Mill Road
Pine Crest Cemetery
Irvington
Grand Bay
Union Church
Dog River
Cox to Lead Hunting Expedition South in November
Former Ohio Governor James M. Cox directed to join a hunting party in the Tensas Swamp near Bear Lake starting in early November. The group, including Col. C. B. Fields Col. J. Freeman Little former Gov. Charles Osborne and Frank C. Miller among others, are noted sportsmen.
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Charles Osborne
Michigan
Frank C. Miller
Dayton Douglas
Canada
Debt discussion not part of U S plans
Washington reports the United States has not proposed or received any suggestion to raise allied debts at the forthcoming armament conference. Officials say no nation intends to bring the issue to the conference and that delegations lack financial experts to handle debt questions.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Petitions Heard for Naturalization in Federal Court
Preliminary examinations of several petitioners for naturalization are being held in the federal court room today with Examiner Jackson of New Orleans presiding. He will make recommendations in each case to the court, which will hear the petitions on November 4.
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City Commission
Mobile Automobile Club
Dauphin Street
St. Francis Street
St. Joseph and
Conception
St. Francis
Conception Street
Roya
Dauphin
Federal Court Room
Jackson
New Orleans
Crisis passes in Irish conference situation
At Sinn Fein headquarters in London on October 25 the Associated Press reports a view that the crisis in the Irish conference is over for the present. No further details are provided on actions or outcomes.
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London
Associated Prese
Sinn Fein
P i
Storm to Strike Near Tampa Florida Warned
Weather officials warned of a tropical storm moving toward the Florida coast between Key West and Tampa. Advisories cited severe gales and high tides, with mobile warnings lifted as the storm veered away from Mobile.
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Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Key West
Tampa
Storm Center
Washington
Florida Peninsula
Florida West Coach
Cedar Keys
Mobile
Tropical storm wrecks Tampa region with severed wires
Western Union reports indicate a tropical storm likely struck Tampa with extensive damage. Messages to Tampa and other west coast points are delayed as wires are down. Jacksonville advices say south of the coast wires are blown, St. Petersburg connections severed. Weather bureau notes the storm centered west of Tampa moving north northeast.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Tampa
Fla
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Arcadia
Fort Meyer
Wauchula
Tarpon Springs
Ft. Meade
Punta Gorda
Punta Rosa
Clearwater
Bradentown
Sarasota
West Coast
Jacksonville
St. Petersburg
Weather Bureau
Trainmen strike mostly quiet in San Antonio yards
In San Antonio 600 trainmen on a strike affected three switch engines in the local yards while freight and passenger trains operated with non union brakemen at the helm. The superintendent's office reported most freight moved and passenger trains arriving and departing on time.
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San Antonio
International and Great Northern Railroad
Income Tax Rates Adopted in Senate
The senate approved normal tax rates of four percent on the first four thousand dollars of income and eight percent on amounts over that, without a record vote. The committee amendment proposing these rates was approved within four minutes of the meeting, with no discussion.
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Washington
Senate
Ben. Trammer
Florida
Plan for North South Methodist Union Nears Formulation
Detroit October 25 A definite plan for reuniting the Methodist Episcopal Church north and south is to be made here before the world conference opening November 14. Bishop Theodore S. Henderson says northern and southern unification commissions will map a program for the effort and submit it to the southern church commission. If successful the union would make eleven the largest Protestant denomination in the country.
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Detroit
Methodist Episcopal Church
North
World Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Commission On Methodist Unification
Theodore 8
Henderson
Michigan
Unification Commission
eBeven
Harding Heads South on Four Day Presidential Swing
President Harding departed Washington on a special train for a four day southern tour. He will visit Birmingham for the city's semi centennial and Atlanta, with a stop at Camp Benning for infantry school inspection. Accompanying him are Mrs. Harding and other officials.
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Washington
Harding
South
Birmingham
Atlanta
Camp Benning
Lees. Weeks
Sen
Mra. Underwood
Alabama
George B. Christian, Jr
Muscle Shoals
War Department
Spanish Soldiers Retire From Mount Arruit Post
Spanish forces retreat from Mount Arruit southwest of Melilla after destroying military supplies. Air bombardments target Moorish groups around Gemara. Gen Marzo’s column breaks Moorish lines at Magan, then withdraws under air protection from Tetuan. Ceuta and El Araish in western Morocco reported quiet.
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Madrid
Mount Arruit
Melilla
Gemara
Morocco
Marzo
Magan
Uadlai
Tetuan
Tiguisas
Ceuta
el Araish
Sunday Blue Law Near-Death After Senate Vote
In Montgomery Alabama the Sunday blue law was effectively killed when the Senate postponed the bill indefinitely. The move followed an unannounced test vote by Sen Beale with Sen Teasley guiding the motion. The tally showed 14 in favor of killing and 12 favoring discussion.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Senate
Teasley
Sen Beale
HoldUp Bandits Loot Mail Truck In New York City
Three masked robbers stopped a United States mail truck in Manhattan late last night and escaped with registered mail pouches. Investigators say the bandits seized four mail pouches and fled in a green car after forcing driver Frank Gascono to open gates. Havranek, the driver, was detained briefly but later released while police pursue suspects across Wall Street district.
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New York
Unity States
Atiw
Wall Street
Frank Gasconee
Havranck
Aes
Havis
Warranck
Wart outbreak insurance terms amid Japan United States talks
London reports outline two insurance deals against wart outbreak risks. First covers loss transfer and debt payments with a December 31 1922 deadline and odds near 19 to 1. A second option sets a 15 guineas rate with 37 to 1 odds and a 1922 end date.
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London
United Under
Indies
States of America
Japan
United States
U. S. Steel Panned in West Virginia Probe
Samuel Untermyer, York attorney, told the Senate committee investigating the coal strike that the United States Steel Corporation is “the enemy to industrial peace.” He warned the disruption in West Virginia mine fields is a national matter, not merely local.
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Washington
Ted States Steel Corporation
Samuel Untermyer
York
West Virginia
Myer
Unte
Mexican Supreme Court ruling on Arm Article 27 control
State Department officials said Mexico's decision on Article 27 does not retroactively affect U S property rights. The study concludes the ruling fails to provide grounds for recognizing Mexican government control of sub soil properties based on past American interests.
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Washington
Mexico
State Department
Dec
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