The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04

i received a communication from James F. Cooper, secretary of the Henley Royal Regatta, rejecting the Titus entry for the Henley Regatta. Cooper quotes rule 10, which reads
 That no entry shall be accepted of any crew or sculler out of the United King dom unless such crew or' sculler belong to club which is affiliated to union
 
 hour of unveilng of the Jefferson Davis | monument at Richmond, Va, today, prac- tically all railroad and other transporta- | tion operations in this vicinity were sus- | pended for five minutes at o'clock this afternoon. Not only trains stopped, but 1 the railroad clerical forces suspended work l for five minutes as well, Many in addi- ton to the railroads suspended work for the period mentioned
 Savannah, Ga, June 3.-For five min ptes after o'clock this afternoon every | large factory and industry in Savannah stopped in honor of the memory of Jeff | ferson Davis Street cars did not run, | the cityq hall chimes and the chimes of the St. Johns church sounded and rail road trains of all systems out of Sa vannah stopped.
 Roanoke, Va, Jupne 3.-There was a | suspension of business over the entire l system of the Norfolk and Western rail way this afternoon for five minutes while the veil was being withdrawn from the monument erected to the memory of Jef ferson Davis at Richmond. Meridian, June 3.-(Special) Conform l ing to the request of Gen. Stephen D. ! Lee that all active work be suspended for I five minutes today, at clock practical l n ha sfO nf that hour, until 2:05. Every street car | stopped wherever 1t happened to be, and | the wheels In every factory quit turning and activity of all kinds was suspended | and the birthday of Jefferson Davis was otherwise observed by the closing of the 1 banks.
 | Anniston, June 3.-Street cars and the wheels of every industry in Annlston came 1 to standstlll at 1 o'clock today to re- spect the memory of Jefferson Davis. This being the Confederate Memorial Day the graves of the Confederate soldiers in lIdgemont and Hillside cemetery were dec orated by members of the U. c. V. and 1 the Daughters of the Confectionery. Montgomery, June 3-Jefferson Davis | came to Montgomery first to be inaugu- rated President of the Confederacy in 1861, I next to dedicate the magnificent monu-
 
 lastly a corpse to lay in state en route to his burying place In Richmond. Con sequently the city took marked notice of the unveiling of his monument at Rich mond today, all business being suspended and the stores closed for five minutes. The people of the city in large measure gathered about the star on the capitol steps which marks the place where he stood to take the oath of president, and with bowed heads at the time of the un- yelling. A floral was sent by the state, 1t being huge cradle. It represented the cradle of the Confederacy as Montgomery Is known.
 New Orleans. June 3-Confederate me- morial day in the sate of Louisiana and Jefferson Davis birthday make today a double holiday with the banks and many commercial houses closed. No especial preparations have been made here to ob- serve the moment of the unveiling of Jeff ferson Davis statue this. afternoon in Richmond. Confederate monuments and the graves of Confederate soldiers will be decorated during a parade of Confed- crate organizations, which will in suc- cesSion visit the historical places asso- ciated with the day.
 Atlanta, June 3-The proclamation by Governor Terrell, urging that the request
 
 of business for five minutes during the unveiling of the Jeff Davis monument at Richmond, was generally observed here today. During the five minutes following 1 o'clock the street cars halted in their places. railroad trains on three trans portation lines stopped and many stores closed their doors during the brief in- terval. The fire bells were toled for five minutes before and after 1 o'clock
 
 Jackson Miss. June 3.-The birthday of Jefferson Davis was very generally ob- served in this state today. No prepara- tion was made to observe the time of the uneviling of the Davis statue at Rich mond.
 Dallas, Tex, June 3.-A new state law, which makes Jefferson Davis birthday a legal holiday. was observed today by the United States government through it's local offiicals. The postoffice and other federal offices were closed. Waco, Tex, June 3.-Exercises were held in many towns in Texas today in honor of the birthday of Jefferson Davis. Prom inent speakers participated in these exr- ercises.