The Birmingham News Promises Fair Campaign Coverage
The Birmingham News urges readers to follow its daily reporting on the Wilson versus Hughes campaign, the Mexican situation, and other major topics. Leroy Jacobs will accompany Alabama troops. special articles will add color to the news. It highlights extensive features, fiction, comics, and a special mail subscription offer.
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Wilson
Hughes
Birmingham News
Alabama
Associated Press
Birmingham
United Press
The
International News Service
Leroy Jacobs
Rder
Mexico
50c for 1 month to Dec. Standard mail by malenty
Advertisement offering a one month subscription for 50 cents and a price of $2 to December. Payment methods include stamps money orders or checks. Mailing address listed as City.
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Malenty
Reinforcements Fail to Halt German Retreat on Somme
The war office announced continued German withdrawal on the Somme front after Orvillers was cleared of garrison. British forces advanced north of the Ancre, gaining more control of the Albert–Baumpe highway as German troops fought stubbornly in front of the village.
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Orvillers
Somme
War Office
The
Ancre
Albert-Baumpe Highway
Peggy Brings Change to a Scottish Village Tale
An American whirlwind named Peggy arrives in a small Scottish hamlet and stirs the town. She wins hearts, unsettles the crabbed uncle and dour villagers, then guides the elders toward renewal. A young man, the Meemster, falls for her as she tests his gospel.
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Peggy
America
Pexey
Andren
Nnd
The Evil Thereof at the Star and Delite
A powerful morality drama by Channing Pollock and Rennold Wolf presents the relentless pursuit of money. The photoplay depicts human tragedies caused by greed, showing shattered loves and crimes as the cost of wealth in a vivid Paramount program film from Famous Players.
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Channing Pollock
Rennold Wolf
Famous Players Film Company
Paramount
Underground Phone Invention Shocks Forest Service
Dr NH Barringer Cox announced in San Francisco on July 18 that he perfected a subterranean wireless telephone and found a law enabling energy transmission over a single conductor. He and a team at Los Olivos California have worked five months with the U S forest service to develop wireless signals for forest fires.
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San Francisco
NH. Barringer-Cox
Beauregard Reinforced At Manassas In 1861 March
Dr. W. L. Long recalls a 46 mile forced march conducted fifty five years ago today under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston to reinforce Gen Beauregard at Manassas.
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Beauregard
W. L. Long
Joseph E. Johnston
Manassas
Final Settlement Hearing for Hamilton Estate
Probate Court of Morgan County Alabama announces the guardian W B Hamilton has filed accounts for the final settlement of the estates of Eugene Hamilton and Bertha Hamilton. A hearing is set for July 31, 1916, at which interested parties may appear to contest the settlement under the authority cited 18-15-22. Judge WM E Skeggs presides.
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State of
Alabama
Morgan County
Eugene
Bertha Hamilton
W. B. Hamilton
Eugene Hamilton
Daily paper urges advertisers to submit copy by 10 a.m.
The Decatur Daily requests advertisers to have copy in the office by 10 a.m. for same day afternoon mail trains. The paper will wait for copy but the mail trains depart on schedules, so submit early to ensure publication.
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Decaturs
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Fenner
Helen
Warren
Roxane
Montague Glass
Saturday Evening Post
Abe Martin
Goldberg
Polly
Ingham
Mississippi
Tennessee
Georgia
Times
Ala
Samar Mo
Twelfth Regiment
National Guard of
New York
Martin Connor
James Connor
Corp
Joseph Connor
Connor
Naval Reserve
Offensve
Billy Burke
the Masonic Today
Frank Losee
Star and Delite
WM. E. Skeggs
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