Business leaders nominate county board candidates in Mobile
A Friday meeting of over one hundred business and community leaders backed a reform slate for the Mobile County Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners. The group urged strict business principles, finance reform, and responsible leadership amid notes of county debt and slow payments, aiming to restore credit and curb political maneuvering.
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Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Henry Brannan
Wilmer
Brannan
the Tribune
Business Men’s Committee
Mobile County
Mobile
Good Use of Schools in Wartime
In Cuyahoga County Ohio groups of boys lodge in village schoolhouses as part of the Boy’s Working Reserve to aid farmers and raise food during the war. They live in school buildings, work on farms, and rely on local households for bedding utensils and supplies. The program is praised as an admirable summer use for schools.
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Cuyahoga County
Ohio
United States
Nine Tenths Recover From Wounds In Paris Hospitals
American hospitals in Paris report 90 percent recovery among wounded Yankee soldiers from Cantigny and the Marne. Improvements in surgical methods prompt care and a shift to open fighting reduce shell wounds, promising safer front line service and more returns home after the war.
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Paris
Cantigny
Marne
Germany threatens prisoners and argues for exchanges
The Cleveland Press notes Germany’s threats to mistreat American prisoners in Germany and argues for prisoner exchanges with France Britain and Italy. It cites Rintelen and London as example figures and warns German assurances are unreliable while urging steady U S resolve.
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Germany
United States
Franz. von Rintelen
Intercon
Iag
England
London
America
Siegfried Paul London
von Rintelen
Leipsic
Russia
Lansing
France
Italy
Great Britain
Cleveland Press
Newspaper delays letters to mock Alabama politics
The piece criticizes a local newspaper for refusing letters in reply to its attacks on public figures. It notes the publication of Forney Johnston’s letter was delayed from May to June 5, following prior pressures from The Tribune.
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Forney Johnston
Alabama
Johnston
Tribune
Kilby Endorsed by Alabama Insurers Sparks Local Outcry
A Mobile debate centers on a letter from Alabama rate boosters declaring Kilby "all right" on fire insurance. The note alarms residents who fear higher costs and blame Kilby for providing benefit to insurers at the expense of the public.
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United States
Alabama
Kilby
Mobile
Inquiry into alleged liquor raids on negro homes in southern city
The Tribune reports a letter accusing liquor being stored in black residents' homes in the southern part of the city and claims raids follow to discredit the police chief. The police department has been informed for its consideration.
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the Tribune
Police Department
War Savings Stamps Urged to Aid Allied Efforts
The piece argues against exchanging captured Germans for Allied prisoners as untrustworthy, urges full support for War Savings Stamps, and advocates pledging to save and buy war bonds to empower the fighting forces. It notes Gen. Hindenburg's uncertain status and references the Kaiser’s broken promises.
Senator Underwood Opposed to Woman Suffrage Submission
A letter from E. Q. Norton of Mobile argues that Senator Underwood champions majority rule yet opposes submitting woman suffrage to states. Norton cites public opinion, state resolutions, and Underwood's own campaign booklet to claim the Democratic party should honor state independence and allow nationwide ratification through the federal amendment process.
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Underwood
Senate
Chambers of Commerce
Relgious
Underwood- Hobson
Alabama
United States
House of Representatives
Up and Down Broadway A New York Dansant Scene
A gilded Broadway dansant scene shows idle young men planning lures for wealthy women as an American ace returns for a spell. Winthrop Ames shares a war tale and a New York debate over which building here is the town’s most impressive, amid a corner three story structure resisting sale.
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New York
Madison Square Tower
Woolworth
B - Way
Thirty-fourth Street
Our Dumb Animals and Humane Officer Advice
A humane officer urges public care for animals citing a Washington avenue horse with colic treated by veterinary help and a dog case where hydrophobia fears led to a shot and a salt remedy saving the animal. The officer stresses timely attention and humane action.
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the Tribune
Washington Avenue
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