Loss of schooner Edna M Smith and crew near Gulfport
The Edna M Smith, a Mobile schooner, was lost with five crew after a hurricane on April 2. Norwegian steamer Petra rescued Captain Farrell and eight survivors from an open boat. the vessel sank with four men overboard during the storm. Captain James Feore, a local owner, left Mobile for Havana a week ago and has not been heard from since.
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York
Hooner
Edna M. Smith
Petra
Guananamo
Cuba
Farrel
Smith
Iain Farrell
Gulfport
Captain i
James Feore
Mobile
Havana
Du Pont Raises Salaries with 20 Percent Bonus
Pierre S. Du Pont announced a one year cash bonus of twenty percent for all salaried employees at the Du Pont Powder Company in Wilmington Delaware. About 2 509 persons are affected. The company recently granted a twenty percent wage increase to 15 000 payroll workers nationwide.
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Wilmington
Del
du Pont Powder Company
Pierre S. du Pont
Roumania Forces Passage of Turkish Munitions
London report says ammunition and artillery move to Turkey via Roumania after Germany blocks gun parts. Roumanian minister in Ankara cites German refusal to deliver parts unless Roumania permits Turkish shipments. Vessel linked to A L Staples of Mobile Bank ownership. local shipping mourns disaster news.
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London
Turkey
Roumania
Daily Mail
Athens
Germany
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Cleansing
An old advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a gentle, vegetable-based alternative to calomel for liver and bowel cleansing. It claims quicker relief from nausea headaches and dizziness, noting the product is non salivating and safe for children, with a money back guarantee.
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Dodson
Cealer
Austro Italian Peace Prospects Questioned in Rome Press
Rome papers debate whether an understay with Italy is possible and if a separate Austro Russian peace is likely. They tie the issues to Russia’s invasion and potential Serbian and Italian moves, noting official denial of negotiations until a tangible agreement appears.
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Rome
Paris
Italy
Austria
Russia
Yenna
Idea Nazionale
Roumania
Italy withdraws rail stock to move troops to Austrian border
Geneva reports Italian rail stock being pulled from the Swiss frontier to transport troops and supplies to the Austro Tyrol region. Mantua Verona Peschiera and Legnago fortresses are garrisoned with ready troops. heavy artillery to be supplied. A Milan Liberal meeting urged Italy's war participation.
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Geneva
Paris
Italy
Lausanne
Mantua
Verona
Peschiera
Legnago
Milan
Zurich
Elsie French Rice Entered in Virginia Golf Tournaments
Hot Springs Virginia April 9 Miss Elsie French Rice and her sister Mildred of New York are season entrants in several golf events. They have not won yet but show class and experts expect Elsie to contend for national honors if she progresses as she has recently.
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Hot Springs
Elsie French Rice
Mildred
New York
Elsie
Fifth annual Phi Psi Chi dance set for Battle House
The Phi Psi Chi chapter of Delta Sigma will host its fifth annual dance Friday night at the Battle House and Morium. Costumes required. The event is expected to be highly successful. First dances for girls should arrive at the Battle House by 8:30.
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Battle House
Phi Psi Chi
Delta Sigma
Colonial Minstrels at Lyric Theatre by Business Women's Club
The Colonial Minstrels will be staged Saturday at the Lyric Theatre under the Business Women's Club. The program includes Colonial Costumes, dances, a ballet, songs and saxophone solos, a Pygmalion and Galatea sketch, a dance revue, and a bevy of maids introduced by Miss Vera Williams.
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Lyric Theatre
Business Women's Club
Esther Reynolds
Genevieve Sherman
William Wall
Lucy Cullinane
Walter Minto
Cecile Sherman
Irene Steele
Pat Brown
Isabelle Sullivan
Mignon
Beryl Vautrot
Francis Dean Reynolds
Jack Hurlburt
Bob Courtney
Leopold Lowenstein
Jack Hurl
Marie Shaffer
Lawrence Neuberger
Moloiie
Vera Williams
Bankers Endorse Bond Issue Plan Seen by Mobile Delegation
A Mobile banker delegation, joined by prominent Alabama bank leaders from Monroeville Bay Minette Atmore and Brewton, toured the Cedar Point citrus area and East Bay river area. The entourage toured Theodor and Hall’s Mill roads and heard optimistic remarks about regional development and opportunities.
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Group 7
J. B. Barnett
Monroeville Bank
Monroeville
W. D. Stapleton
Baldwin State Bank
Bay Minette
J. C. Roberts
First National Bank
Atmore
E. F. Goldsmith
Atmore City Bank
W. H. McIntosh
Robertsdale State Bank
Robertsdale
J. S
City Bank & Trust Company
Turner-Hartwell Docks
Cedar Point Road
Citrus Country
South Orchards
East Fowl River
Theodore
Hall's
East
Tiver
Session
Pythians Charter Bay Trip Sets Sail With Delegation
The James A. Carney has been chartered for the Seventh District Convention excursion. Knights of Pythias expect a pleasant day as Grand Chancellor T. G. Waldrop arrives Monday morning and the boat departs from Dauphin Street Wharf at 9:30 a.m.
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James A. Carney
Sion
Knights of Pythias
T. G. Waldop
Dauphin Street Wharf
Mobile rice and corn belt discusses farm finance and diversification
Assessments favor the Somers system with real estate at 75 percent value and improvements at 25 percent. George A. Maloney urges crop diversification and warns against unsystematic shifts from cotton to garden truck without assured markets. J B Pike explains Federal Reserve benefits for rural credits and land banks, highlighting lower interest and amortization plans. The meeting, after supporting Crumm and Henderson bond issue, adjourns.
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Houston
Somers
Mobile
George A. Maloney
Mobile County
United States
Pike
Reserve Bank
J. B. Pike
Federal Serve Bank
Atlanta
Federal Reserve System
Crumm
Henderson
Taylor
Barnett
Resinol heals itching eczema says study
Sufferers report relief with Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap claiming itching and burning stop after first use and skin troubles disappear. Doctors have prescribed Resinol for twenty years and trials are available free by writing to Dept. 12-R in Baltimore Maryland.
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Dept
Resinol
Baltimore
Delegates Fail to Resolve Sitney Jitney Issue
New York April 9 delegates from the South and Middle West aimed to persuade Safety First Federation to condemn jitney buses as a traffic menace. The federation executive committee voted not to set rules yet, saying the activity has not been long enough to regulate locally.
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New York
South
Middle West
Charles M. Talbert
Streets of
William D. Mahon
Streets and Electric Railway
Employees of America
German Submarine Base Found on Norway's Coast
Norwegian airmen patrolling the neutral coast discovered several German submarines hidden behind cliffs at Bergen Bay. The subs were ordered to depart at once or face internment for the duration of the war.
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Norway
Copenhagen
London
Bergen Bay
Fitzsimmons Marries Tem o Sillen in Washington
Former heavyweight champion Bob Fitzsimmons wed Miss Tempo Sillen in Washington on April 9. The ceremony united the couple with the bridegroom reportedly presenting $85,000 in jewelry as a wedding gift.
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Bob Fitzsimmons
Washington
Temo Sillen
Is Your Toilet Soap Safe
An advertisement claims Resinol Soap contains no free alkali and includes Resinol medication to soothe calm and heal skin and keep hair healthy. The period tone promotes a gentle cleansing product with dermatologic claims.
Swoboda Denies Espionage Charge in Paris Court Martial
Raymond Swoboda charged with espionage and arson in the La Touraine fire was interrogated by the second permanent court martial. He protested his arrest and said he would face any charge, with transfer from Conciergerie to a military jail pending further action.
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Paris
Raymond Swoboda
la Touraine
Conciergerie
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J. E. Rolston
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Knox
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Chunchula
Alabama
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