Warships chase Wilhelm to Newport News port
British warships pursued the German cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm as it reached Newport News Virginia after escaping destruction in the South Atlantic. Sixty one British officers from the Tamar and Coleby were taken to the Casandra for Glasgow, while crowds cheered ashore.
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Wilhelm
Newport News
Mantesco News
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Virginia Capes
South Seas
Glasgow
Casandra
W. J. Gow
Coleby
South Atlantic
Eitel
Gow
Mayor Roberts Sentenced To Six Years In Prison
Indianapolis April 12 Mayor Donn M. Roberts of Terre Haute among twenty seven men found guilty in federal court of conspiring to defraud the government in the November 3 1914 election. He received six years at Leavenworth and a $2000 fine. Others got varied terms and fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Donn M. Roberts
Terre Haute
Anderson
Leavenworth
Eli H. Redman
Dennis Shea
Harrys. Montgomery
Terre Haute Board of Public Works
Thomas C. Smith
George Ehrenhardt
Public Works Board
Edward R. Driscol
Vigo County
Democratic Central Committee
James Nunnery
Elber E. Talbott
Hilton Redman
Eli E. Redman
John E. Green
William 8. Crockett
City
Maurice Walsh
John M. Masselink
Charles Houghton
Joseph O’mara
Alexander Aczel
Arthur Gillis
Progressive
Joseph Strauss
George Severn
Holler
Remarkable Ear Drum Repair by D F Reeder in Panama
Panama April 12 Dr D F Reeder at Ancon hospital performed a pioneering operation on canal employee D W MacCormack who ruptured an ear drum. The surgeon grafted inner skin over the rupture and joined the edges. After forty eight hours the eyeskin was removed and the ear drum membrane had grown together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
D. F. Reeder
Ancon Hospital
D. W. MacCormack
Canal
Jealousy Blamed in Clarke County Woman’s Death
Jealousy is given as the motive in the murder of Lena Ezell a Black woman killed while returning from a dance at Walker Springs Clarke county Saturday night. She and a companion were traveling homeward when the crime occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Ezell
Walker Springs
Clarke County
Peggy Hopkins Plans Vaudeville and Divorce in New York
Mrs. Mar guerite Upton Hopkins wife of Sher bourne Hopkins Jr and son represent investors in Washington is in New York preparing for vaudeville and to obtain a divorce. She has been married twice and remains optimistic about love stating she would marry a hundred times to find true love. Known as Peggy Hopkins she was once deemed Washington’s best dressed woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marguerite Upton Hopkins
Sherbourne Hopkins, Jr
Washington
Hopkins
Peggy Hopkins
Minnesota hits rock off Iwajima in Japan distress
The American steamer Minnesota en route Kobe Yokohama Seattle struck a rock at 9:30 p m off Iwajima near the Inland Sea. Passengers and crew are safe. A salvage steamer with divers is sent from Moji and will reach the site tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kobe
Japan
Minnesota
Seattle
Iwajima
Garlick
Nagasaki
Yokohama
Shimonoseki
Shimonozki
Moji
Fairhope hosts Seventh District Knights Pythias convention
About three hundred delegates and visitors travel from Mobile on the bay steamer James A Carney to Fairhope for the Seventh District Knights Pythias semi annual convention. The cornerstone laying for Fairhope Lodge No 268 is planned by Grand Chancellor L G Waldrop. Delegates and alternates from eleven lodges attend, with sessions including reports, credential reviews, and an Exemplification of secret work. A social evening follows the event with notable district officers in attendance.
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Mobile
James A. Carney
Fairhope
Knights Pythias
Fairhope Lodge
L. G. Waldrop
Anniston
Ala
Rescue
C. L. Smith
M. Gavin
B. S. Andrews
A. C. Bruce
W. J
Cahall
H. Ledeber
T. H. Bruson
Arthur Nicks
H. M. Spotswood
M. W. Richards
L. D. Dix
G. C. Winter
D. W. McGaughey
Henry Simon
L. F. Wilson
Mayer W. Aldridge
Albert D. Bloch
Jacob D. Bloch
G. W. Willoughby
F. L. Miller
A. C. Adams
J. C. Logan
W. M. Marshall
J. T. Newby
J. C. Ballentine
Red Cross Lodge No
George W. Smith
E. J. Grove
P. D. Walker
C. Enholm
J. E. Toomey
J. C. Lyons
Gulfport
Miss
A. D. Bloch
J. J. Murray
No. 268
Waldrop
Pew Castle
Abert Bee Pratt
Carney
Monroe D. Bloch
Henry Ledebur
N.C. Tew
Whistler
A T N Makes Good Record in Handling Two Cars of Freight
Three days from Cincinnati to Mobile by the Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railroad set a record for transporting two carloads of merchandise. The Queen and Crescent delivered at York, and the A T N rushed the cargo to Mobile, praised as efficient time in railroad circles.
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Cincinnati
Mobile
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad
Queen and Crescent
York
Alexandrian and Craigisla Sail for Liverpool With Large Cargoes
The British steamship Alexandrian of Mobile Liners Inc sails for Liverpool with about 10 000 bales of cotton cross ties lumber and other cargo. The Norwegian ship Craigisla also departs for the same port. Local mariners bet the Alexandrian may reach England shortly after the steamer if winds stay favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandrian
Mobile Liners Inc
Liverpool
England
Craigisla
Diverse Notables Die Across U S and Abroad
Obituaries from New York Honolulu and London report deaths of Eben Plympton actor Mary Anderson associate Donald Nicholson ex-editor. Anne Elisa Arthur educator. Dr Arthur Little minister. Denis J McMahon RC Charities supervisor. Countess of Granard Beatrice Mills title change. and recaptured German officers after escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eben Brandlee
Eben Plympton
Mary Anderson
NEW YORK+—News
Pleasant Valley
N. Y
Donald Nicholson
New York Tribune
Honolulu
Tokiwa
Port Arthur
Texas
Rotterdam
Corning
Horta
Fayal
London
Countess of Granard
Beatrice Mills
Ogden Mills
Viscount Forbes
Johns
Washington
Leo M. Frank
Supreme Court
Bronx
Newton
Mass
Arthur Little
Second Congregational Church
Dorchester
National Council of Congregational Churches
Denis J. McMahon
Wrexham
Work to raise the American river packet hull
Plans to raise the ill fated river packet American from the river bed opposite the Turner Terminal Docks will start Tuesday morning if bids from several local firms are approved. Captain H. M. Lindsey, owner and clerk, said Seewel will begin once bids are settled and the hull is in tow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Terminal Docks
H. M. Lindsey
Lindsey
Seewel
Highwaymen Bold in City and County Robberies
In Mobile County, robberies were reported with two incidents in Mobile city. Mrs. Fred Zillott was stopped by three men on the road between West Fowl River and Herron Bay, one man grabbing the horse while others demanded money. When told she had none, they searched the buggy for valuables. Later, Miss Anna Frederick was robbed on Dauphin Street near Scott by two men. her pocketbook with $25 and a gold watch was taken and she pursued the pair. One suspect, Jim Bailey, identified by Miss Frederick, denied being the culprit.
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Mobile County
Delchamps Station
Fred Zillott
West Fowl River
Herron Bay
Anna Frederick
Dauphin Street
Scott
Jim Bailey
Miss Frederick
Bailey
Jurors Drawn for Criminal Side of City Court
In city court on Monday jurors for the week of April 26 were drawn for the criminal side. The list includes Augusta P. Dorgan John E. Rolston Theodore F. Langner Henry C. Johns ton John C. McAndrew Andrew Steiner William A. Glover Ramsey Ladnier Robert B. Fothergill Owen C. Tagert Gabriel A. Chamberlain William J. O'Connor Anthony J. Pinto Joseph A. Ryan Fleetwood Lester Edward Hosselt Walter A. Tyler James P. Stallworth Leon W. Halle Frank R. Wing Palmer BE. Eberlin Emmett Tyrell Joseph R. Tapia Henry C. Daughdrill John W. Burge William R. McDaniel Andrew J. Hatchett Sr. Price E. Williams Joseph L. Lee Jas. F. Hutchisson Patrick H. Collins Wallace J. Parham Jr. John H. Weinand Willis J. Denton Charles F. Hofheims Alexander H. Boyd Henry Warsons William P. Bond James Catcher John T. Evans John A. Beet jae a. on Henry L. Cody William R. Batchelor Louie Adler Edward C. Grenade Joe Hatchett James A. Blair
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta P. Dorgan
John E. Rolston
Theodore F. Langner
Henry C. Johnston
John C. McAndrew
Andrew Steiner
William A. Glover
Ramsey Ladnier
Robert B. Fothergill
Owen C. Tagert
Gabriel A. Chamberlain
William J. O'Connor
Anthony J. Pinto
Joseph A. Ryan
Fleetwood Lester
Edward Hosselt
Merchants Take Advantage of New A T N Field
Traffic Manager Russell Houston of the Alabama Tennessee and Northern says Mobile merchants are exploiting a new territory opened by the Mobile Line. He notes an average of ten carloads of merchandise shipped weekly to points along the line, with three cars prepared for shipment on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Houston
Alabama
Tennessee
Mobile
Houston
Mr. Houston
Recorder Edington Schedules 8:30 Court Session
Recorder D H Edington moves Tuesday session to 8 30 am to let policemen and court attendants attend the opening baseball game at Monroe Park. Judge Edington made the one day adjustment for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder’s Court
D. H. Edington
Monroe Park
Mobile Man Granted Patent for Piston
Davis and Davis patent attorneys in Washington report a patent grant for a piston to Pinkney L Sample of Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Man
Davis & Davis
Washington, D. C
The
Item
Pinkney L. Sample
Mobile
Weather Notice for Alabama and Mississippi
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday with light variable winds. In Mobile the same conditions prevail with fair weather tonight and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Mississippi
Mobile
Baseball Bulletins from The Item Office
The Mobile Item will post bulletins each afternoon except Sunday about progress of games in the Southern National American and Federal Leagues. Provided to the public free by the Associated Press, reports are said to be accurate. No game information will be given over the telephone before 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Einer
Associated Press
Baseball news delayed until six p m each day
The Item will not provide baseball information before 6 p m daily. A large bulletin board at The Item office will post updates on games from the Southern American National and Federal leagues for the season.
Tick campaign discussed at Mobile County board meeting
Mobile County officials debated tick eradication measures during a monthly Revenue and Road Commissioners meeting. Drs Jackson and Meder urged eradication efforts while a petition sought a special election. The board approved library funds and considered ferry cooperation with Baldwin County.
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Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Tenner, Williams
Irvington
Fellowship Public Schools
Co. W. Olds
Irene County
Mobile
Balwin Counties
Baldwin
Daphne
Blakely
Olds
Mobile Board
Baldwin County Commissioners
W. H. Oates
Mobile County
United States Army
Ward
Bay Front
Harry Fisher
Green
I Gabriel
Grand Bay Road
Government Street
Gabriel
Harrison Hauling Co
J. P. Bogue
Yment
Aghway
Harry Ene
Marriage License Issued to Jones and Dudley Couple
The probate court issued a marriage license on Monday to A. R. Jones and Artemsia Dudley, a proposed couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Jones
Artemsia Dudley
German Protest to U S Directed by Government
Walton April embassy memorandum public in Berlin accusing United States of failing to export foodstuffs to Germany while American manufacturers ship war munitions to the Allies. Unclear whether ambassador acted on authority as the memorandum was released without State Department arrangement.
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Walton
Nadas Ant Abe
Berlin
Germany
State Department
Department
Frye
Pei
London
France
Gartone
Specia
Rede
Marsh von der Goltz
Serbia
Bulgaria
Turkey
Pa O
Harpalyce
Hoverouaiat
Hungary
Bartfeld
Uzsok
Carpathians
Dukla
Sawmill and Lumber Yard Burned in Alabama Blaze
The sawmill plant of Daniel Powell, Carson Alabama, 60 miles north of Mobile on the Southern Railroad, was destroyed by a late Saturday blaze. A large quantity of cross ties and lumber perished. The mill was insured. Fire started from sparks off the smoke stack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Powell
Carson
Ala
Mobile
Southern Railroad
All the Irish Prepare to Welcome Lord Wimborne
Dublin cables report political parties in Ireland ready to greet Lord Wimborne on his state entry to Dublin on Wednesday. As viceroy he will be the king's direct representative and his sportsman record has made him popular. He will stay about a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ireland
Lord Wimbourne
Cudahy Building Explosion Baffles Kansas City Police
Kansas City police investigated a mysterious explosion that wrecked the seven story Cudahy Packing Company cooler building. Superintendent James Hale denied claims of increased meat shipments to European allies and linked the blast to two prior fires at the plant. He warned that a grudge against the plant may be involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kas
Cudahy Packing Company
James Hale
Hale
Britain Agrees to Pay for Cargo and Damages to Wilhelmina
Washington April 12 The state department was notified of a settlement in the Wilhelmina case the American steamer held at Falmouth bound for Germany with foodstuffs The British government purchased the cargo and agreed to pay all damages and charges in full according to London dispatches confirmed by N B Lindheim an owner on the cargo and Assistant Secretary Chandler Anderson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Falmouth
Germany
B. Lindheim
Chandler Anderson
London
Gov T
Naval Battle in North Sea Reported with Heavy Bombardment
Reports from London say heavy firing is taking place at sea off Scarborough as a British line steamer Wayfarer is reported sunk by a German submarine. The Wayfarer, 505 feet long, built in Belfast, and owned in Liverpool, left January 27 for Liverpool and was to arrive February 17. Another message says the Wayfarer may be making for Queenstown after torpedoing off the islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Scarborough
Sage
Wee
Belfast
Liverpool
Liv
Queenstown
Wayfarer
Crowds in Rome clash over intervention and war talks
Italians in Rome protest both for and against intervention as carbineers disperse crowds and several are wounded. Reports note Mussolini’s neutrality stance and Futurist Signor, with demonstrations spreading to central Rome near the German ambassador’s villa.
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Rome
Via
Paris
Eal Prather Benitento
Essor Benit Mussolini
Signor Mariiti
Villa Maiia
Prince von Buelow
Austria
Italy
Peoli the Andes aviator dies in College Park crash
Peoli a South American aviator who flew the Andes was killed at College Park Maryland near Washington today. His aircraft fell from a 300 foot dive during a vertical descent in his invention. Observers reported the wrecked aeroplane and the aviator dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoli
College Park
Washington
Eye Peoli
College Par Md
Carload Field Peas Brought to Mobile
A solid carload of field peas was shipped to Mobile by the Alabama and Northern Railroad for local distribution. The peas, grown last season, were received in Mobile as the first such carload from local growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Northern
Mobile
Recruiting Officer Message From Southe rs and Re
A terse recruiting notice from a headquarters unit seeks an NG officer. It references regional offices and stresses enlistment duties and service obligations in the ongoing organizational effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southers
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Roberts
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Thir
City Court
Edington
Jane Addams
Miss Addams
San Francisco
Gulf
TICK
U.S
Elcome Wimbourne
Cudahy
Britain
Wilhelmina
North Sea
Harrison
Carload
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