Werther killed amid custody dispute in Brazil
Baron Allemand Werther, son in law of late Brazilian foreign minister, was killed while attempting to take his children from his former wife who has a divorce record. The 1913 divorce case claimed Werther seized ministry papers and threatened violence amid alleged interviews with the German envoy and discussions with Krupp firms.
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Rio Janeiro
Allemand Werther
Baron de Rio
Baroness Werther
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Brazil
Baron Werther
Herr Michahelles
Krupps
Braz
Senhor Alcides Paranhoe Silva
Theron
Petropolis
Senhor Va
Mississippi elects governor in decisive state primary
Jackson Mississippi August 3 Democrats nominate candidates for all state and county offices in a statewide primary. A heavy vote is expected with five nominees for governor including Theodore Bilbo H M Quin P S Stovall Marion W Riley and John R Tally. E B Carter and L M Russell seek lieutenant governor.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Earl Brewer
Theodore Bilbo
H. M. Quin
House of Representatives
P. S. Stovall
Marion W. Riley
Natchez
John R. Tally
Hattiesburg
E. B. Carter
L. M. Russell
German Refugees Plan Santa Fe Farm Colony Near Hindenburg
Several hundred German born or of German ancestry farmers expelled from Canada or fleeing internment and now in the Northwest plan to move to New Mexico. A farm colony near Santa Fe named Hindenburg is projected with about 1,000 people participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
New Mexico
Seattle
Northwest
Santa Fe
Hindenburg
Sweet Dreams Mosquito Remedy Ad Claiming High Value
The ad touts Sweet Dreams as a standard mosquito remedy with low cost and strong character. Testimonials allegedly come from infested districts and claim nationwide availability through druggists with large bottles priced at 15 cents.
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Sweet Dreams
Adv
Mobile children celebrate August birthdays at Empire Theatre
The Mobile Item notes five children born in August, listing William White J D Browning W J Hanlon and Dorothy Handley with addresses and birthdates. It invites them to host a birthday picture party this afternoon at the Empire Theatre with five friends each. Readers born in August are asked to submit full names addresses and birthdates to the Children editor two days before their birthday.
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William E. White
Cuba St
J. D. Browning
Spring Hill Ave
W. J. Hanlon
Charleston St
Dorothy E. Handley
Stocking
the Item
Empire Theatre
Thirty Millions Lost by Fruit Growers of Palestine
A Philadelphia letter from Georgia Kiat, general commissioner of commerce, reports Palestine fruit growers lost 30 million dollars due to the European war. Drought, locusts, and wartime petroleum shortages cripple irrigation and spraying, threatening famine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Philadelphia
Georgia Kiat
Jaffa
Jaffin
Virginia Voters Decide On Absolute Prohibition Measure
Virginia voters in Newport News face a Democratic primary that decides whether statewide prohibition becomes absolute. Nomination equates to election as the next General Assembly chooses enforcement machinery under the enabling act effective November 1, 1916. The coming legislature will shape prohibition’s practical reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Virginia
General Assembly
Plan for national gasoline price standardization probe
Plans for a nation wide investigation into standardizing gasoline prices were adopted at a conference of the Automobile Association of America executive committee in ERSE Pa Louis B Speare of Boston was named to lead the inquiry The group also urged by law revisions to fit state rules opposed city speech tests and approved reciprocity with Canada including allowing American registered cars to drive in Canada
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Erse
Automobile Association of America
Louis B. Speare
Boston
Canada
Great Austrian Forts Battered Down by Italian Guns
Rome reports from the front that Mount Podgoro and Mount San Michaele fortifications have been destroyed by Italian artillery. Letters say many Austrian losses came from rock falls rather than direct shellfire, with over 10,600 soldiers killed in trenches and 2,500 dead found at San Martini, while Italians suffered comparatively few casualties.
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Rome
Paris
Mount Podgoro
Mount
San Michaele
Austria
San Martini
County Candidates Speak At Chicora Politicking Night
In Chicora Mississippi on August 3 candidates for county offices spoke before a good gathering at the public school building. W A Bodie chancery clerk candidate spoke along with W A Mason J T Dail Julius H Powe W T Powe Lath Henderson Rev J F Pilgrim C S Wood Jarkin Daley and A P Davis running for justice of the peace and constable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicora
W. A. Bodie
Chancery
W. A. Mason
Board of Supervisors
J. T. Dail
Julius H. Powe
W. T. Powe
Lath Henderson
J. F. Pilgrim
Justice of Peace
C. S. Wood
Arkin Daley
A. P. Davis
Constable
Flax Substituting for Cotton in German Munitions Factories
Rotterdam dateline reports via London that Germany is using flax as a cotton substitute in some munitions plants. All factories are being remade for flax use and an inventory of cotton and other textiles across Germany begins Monday with a ten day plan including listing all cotton garments.
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Rotterdam
London
Courant
Berlin
Germany
Sailor of the Leelanaw Is Found German and Jailed
Charles Reh of the Leelanaw crew was sentenced to six months in jail after tests showed he admitted birth in Bremen and German army service. He initially claimed Dutch nationality before his arrest while awaiting passage to New York aboard the St Paul.
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Sailor
Liverpool
Charles Reh
Leelanaw
Reh
Bremen
New York
St. Paul
Mayor's Council Seeks Peace to Avert ILGWU Strike
In New York on August 3 the mayor's council of conciliation labors to craft a peace plan between 40,000 ILGWU members and the Cloak Suit and Skirt Manufacturers' Protective Association. A strike could begin tomorrow if the plan fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mitchel
Council of Conciliation
International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union
Goethals Ordered to Washington From Panama
Governor George W Goethals of the Panama Canal Zone was summoned to appear in Washington immediately to confer on army reorganization and troop housing in the zone. He plans to return by September and then resign as governor to seek placement on the army retired list.
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Panama
Pastores
New York
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal Zone
Washington
Goethals
Canal Zone
American Schooner Laura C Anderson Seized by British
A British cruiser seized the American schooner Laura C Anderson off Gibraltar after she cleared Newport News on June 29 bound for Melilla with bituminous coal. The cargo was shipped by a New York firm and the consignee’s name was not provided in the clearance papers.
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Philadelphia
Laura C. Anderson
Gibraltar
Newport News
Melilla
Morocco
A. D. Cummins & Co
Consignee
New York
First Movement for Buy Mobile Made Goods Inaugurated
The Buy-in Mobile and Buy-Goods-Made-in-Mobile committees of the Chamber of Commerce launched the campaign in Mobile. Merchants and manufacturers are urged to cooperate with preference for Mobile goods. A house-to-house canvass will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Explosion in Arsenal Kills One and Injures Three
In Philadelphia a blast at the United States arsenal in Frankfort killed civilian James Harkins and injured three others in the experimental bomb proof department. Soldiers M Frusco and Arthur Lumfleet remain in critical condition, George Brown was lightly hurt. Captain A C Wilhelm led the experiments, about to resign to run a private arms plant.
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Philadelphia
United States Arsenal
Frankfort
James Harkins
M. Frusco
Arthur Lumfleet
George Brown
Brown
A. C. Wilhelm
Park Officer Barrett Cleared by Commission
The city commission exonerated Officer Barrett after A R Wentz accused him of perjury in the case involving a Negro nurse girl in Bienville Square. Wentz had been arrested for disorderly conduct after alleging Barrett lied about the girl's conduct and Barrett pressed new charges against Wentz.
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Barrett
A. R. Wentz
Bienville Square
City Commission
Wentz
Band of Gypsies Pass Through City Going East
A group of twenty three gypsies spent a day in Mobile and moved on by the bay boat Daphne to the Eastern Shore. They plan to travel to Pensacola to sell visions of the future while separating nickels and nines from the public. A crowd observed the Daphne crew as they crowded five wagons twelve horses and numerous bundles aboard.
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Mobile
Ove
Daphne
Pensacola
Lawsuit Over Unpaid Rent for Closed Saloon Building
In a case tied to a Northwest 66th and Conti Street property, Kirkbride et al seek $500 in rent from John T Mee after a five year tenancy at $250 monthly, ended when prohibition allegedly forced closure. McGrath disputes payment, claiming prohibition halted operation and fixtures were seized for rent. The owners’ agents seek recovery while a receiver is referenced in a separate remark.
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Kirkbride Et Als
John T
McGrath
Vatican paper notes softer tone in war messages
Osservatore Romano comments on first anniversary war statements, saying foreign messages show a more pacific humane tone. It sees a possible discussion toward peace, though still weak and only dimly outlined.
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Rome
Paris
Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Leyland Line Captain Found Dead in His Cabin
Captain Vernon Popham commander of the Leyland Line steamer Albanian died suddenly Monday in his cabin as the vessel Wat from Port Arthur Texas to Liverpool England prepared to sail. Heart trouble given as cause. Popham was a noted Gulf Coast mariner who had visited Mobile Pensacola Galveston and other ports many times. Mobile officers, local Leyland Line agents, recalled him with respect.
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Vernon Popham
Leyland Line
Port Arthur
Tex
Liverpool
Eng
Popham
Gulf Coast
Mobile
Pensacola
Galveston
Seeks Clue to Robberies of Mails South of Panama
Panama dispatch reports a United States post office inspector traveling to Mollendo Peru to probe mail robberies totaling around 50000 dollars. Thefts reportedly occurred over a period on steamers south of Panama. Nashville court case ends with judge denying superseders in city receiver dispute.
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Panama
United Tes Post Office
Mollendo
Peru
Nashville
Tenn
Wilson
Allison
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Prince Charming
Tillsdale
EL Ryad
IONA
U. S
Sultana
Zacapa Brand
A. & P. Tomatoe
A. & P. Oats
A. & P. Salmon
Rae
Dauphin Street
Golden Key Tea
War Department
Arsenal
Band of Gypsies
Bartton
C. J. Gayfer & Company
Gingham Petticoats
Savings Department of the
National City Bank
National Bank For Savings Depositors
Princess
Nemo
C.J. Gayfer & Company
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