Bonner's Bill 70 Regulates Schools Passed by Senate
In Montgomery on August 4 a lengthy senate session passed Bonner's bill to regulate teaching in public schools and prohibit interracial teaching arrangements. The measure, amended to exclude private and parochial schools, also advanced other bills on dentistry regulation and county education duties. A joint commission may decide if the session splits amid a dense calendar and limited remaining days.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate
Bonner
Jones
Clio
Holmes
Alabama
Denson
Temperance Committee
House
Chamberlain
John
Impeachment recommended for Alabama Secretary of State Purifoy
The house judiciary committee voted 10 to 5 to recommend filing articles of impeachment against Secretary of State John Purifoy. Allegations center on failing to account for $1000 paid to James Nunnallee to withdraw from the race. A sub-committee will prepare the articles. Purifoy has held office since 1880 in multiple state roles.
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Montgomery
Ala
House Judiciary
House
John Purifoy
James H. Nunnellee
Nunnellee
Purifoy
Banks Warned Against Drafts for Liquor Collections
Assistant County Solicitor John P. Courtney warns Mobile banks they will be held accountable for any violations of prohibition laws related to liquor shipments. Banks are reportedly collecting drafts with bills of lading attached, a practice Courtney says must stop to avoid legal exposure.
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Mobile
John P. Courtney
N. R. Ke
Courtney
Guarantee of ad circulation by Mobile Item
The Mobile Item guarantees advertisers more unpaid circulation in the Mobile city area than any rival paper. Auditors from the American Bureau of Circulation substantiated the claim for one consecutive six month period.
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Mobile
American Bureau of Circulation
Commission to Regulate Port Charges Urged
Mobile chamber of commerce directors urge a regulatory commission to oversee towage and pilotage charges at the Port of Mobile. The seven directors adopt a resolution calling for a public record of port charges and creation of a special committee to review related legislation.
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Regulatory
Chamber of Commerce
Joseph M. Walsh
Prsident
G. H. Fonde
Alex Wildman
S. A. LeBlanc
John Rose
D. R. Dunlap
Gadsden Chamber of Commerce
Gadsden
Mobile
Committee On Justices of the Peace
Marines land at Cape Haitien as rebels enter city
Government officials flee to Fort Liberte as revolutionary forces begin entry. Marines are landed from Newport and Nashville to maintain order in Cape Haitien Haiti on August 4 amid unrest and political upheaval.
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U.S
Cape Haitien
Haiti
Fort ‘Liberte
Pacifique
U. S
Nashville
Three Revolutions Brewing in Portugal Reported
Lisbon reports warn of three separate revolutions in Portugal with daily riots and assaults, amid sensational, alarming headlines from the capital via Paris dated August 4.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Paris
Bilbo Leading in Mississippi Gubernatorial Contest
Mississippi returns progress slowly with Bilbo leading Reily in the governor race and a runoff likely. Early tallies show Bilbo about 19,000 to 22,800 for Reily, with 135,000 to 140,000 votes expected and a possible August 23 runoff. Lieutenant governor claimants Carter and Russell diverge by large margins.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Bilbo
Reily
Runyan Carter
Amite County
Lee M. Russell
Jackson
Miss
Marion W. Reily
Natchez
Theodore G. Bilbo
H. M. Quin
Sté6vall
John R. Tally
E. Bunyan Carter
L. M. Russell
R. B. Wilson
E. J. Smith
J. P. Taylor
John Sheffield
Jack Edwards
Lewis Sims
Edwards
Reilly
Leutenant
Mississippi Returns Show Slow Count in Lauderdale Co Race
In Lauderdale county Meridian area Reily leads city vote while Bilbo tops county tally. Bilbo 592 Reilly 572 outside city. Lieutenant governor race shows Russell 998 to Carter 625.
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Meridian
Miss
Mississippi
Lauderdale County
Reily
Bilbo
Reilly
Russell
Leutenant
Agai
Carter
Pacific Mail Line to Quit Business
Definite announcement that the trans Pacific service of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company would cease November 1, withdrawing from foreign trade the largest American fleet engaged in such commerce. The La Follette seamen's law, effective November 4, will force the company to operate at reduced crew levels. Five liners will be affected including Manchuria, Meee, Korea, Paibenia, and Chine.
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San Francisco
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
A. J. Frey
la Follette
Mes
Manchuria
Meee
Korea
Weather forecast for Mobile and Deep South regions
Generally fair weather across Mobile with little temperature change on Thursday. Washington forecast notes Alabama and Mississippi expect fair skies tonight and Thursday with light to gentle shifting winds.
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Mobile
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Lumber Boom as Rail Orders Surge on Mobile and Ohio
Lumber demand along the Mobile and Ohio line surges in ten days with price increases and high orders. H A Smith, lumber agent, cites daily shipments rising and railroads buying millions of feet for car repair and new cars. He predicts continued growth and broader market activity.
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Mobile and Ohio Railroad
H. A. Smith
Wilson prepares reply to Britain on neutral commerce
President Wilson’s answer to Britain’s notes rejecting U S demands for relief from interference with neutral trade under the orders in council is nearly ready for dispatch to London. Washington plans to distinguish ships on the high seas from those headed to British ports or attempting to run blockade lines amid contested claims of commerce suffering. The dispute appears to be moving toward arbitration.
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Washington
Wilson
Great
Daily News Editorial Urges Calm On American London Notes
The Daily News says the situation is complex but not menacing and that the notes to Britain use severe language yet reflect careful diplomacy. It notes the current embarrassments are minor next to Civil War era northern blockade tensions.
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London
Daily News
Great Britain
Berlin
Commentators Admit America Has Grievance
London reports on the Page Grey correspondence noting neutrals feel a grievance while the Westminster Gazette says Britain must modify some rules because Germany broke them. The discussion centers on Allied and neutral reactions to wartime diplomacy.
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London
Ambassador Page
Edward Grey
America
Westminster Gazette
Great Britain
Germany
German Submarine Actions Stir Fresh Debate On American Ships
Berlin reports no details yet on the Leelanaw Iberian and Orduna sinking or attack by German submarines. The Pass of Balhama incident is cited as a recent submersible exploit. The American embassy seeks the Leelanaw papers and official reports while the German government suggests arbitration over the 1828 Stones. Two other US ships, Portland and Waunsire, were detained in the Baltic by German warships.
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Berlin
London
Orduna
Pass of Balhama
Washington
Leelanan
William P. Frye
South Atlantic
Prinz Estel Friedrich
Germa·h
Eee
Sellen
Foreign Office
Baltic
Portland
Farm Advice for Spring Planting and Farm Management
Progressive Farmer advises farmers to continue late crops with dust mulch for moisture, weed intensively to prevent seed set, select seed corn from strong stalks, order clover seed, cannery surplus produce to cut winter grocery bills, plan a big failioat crop with seed, discuss bank help if cotton prices falter, monitor livestock and supplements, repair fences and buildings, and combat pests to avoid medical costs.
Weather Warms Mobile County as Cotton Outlook Improves
Exceptional warmth across Mobile section over the last week helps fight boll weevil damage and the crop may be saved if conditions remain favorable. Farmers deem a full cotton crop unlikely, noting current hopes hinge on unforeseen conditions. Continued on page seven.
Eighteen Year Old Boy Robber Fails in Savannah Bank Attempt
In Savannah Georgia an eighteen year old, James T Fannan, tried to hold up Merchants National Bank teller H I Williams. The would be bandit shot at Williams but missed and fled into a printing shop before police and civilians captured him. Fannan claimed to be from Jacksonville.
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Savannah
James T. Fannan
H. I. Williams
Merchants National Bank
Fannan
Williams
Jacksonville
Erie Dam Bursts Flood Sweeps City Prompting Fatalities
Floodwaters swept Erie Pennsylvania after a storm. Officials fear about fifty people died as mills and homes were destroyed and hundreds made homeless. Gas mains failed, communications halted, and rescue work faced dangerous currents and debris.
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Erim
Mill Creek
Glenwood
pethrouRts
Elty
Neeth
State Street
D. Hanley
Loemhus Wagon Works
Nelson Machine Shop
Jarecki
Lovell Woorkin
Gallerg
Tate
Pin Tere
Higgins
Lake Erie
McMahon
Wandae
Weather and dancing bring mixed tales from Mobile
The Weather Man predicted partly cloudy conditions with a notable storm in places, Mobile reporting 0.68 inches of rain while Phoenix hit 106 degrees. A mobile band concert in Bienville Square featured a remarkable young dancer whose joy lit the event as her parents watched with pride.
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A. Bug
Mobile
Phoenix
Ariz
New Orleans
Montgomery
Birmingham
Durango
Col
Yonkers
Bienville Square
Mothe
Muvyer
Russian Front Stalemate and Warsaw Defense Amid Allied Talks
Aug 4 dispatch reports Russian counterattacks west of Warsaw stalling German advances while Field Marshal Von Mackensen pushes north from Lublin. Warsaw holds, civilians flee, and a potential British and Allied relief is awaited. In Athens, French Russian Italian ministers press Greece on political alignments amid tensions.
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London
Warsaw
von Mackenzen
Lublin
Greece
Athens
German efforts at crushing defeat near Vistula
A Daily Mail dispatch from Petrograd reports local rear guard actions have covered a retreat from the Vistula line. German efforts to secure a victory have failed and several rear guards are holding their own, hampering the German advance. Field Marshal Von . army appears incapable of vigorous action for the moment and reinforcements are needed.
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London
Daily Mail
Dipatch
Petrograd
Vistula Line
Marshal von
Koophandel Sunk By Mine. Crew Rescued
The Dutch steamer Koophandel of 1,885 tons was sunk today by a mine. Nine crew members were lost. Built at Hartlepool in 1911, the vessel measured 279 feet long, 40 feet beam and 18 feet deep.
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Hartlepool
Roumania's Fallc tion Editorial Preview
Berlin dispatch from London notes Tages Zeit readers see an editorial by Count Revention titled Roumania's Fallc tion. It asserts that friendly relations long held sacred by tradition on the German side cannot endure, with a continuation promised on page five.
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Berlin
London
Roumania
Tages Zeit
First Bale of New Crop Arrives in Mobile from Opp County
The first bale of cotton for the 18 crop arrived in Mobile from Opp in Covington County via Benton Mercantile Co. It weighed 600 pounds and was classed middling. Touart and associates received it for exhibition at the Mobile Exchange and the sale yielded fifteen cents per pound to purchaser Grimley.
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Mobile, Co
Opp
Covington County
Benton Mercantile Co
Tovart
Express
Mobile ¢ Exchange
Mobile
Touart
J. K. Glennon
Grimley
Joseph D. Hughes
James K. Glennon
Beir
H. G. Grimley
Funeral Notice for Flannigan Relict of William Filan
Funeral from the residence on August 3 1915 at 11 20 AM. The deceased was the widow of the late William Filan. The son in law M Lorey of Camp Spring Hill avenue and Tom attend the funeral Thursday morning at St Marys church. A requiem mass at 9 30 oclock will follow at the Catholic cemetery.
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Flannigan
William Filan
M. Lorey
Spring Hill
Tom
St. Mary’s Church
Catholic Cemetery
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House Committee
Chicago Eastland Inquiry
William G. Redfield
Chicago
Eastland Tragy
Commission
Rich
Pacific Mail Line
Erie
Miest
Fourteenth Street
New Yo Central
Pennsylvania
Lerushng
Touart & Quinn
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