Alabama to create county boards of education in 1916
Alabama lawmakers push a plan to place non municipal public schools under county boards of education elected by voters. A five member board would appoint a county superintendent, set salaries, fix district boundaries, consolidate schools, and regulate funds and attendance. The measure passed the Senate 49 to 32 and faces House debate.
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Alabama
Lee
Etowah
Senate Education Committee
House
Senate
Board of Education
Davis
Walker County
Feagin
David
Walker
Tunstall
Sorrell
Rogers
Sumter
Judiciary Committee
Thompson
Baldwin
Grayson
Madison
Senate Committee On Finance and Taxation
Regular Guarantee Promises Higher Mobile Circulation
A Mobile Item ad proclaims a regular guarantee to advertisers of more net paid circulation in the City of Mobile and suburbs than any other mail newspaper. The notice emphasizes strong circulation figures across consecutive periods.
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Mobile
Eee Rere
Warsaw Retreat Carried Out Peacefully and Swiftly
The Warsaw evacuation proceeded without a fight as Russian forces pulled back to spare the city damage. Railways and war stock were moved, artillery was set to deter reconquest, and remnants of the army stayed near the capital to contest crossings of the Vistula.
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Petrograd
London
Warsaw
Vistula
Novo Georgievsk
Nowy Dvor
Yablona
Peles
Wesents
Beipce
Bavaria
Gotersl
Heitz
Narew
Riga
Train speeds on with engineer dead at throttle near Georgesville
A Big Four passenger train passed Georgesville yesterday without stopping and the fireman found Engineer William Quinland dead at the throttle. A pre existing disease caused his death.
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Columbues
Georgesville
William Quinland
Eer
Star Sprinters of U S to Meet at Frisco Today
Such star sprinters as Howard Drew Alva Meyer Robert McBride and Joseph Loomis and hurdlers including Fred Kelley Fred Murray and R Simpson were to try conclusions in the senior championships of the Amateur Athletic Union at the Panama-Pacific Exposition stadium today. Close contests were looked for in the distance runs with Norman Taber holder of the world's record for a paced mile and Abel Kivat among entrants. David Caldwell of Cornell and Leroy Campbell of the University of Chicago were to meet in the half mile.
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San Francisco
Howard, Drew
Alva Meyer
Robert McBride
Joseph Loomis
Fred Kelley
Fred Murray
R. Simpson
Amateur Athletic Union
Panama-Pacific Exposition Stadium
Norman Taber
Abel Kivat
New York
David Caldwell
Cornell University
Leroy Campbell
University of Chicago
50 Percent Cut in Night Leased Wires Rates by AT&T
H S Brooks of American Telephone and Telegraph said the company cut night rates on leased press wires by 50 percent. Rates had been $2 per mile yearly for press associations and $10 per mile yearly for individual newspapers, matching a prior move by Postal Telegraph.
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American T. & T
New York
H. S. Brooks
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Postal Telegraph Company
Italian Submarine Nereide Sunk by Austrian U-boat
A Rome dispatch reports the Italian submarine Nereide sunk in an Adriatic encounter off Pelagosa. Built in 1913, the 134 foot long vessel displaced 315 tons and carried a peacetime crew of 17.
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Paris
Pelagosa
Adriatic Sea
Rome
Three Mexican Bandits Shot by Texas Posse
In Brownsville Texas on August 7 a posse of about twenty engaged three Mexican bandits in a firefight. All three bandits were killed and the posse reported no serious injuries.
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Texas
Brownsville
Foseeman
Carranza Signals Willingness for Peage Conference
Washington Aug 7 The Mexican faction led by General Carranza shows willingness to enter a peace conference with rivals and seeks United States recognition to aid pacification. His brief argues for a provisional government representing revolution origins and cautions against elevating Tagle to the presidency.
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Washington
Eet
Carranza
Mexico
Republic
Huerta
Villa
General Villa
Cientificos
Tehuantepec
Rio Grande
Vera Cruz
Mazatlan
State Department
Chas. A. Douglas
Arredondo
Rera
Tagle
Vasquez Tagle
Madero
Congress
Denito Juarez
Maximillian
United States
Zapa
Embezzlement arrest of Mobile and Ohio cashier Cooper
Robert K Cooper a cashier at the Mobile and Ohio Railroad was arrested Saturday at 10 15 am by Special Agents on a charge of embezzling about 2000 while in his official capacity. He is jailed and to be arraigned next week before Judge Chamberlain.
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Robert K. Cooper
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Marine Street
Charles Smith
Paul Cazalas
Cooper
Chamberlain
Hiram J. Griffin
British pea smacks sunk as crews land after strikes and fires
Reports from London and Copenhagen say fishing smacks Hesperus, Ivan, Ces and Fisherman were sunk likely by German submarines. Danish steamer Hans Emil set alight. crew saved. Also notes UK rail strike halting Holyoke Amherst transit and Wilson playing golf with Cary T Grayson and George Howe.
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London
Eng
Hesperus
Ivan
Ces
Springfield
Mass
Holyoke
Amherst
Eary
Cornish
N. H
Wilson
Cary T. Grayson
George Howe
University of North Carolina
Heliotrope
Challenger
Hans Emil
Rio Janeiro
Chamber of Deputies
Des
Weno Z . ’ Ev
Chicago. Theological Seminary
Savage
Yale
Philadelphia
Columbia
Spokane
Federal Trade Commission
Berlin
Glasenapp
Cologne
Prussia
Warsaw
Lima
Peru
Kent
Newcastle
Callao
Perkins and Progressives Declare Fealty to Enter Party
In Albany New York August 7 Governor Perkins and twenty eight Progressive leaders held a closed meeting. They adopted resolutions pledging unwavering loyalty to the Progressive party and inviting voters unhappy with other parties to join. Harrison Deyo Yonkers said no conferee proposed returning to the Republican fold.
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Albany
N. Y
Ge W. Perkins
Harrison Deyo
Yonkers
Secretary Lansing Instructs Inquiry Into Ship Seizures
Secretary Lansing announced Ambassador Girard will investigate the seizure of two American oil ships, the Liama and the Whco, intercepted by German authorities en route to Stockholm and taken to Swinemunde.
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Germany
Washington
Lansing
Girard
Liama
Whco
Stockholm
Swinemunde
Three Negroes Hanged In Mississippi Friday
Three men were hanged in Mississippi for murder. At Starkville Peter Bolen and Jim Seales were executed before a crowd of thousands. Bunyan Walter was hanged at Fayetteville for killing Tom Seals.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Starkville
Peter Bolen
Jim Seales
Bunyan Walter
Fayetteville
Tom Seals
Ford Authorized 1000 Ambulances Daily If Notified
In a wartime scare in Michigan the National Guard asked Ford for emergency chassis for ambulances. Ford said 1000 units daily could be produced, but required due notice of needs. The dialogue shows Ford urging timely orders to ramp up production.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford
Michigan National Guard
Gorges
Suspensions at Nashville for city hall scandal
The Tennessee supreme court upheld suspensions of Mayor Hilary E. Howse and Commissioner Robert Elliott under ouster proceedings pending final hearing. It voided the suspension order against Commissioner J D Alexander for lacking five days notice and held the civil appeals court lacked jurisdiction in ouster cases. The receiver supersession for the city was allowed to stand while Chancellor Allison vacated his receiver order.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee Supreme Court
Nashville City Hall
Hilary E. Howse
Robert Elliott
J. D. Alexander
Court of Civil Appeals
Court of Appeals
Allison
Peary Urges Military Preparedness and Offense
Portland report cites Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary urging U S military readiness. He backs President Wilson's citizen soldier idea and calls for aeroplanes submarines and battle cruisers of the largest, swiftest armed type. He argues defense alone is insufficient and an offensive posture is essential.
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Portland
Robert E. Peary
Wilson
Congress
Admiral Peary
Archbishop Ireland Seen as Likely Cardinal Nominee
Rome reports the next consistory will be followed by a bishops council where Pope Benedict may create several new cardinals. Archbishop Ireland of St Paul Minnesota and King Victor Emmanuel’s private chaplain Beccaria are named as possible additions to the college.
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Rome
Benedict
Agenzia Nazionale
Ireland
St. Paul, Minn
Mer. Beccaria
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
College of Cardinals
Austria Hungary expresses sympathy over Eastland disaster
Austria Hungary has sent a formal expression of sympathy after the Eastland sinking. Baron Burian requested Ambassador Penfield convey the deep felt sympathies of the Austro-Hungarian government to the United States government.
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New York
Austria-Hungary
Hastland
Baron Burian
Penfield
United States
Weather summary for Mobile Alabama and Mississippi regions
The forecast notes fair conditions tonight across Mobile with Sunday partly cloudy skies and probable showers. Coastal Alabama expects gentle to moderate northeast winds with the southern portion more prone to showers. Mississippi also shows fair tonight with Sunday conditions continuing.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Greece Refuses to Cede Territory to Bulgaria
Premier Gournaris told a delegation of Macedonian deputies that Greece will not surrender any inch of territory. The reply comes as allied powers press Greece to join the war on their side and redraw Balkan borders involving Macedonia and Thessaly amid Balkan settlement efforts.
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Greece
Bulgaria
London
Gournaris
Reuter
Athens
Macedonia
Serbia
M. Gournaris
Roumania
Warsaw
Ijtula
Europe
Austria-Hungary
Jine
Baltic
Bukowina
Petrograd
Nicholas
Russia
Poland
Germany
Turkey
Gounaris
Hoyogievsk
Vares
Tuln
Defini
Dvinsk
Nore
Brest-Litovsk
Bulgarian demands for Balkan borders spark conference hope
A Nish conference aims at a Balkan agreement as Bulgaria presses to recover territories ceded to Serbia Romania and Greece. The Daily News argues Bulgaria’s neutrality belies strength and urges Western diplomacy to capitalize on today’s opportunity. Sweden’s stance toward Russia draws comment from London papers.
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London
Warsaw
Daily News
Nish
The
Bulgaria
Roumania
Greece
Sweden
Finland
Russia
the Times
Kentucky Balloting in a General Primary
Louisville news notes Kentucky voters casting ballots in a general primary for all state offices except half the state senate. Focus centers on the Democratic gubernatorial race with three candidates Edward J. McDermott A O Stanley and H V McChesney amid liquor policy debate.
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Louisville
Kyi
Aig
Kentucky
Senate
Edward J. McDermott
A. 0. Stanley
Henderson
H. V. McChesney
Frankfort
Showers Promise for Mobilians Sunday Weather Beat Notes
A breezy weather recap describes Saturday rain in Mobile with scattered showers and heat. It cites 0.7 inches in minutes and compares temperatures from Shreveport Palestine New Orleans and Asheville. The piece humorously comments on fashion and hair trends amid hot weather.
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Shreveport
Palestine
Texas
New Orleans
Montgomery
Asheville
N. C
Mobile
Saal
Italians Seize Monte Michele Summit Above Gorizia
Dispatches report Italian forces stormed and captured the Monte Michele summit overlooking Gorizia after a caper battle. Meanwhile Russians evacuate Kovno as German forces press to envelop Russian positions along the Polish front and across the Baltic region.
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Paris
Monte — Michele
Gorizia
Petit Journal
Trieste
Isonzo
Kovno
Kovne
Grodno Brest-Litovek
German Troops Capture Warsaw Fortifications on Vistula
An official German army head staff statement reports the ViVa Land Fort Dembe fortress along the Vistula bank has fallen to German forces during the ongoing campaign near Warsaw.
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Warsaw
Berlin
Dembe
Vistula River
Riga Situation Puzzle and German Repulse
London dispatches report uncertainty over the Riga situation near Livonia. The British press notes German retreat from the Missa and suggests Russians may push deeper, while experts doubt a direct effort to advance up the Dvina.
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Riga
London
Livonia
Russia
Petrograd
Grad
Missa
Ekau
Assur
Misa
Dvina
Fragmentary Notice Describes Property and Owners
Damaged OCR fragment mentions a boat or vessel with yellow and white color and possible ownership details. Includes stray words about property, owners, and a date near June. Not enough to identify full event or place.
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Rainer
Ala
House Committee On Privileges and Elections
J. A. Cartney
Elba
E. P. Rainer
Coffee County
A. H. Carmichael
Metcalf
T. Nelson Moetcalf
Oberlin
Ohio
Columbia University
University Committee On
Prince
Prince Oscar
Oscar
William
Champagne
U. S
Frisco
Carranza States
U. S. States
General Freight Office
Mobile & Ohio
John D
Franke Rockefeller
Bertha Leland
Montreal
Tennessee High Court
Balkans
A. Bug
Jupiter Pluvius
Government Street
Corres
Morning Post
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