Woman Suffrage Gains Ground in Alabama Legislature
In Montgomery on August 1, a House caucus recommended removing the woman suffrage bill from the adverse calendar signaling a possible shift in sentiment. Activist lobbying and committee actions followed with support for electrocution legislation and bank exemption preserved as revenue bills move toward final passage before the weekend reconvenes.
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Wetumpka Prison
Rogers
Chamberlain
House Finance and Taxation Committee
Senate
Compromise Suggested on Shipyard Taxation
Montgomery August 11 Special The Senate finance and taxation committee favors exempting shipbuilding plants only while under construction. Action on credits exemption was not taken. The House education committee approved reporting Br Yarborough's amended Gorgas health bill expanding the state health board to include the governor and attorney general by an eleven to six vote.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate Committee On Finance and Taxation
Neville
Leon “Schwarz
House . Education
Br. Yarbrough
Board of Health
Gorgas
State Health Department
State Health Board
Auto Crashes Through Bridge Rail After Fight Trip
One man died and five were seriously hurt when a car returning from Akron’s Griffiths Saylor fight plowed through a bridge rail and plunged fifty feet onto railroad tracks seven miles southeast of Cleveland. The chauffeur Daniel Steele lost control during the turn.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Griffiths-Saylor
Akron
George F. Murray
Daniel Steele
Zepplins Bomb Russian Hospital Trains Kill and Wound
Reuters reports two Zeppelin bombings in occupied Poland and Russia. In Minsk province last Saturday a hospital train was bombed killing three wounded and injuring others. two cars were damaged. Two hours earlier another Zeppelin strike on a hospital train at Siedlce, Poland, killed many people.
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London
Reuter
Perto
Minsk
Siedlce
Russian Poland
Maritz Caught Held by Angola Authorities
Lieut Col S G Maritz a leader in the South African rebellion was arrested by Portuguese authorities at Angola West Africa with a handful of followers after escaping Windhoek two months earlier.
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Pretoria
S. G. Maritz
Windhoek
Cape Colony
Angola
West Africa
Mrs Rockefeller Buried Secretly at Cleveland
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller was buried in Lake View cemetery in Cleveland with secrecy. Guards were stationed at the grave overnight after the body arrived from Sleepy Hollow New York where it had rested in the Archbold vault since March 12.
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Cleveland
Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
Lake View
Sleepy Hollow
Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Archbold
Drought Hurts Cotton In Some Localities
Washington August 11 General improvement noted in cotton in the Carolinas Arkansas Louisiana and Oklahoma but in other parts of the belt the drouth intensifies and crops make little progress or deteriorate. Plants are shedding boll openings premature and boll weevils remain inactive. Late crops suffer from drought in Southern trucking districts.
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Washington
Carolinas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Optimistic Crop Report From Mobile section Notes Good Cotton Outlook
Rainy weather boosts crop prospects with farmers focused on record agricultural gains. Cotton shows strength in most areas and boll weevil damage appears limited. Diversified crops and livestock breeding reduce overall cotton output this year. Albany update: Governor Whitman says no plans to remove Sing Sing warden Thomas Mott Osborne or prisons superintendent John B Riley.
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N. Y
Whitman
Thomas Mott Osborne
Sing Sing
Osborne
John B. Riley
Tropical disturbance gains strength near St Croix track increases
Tropical disturbance centered near St Croix with increasing intensity moves NW about 18 20 mph expected to reach Santo Domingo Thursday night and Cuba by Friday A wind of 52 mph observed as northeast winds pick up near San Juan and the southeast Cuba region.
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Washington
Island
St. Croix
Weather Bureau
Santo Domingo
Cuba
San van
Storm Do Damage Along Martinique Waterfront
A violent storm with strong west winds damaged the water front in Martinique. Docks flooded merchandise destroyed and telephones down hampered reports. In Kingstown St Vincent two local vessels were driven ashore and coastal shipping suffered but land losses were limited.
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Martinique
Port Fort DE France
Kingstown
St. Vincent
British West Indies
Beac
Mobile Couple Weds in Probate Court Office
Louie E. Wang of Mobile married Laura Jane of Laurel Miss in the probate court in Mobile with Judge Price Williams Jr presiding. A marriage license was issued to James Albert West of Fairhope and Lillian Abbergate Fulford of Mobile in the same session.
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Mobilian
Louie E. Wang
Mobile
Laura’ Jane
Laurel
Miss
Price Williams, Jr
James Albert West
Lillian Abbergate Fulford
Fairhope
Cotton Relief Plan Tabled To Aid Cotton Producers
Washington report says the Federal Reserve Board is studying a $500,000,000 cotton relief proposal. W P G Harding discussed the plan with Rep Henry of Texas, noting the plan would issue Fed notes deposited in Southern banks and offered at 2 percent interest if banks extend four percent loans to cotton producers for six months. Henry emphasized interest rate as the key issue.
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W. P.G. Harding
Henry
Washington
Harding
Texas
Peet
Joseph Hurst
Corpus
Federal Reserve
Soaerys
Pate
Becretery la
Allies Launch New Attempt to Force the Dardanelles
London reports a renewed Allied push toward the Dardanelles with a landing near Karachali on the Gulf of Saros and renewed offensives at Gallipoli and Gaba Tepe. Australian and New Zealand forces bolster positions at Gaba Tepe as the strategy aims to threaten the Bulair defenses and open the strait.
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Poland
London
Dardanelles
Karachali
Gallipoli Peninsula
Gaba Tepe
Bulair
Warsaw
Vilna
Petrograd
German War Office Reports Capture of Benjaminow Fortress
Berlin reports the German war office says Benjaminow fortress, east of Novo Georgievsk and northwest of Warsaw on the Vistula, has been occupied by German forces. The note comes from Paris via London dated August 11.
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London
German War Office
Benjaminow
Novo Georgievsk
Vistula
Warsaw
Allies Landed 650000 Men, Turkish War Minister Says
Enver Pasha disclosed that Entente forces at the Dardanelles have landed about 60 000 men in three divisions. He claimed Allied losses were very heavy. German forces pressed the fortress of Kovno with imminent evacuation preparations under way on the Niemen front. A Zeppelin appeared over Dvina defenses for the first time. In Athens frequent cabinet meetings discussed Greece's stance and Bulgaria's demand, with Greece firm on territorial integrity.
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Dardanelles
Kovno
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Niemen
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Reuter Efapateh
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Gounaris
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Eastland Disaster Indictments Found in Chicago
Indictments charging manslaughter and criminal carelessness returned in Chicago in the Eastland disaster case. St. Joseph-Chicago Steamship Co officials named include president George T. Arnold and captain Harry Peder sen. Bonds set at 20 000 for officials and 16 000 for Pedersen and Erickson.
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St. Joseph-Chicago Steamship Company
George T. Arnold
William H. Hull
W. C. Steele
Ray W. Davis
Treasury
Harry P. Pedersen
Hastiand
Joseph M. Erickson
Pedersen
Eri
Bill Caudine
Eastland
Neler
Pas
Wen
Omer
Western Roads Granted Little Increase in Freight Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved modest advances for bituminous coal coke and fruit and vegetables and denied increases on grain livestock packing house products fertilizers and broom corn. The ruling affects mainly western and southwestern freight, with 2,800 lines served and no major price hikes. The decision contrasts with Eastern demands for a uniform rise.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Petit! Carloadee
Missouri
South Dakota
Gulf
Texas
Mississippi
Southwest
United States
Salonera Daniels
Marian
Wilson Prepares to Discuss Mexico With Cabinet
President Wilson plans to depart for Washington to confer on Mexico and related issues with his cabinet. He spent the morning in his study focusing on official business and typing, with anMexico situation receiving particular attention. an announcement on Mexico is anticipated after his return.
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Cornish
N. H
Wilson
Washington
Mexico
Americans sentenced in Tampico counterfeiting case
Laredo reports four American residents of Tampico were sentenced to lengthy penitentiaries for counterfeiting. They were placed aboard the Mexican gunboat Bravo and sent to Vera Cruz. A request for more troops in the Laredo district due to Mexican anger over non recognition of Carranza was wired to the state department.
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Laredo
Texas
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Carranza
State Department
United
Rain Forecast Prompts Mobile Weather Notes
The Mobile forecast calls for more rain with showers likely on Thursday. Readers recall a prior prediction proved accurate as umbrellas reappeared in the city. Local weather hints mention a tropical disturbance near St Croix Island, edging toward Cuba, with advisories issued as a precaution.
Diplomatic Efforts for Peace Under US Naval Protection
In New York on August 11 six Lansing assured Latin American diplomats gathering to discuss peace restoration that the United States would furnish battleships to Vera Cruz to protect interests and support peaceful methods, affirming resistance to coercive force in the settlement.
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New York
Lansing
United States
Mexican Displeasure Tangles Plans and Mexican Forces
An article discusses rising Mexican displeasure impacting plans and the Constitutionalists. It notes reactions by Carranza and Allied officers, mentions reactions to American action, and cites a note from Brazil about Eduardo Oliveira amid unrest in Mexico and relations with the United States.
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Carranza
C Za
Brazil
Braister
Doza de Oliviera
Mexico
United Stat
Weather Outlook For Mobile and Nearby Areas
Partly cloudy through Thursday with unsettled conditions in Alabama and Mississippi. South winds expected to be gentle to moderate with local variation and shifting conditions across the region.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Lost and Found notices from Saverennee area
Lost or strayed a black cow with a horn tip seen near Saverennee and phone 1298-1. Also lost a watch fob. Suitable reward offered. Contact William Cowley, 16.
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Wil
William Cowley
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