Citizens of South Mobile Co and good roads meeting
Citizens of South Mobile County traveled to Citronelle to attend a Good Roads Day event in honor of the occasion. Congressman Oscar L. Gray spoke on improving highways linking Mobile to rural towns, urging county and city cooperation to build main arteries and attract new residents and investment.
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Mobile & Ohio
Citronelle
Grand Bay
Oscar L. Gray
John Egan
United States
Alabama
Mobile
Montgomery
Selma
New
L. Schwarz
S E. St. Francis and
Jackson Sts
British transport torpedoed near 1 000 lost in war
Article reports the torpedoing of British transport ships with nearly a thousand lives lost. It notes U-51 under Captain Otto Hersing sank the battleships Triumph and Majestic. Royal Edward carried 500 French reservists from Montreal to Avonmouth, built 1908 in Glasgow for Canadian Northern Steamships. Berlin states Kovno outlying fort captured with 240 cannons and 4,500 prisoners. Novmo Georgievsk forts also fallen.
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Otto Hersing
Wilhelmshaven
Dardanelles
Triumphs
Majestic
Royal Edward
Montreal
Avonmouth
Eng
Canadian Northern Steamships
Toronto
Glasgow
Kovno Falls
Berlin
London
Kovno
Niemen River
Gesia
Novmo Georgievsk
British Admits Atlantic Troop Transport Loss
London reports the Royal Edward sunk in the Aegean by a submarine with potentially up to 1000 lives lost. The Mediterranean disaster follows a record of large troop movements with minimal loss, while land battles in Courland and along the Niemen-Narew fronts show heavy fighting as German and Austrian forces push crossings and threaten rail lines. Serbia’s stance appears less rigid, and Venizelos is set to return as premier. Roumania resists munitions transit to Turkey amid Bulgarian concerns.
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Balkans
London
Royal Edward
Aegean
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Fieldarshal von Hindenburg
Courland
Bausk
Kovno
Niemen
Teutons
Narew
Bug
Petrograd
Middle Bug
Nish
Serbia
Venizelos
Constantine
Roumania
Turkey
Bulgaria
Greek cabinet resigns as Venizelos race grows
King Constantine accepted the Gounaris cabinet resignation. Venizelos, leader of the opposition, was asked to consult with the king. The Venizelos party held a chamber majority as M. Zavitzanos, a Venizelos ally, won the presidency by 182 to 93.
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Gounaris
Venizelos
London
Constantine
Greece
Reuter
Athens
Eleutherios Venizelos
Greece opens new parliament amid diplomatic throng
Athens dispatch notes the first session of Greece’s new parliament without the royal family. Venizelos inspires enthusiasm as Premier Gounaris reads the royal decree and the deputies are sworn in. Gounaris resigns the government and calls for suspension until political issues are settled, sparking street demonstrations.
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Liverpool
Reuter
Athens
New and
Old
Greece
Venizelos
Gounaris
Germans Face Enormous Difficulties in Russia
German reports received in Rotterdam via London say Russians offer no points to the advancing forces until bridges and other military assets are destroyed. The Cologne Gazette acknowledges immense supply difficulties west of the Vistula with massive wagon trains and barges from Nova Alexandria aiding transit.
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Russia
Rotterdam
London
Cologne
Vistula
Nova Alexandria
Committee Advocates Military School Plan
Alabama legislators debate a proposal to establish a state military school. Supporters argue it would streamline training and provide uniform pay for Mobile County officials. Opponents warn of cost and feasibility issues as discussion continues in the Senate.
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Ala
Spe
Lawmakers Advance Bills On Training And Salaries
A committee will favorably report a bill to require military training in high schools across the state. Other measures to advance include a $100,000 annual appropriation for warrant interest, salaries for Mobile County officials, and a retroactive solvent credit exemption. The Mobile veterans pension measure was rejected by the Senate. The Bonner anti trust bill passed the commerce committee, and the Fite city manager bill cleared the house municipalities committee.
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Mittee
Senate
Mobile County
Hartwell
Mobile Camp of Veterans
Commerce and Common Carriers Committee
House Committee On Municipalities
Warehouse receipts bill likely to pass in Alabama
The uniform warehouse receipts bill, favorably reported by the finance and taxation committee, is assuredly headed for passage. Money needed to move the cotton crop drove support. W D Nesbit of Mobile and Birmingham testified. John M Parker also influenced the committee. twenty eight states have similar laws. Senate caucus chaired by Senator Hartwell adjourned without progress on the general revenue bill. action on the bill and amendments set for next Thursday.
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Mobile Brick Company
Duggan-Taylor Realty’ Company
North Royal Street
Mobile
Alabama
John T. McDonald
Montgomery
Ala
Finance and Taxation Committee
House
W. D. Nesbit
Birmingham
John M. Parker
Senate
Hartwell
U S Note Sets Path to Indemnity Settlement With Germany
The United States proposes a diplomatic settlement on indemnity for the Frye sinking by designating two experts to fix the amount owed by Germany, with an umpire if needed. The plan also allows arbitration under The Hague to interpret treaty stipulations, while preserving U S rights on legal justification.
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United States
Cotton Market Volatile Across Cities Amid Storm News
New Orleans opened higher on buying optimism but soon fell as weather reports and contraband fears pressured prices. By noon New Orleans showed a 4 point drop, then recovered to near yesterday’s close. New York saw early losses on rain outlooks and contraband talk, later stabilizing with gains in late trading. Liverpool remained firm in spot and futures with steady to higher ranges.
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New York
Studebaker
American Can
Westinghouse
Crucible Steel
General Electric
United States Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Canadian Pacific
Gould
Missouri Pacific
Agri. Chemical
American Beet Sugar
American Cotton Oil
American Smelting
American Tel. & Tel
American Tobacco
Atchison
Anaconda
Atlantic—Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago
Mil, & St. Paul
R. I
Consolidated Gas
Erie
General Motors
Great Northern Pfd
Illinois Central
Interborough Met
Kansas City Southern
Liggett & Myers
Lorillard Co
Maxwell Motor Co
Mexican Petroleum
National Read
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Orthern Pacific
Ennsylvania
Readings
Rep. Iron & Steel
Seaboard Air Line
Sloss, Shef, Steel & Iron
Studebaker Corporation
Southern Pacific
Soutway
Southern Railway
Tennessee Copper
Texas Co
Union
United States Rubber
United
New Orleans
Texas
Washington
State Department
Plumbing thieves rotting homes in Mobile center city
Real estate man James K. Glennon asked the Mobile city commission for relief from widespread plumbing thefts. He cited losses at Church and Conception streets and Monery and Dearborn streets and urged stringent laws to protect property owners. Mayor Pillans and commissioners discussed regulation of junk dealers and reporting purchases, but no action was taken on the ordinance.
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James K. Glennon
City Commission
Church and
Conception Streets
Monery
Dearborn
Mobile
Pillang
Smith
Lyons
Schwarz
Pillans
Moe
C. S. McCosker
Fire Department
International Association of Municipal Electricians
Cincinnati
International Association of Fire Engineers
G. W. Lantern
Government Street
Eugene Evans
Canal Canal
North Royal Street
Annie Porus
Davis Avenue
Conception and
Charleston Streets
R. Z. Williams
Maryland
Wilkinson
Congress Streets
F. B. Drain
Chicago Livestock Prices See Mixed Movements
Chicago livestock market reports show hog receipts around 12 000 head with varied bids from 6.90 to 7.90 per unit and weak demand. Cattle receipts near 3 000 with slow trading and prices from 3.10 to 10.25 for native beef steers and cows. Sheep receipts 14 000 with sheep at 5.60 to 6.25 and lambs 6.25 to 8.50.
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Chicago
Hurricane Rages All Night At Galveston
The storm battered Galveston with miles per hour winds and three foot depth flood on bay streets. About 5,000 people fled to Houston and interior areas as Sabine Port Arthur reported strong gales. Sea wall held with minor damage except flooding, towns Rollover Caplon Patton Boliver underwater and residents evacuated to safer buildings downtown.
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Page One
Bay Front
Galveston
Houston
Beaumont
Sabine
Tex
Port Arthur
Sabine Pass
Rollover
Caplon
Patton
Boliver
Schooner Aline Driven Ashore Near Biloxi
A tropical Gulf storm causes coast damage near Biloxi Mississippi with a schooner named Aline washed ashore owner Meant Brothers. Gulf Coast Traction line washout reported between Biloxi and Gulfport and the mail boat between Biloxi and Ship Island not sailing. Coastal fishing interests brace for flood risk and fence damage as rain from the previous night subsides.
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Biloxi
Miss
Gulf
Gulf and Mississippi Coast Traction Company
Gulfport
Aline
Meant Brothers
Ship Island
Port of Mobile Seaport Powers Passed by Senate
Senate approves bills enabling Mobile to equip as a seaport of the South. Acts authorize cities to own and construct terminal docks and warehouses, issue bonds for building terminals, regulate wharfage, and connect rail lines. Companions to earlier measures, both bills cover eminent domain and state land use for terminal facilities.
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Montgomery
Ala
Mobile
South
Agernor Henderson
Pillans
Vennor
Senate
T Hartwell
Alabama
Appu
Lawson Granted Supersedeas for Appeal to Supreme Court
John Lawson, convicted laborer, was granted a supersedeas allowing his appeal from prison sentence to go to the state supreme court on the merits. The ruling bars Judge Hillyer from presiding at future trials in the coal strike disorders. Gompers praised the decision as favorable.
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Denver
Colo
John Lawson
Laboreo
Supreme Court
Lawson
Hillyer
Damage and Vessels At Galveston in Severe Weather
Reports indicate several vessels grounded or overturned as tides rose up to ten feet near Galveston and Brownsville. Army wireless stations at Fort Crockett and Texas City struggled for contact, with communications largely severed and causeways threatened by rising water.
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Brownsville
Texas
Army
Buford
Galveston
Texas City
Fort How San Antonio
Fort Crockett
Texas Ports Report No Damage To Ship Beaumont
Patchy reports from Sabine and Sabine Pass last night describe winds reaching high speeds with impacts on shipping at Port Arthur and nearby points. A violent cyclone in Haiti caused fatalities and widespread damage, but affected towns along the southern coast reported no victims.
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Texas
Beaumont
Tex
Sabine
Port Arthur
Prince
Haiti
Republic
Remarkable Residence on Dauphin and Ann Streets
Beautiful residence and large corner lot on Dauphin Street offers a well built home at a fraction of previous price. Moving away from the city to a large desirable house on Ann Street, property valued below real worth. No. 57 St Francis Street referenced as an example of extraordinary listing.
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L. F. Brown & Co
St. Anthony
Mobile
St. Emanuel
Dauphin St
Phone Bell
Ee Pee
Desirab's
Springhill Ave
Lepaneny
Julia
Dexter
Ann St
Bell
Reed Avenue
Dauphin Street
Ann Street
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Crichton
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Rine
Chard
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Ora
Royal
O. Fehrlin
Louis St. K
Pinkerson & Robinson
S. W. Dauphin and
Cedar
KORAL
Id Conkbens Polit
Ee Iit
Shaw-Cain Electric Co
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Savannah St. S
Palm Beach
Imperial Pressing Club
National Cash Register
St. Louis
Protectograph
G. E. Morningstar
Government
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Nor. Aux
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Aoere
Citizens OF South Mobile CO
Davis Ave
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Government St
Robert Windham
Albright & Wood Drug Store
Siron
Board of Cers
City of
St. Germain
Anora Jackson
John Craft
Alabama Good Roads Association
J. O. Bolton
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Price Williams
Probate Court
C. H. Meyers
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Com
U.S
Lansing
Savannah
Wall Street Review
Port OF Mobile
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Federation of Labor
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Temple
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Morrill & Lyons
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