Bankhead seeks swift action on lock and dam No 17 plan
In Washington on August 22 Senator Bankhead asked unanimous consent for a joint resolution allowing the contractor to proceed at his own expense on lock and dam No 17 on the Black Warrior river. Senator Burton objected, urging bad precedent, while White supported the measure. Work is halted, 560 men laid off, and about 100000 dollars in material on hand. completion could come early next January if allowed to proceed.
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Senator Burton
Ohio
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Battles for Muelhausen and Altkirch Detailed by French Forces
Paris dispatch details French gains at Muelhausen and Altkirch as German forces retreat through the forest. French left presses toward Colmar and Neu Breisach while right advances on Altkirch. Germans abandon four batteries and twenty four guns. French pursue toward Belfort.
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London
Paris
Muelhausen
Altkirch
Neu Breisach
Cernay
Thur
Thann
Alsace
Belfort
Rhine
Dannemiere
Geneval
Colmar
Vosges
Shamrock IV Drydock in South Brooklyn for Winter
Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock IV was drydocked yesterday in South Brooklyn. A tarpaulin extending from stem to stern beneath the waterline protected her lines from prying eyes. She will be housed at the shipyard for the winter.
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Associated Press
New York
Sir Thomas Lipton
Brooklyn
Bull’s-Eye of Popular Favor Headlines Joyce Series
The Empire features Alice Joyce in a two part film with G. M. Anderson in Broncho Billy Wins Out and a Biograph comedy lineup. The article praises Joyce’s star power, notes strong nationwide reception, and highlights Kalem’s The Mystery of the Sleeping Death and The Viper as upcoming September features.
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Essanay ‘Western Company
EmPire
G. M. Anderson
Alice Joyce
Tim
Miss Joyce
Leroy
Major Robertson
Alice
Major
Roverteots
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Motion Picture World
Kalem
Vitagraph
Dennis Hogan
Darwin Karr
Charles Wellesley
Billy
Marguerite Clayton
Selig
Relief Work for Americans Nears Successful End
Washington reports relief officials believe the European war zone aid mission nears completion. Treasury rep J L Wilmeth says funds will be paid to Americans abroad, with destitute travelers aided via a special fund in New York and arrangements to move refugees to France and England. Refugees travel through Holland to England as ships are chartered to ferry those in French and Italian ports.
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Washington
Administration
J. L Wilmeth
Treasury Department
Relief Board
England
New York
Europe
United States
Switzerland
France
Germany
Holland
Liverpool Cotton Market Steady as Inquiries Grow
Liverpool August 22 There was more inquiry for spot cotton today but sales were not announced. Prices unchanged at middling basis 6 204. Receipts 6 714 bales all American.
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Liverpool
Wrights near drown after hydroaero crash in Miami River
Orville Wright and Navy Lieutenant Whiting were aboard a hydroaero plane when a wing broke. The machine plunged into the Miami River in Dayton Ohio. Both occupants survived the wreck and swam to shore.
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Orville Wright
Companion
Dayton
Ohio
Whiting
United States Navy
Miami River
Tax Commission to Discuss Solvent Credits Next Week
Montgomery Aug. 22 Assessments of solvent credits by the state tax commission under the solvent credits provisions will be discussed at the capital session next week. Chairman John S. Mooring says several county boards of revenue have refused to do skel cases and the commission will take up these matters. Members are John S. Mooring chairman Judge A. A. Evans Henry Pf. White associate members Murray White secretary.
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State Tax Commission
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Mooring
Commission
Johns. Mooring
A. A. Evans
Henry Pf. White
Murray White
Berzensfjord Arrives Safely in Bergen with Reservists
A cablegram from the Norwegian-Amerika line reports the Ber gensfjord, sailing from New York on August 11 with many reservists aboard, has arrived safely at Bergen, Norway.
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Associated Press
New York
Norwegian-Amerika Line
Bergensfjord
Bergen
Norway
Reverend Henshey to preach at two Presbyterian churches
Rev. P. H. Henshey will preach Sunday at 1 a m at Broad Street Presbyterian Church and at 7 30 p m at Franklin Street Presbyterian Church.
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P. H. Hensley
P. H.henshey
Broad Street Presbyterian
Franklin Street Presbyterian Church
German News From Berlin Too Brief To Convey Real War News
A seven word dispatch announces Germans entering Brussels as Berlin papers praise swift advance but omit tactics. They focus on prewar messages between Prince Henry King George and Emperor William, arguing Germany sought peace with Russia and France. Gerard denies mistreatment of Americans.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
London
Brussels
Marshal von Moltke
Henry
Prussia
George Andmperor William
Russia
Germany
France
England
Alsace- Lorraine
Strassburg
James W. Gerard
America
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Sunday Travel Offer to Coden or Bayou La Batre
Tickets priced at 60 cents round trip with information available at City Ticket Office on 238 Royal Street. Service runs Sundays with departures at 8 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 hours.
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Coden
Bayou la Batre
City Ticket Office
Royal Street
Bayou la Barre
City Ticket
S. Royal Street
Cure of eczema by Cuticura products proposed
Charley Alston of Tazewell Tennessee reports a full body eczema recovery after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. He describes severe itching and skin eruption prior to treatment, plus dandruff and hair loss cured by the same remedies. Samples offered by mail from Cuticura Dept. T Boston.
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R.F D. No. 1
Tazewell
Tenn
Charley Alston
Cuticura
Dept. T
Boston
Wallace Would Protect Fur Bearing Animals in Alabama
Alabama game and fish commissioner John H. Wallace Jr. calls for new laws to protect fur bearing animals. He urges a prescribed season for beaver otter and mink and penalties for violations including requiring a trapper license for trapping on others lands. He cites near extinction risk and compares with states prohibiting otter and beaver year round.
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Montgomery
Alabama
John H. Wallace
Piano Dealers Advertise Grand and Player Pianos
Clutter Piano Co at 405 Dauphin St offers Kranicn Bach Hazelton Brambach grand pianos and Mueller Haines best and easiest player pianos. Terms to suit. Phones 2071.
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Kranicn & Bach
Hazelton Bros
Brambach” Grand
Mueller & Haines
Clutter Piano Co
Dauphin St
Have You A Child Lydia Pinkham Advertisement
A period advertisement promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as beneficial for expectant mothers. Testimonies from Mrs. A. M. Myers of Gordonville Missouri and Mrs. E. M. Doerr of Conshohocken Pennsylvania praise the remedy before childbirth.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A. M. Myers
Gordonville, MO
E. M. Doerr
Conshohocken, Pa
Moss Blakeley
Imperial, Pa
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