Senate Debates Revenue Bill Amid Partisan Clash
In Washington on August 23 the upper house continued discussion of the emergency revenue bill designed to raise 205 million dollars. Senator Simmons defended the measure with figures showing defense and Mexican emergency spending, while Senator Smoot accused the Democrats of extravagance and false pretenses.
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Washington
Senate
Penrose
Finance Committee
Simmons
Smoot
Congress
Curtis
Treasury Department
Arctic Expedition Return Details On Hovey Mission
Jerome Allen of Maquoketa Iowa arrives from Copenhagen with accounts of the Hovey Arctic Expedition failure en route to aid the MacMillan party seeking Crocker Land. The group left New York in July 1915 aboard the George B Cluett. ice trapped them near Cape York. after a dog sled journey to Egedesminde aid was sent Denmark rescued remaining crew aboard Denmark.
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New York
Jerome Allen
Maquoketa
Iowa
Hovey
MacMillan
Copenhagen
Peary
Crocker
Mr. Allen
Egedesminde
Denmark
Cluett
Smoot Attacks Democrats Over Wasteful Expenditures
Senator Smoot labels Republican Wartime spending as wasteful and urges retrenchment. He claims Democratic pledges failed and suggests court action over party finances. The estimate for first sessions of the 64th Congress reaches 1.7 billion dollars with expected total funding over a billion more than prior years. Penrose introduces a revenue bill amendment to raise tariff revenue, but no action occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Simmons
Payne
General Fund of the Treasury
Simmonson
Panama
Democratic Party
Panama Canal
Smoot
Utah
Penrose
Finance Committee
Spraggins Fatally Shot During Hunt In Alabama
J C Spraggins 51 prominent Colbert County Bank president in Huntsville Alabama was accidentally shot by a hunting companion twelve miles from town while climbing a fence after a dove hunt. He died shortly after the incident.
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Associated Press
Huntsville
Ala
C. Spraggins
North Alabama
Colbert County Bank
Spraggins
Wire Break Halts Cars On Government Street
A broken guy wire on Government street between Royal and St Emanuel streets halted street car traffic briefly Tuesday night about 8 15. The interruption lasted about thirty minutes and caused no injuries.
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Government Street
Royal
St. Emanuel
Puss in Boots Jr Seeks Morning Wake Up Aid
Puss Jr consults a Donkey in Mother Goose Land to choose the shorter road to Gingerbread Bridge. The Donkey offers directions and cautions that Gingerbread Road leads away from the sea, while the left road is shorter.
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Puse Junior
Puss
Cat
Puss Junior
Mother Goose Land
Father and Son Drown in Elk River Near Athens
Frank Kamp and his 14-year-old son drowned while fishing in the Elk river north of Athens Alabama. No eye witnesses. It is believed the boat capsized or one fell overboard and the other drowned attempting a rescue. A nearby fisherman found the hat and alerted others. Bodies were recovered side by side.
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Athens
Ala
Frank Kamp
Elk River
Here
Hero Sides With Left Road In Whimsy Journey
A playful scene features a small hero choosing the left road as the donkey mocks a cat. Pusa calls out cheerful rhymes about a waking morning as Boy Blue remains asleep, and the hero rides away along the chosen path.
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Pusa
Blue
Secretary of Labor Attacks Republicans in Maine Speech
William B. Wilson, secretary of labor, spoke in Westbrook, criticizing GOP labor policy and praising current administration labor legislation. He claimed wages are at historic highs and hours of work are favorable, citing a nationwide wage increase of 727 million dollars in the last year.
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Westbrook
William B. Wilson
Maine
Russia Plans to Liberate 120 Administrative Exiles
London report says the Russian interior minister ordered the release of 120 political exiles sent to Siberia by administrative decree. The move follows appeals by the English Committee for Relief of Administrative Exiles led by secretary Mrs Sonia Howe who met with the Petrograd cabinet.
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Associated Press
London
Siberia
English Committee For Relief of
Sonia Howe
Petrograd
Concert Draws Large Crowd in Bienville Square
A large turnout filled Bienville Square for the regular Tuesday night band concert. The program featured an attractive performance by the Drago's ensemble.
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Bienville Square
Drago
Berlin Claims Allied Navy Losses Reach Seventy-Two
Berlin reports the German admiralty says British and French line of battleships and cruisers lost 72 vessels totaling 496,050 tons through August 1. German losses in the same classes were 25 ships totaling 62,667 tons. The list includes only clearly established losses.
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Berlin
London
Coulon Beats Douglas in 12 Round Lightweight Bout
Eddie Coulon of New Orleans defeated Jack Douglas of San Francisco in a 12 round boxing match in St. Louis. Both fighters weighed 116 pounds and the contest took place Tuesday night.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Eddie Coulon
New Orleans
Jack Douglas
San Francisco
Balkan Offensives Rise in Daily Balkans Coverage
London dispatches focus on Balkan developments with Saloniki troop landings and a looming offensive against Bulgaria. Articles discuss Russian advances in Bukovina near the Romanian border and potential Romanian entente actions, signaling shifts in Greece and Roumania and possible impacts on German eastward logistics.
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Associated Press
London
Balkans
Saloniki
Bukovina
Bukowina
The
Daily News
Balkan
Bryan starts on Wilson tour in west on Sept 15
William J. Bryan will begin a speaking tour for President Wilson around September 15 likely in Ohio and continue to election day. The plan includes appearances in every Eastern and Western state except Missouri and Michigan. Speaker Clark repaid campaign expenses from Maine trip, noting his payments as his legal contribution.
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Associated Press
New York
William J. Bryan
Wilson
Ohio
National Democraticn
Bryan
Missouri
Michigan
Clark
Maine
Three Democrats Enter Governor Nomination Race
Boston dated Aug 23 reports three Democratic candidates for governor have filed by the deadline Charles H. Cole John R. McVey and Frederick A. Mansfield all of Boston. Republican entry is Governor McCall and Prohibitionist Chester R. Lawrence. For senator Lodge files for Republicans and John F. Fitzgerald for Democrats. Prohibitionists forego senatorial candidacy.
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Associated Press
Boston
Charles H. Cole
John R. McVey
Frederick A. Mansfield
McCall
Chester R. Lawrence
Senator Lodge
John F. Fitzgerald
Zeppelins Bagged by Allies Since War Began
Major Baird, representing the aerial board in the house of commons, said the Allies have accounted for 35 Zeppelins since the war began. He noted 34 raids on England, with 334 civilians and 50 military personnel killed in the remaining raids where casualties occurred.
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Associated Press
London
Major Baird
Aerial Board
House of Commons
England
High Water Skirt Ages Fashion Note Continues
A fragment describes outfits including stockings, white boots, a knee length skirt, a bright yellow or green sports coat and matching hat. The item reads as a fashion blurb continuing from page four with a jaunty, natty style.
A Debutante’s Youth and the Perception of Age
The piece riffs on aging and appearance as a young woman’s debutante image contrasts with a tired forty five year old. It argues clothing and style shape judgments of youth, noting how dressing differently could alter perception and preventing misread ages.
Kidney trouble warning and Haarlem Oil remedy
An advertisement warns of swollen feet and hands, stiff joints, and urinary trouble as signals of kidney problems possibly leading to Bright's disease. It promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a standard, natural remedy not a temporary patent medicine, urging buyers to ensure the Gold Medal mark on the box.
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Bright
Haarlem
Local Fraternal Groups Meet at City Halls and Temples
Today the Masonic Mobile Council of Kadosh No 2 at Scottish Rite Cathedral hosts the Mobile Chapter of Rose Croix No 3 while the Order of Owls Mobile Nest No 1490 meets at 78 Dauphin Street. Mechanics' Relief Association gathers at 7:30 PM at M B A Hall and Peace Rebekah Lodge No 4 meets at Dauphin and St Emanuel Streets with the Ladies Auxiliary to T C Central Trades County Hall noted.
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Masonic—Mobile Council of Kadosh
Scottish Rite
Mobile
Rose Croix
Order of Owls
Mobile Nest
Dauphin Street
Mechanics’ Relief Association
Peace Rebekah—Lodge
Dauphin
St. Emanuel Streets
Ladies
T. C.—Central Trades Councy Hall
Buoy No 2 Displaced in Harbor Board Hearing
The Mobile steamer Naperian grounding prompted a Harbor Board inquiry into Buoy No 2's displacement after a storm. Pilot J J Cook testified the buoy moved, while other pilots including John A Dorgan Sid Dorgan and Donald Mackay gave statements. The investigation into fault and channel conditions was postponed to a future date.
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Naperian
J. J. Cook
State Harbor Board
A. G. Ware
Messrs
R. V. Taylor
J. C. Rich
M. Cc. Forcheimer
T. J. O'Connor
S.A. le Blanc
Ber
Cook
John A Dorgan
Sid Dorgan
Donald Mackay
Tick Eradication Association Meeting Scheduled Thursday Night
Full attendance urged for Mobile County Tick Eradication Association meeting at 7 30 in the Cawthon Hotel. Important business will be considered.
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Mobile County
Sanitary Record Shines for U S Punitive Expedition in Mexico
Official figures show six deaths from disease and a 1.5 percent sick rate in five plus months of the American punitive expedition in Mexico. Including base hospital patients raises the rate to 2.5 percent with no typhoid cases. General Pershing praises sanitary progress and notes a past amoebic dysentery outbreak at a south camp, quickly controlled by water destruction measures.
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Associated Press
Mexico
Sanitary Départment
J. J. Pershing
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St Michael Street
Bell
Real Estate and Insurance
Pccess Smee Pass Cn. Bee, Co
Hoyal Street
N. Ro
Val St
Jack Callahan
Annie Goody
Evening World
Arctic
Roosevelt
Taft
Puss IN Boots, JR
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G.O.P
Russia
Coulon
Douglas
Greece
Roumania
Bulgaria
Sarrail
Germany
Turkey
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ST. Francis Street
Rell Phone
S. O. Rogers Lumber Co
Madison St
Hieronymus Mill
the Item
Salemsan
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Ascade Ginger Ale
Selzer
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Home
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Florida CO
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Barret Lumber CO
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