Gardner says Arabic incident unlikely to trigger war
Special correspondence notes that the Arabic sinking may not bring war with Germany. The article argues Congress must declare war and analyzes alternatives including disavowal, severance of relations, or inaction. It discusses Wilsons note, public sentiment, and diplomatic risk of breaking ties with Germany.
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GTON
United States
Congress
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Germany
Wilson
Lusitania
von Bernstorff
von Papen
Roland Whitlock
Belgium
England
Bargain Offers Stabilize Marriage Licenses and Pet Ownership
A local notice highlights easier terms on marriage licenses and dog ownership rules. Officials emphasize practical steps to simplify procedures and improve post-license life for families.
Public mood cools on war risk and international rights
The nation questions extending neutral shipping rights and trade freedoms amid a European war. Many citizens favor staying home or risking only their own lives, arguing international law is secondary to peace and reluctant to enter a broader conflict unless provoked decisively.
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Ean
Republic
War rumors swirl as Bulgaria foes Turkey amid trench fighting
Reports claim Bulgaria declared war on Turkey though not confirmed. The piece notes Turkish trenches held by 800 yards in the northern zone. A Zeppelin heading toward the English coast was sighted near Amsterdam, with Viiland notes placing the craft toward the Zuider Zee and the English northeast coast.
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Bulgaria
Turkey
Zeppelin
Amsterdam
London
Telegraff
Viiland
Netherlands
Villand
Zuider Zee
England
Constantinople bombarded by Russian aviators in outskirts attack
A Central News dispatch from Athens reports part of Constantinople’s Asiatic suburbs was bombarded by a Russian air squadron on Monday. Forty one people were killed or wounded including thirty Turks eight Greeks and three Armenians.
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Constantinople
London
Athens
Japan to Closely Bond with Triple Entente Leaders
Paris dispatch reports Baron Kikujiri Ishii, new Japanese foreign minister, asserting Japan will deepen ties with the Triple Entente after the war. He says Japan has already supplied arms to Russia and will provide the maximum of help as Russia faces grave difficulties.
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Russia
Tokio
Kokumin Shimbun
Petrograd
Japan
Paris
Baron Kikujiri Ishii
France
Okuma
Petit Journal
Baron Ishii
Jamaica hurricane damage exceeds earlier estimates
Kingston reports show Jamaica suffered great damage from the August hurricane. Banana crops were nearly wiped out, 90 percent destroyed, while railways from Port Antonio to Buff Bay and coastal roads were heavily damaged. Coffee and pimento crops also damaged, with plans to restore plantations and a new banana crop expected within ten months. An unknown steamer ashore on Ajax reef near Biscayne Bay prompted a coast guard response.
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Jamaica
New York
Kingston
Port Antonio
Buff Bay
Esca
Washington
Ajax Reef
Biscayne Bay
Florida
Treasury Department
Coast Guard
Miami
Key West
Sweden Protests to German Government Over Gotland Shelling
Stockholm reports Sweden filed another protest with Germany over the shelling of the Swedish steamer Gotland, which entered Cuxhaven. The government says the vessel carried no contraband. Public opinion among plain people shows little difference between accusation and conviction.
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Stockholm
Sweden
London
Gotland
Cuxhaven
Christening of First Baby Zebra Draws Huge Park Crowd
Central Park New York expects a record crowd for the christening of the first zebra born in the United States. Bill Snyder leads the zoo as he and the zebra mother prepare for the public event with the frisky youngster under careful supervision.
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Central Park
New York
Bill Snyder
Bill
Baby
United States
Wall Street Review
New York Airbrake
Studebaker
Willys-Overland
Crucitle Steel
Allis-Chalmers
Sloss-Sheffield Steel
Republic Steel
Lackawanna Steel
Steel
Reading
Tennessee Ready to Sail for Haiti
The armored cruiser Tennessee passed the Delaware breakwater from Annapolis and will sail to the Philadelphia navy yard after loading stores, coal and ammunition. It carries 350 Marines and twelve three inch guns and may depart with additional Marines from the navy yard.
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Philadelphia
United States
Tennessee
Delaware
Annapolis
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Haiti
Caperton
Navy Yard
Chamber of Commerce General Meeting Urged Attendance
President Joseph M. Walsh calls members to the general membership meeting at 8 o'clock Thursday night at the Cawthon Hotel on August 26. Important topics will be discussed and members are urged to attend for full participation.
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Joseph M. Walsh
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Cawthon Hotel
Cobb to Represent Mobile Before Alabama Railroad Board
Traffic manager R G Cobb of the chamber of commerce will travel to Montgomery for the Alabama railroad commission meeting on Tuesday September 7. He will advocate Mobile's position on several rate cases including crosstie pricing aligning with lumber and tariff rules affecting the Louisville and Nashville line. The hearing also covers the Southern Express Company petition to raise rates on packages under 100 pounds.
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R. G. Cobb
Chamber of Commerce
Montgomery
Alabama Railroad Commission
Th Chamber
Cobb
Mobiles
Alabama
Interstate Commerce Con
Louisville & Nashville
Birmingham
Commission
Mobile
Southern Express Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Two Women Locked Up on Vagrancy Charge
Alice Williams and Nancy Over street, both negro women, were jailed in the county jail on a Justice of the Peace order from Adrian Delong of Citronelle Alabama. They are held for forty days on vagrancy charges. The Mechanics Relief Association will host a banquet Wednesday at 8 PM at their hall on the southeast corner of Dauphin and suit streets with brief talks planned.
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Alice Williams
Nancy Overstreet
Court of Justice of the Peace
Adrian
Delong
Citronette Ala
the Mechanics Relief Association
Dauphin and
Suet
Weather and bankruptcy notes from Alabama week summary
Weather Bureau report for Alabama shows temperatures near normal in north and slightly above in the south, with irregular rainfall and some crop improvement but rust and shedding in cotton. Late corn revival noted after rains, and fall planting preparations begin. Separate bankruptcy filing in U S district court lists Skinner Hardware Co of Castleberry and partners as insolvent, assets $800, liabilities $12,900, with hearing date set for September 16.
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U. S. District Court
Southern District of Alabama
James T. Stacey
Crichton
Alabama
Mobile
James Ey Stacey
Robert
T. ER
U. 8
District Court
Skinner Hardware Co
Tn Alien
M. Skinner
Lizzie Skinner
United States Weather Bureau
United States District Court
Skinner Hardware Company
Castleberry
Conecuh County
P. M
R. T. Ervin
Vegetables and Fruit Prices in Local Market Roundup
Corrected by Warley Fruit and Produce, the report notes one weekend change in prices. Onions are $1.75 per 100 pounds, bananas at two bunches per case, and various prices listed for cabbage onions garlic peppers apples figs grapes and peaches with a general supply similar to usual levels.
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Warley Fruit and Produce Company
Ctbro Secsictecczoyoe
California
Tax
C. St
Mobile and New Orleans Cotton and Market Roundup
Mobile Cotton prices and receipts for today and this week are shown with readings for low ordinary to good middling. New Orleans market reports mention weather concerns in Texas, storms and crops, with price moves and spot sales. Liverpool and New York futures and stocks edge higher early then stabilize, while naval stores and Chicago livestock figures accompany the market scan.
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Qpgibors
Eales
New Orleans
Texas
New York
Liverpool
Oklahoma
Mobile Ohio R. 8 Lands in Ala and Miss
Property listing from Mobile Alabama describes land parcels in Alabama and Mississippi suitable for general farming and stock raising. Prices cited include small tracts and larger holdings with figures like 11.50 per acre and up to 10 000 dollars, associated with Land & Development Co at N Royal St Mobile.
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Ivanhoe Mfg. Co
St. Louis
W. H. Morgan
Georgiana
Ala
J. R
Care Itern
Mobile & Ohio R
Miss
Mobile County
Alabama
Land & Dev. Co
N. Royal St
Mobile
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