Special Agent Harris to Speak on Latin American Trade in Mobile
U S Department of Commerce special agent Garrard Harris will be in Mobile all day Wednesday August 30 and address the Chamber of Commerce later that day. The visit follows a request by Harris and a wire confirmation from Secretary Clemens. Harris plans to present information gathered during investigations of importance to shippers.
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Garrard Harris
United States Department of Commerce
Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
W. M. Clemens
Harris
Harris Sees Valuable Information for Shippers
Harris says gulf ports miss trade expansion chances with Caribbean and West Indies markets. Officials anticipate his Mobile visit to benefit local business and seek insights from his research. Harris formerly worked in The Register’s editorial department.
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Harris
Gulf
West Indies
Gulf and Caribbean
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
The
Regster
Prohibition Case Outcomes With Fines and Appeals
Gustave Verscheure and Harold Scott pleaded guilty in recorder's court and were fined $50 each. Dan Petty was fined $50 and 30 days hard labor, appealed to the city court and posted $200 bond. Moses Plenty and Albert Holly were docketed at the county jail on prohibition charges and released on bond for inferior criminal court. Deputies raided multiple locations finding beer and whiskey and reported six cases of beer at Frank Allen's premises.
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Gustave Verscheure
Harold Scott
Recorder’s Court
Dan Petty
W. E. Flinm
A. D. Davis
Moses Plenty
Albert Holly
Inferior Criminal Court
Peter Smith
T. E. Meagle
Thomas Martin
H. Murray
Michigan Avenue
New Orleans
Mobile and
Chicago
Elmira
Royal
Davis Avenue
Dearborn
Texas
Conception
Earle
Frank Allen
Lipscombe
Commerce Streets
S light disturbance over south Florida may intensify slowly
A slight disturbance over extreme south Florida reported to the weather bureau is expected to increase in intensity very slowly and remain over the Florida peninsula for the next thirty six hours. No dangerous weather indications are seen in waters south of Florida or across the West Indies.
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Associated Press
Washington
Florida
Weather Bureau
Florida Peninsula
West Indies
St Thomas Urges Denmark to Sell Danish West Indies
In St Thomas resolutions adopt ed today the local legislature urged the Danish government to speed negotiations for selling the Danish West Indies to the United States. The message, cab led to Copenhagen, calls for haste to end uncertainty and notes war and canal delays have harmed business and mood.
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St. Thomas
Denmark
U.S
West Indies Islands
Middling cotton on Mobile market rises 25 points in a day
Middling cotton at Mobile jumps 25 points Friday raising bale value by $1.25. With demand outpacing supply, the market has advanced 62 points since last Monday. Mobile-held 13,564 bales valued at $73.75 per 500 pounds, up from $72.50, boosting total value by $16,955. Cotton factors forecast further gains above 15 cents as supply remains below demand.
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Mobile
Cotton Advances Sharply in New Orleans Market
In New Orleans on August 25 the cotton market rose 41 to 43 points, lifting the active months above the fifteen cent level. October option reached 15.26 and March 15.70 as futures hit new high marks for this season, marking the first time October has traded above 15 cents.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Cotton Surges $2 A Bale In Active New York Market
New York on August 25 reports the most active trading since the European war began with cotton rising about $2 per bale. The market shows strong demand and heightened speculation as prices rebound in the busy session.
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New York
Relief Investigators Thank Helpers After Relief Effort
The Citizens Central Relief Committee reports it has nearly finished cases up to August 15 under Secretary E Q Norton. Post August 15 cases will go to the executive committee to decide relief. Norton received a letter from Edward M Bailey president of the Chamber of Commerce praising volunteers, citizens, city commissioners and newspapers for help.
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Citizens Central Relief Committee
E. Q. Norton
Norton
Edward M. Bailey
Chamber of Commerce
Frank Jackson to be buried in Auburn Alabama
The body of Frank Jackson who died Thursday afternoon will be sent to Auburn Alabama for burial Saturday morning at 1 39 o clock. Mr and Mrs Abner S Jackson and his brother are mentioned as the deceaseds family.
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Frank Jackson
Auburn
Ala
Abner S. Jackson
Federal agents probe dope ring as arrests rise
Thomas E. Stone in Mobile with U S District Attorney Alex D. Pitts and Dr M P James met to review evidence in the Harrison anti drugs act case. Officials praise federal work after five alleged dope sellers were arrested and more arrests expected.
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Thomas E. Stone
Internal Revenue
Alabama and Tennessee
Nashville
Mobile
United States District
Alex D. Pitts
M. P. James
Dope Users Put in Infirmaries as Crusade Expands
Reported heroin users have been removed to infirmaries for treatment including two white women one near maniac level when admitted. Some users sought dopes from sellers but were frustrated by internal revenue agents. New Orleans agents join Mobile operations and drug supply has largely ceased. More arrests in the crackdown are expected. Sarah Simmons alias Shreveport Sarah, linked to a $6000 bank roll and a car, met with District Attorney Alex Pitts as investigators pursue more leads.
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Internal Revenue
New Orleans
Mobile
Sarah Simmons
Shreveport
Sarah
Alex Pitts
Simmons
Fisherman's train on Mobile and Bay Shore restored Sunday
General Agent H. E. Jones of the Mobile and Ohio road announced the Fisherman's train on the Mobile and Bay Shore line would run again this Sunday. It departs Mobile at 7 a.m. and returns at 6 40 p.m. The service was halted after the July 6 storm.
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H. E. Jones
Mobile and
Ohio Road
Bay Shore Road
Mobile
Corneilus Bonded After Fort Morgan Arrest
Y. B. Corneilus, a Fort Morgan Alabama artillery soldier, was jailed on charges of stealing brass and copper fixtures from the fort reservation. He was released on a $200 bond and returned to duty as he awaits trial in November.
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Y. B. Corneilus
Fort Morgan
Ala
Corneilus
Spanish Citizens Slain by Soldiers of France
Paris dispatch reports soldiers on the Franco Spanish frontier opened fire on Gerona citizens returning from protest. In Ramblas the main promenade, officers and non commissioned officers fired into crowds. Two were killed and eighteen wounded.
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France
Associated Press
Paris
Gerona
Spain
Havas
Terpingan
Rambla
French Stop Germans on Somme Front
Paris reports confirm French hold Maurepas and Auprès villages despite a heavy German assault on Hill 121 near Maurepas. Officials note continued bombardment south of the Somme from Estrees to Lassigny and shelling near Lassigny and Roye.
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Somme
Star Bakery plan doubles capacity on Dauphin street
Star Bakery on Dauphin street between Warren and Dearborn will double its capacity soon as announced this morning. Manager and owner Lou Zeigler departed for Cincinnati to buy machinery for expansion and will also tour bakeries in Boston and New York to review latest improvements.
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Star Bakery
Dauphin Street
Warren
Dearborn
Lou Zeigler
Cincinnati
Zeigler
Boston
New York
Gallinger Defends Cannon and Aldrich in Tariff Debate
Senator Gallinger Republican leader denounces insurgent Republicans linking the Dingley tariff to high living costs. He calls Cannon the Jonah and Aldrich his confederate for attack, tracing dissent to 1896 aims to dismantle protective tariffs. He defends both Cannon and Aldrich against charges.
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Associated Press
Washington
Gallinger
Old Guard
Senate
Cannon
Aldrich
Republican Party
Marshall's Notification to Be Held September 14
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall will be formally notified of his nomination on September 14 at Indianapolis. He will begin speaking engagements in Winchester Kentucky after the notification. He discussed campaign plans with President Wilson today.
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Associated Press
Washington
Thomas R. Marshall
Indianapolis
Winchester
Wilson
Damages Sought From Firm For Breach Of Contract
William H. Steiner & Ben sue Tennessee Copper Co in New York for 980793 damages claiming breach of contract by failing to deliver 8500 tons of sulphuric acid and 1850 tons of carbolic crystals at agreed prices. Attachments against property are sought. Prices cited were 31 dollars per ton for acid and 0.90 per pound for carbolic crystals, with market increases noted.
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Associated Press
New York
Tennessee Copper Company
William H. Steiner & Ben
Steiner
Landing of Italians Completed at Saloniki
The Associated Press reports a Paris dispatch that the landing of Italian troops at Saloniki is completed. The transports that carried the men have returned to Italy and the official statement was issued today.
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Saloniki
Associated Press
Paris
Italy
Bremen submarine capture rumored as British seize German craft
An officer of the British merchant marine aboard the Bal tic reports the Bremen was captured in the Dover Strait on August 2 entangled in a steel net. Thirty eight of the crew reportedly became prisoners as the vessel sank. the British government otherwise keeps silent amid claims that the Amerika is en route to the United States.
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New York
New York City News Association
White Star
Baltic
Bremen
Straits of Dover
Pepe
Patra
Deutschland Preparing to Visit the U S Again
Berlin August 25 overseas news agency reports preparations are under way for another Deutschland voyage to the United States. Cargo for the trip is larger than expected and all crew members have signaled readiness to sail again.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Sayville
Deutschland
United States
Whitaker Seeks Girard Mayoral Lead After Pro Tem Switch
W C Whitaker elected mayor pro tem of Girard after the council resigned has announced his candidacy for mayor in the September 20 election. Mayor Earl I Morgan remains in office until the new term begins and Whitaker will handle affairs in the interim.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. C. Whitaker
Girard
William J. Marin
Whitaker
Earl I. Morgan
Pro -Tem Whitaker
Campaign for Safe and Sane Fourth Bears Fruit
The American Medical Association reports results of a yearlong campaign for a sane Fourth of July. In 1916 there were no tetanus cases nationwide and no gunpowder blindness. Deaths dropped from 466 in 1908 to none reported in 1916.
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Campaign For Safe and Sane
Y Associated Press
Chicago
The
American Medical Association
Association
Democrats Strike Stamp Tax Off Insurance Policies
Washington Aug. 25 Democrats of the senate finance committee, bowing to protests nationwide, removed from the emergency revenue bill the proposed stamp tax on insurance policies. The plan had called for a half cent tax on each dollar of premium on all policies, including life insurance.
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Associated Press
Washington
Democrats
Senate Finance Committee
Army appropriation bill sent to Wilson for signature
The army appropriation bill, vetoed by President Wilson over revision provisions in the articles of war, passed the House today with a war department revision, and is again sent to the president for signature. Chairman Hay of the military committee offered no opposition.
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Washington
Wilson
House
War Department
Hay
Military Committee
Countess von Bernstorff Heads to Join German Ambassador
The Countess von Bernstorff, wife of the German ambassador to the United States, is en route to Washington to reunite with her husband as he serves in the U S capital.
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Copenhagen
Countess von Bernstorff
United States
Washington
Pope Manufacturing Co Incorporation Papers Filed
The Pope Manufacturing Company filed incorporation papers in probate court for a knitting mill in Prichard. Capitalized at 60000, it will begin with 21000 paid in. Local incorporators include John A Dorgan J M Walsh J A Rountree E F Ladd and others with one Wilmington Delaware resident among them. Officers are R F Pope president John A Dorgan vice president and J A Rountree secretary treasurer.
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Pope Manufacturing Company
Prichard
Wilmington
Del
John A. Dorgan
J. M. Walsh
J. A. Rountree
E. F. Ladd
R. A. Smith
Ashbel Hubbard
H. G. Grimley
R. P. Pope
J. H. Pope
KE. L. Hatter
D. P. Bestor
G. L. Smith
George W. Threefoot
J. W. Little
Louie Donald
Mobile
George G. Barker
R. F P. Pope
Democrats Plan to Adjourn Congress Next Week
Administration leaders in Congress planned to adjourn next Friday or Saturday after passing the general deficiency bill from the House on Tuesday and then the revenue bill. Senate finance chair Senator Simmons said it could be done unless unforeseen developments arise. Leaders urged a House quorum Tuesday to dispose of remaining business, with adjournment likely the following week if not available.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Simmons
Finance Committee
Senate
House
Captain in Georgia Guard Slain in Mobilization Camp
Macon GA Aug 26 Captain E J Spratling Captain F Company Fifth Infantry National Guard of Georgia was shot and killed in front of his tent at the state mobilization camp near here. Mrs H C Adams of Atlanta was arrested on officers and men's statements that she shot the officer and she declined to comment.
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Associated Press
Macon
E. J. Spratling
F Company
Fifth Infantry
National Guard of Georgia
Here
H. C. Adams
Atlanta
Strauss Invited to Wilson Notification in New Jersey
Leopold Strauss the Democratic national committee invitee from Alabama to attend President Wilson’s formal notification at Shadow Lawn New Jersey on September 2 has accepted. He will depart Montgomery before September 1 then travel to Colorado for the wedding of Jake Wolff, a former Montgomery citizen.
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Montgomery
Ala
Leopold Strauss
National Democratic Campaign Committee
Wilson
Shadow Lawn
West End
New Jersey
Zeppelins Hit London Outskirts as Bombs Drop
London reports a Zeppelin raid last night with one hundred bombs. Officials say persons were killed and 36 injured in the onslaught near London. Berlin also notes the French capture of Maurepas on the Somme front in today’s official bulletin.
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Associated Press
London
Londo
Berlin
Maurepas
Somme
Ront
British Lines Advance Near Delville Wood After Somme Fighting
London Aug 25 official word that after hard fighting on the Somme the British lines advanced several hundred yards in the region near Delville Wood indicating renewed pressure on German positions and a shift in trench warfare dynamics.
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Somme
London
Somme Mt
Delville Wood
Germans Repulsed After Heavy Somme Counterattack
Paris reports that on the Somme front center area a German counter attack was repulsed with heavy losses. The assault targeted Hill 121 near Maurepas as shelling continued near Lassigny and Roye. At Verdun the German attack on Fleury failed.
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Paris
Somme
Hill 121
Maurepas
Lassigny
Roye
Verdun
Fleury
Italian Front Ablaze in Dolomites Offensive Halted by Weather
Rome August 25 report says the new Italian attack in the northern Dolomites front is being hindered by unfavorable weather, though minor progress is noted in the official announcement.
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Dolomites
Associated Press
Rome
Austro-Hungians Repelled In Offensive Attempt
Austro German forces before Kovel in Volhynia tried to seize the position but were repelled, with the report continuing on page two.
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Kovel
South to showcase Southern farming at 25 northern fairs
The South will advertise ideal farming country at more than twenty-five northern fairs this fall. The Southern Railway Company and allied lines plan exhibits showing grains grasses forage crops fruits vegetables and farm products. A large display travels to Rochester September 4 9 Syracuse September 11 16 and the National Show Springfield December 21.
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South
Southern Railway Company
The
and Ohio Railroad
Southern and Florida Railway
Washington
Rochester
Nation
Syracuse
Springfield
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