Aldermanic Rule in Birmingham Target of Abolition Fight
In Birmingham Alabama petitions aim to call an election on abolishing the commission form of government. Horace C. Wilkinson leads the drive with 400 to 500 signatures already secured and more petitions planned. Legal questions surface over the 1915 act cited, which proponents say governs cities under 35 000. Citizens’ interest grows as Huntsville and Sylacauga show similar votes.
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Birmingham
Ala
Horace C. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Huntsville
Sylacauga
Commission
Despairing Woman Now Happy Mother
Patoka Illinois story of Mrs George Stephens who credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health and enabling a successful pregnancy after years of infertility. The ad asserts the product strengthens the female system and aids displacements inflammation tumors irregularities and backache.
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George Stephens
Patoka
Lydia E. Pinkham
Puss in Boots Junior Meets a Farm Scene
Puss Junior halts his horse near a meadow and chats with a farmer. A field mouse slips away into a log as Puss chases it, while the mouse teases him about being a lesser character in a tale and recalls its own tale of three blind mice with clipped tails.
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Puss Junior
Puss
Cat
Puss In Boots Junior
Owens Battle Over Corrupt Practices Bill Heats Up
In Washington Aug 25 Senator Owens renewed demands to quicken corrupt practices legislation. The clash pits Republicans and Democrats over campaign funds for upcoming elections as Owens threatens to delay adjournment. He accuses Republicans of fraudulently defeating his measure and cites a lumber trust claim of 40 000 sent to Oklahoma to oust him.
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Washington
Owens
Congress
Owen
Senate Republicans
Lumber Trust
Oklahoma
William Lorimer
Senate
Mexican Peace Commission to Depart for United States
Mexican members of the peace commission announce tentative plans to leave Sunday for the United States. Luis Cabrera will travel via Vera Cruz with James Linn Rodgers and Rodgers' secretary John Bell, then by Spanish steamer to Havang or the Dixie. Alberto J. Pani and Ygnacio Bonaling will go by car through Piedras Negras San Antonio and St. Louis. They will not discuss their instructions.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Luis Cabrera
Vera Cruz
James Linn Rodgers
Carranza
Mr. Rodgers
John Bell
Havang
Dixie
Alberto J. Pani
National Railways of Mexico
Ygnacio Bonaliig
Senor Pani
Piedras Negras
San Antonio
St. Louis
Austrian held as munition plotter in cross-border case
Detroit reports a man identifying as Austrian named P. Bjerlich is held by Walkerville Ontario police charged in a plot to blow up mansions in the United States and Canada. He worked for Canadian Bridge Company and allegedly tainted shell varnish with a chemical to trigger a delayed explosion. Detectives linked the case to the Black Tom Island blast in New York harbor.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
P. Bjerlich
Walkerville
Ont
Detroit River
United States
Canada
Bjerlich
Black Tom Island
New York Harbor
Support for Carranza Promised on Conditions
The Mexican Nationalist League known as the Legalista party pledged support to General Carranza if he restores the constitution and the law in Mexico. The statement was issued by local leaders led by the head committee including Manuel Calero, former ambassador to Washington under Madero, and J. F. Magon, former minister of the interior in Madero's cabinet.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Texas
Mexican Nationalist League
Legalista
Carranza
Mexico
Manuel Calero
Washington
Madero
J. F. Magon
Man forgets bride name in Birmingham marriage record
In Birmingham Alabama a man sought a marriage license without knowing his fiancés name. Probate court chief clerk Woolsey Morrow recalls the moment when the groom admitted he had not learned his bride to be's name yet. The incident ends with the man leaving to learn her name.
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Birmingham
Ala
Woolsey Morrow
Probate Court
Military expert forecasts further war into 1918
The Times military expert argues the war will last beyond 1917 with allied armament plans. He notes Britain must strengthen field superiority and arm Russia, predicting 1917 and 1918 mobilizations could crush central powers despite political doubts. Public support remains high for continuing the war.
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Associated Press
London
the Times
Russia
Liticians
Hughes and Fairbanks Backed by Arkansas Progressive State Committee
The Progressive state central committee met in Little Rock and endorsed Charles E. Hughes and Charles W. Fairbanks. A conference of Republican and Progressive committees yielded a working agreement for the presidential campaign. Four of eleven electors will be Progressive, with joint campaign work to support the Republican candidates.
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Associated
Little Rock
Ark
Progressive State Central Committee
Charles E. Hughes
Charles W. Fairbanks
Progressive State Committees
Somme Fight Now Murderous Work
British and German lines clash amid heavy artillery in the Somme region. On the left Germans hold Thiepval. on the right Guillemont fight remains fierce as British troops breach German trenches, capture prisoners, and push forward along shell-scarred terrain.
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Somme
France
London
Thiepval
Guillemont
Alabama Votes on Five Amendments to State Constitution
Five proposed amendments would let counties raise school taxes if desired, allow biennial legislative sessions, standardize bank depositors' protections, remove the fee system and fix Montgomery county officials' salaries, and permit Selma to tax schools and buildings. The last two are local. the other three affect the state.
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Montgomery County
Selma
Montgomery
Commonwealth
Thiepval Ridge Assault Under Heavy Artillery Fire
Infantry pressed a thousand yard front and reached the crest as shells exploded around them. British 15 inch shells pounded Thiepval and nearby dugouts while smoke and debris filled the air, and the village stood as a grim fortress for hundreds of thousands of troops.
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Thiepval
Civil at Hire U S Clerks
Secretary Lansing disclosed that from August 1, 1914 to July 1, temporary clerks were appointed to the State Department to handle expanded duties due to the European war. The hires, varying from two weeks to six months, were obtained to meet urgent needs and were secured through Washington business colleges and typewriter lists.
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Washington
Lansing
Penrose
State Department
Commission
Ington
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