Lloyd George Busy Forming New Cabinet Amid War Effort
London dispatch reports David Lloyd George seeks a cabinet majority with support from Unionists and Liberals while offering concessions to Nationalists. A core group includes Bonar Law, Lord Derby, Curzon, Smith, Carson, and Reading. other Liberal names like Cawley and Polpre noted for possible posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Bonar
Law
Lord Derby
Curgon
Frederick
Smith
Edward Carson
Viscount Reading
Frederick Cawley
House of Commons
Prestwick
Lancashire
George Polpre
Eccles
Christopher Addison
Satsuma Day Visitors and Local Illness Update
Captain Gus Rhem of Engine Company No. 2 fell ill with stomach trouble and had to go home after a second attack. Visitors to Mobile for Satsuma Day included L. D. Fuller of Mobile and Ohio Railroad, R. Steele Hunter from Belfontaine, C. M. Kelley formerly with L and N at Pensacola, C. D. Harper of the Soo Line, C. M. Price of Gulf Coast Lines, and Robert O. Hughes and wife from New Orleans visiting the Battle House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Rhem
Fire Department
Mobile
L. D. Fuller
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
West Point
Miss
Satsuma Groves
R. Steele Hunter
Belfontaine
Ala
Hunter
C. M. Kelley
Louiisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Pensacola, Fla
C. D. Harper
Soo Line
Cincinnati
Ohio
oGo
C. M. Price
Gulf Coast Lines
New Orleans
Robert O. Hughes
The
Battle House
Tribble, 16 Unchanged in Ill Health
Physicians treating Representative Tribble of Georgia said his condition remains unchanged after apoplexy. He has been near death since Monday night, and his status was reported as uncharged last night in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Representative Tribble
Georgia
Samuel J. Tribble
Churchill Likely for Cabinet as New Government Forms
The text notes Colonel Winston Spencer Churchill, former first lord of the admiralty, seems set for a high office. Cabinet formation is expected within a day and the new government will face the house of commons on Monday to gauge support via the vote of credit. The Commons session today was anticipated to be formal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Spencer Churchill
the Admiralty
House of Commons
Russian cabinet crisis deepens after Duma clash
Petrograd dispatch reports Tuesday Duma turmoil over the Markoff insult to President Rodzianko. Rodzianko, who resigned over the incident, was re elected president by 225 to 26 votes amid calls for cabinet reform and expected ministerial resignations within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Petrograd
London
Duma
M. Markoff
Rodzianko
M. Rodzianko
Markoff
Russian Duma Chief Demands Satisfaction From Markoff
Michael Rodzianko, president of the Russian duma who resigned after an insult by extreme right leader M. Markoff, appoints seconds to wait on Markoff and demand satisfaction for his honor. Markoff called Rodzianko a babbling blackguard during a duma session, saying the insult targeted the duma’s president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Michael Rodzianko
Duma
M. Markoff
Reuter
Petrograd
Rodzianko
One Pecan Tree Paid the Rent for This Man
Pike County claims the champion Alabama pecan tree. Jeff Starling of Elm Street reports a tree yielding 300 pounds sold at 30 cents per pound for $90. Another renter in the county reportedly sold pecans from a garden tree to cover a year’s rent with leftovers for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Ala
Pike County
Alabama
Jeff Starling
Elm Street
Wilson's New Mexico plurality tops 2400 in official tally
In Santa Fe New Mexico official count shows President Wilson with a 2392 plurality. The vote totals: Wilson 33533, Hughes 1161, Benson Socialist 1990.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
New Mexico
Baptist Convention Protests Funston Curtailment of Ministers
In Elizabeth City NC on December 7 the Baptist state convention formed a committee to protest to President Wilson over General Funston’s alleged effort to limit religious freedom for Baptist ministers preaching to U S troops along the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funston
Associated Press
Elizabeth City
N. C
Baptist State Convention
Wilson
Submarines Sink 2 Neutral Ships Reported
Lloyd's reports two neutral ships sunk by submarines the Danish steamship Nexos and the Spanish steamer Julia Benito crew members landed. Many local notes follow including labor actions in New York Albany and Virginia, a court challenge in Phoenix, and political updates from Washington to Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lloyd’s
Nexos
Julia Benito
Troy
N. Y
Burns
New York State Federation of Labor
Albany
Railroad Officials Visit Mobile on Yearly Inquiry
A group of railroad men toured Mobile on a yearly southern visit. Notables present included E. S. Newhouse of Rock Island with New Orleans HQ, J. Kemp Ridgeley of Louisville and Nashville, E. H. Blair, Oscar Plunkett of the Wabash, Neville Jackson of Star Union, and H. B. Howe of the Burlington route in Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
South
E. S. Newhouse
Rock Island
New Orleans
J. Kemp Ridgeley
Louisville and Nashville
E. H. Blair
Oscar Plunkett
Wabash System
Birmingham
Neville Jackson
Star Union Line
H. B. Howe
Burlington Route
Sheriff and Police Raid Spots Wednesday
Sheriff department reports raids Wednesday afternoon locating beer and whisky at multiple addresses including John Doyle Lawrence and Eslava streets and J J Connick Broadus Prichard Spence Newell Bull's Head Abe Burton Davis avenue and Lafayette street The police raids target The Battle House William Flannagan northwest Royal and Palmetto and Charles Fritz southwest St Emanuel and Texas streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Department
John Doyle
Lawrence
Eslava
John Nobles
Franklin
Madison
James Lynch
Elmira
Hamilton
J. J. Connick
John Broadus
Prichard
Spence Newell
Bull’s Head
Abe Burton
Davis Avenue
Lafayette Street
Battle House
William Flannagan
Northwest Royal
Palmetto
Charles Fritz
Southwest St. Emanuel
Texas
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Labor Party
David Lloyd-Ge
Mr. Asquith
Mr. Lloyd-George
J. Austen Chamberlain
Robert Cecil
Buckingham Palace
Manchester Guardian
Liverpool Post
Tadoyd-George
Lloyd George
Ng Lea & Perrins
LEA & Perrins
Hubert Street
New York City
Nujol
Najol
Standard” Oil Co
New Jersey
Bayonne
Boston
Kaiser
North Square
Lynchburg
Woman's Club
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Berlin
Lokal Anzieger
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
H. G. Hester
Hester
Marshal Rhe
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
ST. Louis
Frank Mason North
New York
Board of Foreign Missions
Methodist Episcopal Church
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Hans Richter
Amsterdam
Bayreuth
Phoenix, Ariz
Hunt
Superior Court
Thomas E. Campbell
Campbell
San Juan
P. R
Mexico City
Paris
National Millers’ Association
Carranza
Queretaro
Alfonso Siller
Constitutional Congress
Norfolk
John B. Jenkins
Virginia Bar Association
Montgomery
R. C. Jeter
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Fort Sam
Houston
South Carolina
Satsuma
Southern Railway
Selina
W. Wilkinson
E. Fougera & Co., Inc
Beekman St
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