Not American: North Carolina Did Not Bombard Tripoli
Captain Oman of the North Carolina said Beirut reports show the cruiser was not American. No American merchant ship has been south of Alexandretta since December 9. An Athens dispatch claimed an American steamer crew was attacked near Tripoli and that the North Carolina threatened bombardment.
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Washington
Oman
North Carolina
Beirut
Syria
Navy Department
Tripoli
Alexandretta
Athens
Mobile Chamber of Commerce Sees Optimism and Plans
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Cotton Exchange report strong community progress and promise. Leaders including Mark Prentiss A C Johnson and A J Parsons highlight cotton rate victories and port improvements to boost the region's marketing and coastwise shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce of Mobile
Mark Prentiss
United States Chamber of Commerce
Nation's Business
G. Grosvenor Dawe
Prentiss
Ways and Means
U. K
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
National Chamber of Commerce
Taylor
A. C. Johnson
Chicago
Dog River
Satsumas
Johnson
Mobile
W. H. Armbrecht
Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Cotton Exchange
Interstate Commerce Commission
A. J. Parsons
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Chatta Booga
Birmingham
J. C. Irvine
Elmer R. Sly
Duroc
E. Q. Dennis
W. T. West
David Holt
Harry Pila
Sam
Russia Offers Prizes for New Industrial Alcohol Ideas
The Soviet Union announces plans to prize fresh technical methods for using industrial alcohol. Prizes totaling more than 50 000 are set to be awarded in a competition organized to encourage new utilization ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Esc
Associated Press
The
Rus
Phillips Commander Of Knights Of Pythias Officers Elected
Rescue Lodge No 24 Knights of Pythias elected officers for the ensuing term at a Monday night meeting. George A. Phillips was named chancellor commander with W Le Cahall as vice chancellor and E Williams as prelate. James H. master of work and M I Bb master of exchequer were chosen, along with Henry Ledebur keeper of grand seal and master of fin il, M W Richards ran arms, Arthur C Bruce and PF H Brunson and others appointed in supporting roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rescue Lodge No. 24
Knights of Pythings
George A. Phillips
W. LE. Cahall
E Williams
James H
M. I. Bb
Henry Ledebur
M W. Richards
Rat Arms
Arthur C. Bruce
H. Brunson
Outer Wery
G. C. W. McGaughey
J. H. Hall
Jesse
Newt of City Imposes Added Charges
Mobile city commission adopts a 1915 license ordinance with many changes. Real estate dealers pay 60 dollars yearly, motion picture theatres unchanged after Crown Theatre request, soft drink bottlers 100, booksellers 75, dye houses 80, marble yards 28, oil dealers 75, physicians from 18.75 up, attorneys up to 100, hotels with public dancing rooms 25, ice dealers exempt, printing awarded to Mobile Register. Police officers Lyman Rayford and O Broadus remain under review as two women witnesses are sought for interrogation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Mobile
City Commission
Pat J. Lyons
Schwarz
Pillans
Crown Theatre
Mobile Register
Lyman Rayford
O. Broadus
Laz Schwarz
Viking to Load 500 Horses for Europe from Mobile
The Seeberg Steamship Line announces the Norwegian steamer Viking arrived in port and will load about 500 horses for Bordeaux, France. Overhauled at Pier 3 by Jett Bros to accommodate perish, the horses will come by the Mobile and Ohio Railroad with arrival timing not yet certain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seeberg Steamship Line
Viking
Bordeaux
France
Jett Bros
Crathens
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Seeberg Company
National Shellfish Meet Set for February in New Orleans
John Craft of Alabama reports the National Shell Fish Commissioners will hold their annual convention in New Orleans on February 26 and 27. He met with the Louisiana Oyster Commission chair last week at the council's request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Shell Fish Commissioners
New Orleans
John Craft
Alabama
Louisiana Oyster Commission
Burials for Mary F Harris Held at Cathedral
The funeral of Mrs Mary Fulham Harris occurred Monday at 2 pm from the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception with Rev Fr Carra of New Orleans officiating. Burial followed at Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers listed: T J Burns, Joseph Hynde, Samuel Taylor, Phil Collins, James Killion, Fred Scheible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Fulham Harris
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Carra
New Orleans
Mobile
T. J. Burns
Joseph Hynde
Samuel Taylor
Phil Collins
James Killion
Fred Scheible
Funeral of Charles C. Warren Held at 11 O'Clock
Charles C. Warren died Monday and funeral services were held Tuesday at 11 from the family home 67 Monterey Street. Rev A G Richards of Trinity Episcopal Church conducted the service. Interment followed at Pine Crest Cemetery. Warren born Worcester Massachusetts June 1 1838. Survived by wife Mary Fuqua Smith seven children one brother eight grandchildren and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Warren
Monterey Street
Pine Crest Cemetery
A. G. Richards
Trinity Episcopal Church
Massachusetts
Worcester
David Taltot
Zelpha Clafin Warren
Mobile County
Bayou la Barre
Mary Fuqua Smith
Meridian
Miss
Frank S
Joseph W
David T
Harvey 8
Harvey 8. Smith, Mrs. Frank B. Royster
H. Smith
Mary A. Warren
Frank P. Warren
Warren, Mass
Burial of Mrs. Ethelinda May Son in Pine Crest Cemetery
The remains of Mrs. Ethelinda May Son who died Saturday were interred at Pine Crest Cemetery on Monday. The funeral from Calvary Baptist Church was officiated by Rev. G. W. McRae with pallbearers R. H. Giles J. F. Forsythe John Yockers Peter Spettle W. R. Merrill and P. C. Boyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethelinda Mayson
Pine Crest Cemetery
Calvary Baptist Church
G. W. McRae
Messrs
R. H. Giles
J. F. Forsythe
John Yockers
Peter Spettle
W. R. Merrill
P. C. Boyle
Saint Ninian Grounded After Detention By Charter Breach
The British steamer Saint Ninian, seized by the sheriff and released at midnight, ran aground near Mobile river in fog and rain just as her Seeberg Line charter expired. Tugs crowded the scene but could not lift her before flood tide at 3 p.m., with repairs and docking plans unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Ninian
Seeberg Steamship Line
Dennis Smith
Seeberg Line
Bar
Mobile River
Mobile Towing and Wrecking Company
James Muckart
Saint Ninan
Britain Must Pay Damages Over Neutral Trade Note
Pan American diplomats report that the United States asserts the rights of neutral nations under international law and rejects treaties with Britain. Officials expect Britain to adjust its stance as public opinion grows. Dutch and Belgian ministers sought copies of the memo. Congress debates the note while seeking relief for American commerce. Mann supports protecting neutral rights without dragging the US into war and cites Mexico's unrest as a separate issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
State Department
Britain
Netherlands
Lansing
Holland
Congress
Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
Mann
England
Germany
Mexico
Bondsman Surrenders Alleged Liquor Thief
Sherwood Pickens, charged with stealing whiskey from J. B. Webster, a wholesale liquor dealer, was surrendered to the county jail by one of his bondsmen after demanding a jury trial in the inferior criminal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwood Pickens
Benc
J. B. Webster
Inferior Criminal Court
B. EB. Ma+s
Governor Orders Special Court Probe of Fort Deposit Lynching
Governor O Neal directs Judge A E Gamble to convene a special term in Lowndes County to investigate the Fort Deposit lynching of Will Jones, a Black man, for an alleged assault and to indict those responsible. Sheriff Coleman has not yet replied to the governor’s inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
O'Neal
A. E Gamble
Greenville
Second Judicial Circuit
Circuit Court
Lowndes County
Will Jones
Fort Deposit
Jones
J. A. Coleman
Lowgdes County
Dr Adrian Taylor Speaker At Government Street Church
Dr Adrian Taylor visiting his parents in Mobile will speak at Government Street Presbyterian Church Wednesday at 7 30 pm. The medical missionary to China has toured American colleges on furlough and aims to recruit more workers for foreign missions. He plans to visit Harvard Yale and other eastern universities in coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian Taylor
R. V. Taylor
Mobile
Government Street Presbyterian Church
Dr. Taylor
China
America
United States
Canada
Taylor
Harvard
Yale
Solicitor Probes Murder Case Involving Jesse Stevenson
State Solicitor Norborne R. Clarke inspected the Jim Jackson cook shop scene where Stevenson was found with a fatal head wound on Christmas morning. Clarke notes witnesses and plans to show possible perjury while Jackson challenges the charges with attorney Francis J. Inge, trial set for Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norborne R. Clarke
Jesse F. Stevenson
Jim Jackson
Stevenson
Clarke
Jackson
Mr. Clarke
Francis J. Inge
Russians Repulse Austrian Push in Carpathians Front
News accounts report Russian forces holding lines as Austrians and Germans retreat along the Carpathian front from the Biala river toward the Dukla Pass. Western front trench fighting continues with modest gains while Hollebeke trenches change hands and air raid fears shift toward German airpower over London.
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Sia
Carpathian
Biala
Dukla
Hollebeke
Ypres
John French
Lys
London
Cuxhaven
Devolution of The Register Guarantee Sparks Debate
A 1914 editorial discusses The Mobile Register’s circulation guarantees, noting claims of 50 percent higher daily and 100 percent higher Sunday paid circulation, audited by standard authorities. It contrasts initial guarantees with later qualifiers and calls for independent verification of circulation figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Mobile Register
American Newspaper Annual and Directory
Bradstreet
Retail Merchants’ Association
Arriers
Ee Ee Ee Ee
Audit Report Critiques Newspaper Circulation Claims
An auditor criticizes The Item and The Register for circulation figures and advertising guarantees. The report highlights quarterly averages for 1914 and questions the validity of the Register’s claimed guarantees, asserting The Item reaches more users.
Land Bank of New York Organized for Activity
Albany reports the Land Bank of New York state has been organized with a capital of 100000 dollars and will soon begin operations, per the state report. The bank aims to stimulate activity in agricultural districts and is set to operate statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land Bank of New York
Albany
N. Y
Land Bank of
New York State
Mayor Pillans on Road to Recovery
Mayor Harry Pillans, injured in a Sunday automobile accident, is at the Mobile Infirmary and expected to return home within a day or two as he recovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor Pillans
Harry Pillans
Mobile
Irmgard in distress south of Oahu reported by Sonora
A wireless message from the steamer Sonora said the barkentine Irmgard was in distress south of Oahu. A search by a tug returned without locating the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Island
Oahu
Injunction Order Maintained by Federal Court in Laurel
Judge Don A. Pardes and Richard W. Walker of the United States circuit court joined with district Judge H. C. Niles of the Laurel Mississippi federal court to uphold a specific injunction. The decree confirms the injunction remains in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don A. Pardes
Richard W. Walker
United States Circuit Court
H. C. Niles
Federal Court
Laurel, Miss
Negroes Charged in Revolver Theft from Night Watchman
Tom and Richard Baldwin are charged with highway robbery for stealing a revolver from a night watchman. They are held at the police station and will be arraigned Tuesday afternoon. Detectives Lacey Pierson and Murphy, with the chief, say the suspects confessed and implicated Baldwin, arrested days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Richard Baldwin
Lacey
Pierson
Murphy
Baldwin
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Phillips
Pythian Lodge
Newt
Sion
Mary F. Harris
C. Warren
E. Mayson
Ninian
FT. Deposit
Geo T. Rosson
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Standard Authority
Auditor’s Report
Audit Bureau of Circulations Abc
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State
Refor Ned Endin
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