Thieves Break In Three Stores On Dauphin Street
Thieves robbed three drug stores and another shop on Dauphin Street after midnight Saturday. Police believe Lloyd D. Sturgess of Cleveland aided the crew, which fled in a car. Stolen items include a silver card case and pins at Emile Herpin’s 213 Dauphin. Cash losses ranged from $4 to $6, with locks forced at several front doors.
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Sturgess
Cleveland
Ohio
Cyrm Tesiding
Claire
All
Et Wate
Flo Claire
St. Louis
Emile Her
City Leaders Hear Appeal for Unemployed Relief
A delegation led by the Ladies of Charity urged city officials to use 92 000 budget funds for park and other relief projects to aid the unemployed. City commissioners responded they cannot commit now but will expedite action as conditions permit and form a committee to study relief options.
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Ladies of Charity
Ile City
Belle Daly
A of Charity
Rs Eaton
Hackett
A. G.moses
Gardiner C. Tucker
Dannelly
DuBose
G. H. Fonde
A. C. Danner
Aubrey Boyles
Ligon
Miss Russell
Pillans
Father Eaton
G. c. Cer
A. E. Dannelly
A. G
G. H Fonde
A. Dan- Taccett
G. Fonte
G. Dan
Norton
Whistler shops reopen with 241 workers Monday morning
Whistler stores resume operations on Monday morning after a force of 241 men is deployed across all departments. The reopening signals full staffing to restart business activities.
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Whealer
Ale
Divorce Suit and Death Notice From Kentucky
Suit for divorce filed in Lexington as Daniel Combs dies by self inflicted revolver wound at 36. The incident follows a note from Hickory Valley and ties to Leste Combs with Guatemala involvement.
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Daniel
Lexington
Death Hickory Valley
Teun
Sim
Leste Combs
Guatemala
Coast Guard Welfare Shifts Cut Flag Bill in Treasury Report
Treasury officials announce a switch from imported wool to American cotton for Coast Guard cutters and stations reducing annual flag costs by 2 500 to 5 000 dollars. France imposes anti German sentiment affecting products including Mergenthaler linotype nameplates. Telegraph lines hit by sleet from Chicago disrupts communications.
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Coast Guard
Treasury Department
Germany
France
Chicago
May Wheat Reaches 1.52 On Mer chants Exchange
May wheat touched 1.52 on the Merchants Exchange at St Louis today an increase of 8 cents from last Monday.
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Merchants Exchange
St. Louis
Supreme Court Delays Leo M. Frank Habeas Appeal
The Supreme Court postponed oral argument on Leo M. Frank's habeas corpus appeal to February 23 by joint request of Frank's counsel and the states of Georgia.
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Supreme Court
Leo M. Frank
Frank
States of Georgia
Inspection of River Bridge and County Matters
The Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners discussed inspecting the Dog River bridge on Cedar Point road with a Nashville Bridge Company representative. They also addressed convict transport conditions, an injury claim to a horse, a road cross, a Union Church to Grand Bay connection, and fitness of Hamilton Street repairs. Committee Whatley Bolton to buy a county auto. Green declined.
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Board of Revenue
Snecehiesian Seceatterten Minor
Dog River
Cedar Point Road
Nashville Bridge Company
H.W. Gray
W. G. Smith
Owens Lane
H. H. Mechlin
Mobile
Mount Vernon Road
Calvert
Union Church Road
Grand Bay Road
McFadyen
New Hamilton Street
Fearnway
George Fearn, Jr
Fearn
Chickasabogue
Spring Hill Avenue
Whatley
Bolton
Commission Green
Ben H. Johnson Remembered by Nashville Railroad Friends
A note along the local city pages recalls Ben H. Johnson, long associated with the Nashville Railroad Company, and mentions the many friends he left in the community.
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Som
Ben H. Johnson
Nashville Railroad Company
Democrats Demand Action On Ship Purchase Bill
In a tense session the ship purchase bill faced a stalemate as Democrats vowed to keep the measure before the Senate with continuous debate. Republicans signaled readiness to meet any campaign plan, while the administration reserves diplomacy pending final decision on ship sources and purchases.
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Senate
Wilson
Senator Smith Attacks Sagat Over Extravagance
The article reports Senator Smith accusing Sagat of extravagance and recounts criticisms of US government actions toward foreign entities, including remarks about Mexican diplomacy and recognition issues since Huerta. It cites claims of emissaries sent to Mexico City and mentions Henry Clay Pierce and Waters-Pierce Oil Company in a broader political context.
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Smith
Adrae
Ptm
Pla
Mexico City
Henry Clay Pierce
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Mexico
Huerta
Pollard Farmers to Realize Much Profit on Potatoes Onions
Pollard Alabama February 1 The Pollard Truck Growers Association active in the region moves to large scale onion planting and Irish potatoes on 200 acres, with nonmembers planning equal acreage. Carloads of onions ready for shipment, profits expected as the crop from last year’s trial was gratifying. The association is in fine condition and will handle output with improved methods.
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Pollard
Ala
Pollard Truck Growers Association
Hines Delivers Farewell Sermon Before Opelika Move
The Rev. Hines preached his final sermon at our church before departing for a new pastorate in Opelika. He cited Second Corinthians 13:11 and urged perfection unity and peace as the blessing to follow. The service drew a full house at the large church.
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Opelika
W. P
Dauphin Way
Hines
Agbd Hines
Mobile law changes face obstacles in harbor islands bill
The Mobile harbor sand islands title bill stalled in committee over constitutional issues. City Attorney Robert Smith will be asked to address the concerns while the Panama Exposition bill gains attention. Mobile juvenile court and detention home measures pass committee. oyster bill aims to abolish the oyster commission. Delegations from Baldwin and Mobile counties plan to lobby legislate on the Webb oyster bill Tuesday. The house recessed amid debate on Wallace’s office removal from the calendar.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lacy
House Judiciary Committee
Mobile
Mobile Harbor
Robert Smith
Mobile “Chamber of Commerce
W. H. Armbrecht
Hartwell
Mobile County
Grayson
Baldwin
Fish and Forestry Committee
Webb
Oyster Commission
House
Wallace
Occupation of Tabriz Officially Announced
The report from Petrograd states that the Russians have officially announced the occupation of Tabriz. The communication comes from the staff of the army in the Caucasus, noting the advance into the city and its strategic significance.
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Tabriz
Petrograd
Pergia
Caucasus
Potter 53 Dies After Illness in Mobile Business Leader
Thomas J. Potter 53 head of Potter Com pany a Mobile mercantile figure dies after several weeks illness. Potter native of Mobile helped found Yeend & Potter and Blue Star Store later Yeend Potter Company. Survived by wife Marguerite Odell, four sons Odell Yeend Walter T J, three daughters Marguerite Nellie Jessie Marie, two brothers William John Potter, mother and four sisters. Member of Knights of Columbus fourth degree and Hibernians. Funeral held at his Warren street home.
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Thomas J. Potter
Eend Potter Company
Mobile
Warren Street
Mobile Aid
T. J. Yeend
Yeend & Potter
Blue Star
Yeend Potter Company
Potter
Misa Marguerite Odell
Yeend Potter
Odell Potter
Walter Potter
J. Potter
Marguerite Potter
Nellie Potter
Jessie Marie’ter
William
John Potter
H. Patterson
T. F. Groom
Wisconsin Endures Unusually Powerful Blizzard
A severe Wisconsin blizzard paralyzes the state with widespread disruption. Traffic nationwide halts as Milwaukee outlets fail and rail lines freeze, leaving telegraph and telephone service nearly impossible by noon.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Coach Graves Resigns From Alabama Ball Club
Montgomery Feb 1 Coach D W Graves resigns as Alabama coach after serving since 1910 The athletic faculty accepted his resignation He cites desire to rejoin his family in the west and a successor will be announced within a week as several applications remain on file.
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Montgomery
D. W. Graves
University of Alabama
Graves
Four Mobilians Arrive on Mallory Lamparas Liner
Four Mobilians arrived in the city Sunday aboard the Mallory line Lamparas from New York. Mrs. H. P. Stewart H. M. Brown and Mr and Mrs G W Hughes were among them. The Lamparas will issue a full passenger list on the return to New York, but none are Mobilians.
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City
Lampagas
New York
H. P. Stewart
H. M. Brown
Boston Shoe Shop Incorporation Filed In Probate Court
The Boston Shoe Shop with a capital stock of 3000 filed incorporation papers in probate court on Monday. Officers and incorporators are listed in the filing.
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Boston
Through Trains Begin on A Z and WN Railroad in Mobile
The A Z and WN Railroad initiated first through passenger and freight runs into Mobile. The 7 20 a m passenger train, led by Superintendent Caviezel, departed northbound from Terminal station with officials—including President Cochrane—present. The train connected at York to Meridian and Birmingham routes, while a freight run followed at 10 30 a m. The line promotes safety courtesy and service and aims to build merchant support in Mobile.
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John Tbama
Tennessee and
Northern Railroad Company
Mobile
Cate Ager
Terminal
Caviezel
York
Anetie Meridian
Tuscaloosa
Cochrane
Daviesel
No Protest Over U S Purchase of German Vessels
Paris reports no protest by France or Britain over American purchases of German ships. The French government has only stated its view, aligned with the London Declaration, in recent discussions.
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Paris
United States
Adda
London
Ohio River Rising Rapidly At Evansville
The Ohio River near Evansville Indiana is climbing about 1.6 feet per hour reaching 29.2 feet in the morning. River men warn of a possible 40 foot stage and weather officials foresee water rising toward 36 feet threatening hundreds of farmers in the bottoms.
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Evansville
Indiana
Associated Press
Ind
Weather Bureau
President Wilson disagrees with Tillman over naval build plan
President Wilson told the Senate Naval Committee he favors two battleships this year and opposes Senator Tillman's push to halt construction this year while seeking four ships next year. The exchange reflects differing views on naval program pace amid wartime lessons from Europe.
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Tillman
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
al Committee Today
Congress
Zapata Forces Hold Suburban Towns South of Mexico City
Official dispatches from Mexico report Zapata forces in control of suburban towns south of Mexico City and Monterey fully held by Villa forces under General Angeles. Carranza agency notes an attack on Monterey underway and Villa troops routed from Monclova.
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Washington
State Department
Mexico
Zapata
Mexico City
Monterey
Villa
General Angeles
Carranza Agency
Monclova
Steamer Icaria Torpedoed and Towed Into Havre
The steamer Icaria from Brazil was twenty miles northwest of Cape Leive Sunday when a violent explosion began. Two tugs towed her into Havre for salvage and safety.
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Associated Press
Havre
Paris
Icaria
Brazil
Cape Lelieve
Ately
Weather update and Alabama notice
The forecast calls for colder and generally fair conditions tonight and Tuesday. Alabama briefs indicate party cloudy conditions tonight.
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Mobile
Alabama
Georgia Sheriff To Answer In Frank Case Before Supreme Court
Mangum sheriff of F county faces a habeas corpus appeal before the Georgia Supreme Court. The sheriff was notified by state attorneys of formal appearance while denying any duty to Elm in the custody dispute related to the Frank case.
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Georgia
Supreme Court
Frank
Mangum
Elm
Montgomery Woman Kills Self During Husband's Absence
Mrs Annie M Cook or James H Cook a prominent contractor shot and killed herself one night in Montgomery Alabama. Her body was found by her husband who spent the weekend at his ton. Before he left for the country Mrs Cook showed him how to operate an automatic magifig. No cause assigned.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Annie M.:cook
Aes
James H. Cook
Supreme Court Refuses Review in Louisville Nashville Case
Washington February decision denies review of Fifth Circuit ruling in a $2.5 million damages case against Louisville Nashville Railroad over alleged bills of lading by Yancey & Company. Lower court had held the railroad liable.
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Louisville & Nashville
High Court
Associated Press
Washington
su+preme court
Fifth ‘Court of Appeals
Louisville
Nashville Railroad
Yancey & Company
North Carolina urge 50 percent cotton curtailment
The North Carolina General Assembly passed a resolution urging cotton farmers statewide to reduce the crop by 50 percent this year. An identical measure was approved by the House of Representatives last week, with officials in other cotton states encouraged to adopt similar actions.
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Associated Preas
Raleigh
North
Carolina
General Assembly
Submarine Raid Triggers Insurance Rate Rise at Lloyds
London reports a German submarine raid in the Irish Sea causing a stir at Lloyds. Insurance rates climbed with Atlantic rate up to 31.26 percent while underwriters quoted $2.50 and sometimes $3.75. details of the business remain unclear as the market reacts to the threat.
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Liverpool
Associated Press
London
Irish Sea
Lloyd’s
Atlantic
Terestae
Louisiana commission order annulled by court
A court annulled the Louisiana railroad commission’s orders requiring roads to establish switching care in the state for ships and into the seas. The ruling circulates from Washington dated February 11.
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Louisiana Commission
Associated Press
Washington
Louisiana Railroad Commission
Greece arms 70 A to oppose invasion of Serbia
Telegrams from Bucharest and Venice report Greece mobilizes 70 A units to deter Serbian invasion. News notes an immense force on the Danube and efforts by Hungarian, Roumanian, and other troops to prevent movement into Serbia. A French torpedo boat 319 is said sunk in a separate report.
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Greece
Serbia
Pronien
London
Daily Mail
Venice
Bucharest
Soho
Berlin
Bayville
Paris
Nort
Belgium
War Update Reports Mixed Front Activity Across Europe
Reports indicate the Leinster mail steamer was sunk after a German submarine attack near Dublin. Berlin claims Carpathian theater gains while Vienna notes renewed eastern Serbia hostilities. France Flanders sees continued hard fighting near La Bassée and the Argonne as Allied reinforcements arrive. a political split rumor surrounds the German Socialist party after a Reichstag executive resignation.
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Socialist Party
Steamer Perfection Pays Export Tax on Oil Cargo
New York February 1 The Standard Oil steamer Perfection arriving from Tampico to Wing oil barges was ordered to pay an export tax on its cargo by Carranza forces. The vessel’s commander said the duty was assessed before departure.
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Carranza
Associated Press
New York
Standard Oil
Perfection
Tampico
Frisco Exposition Opening to Be Celebrated in D.C
Washington ceremonies mark the opening of the San Francisco Exposition with expected remarks from the President. Flags will be raised nationwide as part of coordinated observances across states and territories.
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Washington
Associated Press
San Francisco
Insular
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