Trustees fire Professor Losey at Alabama A and M
The University of Alabama trustees meeting in Loo ba Ala adopted a resolution ending Professor F D Losey’s association with the university and expressing confidence in President Barnewall and Denny. Losey accused the Alabama Intren of Birmingham student records of deception and sought a continuance denied by the board. Governor Henderson chaired the session.
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University of Alabama
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Denny
D Barnewall
Losey
Barnewall
Cedar Creek Bridge On Telegraph Road To Close Briefly
The Cedar Creek Bridge on Telegraph Road remains open until February 7, then closes for one week for alterations. Notice from Board of Revenue and Road Commission. Signed by O A Alvarez.
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Cedar Creek
Telegraph Road
Must Keep Out of Fire Engines Way
T J Kelly was discharged with a warning after a police court hearing on a complaint by C B McCosker fire chief. McCosker testified his street block by Kelly’s car hindered a hook and ladder truck during a fire call. He warned that curious spectators repeatedly obstruct apparatus. Kelly said policemen asked him to drive them to the fire and he did not know he was in the way.
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T. J. Kelly
McCosker
Kelly
Steel wage rise announced by United States Steel
The United States Steel Corporation raises wages by 10 percent statewide affecting about 250 000 workers. About 160 000 laborers will move from 12 20 cents to 21 22 cents hourly. The rise, estimated to cost 12 to 15 million annually, echoes through independent mills with similar increases.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
League to War on Habit of Exchanging Goods
The Consumers League condemns the practice of returning goods for exchanges by women shoppers. A resolution says the habit harms store employers and raises business costs borne by consumers. The league cites that in one store one third of goods were returned for exchange.
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New York
Consumers League
League
Wilson Aims to Strengthen Navy and Army in Speech
President Wilson warned that the navy is ready but not large enough and urged rapid defense strengthening. He outlined plans for expanding the army, navy, aviation corps, and government munitions and emphasized America’s mission of peace and idealism amid war, urging swift action. He spoke in Chicago and scheduled stops in Des Moines Topeka and Kansas City.
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Chicago
United States
Fletcher
America
Yale
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Western Hemisphere
Americas
Blind Tiger Raid Case Against Thomas in Police Court
Convicted of running a blind tiger raided October 16. Mar shall Thomas fined $50 or twenty days hard labor Monday in police court. Detective Burch testified he had not returned home since the raid until recently. Thirty one half pints of whisky found under his house were ordered destroyed. Notice of appeal given.
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Marshall Thomas
Burch
Farmers of the South Warms Prospects with Higher Outputs
Washington reports Southern Railway President Harrison citing U S Department of Agriculture figures showing crop and livestock values in Southern states up by about 168 million and 10 million respectively, with total gains near 200 million. He notes diversification, more milk cattle and hogs, and says overall farmer prosperity in the South is at a peak.
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Deaths and Funerals of Mrs. Susan E. Foote
News received Monday reports the death of Mrs. Susan E. Foote age 76 in Loxley Baldwin county Alabama after a brief illness. She formerly lived in Fairfield Nebraska and is survived by a niece Mrs. Olga Gebhardt plus other relatives. Dixon and McKay took charge and sent the body to Fairfield for interment.
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Loxley
Baldwin County
Alabama
Susan E. Foote
Fairfield
Neb
Local City Notes and Upcoming Events
Charles Schwitzer recovers after illness of three to four weeks and S J Kahn returns home from Memphis trip. A thief stole ten chickens from Dr C E Chapman’s hen roost on North Joa Chim street Saturday night. If weather allows, Dr E B Dreaper speaks on Malaria and St Joseph’s Club violin recital will be held Tuesday at the Bayou and St Louis auditorium. Mobile Commandery No 2 Knights Templar to be inspected Friday February 4 by Grand Commander Hartsford L Ison. Order of the Temple to be conferred at 7 30 at the Masonic Temple. Mobile Rifle Club met discussing sighting and drill. will meet again February 6. Mansfield Nixon drowns after falling from a barge at Olinger & Bruce dry dock. body not recovered. William T Ward of Birmingham visiting Mobile.
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North Joachim Street
E. B. Dreaper
St. Joseph’s Club
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Hartsford L. Ison
Gadsden
Ala
Order of the Temple
Masonic Temple
Mobile Rifle Club
W. L. Woodruff
Loot Recovered From Pascagoula Robbery In Whistler
Deputy Earl Easterling recovered valuables including gold eyeglasses rings cuff buttons pins a pearl brooch a fountain pen and a gold watch believed stolen from J. D. Crane home in Pascagoula Mississippi. Arrests linked to the robbery are expected soon.
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J. D. Crane
Pascagoula
Miss
Whistler
Earl Easterling
Swiss Spies' Work Linked to Poles Hangings
Courier de Vevey reports two Swiss colonels charged with passing military data to Germans caused the hanged Poles by decoding a Russian cipher. A Swiss war department expert decoded the document and lamented the misuse of his skills.
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Switzerland
Paris
de Vevey
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Russian
Poland
Courrier
Appam Captured by German Submarine Off African Coast
News from New York reports the Appam, sailing from Dakar January 11 toward Plymouth, was lost after wireless contact failed. A lifeboat with Ap pam painted on the stern was seen January 16, and a report suggests a German submarine may have intercepted the vessel. The Appam carried 166 passengers and 134 crew, including British colonial officials and notable figures such as Sir Edward Merewether and Frederick Seton James. Built in 1913 at Belfast, the ship is 435 feet long and 7,781 tons, owned by the British and American Steam Navigation Company.
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Appam
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Senegal
West Africa
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Tregantle
Africa
England
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Lady Merewether
Frederick Seton James
Francis Charles Fuller
Askani
Askani In 1905, and Mrs. Fuller. the Appam
Belfast
Ireland
British and American Steam Navigation Company
Elder- Dempster Line
Appam Questionstresses International Law at Hampton Roads
Officials in Washington wrestle with if the Appam is a prize of war or an auxiliary cruiser, a precedent not seen since the war began. If treated as an auxiliary cruiser it gains time to repair, coal and provisions for the voyage home. The case may influence the U S German submarine dispute as they weigh the submarine feat.
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U. S. Washington
Hampton Roads
United States
Appam
Germany
Submarine Warfare Evidence in Naval Capture Claims
The document presents added evidence to support the United States contention that even in modern naval warfare a submarine can capture a vessel without causing loss of life. It argues the efficiency and tactical advantage of submarine engagements and outlines mechanisms that enable safe capture without casualties.
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United States
Mobile Roads Praised by Municipal Journal
The Municipal Journal reproduces two views of Mobile county road building with pictures from The Mobile Item. The accompanying article uses data from The Item and commends the Mobile board of revenue and road officials for their work.
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New York
Mobile County
Mobile Item
Municipal Journal
Board of Revenue and Road
Convicts Work Shown on Mobile County Roads
Commissioners praise the results from convict labor on county roads. The scene includes a gang of convicts at work and a view of a concrete culvert on Hall’s Mill road, credited to the Item.
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Mobile
Hall's Mill
Western Union resumes deferred cable service
The Western Union Telegraph Company announces that improved facilities permit the resumption of deferred cable service suspended in January. Until further notice, deferred rate cable messages will be accepted at Western Union offices up to the company’s capacity.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
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