Extradition sought for man who blew border bridge
Werner Van Horn, who attempted to blow up the border bridge between Vanceboro Maine and St Croix New Brunswick, appealed to the German ambassador in Washington for protection from extradition to Canada. He claims to be a German army officer and says the bridge damage was an act of war. He is detained in Maine with no formal charges filed and awaits further inquiry.
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Ed Press
EtRennono
Werner van Horn
Washington
Canada
Vanceboro
Maine
Veryan Horn
Vancebore
St. Croix
N. B
Aghout
Vanorn
van Horn
State Department
Bavarian Captain Von Horn Face History In New York
Werner van Horn once Bavarian army captain and father in law to Count van Horn's son is linked to an attempted bombing at the St Croix river bridge in Vanceboro Maine. He spent years in South America and Mexico before arriving in New York two months ago and reportedly discussed war movements involving Canadian troops across American territory.
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New York
Werner van Horn
St. Croix River
Vanceboro
Maine
van Horn
Count van Horn
I Grotevare
South America
Mexico
J . To
Indictable Extradition Case Across Railways Revealed
St Johns New Brunswick informs Werner van Horn accused in Canada with charges based on section 282 of the criminal code. Attorney General Baxter states the offense involves unlawfully endangering railway safety by destroying trains or bridges. The charge is linked to an 1900 extension to the 1889 extradition treaty.
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ST. Johns
N. B
Informa
Werner van Horn
Idi
Atry General
Baxter
Hold Up Attempt Ends in Bank Mortality at Deweese
In Deweese Nebraska on February 3, farmer Peter Hedrick and loan cashier Joseph Peshek were killed in a bank shooting. Witnesses say Hedrick attempted a bank hold up and shot Peshek before turning the weapon on himself.
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Associated Press
Deweese
Neb
Peter Hedick
Joseph Peshek
Deweeseney
Hedrick
Peshek
Plan Reception for Fred R. Smith in Imperial Session
Invitations issued by Abba e A A O N M S Oasis invitees to a ceremonial session honoring Imperial Potent Broderick R. Smith and party. Event on February 17. Parade at noon to meet dignitaries and ladies at the Scottish temple.
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Abba E, A. A. O. N. M. S. Oasis of
Imperial Poten Broderick R. Smiith
Deaths and wartime notes from early 1915 dispatches
Princess Maria Pia daughter of the Duke of Parma died. German submarines reported inactive in the Irish Sea as cross channel mail resumes. A New York storm caused seven deaths. German cruiser Seydlitz reportedly damaged in the North Sea on January 24. S. F. Clement found dead in Richmond of heart failure. January trade value down sharply from last year. One thousand horses held under federal quarantine for foot and mouth disease.
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Irish Sea
Rotterdam
The
Times
Seydlitz
Wichita
Kansas
Philippines self government bill advances in Senate
A revised bill for a TER measure of self government and ultimate independence for the Philippines was presented yesterday to the United States Senate with a recommendation for immediate passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
United States Senate
Gulf Light Sails for Bremen with Cotton Cargo
The American tank steamer Gulf Light departed Galveston on Tuesday bound for Bremen carrying 10 916 bales of cotton. This marks the first known instance of an oil tank steamer converted into a cotton carrier.
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Gulf Light
Bremen
Galveston
Sikh rioters in Calcutta killings sentenced to death
In Firozpur Punjab a judge sentences seven Sikhs to death for killing two police officials in Calcutta last October during riots after the steamer Komagata Maru arrived from Vancouver.
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Firozpur
Punjab
Calcutta
Vancouver
Dr. Rankin Dies Aged 65 In Dallas Fightant Methodist Leader
Dr. George C. Rankin editor of the Texas Christian Advocate and a prominent figure in Texas prohibition circles died suddenly in Dallas on Tuesday. He was 65 and known as the fighting Methodist of Texas among Southern Methodists.
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George C. Rankin
Texas Christian Advocate
Fighting Methodist of
Texas
Dallas
Mines in Hartford valley suspended by federal receivership
Operations in ten Radio-Den man Coal Company mines in the Hartford valley Arkansas were suspended yesterday by order of receiver Andrew S. Dowd. A public sale of the property has been ordered.
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Radio-Denman Coal Company
Hartford Valley
Arkansas
Andrews
Dowd
Unemployed Aid Group Forms in Mobile
A Citizens' Committee on Unemployed was formed with Very Rev Gardiner Tucker as chairman and Rabbi Alfred G Moses as secretary. The group plans a noon Friday meeting in the Chamber of Commerce room to urge the Mobile city commissioners to act on relief for the unemployed.
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Ray Boyles
Chamber of Rooms
River Commission to Meet Monthly in Mobile Area
Ridets River Commission of Mobile held its meeting on Wednesday at a case name seat with members G. Ward county board, Elliott Rickardy H. H. Weles and Attorney SP Gaillard listed as attendees.
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Ridets River Commission of Mobile
Sae An Tia Soenoe Saat
G. Ward
Messrs
Elliott Rickardy
H. H. Weles
SP. Gaillard
West Ith Ote or How Wi Music Store
A fragment notes A. G. West, a Mobilian figure connected with the music store scene, indicating a local business context in Mobile. The text references West’s prominence and ties to the enterprise, suggesting biographical or business significance in the community.
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West Ithote
Germans Renew Offensive West of La Bassée
British researchers report a sudden German push west of Warendaw and near La Bassée with close formations and heavy sacrifices but few lasting gains. In Russian Poland Germans hold some ground before Warsaw, yet fails to consolidate. Submarine threats loom as English papers caution against ramming U boats in merchant shipping.
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Associated Press
London
Wareanw
la Bassee
France
Russian
Poland
Warsaw
Germans reinforce Angola as they seize vast Portuguese colony
A Lisbon dispatch reports German reinforcements to Angola amid their occupation of most of the colony on Africa’s western coast. The January announcement had noted the invasion of Portuguese Angola despite no formally declared war between Germany and Portugal.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
Lisbon
Angola
Portuguese
Africa
Australians in Fight Arrive in Egypt Contingents Unite
London reports the second Australian contingent has landed in Egypt and joined the first contingent. The arrival strengthens Allied forces as both units consolidate operations in the Egyptian theater.
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London
Egypt
German Gunboat Sunk in Baltic by Submarine Action
London reports Petrograd dispatch that German cruiser Gazelle was sunk by submarines in the Baltic. The note adds Turks at Kurna and ongoing fighting between English and Turkish forces with a night clash described in Baghdad. An Indian expeditionary force operates at the head of the Persian Gulf.
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London
Petrograd
Gazelle
Baltic
Kurna
Berlin
Bagdad
Persian Gulf
Euphrates
Probe of Advance in Wheat Rises Again in Chicago
Chicago authorities renewed a government probe into wheat and flour prices amid rising bread costs. Subpoenas were ordered for books and records of Armour Grain Company J Rosenbaum Grain Company and Bartlett Frazier and Company to examine their role with elevator lines in the West and Northwest and the volume of grain handled since World War I.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Cline
Armour Grain Company
J. Rosenbaum Grain Company
Bartlett, Frazier & Company
Northwest
Bergen Mons
Police chief backs Rayford dismissal amid Dunn dispute
Chief Crenshaw favors thirty day suspension or dismissal for Rayford following a Sunday incident at Royal and St streets. Officer Dunn contends the drawn gun and abuse claim by Rayford were misrepresented, disputing the official account.
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Rayford
W. Crenshaw
Royal and
St Streets
Dunn
U S Chamber Makes Important Recommendations
Washington February 3 with 600 delegates at the third annual convention of the U S Chamber of Commerce. President Wilson and Secretary Wilson on the program as committees push for federal and state reforms including uniform food and drug laws and a federal poison law. Close government cooperation urged and reforms to census statistics and tax, water power, and tariff questions discussed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Wilson
Treasury and Commerce Departments
Census Bureau
Ayr
John H. Fahey
Federal Trade Commission
Herbert
Rama
Hague
Houston
Congress
Department of Justice
Woman Suffrage Fails Again in Alabama House
In Montgomery on February 3, Representative Johnston pressed the Woman Suffrage amendment but the house blocked an aye and nay vote. A roll call clash arose with Grayson opposing the minority. Mobile’s Wilson sought a state department of science, mirroring Greene’s senate bill. Fred Fitch of Tuscaloosa denounced Tom White of the Advertiser at the press table after adjournment. The article notes ongoing debates on drainage and related measures.
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Montgomery
Ala
Johnston
House
Grayson
Wilson
Mobile
State Department
Greene
Senate
Fred Fitch
Tuscaloosa
Tom White
The
Advertiser
White
Three More Ball Players Sign With Club
A seven man signing spree adds three players to the roster alongside manager Schmidt.
Pratt Attendee of Local School Dies in Boston
Leonard Pratt, formerly of this city, died suddenly in Boston. Pratt attended local school here and was connected to the University of Boston prior to his death. The notice notes his ties to the Pratt family and Cambridge area.
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L. Pratt
Boston
Boston of Technology of Pratts
vAis
Leonard Pratt
Taville
Sneek Te Lucbelte A Hooj
University of Aewee Sieeey Saranay
Shoot on Cedar street car leaves oil wagon driver wounded
Claude Lott, oil wagon driver, was shot in the back of the head at 5:15 am by J. F. Tatum, Eldridge’s saloon barkeeper. The shooting happened on a Cedar street car along Bay avenue near Harris street after a prior altercation the previous night. Lott is recovering under a physician’s care. Tatum was located by police by noon Wednesday.
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Claude Lott
J. F. Tatum
Eldridge
Cedar Street
Bay Avenue
Harris Street
Lott
Teranbelsen
Tatum
Loss of the Cecil F. in Mexican Gulf storm rescues crew
Captain Edgar Godfrey and his wife survived a mulled twelve day voyage after the schooner Cecil F. was wrecked in a fierce Mexican Gulf gale. The Melbourne P. Smith rescued the crew and Mrs Godfrey, the only woman aboard, aided the men with food and spirits during dire conditions. The couple planned to head to New York for a new command after recovering in Mobile.
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Mexican Gulf
Cecil F
Edgar Godfrey
Mobile
Cuban
Melbourne P. Smith
Atenas
Aoe McAns
Godfrey
New York
Senate aims to save ship bill with limited lease rule
Senate Democrats plan to salvage the ship bill by proposing an amendment to the motion to recommit. The amendment would bar government leases of ships to private firms for more than twelve months and forbid purchasing ships from belligerent nations that could threaten American neutrality. The early session opened with routine proceedings and no major changes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Commerce Committee
Historic Tacubaya Battle Near Chapultepec Ends In Zapata Retreat
Severe fighting in Tacubaya and Xochimilco forces Zapata back with heavy casualties. Eleven officers and 73 men reported captured from Zapata ranks while Constitutionalist losses appear minor. The capital faces a tense situation as a new fund raises 600000 for provision sales to the poor.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Tacubaya
Chapultepec
Xochimilco
Zapata
Boatery
Fodmn
Passengers on the Bay Steamer Apollo Arrive in City
The list shows travelers aboard the Apollo reached the city from an unspecified origin on Wednesday, with passengers noted as arriving by steamboat.
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Apollo
Rogers 10 Begin His Fight Today
In a court appearance today, Rogers 10 faces charges linked to his relations with Walters, mother of his children. His defense seeks to void the indictment and challenge the so called white slave interpretation, while the district attorney outlines the statute.
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Rogers
Associated Press
Ieater Walters
Wes
Ted
Atic Davit
Martin
Louisiana Planter's Wife Is Shot Dead in Cedar Grove
In Houma Louisiana a planter's wife Rabin aged 30 was killed at her Cedar Grove plantation home. Authorities say a suspected young Negro ran from the scene as a posse investigates the shooting. No witnesses reported and a single barrel shotgun was used. The husband was in the house at the time tending to business.
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Houma
Rabin
Cedar Rove Plantation
Sheras
Bolden Te Ie
Funeral of Mr Potter Held From Cathedral
The funeral of Thomas J. Potter was held Wednesday morning from the cathedral. Clergy officiated with a large assembly of relatives and friends in attendance. Interment followed in the catholic cemetery with pallbearers Walter Walsh Jesse Greer James D. Houston John A. Hughes Ed J. Yeend John W. Phelan and others named as active pallbearers.
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Thomas J. Potter
Barry
Se Cummings
Father Dunn
Ae Brady
Delemeram
Columbusen
Ascock
Ascock Arsen, ‘Iberniate: Teens Knights of America
Jesse Greer
James D. Houston
John .A. Hughes
Mr. Mangum
Joseph deGruy
J. Yeend
John W. Phelan
G Dreaper
M. J. Vickers
J. P. Bogue
M. J. McDermott
Can the Pigs to Save Fodder Plan
A press special from Moperdam reports a German plan to kill and can 360000 pigs to save fodder for military and other uses. The Berlin dispatch notes officials intend to proceed to reduce pig numbers for resource preservation.
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Berlin
Passengers on Lampasas Liner Bound for New York and Florida
The Mallory liner Lampasas left Mobile Tuesday with a list of passengers bound for New York Key West and Tampa Florida. Names include Misses Osborne Mrs H N Hobart Mr and Mrs R Hutchins Mr and Mrs Thomas Darby and two children Rebecca C Wilson Mr and Mrs Joseph Mr and Mrs J Dee Mr and Mrs W H Whoslee L Blay dell W W Turner F M Williams A Marshall Mrs A R Huteniee Mrs H A Keenan and others.
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Lampasas
Mobile
New York
Key West
Tampa
Fla
Osborne
H. N. Hobart
R. Hutchins
Thomas
Darby
Rebecca C. Wilson
Joseph
J.dee
W. H
Northland reaches Philadelphia trip timetable amid rough seas
In Boston on February 3 a fragmentary wire item notes the Northland ship arrangement and its 18 day schedule en route from Maine to Philadelphia. The text is garbled but indicates owners and a grave concern over the voyage.
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Associated Press
Boston
Philadelphia
Maine
Bankhead Asked by Legislature to Support Ship Bill
Montgomery Feb. staff special reports Governor Henderson explains stopping salary warrants until past due pay is settled to avoid emboldening employees. He directs treasurer to pay past due warrants first. Senate acts on judiciary bill and general appropriation bill becomes special order for immediate action. Ex-Senator Bam C. Jenkins of Baldwin granted floor in Senate.
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Montgomery
Henderson
Senate
Meade
Ora
Bam C. Jenkins
Baldwin
Action urged as governor issues order to withhold state warrants
An Alabama report notes a sudden executive move directing State Treasurer W. L. Lancaster to refrain from issuing warrants for state payments. The order, effective immediately, targets the legislature, state officers, solicitors, and school teachers with prohibitions set to begin June 30 as revenue losses loom.
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Montgomery
Ala
Rla
W. L. Lancaster
CIA
Slingsby Boy Gains Baronial Estates
In a succession case involving an army officer, a younger brother objects to a claim that a Slingsby child is the legitimate heir. Evidence from California records supports the child as rightful heir, despite questions about legitimacy and substitution by the officer's widow.
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Ingeby
San
California
Slingsbys
London paper sees good in ship bill
The Daily News editorial argues U S merchant ships are vital to Britain for food supplies amid German submarine raids. It says purchases by the United States can help restore its shipping role and deter future naval threats.
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Associated Press
London
United States
Great Britain
Daily News
United
England
Weather Outlook for Alabama and Mobile
Fair and warmer trends prevail for tonight and Thursday. Winds shift to the south as temperatures rise, with likely mild conditions across the region.
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Mobile
Alabama
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Parma
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Pittssylvania County
Richmond
S.A
Cats
Missouri Valley Veterinary Association
Kansas City
A. G. West
Britain
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