Mobile cotton rate case reopens before federal examiner
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce resumes the cotton rate case against several railroads before Examiner Karl G. Gartner under Interstate Commerce Commission orders. Shippers argue mileage should govern export rates to Mobile and Savannah with maps and exhibits prepared for court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commision
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
South
Karl G. Gartner
Federal Court
Gartner
R. G. Cobb
Chamber of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mobile
Savannah
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Southern Railway
Central of Georgia
Atlantic Coast Line
Louisville and Nashville
Alabama
Great Southern
Seaboard Air Line
Traffic Bureau
Seaboard
The
Arizona
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Cobb
M. D. Kahn
J S. Burchmore
Walter & Burchmore
Washington, D. C
M. T. Calloway
Washington
Mugwanted Man Taken at Anniston
A man identified as J. H. Homer was arrested in Anniston Alabama on complaints from Atlanta police that he fraudulently obtained several thousand dollars from the Fourth National Bank and the American National Banks of Atlanta. He had 4026 dollars on his person and admitted being the sought man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Ala
J. H. Homer
Atlanta
Fourth National Bank
American National Banks
Man Held on Forged Checks Scam Names A. M. Cline Also
Atlanta police report a man using forged cashier's checks from National Bank of Cleburne Texas stole 2500 from Fourth National Bank and 1400 from American National Bank. He may be in other cities under names J H Homer A M Cline or E G Find and is sought for similar frauds. He departed toward Anniston after noon Wednesday and awaits telegraphic arrest requests.
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Atlanta
J. H. Homer
National Bank of Cleburne
Texas
Fourth National Bank
American National Bank
Cleburne
Homer
Anniston
A. M. Cline
Find
Movable Schools Held Across Alabama This Month
Director J F Duggar reports January outreach by Auburn extension experts E A Vaughan D J Burleson J C Ford and Nellie J Tappan at movable schools of agriculture in Fayette Lamar Winston Lauderdale Colbert Limestone Jackson and Morgan counties. More movable schools planned for early February in southern Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ala
J. F. Duggar
E. A. Vaughan
D. J. Burleson
J. C. Ford
Nellie J. Tappan
Extension Service
Alabama Girls' Technical Institute
Fayette
Lamar
Winston
Lauderdale
Colbert
Limestone
Jackson
Morgan
Weather outlook fair for Alabama Mississippi tonight and Friday
Forecast calls for fair conditions in Alabama and Mississippi tonight and Friday. Temperatures dip to near freezing tonight and rise on Friday with moderate variable winds. Location Washington reports the same outlook with similar temperatures across the two states.
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Mobile
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Day in Congress Highlights and Committee Actions
Congress met at noon resuming work on the Philippine independence bill. Judiciary subcommittees began considering Louis D Brandeis for the Supreme Court. Public lands committee held land leasing hearings as House debates a flood control standing committee. Wilson preparedness speeches ordered printed. Indian affairs discussed. Military and naval committees continued preparedness hearings.
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Judiciary
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Public Lands
House
Wilson
Germans plan major drive on Calais and Dunkirk
London reports indicate a large German offensive may target the Allied left wing with infantry and heavy artillery. Separate dispatches note thawing rivers near Styr hindering Teuton positions and an Austro German push toward Saloniki led by Von Mackensen.
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London
Saloniki
Exchange Telegraph
Athens
Giergeli-Strumitsa
von Mackenzen
Monastir
Germans Give Up Small Position in East Africa
A British official report released in London notes General Sir Horace L. Smith-Dorrien reports Kasigau, held since December 6, has been abandoned by the enemy. A Reuters dispatch from Delhi says General Aylmer’s forces hold a strong position on the Tigris despite recent floods hindering forward movement in Mesopotamia.
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East Africa
London
Horace L. Smith-Dorrien
Kasigau
Mesopotamia
Reuter
Delhi
Aylmer
Tigris
Zeppelins Strike UK Towns Killing Woman and Baby
The latest air raid reports describe severe destruction in Staffordshire with deaths and injuries. A missionary woman, a baby in its mother's arms, and a family around a fireplace are cited among harrowing scenes. Workmen’s houses and churches were demolished and streets witnessed brutal injuries.
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London
Staffordshire
Artillery Activity Reported on Franco-Belgian Front
German army headquarters says notable artillery fire by both sides along the Franco-Belgian front with heavy bombardment near Neuville where German forces recently gained ground. English mine craters near Ulloch were occupied by German troops.
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West Berlin
Neuville
Ulloch
Willard Moran Bout Set for March 17 in Chicago
Tex Rickard announced Willard will meet Frank Moran in a ten round bout in Chicago on March 17. The promoter guaranteed $60,000 with Willard to receive $40,000 and Moran $20,000.
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New York
Tex Rickard
California
Jess Willard
Chicago
Frank Moran
Rickard
Willard
Moran
Sylvester Court House Guarded for Trial of Jim Keith
A guarded block surrounding Worth County courthouse and jail in Sylvester Georgia housed sixty heavily armed deputies to oversee the trial of Jim Keith a negro connected to the December killing of Sheriff Moreland of Lee county. Five of the six suspects, including Keith, were lynched January 20 after removal from Worth jail.
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Sylvester
Worth County
Jim Keith
Keith
Moreland
Lee County
Worth
Packet Ohio destroyed by fire on Ohio River
PARKERSBURG West Virginia February 3 The packet Ohio one of the largest on the river was destroyed by fire here last night.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Ohio
Ohio River
Yussef Izzedin Put To Death By Young Turks
Paris hears that Yussef Izzedin was assassinated by his suite under orders of the Committee of Union and Progress. Cherif Pasha and Prince Sabah Edin report the opposition movement says Yussef rebelled against the dictatorship and was removed. His successor Vahid Edin is more hostile to the Young Turks.
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Paris
Yussef Izzedin
Committee of Union and Progress
Cherif Pasha
Sabah Edin
Yussef
Vahid Edin
Turkish heir Yussef Izzedin dies by own action reported
London reports with skepticism that Yussef Izzedin heir to the Turkish throne killed himself by opening a vein at 7 30 in the morning. Doctors signed a statement confirming death and he was buried at Stamboul. Relations with Enver Pasha were strained and he was anti German.
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London
Yussef Izzedin
Reuter
Constantinople
Amsterdam
Sultan Ahmed
Stamboul
Enver Pasha
Court issues subpoena for unwilling witness
William Walker a county jail engineer faced a subpoena after refusing to appear in police court for Elbert Boykin’s case. Boykin charged with disorderly conduct claims he was in jail at 10 pm Saturday night, while serving a hard labor sentence in the jail fireroom.
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William Walker
Elbert Boykin
Edington
Boykin
Marsh Fire Smoke Fills City Near East Bank
The marsh on the east bank of the Mobile River caught fire shortly before noon Thursday. Dense smoke sent residents to police stations fire headquarters and The Item office with inquiries. No damage was reported as a brisk north wind fanned the flames.
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Mobile River
Item Office
Coldest Mobile morning in this winter since 1911
The Mobile Weather Bureau logged 23 degrees at 6:50 am Thursday, the coldest so far this winter and not since January 1911 had the mercury sunk lower. Despite freezing water and icicles at Bilineville square, little damage was reported and crops remained unharmed as the cold snap continued into night.
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United States Weather Bureau
Mobile
Weather Bureau
Bilenville Square
War at a Glance Signals New German Move in Europe
The article notes expected large scale German offensive in northern France and Flanders with plans to use heavy artillery and infantry to reach Calais. It also reports Polish distress relayed by American relief representatives in Berlin and updates on the British steamer Appam case as well as steps to release 22 prisoners from the ship at Newport News.
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London
France
Flanders
Calais
English Channel
Poland
Berlin
Appam
State Department
Newport News
General Edwards urges more defenses for Panama Canal
Brigadier General Edwards asks the War Department to acquire additional territory at both Atlantic and Pacific entrances of the Panama Canal. He argues new sites are needed to strengthen defenses and improve the waterway's safety.
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Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
Panama Canal
War Department
Edwards
Appam Landings Highlight Prize Status and US Deliberations
Navy and state authorities grapple with the German liner Appam held at Newport News. 245 aboard gain liberty to land while Washington sorts prize status under The Hague and the German military authority disputes. Some passengers proceed to England, others to New York, as officials weigh terms.
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Washington
Lansing
Appam
Berg
Newport News
Old Point
United States
Hamilton
Mr. Hamilton
Navy Unconquerable, Wilson Tells Crowd in St Louis
President Wilson told about 15 000 in St Louis that the United States should have the greatest navy in the world and be unconquerable. He warned that any one of hundreds of American cargo ships could become a contact point drawing the U S into war, stressing neutrality yet urging strong national defense.
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ST. Louis
Wilson
United States
America
Major
Missouri
Middle West
Tit
Funeral notice for John White
John White entered into rest February 2, 1916 at 9 10 p m The family asks friends to attend the funeral from 160 Beauregard Street tomorrow Friday at 3 00 oclock and from St Patrick Church at 3 30 oclock Interment in the Catholic Cemetery Missouri papers please copy
Lost items and rewards notices in local classifieds
Lost a black silk scarf between Filton and St Emanuel streets with reward offered to Adam Glass & Co. Also an automobile crank case lost between Joachim and Sts Bell phone 728. A black funeral rug dropped near St Louis and land. return to McKay for reward. Other classifieds on page.
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Fbilton
St. Emanuel
Adam Glass & Co
Joachim
Sts. Bell
McKay
St. Louis
Inland
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K. G. Gartner
Inter
State Commerce Commission
Portland
Ore
MUGH
South Alabama
Senate
Dunkirk
Kiev
Styr
Teutonic
Saboniki
Willard-Moran
Yussof Izzedin
Prince
U. S
England
Moewe
Norfolk
George Meriwether
Custom
Harrison
Prince von Hatzfeldt
Gaunt
Seum
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