Armbrecht Fails to Secure Vote on Ship Purchase
At the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce meeting led by Joseph M. Walsh, a resolution by William H. Armbrecht opposing the administration merchant marine purchase bill was tabled after a heated debate. A motion to adjourn for two months passed 27 to 12 with 26 members refraining, effectively killing the Armbrecht resolution for now.
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William’ H. Armbrecht
United States District ‘Attorney
Ciat
Joseph M. Walsh
New Orleans ‘Board of Trade
Armbrecht
Congress
Congress of
United States
Cawthon
Walsh
Chamber of Commerce
Ford
Q. Norton
Aubrey Boyles
Armbrecht Shipping
Administration Merchant Marine Purchase
Senate
Ia Tx
Harris
Stewart Brooks
Lee Zimmern
John D. Logan
T. C. Irvine
EB. Q. Norton
Dr. Seaharris
W. H. Armbrecht
L. C. Irvine
Brooks
Meat theft hits Cudahy car on Commerce Street
A freight car belonging to the Cudahy Packing Company was broken into early Friday on Commerce Street near Beauregard. Thieves stole twenty seven imported hams and sixty two pounds of sausage. Detectives arrested John Williams at Commerce and Dauphin with three hams and some sausage. Detectives later linked the man to prior thefts under the alias Charles Mack.
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Cudahy Packing Company
Commerce Street
Beauregard
Boltz and Ludlow
John Williams
Commerce
Dauphin Streets
Burch and Pearson
Charles Mack
Pollard Elects Two Delegates to State Camp Convention
Pollard Camp No 333 Woodmen of the World elected W. T. Mays and G. S. Walker as delegates to the state camp convention in Selma next March. The event also featured an oyster supper served by Pollard High School students to support school improvement work.
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Pollard, Ala
Pollard
Woodmen of the World
W. T. Mays
G. S. Walker
Selma
Pollard High School
National Bank Opens Atmore Thursday
Atmore Alabama February 5 The First National Bank of Atmore opened for business amid favorable local reaction with bank officials noting a steady start and plans for expansion in the near future.
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National Bank
Atmore
Ala
First National Bank of
Prohibition Move Passes In Indiana Legislature
State wide prohibition was placed in the Indiana legislature yesterday by a bill. Ohio House action to abolish capital punishment was postponed, effectively killing the measure. A boiler explosion near Kisamee, Fla., killed J Tiner and W Hall, with two others likely fatally injured. Lee Dock and Erg Hing, two Chinese, were electrocuted at Sing Sing for a tong war murder in New York. Federal agents arrested Louis Kline of Brooklyn on conspiracy charges against the government.
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Indiana
Ohio House of Repesentatives
Lee Dock
Erg Hing
Sing Sing Prison
New York
Reg
Federal Secret Service
Louis Kline
Brooklyn
German auxiliary cruiser sunk near Patagonia identified
The London Times reports the sinking off Patagonia of a German auxiliary cruiser by British cruisers Australia and isels. The vessel is named as the steamship Eleonore Woermann, a supply ship for Admiral von Spee's squadron. John W. Hughes, 75, a Georgia state oil inspector, died after a fall in a physician's office building, with details unclear due to the damaged text.
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London Times
Australia
Patagonia
Eleonore Woermann
Admiral von Spee
John W. Hughes
Geor
Wheat marketTwists in Chicago as May futures hit 1.65
In the last hour the wheat market at Chicago rose to 1.65 for May futures as Europeans buy large amounts of flour and wheat. Spot cash wheat sold at 1.66, equalling the May high yet touched.
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Chicago
Mary Elizabeth Braddon Dies at 78 in England
English novelist Mary Elizabeth Braddon died Thursday at Richmond on Thames aged 78. She was among the most popular writers of her time with famed works including Lady Audrey's Secret Aurora Floyd and John Marchmont's Legacy.
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Mary Elizabeth. Braddon
Richmondon Thames
England
Audrey
Aurora Floyd
John Marchmont
Ship agents deny big drop in cotton freights at Galveston
A group of steamship agents at Galveston Thursday denied a substantial reduction in ocean freight rates on export cotton, citing February bookings as support. Other sources confirm future commitments show rates well below the previous high mark.
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Galveston
Exhibitors Set Individual Booths At Gulf Coast Home Show
The Gulf Coast Home Products Show will allocate a day each week for demonstrations by individual exhibitors. R. O. Harris Grocery will on Monday and Tuesday feature National Biscuit Company products aimed at lady visitors at the Alba building. Other features are planned to attract attendees.
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Gulf Coast Home Products
R. O. Harris Grocery Company
National Biscuit Company
Weather conditions shift as low pressure grips eastern U S
A low pressure system rides from the Gulf coast to the upper Mississippi Valley bringing warm southerly winds east of the Mississippi and cold northerly winds in the Dakotas. Shippers warned to guard against 20 degrees for 36 hour shipments north and 28 degrees east. Tombigbee forecasts indicate little change in the Black Warrior and upper Tombigbee with a rise in the lower Tombigbee and Alabama River remaining steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Mississippi Valley
United States
Mississippi River
Dakotas
Albert Ashenberger
Weather Bureau
Demopolis
Fairhope Resident Swift Admitted After Bay Steamer Incident
A Swift ILI from Fairhope Alabama was removed to a local infirmary accompanied by Dr. G A Shelton of Fairhope after a bay steamer incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A Swift
Ili
A. Swift
Fairhope
Ala
G. A. Shelton
Returns After 20 Years
Visiting his home for the first time in twenty years, W. W. Gustine, who has traveled all over the world as i.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Gustine
Denver man arrested after worthless check to infirmary
J A Gordon of Denver visited Mobile infirmary for an operation and gave a 25 dollar check on Whitney Central National Bank of New Orleans that proved worthless. He also paid room rent and bought groceries with checks on the same bank. Police suspect false identity and will check records with detective agencies.
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J. A. Gordon
Denver
Col
Gordon
Mself
Mims Harris
Contise
Conception
R. Q. Harre ” Gordon
Whitney Central National Bank of
New Orleans
Wen
Gorton
R. 0
Harris
Mobile
Thoss Sporting Goods Company
Thoss
Immigration Bill Veto Stimulates Renewed Push
Washington February 5. After a failed attempt to pass the immigration bill over President Wilsons veto supporters vow to renew the fight in the next Congress. The override effort failed by five votes with a 261 to 256 tally. Leader Underwood defended the measure noting long time support and arguing the issue reflects popular sentiment even without a national referendum. The debate centered on the literacy test and its restrictiveness versus selectivity.
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Washington
House
Wilson
Congress
Underwood
Dr Anna Howard Shaw Converts Tuscaloosa Crowd
Dr Anna Howard Shaw president of the National Woman's Equal Suffrage Association spoke in Tuscaloosa to a large audience. Her address drew frequent applause as she urged suffrage and the town supported the cause. She planned to speak in Mobile at the Battle House auditorium Saturday night after attending the local convention.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Anna Howard Shaw
National Woman’s Equal Suffrage Association
Mobile
Battle House Auditorium
Alabama
Adolph C. Ebeltoft Dies After Illness at 563 St. Louis Street
Adolph C. Ebeltoft longtime Mobile resident and bookkeeper for Costello and Doyle died Friday at 11 a.m. at his home, following a two month illness. He umpired for Forrest and Acid Iron-baseball in early days and is survived by several sisters and relatives. He was a member of the YMCA and M.B.A. and served as president of the Cler Protective Association and the Columbus club.
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Adolph Co. Ebeltoft
Adolph C. Ebeltoft
Mobile
Costello & Doyle
St. Louis Street
Osane
Montgomery
Thompson
E. MJ. A
Ebeltoft
The
Cler Protective Association
the of Columbus
Death of a Child on Ohio Street
May Belle Vautrot aged two dies Friday morning at the family home on Ohio Street after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are pending with local undertakers.
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Belle
Weather roundup for Alabama Mississippi
Mobile forecast calls for fair and colder conditions tonight with a low near 42 degrees. Alabama and Mississippi will see partly cloudy skies, with Saturday turning fair and cooler across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Batur
Alabama
Mississippi
Austria Renewed Hostile Action Against Serbians
Egypt front reports Turkish forces shelling ships and positions near Suez Gamat Touskoum and Kantara with 125 killed and 92 wounded for the day. Casualties include Turkish troop ships Hardi hit by shells. British under arms prepare for continued action as army estimates project large forces in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
VENTE reports troop movements and battles on multiple fronts
The report notes Miapatehea troops in Hu en route to Revecensnn in the Cythians to counter Russian threats. Austrian forces attack the Ja cobeni left flank in Bukowina and threaten a retreat toward autz. German reinforcements of 200000 troops from Poland are pledged to aid Przemysz relief. Russian staff say Nicholas forces tighten holds while Germans move seven divisions into a six mile front.
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Cythians
Jacobeni
Bukowina
Autz
Uszsok
Poland
Przemysz
Petrograd
Nicholas
Russians Take Tarnow Reported Evacuated After Shelling
Amsterdam dispatch cites Austro Hungarian press bureau reporting Tarnow on the Biala river near Lemberg was evacuated after Russian mortars shelled the town.
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Tarnow
Amsterdam
Biala
Lemberg
Britain Faces Paper Blockade Threat and Naval Posture
London reports a German decree declaring waters around the British Isles a military area after February 18. Authorities study stricter measures against German trade while some papers call the move a reprisal that could counter Germany by declaring contraband. News notes 12,000 Turkish troops in the Suez Canal raid and predicts renewed canal assaults.
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London
Germany
British Isles
England
Berlin
Foreign Office
Suez Canal
Egypt
Rescue measures for Japanese cruiser kept secret
The U S Navy refused to release latest dispatches about the Asama ashore on the Lower California coast to protect neutrality. It was believed Raleigh would provide the first aid while the fate of the Japanese cruiser remained uncertain.
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Associated Press
Washington
Asama
California
United States
Pacific
Navy Department
Howard
Alamo
Raleigh
Ice Lanes Plague Trans Atlantic Steamers
Ice from Greenland waters covers the Grand Banks and sweeps toward the shipping lane. Steamers from England report icebergs and floes extending about 200 miles from Newfoundland, increasing danger and raising difficulty avoiding ice for the rest of winter.
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Pr. Johns
N. F
Greenland
Grand Banks
England
Newfoundland
Underwood backs one battleship plan in House cut debate
Representative Hobson pushes to retain four battleships arguing the United States must counter foreign sea power and uphold the Monroe Doctrine. Underwood defends a reduced fleet to one battleship and twelve submarines, citing financial strain and a pledge to keep the nation’s liberty and rights without surrendering doctrine.
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Associated Press
Ree Ingzor
Administration Democrata
Ips
Hobson
United States
NASA
Mr. Hobson
Mr. Underwood
Swort
Almon and Gray Seek Rivers and Harbors Committee Seat
The piece notes Gray of Mobile and Almon of Tuscumbia vying for a Rivers and Harbors Committee post. Mr. Oliver and others also eye the position, with a decision pending by the Democratic Ways and Means committee after the party caucus. Alabama had no prior candidate for this influential panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seria Reegeerres
Oliver
Ie Loosa
dudge,Almon
Tuscumbia
Gray
Mobile
Alabama
Woolworth Store Opening Friday In Mobile
The Woolworth Building in Mobile will open this Friday at 2 pm after remodeling. Local orchestra will perform, staff will guide shoppers through the store, and Jett Brothers completed the building on overtime. The 5 and 10 cent shop adds jobs as many locals seek work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolworth
Mobile
United States
Jett Brothers
Explosion at Spanish factory kills twenty
Twenty people died and many were injured when a boiler exploded at a furniture factory in La Guardia near Madrid. The blast occurred yesterday, causing extensive damage and prompting rescue efforts.
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Madrid
Paris
la Guardia
Passengers Aboard Bay Steamer Apollo Arrive in City
The bay steamer Apollo arrived Friday morning in Fairhope with passengers including Dr. G A Shelton A Swift E V Swift C Barnett W H Stapleton P Secrist Dr C L pa and wife Hazel Bowen P Y Albright F Meyers Mrs J W Bowen and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apollo
Fairhope
G. A. Shelton
A. Swift
E. V. Swift
C. Barnett
W. H. Stapleton
P. Secrist
C. L. Pa
A Hazel Bowen
P. Y. Albright
F. Meyers
J. W. Bowen
Ete
Percheron Stallion to Exhibit at Home Products Show
Dr C G Stallworth of Lucedale Mississippi requests space for a fine registered Percheron stallion at the upcoming Home Products Show. Secretary G C Card of the chamber of commerce says space will be prepared once instructed to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Card
Chamber of Commerce
C. G. Stallworth
Lucedale
Miss
Stallworth
Card
National high shooting results by class and leaders
The fifth weekly national high shooting competition shows Iowa City leading class A with Deering High School Portland Maine 25 points behind on the grand aggregate to date Springfield Technical leading class B and Ogden High leading class C for the current standings.
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Washington
Iowa City
Deering High School
Portland
Maine
Springfield
Mass
Ogden
Utah
Garland Brother In Critical Condition At Home
Information has reached Charlie Garland that his brother Col. A B Garland is gravely ill and likely to die at any hour. Col Garland previously served twice as adjutant general of a Maine territory under General Gusre.
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Garland
Charlies A Garland
Col
A. B. Garland
Iaine Tareca
Amine Gusre Apie
Reverend Hensley to Preach at Two Presbyterian Churches
Services by Pastor P. H. Hensley will be held next Sunday at the Broad Streets and Franklin Street Presbyterian churches. The sermons are scheduled for 11.4 a.m. and 2.05 p.m. at the respective churches.
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Hensley
Broad Streets
Franklin Street
Russia to absorb American cotton in big crop plan
Washington reports Russia will absorb a large quantity of American cotton for the crop year. The official dispatch says 820,000 bales are involved with shipments routed through Rotterdam to Germany. The move aims to stockpile and stabilize the cotton market amid global trade shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
aAmerican Pete
Moscow
Rotterdam
Germanty
Argentina Urges Trade Accord To End American Commerce Split
Ambassador from Argentina proposes complete neutralization of commerce between the Americas and urges immediate expansion of U S Argentina trade. He cites wartime declines in imports and calls for a reciprocal study and a special Argentine American chamber of commerce to strengthen ties.
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Associated Press
Washington
Americas
Argentina
United
United States
Iia
America
Chamber of Commerce
Pensacola Faces Mobile in Hard Fought Friday Night
Pensacola will host Mobile in a basketball clash at 8:15 PM. Mobile beat Pensacola earlier 21 to 1 and aims for a stronger showing with a full lineup featuring Crawford Cunningham Ash Ollinger Marine Midgett Steber Baumbhauer Doyle Giblin.
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Pensacola
Florida Bunch
Teem
Hoc
Charde Yeeater
Wal . Rd
Guanson
Brassel
Jones
Herikdvitz
Crawford
Cunningham
Ash
Ollinger
Marine
Midgett
Steber
Baumbhauer
Doyle
Giblin
Passenger list for Mallory steamship Alamo voyage
The Mallory steamship Alamo bound from New York on January 30 carries numerous named passengers headed for arrival next Sunday. The list includes K. Miller Cameron and wife, P. C. Bagley and wife, Mrs F W Ham, Thomas Williams and wife, A Williamson, Miss 8 Williamson, John A Smith, J H Quinn, George Lajois, Mrs A Rice, Miss Louise Washington, Mrs George Washington, Miss Jennie Craft, Miss QG Olson, C Giehardt, We BR Floyd and wife, L E Allard, C BR Metzger, M Weissberg, L A Jeffrey and wife, John Larsen, Mrs N Moore, Mrs N Blakely, L Pattison, F J Burkett, Kate Feldhusen, Thomas Moran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mallory
New York
K. Miller Cameron
J. Stewart
P. C. Bagley
F. .W. Ham
Thomas Williams
A. Williamson
F. Williamson
John A. Smith
J. H. Quinn
George Lajois
A. ‘Rice
Louise Washington
House Backs Bond Issue to Tackle Alabama Debts
Montgomery Feb 5 Special The House favors a constitutional amendment to authorize a 1,300,000 bond issue to relieve Alabama's floating indebtedness. The Senate opposes the bond. The full crew bill faced opposition from the House committee on commerce and carriers. Organised labor claims the committee is stacked against corporations amid lively debates and adversarial committee action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
House
Senate
House Committee On Commerce and Common Carriers
Adam
Sinaia
Aseana
Friday Morni
Court of Appeals
Abolishing Courts and State Departments Faces Opposition
A debate looms as plans to abolish the court system and state departments advance. The drive includes dissolving the bureau of cotton statistics, with opposition surfacing after a steering committee vote. Budget cuts threaten the prohibition and solvent credits taxes as the senate finance committee reports against a $60,000 Panama-Pacific emission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of
House
Senate
Pride
Alabama
Hartwell
Rivers-Harbors Bill Reported Carries Large Total
The commerce committee reported the rivers and harbors bill totaling 38 627 880 dollars an increase of over 4 million dollars from the earlier House version. Senator Fletcher indicated plans to bring the bill up for discussion soon noting added items include Beaufort and Moore shows waterway improvements and Red River grants in Kansas Texas and Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Committee
House
Fletcher
Pill
Beaufort and
Moors
Kansas
Texas
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Cudahy
J. Tiner
W. €. Hall
Kisaémee
Fla
Joseph E. Willard
Spain
Algeciras
Johnson Oy
Tenn
Deaders Segines
George F. Campbell
New York City
Idler
Cape Hatteras
Creed’s Hill
Ralston
Secretary of State
Charleston
Atlantic
John J. Mullin
the Holy Rosary Church
Thomas W. Patterson
Hillside
Whitney Central Bank
Austria
Hungary
Touskoum
Suez
Fl Kantara
Port Said
Sora
U. S
Almon
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Bankhead
Bill
John H. Bankhead
Shi Pein
Morris
Metzin Hoboken
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