Navy board touts record torpedo and giant lab plan
New York reports the naval board endorses the US torpedo as the world’s best and unveils plans for a 23-building laboratory and experiment station costing up to 5 million dollars. Edison outlines submarine engine and gun carriage timelines, with a 60 day submarine build target and 72 hour gun carriage production.
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New York
United States Navy
Naval Consulting Board
Navy Yard
Europe
Howard E. Coffin
Thomas A. Edison
Great Laboratory
Congress
Chemical and Physical Laboratory
Edison
Alexandria
Thompson
Bulgars Planning Attack Reported From Sofia
An Athens dispatch to the Daily Mail states Bulgarian forces planned an attack on Salonika with support from Sofia. Reports from Paris and Berlin note ongoing artillery duels in Artois, French gains near Neuville and La Folie, and a trench section loss northwest of Vimy as German HQs announce.
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London
Athens
Daily Mail
Symria
Paris
Artois
French War Office
Neuville
la Folie
Berlin
Vimy
Somme
Mobile coal facilities prompt new rail line to Mobile
Alabama coal rate case hears Ernest A. deFuniak of the Louisville and Nashville describe plans for a low grade Helena to Mobile line via Selma to meet Warrior river competition. He said river transport may force Mobile port improvements and further coal rate cuts from Birmingham to Mobile.
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Montgomery
Ala
Birmingham
Mobile
Warrior River
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Helena
Selma
Alabama Public Serviceommission
Ernest A. deFuniak
de Funiak
Louisville
Nashville
Mr. deFuniak
Commission
Chesapeake Bay
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Mineral
Alabama
deFuniak
Louisville and Nashville
Myrtlewood
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Fair and not much change in temperature tonight and Friday. Moderate east winds. Washington report notes fair tonight for Alabama and Mississippi with no major temperature shifts.
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Mobile
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Bulgaria claims right to invade Greece in new India article
Narodni Prava argues Bulgaria may invade Greece to attack French and British troops on Greek soil. It says Greece bears responsibility for enemy neutrality violations and vows to drive the enemy from the border with confidence in victory.
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Bulgaria
Greece
Sofia
London
Narodni Prava
Prussian Losses Near Two Million Despite Casualty Lists
The Amsterdam Courant reports Prussian casualty lists numbered 420 to 429 show 19,339 dead wounded and missing, while 430 to 439 list 18,249. Total Prussian losses compute to 2,337,378. German casualties also include Württemberg 335 lists, Bavaria 247 lists, Saxony 248 lists, plus navy and Turkish service officer lists.
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London
Amsterdam Courant
Wurttemberg
Courant
Russian Advances May Draw Roumania Into War
Russian military commentators note an offensive in eastern Galicia near the Bukowina boundary with reports from Petrograd that Nicieczko fell and the Dniester was crossed. Reuters dispatch from Petrograd continues on page 2.
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Roumania
London
Galicia
Bukowina
Petrograd
Nicieczko
Dniester
Reuters Petrograd
Brandeis Nomination Hearings Highlight Rate Case Clash
James Carmalt of the Interstate Commerce Commission challenged Clifford Thorne's claim that Brandeis hid his stance on the Eastern freight rate case. Thorne, who worked with Brandeis on the rate trial, said Brandeis conceded railroad interests were harmed by current rate returns.
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Washington
James W. Carmalt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Clifford Thorne
Iowa Railroad Commission
Brandeis
Thorne
Hans Schmidt to Die in Sing Sing Electric Chair
Albany Feb 10 Hans Schmidt the former priest convicted of murder in 1913 of Anna Aumuller will be executed in Sing Sing during the week of February 13. Gov Whitman refused to interfere with the sentence.
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Albany
N. Y
Hans Schmidt
Anna Aumuller
New York
Sing Sing Orison
Whitman
Police Order Ban on Sidewalk Skating in Mobile
Mayor Pat J. Lyons announces a ban on skating on sidewalks and public parks enforced by Chief G. M. Van Liew starting Thursday night. Skaters may use the streets. complaints cite nuisance and pedestrian collisions as reasons. Mobile firms sold over 2,000 pairs of skates in ten days.
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Pat J. Lyons
G. M. van Liew
Police Department
Mobile
Mobile races hailed at Mardi Gras carnival
The Mobile Carnival Association endorses a ten day running meet and horse races under state law. General Chairman Co B Hervey says the event has raised several thousand dollars and will draw the greatest Mardi Gras crowd yet. Vice Chairman C W Soost reports interest from New Orleans stables. Secretary J Paul Wilson notes a cross country run on Mardi Gras day attracting out of town athletes.
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Mobile
Mobile Carnival Association
Co. B. Hervey
C. W. Soost
Carnival Association
New Orleans
Fair Grounds
J. Paul Wilson
Norwegians Expand U S Ship Building Orders
New York February reports show Norwegian buyers increasing U S ship orders with six 3,000 ton steamships contracted at Manitowoc Wisconsin. Norwegian consul general C Ravn cites shift from English yards due to wartime demand and higher prices for American built vessels, with agents noting prices at least 50 percent above prewar levels.
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New York
Manitowoc
Wis
C. Ravn
Norway
England
America
Sipsey Coal Leaders Seek Navy Use Of Alabama Fuel
Representatives from Sipsey Coal Company plan a Washington conference with Admiral McGowan to push adoption of Alabama coal as fuel for U S Navy warships. The meeting follows ongoing correspondence signaling progress toward an official date.
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Sipsey Coal Company
Admiral McGowan
Washington
Alabama
Society Women Playing Cards Says Madisonville Judge
Madisonville judge Carl Henderson urged Hopkins county grand jury to probe all bridge parties and indict any woman found playing cards for booty. He warned the card table as a ruinous influence and urged targeting society gambling before pursuing poorer classes.
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Madisonville
Hopkins County Grand Jury
Carl Henderson
Mine Run Demand Rejected After Prolonged Debate
The mine run wage demand by the United Mine Workers faced formal rejection by operators in a joint wage conference. Supporters led by Van Bittner argued for pay on mine run, while Field and Schreuderberg pressed opposition citing soft coal trade woes.
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United Mine Workers
W. K. Field
Pittsburgh
P. H. Penna
Terre Haute
Ind
John P. White
William Green
Cawthon Hotel
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
van Bittner
George W. Schreuderberg
Orleans Consul Admits He Wrote Von Papen Letter
Dr Paul Roh German consul in New Orleans admitted writing the Von Papen letter found in Captain Franz von Papen's effects. He said the note signed R V M was meant to clear Baron Ernest von Meysenbug of any link and that the translation should read day of settlement rather than day of reckoning.
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Paul Roh
Associated Press
Baron von Musenbug
New Orleans
Falmouth
Franz von Papen
R. von Meysenbug
Roh
von Meysenbug
Baron Ernest von Meysenbug
Dr. Roh
von. Pappen
Baron von Meysenbug
Washington
R.,von Meysenbug
von Papen
Maron von Meysenbug
Richmond bill targets women's dress to curb danger
In Richmond on February 10 Captain W. M. Myers proposed an amendment to the anti-nuisance law. It would bar skirts with hems over four inches from the ground and garments showing more than three inches of neck or made of transparent material. Myers argued the aim was to protect men by reducing "Broad street silhouettes."
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Richmond
W. M. Myers
General Assembly
Myers
Aged Mobile Woman Burned to Death in House Fire
Mrs. Annie Galvin, 80, widow of T. Galvin, living alone at Palmetto and Cedar streets, died Thursday morning after her clothing caught fire near a grate. Neighbors and passing men helped extinguish flames, but she died within minutes. the house sustained no damage.
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Annie Galvin
Palmetto and
Cedar Streets
T. Galvin
Mobile Rotary Club session at Cawthon Hotel
The Mobile Rotary Club held its weekly meeting at 1 pm in the Rotary room of the Cawthon Hotel with a large turnout. President A Le Blanc led routine business and staged some stunts while the club debuted its official journal Pep edited by Adams Clemens and Dix.
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Mobile Rotary Club
Rotary
Cawthon Hotel
A. le Blanc
Pep
George W. Adams
W. M. Clemens
L. D. Dix
Pillang
Taylor
Senate in session on treaty and Brandeis nomination
The Senate met in executive session at noon to review the Nicaraguan treaty. A subcommittee continued hearings on Louis D Brandeis's Supreme Court nomination as naval and military committees heard witnesses on national defense and began hearings on the administration shipping bill.
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Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Naval
Administration
War at a Glance Signals Balkan Tensions and Bulgarian Vows
The Bulgarian government urges invasion of Greece to push back French and British forces near its borders. Reports from the Balkans cite Teutonic moves and heavy artillery along the Greek border. In the east Russians push in Galicia while maintaining defense at Dvinsk and crossing the Dneister.
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Balkans
Sofia
Bulgaria
Greece
Serbia
Saloniki
Dvinsk
Galicia
Dneister River
Funeral Notices and Losses Affects Local Residents
Notices list deaths for Captain Henry Godbold Annie Galvin and Henry Hanaw with funeral details and interment places. Also included are multiple lost items including money, a mare mule, aigretts, a pink cameo brooch, glasses, and a request for rewards and returns.
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L. and
Uncle Sam
U. S. Navy
Edison Board
Eign
Wizard
U. S
Burch and
Doyle
Joseph Wilson
Hercules Street
Wilson
George W. Atkinson
Court of Claims
Atkinson
Henry Hanaw
Orleans
Godbold
Henry Godbold
Church Street
Magnolia Cemetery
Houston
Tex
Galvin
Tomorow
Messrs
Beroujon
St. Vincenthurch
Catholic Cemetery
Monroe St
Hebrew Cemetery
Hanaw
Bank of Mobile
Post Office
Lafayette St
Meri Harris
Plateau
Jackson
Government
S. Claiborne
Consgress
Cedar
Cleveland
Beauregar
St. Patrick's Church
Gross St. Bell
Bienville Square
Clerk St. An
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