Cabinet Takes Up Submarine Case and Mobile Freight Edge
The Birmingham Magazine notes Mobile’s big advantage in freight rates to Birmingham due to Warrior river water competition. It highlights stationary Mobile to Birmingham rates while others rise, and cites Birmingham’s overall rail advantage with river development. Rail carriers are urged to lower rates as traffic shifts toward water competition.
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Mobile
Warrior River
Birmingham
J. T. Slatter
Merchants and Manufacturers Association of Birmingham
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Pensacola
Outlawed Skater Verse Echoes City Woes on Sidewalks
A poem titled THE OUTLAWED SKATER arrives at The Item, railing at City Daddies for banning skating on sidewalks. It cites Gladys Isabelle Polly Sally Kate and others urging officials to let youth skate from Spring Hill to Dawns Way, urging a reversal of the ban. The piece ends urging the city to listen.
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Kate
Gladys
Isabelle
Polly
Sally
Glaay
Harry
Lonnie
Sammie
Jonnie
Spring Hill
Prichard
Ida
Grace
Lever Bill Favored by House Agriculture Committee
The Lever cotton futures bill was ordered favorably reported by the House Agriculture Committee in Washington. It will likely be called up within a fortnight and includes a section allowing hedging in foreign exchanges against actual shipment and a 2 cent per pound tax on certain foreign contracts to push toward an international standard of grades and contracts.
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Washington
House Agricultural Committee
Hough
New York
Social Favorite Doane Arrested in Biloxi for Forgery
Leon Lewis Doane of Norwich New York alias Louis Vincent and L L Duvall posed as a millionaire social figure in Biloxi for three weeks. He forged checks on a San Diego bank and faces a Biloxi forgery charge after being arrested in Gulfport. He denies Biloxi charges while admitting San Diego warrants and awaits a hearing before Judge T Champlin.
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Biloxi
Miss
Leon Lewis Doane
Norwich
N. Y
Doane
Louis Vincent
L. L. Duvall
New Orleans
Grunewald Hotel
Riviera
San Diego
Calif
Louis Steaehling
J. K. Wilson
Police Department
Steahling
Elkin Gooding
John Schwenck
Norwich Lodge
T. Champlin
Child Burned To Death In Shady Grove Home
Maud E. Slater, two, daughter of Thomas and Lelia Slater of Shady Grove Mobile County Alabama, died at Mobile city hospital from burns sustained playing near a fire at home. Roche Burke took charge of the burial arrangements and conveyed the body to Shady Grove.
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Maud E. Slater
Thomas and
Lelia Slater
Shady Grove
Mobile County
Ala
City Hospital
Burns
Roche & Burke
Houston Seen as Next War Secretary by Officials
Washington February 18 officials believed Secretary Houston would be moved to the War Department to replace former Secretary Garrison.
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Houston
Washington
War Department
Garrison
Repeal of Free Sugar Approved by Caucus
Washington Feb 18. The house caucus voted 84 to 20 to repeal the free sugar clause of the Underwood tariff law as a party measure. Buenos Aires Feb 18. Argentina bans the export of sugar.
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Washington
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Schmidt Electrocuted for Murder at Sing Sing
Hana Schmidt died in the Sing Sing electric chair after confessing forgiveness and bidding farewell to his mother. He was executed for the 1913 murder of Anna Aumuller as witnesses looked on. A related New York case notes a torso found on the Hudson with a single embroidered A on a pillow slip.
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Hans Schmidt
Sing Sing
Anna Aumuller
New York
Anna Aumutler
Isining
N. Y
Hana Schmidt
Anna Aumulier
Schmidt
Father Cashin
Ced
New Jersey
Hudson River
Material Increase in Postoffice Receipts
Postoffice receipts in Mobile rose last month by 2239.27 to total 18476.13, up from 16136.86 in January 1915. Postmaster J Blocker Thornton announced the new post office at St Joseph and St Michael streets would be ready August 1, with furniture en route and preparations to equip mailing rooms with modern mechanical devices for faster service.
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Mobile
J. Blocker Thornton
Thornton
St. Joseph and
St. Michael Streets
Movie fire devastates Oilton business district
A fire that started at a moving picture theatre in Oilton near Tulsa destroyed sixteen buildings in the town's business section in the Cushing oil field. Loss was estimated at 75000 dollars.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oilton
Cushing Oil Field
Weather Forecast Offers Colder Temperatures For Mobile and Alabama
Fair and somewhat colder tonight and Saturday with temperatures near 46 degrees for Mobile. Winds from the west and northwest. Forecast also notes Alabama stays fair with cooler conditions tonight and Saturday despite fresh winds.
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Mobile
Washington
Alabama
Russians Reach Baifurt on Road to Trebizond 75 Miles From Erzerum
Army dispatches report Russian forces advancing toward Trebizond, reaching Bai burrt 75 miles northwest of Erzerum. The Erzurum victory sparked high praise from King George and officials noting Siberian troops and harsh mountain conditions. A Cologne Gazette item alleges mutiny by Hindu troops in Egypt.
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Trebizond
London
Baiburt
Athens
The
Daily News
Baifurt
Erzerum
George
Nicholas
Erzeru
Sepaal Erzerum
Petrograd
Kara Gubek
Tafta
Choband
Egypt
Cologne
Overseas
Bedouin Tribes Seek British Protection Amid Tribal Conflicts
Cairo reports eastern Bedouin tribes appeal to British authorities for protection after a violent clash with western tribes. The eastern groups suffered heavy losses in the fighting, which pitted hereditary enemies against British forces. Hungary secures a 150 million mark loan from German banks backed by five percent bonds redeemable in two and a half years.
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London
Reuter
Cairo
Hungary
Berlin
Sayville
Prussian Railroads Seek 413 Million Marks for Roads
Berlin February 18. A bill introduced in the Prussian diet asks for an appropriation of 413000000 marks for state railroads to improve and build road and rail infrastructure. The measure accompanies plans for expanding network capacity and modernization.
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Berlin
War at a Glance Amid Muted Frontline News
The Russian war office claims Erzerum capture but offers no prisoner or prize counts. Across theaters little action is reported with speculation rising on Erzerum’s fate. A Cologne account alleges Hindu mutiny in Egypt and Arabic troops pulled from Suez while Asquith seeks new credits in Parliament.
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Russian War Office
Erzerum
Baiburt
Trebizond
Black Sea
Egypt
Cologne
Suez Canal
Premier Asquith
House of
Be Tant City Visitors Expected for Mobile Mardi Gras
Early reservations indicate a large influx from New York Boston Chicago and Washington to Mobile for Mardi Gras. General Chairman Hervey notes it as a forerunner of a great crowd as the carnival prepares with hotel room demand. The collecting committee urged merchants to support events and prize offerings to encourage masking. The carnival seeks changes to masking hours allowing longer wear of costumes.
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Betant
Mobile
New York
Boston
Chicago
Washington
Hervey
Carnival Association
Senator Robinson Cites Army Aviation Defects
Washington February 18. Photographic copies of correspondence between officers of the army aviation corps shown to the senate military committee by Senator Robinson of Arkansas prove the defective condition of the aviation service. He declared the documentation established beyond a doubt the faulty state of the unit.
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Washington
Army
Aviation Corps
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate Military Committee
British Premier to Seek £2 Billion War Credits
London Feb 18 Premier Asquith will ask the house of commons on Monday for new notes of credit totaling about 400,000,000 pounds. The move would raise the war appropriation to 2,062,000,000 pounds.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
Government to Act on Flood Prevention Nationwide
President Wilson and his cabinet decided to take action after thorough discussion to control and prevent floods on the Mississippi and other rivers. Government steps will be taken in the near future to address flood risks.
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Washington
Mississippi
Wilson
U.S. Steel Buys Millions in Its Bonds From Britain
The British government sold to United States Steel Corporation 22.8 million dollars of the first mortgage 5 percent bonds. The bonds were held in Carnegie foundations in Scotland for trust fund purposes and sold at Britain's security mobilization plan request.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie Foundations
Scotland
Poison plot tied to church attacks eyed by New York police
New York police intensified a search for Jean Crones believed to be in the city or nearby after letters attributed to him surfaced in New York. Authorities say Crones may have penned threats mailed to the New York Times and link an anti clerical conspiracy to a broader reign of terror under discussion by anarchist leaders in Salida Cold.
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Chicago
New York
Crones
University Club
George W. Mundelein
Salida
United States
Jean Crones
New York City
New York Times
John M. McCourt
Scranton
Congress session reviews war policy and nominations
The day in Congress opened with Senator Sterling condemning German policy and challenging neutrality on armed belligerent ships. Senator Lodge argued the U S should not abandon its principle of open ports and free travel. Brandeis nomination panel adjourned for lack of witnesses and the International Harvesters case on arming Mexican revolutionists continued. House debates post office funding as Captain McKean testified naval plans are current and no general staff is needed.
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Sterling
Senator Lodge
United States
Brandeig
International Harvesters Company
House
McKean
Naval Committee
Navy
Senator Sterling Demands Firm U S Stand On Submarine War
In Washington the cabinet discussed the U S submarine situation as Senator Sterling urged a steadfast policy and warned against yielding to German claims. He argued for restricting hostile operations while defending Britain’s arming right and pressing for full assurance from Germany.
Lost and Found Notices From a Gulf Coast Ledger
A string of lost items includes a very old tri colored dog with a name on its collar belonging to G H Fonde and two phone inquiries. A fresh cow is reported on H St with owner to identify and cover costs. A gold cross and a ten dollar bill are listed as rewards or recoverable upon return. A fishing skiff is found near Dauphin Island Alabama with specific dimensions and owner W L Bowes to claim.
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G. H. Fonde
H St
Houston
Sapph Bey
Dauphin Island
W. L Bowes
Ala
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Britain
Senate
Austria
Germany
Germania
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Lansing
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