Panama-Pacific Exposition Opens In San Francisco
San Francisco February opening of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition with President Wilson's historic moment. crowds cheered as engines moved in the palace of machinery and the Star Spangled Banner rang out. Governor Johnson Mayor Rolph and Secretary Lane led a vast parade to the gates and the exposition began amid fireworks and illumination.
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Wilson
Washington
Wizards of Illumination
van Ness
Jewel City
March
Johnson
Rolph
Secretary Lane
Exposition Gates
United States Marines
Iate Ic Moore
Exica
Goterhes Johnson
Ralph
Washgton
California
Lancol Ehey
Ower of Jewels
Moore
Oyster Warden Race Draws Attention in Alabama Coast
Interest grows in selecting an oyster warden as the Alabama Oyster Commission awaits legislative action. John Roswell of Coden is seen as a likely governor’s choice, amid nine applicants and strong oysterman support.
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Erest
Alabama ! Commission
Henderson
John Roswell
resi_ of Coden
George
Pat Lilly
Gus Jones
Rolston
Onof Henderson
Portersville Bay
Alabama Oyster Sion
Equal suffrage bill dies in North Dakota senate
Special from Trenton Ky reports E C McGregor aged 65 former treasurer of the Tobacco Planters Association shot himself at his Guthrie area home Friday night. Also notes Wilson nominated postmasters for Tennessee Alabama Mississippi and North Carolina and Fed Reserve banks show $7.5 million drop in Gold holdings while legal tender notes rise slightly.
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E. C. McGregor
Tobacco Planters’ Association
Guthrie
Wilson
Senate
Tennessee
William J. Snodgrass
Alabama
William L. Philliplio
Mississippi
Willie Herring
Federal Reserve Board
Call to Arms Urges Volunteer Army for Defense
The Army and Navy Journal urges President Wilson to mobilize an army of 1,000,000 volunteers not to wage war but to deter it and defend neutrality. It argues such a move would be a peace measure, showing readiness while avoiding hostile intent. The piece cites Switzerland and Holland and warns delay could be fatal.
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Army and Navy Journal
Wilson
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United States
Switzerland
Holland
Italy
Germany
China
Pacific Ocean
Passengers Delay Sailing of Liner New York
The American liner New York left Liverpool several hours late carrying 180 passengers including 32 who missed connections from the continent. Some travelers came via France and stayed awake all night, while signals from the American embassy in Paris arranged delays to hold the ship for arrival. Lane omnibuses rushed to the boat train to meet the vessel.
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New York
Liverpool
France
Paris
Can Embassy
Lacy Begins Serving Ten Year Sentence for Embezzlement
In Montgomery Alabama Theo Lacy former chief clerk of the state convict department starts a ten year term for embezzling fifty thousand dollars of state money just three days before the anniversary of his trial in the famed Alabama case. He declared he would eventually prove his innocence.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Theo Lacy
State Convict Department
Will
Lacey
Meat dealer fined for unsanctioned meat sales in Prichard
Mrs. Sabrie Saxon a Prichard meat dealer faced two charges for selling meat not inspected by authorities. She was fined $10 or 20 days for the first offense and $16 or 30 days for the second. The Recorder postponed payment and continued the case to February 27 with order to increase the fine.
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Sabrie Saxon
Prichard
Recorder’s Court
Saxon
Edington
Embezzlement Charge Led to Paid Fine and Imprisonment
Lucile Brisley was arraigned in the recorder's court on Saturday afternoon and sentenced to three months hard labor. The charge arose from a complaint by her roommate that Brisley gave ten dollars to pay room rent and spent it to pay her own fine.
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Lucile Brisley
Recorder’s Court
Cincinnati Swimmers Break 20 Records In Vast Meet
The University of Cincinnati team defeated Illinois University 27 to 25 in a grand swimming meet. Cincinnati set and equaled 20 records with a 160 yard relay stroke captivating the crowd and securing the narrow win.
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Camaeiee
Cloudy Sunday Forecast for Alabama Bracing for Showers
Weather outlook for Alabama shows a cloudy Sunday with a chance of showers. Forecasters expect a similar trend to continue into Monday with showers likely affecting northern and central regions.
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Alabama
French Successes in the West Claim Gains Across Front
Paris reports heavy artillery and renewed attacks along the western front with gains in Champagne and Verdun. French troops repulse counterattacks near Perthes and Les Mesnils, seize trenches north of Perthes, and press the offensive amid bombardments around Rheims and Berry au Baette.
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Paris
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Perthes
Les Mesnils
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Berlin
Crat
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Rheims
Berry Au Baette
Paria
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Ieir
Heen & Ehes
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Vosges
la Fecht
Sulzern
Reichsacker Kopf
Deer Island to become a southern Coney Island for Ocean Springs
A large portion of Deer Island opposite Ocean Springs Mississippi will be transformed into a southern Coney Island. Investors with capital plan a summer resort with bathing pavilions, beach drives boulevards electric lights water works an amusement pavilion and park across a bay sized one and a half miles. The project promises clear benefits to Ocean Springs.
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Misa
Owan 8
Deer Island
Coney Island
Burning of Fort Payne School Blamed on Incendiary
Canooga Feb 20 Aspecht Fort Payne Ala today says the burning of the schoolhouse at Reete a small settlement on Sand Mountain early today is supposed to have been the work of a Holy Roller in a row of long standing between the sects and the other mountain people over Fah Bata a school teacher.
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Canooga
Aspecht
War Food Outlook Says Production Won't Drop
Secretary of Agriculture David Houston argues that war will not reduce farm output. He notes that many warring nations may boost agriculture and stresses diversified, balanced farming at home. He cautions against overproduction without guaranteed markets and urges improvements to rural life to keep people on farms.
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David Franklin Houston
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Department of Agriculture
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Roar Passengers Hurt When Car Is Drove Into Ditch
Four people were hurt last night at Broad and Baltimore streets when a vehicle driven by Edward Colburn of the Commercial Printing Company left the road and fell into a ditch. Mrs Colburn survived a fall against the windshield as her husband blamed a missing bridge over the ditch.
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Baltimore
Edward Colburn
Commercial Printing Company
Edwar Colburn
C. Noble
Washington Avenue
Magnolia Avenue
Colburn
Frank briefs in Supreme Court over death sentence appeal
Attorneys for Leon Frank, condemned for the Mary Phagan murder, filed in the Supreme Court today a habeas corpus appeal challenging Georgia federal court denials. They argue trial court lacked jurisdiction, abnormalities at trial and sentencing, and seek discharge from the void death sentence.
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Leon Frank
Mary Phagan
Atlanta
Supreme Court
Frank
Georgia Federal Court
Superior Court of Georgia
Chicago Philanthropist and Party Inspect Tuskegee Normal School
Julius Rosenwald a Chicago financier and philanthropist travels with a large party from Chicago and New York to Montgomery and then to Tuskegee to inspect the negro normal school. Montgomery businessmen meet the party at Union Depot and guide them through the city.
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Tuskegee Normal School
Montgomery
Ala
Julius Rosenwald
New York
Tuskegee
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Union Depot
New Golf Course Laid Out By Architect In Long Beach
Long Beach New York February 20 Lido Golf Club under supervision of Charles Blair McDonald frames an 18 hole course about 6500 yards long. McDonald, America s first amateur open champion, laid out the Piping Rock links.
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N.Y
Lido Golf Club
Charlies Blair McDonald
McDonald
America
Scully’s Office In Dispute Over Term of Office
Special to The Item from Montgomery Alabama outlines a clash over Adjutant General Joseph B Scully tenure with Governor Henderson. The issue hinges on whether Scully’s term ended January 18 though no successor has been appointed. The auditor refused a January expense warrant citing the attorney general’s opinion. A formal ruling is awaited.
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Ala
Joseph B. Scully
Henderson
Capitol
Scully
William S. Martin
Martin
Military Department
Deputy Brannan raids in Mo-Cola case arrest
Deputy Sheriff Charles Brannan left the city with warrants for T. F. Mu former president of the Mo-Cola Company and W Melrose Chapman detained in Birmingham on stealing the formula. Warrants issued by Recorder D Earlington. ipp the president and general manager of the company is the complainant. J J Lister former secretary was arrested on bond for appearance in criminal court.
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T. F. Mu
Mo-Colaompany
W. Melrose Chapman
Birmingham
D.earpington
rineeNndertoe Criminal Court
Limestone Delegation Seeks Chancellorship for Horton
A Limestone delegation led by Clyde Thach of Athens met Governor Henderson to urge James Horton’s candidacy for the northern division chancellor post to replace the late Judge W. H. Simpson. The governor said Horton’s application is under review and a decision is expected soon. Other North Alabama lawyers named for the post include Judge Oceola Kyle of Decatur W T Lowe of Decatur and D I Green of Decatur.
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Mtadis
Clyde Thach
Athens
Henderson
James Horton
W. H. Simpson
Horton
North Alabama
Oceola Kyle
Decatur
W. T. Lowe
D. I. Green
State Senate
Five Merchant Vessels Sunk in German Sea War Zone
Five merchant ships have been wrecked since the German admiralty declared a maritime war zone around the British Isles. Today two were torpedoed: the British steamer Cambank from Cardiff near Anlych Bay, with several killed and the rest saved, and the Norwegian steamer Bjoerke which hit a mine in the North Sea. Previously sunk were the tanker Helm near Foltone, the Nordkyn in the Baltic, and the French Dinorah.
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British Isles
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Cardiff
Anlych Bay
Wales
Bjoerke
North Sea
Helm
Foltone
Nordkyn
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Dinorah
Bestin
Legislators Home But What Will Be Their Reception
Alabama lawmakers return to their districts after a long session that ends July 18 1916. The piece assesses morale, notes sobriety amid debates on finance and prohibition, praises the legislature as hard working, and highlights new election reform and plans for fiscal reform and judiciary overhaul. It references H W Roberts and Stevenson, Bonner bull bill, and local Mobile context.
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Montgomery
Sahara
H. W. Roberts
Age-Herald
Stevenson
Advertiser
Mterature
Senate
Bonner
Mobile County
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