Italian Air Raid Hero Captain Salomone Awarded Valor Medal
Milan via Paris Feb 24 details of last Friday raid on Libach reveal Captain Salomone piloted a four‑man plane, engaged Austrian fighters, and delayed pursuers while observers fought. Two companions died, Salomone wounded yet landed at Palva, later awarded the medal for valor by King Victor Emmanuel. Libach retaliation raid described as a successful punitive action by Italy.
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Paris
Libach
Salomone
Barbieri
Bieri
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Palva
Victor Emmanuel
Father and Son Banquet Set by Mobile Y M C A
Young men and boy members of the Mobile Y M C A will meet Friday evening in the Cawthon for the annual Father and Son banquet. Fathers of sons aged 12 to 20 are invited and sons may submit names if overlooked. More than a hundred invitations issued. The boys work committee led by Judge D C Edington prepared the program.
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Young Men's Christian Association of Mobile
Cawthon
D. Cc. Edington
Y. M. C. A. Committee
Coast crews prep to humble East at Pacific intercollegiate regatta
Leland Stanford's oarsmen train for the Pacific Coast intercollegiate regatta set for April. The coast eight, aiming to outpace Cornell at Poughkeepsie last summer, will face Stanford Washington and California with the winner earning a trip East to Poughkeepsie.
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Coast
Cornell
Poughkeepsie
Stanford
Washington
California
Memphis Must Pay Hogg Big Salary Or Lose Him
The National Baseball Commission sustained Bradley Hogg's protest and voided his transfer from the Chicago Club to Memphis unless Memphis assumes the full salary of 2400 dollars for 1916, with Memphis to pay 1250 under the Chicago contract. Also notes golf results in Houston, a Y M C A track meeting to discuss a road race, and a Biloxi tennis match where Miss Carrie Goodman defeated Mrs Charles Lowe.
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Hogg
New York
National Baseball Commission
Bradley Hogg
Chicago
Biloxi
Miss
Michigan
Charles Lowe
Carrie Goodman
Goodman
Texas High School Standouts Set Framed Marks
Texas teen Tom Lemon, 18, set a new statewide interscholastic broad jump record at 238 feet and later cleared 22 feet 8 inches from a muddy takeoff while sprinting 100 in 10 seconds. Teammate Charles Roberson, 18, holds the half mile record at two minutes. Both slated to attend the University of Michigan after Hardin High School in Dallas.
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Texas
Hardin High School
Dallas
Tom Lemon
Charles Roberson
University of Michigan
Crones Believed Hiding in Chicago After Poisoning Incident
Police officials say Jean Crones may be hiding in Chicago after poisoning soup at a banquet for Archbishop Mundelein. Detectives and State's Attorney Hoyne renew the search as anarchist haunts are raided. A mass anarchist meeting tomorrow will include a police squad seeking clues about the missing chef.
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Jean Crones
Mundelein
State
Hoyne
Admiral Von Pohl Dies in Berlin
Berlin reports Admiral Von Pohl has died in Berlin after retirement due to ill health from command of the German battle fleet. Announcement comes two days after his retirement was disclosed.
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Admiral von Pohl
Berlin
London
von Pohl
Spain Signs Big Cartridges Order With Western Cartridge
In Alton Illinois on February 24 three Spanish government representatives disclosed a Spain order of 250 million eleven millimetre cartridges from Western Cartridge Company. The deal, valued around 1.5 million dollars, follows a prior large Spain order and will keep the plant busy for a year.
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Alton
Spain
Western Cartridge Company
Greenville May Land 100000 Cotton Mill
Greenville may secure a $100000 cotton mill after local leaders led by Dr. J. A. Kendrick propose converting the Gulf Red Cedar Company property in South Greenville. The site includes brick buildings power plant forty acres and cottages idle since the cedar mill closed at the outbreak of the European war.
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Greenville
J. A. Kendrick
Gulf Red Cedar Company
South Greenville
Mackenzie Lectures Thursday on Capital Cities of India
Under Temple Sisterhood auspices an illustrated talk by Roderick Mackenzie of Mobile will describe the capital cities of India. The lecture at B'nai B'rith hall Temple Shaarai Shomayim Gov ernment and Warren streets begins at 8 o'clock with notable pictures. The public is invited.
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Temple Sisterhood
India
B'nai B'rith Hall
Temple Shaarai Shomayim
Government
Warren Streets
Roderick Mackenzie
Mobile
Mackenzie
Young Man Badly Cut In Fight Near Brewton
News from Brewton Alabama reports a weekend fight near the city left a 21 year old man badly cut. Participants Will Wilson Louis tt mien became involved in a quarrel and Baggett suffered a serious wound in the altercation. Local authorities were informed Wednesday of the incident and ongoing inquiries were noted.
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Ala
Will, Wilson
Louis
Mien
Baggett
Dan
Willard Begins Training for Moran Bout in New York Trip
Heavyweight champion Jess Willard resumes training on February 24 for the planned March 25 title fight with Frank Moran. He will focus on road work and reportedly box only after reaching New York, with plans to depart for the East that evening.
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Chicago
Jess Willard
Frank Moran
New York
Willard
East
Mandot to Fight Mitchell in New Orleans March 3
Joe Mandot of New Orleans and Ritchie Mitchell of Milwaukee will meet in a twenty round decision fight here on March 3. Promoter Dominick Tortorich announced the arrangement after Johnny Kilbane refused to meet Mandot. Freddy Welsh also declined terms for a Mandot bout.
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New Orleans
Joe Mandot
Ritchie Mitchell
Milwaukee
Dominick Tortorich
Johnny Kilbane
Cleveland
Mandot
Kilbane
Freddy Welsh
New Orleans Fight Over Pilotage Abolition Bill
M. J. Sanders president of the New Orleans Board of Trade and Louisiana Representatives Estopinal Dupre and Broussard argued before the house merchant marine committee on Wednesday against the Small bill to abolish compulsory pilotage for south Atlantic ports. They warned the Mississippi River mouth conditions would make the measure objectionable.
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Washington
M. J. Sanders
New Orleans Board of Trade
Estopinal, Dupre and Broussard
Louisiana
House Merchant Marine Committee
South Atlantic
Mississippi River
Food for Fandom and Player Moves Across leagues
Baseball notes detail Tommy McMillan sold to the Richmond club from Indianapolis, Fred Beege offered to pitch for San Francisco, Smoky Joe Wood set for release, and Krause bought by Omaha from Portland. Also reports on Detroit training plan shifts, Huggins teaching amateur managers, and pitching workload leaders.
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Tommy McMillan
Indianapolis
American Association
Atlanta
Brooklyn Nationals
Fred Beege
Indiana University
San Francisco
Smoky Joe” Wood
Red Sox
Lannin
Birth of a Nation at Lyric features Grant and Lee scenes
The Birth of a Nation at the Lyric showcases Griffith's historical facsimile scenes including Grant and Lee at Appomattox. The production opens Monday with two shows daily and tickets selling fast. A Y M C A wind up features a basketball contest between locals and ex champions with Penny Radcliffe and Soost on the guest roster. Alfredo de Oro defeats Ellis 50 to 37 in the first block of fifty in the world three cushion billiard championship. 100 points remain.
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Appomattox
Lyric Theatre
General Grant
General Lee
Mr. Griffith
Big basketball clash set for Saturday in Mobile
The Birmingham Y M C A five, top state team, will face Mobile on the local court Saturday night. Birmingham has lost only two games this season, and Mobile hopes to beat them to contend with four South teams for the Southern championship. Referee Mr Maiden will oversee the game and seats can be reserved a day in advance.
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Williams
Alexander the Great
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Johnny Nee
Dayton
Birmingham Y. M. C. A
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Birmingham Bunch
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Birmingham
Cumberland University
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