First Confederate submarine built in Mobile and its grim fate
The article recalls that Mobile built the first submarine torpedo boat for the Confederate navy under Lt. George E. Dixon. It describes inland hand powered operation, the use of a spar torpedo at Fort Morgan, the Housatonic attack in Charleston, and local memories of Navy Cove residents and officials who witnessed early submarine experiments and their deadly outcomes.
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Tonopah
Mobile
Fort Morgan
George E. Dixon
Twenty-first Alabama Regiment
Dixon
Charleston
Housatonic
J. W. Whiting
T. P. Norville
Navy Cove
Cove
President's Face Looked Familiar on Snowy Washington Day
A quiet Washington outing on February 25 finds President Woodrow Wilson strolling incognito through snowy capital streets. He slips through the Interior Department corridor for a shortcut and, upon presenting himself as Mr. Woodrow Wilson, is greeted by a wary door-keeper who then admits him.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Tac A
Interior Department
Woodrow Wilson
Aged Colonel Brent Arnold Pleads Guilty to Crime
Colonel Brent Arnold a longtime rail executive and social leader in Cincinnati pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a 16 year old girl Mildred Crane. He was fined 750 dollars in municipal court with no jail due to his age 68.
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Associated Press
Cinnati
Brent Arnold
These
Nashville
Mildred Crane
Arnold
Cardui touted by Mrs Barton for women’s health
Crystal Springs Mississippi woman Mrs C Barton endorses Cardui Woman’s tonic after claiming it restored her health following severe womanly troubles. She describes relief from fatigue and mobility issues after a full treatment and recommends others start now with guidance from the Chattanooga Medicine Company.
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Cardus
Cardui
Two Guns of Battleship Damaged at New Orleans
Two six inch guns on the battleship Ohio were damaged when the British steamer Atherstone rammed the warship at portside. A coal lighter alongside was smashed. A board of inquiry will investigate. Those aboard the freighter reported disarranged steering gear.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Ohio
Atherstone
Authorities Photograph Theresa Hollander Eyes for Evidence
In Aurora Illinois on February 25 authorities photographed the eyes of Theresa Hollander based on belief the retina holds the image of a murderer. State's Attorney Tyler said the negative exists though its use in court was not disclosed. The act followed the clubbing death of Hollander in a cemetery a week earlier.
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Aurora
Ill
Theresa Hollander
Tyler
Hollander
Cascarets For Costive Bowels
Purports to cure indigestion foul taste and headaches from torpid liver by cleansing bowels. Claims a 10 cent box will relieve undigested food in the stomach and restore digestion, touting rapid, dramatic effects and improved appearance.
Shackleford of Missouri Attacks Auto Lobbyists
Rep Shackleford of Missouri assails the American Automobile Association as a nefarious lobby behind a proposed continental highway plan. He claims funds from 451 subordinate clubs financed campaigns to defeat opponents of motor road bills and cites a letter urging withdrawal of support from a 25 million dollar good roads bill in the Senate.
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Associated Press
Washington
American Automobile Association
Mf&y
Shackleford
Missouri
Association
Kansas City
Senate
House
Evelyn Thaw to Headline Lyric Theatre Entertainment
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw leads a diverse Lyric Theatre program this Saturday February 28 featuring opera, vaudeville, pantomime, circus, ballets, dancing, and comedy. The bill includes Arnaud Brothers musical clowns Bernard and Western, Courtney sisters, Peppino, Fouchere, plus Mariette ballet by Emil Agoust. Thaw appears in modern dance and a musical divertissement with Jack Clifford. engagement on sale Thursday.
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Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Lyric Theatre
First Athletic Squad Sails to Florida for Spring Training
The Philadelphia Athletics begin spring training in Jacksonville, Florida with Harry Davis leading the party. Players Sturgis, Bush, McAvoy, Pennock, Wyckoff, Brown, Shawkey, Bressler, Caruthers, Kopf, Karst, Salmon, Brickley and Boardman travel by steamer Lenape from New York. Connie Mack, Eddie Plank, and Bender plan to join by train. fielders depart March 7. The Nationals head to Wilmington, North Carolina later today.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics
Jacksonville
Fla
Harry Davis
Sturgis
Bush
McAvoy
Pennock
Wyckoff
Brown
Shawkey
Bressler
Caruthers
Kopf
Karst
Salmon
Brickley
Boardman
New York
Connie Mack
Eddie Plank
Bender
Philadelphia Nationals
Wilmington
N. C
Texas convicts given a chance in new parole plan
Governor Colquitt signed revocable paroles for fifty white convicts to work on Texas roads in Smith County under a profit sharing scheme. The state receives 15 dollars per man monthly with half to the penitentiary fund and half to the worker, while the county covers maintenance and saves on guards. If successful, the plan could overhaul the Texas prison system and lead to 40 more paroles for railroad construction work.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
O. B. Colquitt
Huntsville
Smith County
Penitentiary Fund
Colquitt
Texas State Railroad
British tennis champ arrives for title match with Jay Gould
George F. Covey the world champion professional court tennis arrived from Liverpool to face amateur Jay Gould in a three date title bout at the Philadelphia Racquet Club March 16 18 and 21. The match will be best seven out of thirteen with a purse of 1250 and gate receipts split two thirds to the winner. If Gould wins he receives a 1250 plate.
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Associated Press
New York
George F. Tovey
Liverpool
Jay Gould
Philadelphia
Covey
Gould
Mexico to Sell Oil Lands to Cowdray for 50 Million
Mexico City reports a plan to nationalize all oil lands to be pushed by the new cabinet. It is believed the government intends to transfer the oil lands to Lord Cowdray for 50 million gold after nationalization, with Senor Moheno involved in prior advocacy.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Qericho Médeno
Cabinet
Commerce and Industry
Senor Moheno
Chamber of Deputies
Lord Cowdray
Murder of Mrs Healy Believed Linked to Refusal to Feed Beggar
Chicago police say Elizabeth Healy, wife of a wealthy druggist, was killed with a bread knife in her kitchen yesterday. Investigators believe the motive stemmed from her refusal to feed a beggar.
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Lieve
Healy
The Tongues of Men at Lyric With Crosmann
Miss Crosmann brings The Tongues of Men to the Lyric Friday night, presenting a program rooted in Scripture. The title quotes St Paul and explores charity against spectacle, highlighting one of the New Testament’s best known passages within the thirteenth chapter.
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Menrietta Crosmann
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