Local races to heat up as candidates declare for Mobile offices
In Mobile county the tax collector and assessor races heat up as candidates declare, including Phelan Dorlon and Edward Laurendine challenging incumbents. Other races list six circuit judges and various county posts with several names qualifying, Oscar Gray seeking Congress remaining unopposed.
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George E. Stone
Price Williams
Oscar Gray
Congress
Mobile County
Democratic Executive Committee
J. Semmes
Safford Berney
Norville R. Leigh
Thomas H. Smith
Claude Grayson
Samuel B. Browne
Circuit Court
S. H. Smith
Edward Huet
John 8. Cragg
Michael J. Duggan
George E
Theodore
W. J. Rowell
Holoman's
J. G. Bowen
Toulminville
M. C. Skinner
M. D. McRae
Cal
Methodist minister scorns surplice at Williamsport church
A minister visiting an Episcopal church in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, questions wearing a surplice. The rector asks about surplices, and the guest, a Methodist, jokes that he knows only about deficits.
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Episcopal Church
Williamsport
Remove Roughness and Freckles with Mercorized Wax Treatment
A period ad promotes mercorized wax for facial roughness, chapping, and freckles. It claims waxing overnight removes outer skin with flaky cuticle and reveals a youthful, smooth complexion. One ounce of mercorized wax available at drug stores. A saxolite hazel solution is suggested to reduce wrinkles.
Primary closes hot Chicago fight
Chicago voters went to the polls in a city alderman primary and a municipal court vacancy election. Mayor Thompson faced a bitter Republican contest with nine wards opposing his policies amid the Wiaton Rowe graft issue and liquor protests. Democratic factions led by Sullivan and Harrison Dunne clashed, while authorities hired extra police and private detectives to guard polling places amid fraud fears and potential violence.
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Chicago
Thompson
Wiaton-Rowe
Sullivan
Harrison-Dunne
Universal Cattle Dipping Campaign Planned At Ways And Means Session
A mobile chamber meeting discussed plans for a universal cattle dipping campaign tied to tax and tourism efforts. Speakers urged a Know-Your-City program, a Welcome-to-Our-City committee, and tourist literature distribution to hotels and business desks.
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New Orleans
Elliott G. Rickardy
Fairhope
New Business
W. M. Clemens
Mobile
Clemens
Gulf
James
Taylor
Spring Hill
Pine Hurst
Augusta
Andrews
Chamber of Commercce
E. Q. Norton
Chamber Tax Committee
Ways and Means
George A. Maloney
George Kilmer
J. H. Reichert
L. C. Irvine
Teaerangaoa
Free Pe Mentiuet
The Item Praised For Advertising In Digest Spurring Factory Inquiries
The Item and other Southern papers were praised for advertising in the Literary Digest. This led to numerous inquiries from factories elsewhere, which were referred by The Item to the committee for follow up.
Battle for French fortress grows in violence and death
Petrograd reports intensified German front activity with signs of a spring offensive. Germany amasses incendiaries and explosives while expanding aerodromes and sending more airplanes to the front as Verdun fortifications and reserves are moved to the rear.
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Verdun
Petrograd
London
Germany
Trick sprung on Germans at Caures wood front
A French Verdun veteran recounts a mining trap north of Verdun near Beaumont. Engineers blew the mined Caures wood as French troops retreated, causing a devastating explosion that killed virtually every German in the wood.
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Paris
Caures Wood
Verdun
Beaumont
Submarine War Advisory signals midnight start
Berlin officials announce a submarine war on armed ships will begin at midnight and warn Washington will not help end the current anomaly. German leaders expect no U S meddling and hope a careful campaign delays U S action while England replenishes stores.
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Berlin
Washington
England
London
U. S
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Wilson
Somal
Weit
Ehan
Germany’s Case on War Rules for Questioned Ships
The report suggests Germany could argue the ships violated warfare rules and acted offensively but sees no further prospects. It notes potential legal avenues and limits to their case.
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Germany
Legal issue of armed merchantmen under international law
Berlin dispatch reports German view on submarine warfare questions. It outlines how armament of merchant ships arose under historic law, cites Jefferson, notes the 1856 Paris declaration abolishing letters of marque, and argues the non admission of armed merchantmen follows established legal principles rather than a unilateral change.
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Berlin
Sayville
Overseas
Thomas Jefferson
Great Britain
Governor Henderson urges Alabama Land Book subscriptions by telephone
The governor read a statewide address by long distance to probate judges and urged county chairs for a fund to print and distribute the Alabama Land Book. He set a goal to publish by April 15, 1916 and asked for county chairmen to join Emmet A. Jones in forming a permanent statewide committee to boost subscriptions and development.
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Mobile County
Henderson
Price Williams
Alabama
Alabama Development Fund
Emmet A. Jones
Immigration and Market Bureau, Land
Plateau double murder report from Tuesday shooting
Tommie Edwards shot Lester Green at 6 15 in Plateau Tuesday morning. Edwards surrendered to the county jail and was charged with murder. Edwards claims Green assaulted him with a pool ball Monday night and backed away with a hand in his bosom before the fatal shot.
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Tommie Edwards
Lester Green
Plateau
Edwards
Green
Terrific German Assault At Verdun Reported
An eyewitness recounts a massive German attack at Verdun with 750000 troops, artillery, and brutal combat near Moncourt and Fleury. The account describes shell bursts lighting the night, German machine gun barrages, French artillery defences, and intense air pressure causing physical distress.
Verdun battle vivid report on French and German forces
Paris reports describe Verdun fighting as brutal and sustained with French artillery machine guns and rifles inflicting heavy losses. German attackers press on despite casualties, seize Fort Douaumont briefly, then face a fierce French counteroffensive and continued artillery duels as reinforcements pour in.
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Paris
Verdun
Fort Douamont
Douamont
Douumont
Pepper Hill
Cote du Poivre
London Papers Assess German Verdun and Champagne Offensives
London newspapers report on the western front noting the Champagne offensive crossed trenches near Navarin Farm while Verdun remains serious. The Times questions German claims and cites strong French defenses, while the Telegraph warns of German artillery moves near Verdun fortifications. The Daily Mail links Verdun to the Russian Dunajec clash and highlights anticipated German losses.
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London
Verdun
Champagne
Times
The
Navarin Farm
Daily Telegraph
Metz
Conflans
Dunajec
Daily Mail
Embarrassing Hairs Can Be Quickly Removed
A short beauty notice explains a simple hair removal method using powdered delatone and water to form a paste, applied to the skin for a few minutes then rubbed off. It claims the skin becomes hair free with one treatment, and advises buying delatone in the original package to avoid disappointment.
Germans Break Russian Lines in Polish River Battle
In a Polish river engagement last April the fifth day saw German forces pierce Russian defenses and cause a collapse. The Dunajec battle produced 700,000 shells in four hours. The correspondent compares bombardment to Verdun, altering the countryside, while noting risk of new German assaults via aircraft or gas though the Daily Mail writer sees the situation under control.
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Poland
Dunajec
Verdun
Daily Mail
Deaths and Funerals: T A Nash Dies in Hot Springs
Mobile residents mourn the death of T A Nash who died Monday afternoon in Hot Springs Arkansas after several weeks of illness. Nash formerly lived in Rockford Iowa where he farmed and raised stock and had resided in Mobile County for three years.
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Mobile
Hot Springs
Ark
T. A. Nash
Rockford
Iowa
Mobile County
Burial plans for Nash and King informado
Mr Nash, a satsuma orange grower in Baldwin county, is survived by his widow three daughters one son and other relatives. The body will be brought to Mobile for burial. John T King's funeral is set for Tuesday at 3 pm from the Pistole residence 341 Spring Hill Ave and 3 30 pm at St Joseph's Catholic church with burial in Pine Crest cemetery. He is the son of the late Joseph and Mamie King of the city.
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Satsuma Oranges
Baldwin County
John T. King
Frank Pistole
Spring Hill Avenue
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Pine Crest Cemetery
Joseph and
Mamie King
Round Table Club meeting at Y M C A Tuesday night
Samuel Crabtree was arrested Monday by Police Officers Speith and Lovelace on the general charge and a pistol was found in his pocket during a search at the police station.
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Samuel Crabtree
Speith and Lovelace
Gas Household Use Cuts Costs and Effort in Mobile
The article argues that using gas in the home saves time labor and material, lowering the cost of living. It notes gas eliminates wasteful fire building and dirt, speeds cooking and water heating, and remains affordable in Mobile, benefiting housewives and families.
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Mobile
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