Guns Roar Salute As Orleans Begins Peace Celebration
The centenary of peace between Great Britain and the United States opens in New Orleans with a twenty one gun salute timed to end at 8 20 PM. Representatives from Canada and the United States attend as Andrew Jackson figures in ceremonies at Chalmette where his flag stood during the 1815 battle. The Seventh U S Infantry and accompanying forces participate under Maj. Gen. J Franklin Bell, with Rear Adm. McLean in command of sailors. A Jackson monument is unveiled and the long roll drum is lent by the Louisiana Historical Society.
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Great Britain
United States
Andrew J. Peters
the Treasury
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H. T. Carew-Hunt
England
Congress
Andrew Jackson
Seventh United States Infantry
Jackson
Galveston
J. Franklin Bell
McLean
General Jackson
Battle of
Chalmette
Louisiana Historical Society
Canada
Miniature Battle Reenacts at Nashville Centennial Event
In Nashville Tennessee Jan the centennial celebration of General Andrew Jackson features a miniature battle of New Orleans with cotton ball fortifications on Capitol boulevard. Confederate Veterans in uniform staged Old Hickory's troops defending against state guard forces. The Jackson day program includes a parade across civil patriotic commercial and military groups, Jackson statue ceremonies, laurel wreaths, a hickory tree planting, and evening banquets and ball. The day is a holiday in the city.
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R “Pakenmo
New Orleans
Capitol Boulevard
Old Hickory
Jackson
Capitol Hill
Central Park
Andrew Jackson Memorial Association
Ladies Hermitage Association
Great whaling fleet disappears as Weekly Journal closes
New Bedford Mass January 8 Decline in the whaling industry ends profitable period for a journal devoted to its interests The Whalemen Shipping List announces this week’s issue will be the last Established 1848 vessels numbered 675 tonnage 199 174 Three years later 680 ships 233 268 tons now 32 vessels 6 613 tons remain In 1851 US sperm oil 428 070 barrels and 5 652 300 pounds of whalebone In 1914 oil yield dropped to 19 270 barrels
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New Bedford
Mass
Whalemen’s Shipping List
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Villa plans attack on Naco garrison reported
Official dispatches from army observers confirm General Villa intends to attack the Carranza garrison at Naco across the border. Secretary Garrison said the information came from the American side and noted no further report from the chief of staff since leaving Naco.
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Villa
Carranza
Naco
War Department
Garrison
Scott
Cattle Tick Costs Montgomery Farmers Big Losses
Dr. C A Cary veterinarian told the Montgomery County Club that cattle ticks cost farmers at least 100000 dollars yearly. He proposed 3000 dollars to hire six inspectors and buy dipping vats to eradicate ticks within a year. The remarks were delivered at a Montgomery event as the county convention opened.
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Montgomery County
C. A. Cary
Montgomry County Club
Cary
Fire damage at Koonés building in Lexington Virginia
Condensed telegrams note a three hour blaze in the Koonés building at Lexington VA causing about 50000 dollars in damage. Other items cover Governor Ammons address to Colorado legislature, a death in battle of Vivians' youngest son, parole hearings for dynamite conspiracy convicts at Leavenworth, prisoner exchange talks in Rome, Philadelphia Jews relief fundraiser, Pope Benedict's meeting with expelled religious, Italian Garibaldi relative slain in France, Mekuaweowee crater eruption, anti Chinese restrictions urged by Laundrymen, NSW export shifts, Servian front fighting, Wilson greeting Columbus crowds, and Governor Walsh urging reclamation funding for swamps.
Turbulence in Constantinople Grows Amid External and Internal Strife
Dispatches from Constantinople describe the Turkish capital as increasingly alarming with authorities facing both external attacks and internal disorders. The situation tightens as security measures intensify and officials warn of escalating unrest.
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Constantinople
London light drafts quoted at 4.84 in New York market
Light drafts on London were offered at 4.84 dollars in the New York exchange market Thursday the lowest quotation for demand sterling since the panic of 1907. Bankers see the decline as proof of gradual wiping out of America's foreign obligations. The senate Philippine committee will investigate the military importance of the Philippines and its strategic value to the navy.
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New York
America
Philippines
Senate Philippine Committee
Governor urges gradual abolition of contract prison labor
Governor Major asks legislature to end contract prison labor gradually and proposes buying a one acre farm run by convicts. The report also notes the Mexican navy factions declare neutrality and that German cruiser Prinz Eitel Freidrich sank the British steamer Charcas off the Chilean coast after overhauling the ship in fog.
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Major
Gutierrez Agency
Atlantic
Yucatan
Fac
Charcas
New York
Prinz Eitel Freidrich
A. C. Norris
Steamer Kelvindale Repaired After Anegada Wreck
The British steamer Kelvindale, ashore on Anegada reef Tortola last month, was towed to port with serious damage and has been temporarily repaired. Today it sailed for New York accompanied by the wrecking steamer Relief.
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Anegada Reef
Tortola Island
New York
Relief
Death of Isaac Williamson in Mobile
Isaac Williamson aged 1 years died Friday at 2 30 a m after a prolonged illness at his daughter Mrs J W Kerlin's home 461 South Mobile He had long resided in Birmingham where a son W T Williamson and two daughters Mrs W H Hale and Mrs G W Davis live His widow and other relatives survive The body will be shipped to Birmingham tonight by Cren or Undertaking Company for interment.
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Cleburne County
Alabama
Mobile
J. W. Kerlin
South
Birmingham
W. T. Williamson
W. H. Hale
G. W. Davis
Crenor Undertaking Company
Brooklyn merchant Amos files bankruptcy in federal court
In a United States court in Toulmin, Judge E N Amos, a Brooklyn merchant of Conecuh County, filed a petition in bankruptcy. He states liabilities of 87583 with assets of 86759.26. The petitioner was adjudicated bankrupt and the case referred to Referee Ervin.
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E. N. Amos
Brooklyn
Conecuh County
Ervin
Saltillo Battle Begins in Mexican Clash
Laredo Texas January 8 The battle of Saltillo began at 3 oclock this morning following an official Carranza announcement from Nuevo Laredo.
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Laredo
Tex
Carranza
Nuevo Laredo
Britain Delivers Preliminary Reply on American Shipping Note
Washington sources report Britain's preliminary reply to the American protest over British interference with shipping. Officials expect a more complete note within about two weeks and separable legal questions to follow. The state department believes Britain recognizes the protest's reasonableness and aims to minimize disruption while coordinating with neutral states to curb shipments to Germany and Austria.
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Pase
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Great Britain
Promi
Ees
Germany
Austria
Directory Fraud Suspect Arrested in Birmingham
English Cody cashier A Cullen is jailed on a warrant sworn Friday over a fake advertising directory scheme. He allegedly defrauded the City Bank of Mobile in December by $75 and used aliases including Andrew Denison. Police seek further victims and details from Burns detectives who traced the fraud to a Birmingham operation.
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City Bank and Trust Company
Es A. Cullen
Birmingham
Burns
Cullen
Mobile
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Inter- Southern Directory Company
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Walter Roman
Immigration bill to joint conference in Congress
The immigration bill with the literacy test for aliens goes to a joint conference after the House disagreed with two Senate amendments and concurred in another. Disagreed provisions include excluding Negroes and exempting contract labor, and Belgian farmers. The Senate amendment would exclude persons with constitutional psychopathic inferiority and chronic alcoholism.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
United States
Cotton Steamer Barcelona Sails Amid War Uncertainty
The Spanish steamship Barcelona, carrying a full cargo of cotton, left port with an unclear destination due to ongoing hostilities. The vessel also carried Galveston to Mobile cargo and coal, while the master refused to disclose final routing amid wartime tensions and seizure risk.
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Galveston
Jantvens Atta
Cullen Murder Case Given Into Hands of Jury
The Cullen murder trial of contractor Christopher F. Cullen ended testimony and the defense and state argued before the jury. Key witness Victor Sarvis, once the defense’s main witness, confessed to false statements, corroborated by Harold West. Cullen maintains Sweatman threatened him and struck him with a hatchet before the fatal clash in Alabama’s Mobile County area.
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Lytton F. Sweatman
Delchamps
Ala
Tisdale J. Touart
Mobile County
Victor Sarvis
Main Witnesa
Cullen
Mr. Touart
Harold West
Sarvis
Salvia
West
Sweatman
Merritt and Carmichael Compete for House Leadership
A Democratic caucus names A. H. Carmichael as the sole candidate for house organization amid tensions with Merritt allies. Governor-Elect Henderson backs Johnston as the race divides Merritt supporters over prohibition pacts and code commission fallout.
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Johnston
Carmichael
House
Lawrence- Ie
Henderson
Henry P. Merritt
Merritt Way
Sam Will John
Merritt
Hungarians Arrive in Alabama for Colonization Plans
Six Hungarian farmers arrived in Montgomery en route to Wilcox county to inspect land for colonization. Lee Cowart, immigration commissioner, aims to form two more colonies in Alabama with help from Lajos Steiner of Buffalo. Proposed tracts include 66 acres in Montgomery county and a large Marengo county plantation. War conditions push Hungarians to seek southern lands.
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Wilcox County
Lee Cowart
Alabama
Cowart
Montgomery County
Marengo County
Lajos Steiner
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Europe
South
Ten More Hobos Sentenced to 20 Days Hard Labor
Twenty days hard labor was ordered for ten more vagrants by Recorder D. H. Edington in Mobile. Each received a $21 fine or 20 days on county roads, with many choosing to serve the sentence and depart via the county wagon soon after.
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D. H. Edington
Recorder’s Court
Gale Grove
Mobile Bar Association Backs Judiciary Reform Plan
At a Mobile courthouse meeting the Mobile Bar Association endorsed a committee plan for reforming Mobile county courts. The vote was 23 to 4 despite criticism about potential confusion from consolidating into fewer judges and branches.
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Mobile County
George J. Sullivan
United States
Mobile
Stewart Brooks
Bar Association
Harry T. Smith
Sullivan
T. M. Stevens
State Bar Association
Syste
Mobile Bar
Mobile Association
Bromberg
Sidney Prince
R. T. Ervin
Palmer Pillans
O. J. Semmes
L. H. Faith
BE. G. Rickardy
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Francis J
Rev Bosdell to Speak at Friday Night Prayer Service
Thursday evening at Government Street Presbyterian Church featured Rev O P Spiegel delivering the Prayer Week sermon with Rev Henry Wade DuBose as chairman. Friday night at First Christian Church will hear Rev D W Bosdell, closing the week of prayer services Sunday afternoon.
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O. P. Spiegel
First Christian Church
Henry Wade DuBose
D. W. Bosdell
Teversal
Weather outlook across Mobile and Alabama
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight with probable rain on Saturday. In Alabama the trend is similar with partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday and likely showers in the southern areas. Local radar shows scattered rain tonight.
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Mobile
Alabama
South
Editor Responds To Judiciary Reform Critique Letter
A letter to The Item defends judiciary reform as a taxpayer issue, arguing for cost reduction and court efficiency. The author rejects claims of opposing reform, urges specialization by judge, and outlines goals of economy speedy case disposition and impartial judiciary.
Stoned by a Boy, Kearney Is Hurt
Philip Kearney a Fifth Ward citizen on N. Joachim Street is confined home with a head contusion from a brick thrown by an unknown boy. Deputy Sheriff Brannan investigates. saloon keeper F. Zie man aided in removing him.
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Philip Kearney
Fifth Ward
N. Joachim Street
Kearney
Charles Brannan
F. Zieman
Ohioans Threaten Lynch Negro After Child Assault
Police in Portsmouth Ohio hunted an unidentified Negro suspected of attacking eleven year old Selma Arthur leaving her unconscious in an alley. Authorities feared mob violence and urged restraint while following a promising clue as the girl identified the assailant.
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Associated Press
Portsmouth
Ohio
Selma Arthur
Foster elopement case delayed due to defendant illness
The state case against Joel M Foster of Browns Mills New Jersey who eloped with his stenographer from Pemberton New Jersey and brought her to Mobile was read in city court Friday but continued to the next term because the defendant was absent and still ill in New York The case of Samuel Lee Pouncey charged with obtaining $500 under false pretenses by use of a promissory note was continued due to habeas corpus issues.
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Joel M.foster
Brown's Mills
N. J
Pemberton
Mobile
Foster
New York
Samuel Lee Pouncey
Hindenburg preps new rush on Warsaw in war dispatch
London dispatch says General Von Hindenburg plans a renewed push toward Warsaw with up to a million men. Russians reinforce around Warsaw while Austria Hungary contemplates movements as British observers expect heavy trench warfare and spectacular maneuvers in Polish rivers region. Cardinal Mattéoli incident also cited as Belgian arrest rumor swirls.
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von Hinnenburg
Poland
Warsaw
Flanders
von Hlindenburg
Cojhagén
von Hinden
Austria-Hungary
Buk
Hungary
Au Sin
Belgium
Macelee
Clare
Openings of Trade With Italy and Holland Amid War Orders
The report notes Italy and the Netherlands opening trade, with seizures of contraband shipments easing. Britain believes stronger measures by allies and neutrals could allow U S shipments to proceed unimpeded. Dispatches from Van Dyke confirm French and Russian ministers assure non interference in Dutch commerce.
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Holland
Great Britain
Germany
Austria
Europe
United States
State Department
van Dyke
Thea
Netherlands
Hooper Proposes Broad Fresh liquor Legislation
Nashville January 8 Governor Hooper sent new liquor reform ideas to the legislature. He urges derelict officer removal prohibitions on clubs serving late hours and lockers. tighter liquor sale rules. search and seizure powers. changes to the anti shipment law. nuisance law amendments. and provisions affecting bar fixtures, beer manufacture, and related operations.
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Nashville
Tenn
B. W. Hooper
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