Mobile urged for U. S. shipyard and dry dock site
A citizens committee at the Battle House advocates Mobile as the best location for a government shipbuilding plant and dry dock, narrowing choices to Mobile, New Orleans, and Guantanamo. They acknowledge advantages for Mobile and urge ongoing persistent effort to persuade Congress.
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Battle House
Mobile
United States
New Orleans
Guantanamo
Cuba
Congress
Men of All Faiths Endorse Alabama Bond Plan Vote
Hon A H Carmichael speaker Joseph O Thompson L B Musgrove Gen George P Harrigan rally behind Henderson plan to retire floating debt and keep Alabama intact. Carmichael says duty is to pay with delay and sacrifice, best done by bond issuance to prevent future fiscal strain.
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A. H. Carmichael
House of Representatives
Joseph O. Thompson
L. B. Musgrove
George P. Harrigan
United Confederate Veterans
Henderson
Alabama
Carmichael
Good Roads Help Small Towns
William P. Borland of Kansas City Missouri a congressman and early federal road program advocate argues that improved highways benefit small towns by keeping wealth travel and business circulating to rural centers He urges Baldwin voters to study the issue and supports year round road access as essential.
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William P. Borland
Kansas City
Congress
Borland
Baldwin
Oldest Elk Harrison Johnston of Columbus Mississippi
A 101 year old Columbus Mississippi resident Hon Harrison Johnston recalls building Tombigbee Cotton Mills at age 73 and drawing only a small salary initially. He claims to be the oldest Elk in the world and reflects on a life of work and charity. Nearby notes quote John Wanamaker on happiness and a 1916 election date for state bonds.
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Hale
Harrison Johnston
Columbus
Miss
Virginia
Mississippi
Harrison
Tombigbee
Johnston
John Wanamaker
Rule or Ruin The Ledger urges resignation of the legislature
The Birmingham Ledger calls for the legislature to resign if the bond issue fails so voters can choose new lawmakers on finances. It accuses officials of campaigning elsewhere and notes many have quit. The paper brands the move as a tactic to embarrass the Henderson administration amid tax fears.
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Birmingham Ledger
Henderson
Ledger
Mobile
Peace Time Prep Cited By War Secretary Garrison
War Secretary Garrison urges prewar planning to avoid chaos after outbreak. The Whig and Observer of Eutaw Alabama recounts fifty five years of family ownership by W. O. Monroe and details ongoing stewardship by Mrs du B. M. Rutherford who states the paper will stay in the family.
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Garrison
House Committee On Military Affairs
Whig and Observer
Eutaw
Ala
W. O. Monroe
du B. M. Rutherford
Rutherford
Reckless driver spared after fatal crash involving child
The case in a Brooklyn setting: a young man, riding with a young woman, escapes punishment for killing a 5 year old. The sole vote saved him. A witness testified the man asked about the child as the woman swore to truth. The decision contrasts with local political notes on Birmingham amendments and bond issues. Citizens confront rising taxes and landlord rent pressures.
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Brooklyn
Mobile Hosts Wide Schedule Of Travelers And Winter Guests
Local scene details a steady flow of visitors and travelers in Mobile with many from Birmingham, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and New Orleans. Business and rail officials, judges, and hotel guests frequent the Battle House and Cawthon Hotel as winter colonists and workers meet to discuss roads, bridges, and commerce along the Warrior River and port city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Barker
T. E. Brent
H. 8. Sante
Birmingham
Ala
Mobile
W. Earle
Chicago
Ills
Battle House
Edgar B. Kay
Tuscaloosa
Warrior River
Worcester
Mass
Kay
H. C. Carpenter
Charles T. Hanna
Pittsburgh
E. S. Cunningham
Huntsville
Sporty Sid confronts Dan in wild backstage moment
Sid confronts Dan in a heated exchange as backstage tensions flare. The incident ends with a defiant boast about sewing up a rival while taunting a crew member. No injuries reported.
Taxpayer Choice on State Bond Issue Debate
Arguments presented on January 18 against the state bond issue emphasize retiring existing float and restoring state credit without tax increases. Proponents argue reduction of interest, not new debt, and repudiation as an alternative to higher taxes, with focus on cutting expenses and offsetting bond costs from income.
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Henderson
Comer
Jelks
Mobile Register
Mobile as center for agricultural implement manufacture
The article argues Mobile should host a plant to manufacture plows and related farming tools. It compares freight costs from Plano IL and other U.S. cities to Mobile, showing major savings if produced locally. It highlights growing regional demand, potential local capital, and expert management to build a profitable Mobile industry.
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Wilmer
Ala
Mobile
International Harvester Company
Plano
Louisville
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Farmer B
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
South America
Ill
Middle West
United States
Mark Lyons
McGowin-Lyons Hardware Company
Lyons
Names of travelers and places listed in passenger roster
A long OCR list enumerates numerous individuals and their home towns across the United States. The fragment reads like a passenger or guest registry with names such as Atkins, Doolittle, Hamilton, Hedges, Molens, Nutter, Harris, Ludlow, Egan, Adams, Lyman, White, Wright, Smith, Wilson, Green, Wiley, Copeland, Reeves, Davis, Reed, Grace, Bacon, Hough, Hough, Moores, Pope, Johnson, Fitzgerald, and many others, paired with cities like Chicago, Boston, Birmingham, Kansas City, New Orleans, Memphis, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and more, including states such as Ills., Ala., Ga., Tenn., Miss., Fla., Mich. The passage appears as a partial directory or roster without narrative context.
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J. R. Atkins
A. C. Doolittle
Chicago
Ills
W. R. Hamilton
T. W. Lowe
Boston
Mass
E. C. Hedges
Kansas City
Z. Molens
L. R. Nutter
Birmingham
Ala
J. W. Harris
Montgomery
W. N. Ludlow
W. M. Egan
J. Adams
W. W. Lyman
F. L. White
New Orleans
W. R Wright
H. A. Smith
J. M. Wilson
Meridian
Miss
W. L. Broderick
Denver
Colo
G. H. Bingham
Scranton
W. J. Gwin
Buffalo
GA. Gilbert
Knoxville
Tenn
J. J. Howard
Quincy
W. Cc. Lewen
Savannah
C. Hanna
Pittsburgh
A. Davis
Flint
Mich
J. Hessel
G. W. Roy, Jr
J. H. McCarthy, Jr
Z Ward, Jr
Little Rock
Ark
J. L. Evans
Columbus
N. D. McClure
Wager
G. M. Williams
Bienville
C. C. Green
Waynesboro
J. T. Wiley
W. Moulton
Bethany
E. A. Copeland
State Line
A. D. Wood
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
G. Hansen
F. L. Cooper
Cincinnati
Ohio
L. Reeves
Citronelle
A. Drew
Atlanta
Cawthon
H. C. Carpenter
D. C. Nevitt
Sy Myerson
D. Be Miles
Syracuse
N. Y
A. M. Reed
R. E. Grace
Atlanta, Ga
R. S. Bacon
W. ¢. Calhoun
Gray McCalley
B. V. Murphy
Emerson Hough
Ernest Jennings
M. L. Marks
H. H. Fuller
Columbia
S. C
H. H. Crowthorn
H. A. Collins
D. E. King
A. Stark
New York
E. F. Griffin
J. N. Houston
W. J. Renuke
Miss Persk
Perdue Hill
G. R. Merritt
St. Paul
Minn
R. G. Ratcliffe
Colorado Springs
J.S. Pope
J. C. Pope
Winn
Bessie Stapeck
H. Stapeck
San Antonio
Tex
Jimmie Johnson
St. Andrew
E. W. Pierson
J. W. Burner
Andalusia
J. R. Applery
Harrisburg
G. Sc
L W. Holt
J. F. Acamburger
Pennington
J. L. Webb
Coffeeville
C. W. McMillan
Beatrice
J. P. Moore, Jr
J. M. Evans
Jackson
C. H. Mayo
G. Mayo
Memphis
Horoscope for Thursday January 13 1916 extends warnings and forecasts
Astrologers mark the day as doubtful with planetary aspects opposing engineers and workers underground while later Saturn offers some benefit. Warns of political trouble for a congressman and possible treachery against President Wilson. England, Canada, and the United States are forecast to face dramatic events. Caution advised on emotions and speculation amid widespread fires and notable predictions of fame for a new American leader and a anaesthetic discovery.
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Mars
Saturn
Congress
Wilson
England
Canada
United States
Blast at Lille Ammunition Depot Kills Seventy
A ammunition depot in southern Lille France exploded causing seventy deaths and forty injuries. The blast damaged nearby property and officials report the casualty figures from Paris via Berlin. The incident occurred early in the day and authorities are assessing the scene.
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Berlin
London
Lille
France
Two marriages issued by probate court on Wednesday
The marriage licenses issued include White-Arthur G. Minto with Mercedita Rosalie Laubenheimer and Paul A. Niece with Jennie E. Lewis.
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White
Arthur G. Minto
Mercedita Rosalie Laubenheimer
Paul A. Niece
Jennie E. Lewis
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W. M. Clemens
Ember United Press Item
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Associated Press
United Press
8. C. Beckwith
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Mobile Item
Srba
Audit Bureau of
Obile Item
BOP
Crac
Union Teouncil
Bell
Heaven
Brun Ee News
Atice
Henry Watterson
Col. ;Vert
Chamberg
LaFayette Sun
Mobile County
Hen
Tom Hallett
English Cody
GC. H. Haggerty
George E. Wilt
Pennsylvania Lines
Nashville
G. M. Jett
Dallas
H. L. Hachette and Family
W. C. Machette
Ben Webb
Hiwanee, Miss
Henry Hall
First National Bank
F. M. Duggar
Memphis, Tenn
L. Buchannan
New York City
BE. G. Rickardy
Bay Minette
James A. Carney
Carney
Daphne
Baldwin County
G. Herbert Bingham
D. J. Justice
Louisville, Ky
Hyman Baerman
William Barry
C. A. Jones
Evergreen, Ala
J. H. Matthews
Southern Pacific Lines
Charles L. Schweizer
Providence Infirmary
Cawthon Hotel
G. H. Merritt
M. A. Marks
Gray McCally
M. J. Robinson
Bay City
E. C. Hough
Plymouth
N. D. Miller
D. B. Miles
R. Bacon
Bacon- Paces Hardwood Veneer Company
Chicago, Ill
Albert C. Danner
Mobile Coal Company
W. C. Calhoun
Perdue Hill, Ala
C. B. Hervey
The
Hervey Hotels
Pensacola, Fla
Arnold B. Hill
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Phidelphia
Abba Temple of Shriners
Supreme Council
Hill
Mobile and
G. A. Roy, Jr
J. H. McCarty
Zeb Wade, Jr
Little Rock Ark
Alva Davis
Flint, Mich
Ttle
Mouth
Mr. Hough
G. W. Rue
J. D. McDowell
Columbia, Ill
J Hessel
Crescent City
A. Campbell White
W. E. Brickerston
Henry Roos
N. L. Davis
L. Welch
F. Veroux
J. S. Pope
Winn, Ala
Savage
C. R. Moore
A. J. Crook
Calvert, Ala
Party of State Line
Walliam Toxey
Klosky’s
T. F. Ashe
Knoxville, Tenn
J. Nusvuum
B. 5. Strauss
Albert Hirsch
J. P. Cétchett
S. O. Greenspan
W. J. Davidson
HUA
Bum
Coeet
MR. Taxpayer
Examiner of Public Accounts
J.T. Gorman
Puyvivency
O’neal
Citizen
Horace T. E. Culver
Minnesota
Bisacal
Wee
Scott
Fire Best Companies
Amont & Croom
St. Michael St. Bel
Phone
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Barrett Mfg. Co
Moose Home
America First Co
Jas, M. King
Harry Arent
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