County Board Reports Higher Net Indebtedness in 1916
County Treasurer George E. Stone outlines the 1916 financial impact on the board, noting a net indebtedness rise to about 55 000 due to tick eradication, road and court house expenses, and storm damage. He details major items and argues for a budget revision and tighter appropriations for 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Revenue and Pad “Commissioners
E. Stone
Supreme Court
Spring Hill
King Fund
Court House
Teutons meet reverses in Humana front clash
Petrograd reports a violent engagement near the Kasino river on the northern Romanian front. Rumanian forces allegedly repelled German attacks northeast of Fokshani, while Russian troops inflicted heavy losses. Field Marshal von Mackensen’s army advanced toward Galatz, pushing Russians north near Vadeni.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
London
Kasino
War Office
Fokshani
von Mackensen
Galatz
Vadeni
Robbery Attempt Targets Mrs. March in Local Street
Mrs. W. H. March of 58 North Ann Street was attacked by a masked man described as a big negro on Saturday night at 6 05. He tried to grab her purse as she walked with her daughter, but screams drove him away after dragging her several feet. Neighbors said the incident was reported to police at 6 45 p m and the case remains unsettled with weak evidence suggesting the suspect Tate may not be guilty.
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W. H. March
North Ann Street
Ams
Tate
Mobile Carnival fund drive gains momentum across committees
Eighteen committees of the Mobile Carnival Association resumed fund collection to cover Mobile's proposed 25 000 celebration. Chairman Robert M Weinacker said district banks report encouraging returns and urged those banks filled to notify him for new deposits. Fifty cent banks arrived and committee members worked to convert them into nickels. Hanger System chairman Gordon Smith reported popular hangers featuring a girl in a domino suit boosting publicity with ads in hotels and theaters in Chicago Saint Louis and Boston.
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Mobile Carnival Association
Mobile
Robert M.weinack
Weinacker
Anmiong
Gordon Smith
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
Smith
Mobile County forms new circuit court in dramatic opening
The Mobile county circuit court opened with Judge Berney presiding and Judges Leigh Semmes and others. Very Rev Gardiner Tucker led the opening prayer as the bar and officials gathered for the ceremony. The docket plan was announced with criminal cases to come later and William A. Conrad reappointed as assistant clerk.
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R. H
McConnell
B. A.lin
O Mer
Ene' Ephet
Mees Nell
Leigh
Mr. Carlin
Semmes
Berney
Gardiner
Tucker
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Mobile
Circuit
Law and Equity
Chancery Courts
Mobile County
O. J. Semmes
Mobile City
H. Smith
William A. Conrad
White Slave Conviction of Californians Confirmed
The court upheld the conviction of Drew Caminetti and Maury Diggs of Sacramento for transporting women in interstate commerce. Justices Day, White, McReynolds, and Clarke dissented on parts of the ruling, but the majority affirmed the broader reach of regulation over personal immoral acts.
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Drew” Caminetti
Maury I. Diggs
Sacramento
Cal
Essels Held at Sea by Toam Reach Port Safely
Associated Press reports fog and fog lifting near Newport News as a fleet of vessels reaches port safely. Weather slows work along the waterfront with sleet and freezing temperatures. Minor repairs proceed despite intermittent precipitation and cold.
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Essels
TOAM
Associated Press
Newport News
Berlin reports on fighting in Romania
Berlin says strong attacks were made by Russian and Romanian troops north of Suchitz in northern Romania. It reports gains near Vadeni southwest of Galatz and notes continuing artillery fire on the western front with repulsed patrols and successful reconnaissance bringing in prisoners and machine guns. Weather was cloudy and fighting activity was small along the Russian front.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Sayville
Suchitz
Anatet Oems
Vadeni
Galats
Acetone
The
Allies occupy Cerigo island in Ionian group
Athens reports the allies seized Cerigo, the southernmost Ionian island of Greece, last Wednesday. The occupation is part of a broader push to secure Greek insular possessions and establish bases for submarine operations in the Mediterranean off Morea.
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Associated Press
Athens
London
Cerigo
Ionian Islands
Greece
Mediterranean
Morea
A Fiés
Dr Selkin Assigned to Temporary Work North of Here
Dr W D Selkin formerly in charge of tick eradication in Mobile county and later succeeded by Dr L D Ernest is placed in charge of temporary work in counties north of here. His headquarters will be at Chatom Alabama.
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W. D. Selkin
Mobile County
L. D
Ernest
Chatom
Ala
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi Tonight
The Associated Press reports a forecast for Alabama and Mississippi with likely rain in the southern areas and rain or snow in the northern portions tonight and Tuesday.
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Associated Press
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Frail Woman Resists Attempted Purse Theft
Mrs March and her daughter faced danger when a man tried to grab Mrs March’s purse in the early hours. The assailant dragged her three feet before fleeing as the daughter screamed for help. Mrs March, about 50, recovered enough to shop later. Henry C Clarke, jailed on burglary charges linked to a store heist, claimed involvement with carnival and grafting schemes but not burglary as a profession. Detectives seek a continuance until Friday as the case proceeds.
Weather forecast: south rain and north snow predicted
The weather bureau predicts rain in the south and snow in the north tonight. A cold front dominates the Mississippi valley region with warm spells in the southwest. Southwest Texas reports sleet as snow extends to Tennessee. shippers advised to protect goods in 24 to 36 hours.
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Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Texas
Tennessee
Mobile cattle owners urged to aid tick eradication efforts
Dr J B Ernest returned from Atlanta where a tick eradication conference urged county cooperation. He aims to start work in Mobile early spring and asks cattle owners to send their cattle for dipping if a local authority approves. His Pike county work cited as highly successful with minimal friction.
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J. B. Ernest
W. D. Selkin
Mobile
Atlanta
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Mobile County
Ernest
Pike County
Sees
Raids Hit Suffragettes HQs in London
Police and military authorities raided the Women's Social and Political Union printing plant and several homes across London under the defense of the act. The Britannia suffrage publication and two taxicabs loaded with documents were seized amid protests that dual governments exist in wartime Britain.
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London
Women’s Social and Political Union
Artillery Fighting Reported on Western Front
Paris reports active artillery fighting last night near the Ancre river and in the sector between the Aisne and the Ar gonne. Night otherwise uneventful, according to the war office notice issued this afternoon.
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Paris
Ancre River
Aisne
Argonne
War Office
Lawson Again Before Leak Probe
Washington January 15 The House Rules Committee resumes efforts to force Thomas W Lawson to name officials he said might be involved in leaking advance information on President Wilsons peace note The inquiry follows his prior testimony and the Ladini case context remains unclear in the fragmentary report.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Rules’ Committee
Thomas W. Lawson
Wilson
Hawneagnintie
Spuareitten
Enumerators of Road Precincts List of Chosen Road Officers
The report lists precinct road operators selected by CORE including Whatley, Cicconelion, Cannon, Lott, Malones, Travis, Lewis, Brewster, Albritton, Whistler, Sabra, Capps, McHalle, Crichton, Robertson, Deakle, Meyers, Jennason, Rice, Tachion, Frazier, Rabby, and Miller among others for precincts 2 through 29 across several communities.
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T Jon
Whatley
Rm Cicconelion
Byrn
Ite On
H. A. Cannon
Guitetest
Lott
Malones
Travis
Ola
H. P. Lewis
Oak
T. Brewster
Diyd Albritton
Hak
Camers
T. Dixo Whistler
T. B. Sabra
Bi Plateau
Claud Capps
K . P. McHalle
Crichton
V. A. “Ery
Bring Hill
Robert
Wheelerville
J. E. Pineher
D. Goff
Grand Bay
Wed Robertson
St. Elmo
Ben Deakle
Theodore
R. B
McConnell
J. Bayou la Batre
Louis Meyers
Herron Bay
Dan Jennason
Bama Port
Same
Rice
Red Stone
John Tachion
Government Street Loop
Thomas Stone
Fred Frazier
A Pierces
J. E. Pierce
Coden
Jon Rabby
Semmes
Chunchula
R. L. Miller
Mobile Public Service hearing on rail demurrage fees
Mr. R G Cobb of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce notes the petition by coal railroads to reduce demurrage time. The hearing is set for February 6 as parties seek to shorten the ten day period to five days for coal shipments in Alabama.
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R. G. Cobb
Mobile Chamber
Fs c
Alabama
Public Service
Mobile
Negress Swallows Woman After Altercation, Report Says
An incident on Louis Street involved Laura Taylor who swallowed a large quantity of a substance during an altercation late Saturday night. An ambulance transported the victim to a hospital. she is reported out of danger.
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Negress
Laura Taylor
Louis Street
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Stone
Ns Temas
E. P. Allen
Kasino River
Womar
James A. Crane
New Court
JODET
Sapfold Berney
N. R. Leigh
Mann
Satie Pol
Justice Day
White
Justicos Meconna
Clarke
Rumania
Alijzes
Mrs. March
Reiss
Henry C. Clarke
Burch
New Orleans
Pensacola
Bureau
Associated. Press
Lawson
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