River Harbor Bill Up for Passage in the House Today
The rivers and harbors appropriation bill totaling 34 million dollars faces possible passage in the House with 600 thousand earmarked for the Norfolk Beaufort inland waterway. A filibuster led by Reps Frear and Bentley challenges the measure while Rep Goodwin attacks a 2400 dollar line item for Smiths Creek North Carolina claiming it benefits one man Bill Smith.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Norfolk-Beaufort Inland Waterway
Frear
Wisconsin
Bentley
Texas
Goodwin
Arkansas
Bill Smith
Congress
Mississippi
Ohio
Tennessee
Bill
England Stirred Over Dagia Case
London reports on the Dacia transfer and US refusal to insure the steamer now under American flag. British papers urge firmness, warn of prize court action, and call for American veto to avoid friction with Britain in the postwar sea power dispute.
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Associated Press
London
Treasury Department
Westminster Gazette
United States
Germany
America
Hamburg-American Line
Great Britain
The
Daily Mail
Rotterdam
Bremen
Standard
Allao
England
Bread Box Theft Arrest In City Stores Case
Charles Diggs was arrested Friday night by Officers Lott O'Brien and Gebhart on a grand larceny charge. He is accused of stealing several bread boxes from stores in the southern part of the city.
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Charles Diggs
Lott, O’brien
Gebhart
Embezzlement Charge Filed Against Lemmie Williams
Lemmie Williams, male, charged with embezzling $3.50 from Herbert Benjamin. He surrendered at the police station Friday night and faces trial Monday afternoon. Williams resides at 209 Marmotte Street.
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Lemmie Williams
Herbert Benjamin
Williams
Marmotte Street
Home Products Show progress sparks public interest
Workmen remodel the Alba building on North Royal street for the Gulf Coast Home Products Show opening later this month. Merchants and the public are invited to inspect the quarters as a substitute for the delayed county fair. Exhibitors include R O Harris Grocery Co Mobile Coal Co Van Antwerpt Drug Co Creola Stock Farm and a Duroc hog display. The Van Antwerp booth will feature insect eradication methods and lectures by J A Dew with loaned specimens from Dr W E Hinds.
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Alba
North Royal Street
Chamber of Commerce Committee
R. O. Harris Grocery Co
Mobile Coal Co
van Antwerp Drug Co
Virginia-Carolina Chemical C A
Creola Stock Farm
van Antwerp Drug Company
J. A. Dew
W. E. Hinds
Storm to Bring Cold Weather Here
Weather indications forecast rain Saturday night and very much colder Sunday. Southeast storm warning ordered Friday night from Apalachicola to Brownsville as the disturbance moved over central Texas. At port, Saturday morning was cloudy with southerly wind and no serious blow by noon.
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Texas
Apalachicola
Fla
Brownsville
Guadalajara Recaptured by Carranza Forces in Mexico
Vera Cruz reports Guadalajara has been retaken by General Dil Dieguez forces loyal to Carranza. Villa troops previously held the town in December, with Carranza forces evacuating and withdrawing toward Quapotian.
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Associated Press
Vera Cruz
Guadalajara
Carranza
Dil
Weather Outlook for Mobile and Alabama
The forecast calls for rain tonight in Mobile and lighter showers in portions of Alabama. Sunday will be fair but much colder with colder conditions in the north and west parts of the state.
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Mobile
Alabama
Abolition Bills Proliferate In Early Alabama Legislature
Alabama lawmakers introduced 181 bills by day four with 72 Senate and 109 House measures. Abolition efforts target state offices and officials such as the geologist, court of appeals, county treasurer, and the immigration commissioner. Proposals include eliminating the county commissary check system and reducing Montgomery city commissioners from five to three. Governor O Neal backs a constitutional convention while Milner seeks bonds for highways with a September special election.
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Montgomery
House
Senate
Temperance Committee
Mobile
Lusk
Court of Appeals
Hill
Montgomery County
Jefferson County
City Commission of
O’neal
Milner
Blight of a $10,000 Annuity Saves Youth at Wisconsin
Philip Ewald, a 19 year old UW freshman, is placed to receive a $25,000 annuity at 21 by L P Ewalds will. Judge Kirby orders trustee to keep stock in Ewald Iron Co to aid business training and avoid the annuity burden.
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Louisville
Philip Ewald
University of Wisconsin
Samuel P. Kirby
Chancery Court
L. P. Ewald
Ewald Iron Company
Kirby
Young Ewald
Skirt-Clad Man Causes a Scare
Mrs. Lee Clark reports a man in a woman's silk hat and velvet lace trimmed sacque visited her home at 263 Adams Street Friday around 3 30 pm and vanished when a man approached. Detectives investigate the incident as a scare.
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Lee Clark
Adams Street
Wofslan
Sneak Thief Murders Gas Meter Loot at St. Michael Street Laundry
A thief broke into Sing Wah's laundry at 259 St Michael Street on Friday afternoon and removed $1.25 from the gas meter after forcing it open.
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Sing Wah
St. Michael Street
Famine and Cold Worsen Italy Earthquake Toll
Famine and intense cold worsen suffering in quake zones near Avezzano. Transportation blocks hamper food delivery despite plentiful supplies in towns. Ruins are excavated too late to save many lives. Smaller towns face high death rates, with Sora showing fewer casualties at 360 of 17,000.
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Associated Press
Rome
Avezzano
Sora
Wealthy Canadian real estate dealer charged with fraud
Gordon D. Mc Cutcheon, president of McCutcheon Brothers Limited, was arrested in Toronto on a conspiracy to defraud charge. Police seized company books. Reports say Joseph N. David, Charles McCutcheon, and Marshall Cooke were arrested in Calgary. Bail set at ten thousand dollars.
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Associated Press
Toronto
Gordon D. McCutcheon
McCutcheon Brothers, Limited
Canada
Joseph N. David
Charles McCutcheon
Marshall Cooke
Calgary
Militia Reinstatement Tied to Gov Elect Manning
Washington Jan 16 war department officials say any restoration of the South Carolina militia ordered disbanded by Governor Blease would be on the initiative of Governor Elect Richard S Manning Adjutant General Moore reported concluding conferences and accounting for federal equipment issued to South Carolina He said he was assured Manning would act to restore the militia.
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Associated Press
Washington
South Carolina
Blease
War Department
Richard S. Manning
Moore
Manning
Georgia Women Sell Flags to Aid Belgium Relief
Georgia women across the state are selling small Belgian flags today to raise funds for food and clothing for Belgians. Proceeds go to buy supplies and ship them from Charleston, South Carolina, where a waiting vessel will receive them.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Belgium
Charleston
Cape Haitien Falls to Haitian Revolutionists
Haitian revolutionists gained control of Cape Haitien today after reaching an understanding with the local garrison. General Vilbrun Guillaume, a presidential candidate, is in command of the forces.
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Associated Press
Cape Haitien
Haiti
Vilbrun Guillaume
French Claim Success in Artillery Action
Paris reports a French official statement stating success in artillery operations north of Soissons and nearby infantry engagements near Notre Dame de Lorette Flirey and a Vosges point.
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Associated Press
Paris
Soissona
Notre Dame de Lorette
Flirey
Vosges
Quake Toll Seen at Thirty Thousand Dead
A Messagero correspondent in the devastated zone reports total dead around 30,000 with Avezzano and several villages excluded. 16,000 dead outside those areas.
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Associated Press
Rome
The
Messagero
Avezzano
Bank Robbery at Jacksonville Forces Escape with 2000
Two masked men armed with revolvers forced two clerks of the American Trust and Savings Bank in Jacksonville Florida into the vault yesterday and escaped with two thousand dollars. In Madrid Queen Victoria is confined to her apartments with scarlet fever. Seven thousand Carranza troops arrived at Monterey to defend the city against anticipated Villa attacks.
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American Trust & Savings Bank
Jacksonville
Fla
Madrid
Victoria of
Spain
Carranza
Monterey
Officer P Michael Lost At Sea Aboard El Valle
New York City officer P Michael, first aboard the Morgan liner El Valle, is believed to have fallen overboard and lost at sea early Thursday. President Wilson has chosen J M Amis of Columbia Tennessee for U S marshal in the Middle District of Tennessee. the nomination will be made soon.
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P. Michael
New York City
Wilson
J. M. Amis
Columbia, Tenn
Middle District
Tennessee
Miners and Operators Present Their Arguments Before Conciliators
Representatives of miners in the eastern Ohio coal field argued before federal conciliators today while operators prepared to respond. The session aimed to resolve ongoing strike tensions and reach a mediated agreement to restart production.
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Ohio
Rome Earthquake Toll Soars Amid Relief Drive
Rome reports 395000 killed and 45000 injured as a major earthquake devastates the Marsica district. Rescue teams sift ruins, with Avezzano and Sora among hardest hit and Malta relief efforts urged as Pope Benedict and King Emmanuel visit hospitals. American aid channels coordinated by Ambassador Page and a committee led by Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page mobilize funds and volunteers.
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Santa Marta
King Emmanuel
Margarita
Rome
Page
Italy
George M. Dunn
Avezzano
Thomas Nelson Page
Walter Lowrie
Newport
Bisso Towing Purchases Entire Barges Fleet
Captain Joe Bisso, president of Bisso Towing Co., arrived in Mobile from New Orleans on business. He reportedly bought the entire Alabama Barge Co. fleet at Mobile, intending to move the barges to New Orleans where a surplus exists.
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Joe Bisso
Bisso Towing Co
Mobile
New Orleans
Bisso
Alabama Barge Co
Building permits issued for week ending January 16
The city engineer lists permits for Mrs Bessie Vaughan owner for cottage repairs at Monroe two west of Wilkinson streets valued at 309 dollars and Mrs T Y for Franklin and Hamilton erection as another project.
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Bessie Vaughan
Monroe
Wilkinson Streets
Fraklin
Hamilton
Earthquake tolls rise in Italian towns
Reports from Avezzano detail destruction and mounting deaths across Paterno San Pelino Scurcola Villalago Rajano Fratturo Popoli Pentima Barrea Villetta Barrea Capello Pescasserolli Tescina Gioja de Marsi Collerosso Antelpedio with hundreds dead and many injured as rescue work continues and officials survey ruined villages.
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Associated Press
Avezzano
Rome
Paterno
San Pelino
Scurcola
Villalago
Rajano
Fratturo
Secarno
Popoli
Pentima
Barrea
Villetta Barrea
Duke of Arzuzzi
Pescasseroll
Capello
Tescina
Gioja de Marsi
Collerosso
Antelpedio
President Wilson to hold Friday night cabinet meetings
President Wilson announces a new practice of informal Friday night cabinet meetings at 8 o'clock. The cabinet will convene weekly to discuss government business after Congress adjourned and abandoned the twice weekly routine.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Mobile canvassers safe from police interference say chief
Police Chief F W Crenshaw announces canvassers for Mobile houses and residents will not be molested by police. He says officers will focus on fakers and will respect legitimate canvassing activity, urging citizens to be vigilant against fraud.
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ADY
Citize
Russian Fleet Sinks Turkish Transport. War News Recap
Associated Press dispatch from London reports Petrograd notes Sebastopol says Russian fleet attacked Anatolia. The week’s war developments include a renewed Russian drive toward East Prussia, fighting near Soissons, Turkish advances, Austro German pressure on Serbia, and possible German moves to halt Russian gains along the Bzura and Rawka rivers.
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Associated Press
London
Petrograd
Havas
Sebastopol
Anatolia
Asia Minor
East Ya Posen
Soissons
Servia
Warsaw
Ous
Hindenburg
Wheat Falls Five Cents In Fifteen Minutes
Chicago January fifteenth Wheat futures moved lower amid reports that a congressional movement to curb exports was underway. May wheat, which closed yesterday, dropped to 1.40 a bushel as trading opened the day.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Board of Trade
Orchestra to Perform in Special Program at First Baptist
An elaborate musical program will be rendered at First Baptist Church Sunday evening at 8 o'clock with Drago Orchestra assisting in pieces such as Grand March and Unfold Ye Portals. Organist Miss Belle Tilden and choir directed by Mrs. W. F. Tebbetts will perform with cornet and trombone solos and selections from Handel Mozart and Gounod.
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Drago Orche
Handel
Kelly Brady Secures Locker Contract at Mobile School
The Kelly Brady Hardware Company awarded the Mobile School locker contract for Barton Academy. The firm, linked to Federal Steel Fistere Company of Chicago, will install 500 steel lockers with three way locking and coat hook features. Local and outside bids competed.
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Brady Hardware Company
Federal Steel Fistere Company
Chicago
Con
Kelly-Brady Company
Logan
American cotton may now be shipped freely
Washington reports the American Foreign Office has assured the American Foreign Office that cotton may be shipped freely to order with no export restrictions. The development follows last December when bids affected re exportation to Italy and related terms were discussed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Iaw Foreign Office
Ror America
Ded
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Capelle
Pope
Maud Flowerton
State Factory Investigating Commission
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First Baptist
Kelly
Brady
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