Charleston Navy Yard Not Suitable for First Class Yard
Washington January 17 The Charleston navy yard was debated again before the house naval committee Representative Britten of Illinois pressed Rear Admiral Stanford for confirmation that the government aimed to develop the yard into a first class facility. Stanford denied political use of the yard and muzzling accusations, stating Charleston is not favored by the navy department for battleship handling and not a desirable location for a first class yard.
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Washington
Charleston Navy Yard
House Naval Committee
Republican
Illinois
Stanford
Charleston
Navy Department
Britten
Padgett
Shipyard Committee in Session Plans Campaign for Mobile Plant
The executive committee appointed by Chairman A. J. Parson met at the Battle House at noon to outline a program for a campaign to secure the proposed government shipbuilding plant and dry dock in Mobile. Ways and means to advance Mobile interests were discussed in executive session.
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A. J. Parson
Mobile
Battle House
County Road Costs in Mobile County Rise in 1915
County Treasurer George E. Stone reports 1915 road expenditures at 149 599 75 and warns continuing high outlays could bankrupt the county. The board, planning a budget, notes income does not cover road work. Previous years show lower costs, with 1912 79132 73 1913 61578 81 1914 115696 53. The 1913 figure excludes convict camp costs funded by bond issue.
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Mobile County
George E. Stone
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Rate on import burlap gives undue advantage
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled today that the difference of thirteen cents per hundred pounds on burlap imports in carloads from New Orleans to Dallas is unduly prejudicial to domestic burlap. The maximum allowed difference was set at five cents per hundred pounds.
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Washington
New Orleans
Dallas
Interstate Commerce Commission
City Commission Plans Budget With Drainage and Fire Needs
City commissioners debate the annual budget this week led by Finance Mayor Lyons. Laz Schwarz requests 2000 for Magnolia cemetery drainage and 12000 for health department use plus 4000 feet of fire hose and an auto pumping engine for the western fire station. Pillans seeks western northern and southern drainage funds while Lyons’ departments include the parks awaiting bay front property improvements. The budget relies on limited funds, with the city expecting a short year.
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Laz Schwarz
Magnolia Cemetery
Pillans
Lyons
Gulf Coast Fair Association
Four Plead Guilty in Rubber Conspiracy Case
Edward Weber Paul Schmidt Max Jaeger and Richard Wahlberg pleaded guilty to a federal indictment accusing them of conspiring to ship contraband rubber to the German government in violation of customs laws and were fined.
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New York
Edward Weber
Paul Schmidt
Max Jaeger
Richard Wahlberg
War at a Glance Reacts to Russian Caucasus Drive
The report notes growing Russian operations in the Caucasus with a 100 mile front south of Arras. It says assaults on Turkish positions are repulsed and Russian losses are heavy. Grand Duke Nicholas shifts to the Caucasus as preparations for an interior drive intensify, linked to Mesopotamia and Persia activity. Serbian HQ moved to Brindisi as fronts shift.
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Caucasus
Constantinople
Arras
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Mesopotamia
Persia
Saloniki
Macedonia
Russia
Bessabaria
Scutaria
Brindisi
Italy
Mobile Braces for Frigid Sleet Storm and 25-Degree Night
A sleet storm driven by a north wind up to 45 mph hit Mobile Sunday night into Monday morning. Temperatures at 7 am ranged from 29 in Mobile to 38 in New Orleans and 34 in Pensacola. ice coated trees and wires but little damage reported. Streetcar service had slight delays. marine traffic unchanged. Forecasters warned of continuing cold with a Monday night low near 25 and a fair Tuesday. Fruit growers and gardeners expected minimal harm due to prior preparations.
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Mobile
United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Pensacola
Cold wave grips region from Gulf to Ohio river
A cold wave pushes the freezing line to the middle Gulf coast and zero temperatures to the Ohio river. Rain and light snow prevail in the East and South with sleet reaching Mobile. Temperatures stay frigid tonight and Tuesday in the Atlantic states while the South remains cold into central Florida. interior regions east of the Mississippi expected warmer later.
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Tee
Sudden Cold Snap Hits Columbus Early Morning
A sudden drop to 4 degrees below zero at 6 am caused widespread suffering in Columbus Ohio with people seeking warmth and shelter as freezing conditions persisted.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cincinnati Records First Zero Weather Of Winter
Cincinnati logged its first zero weather of the season as temperatures fell to four below zero last night and stood two below at eight this morning, according to the government bureau report.
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Cincinnati
First zero weather of winter across upper Ohio valley
Pittsburgh January 17. The government thermometer in bright sun registered 2 degrees below zero marking the area’s first subfreezing spell of the season.
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Pittsburgh
Upper
Ohio Valley
Coldest Day of Season Hits Indianapolis at 3 Below Zero
Indianapolis reported the coldest day of the season with a temperature of three degrees below zero. The frigid air gripped the city as residents bundled up and daily routines faced disruption.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Coldest winter day as two fatal accidents occur
Cleveland records a morning low of 4 below zero. The harsh weather leads to two fatal accidents overnight in the city, underscoring the cold spell's deadly impact.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Icy Northwest Cold Snap Bites Chicago Coldest Yet
Chicago endured a sharp cold wave with a record low of six degrees below zero last week. The day brought a three below reading and a crowded municipal lodging house where homeless men pledged to work off their lodging fees at the municipal woodpile.
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Chicago
Municipal
Coldest Winter Weather Hits Brownsville District
Dallas reports 18 degrees above zero while Brownsville area records 30 degrees above. Officials had warned growers, expecting limited damage in the Texas fruit and produce district today.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas Fruit and Produce
Brownsville
Weather outlook for Mobile and southern states
Fair tonight around 25 degrees in Mobile. Tuesday is expected to be fair and not as cold with moderate north winds. In Washington on January 17 the forecast repeats partly cloudy skies for Alabama and Mississippi with freezing temperatures reaching the coast and similar Tuesday fair conditions.
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Mobile
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Russians Driving Back Turkish Forces in Caucasus
Reports from Berlin and Constantinople say Russian forces have pushed back Turkish posts in the Caucasus after delays. Turkish troops retreating along the Tigris near Kut el Amara with British pressure, and Rome signals Italy backing Serbia and Montenegro per Sonnino discussions.
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Caucasus
Austria offers Montenegro separate peace terms from Rome report
A Rome dispatch says Austria proposed a separate peace with Montenegro. Terms would guarantee Montenegro all territorial rights in Scutari in exchange for Mt Lovcen. Montenegro officials later stated they had never accepted or intended any separate peace or armistice with Austria.
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Montenegro
Rome
Austria
Athens
Scutari
Mt. Lovcen
Belgian Steamer Lille Afloat in Fire Off Vigo
A wireless call from the Belgian steamer Lille reports she is afire some 195 miles from Vigo Spain initiating emergency response. The vessel sends no further details as authorities coordinate search and rescue efforts.
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Vigo
Spain
Lille
Hearing in Cotton Case Here February 3
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders a rehearing for February 3 at 10 o clock in the U S district court rooms to investigate alleged railroad rate discrimination in cotton shipping. Examiner Carl Gartner will hear complaints brought by the Mobile Chamber of Commerce against Aberdeen and Asheboro and other lines, with Savannah favored over Mobile. Local shippers seek mileage as the controlling factor in rate making.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
United States District Court
Federal Building
Carl Gartner
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Aberdeen
Asheboro
Savannah
Mobile
Commission
Mrs Pankhurst to Be Admitted to United States
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst the suffragist leader on parole in New York under immigration authorities will be formally admitted to the United States soon after papers reach Washington. President Wilson opposes her exclusion. She is active in the Serbian relief movement.
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Washington
Jan
Emmeline Pankhurst
New York
United States
Wilson
Pankhurst
Bergen Fire Destroys Third of City in Norway
A large blaze swept Bergen, Norway, destroying about a third of the city. The seaport with 90 000 residents left 2 000 homeless and property damage pegged at 15 million dollars after two fires were reported lost.
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Christiania
Norway
London
Bergen
Shipyards of East Can Take No More Orders
Philadelphia January 17 overcrowded Delaware yards force Atlantic Refining to build two tank steamers on the Pacific coast. President Vandyck and Joseph C Gabriel return from San Francisco after signing a $2,000,000 contract with Union Iron Works. Vessels to be named from Philadelphia for coastal or foreign trade and each to carry 10,000 tons of petroleum.
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Philadelphia
Delaware River
Atlantic Refining Company
Point Breeze
Pacific Coast
Vandyck
Joseph C. Gabriel
San Francisco
Union Iron Works
Representative Howard Seeks Probe of Bank Interest Charges
Rep Howard of Georgia urged the House Rules Committee to report a resolution calling for an investigation into alleged usurious interest rates charged by certain national banks within the Federal Reserve system. The request was made from Washington on January 17.
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Washington
Howard
Georgia
House Rules Committee
Federal Reserve System
Day in Congress Shows Resolutions on Border Zone and Judicial Inquiry
Met at noon. Senator Gore proposed a resolution to create a neutral zone at the Mexican border to be policed by both Mexican and American forces. Judiciary committee backed Cummins resolution for a probe into federal judges ability to perform duties. Indian committee discussed Oliver plan to renew Osage oil leases. House panels heard General Aleshire and Rear Admiral Stanford as naval committee continued testimony.
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Gore
Judiciary Committee
Cummins
Oliver
Aleshire
Stanford
Naval
Carranza to be held for death of sixteen Americans
Evidence collected at El Paso links Carranza authorities in Chihuahua to the killing near Santa Ysabel. Carranza officials provided passports to the Watson party, raising questions of government responsibility. State department cautions the evidence is not definitive. Consul reports note Carranza reinforcement movements and efforts to protect Americans in Torreon and Monterey.
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Carranza
Washington
el Paso
State Department
Chihuahua
C. R. Watson
Santa Ysabel
Watson
Juarez
Torreon
Monterey
Hanna
Pendes Mining Company
Mapimi
Asarco
Tlahuallo
Laguna
Lerdo
Consul Silliman
Queretaro
General Trevino
Jose Rodriguez
Carlos Amaya
Villa
Coen
Durango
F. O. Emerson
Relief Train From Parral Due At El Paso Today
Relief train sent from Parral to the border to evacuate Americans and other foreigners from the bandit infested region of Chihuahua Mexico was due today. More than 150 Americans from Parral Chihuahua City and other points were aboard. Juarez officials said the situation remained tense.
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Parral
EL Paso
Tex
Chihuahua
Mex
Chihuahua City
Juarez
Bond Issue Backed By Alabama Officials For Tuesday Vote
Mobile county campaign committees urge voters to approve the constitutional amendment to fund state debts without tax raises. Chairman Dobbs, Gamble, and other leaders argue past expenditures built schools and roads and stress the state must pay its obligations. A final appeal emphasizes savings in the convict department and a projected $300,000 annual profit, urging citizens to support the bond measure.
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Mobile
Dobbs
Alabama
Comer
O'Neal
Henderson
Cobbs
John Gamble
Submarine Destruction Seen By Roma Crew
The Roma steamer crew report an enemy submarine was destroyed by an Entente destroyer after sinking a vessel. They had rescued the Greek crew when the submarine surfaced nearby and a destroyer fired a precise torpedo to sink it.
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Providence
R. L
Fabre Line
Roma
Mediterranean
Explosion at Navy Yard Attributed to Natural Causes
Officials concluding civil and naval inquiries into the Saturday internal explosion on the submarine E-2 at the New York navy yard say the accident was caused entirely by natural factors. No consideration is given to outside agency theories after four men died and ten were seriously injured.
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New York
New York Navy Yard
Stray hound notices scattered across streets and rewards posted
A tan and white hound puppy strayed from 52 South Bayou Street with a reward offered. Separate note lists a brown hound lost for reward at 202 North Scott Street. Also a platinum pin with a blue center diamond ring a reward at 964 Government phone 1175 J.
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N. Scott St
Sto
Sp Hill Avenue
Hallett
Down
A. J. Spee
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