Yegg and Jail Breaker Believed Hiding Near Whistler
Sheriff and deputies pursue Lon A Wilson after an escape from the county jail last Monday night. Police say a man matching his description robbed a lodging house on Church Street for about $18 and fled, with Barber Herbert Crabtree confirming a burglary of his room and $18 missing. Detective W Murphy investigated.
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Lon A. Wilson
Yegg
Whistler
William H. Holcombe
Mobile
Wilson
County
M A. Wilson
G. M. van Liew
Church Street
Oaks
Beerance
Eacy
Herbert Crabtree
Crabtree
T Crabtree
Max Ulrich
Traffic officers teach pedestrians to walk at crossings
Traffic Officer Phillip Pitroff began patrolling Conception and Dauphin streets to stop jay walking and enforce crossings. The program followed a conference between Mobile’s Automobile Club traffic committee and the City Commission to test pedestrian behavior at a designated crossing.
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Mobile
Phillip Pitroff
Conception
Dauphin Streets
Jay
Pitroff
Automobile Club of Mobile
City Commission
Mardi Gras Grade Band to Wow Mobile Crowd
Mobile plans its Big Mardi Gras February 18 to 20 with music a core feature. W H Reynolds authorized a contract with Charles Seymour’s First Regiment Band of St Louis, a 30 piece ensemble, to perform at events. The illumination contract with Schenker Alidor Electric Company was ratified. Campaigns to raise 25000 dollars have momentum though canvassing is partial and the goal for 1917 remains 26000 dollars.
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Mobile
W. H. Reynolds
Charles Seymour
First Regiment Band of
St. Louis
United States
Denver
Buffalo
H. ‘Peck
Schenker-Alidor Electric Company
Nathorn
Robert M. Weinacker
Vadeni Village Recaptured near Galatz in Romania
Petrograd dispatch reports, via London, that the war office announces the recapture of Vadeni village in Romania, located six miles southwest of the Danube town of Galatz, by Russian forces.
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Petrograd
London
War Office
Vadeni
Rumania
Danube
Galatz
VESSELS in OFF SOUTH AMERICA AT SEA LARGEST FLEET
London reports eight British and two French merchant vessels sunk or captured in the off south Atlantic. St Theodore and Yarrowdale were captured. prize crews placed aboard. News notes raids by German raiders Moewe and others, with ships sunk and gold aboard.
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Associated Press
London
Eee Radnorshire
Minieh
Hall
Mount Temple
King Georgic
Voltairetes
Asmeres
St. Theodore
Yarrowdale
Iisted
Rivot
Moewe
Atlantic
Edward VII
Appam
Hampton Roads
Emden
Prinz Ethel Friederich
Kaiser Wilhelm
Nantucket
Grocer Blames Police Over Burglary Report
Selma grocer W. A. Tist charged he filed a burglary complaint at police headquarters and received no assistance. Chief Van Liew said bread theft reports were found this morning and detectives will pursue all calls, with auto patrol at the station for the purpose.
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W. A. Tist
Selma
Jeffern
van Liew
Cherule
Old Problem Facing School Board Today Up for Settlement
The Barton Academy meeting at 2 o clock will open bids for the timber and turpentine theft issue causing annual losses to the school fund. A special committee will report on employing an architect and naming a school arch. MR ROBERT COLLINS DEAD Funeral services were held at 8:30 this morning from the Kennedy residence with burial at Pine Crest cemetery.
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Hool Fund
Barton Acadmy
Rie
Ivestigate
Ting
Robert Collins
Robert
Kania Former Virginia Bar Association Leader Dies at 75
Kania, former president of the Virginia Bar Association, died here of pneumonia. He was 75 years old.
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Kania
Theirginia Bar Association
Russians Halt Offensive in Rumanians on Sereth Line
Russians along the Sereth in northern Rumania reportedly go on the offensive recapturing Vadeni near Galatz as German and French fronts see minor actions. Entente ultimatum accepted by Greece and German raider activity in the South Atlantic claim several Allied ships sunk or captured.
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New York
Associated Press
Von
Mackensen
Sereth
Rumania
Vadeni
Galatz
Petro
Voltaire
Georgie
London Advices
Leak inquiry session postponed as counsel sought
Washington January 17 witnesses were asked to appear tomorrow as the leak hearing was postponed to permit the committee to seek authority to employ counsel. The panel plans to extend the inquiry into a general probe forecasting the hiring of J. P. Morgan Frank A. Vanderlip Henry P. Davison and other financiers.
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Washington
House
J. P. Morgan
Frank A. Vanderlip
Henry P. Davison
Lawson ready to testify as Visconti subpoena served
Law son and Mrs Ruth Visconti appeared as subpoenas were served while others waited to testify. The committee sought thirty day extensions and permission to hire counsel and accountants as they prep to report. Pliny Fiske of New York and John R Ratham of the Providence Journal joined witnesses before the postponement.
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Pliny, Fiske
New York
Lawson
Archibald S. White
McAdoo
John R. Ratham
Providence Journal
Body of Drowned Man Identified as John Willis
The drowned man found in the river at the foot of Delaware Street was identified as John Willis, a colored plasterer from the city. Dr. N A Madler, new coroner, viewed the body and signed an accidental drowning certificate. Madler succeeded coroner George A. Thomas after his appointment due to Dr. Hirshfield's death.
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Delaware Street
John Willis
N. A. Madiler
Dr. Madler
George A. Thomas
H. P. Hirshfield
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Overcast tonight and Thursday with probable total rains as forecast for today from Washington.
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Associated Press
Washington
Alabama
Thurdday
Traffic officer controls pedestrians at busy crossing
Early morning light wash marked lines for pedestrians and vehicles but faded by day. The traffic officer directed thousands crossing the thoroughfare during rush hours, as street cars and autos awaited signals to proceed.
Funeral plans set for Admiral Dewey as nation prepares
Washington January 17 funeral arrangements for Admiral George Dewey were being finalized in a conference between President Wilson Secretary Daniels and Rear Admiral Badger. Navy orders called up cadets from Annapolis and bluejackets from Norfolk and Washington yards to attend the Saturday ceremony. Secretary Baker to mobilize army units for the events. A guard of honor from the Dolphin and Mayflower stood at the Dewey home.
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Associated Press
Washington
George Dewey
Wilson
Daniels
Badger
Navy Department
An Tropolis
Norfolk
Washington Navy Yards
Baker
Dan
Jae
Dewey
Dol Phin
Admiral Dewey Dies in Navy as Nation Grieves
In official circles and beyond, the loss of the nation's most distinguished naval officer is mourned. President Wilson and Secretary Daniels pay tribute, while ships and stations signal to display flags. Admiral Dewey died at 5:56 last evening after a general breakdown and arteriosclerosis, ending a long illness.
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Wilson
Daniels
M 'S
Dewey
Mardi Gras Carnival Plans Amid City Budget Request
A carnival committee urges city commissioners to dedicate all license revenue from street vendors during the carnival to the carnival fund. The carnival board authorizes one coronation ball ticket per 2.50 subscription to ensure all subscribers receive tickets. An Empire Builders panel proposes a Home-Coming Week for Mobile during Mardi Gras season.
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Mittee
Messrs. E. Kuck
Weinacker
W. H. Bryant
M. J. McDermott
The
Empire Builders
Vigorous Search Underway for Missing Boy George Pickett
A nationwide alert seeks George Pickett, thirteen, missing from Mobile since January 6. Described as fair with freckles blue eyes and a small scar above the left eye, he may be in the city or nearby. Rewards offered for information aiding the search.
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George Pickett
Ta Ticket
Jackson
Ala
McIntosh
Pickett
Cotton Slumps On News Of German Raider Activities
New Orleans January 17 reports that a German raider sunk about a score of merchant ships in the South Atlantic. General selling pressure dragged the market sharply lower with losses of about 2.50 a bale for the weakest grade and active months 33 to 47 points under yesterday's close. Wet and cold belt weather favored new crop preparations.
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New Orleans
South Atlantic
Austrian Ship Torpedoed Near Dalmatian Archipelago
An Austrian ship was torpedoed January 14 near the Dalmatian Archipelago by a French submarine, according to an official admiralty communique issued today in Rome via Paris.
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Rome
Paris
Dalmatian Archipelago
Admiralty
Retired Turkish Posts Reported Near Vadent Front
Berlin dispatch says Russian and Romanian forces fail to break German lines between Kasino and Suchitza valleys. Turkish posts near Vadent between Bralla and Galatz retired under pressure from numerically superior enemy forces, according to a German army headquarters statement.
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Berdin
Vadeni
Associated Press
Berlin
Germans repulse Russian attack south of Smorgon
German army headquarters reports that a Russian assault on German positions south of Smorgon was repulsed with many dead. It also notes Hanover infantry took Combres heights, defeating the French garrison and taking several prisoners before returning to their trenches.
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Smorgon
Hanover
Combres Heights
Britain to Augment Army With Farm and Trade Workers
London January 17 announces plans to boost British military strength. About half of the men under 26 employed in agriculture will be drafted, and several men under 30 working in shoe manufacturing have also been summoned. The article notes this is a partial report continued on page three.
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London
Kaiser Silent on Cay for U-Boat War Extension
Berlin January 17 Emperor William ignored the Hansa League plea for using all weapons with iron determination in response to Entente war aims. The emperor also passed over arguments for unrestricted submarine warfare despite many addresses urging such action from German states and organizations.
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Kaiser
Cay
Associated Press
Berlin
London
William
Hansa League
Entente
League
Germany
Peace party to German terms gains little after Entente reply
Berlin dispatch notes Entente war aims seen as essential for victory and indicates German peace factions are nearly erased, with socialists split and non socialists pressured toward continuing the war. The article signals a shift in public mood after the Entente reply, as pressure for peace fades.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
Entente
Wilson
Cartier
Ving
Peace Party
Germany
Rae Tanzer Names Osborne in Perjury Trial Testimony
Miss Rae Tanzer testified in the Franklin Dafford perjury case that James W. Osborne, a former assistant district attorney, won her love and deserted her while posing as Oliver. She accused Ches Wax of being the impostor claiming to be Oliver. The perjury charge involves a Plainfield New Jersey hotel clerk Sanford and the October 18 1914 identification of Osborne as Tanzer’s companion.
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New York
Rae ‘Tanzer
Franklin Dafford
Oliver Osborne
James W. Osborne
Oliver
Ches, Wax
Satford
Plainfield
N. J
Gibson Fined Ten Dollars for Hauling Logs on a Road
S H Gibson pleaded guilty before Judge Henry Chamberlain in the interior criminal court to hauling logs on an improved highway. He was fined ten dollars and costs or ten days, and paid the amount this afternoon. The arrest came on a warrant from County Roads Superintendent A L McLean who said the commissioners aim to prevent logging with no wheel teams on the roof road.
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H. Gibson
Henry ‘Chamberlain
Interior Criminal Court
Gibson
A. L. McLean
McLean
Marine insurance rates rise for West Indian ports
News from New York reports higher marine insurance rates for West Indian and South American ports after a German raider destroyed allied shipping in the South. Most ships last heard from were in the South Atlantic, with continued coverage expected.
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Associated Press
New York
Dan
South
South Atlantic
Three Fined For Violating The Pro Law
John Matthews M and Jerome Johnson appeared in inferior criminal court today charged with violating the pro law. Each was fined 50 dollars with sentences set for twenty days. Other defendants listed include Gletic January 20 Williams February 3.
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John Matthews
Jerome Johnson
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Scotland
Kirkwall
J. Willis
Admiral Dewey
Britain
Peage Party
Rae Tanzer
Osborne
Wax
S. H. Gibson
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