Honor to be paid Private Felix A Walker funeral set
Private Felix A Walker of the First Alabama Regiment died at the Nogales camp and his remains are expected in Mobile tonight. The Knights of Pythias No 67 will conduct the funeral with guards from Fort Morgan Raphael Semmes Camp UCV and Mobile Light and Railroad Benevolent Association. The service will include a Pythian rite conducted by J H Goodman and a eulogy by Dr A G Moses with pallbearers named.
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Felix A. Walker
Alabama
Nogales
Mobile
Mobile Ge. No
Knights of Pythias
Walker
Fort Morgan
Raphael Semmes
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
Benevolent Association
Arte
Stave
J. H. Goodman
A. G. Moses
Jewish Temple
Messrs
D. C. Lovelace
L. J. Mahle
E. A. Riggs
H. B. Lockett
W. B. Carpenter
G.toulmin
W.-B.sims
W. Heiter
Prentiss to Visit Rotary and Chamber in Mobile
Mark O Prentiss field secretary of the United States Chamber of Commerce will speak to the Rotary Club at the Cawthon hotel and meet with Chamber directors Thursday. He plans a city tour in the afternoon to view local points of interest.
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Mark O. Prentiss
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Prentiss
Rotary Club
Cawthon Hotel
Berlin Claims Entente Lose the Most Airplanes
Berlin reports Entente allies lost sixty six aeroplanes during December with twenty two in Central Powers hands. Central allies suffered seventeen aircraft losses in the same period.
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Berlin
Entente
Sayville
Arrest Record Shows Lonny Vance Not Present at Raid
Detec tives Harris and Newbern arrested Lonny Vance last Monday in a restricted district on a dangerous charge but the ae court discharged him. The detectives said Vance was not in any visited places and was outside during the raid.
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Lonny Vance
Harris and Newbern
Vance
Recorder
Statement of Receipts and Expenditures Mobile County 1916 Half Year
Statement of Receipts and Expenditures for Mobile County for the six months ending December 31, 1916. Lists cash balances, taxes received, redemptions, licenses, fines, and various county expenses including maintenance of the poor, jail, roads, and commissioners. Includes notes on payments to officials and departments, bonds, and refunds. Subscribed January 30, 1917 by G. G. Russell, Notary Public.
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Mobile County
PLB
Soeraen
P. B. Dorion
T. Laced
W. Herrmann
A. Seane
Wa. A. C
Swern
G. G. Russell
Mabne County
Alabama
German predicts victory as budget is submitted
London dispatch reports Dr. Lentze finance minister presenting the 1917 war budget to the Prussian diet. He says hopes it will be the last war budget despite German peace offers being rejected. He notes the war taxes strain the budget and vows continued economy after the war.
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Associated Press
London
Lentze
Finance
Reuter
Amsterdam
Germany
Our War Resolve Under Siege By Blockade
Dr Lentze stresses the war’s purpose and the blockade’s weight on society. He notes food shortages and rising costs, but asserts the blockade cannot crush the nation. He promises heavy fighting ahead, sacrifices to come, and unwavering confidence in victory under God’s guidance.
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Lentze
Prussia
Negroes urged to stay in the South at Tuskegee meet
At the twenty sixth annual Tuskegee Negro conference in Tuskegee Alabama delegates called on southern Negroes to remain in the region and cooperate with white communities for labor progress and self sufficiency. They warned against migration to the North and urged crop diversification to curb boll weevil damage. A parade of Tuskegee Institute floats preceded the opening session.
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Tuskegee
MEET
South
Ala
Tuskegee Institute
Delegates Named for Road Meet In Birmingham
Mobile Chamber of Commerce to select delegates in days to represent the local group at the Lakes to the Gulf Highway Association meeting in Birmingham on January 22. President W D. will appoint a delegation to attend. John W. ONeill urged the importance of the meeting stating the highway would run from Chicago to New Orleans with a Mobile Meridian route providing two paths to Mobile.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Birmingham
Chicago
New Orleans
Mobile
Detroit Business Men Visit Mobile for Stopover
One hundred members of the Builders and Traders Exchange of Detroit will spend two hours in Mobile on Wednesday February 21, hosted by the Mobile Chamber of Commerce. They will be entertained with an automobile display and other features during their brief stay before continuing to New Orleans for Mardi Gras.
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Builders and Traders Exchange
Detroit
Mich
Mobile
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
New Orleans
Empire Builders Creed Urges City Faith and Civic Pride
The Empire Builders adopt a creed affirming belief in future prosperity of the city, state, and country. Members pledge to speak well of their home, work for its upbuilding, and uphold courage, self reliance, kindness, and continuity of purpose as foundations of character.
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Empire Builders
Swedish papers give Jack London prominent notice
Stockholm reports Swedish newspapers allocated more space to Jack London than to Emperor Francis Joseph. Long biographies appeared, with illustrations, and genuine sorrow marked London's death as news of the Austrian emperor's passing arrived nearly simultaneously.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Jack London
Francis Joseph
London
Graded Union to Meet at Government Street Church Thursday
The Graded Union will hold its regular weekly session at the Government Street Methodist church Thursday afternoon at 3 30 oclock.
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Graded Union
Government Street Methodist Church
Danish West Indies Pass to the United States
The Dan ish West Indies passed today under U S sovereignty after more than fifty years of negotiations. Secretary Lansing and Danish Minister Brun exchanged ratifications of the cession treaty. Transfer and flag-raising await the $25 000 000 payment within ninety days. A Dane and American will form a committee to finalize arrangements.
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Associated Preas
Washington
Congress
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