Moroccans hold front at Soissons in French counterattack
From Boissons Jan 18 dispatch details Moroccan rear-guard action aiding the French center on January 14 near Crouy. Moroccan riflemen repelled German assaults, held positions until orders to retreat, and later rejoined in renewed fighting that broke German attacks and secured suburbs of Soissons and the bridge head.
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Associated Press
Boissons
Paris
Crouy
Anen
Braye
Soissons
St. Paul Wa
Vergny
Robbers Dynamite Bank Safe for $1200 Loot
Two men dynamited the Lavaca bank safe in Fort Smith Arkansas area early Sunday and escaped with 1200 dollars. The heist occurred sixteen miles south of here and police began inquiries.
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Associated Press
Fort Smith, Ark
Lavaca
Here
Italy’s Avezzano Earthquake Destroys Colonna Gardens Scene
Italy’s Avezzano region suffered a devastating quake killing over 14 000 residents and wrecking famed Colonna Gardens near Avezzano. The disaster highlights extensive cultural and historical losses from the disaster.
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Avezzano
Italy
Birthday Celebrants List From Mobile Children
The Mobile Item notes five children born in January 1900 to 1912 with full names and addresses and invites them to a birthday picture party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon. Tickets have been mailed. Readers born in January are asked to send full name address and birthdate to the Children’s Editor at the Mobile Item two days before their birthday.
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Edward B. Norton
Conti St
Marion L. Brettel
S. Broad St
Mary L. Shaw
Kentucky St
Cassie M. Britt
Augusta St
Gladys Farnell
N. Conception St
Fair Committee Treatment in Alabama Legislature Noted
In Montgomery on January 18, minority lawmakers in both House and Senate received no chairmanships as the 105-member body divided the 29 standing committees. Rep Chamberlain won a judiciary post, with Thompson of Baldwin on that panel, while Grayson, Claude A., took key roles on revision of laws pensions soldiers home and on fish wildlife. Wilson of Mobile gained banking and insurance, plus ways and means and journal revision. Hartwell earned the finance and taxation chair and other assignments, with Thompson of Baldwin chairing Engrossed Bills among other posts.
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Chamberlain
Claude A. Grayson
Wilson
Mobile
Kilby
Hartwell
Butcher Swallows Laudanum at Davis Avenue Saloon
A report to police says Jim Taylor a Prichard butcher at a Davis avenue saloon swallowed a dime bottle of laudanum and was rushed to the city hospital to save his life. He later went home on Sunday.
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Jim Taylor
Prichard
Davis Avenue
Taylor
City League basketball games draw strong crowds in Mobile
The City League opened with two decisive contests at Mobile's local gym. The Y M C A defeated Barton 28 to 12 after an 8 to 7 first half, while the Medicos overwhelmed U M S with notable size and teamwork. Barton aims to rebound against the Medico squad next Saturday as the league pledges steady attendance.
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Mobile
Barton
Overton
Medicos
Barton Bunch
Association
Medical College
Y M C A Team Set for Auburn Showdown in Mobile
The Mobile Y M C A basketball squad prepares for a major season opener against Auburn noted as the fastest Auburn team in history. The locals list Cunningham Crawford Ash Ollinger H Martin Steber Midgett Giblin Baumhauer Doyal as the representative lineup with further games vs M A and Spring Hill College planned for late January and February.
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Mobile
Auburn Basketball
Auburn
Alabama University Five
Details of Judiciary Bill To Be Worked Out Yet
Senator Lusk says the judiciary bill to consolidate circuit and chancery courts is not yet perfected in committee. He invites bench and bar to offer changes and improvements. A Mobile delegation may ask adding a third judge for the circuit court to save time and improve efficiency.
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Sen. Lusk
Montgomery
Lusk
Senate Committee On Finance and Taxation
Mobile
Boys Conference Postponed for Next Fall in Mobile
The older boys conference connected to the Mobile County Sunday School Association was postponed to a date in the coming fall after a Sunday 2:30 pm YMCA meeting. Attending were General Secretary Leon C Palmer of the Alabama State Sunday School Association and a Mobile committee including J B G Weinahd Ruth Nelson R Howard J H Wright and H T McBroom. The decision follows scale of consideration and a formal resolution stating the postponement.
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Mobile County Sunday School Association
Leon C Palmer
Alabama State Sunday School Association
J BG Weinahd
Ruth Nelson
Broussard Claims Injury to Miss Hughes Was Accident
T E Broussard a mill operator of Mt. Sterling Ala drove the auto that struck Miss Elizabeth Hughes at Rapier avenue and Government street injuring her He surrendered at the police station and was docketed on a reckless driving charge He says the left fender struck her as she stepped from a street car with an umbrella and that the car was moving eight to ten miles an hour at the time Miss Hughes’s condition improved Monday morning and a hearing will follow once the complainant can appear.
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E. Broussard
Mt. Sterling
Ala
Elizabeth Hughes
Rapier Avenue
Government Street
Broussard
Carrie Givens
Anna K. Givens
Woodie Penny
Dan R. MecInnis
Miss Hughes
Changes in athletic rules proposed by intercollegiate body
At a January conference in New York officials of the Inter collegiate Amateur Athletic Association of America proposed amendments to the constitution for the May 6 convention. Key changes include increasing broad jump and weight event trials from three to six and aligning rules with the International Federation standards. International rules would govern relay races as well.
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New York
Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association of America
International Federation
Raphael Semmes School Improvement meeting set for Tuesday
The Raphael Semmes School Improvement Association calls a meeting Tuesday at 3 p m in the school building. Attendance is urged due to important matters to be discussed.
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The
Raphael Semmes School Improvement Association
Congressman G W Taylor Endorses Natona Remedy
Congressman G W Taylor of Alabama lauds Natona as a nature made remedy from Acid Iron Earth mined at Bladon Springs. He says the preparation shows excellent curative effects and endorses it after using and observing its benefits for stimulating blood and bodily vigor.
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Bladon Springs
George Washington Taylor
Congress
Alabama
Turks Fear British Invasion Of Palestine Fortifies Nazareth
A Cairo dispatch reports Turkish forces brace for a possible British invasion of Palestine. Hills around Nazareth are fortified and roads for heavy guns are built from Acre to Mount Carmel. locals still believe Emperor William may convert to Islam and visit Mecca.
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London
Daily News
Cairo
Palestine
Nazareth
Acre
Syria
Mount Carmel
William
Mecca
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