Birmingham to Mobile canal plan linked to naval base
Edward Horton and Bromberg propose a Warrior river Birmingham canal as part of a Navy base plan in Mobile. Rock from Jefferson county could supply jetties and deepening Mobile Bay mouth, funding the canal through blasting rock sales. The idea ties rail and highway projects to a three- system link between river and city.
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Birmingham
Ala
Edward F. Horton
Bromberg
Mobile
Warrior River
United States
Horton
Jefferson County
Bay of
Fresh trouble on the border two U S troopers captured rescued
Four soldiers drown and two are taken by Mexicans as U S troops cross the Rio Grande in Progreso near Brownsville. Carranza forces rescue two, other details uncertain while authorities arrest officers and seek Wheeler and Pederson. Ambassador and state department weigh actions.
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Brownsville
Tex
William Wheeler
Biggo Pederson
Battery D
Fourth Field Artillery
Carranza
Matamoros
Washington
Jipan
Funston
War Department
Anderson
Twelfth Cavalry
Rio Grande
Progreso
J. E. Mort
Peyton
Waldron
Interior
Charles D. Wilton-Best
William C. Wheeler
Wheeler and
Pederson
Mi Mi
Garza
Garrison
Clements
Ray's
Mobile hosts invite steel leaders to inspect port facilities
Mobile officials led by Mayor Pat Lyons and Chamber of Commerce President E M Bailey invite James A Farrell of U S Steel to visit Mobile after New Orleans with a possible port tour. Letters were delivered by S K Taylor seeking Farrell’s stopover on his return east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
James A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
National Foreign Trades Council
New Orleans
Crescent City
Mr. Farrell
Pat J. Lyons
E. M. Bailey
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
K. Taylor
Foreign Trades Council
U. 8S. Steel Corporation
George Gordon Crawford
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Experts demand full commercial preparedness for U.S. business
Trade experts call for complete readiness across American commerce amid growing concern over economic resilience. Leaders urge coordinated measures to bolster markets, supply chains, and investment in strategic sectors as a national priority.
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U.S
Motor Boat Races Highlight Mobile Mardi Gras Carnival
The Mobile Mardi Gras Carnival committee plans motor boat races before the event with warship crews and Tallapoosa entries, awarding prizes. Sunday riverfront illumination, fireworks, and a band concert are set, while national fireworks firms may bid for a record display.
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Mobile
Hervey
Carnival
Tallapoosa
United States
The
Carnival Association
Rotary Club Holds Important Meeting in Mobile
At the Mobile Rotary Club regular meeting in the Cawthon Rotary Room, business matters took precedence. Secretary H. W. Taylor announced the need for help with the meeting and the response proved satisfactory as the discussion covered plans to increase the club’s interest and usefulness.
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Mobile Rotary Club
Rotary Toom
Cawthon
H. W. Taylor
Chinese Rebels Defeated as Government Forces Advance in Yunnan
In a clash reported from Peking on January 27, about 3,000 government troops moved into Yunnan to confront rebel forces. The report notes fierce fighting and a decisive government advance with thousands involved.
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Yunnan
Peking
Eee
West Front Battles Fierce Amid Heavy Fighting
Reports from France and Flanders describe a weather turn followed by intense fighting across the western front. The heaviest clashes center near Newport North of Ypres and in the Argonne, with artillery roars widespread as Britain, France, and their allies push to advance.
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Berlin
London
France
Flanders
Nieuport
Ypres
Argonne
San Giovanni Evacuated as War Builds
Paris report says San Giovanni di Medua evacuated ten days earlier and all guns moved to Brindisi. Serbian troops have gone to Montenegro, with Montenegro said to be under heavy pressure as the conflict continues.
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San Giovanni
Paris
Matin
Rome
San Giovanni di Medua
Brindisi
Montenegro
London
Daylight bandits rob Chicago bank on East Sixty third
Four robbers armed with revolvers entered the Washington Park National Bank on East Sixty third street today and escaped with between 12 000 and 15 000. They threatened the cashier clerks and twenty depositors but did not search the depositors. They fled in an automobile as police began pursuit.
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Chicago
Washington Park National Bank
East Sixty-third Street
General Wood Seeks 2,000,000 Man Army Strength
Major General Wood told the House Military Committee the army is short of officers and men. He said the standing force should be 220,000, and in case of war with a first class nation the United States would need about 2,000,000 troops. He warned landings would be easy on either coast and urged higher enlistment terms.
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Washington
United States Army
Wood
Department of the East
Jold
House Military Committee
Mexico
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
United States
War At A Glance Bullets Arabs Turks Hit British in Arabian Front
German sources report heavy British losses in southwestern Arabia with 15 000 killed and 20 000 wounded as British forces retreat from occupied zones near Aden protecting the Suez route. Austrians push in Albania and Montenegro as Bulgarians and Austrians clash with Essad Pasha’s Albanian troops along the Adriatic coast.
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Berlin
Cologne
Volks: Zeitung
Cairo
Arabia
Aden
Red Sea
Gibraltar
London
Suez Canal
Montenegro
Vienna
Albania
Adriatic Sea
Durazzo
San Giovanni di Medua
Essad Pasha
Trade adviser to speak at Mobile cattle dipping meeting
Stanley H. Rose expert from the Bureau of Domestic and Foreign Commerce will address a merged mass meeting at the Cawthon Hotel Monday noon. The event supports a countywide cattle dipping mandate with suppliers from livestock and dairy sectors expected to attend as Rose outlines benefits and export links to Central and South America.
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Stanley H. Rose
Bureau of Domestic and Foreign Commerce
Mobile County
Cawthon Hotel
KE. M. Bailey
Chamber of Commerce
Mags
Rose
Mobile
Central
South America
Robbery at Pat Collins Grocery Stolen After Midnight
Thieves under electric light after midnight Wednesday robbed Pat Collins grocery at northwest Jackson and Bloodgood streets. Over $100 in goods of various kinds taken through a side door. Detectives are investigating.
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Pat Collins
Jackson
Bloodgood Streets
Secretary McAdoo May Visit Mobile for Chamber Talk
Announcement says Secretary of the Treasury William G McAdoo was invited to Mobile to address the Chamber of Commerce. E M Bailey says Birmingham Chamber invitation accepted earlier and Percy W Maer wires for Mobile inclusion in McAdoos Southern trip. Dates not yet released.
Emperor Franz Joseph Condition Deteriorates in Vatican Reports
Vatican sources say Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria is gravely ill and worsening after months of poor health. Reports from Rome via London note his condition has deteriorated, with medical circles closely watching his status. Britain’s mercantile ship construction in 1915 shows 317 steamers built totaling 648,629 tons and 10 sailing vessels totaling 2,290 tons.
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Rome
London
Vatican
Francis Joseph of
Austria
Britain
Lloyd's
Great Britain
Senate Debates War Munitions Protests and Philippine Bill
Congress opened at noon with petitions totaling about a million names protesting war shipments. Philippine independence bill debate resumed as the military committee continued hearings on army bills. In the House Admiral Griffin testified before the naval committee and General Wood urged full army recruitment before reserve enrollment.
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House
Griffin
Navy Engineering Bureau
Naval Committee
General Wood
America must prepare for readjustment after war ends
The third national foreign trade convention opened in New Orleans with hundreds of delegates from across the United States. Speakers including James A. Farrell and many top industrial and financial leaders urged commercial preparedness to meet global readjustment in the wake of the European war. Federal officials and representatives from republics and the Philippines attended to discuss export trade, investments, and marketing strategies.
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New Orleans
America
National Foreign Trade Council
Philippines
Handi
Comntey
Pan-American Union
Governor Hall
Martin Behrman
Albn B. Johnsson
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
James A. Farrell
Lectures on Physical Culture by Mme Davenport at YMCA
Madame Charlotte de Galiere Davenport of New York will give a free Friday night lecture on physical culture at the YMCA. Davenport, noted authority on dietetics and scientific feeding, presents the talk to inform on health and fitness.
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Charlotte de Galiere Davenport
New York
Mme, Davenport
Funeral notices and lost items published in local paper
Notices report the deaths of Jessie Hamilton and Abner C Ward with funeral times and locations including 11 o clock from 1st N Government St and 10 o clock from 802 Dauphin St. interments Pine Crest and Magnolia Cemeteries. Lost items include a pink cameo pin, a gold handle parasol, watch chain with girl’s picture, a five month old Airedale terrier, tan suitcase with papers marked Everett, and miscellaneous articles. rewards are offered for returns.
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Miss Childers
George St
Gus Seiple
Dauphin St
Kling’s
Water and State Sts
Airdale
Catherine
Dr. Granade
Bell Peas
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Feasi
Ture
Imal
Weer
Farrell
Helen ‘Herendeen
U. S
T. R. Ever
U. S. Steel
Don Crawford
Tennessee
Coal & Iron Co
S. K. Taylor
Mr. Bailey
Mr. Farrel
Crawford
James Farrel
State Harbor Board
M. Bailey
Chamber Peneae Commercé
Rotary Club
West
George
Sayville
Daylight Bandits
Stahl
Rade
WF Adoo
Treasury Department
Emperor Franz Josef
Senate
Mississippi
Alabama
Everett
St. Andrew Hotel
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