Two Francisco Villas Harbor Trip and Luncheon Planned
Mobile hosts a Harbor Trip for visiting dignitaries James A Farrell and George Gordon Crawford with a 9 am departure aboard tug Nimrod. A 1:30 pm luncheon at Battle House costs one dollar and requires noon reservations guaranteed by 9 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Farrell
United States Steel Oration
George Gordon Crawford
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Mobile
Battle House
Nimrod
Mobile Towing & Wrecking Company
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile County
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
New Orleans
National Foreign Trades Council
Farrell
Taylor
County of Mobile
State Harbor
Pat J. Lyons
E. M. Bailey
Fr. J. Lyons
Harry Pillans
Laz Schwarz
A. G. Ward
J. C. Rich
M. C. Forchheimer
R. V. Taylor
Thos. J. O'Connor
W. M. Clemens
Aubrey Boyles
A. L. Staples
P. W. Maer
M. W. Harrison
L. C. Irvine
F. C. Horton
J. H. Sheip
W. W. Croom
Martin Holbrook
W. T. Goubil
L. G. Adams
C. B. Hervey
Jacob Reiss
Marshall Turner
Herbert Lyons
Harry Hartwell
B. B. Chamberlain
Claude A. Grayson
W. E. P. Wilson
D. R. Barbee
J. C. O'Connell
J. M. Walsh
Col
Charles Keller
Wm. L. Guthrie
Leon Schwarz
Horace Turner
Albert Bush
S. K. Taylor
S. H. Peck
Henry Hall
M. J. McDermott
J. W. Little
J. Leslie Taylor
Ernest Ladd
M. D. Kahn
Frank J. Verger
Louis Donald
S. A. LeBlanc
E. 0. Fewlkes
Palmer Pillans
J. D. Andrews
E. H. Britton
J. F. Carter, Jr
J. H. Quill
Hammond Gayfer
J. C. van Antwerp
J. K. Glennon
J. D. Sutton
G. M. Luce
George Fearn, Jr
Heyman Gabriel
W. H. Monk
Stewart Brooks
Alex Foreman
George A. Maloney
J. B. Dortch
Henry Piser
Edward Harris
James McDonald
E. A. Cumming
A. C. Danner
E. P. Allen
Barbers Union Plans Meeting on Haircut Price Increase
Members of the Barbers' Union will hold an open meeting Wednesday night at 8:30 at Central Trades Council hall to discuss raising hair cutting prices and to plan bringing open shops into the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbers’ Union
Central Trades Council Hall
Veteran Journalist Colonel Stealey Talks Brandeis Dark Horse
Mobile visitor Colonel O O Stealey veteran Washington correspondent for the Louisville Courier Journal recalls seven presidents and comments on Louis D Brandeis as a supreme court nominee. He praises Brandeis as cultured, informed on economics, and a staunch Democrat while noting Wilson’s unexpected choice caused comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. O. Stealey
Washington
Louisville Courier Journal
Ocean Springs
Miss
Colonel Stealey
Col. Stealey
S. M. Park
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Brandeis
Dark Horse
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Wilson
Gifford Pinchot
Ballinger
Customs report shows Mobile district near twenty five million
The combined import and export business for the Mobile Gulfport Pascagoula customs district totals about 25 million dollars with exports at 21 317 683 and imports at 3 442 228. The report highlights monthly extremes and vessel activity plus bunker coal tonnage and values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Gulfport
Pascagoula
Percy W. Maer
Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
Weather Outlook for Alabama and Mississippi
Partly cloudy in Alabama with local rain Sunday night. Monday turns somewhat cooler. Mississippi sees local rain Sunday, colder interior, much colder at night with a cold wave, and likely fair Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Mississippi
Greatest Battles Since Fall Raging On Western Front
Paris reports Zeppelins bomb Paris killing two as lights go out and a new air raid fear. SalIonica says French planes bombed Pazarli in Serbia. London notes a major German offensive from sea to Vosges with charges along Artois and Somme and claims Frise and nearby French trenches captured as fighting intensifies.
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Paris
London
Ypres
Vosges
Artois
Somme
Loos
German War Office
Frise
Berlin
French Tranches
Neuville
Souchez
Lusitania Crisis Seen Serious as Germany Remains Stubborn
Berlin reports say Germany will dispatch a reply to Washington after kaiser conference and the Balkans trip. in Washington officials call the Lusitania dispute serious but not yet critical. Col. House may push for admittance of American war aims. no comment from U S on his mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Germany
Washington
Berlin
Kaiser
Balkans
State ‘Department
Lusitania
United States
America
Col. E. M. House
Foreign Office
Dr. House
Mobile hog shipping plan eyed for Argentina port
Heyman Gabriel proposes Mobile as a shipping port and sales station for Poland China hogs bound for South American markets. He cites climate, crate handling, and accessible inspections as advantages, noting a potential Montgomery sale and a Chicago association discussion supporting the idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Poland
Heyman Gabriel
Gabriel
Government Street Loop
W. M. McFadden
American Poland China Record Association
Chicago
South America
Peter Mouw
Argentina
New York
Secre
Tary
Poland China Association
Montgomery
North
Ommittee Ready 10 Start Raising Mardi Gras Funds
Local group in Mobile plans fundraising drive for Mardi Gras events. Projected goals include community support, event coordination, and sponsorship solicitation to fund parades and celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ommittee Ready
Mobile carnival chair says city needs Mardi Gras again
Charles B. Hervey, general chairman, argues Mobile benefits from Mardi Gras by drawing visitors from across the nation, boosting hotels, railroads, and local trade. He notes thousands visit Mobile during carnival season and that funds from merchants stay in Mobile, supporting the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnival Association
Mobile
New Orleans
Pensacola
Alabama
Charles B. Hervey
Mobile Carnival Plans Weekly Executive Meetings
General Chairman C B Hervey announces the first executive committee meeting for Mardi Gras planning, with a luncheon and a tentative three day program. Weekly meetings at the Cawthon Hotel and Battle House are proposed, aiming for broad merchant support and $6000 or more in subscriptions as the event nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Hervey
Mobile Carnival Association
Cawthon Hotel
Cawthon
Battle House
Hervey
Savages Lead Man Hunters in Villa Pursuit
Stealth trackers reportedly close in on Mexican rebel chieftain Villa in canyon. Reports claim Villa is dead or alive as units prepare to close the mountain lair and force a final stand in the ongoing pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villa
Chieftan
Canyon
EL Paso
Texas
Francisco Villa
Mexico
Doroteo Arranjo
Sierra Mountains
Geronimo
Chihuahua City
Juarez
Trevino
Wilson Urges Stronger Forces to Defend Nation
President Wilson at Cleveland hall urges rapid military buildup to preserve national honor. He warns against complacency and says no one can predict the next day or week, stressing preparedness and a unified approach to national defense. The speech precedes continued remarks in a lengthy address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Gray
Wilson
United States
America
Chamber O Commerce
Mobile Jews Will Help War Victims
A mass meeting at 8 o clock tonight in the Government Street Jewish Temple will urge relief for destitute Jews in the European war. The Mobile committee of fifteen invites all to attend regardless of creed to support suffering co religionists and to assist Christian neighbors in nearby cities. The national Jewish relief fund has sent envoys to Europe to gather stories of starvation homelessness and displacement amid the fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Street
Europe
Mobile
Montgomery
Pensacola
National Organization of the Jews
City Plans Tax on Liquor Shipments for Inspection
Mayor Pat J. Lyons said to propose an ordinance at the next commission meeting to levy a tax of 25 to 50 cents on each liquor package shipped into the city. An inspector would stamp all packages and funds go to the city treasury. Existing Mobile packages would be stamped as a precaution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat J. Lyons
Mobile
Funeral Notice for Mrs Martin
Entered February 29 1916 at 2 30 p m a Mrs Martin relict of the late Her Martin The funeral will be Sunday afternoon from the residence of her son in law Mr Charlie Brown 5412 St Stephens road at 230 and from St church at 3 interment Magnolia cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Fesruary
A. Martin
Charlie Brown
St. Stephens Road
St. Church
Magnolia Cemetery
Lost items scattered notices clutter downtown district
Lost items and rewards fill a downtown classified page with notices for items including a black silk scarf a five month old Airedale terrier pup a photograph album and a collie dog. Rewards offered for returns and contact details provided for Kling s Foundry Adam Glass Co J D Jon and Hurtel among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilton
St. Emanuel
Adam Glass & Co
Depot
J. D
Jon
Magnolia Springs
Ala
South Royal Street
Bay Elmira
Hurtel
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Francisco Villas
Jas. A. Farrell and
George Gor
Don Crawford
Capa
Tug Nimrod
Ington
Louisville
Terview
Morgan
the Vosges
Salonika
Pazarli
Lake Doiran
Serbia
Zappelins
Teutons
Argentine
Tory of
Carnival Committee
Carranza Indian
Golden Guard
Norman Walker
Guerrero
Diaz Rurales
Temple
Kling’s Foundry
Water and State
Airdale Terrier
Catherine
Granade
Bell
Lexingtonnue
St. Joseph’s
N. Broad St
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