Whistler Car Department Shifts to Full-Time Work
Whistler Alabama workers in the car department resume full-time status effective July 2, raising the monthly payroll from about 20,000 to nearly 22,000 dollars for the department. About 350 employees will report for full-time duty Friday as news spreads through the town and families learn of the change.
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Whistler, Ala., Jr
Fective
G. L. Lambeth
Ter-Mecnanic
Round House
Car Te& Department
Car Department
Car
Whistler
Wage Advances by Big Coke Operators
In Connellsville Pennsylvania on July 1 independent coke operators announce wage parity with H C Frick Coke. W J Jereney, largest firm in the area, and Hillman interests, major merchants, state wage parity is achieved with the highest wages ever paid.
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Connellsville
H. C. Frick
W. Jereney
Hillman Interests
Archbishop Quigley Death Imminent Report
Imminent death reported for Archbishop Quigley of Chicago after paralysis and pneumonia. Official update notes rapid decline and critical condition.
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Quigley
Cs Quigey
Bal Satie Bawarduigley
Atroke
Chicago
Six Die in Oklahoma Tornado Reports Reach Miami
Reports from Miami Oklahoma indicate six people were killed when a tornado swept over the county last night. Severe damage was also reported in the area as emergency crews assess the scene.
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Oklahoma
Muskogee
Okla
Miami
Otta County
Enlisted Naval Militia Men Called to Meet in Mobile
Col. F B Merrill organizer issued a call to the thirty five enlisted men for a Friday evening meeting at 7 30 in the parlor of the Cawthon Hotel Mobile to organize the first division of the naval militia. Postcards were mailed Thursday inviting those enlisted their friends and interested parties to form a battalion and begin drills next week.
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F. B. Merrill
Taal
Cawthon Hotel
Mobile
B. Merrill
N C M C Inaugurates Week End Excursions
The N C M C begins summer excursions on Fridays and Saturdays in July and August from Laurel Richton Hattiesburg Beaumont Miss and intermediate points to Mobile. Tickets are valid through the Tuesday after sale allowing visits to Mobile resorts shopping beaches bathing sailing and baseball games.
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Mobile
Laurel
Richton
Hattiesburg
Beaumont
Miss
Dor
Missis
Moper
Rotary Club Discusses International Topics at San Francisco Convention
Rotarians hear dates and topics for the international convention in San Francisco. Local club members will study the agenda in Rotary Room at the Gawker Hotel to inform voting at the congress. Delegates will be instructed on important matters to be discussed by all clubs.
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Rotary Clubs
International Rotarians
San Francisco
Rotary Room
Gawker Hotel
Jane
Three white men shot to death near West Point Ga
The bodies of Mack and Epps Melton of Harris County Georgia and J S Leak of Riverview Alabama were found along the Chattahoochee River near Blanton's Ferry fifteen miles south of West Point. Coroner's juries ruled pistol wounds and violence by unknown persons. The Melton carpenters and Leak painter had worked on a Lanett Alabama Methodist church and were seen last in Ossanippa before Sunday. Sheriffs from Harris County Georgia and Lee County Alabama调查ed the scene.
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West Point
Chattahoochee
Blanton's Ferry
Wi Point
Mack
Epps “Meilon
Harris County
Georgia
J.S. Leak
Riverview
Ala
Epps Meilon
Aind
Fulton County
Melton
Leak
Lee County
Alabama
Lead and Zinc Mines Shut as Strike Bites Joplin
Ten more lead and zinc mines in the Joplin Webb City district closed today amid a miners strike that began last Monday. More than forty mines in the area are now shut, with over three thousand workers out of work. Operators warn that if the strike lasts, nearly all southwest Missouri mines could close by week’s end. Miners in the district have not aligned with labor leaders locally, maintaining autonomy from the broader movement.
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Joplin
Webb City
Missouri
I Ams
British Losses in Dardanelles Warfare Reported in Commons
Premier Asquith announced in the House of Commons that British forces suffered heavy casualties at the Dardanelles. The official tally includes killed, wounded, and missing among officers and men as efforts continued amid censorship.
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Dardanelles
London
Asquith
House of Commons
Soar
Opera St
Governor Grants Becker Reprieve
Albany July 1 Governor granted Charles Becker a reprieve from death row pending U S Supreme Court action. The case may reach the court only through federal routes in New York with constitutional questions first raised. If reviewed, execution would be stayed only if a federal court or Justice Hughes finds grounds for review.
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Albany
Nyx
Charles Becka
New York
United States Supreme Court
Becker
Reme Court
Wisithoros
Beck‘er
Supreme Court
Federal Court
Hughes
David Robinson
Arry Thaw
Justice Hendrix
Supreme Court of the State of
British Aviator Tells How He Destroyed German by Ruse
Paris dispatch describes Mark Helson, a British aviator, recounting a diving duel above Ypres at about 6,500 feet. He fired on a German aircraft, forcing it into a near-perpendicular dive. a hit to the gas line caused the machine to ignite and crash, with both crewmen likely killed.
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Paris
la Ruse
Ypres
Mark Helson
Helson
Hailstorm Destroys Crops Across Nebraska Counties
A severe storm swept Adams and Thayer counties causing extensive crop damage. Hailstones reported up to eleven inches in circumference flattened fields for about twenty miles, with devastation spanning one to three miles in width. Local reports note widespread agricultural loss across the affected area.
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Nebraska
Adams
Thayer
Eesuka
War Order Offered Manufacturers by British Government
British government agents offered Jamestown anderrnell a billion rifle cartridges to be delivered to Great Britain within the next five years. City officials discussed the proposal with Mayor J T Ratespal and a committee from the Board of ree, weighing the disruption to regular business.
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Dunkirk
WN. Y
Jamestown
Ernell
Huerta Orozco Case Postponed in El Paso Bond Status Unchanged
The case against Victoriano Huerta Pascual Orozco and four others for conspiring to violate neutrality laws was postponed to July 12 in El Paso. Bonds remain $15,000 for Huerta $7,600 for Orozco $5,000 for Marcelo Caraveo and $4,000 for the Alderetes. Government delays cited. witnesses to be arranged.
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EL Paso
Texas
Victoriano, Huerta
Pascual Orozco
R. B E. Crawford
United States District Attorney
New York
Ashington
Huerta
Long Island
Newman, N. M
General Huerta
Marcelo Carave
Wreck Near Montemorelos Kills 300 Carranza Soldiers
An American arriving in Laredo reports 300 Carranza soldiers and their families were killed in a train wreck near Montemorelos between Tampico and Monterey. The heavily loaded train derailed, tumbling into a canyon and crushing passengers and crew with none escaping.
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Laredo
Texas
Carranza
Montemorelos
Tampico
Monterey
Shipping Commissioners Office in Three Ports Abolished
Washington July 1 Positions shipping commissioners of the department of commerce at Bath Maine Gloucester Massachusetts and Pascagoula were abolished today because no appropriations were made for them.
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Shipping Commissioner’s
Pascagoula
Washington
Department of Commerce
Bath
Gloucester
Mass
Cemetes
Austrian Charged With Threatening Letter to President
New York July 1 Rudolph Malick an Austrian in the United States eleven months was arrested for allegedly sending a threatening letter to the president. Secret service men declined to name the addressee beyond stating a letter was sent to the White House.
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New York
Rudolph Malick
White House
Secret Service
Spain Declares Favors Neither Side in Conflict
In Madrid via Paris on July 1 Premier Dato stated there is no foundation for the claim that Spain supports Quadruple Entente. He said Spain favors neither side and emphasizes unity and defense of the country as the guiding principle.
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Madrid
Paris
Spain
Dato
Hen on Bridge Attracts Crowd In Sharon
A man yelled Chicken at State Street Bridge in Sharon as about 1,000 spectators, mostly men, crowded to catch a glimpse. Firefighters stood by with ropes for a potential dramatic rescue as a hen appeared on a railing.
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Sharon
State Street
Cotton acreage reduced by 6.871 million acres
Government appeals to Southern farmers to cut cotton planting amid wartime stagnation. Acreage dropped from last year by 6,871,000 acres to 31,535,000 under cultivation, expected to lower production by about 2,454,078 bales of 500 pounds. Crop condition on June 25 stood at 80.5 percent of normal across states.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Ledgers Show Varied News From St Paul to Paris
Leased wire briefs report Catholic Educational Association delegates closing a four day convention in St Paul. Gustave Touchard, indoor tennis champion, arrested in New York for grand larceny. Paris dispatch notes workmen compensation advocates and Social Democrats protest rising living costs in Munich.
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Paul
Minn
Catholic Educational Association
New York
Gustave Touchard
Paris
Geneva
Munich
Amsterdam
Socialist Appeal For Peace
Berlin
Nashville
Tenn
Jackson, Tenn
Supreme Court
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi River
Russians Repulse Sea Attack Sink German Boat
Petrograd reports a German naval force bombarded Windau Courland and attempted a coast landing but was repulsed by Russian torpedo boats and defending ships. One torpedo boat blew up on a mine as enemy forces retired under Russian fire. Allies believe plains strong offensive continues.
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Petrograd
London
Windau
Courland
Armenian Steamer Armenian Sunk After Escape Attempt
Latest dispatches detail the British steamer Armenian sunk by a German submarine after refusing to halt. Officials weigh international law and U S rights amid potential diplomatic friction. Survivors and charter status are under study as Washington and Ambassador Pi Consul Armstrong gather details.
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Washington
United States
United
Armstrong
Steamship Company
Retary Lansing
State Department
Wilson
Cornish
N. H
Germany
Lusitania inquiry hearing features protest and testimony
London July 1 Baron Mersey held another public hearing to clarify points in the Lusitania case. Professor Marichal of Kingston Ontario disrupted proceedings by complaining about treatment. A letter from Marichal to Cunard sought cash for lost baggage or intended separate action, prompting Mersey to question the motive. The inquiry also revisited collapsible boats with expert testimony on lashings and deck flotation.
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London
Baron Mersey
Marichal
Kingston
Ont
Cunard
Admiralty
Lord Mersey
City payrolls approved for June total 24683.60
City commission authorized payment of June payrolls amounting to 24683.60 with Mayor Pallana presiding and Lyons Schwarz attending. The payroll list included departments and amounts such as police 5914.50, fire 4774.48, water 1871.56, sewer 70.00, garbage 779.00, and park maintenance 370.00 along with several other small sums. Also reported were re election of officers and directors of Peoples Bank at its annual stockholders meeting.
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Pillana
Lyons
Schwarz
City Magazine
Police
Gargage
Marke IG Arenes Fastens Gaan
Capavyed
Os “Sue
Peoples Bank
The
J. W. Little
J.C. Bush, Jr
B. W. Padgett
A. A. Wildman
Cl. R. Little
Eleven Lost in A Leyland Line Armenia sinking
Eleven Americans are confirmed dead after the Armenia freight steamer was torpedoed by German submarine U 38 off Trevose Head Cornwall. The vessel had a crew of seventy two and carried 1 422 mules from Avonmouth for the Braceh Kite, with mule tenders among the cargo.
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Avonmouth
Trevose Head
Cornwall
Meeps
Ki Ien
Merine
Muary Sean
Lost items sighted around town amid scattered notices
Multiple lost notices seek rewards: a Lead colored mare near 600 State at corner ae ron, a Scotch terrier puppy with collar No 291 at 366 St Emanuel, a Red Jersey cow with pins and rope on horns near Shore Address Bose, General D is bitch at oil wells, and a missing Cedar street car. A satchel with small change and a lady's shoe also reported missing.
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Joseph Matthews
State
Corner - Aeron
St. Emanuel
Aoe
Bose
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