Border Divided in Three Army Departments Along Texas Line
Washington reports the border with Mexico reorganized into three military departments. Major General Frederick Funston commands the division from the Gulf to California, while Brigadier General John J. Pershing and Major General J. Franklin Bell head the other two sections as calls grow for a supreme commander to coordinate all border and Mexican operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
International Line
Mexico
Southern Department
Gulf of Mexico
California
Frederick Funston
John J. Pershing
J. Franklin Bell
Not Significant as Preparation for War
War department officials said the new order relieves General Funston of supreme command on the border and his vast duties with no indication it signals war preparation. No formal statement on a senior major general to command the border guard and field forces. No signs Major General Leonard Wood is under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Funston
Supreme Command
Border Guard
Leonard Wood
Department of the East
Promotion of Pershing in Army Organization Bill Expected
The new army organization bill is expected to promote General Pershing. It provides for an additional major general and is believed Pershing will be appointed to the post in recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pershing
General Pershing
Army
Court orders arrest for woman tied to illegal liquor raid
Moody Aaron Barnes Jamey Burns and Andrew Hallamus were fined fifty dollars or fifty days for violating the prohibition law after their places were raided and liquor found in storage. They pleaded guilty. Mrs Annie Holt, alleged blind tiger operator, received a continuance and may face trial Wednesday. Other defendants and continuances noted for July dates.
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Moody
Aaron Barnes
Jamey Burns
Andrew Hallamus
Edington
Annie Holt
Inge
Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
H. Murray
Brown
Gathon Scott
Undertakers Sent for Carrizal Dead
General Bell announced he employed local undertakers to retrieve American soldiers’ bodies from Carrizal. They will travel into Mexico under a personal guarantee of safety by General Obregon, Mexico’s minister of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Texas
Bell
Carrizal
Mexico
Obregon
Negro Found Guilty Selling Mud Water Instead of Medicine
William Jones, a Negro, found guilty of grand larceny in city court after arraignment on practicing medicine without a license embezzlement and grand larceny. Complainant Sarah Warren claimed Jones sold mud water medicine to make her young and fraudulently obtained $160 from a local bank by posing as her son. An 81 year old witness testified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jones
Jones
Semmes
Sarah Warren
Warren
Small Property Assessments Highlight Morning Board Session
The equali zation board opened with a steady flow of cages and many small adjustments. Few property owners appeared prior hours, and the Tuesday session will start at 10 80, allowing participation in the Preparedness Parade.
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Board of Equalization
Equalization Board
Adjustments in Monday real estate transfers listed
The record shows multiple property adjustments Monday including J F Wintergerst on La fargue tract with price cut from 75 to 30, M D Kir wan house and lot near Palmet to Hawilton from 660 to 650, and several other lot and house transfers with lowered values. Notable buyers include B Gup and the Gups, Catherine C Goodman heirs, OD W Broadus, J T Wintergerst, C D Haig, Mrs Elizabeth Stuards, Felix McCosker, Virginia Pearman.
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J. F. Wintergerst
Mechem
Sage
Lafargue Tract
M.D. Kirwan
Palmetto
West Hawilton
C. D. Haig
East Broad
North
Virginia
Elizabeth Stuards
Washington Avenue
Delaware
Felix McCosker
Jackson and
St. Francis
East Jackson
Earle
Virginia Pearman
Hamilton
Congress
Property sales and reductions across Hamilton and surrounding streets
A list of house and lot sales with reductions across southwest Hamilton, North Carolina streets, Georgia and Cedar areas. Properties include Motly Jones parcels, Martin Brothers tracts, Thomas P. Martin homes, James E. Martin plots, and others with prices from 40 to 3,700 dollars and several no-change entries, noting section, township and range identifiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motly- Jones
Hamilton
North Carolina
M. A. Farnham
Martin Brothers
South Georgia
Conception
Rosalie Petit
West Cedar
Charleston
Thomas P. Martin
South Charleston
East Cedar
James E. Martin
Favre
K. H. Lowder
Louiselle
Wear
H. W. French, Jr
Palmetto
Warren
East Warren
North Palmetto
R. H. O’gwynn
Chain of Lakes
John W. Ranaginer
Whistler
John W. O’gwynn
Springhill Road
College _ street
A. H. Spira
North
Monroe
Southwest Dauphin
Water
John H. McKay
Shell Road
Pine Street
Harry L. Moseby
Davis Avenue
Kennedy Streets
Probate Court Clerk Resigns Amid Health Concerns
Avelin P. Tacon, clerk of the probate court for three years, tendered his resignation to Judge Price Williams on Saturday night. Thomas H. Halliwell was appointed to fill the vacancy. Halliwell previously served as assistant cashier at City Bank & Trust and as deputy tax collector. Williams cited poor health as the reason for Tacon's departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avelin P. Tacon
Price Williams
Judge Williams
Thomas H. Halliwell
Halliwell
Ashier
City Bank & Trust Company
Mr. Tacon
Ju Williams
Preparedness Parade to Showcase National Unity in Mobile
Thirteen thousand Mobile area residents are set for Tuesday at 8:30 AM to join the Preparedness Parade celebrating Be Prepared. Leaders and workers from all trades will march with American flags as the city decks in national colors and barsbers close shops for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Parade Features Giant Flag And Veteran Divisions
The parade includes a 350 by 14 foot United States flag carried by 100 Elk lodge members. Exalted ruler urges members to report by 8:30 morning, with flag assignments for each division. The Confederate veterans and Grand Army divisions join, with veterans assembling at Government and Jefferson streets. Travelers and visiting men will also participate, with Hooper confident 250 salesmen will march.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Elk Lodge
Mobile
United Confederate Veterans
Grand Army of the Republic
North
South
Government
Jefferson Streets
Marshal Hardy M. Hooper
Cawthon Hotel
Promptu
Birrell Held to Blame in the Irish Rebellion
London July 3 The royal commission report holds Augustine Birrell primarily responsible for the Irish outbreak while stating Baron Wimborne the lord lieutenant resigning earlier bore no policy fault. The document backs Birrell as chiefly answerable for government policy during the rebellion.
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Birrell
London
Royal Commission
Baron Wimborne
Ireland
Augustine Birrell
Allied Rush At Second German Line Drives French British Offensive
London reports the Franco British attack along the western front progressing with the capture of two German trench lines on a three mile front and the village of Herbecourt. Haig’s forces hold Fricourt as part of the push toward Bapaume while north of the Ancre stubborn German resistance slows gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Somme
Herbecourt
Dompierre
Peronne
Bapaume
Fricourt
Haig
Ancre
Greetings from Mobile soldiers before Preparedness Parade
Captain Schwarz of the First Regiment A N G sends greetings from Mobile troops encamped in Montgomery to the Preparedness Parade committee. He states every Mobillian will be in spirit in their home city and a tremendous demonstration will cheer those marching for Old Glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schwarz
Regiment
PE Aren
First Regiment
Mobile
Montgomery
Mobillan
British French Drive Makes New Front Advances On Somme
British forces push east of the Ancre gaining ground north of Fricourt and Thiepval shells intensify. La Boisselle garrison surrenders while Montauban endures heavy German shelling. British HQs report continued strong front activity.
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la Boisselle
Ancre
Thiepval
Fricourt
Montauban
June Weather Highlights From Local Forecast
The weather bureau reports June highs at 94 degrees and a 66 degree low with a 5.42 inch total precipitation. June featured seven clear days, 19 partly cloudy and four cloudy, with winds averaging 8.4 miles per hour and a 29 mph peak. A 1.27 inch rainfall occurred on June 24, and a tropical disturbance north of Swan Island was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Swan Island
Cobb Suspended Three Games For Protest In Chicago
Tyrus Raymond Cobb, Detroit outfielder, received notice that he was suspended for three days by President Johnson for protesting a called third strike against Umpire Nallin in a game at Chicago. He threw his bat into the empty grandstand section to show displeasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Detroit
Johnson
Nallin
Chicago
Cobb
Fire alarm boxes knocked out by wind damage
During a Sunday wind storm seventeen fire alarm boxes were disconnected and a live electric wire blew across alarm lines. City linemen worked Monday to repair the damage and restore service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Electrician’s Department
Negro Scrap in Crichton Ends With Arrest
Foster, a Black man, was arrested in Crichton early Sunday morning on assault and battery charges. Officers say he beat Kate Ivory over the head with a revolver butt, inflicting serious injuries. Several others joined the fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crichton
Foster
Kate Ivory
Tire found near residence reported to police
Louis McDonald reports a new automobile tire found near his home at Mary's Lane and Midway Street. He says the tire was dropped from a passing car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis McDonald
Mary's Lane
Midway Street
French Take German Second Line Positions
Paris July 3 The French offensive south of the Somme with the British drive continued last night with complete success. The war office says the French occupied two lines of trenches of the second German position on a five kilometer front and captured the village of Herbecourt. East of the Meuse on the Verdun front the Germans captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Somme
War Office
Herbecourt
Meuse
Verdhin
Hetty Green Dies World’s Richest Woman at 80
Mrs. Hetty Green died at her New York home at 8 05 pm after three strokes within two months. She had become nearly helpless, lived in seclusion with son Colonel Edward H. Green and daughter Mrs. Matthew Astor Wilks, and left control of her affairs to her son. Estimates of her fortune ranged from 20 million to 100 million dollars with no official figure given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hetty Green
Edward H. Green
West Ninetieth Street
Central Park West
Mrs. Green
Colonel Green
Matthew Astor Wilks
Governor Henderson Returns From East Shore Vacation
Governor Charles Henderson of Alabama flew in to Mobile Monday from Week's Bay in Baldwin county with Rt. Rev. Bishop Co. M. Beckwith. The governor rested and fished for a week and then returned to the state capital in good health, following a brief Mobile stay as guest of Battle House lessee B. H. Peck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Henderson
Alabama
Mobile
Week's Bay
Baldwin County
Co. M. Beckwith
Episcopal Diocese of
Henderson
8. H. Peck
Battle House
Montgomery
New Russian Drive Begun at Center of Eastern Front
Berlin reports a Russian attack across the central eastern front against Prince Pold's army. The war office says Russians advanced at one point but were forced to retreat with heavy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
Princepold
Eastern Front
War Office
Russian torpedo boats sink 54 ships in Black Sea clash
Petrograd reports Russian torpedo boats destroyed fifty four enemy sailing vessels in the Black Sea near the Anatolian coast on June twenty nine according to an official statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Black Sea
Anatolian
Austro German forces advance on Russian front near Styr
Reuters dispatch from Petrograd reports a week of costly onslaughts along the Stokhod and Styr rivers. Austro German troops push the battle line about five miles east toward the Styr as Russians hold the line awaiting General Letchitzky's Bukowina sweep. Meanwhile Russians move fifteen miles southwest of Kolonea as Austrians retreat toward the Carpathians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stokhod
Styr
Reuters
Petrograd
Letchitzky
Bukowina
Alamo City Host City for Alabama National Guard
Mobile reports that San Antonio Texas will temporarily host Alabama National Guard troops with movement expected in a few days. Railroad coaches are assembled at the capitol as soldiers endure heat and acclimate to outdoor life. Health of the Mobile contingent remains good and officers note Montgomery as the hottest point in Alabama.
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Mobile
San Antonio
Texas
Alamo
Alabama National Guard
Capitol
O. K
Montgomery
Alabama
Seventy Five Cars Ready for Alabama Guard to Move
Seventy five railway cars mostly Southern Pacific tourist sleepers and coaches are parked on Montgomery side tracks ready for troop service at immediate call. Officers say no orders exist or expected for early movement and estimate ten days to prepare the Alabama brigade to entrain. Major T Q Donaldson U S A inspector general will visit Montgomery Monday noon to inspect mobilized troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Southern , Pacific Railway
Alabama
War Department
T. Q. Donaldson
Inspector General's Department
UU. 8. A
Fourth Illinois Starts for the Border
The Fourth infantry regiment of the Illinois national guard left for the border today. About 8,500 Illinois guardsmen are at the border or en route, with roughly 3,000 remaining in camp in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Springfield
Infantry Regiment
Illinois National Guard
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
The Weather Bureau reports a partly cloudy night for Alabama and Mississippi with likely thunderstorms in the southern counties and a similar outlook for Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
South Perons
Port Facility Harmony Talks Between City and Harbor Board
A noon meeting in Mobile between City officials and the State Harbor Board forged a cooperative plan to expand port facilities. The conference discussed state support, bond interest, and land transfers to enhance docks and terminals for Mobile Bay’s harbor needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Harbor Board
Mobile Bay
Ct Point
Mobile’s
City Commission
Oyners
Conf
Pat J. Lyons
Harry Fillans
Laz Schw
F. G. Blair
Tui
C. Rich
R. V. Taylor
Harbor Board
Blair
Better Dos House
Bama
Discussion on future development and city holdings
Mr Blair described uncertain plans for Birr ham district development. He noted commitments to rail access and feasibility of canals. He referenced Three Mile creeks, the ly island, Sand fal Arlington property, and city ownership as part of possible projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Blair
Birrham
Sefe
Mobile
Blair
Three Mile Creeks
Uly Island
Arlington
Mole
City Officials Discuss State Role and City Credit
Mayor Lyons indicated the city would push for state involvement to protect local interests. He referenced a board matter and an expression from officials, noting potential land and rights concerns amid recent events, with brief remarks from Rei Mattes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
Sion
Wwe
Reagon
Ieee
War of Willingn
Rei Matt
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General Funs
Ritory
Gulf Coast
Texas Line
New Mexico Department
General Bell
Mander
Tiger
Probate Court
Quits
Busi
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France
Ancre River
TY Cobb
East Shore
Czar
Prince Leopold
Alamo City
Hema
Port Commissioners
of Mobile
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