Crackers Series Cancelled After Storm Damage
The Mobile club and Atlanta Crackers faced cancellation of their scheduled games due to storm damage and train disruptions. Secretaries Parker and Heineman discussed transfers. New Orleans indicated repairs and readiness, while local officials refused relocation despite offers.
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Charley
T. Parker
Atlanta
Bir
Saving Mobile
New Orleans
Frank
Parp
A. J. Heineman
Jackson
Mobile
Heineman
Nnt
T. K. Jackson
Nature’s warning signs and the liver regulator claim
An old advertisement warns that sluggish digestion and facial symptoms signal liver and bowel trouble. It endorses Granger Liver Regulator as a painless, thorough remedy with no harmful chemicals and promises quick relief and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ager
Result Games Show Mix Of Wins And Cancellations
In Nashville and New Orleans action teams posted mixed results with several games cancelled or off days. Cincinnati lost to Brooklyn while Chicago suffered a 4 0 defeat by Boston and Pittsburgh edged New York 7 to 1. St Louis fell to Philadelphia 5 to 2 as other matchups noted players across multiple lineups.
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National
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Schneider
Wingo
Dell
Appleton
Mails
Meyers
Chicago
Boston
Prendergast
Hendrix
Fisher
Clemens
Philadelphia
Jasper
Williams
Gonzales
Rixey
Bender
Killifer
Baseball scores and rain halt games in Boston and New York
In New York on February 8 to 9 the American league teams split with New York 2-8-1 Cleveland 3-5-2 and batters Shawkey Russell Nanamaker Walters Klepfer Covaleski O Neal. In Boston the first game Chicago 4-11-1 Leonard Gregg Jones Carrigan Williams Schalk beat Boston 0-6-1 and in the second Chicago 3-9-1 Mays Cady Russell Lapp defeated Boston 0-1-2. No other games were played due to rain.
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New York
Cleveland
Shawkey
Russell
Nanamaker
Walters
Klepfer
Covaleski
O'Neil
Boston
Chicago
Leonard
Gregg
Jones
Carrigan
Williams
Schalk
Mays
Cady
Lapp
South’s Heavy Rains Near End As Storm Dims
Weather Bureau reports indicate the South’s heavy rains have practically ended. The crest of the flood was expected at Macon today and the Chattahoochee continued to fall at Columbus, with crops ruined in that section. The last of the tropical storm was over southern Illinois.
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Macon
Chattahooechee
Columbus
Washington
South
Weather Bureau
Illinois
Alabama River Rises To 51 Feet Homeless Count Grows
The Alabama river reached 51 feet with Selma and Montgomery severely affected. One hundred residents homeless in north Montgomery and half of Selma involved in rescue efforts as flooding continues and more rain falls. Boats aid families marooned overnight.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Selma
Sunshine Returns as Flood Damages Loom in Birmingham Area
After six days of rain the sun returned in Birmingham on July 11 as residents awaited end of the flood. High water receded and crews toiled on roads and bridges. The Cahaba River bridge at Jefferson Shelby line collapsed blocking the Birmingham Montgomery highway. Crop and property losses were heavy and three people died in the Birmingham district.
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Birmingham
Ala
Cahaba River
Jefferson
Shelby Counties
Birmingham-Montgomery
Waters Receding After Reaching Record High in Asheville
Flood waters near Asheville North Carolina reached a record crest of 8 10 feet on the French Broad river, then fell two tenths by 11 oclock as heavy rain subsides. Crops damaged across adjoining counties Brevard on the Toxaway division of the Southern Railway is cut off from rail service. Power plants remain unaffected though several factories halted due to boiler water.
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Asheville
N. C
Brevard
Toxaway
Southern Railway
Pensacola Sees Tropical Hurricane Hit Ports Hard
Pensacola endured the tropical hurricane with one reported death and about 300000 dollars in local losses. Damage hit the naval station, army post, wharfs, and waterfront buildings while railroads and telegraph lines suffered. tide peaked five feet above normal and winds averaged over 70 mph for a day. Seven hydro aircraft and several seaplanes were destroyed at New Orleans naval station.
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Pensacola
New Orleans
Naval Station
Deutschland Submarine to Undergo U S Inspection
Baltimore July 11 Captain Paul Koenig commander of the German submarine Deutschland said there would be no objection to an inspection by U S Navy officers. Navy experts arrived to aid in determining the vessel status as unloading of the cargo began at the pier. The Deutsch lands cargo will be stored in a bonded warehouse for disposal by the owners' local representatives.
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Baltimore
Paul Koenig
United States Navy
Koenig
Washington
Co. F. Hughes
Navy
Polk
Henry G. Hilken
Mr. Hilken
Simon Lake
Pensacola Storm Damage Report From Local Yachtman
William A. Garic a Pensacola yachtman said cane struck the city last Wednesday and the new dirigible Hanger was undamaged Naval officers cited a barometer reading of 29.21 a Pensacola record Six of eight yachts from the Southern Yacht Club New Orleans to Pensacola race were in Pensacola during the storm and mostly uninjured Corinthia owned by C B Fox suffered about 2000 damage after crashing into a pier.
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Cane
Pensacola
William A. Garic
Garic
Southern Yacht Club
New Orleans
C. B. Fox
Flood Crest Expected As Okmulgee River Falls At Macon
Okmulgee River crest expected today in Macon after river rise forced many families to flee. Reports say rivers are falling elsewhere as the Chattahoochee recedes from the 40 foot stage at Columbus. Property damage reported in Macon and surrounding rural areas where crops highways and railways suffered.
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Atlanta
Okmulgee
Macon
Chattahoochee
Columbus
Crops Damaged South of Columbus Amid Storms
The report details extensive flood damage south of Columbus with Kyle's Bend plantations submerged under water and the Chattahoochee river at Fort Gaines nearly covering the railroad bridge. It notes a string of storm casualties including an infant death in Decatur county and injuries when a house collapsed in Fairfax Ward county, plus earlier reports of two Black fatalities in south Georgia.
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Columbus
Kyle’s Bend
Fort Gaines
Chattahoochee
Eufaula
Decatur County
C. E. Gideons
Fairfax
Ward County
Georgia
South Georgia
Ca haba River Falling as Selma Relief Efforts Grow
Selma, Ala. July 11 The Cahaba River was falling while the Alabama flood relief effort rises. About 2 000 families affected as organized relief workers operate in the aftermath. A drowning reported in Felix, Alabama involved a Black rescuer attempting to save ma rooned cattle.
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Selma
Ala
Cahaba
Alabama
Felix
Heavy Rains Cause Damage in Tennessee
Weather systems lash Chattanooga and surrounding areas with heavy rains. Local authorities report property damage and localized flooding after storms move through Tennessee on July 11. Residents assess impacts as cleanup begins and crews respond to outages and downed branches.
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Tennessee
Chattanooga
Tenhn
Russians Take 271000 Prisoners by July 10
The war office announced that, up to July 10, about 5 620 officers and 266 000 men were taken by the Russians during General Brussiloff's operations. Guns totaling 312 and 866 machine guns were captured.
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Petrograd
London
Brussiloff
Villa Believed Leading Bandit Activities in Mexico
An American in touch with Mexican affairs reports Chihuahua officials believe Pancho Villa heads bandit bands in southern Chihuahua. He cites reports of Diaz sacking and prisoner ear branding after Jiminez, and notes anti American sentiment in Chihuahua City had faded. Another witness says rains ease American expedition dust sickness while locals cling to Villa being dead.
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EL Paso
Tex
Chihuahua City
Villa
Chihuahua
Trevino
Mexico
Jiminez
Diaz
Gonzales
Juarez
Chihuuahua City
Casas Grandes
Prof and Mrs Marriott Depart for Tennessee
Prof A E Marriott and his wife left Mobile last evening for Black Mountain Tennessee. Marriott will join the southern summer training school of the Y M C A as an instructor in advanced gymnastics and calisthenics. Mrs Marriott will go to Wheeling West Virginia. He will later join her and then go to Memphis Tennessee to assume duties as physical director of the association on September 1.
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A. E. Marriott
Black Mountain
Tennessee
Marriott
Mobile Y. M. C. A
Wheeling
W. Va
Memphis
Tenn
Association
Duffy and Connolly Obituaries in Local Services
Death notices report Mr. C Clyde Duffy of Pace Florida died Saturday. He leaves a wife Mollie Lynch and three children. burial occurred in Milton Florida. Miss Elizabeth Connolly funeral conducted by Rev Father Cassidy at St Vincent's Church. burial Magnolia Cemetery with pallbearers listed. John T McNamara funeral held from Dixon & McKay and Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. service by Rev E C Gerow S J. Magnolia Cemetery burial. pallbearers named.
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C. Clyde Duffy
Pace, Fla
Mollie Lynch
Milton
Fla
E. Connolly
Father Cassidy
St. Vincent’s Catholic Church
Elizabeth Connolly
South Franklin Street
Magnolia Cemetery
Messrs
M. E. Eanes
S. A. Bousson
W. W. Barnes
H. Tucker
P. J. Maguire
James O’grady
William Lamey
George H. Helter
J. T. McNamara
John T. McNamara
Dixon & McKay
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
E. C. Gerow
S. J
Pbwy Tee Bate
Essrs
Reub Baerman
Adam Glass
Eugene H. Mehlinger
John Craft
R. L. Douglas
A. E. Reynolds
Joseph Lacey
M. P. Dowling
Floods Sentinel Heavy Rains Hit Tennessee River Areas
Flooding from heavy rains over the past ninety six hours damages in the Tennessee river region. Rains were concentrated around Chattanooga and lower river points with upper river sites largely dry. Flood levels near Decatur expected to hold, while Bridgeport Alabama to Decatur area shows extensive crop inundation and flood damage.
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Tennessee River
Chattanooga
Lower
Bridgeport
Ala
Decatur
Sequatchie Valley
Dayton
Flood Threatening Columbus Waterworks After Five Days of Rain
Heavy rain in Columbus Mississippi continued for a fifth day causing rivers to overflow their banks. City waterworks along Luxapalola Creek face possible shutdown as floods threaten supply and infrastructure.
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Columbus
Miss
Luxapalola Creek
Tax Equalization Board Session Brief Today
Mobile county tax equalization board held a brief session with few attendees led by property owners. Duggan and Taylor sought adjustments on about thirty properties while reductions were granted on some parcels. The Brannans of Wilmer faced unresolved assessments and the hearing was deferred. James K. Glennon is set to appear Wednesday at 9 a.m. representing many property owners.
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Mobile County Tax Equalization Board
Duggan & Taylor
J. Blocker Thornton
EL. Edington
Bowrs
Brannans
Wilmer
Ala
James K. Glennon
Tex Equalizers
Volunteers for relief work on 10 Islands raise aid
Volunteers for relief report progress since last night. About twenty families received groceries and clothing. Committees investigate all cases and will report this afternoon. Miss Kate E Stauter urged aid for distressed families near Pole Cat Bay and Spanish and Raft rivers. A government yacht will deliver $50 of groceries and clothing to those in need.
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Kate E. Stauter
Pole Cat Bay
Salvation Army relief drive organizes city donations
Captain Sprinkles delivers groceries and clothing to aid storm victims heading to Dauphin Island. Adjutant Ira Munselle asks donors to call Salvation Army HQ at 213 Conti Street for a wagon pickup. Two government tugs offered and accepted. Committees led by local pastors and bankers begin soliciting subscriptions from East of Water Street to riverfront districts, reporting to Chamber leaders.
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Sprinkles
Dauphin Island
Ira Munselle
Salvation Army Corps
Salvation Army
Conti Street
Munselle
United States Engineer's
Chamber of Commerce
Water Street
William Lott
Paul Wilson
Dauphin Street
J. F. Plummer
George R. Powell
van Antwerp’s and City Bank
A. G. Moses
J. S. Burgett
Royal and
Water Streets
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
J. E. Northcutt
D. D
B. E. Andrews
St. Michael, St. Francis
St. Louis and
St. Anthony Streets
D. W. Bosdell
H. M. Perkins
Wilson Notified of Nomination in August
President Wilson likely to be formally notified of his nomination during the first week of August at Shadow Lawn New Jersey. The plan follows Justice Hughes notification by July 31 under the Republican party arrangement.
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Washington
Wilson
Shadow Lawn
New Jersey
Justice Hughes
New York Infantile Paralysis Deaths and Cases Jump
A sharp rise in infantile paralysis gripped New York City with 194 new cases in the five boroughs and 32 deaths in the last 24 hours. The city now totals 1,278 cases and 270 deaths since the outbreak began.
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New York
New York City
Georgia Southwestern and Gulf Bridge Ravaged By Washout
The Georgia Southwestern and Gulf railroad bridge near Albany was washed away last night when a wagon bridge from upstream crashed into it. Traffic between Albany and Cordele will be halted for several days. Eight train crews headquartered at Albany are stranded between washouts along the Central of Georgia line, many between Albany and Lockhart, Alabama.
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Atlanta
Georgia Southwestern and Gulf
Albany
Cordele
Central of Georgia
Alabama
Lockhart
Ala
Fire and Waste Threaten Timber Supply of the South
Henry R Graves chief forester of the United States told the Southern Forestry Congress in Asheville that fire prevention must be expanded under Week's law in cooperation with the national government. He warned hardwood reserves in the South face depletion if current cutting rates persist and urged methods to grow four fifths of the nation's hardwood timber. He noted the South houses 61 percent of hardwood, 250 million feet of yellow pine and 20 000 sawmills with pine dominating two thirds of eastern lumber markets and a 35 million dollar annual turpentine and rosin income at stake if forests are neglected.
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Asheville
N. C
Henry
Graves
United States
Southern Forestry Congress
Southern
Advertising Work Draws Birmingham Editor to Mobile
B. H. Mooney once city editor of the Birmingham Ledger visits Mobile for business, and is warmly welcomed by Mobile’s local newspaper fraternity amid his advertising ventures in the Magic City.
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B. H. Mooney
Birmingham Ledger
Magic City
Mobile
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