Wireless Warns Ships Of Bombs Peril In Letter To Orleans Papers
New Orleans reports that a letter signed Pearce warned of bombs aboard the Baron Napier and the Howth Head as they sailed from New Orleans ports. Officials sought Pearce and linked him to the Muenter affair, while Hans Halle was re arrested on explosives charges awaiting word on the ships.
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New Orleans
Goudy
Baron Napier
Pearce
Florida
Hawth Head
Port Eads
Avonmouth
Eland
Howth
Dublin
Belfast
Norfolk
Hans Halle
New York
Halle
Federal
Navy warns ships by wireless over suspected bombs
Washington July 12. The navy department warned British steamers Howth Head and Baron Napier of possible bombs in their holds. Arlington station relayed the alert after Secretary Daniels received a telegram from a New Orleans paper. Howth Head should reach Norfolk tomorrow with a possible reply expected. Baron Napier may receive a response via South Atlantic wireless stations.
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Washington
Navy Department
Howth Head
Baron Napier
Arlington
Daniels
New Orleans
Norfolk
Baron Papier
Bomb squads monitor New York ships loading war munitions
An investigation into an alleged conspiracy to place bombs on steamships leaving New York harbor is underway. Police, federal agents, and private detectives from steamship firms convened to prevent future attacks. Special bomb squads guard riverfront piers and cargo transfer operations while a frame house at 939 Texas is noted in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Russian Army to Dardanelles via Converted Transports
Reports from Manila note vessels of the Messageries Maritimes in eastern service are being turned into transports for Russian troops to the Dardanelles. Ships reaching Saigon transfer passengers, unload, and are altered by carpenters before heading to Vladivostock to load troops.
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Manila
Saigon
Messageries Maritimes
Dardanelles
Messageries
Vladivostock
Russian Gains Seen From Dardanelles Collapse
Experts say Russia would benefit most from forcing the Dardanelles and the fall of Constantinople. Reports suggest Russian troops could be sent to Gallipoli to aid allied land operations.
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Russia
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Gallipoli Peninsula
Austro Italian Front Sees Substantial Italian Advance Toward Trieste
London dispatches report relative calm in most theaters with a notable Italian push toward Trieste. Petrograd celebrates a Russian success in south Poland as Austrian forces reportedly lose a corps near Lublin.
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Trieste
Lublin
London
Petrograd
Poland
Warsaw
Galicia
Teutonica
Krasnik
Bombardment of Gallipoli By Warship Fails, Turkish Claim
Turkish war office reports that a July 12 bombardment of Turkish positions on the Gallipoli peninsula by a warship proved futile. The claim comes via wireless to Berlin and London as the Ottoman defense stands firm against the attack.
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Constantinople
Berlin
London
Gallipoli
Turkish War Office
Italians Storm Dolomite Peak Mont Tofano
Italian Alpine troops stormed Mont Tofano last Friday, turning the Dolomites into a quick route from Falzerego pass to Cortina. Austrian forces, surprised from above, fled as the ascent by clouds proved decisive.
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Verona
Paris
Mont Tofano
Dolomite
Falzerego Pass
Cortina
German Steamers Leave Neutral Port for Unknown Destination
A Christiana dispatch reports 24 German steamers that refitted in Norwegian ports since the war began have departed those ports in recent days for an unknown destination.
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London
A_ Christiana
Daily Mail
Chairman Taylor Urges Big Attendance at Civic Meeting
J Leslie Taylor of the Chamber of Commerce Ways and Means invites every member to a Monday 8 PM meeting at the Battle House. He promises a matter of vital importance to Mobile city and county, kept secret until the group convenes. The invitation stresses unity and efficiency in addressing the issue.
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Ways and Means Committee
Battle House
J. Leslie Taylor
Mobile
Christian Populations in Turkey Face Growing Peril
Athens correspondent for the Morning Post cites rising danger to Christians in Turkey. Armenians and Greeks are described as being uprooted from homes and scattered into distant provinces as authorities pursue systematic displacement during winter.
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London
Turkey
Morning Post
Athens
Rome
Condemnation bid for Norwegian steamers in contraband cargo case
London attorney general Sir Edward Carson asked the prize court to condemn the Norwegian steamers Alfred Nobel Kim Bjornstein and others for carrying contraband from America to Germany. He noted 38 similar vessels had been captured and that Copenhagen was a depot for feeding German troops. Cargoes included meat, lard, and rubber totaling about 23 million pounds.
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London
Edward Carson
Alfred ‘Nobel
Kim
Bjornstseen Atom Anes Ceone
Bo Ney
America
Edward
Copenhagen
Germany
Kim and
Fridland
Funeral Services for Archbishop Quigley Held in Rochester
Archbishop James Edward Quigley of Chicago was honored with a high mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral Rochester. Bishops presided and the crowd filed past the catafalque before the body was moved on a special ten car train to Chicago later that day accompanied by Bishop Hickey and other prelates.
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Rochester
N. Y
James Edward Quigley
Chicago
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Thomas F. Hickey
Hickey
Worldwide Briefs From Cities Highlighting Unions Politics and War
Thousands attend the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Grand Lodge reunion in Los Angeles ahead of tomorrow’s sessions. Baltimore and Atlanta run campaigns for the event. Coal industry figures in Chicago form an education campaign on fuel conservation. Theodore Roosevelt heads to the Pacific coast for a three week trip and will speak at Roosevelt day events in San Francisco on July 21. Myron T. Herrick comments on Germany’s note in Cleveland. Cologne reports the death of Herr von Wedel Piedorf, Prussian upper house president. General Obregon’s forces gain in Mexico as Caballero wires from Monterey. London reports the sinking of a German battleship by a Russian crew369. Amsterdam News mentions Pt Dainese wife.
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Los Angeles
Benevolent Protective Order of Bils
Grand Lodge
Baltimore
Atlanta
Chicago
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Cleveland
Myron T. Herrick
France
Cologne
Germany
Cologne Gazette
Herr von Wedel-Piedorf
Brownsville
Tex
Luis Caballero
Monterey
Matamoros
Agguas Calientes
Obregon
Carranza
London
Emperor Nicholas of
Ruseae
Cently
Ballieaup
Amsterdam
Pt Dainese
Suffragists Plan July 25 Telephone Day Initiative
The Empire State campaign committee selects July 25 as telephone day to urge voting rights for women. They will appeal to governors of New York New Jersey Pennsylvania and Massachusetts and have New York and San Francisco mayors deliver brief speeches by phone. Every suffragist in the state must call two men to vote for the amendment this fall.
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New York
Empire State Cam Committee
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
San Francisco
Turkish Sultan Is Dead Reported by Dispatches
Paris July 12 La Liberte reports that Athens and Sofia say the sultan has been dead for days and that the Young Turk leaders are concealing the news to avoid political turmoil. The note is cited as coming through censorship and mentions Rome's Idea Nazionale receiving the message.
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Rome
Paris
la Liberte
Idea Nazionale
Athens
Sofia
Directors Confer With Pilot Leaders Before Chamber Meeting
A Monday afternoon conference in the president's room gathered President J. M. Walsh and Directors Alfred Staples and Stewart Brooks with Pilots' Association leader Capt. Sid Dorgan and former president Joseph Norville. John Dorgan attended. others were not announced. The meeting aimed to discuss port charges, with Tuesday night plans still undisclosed.
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Chamber of Commerce
J. M. Walsh
Alfred Staples
Stewart Brooks
Sid Dorgan
Pilots’ Association
Joseph Norville
John Dorgan
J. C. Rich
Governor to seek bond issue amendment in message
Montgomery July 12 The governor will ask the Alabama legislature to submit to the people a finance plan for a fifteen day working period before recess to June 1916. The message precedes a special session and aims to secure approval for a bond issue amendment.
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Stataa
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Henderson
Kidnapped American Allegedly Taken Across Border to Juarez
El Paso reports Castulo Padilla an American citizen abducted from his ranch on the U S side and hurried across the border to Juarez. Federal authorities were notified and an investigation began.
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Juarez
EL Paso
Texas
Castulo Padilla
Alleged British Officer Held in Los Angeles on Recruiting Charge
Kenneth Croft who claims to be a lieutenant in the British mounted infantry is under arrest in Los Angeles on a charge of recruiting soldiers for the British army. He will be taken to San Francisco to plead to an indictment returned there last Thursday. Other arrests are expected as the government probes alleged neutrality violations.
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Los Angeles
Kenneth Croft
British Mounted Infantry
Harris
San Francisco
Two Deaths in Wake of Missouri Kansas Storm
A heavy storm in western Missouri and eastern Kansas caused two deaths, washed out bridges and railway tracks, and interrupted train service. A cloud burst in Chilli cothe Mo reported seven inches of rain in three hours.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Chillicothe
Selling American stocks and bonds in London market
London dispatch reports continued liberal sales of American railway shares and gold bonds with little immediate impact on New York exchange. British war balances negotiations linger while the gold reserve declines and wartime securities across nations drop in price.
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London
New York Exchange
New York
Stock Exchange
Great Britain
Pric Phsssd
Courtney Named Assistant Solicitor for Mobile County
Governor Henderson appointed J. P. Courtney of Mobile as assistant solicitor of Mobile County to succeed H. H. Smith who resigned to join his father's law firm. The Mobile delegation endorsed Courtney, a prominent local lawyer, for the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Courtney
Mobile County
H. H. Smith
Mobile
Montgomery
Ala
Henderson
Smith
Gregory Jb. Stith
Courtney
Three Candidates Vie For County Road Superintendent Post
The board of revenue and road commissioners met in regular session and heard filings for the county road superintendent position from J H Jackson the present road head R B Stewart Jr and A H McLean. The August election date was noted. Bids for clay gravel were opened and referred to the state highway engineer for award. The board approved clay gravel on Gould Street Whistler and discussed roads near Spring Hill with no action on the blockading claim. They appropriated 16 each for Turner ville and Wilmer school auxiliaries and sent Hall s Mill Road extension to Dublin and Michigan avenues to the road committee. Viewers for Celeste Road were appointed and a personal injury claim by Clifford Pringle was disallowed. A road at Stringer s school to intersect Mount Vernon road was referred to district two and the road superintendent. The session closed with a board of equalization reviewing assessments.
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Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Ward
J.H. Jackson
R. B. Stewart, Jr
A. H. McLean
State Highway Commission
Gould Street
Whistler
Ref. Gordon
H. Gabriel
Spring Hill
Turnerville
Wilmer
Hall's Mill Road
Dublin
Fulton Streets
Michigan Avenue
B. Alvarez
Frank Rice
W. A. Mims
Andy Watkins
George Strange
Z. R. Mackin
Mel Maples
Celeste Road
Clifford Pringle
Stringer’s School
Mount Vernon
Judge Millard Brooks Dies After 30 Years in Escambia Service
Brewton Alabama July 12 Special Judge Millard F Brooks died at his home after a three year illness. He served Escambia County as clerk of the county and circuit courts and register for eighteen years and as probate judge for eleven years. Survived by wife and three children Leon G Brooks W E Brooks and Mrs D B Hayes. Interment at Union Cemetery Monday at 3 30 PM.
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Brewton
Ala
Millard F. Brooks
Leon G. Brooks
W. E. Brooks
D. B Hayes
Union Cemetery
Pants Makers Strike Opens in New York
New York July 12 a garment workers strike began with 10 000 pant makers quitting work in the first such action in years. The core demands include sanitary shops union recognition and higher wages. Amalgamated Wage Workers of America delegates discussed expanding a potential strike to an additional 50 000 workers in the men’s clothing industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Garment Workers
Amalgamated “Wage Workers of America
Miss Ruby Martin Dies at 17 After Illness
Miss Ruby Martin aged 17 died this morning from Brights disease. She was the only daughter of Mr and Mrs W P Martin and a favorite among four girls in the city. The funeral will be Tuesday at 9 o clock at the Baptist church with interment at Union Cemetery in Alco.
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Ruby Martin
Brewton
Ala
Bright
W. P. Martin
Baptist Church
Union Cemetery
Alco
No Surrender of Rights of United States Intended
Washington reports the U S government will stand firm in defending American rights amid Germany’s submarine policy. Officials expect a new note may outline American intentions if Germany does not meet demands, with debate over immunity for passenger ships and the Lusitania sinking still unresolved.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Lansing
Cornish
Son
Count von Bernstorff
Bassador
Mir
Assenger
Lusitania
Rome papers back US note in defiance warning
Rome readers comment on the German reply to the American note and express sympathy with the United States. Political observers note Germany’s eastern victories have emboldened her to believe she can defy the world.
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Rome
Paris
United States
Germany
East
Pots of praise and insult as German note questioned
London papers report mixed reactions to Germany’s note to the United States on submarine warfare. The Morning Post mocks Berlin’s humane pretenses while the Daily Telegraph calls the reply insolent and preposterous. The Daily News ties the note to British gas reports and Lusitania claims.
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London
Wilson
Morning Post
Sas
John Adams
Franklin
Germany
Washington
America
Daily Chronicle
Ral von Rpits
Minis Marin
Count von Reventlow
The
Daily Telegraph
Berlin
United States
Daily News
John French
Minnehaha Flies Halifax for London After Bomb Damage
Atlantic Transport liner Minnehaha left Halifax for London after an explosion and fire last Wednesday. Officials would not confirm a bomb cause. Stevedores found copper wire and other materials among damaged cargo during removal.
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Halifax
Minnehaha
London
Sheldon enters race for county assistant solicitor
Leslie B. Sheldon, former Mobile county solicitor, joins John P. Courtney and Mell Frazer as candidates for the county assistant solicitor vacancy.
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Leslie B. Sheldon
Mobile
John P. Courtney
Mell Frazer
Sheldon
Weather report for Mobile Alabama Mississippi outlook
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Winds will be light and variable across Mobile and Mississippi regions.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Fumigation Incident Endangers Engineer’s Wife Aboard Ship
Reports from the bedside of Sturtevant wife of the Danish steamer Dronn’s chief describe a near fatal incident. While Olga rested at Pre Mexico a match lit from a bottle of alcohol set her clothing aflame causing severe burns. Crew aided her as the ship moved toward Mobile for medical care and surgery.
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Sturtevant
Dronn
Olga
Pre Mexico
Mobile
Adm Howard protest stops bombardment at Guaymas port
In Guaymas Mexico on July 12 a planned bombardment by the Carranza gunboat Guerrero was halted after a strong protest by Admiral Howard of the United States and foreign consuls. The Guerrero agreed to fire only on the Mexican steamer Berita anchored in the inner harbor.
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Guaymas
Mex
San Diego
Carranza
Guerrero
Howard
United Stleet
Berita
Hamburg American Line Denied War Losses Report
Berlin report via London says Hamburg American Steamship line denied wartime losses attributed to its failure. The semi official News Agency published the denial in July.
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Berlin
London
Pany
Funeral Notice Ellen Develin
Ellen Develin died at Providence Infirmary on July 12 1916 at age list years. Funeral from Captain W Eanes 112 S Jefferson Street and St Josephs Church with requiem tomorrow Tuesday.
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Providence “Infirmary
Ellen Develin
W. . Eanes
S. Jefferson Street
St. Joseph's Church
Lost and found items and pickup notices
Lost and found notice mentions three shouts and unidentified items picked up by St. Stephens and Shore near 400 South Cedar. A lost pair of glasses case is noted with no further details. Other classified ads appear on page four.
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Siien
St. Stephens & Shore
South Cedar
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Cecil
Mr. Morgan
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Taylor
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