Relief effort in Mobile supports bedding and undergarments
The Central Relief Committee reports high demand for bedding and underwear in Mobile and surrounding counties. They will supply immediate relief only to Mobile residents for now while continuing to accept clothing, food, and other aid. A wagon will collect donations, and coffee from New Orleans was donated for relief.
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Mobile County
Central Relief Committee
Ibileco
Harry T. Inge
J. Irwin Burgett
New Orleans Coffee Company
Rhett Goode
Good Roads Days Set Aug 14 15 in Mobile County
Judge Price Williams of Mobile County Probate Court proclaims August 14 and 15 as Good Roads Days. The resolution urges citizens to suspend daily work as practicable to help forward or repair roads, citing the value of good roads to communities and aligning with Alabama law and a proclamation by Charlies Henderson.
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Mobile County
Price Williams
Probate Court
Fri
Alabama
Charlies Henderson
Mobile
Mobile Coun
Fragmentary wartime report on German losses in battle
A garbled wartime note reports Germany losing two dreadnoughts. The text mentions a Kaiser vessel of 4600 tons and 45 caliber guns, with British opposition. The fragmentary source obscures specifics but indicates a naval exchange and German losses.
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Washington
Erant
Gergen
Negro Pays Penalty Here for Crime He Committed Last May
Mose Cunningham an eighteen year old Negro was hanged in the county jail Friday at 4 55 AM for a statutory offense committed in Toulminville on May 19. He was carried to the scaffold on a cot due to a bullet wound in his right leg. Two weeks earlier he shot himself in his cell with a pistol he wore in Montgomery jail.
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Mose Cunningham
Sexton
Cunningham
Toulminville
Montgomery
Man Eaten By Sharks Amid Fort Morgan Storm Victim
A storm near Fort Morgan drew sharks into Mobile Bay where a storm victim was found on Palmetto Beach July 9. The unidentified man, 5 ft 6 in, with red hair and a gold billed tooth, may be Johan Vander, cook on the schooner Emma S. Lord, though no missing crew from the vessel is confirmed. An inquest was held with coroner David Ewing presiding.
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Mobile Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Mobile
Palmetto Beach
David
Charles Ewing
David Ewing
Mexican Gulf
Fort Morgan
Johan Vander
Cook
Emma
Lord
Harry T. Morse
Channel Buoys Rapidly Replaced in Mobile Ship Channel
Secretary W H H Greenwood states a letter from Superintendent D D Dorry of the Lighthouse Service confirms rapid progress in replacing and straightening buoys in the Mobile ship channel. Work is underway on two tenders, with buoys being installed on the outside bar Sand Island and the Mobile channel.
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W. H. H. Greenwood
State Harbor Board
D. D. Dorry
Lighthouse Service
New Orleans
Mobile Ship Channel
Bar
Sand Island
Arrested Agents for New Orleans Papers Cases Continued
A. L. Youse and E. P. Healy were arrested by police for not paying a $28 license to sell papers. The cases were continued until tomorrow to allow contact with circulation managers. They promised not to sell newspapers until the matter is resolved.
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A. L. Youse
E. P. Healy
Ae Ae
Recorder
New Orleans Times-Picayyune
New Orleans Item
Hotel Men of State Meet in Birmingham Change
Announcement: the Alabama Hotel Men's Association will convene in Birmingham July 25 26 instead of Mobile July 11 due to postponement for travel and arrangements. Mobile was to host the event but will skip this year in favor of Birmingham.
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Men of State
Birmingham
Alabama Hotel Men's Association
Mobile
sTailway
Rainfall Reaches 2.14 Inches In Brief City Downpour
The weather bureau reports 2.14 inches of rain in a short period causing ditches to overflow in several city sections and street flooding.
Board of Equalizers Takes Friday Forenoon Session In Mobile
Mobile county board of equalizers held a busy forenoon with P. J. Doyle presenting assessments for his clients. Major J. K. Glennon returned to finish cases alphabetically, with reductions in some properties and others unchanged. numerous parcels across Wilmer, Conti n and Lawrence streets, Jefferson Canal, and nearby avenues saw minor changes or none.
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Mobile
Frifollow
W. Tanner
Wilmer
Missouri
John H. Moore
Jefferson
North Canal
Canal Street
Johanna Kapahn
West Dearborn
Monroe
South
Chatham
Savannah
Rachel Stringfellow
Burton
Charles Gilmore
Burton Avenue
Hosselt
Lane
Tom Steeley
Monroe and
Wilkinson
East Wilkinson
North Monroe
British Push Teutons Back In Somme Front Drive
New York July 14 British forces renewed their offensive in North France breaking into the second German line along a four mile front. Longueval Bazentin le Grand and Trones Wood were reported captured as the drive aimed toward Bapaume. meanwhile Russians press westward from Mamakhatum and advance in Baiburt.
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New York
France
Rmal
Somme
Longueval
Bazentin-le-Grange
Trones Wood
Contalmaison
Bapaume
Montauban
Verdun
Fort Souville
Turkish Armenia
Mamakhatum
Nicholas
Deutschland Declared Peaceful Trading Vessel by Neutrality Board
A government neutrality board concludes the ship Deutschland is a peaceful merchant craft unarmed and not easily converted for war. The report implies the Treasury will permit her to clear and sail from Baltimore at the captain's discretion once formal ruling is issued if needed.
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Neutrality Board
State Department
Washington
Deutsche Fead
Sera “Acing
Government Neutrality Board
Treasury Department
Baltimore
Polk
White’ House
Department
Navy and Customs
Flying boat to scout Cape routes before submarine dash
Baltimore dispatch reports ongoing plans for a Deutschland departure with a flying boat to scout the capes prior to the submarine's Atlantic dash. At least one crew member may not return to Germany, while G Prusse, supercargo, secured entry after standard immigration formalities.
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Baltimore
Capes
Art Atlantic
Germany
G. Prusse
Supercargo
Sadie C Sumner Dismasted Off Cape San Blas
Three masted schooner Sadie C Sumner of Mobile dismasted off Cape San Blas Florida while bound from St Andrews Bay to Porto Rico with lumber. Crew status not disclosed. Vessel of 687 tons, mastered by Sweetland and owned by Captain Edward Ley.
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Sadie C. Sumner
Mobile
San Blas
Fla
Sadie C. Summer
Sweetland
Cape San Blas
Fila
St. Andrew's Bay
Porto Rico
Edward lLey
British Forces Break Through Second Line Near Somme
London reports July 14 that British units captured Bazentin-le-Petit and much of Ovillers, pushed through German second line defenses on a four mile front, and advanced toward Longueval and Bazentin le Grand. Haig’s raid aimed to seize key roads aiding supply south of the Ancre river. French preparations to resume south Somme offensive noted while Verdun pressure continued.
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London
Reuter
British Front
Bazentin-le-Petit
Ovillers
Somme
Douglas Haig
Montaban
Trones
Hardecourt
Combles
Haig
Contalmaison
Pozierésa
Longueval
Bazentin-le-Grand
Ancres River
Elec
Verdun
France
Russians Battle at Stokhod River Front
Reported fighting continues at the Stokhod River with Russians making no major front advance since reaching the river. The right bank appears cleared of Germans, crossings by Russians unclear, while Von Bothmer reinforces Galicia operations.
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Stokhod
von Bothmer
Hadling
Galicia
Ilatyn
Caucasus
Baiburi
Bezinjan
Persia
New Orleans Mobile and Chicago Will End Mixed Train Service
Beginning Saturday the New Orleans Mobile and Chicago Railroad will discontinue mixed train service between Mobile and Laurel Miss. Train No. 4 will depart Mobile at 1 10 PM Saturday for Laurel returning from Laurel at 1 45 PM. It will reach Mobile about 6 15 PM. Trains run on this schedule Saturday and Sunday with full service to resume Monday morning. Local freight between Mobile and Laurel continues Saturday.
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New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad Company
Mobile
Laurel
Miss
Clarke Named Associate Justice to Succeed Hughes
J H Clarke United States district judge at Cleveland Ohio was nominated by President Wilson to join the supreme court as associate justice to replace former Justice Hughes. The nomination follows Clarke’s two year district judge tenure and his long public career.
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Cleveland
U. S. Supreme Court
Washington
J. H. Clarke
United States
Ohio
Wilson
Supreme Court
Hughes
Senate
Clarke
Weg
Ore Cherete
Lisbon
Western Reeserve Universit
Needanee
Sinn Feiners Riot at Cork Wreck Office and Mock Pickets
Sinn Feiners wrecked the Cork recruiting office and hissed military pickets today after missing expected princes. Big crowds sang republican songs as authorities faced disruption during the outbreak of unrest in the city.
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Sinn
Cork
Ireland
Prns
General Dam Bill Passes House by 51 to 17
The general dam bill regulating rights powers and rates for water power in federal navigable streams was approved by the House today by 51 votes to 17. It differs somewhat from the Senate version.
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Washington
House
Senate
Central Relief Committee Clothing Distribution Notice
Announcement that eligible applicants may obtain clothing and shoes by calling Adjutant Munselle at 213 Conti Street after noon today.
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Central Relief Committee
Adjutant Munselle
Conti Street
Ten Coal Barges Planned by A C T Co
Mr. Harry G. Whiteman, president of the Alabama Coal Transportation Company, announced that the firm will construct ten new coal barges for the Warrior and gulf coal transportation business.
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THE
Harry G. Whiteman
Alabama Coal Transportation Company
Warrior and Gulf
President Wilson to Cruise Mayflower for Weekend
July 14 report states President Wilson will spend the weekend aboard the naval yacht Mayflower cruising the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Son and will depart late today returning by Monday morning.
Weather Forecast for Mississippi Alabama July 14
Mississipp Alabama forecast generally fair tonight and Saturday. Light winds and warm daytime highs expected with no rain shown.
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Washington
Alabama
Storm Abates after Charleston Hurricane Touches City
The hurricane that struck Charleston last night eased by morning with one death from a live wire accident in the city. Shipping losses and infrastructure damage were limited as residents faced widespread outages and trees felled by the storm. Strong winds had earlier disrupted the coast near Sey e Porto Rico and Santo Domingo, with reports of barges lost at sea.
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Charleston
D. C
Leston
Eldétri
Tng
Hector the eal collier in distress near Charleston
The collier Hector, five miles southeast of Charleston, is in distress after leaving Charleston Tuesday. The steamship Nacoochee relayed the coast guard report and the cutter Seminole is proceeding to assist. Navy broadcasts urged nearby vessels to aid. Hector carried fifty marine recruits bound for Santo Domingo and Cuba, alongside its crew.
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Washington
Hector
Charleston
Coast Go Cutter Service
Stea Nacoochee
North Carolna
Marine
Santo, Domingo
Cuba
Hector sinks off Charleston with fifty marines lost
The naval collier Hector bound for San Domingo reportedly sank about sixty miles off Charleston. The lighthouse tender Cypress could not reach the vessel. Tug Vigilant, in wireless contact, sent later updates but the fate of the marines remains unclear as reports continue.
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Charleston, & C
Hector
San Domingo
Charleston
Vigilant
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