Forty seven deaths rise from floods after storms lash Carolinas
Floods cut Chimney Rock area and across southern states. Damage estimated at 15 million dollars as Southern Railway mobilizes hundreds to rebuild bridges and lines in the southeast. Reports indicate gales along the Virginia coast and a storm moving northward. Casualties rise with seven more victims found near Wilkesboro and the Yadkin River.
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Washington
Virginia
Winston-Salem
Yadkin River
Advices Wilkesboro
Flood Toll Grows With Six More Deaths In North Carolina Areas
Atlanta dispatch reports rising flood death toll as bodies wash ashore near Belmont and Greenville. Eleven drowned in Bat Cave and Chimney Rock villages after the storm, with two unidentified bodies found near Belmont and a scaffold collapse near Greenville blamed on flood conditions.
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Bat Cave
Chimniney Rock
Belmont
Greenville
Wateree River Rising Flooding Two ACL Bridges
Flood waters forced two Atlantic Coast Line bridges on the ACL system to flood and interrupt service as Wateree River in South Carolina rose. Rail lines in western North Carolina Asheville area see improvements with repairs underway and industrial plants being restored. Total flood damage across four states could reach at least fifteen million dollars.
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South Carolina
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Atlantic Coast Line
Asheville
Piedmont
Flood Toll Rises in Southeast as Rivers Fall
Nineteen more deaths reported Tuesday push the Southeast flood toll to thirty four as rivers ease. Ten remain missing while property damage nears fifteen million dollars affecting railroads crops and industrial sites across the region overrun by high waters from the eastern mountains.
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Atlanta
Eleven Die In Flood At Bat Cave North Carolina
Relief teams from Hendersonville head toward Bat Cave and Chimney Rock with food for residents left destitute by the flood. Dr. L B Morse says thirty homes were washed away and the Scenic Highway to Chimney Rock is demolished. Communication is down. eleven deaths are confirmed with several named victims and families listed.
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Bat Cave
N. C
Asheville
Hendersonville
Bat, Cave
Chimney Rock
L. B. Morse
Isaac Conger
Freeman
Cancer
Miss Hill
M. V. Hall
Edgar Huntly
Asheville-Charlotte Road
Morse
Ding
Connor
Tallapoosa Finds Derelict Schooner Carrie Strong at Sea
Lieutenant C P Snyder reports the coast guard cutter Tallapoosa is alongside the derelict schooner Carrie Strong in latitude 26 degrees 12 minutes and longitude 88 degrees 35 minutes. The vessel, well known in Mobile, has made several trips from Cuban ports. Her last Mobile voyage ended before June 30 prior to sailing to Matanzas Cuba.
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C. P. Snyder
U. S. Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Coast Guard
Tallapoosa
Carrie Strong
Mobile
Cuban
Matanzas
Cuba
Local aid urged for nitrate plant site at Muscle Shoals
C H Crawford of Nashville member of the engineering committee promoting Alabama as the nitrate plant site. He met with Mobile Chamber officials and said President Wilson will appoint a non partisan committee from five engineering associations to evaluate the Muscle Shoals location. He cited benefits including cheap fertilizer and power, boosting northern Alabama industry.
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C. H. Crawford
Nashville
Tenn
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Mobile
New Orleans
Crawford
Wilson
Alabama
Mr. Crawford
Chamber of Commerce
E. M. Bailey
W. M. Clemens
L. C. Irvine
Wilson &S
Alaba
North Alabama
Effort 10 Gets Land Bank Organized in Mobile
A five member committee was named by E M Eyer to push for a land bank in Mobile. George Fearn Jr chairs with R V Taylor J M Walsh L C Irvine and W M Clemens. The banks would lend farmers money on their land to boost local farming finance.
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Mobile
E.mey
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Erectors
Messrs
George Fearn, Jr
R. V. Taylor
J. M. Walsh
L. C. Irvine
W. M. Clemens
Gulf Coast
Case of Infantile Paralysis Reported on Dunham Street
City health officer Charlies A. Mohr reports a case of infantile paralysis on Dunham Street in this city Wisconsin. This marks the third such case in the area and follows earlier reports on nearby streets.
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Dunham Street
Charlies A. Mohr
Dunham
Bradley charged with assault to murder in inferior court
A. G Bradley was arraigned Wednesday in the inferior criminal court on an assault to murder charge. The matter involves money and appears connected to an incident at the Bradley home on the ninth. Jury needed for trial.
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A. G
Bradley
Inferior Criminal Court
Biatley
Relief Asked On Damaged Property East Of Royal Street
Bay Poplar Co and other property holdings in Mobile face tax relief questions as the Mobile County Board of Equalization and state board discuss compensation for storm damages. Officials consider front foot valuations, with appeals and possible Mobile circuit court action, while several individual parcels show notable assessment changes in the Union Church area and beyond.
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Joseph Espalla, Jr
Mobile County Board of Equalization
Royal Street
Front Street
State Board
Mobile
Lyons
State ‘Board
Cy Eoceemet Borale Section
Aers
Bayber Company
Nean Bay Poa Fame
Lypeck &Courtney
Mobile Ice Comp
Gas Street
T. Hartwell
Palmetto Street
Water Street
Channel Line
Circuit Court
Charles W. Smith
Tuttle
Susie H. Reed
Glendale Park
Johanna Ollinger
Government Street
Houston Street
Margaret Tew
Elmira
Charles Streets
Chatham Street
Ellen B. Ligon
Spring Hill Avenue
Lafayette Street
Libbie Cane
St. Stephens Road
Catherine
A. C. Malone
Cedar
Lawrence
Charleston Streets
Virginia L. Stiggins
Houes
Dauphin
Catherine Street
Dauphin Street
Mary and Theresa Schily
Judge blocks sale of Ambrosia soft drink in Alabama
Montgomery July 19 Special Judge T C McClellan issued a writ of prohibition restraining enforcement of a Birmingham city court injunction that allowed the sale of Ambrosia. The prohibitionists say the product violates prohibition laws and the manufacturer’s counsel must show by October 14 why the writ should not be made permanent.
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Montgomery
Ala
T. C. McClellan
Birmingham
McClellan
Washington July 19 Kore ia port ro ciguay local
Kore ia Alabama and Mississippi update from Washington on July 19 notes port activity and local events tied to a Thursday schedule with regional details.
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Washington
Koreia
Alabama
Mississippi
Port- Ro Ciguay
Russians Drive Into Hungary Amid World War I Front Updates
Dispatches from Petrograd report Russian forces under General Letchitsky crossed the Carpathians after advancing through Bukovina and are about a day from entering Hungary threatening Austrian rear. In northern France German counterattacks recaptured part of Delville Wood and pressured Longueval outskirts as Paris bulletins claim calm elsewhere. In Trentino Italian troops seized peaks at Corno del Coston and repelled Austrian assaults in the Pasubin area.
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New York
Petrograd
Carpathian Mountains
Letchitsky
Bukowina
Hungary
France
London
Delville Wood
Longueval
Paris
Trentino
Corno del Coston
Pasino
Pasubin
U S Government Not Planning to Recall Troops
Dispatches from Mexico City quoted a spokesman denying a US troop withdrawal plan and noting no final agreement on negotiation methods. Ambassador designate Arrendondo and Mr Polk held a brief informal conference without conclusions, while General Gonzales and staff visited Pershing before heading to Madera to probe a Hearst ranch seizure.
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Washington
Mexico City
Spees
Rogers
Iranza
United States
Coos
Hermanes
State Department
Arredondo
Polk
Pershing
Gonzales
Madera
Hearst Ranch
Wreck of Schooner Found in Gulf With No Crew
The American schooner J. E. Du Bignon from Pascagoula was found bottom side up forty five miles east of Pensacola, towed into Pensacola, with no trace of its crew or captain. The master, known in Mobile, had loaded cargo here before. The hull shows possible explosion damage but details remain uncertain.
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J. E. du Bignon
Pascagoula
Pensacola
Mobile
Sea King
Florida
Senate Defeats Motion to Strike Armor Plate Plant
In Washington the senate voted 51 to 17 to defeat Senator Oliver's motion to remove the armor plate plant section from the naval bill. Senator Taggart was the only Democrat who supported the motion.
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Washington
Senate Today
Oliver
Taggart
Pecan Company Formed Here With $20000 Stock
The Lewis Pecan Company, headquartered in Mobile, organized in this city with F. H. Lewis of Pascagoula, Miss., titled the pecan king, at its head. It will market pecans and broker related goods, capitalized at $20,000, starting with $5,060. Officers include F. H. Lewis as president, with G. M. e ., of mece, Reveprendent, abO.4/ BL Lacs, of Mobile, as secretary.
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Lewis Pecan Company
Mobile
F. H. Lewis
Pecan King
Pascagoula
Miss
Mece
Body washed ashore in Charleston harbor
The body of a man believed to be Chris Jensen, captain of the barge Eee West, lost in the week’s hurricane, was found washed ashore near Bere Tuesday in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Charleston
G. C
Chris Jensen
Bere
Lee Named Lowest Bidder for City Sheds Roofing Work
William P. Lee of Mobile was approved as the lowest bidder at 4.25 per square for a five ply tar and gravel roof replacement on the city sheds. The contract requires galvanized iron strips every six inches and gutters along the eastern edge to direct water to downspouts, with edges securely fastened and edges conditions approved by the city engineer.
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William P. Lee
Mobile
City Commission
Pillans
Lee
City Finances Prohibition Fines Total $200
Four defendants pleaded guilty in the recorder's court and were fined $50 or 50 days each. Eugene Garner Henry Ealey Roy J. Schaffer and James Smith paid or served the fines. George Moore could not pay his $50 or 50 days. Rooney and Camelleri cases were dismissed. Williamson’s case was continued until July 25.
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Recorder's Court
Eugene Garner
Henry Ealey
Roy J. Schaffer
James Smith
George Moore
James W. Rooney
Vincent Camelleri
Henry Williamson
Olson’s Body Brought Here for Interment
The body of Adolph Olson, a crew member of the barge Harry T. Morse wrecked in the July hurricane, was brought to Mobile on Wednesday. Found ten days earlier at Mullet Point, Baldwin County, Olson was buried there by James Slocum. Identified by a Norwegian Seamen’s Mission description, the funeral is set for Thursday morning under Rev. Andreas Kielland.
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Adolph Olson
Harry T. Morse
Mobile
Mullet Point
Baldwin County
James Slocum
Olson
Andreas Kielland
Stabbing of Fred Brendson Leaves Man Hospitalized
Fred Brendson was stabbed five times on Tuesday night near Elmira on 8th Street. Police say Brendson has not been apprehended as of Wednesday afternoon. He is receiving treatment at a marine hospital.
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Fred Brendson
Ee Bronson
North Elmira
Gondimuat
Rae
Brendson
Broad Congress
Ayyghness
Bronson
Aes
Marine Hospi
President urged to back larger navy amendments
Senator Swanson of Virginia met with the president at the White House and urged support for senate amendments to the navy bill raising appropriations by about 60 million dollars and increasing new warships from 72 to 157 over three years. Opposition to the amendments was anticipated in conference after prior talks with the president and navy officials who reportedly sanctioned the plan.
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Washington
Swanson
Virginia
White House
Senate
Navy
House
Navy Department
U S Faces Possible British Action Over Trade Blacklist
The United States watches Britain's blacklist of about one hundred firms with concerny officials say the move may be unfriendly. State Department review could shape vigorous representations to London while confirming that the blacklist constrains American commerce.
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Ambassador Page
London
Washington
Great Britain
State Department
United States
London Foreign Office
Investigation spans world regions with data mass collected
The department reports global inquiry progress with extensive data amassed. In Siam an American firm was warned of blacklisting for dealings with a German partner. Neutral steamship lines, including U S firms, face ongoing scrutiny.
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Siam
Chamber of Commerce Seeks Government Seed Aid for Mobile Farmers
Secre tary W M Clemens on behalf of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce board telegrams Senators Underwood Bankhead and Representatives Gray and Dent urging prompt government seed for Mobile county farmers. They report no seed available, farmers in debt from destroyed crops, and seek aid to reseed as the long season approaches. Some Mobile firms still hold seed amid rumors of none in Mobile.
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Chamber of Commerce
W. M. Clemens
Oscar W. Underwood
John H. Bankhead
Oscar L. Gray
8. H. Dent
Mobile County
Mobile
Ransom Dismissed On Prohi Law Charge
The charge of violating the prohibition law against William Ransom was dismissed for want of evidence in the inferior criminal court. George Barnes, arrested in Oakdale, faces a prohibition charge to be heard Thursday. Detectives and the raiding squad found eight cold beer bottles at Madison and Claiborne streets near Be aenapolion Cit the cel sacceaing in con.
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William Ransom
George Barnes
Oakdale
Barnes
Tom Boltz
Snes
Madison and
Claiborne
Aenapolion
Con
March Into Kingdom Russians Cross Carpathians
Russian forces push across the Carpathians into the Hungarian Plains toward Petrograd with reports of threatening Austrian lines in the mountains. The front Armenia note says Austrians retreat and both sides resume movement after a quiet interval.
Russians Reach Strong Reinforcements South of Riga
Berlin reports heavy Russian reinforcements on the front south southwest of Riga as they press a fierce assault. German forces under Field Marshal Hindenburg struggle to hold the line amid severe losses announced today.
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Dato Reansey
Berlin
Riga
Hindenburg
Italian gains in upper Rosina valley push forward
London reports a new advance for Italian forces in the upper Rosina valley with captures on Corno del Coston. Austrian assault on Pasubio sector was repulsed by the war office.
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Rome
London
jAs
Rosina
Corno del Coston
War Office
Pasubio
French Front Reports Night Progress Near Fleury
Paris reports progress on the Verdun front near Fleury with auxiliary actions ongoing. A German raid near Paschendaal Belgium was checked by French fire and another north of the Aisne near Paezzy. The night remained quiet along most of the front.
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Paris
Verdun
Fleury
Paschendaal
Belgium
Aisne
Paezzy
Germans Recapture Part of Delville Wood
London reports the war office says German forces have recaptured a portion of Delville Wood and gained a footing in the northern outskirts of Longueval as of today.
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Delville Wood
London
Delvill Wood
Longueval
War Office
Russian victory drives tank forces in southern Volhynia
Russian forces broke through in southern Volhynia and drove back tank units amid fighting near Petrograd. Details continue on page three.
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Lipa
Petrograd
Viadon
Volhynia
Dogs That Attacked Child Ordered Killed in Adams Case
The case of John E. Adams with vicious animals in possession was continued until August 15 in the recorder's court. Three dogs that mauled the Tolbert child Tuesday were ordered killed and placed in observation at the county infirmary.
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Adams
John E. Adams
Recorder’s Court
Edings
Jack Tolbert
Patt
Tolbert
Negro on Trial Today for Murder in Wilmer Alabama
Dock Rivers, a Black man, stands trial in Wilmer Alabama on a murder charge for the fatal shooting of Charles, another Black man, last April. The prosecution is led by Solicitor Vincent Kilborn. several Wilmer citizens are expected to testify at the Lot Wednesday session.
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Dock Rivers
Charles
Wilmer
Ala
Vincent Kilborn
Mer
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Agent Rogers
Gulf
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Ransom
Carpathians
Rus
Delvill
Wood
Somme
Hungae
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