Jefferson Davis and L. Q. Lamar Tribute From Macon Beacon
The Macon Beacon criticizes a governor named commission for not naming Jefferson Davis over L Q Lamar as Mississippi’s most distinguished war hero and leader. The tribute lauds Davis as the greatest Mississippi chieftain and hero and praises Lamar as an inspired pacificator and magnate of character.
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Mississippi
Jefferson Davis
L. Q . Lamar
Macon Beacon
Confederacy
Lamar
Buena Vista
Mexico
Washington
United States Senate
Huntsville Hosts Alabama Good Roads Meet and Highway Fight
Huntsville will host the Alabama Good Roads Association in October as it backs the Jackson Highway from Mobile to the Tennessee line. The Daily Times praises the North and South Highway and urges support for the new route through Huntsville, led by Col. John Craft. The piece also notes Frank L. Stanton and George Bailey quips and mentions Harry Thaw’s costly legal battles and a Dothan church shortage remark.
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Jackson
Huntsville
Alabama Good Roads Association
Alabama
Dixie Path
Mobile
Tennessee Line
The
Daily Times
John Craft
of Meme
Col. Craft
Ms. Jackson County
Chattanooga
Jackson Highway
Theorth
South Highway
Frank L. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
George Bailey
Europe
School of Medicine Bids Fair to Stay Here
The Alabama University School of Medicine faces removal by a Hogan bill in Montgomery. The Item reports the bill will die in committee and notes Mobile legislators' confidence in preserving the school locally despite Birmingham lobbyists. The AMA Council ranking supports Mobile's school, while critics accuse adversaries of misrepresentation.
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School of Medicine
University of Alabama
Montgomery
Hogan
Mobile
Herrmann
American Medical Association
Heaven
Birmingham
George H. Denny
Capitol
W. P. McAdory
Council of Education
Mobile County
Will Sing in America for Sufferers of Europe
Mme. Raymonde DeLaunnois, French opera singer, awaiting husband in danger, vows October concerts in Georgia including Atlanta to aid women, children, and wounded French soldiers. She cannot smile while war continues and dedicates all proceeds to charity.
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Mme
Raymonde DeLaunnois
Atlanta
South
Amiens
France
Army of
Mme. DeLaunnois
Georgia
Gate City
Boll Weevil Catcher Aims to Save Local Cotton
The Montgomery Times reports on Emmet A. Jones’s boll Weevil catcher plan. The device, simple and inexpensive, collects fallen bolls and blooms to destroy larvae, preventing weevil damage to cotton in or near Mobile. The Item urges readers to use the bureau clerk’s invention.
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Immigration and Market Bureau
State Agriculture and Industries Department
Montgomery Times
Emmet A. Jones
Mobile
Bureau
Montgomery
War's Toll and Questions About Food in War News
Estimates from the Red Cross Association place six month war losses in Europe at 2,146,000 dead 1,150,000 seriously wounded 3,781,000 slightly wounded and 1,764,000 prisoners. The total excluding slightly wounded reaches 5,060,000 killed wounded or imprisoned. The piece notes property destruction and civilian suffering, and cites U S Public Health Service concerns about food intake with navy surgeon general warning that excess food harms health. It ends by asking what Jolphus would say.
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Red Cross Association
Buro
Public Health Service
Navy
Jolphus
Sins of the Mothers at Empire highlights Vita graph feature
Anita Stewart and Earle Williams lead the Blue Ribbon Vita graphic feature The Sins of the Mothers a tale of a woman drawn to gambling from heredity. The district attorney husband raids her gambling house while she hides visits. Strong acting and plot propel the photo play. Admission 20 cents children 10 cents. Thursday adds A House of Cards Lubin feature The New Valet and Where Enmity Lies. Admission 5 cents.
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The
Empire
Anita Stewart
Earle Williams
L. C. Shumway
Billie Reeves
Interlocutory Divorce Explained and Parthenon Facts
An interlocutory divorce is a preliminary decree in a divorce suit and after it is granted several months pass before the final decree. Neither party may remarry until the final decree is granted. The Parthenon in Centennial Park has no other US reproductions and measures 228 feet by 101 feet. For squeaky shoes, apply a small amount of linseed oil to a shallow plate and place the shoe on it to absorb the oil.
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United States
Centennial Park
Ans
Ss. J. C
French bill to empower prefects on wartime alcohol bans
Paris July 21. Interior Minister Malvay has introduced a bill in the chamber of deputies to empower prefects during the war to restrict or prohibit the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages beyond natural wine beer and cider when considered in the national interest.
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Paris
Malvay
Chamber of Deputies
Carranza Troops Trample U S Flag at Naco Incident
Carranza troops who captured Naco Sonora trampled a United States flag near the International line after looting a saloon. In Bisbee Arizona a separate police report notes a burglary at Henry Anderson’s home on Franklin Street with theft of a gold ring shoes groceries and $3.65 in cash.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Carranza
Naco
Sonora
United States
Henry Anderson
North
Franklin Street
Boll Weevil Catcher Demonstrated for Cotton Planters
The Alabama Agriculture Department cites a Montgomery Times excerpt about Emmet Jones's device for lifting boll squares. Commissioner Wade showed the instrument: a broom-handle sized rod with a square plank and nails to snag squares as a worker walks fields. It promises reduced fatigue and faster gathering before jelly or pies.
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Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries
Montgomery Times
Emmet Jones
J. A. Wade
Capitol
Western Division Superintendent Visits Mobile on Plant Plans
J. H. Stanfield recently named general superintendent of the western district of the Southern Railway toured Mobile on a first official visit. He was accompanied by J. W. Hunter to inspect proposed sites for Edward W. Hyde's $4.5 million ship building plant and review nearby facilities. Stanfield previously led the Birmingham and Mobile Selma divisions.
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J. H. Stanfield
Western
The
Southern Railway
Mobile
J. W. Hunter
Edward W. Hyde
Mr. Stanfield
Birmingham
Selma
Two Weeks Pay Day Bill Is Indefinitely Postponed
The House committee on mining and manufacturies in Montgomery Alabama postponed the two weeks pay bill indefinitely after a special session. This action delays consideration of the proposed wage measure and impacts workers awaiting the policy.
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Montgomery
Ala
House Committee On Mining and Manufacturies
British Steamer Held at Frisco Over Wireless Requirement
SAN FRANCISCO July 21 The British tank steamer Tamaha was seized by U S radio inspectors after sailing with only one wireless operator instead of two required. Inspector Stone overtook the vessel in a coast guard cutter and said Captain Hollingshead had been warned yesterday to replace the operator.
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San Francisco
United States
Stone
Coast Guard
Hollingshead
Wireless offense carries up to five thousand dollar fine
The tamaha offense carries a maximum penalty of 5000 dollars as stated, with the second wireless operator noted in reference to the regulation.
Two More Lusitania Victims Wash Ashore
Two additional Lusitania victims wash ashore, one identified as a man with the surname West. The report notes the recovery amid ongoing efforts to identify remains and notify families. Further details on the victims and official statements were not provided.
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Lusitania
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Tribune
Louis
Third National
Pateren
the Post
Bell
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City Net
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Harry Thaw
Thaw
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Puck
Stella
Boll Weevil
Phone Warley Fruit & Produce Co
Supt
Stanfield
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Sou. By
Horlick
Catlin
Frisco
Jacobson
Palm Beach Sale
U. S
Palm Beach
the Good Clothes
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