Governor Henderson Retains Appointment Powers Sure
The house ways and means committee voted to let Governor Henderson appoint the tax equalization board without senate review. The measure will be reported Saturday as a total order. The house education committee will hear proposals to move the School of Medicine from Mobile to Birmingham in a joint session with the senate next week.
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Montgomery, Ale
Henderson
House
Ways and Means
Tax Equalization Board
Senate
Rules Committee
House Education Committee
Mobile
Birminghan
Senate Committee
Mobile water sewer bill fuels Ashland Place dispute
The bill to extend Mobile city limits prompts debate over funding water mains and sewers in Ashland Place. Mayor Pillans stresses uncertainties over who pays for extensions and potential burdens on taxpayers and city services.
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Ashland
Mobile
Ashland Place
Harry Pillans
Mayor Pillans
Birmham
Dauphin Street
Bourne Purchase Clears 320 Acres For Orchards In Mobile County
Several hundred workers clear a 1200 acre tract north of Theodore Mobile County bought by ex Senator Johnthan Bourne of Oregon. 320 acres cleared for orchards with artesian well drilling center and barn contract. Bourne plans to develop entire parcel with many acres for Satsuma oranges.
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Theodore
Mobile County
Johnthan Bourne
Oregon
J. A. Jouilian
Cohen
Bourne
Satsuma
Cleveland firm lands eight to ten million gun barrel order
An order for gun barrels totaling eight to ten million dollars was received by the Peerless Motor Cab Company of Cleveland. The shipment is from General Electric and part of a large allied commitment reported yesterday.
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Cleveland, C
Peerless Motor, Cab Company
Cleveland
General Electric Company
Five Million Dollar Gun Cotton Contract Announced
Pottsville Pa July 23 The Nitrate Product Company announced last night it had closed a five million dollar contract for guncotton and other nitrated explosives for the Allies. Officials said the safety of the plant would be safeguarded and the deal indicated strong wartime production.
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Pottsville
Fee
American Bark Dunsyre Seized by German Vessels
BERLIN via London July 23 The American bark Dunsyre bound for Stockholm has been seized by German forces and taken to Swinemunde. The voyage records show a three masted clipper owned by Victoria Shipping Company Limited of Victoria British Columbia sailed from San Francisco April 17 and was en route Balboa to Helsingfors July 11.
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Berlin
London
Dunsyre
New York
Stoeckholm
Swinemunde
Serenc
Victoria Shipping Company, Ltd
Victoria
B. C
San Francisco
Balboa
Helsingfors
Sweden
President cancels cabinet meeting in Washington
President Wilson cancels today’s cabinet meeting due to no pressing business. He has met most secretaries individually in the last two or three days.
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Washington
Wilson Enece Ae
Laborer Surrenders After Knee Shot Incident
Chaude L Moore aged 38 surrendered to police and was charged with assault with a pistol after allegedly shooting Calvin Richards in the knee during a dispute at Mobile Hoe & Co. Richards was treated at City Hospital for a serious wound. Moore resides at 358 Broad Street.
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Chaude
Ice wagon driver held for weighing ice short
Johnson a Negro ice wagon driver was arrested Thursday and jailed at police headquarters for violation of the weight and measures ordinance. He faces trial in the recorder's court next Monday on the charge of selling ice under weight.
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Johnson
John Hughes
Recorder’s Court
Drago Fine Program for Tonight's Open Air Concert
Drego's Concert Band performs in Bienville Square tonight with a varied program. Highlights include March Buffelo Bills Farewell and Overtures Hearts of Gold and Hearts and Dus Bies. Solo and band pieces feature Wanderer and Silver.
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Drego
Bienville Square
Buffelo- Bill
Wanderer
Gornst
Directors of OFS c of C Will Meet Tonight
A regular night meeting was taken up with the Rich Vos report and committee discussion. The session was delayed. The first open doll from Mobile County was produced in Prichard in a field of about cotton. An open sent to The Item from Daphne.
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OFS c. OF C
Rich Vos
Mobile County
Prichard
Daphne
United States to probe Kaiser on Orduna attack
Washington July 23 The United States will question Germany about the submarine attack on the Cunard liner Orduna as it carried a score of Americans home A New York customs report with affidavits from officers crew and passengers says the attack came without warning and that torpedoes missed by ten feet while shells were fired from the deck gun Officials will decide how much of the report to release and whether further evidence exists to show without warning attack
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Washington
United States
Germany
Malone
New York
State Department
Treasury
Dudley Field Malone
Treasury Department
Orduna
Wilson
Lansing
Creach Pipemeecatadaie Mata
William ©. Thompson
Chicago
Industrial Relations ,Commission
Treasury Age Departments
Haynesworth Banker Dies Suddenly on Train Journey
Frances Haynesworth of the National Bank of Sumter died in Birmingham Alabama after a train trip from Shreveport. On the way home he fell ill at Union Station and died within an hour from heart failure.
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Birmingham
Als
Frances Haynesworth
National Bank of Sumter
Shreveport
Body of Carl Carlson Interred in Pine Crest
The body of Carl Carlson, mate of the barken tine Hildegard, killed by gas in the hold, was buried on Tuesday afternoon with pallbearers.
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Carl Carlson
Pine Crest
Carlson
Hildegard
Weasel
Mobile Battalion Officers Called to Meeting on Wednesday
Acting Battalion Commander J A Mahon of the First Infantry issues a call for an officers meeting to be held on Wednesday July 28. All officers are summoned to attend this gathering for briefing and duties.
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Comander
J. A. Mahon
M. Co
First Infantry
Prohi Law Being Enforced Upstate Says Holcombe
Sheriff W H Holcombe says the prohibition law that took effect July 1 is being strictly enforced in upper counties. He reports some counties have convictions and judges are imposing maximum penalties including hard labor. He notes legislators largely favor a bill by Representative Chamberlain to allow owners of liquor to ship it out of state before enforcement.
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W. H. Holcombe
City
Montgomery
State Sheriffs’ Association
Mobile
Holcombe
Chamberlain
War Ministry appointment and border notes across the Atlantic
Josauin Sanchez named minister of war in Washington and rumors surface of General Villa moving toward the border to confer with Diaz Lombardo Angeles. Alaska 1914 gold value rises to 15.764 million. Charles Jameson heir to 30 million Buckle estate dies after surgery. A Mitchell Palmer declines U.S. Court of Claims judgeship.
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Montevideo
Josauin’ Sanchez
Smashington
Wilson
Frank Olamith
Medies
Guthrie
Oklo
Elp
Villa
Juarez
Miguel Diaz Lombardo
Félipe Angeles
Washington
Alaska
Geological Survey
New York
Charrles Jameson
John Arbuckle
Tlere
Jameson
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
United States Court of Claims
One Thousand Miners Stop Work Over Unmet Agreement
About 1,000 miners in eastern Ohio coal fields halted operations at three mines in Wheeling West Virginia and refused to work until all provisions of the recently settled strike agreement are fulfilled. Some mines remain closed leaving families destitute as benefits totaling 1.654 million were distributed during the strike and have since ended.
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Wheeling
W.va
Ohio
Steamer Bennaitte Ba Doane Reaches Durban Amid Fire
The Bennaitte Ba Doane of the La and Oriental line arrived in Durban with emigrants aboard after a fire broke out at sea. Smoke was still issuing from the steamer as it docked, with crews suppressing flames as it entered port.
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Benalla
Durban
Bihele
London
la’ and Oriental
Bennaitte Ba Doane
Indian Ocean
Australia
Edison Organizes Aerial Engineers
New York July 23 The American Society of Aeronautic Engineers formed at the request of Thomas A Holison to cooperate with the rack board on naval projects. Officers named include Henry A Wise Wood as president and Orville Wright as vice president. Invitations went to the Navy Army Smithsonian Post Office Weather Bureau and Bureau of Standards to appoint directors. About 200 engineers and aeroplane builders expected to join.
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New York
American Society of Aeronautic Engineers
Thomas A. Holison
Navy
Ese
Henry A. Wise Wood
Orville
Wright
Rom
H. Curtise
Sterliner A. Pane
Peter
Clar nDy
Navy Aerordutic En
Army and Navy
Smithsonian Institute
Post Office Department
Weather Bureau
Bureau’ of Standards
Massachusetts, Institute of Technology
University of Michigan
Science of
Ens
Daniels
Navy Advisory Board
Ten Thousand Jacket Makers Strike in New York
Ten thousand members of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America struck in New York after an announcement by the union president. Three to four hundred shops on the East Side controlled by independent manufacturers are affected. Union leader Mr Filliman cited independence and terms from the Clothing Manufacturers Association as causing the walkout and expected a quick settlement.
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New York
Type To Makers Union
Laney
Caer Wire
Analgamated Clothing Workers of Menacc
Filliman
Clothing Manufactures Association
Destroyer Wadsworth Ready for Delivery
The torpedo boat destroyer Wadsworth was taken to Boston for delivery to the Navy Department by her builders. Weather reports note NMOBILE fair tonight and Saturday with northerly winds and moderate temperatures. Alabama and Mississippi forecast fair conditions with light north winds and moderate temperatures.
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Wadsworth
Bath
Maine
Boston
Navy Department
Alabama
Mississippi
London Times urges British buy of Southern cotton to avert US clash
The London Times proposes Britain purchase Southern cotton that would have gone to Germany and Austria Hungary at a cost of about 1560 million dollars and also buy American cotton exports to Holland Denmark Norway Sweden and Switzerland totaling 25 million. It argues cotton should be contraband and stored by Britain until war’s end to prevent friction with the United States.
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Teutons
U. S
London Times
London
Germany
Austria- Hungary
Holland
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Times
United States
Aess
South
Southern p @ra
Times Conel “Ig
Cernone Ee Seca
FinalWord on Transgressions Kaiser's Berlin Delivery
The United States delivers a new note to Berlin announcing that loss of American lives due to neutral rights violations will be treated as unfriendly. Officials await Berlin reaction as the note marks the final U S word on neutral rights with potential congressional action if Lusitania style disasters recur.
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Washington
Berlin
United States
Lusitania
Wilson
Congress
Germany
High Seas
Great Britain
British Order In Council
Sullivan resigns as American minister to the Dominican Republic
James M. Sullivan, American minister to the Dominican Republic, resigns after a state department inquiry led by Senator Phelan of California. Wilson accepts the resignation amid findings that support many charges, with testimony about Sullivan's role in Banco Nacional activities and contracts. Former Governor Fort and others describe him as big hearted and honest. The report, released by Secretary Lansing, will not be public until next week.
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Washington
James M. Sullivan
Dominion Republic
Tis
Wilson
Sullivan
State Department
Phelan
California
Hig
Renewn Wilson
Fort
New Jersey
Lansing
Maany
Conference to Settle Longshoremen Strike Fails in New York
In New York on July 28, Michael J. Ragan of the state labor department and six striking longshoremen met Clyde Steamship Line president H H Raymond seeking a settlement. About 1,800 workers demanded 50 cents an hour for day work and 60 cents for overtime and holidays, up from a 30 cent day rate and 35 cent overtime. Raymond said the company cannot afford the proposed wages, so the talks yielded no progress. Extension efforts aimed to bring 3,000 additional strikers from the Old Dominion and Savannah lines into the Clyde and Mallory unions.
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New York
Michael J. Ragan
State Department of Labor
H. Raymond
Clyde Steamship Line
Raymond
Old Dominion
Savannah
Clyde
Mallory
Guatemalan Minister Denies CabRera Aide Promise
Washington July 23 The Guatemalan minister Joaquin Mendez denied that President Estrada Cabrera promised aid to Victoriano Huerta for a new revolt in Mexico.
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Cabrera
Washington
Guatemala
Joaquin Mendez
Estrada Cabrera
Victoriana Huerta
Mexico
Wife Works to Pay Alimony for Husband in Cleveland
In Cleveland on July 23, a wife begins work to cover the alimony due to his first wife for Joseph Garrack. The odd item notes she works to support him financially to keep him out of trouble or fall.
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Hubby
Cleveland
Ohio
Joseph Garrack
One Year Since Austria's Ultimatum to Serbia
Paris marks the anniversary of the Austria Serbia ultimatum that sparked the war. French papers reflect on diplomacy and force, noting France's resolute stance and acceptance of a German challenge. Alfred Capus lauds France's swift, clear sense of destiny and readiness to confront the threat.
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Paris
Serbia
Preas
Matin
Europe
Alfred Capus
The
Figaro
France
Italy Turkey ties strained over alleged expulsion event
Diplomatic relations between Italy and Turkey grow tense as reports claim Turkish authorities refuse to remove a person linked to Rome. Observers suggest both sides wait for the other to act amid rumors of renewed hostilities involving Germany and Turkey.
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Rome
Paris
Italy
Ier
Germany
Turkey
Baltic Fronts See Heavy German Attacks Near Ivangorod
Berlin reports German forces press south of Ivangorod and along the Vistula while battles rage from Lublin to Chelm and near the Bug in Galicia. The claimed surround near Ivangorod is disputed as only outlying forts were isolated. A lull persists on the Narew front as activity shifts from Kovno toward the frontier.
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London
Baltic
Sia
Korm
Ivangorod
Lublin
Chelm
Dympany
Ussiane
Bug
Galicia
Berlin
Iband
Warsaw
Vistula
Thia
Narew
Kovno
British Express Regrets Norway Territorial Waters Violation
London via Christiana July 28 Great Britain expresses regret to Norway over a violation of Norwegian territorial waters. The note refers to the seizure inside the three mile limit by warships and promises future respect for the Norwegian line. The Norwegian press expresses mixed satisfaction with the démarche.
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British Express
Norway
Christiana
London
Great Britain
Unclear events in Detroit tragedy linked to unemployment
In Detroit around mid July 2 M Hall killed his wife and his 18 year old stepson then took his own life following a quarrel over unemployment and work. The garbled report notes a passing act after the family tragedy and references a pot employment issue as context.
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Detroit
Mid
M. Hall
Eilien
Lfe
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