Flood warnings rise as rivers peak in South Carolina
Heavy intermittent rainfall furthers flood danger across the drier lowlands. Catawba River reaches flood stage at fifteen feet with forecasts of nineteen feet. Wateree crest expected Tuesday night near Camden. Congaree fluctuates around flood levels in Columbia. Pee Dee crops damaged. Santee and Conway bridges under varying conditions as rail lines report passable spans and others remain submerged.
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Catawba
Catawba Station
Camden
Weather Bureau
Columbia
Pee Dee
Seaboard
Santee
Heavy rains cause crop damage as Durham bridges affected
Heavy rains in central North Carolina over 36 hours damaged crops and caused small streams to flood. Reports from Durham indicate many highway bridges in Durham County had been affected.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Durham
Durham County
Eckman Alterative Promoted for Pulmonary Ailments
The advertisement promotes Eckmans Alterative a lime bearing tonic claimed to aid rest and nourishment for pulmonary troubles. It alleges twenty years of use with recoveries including advanced cases and notes its safety from habit forming drugs. Sold by R L Braswell and leading druggists. Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia.
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Eckman
R. L. Braswell
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Traveling with a bottle of Chamberlain's remedy advised
An advertisement urges travelers to carry Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, warning that bowels attacks can be sudden and severe and the medicine is essential on trains and ships, available everywhere.
Writers Feted by Gov Pleasant in New Orleans
A party of editors and bankers touring Cuba under Cuban oversight were hosted by Gov Pleasant and New Orleans officials. They aim to assess New Orleans as a base for financial ties with Latin America. The day included automobile and boat tours and a luncheon with city leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Cuba
Havana
Floods devastate Durham area with dam breaches and crop losses
A night of flooding swept away a concrete dam north of Durham and another on the Neuse river. Low-lying farms in Wake County were submerged with about one third of crops expected to be lost. Weather bureau issued flood warnings for eastern river regions.
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Little River Manufacturing Company
Durham
Wake County
Neuse
Weather update reports general showers in Virginia and South Atlantic
The Weather Bureau announced a slight secondary low mood over Virginia leading to general and substantial showers in the state. Thunder showers continued generally in the South Atlantic and East Gulf states.
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Washington
Virginia
Weather Bureau
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Chesapeake and Ohio trains wreck near LynChburg washouts
A Chesapeake and Ohio train hit two washouts west of Lynchburg Virginia early today and wrecked. Debris from 13 coal cars blocks the line for at least 24 hours while wrecking crews clear the James River bank. The old Southern line was blocked by a rock and detours used a new route until rock removal. Rain in the last 24 hours totaled 4.24 inches with no further flood damage reported.
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Lynchburg
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
James River
Southern Railway
Chamber Backing Move for Nitrate Plant at Mobile
The Chamber of Commerce favored the national child labor law and the Nash ville push to secure the government nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals. Speakers included President E. M. Bailey and Secretary W. M. Clemens. A Mississippi college professor sought a waterworks day for farmers. Meeting set for August 3 at 11 o'clock.
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Wilson
Nashville
Muscle Shoals
Chamber of Commerce
E. M. Bailey
W. M. Clemens
Messrs
Aubrey Boyles
Max Ratheberger
L. C. Irvine
Alabama
Mobile
Clemens
D. Scoates
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
Local Chamber Discusses Shipping Bill Extension for Mobile
After a meeting on local topics a motion favored petition to President Wilson to extend time on the current shipping bill to help Mobile and others rehabilitate the merchant marine. A letter to Congressmen Gray and Dent for cooperation was read and a traffic department service policy was adopted limiting access to members with a 50 percent commission.
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Wilson
Mobile
United States
Martin Holbrook
Gray and
Dent
Gray
Clemens
Congress
Traffic Department
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Shogl
Shogl Rease
Mobile County
Prohibition raids target five locations in Monday sweep
Sheriff Holcombe reports Monday night raids found prohibited liquor at five addresses including W. P. Kelly at Manascas and Conception John Noble Franklin and Madison William McGrath 116 North Conception and John T. Doyle northwest Eslava and Lawrence streets. Additional houses were searched with no liquor found. Earlier Monday Detective Boltz and the police raid group found beer and whiskey at Robert J. Elmer 7 St Francis street.
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Holcombe
W. P. Kelly
Manascas
Conception
John Noble
Franklin and
Madison
William McGrath
North
Conception Street
John T. Doyle
Eslava
Lawrence Streets
Thomas Boltz
Police Department
Robert J. Elmer
St. Francis Street
Rotation of the Earth and Tidal Friction
The piece weighs tidal friction and meteor influx as small, balancing effects on Earth's rotation. It notes ancient theories of planetary formation, the minor role of daily meteors, and the limited impact of accretion or contraction on current rotation rates, suggesting no measurable change today.
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American Museum of Natural History
Greenland
Grove's The Old Standard General Tonic Ad
An old advertisement touts Grove's The Old Standard Tonic as a valuable general tonic containing quinine and iron. It emphasizes its well known tonic properties and lists a 50 cent price.
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Grove
Notable Mobile Visitors From Orograve and Nearby Cities
Mr E L Reid and wife of Orograve New Mexico visit Mobile for several days. San Francisco reports the safe arrival of S S J Rowell Mobile. J G Minneice and J Mulvoy of Mobile Ohio Railroad Meridian Mississippi are in Mobile on business. A P Bradley and C K Cameron of Mobile division Southern Railway Selma are in Mobile briefly. P B Miller and family from Houston Texas stay ten days. C J Bean and wife of Montgomery Alabama arrived in Mobile Monday night to visit relatives.
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E. L. Reid
Orograve
New Mexico
Mobile
San Francisco
Cal
S&s
Messrs
J. G. Minneice
J. Mulvoy
Transportation Department
Mobile d Ohio Railroad Company
Meridian, Miss
A. P. Bradley
C. K. Cameron
Mobile Division
The
Southern Railway
Selma
P. B. Miller
Houston
Texas
C. J. Bean
Montgomery, Ala
Green family’s life insurance saga ends with elusive husband
After a monthlong disappearance a man named Green reappeared with sunken cheeks and a beard, shocking Waynesboro residents. News says he was alive, had read of a life insurance suit, and wrote to his wife to drop the case. Insurers tracked him to an island near the Antilles and warned they would produce him in court if the suit continued.
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Waynesboro
Green
Gulf
Porto Rico
Antilles
Debt Pressure and Family Reconciliation Follow Disappearance
The man owed substantial sums and faced unsettled debts as he disappeared. Lenders promised no immediate pressure and care for his paper. European conflict worsened his finances though assets existed, and failed investments bred home irritation. A reconciliation with his wife and son reportedly occurred months earlier.
Senate Debates Casement Clemency Refered to Foreign Relations
Senate opened at 10 a.m. with Senator Martine’s resolution urging clemency for Roger Casement referred to the foreign relations committee. Debates continued on the army appropriation bill. House met at noon. Representative Gardner of Massachusetts introduced a resolution seeking facts on national guard organizations short of minimum peace strength at the border.
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Senate
Martine
Roger Casement
Foreign Relations Committee
House
Gardner
Massachusetts
Shoe Firm McBroom Dissolves in Probate Court
The McBroom Shoe Company filed dissolution papers in probate court on Tuesday. Members of the company are W. R. McBroom and A. W. McBroom.
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Shoe Company
McBroom Shoe Company
W. R. McBroom
A. W. McBroom
Brief News Items From Across The Nation
Compiled updates show Hughes and Fall coordinating in New York on the Mexican situation. The Virginia Rulon crew towed to port after sinking off Cape Hatteras. Judge Robinson wins the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Wheeling by 589 votes. A Morelos sugar district revival noted in Mexico City dispatch. Western Union suspends wireless links to Germany via Sayville and Tuckerton. Author Ara Bella Eugenie Smith dies in Santa Barbara. Parcel post pact with China set to take effect August 1.
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Bridgehampton
Charles E. Hughes
Fall of New
Havana
Virginia Rulon
Cape Hatteras
Santa Clara
New York
Wheeling. W. Va
Ira E. Robinson
Lilly
Irish Affairs No Nearer Solution by English Rule
London reports Ireland remains in disarray after the Sinn Fein rising. A temporary commission of judges with Major General Sir John Maxwell governs security and police powers while Dublin Castle reform stalls. No viceroy is named and Augustine Birrell’s post is unfilled. Herbert Samuel fronts Irish affairs in the cabinet.
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London
Ireland
Sinn Fein
John Maxwell
Baron Wimborne
Fremier Asquith
Dublin Castle
Augustine Birrell
Herbert Samuel
Home Office
House of Commons
British war effort strained by Nationalist rift over Ireland
The Nationalist members of the House of Commons threaten to shift to opposition as Ireland discontent grows, jeopardizing support for the government's war and domestic measures. Most English papers blame the cabinet for Ireland policy, except the Morning Post which calls for firm rule and no home rule.
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Great Britain
House of Commons
Ireland
Morning Post
Redmond Warns Government Over Irish Trust Breach
John Redmond, leader of the Irish Nationalists, denounces Britain for breaking faith and inflaming Irish opinion. He cites Irish suspicion of British statesmen, calls out the temporary Ulster settlement, and notes a tragic pattern since the Tablin outbreak and past concessions.
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John Redmond
Ireland
T»ablin
Ulster
Health Talks on Disease in Adults and Children
The speaker explains that seriousness of disease depends on the condition and notes some illnesses are more common in children such as measles scarlet fever mumps diphtheria and chicken pox yet they also occur in adults. It is often harder on adults when ill but certain stomach and intestinal disorders affect children more.
Burial of Mrs. Armenia Smee at Bayou la Batre
Burial took place Monday at 11 o clock in Bayou la Batre Alabama with a solemn Catholic mass at St. Margarets Church. Rev Father Lenahan officiated and burial followed in the local cemetery. Pallbearers included O Grady Riva George Riva Earl Smee Levert Smee Leroy Smee and Oliver Wintzell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armenia Smee
Bayou la Batre
Ala
St. Margaret's ‘Catholic Church
Father Lenahan
Messrs
O'Grady, Riva
George Riva
Earl Smee
Levert Smee
Leroy Smee
Oliver Wintzell
Why Give Children Oil and Salts
A fragment notes dosing and care for children with reference to oil and salts and counts doses as part of home remedies. It mentions medical guidance and concerns over proper treatment. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks clear attribution or outcome.
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Otel
GOV
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Michigan Ave
Central Station
Chicago
Cincinnati
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Css
C. L. Mitchell
General Southern
Chattanooga, Tenn
Mississippi
South Dakota
Mexico City
Morelos
Western Union Telegraph Company
Germany
Sayville
N. J
Tuckerton
Santa Barbara
China
John Redmon
Britain
A. Smee
Young Men’s Christian Association
Wrom
Brectly
L.hammel Dry Goods Co
F. I. Tapia
M. Tod
Gulf Coast
Quick Transfer CO
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