Navy defense plans push for large expansion and national reserves
New York dispatch reports a National League army committee conclusion that the nation's land and sea defenses are woefully insufficient. Endorsed are calls for a half million reserve, expanded regulars, militia, and major increases in submarines, cruisers, dreadnoughts, and arms to meet possible conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Defense
and Navy Board
Secretari
Daniels
Cor
Wilson
Istimson
New York
Army Committee
The
National League
Henry S, Méson
Army General Staff
Congress
Open Air Service Draws 1200 in Bienville Square
About 1,200 people attended a public service in Bienville Square led by Rev. Spiegel of the First Christian Church. He urged a choice between the broad way leading to destruction and the narrow way of Christ, calling for personal decision and a life of purity.
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8 L
Bienville Square
Spiegel
Twoweya
Cheiples
Fogel
Skeper Grenkann
Christ
Col W W Henry Dies. Meridian Funeral Held
Col W W Henry died at 75 in a Meridian hospital after a Civil War career. His daughter Mrs Toulmin Gaines and daughter Mrs James W Little Jr of Mobile, and son Crawford Henry of Florida survive, with many relatives in Mobile and Meridian. Gaines and Crawford Henry attended the funeral in Meridian at 9 o'clock Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toulmin Gaines
Crawford Henry
Mobile
Meridian
Miss
Col
W. W. Henry
Henry
Meridian Hospital
James W. Little, Jr
Florida
City
Death of Minnie M Norwood of Whistler
Miss Minnie M Norwood eighteen daughter of James J and Mrs Chacey Norwood of Whistler Ala died Sunday afternoon at a local infirmary after a brief illness from typhoid fever. She was a native of Whistler and leaves her parents besides other relatives.
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Minnie M. Norwood
James J
Chacey Norwood
Whistler
Ala
Edward H Fleming Dies After Brief Illness in Mobile
Edward H Fleming a prominent Mobile figure and secretary treasurer of the New York and Mexican Whiting Company died Sunday at 12:30 AM after a four week illness beginning with a sore foot. He lived at the Battle House, was active in clubs and Elks, and will be cremated in Buffalo then buried in Horse Heads New York. Survived by his widow, a New York brother, and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward H. Fleming
Edwin H. Fleming
Mobile
New York & Mexican Whiting Company
Mobile and
Ohio
Mobile Paint Company
Mr. Fleming
Battle House
Athelstan Club
the Elks
Roche & Burke
Buffalo
N. Y
Horse Heads
Nork
New York City
Thousands Attend Intercession Service for Allied Arms
English crowds gathered at intercession services across churches led by the Bishop of London at St Paul’s Cathedral. The rite prayed for those killed in war and for victory of Allied arms, with massed bands accompanying the hymn O God Our Help in Ages Past.
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London
Arthur F. W
Paul's Athedral
Bible Class Elects Officers at St Francis Church
The Wellesly Bible Class of St Francis Street Methodist church elected officers for the next year. President R D Walker. vice president Dr L F Wilson. secretary W H Dodd. treasurer J E MaeMurphy. teacher F S Gray. assistant teacher LL S&B Gray. The class reports 142 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellesly Bible
St. Francis Street Methodist Church
R. D. Walker
L F. Wilson
W. H. Dodd
J. E. MaeMurphy
Breaks Ankle Bathing in Horn Island Surf
OCEAN SPRINGS Miss July 26 Special A broken ankle while sunning at Horn Island injured Belle Dickinson Saturday afternoon Misjudging water depth she jumped suffering a fracture she was hurried back to Ocean Springs for medical attention.
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Ocean Springs
Miss
Horn Island
Weather Notes and Yacht Cruise Gabble
The piece blends sultry temperatures with quotes from the local weatherman and a humorous prolonged yachting cruise down Mobile Bay. It recalls 94 degrees in Mobile and 92 in other cities, cites a Great Lakes high pressure, and ends with a stalled yacht voyage where wind died and an auxiliary engine failed.
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Palestine
Texas
Montgomery
Nashville
San Antonio
Salt Lake City
Great Lakes
Gorts
Mobile Bay
Woman Betrayed by Middie Blouse in Mobile Court
Mary Neece known as The Lady of the Sticky Fingers faced Judge Edington after being linked to theft of a middie blouse and several shirt waists from Reissee Company. Detective Levine Bauer testified Neece took the garments. she blamed the blouse and admitted lifting others. The judge ordered Neece to Sheriff Holcombe's health resort for six months amid banter about her alleged prestidigitator past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Neece
Mobile
Bar of Justice
Reissee Company
Maters
Levine Bauer
Mary
Castle Crenshaw
Jedge
Sheriff Holcombe
Edington
Eddie B. Deckard
Phil Johnson
John A. Hughes
Warren Taylor
T. P. Strong
W. A. Ardoyne
Foster Cravy
Tom Sheppard
Richmond Bougan
J. T. Belt
C. B. Malcombe
A. Schneider
F. C. Newmuller
C. Fields
E. Davenport
Samuel Carter
Leonard McKeen
Smith
Harris
Murphy
Unemployed Seek Jobs of Eastland's Victims
Hundreds of unemployed gathered at Western Electric plant in Cicero seeking jobs left vacant by Eastland disaster victims. They were denied entry to the employment office and police were called to disperse the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Western Electric Company
Cicero
Fields Case Not Pressed in City Court
Solicitor states no action on Harry B Fields in city court as George H Fields pleads guilty to operating a gaming table and is remanded for sentence. The elder Fields faced strong lower court charges amid a Davis avenue raid that seized gambling devices and money. A grand jury had indicted both Fields for gaming. Willie Coleman receives 30 days hard labor for stealing cross ties from Robinson Jana and Lumber Co. Powell Williams is the complainant.
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Harry B. Fields
George H. Fields
Fields
Davis Avenue
Willie Coleman
Henry Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Robinson Jana & Lumber Company
Powell Williams
Change the Vibration it Makes for Health
A man quits meat, potatoes, coffee and adopts a fruit breakfast with Grape Nuts and Postum. He reports rapid health improvement as digestible foods quickly build blood and tissue. Grape Nuts provides essential minerals from its grain, aiding body and brain rebuilding. A few days of use may boost mental strength. look for the booklet The Road to Wellsville. There’s a Reason.
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Wellsville
Notable Locals Return From Health Trip to East
Dr. H. P. Hirshfield, famed physician and county coroner, returns to Mobile after two months in New York and Baltimore for health reasons. Mrs. Hirshfield and daughter accompanied him from Birmingham. The trip East greatly benefited him. Morris Gardner returns home via the Mallory steamer Alamo after a business trip across Alabama, Georgia and Florida. He then heads to join his family at Battles.
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Bienville
B. F. Slaughter
Tensaw
A. C. Andrews
New Orleans
Stallworth
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Vaughan
Birmingham
William Stallworth
Creole Station
G. W
Orare
A Fraser
Marion
de Laurel
Miss
MeeveeInnis
Moss Point
Oo. c. Wilson
T. H. Bull
Irvington
St. Andrew
F. T. Stimpson
Choctaw Bluff
George H. Strother
C. B. Bryant
Camden
John W. Cran
Quitman
A. Y. Glass
Mt. Vernon
Peter Thonson
City
New York
Baltimore
Ocean Springs Woman Bitten by Pet Cat
Ocean Springs Miss Lilly Cochran was severely bitten Saturday when she reached to pet her pet cat. The cat lunged, gripped her arm in its teeth and inflicted painful wounds forcing her to wear a sling.
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Ocean Springs
Miss
Lilly Cochran
To Establish Catholic School at Ocean Springs
Father W S Irwin of St Alphonsus Catholic church announces plans to open a Catholic school in Ocean Springs this September. The initial program will offer primary instruction run by the Sisters of the Holy Cross of New Orleans, who own a beach property in Ocean Springs.
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Ocean Springs
Miss
W. S. Irwin
St. Alphonsus Catholic Church
Father Irwin
Sisters of the Holy Cross
New Orleans
Schofields Enthused Over Naval Militia
Lieutenant Schofields leads the new naval militia drill by the river front at the city steel shed with J A Schofields Jr former navy officer giving instructions. Colonel F B Merrill organizes the group as a patriotic body with ties to the navy and Alabama National Guard. The militia aims to train in war instruments afloat and provide recreation with government funding during cruising.
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Naval Militia
City Steel Shed
J. A. Schofields, Jr
United States Navy
F. B. Merrill
Schofields
Alabama National Guard
Jonel Merrill
Negro Perjury Claim Tangles Recorder Court
In the recorder’s court William Mear, a negro, was docketed for perjury after testifying in the Peyton Dobbins case. Dobbins, a negro chauffeur, faced a speeding charge and was fined $25 or twenty five days. The defense argued the garage records show the car was in, not out, at the time of the offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mear
Recorder’s Court
Peyton Dobbins
Dobbins
McGinnis
Mear
Edington
Family and Community Notices From Whistler Area
A long list of local residents report returns home from visits to Meridian Mobile Enterprise Okolona and other areas. Children’s Day Exercises at Whistler Methodist church draw a large crowd with Mrs. Alice Tew praised for weeks of preparation and a generous collection benefiting the church program.
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Stork
Stevens
Jett
Ford
Bston
George
Meridian
Relawl
William T. Lincoln
Mobile
Silobarey
Clarence Cato
Wan la
Newton Jackson
Frank Renicke
Springfield
GC. P. Smith
Enterprise
Miss
Charlies H. McBride
Quincy, Il
George Hinchey, Jr
Whistler
George W. Daley
Fairhope
Ala
W. H. Schofield
Eugene Eastburn
Okolona
Vander Tillman
Gulfcrest
Kirby Smith
Vinegar Bend
Whistler Methodist Church
Alice Tew
Children’s Day Program Signals Blessings and Pledges
The superintendent announces a children's day program featuring recitations such as Soldiers of Strife and Peace by Ola Vel Clarke and The Littlest Ones of All by Primaries. Choirs sing Open the Door for the Children and We Are Little Soldiers, with offerings, a Cradle Roll reception, and a closing benediction.
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Ola Vel Clarke
Bessie Lee Alvarez
Victor
Brook Brigade
Annie Lowery
Tacky church benefit party by Baraca class at North Side
Baraca class of North Side Baptist church hosts a Thursday 8 PM benefit party with refreshments. Fines are set for attendees in best clothes, reflecting a playful tone of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Side Baptist Church
James Smith
St. Joseph
St. Anthony
Joir Croell
Mornie Johnson
Peter DuBose
Helen Bailey
Steve Small
Louise Turner
Alberta Madison
Lynch
Petty
Inferior Criminal Court
Lena Black
Alleged Tiger and Purchaser Granted Time to Prepare
A. Bruce Etheridge and P. T. Love, white men, arrested for violation of the prohibition law, appeared in inferior criminal court Monday and were granted a continuance until July 31 due to insufficient time to summon witnesses. Etheridge is charged with selling liquor and Love with buying it. Berlin army authorities announce warm underclothing gloves and wristlets for German soldiers for a potential winter campaign could be provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Bruce Etheridge
P. T. Love
Apad
Inferior Criminal Court
Etheridge
Love
Berlin
From infancy to old age a mosquito and Sweet Dreams
A satirical ad extols a product named Sweetwight as the perfect mosquito repellant. The copy claims a man slept undisturbed for thirty years after using the bottle and urges readers to buy at major drug stores.
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Howard
Alex T. Howard
Clarke County
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P. J. Howard
W. Moss
Maud
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This City
Yaiones
Frank Powell
Monroeville
Wellesly
Weather Man
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Liverpool
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