SIMS MARQUIS PROBE TAX CONDITIONS IN MOBILE
Sims and Marquis begin a Mobile inquiry into property assessments east of Royal Street. The state board will consider relief, though law limits redress for storm damage. Friday session saw many objections and numerous reductions. rehearings requested by Maury & Unruh.
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Mobile County Tax Equalization Board
Thomas W. Sims
F. M. Marquis
State Tax Board
Mobile
County Tax Board
Mr. Sims
State Board
Royal Street
Sims
Maury & Unruh
Mobile Extends Aid to Flood Sufferers in Alabama
Following a Montgomery Chamber appeal, the Mobile Chamber of Commerce Central Relief Committee met in special session and contributed $200. Secretary W. M. Clemens was authorized to transmit the money with a sympathy letter to General C. in the relief effort funds.
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Montgomery Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Central Relief Committee of
Te Mobile Chamber of Commerce
W.M. Clemens
Chamber of Commerce
Cee
The
S Subscri
Central Relief Committee
US Aviator Sends Radio Messages While In Flight
In San Diego on July 2, an American aviator demonstrated in flight the ability to send radio messages while airborne. The report notes the achievement occurred during a flight yesterday near Santa Monica, highlighting advances in aeronautical communication.
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U.S
San Diego
Cal
Amer
Capter
Santa Monica
Temperature Here 80 Dust Well Settled North and East Suffer
Weather notes show Mobile enjoys cool comfort while cities in the North East and Middle West endure deadly heat with temperatures hitting 100 plus. Dust settles after showers in Mobile though unsettled by wind. Illinois West Virginia and Ohio faced prolonged heat and business slowdown as heat waves bite across the region.
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Middle West
Mobile
Illinois
West Virginia
Ohio
Recorder Fails To Collect Day Law Fine On Friday
Friday in the recorder court saw no fines collected for Day Law violations. Only three cases appeared. none were disposed of. P A Richardson was continued to August 2 on the city charge after a $50 fine on a prior prohibition charge. Emanuel Davis did not appear. arrest writ issued. John O'Brien granted a continuance to August 3.
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Recorder’s Court
P. A. Richardson
Emanuel Davis
John O'Brien
Prohibition raids target multiple soda stands and bars
Deputy sheriffs raided several suspected violation sites Thursday afternoon in Cedar and St. Louis streets districts. Fourteen people including Williamson were taken into custody on prohibition charges after small quantities of beer and whiskey were found. Other raids targeted Anne Crooks at St Michael and Water streets and M Mirer at Pier 4 soft drink stand. Henry Brown is jailed on bond after Thursday night booking. A Friday raid on St Michael and Lawrence streets yielded whiskey and beer at Dennis McBride's operated stand.
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Intantson
Dotan
Cedar
St. Louis
Williamson
St. Michael and
Water Streets
Anne Crooks
Pier 4
M. Mirer
Henry Brown
A. Balladares
Tripo Chipalich
St. Michael and Lawrence Streets
Dennis McBride
Biloxi Boy Runaway Returned Home Friday
Paul Thian a thirteen year old boy who ran away from Biloxi Mississippi five months ago was located in Jackson Tennessee by the Volunteers of America and sent back by Chief G M Van Liew. He arrived in Mobile Friday morning over the Mobile and Ohio and was short his fare to Biloxi.
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Paul Thian
Biloxi
Miss
G. M. van Liew
Jackson
Tenn
Volunteers of America
Mobile
Ohio
Alleged Larceny of Pipe Leads to Minto Arrest
William Minto a Crichton clerk was docketed at the police station Friday on grand larceny charges He posted bond for appearance in the recorder s court The complainant J H Castana alleges Minto stole sea copper pipe valued at 50 belonging to the Southern Naval Stores Company The accused offered no statement when seen at police headquarters
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William Minto
Crichton
Recorder’s Court
Into
Minto
J. H. Castana
Southern Naval Stores Company
British War Leader Lloyd George Hails Infantry Might
In the House of Commons debate on the government vote of credit, War Minister Lloyd George proclaimed that British infantry is never greater and praised the nation’s resources and war effort amid the ongoing conflict.
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David Lloyd-George
London
House of Commons
Lloyd- George
Segund School Bond Election Set for August 1
The Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners in special session decided the August 1 school bond election will proceed. D T Rylance of a New York firm withdrew his offer to buy bonds, saying his firm advised against accepting under current conditions. Otto Marx Co of Birmingham previously declined bonds authorized by the first election. board members were not present at the meeting.
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Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
D. T. Rylance
New York
A. G. Ward
County Commissioners
Otto Marx & Co
Birmingham
W. Ainconstate An
Ten Percent Rate Increase Sought for 32 Commodities
The New Orleans Mobile and Chicago Railroad asked the public service commission for a ten percent rise on thirty two commodities that have already increased on other railways since the war began. Hearing scheduled for September. Mobile Chamber of Commerce may protest. A parallel petition by Mobile and Ohio affecting Mobile is set for August 7.
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Montgomery
Ala
New Orleans
Mobile, and
Chicago
Public Service Commission
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mobile and Ohio
Mobile
Norwegian Bark Else Rebuilt at Gulf Dry Docks
The Norwegian bark Else arrived by tug Sea King from Pensacola after a recent storm wrecked the Bilse. Else will be rebuilt here at about $50,000, with Gulf Dry Docks awarded the contract, Mobile underbidding Pensacola by $7,500.
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Sea King
Pensacola
Bilse
Gulf Dry Docks
Mobile
Russell Sheriff Named Official Custodian of Seized Liquor
Sheriff Lindsey of Russell county named Lin Hulevelt as custodian of liquors seized in Girard raids. The liquor will remain in custody until the supreme court rules on appeals in October. If ordered destroyed, the custodian must destroy it. The custodian previously served in the attorney general's department.
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Wetantag Oe
Lin
South Carolina Flood Waters Reach Near Normal Levels
Interior river waters fall rapidly and railways reopen as South Carolina nears normal after last week’s disastrous flood. Lower state remains flooded but reports of serious damage are absent.
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Columbia
8. C
South Carolina
Opposition to Outsiders on Highway Contracts Reported
A meeting in Silver Hill July 28 appointed a committee to confer with other counties about highway contracts. The note mentions a county issue and outlines a schedule with biweekly meetings on Mondays and Tuesdays.
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Silver Hill
Als
Relief investigators pass on several county cases
Relief investigators report multiple case submissions as ber requests and other county residents continue to pour into the office seeking aid and guidance.
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Ber
Teutons Lose Delville Wood After Fierce British Assault
British forces regained Delville wood on the Somme after heavy German efforts to hold the position failed. The capture, near Longueval, signals a renewed push toward Longueval and the road to Paume. Verdun remains violent as French artillery repels German attacks on Thiaumont. Russian advances around Brody threaten Austrians and shift toward Lemberg.
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London
Delville Wood
Somme
Mure Fieome
Longueval
Paume
Verdun
Paris
Thiaumont
Brody
Galicia
Petrograd
Slonevka
Villa followers captured in Zacatecas by Gen Plank amnestied
Reports from Zacatecas indicate five Villa followers were captured by Gen Plank and granted amnesty. A separate dispatch says bandit leader Ignacio Media was killed in a clash at San Luis Potosi.
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Mexico City
Laredo
Texas
Villa
Zacatecas
Plank
Ignacio Media
San Luis Potosi
House Delays Action on Federal Flood Aid for Alabama Victims
Washington July 2 The House Military Committee opened an inquiry into federal flood relief needs for Alabama and Georgia but postponed action awaiting War Department advice and engineer reports from flood districts. Representatives Burnett Oliver Dent Blackman described conditions in Alabama while Lee of Georgia cited extensive damage near Rome. The Alabama delegation said thousands are homeless and the governor has urged aid.
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House
Alabama
Washington
House Military Committee
Georgia
War Department
Burnett
Oliver
Dent
Blackman
Lee
Rome
Band Concert Tonight at Bienville Square With Selections
A lively program is listed for tonight's regular band concert in Bienville Square at 7:20. The orchestra will perform marches, waltzes, fox trots, and two steps including King of the Winds, Sweet Adair, La Sorella, Come Tonight, Good Bye Girls, My Little Girl, and a finale.
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Bienville Square
King of the Winds
Sweet Adair
Walt
Meron
Fox
Aviator Crash Claims Boy. Pilot Survives in Ontario
An aviator fell to earth in Ontario California injuring a boy and himself. The report notes the pilot escaped unharmed while his craft was wrecked.
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Ontario
Cal
S.H. Wheeler
Wi Tost Bis
Persona Ae Ae
British Take Delville Wood in the Somme Victory
London reports British troops have captured Delville Wood in its entirety from the Brandenburg division after severe fighting in the Somme region. The action took three officers and 168 men as prisoners, with two German counterattacks repelled and the wood now in British hands.
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London
Delville Wood
Somme
Brandenburg
Enemy Guns Active New Positions In Battle. Trench Raids Repulsed
Last night enemy guns were active against our new positions with heavy artillery duels across the battle area. Near Neuve Chapelle German parties briefly entered our front trenches at two points but were driven out by counter attacks leaving a few wounded in our hands. Northeast of Souchez and other points our artillery shelled the enemy front line and communication trenches.
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Neuve Chapelle
Souchez
Russians Reconnoiter at Auberive and Take Prisoners
Paris reports that Russians reconnoitered Auberive in the Champagne and penetrated German trenches, clearing them with hand grenades and taking prisoners. A German assault near Lehons was stopped by French infantry fire. Meuse defenses near Verdun repelled attacks on the Thurmont works. No German aircraft were shot down over the Somme.
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Paris
Auberive
Champagne
Léhons
Chaulnes
Meuse
Verdun
Thurmont
Somme
Warfront Reports Beatings and Small Gains Near Verdun
North of Chaulnes enemy trench near Lihons repulsed by rifle fire. Champagne near Auberive Russian recon penetrated trench, cleared with grenades and took prisoners. Right bank Meuse Verdun front German attack west of Thiamont work halted by heavy artillery. Night behind front was calm.
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Chaulnes
Lihons
Champagne
Auberive
Meuse
Verdun
Ack
Thiamont
Allied Air Claims German Losses Over Verdun Somme and Reims
Allied air units report sinking two German planes near Brie by the Somme and near St Christ, another shot down at Vrille south of Ornes Verdun. A German aircraft crashed after being forced to land in the Vosges. Night raids on July 26 hit railway lines north of Tergnier Chauny and a convoy area, with bombing missions between Lain and Rheims targeting military establishments at Menne Lavannes and Caurel.
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Somme
Brie
St. Christ
Vrille
Ornes
Verdun
Vosges
Tergnier
Chauny
Convon Road
Lain
Rheims
Menne
Lavannes
Caurel
Serbian Forces Open Offensive Against Bulgarians in Greece
A Havas dispatch from Salonika reports Serbian forces have begun an offensive against Bulgarian troops in Greece. The update notes Serbian troops have a three day head start, with further details continued on Page Nine.
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Greece
Paris
Salonika
Fearing Sharks Boys in Rowboat Save No One Drowning Man
In Highlands New Jersey on July 28 Samuel Harding, 38, drowned after three boys in a rowboat feared sharks in the Shrewsbury river. Bathers and residents called for help as Steven W. Foster recovered the body within twenty minutes. Relatives watched as watermen tried to revive him for about an hour but failed.
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Highlands
N. J
Shrewsbury
Water Witch River
Samuel Harding
Steven W. Foster
Austria Accepts U S Proposal to Aid Poles
Washington July 28 Informal assurances reach the possibility that Austria Hungary will favor President Wilson's plea to permit shipment of American relief supplies to famine struck Poles. Foreign Minister Burian told Ambassador Penfield the letter would be delivered to Emperor Francis Joseph. Britain offers to let food enter Poland under a Wilson appointed commission if occupiers do not seize goods.
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Washington
Austria-Hungary
Wilson
Burian
Penfield
State Department
Page
British Foreign Office
Great Britain
Poland
Pinfield
Francis Joseph
Austria
Germany
Russian
Gerard and Penfield
Berlin
Vienna
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Hoover
American Relief Commission
British Ship Sunk Off Ireland In Submarine Battle
Berlin reports a naval engagement off the Irish coast where several German submarines fought three British patrol boats. One British vessel was sunk in the encounter and the claim was relayed via the Handlesbladt newspaper and Overseas News Agency.
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Ireland
Berlin
Wireless
Handlesbladt
Overseas
London ignorant of young skipper Fryatt’s execution
London readers remain unaware of the Bruges execution of Captain Fryatt a young Harwich skipper hailed as a fine British seaman. The report notes the news has not yet reached the public here as of July 28.
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London
Bruges
Fryatt
Brussels
Harwich
Negroes Await Government Boat For Flood Aid
In Lower Peach Tree Alabama on July 28, flood victims expect a government boat from Mobile later in the week carrying food and supplies. Many local black residents refuse to work, hoping Uncle Sam’s aid will arrive with ease. A planter near Coal Bluff asked for sawyers, but was told by idlers that they would not work, waiting for the government boat.
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Lower Peach Tree
Ala
Mobile
Uncle Sam
Coal Bluff
Sawyers
German Underwater Merchantman Bremer Captured
A Canadian official statement says a letter from a high official details a trader's capture by a British patrol squad. Halifax reports no further Bremen news beyond New York telegraphs. Portland confirms a German underwater merchantman Bremer was captured and towed for recovery by a trusted source.
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Sec Stary
Portland
Maine
Bremen Submarine Sightings Reported Near Halifax
A circumstantial report claims the German submarine Bremen is tied up in HalifaxHarbor under British patrol watch. A letter from Buffalo dated two days ago suggests the vessel is not at risk, though Canadian censor scrutiny is uncertain. Telegram inquiries to New York and Halifax lack confirmation as the Bremen remains in harbor in the northeast Atlantic region.
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Bremen
Halifax
Buffalo
New York
Two Men Jailed in Wheelerville After Verdict
A Wheellerville jury found two men guilty in a criminal case. The court reported strong evidence and set bail or bonds to be named later. The decision follows an intense trial in the local court.
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Wheelerville
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R. G. McRae
Middle Alabama
Selma
Segund
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Says Company
Russell
Girard
Teutons
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Carranza General
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Daltish
Branden
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U-Boat
Mel Duffie
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