Port Activity Grows as Leyland Liners Boost Tonnage
Harbormaster Tomas P. Norville reports an over eleven thousand ton rise in Mobile port tonnage from the previous month led by Leyland Line ships and a surge of steamers bound for the West Indies and Cuba. Increases attributed to cargoes for New Orleans, regular Munson liners, and lumber schooners en route, with two large Leyland ships Uranian ordered to Mobile.
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Tomas P. Norville
Harbor Commission
Mobile
Leyland
Ley‘Line
H Isles
Ormaster Norville
Ite
Munson
Maritime Register
Frieda
Schdnersuare
Seeme
Genoa
All Street Takes News of Kitchener Disaster Calmly
YORK June 6 Wall street opened with reports on Eart ener and his staff fate as stock quotes moved slowly. Newsboys cried details across the exchange while rumors and shock circulated among traders in a day that began with tragedy.
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Kitchener
York
Wall Street
Eartener
Orange Party Heads to New Orleans for Port Study
A group of Orange Texas business men touring Mobile to study harbor conditions and port layout will depart Mobile for New Orleans at 4 20 this afternoon. They intend to gather ideas for docks warehouses and harbor improvements in Orange and will consult railroad dock officers city officials and port authorities for input.
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Alert
Orange
Texas
New Orleans
Mobile
Medical College Commencement Set For Wednesday
The fifty first annual commence ment exercises of the School of Medicine at the University of Alabama will be held Wednesday evening at the Battle House auditorium starting at 8 o clock. President George H Denny will deliver the diplomas and former Senator Frank B White will be the orator. Awards include the J C Bush prize by R W Taylor and the Dr Rhett Goode prize presented by Rev Matthew Brewster D D. The graduating class includes Floyd L Abernathy Eutaw Arthur McCluney Cowden Oneonta Lawrence B Farrior Clayton Henry W Grady Stroud Alex W Garves Talladega Frank Leroy Haley Mobile James Y Hamit Troy William Co Hannon and Jere Watson Montgomery Riley M Hayes Chilton Robert H Lister Gadsden Daniel J Long Jr Chatom George C Marlett Hayneville Brack C Payne Birmingham Emmett E Pollard Luverne Ralph E Porter Scottsboro William L Staggers Benton and Jesse James Walls Ashland. Dean Frazer says the exercises are open to the public and well attend.
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School of Medicine
University of Alabama
Battle House
George H. Denny
University
Mobile
United States
Frank 8. White
Birmingham
Stetheopgasion
R. W. Taylor
Matthew Brewster
D. D
Rhett Goode
Floyd L. Abernathy
Eutaw
Arthur McCluney Cowden
Oneonta
Lawrence B. Farrior
Clayton
Henry W. Grady
Stroud
Alex W. Garves
Talladega
Frank Leroy Haley
James —Y.hamit
Troy
William Co. Hannon
Jere Watson
Montgomery
Riley M. Hayes
Chilton
Robert H. Lister
Gadsden
Daniel J. Long, Jr
Chatom
George C. Marlett
Hayneville
Brack C. Payne
Emmett .E. Pollard
Luverne
Ralph E. Porter
Scottsboro
William L
Oscar G Rebuilt Here Ready For Sea To Mexico Port
The schooner Oscar G built up from a wreck near here is ready for sea and Captain Jack Hunter plans a late afternoon departure. Sold recently to Mexican parties she will receive gas engines on her return from Cardenas Cuba and join the Mobile to Mexican port trade. Exporters welcome the new Mobile Mexico link, the first direct connection aside from Yucatan sisal vessels.
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Oscar G
Jack Hunter
New Bids Sought for Carrying U S Mails
The postoffice department invites bids for mail transportation to and from the city post office via railroad stations and boats. Previous five bids were rejected. New bids also requested for an automobile with 1000 pound capacity, ten hours daily except Sunday, after a contractor asked to raise from 1000 to 1500 dollars which was denied.
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Postoffice Department
Wind storm damages East Marengo County in Alabama
A severe wind storm swept Monday night through east Marengo County causing extensive damage. At Lewiston station old camp cars on the Vredenburgh line were blown across the tracks and a barn and dwelling belonging to W A Ware were blown down. No injuries were reported.
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Marengo County
Pine Hill
Ala
Vangale Territory
W. A. Ware
Vredenpurgh
Lewiston Station
Upturn in Mobile Business Reported by Merchants
City merchants from department stores and hardware firms report a sharp rise in sales over recent weeks with increases up to twenty percent. They credit agricultural growth, lumber trade revival, and extensive shipyard repairs for the brighter outlook and expect strong summer business. Interviews with leading merchants summarize the current conditions.
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Mobile
Hardware firms report rising business in Mobile district
W K Laird of McGowin Lyons Hardware and Charles Cunningham of Cunningham Hardware report a material rise in orders and sales since year start. May was strong and expectations remain upbeat as lumber mills buy heavily and waterfront repair work at Mobile dry docks drives demand.
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W. K. Laird
McGowin- Lyons Hardware Company
Charles Cunningham
Cunningham Hardware Company
Mobile Dry Docks
Business Improves Across Several Firms In Local Trade
Local merchants report rising sales and stronger demand over recent months. Julius Hammel of L Hamme ry Goods says May and June are promising after a steady rise. Joseph Manning of C J Gayrer notes a 20 percent May gain. Jacob Reiss and Walter Mitchell confirm broader improvement and revived spending as customers loosened purse strings.
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Julius Hammel
L. Hammery Goods Company
Joseph I. Manning
C. J. Gayrer and Company
Jacob Reiss
Reiss Mercantile Company
Ipia
Walter Mitchell
Three Killed When Train Strikes Auto at Canton Crossing
Three people die and four injured when a freight train hits an automobile at a Canton Ohio crossing. The victims are Mrs Louise Busse Mrs Anna Paar and George Roberts. Visibility was blocked by a street car and the car was carried six hundred feet before the train stopped.
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Canton
Ohio
Louise Busse
Anna Paar
George Roberts
Roberts
Loss of Noted British Chief Blows to Allies
London reports the death of Field Marshal Earl Kitchener and his staff aboard the cruiser Hampshire off the Orkney Islands while en route to Russia. The loss ends a pivotal leadership, with Russian offensives and Verdun fronts continuing as German raids fail to match prior momentum.
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London
Great Britain
Earl Kitchener
British War Office
Hampshire
Orkney Islands
Lord Kitchener
Russia
Archangel
Teutonic
Verdun
Pripet
Roumanian
Petrograd
Paris
Mobile Prepardness Parade Sails Toward July 4 Walk
Prominent Mobile citizens plan a preparedness parade with Mayor Lyons this afternoon at 5. The city aims to set a new record with broad participation from all social groups and possibly Governor Henderson. Parade hoped for 9 to 11 am on July 4 with all on foot, following New Orleans showing 30 000 marchers last week.
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Mobile
Lyons
Charles Henderson
New Orleans
Dr. Winberg Re elected President Of Citrus Exchange
Dr O F Winberg was re elected president and business manager of the Gulf Coast Citrus Exchange at the annual meeting in the Cawthon Hotel. H B Powell of Ocean Springs was named first vice president and W H Reynolds of Mobile second vice president with Colin McDonald as secretary and treasurer. Directors named include R E Barnhardt J P Edwards D B Green and others. The group expects 18 or more cars of fruit to ship next season with ten cars from the Mississippi coast.
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O. F. Winberg
Gulf Coast Citrus Exchange
Cawthon Hotel
H. B. Powell
Ocean Springs
Miss
W. H. Reynolds
Mobile
Colin McDonald
Misssissippi
R. E. Barnhardt
J. P. Edwards
Mississippi Coast
Mobile County
D. B. Green
Baldwin
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
The weather service reports Shaig storms this afternoon over Alabama and Mississippi with generally fair conditions on Wednesday. Cooler temperatures are expected in the forecast.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Harbor Improvements Contract Awarded for Ford Bacon and Davis Report
The city commission awarded printing for 100 copies of the Ford Bacon and Davis harbor report to W. B. Delchamps Printing Company for 209 dollars with additional sets at 7.50 each. The Drive to the Right ordinance passed unanimously and police officers Ben Dunn and William Drago were discharged after being charged in the jail crowd incident. Commissioner Harry Pillans was noted as being excited during the awarding.
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Ford, Bacon and Davis
Mobile Harbor
Ben Dunn
William Drago
W. B. Delchamps Printing Company
Harry Pillans
Harbor report printing bid dispute ends with Delchamps awarded
Mayor Lyons challenged bids saying Gill Printing offered the lowest at 345 but Delchamps claimed no map inclusion was specified. Commissioner Pillans read his resolution demanding maps and awarded the harbor report printing contract to Delchamps for 209 after confirmation from W B Delchamps that maps would be included.
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Lyons
Gill Printing
Delchamps Company
Pillans
Mobile Adopts Drive On Right Ordinance For Paved Streets
The Automobile Club of Mobile helped push adoption by unanimous vote of an ordinance requiring vehicles on paved Mobile streets east of Broad street to stay to the right and face traffic when stopping. Exceptions apply at Royal Street block near the Southern Market and at specific intersections where crossings to the left may avoid street car collisions.
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Automobile Club of Mobile
Schwarz
Board of Commissioners of
City of
Mobile
Broad Street
Royal Street
Church
Government Streets
St. Francis and
Water Streets
Dauphin and
Police Officers Dunn and Drago Discharged After May Night Assembly
Mayor Lyons reported that after suspending Officers Drago and Dunn on May 23 a detailed office inquiry with Chief Van Liew was held on May 21. The investigation found grounds affecting their status in the force.
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Ben J. Dunn
William Drago
Lyons
Drago
Dunn
van Liew
Improvements Planned for Houston Street Territory
Houston Street Territory west of Houston Street annexed area will gain sanitary sewers as city commission adopts Pillans proposal. New automobile fire pumps and chemical unit will be stationed at Engine House 6. Pillans reports an agreement with west Ann Street owners to install a concrete drain at $1 per linear foot, costs paid by property owners.
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Houston Street
City Commission
Pillans
Cameven
Engine House
Ann Street
Elmira Street
Former Senator White Predicts Wilson Victory
Former U S Senator Frank B White in Mobile says Wilson will win. He argues Wilson’s firm conservative foreign policy will assure re election and that the Democratic convention will nominate Wilson and Marshall. White doubts a Republican nominee can win in November.
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White
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Frank 8. White
Mobile
Marshall
Chicago
Hughes Seen As Best Hope In Fragile Party Split
The piece argues the break between the Republican and Progressive factions must close for any chance of victory. It notes attacks on Justice Hughes by reactionaries and the need for alignment with Roosevelt or Wilson platforms. It warns Hughes could not win using Roosevelt’s platform alone and mentions his Washington flag speech echoing Wilson.
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Justice Hughes
Roosevelt
Wilson
Washington
Hughes
Excursion Steamer Safety Bill Passes in House
Washington June 6. A bill to improve life safety on excursion steamers passed the House after the Eastland disaster inquiry results were disclosed. It limits passenger capacity for such vessels and requires separate permits from steamboat inspectors for each special excursion trip with appeals possible to local inspectors. It has not reached the Senate.
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Washington
Alexander
House Merchant Marine Committee
Eastland
House
Senate
Officers join mob at cemetery and jail building
The officers left home around 9 pm and went to the Catholic Cemetery then to the county jail building. They were part of a gathering of people that appeared to form a mob for disruptive purposes, prompting city officials to call for discipline and service integrity. Mayor J Lyons notes the concerns.
Hampshire Sunk with Earl Kitchener Near Orkneys
London, June 6 Admiral Jellicoe reports the British cruiser Hampshire was sunk west of the Orkneys by a mine or torpedo. Lord Kitchener, his staff, and about 655 aboard are presumed lost with only a few bodies and one capsized boat recovered as searches continue.
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London
Jellicoe
Grand Fleet
Admiralty
Hampshire
Earl Kitchener
West Orkneys
Russia
Ham
Hugh James O’beirne
Petrograd
Sofia
C. Kitchener
Frederick Donaldson
Herbert J. Savill
R. N
Lord Kitchener
Orkneys
Hampshire Sailed Toward Russia From Orkney Islands
The report notes no word from the shore search party as H M S Hampshire ventures toward Russia. The ship disappeared near the Orkney Islands off Scotland and was headed into the Atlantic toward Archangel, with Earl Kitchener likely planning to debark at Archangel.
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Hampshire
Russia
Orkney Islands
Scotland
Atlantic
Scandinavian
White Sea
Earl Kitchener
Archangel
Hampshire cruiser of the De Vonshire class details
The Hampshire, built 1903, displacement 10 850 tons and 450 feet long, carried 655 men and housed four 7 1 2 inch and six 6 inch guns plus torpedo tubes. The vessel cost 4 250 000 dollars and served as scout and official transport though too old for frontline duty, reportedly losing a skirmish with Germans in the South China Sea at war start.
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Hampshire
Far East
South China Sea
Pete HH
Jamestown
Meeting of War Council Amid Hampshire News
London rushed to convene a war council after the Hampshire cruiser news reached officials. Sir William Robertson headed the imperial staff and chaired discussions as leaders prepared responses. Continued on page 178.
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War Council
Hampshire
Kitchener
London
Britis War Council
William Robertson
Imperial
Ae Gray
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West Indies
Pensacola
Mber
Est Indies
Coast ES
Schoon
Orange Party
Frank S. White
Mexico
U. S
Big Department Stores Report
Ing
Henderson
DR. Winberg
Citrus _Exchange
Harbor Report
Elchamps
Lans
Dunn and
Mr. Pillans
J. Lyons
Khartoum
British War Department
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