Mardi Gras Parade of Maskers Promises Citywide Lights
Mobile Carnival Association announces a bienville Square lighting theme and concerts to celebrate Mardi Gras with decorations urged for offices, residences, and merchants. The maskers program led by Isaac Litchbach lists prizes from five dollars to ten dollars and calls maskers to assemble March 7 for judging at Bienville Square. The event features the Infant Mystics and Order of Myths with parades and related attractions at Gulf Coast Fair grounds track and an upcoming Automobile Show.
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Mobile Carnival Association
Bienville Square
Auburn
Mobile
Chas B. Hervey
W. B. McAtee
Mystics and
Order of Myths
Gulf Coast Fair Grounds
New Orleans
Isaac Litchbach
Maskers Committee
Court House
Funeral of W D Eubanks Thursday Afternoon
The body of W D Eubanks of Ver nal Mississippi who died in a Wednesday automobile accident was sent to Lucedale Mississippi for burial Thursday. He served on the Green county board of supervisors was president of the Lucedale and Leakesville Telephone Company and was a farmer. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity and farmed in Greene county. Alf and Charles Eubanks brothers accompanied the body. The funeral occurred Thursday afternoon.
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W. D. Eubanks
Vernal
Miss
Lucedale
Alf
Charles Eubanks
Eubanks
Board of Supervisors
Green County
Lucedale and Leakesville Telephone Company
Mississippi
Rede Eaeiees
Masonic Fraterni
Greene County
Federalization measure seen passing amid tentative bill status
A confident observer predicts the federalization measure will pass as the bill remains tentatively before lawmakers. The report notes optimism surrounding passage though final approval has not yet occurred.
Italian Merchant Ships to Carry Armament Stated
Rome reports Italy will arm merchant ships despite Allied decrees and use weapons only defensively. Italian ambassador Count Macchi di Cellere conferred with Secretary Lansing to present the government’s reasoning, with a joint allied reply anticipated. London reports four vessels sunk, including the Italian sailing ship Elisa, and crews saved at Lowestoft.
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Rome
Paris
Washington
Count Machi
Lansing Washington
Macchi di Cellere
Lansing
Italy
London
Lowestoft
North Sea
Elisa
Russian Steamship Alexander Wentzel Sunk in Atlantic
London dispatch reports the Russian steamship Alexander Wentzel sunk with eighteen drowned and eleven rescued. The vessel, owned by the ornate Steamship Company of Petrograd, had recently arrived at Cardiff in January.
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Wentzel
London
Alexander Wentzel
Cardiff
Ornate Steamiship Company
Petrograd
German campaign against merchant shipping favors raiders over subs
Captain Persius of the Berliner Tageblatt argues in a London dispatch that Germany will wage war on merchant shipping chiefly with disguised commerce raiders rather than submarines. He notes the Moewe has sunk several allied vessels and sent the Appam to Newport News with a prize crew.
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Amsterdam
London
Persius
Tageblatt
Moewe
Appam
Newport News
Roosevelt Withdraws Name From Illinois Primary
Theodore Roosevelt will not allow his name to appear as a candidate in the Illinois spring primary. John W. McGrath directed the withdrawal after Illinois officials reported his name on petitions for district delegates. This marks the fourth state where Roosevelt refused to permit his name, as he continues a West Indies trip.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
John W. McGrath
Roosevelt
Illinois
McGrath
New Highway Council Appointed by Craft
President John Graft of the Alabama Good Roads Association appointed L. G. Adams J. H. Lyons A LeBlanc W. M. Clemens and C. W. Harrington to the Forrest Highway Council for Mobile county. They will attend a Montgomery meeting later in March where the route from Montgomery to Mobile will be announced. The highway will connect with the Jackson and Old Spanish Trail. King Hurt Skiing in Norway
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John Graft
Alabama Good Roads Association
H. A. Wheeling
Forrest Highway Association
L. G. Adams
J. H. Lyons
A LeBlanc
W. M. Clemens
C. W. Harrington
Forrest Highway Council
Mobile County
Montgomery
Mobile
Jackson
Tick Association to Meet in Mobile Chamber
A meeting of the Mobile County Tick Eradication Association is scheduled to be held in the Chamber of Commerce. The event is set for 4 o clock with attendees expected from local public health groups and community representatives.
Moewe Captured by British Reported Near Brazil
Montevideo dispatch says British cruisers captured the German auxiliary cruiser Moewe near the Brazilian coast and towed it to Trinidad Island. The Santa Barbara arrived with word of a French cruiser pursuing a German wreck. Doubt remains over the captured vessel’s identity, with some versions naming the German cruiser Roon.
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Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Europe
Brazil
Moewe
Trinidad Island
Santa Barbara
Dakar
Afee
Roon
War at a Glance: British Prize Moewen or Roon Captured
Reports from South American sources say a German sea raider, likely the Moewe or Roon, was captured by British cruisers and taken to Trinidad off the Venezuelan coast. Verdun sees renewed German pressure in the Woevre with heavy bombardment and French counterplay along the Meuse heights.
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Moewen
Roon
Trinidad
Moewe
Appam
Hampton Roads
Verdun
Woevre
Fresnes
Paris
Teutons
Fort Douamont
Meuse
Combres
Berlin
St. Mihiel
Alabama Day Law Case Proceeds to U S Court Hearing
A constitutional challenge to the Bonner anti liquor shipping law is heard in Huntsville with Judge W L Grubb presiding. The Southern Express Company seeks to deliver more than two quarts of whiskey per person, while the state urges remand to state court.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. L Grubb
Plsa
Huntsville
Grubb
Southern Express Company
Bonner
Robert C. Alston
Atlanta
Eyster
Alabama
Montgomery Awarded Franchise In L A League
Savannah report states Montgomery was awarded a franchise in the South Atlantic League for the season. N P Corish, president of the league, confirms the issuance and outlines the new member team joining the circuit. Weather notes from Mobile predict overcast conditions with possible rain and cooler temperatures for Friday.
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Montgomery
Savannah
Ment
N. P. Corish
Doane alias L Duvall bound over on worthless checks
Biloxi Mississippi March 2 Special Lewis Doane alias L Duvall was bound over to the grand jury on $250 bond by Judge Champlin on charges of writing worthless checks amounting to forty dollars to J W Apperson Riviera Hotel proprietor. District Attorney Elmer called the charges a frame up and a farce and Doane was kept in Mississippi to prevent San Diego deputy Paul Hayes from taking him back to California. He had prior fugitive and felony trials and Habeas Corpus writs, with multiple remands and rearrests before this latest proceeding.
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Biloxi
Miss
Lewis. Doane
L. Duvall
San Diego
Calif
Doane
J. W. Apperson
Riviera Hotel
The
Riviera
J. C. Elmer
Mississippi
Paul J. Hayes
California
Doaney
Champlin
H. C. Neville
Circuit Court
Ore
Thornaby Sunk by Mine Off Blyth Coast
Lloyds agent at Blyth reports the British steamship Thornaby was sunk by a mine on Monday near Blyth. No further details on casualties or cargo provided in the brief dispatch.
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London
Lloyd‘s
Blyth
Thornaby
Verdun Attacks Diminish German Wounded Trainloads
Shell blasts cut into 220 trainloads of Teuton wounded reaching the Verdun base after renewed assaults. The heavy fighting reduces German casualty flows while Allied batteries keep up pressure on the front.
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Teuton
Verdun
French Await Renewal of Assaults on Verdun Front
Paris reports and dispatches indicate renewed German plans and a lull at Verdun. The German emperor reportedly left Verdun for Germany and 220 hospital trains carrying wounded troops arrived at Aix la Chapelle. French losses at Verdun are described as not high with German losses cited around 126,000 to 141,000. German forces concentrate ninety thousand near Buzy to resume attacks from the Argonne.
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Amsterdam
London
Verdun
Aix-La- Chapelle
Echo Belge
Paris
Committee of Military Affairs
Chamber of Deputies
Boucabeille
Gallieni
Petit Parisien
Fort Vaux
Argonne
France
Periscopes Mounted on Mines to Trigger Ram Attacks
Keelty reports sighting new destructive devices in Britain’s waters. The periscope on a mine aimed to induce allied ships to ram, risking detonation. Several periscope mines are said to drift near Great Britain with patrols removing them to protect navigation.
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Keelty
Bianaind
Great Britain
Drainage contract awarded for southern city drain work
The city awarded the final unit of the southern drain project to Hancock, Harbin & Hancock with a bid of 3 645.70. Work starts immediately on an open concrete canal from Montgomery to Virginia streets with a reinforced concrete bridge at Lawrence Virginia. Other bids included Fieming 4 014.21 Jett Muths 4 657.23 Groom 4 583.35 Jett & Co 4 714.40 Sullivan Long & Haggerty 5 317 Gilbert 6 187.52.
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Nown
Hancock, Harbin & Hancock
Montgomery Street
Virginia Street
Lawrence
Virginia Streets
F. H. Fieming
Jett-Muths Construction Co
Thos. F. Groom
J. C. Jett & Co
Sullivan, Long & Haggerty
J. W. Gilbert
Dow Chemical declares 60 percent dividend in 2 classes
The Dow Chemical Company directors vote a 60 percent dividend on common stock payable March 15 with 40 percent in preferred stock. US ships arrive at San Juan for maneuvers and shore leave as Bir mingham and seven destroyers dock. Major General George Frederick Gorrings reported wounded in Mesopotamia in casualty list.
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Cleveland
Dow Chemical Company
U. S
San Juan
Porto Rico
United States
Birmingham
London
George Frederick Gorrings
Mesopotamia
War ship issue fuels senate clash over action
Senator Stone pushes for adjournment while hearings on armed ships row keep the Senate from voting. Senator Gore defends delaying tactics and warns of political maneuvering amid President Wilson’s push to address ships, war risks, and possible conflict with Germany. Senator Williams defends Wilson, urging unity over factional politics as a reward for a crank handle leads to a lost item notice.
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Washington
March House
Wilson
Stone
Gore
James
Kentucky
Onoaste
Bela Slee
Congress
Senatoreign
Store Dedtie
Congo
Reputica
Beacon
Senate
Cert
United States
Germany
Williams
John Sharp Williams
America
Deutschland
Gar
Améric
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Settenes
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Odemioup
Uetava
Tmoulainville
Genicourt
Champneuville
Cote de Talou
Fort de Douamont
Font Ort de and Vaux
Douaumont
U.S. Court
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Kaiser
Terrific
Fort Vaux Demol
Verdun Front
Rotterdam
Daily Mail
San
Sena
Senator JA
Senator Stone
Columbus
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