Stanislau Reoccupied and Dardanelles Bombarded
Austrian forces lose key artillery in East Prussia and Poland as Stanislau is reported reoccupied by Russians. British dispatches say allied fleets resumed bombardment of the Dardanelles inner forts with ten warships, finding Turkish forts largely destroyed and their dead burned before evacuation.
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Paris
Austria
East Prussia
Poland
London
Dardanelles
Reuter
Bent
Turk Forts
Gulf of Saros
Bulair
Russians Win Near Baligrad and Stanislau Recovered
London dispatches report General Brussiloff’s victory near Baligrad with heavy Austrian losses as forces relieve Przemysl. Unofficial accounts claim Stanislau, Galicia, reoccupied. Vienna notes Russian counterattacks repulsed in the Carpathians while the rest of the front shows inertia.
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London
Petrograd
Brussiloff
Baligrad
Przemysl
Bucharest
Stanislau
Galicia
Tarpopol
Przasnysz
Bomb plot linked to anarchists in New York arrests
Police Commissioner Wood announced ongoing follow up on anarchist plots in New York. He cited the St Patrick Cathedral bomb plan involving Frank Abarno and Charles Carbone, with Abarno blaming Amedeo Polignani. Carbone pleads not guilty and DA Perkins seeks speedy trials.
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New York
Wood
St. Pat- He's Cathedral
Frank Abarno
Charles Carbone
St. Patrick's
Abarno
Amedeo Polignani
Carbone
Perkins
Carbbone
Louisiana Storm Warning Advances Through Mobile
Weather Bureau reports a southeast storm warning for Louisiana moving toward the east-northeast. Strong east to south winds expected this afternoon and tonight, shifting to northwest by Friday as Mobile issued the warning to Cedar Keys.
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Washington, D. C
Weather Bureau
Mobile
Louisiana
Cedar Keys
Frankenfield
Roan Ward Found Dead Near Semmes Alabama
Roan Ward formerly a Selma justice of the peace and familiar court figure was found dead on Lott road one mile north of Semmes Alabama late Wednesday afternoon. Deputy Jerome Joyner and Coroner H P Arshfield took charge. cause suspected heart disease. Ward had no relatives in Mobile and maintained a law practice.
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Roan Ward
Selma
Ala
Lott Road
Semmes
Jerome Joyner
H. P. Arshfield
Ward
Mobile
Tribute in House Honors Speaker Clark Underwood Mann
Washington March 4 The House devoted the last hour to tributes for Speaker Clark Representative Underwood and Republican Leader Mann. Palmer announced a portrait of Mr Underwood for the Ways and Means hall. Mann praised Clark and the body passed a resolution thanking him as tears followed his brief thanks.
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House
Clark
Representative Underwood
Mann
Palmer
Underwood
Ways‘and Means Committee
Senate
Murdock
Lynching of Two Fishermen Near Clarendon Ark
Jeff Mansel and H M Gandy white fishermen accused of stealing hogs were seized from officers and shot by a mob near Clarendon Arkansas on Tuesday. The men were being transported by boat when the mob emerged and demanded landing. The bodies were found riddled with bullets after a search. No mob members identified.
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Ark
Jeff Mansel
H. M.gandy
Navy creates admirals and vice admirals ranks
Secretary Daniels announced the naval bill elevates battleship fleet commanding officers to admirals and vice admirals. The move ends a handicap in joint operations by aligning American ranks with other nations, granting the navy its deserved standing.
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Washington
Congress
Daniels
Petroleum steamer afire threatens all vessels in the port
A fire broke out yesterday under the forecastle of the Belgian tanker Tiflis from New York. One sailor died and six were seriously injured. Port authorities abandoned efforts to extinguish the blaze to save other ships. A message was sent to Carthage to dispatch a warship to sink the Tiflis to avert peril to shipping.
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Spain
Mar
London
New York
Haror
Carthage
Tiflis
Adam Blumer Dies at Moss Point Home at 76
Special to The Item Moss Point Miss March 4 Adam Blumer age 76 a widely known figure in southern Mississippi and Alabama died at his residence here this morning at 830 after a short illness He had large business interests in Moss Point and Mobile He is survived by a wife and other relatives.
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Moss Point
Miss
Adam Blumer
Mississippi
Alabama
Mr. Blumer
Saltte
Mobile
Popular couple married in Greenwhelle Alabama
In Greenwhelle Alabama on March 4 Mr Co L Lancaster and Miss Ethel Sweat wed at home of H B Pilley the ceremony performed by Pilley before friends and relatives. The bride is from the family of Jim Sweat of Kolb City and well wished by many. The groom is described as a man who has made good at Ay Creek in Butler county.
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Greenwhelle
Ala
Co. L. Lancaster
Ethel Sweat
H.B. Pilley
Pilley
Jim Sweat
Kolb City
Jermie
Atay Creek
Butler County
Congress Closes Session Left Much Unfinished
Congress adjourned sine die with the Senate and House setting down near midday. Major bills such as the Indian and post office appropriations faced delays while others like the seamen’s, neutrality, and Panama Canal projects were signed or blocked. President Wilson issued a reflective statement on the session’s impact.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Postal Service
Indian Office
Wilson
Goethals
Panama Canal
Explorer Today Begins Longest Voyage Here
The non-magnetic yacht Carnegie weighs anchor to start what is described as the longest voyage ever undertaken. Operated by the Carnegie Institute of Washington, the vessel aims to study Earth's magnetic currents while sailing to northern and southern extremities. Commander is Captain Ault. the brigantine was commissioned in April 1909.
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New York
Carnegie
Globe
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Ault
Mobile Military Club meeting postponed to support Crop Diversification
The regular meeting of the Mobile Military Club was declared off by President Seale Harris due to a number of members wanting to participate in the Crop Diversification Campaign. The event was to feature the Mobile county delegation in the legislature as special guests for Lawmakers' Day and will be held at a later date.
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Mobilitary Club
Cawthon Hotel
Seale Harris
Mobile County
Bankruptcy Petitions Filed in United States District Court
In the United States district court Judge Toulmin two bankruptcy petitions were filed Thursday. Petitioners named Mearennant and et al of Moone uarsh claim $1,329.71 referred to Referee Fathey B. Pressley and Neher of Secimo Habilities claim $188.33 referred to Referee Campbell a Selma.
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Toulmin
Staat
Fathey B. Pressley
Neher
Secimo
Campbell A Selma
Weather Outlook for Mobile and Alabama
The forecast calls for rain tonight and likely Friday. In Alabama expect rain tonight and Friday with colder air Friday in the western part of the state.
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Mobile
Alabama
Southern Railway rate probe opens before Interstate Commission
Washington reports that a Senate subcommittee referred charges of discriminatory coal rates by the Southern Railway to the Interstate Commerce Commission. The probe, prompted by Senator Tillman, notes higher Southern rates versus Pennsylvania and other lines and cites Bristol operator B L Dulaney’s evidence.
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Mar
Southern Railway
Coal Trust
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Tillman
B. L. Dulaney
Bristol, Tenn
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Atlantic
Norfolk
Dulaney
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Atlantic Ocean
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Southern Railway System
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Thins Elibeer
Collision injures F. G. Benton near Bayou Conti
A horse drawn wagon collided with the vehicle Benton rode, injuring him as the horse bolted. The driver fled, the horse and wagon were seized by police and held at headquarters, and Benton suffered injuries Wednesday afternoon on Conti Street near Bayou.
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F. G. Ben
Bayou
Benton
Wen
Alabama Attorney General seeks injunction against Mobile Item ads
Attorney General W L Martin filed a suit in the law and equity court with ex officio Carl Holgborn to block Mobile Item from publishing alcohol advertisements. The suit cites February ads for Cascade whiskey and Murray Hill whisky and asks the court to rule the anti liquor advertising law constitutional. The injunction hearing is set for March 8 before Judge Safford Berney.
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Cascade
Wis 66
Murray Hill
Cutee Safford Berney
Soldier says he was robbed at Kaiserhof Hotel
A Montgomery barber Calla H Christmas of Clarksdale L Hayes of Montgomery and L Qualls from Fort nm were docketed as dangerous and suspicious. They were arrested at Kaiserhof Hotel Wednesday by Detectives Boltz and Iero. Case heard in Spey police court Wednesday afternoon and continued.
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Kaiserhof L. J
Spey Police Court
Doctor's Testimony Favors Mrs Angle in Manslaughter Case
In a Conn court today the doctor testified Mrs Helen Angle may be responsible for Waldo Ballou's death but it is unclear if an autopsy could prove whether Ballou died from apoplexy or a fall. The expert said no body could be ruled out as an accidental result of a fall downstairs.
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Helen M. Angle
Waldo R. Ballou
Charles H. B. Meade
Ballou
Eees
Lebors
Harrison Defeated Over Pay of Women Teachers
Mrs Antonette Funk, head of the suffrage congressional committee, says Harrison lost the Chicago mayoral race due to his decision years ago to delay the pay of women school teachers in the city.
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Washington
Antoinette Funk
Suffrage Congressional Committee
Illinois
Harrison
Chicago
Ciy
Arizona Appeals Supreme Court On Anti-Alien Labor Law
The state of Arizona appealed to the Supreme Court challenging the federal district court ruling that struck down the Arizona anti-alien employment law. Britain and Italy protested the law as a treaty-right violation.
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Supreme Court
Federal District Court
Great Britain
Italy
Morton Riddle
Florida East Coast Railroad
St. Augustine
Charles P. Fahey
Tennessee
Nashville
Wilson
I. Paws Senate
Greek Council Convenes on Crisis in Athens
Paris dispatch says a second crown council will meet in Athens to decide steps amid the present crisis. Premier Venizelos requested General Dousmanis be recalled to duty after recently retiring as chief of the Greek general staff.
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Crown Council
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Venizelos
Dousmanis
Diversification gospel tour drives farm talks in Mobile Baldwin counties
In Mobile and Baldwin counties a caravan of agricultural leaders promotes diversification. Speakers from International Harvester and Southern Railway urge livestock, poultry, legumes and grains to boost local wealth, with routes through Citronelle, Chickasaw, Loxley and surrounding towns.
Diversifiers Begin Campaign With RI Rally
Prof. P. G. Holden leads the crop diversification drive in Mobile County and thirteen neighboring counties. He spoke at the Battle House as part of the campaign kickoff following two Wednesday night meetings at the Y M C A and the Battle House auditorium.
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P. G. Holden
Battle House
University of Iowa
Mobile County
B.y
A. , Parsons
Mobile Chamber of Commerce Committee
Parsons
Charles Henderson
Peter F. Allea
Pht
Codent
Matt Mahomer, Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Omyt
Rner
Moise
Chamber of Coerce
H. EB. Chamberlain
South
Mr Travis Moss Dies In Healing Springs Home
Mr Travis Moss of Healing Springs Alabama died at his home Tuesday evening about 8 o clock. He was a Mason and left a large family to mourn his passing.
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Healing Springs
Ala
Travis Moss
Neutral subjects must man all ships arriving at fighters ports
Instructions from the Department of Commerce warn that both Britain and Germany will tightly guard military movements at their ports, making it dangerous for neutral vessels to land. A British note says enemy subjects aboard neutral ships reaching British ports may be removed. a long list of designated ports follows.
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P. W. Maer
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Navigation
Great Britain
Germany
Washington
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