Mardi Gras Ends as Lenten Season Begins in Mobile
Rain interrupted the Mardi Gras parade but crowds returned to cheer the Order of Myths floats praised as exceptionally artistic. Governor Henderson lauded the carnival as a great institution and crowds dispersed by train and boat as the festival shifted into Lent with airship flights planned and continued events through the week.
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Mobile
Auburn Cadet Band
Fair Grounds
Rogers Bros. “Stows
Henderson
Charles Henderson
Lieutenans Saufley
McDonnell
Melha
Worden
Pensacola
Alabama
Gas Company Manager Dies in Biloxi After Illness
M. W. Bagot of Biloxi, general manager of the Gulf Coast Gas Company, died at 3 am after seven weeks of illness. A Vicksburg native, he moved to Gulfport in 1910 as commercial manager and became general manager in Biloxi last year. Funeral services will be held in Vicksburg tomorrow.
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Biloxi, Miss
M. W. Bagot
Biloxi
Gulf Coast Gas Company
Maryland Prohibition Bill Becomes Local Option Plan
Annapolis March 8 The house amended the statewide prohibition bill into a local option measure by a 53 to 47 vote. Baltimore city and wet counties will vote as units, while dry counties stay dry. the Senate had not acted on the state-wide bill.
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Annapolis
House
Baltimore
Senate
Storm Warnings for Atlantic Ordered Up
Washington dispatch reports storm warnings for the Atlantic with northerly winds increasing and temperature rising then varying. Alabama fair tonight with frost, colder in the southern portion, Thursday fair with variable winds and frost southeast extreme south.
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Atlantic
Washington
Alabama
Beene
Paraders Prize Winners Highlight 200 Maskers Parade
Over two hundred maskers competed during the parade from Government Street through Bienville Square. The Indians group won top prize, with Chocolate Sweets as best character and Bates Fordney with partner as best individual. Children portrayed cattle tick fighters in farmer costumes and carried a Down With the Cattle Tick sign.
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Auburn
Government Street
Jackson
B. Forrdney
Herbert
John J. Crowley
Charles An
Bates Fordney
Tirste
Eugene Hi E
Shock
Chingelate Sweets
Barnum Parkis
Moxie Coster
Parkis
Coster
Conspiracy Charge on Wage Control Leads in Youngstown
A brief report notes an arrest or indictment in Youngstown involving alleged conspiracy to control wages. Details are limited but indicate legal action aimed at wage manipulation.
Congress to Debate Water Power Amendments at Noon
In a daytime session on the water power issue, lawmakers planned amendments and a vote around 11 a.m with a noon meeting noted. The article records a congressional gathering and activities centered on the water power bill and potential changes.
French Recapture Trench Segments Near Verdun Amid Fighting
French announce reconquest of trenches lost earlier near Verdun with battles north of the Meuse continuing. German army says it has seized positions west of the Meuse near Bethincourt and other landmarks, claiming 38 officers, 3,277 men, and 10 cannons taken.
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Champagne
Verdun
Berlin
London
Meuse
Forges Brook
Bethincourt
Forges
Regneville
Raben
Cumieres Woods
Paris
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
Enver Pasha
Fa Miter
Vitor
Tokio
Russia
Japan
Soya
Tango
Sagami
Germans push to Meuse line as battle awaits verdict
Paris reports anxious confidence as German forces gain holds near the Meuse main French positions. The real clash is set on the Bethincourt Cumieres heights with 300000 troops eyed for Verdun. Yesterday’s attacks left the outcome undecided and Corbeaux wood remains a key objective.
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Paris
France
Meuse
Bethincourt
Cumieres
Corbeaux Wood
War at a Glance: German Drive Stalls Near Verdun
The German crown prince forces pause their southward push west of the Meuse to Verdun after renewed assaults. Frontline pressure remains high along a four mile sector from Cu mieres to Bethincourt and in the Corbeaux woods. Fights continue around Douaumont and in the Argonne, with action in Champagne and British relief efforts near Ku-el-Amara delayed by resistance.
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Meuse
Verdun
Cumieres
Bethincourt
Corbeaux
Dead Man
Goose Hills
Woevre
Douamont
Argonne
Champagne
Paris
Constantinople
Aymer
Townshend
Ku-el- Amara
Rome
Sint Pale
United States must defend overseas trade and sea lanes
In a column from Washington, Gilson Gardner argues that American policy must defend overseas commerce and the freedom of trade. He contends that the nation’s life and economy depend on open seas and continued exchange, not merely the right of individuals to travel on belligerent ships. Continued on Page 3.
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Gilson Gardner
Washington
United States
Lusitania
Campaign resumes vigor for cattle tick eradication drive
Mobile County Cattle Tick Eradication Association restarts a countywide campaign urging universal dipping ahead of the March election. Speakers include Dr. D. J. Meador and H. H. Best with planned visits to Union Church Dawes and Crichton. reinforcements arrive March 18 with Mrs. G. H. Mathis and Commissioner James A. Wade. Ideal weather boosts efforts across the county.
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Mobile County Cattle
Union Church
Dawes
Crichton
Ceiuncia
D. J. Meador
Department of Animal Industry
Auburn
Roland Turner
The
Southern Railway
R. J. Goode
Wilcox County
H. H. Best
Humphrey
G. H. Mathis
South
James A. Wade
Youngstown Employees Receive 250000 Bonus Distribution
The Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company made its sixth annual profit sharing bonus distribution today. About 5,000 employees received over $250,000, representing 5 percent of 1915 annual wages.
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Youngstown
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
Giant Seaplane for Britain Built in U S Will Carry 34 Men
A Buffalo engine maker received the hull of what is claimed as America’s largest hydro airplane. The 55 foot long, fully enclosed flying boat will weigh about 21 000 pounds, carry 34 men, and be outfitted with four 240 horsepower flying motors and one 200 horsepower water propulsion engine. When completed the wings span 120 feet.
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Buffalo
N. Y
North Tonawanda Boat Manufacturing Company
America
Great Britain
Atlanta Woman Shoots Husband in Self Defense
Mrs. L. E. Pannell fatally shot her husband as he approached with a strap at their Atlanta home. Police recovered a razor strap. she told jail officials of prior abuse and a North Carolina warrant against him. He was 33.
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Atlanta
L. E. Pannell
Pannell
Mayo
North Carolina
German Memorandum Justifies U Boat Use In War
Washington reports detail Count Von Bernstorff presenting to Secretary Lansing a German memo defending submarine warfare. It argues Britain violated international law by restricting neutral trade and cites declarations and actions to justify torpedoing armed merchantmen. House backs Wilson by 276 to 142 in support of the president on submarine policy.
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Washington
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
Germany
Great Britain
London
Count von Hbernstorff
United States
British Admiralty
North Sea
Britain
England
Congress
Wilson
House
McLemore
Ames
Th House
von Bernstorff
Representative London
CALCINA FUNERAL NOTICE AND SIMS OBITUARY
Calcina entered into rest at 7 20 p m on 7 1916 at 116 South Cedar. Funeral Thursday morning 10 o clock from residence, Pine cemetery interment 10 30 o clock. Sims died Monday aged 66. Funeral from residence of son C V Sims at corner of aS and Van Relaer streets. Interment Pine Crest cemetery. Lost moon shaped pearl brooch with diamond center, reward. Return to Myrte Peterson care Gayfer Co. Lost gold cameo brooch found return to 215 S Claiborne phone 2209 Bell. Other classified ads on page.
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Calcina
Sims
C. Vv
van’ Relaer
Pine Crest
Sistas
Myrtié Peterson
Gayfer & Co
S. Claiborne
Bell Phone
Word
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