Warships Sent to Vera Cruz as Carranza Response Echoes
The United States orders two more warships to Vera Cruz after Carranza signals a favorable reply to Washington on foreign protection. Admiral Fletcher selects the Washington and Georgia, with crews totaling about 1 800, to reach Veracruz by Thursday night.
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Washington
Carranza
Mexico City
Ecess
Silliman
Vera
Wilson
Obregon
Fletcher
Atlantic
Guantanamo
Vera Cruz
Caperton
Georgia
Robert R. Coontz
Edward L. Beach
Carranga
Daniels
Garrison
United States
Galantanamo
Monterey
Mexico
Belgians Still Have An Effective Army
Havre via Paris March 9. The Belgian press bureau refutes claims that Belgium’s forces were reduced. It says the army began with six infantry divisions and one cavalry, remains six infantry divisions and two cavalry, and plans for new recruit enlistment while officers’ training shows strong results.
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Havre
Paris
Michelson Draws 120000 Lines On Metal Diffraction Grating
Dr A A Michelson of the University of Chicago completes a twelve year effort drawing 120000 parallel lines on six square inches of metal to form a diffraction grating. The grating aims to analyze light and determine planetary chemical substances. The sheet rests on mercury, encased in glass to isolate from air and dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. A. Michelson
University of Chicago
Paris fashions to calm after war, says Miss Groth
Miss Catherine D. Groth returns to the United States from Paris after months abroad. She predicts wartime fashion will shift to more subdued styles as French designers recover from German demands and focus on hats and millinery once peace returns.
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New York
Catherine D. Groth
United States
Paris
Berlin
France
Condensed Telegrams Touching Diverse North Carolina and Nation
The telegrams report Mrs Luke Lea ill in Asheville with pneumonia slight improvement. W R Nelson of the Kansas City Star worsens then regains consciousness. A 98 98 vote in New York Assembly on alien labor ban. Gov Whitman to sign. Frank Tannenbaum freed from Blackwell s Island after a year for leading 191 men into a church. Body of Mrs Porch found after yacht Julia explosion near Englehard NC. North Texas snowstorm hits hardest in years. Waco and Balnger set records. Merger plans for La Belle Iron Works and Wheeling Steel abandoned. Max C Anderson dies in New York. Russia bans export of any food or forage without permit. foreign sale restricted. Hotel Palms Sarasota Florida and two blocks destroyed by fire. Clyde shipyard strike vote looms over wage increases. Paris snow and front line battles heavy. Panama Canal traffic halted due to earthslide. expected to resume Wednesday. Russia reports captures in Turkey war. Roumanian senate grants martial law power. James Watson dies in New York at 63. Tennessee House passes felony riding in state a day earlier. Academy of Fine Arts Louvain reopened. Beet Sugar Makers Convention opens in San Francisco seeking repeal or modification of free sugar clause. Mrs L E Spencer dies at 67, called mother of suffrage in California. Eastern Ohio coal miners vote against delegating to settle strike. 15,000 on strike.
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Luke Lea
United States
Tennessee
Asheville
Senator Lea
Percy Warner
Lea
W. R. Nelson
Kansas City Star
New York Assembly
Whitman
Frank Tannenbaum
New York
Industrial Workers of the World
Blackwell's Island
St. Alphonsus Church
Texas
Waco
Balinger
Attorney Central
Washington
la Belle” Iron Works
Wheeling Steel & Iron Company
la Belle Concern
Max C. Anderson
Russia
Petrograd Dispatch
Palms
Sarasota
Fla
Clyde
Paris
Panama Canal
Culebra
Turkey
Petrograd
Roumanian Senate
James Watson
Tennessee House of Representatives
Senate
Academy of Fine Arts
Louvain
Civil Guard
The
United States Beet Sugar Manufacturers’ Association
San Francisco
L. E. Spencer
E. V. Spencer
California
Susanville
Ohio
Ces
Wilson
Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw May Testify In Thaw Trial
New York March 3 Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw likely to appear as a witness if Harry K Thaw faces trial on charges connected with his escape from Matteawan The district attorney noted she was subpoenaed and ready to testify. Deputy Kennedy outlined Thaw movements from the night of the shooting and testified on habeas corpus options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
District Attorney
Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Harry
Kennedy
Stanford White
Matteawan
John
RB. Stanchfield
William Penny
New Federal Narcotic Law Explained To Public
The Item explains the March 1 date of the new federal anti narcotic law and its rules for registration taxation and prescriptions. It details what substances are regulated the required patient details on prescriptions and the two year record keeping and inspection rules. It notes exemptions for external preparations decocainized coca leaves and preparations without cocaine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Blalock
Doctor Harris to Speak at State Colleges Tour
Dr. Seale Harris, editor of the Southern Medical Journal and active Southern Medical Association member, will lecture at Alabama Tech Auburn Judson Montevallo State Girls College and Selma Institute during a weeklong college tour returning Saturday.
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Seale Harris
Southern Medical Association
Southern Medical Journal
Harris
Alabama Tech
Auburn
Judson
Marion
State Girls' College
Montevallo
Selma Institute
Weather Outlook For Mobile Alabama And Mississippi
Partly cloudy tonight with unsettled conditions on Wednesday. Alabama sees a chance of local rain with moderate northeast winds. Mississippi expects unsettled weather tonight and Wednesday with rain or snow and a northern rain in the southern portion.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Flags of W. O. W. Fly Over Selma in Big Conclave
In Selma Alabama nearly 1000 Woodmen of the World camp delegates from multiple towns gather for a three day convention. Delegations arrive by special train, a grand reception is planned at the Albert Hotel and officials outline a packed program with roll calls reports and elections.
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Selma
Ala
Selina
Alabama
Alabama Sunday
Vention
Morgan Richards
Academy of Music
JT . James
First Baptist
Woodmen Elcome
Hugh Mallory
Palm Grove
A. E. Overton
Huntsville
Order
Soetala
Dothan
Anniston
Gadsden
Talladega
Birmingham
Mobile
Albert Hotel
Albert
Woodmen's Hall
Broad Street
U. S. Attorney Fitts Visits Mobile in Pensacola Bank Case
Former Alabama attorney general and current U S assistant attorney general William C Fitts arrived in Mobile from Pensacola where he oversaw government efforts in the Pensacola First National Bank case. He spoke of health, not discussing trials in newspapers, and noted a mistrial sparked by a colored juror after attempts to have him excused. He left Mobile Tuesday night for Birmingham en route to Washington, staying at the Cawthon Hotel.
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William C. Fitts
Alabama
United States
Mobile
Pensacola
First National Bank of
Fitts
Washington
Wilson
Bryan
Mr Fitts
Birmingham
City
Cawthon Hotel
Cruelty Allegations Tap Alabama Convict Camps
Witnesses describe alleged brutal treatment of convicts in Alabama camps with claims of paroled prisoners, liquor use, and mixed race confinement. Chaplain J H S Jenkins testifies to horror scenes as political influence cited. Farley denies loan connection to governor’s funds. Scully accused of intoxication at Mobile encampment.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. H. S. Jenkins
Spelgners
Jenkins
O'Neal
Renderson
Powell
C. Brooks Smith
Legislative Investigating Committee
Stockades
Farley
Louis B. Farley
Farley National Bank
Charles Lewis
First National Bank of Birmingham
James H. Nunnalee
Nunnalee
Roswald Scores Scully
Sam Roswald
Battery B
First Artillery
Alabama National Guard
Joseph B. Scully
Mobile
Waeliy
Scully
Investigation Ordered In Alabama Public Accounts Review
Governor Henderson orders a special examiner to audit the books of former state pure foods clerk C H Billingsley amid alleged discrepancies. The legislative committee held a short session with testimonies on Gov Neal cotton market margins and state clerical costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Henderson
C. H. Billingsley
Pure Food and Drug
Billingsley
Legislative Investigating Committee
W. H. Seymour
James H. Nunnelee
Tuscaloosa
Neal
Nunnelee
W. F. Herbert
House
Herbert
Secretary of the
Senate
William F. Feagin
Feagin
Educational
Thomas M. Owen
C. Brooks Smith
Owen
Department of Archives and History
Agriculture Department
Smith
Chauffeur Fined Fifty for Hitting Boy on Roper Street
Norborne Jefferson, a Black chauffeur, was arraigned after he ran down Turner Woods on Roper Street last week and did not stop. He was fined fifty dollars or faced ninety days in jail, with an appeal noted and the amount fixed at fifty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norborne Jefferson
Young Turner Woods
Roper Street
Recorder’s Court
Jefferson
Pond
Men Held on Assault with Intent to Murder Charge
Craig, a Black man, arrested last Friday in the Lee Castleberry shooting case from March 1, was bound over on $250 bond to await grand jury action after arraignment in recorder's court. Mattie Webster and Lem Smiley also held on similar bonds. Castleberry's shooting did not prove fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ask Craig
Lee Castleberry
Recorder’s Court
Mattie Webster
Lem Smiley
Castleberry
Marriage vows theme at Mission Cathedral
A large congregation heard Rev. Father Finnerty at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception discuss Christian marriage. He traced historical views of women, praised the divine sanctity and indissolubility of marriage, condemned race death by own action and divorce, and urged prayerful sacramental preparation for wives. Rev. Father Mark Ripple will speak Tuesday night.
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Father Finnerty
Sparta
Rome
Israel
East
Christ's Church
United States
Wfe
Mark Ripple
Cathedral Mission
Thach Favored to Replace Horton in First District
Governor Henderson orders a social selection in Lauderdale and Limestone counties for April 10 to fill the vacancy in the Alabama First Senatorial District caused by James E. Horton’s resignation to become chancellor. H. C. Thach of Athens, a leading Limestone lawyer, is favored with little opposition. Lauderdale and Limestone alternate four year terms. Lauderdale held the seat in 1911 and will again represent the district for the next four years.
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Montgomery
Henderson
Lauderdale
Limestone
James E. Horton
Athens
Horton
H. C. Thach
North Alabama
Fortune Wrecked Twice by War Reid Ends His Own Life
John W. Reid former manager of a British oil firm leapt 150 feet from a Los Angeles hotel roof leaving letters stating he chose suicide to secure his wife a $10,000 life insurance policy. He said war had wrecked him twice, first Mexico’s strife then European conflict. He prepared a coffin and burial plot before the act.
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Los Angeles
John W. Reid
Reid
Greek cabinet formation moves under Constantine
Athens reports deputy Patras M. Gounaris to form a new Greek cabinet with M. Baltadjis as foreign minister, under Gounaris leadership. Smyrna describes a port bombardment as unsuccessful with a Tosti cruiser sunk in mine clearance. Paris notes ex premier Rhallys says Constantine acted on his staff’s advice opposing Venizelos intervention.
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Athens
Paris
M. Gounaris
Patras
Constantine
M. Baltadjis
Theotokis
Smyrna
Berlin
Tat Port
Tosti
M. Rhallys
Interes
Matin
M. Venizelos
Constantinople
Ae Danconte
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Crisis Spurs Possible March on Adrianople
Paris reports a Bulgarian ministerial crisis similar to Greece's. Premier Radoslavoff allegedly faced replacement moves by Venizelos supporters and considered marching on Adrianople if Greece joined the triple entente. French officials fear Bulgaria would tilt against Germany and Austria if Thrace were involved.
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Paris
Greece
Bulgaria
Radoslavoff
1 Ene
and. T
Te- Menadleff
Ister
Adrianople
Radoslavoffs
Ato
Germany
Austria
Venizelos
Athens
Thrace
Fierce Fighting in East Reported Amid War News
March 9 dispatch from London notes continued fighting in the east with movements near Warsaw and the Pilica line, while western fronts show only an air raid on Ostend. Champagne reports a French offensive halted by snow as troops rest after two weeks of fighting. The admiralty says only one merchantman Bengrove has fallen since February 26. Germany’s U 8 prisoners will be denied prisoner privileges. Berlin hints at improving Eastern prospects with Turkish optimism for Dardanelles and Greek neutrality under Constantine.
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Wilson
United States
Mexico
Villa
Duval West
Mexico City
Mr. West
Ngqndon
Warsaw
Ee: Pilica
Loy
Ostend
Champagne
Admiralty
Bengrove
Germany
Berlin
Dardanelles
Constantine
Greece
Germans Driven From Grodno Under Pressure Says Press Bureau
Petrograd dispatch reports German retreat from Grodno northern Russian Poland was forced by Soviet pressure not by choice. After capturing Height No. 103, Soviet forces took about a thousand prisoners. the Twenty first German army corps defended the height and suffered heavy losses, estimated at 12,000 to 15,000 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grodno Petrograd
Grodno
Russian Poland
State Meet Focuses on Alabama Diversification Plans
Interest in crop diversification work centered in Montgomery on Tuesday as representatives from all state sections gathered for a follow up meeting to discuss making the diversification campaign permanent. G Card of Mobile Chamber of Commerce attended.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Secreta G. Card
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Pe Hobden
Monroe County
Marengo County
Dallas
Wilcox
Perry
Pine Hill
Southern Railway official reports fruit farm growth at Fig Island
Assistant General Freight Agent James W. Hunter visits Fig Island thirteen miles north of Mobile where Southern Railway develops an extensive farm. The tract under cultivation covers acres and will be planted to sats and pecan trees with thousands planned to be planted and later expanded.
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James’ W. Hunter
Southern Railway
Fig Island
Mobile
Southern
Mr. Hundt
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Robert Hammberlynd
the &T
Matteawant Hospital
Patrick O'Connor
Bureau of License
Thomas Flood
Roger Thompson
Michael O'Keefe
U.S
DR. Harris
Ladies’ Circle
U. S
Charley Lewis
Boy
Greer
Percy Stickney Grant
Owever
Grant
Thagh
Venizelo
Hunter
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