Dutch Note to Berlin Over Tubantia Sinking
The Dutch government sends a strong note to Germany over the Tubantia sinking. Dutch belief rests on witnesses and depth of damage, arguing a torpedo caused the disaster and ridiculing a British submarine theory. Sailors describe the Palembang sinking after multiple explosions near Harwich.
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Tubantia
London
Nieuw van den Dag
Amsterdam
Hague
Netherlands
Germany
Holland
Amsterdam Handelsblad
Schooner C. D. Pickels Burns at Guantanamo
The American schooner C. D. Pickels burned to the water line at Guantanamo Cuba on Saturday. Captain Malcolm C. Wilkey reported the loss by cablegram via Van Heynigen Brokerage Co. Part of the cargo had already been discharged and the vessel was loaded by Vinegar Bend Lumber Company. The cargo valued at $10,000 was fully insured with unknown cause.
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C. D. Pickels
Guantanamo
Cuba
van Heynigen Brokerage Co
Malcolm C. Wilkey
Vinegar Bend Lumber Company
Riverside Academy Dormitory Fire Arrests
Six Riverside Military Academy students in Gainesville Ga were arrested for burning the academy dormitory last week. Police quote a signed statement in which they admit setting the fire to obtain a vacation. The building was destroyed. One boy posted bond. others released on their own recognizance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Riverside Military Academy
Danish Steamer Skodsborg Sunk With Three Dead
The Danish steamer Skodsborg of 1697 tons was sunk. Seventeen crew members were saved, three lost. The sinking occurred as reports reach London dated March 20.
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London
Skodsborg
Martin in Mobile on Prohi Crusade
Alabama Attorney General W L Martin arrived in Mobile from Montgomery to confer with Solicitor N R Clarke on strict enforcement of the states prohibition laws. He would discuss proceedings against dry law violators with officials during his Mobile visit, first in a year.
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W. L. Martin
Alabama
Mobile
Montgomery
N. R. Clarke
Battle House
Martin
House votes down Kann proposal to raise regular army
In a 183 to 103 vote the House rejected Representative Kahn's plan to set the regular army at 220000, 80000 above the administration bill. A 250000 troop option was also defeated. Senate leaders hold action until the House acts, while other military education and civilian training amendments loom in debate.
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Washington
Kahn
House
Representative Kahn
Senate
Coer
Democrat
New York
Mexico
Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
Lodge
Secretary of War
Senator Works
Hoke Smith
Masonic Reunion to Open Monday in Mobile
The twenty sixth reunion of Mobile Masonic bodies opens Monday at 4 PM with visitors from Pensacola and Selma. The two day program includes registration, supervision, and conferring of degrees from fourth to sixteenth with meals and evening sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Bodies of
Mobile
Pensacola
Selma
Carnival Association to Hold Meeting Soon
A Mobile Carnival Association meeting will be held soon, likely next week, announced by general chairman Cc. B. Hervey. The date depends on when Secretary J. Paul Wilson can organize his books and papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Carnival Association
Cc. B. Hervey
Hervey
J. Paul Wilson
Change of venue granted in Orpet murder trial
Will H. Orpet a University of Wisconsin student accused of killing Marian Lambert was granted a change of venue from Judge C C Edwards in Waukegan to another judge in the same circuit. Petitions claimed prejudice against Orpet by Judge Edwards.
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Waukegan, II
Will H. Orpet
University of Wisconsin
Marian Frances Lambert
C. C. Edwards
Waukegan
Petities
Edwards
Orpet
War Eagles Sweep Mexico in Pursuit of Villa
Captain Foulois leads Uncle Sam's air squadron in Mexico. The War Eagles, with seventeen years in the army and longer in aviation, base at Columbus New Mexico and scour desert frontiers daily for traces of Villa's outlaw bands. They fly with wireless links to Pershing's advancing columns.
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Uncle Sam
Mexico
Foulois
Army
Aviation Corps
Columbus
N. M
Allied Chiefs Gather for Paris Military Conference
Lieutenant General Count Cadorna arrives in Paris to join allied leaders in a high level military and political conference. Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia and Premier Pachitch expected. Asquith Haig Briand Briand to preside as talks set joint policies for the next war phase.
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Paris
Count Cadorna
Alexander
Serbia
Pachitch
Great Britain
Asquith
Douglas Haig
de Broqueville
Belgium
Gilinsky
Nicholas
France
A. P. Iswolsky
Russia
Briand
Final 1915 cotton crop report issued by census bureau
Washington March 20 The final ginning report shows 11,059,430 running bales or 11,183,182 equivalent 500 pound bales ginned from the 1915 crop exclusive of linters. Ginners estimated 39,623 bales to be turned out after the March canvass. State totals cited with Alabama to Texas and Virginia listed.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Sea Island
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
States
Butter and Potato Cards Introduced in Berlin Distribution
Berlin announces new butter and potato distribution by card system. The measure, effective today, requires citizens to present cards to buy these supplies. Officials enforce the program to regulate scarce provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Mine strikes shore shattering panes near Gudhjem
A mine drifting ashore off Gudhjem exploded causing two thousand panes of glass to shatter and serious damage to houses and shops, according to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gudhjem
Daily Telegraph
Copenhagen
Public Invited to Tonight's Meeting of Mobile Chamber
Public invited to Mobile Chamber membership meeting at 7:30 PM in the Battle House. President E. M. Bailey says the event informs the public about revived chamber plans for the year and how activities will be carried out. The One Factory a Month committee will announce arrangements for the first factory to be brought here under the new program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Mobile County
Battle House
E. M. Bailey
Cam- Progress
Pemceten
Tick Eradication Action Postponed in Mobile County Meeting
The Mobile County board of revenue and road commissioners postponed tick eradication action until Wednesday at 10 o’clock. The plan calls for 100 dipping vats and five inspectors under state and federal supervision. George A. Maloney announced readiness to cooperate with Dr. C. A. Cary and R. E. Jackson in carrying out the program.
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Mobile County
Board of Revenue and Road
George A. Maloney
EF. M. Bailey
Chamber of Commerce
W. M. Clemens
E. Q. Norton
Mr. Maloney
C. A. Cary
Alabama Sanitary Livestock Board
R. E. Jackson
Dr. Cary
Hudson
Maloney
Ward
Norwegian and British Steamers Sink Victims Reported
London reports the sinking of the neutral Langelie, 974 tons, with one engineer killed and sixteen survivors rescued. The British vessel Port Dalhousie landed its mate, pilot, and five men, while remaining crew members are missing.
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London
Langelie
Port Dalhousie
Lamar Hearing Set for April 3
The Supreme Court advanced the appeal of David Lamar for a hearing on April 3, announced March 20 in Washington. Justice details were not disclosed.
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Washington
The
Supreme Court Today
David Lamar
Day in Congress Hearing Protests on Railway Mail Pay Change
The post office committee heard protests against altering the payment method for railway mail service while the government armor plate bill faced debate. The House met at 11 a.m. and resumed debate on Hay army measures.
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Post Office Committee
House
Bateii
Hay
Thomas Taggart Named United States Senator
Thomas Taggart is appointed United States senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Shively. Governor Ralston praised Taggart for decades of Indiana Democratic leadership and integrity. Taggart, long active in Indianapolis politics, has served as Marion County auditor and three terms as mayor of Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas Taggart
United States
Shively
Ralston
Indiana
Taggart
Marion
Democratic Party
dDeset Pmn
Wilson
Allied aircraft bombard Zeebrugge base reports heavy damage
London dispatch says about fifty British French and Belgian planes with fifteen fighters bombed the German seaplane station at Zeebrugge and the aerodrome at Houttave near Zeebrugge. Bombs averaging 200 pounds were dropped and all aircraft returned safely with one Belgian officer seriously wounded. Zeebrugge remains a key submarine base on the North Sea.
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Zeebrugge
Houttave
Zeebrugege
Ostend
North Sea
Lovelorn Youth in Pensacola Swallows Acid
Clifford F. Deininger eighteen of Pensacola Fla but living with his uncle Tom F Newman at Fry and George streets swallowed muriatic acid Sunday at 12 40 am in a personal crisis in tent He is at city hospital out of danger Ralph Schroegler knocked the bottle from his hand Police auto patrol led by Lieut Dorlon and Detectives Boltz Harris and Newbern reached the hospital in eighteen minutes Deininger confessed a love affair disappointment prompted the act and friends were told of his intent to die
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Clifford FE. Deininger
Pensacola
Fla
Tom F. Newman
Fry and George Streets
City Hospital
Deininger
Ralph Schroegler
Deinninger
Auto Patrol
Lieut
Dorlon
Boltz
Harris
Newbern
Cotton acreage of state to be reduced in 1916
Alabama planters expect a smaller 1916 cotton crop with lower yield per acre than 1915. Seed cost ranges from 1.50 to 1.80 dollars per bushel, averaging about 1.65, and high seed prices earlier in the season led farmers to sell seed instead of keeping enough for planting.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
CAE EE Cleaner and Vacuum Cleaner Catalog Ad
An advertisement promotes a cleaner and vacuum cleaner from CAE EE with a focus on avoiding dragging a heavy unit and offering a catalog for details. The copy emphasizes ease of use and later heating concerns.
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Fg Howe
Weather brief for Alabama and Mobile area
A generally fair pattern continues tonight and Tuesday with light to moderate winds. Temperatures rise gradually especially inland with warmer conditions expected Tuesday and gentle shifting winds across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Alabama
Germans Raid England Kills Nine in Seaplane Attack
Official report says four German seaplanes raided the east coast of Kent on Sunday. Nine persons were killed and 31 injured. A British airman shot down one raider, with the German observer killed.
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England
London
Kent
French Drive Germans and Bulgars From Greek Front
A Reuters dispatch from Saloniki dated March 18 reports a strong French force from the Saloniki entrenched camp attacked and occupied the villages of Macikovo Karabagh and Kozuna previously held by Teutonic and Bulgarian forces. Shelling, sniping and grenade throwing continue near the villages about thirty miles northeast of Saloniki as forces of the central powers and allies face off.
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London
Saloniki
Macikovo
Karabagh
Kozuna
Allied raid on German field at Houttave near Zeebrugge
A squadron of sixty five Allied aircraft attacked the German aviation field at Houttave near Zeebrugge, with the British report noting considerable damage from about six and a half tons of bombs. Verdun fighting eased, a German attack on Pepper Hill near the fortress failed, and artillery clashed near Malan court on the Meuse. Balkan activity grew north of Saloniki as French advances near the Greek border altered the front. A high level war conference is anticipated.
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Houttave
Zeebrugge
Belgium
Verdun
Paris
Pepper Hill
Malancourt
Meuse
Balkans
Saloniki
Villa doubles east as Pershing hunts Villa in Mexico
Carranza troops transfer to border areas near Casas Grandes while Villa expands east and south toward Namiquipa as US forces under Pershing mobilize. Eight aeroplanes ready for scouting. Pershing notes Casas Grandes garrison friendly. Villa losses estimated at 200 since crossing into Mexico.
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EL Paso
Tex
Carranga
Casas Grandes
Pershing
Mexico
Jua
Carranza
Villa
Gavira
Juare
Resi San Antonio
Francisco Villa
Funston
Shing
Guerrero
México
Thirteenth Infantry
Army
Columbus
Lost items and rewards in Montgomery area listings
Several stray and lost items reported including a deep red bay mare named with a blaze on the face near Government Presbyterian Church and Empire Tire. a seven dollar Liberal reward for its return. A gold bracelet with a reward offered, ring bell at 1653. A small red cameo lost at Relief Hall on Friday. a white poodle named Baby lost near St Michael street with a $3 reward for return.
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Government Presbyterian Church
Will Prichard
Ala
St. Michael Street
Solitaire Dinemond
We. J. A
St. Mf Street
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Harwich
Palembang
Galloper Light
Thames ‘Estuary
C. D.pickels Burns
Prohi Crusade
Senate Military
Bill
Carnival Association
Italy
Mobile Chamber
LAMAR
National
Zeebrugce
Tion and Aerodrome
Zesbrugge
Veroun
Cote de Poivre
War Office
Vaux
Mexicali
Gos
U. S
U.S
Railro
Roo
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