Augusta Fire Destroys 26 Blocks Leaving $7 Million Loss
Augusta Ga March 23 a nine hour blaze swept twenty six blocks from Cotton Row to Green Street causing 5 to 7 million dollars in damage. 700 residences burned displacing over 3000 people and crippling key utilities. The twelve story Chronicle Building and the Herald Building were destroyed as fire fighters from multiple cities battled wind driven flames.
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Augusta
Green Street
Columbia
Charleston
Atlanta
Macon
Savannah
Waynesboro
Sarketth
Broad
Cotton Row
Empire Life
Broad Street
Elbert Street
Street Railway Company
Telephone Company
Electric Lighting Company
National Guard of Georgia
Fire Department
Kelly Dry Goods
Dyer
Big Chronicle
Augusta Chronicle
Herald
Prohibition Violation Leads to Rearrest at Hotel
Six hours after a $50 fine and costs by Judge Chamberlain for violation of the prohibition law, H. Strouse was rearrested at the Bienville Hotel following a raid on his drink stand.
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Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
H. Strouse
Bienville
French War Minister Leads Army Air Fleet
The new French minister of war, an expert on military aviation, commands the air fleet as France faces sharp criticism of this service.
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France
Alabama bankers group to hold annual session in Mobile
Bankers from Mobile and surrounding counties meet Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in the Battle House for Group 4 of the Alabama Bankers Association. Emmett A. Jones will discuss the migration and market bureau and the Alabama Land Book, with Tilton urging farmer cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Washington
Escambia
Baldwin
Choctaw
Alabama Bankers Association
Battle House
Crum
Brewton
Ala
Francis J. Inge
Mobile Clearing House Association
McLean Tilton, Jr
Pell City
Ale
Emmett Jones
State Immigration and Market Bureau
Nettie Beall
Weekly
Age- Herald
G. H. Mathis
Gadsdem
Charles P. Pratt
Southern Banker
Atlanta
Farmers of
Alabama
Day in Congress: Debates on Army Reform and Tariff Measures
Congress convened at noon with the finance committee directing a resolution to repeal free sugar. Debate on army reorganization resumed. The Ways and Means Committee and Democrats met to perfect the tariff proposal.
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Finance Committee
Ilam
Ways and Means
French threaten Verdun area as German gains reach Avocourt
Berlin reports no Russian progress in eastern front offensive while Paris says French actions drive back Bulgarian and German outposts near Matchukovo. Verdun situation unchanged with Meuse bombardment. Avocourt and Malancourt areas grow perilous for French lines ahead of Verdun Paris railroad.
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Berlin
London
Matchukovo
Macikovo
Times
Paris- Verdun
Lokal Anzieger
Avecourt
Bethincourt
Malancourt
Dead Man's Hill
Avocourt
Verdun
Dead Millionaire's Son In Law Arrest Ordered After Poisons Found
Detectives moved to arrest Dr. Arthur Warren Waite in connection with the death of John E. Peck, a Grand Rapids millionaire druggist. Waite was found in a stupor from an opiate self administered, with reports he would likely recover. Dora Heiler, a maid, testified she saw tainted tea and possible poisoning earlier, and investigators pursued poisoning links from Grand Rapids. District Attorney Swann announced a first degree murder charge as Waite stayed under guard at his Riverside Drive home.
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New York
Arthur Warren Waite
John E. Peck
Grand Rapids
Mich
Swann
Peck
Waite
Riverside Drive
Tombs Court
Verdun Drive Not Warning Says Berlin Officials
Berlin officials, via London, argue German pauses at Verdun show staged progression rather than exhaustion. They describe a planned sequence of local assaults to secure Verdun, reduce losses, and hasten the war's end, not a failed offensive or homefront morale revival.
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Verdun
Berlin
London
Thirty First Degree to Be Given Thursday in Mobile Chapter
At the fourth day of the twenty six reunion of Scottish Rite Masons in Mobile the twenty seventh through thirty first degrees were conferred in full. The thirty first degree is scheduled for Thursday night at 3 00. Officers listed include Huskis J L Cawthon Atum Isaac Lichtbach Ma H A Forchheimer Thoth.
War at a Glance: German Attacks and Frontline Activity
Paris reports German infantry attacks near Avecourt wood and Malancourt diminished overnight. Bombardment east of the Meuse continues with strong intensity. Germans press near Vaux and Damlof as Austrian and Russian fronts show activity. Lindfield sinks en route from Portland to the UK.
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Haucourt
Malancourt
Avecourt Wood
Verdun
Paris
Meuse
Vaux and
Damloup
Dvina
Belon Dvinsk
Petrograd
Galcia
Lindfield
Portland
United Kingdom
London
Biloxi Trucker's Wife Missing After Quarrel
Biloxi Miss March 23 Special Mrs Henry Lund wife of a Biloxi trucker has disappeared. Family says she packed her grip and left home about three months ago after a quarrel and has not been heard from since she walked up the railroad from the home near the corporation limits of Biloxi. One child Fred Lund located in Mobile says his mother is not in Mobile and that he believed she might be in Biloxi. Mr Lund runs a grocery store at Toulminville.
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Biloxi
Henry Lund
Mmits
Fred Lund
Mobile
Dayton
Ohio
Mr. Lund
Toulminville
Paris Relief Effort Advances After City Fire
Relief work for Paris Texas after Tuesday night’s blaze speeds as funds from Paris and nearby cities arrive for distribution by Mayor E H McCuiston. Eight thousand homeless sheltered in homes lawns and public buildings. Banks suffer major losses with three destroyed and one badly damaged. Three dead and one missing feared missing Mrs A C Paul.
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Paris
Tex
E. H. McCuiston
A. C. Paul
Hamburg American Liners Condemned as Prizes
The Hamburg American liners Prinz Adalbert and Kronprinzessin were condemned as prizes by the prize court after being seized at Falmouth at the outbreak of the war. Weather sections note fair conditions with warming trends across Mobile Alabama and Mississippi with light to moderate winds.
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London
Prinz Adalbert
Kronpritzess
Secelie
Falmouth
Mobile
Alabama
Mis&issippi
Captain Cheney Acquitted by Jury
Captain John C. Cheney, former chief clerk of the department of agriculture and industries, was acquitted by a Montgomery county jury of embezzling about $2,000 in state funds. The trial last over a week, with verdict reached after jury deliberations.
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Montgomery
Ala
John CC. Cheney
Department of Agriculture and Industries
Montgomery County
Cheney
Examiner Craig
Legislative Investigating Committee
Captain Cheney
Supreme
A. H. Alston
Clayton
Lee Cowart
Immigration
Baldwin County Voters Asked To Approve Tick Eradication
L G Rhodes of Bay Minette said Baldw in county will hold a general election on tick eradication in November and predicted a handsome majority. He noted vats are being prepared and dipping is underway at sites, with strong cattle dipping sentiment.
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L. G. Rhodes
Bay Minette
Mobile
Baldwin County
Rhodes
Natchez Dressed Beef Plant Fire Damages City Plant
Fire at the Natchez Dressed Beef Company plant in Natchez Mississippi caused heavy damage. The blaze on Wednesday night partially destroyed the facility in the business district with losses estimated between 30 000 and 50 000 dollars. The plant valued at 75 000 dollars represents a major local business.
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Natchez, Miss
Natchez Dressed Beef Company
Mallory Liner Alamo Being Tow Toward Port New York
The Mallory steamer Alamo, disabled off Cape Henry while en route from New York to Mobile with fifty passengers, is being towed toward this port by a tug. The vessel lost her rudder 178 miles south of the Virginia capes and is expected to arrive here on Friday.
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New York
Cape Henry
Mobile
Virginia Capes
Fire Preparedness Adopted in Mobile City
Commissioner Laz Schwarz of Mobile Fire Department orders Chief C. B. McCosker to increase precautions to avert major fires. Mayor Pat J. Lyons to cooperate with fire and police departments as extra safety steps are taken. Edgar Reynolds arraigned for liquor law violation, fined $50 and costs after a Madison Street raid.
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Laz Schwarz
Fire Department of
Mobile
C. 8. McCosker
Pat J. Lyons
U S urged to take border action over Mexican unrest
Reports from El Paso and Galveston describe Mexican regional tensions, Villa forces, and suspected defections. General Luis Herrera operates against Villa, with fears of disrupted American lines from Columbus to El Paso. Authorities hint Herrera may align with Villistas, while Juarez streetcar service resumes amid guard precautions.
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EL Paso
Tex
Enriquez
Chihuahua
Sal Garcia
Texas
Luis
Chut City
Firs
Villa
Galveston
Eral Luis Herrera
Mex City
Adr
Hig
Luis Nacbaeian
Columbus
Herrera
Carranza Torreon
Villamen
Chishuahua
Herter
King
Casas Grandes
Lumbus
Mexico Northwestern
Bae Grandes
Colbus
Cano
Carranza
Juarez
Ata
Luis Herrera
Villastas
Kanes
Lost brooch and purse near Government Presbyterian Church
Wednesday night a round deep red brooch with seven diamonds and a striped Liberal insignia went missing between the Government Presbyterian Church and Empire 2nd street, with a reward offered for return to Will Prichard in Ala. A striped red bag with prized face and three stocks is also lost, with a reward for its return to First National Bank.
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Government Presbyterian Church
Empire
Will Prichard
Crichton
First
Ne National Bank
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Business and Residence
Cronicle
C. Roques
Alabama Bankers
Statler
Lowry W. Statler
Immigration and Market
Bureau of the
Alabama, Agricultural Department
Group 4
Balkans
Czar
Warren Waite
Millionaire
Carranzista
Rodriguez
H Lund
Agricultural
Natchez
Edgar Reynolds
Reynolds
Madison
Streets
Mexico
U. S
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