Flag insulted by Zapata rebels in Mexico City
Secretary Bryan said the flag torn from a house and destroyed tied to the murder of McManus in Mexico City and that a protest over the flag insult was noted though the form was not recalled. He said regrets were expressed for the killing while no explicit flag salute was described.
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Bhington
Bryan
Aegal
M & McManus
Mexico City
Zapata
State Department
Tary
McMar Ue
Mobile Woman Named to Alabama Illiteracy Commission
Governor Henderson appointed Mrs. W. K. Linscott of Mobile, along with William D. Jelks, J. B. Ellis, and Miss Mary N. Moore to the new Alabama illiteracy commission created after the recent legislative session. William F. Feagin will be the fifth member, serving by virtue of his role as state superintendent of education. The launch aims to cut statewide illiteracy, with 26 percent of adults over 21 unable to read or write.
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Montgomery
Ala
Henderson
William D. Jelks
Birmingham
J. B. Ellis
Selma
W. K. Linscott
Mobile
Mary N. Moore
Athens
Alabama
William F. Feagin
Educational Department
Farmers to Grow Richer in the South
Evergreen Alabama March 26 Special A Johnston a thrifty farmer from Brooklyn sold on local markets bacon hams lard and eggs produced on his farm totaling 95 77 dollars He offered 136 pounds of hams 125 pounds of shoulders 82 pounds of bacon 43 pounds of lard and 10 dozen eggs He says he will produce larger quantities this year than ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evergreen
Ala
A. ©. Johnston
Brooklyn
Five Hours Sleep Enough Says Hogan
Nashville produce merchant G. W. Hogan reports relief from insomnia after using Vitalitas. He notes waking five hours with good sleep at age 73 and says his nerves are steadier and his heart trouble is gone. He adds Vitalitas is harmless and recommends a teaspoonful three times daily, with Sutton's Drug Store carrying it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Hogan
Nashville
Hogan
Sutton’s
Desolate Plateau Fire Leaves Hundreds Homeless
A Thursday blaze near Mobile leveled 37 Plateau structures, mostly small wooden homes of Black residents, with losses estimated between 25 000 and 40 000 dollars. Fire spread unchecked due to no water supply. 100 to 200 people lost homes as residents and nearby towns helped shelter and feed survivors.
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Plateau
Mobile
Plateau Normal and Industrial Institute
J. Gidden
Prichard
Magazine Point
Whistler
William Murray
Movile
Iwo
W. Cawthon
Matilda Harris
I. J. Whitley
Normal School
Professor Whitley
Sage, Burgett & Yuille
Harris
W. M. Murray
Courage in War Attitudes and Lives Enduring
London March 26. Courage is common in this war as soldiers face bayonets and machine guns with stoic resolve. The piece highlights suffering behind the front lines, urging readers to guard health through Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery which claims to purify blood, aid digestion, and strengthen the stomach for stamina in campaign hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Belgium
France
Dr. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Lecture on India by R D MacKenzie at Y M C A
In the Harte auditorium of the Y M C A Sunday at 3 30 Roderick D MacKenzie will give an illustrated lecture on India. He spent twelve years in the Orient and will share impressions of Delhi Agra Fatehpur Sikri and Secunderabad. The talk features photographs of the Taj Mahal and the life of Indian people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harte
Roderick D. MacKenzie
India
MacKenzie
Orient
Delhi
Agra
Fathipur-Sikri
Versailles
Akbar
Secundra
Jury Awards Wife of Timber Cutter Welfare Fund
In a federal case in Washington county, Joseph Lane pleaded guilty to cutting government timber to support his family. Judge Toulmin deferred sentence. Lane’s wife, described as in poverty, received a jurors’ purse funded by the panel after Lane spoke of his illness and hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
Toulmin
Joseph Lane
Winston Bennett
William House
Washington County
Lane
Pasagoula Robbery Stuns Home Series of Theft
An unknown burglar entered Mr Rolls' Pine Street home in Pascagoula Mississippi before daybreak and stole clothing and nine dollars without waking the resident. No clues were found to identify the thief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pascagoula
Miss
Rolls
Pine Street
Columbus to Celebrate Anniversary of Battle
Columbus Georgia plans a four day celebration starting April 14 to mark the battle of Columbus hailed as the last major clash of the Civil War with several Mobile residents receiving invitations to attend.
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Columbus
Flour shipment to Europe uses 512000 bushels of wheat
A Commerce Department report shows a March sale of flour to Continental Europe requiring 512,000 bushels of wheat and two steamers from New York. The shipment, milled by a Middle Western company, was worth $750,000. Wheat flour exports rose from $3,603,828 in February 1914 to $8,962,160 last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Europe
New York
Germans Order Lodz to Pay War Tax of 250000
Berlin dispatch reports Lodz in Poland ordered by German military authorities to pay a war tax of 250000 dollars as retaliation for Memel. The Lokal Anzeiger also notes Suwalki tax increased to 25000 and Grodno bombarded by airmen as reprisals.
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Lodz
Amsterdam
Berlin
Telegraaf
Poland
Memel
Lokal Anzieger
Suwalki
Grodno
East Prussia
Kite as Life Saver Demonstrated Off San Francisco
A kite device invented by Dr. F W Heihh of Alameda Cal towed him from the deck of the battleship Oregon to Alcatraz Island four miles away as he leaped into San Francisco Bay. The test occurred against a strong current with favorable wind. Dr Heihh is 73 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
F. W. Heihh
Alameda
Cal
Oregon
San Francisco Bay
Alcatraz Island
Reth
Battleship Georgia Ordered to Progreso
Rear Admiral Caperton commanding the American fleet in Mexican waters ordered the battleship Georgia from Vera Cruz to Progreso where local troubles had arisen. The dispatch states Progreso port remains open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Washington
Caperton
Vera Cruz
Progreso
Alabama Warns Farmers Against Half and Half Cotton
Montgomery March 26 Special J A Wade commissioner of agriculture and industries warned Alabama farmers against growing half and half cotton. He said it yields heavily but fails to grade to standard short staple, fetching 2 to 3 cents per pound under market. He cautioned about anthracnose bull rot and potential losses, estimating over a million dollars yearly if value stays 3 cents under standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
J. A. Wade
Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries
Wade
Alabama
Missions at St Peter and St Margaret Churches
Rev Father Kennedy to conduct missions at St Peter and St Margaret parishes with a Sunday mass at St Peter's 9 a.m. and at St Margaret's Cedar Point road. Fr Dunne celebrant for St Margaret's. From Easter, two Sunday masses at St Matthew's 7 a.m. and 9 30 a.m. Rt Rev Bishop Allen approved the second Sunday mass at St Matthew's due to growing membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter’s Church
Fulton Road
Emmet Kennedy
St. Catherine’s Church
St. Peter’s
St. Margaret’s
St. Margaret's Church
Cedar Point Road
Fr. Dunne
St. Matthew's Church
Dunne
St. Matthew’s
Allen
Mobile
Producers Clubs Must Pay License
The bureau of immigration and markets of Alabama's Department of Agriculture and Industries ruled that producers clubs associations or corporations selling farm products must obtain a license and post a $1,000 bond in favor of the commissioner of agriculture. It says merging individuals into a club or corporation wipes their producer identity, making them a commercial wholesale competitor. The bureau operates under Alabama's produce law enacted this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Bureau of Immigration and Markets
Department of Agriculture and Industries
Commissioner of Agriculture
Department
Alabama
Girl Dead Eleven of Love Cult Leader Held in Alliance
Miss Amy Tanner 23 died in Alliance Ohio with police detaining B A rge alleged cult leader and ten others as witnesses. Authorities say the cult hub, a furnished residence district house, had been under surveillance and the coroner suspects a powerful drug contributed to the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Ohio
Amy Tanner
B. Arge
George
Miss Tanners
LOUIS-Ralph Holliday named assassin in coroner verdict
Richard Randolph was killed and Mrs. Randolph charged as accessory before the fact in a coroner's verdict issued yesterday. The findings identify Holliday as the assassin and name Mrs. Randolph in the preceding role.
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Dauphin Street
P. Bell
KODAK
Kodaks
Zadek Jewelry CO
Mobile & Ohio
R. R
Chunchula
Mobile County
Geo
Kilborn
Land & Dev. Co
Royal
Bell
Mrs. Linscott OF
South
Eee Products Company
Dayton
City Bank
Trust Co
MR. MacKenzie
Father Kennedy
Producers Clubs
Dauphins Street
Louisiana
Mississippi
St. Emanuel Street
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