Taxation and Finances Taken Up With Solons
Mobile hosts a joint recess committee on taxation and finances with state officials to study Alabama revenues. Judge Price Williams and Dr. Alfred Ward testify on ad valorem, city loans, and reform ideas including a Houston style tax board and elected assessors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tute
Alabama
Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Revenue and Road Cortoners
Chamber
John B. Weakley
Airchairman
Hartwell
John R. Bell
Pickens
W. H. Key
Franklin
H. A. Bradshaw
Lauderdale
B. Fite
Marion
A. M. Tunstall
Hale
Yarborough
Lee
Weakley
Coleagues
Satsuma
Price Williams
Mobile County
Houston
Wil
Alfred G. Ward
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Mobile Tax League
Glennon
Steamer Captain Believes He Sank German Submarine
The City of Brussels encountered a German submarine yesterday. The steamer’s captain fired upon the sub and, in a quick turn to ram, believes he sank the submarine while his ship was traveling at 16 knots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Brussels
Telephone Company to Have Fewer Directors
Stockholders of American Telephone and Telegraph Company voted to reduce the board from 25 to 17, aligning with a trend of leaner corporate boards. The change was to take effect at the annual meeting tomorrow in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Twilight sleep pioneer brings new childbirth method to nation
Dr Kurt E Schlessingk introduced twilight sleep to the country and since last July about 2000 babies have been born using this comparatively painless method. He worked in Freiburg Germany with Professors Gauss and Kronig who invented twilight sleep.
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Kurt E. Schlessingk
Schlessingk
Freiburg
Germany
Gauss and
Kronig
Leased Wire Briefs From Across North America
Vienna cancels spring Trace meetings while provisional dates for summer and autumn are kept. Halifax reports Mrs. Andrew Borden dies at Grand NASHVILLE Stith M. Cain named grand secretary of Tennessee Masonic Grand Lodge after John Garrett’s death. Washington finds ICC ruling on price fairness for ice cream transport and empty container returns. New York reports foreigners burned in explosion while removing smokeless powder from shells. White Sulphur Springs shows Colonel William Jay found dead. heart failure cited. East St. Louis notes Belgium buys 10 000 cavalry horses. first 600 ship to Newport News valued about 1.33 million. San Diego hosts Vice President Marshall for parade review. New York reports death of George Foulke McCulloch former newspaper owner. Peru’s ex president Jose Pardo named candidate with Col. Benavides as provisional president
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Vienna
Austrian Jockey Club
Halifax
Andrew Borden
Robert Borden
Canada
Grand Nashville
Stith M. Cain
Nashville
Tennessee Masonic Grand Lodge
John B. Garrett
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Naga
Vic Hohentes
Neurelesty
Halteg
W. V
William Jay
Trinity Corporation
New York Herald Company
Jay
East ST. Louis
Ill
Belgium
Newport News
San Diego
Cal
Thomas R. Marshall
Los Angeles
Oa Pacific
Exposition Grounds
York
George Foulke McCulloch
Summit
N. J
McCulloch
Indiana
A.eru
Jose Pardo
Peru
Col. Benavides
New Haven Officials Seek Bill of Particulars and Separate Trials
Directors and former directors of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad sought a bill of particulars and some separate trials after being indicted by a federal grand jury on a conspiracy charge. Judge Hunt scheduled hearings for next Thursday to consider the motions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
New York
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Hunt
Venires Drawn in Major Local Murder and Arson Cases
Special venires were drawn in city court on Monday for the cases of Mrs. Theresa McBroom charged with killing her husband Reuben A McBroom and John Robinson charged with killing Robert Barnes, and Jesse Scarbrough charged with arson. Fifty seven were drawn for the first case and thirty two for the other two. A regular jury of forty five names was drawn for the week of March 29.
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Theresa McBroom
Reuben A. McBroom
John, Robinson
Robert Barnes
Jesse Scarbrough
Alexander Battles Convicted of Forgery in Second Degree
Alexander Battles was convicted in the city on Monday of forgery in the second degree and remanded to jail for sentence. He forged the name of Willie Baxter to an order for five dollars. A second case against him was not tried.
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Alexander Battles
Willie Baxter
Villa's artillery not ready to begin siege at Matamoros
An American witness near Matamoros reports Villa forces not yet firing on Matamoros. Field pieces seen ninety miles south of Matamoros earlier were en route, with preparation for an attack not expected before Tuesday.
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Villa
Matamoros
Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande River
Ticipate
Ramones
Red Cross Sends Directors to Border Relief Posts
Washington dispatch reports Pacific Coast Red Cross director Charles J. Q Connor ordered to El Paso to lead border relief work. Red Cross nurses ordered to Brownsville to assist care for those reported arriving today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Washington
Charles J. Qconnor
el Paso
Brownsville
Mount Vernon Rally Demands Quick End to Outrages
Mount Vernon Alabama March 29 Citizens held an indignation meeting over cattle thefts and Black Hand threats tied to L J Knox turpentine operations. They pressed for swift action against those responsible for Knox still arson and related violence amid calls to restore order.
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Mount Vernon
Ala
Mount Vernon- Calvert
L. J. Knox
Knox
Frank W. Boykin
Calvert and
Mobile
Vicinity
Willis Collins
Jack Rivera
Aaterdeem
Mr. Knox
Tom
Richard Rivers
B. A. Cannon
Dr. Little
BE. L. McCafferty
Rogers Curry
Henry Cannon
James DuCloux
James Turnipsee
Walter Simpson
Mr. Bullard
R. M. Boykin
Jesse Thompson
John Rockwell
George Illam
Clarence Killam
Moore Killam
Mr. Porter
Special venire drawn in the M'Broom case
A 57-name special venire was drawn Monday for Theresa Mc Broom who stands accused of killing her husband, R. A. McBroom, in city court. The list includes Chas Van der Beeck Thos B Crossland Chas ER Vincent Randolph E Broun John W O Gwynn C B ae Thomas H Drummond Herman Reid erman George Boys William A Clausen Jos M Walsh Curry N McLeod PeterS Craughon George T Hoffman Lee E Sutton John H Crippen Leander H Helveston William Gibson John W Barter Jos H Sprach Robert H Giles Grover A Taylor Noah Schwarz Dennison Gollett John T Cochrane John N Cammack Harry J Barton James T Dolan Ruiz M Dodge Frank Petite Hureesce Austill Archibald McCreary Jack G Cleveland Walter W Clarke Frank Craighead Joe Hatchett Walter B Simi son Perry J Wallace Cyrus G Russell Emil G Noel Alexander Hancock John A Scott Henry T Roberts Fletcher E Davis James M Harbin Charlies Ollie Lyons Louis W Evans Charles G Ehrhardt George Strachan Arthur C Tonsmeire William A Karcher Andrew Schottgen William Dolle William T McGowin Edward C Emrich Leonard C McCreary Payton C Steele
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Mc Broom
R. A. McBroom
Chas. van der Beeck
Thos. B. Crossland
Chas. ER. Vincent
Randolph E. Broun
John W. O’gwynn
C. B. Ae Thomas H. Drummond
Herman Reiderman
George Boys
William A. Clausen
Jos. M. Walsh
George Strachan
Arthur C. Tonsmeire
William A. Karcher
Andrew Schottgen
William Dolle
William T. McGowin
Edward C. Emrich
Leonard C. McCreary
Payton C. Steele
Chapin Returns With Specimens From Congo
James H. Chapin, of the American Museum of Natural History expedition to the Belgian Congo in 1909, arrived on the steamship New York with the first consignment of 40 000 specimens. He brought back okapi, a zebra antelope hybrid, first of the species to reach the United States.
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New York
James H. Chapin
Belgian Congo
American Museum of Natural History
Garfaist Fails to Face Larceny Charge in Court
John Garfaist, indicted on grand larceny, failed to appear as his case was called amid a forfeiture and alias writ. He is charged with stealing two hogs from Eliza Smith.
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Garfaist
John Garfaist
Eliza Smith
Theodore Benedict Arraigned Under Game Law Charge
Theodore Benedict was arraigned in the inferior criminal court on Monday on the charge of possessing a game bird during the closed season. The court, after hearing the county game warden, imposed a fine and jail time, suspended for months on condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Benedict
Inferior Criminal Court
Y M C A canvass totals rise in Mobile and Birmingham
Canvassers for new members report 226 total in Mobile with 124 on Monday and 1326 Reds points 772 Blues points as Birmingham leads at 276 total. Reds outpaced Blues in Monday’s work with 11 Reds 44 Blues new members in the boys’ department, amid expectations of stronger efforts Tuesday and later week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Reds
Blues
Birmingham
Item
Evans
Battle House
Association
St Reds
Fertilizer Tags Books Under Probe Reported Shortage
Craig finished his examination of the books of C. Homer Billingsley, former pure food and drug clerk, and found a shortage of about $11,000. The report is with the governor and Next will audit Captain John C. Cheney, former fertilizer tag salesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont A Mery
J Mee Eek Craig
Iinet
Taga
Craig
C. Homer Billingsley
Pure Food and Drug
Agricultural Department
Billingsley
John C. Cheney
Cheney
Tile Plant Gets Eastern Capital
President W. F. Tebbetts of the National Mosaic Flooring Co. Mobile returned from New York where he pursued business for the plant. He said Eastern capital had shown interest in the local flooring operation and was negotiating a large New York contract that could be very substantial if secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Tebbetts
National Mosaic Flooring Company
Mobile
New York
Major Tebbetts
Metropolis
City Commission to Refund Liquor Licenses and More
At Tuesday's regular session the city commission will introduce a resolution authorizing refund of the city's share of liquor licenses for the half year as recently funded by the legislature. The proposal also places the attorney's license on par with physicians. Mayor Pillans will seek a resolution canceling Mobile's lease of city lots to the Mobile City and County Tubercular Sanitarium.
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City Commission
Pat J. Lyons
Pillans
City of
Mobile
Mobile City and County
Jarvis Examinations Waived In Mobile Case
Dug Jarvis, tied to a $302 bank roll and Fred Shafer property, vanished then reappeared at Bay St. Louis Mississippi. He was brought to Mobile and arraigned before Judge Chamberlain, pleading not guilty to a city court charge. Deputy Brown arrested him at Bay St. Louis. $285 found on him.
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Dug Jarvis
Fred Shafer
Lower Dauphin
Bay St
Flying Eagle Leaves Mobile for Pensacola Exhibitions
The speed boat Flying Eagle sailed from Mobile on Monday afternoon for Pensacola where she will give exhibitions. Captain Kramm captains the craft as she leaves the pearl for new demonstrations along the water front.
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Flying Ee
Flying Eagle
Mobile
Pensacola
Fila
Kramm
Austria Offers Italy Part of Trent Province
Paris dispatch says Austria definitively offers to cede a part of the Trent province to Italy at war's end. Italy has not replied. A separate report from Berlin via London says Roumania will remain neutral and that a Romanian ambassador signed an agreement there.
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Austria
Italy
Trent
Paris
Province of
Petit Parisien
Rome
Roumania
Berlin
London
Bucharest
Frankfurter Zeitung
Per
Steamship Rock Crew of Twenty-Three Saved After Soot Line Incident
A Steamer named Rock experienced a soot line incident this morning near the submarine area. The vessel, carrying twenty-three crew members, had their lives saved.
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Ee ‘Rock
Austrians Delayed as Russians Advance Toward Hungary
Times dispatch from Petrograd reports Austrian reinforcements arrived too late to block Russian movements into Hungary. It notes German field marshal Von Hindenburg has positioned the Eighth, Eleventh and Tenth armies to hold the line until stronger forces or favorable conditions permit a renewed offensive.
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London
the Times
Petrograd
Hungary
von Hindenbu
Bombardment, Reconnaissance Reported Over Dardanelles
London dispatch says both British and German aeroplanes conducted Sunday reconnaissance over the Dardanelles. The forts of Chanak and Kilid Bahr were bombarded from 10 AM to 3 PM, with heavy fire flying as fast as two shells per minute at times.
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London
Daily News
Tenedos
Dardanelles
Chanak
Kilid Bahr
Mornh
Gallipoli Peninsula
Straits
Russia Attacks Forts as Dardanelles News Ebb and Flow
London reports Russian bombardment of Turkish forts on the Bosphorus with unclear results. Dardanelles bombardment paused by weather though Turkish air raids claim action. Submarine activity noted around Britain and Ireland with Falba distress. Balkan League reorganization discussed amid Balkan diplomacy.
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Russia
London
Russilan
Istantinople
Bosphorus
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Baltic
Petrograd
Falba
Bristol Channel
Bulgaria
Marshal von der Goltz
Frightened Horse Crashes Window Injuring Driver
Charlie Thompson a Negro horseman for J P Moore stables was hurt when his horse pulling a buggy was struck by a Dave S Bauer Drug Company motorcycle. The frightened horse dashed into the Level Best Shoe Store window on Dauphin street about 11 o clock Monday morning, injuring the horse and damaging the plate glass storefront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Thompson
J. P. Moore Stables
Dave S. Bauer Drug Company
Conception
Dauphin
Men of Undersea Boat Regarded as Past Human Aid
The Navy abandoned hope for survivors from submarine F-4s crew. Acting Secretary Blue ordered Rear Admiral Moore to ascertain the sunken boat’s location and depth to assess salvage probability and body recovery. No new word since Friday when Moore said the wreck lay in fifty fathoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Blue
Moore
Honolulu Naval Station
Department
Rescue Efforts Continue for Missing Submarine F-4
In Honolulu on March 20 rescue workers press on after locating what may be the F-4 submarine. Divers initially found only an old anchor at 215 feet, but a second search allegedly detected a second craft body. Dredge California and a diving bell engineer prepare to lift and recover the hulk with cranes and drag chains as operations extend into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Y Wbereee
California
W. C. Parks
Weather outlook for Alabama and Mobile
The forecast shows fair conditions in Alabama tonight and Tuesday with unsettled periods. Winds are gentle to moderate and shift northeast across both locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Visit of British French Warships Hinted at Istanbul
A Constantinople proclamation says British and French warships may visit soon to press free passage through the Dardanelles. It stresses no political aims and promises a short naval demonstration lasting three or four weeks, urging calm among the populace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Catinople
Daily Chronicle
Kustendenjej
Roumania
Italy imposes strict military news censorship
A royal decree issued by the council of ministers orders rigid censorship from March 31 to July 30 blocking publication of information on the formation movements or assignments of army navy and air forces and even individual soldiers and sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Via
Paris
Council of Ministers
Ven Scientifi
Miss Tanzer Drops Breach Suit After Mistaken Identity
New York March 29 Miss Tanzer milliner withdrew a breach of promise suit against W Osborne after a lengthy federal office session. Tangled testimony described a mistaken identification as Oliver Osborne and a waiver agreement signed amid questions of who was to blame. Spelled out that the case hinged on a mistaken identity rather than fraud with lawyers Slade and Slade noted as not involved in the misidentification efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
BM Tanzer
Ag W. Osborne
District Ney
Bortie
Oliver
Slade
Atto
Mischa
Field
N. J
Omar
Osborne
Speilberg
Spellberg
States District Attorney
Miss Tanzer
Blade
Erty
Misa Tanzler
Federal Building
Speilberger
Slade& Slade
French Duke Denied Right to Enlist in Foreign Armies
Paris March 29 The French government refused the request of the Duke of Orl eans for permission to enlist with a foreign legation under an assumed title. Early in the war he sought to amend the 1886 law barring him from returning to France or serving in the army. He offered to exile but was rebuffed. He then proposed joining the British Bel in and Russian forces, but they declined out of courtesy to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
of Orleans
Francaise
France
Gaming defendants arraigned in court with fines imposed
Sam Giles James Monroe Char Belle Gus Webb Pete Jackson Tam Chatman Willie Hart John Reed Percy King and John Stringer arraigned in inferior court on gaming charges and fined 1 or ten days. Jim Watson fined 5 or ten days for public disorder. Charles Willams E D Billard George Hogan Jr on gaming were each fined 203 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Giles
James Monroe
Char Belle
Gus Webb
Pete Jackson
Tam Chatman
Willie Hart
John Reed
Percy King
John Stringer
Jim Watson
Charles Willams
E. D. Billard
George Hogan, Jr
Turks Deny Disorders in Persia and Atrocities Reported
Washington March 29 Turks deny any disorders in Persia involving US Ambassador Morgenthau and say regular troops were on the scene. Dispatches from Tiflis report atrocities against Christians by irregular Turkish troops and a call to send troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morgenthau
State Department
Macy
Turkish War Office
Tiflis
T Pbassador Econta
Scientific Socialism to be Discussed Here
Paul Michelson and C3 cola, Rand School of Social Science graduates in New York City, will discuss scientific socialism at a meeting in the city. The event is positioned as a Monday morning gathering for scientific thinkers and graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Michelson
C3cola
Rand School OF Science
New York City
Mobile
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J. K. Glennon
Steamer
Telephone Company
Chapin
Congo
Jarvis
Nell Shipman
Hassan
Nell Sipman
Princess Hassan
Ola Humphrey
Mise Humphrey
Prince
Egypt
Persia
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