Opening of Lock No 17 Celebrated By Mobile Delegation
Mobile marks the opening of direct river to sea transportation as a large party sails on the John Quill and many more travel by rail. Senator Bankhead leads praise for the project linking the Warrior and Mobile with national officials expected in Cordova and Tuscaloosa for ceremonies.
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Mobile
Alabama Mineral District
Gulf
Ombigbee
Warrior Rivers
Mobile River
Alabama
Irop
Orld
Bankhead
John Hollis Bankhead
Congress
Senator Bankhead
Three Rivers
Legion
Khead
Washington
Garrison
South
Stania
Jasper
South Atlantic
John Quill
Tuscaloosa
Lock 17
John Craft
Jacob Reiss
Marion Inge
W. C. Spencer
A. E. Marriott
Sylvester Agee, Jr
H. P. Reid
P. J. Ray
Irene Degan
J. M
Jackson
Demopolis
Tucca‘oosa
Druid City
Yall
Charles Keller
Unitedates
Fr. D. Baker
Baker, Lions &Co
Paul Danner
Mo‘hile Coal Co
T. K. Jackson
Mobile iElectric.Co
W. A. Watson
Ollinger ‘& Bruce Dry Dock Co
George H. Dunlap
Gulf City’ Dry Dock Co
D. R. Dunlap
Alabama Iron Works
FC. Turner
F. C. ‘Turner &Co
D. Peppers
Murray & Peppers
Horace Upton
Elder-Dempster Line
D. R. Barbee
Mobile Register
Frank Henderson
Henderson Iron ‘Works
J. H. Bancroft
American Laundry
J. W. Moore
Pratt Consolidated Coal Co
W. M. Clemens
the Mobile Item
M- Waring Harrison
Barney-Cavanagh Hardware Co
P. W. Maer
Henry Hall
First National Bank
J. W. Little
Peoples Bank
M. J.mcdermott
Bank of Mobile
John T. Cochrane
Kent A. T. & N. Railway
Russell
Paree Manene A
To & N. Railway
J. A. Jackson
N. O
M. & C- Railroad
W. P. Wilson
W. E. P. Wilson & Co
Ae Turner
Horace Turner
Cordova
Birmingham
Reil
Unitedates Engineering Pree
Erg
Con
Pope.m. Long
War Department
Lock No. 17
William W. Brandon
Harry Taylor
United States Board of Engineers
Charles Henderson
Madeline Blair
Mariel Hartwell
Marie Ars
Mabel Maxwell
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad
Board of
School Commissioners
Mobile County
W. B. Oliver
William B. Bankhead
Warrior River
Bigbee
Coal and Iron Centre
Bankhead Lake
John H. Bankhead
Harry Pillans
Horror of Lusitania Death Told Continued From Page One
Eyewitnesses recount the Lusitania amid a torpedo strike sequence as a second hit tore the bow and a third was debated. With the ship listing, boats were ordered lowered while passengers faced the disaster with varying calm, anticipating rescue while some fled panic.
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Lusitania
Panic and peril as ship explodes and launches lifeboats
Panic reigns below deck after the blast as women with babies flee and crew struggle to deploy lifeboats. Fumes fill the vessel while the ship capsizes and several boats swamp or capsize, leaving many passengers unconscious and clinging to lifebelts or awaiting rescue.
Lusitania Sinks After Torpedo Hit in World War I
The Lusitania slowly sank after being torpedoed, bow dipping into the sea as Captain Turner and his executive officer directed a doomed rescue. Survivors crowded the water, five lifeboats hung in davits, and many on deck leaped or jumped as the liner disappeared beneath the waves.
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Lusitania
Turner
Lusitania Sinking Described In Vivid War Chronicle
A vivid excerpt recalls the Lusitania’s final moment as a maelstrom swallows passengers and crew. The ship’s decks were crowded with chatter moments before the catastrophe. Five lifeboats disappeared with the vessel as survivors watched from the shore through the haze.
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Lusitania
Atlantic
Giaas
Elmore Citizens Endorse Governor Bond Plan
About two hundred Elmore county residents gathered at a mass meeting in Wetumpka to endorse Governor Henderson's $1,500,000 bond issue and back his four year leadership. They adopted resolutions condemning self styled legislators and urged harmony with the administration. Speakers included State Treasurer W. L. Lancaster and Rep. O. V. Justice.
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Wetumpka
Ala
Elmore County
Henderson
W. L. Lancaster
R. L Huddleston
Speigners
F. Lloyd Tate
Terrier and Receive Reward for Lost Airedale Satyr
Mrs. J. E. Clark of 207 St Joseph Street mourns her lost Airedale terrier Satyr after being hit by a automobile and chased along Conception Street near One Mile Creek. Two Black men fired at the frightened pup but missed it. A reward is offered and an advertisement appears in The Item's Lost and Found column.
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JE. W. Clark
St. Joseph Street
conception—_street
One Mile Creek
Telegraph Idaa
Conception Street
Many Cling to Overturned Boats After Submarine Explosion
Survivors recount chaotic scenes as boats swarmed the wreckage within 109 yards of the blast. Trawlers and rescue boats ferried survivors to land while crews fought to save injured mariners. Many died en route, and bodies were recovered as rescue operations continued.
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Queensland
Mone Turner
Gare
Mothers Day Observed In City Churches
City churches will hold Mother's Day services Sunday with sermons on motherhood's influence. First Baptist and Baptist Tabernacle lead with titles The Divine Motherhood and In Memory of Mother. Crichton and North Side plan joint observances and a Children’s program at 10 15 a m led by Harry Keenan, featuring recitations songs and an address on observing Mothers Day in Sunday schools.
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First Baptist Church
John W. Phil
Baptist ‘Tabernacle
J. B. Barnes
Crichton Baptist Church
J. .D. Wilkes
W. Bosdell
Christian Home
North Side Baptist Church
P. Spiegel
First Christian
Baptist
Methodist
Harry Keenan
Jesus
J. N. Cammack
Gladys Bushee
Quartette
Methodist School
Nona Cocke
May Gill
Quartetté
Maggie Walker
Arthur Hampler
Tiys School
J.D. Wilkes
Allen
Wilkes
Walker
Walker and Miss Littlefield. the Orchestra Is Composed ‘of: Miss Lillie Simmons
Misa ° McDonell
Mr. Childs
A. RB. Taylor
Cornell Defeats Harvard In Close Track Meet At Cambridge
The Cornell track team defeated Harvard 59 1-3 to 57 2-2 in Soldiers Field Cambridge Massachusetts. W Wilcox set a 440 yard dash record 48.35 seconds and W J Bingham added an 880 yard record 1.56 1-5. A Cornell jumper set a high jump record at 6 feet.
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Cambridge
Mass
Cornell “cl
Harvard
Soldiers
W. Wilcox
W. J. Bingham
Pavers
Prat
Cornell
Dormitories Contracts Awarded at Three State Normal Schools
The Alabama state normal school board awarded $30,000 dormitory contracts for Troy Jacksonville and Livingston. Jacksonville’s went to W H Nunnery. Livingston to W L Coston and Co. Troy to R V Labarre. Work starts immediately with occupancy planned for the next school session.
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Montgomery
Troy
Livingston
Jacksonville
State Normal School Board
Troy Normal School
W. H. Nunnery
Jefferson County
W. L. Coston
Weather: fair and generally sunny Sunday
The forecast indicates generally fair conditions with sunny periods on Sunday. Light winds and a mild overall outlook are expected across the region.
City Parks To Host Open Air Band Concerts In Mobile
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce music committee secured permission from Mobile city commission for open-air band concerts in Bienville Washington Squares and Lyons Park with police protection. The drive for funding begins Monday from business and professional groups with contributions sent to committee members. Announcement will precede the first concert detailing the program of varied musical numbers for all ages.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mobile City Commission
Bienville
Washington Squares
Lyons Park
Amp
National City Bank appoints James R Stevens as vice president
James R Stevens of New Orleans was named active vice president at National City Bank of Mobile to fill the vacancy created by the death of George A Tonsmetre. Stevens, Alabama native, has served as clearing house examiner for New Orleans and national bank examiner for Alabama. He left Huntsville presidency to take the national post and was heavily recommended for comptroller of the currency.
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Tors
National City Bank of Mobile
James R. Stevens
New Orleans
George A. Tonsmetre
Stevens
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
United States
National Bank Examiner
National City Bank
Mobile
Railroad Commission journals show most rate cases closed
The Alabama state railroad commission adjourned after a day of hearings. It completed coal rate cases except cross examination of Ernest A. Defuniak of Louisville and Nashville. Defuniak’s cross exam will occur in two or three weeks. other docket items were submitted and a majority likely decided before the next meeting.
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Montgomery
State Railroad Commission
Ernest A. Defuniak
Louisville and Nashville
Defuniak
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Ake
Inankhead
J. H. Bankhead
Bankhead Ake
Elmore
Ventas
State Normal Board
C. of C
State National Bank Examiner
Ailroad
Nashville
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