Ward is By Absence In City Voting
Voting was heavy in some city wards and in Mobile County as appointed officers failed to appear. By 2 PM 1 425 votes were cast citywide with ward totals and local judge race leads noted. The new primary law disrupted ward boss influence and deputies enforced compliance at polling places.
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Alsie
Rome
Oikos
Amigo Eis Nuwe
BP Oale
Flollonasa’s
Bron Alietata Gare
Alabama
Mobile
Free Beed Wants Senate Run After Cleared Doot Charge
William Dorimer announces he will seek the United States Senate again after being cleared of a doot charge. He declares a comeback plan and vows to run as a free candidate in the upcoming election cycle.
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William Dorimer
Senate
Critical stage in border negotiations
At El Paso on May 9, preparations for a new conference between Generals Scott and Obregon were under way at Obregon headquar ters. Officials hoped for an amicable adjustment on cooperation with American forces in Mexico, with Obregon favoring an early conclusion despite recent circumstances hampering his actions.
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EL Paso
Texas
Scott
Obregon
General Obregon
United States
Negotiations at El Paso Delay Over Mexican Acceptance
A message from General Scott at El Paso reached the war department this morning and Secretary Baker sent a prompt reply. Officials say the delay stems from General Obregon’s reluctance to sign first. a counter proposal may be forthcoming. No official reason suggests a break in talks yet.
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Washington
General Scott
el Paso
War Department
Baker
Obregon
Elpaso
Department
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
May 9 forecast from Washington calls for fair conditions in Alabama and Mississippi tonight and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Bishop Will Dedicate Church Home At Spring Hill
Bishop C M Beckwith presides at the dedication of the Wilmer Home For Orphans in Spring Hill as the diocesan convention opens. Special cars depart at 4 pm. ministers and women church members attend the ceremonies and reception follows. The diocesan council continues Wednesday to Friday with Beckwith delivering the annual address at Trinity church.
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Opal Church of
Alabama
Spring Hill
C. M. Beckwith
Wilmer
Robert Jemison
Birmingham
Church Home Committee
Diocesan Council
Co. M. Beckwith
Trinity Church
Cymric Sunk. All Aboard Reported Safe by Lloyds
Lloyds reports the White Star liner Cymric sank at 3 am after torpedo attack by a German submarine. Passengers were not aboard. crew of about 100 reported safe. The ship left New York April 29 for Liverpool with a large cargo of munitions.
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London
Cymric
Queenstown
New York
Liverpool
White Star
Cymric Torpedoed. 5 Of 107 Crew Dead
American Consul Frost at Queenstown reports the White Star liner Cymric sank at 3 AM after a torpedo explosion. Fifty-two crew members were missing or killed from the 107 aboard. Survivors are to land about noon at Banty as frost notes the attack appeared to be unannounced.
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Washington
lIn
State Department
Frost
Queenstown
Admiralty
Fastnet
Banty
Consul Frost
More Warm Weather Is Today’s Forecast
Weather continues warm with little temperature change. Forecast calls for fair skies and gentle to moderate easterly winds. Washington DC peaked at 88 yesterday while Mobile reported 78 and 69 as the high and low. Calgary lurched to 30 as a cold snap diverged from coastal warmth.
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Washington City
Calgary
Mobile
Salvagers Ready to Recover Asphalt Cargo from Stranded Schooner
The salvage expedition departs this afternoon to raise the schooner John W. Danner ashore with asphalt on Chandeleur Island. IL E. Zieman & Co bought the cargo for 12500 dollars pending delivery, while Captain Beauregard Roberts paid under twelve dollars for the schooner and cargo at Gulfport auction earlier.
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John W. Danner
Chandeleur Island
IL. E. Zieman & Co
Beauregard Roberts
Gulfport
News of Election Call and Live Updates
The item provides rapid primary news today with two public telephones Bell 152 and Home 58 available in the afternoon and evening. Long distance lines connect country precincts for prompt results as information is gathered and shared.
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Bell 152
Home 58
State Meeting of Knights of Columbus Officers Named
The Knights of Columbus state convention met in Mobile at 11 with delegates from Huntsville Cullman Birmingham Montgomery and Mobile. Judge Oscar R Hundley presided as state deputy and supreme knight assisted by officers from five cities.
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the Knights of Columbus
Mobile Council
Huntsville
Cullman
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
Oscar R. Hundley
Spring Hill College
The
Gulf Fishing and Hunting Club
Mobile Bay
Pencil Day Planned for Wednesday in Mobile
Plans are set for Pencil Day on Wednesday to raise funds for the Mobile Infirmary Association aiding those unable to pay for medical care. Committees are ready to distribute pencils at every street corner with volunteers expecting a strong civic response.
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Mobile Infirmary Association
Mobile
Infirmary Association
Kaiser Hopeful Wilson Mediation Still Feasible
Paris May 9 In Tempe the German emperor delays breaking with President Wilson hoping to invoke Wilson mediation and appeal to the president's noble ambition. The German note mentions Germany's desire for peace, twice made manifest before the world.
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Paris
Tempe
Wilson
Lake steamer 8 R Kirby lost with crew in storm
The steamer 8. R. Kirby owned by Northwestern Transportation Co of Detroit was lost off Eagle Harbor Lake Superior during a Monday storm. The vessel carried a crew of 20 men and it is believed they were drowned.
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Sault Ste. Mariin
Mich
R. Kirby
Northwestern Transportation Company of
Detroit
Eagle Harbor
Lake Superior
Venizelos Elected in Mytileni Victory Draws Election Cheers
London reports ex premier Venizelos won the Mytileni seat by a large majority in Monday elections. The former premier drew strong public enthusiasm and led the poll, signaling a clear victory for the Allies adherent.
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Athens
London
Venizelos
Chamber of Deputies
Mytileni
Special election in West Virginia second district
Governor Hatfield called a special election to succeed the late Representative William G. Brown in West Virginia's second district. Republican candidate G. M. Bowers and Democrat Samuel V. Brown contested the race.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Hatfield
William G. Brown
G. M. Bowers
Samuel V. Brown
Four Killed as Atlas Powder Blast Hits Lake Hopatcong Plant
Newark reports say two Atlas Powder Company buildings at Landing Lake Hopatcong north of Paterson exploded around 1 PM today. Initial counts place at least four dead with hospitals on standby within a 25 mile radius as the blast rattled towns up to 26 miles away.
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Paterson
N. J
Atlas Powder Company
Lake Aeea
Landing
Newark
Lake Hopatocong
New Jersey
New York Philharmonic Arrives for Two Mobile Concerts
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, sixty strong, arrived from New Orleans to perform two Mobile concerts at the Lyric Theater. The first starts at 2 45 this afternoon and the second at 8 30 this evening with large advance seating. Governor and Mrs Henderson are listed as noted guests at the evening event and a Battle House dinner and dance will follow.
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New
Charles Henderson
Battle House
Manassas Man Fires Mattress While Sleeping With Cigarette
William Kelly residing at southeast Manassas and Joachim streets set fire to a mattress in his home about 2 30 am Tuesday. Police report he slept with a lit cigarette in his hand. The structure owned by John Mallon suffered only mattress damage.
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William Kelly
Manassas
Joachim Streets
Kelly
John Mallon
German Lieutenant Fay Sentenced to Eight Years in Atlanta
Robert Fay, ex German army lieutenant, was sentenced to eight years in Atlanta federal prison for conspiring to destroy Allied munitions ships with bomb contrivances. His brother in law Walter Scholz and Paul Daeche received four and two years respectively with $2 fines.
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New York
Robert Fay
Federal
Atlanta
Walter Scholz
Paul Daeche
Tenth Circuit Measure Favored By Judiciary Committee
Washington May 9 The House Judiciary Committee voted to report the McKellar bill creating the Tenth circuit of the United States Court of Appeals. The new circuit would include Tennessee Northern Alabama Northern Mississippi Oklahoma and Arkansas.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
McKellar
Tenth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Professor H. S. Halbert Dies in Montgomery
Professor Henry Sale Halbert a founder of Baylor University died in Montgomery Alabama at an infirmary after about three months illness He was in his eightieth year and longtime educator with ties to Waco Texas university history
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Montgomery
Ala
Henry Sale Halbert
Waco
Baylor) University of
Famous Judge Ben B. Lind Reported Ill at Home
Local press notes that Judge Ben B. Lind, renowned for youth advocacy, is ill at his Denver home. The brief item cites concern from associates and says authorities released no further medical details.
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Ben B. Lind
Denver
Auto Ordinance Passed and Parking Rules Detail
The Mobile city commission approved an automo bile ordinance with 12 inch curb clearance and four foot spacing between cars. A harbor report from Ford Bacon and Davis was tabled. The health officer noted 72 April deaths and a 15.04 per thousand death rate. Weights inspector reported strawberry box shaving but no standard box size ordinance.
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City Commission
Automobile Club
C. J. Hardy
Ford, Bacon and Davis Company
New Orleans
Mobile
Pillans
Government Street
Royal
St. Emanuel Streets
H. Mohr
Board of Health
Inspector of Weights and Measures
Hughes
Rem
Militia Called From Texas Arizona New Mexico for Border Security
President Wilson calls out the Texas Arizona and New Mexico militia to reinforce border defense amid Rio Grande Big Bend raids. Secretary Baker says two additional regular infantry regiments will join patrols along the border and further measures will be taken to protect U S citizens from raids.
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Washington
Wilson
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
Baker
Big Bend
Rio Grande
Te Long
Generalston
United States
Militia and Regulars Mobilized to Border Total 7000
Secretary Baker announced about 4000 militia from three border states and three regiments of regulars were sent to the border. The regulars include the Thirtieth Infantry at Plattsburgh N Y Third Infantry at Madison Barracks Watertown and Oswego N Y Twenty first Infantry at Vancouver Barracks and two battalions of the Fourteenth at Fort Lawton near Seattle and Spokane Washington. The overall force totals approximately 7000 men.
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Baker
Plattsburgh
N. Y
Madison Barracks
Watertown
Oswego
Twenty-first Infantry
Vancouver Barracks
Fourteenth Infantry
Fort Lawton
Seattle
Wash
Spokane
Washington
American Cavalry Reinforcements Move Toward Mexican Border
One hundred twenty cavalrymen from troops F and H of the Fourteenth cavalry and a machine gun troop advanced toward the Mexican border after sunrise this morning. The new force joins two cavalry units that moved from a nearby army base to Glenn Springs last Friday, a site controlled by Villa followers.
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Marathon
Tex
Fourteenth Cavalry
Glenn Springs
Americans escape after bandit raid near Boquillas
Seven American employees of the Porto Rico de Boquillas mine near Boquillas Mexico escape with three Mexican captives after overpowering guards. Dr Homer Powers of San Angelo Texas also escaped. Details from a private message confirmed later.
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EL Paso
Tex
Porto Rico de Boquillas
Boquillas
Mexico
Homer ‘Powers
San Angelo
de Boquillas
Homer Powers
Texas
Glenn Springs
Coahuila
Bing
Postrius
Cannes
R. Rorouck
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William. Lorimer
Leroymric
Cording
Lloyd’s
Infers
Wil.iam Henry
Lumen Rigiey
OFC
Kaiser
Atlas
Fay
H. S. Halbert
Ben GB
Lindsey
DOGES
Ford, Bacon & Davis
Defort
Scott and
Funston
Secretary of War
Porto
Rico
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