Italian War Proclamation Expected From Monarch Today
The report notes an impending war proclamation by the Italian monarch to be issued today. An octogenarian, Malcomb C. Gibson, 80, proprietor of the Gibson House at 59 12 Government Street, was found dead by hanging in Mobile. The coroner ruled death by own action, citing chronic worry over infirmities and business troubles.
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Malcomb C. Gibson
Gibson House
Government Street
H.P. Hirshfield
Lizzie Smith
George Frederick
Fritz
J. W. Conway
Gibson
Frederick
Mobile
Low Smith
Morristown
Ala
Malcomb’ Gibson
Texas
Louis Gibson
Mississippi
Henry Gibson
Clarkville
Mary Murphy
Florida
Emmett Gibson
Grand Bay
Evelyn Bradley
Irene McCoy
Tennessee
Lola
South Carolina
Consolidation of Country Schools Economical Idea
Mobile county boards approve a $150000 bond to upgrade country schools and push toward consolidation and centralization. A local law for voting on the bond will be proposed, with a plan to create an additional supervisor and study costs and savings.
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Mobile County
Board of School Commissioners
Barton Academy
Country School Committee
McCall
Roe
Renan
L. W. Roe
A. G. Quinn
G. Z. Jordan
Al-Your
Cherton
Prichard
Grand Bay
Tanner-Williams
Whistler
Plateau
Lovejoy
Italy to rally citizens and forces for war effort
A Stefani dispatch from Rome reports King Victor Emmanuel will issue a proclamation explaining Italy’s entry into the war and appealing to all citizens to do their duty. A second royal proclamation will be sent to the army and the fleet as Austria concentrates forces along the upper Adige.
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Italy
Austria
London
Stefani News
Rome
Victor
Emmanuel
Paris
Victor Emmanuel
Pass on Cases of Officers Delinquent in Course
The Alabama National Guard board of instruction will meet June 6 to review officers delinquent in the corps correspondence course. Report and actions will be filed with the governor. Members include Colonel Hubbard acting adjutant general Colonel Bricken Colonel Graves Lieutenant Colonels McCord Weiss Maddox Major Jackson and Captain Screws.
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Montgomery
Board of Instruction
Alabama National Guard
G. J. Hubbard
Eneral
KR Bricken
Graves
Leon McCord
W. F. Weiss
F. M. Maddox
E. H. Jackson
Wm. P. Screws
United States Army
Col Hubbard Notified of Election of Officers in Alabama Guard
Notice from Montgomery reports Allan Crenshaw of Andalusia re elected major of the Second infantry. The department also received word of Jesse D. Martin and Osborne M. Brooke elected as first and second lieutenants of Company I, Second regiment, at Luverne.
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Montgomery
Allan Crenshaw
Andalusia
G. J. Hubbard
Military Department
Jesse D. Martin
Osborne M. Brooke
Luverne
Better Facilities Sought to Boost Trade With South
Delegates at the Pan American financial conference meeting with Secretary McAdoo discussed aims to strengthen U S and Latin American financial ties. Panama's Ramon Acevedo urged better banking and credit facilities to lure South American merchants to U S markets. Argentina’s Samuel Pearson predicted profit from Europe’s shake up while Porto Rico’s Martin Travieso noted Europe's turmoil redirects trade toward North America.
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Washington
McAdoo
United States
Ramon F. Acevedo
Panama
Europe
Samuel F. Pearson
Argentina
Martin Travieso, Jr
Porto Rico
Island
South America
North America
Two Charged With Stock Law Violations
Charles Soltinn and Mrs A M Quigley living near Government Street Loop were served warrants in an inferior criminal court charging them with violating county stock laws by allowing livestock to run at large on another’s property. Complainants are J H Forsyth and S A Edwards.
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Charles Soltinn
A. M. Quigley
Government Street Loop
Inferior Criminal Court
J. H. Forsyth
S. A. Edwards
Weather summary for Mobile and Alabama regions
The report notes generally fair conditions for Mobile tonight and Sunday with gentle south winds. Alabama forecasts call for fair weather with isolated afternoon or tonight thunderstorms in the north portion and generally fair conditions Sunday with light south winds.
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Mobile
Alabama
Valuable George Washington relics presented to Mount Vernon
At Mount Vernon on May 22, the Mount Vernon Association received a valued relic collection donated by Mrs. Louis C. Lehr in memory of her brother Charles Angelo Conrad. The items include a Nellie Custis scrapbook, Martha Washington embroidery, a Martha Washington lingerie collar, Gene Washington dentist tools for slaves, Martha's ring and brooch, General Washington cane, three fruit knives, a patchwork needle case, jet bracelets, a Martha Washington crib for Nellie Custis, and papers tied to Washington's career.
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Martha Washington
Gene Washington
Mount Vernon
General Washington
Nellie Custis
Washington
Roosevelt Winner Jury Rules In Favor Of Defendant
In Syracuse on May 22 the jury found for Theodore Roosevelt in William Barnes libel suit, deciding all costs fall on the plaintiff as the defendant’s charges were deemed true. The verdict, reached after about eleven hours of deliberation, was greeted without outbursts in a quiet courtroom.
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Syracuse
Barnes
Wiliam Barnes
Theodore Roosevelt
Colonel Roosevelt
Warren W. Summers
Edward Bond
Burns
Orror
Roosevelt Libel Verdict Appealed by Barnes Associate
William M. Ivins announced an appeal of the Syracuse jury verdict favoring Theodore Roosevelt in the libel suit brought by William Barnes. The announcement came in New York on May 22.
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New York
William M. Ivins
William Barnes
Syracuse
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Barnes
High Cost of War Reaches Billions in First Year
Paris May 22 Captain Edmond Therey an economist estimates total military expenditures for the first year of the war at 10 billion dollars for seven allies and 7.4 billion for Germany Austria and Turkey. This equals about 48.4 million dollars per day or 2 thousand dollars per hour.
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Paris
Edmond Therey
Germany
Austria
Turkey
Mobile Attorney Resents Insult in Baldwin Court
In Bay Minette Baldwin county the 2nd circuit court saw Elliott G. Rickardy of Mobile strike ex-Senator Samuel Jenkins after Jenkins insulted him during a case. Judge A E Gamble fined Jenkins $25 and ordered investigation by the State Bar Association. Rickardy said the case was small and he acted after being called a liar.
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Second Judicial Circuit Court
Bay Minette
Baldwin County
Elliott G. Rickardy
Mobile
Samuel ©. Jenkins
A. E. Gamble
Jenkins
Rickardy
Jenns
State Bar Association
Lawsuit Filings Against T. C. Sorenson and Arthur J. Geibel
The L Hammel Dry Goods Company sued T. C Sorenson in the law and equity court for 177.50 alleging balance due on note. Moss Point Fertilizer Company filed suit against Arthur J. Geibel for 23.87 on a promissory note.
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L. Hammel Dry Goods Company
Law and Equity
T. C.sorenson
D Syo Mimory
Atorney He Fk
Moss’ Point Fertilizer Company
R. H
R. M. Smith
Arthur J. Geibel
Dixie Highway route decided at Chattanooga meeting
The Dixie Highway will run from the lakes to the gulf with Louisville on the west path and Cincinnati on the east path. The commission rejected a Western Dixie Highway from Chattanooga to Indianapolis and an Eastern Dixie Highway from Chattanooga to Indianapolis, naming Chicago as the northern terminus. The west and east routes will join at Louisville.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Louisville
Cincinnati
Lakes
Gulf
Commissiona
Indianapolis
Chicago
Polt
Rome Crowds Gather to Honor War Effort in Capitoline Rally
Almost several hundred thousand Romans thronged Capitoline Hill as Prince Colonna and city officials opened a solemn session to consecrate the capital for war. The crowd then surged to the Quirinal to greet King Victor Emmanuel and show Latin fervor despite the monarch’s absence from the square.
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Rome
Paris
Capitoline Hill
Prince Colonna
Capitoline
Forum
Caffarelli Palace
Quirinal
Victor Emmanuel
American Surgeons Will Man Largest British Hospitals
American surgeons will staff Britain's newest and largest field hospital. Harvard, Columbia and Johns Hopkins will supply 82 surgeons and physicians and 76 nurses will accompany the medical contingent to serve in the hospital.
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Nsw
York
Great Britain
Harvard
Columbia
Johns Hopkins
Captain Screws to Instruct TN Officers’ School
Captain Iain William P. Screws of the United States Army left Montgomery for Fountain City Tennessee to serve as an instructor at the National Guard of Tennessee officers school. He will be absent about ten days then return to Montgomery to teach at the Alabama officers’ school next month.
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Iain William P. Screws
United States Army
Fountain City
Tenn
Officers’ School
The
National Guard of Tennessee
Jefferson County Jail Shows Big Improvement
State prison inspector Dr. William H. Oates notes marked improvements in Jefferson County Jail over the past eight or nine months and says county officials are earnest in pursuing further penal reforms.
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Montgomery
Jefferson County
William H. Oates
Railroads Taken Over by Italian Military Authority
Rome reports the Official Gazette published a decree empowering military authorities to seize all Italian rail facilities and equipment. The takeover began last night, outlining broad control over rail operations across the country.
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Rome
Paris
Official Gazette
Italian Ambassador Assault Prompts Berlin Apology
The Italian ambassador to Germany, Ricardo Bellatti, was assaulted seeing his hat knocked off while leaving the Italian embassy for a dinner at the Spanish embassy. Police recovered the hat, bystanders beat the attacker, and Berlin issued apologies with heightened security around the embassy.
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Ricardo Bellatti
Germany
Berlin
Holding Italians in Rome May 22
Reports from Swiss towns say thousands of Italians are barred from returning home by Austrian authorities. Employers in Italy face shortages as German authorities withhold wages, leaving workers unable to depart.
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Rome
Paris
Italia
Tria
Germany
Train Seized on Austrian Rail Route From Milan
Rome dispatch reports Austrians cut railway communication at Udine and seized a train from Milan bound for Austria. The crew is said to have been arrested.
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London
Rome
Exchange Telegraph
Udine
Milan
Austria
Austrian Authorities Cut Mail From Udine Frontier
A Havas dispatch from Udine reports that Austrian military authorities yesterday returned Italian mail sacks to Italy and then cut communications. The note continues on page six.
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Paris
Udine
Italy
Only Two Americans Aboard the Tuscania
The Anchor Line steamer Tuscania cleared for Liverpool with 185 passengers, including only two Americans, amid a Cunard and Anchor line combined operation.
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New York
Anchor Line
Liverpool
Cunard
Rae
English Rail Disaster Kills Fifty in Gretna Collision
Carlisle May 22 At least fifty people died and hundreds injured as three trains collapsed near Gretna including a troop train local and an express. Fire broke out amid wreckage complicating rescue efforts as soldiers and civilians faced horrific casualties.
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Carlisle
Eng
Gretna
Lost and found notices from the city extra
Lost items include a gold and pearl pee handle with initials S H Prichard between Lexington Avenue and Lafayette Street and a black bill purse with a reward from the Schock Manager. Another notice seeks a gold dollar pin found on Cedar Street near North and South Carolina. Miss Mamie Burgess to be contacted for return.
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S. H. Ae Prichard
Lexington
Schock
Mgr
Cop
Cedar North
South Carolina
Mamie Burgess
A. & P. Tea Company
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Charles E. Cessna
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