Italian gains claimed along Austro-Hungarian frontier
Paris May 26 Italian authorities declare a blockade of all ace along the Austro Hungarian frontier and report occupation of Austrian territory from Lombardy to the Adriatic. Troops seize towns in Trentino and push along the lower Isonzo while Austrians retire destroying bridges. Italian aviators bombarded Monfalcone near Trieste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Eoa
Rome
Lombardy
Adriatic
War Office
Trentino
Isonzo
Monfalcone
Gulf of Trieste
Berlin Rome Agreement Reported on Civilians Rights
A Berlin telegram says Germany and Italy have agreed not to intern civilians or seize civilian property. The note, distributed via Rotterdam and London, signals a diplomatic understanding between the two Axis powers through May 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Rotterdam
London
the Courant
Berlin
Germany
Italy
Austrian destroyer fires on Barletta castle
A Barletta report says an Austrian torpedo boat destroyer flying a British flag fired seven shells at the Barletta castle, with a later dispatch claiming the attacker was possibly struck by a shell from an Italian squadron and severely damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Paris
Barletta
Naval Clash Near Barletta As Italian Destroyers Surrender
Vienna dispatch reports a clash off Barletta where two Italian torpedo boat destroyers were engaged by German ships. One Italian destroyer escaped while the other was sunk after shell fire, with 35 Italian sailors rescued including the commander. two Italian battleships then opened fire at long range, and the German Chepel was slightly damaged as Helgoland and others withdrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Amsterdam
London
Helgoland
Barletta
Chepel
Novel situation in German Italian relations emerges
Berlin reports that no war exists between Germany and Italy yet Prince von Buelow warned Rome that German troops were closely mingled with Austro-Hungarian forces. Italy would risk firing on German soldiers if war with Austria-Hungary continued, prompting possible unfriendly actions by Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
London
Germany
Italy
Berlin
Volks Zeitung
Prince von Buelow
Rome
Meridian Hosts Masons Annual Reunion and Cathedral Dedication
R L Douglas returned from Meridian Mississippi where he attended the Scottish Rite Masons annual spring reunion and the dedication of a new cathedral valued at $100 000. The Meridian session runs through Thursday with degrees conferred, followed by a Shriners parade expected Friday afternoon and night with patrols and four bands from cities including New Orleans Mobile Jackson Montgomery and Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Douglas
Meridian
Miss
New Orleans
Mobile
Jackson
Montgomery
Birmingham
Ocean Springs Citrus Grower Develops New Orangelie Fruit
Dr Henry D Powell of Ocean Springs created a hybrid fruit named orangelie by the United States Department of Agriculture. The fruit blends Satsuma orange shape with grapefruit sections, is sweeter and has fewer seeds, and was developed in experiments conducted in Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satsuma
United States Department of Agriculture
Henry D. Powell
Ocean Springs
Mobile
Road Case Proprietor Convicted for Illicit Selling
Charles Williams, proprietor at Cedar Point 1280 Pine Crest road, was fined 250 dollars or ninety days hard labor by Judge Chamberlain for violating the prohibition law. Deputy Brannan testified Williams sold beer to two persons and accepted payment. Williams appealed to the city court and was released on 150 dollars bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Williams
Cedar Point
Pine Crest Road
Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Charles Brannan
Williams
Nebraska Navys Charter Run Ends In Delay
The Nebraskan on a homeward voyage to fulfill a coal contract with the United States Navy Department was to reach Hampton Roads on June 5. The vessel would carry coal as freight rather than a full charter to the navy, delaying the intended delivery from Newport News to San Francisco.
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NAVY
Washington
Fula
United States Navy Department
Newport News
San Francisco
Nebraskan
Hampton Roads
Thees Navy
Eastern capitalists tour Mobile port in railroad boost plan
A large party of Eastern bankers and financiers arrives in Mobile invited by John T. Cochrane head of the Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railroad. The visitors from New York Boston Hartford and Philadelphia tour Birmingham Tuscaloosa and Mobile to assess the port and rail potential with plans for a lengthy stay and a banquet at the Cawthon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Cochrane
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad
Mobile
City
Birmingham
Tuscaloosa
Mr. Cochrane
F. J. Lisman
F. J
Cochrane
Cawthon
E. J. Buck
National City Bank
Fre W. Hall
First National Bank
Deldeeport
Conn
W. F. Burdette
Chants National Bank
Boston
Mass
H. L. Galpin
Union and New Haven Trust Company
New Haven
F. J. Lisman & Co
New York
A. F. Costelo
Stuyvesant Fish dies at Glen Cliff
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, social leader of New York, died at Glen Cliff, her summer home, from a cerebral hemorrhage after a brief illness. The dispatch lists other brief wire items from across North America and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Constantine
Greece
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
Crop Report Highlights Busy Mobile Week
Farmers in Mobile report vigorous soil work and good progress across crops. Corn, potatoes, sugar cane and garden crops show solid yields while orange prospects fade on older trees but fruit on young trees remains limited. Beef and dairy cattle fatten, eggs are plentiful, and chick hatching continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Orange crop drop threatens 1915 fruit market
The crop report notes that drought caused poor pollenization, mainly aging trees dropping half their fruit in two weeks, with young trees bearing well. About half of the older trees may lose fruit, while late-season planting and weather impact loom over corn, cotton, potatoes, and oats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crop Report
New Gulf Brick & Tile Co Plans Mobile County Plant
The Gulf Brick & Tile Company, capitalized at 50000 dollars, files incorporation in Mobile County. The firm will manufacture and sell brick tile and clay products at a Fowl River plant with offices in Mobile. Incorporators include J K Fox as president and manager L L Duggar as vice president and George J Bates as secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Brick & Tile Company
Mobile
Fowl River
J. K. Fox
Ala
L. L. Duggar
George J. Bates
Biloxi to Host State National Guard Encampment
Biloxi won the bid for the state national guard encampment to be held July 18 through 27. About 1,500 soldiers will attend, a decision confirmed by Adjutant General E C Scales after discussions with Governor Brewer.
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Biloxi
Miss
E. C. Scales
State National Guard
Scales
Brewer
Jackson
Anti
Held Ee Heights
Nebraskan Torpedoing Report Hits Stock Market
New York May 26 Stocks weakened on news that the Nebraskan steamer was torpedoed. Shares fell about 1 to 2 points with war stocks most affected. Reporting orders halted the decline but the market stayed feverish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Becker Execution Set for Week of July 12
Albany May 26 court of appeals fixed the week beginning July 12 for the execution of former Police Lieutenant Charles Becker, who was convicted in the murder of Herman Rosenthal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieut. Becker
Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Weather forecast for Mobile Alabama and Mississippi
The reading indicates generally fair and continued warm conditions tonight and Thursday across Mobile Alabama and Mississippi with gentle south winds noted for Alabama. No significant precipitation expected in the listed areas.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Where Did Money Go From Frisco Medallion Sale
The legislative investigating committee received a claim from Whitehead & Hoag Company for 1009.83 against the old immigration department for medallions bought by Lee Cowart former commissioner to promote the Alabama Panama Pacific Exposition. Cowart was summoned to testify about the transaction as many medallions were sold statewide for one dollar each and the committee seeks to trace the proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Legislative Investigating Committee
Whitehead & Hoag Company
Newark
N. J
Department of Immigration
Lee Cowart
Department
Grocer Sues Railroad Over Gulfport Pier Access
Gulfport Mississippi May 26 A Gulf and Ship Island Railroad action to keep its pier private prompts a $5 000 damages suit by grocer T J Lowther. He alleges road closure blocked groceries to lighthouse tender Cat Island and forced abandonment of an order. Access to the basin beside the pier hinges on the gate to the railroad approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulfport
Miss
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad
Great Pier
T. J. Lowther
Cat Island
Necessi Aedmaceto
Lowthern
Alabama's Most Beautiful Girl winner Lois Wilson
A full page color feature will appear in The Mobile Item magazine section next Sunday. The spread will present Lois Wilson of Birmingham in multiple poses as the contest's winner, chosen by judges of The Mobile Item and the Birmingham News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Lois Wilson
Birmingham
Birmingham News
Delegates From Pan-America Study Economic Needs
Delegates from Latin American republics at the Pan American financial conference outlined demands for capital and credit to boost trade and development. Honduras seeks to reduce English control of its railroads, Bolivia cites foreign capital needs for tin, Nicaragua asks for long term credit and a Lake Nicaragua railroad link, Costa Rica for public improvements, Paraguay for a loan to stabilize money, Peru desires a branch bank. A sub committee outlined uniform laws for trade, with Argentina and the United States favoring arbitration and broader cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Atlantic
4 Point
Lake of Nicaragua
Paraguay
Peru
Americas
Chamber of Commerce of
Guatemala
Honduras
Panama
Salvador
Urguay
Venezuela
Bryan
C of C Open Air Band Concert Seeks Funds
Bienville and Washington squares and Lyons Park will host open air band concerts this summer. Committee chairman L W Savage says about 850 is needed, with only half subscribed. He appeals to professionals and distant residents to donate by mail, promising publicity for the contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Bienvilledan
Washington Squares
Lyons Park
L. W. Savage
Savage
Prominent South Carolina Attorney Ends Life in Greenville
Greenville in South Carolina reports that W. H. Irvine, a well known attorney, shot himself today. He had recently filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition showing assets about 500000 with debts around 250000, most assets in real estate. Despondency is blamed for the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Greenville
U S Probes British Rule on Northern Sea Route
The United States asked Britain via Ambassador Page to explain a royal admiralty notice requiring neutral ships to obtain permission for the northerly route around the Isles for Scandinavians. Officials here doubt Britain can bar neutral vessels from routes outside territorial waters, a move that both German and Austrian embassies watch closely for high seas rights implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Ambassador Page
Port Isles
Steamer Ryndam Collides At Sea Off Nantucket
The Ryndam bound from New York to Rotterdam collided with the freighter Joseph J. Cuneo fifteen miles southwest of Nantucket Shoal. Seventy-seven passengers were aboard the Ryndam. both ships were damaged and passengers plus part of the crew were transferred to the Cuneo or to demand ships for aid. The cargo worth about 1,000,000 dollars largely foodstuffs was consigned to the Netherlands Overseas Trust. The Texas and another battleship aided. the Ryndam issued distress and was taking water in holds as crews prepared to abandon if needed.
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New York
Ryndam
Holland-American Line
Rotterdam
Joseph J. Cuneo
Nantucket Island
Cuneo
Texas
Nantucket Shoal
Atlantic
West Indies
Line
Heavel
Ambrose
South Carolina
Netherlands Overseas Trust
Boston
Fire Island
Nebraskan Torpedoed Off Fastnet Aboard by Submarine
The American steamer Nebraskan was torpedoed about forty miles west southwest of Fastnet while en route from Liverpool to Breakwater. No lives were lost. no passengers aboard. Crew abandoned briefly then returned to ship as it resumed underway at eight knots. News relayed from Crookhaven to Browhead and to the American embassy.
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London
Liverpool
Fastnet
Ireland
Browhead
Crookhaven
Pardon Arrives for Unfortunate Man Before Death
Eddie Williams, a Black man serving four months and fifty days for assault, died in the county jail hospital from tuberculosis after word of a pardon from Governor Henderson reached jail officials. He had been at the convict camp a month and returned to jail on April 26. The pardon was secured by jail staff but arrived too late. The body was given to the city sexton for interment.
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Cincinnati
Ottawa
Smith's Falls
Ontario
Philadelphiia
William Mansfield Groton
Philadelphia Divinity School
Philadelphia
Thomas P. Hunter
Collie Dogs
Haverford
Ireland
Berlin
Alexandra Irene
Montgomery
Henderson
H. A. Wise
Gadsden
Board of Commissioners
Etowah County
Washington
Page
Edward Grey
Eddie Williams
John Ee
Prison volunteers knit for Polish war relief
About two hundred conscientious objectors at Auburn prison have volunteered to knit woolen muffs sweaters caps mittens and socks and other articles for the Polish war relief effort in a showing of wartime aid by inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
N. Y
Sind
Nebraskan Torpedoed Off Facts From London Dispatches
Washington May 26 Americans learned that the Nebraskan was torpedoed about forty miles south by west of the Falsnet on a voyage from Liverpool to Delaware Breakwater. Official reports were scarce and a full explanation was expected soon as Secretary Bryan noted.
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Skinner
London
Bryan
State Department
Nebraskan Res
Many
Count Bernstorff
Germany
The
Hague
Nebraskan Bound for Delaware Breakwater in Ballast
The Nebraskan sails from New York on May 7 and reaches Liverpool on May 19 in ballast for orders. Previously active between Northern ports and Galveston, she has since made voyages to London and Bree men after the war began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Delaware
New York
Liverpool
Galveston
London
Nebraskan's Course Reported From Kinsale to Queenstown
A message from Kinsale Ireland reports the Nebraskan passed the point near noon en route to Queenstown. The vessel was moving under its own power and displayed the signal I am not under control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lloyd's
Kinsale
Ireland
Queenstown
Nebraskan Rescues After Mine Hit Off Coast
Report from the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company says the Nebraskan struck a mine or torpedo and turned back toward port after the mishap. The captain relayed the message to New York on May 26 while en route to Liverpool via New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
Liverpool
Lost and Found Report From Early 1900s Notices
Lost White Fox Terrier with one dark eye around one eye and short oak tail. Reward offered. Contact 751 St. Louis Home phone 1355. Lost insurance policy and papers. return to Postoffice Mobile. Found May 23 1915 red muley-head cow marked 6 on both ears. Owner may claim by paying charges at 207 N Lafayette St. Lost Gold rimmed spectacles in case. Reward to E Lynch at sheriff's office. Lost Collie Dor sable from Spoi ward. Notify Bu J.
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St. Louis
Lafayette St
E Lynch
Sheriff's Office
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Netherlands Oversea Trust
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Mobile County
Grocer
Pan-America
U.S
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Ahey
Postoffice Mobile
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Bu J
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