Germany Planning Big Boom in Shipbuilding After War
Berlin reports rising interest in rebuilding Germany s mercantile marine after the war with a Reichstag resolution urging state support. Experts foresee large postwar orders, and the Henry Koch ship works of Luebeck voted to raise capital sixfold and issue bonds to fund 12 000 to 15 000 ton steamers.
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Berlin
London
Germany
Reichstag
Heinken
Lloyd
Henry Koch Ship Works
Luebeck
Two Girls and Man Die as Stone Barn Collapses
Philadelphia May 26 three lives were lost and many injured when a severe electrical and hail storm struck eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey late Thursday. Two girls and a man were crushed to death in the ruins of a stone barn where they had sought shelter.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Infantile Eczema Remedies Promised in Mail Order Ad
A 1915 Texan reader notes severe infantile eczema in her baby, describing intense rash and blistering before recovering after two weeks of using Soap and Ointment. The letter promotes a Catieura skin book and offers samples by mail from a nationwide ad.
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Alice Garrett
Annona
Tex
Catieura
Dept. T
Bess Ten
Dr King's New Life Pills Promote Liver Action
Advert says Dr King's New Life Pills stimulate the liver and bowels with no gripe or nausea. Claims quick relief and improved well being for digestion. Available at druggists for 25 cents.
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Dr. King
Tax system under fire at fire underwriters meet
E G Richards retiring board member decries tax on fire insurance profits at the National Board of Fire Underwriters fiftieth annual meeting in New York. He argues taxes equal half last year’s profits and calls for reform.
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New York
G. Richards
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Rotary Club Installation At Mobile Club Meeting
Newly elected officers were installed at a Ladies Night Rotary Club meeting in Mobile. L. D. Dix became president with W. H. Armbrecht as first vice president and Charles S. Shawhan as secretary. Trustees named included Eli Grace and Palmer Pillans. J. W. Hunter and W. H. Bryant were absent.
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Mobile Rotary Club
L. D. Dix
Palmer Pillans
Rotary
Dix
W. H. Armbrecht
Eli Grace
W. O. Lott
Richard Christian
Charles S. Shawhan
BE. Vs. Fowlkes
J. W. Hunter
W. H. Bryant
Dockers Union Backs Labor Voice in Peace Terms
London May 26 The Dockers Union endorses the American Federation of Labor plan for a world labor congress alongside peace negotiations to ensure labor helps shape settlement terms and aims to prevent future wars. It will urge all other British labor bodies to support the proposal.
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London
Dockers Union
American Federation of Labor
Labor Congress
Recorder Fines 1 in Liquor Case
Andrew Crooks arrested Thursday and arraigned in the recorder court for violating the prohibition law. fined 50 dollars and paid. Charles Nelson Jr and W H Cuthbert were discharged. Cuthbert raided at Commerce and Conti. ten half pints of whiskey found. Frank Mulcamp charged as dangerous character later reduced to petit larceny. case set for May 27. W O Lott charged with violating the motor vehicle ordinance.
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Andrew Crooks
Recorder’s Court
Charles Nelson, Jr
W. H. Cuthbert
Cuthbert
Commerce and
Conti Street
J. Clarke
Boltz
Clarke
Frank Mulcamp
Mobile Electric Company
Recorder's Court
Molcamp
W. O. Lott
Hearing on Product Rates Set for June 5
The Alabama Public Service Commission cites railroads to show cause why rates on peanut hulls soya beans and bean oil should not be reduced. A hearing is set for June 5 in Montgomery. A planned reduction targets freight rates on corn shucks bales hulls and beans meal and velvet soya bean oil peanut hulls and peanut oil.
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Alabama Public Service Commission
Alabama
Chamber of Commerce
Montgomery
Caliphate Justice in a Barber Tale from Bagdad
A wood cutter outsmarts a boastful barber in Haroun al Rashid era Baghdad. The barber bargains for shaving a mule after shaving the wood cutter, insisting a pack saddle be included. The Caliph orders the mule shaved, exposing the barber’s folly and delivering swift, public justice.
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Ali Sakal
Ali
Jehnum
Haroun al Rashid
Heaven
Bagdad
James Morier
Persia
Armenia
Arabia
Turkey
Hajji Baba
Gil Blas
Prritten
Julius W. Muller
Baseball Weather Across The Nation Forecasts Clear Skies
A今日 weather note lists multiple MLB matchups with clear conditions including Southern cities Mobile Birmingham Atlanta Chattanooga New Orleans Little Rock New York Boston Brooklyn Lee Pittsburgh St Louis Philadelphia Washington Cleveland and two Boston New York games. It also mentions travel promotions by John D Potts G P A Richmond Va and a Cairo Egypt university plan by Rev Charles Watsch D D at a Presbyterian assembly.
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Southern
Mobile
Birmingham
Atlanta
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Little Rock
New York
Boston
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
Charles Watsch
University of Cairo
Egypt
United Presbyterian General Assembly
Aviator William Thaw Scores Down German Plane Near Verdun
Paris May 26 Lieutenant William Thaw of the Franco American aviation corps shot down a Fokker near Verdun yesterday. Thaw has been decorated twice and cited twice for daring aerial exploits. He previously shot down a German aeroplane at Verdun on April 11 and on May 21 was proposed for a citation for forcing an enemy aircraft to descend after crossing the German line.
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Paris
William Thaw
Verdun
Thaw
Bank to Float Big Loan for Greek Government
Athens May 26 The finance minister D G Rhal lis signed a contract with the National Bank of Greece to float an interior loan of 115,000,000 drachmae. The issue price is 88 1-2 with interest at 5 1-2 percent. The National Bank will subscribe 75,000,000 drachmae.
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Athens
Paris
D. G. Rhallis
National Bank of Greece
Not Guilty On Speeding Charge In Recorder Court
Speeding case heard in Recorder's Court resulted in not guilty verdict and dismissal. Dan Smith charged with assault with knife was arraigned before Recorder Edington and his case reset for May 27.
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Recorder’s Court
Dan Smith
Edington
Eighteen Women Hurt in German Food Riot
An Amsterdam dispatch reports eighteen women wounded in a clash between police and food rioters in Frankfort on the Main. About 350 women protested meat shortages, broke into a butcher shop, and clashed with guards. swords were used, and one woman was arrested for shouting anti imperial slogans. A local paper covering the affair was ordered suspended for two months.
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London
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Frankfort
Hague
Be Careful in Using Soap on Your Hair
An antique style advice note warns against using soap with high alkali on hair, causing dryness and brittleness. It recommends a mild, greaseless alternative, claiming one ounce lasts months. Instructions say to dampen hair, apply a teaspoon, lather well, rinse. results include softer, shinier, manageable hair and removal of dust and dandruff.
King’s New Discovery For Colds In Children
A vintage cautionary note urging parents to use King’s New Discovery for colds in children. It promises quick relief, preventing catarrh and serious jailments from colds, with a ready-to-use syrup that is gentle and effective.
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