Barton Academy Commencement Highlighted by June Exercises
Mobile schools prepare for annual closing events with Barton Academy at Lyric theatre on Wednesday night for the 1916 graduation. The class totals 102 with diplomas to be conferred by Harry T. Hartwell and remarks by Prof. George Petrie. honors include top scholars from Agnes Scott College and Women's College of Alabama. McGill Institute also plans its nineteenth commencement this Thursday at 8 PM.
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Barton Academy
Lyric Theatre
Murphy
George Petrie
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Harry T. Hartwell
Old Barton
Fanny Lilly Butt
Margaret Belle Gould
Clara Teresa Mayhall
Norma Marie Steiner
Catherine Livingston Tonsmeire
Isabel Buford Turner
David Eldred Holt
Victor LeMoyne Johnston
Otto Ernest Kirschner
Franklyn Edward Powell
Agnes Scott College
Women's College of Alabama
Albert P. Bush
McGill Institute
Feast of Ascension Observed as Holy Day of Obligation
The feast of the Ascension of our Lord will be celebrated Thursday with masses at St. Matthew's at 6:80 and 7:30 a.m. Confessions are scheduled Wednesday at 4 p.m. and Thursday morning before Masses.
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St. Matthew's Church
Beavers Reinstatement Bid Rejected by Atlanta Police Board
The Atlanta board of police commissioners must reconsider James L. Beavers former police chief after a Fulton County Superior Court judge ruled against his reinstatement despite earlier findings that he led the Hughes boom and was nearly reduced to captain.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Board of Police Commissioners
James L. Beavers
Hughes
Endleton
Fulton County Superior Court
Newsom appeal denied by court in murder case
The Morgan county justice of the peace T J Newsom was sentenced to ten years in prison for the murder of C Hatchett, a Decatur paper carrier. The court of appeals rejected his plea, with a ten page opinion by Judge J B Brown. Newsom may seek a rehearing or appeal to the supreme court.
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Montgomery
Ala
T. J. Newsom
Morgan County
C. Hatchett
Decatur
Court of Appeals
Newsom
Hatchett
Morgan Law and Equity Court
Supreme Court
J. B. Brown
British casualties for May show an increase
London May 31 British casualties in May were heavier than in March and April. The total from all operations, based on published lists, is 1 767 officers and 28 470 men. March casualties were 20 424 and April 20, ...
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London
Midnight Fire Threatens Property on Dauphin Street
Fire on Dauphin street near 70 and 72 Tuesday night around midnight endangered the Battle House and Hotel St. Andrew. The Gore tailor shop and A Burgoyne jewelry store sustained light damage with rear areas most affected as stock flames spread pauls.
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Dauphin Street
Battle House
St. Andrew
Gore
Wilteecen
8. A.burgoyne
Paulins
British Foreign Secretary denies planned US visit
In London on May 381 the Foreign Secretary Grey told the house no diplomatic visit to the United States by the British government had been decided.
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London
United States
Grey
Tribute to Hill Paid by President
President Wilson telegraphed St. Paul editor recognizing James J. Hill as a highly useful builder of the nation. He said Hill belonged to a generation of builders and that the country owes him a real debt of gratitude for his economic development efforts.
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Washington
Wilson
St. Paul
James J. Hill
Tarnopol air raids and a downed Austrian plane
In Tarnopol Galicia an Austrian aeroplane was brought down within Russian lines after burning the machine. Its two occupants were captured. Air raiders from Austrian lines fly daily, prompting fusillades as bombs fall on fair days.
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Tarnopol
Galicia
Baseball Weather and Night Games Across Cities
Weather notes for New Orleans at Cha Mobile at Nashville and other matchups include clear skies in Cincinnati at Pittsbu New York at hia and Boston at Brooklyn with two Chicago games. A social observation notes a vociferous speaker may be a henpecked husband.
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New Orleans
Chicago
Car
Cincinnati
New York
Boston
Brooklyn
Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey Cough Remedy Ad
An old advertisement for Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey targets children with cold symptoms. It claims the syrup soothes coughs, reduces fretful behavior, improves sleep, and speeds recovery. It urges buying a 20 cent bottle at the druggist.
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Dr. Bells
Mercy Rae
Dr. Bell
Germans reject Poland relief plan amid food blockade
Berlin reports Germany will not accept Britain's counter proposals for Poland relief. A conference at the American embassy in London attended by Ambassador Gerard and Polish leaders led to a likely German counter proposal to import food for Polish towns at German expense while reserving supplies for inhabitants and occupying forces through October.
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Berlin
London
Germany
Great Britain
Poland
Gerard
Theodor Lewald
Ministry of the Interior
Prince Lubecki
Rockefeller Commission
Serbia
Montenegro
Austria
Italians Again Flock to States as Verdi Arrives
The steam ship Giuseppe Verdi arrived from Italy with 24 first class 249 second class and 1 656 third class passengers. Sixty two steerage passengers were quarantined for observation. It marks the largest steerage arrival at the port since the outbreak of the European war.
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New York
Italy
Recorder’s Court Busy with Tigers
Claude Gray arrested by the tiger squad after a raid on a suspected illicit operation. He was arraigned and dismissed when Isaac Wiley claimed the whiskey and beer. Wiley fined $50. Patrick Brady, arrested by the same detectives with 30 bottles of beer on ice, was fined $50 but discharged after the judge withdrew the fine.
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Claude Gray
Tiger
Boltz
Ludlow
Burch
Recorder’s Court
Isaac Wiley
Wiley
Patrick Brady
Efington
Brady
Jack Lecain in Critical Condition After Indy Race
Indianapolis May 381 Jack Lecain Hart race driver was injured in a 300 mile race and remains in critical condition at Methodist hospital. He suffers a fractured skull broken jaw and internal injuries. Tom Rooney and Jim McAlester are reported in little danger.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Jack Lecain
Methodist Hospital
Tomi Rooney
Jim McAlester
Japanese Arrested for Rioting at Amoy China
May 31 report from Amoy China says thirty Japanese from Formosa were arrested after a riot that left two rioters dead and others wounded. Chinese and Japanese police secured streets as armed patrols patrolled the area. The U.S. cruiser Cincinnati remained in port and the gunboat El Cano arrived at Swatow yesterday.
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Amoy
China
Formosa
United States
Cincinnati
Swatow
Hair Care Cautions Using Soap and Coconut Oil
The article warns soaps and detergents dry the scalp and brittle hair. It recommends refined coconut oil as a pure, greaseless cleanser, using one to two teaspoonfuls with water to create a rich lather that cleanses, rinses, and leaves hair soft and manageable. Coconut oil is cheap, available at pharmacies, and lasts for months for a family.
Big Sea Battleships Boost Speed Trials and Court News
The Florida and Utah bat tleships completed a four hour full speed trial at 21 12 knots, five years in commission, exceeding contract speeds. In court news, W J McGrath and Charles Medicus fined $50 or 50 days for offenses, Alfred Roberts fined $50, Harry Puckett case continued, Robert Allen convicted of petit larceny and given thirty days hard labor.
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R. L
Florida
Utah
New Y
W. J. McGrath
Charles Medicus
Alfred Roberts
Same
Harry Puckett
Robert Allen
Kenneth Gary Till
N. Yards
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