Possible U S District Judge Pick From Alabama
Reports from Birmingham Selma and Montgomery indicate strong belief that William C Fitts or other Alabama figures will be chosen to succeed Judge H T Toulmin on the Southern district federal bench with December 1 as the effective date Local bars and political circles in Selma and Dallas County are active in backing candidates while Washington awaits President Wilson's decision.
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Birmingham
Fitts
Judge Toulmin
Selma
O’neal
Wilson
Harry T. Toulmin
United States
Birmingham News
William C. Fitts
Tuspeed
Washington
Southern District
Southern District, Federal Court
Toulmin
Mobile
Selmian
Montgomery
Dallas
H. T. Toulmin
Alabama
W. B. Craig
Chambliss Keith
Cardus Brings Strong Recovery Says Mrs Askins
Mrs. C. F. Askins of Narrows Kentucky recounts severe back pain weakness and extreme weight loss then credits Cardus for restoring health and strength gaining from 104 to about 195 pounds. She notes doctors旧 treatments failed and Cardus worked when others did not.
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Narrows
C. F. Askins
Cardus
Vera
Claim Agents Offer to Collect Money for U S Recruits
Military Training Camp Association reports recruits from Fort Oglethorpe and Plattsburg received offers from claim agents and attorneys to collect government refunds on a ten percent fee. The association says the government will refund 600000 to 700000 dollars, with about 35 dollars per man for travel. Major General Leonard Wood will be informed, and 18000 eligible recruits are urged not to pay collectors.
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Associated Ren
New York
Military Training Camp Association
Fort Oglethorpe
Plattsburg
Association
Leonard Wood
Emmet O'Neal Not Interested in Federal Judgeship
A Montgomery newspaper reports former Governor Emmet O'Neal has told friends he is not seeking the vacant federal judgeship at Mobile. The vacancy follows Judge Harry T. Toulmin’s December 1 retirement, while the governor was in Montgomery to appear before the state supreme court.
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Montgomery
Emmet O'Neal
Mobile
Harry T. Toulmin
Supreme Court
Mr Garard Holds Kaiser Plea In Pocket
Reported on page one the chancellor’s opponents show little change in the Reichstag realignment since last spring. Part of the Catholic party shifts toward the opposition, but Dr Peter Spahn and other centrists back von Bethmann-Hollweg.
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Nhon
Peter Spahn
von Bethmann-Holliweig
Spahn
Burial Rites for Mrs Rosa de Mattie and Mr Augustus Williamson
The body of Rosa de Mattie, longtime city resident, was buried in Pine Crest Cemetery after a funeral at home on 452 St Francis Street and a requiem mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Pallbearers included E Maugin S Brock C Bartina W Culver E Smallwood and J Sayers. Augustus Williamson's funeral was held Thursday at 2 pm from J G Hines 865 Delaware Street with large attendance including Y M B A members before interment at Magnolia Cemetery. Pallbearers from the Y M B A were Herman Rodiger Dominick Kouitz W H Bancroft Henry Ledebur Thomas Palmer Eugene Hawes plus W A Yeend and John Rodrigues.
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Rosa’ de Mattie
Rosa de Mattie
Pine Crest Cemetery
St. Francis Street
Cathedral of the Immaculate’ Conception
Messrs
E,.maugin
S. Brock
C. Bartina, W. Culver, E. Smallwood and
J. Sayers
A. Williamson
J. W. Dunne
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Augustus Williamson
J. G. Hines
Delaware Street
Young Men’s Benevolent Association
Magnolia Cemetery
Herman Rodiger
Dominick Kouitz
W. H. Bancroft
Henry Ledebur
Thomas Palmer
Eugene Hawes
W. A. Yeend
John Rodrigues
Death of Rev. Father George Lester at St Bartholomew’s
News from Mobile reports the death of Rev. George Lester O.S.B., pastor of St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church in Alberta Baldwin County Alabama after a period of ill health.
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George Lester
Mobile
Alberta
Baldwin County
Alabama
Father George Lester
St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church
Outlaw Reports Tighten Border Security In Texas
Reports of Mexican bandits in the lower Rio Grande valley prompted a general tightening of armed forces guarding the region. No disturbance was reported today, but guards remained along the railroad from Brownsville to Harlingen as Oklahoma infantry pursued suspected outlaws from San Benito.
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Brownsville
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Harlingen
San Benito
Allied dash on Bulgar land called victory on Struma
Allied forces on the Struma front crossed the river and occupied the village of Novolyen after a brief bombardment. The trip reported 339 enemy prisoners, including three officers, and said the town was seized without loss as troops consolidated gains.
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Struma
Novolyen
Nevolyen
Russian assault on eastern front rivaled Somme bombardment
Copenhagen via Exchange Telegraph reports the Russian attacks near Karytruca and Zubilno continued for 36 hours on a 50 kilometre front with night cannonade. German officers compare the eastern front bombardment to Somme violence, noting thousands of guns and 60,000 shells fired on a small sector.
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London
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Karytruca
Zubilno
Somme
Artillery Activity Reported on Verdun and Somme Fronts
Paris dispatch says the war office notes great artillery activity on the Verdun front with German shelling of Poivre hill east of the Meuse and north of Verdun. On the Somme front the artillery was active during the night.
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Paris
War Office
Verdun
Poivre Hill
Meuse
Somme
Russians and Rumanians Fail Dobrudja Advances
Sofia reports no success for enemy forces on the Dobrudja front with Romanian landing attempts near Rahovo repulsed. It notes quiet along the Danube and says counterattacks thwart enemy efforts to reach positions on the Karabodza Sofuliar Amzatzia Pervele line.
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Sofia
Dobrudja
War Office
Struma
Orijak
Nevolyen
Danube
Rahovo
Dobrudia
Karabodza- Sofuliar-Amzatzia-Pervele
Reverend Father George Lester Civil Icon of Linguistic Mission
Rev Father George Lester born November 17 1860 in this city later moved to Elberta labored among his people as a linguist his work in Baldwin County took him to Foley Summerdale Lillian and nearby towns He studied at Benedictine Abbey Belmont North Carolina joined the order ordained a priest and taught ten years before moving south for health reasons
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Elberta
Baldwin County
North Carolina
Lumbermen of the South See Greatest Opportunity
Memphis: J Drewry of the Southern Pine Association told directors that postwar demand will surge as America alone can supply pine lumber to Europe. He said American product is preferred to French maritime or Baltic pine and noted strong domestic demand with limited freight car supply.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
W. J. Drewry
Southern Pine Association
South
Drewary
America
Europe
Girl Directs Auto Bandits In Daring Hold Up
Millie de Marco admits she rode with three men from the city to Atsion and Hammonton where shots were fired. Guiseppe Russo Frank Vessela and Frank Ladona were grilled and confessed they drove from the city and were at the hold up site. All are in custody as material witnesses and suspects.
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Hammonton
Camden
de Marco
Millie de Marco
Guiseppe Russo
Frank Vessela
Frank Ladona
Death notices for Chris Miller and Thomas Broadus
Chris Miller an aged stevedore and longtime warehouseman for J. M. Walsh & Company died Friday at the Home for the Aged in his German homeland native. He was 78 and had lived in the city for many years. Thomas C Broadus aged 56 of Mobile County died Thursday at 4 50 PM at his Cottage Hill home after a short illness. He was a prosperous farmer survived by his wife two sons two daughters three brothers Roe Darling and John Broadus and other relatives.
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Chris Miller
J. M. Walsh & Company
Germany
Thomas C. Broadus
Tomas C. Broadus
Lve
Mobile County
Cottage Hill
Roe
Darling
John Broadus
Morris Gardner Reports Booming Business in South
Mr. Morris Gardner returns to Mobile from a business trip to Louisiana and Arkansas. He notes booming business in the region and that farmers are harvesting cotton. Gardner, who had been ill, is recovering rapidly.
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Morris Gardner
Mobile
Pine Tar Relieves a Cold Advertisement
Dr Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey contains soothing pine forest elements. It heals irritated membranes and loosens phlegm to ease breathing. A severe cold has been broken up with this remedy. Available at your druggist for 25 cents.
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