Cavell Execution Shocks London as War Crimes Probe Grows
London readers confront the Brussels execution of Edith Cavell, the British nurse, as Brand Whitlock prepares a long report on his Belg ium relief efforts. The piece notes Cavell’s heroism and compares her case to Mrs Louise Herbert, a German wife of an English curate who received six months for spying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Brussels
Edith Cavell
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Post
Miss Cavell
Louise Herbert
England
Wilsons cases against Unionist publishers dismissed
The Mobile Light and Railroad Co cases against Unionist Publish Company and Sidney Berrey were dismissed in circuit court on motion by the plaintiff. The matters had been before the court for more than a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Wilson
Mobile Light and Railroad Co
Unionist Publish Company
Sidney Berrey
Unionist
Wvaper
Preparing for Federal Court in Selma
United States court officials anticipate the November term of the circuit court to be held in Selma. The team includes Judge at the helm with procedures underway.
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United States Court
Circuit
Selma
Alleged Counterfeiter Taken to Pensacola
Deputy Marshals Horton and Wilcox departed Thursday afternoon for Pensacola with Hiram Bayard who is held for counterfeiting in Florida. Bayard was arrested here recently on request of Florida federal officers and arraigned before U S Commissioner Austin and ordered held for the federal grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Horton
Wilcox
Pensacola
Hiram Bayard
Florida
Bayard
Austin
Officials to Start Mobile to Selma Court Run
Toulmin Clerk Jones Marshal Gewin and deputies and bailiffs will depart Mobile for Selma to open court on the first Monday in next month.
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Toulmin
Clerk Jones
Marshal Gewin
Mobile
Selma
Exhibits at Brewton Fair Overflow Space
The Escambia County Fair opened its second day with good weather and a large crowd. Exhibition space is inadequate as workers add more room for exhibits including about four hundred head of poultry judged by J P Patterson of Montgomery. Cattle and hogs continue to arrive for late judging as crowds stay strong and the fair runs through Saturday night.
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Brewton
Escambia County
J. P. Patterson
Montgomery
Harbor Commission Appointment Expected This Week
Governor Henderson left for Selma to attend the United Confederate Veterans reunion and did not appoint the seven harbor commissioners before leaving. Officials expect the harbor commission to be named later in the week.
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Montgomery
Ala
Henderson
Selma
United Confederate Veterans
Scott's Emulsion Promises Vitality For Frail Women
Our Young Women often suffer headaches and fatigue due to thin blood. Scott's Emulsion offers concentrated nourishment to build blood, reduce nervousness, and improve strength without drugs. If mother or daughter is frail or pale, try it for a month. wholesome nutty flavor. at any drug store. Scott & Bowne Bloomfield NJ 134.
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Scott
Scott’s
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
N.J
Suffrage Statistic Chief Leads N W S A A Data Desk
Mrs M5 Boyd is described as the woman who answers questions for suffragists from Alaska to Texas. She officially serves as chief of the data department of the National Woman's Suffrage Association in New York.
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Alaska
Texas
Dats
National Woman's Suffrage Association
New York
New Orleans Banks Lend Mexico Ten Million in Gold
A syndicate led by Sol Weasler of Whitney Central National Bank announced a $10,000,000 gold loan to the Reguladora Del Mercado de Henequin, a sisal growers group in Yucatan and Campeche under state supervision. The deal includes storage warehouses in New Orleans and a $1,000,000 plant to process raw sisal.
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New Orleans
Sol Weasler
Whitney Central National Bank
Yucatan
Campeche
Reguladora del Merc
de Henequin
T~ixal Growers
Sisal Growers
Mexican Gulf
Carranza
Mr. Wexler
Lynn H. Dinkins
Interstate Bank and Trust Company
Victor A. Rendon
Julio Rendon
Salvador Alvarado
Cable
Mexico
Reguladora del Mercado de Henequin
Cutter Captures Munitions Vessel and Mexican Crew
The coast guard cutter Miami overhauled the Lucy H in a pursuit from Key West. The Lucy H carried arms and ammunition bound for Mexico and was linked to the earlier Buena Ventura theft. The crew, six men said to be Lucy H. sailors, were said to plan shipping part of the cargo.
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Key West
Fla
Coast Guard
Miami
Lucy H
Mexico
Buena Ventura
Sand Key
Lucey H
Sons of Veterans Elect Officers at Selma
The Sons of Veterans elected officers in Selma with A. D. Bloch of Mobile as commander and J. L. Moulton as adjutant. The Alabama Division U. C. V. selected Gadsden as the next meeting site and did not back Mississippi division plans for a 1917 Blue and Gray reunion at Vicksburg.
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Sons of Veterans
Selma
Gadsden
Ala
A. D. Bloch
Mobile
J. L. Moulton
D. J. M. Owen
Montgomery
W. M. Johnston
John H. Wallace
Huntsville
A. F. McConnell
Attalla
A. G. Moses
Alabama
Mississippi
Vicksburg
Woman Boss and Artist Role in a Problem Play
A rainy day note hints at a problem play centered on a woman's age and power dynamics. Dialogue reveals tensions between a wife and husband over artistic ambitions and desk space, suggesting gendered workplace authority in the home office.
Secretary Daniels Feeds Shells in Steel Plant Visit
Secretary of the Navy Daniels toured an iron working plant in Raleigh on Oct 21 and, under workers direction, shoveled coke into a cupola and operated shell making machines. He wiped sweat after polishing the projectile.
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Daniels
U.S
Raleigh
N. C
Gulfport Vessel Lilian Declared Lost in September Storm
Gulfport Mississippi reports the big fishing schooner Lillian is lost with eight crew members after the September storm. The vessel valued at 5000 dollars was among deep sea smacks brought from Gloucester to fish red snapper for Campeche Fish Company of Gulfport.
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Gulfport
Miss
Lilian
Lillian
Gloucester
Mass
Campeche Fish Company
Garland Dies Suddenly From Apoplexy In Mobile Office
Charles A. Garland aged 62 bookkeeper for Mobile Auto Company died of apoplexy in the firm office at St. Joseph and St. Louis streets. He had been conversing with coworkers when he collapsed. He led Postal Telegraph offices in Pensacola Selma and Mobile and earlier worked in life insurance. Survived by wife and two children. brother Major Samuel Garland died in Montgomery two months earlier. A prominent Alabama Episcopal Church figure and delegate to diocesan councils.
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Charles A. Garland
Mobile Auto Company
St. Joseph
St. Louis
Postal Telegraph Company
Pensacola
Selma
Mobile
Samuel Garland
Montgomery
Ala
Garland
Episcopal Church
Alabama
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Dauphin ST
San Om
Richard’s Distributing Company
Royal and
St. Francis Streets
R. T. Ervin
W. B. McAleer
Richard Distributing Co
A. A. Richards
National City Bank
OF Mobile
Slim
Sip
Ye-Es
Harbor Commission
Palmes
Sunbeam
Coleman’s
Boyd
Orleans
Gazabo
Lucy H. Beeng
H. C. Lumber Company
Gabriel
Mobile Gas Company
S. Conception St. Harrison
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