Mobile City and Grain Elevator Lease Question
The piece argues Mobile should consider condemning or purchasing the grain elevator if the Southern Railway won’t rehabilitate it. It challenges railway-baiting labels, defends a balanced public stance toward fair rates, and notes Mobile’s interest in keeping a fair, non-discriminatory port with the Mobile and Ohio line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway
Mobile
Pillans
Chamber of Commerce
Southern
Ohio
Netit Mobile
Why Knock Harding Friend of the South
The piece defends W P G Harding Alabama’s Federal Reserve Board member against hostile attacks. It praises his state backed land bank plan and the cotton financing scheme as beneficial to farmers and the South, arguing critics show shortsightedness and bad taste. It notes Harding’s stature, lack of political aim, and dignified conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. G. Harding
Alabama
Federal Reserve Board
Harding
Mobile
Federal Reserve
United States
South
O'Neal
Destruction of Fresh Water Fish in Florida
Florida followers of Isaak Walton protest net fishing destroying black bass and other freshwater species. Wardens lack funding and boats, enforcement varies, and coastal nets threaten inland waters. public opinion may delay or deny further law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Isaak Walton
Alabama
Interior
Jacksonville Times-Union
Times-Union
Synagogues Plan Day of Fasting and Prayer Across Nation
Orthodox synagogues nationwide declare Sunday September 5 a day of fasting and prayer in response to world crisis. Rabbis from across the country address a large New York gathering, urging a silver collection in each synagogue for Jewish war sufferers with a target of one million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Asia
Europe
American Jewish Congress Call Seeks United Jewish Body
Resolutions adopted by the Lawyers' Jewish Congress committee in Chicago call for an American Jewish congress to unify 3,000,000 U S Jews. The plan aims to form demands at a national congress and to expedite grants. An organization was set up to arrange the congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Jewish Congress
Chicago
United States
Lawyers’ Jewish Congress Committee
Tuscaloosa man as Mobile booster notes river trade gains
A. 8. Van der Graaf of Tuscaloosa, longtime Mobile visitor and head of the Tuscaloosa Board of Trade, promotes Alabama and Warrior River trade. He cites Tuscaloosa plantation holdings in Wilcox county and says Mobile and Tuscaloosa share a future, with river freight shifting from rail. He praises Mobile's growth as a national hub and remarks on civic spirit observed in crowds at a dancing tournament and band concert. The piece lists notable visitors and hotel guests in Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van der Graaf
Tuscaloosa
University Law School
Board of Trade of
Mobile
Wilcox County
Alabama
Warrior River
Mr. Vander Graaff
Gulf City
South
P. W. Maer
Columbus
Miss
Mississippi City
Battle House
Ed Haas
New York City
Charles C. Terry
Birmingam
Ala
W. R. Campbell
Annisto
J. T. Tipford
Jackson
N. D. Dalton
H. Brissen
I. M. Crisson
Bienville
C. G. Dwight
Chicago
H. C. Becker
Red Bud
W. H. Lewis
Chicago, IL
J. H. Harper
Senha
B. G. Singleton
Cullman
C. H. Bailey
Montgomery
G. H. Tyler
New Orleans
John F. Ferrell
Cawthon
J. Ollendorff
R. L. Ward
F. Aberatain
M. M. Drake
N. Y
A. R. Bradshaw
M. E. Rodgers
Sid S. Levy
Thomas H. Betty
Mich
S. F. Workman
Waynesboro
F. M. Sampson
Williams
George A. Steed
W.G. Bevill, Jr
W. N. Karn
Lisman
L. Stallsworth
Evergreen
J. N. Schmidt
Foley
J. S. Walton
Pollard
C. E. DeWitt
Ohio
Klosky
George Levarette
T. B. Bethal
D.H. Pritchard
Cafield
Andalusia
St. Andrew
Joe Pacetti
Meridian
W. N. Harvey
Robertsdale
P. D
Dalphen
J. D. Hicks
Chatom
E. S. Ingram
Birmingham
H. Thynes
McIntosh
L. H. Raymond
Thomas N. Jacobs
J. N. Stanford
Pine Apple
Windsor
P. Olive Davis
J. W. Pace
Auburn
O. H. Williams
R.W. Ramsey
Knoxville
Tenn
Death of famed French aviator Pegoud confirmed
Paris reports confirm the death of Adolph Pegoud a noted French aviator aged 26 who had five years in the cavalry and fought in Morocco before joining the aviation corps at the outbreak of the present war. He reportedly beat six Germans in prior combats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pegoud
Paris
Adoph Pegoud
Valry
Morocco
Aviation Corps
Uncle Wiggily Plays Sand Game On the Beach
Sammie Littletail and Susie Little tail invite Uncle Wiggily to a sandy beach game where hidden shells determine ice cream prizes. The group later faces a sea lion threat until a jumping sand hopper saves Uncle Wiggily, earning thanks and an ice cream sandwich.
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Uncle Wiggily
Sammie Little Tall
Mr. Longears
Susie
Sammie
Sammie Littletail
Rabbit
Susie Littletail
Johnnie
Billie Bushtail
Squirrel Boys
Lan
Jackie
Peetie Bow-Wow
Lulu
Alice
Jimmie Wibblewobbie
Duck
Nannie
Billie Wagtail
Uncle
Mr. Sea Lion
Sea Lion
Lion
Uncle Wiggsily
Fighter ace Pegoud earns military honors for daring feats
Pegoud quickly rose to sub lieutenant and earned the Military Medal and Military Cross for his skill. He achieved his sixth German aircraft kill on July 11, underscoring his reputation as an audacious fighter ace.
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Vate
Pegoud
Englishwoman Plans to Live Among Negroes for Brotherhood Test
Miss Florence MacFarlane, delegate from London, will live among black people to test universal brotherhood. She spoke at the New Thought Congress, saying success would prove the dream of racial harmony possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Florence MacFarlane
London
England
New Thought Congress
Universal Brotherhood
Frisco Exposition Clears Debt with Union Trust Settlement
The Panama Pacific Exposition board approves paying 110 159 to Union Trust Company to settle all debts. Original expo financing debt stood at 962 340 98. An out of debt celebration is planned for Friday in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Union Trust Company
Spanish Warning on Cholera in German Provinces
London dispatch reports Spanish government warnings listing cholera presence in German districts such as East Prussia including Konigsberg and Gumbinnen West Prussia with Danzig and Marienberg Posen Schneidemuss Nakeland Bromberg Silesia including Breslau Appelin Neisse Brandenburg Landsberg and Berlin Leipzig and Hanover Austria and Hungary also mentioned with no specific infected locations.
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London
Germany
East Prussia
Konigsberg
Gumbinnen
West Prussia
Danzig
Marienberg
Posen
Schneidemuss
Nakeland
Bromberg
Silesia
Breslau
Appelin
Neisse
Brandenburg
Landsberg
Berlin
Leipzig
Hanover
Austria
Hungary
Intention to move capital to Bordeaux sparks war notes
Paris reports plans to relocate the capital to Bordeaux as European war actions unfold. Fighting nears the city, Germany to Brussels fortifications noted, Antwerp threatened, and Berlin dispatches claim a Russian victory over Austria with Austrian retreat from Lemberg. Turkish ambassador in Washington acknowledges mobilization along the Bosphorus while denying Greece targeting. Germany cites Louvain burning as retaliation for civilian killings.
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Bordeaux
Paris
Brussels
Berlin
Serge
Antwerp
Russia
Poland
Lemberg
Ahenstein
Germany
Washington
Bosphorus
Greece
The Question Box Answers and Local Conference Notes
The column answers historical queries about the Japanese submarine raised near Honolulu. It notes attempts failed until August 29 when raised, cause unknown, crew perished with vessel. Also remarks on tea duty indemnity, Yale founding, veto history, volcano count, and a Make in Mobile conference at Chamber of Commerce on St Michael streets at 6 pm with merchants and manufacturers to discuss the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
T.P. P
Boston
Massachusetts
Yale University
Saybrook
Conn
New Haven
Congress
Tyler
G. P
Chamber of Commerce
St. Joseph Aps St. Michael Streets
Amusements: Texas Steer and Chaplin at local theater
Patronns of the Empire see A Texas Steer a clever farce by Charles Hoyt with Tyrone Power as Maverick Brander and a top Vitagraph cast. Admission 10c, children 5c. Thursday Chaplin stars in The Bank with Her Answer, a Lubin drama. admission 10c, children 5c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hoyt
Tyrone
Power
Maverick Brander
Vitagraph
Charles Chaplin
Chaplin
Mobile
Lubin
William Cahill
T.alie Leslie
Tit For Tat in Amusing Love Note Exchange
A playful exchange from Red Hen shows a couple misplacing memory about a marriage proposal. The man apologizes for forgetfulness after proposing, while Clara replies she said yes to someone but cannot recall who. The lighthearted courtship teases memory lapses with romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara
Will
Red Hen
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TELEP
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A. B. C. Auditor's Report
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City Net
Audit Bureau of Circulation
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Order of Fools
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Gulf Coast Horticultural Society
Howard R. Garis
Frisco Exposition
E. H. Britton
Dauphin St
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Brenau
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Gainesville
Troy
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Savoy
Jacobson’s
Dauphin Street
Mobile Electric CO
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