National defense plans under review amid cost questions
Washington reports say flames of debate over army and navy reforms continue with estimates centering on a $500 million requirement. Officials reason limits may curtail plans to avoid new taxes, while secretary Garrison and secretary Daniels push for upgrades and a naval reserve.
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Lshington
Daniels
Army
Navy
Army Nor College
Many General Board
Ent
Wilson
BSS
Kernander
Burleson
Gans
Congress
Garrison
Naval Reserve
Rheims Bombarded by Germans Levels Buildings
Paris reports one hundred shells hit Rheims from German bombardment as civilians seek shelter in cellars with no casualties. Front activity was limited to Arras area between the Somme and Oise, with ongoing artillery exchanges near Flirey and no major military damage.
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Paris
Rheims
Arras
Somme
Oise
Aisne
Flirey
Dawes social highlights mark Wiles Russell marriage
Dawes Alabama reports the wedding of Miss Leona Bell Wiles to Virgil P Russell of New Orleans at Hotel de Lathrop. The couple left for Mobile then New Orleans for residence. Local visits and party notes from Neenah and surrounding towns follow among residents and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Canfield
Atmore
Ala
Beth Newton
Lillian Martin
Mobile
Flo B
Lathrop
Irma
Mabel Macy
Delchamps
Mil Akenhead
John
Mr. Owens
Sante
Haitian Congress Opposes American Protectorate Tactics
Washington reports Haiti's congress bitterly opposes a U S protectorate and may push treaty changes. Admiral Caperton claimed martial law in Port au Prince due to disorders, with American forces already in control. Naval paymasters run Haitian custom houses as a legalized measure, and a broader military zone was anticipated.
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Washington
Haiti
Congress
Admiral Caperton
Port Au Prince
Corey Sees Peace Talks as Premature Says War Will Last Years
Pittsburgh Sept 4 William J Corey steel magnate returns after a year and dismisses peace talks as premature He says prosperity from war orders will continue for years and that the Allies will fight until Germany is conquered.
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Pittsburgh
William J. Corey
United States
Corey
Germany
PECAN AND ORANGE BEACH PERSONAL NEWS
Pecan Mississippi Terrell and Rice plan remodeling a house boat in Pascagoula with an April 1 1916 Chicago trip in view. Local visits include Mrs P R Jani and Miss Leona Nelson. river trip hosted by Mrs Irani Terrell with several guests. Other notes mention moves, employment, and social visits.
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PECAN
EF. B. Holland
Charles Perkins
Mdna
Ralph Bullock
L’ut-In- Bay
Ohio
Marthaleer
Horn Island
James Trehern
Pascagoula
David
Holland
Henry Pierge
Laine Paper Mills
Giant Curtiss bomber for British army nears flight
A Toronto report describes Glenn Curtiss building a giant British bomber capable of carrying eight 250 pound bombs. The craft with 160 hp engines and 100 foot wings aims at long aerial strikes from a mile high, with a bomb gun and armor protections, potentially transporting 1 600 pounds of fuel and ordnance for a 12 hour mission.
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Toronto
Ont
Krupp
Essen
Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Cuxhaven
Glenn H. Curtiss
Britain
Curtis
Atlantic
Wright Brothers
Berlin
France
England
eInstead
United States
Community Notes From Delr Park and Nearby
Delr Park and Citronelle residents share travel visits and local events. Postmaster L T Read promotes Alabama postmasters meeting while road work expands from Malcolm toward Dwight Citronelle and Fruitdale. Washington County adds dipping vats, with H H Best guiding agricultural demonstrations and stock health efforts.
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Delr Park
Ala
R. W. Lynch
Citronelle
Edgar Rawls
St. Stephens
W. R. Leon
Joe Wright
Pascagoula
Mobile
State of Alabama
Postoffice
Read
Alabama
National League of Postmasters
Deer Park
J. L. Wright
H. H. Best
Malcolm
Dwight
Fruitdale
School Improvement Association
Bilbro
Washington County
Board of Revenue
H. H- Best
McClures
Chatoni
Milly
In and Out of Town and Pine Grove Personalities
Nea Turner returns to Montrose Alabama after a pleasant Mobile week. Mayor Harry Pillans leaves Mobile for Denver Colorado Springs San Francisco and Los Angeles to attend the Association of Port Authorities convention as vice president and plans to be away about four weeks. Pine Grove notes report social visits stock barn updates and local business plans with names including Addie Hendrix Mary Buck Annetta Davidson B G Taylor J K Miller L E Wilson and R Cain. The Brooklyn baseball scoop mentions Larry Cheney and dry weather note ends with a remark about a wet ball.
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Nea Turner
Montrose
Ala
Mobile
Harry Pillans
Mobile and
Ohio Road
Denver
Colorado Springs
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Association of Port Authorities
Pillans
Pine Grove
Addie Hendrix
Bay Minette
J. W. Arnold
Mary Buck
Annetta Davidson
Pensacola
B. G. Taylor
R. Cain
Brady
J. K. Miller
Thaw Says Divorces Too Common Yet Justified
Harry K. Thaw, in San Francisco, argues divorces are too common but legal, and he plans to seek a divorce from his chorus girl wife Evelyn Nesbit. He resents being asked about custody of a boy Mrs. Thaw says he is the father, replying he knows nothing about a boy.
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Harry K
Vredenburgh Hosts Weekend Party Guests
Mr and Mrs C K Hobart entertained Misses Marcle Boykin Myrtle Fail Pollie King and Mesdames A Pieri J L Thomas of Vredenburgh with guests from Camden. The group enjoyed dancing and boating on the Alabama river at the hostess home.
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Vredenburgh
C. K. Hobart
Marcle Boykin
Myrtle Fail
Camden
Pollie King
Mesdames Co
A. Pieri
J. L. Thomas
Robert Cobb
Jim Lewis
Joe Thomas
Alabama
Local Society News From Lower Peach Tree and Kinno nville
Local notes report visits and greetings as residents travel to and from Linden Mobile Gainestown and Pensacola. The items list multiple families hosting relatives and friends with brief mentions of church events trips and illness.
Roosevelt heads to northern Quebec for month long hunt
Theodore Roosevelt left New York for a month hunting trip in northern Quebec accompanied by his family physician Dr. Alexander Lambert. A stray line comments on a convicted woman as a sign of older age and diminished looks.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Quebec
Alexander Lambert
Steel Mills Rush Orders Signal Boom Ahead
South Chicago and Gary steel mills run on rush orders ahead of 1906 boom days. War orders for munitions drive work, while plans for bridge and structural material grow from nations at war. Russian rail and stock orders hint at massive railroad construction to follow.
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Chicago
Gary
Russia
Japan
Bone Match Boxes Carried by French War Aviators
In Paris on September 4 a number of French army aviators carry bone match boxes carved from human bone. The boxes are used to ward off bad luck. Designer M Manuel Desoutter, a veteran war bird who lost a leg in combat with a German, crafted the boxes from his amputated limb while recovering in hospital.
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Paris
M. Manuel Desoutter
Garland Personal News From Garland Alabama
Dr H A McClure of Walnut Hill visited his brother Clyde McClure and sister Tuesday. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs W Dearman. Several families and relatives attended services at Owassa Sunday. Miss Jessie Gilmore returns from Georgia visiting sister Mrs Carpenter. Mrs E L Byrd and Bernice returned home at Bethel after visiting G L McClure family. Miss Bessie Powell visited Miss Helen McPherson at McKenzie Route 2 Sunday. J A Carpenter is ill with typhoid fever.
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Lower Peach Tree
Ala
R. N. McConnell
Linden
A.L. Slaughter
M. J. Stabler
Janie S. Humphries
Mobile
Peerless
Adele Kirk
Montevallo
R. C. Kirk
Beryl Jeffrey
Jackson
Gainestown
Sheffield
H. Gates
John Baker
North Carolina
Ladye Wortis
Wainwrigt
Dick Williams
Mollie McLean
Opelika
George Fontaine
Gastonburg
W. B. Shawburger
J. W. Boyles
Jesse, Jr
A. L. Slaughter
Thomasville
D. R. Crocker
A. L. Moore
Summerfield
McKinnonville Personals
Kinnonville
Fla
Mabel I.e
Irs
A. T. Lee
Atmore
Dunn and Johnson
Perdido
Thel. Amate
Evadne Malone
Fred Dunaway
Lucile
Canoe
M. Dunaway
J. D. Malone
A. Malone
Walnut Hill
Pherra Johnson
Freemanville
Aggie Dean Henderson
Robert Lucas
Laura Barks
Dogwood Grove
Sun- GhVest
Thomas Freeman, Jr
Pensacola
A. M. Cutaway
Enon
Cecil
Wallace Graham
Barbara Smith
J. H. Malone
J. W. Jackson
Jit Lyne
Frankie Lee Tremer
G. L. McClure
Bessie Powell
Helen McPherson
McKenzie
Route 2
J. A. Carpenter
Russians Admit That Another Fort Has Gone
PETROGRAD. Sept. 4 The Russian war office admits that the Germans captured the fortified Friedrichstadt bridgehead and gained a foothold on the east bank of the Dvina during operations against Riga. Russian forces withdrew after Teuton reinforcements arrived and the fortresses on the left bank collapsed.
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Petrograd
War Office
Friendrichstadt
Dvina
Riga
Friedrichstadt
Teuton
Storm damages Sand Key coast and missing launch on Tarpon Springs
Reports from Florida indicate a storm washed away a quarter mile of Sand Key south end near Clearwater. A fish camp and equipment were lost. no lives were reported. A launch with six youths near Tarpon Springs is missing. In Washington, Norton’s plan to make dyes from American crude products is under study with no availability date.
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Tampa
Fla
Florida
Sand Key
Clearwater
Tarpon Springs
Washington
Norton
Commerce Department
New York Custom House
Pat Compares Whiskers on Reserve List in Irish Street
A warship docks at a military port on the Irish coast where a Tommy encounters Pat in the street. The sailor jokes about Pat’s whiskers by asking when they will join the reserve list. Pat retorts by joking about the sailor’s tongue on the civil list.
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Pat
Ireland
Tommy
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N. H. Partin
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