Mustering Out Orders Do Not Affect Alabama Brigade
Montgomery Sept 7 Special. War department orders call for the mustering out of fifteen thousand national guardsmen who served on the Mexican border, but the Alabama brigade remains mobilized at its home station since late June. No pivotal orders for the Alabama troops were received, and officers believe they will see border service before mustering out.
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Montgomery
Ala
War Department
Alabama
Want Women to Man Rails
Miss Caroline Katzenstein of Philadelphia, executive secretary of the Equal Franchise Society, argues that if European women can undertake the work of fighting men such as running trams, American women should rise to the same tasks or surpass them. She suggests women replacing striking trainmen as conductors and brakemen and notes bloomers would be advisable.
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Caroline Katzenstein
Philadelphia
Equal Franchise Society
Europe
America
Katzenstein
Guardsmen Must Be Mustered Out After Border Return
Fifteen thousand National Guard members returned from the border are ordered mustered out of federal service as soon as practicable. The Fourteenth New York regiment is held in service awaiting typhoid clearance, with others to be mustered out under departmental command as routine concludes. Units include First Louisiana, Second Illinois, Third Missouri, Fourth Maryland, First New Jersey, and others across New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Illinois, Missouri, California, Oregon, Washington, and Louisiana.
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Washington
War Department
Secretary of War
National Guard
Fourteenth New York Regiment
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Illinois
Missouri
California
Oregon
Louisiana
Fourteenth
Louisiana Infantry
New York Infantry
New Jersey Infantry
Maryland Infantry
Illinois Infantry
Washington Infantry
Child Falls From Second Story Window and Dies
The one year old child of Simon Mahefsky of 1212 Government Street died Thursday at 1 50 PM from injuries after falling from a two story window at the family home earlier that morning. Police Sergeant John Lincoln witnessed the accident and had the child taken to Dr W R Jackson for medical care. The skull was fractured and the child was gravely injured.
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Simon Mahefsky
Government Street
John Lincoln
W. R. Jackson
Chamber asks Bain to reconsider Mobile creamery plan
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce mails Col J M Bain of Pittsburgh a letter urging reconsideration of withdrawals from the Demonstration Plantation Creamery project. The chamber says the plan is not abandoned and that directors will seek new backers if Bain declines.
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Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburgh
Cal. J. M. Bain
Mobile
Chamber
Col. Bain
Col
J. M. Bain
Care Demonstration Plantation Creamery Co
Bain
C Chamber of Commerce
Chamber push for creamery promotion noted in meeting
The Chamber of Commerce has for months advocated promoting a creamery, deciding on the plan at a regular meeting and formalizing the activity. Subsequent negotiations continued, with more details promised on Page Five.
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Chamber of Commerce
Raub & Co Awarded Contract to Build Pope Plant
E. J. Raub & Co won the contract to erect a new Pope Manufacturing plant at Prichard near Barker Cotton Mills. The bid was $10,000 for a brick building on a concrete foundation. Other bidders included Jett Muths Contracting Co Garrett & Goodwyn Hunter Lyons and Smith & Rosenberg. Wetzel & March are the architects.
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E. J. Raub & Co
Pope Manufacturing Company
Prichard
Barker Cotton Mills
Jett Muths Contracting Company
Garrett & Goodwyn
Hunter Lyons
Smith & Rosenberg
Wetzel & March
New Orleans students enroll at Spring Hill College
Seventy five students from New Orleans arrived by train to enter Spring Hill College with Rev. Father Edward Cummings. He expected enrollments to rise to about 100 early next week and over 200 for the 1916 17 term with classes set to resume Friday morning.
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Spring Hill College
Louisville and Nashville
New Orleans
Edward Cummings
Father Cummings
Louisiana
Spring Hill
Martin Answers Henderson In Hot Reply To Charge
Alabama Attorney General William L. Martin delivers a fourteen page reply to Governor Henderson in the Girard Manor raid dispute. He defends using personal funds in the Russell county campaign and asserts financial protections for the state while challenging the word irregularities used against him. The exchange follows Henderson’s prior letter and promises continuation on page six.
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Martin
Henderson
Montgomery
Ala
Executive Department
William L. Martin
Henderson- Martin
Russell County
Acte
Why Not Modify Black List Asks Paper In England
The Manchester Guardian comments on the US senate's revenue bill amendment allowing retaliation against interference with American commerce. It notes two points, that reprisals target allies and are popular in America, and questions whether Britain can modify its practices without losing utilities or weakening American sympathy.
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England
London
United States Senate
The
Manchester Guardian
America
Guardian
United States
Foreign Office
Injunction Issued to Bar Liquor Sales in St Joseph Building
A law and equity court injunction filed Thursday targets Corinne Annie Holt lessee of the third floor in the Inge building at St Joseph and St Michael streets and owner A J Paterson. The order, processed by Assistant Solicitor J F Courtney, bars sale or storage of liquor on the defendants property.
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Law and Equity Court
Corinne Annie Holt
Inge
St. Joseph and
St. Michael Streets
A.J. Paterson
J. F. Courtney
Transit Strike Hits New York Elevated and Subway Lines
A citywide strike begins on the Interborough Rapid Transit and related systems. Union leaders claim 9,000 workers walked off, while officials report about 2,000 quit and say schedules remain largely normal with strikebreakers helping. Surface Green Car service runs near normal.
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New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Traction
New York Railways Company
Manhattan
Bronx
New York Striker Threats Halt Surface Lines Across Manhattan
New York woke to a citywide commute under strain as the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees began a strike. Despite police protection and 3,000 strike breakers, surface lines were crippled while subway and elevated services largely ran normally, signaling the potential spread to surface transit.
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Associated Press
New York
Elevated
Manhattan Island
Carmen
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Verdun Front Wins as Germans Lose First Line Trenches
London reports the French war office announces the capture of German first line trenches along a one mile stretch east of the Meuse between Vaux Chapitre and Chenois. Simultaneously Petrograd notes an important Russian victory in Eastern Galicia with Holiez bombarded and railroad lines captured.
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London
Verdun
French War Office
Meuse
Vaux-Chapitre
Chenois
Galicia
Petrograd
Holiez
Lemberg
Halicz
Lem
Stanisslau
Kolomea
Dniester
Paris
Verdun Front
War Office
New Munson Line Vessel Munsono Arrives for Cuban Trade
The Munson line launches the American steamship Munsono for Mobile Cuban trade arriving at the harbor shortly after noon Thursday. She will begin loading a cargo of packing house products and other commodities this afternoon.
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Munson Line
Munsomo
Munalbro
Munsonmio
Mobile
Sparrow's Point
Maryland
Southern Railway
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
South America
Kilby Announces for Governor to Succeed Henderson
Lieutenant Governor Thomas E. Kilby of Anniston announced his candidacy for governor to succeed Charles E. Henderson. He will run on a business platform with a defined budget system and plans a fuller statement after the presidential campaign.
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Kilby
Charles E. Henderson
Anniston
Ala
Thomas E. Kilby
Fourteen Prohi Law Violators Appeal in County Court
In Judge Chamberlain’s inferior criminal court fourteen prohibition law cases were heard. Eight defendants pled guilty, each paying a $50 fine plus costs. the rest were continued. Names of those paying fines include Flllett McKay Fred Danzby Carey James R H McCarty Rudolph Williams Albert Johnson William Mellengrad and W J Leech. Others received continuances until September 21 23 or 13. Last week total cash collected by Clerk F W Hermann reached $1087, largely from prohibition cases.
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Inferior Criminal Court
Chamberlain
Flllett McKay
Fred Danzby
Carey James
R. H. McCarty
Rudolph Williams
Albert Johnson
William Mellengrad
W. J. Leech
Napoleon Davis
Robert Thomas
George Robinson
Joseph Johnson
Joe Zimon
Bill Filey
F. W. Hermann
Trio Pleads Guilty to Prohibition Violation at Court
Jesse Allen Eugene Jemmerson and Will Allen pleaded guilty to violating the prohibition law before Recorder Edington Thursday and were fined 50 dollars each. The case against Frank Moore was continued until September and James Smith's to September 13.
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Jesse Allen
Eugene Jemmerson
Will Allen
Edington
Frank Moore
James Smith
Three Places Raided By the Sheriff's Forces
Sheriff Holcombe reports deputies raided three locations on Wednesday afternoon. At Tripp Chipalich and James Lynch properties alcohol was found along with other beverages. Gus Belasco was jailed on a prohibition violation with bonds posted by William E. Flinn and Wallace Smith.
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Holcombe
Tripp Chipalich
Ann
Congress
James Lynch
Elmira
Hamilton
Morningstar's
Conception
Earl
Gus’ Belasco
William EE. Flinn
Wallace Smith
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Washington sept 7 forecast calls for generally fair conditions across Alabama and Mississippi tonight and Friday. No precipitation expected and mild temperatures anticipated across the region.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Rumanians Besieged as German Forces Report Fortress Capture
Berlin reports over 20,000 Romanians were taken prisoner after Bulgarian troops captured the fortress of Turtukai. The German army says more than 100 guns were captured and the attack followed bombardments that set fires in a nearby town. Somme and Verdun fronts see heavy action.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
Turtukai
Manian
Russians Bombard Halicz as Town Burns Nearby
Associated Press reports Russian forces bombarded the Galician town of Halicz about sixty miles southwest of Lemberg. The town is described in flames while Russian troops claim control of railway lines between Halicz and Semikovitze and Wodniki.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
London
Haliez
Lemberg
Halicz
Semikovitze
Wodniki
French Break German Line at Verdun Front
Paris reports a successful French breakthrough on the Verdun front northeast of the city, breaching the German first line over about a mile. The action, aided by a major assault, resulted in 250 German prisoners taken. Continued details were promised on page seven.
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Verdun
Vaux-Chapitre
Chenois
Greek General Seizes Kavala Forts Amid Bulgarian Opposition
Greek Colonel Christodoulos leading about 3,000 troops from Seres reportedly reached Kavala on the Aegean and seized two forts despite Bulgarian resistance. Earlier Greek reports claimed the force had been captured by Bulgarians during the Macedonia invasion.
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Associated Press
Saloniki
London
Christodoulos
Seres
Selon
Kavala
Aegean Sea
Macedonia
Reynalds Christian Named as Officers at Rotary Club Meet
Two new officers were elected at the regular weekly Rotary Club meeting at the Cawthon hotel Thursday afternoon. W. H. Reynalds was chosen second president to succeed James W. Hunter and R. A. Christian was named secretary to replace Charles E. Oetik. A funeral delegation for Mr. Glenn Ainspaugh will assemble at the Cawthon hotel at 4 o'clock.
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Rotary Club
Cawthon Hotel
W. H. Reynalds
James W. Hunter
R. A. Christian
Charles
Oetik Adi
Dee
Glenn Ainspaugh
Phillies Grab First Game of Double Bill From Braves
The Philadelphia Nationals with pitcher Rixey on the mound dominated the first game of a doubleheader against the Boston Braves this noon. Rixey was not scored on in the seventh inning as Philadelphia took the early lead.
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PHILS
Braves
Philadelphia Nationals
Rixey
Boston Braves
Philadelphia
Boston
Killifer
Ragan
Gowdy
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Raub & Co
Pope
8.H. College
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U. S
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Jodo Breakers
WY. Carmen
Pany
Dixie
T Cotnam
Atlantic City
N. d
Solid South
B. J. Cunningham
Texas Woman Suffr Association
Edward C. McGhee
Mississippi Federation of Women's Clubs
Lila Meade Valentine
Harbor
Cuba
PROHI
Recorder’s Court
Auscian
Gity
Titanic
Teutons
Somme
Halioz
Reynalds
Christian
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