Work Plan for County Roofs Held Up for Review
Commissioners Green Bolton and McFadyen report no irregularities in pest eradication spending. Bids for courthouse and jail roof repairs total near 10 000 dollars. opened by Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners. Prices vary by bidder and section. one bid rejected for not meeting specs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
al Downey
Mobile Roofing and Cornice Company
Court House
Alabama Sheet Iron and Metal Works
Hancock, Harbin & Hancock
John P. Emrich
Jett Muths
Smith & Sunberg
County Tick Eradication Funds Cleared by Committee
Commissioners Green Bolton and McFadyen reported that county funds for tick eradication were wisely spent with no irregularities. Appointed after talks with cattle owners, the tick eradication association and the commissioners, the committee backed the spending. Resolutions legalizing the county school bonds of 150000 dollars sold last Monday were adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Bolton
McFadyen
A. G. Ward
Tick Eradication Association
Williams Loses Suit For Steer Value In Tick Eradication Case
Williams failed to collect $99 for a steer lost in dipping operations. Judge Chamberlain ruled the defendants August Bosarge and Dr. W J Selkin not liable. The case, heard in the inferior civil court, involved tick eradication work and was prosecuted by District Attorney Alex D. Pitts for the defense and Rich & Hamilton for the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ples Williams
Chamberlain
Inferior Civil Court
Williams
Inferior
August Bosarge
W. J. Selkin
Alex D. Pitts
Rich & Hamilton
Typed Own Wedding Pact Memorably Bypasses Clergy
Miss Pauline Cahn and Arthur S. Levy wed through a cooperative contract method. Levy dictated the agreement, Cahn typed it, they sang Lohengrin aboard the subway, and signed before Justice Lehman of the supreme court. The ceremony binds as in law though non religious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Cahn
Frieda Kirchwey
Arthurs. Levy
Levy
Lehman
Supreme Court
United States
Harrison predicts Wilson victory cites Maine vote swing
Rep Pat Harrison of Mississippi says President Wilson will be re elected. He notes Democratic gains from Maine results and rail crisis reports. He plans a speaking tour through Missouri Illinois Indiana Michigan and possibly Oklahoma. He cites strong campaign organization and upcoming eight hour law milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Gulf Coast
Mobile
United States
Wilson
Harrison
Maine
Missouri
Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
Oklahoma
Washington
Congress
Cessna Is Launched From L N Docks After Storm
The pleasure steamer Charles E. Cessna was launched from the Louisville and Nashville docks at about 6 o clock this morning. Blown onto the docks by the July storm, the vessel slid off the temporary ways and survived the incident. It will be moved to Twelve Mile Island soon, with owners planning significant spending to finish in first class condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Cessna
Louisville and Nashville
Twelvemile Island
Harry Cessna
Weather: Fair in Mobile and vicinity with light changes
Fair conditions persist in Mobile and vicinity with minimal temperature change through tonight. Tuesday brings moderate northeast winds and cooler interior readings, with Alabama remaining fair tonight and Tuesday and a touch cooler inland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Alabama
Mobile Chamber to Decide Farm Loan Bank Endorsement
Tonight at 7 30 the Mobile Chamber of Commerce will hold a general meeting at Cawthon hotel to settle whether Mobile endorses Birmingham or Montgomery for the farm loan bank. Delegations from both cities arrived as canvassing proceeds among members, with Montgomery's Bruce Kennedy leading the effort and Birmingham's party also confident of victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Birmingham
Montgomery
Farm Loan Bank
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Cawthon Hotel
Alabama
Bruce Kennedy
Montgomery Chamber of Commerce
Capital City
Birmingham Party
Delegation Guests Tour Citrus Orchards and Bay Shore Ride
In Birmingham the delegation includes Oscar Wells Sterling A Wood and W Blank Everett secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. Montgomerians Michael Cody Ralph Quisenberry Frank D T D Kahn A Davis J Haas Clayton Tullis and Bruce Kennedy joined the party on an automobile tour through citrus orchards and along the bay shore this afternoon. They plan to return by dusk for tonight's meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Oscar Wells
Sterling A. Wood
W. Blank Everett
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
Michael Cody
Ralph Quisenberry
Frank Dtd. Kahn
A. ©. Davis
J. Haas
Clayton Tullis
Bruce Kennedy
Chamber of Commerce
Citrus
Bay Shore
Feud Leader Mose Feltner Killed in Kentucky Clash
Perry county reports Mose Feltner a noted figure in Breathitt county feud era shot and killed by U S Marshal Sizemore during an arrest attempt. Feltner had testified about hiring to kill James Marcus in 1996 prompting later trials of Judge Hargis Sheriff Callahan and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
N. Ky
Perry County
Mose Feltner
Hargis
James Hargis
Ed Callahan
Curtis Jett
Callahan
Brooklyn Wins First Of Double Bill With Giants Also
Brooklyn beat Cincinnati 4 to ? in the first game of a double header while New York defeated Pittsburgh 2 to 0 in the same twin bill. Game details show Cincinnati scoring in two frames and Brooklyn tallying late runs. Pittsburgh produced a nine run slugfest, but New York held on for the shutout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Giants
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburgh
R. H. E. Pittsburgh
Miller
W. Wagner
Scupp
McCarty
Schneider
Wingo
Cheney
Villa Attacks Guerra After Chihuahua Battle
A small band of Villistas attacked Guerra, 39 miles west of Chihuahua City, but were repulsed and fell back toward the foothills while pillaging isolated ranches. Private advices state American cavalry patrols operate between Guerra and Naimiquipa in response to reports Villa himself may lead the band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Texas
Villastis
Guerro
Chihuahua City
Continental Divide
Guerra
Naimiquipa
Villa
French Circle Deniecourt Encircled Near Chaulnes
The Paris war office reports Deniecourt is now encircled as French forces push south of the Somme toward Chaulnes. French gains are noted between Berny and Vermandovillers amid heavy German counterattacks repulsed. British units advance toward Le Sars on the Pozieres–Bapaume front north of Martinpuich. In Dobrudja, von Mackensen's forces progress while Rumanians and Russians resist with strong counterattacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Somme
France
Chaulnes
Deniecourt
Paris War Office
Berny
Vermandovillers
le Sars
Pozieres-Bapaume
Martinpuich
Courcellette
von Mackensen
Dobrudja
Sofia
Relief Committee Abandons Chamber Rooms After Meeting
The Central Relief Committee of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce votes to abandon chamber rooms at 1 pm. The secretary to publish a final report soon. Relief expenditures total 3,383.88 for 1,717 people. Subscriptions totaling 4,596.64 received after the July 5 storm to continue relief work in Mobile area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Relief Committee
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Mobile
Relief committee reshapes aid structure at chamber meeting
President I M Bailey chaired a gathering praising committees including Ladies of Charity and Salvation Army. The Central Relief Committee transfers final settlement authority to its executive group and ends using the chamber rooms for receiving those in need. The Chamber of Commerce facility will no longer serve as an aid reception location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M. Bailey
Ladies of Charity
Salvation Army
Central Relief Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Marines Open Recruiting In Forty Small Cities Coast to Coast
The United States Marine Corps has opened recruiting stations in forty small cities nationwide to meet the authorization of 5,000 additional enlisted Marines. Previously limited to large cities, the program aims to fill the new ranks within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Marine Corps
Marine Corps
Monuments Unveiled for Departed W O W Sovereigns
Nine monuments were unveiled Sunday by IWorest Camp No 1 Woodmen of the World in honor of departed sovereigns. Ceremonies began at the Y M C A hall and included graves at Catholic, Magnolia, Jewish, and Pine Crest cemeteries for figures such as A S McGraw, Thomas McMahon, Leslie Herman, John W Hand, George Seifert, William T Hieronymus, Dr Henry Hirshfield, Thomas Howell, and Jarsen Clausen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iworest
Y. M. B. A. Hall
A. S McGraw
Thomas McMahon
Magnolia
Leslie Herman
John W. Hand
George Seifert
William T. Hieronymus
Henry Hirshfield
Pine Crest
Thomas Howell
Jarsen Clausen
Million-dollar blackmail ring confession shocks Chicago
Two confessed members of a large blackmail syndicate say operations netted about 1 million dollars in the past year. Sixty suspects, including women, faced arrest after a raid on a fashionable Chicago hotel. Bail set at 100000. Elaborate opium rooms and expensive wardrobe found in an upscale apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dick"’ Barrett
Edward J. Thompson
Hinton G. Clabaugh
Federal Department of Justice
Frances Chapman
Henry Kussel
Syndicate Blackmail Ring Tied Coast to Coast
Chicago social leaders were said to have been blackmailed out of 20000 dollars by a nationwide ring. Only three victims plan to testify, including Mrs Regina Clipper of Philadelphia. Further arrests were anticipated after Saturday night raids by the U S justice department exposed the clique with a suspect woman possibly in St Louis and LA asked to locate the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cabaugh
Regina Clipper
Philadelphia
United States Department of Justice
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Hughes Off on Second Campaign Conquest
Charles E. Hughes began his second presidential campaign trip, leaving New York with Mrs. Hughes. He will travel through Indiana Illinois Ohio Wisconsin and New York delivering brief speeches, with stops in Pittsburgh and Trenton before returning to New York on October 1 for a rest ahead of his third campaign leg toward November 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Charles E. Hughes
Hughes
Peoria
Ill
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Wisconsin
New York State
Pennsyvania
Pittsburgh
New Jersey
Trenton
Premier Asquith's Son Killed in Action
Lieutenant Raymond Asquith, eldest son of British Prime Minister H. H. Asquith, was killed in action on September 15 during the conflict. The news was announced today from London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Premier Asquith
Associated Press
London
Raymond Asquith
Asquith
Border pursuit zone limited to twenty miles
General Bliss presented border safety observations to the American and Mexican commission. He supported the withdrawal plan for the Pershing column but urged police duty along the border and a right to pursue raiders into Mexico. He proposed a twenty mile zone for these measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tasker H. Bliss
Army
Bliss
Pershing
Mexico
Chief of Guards Maj. Gen. Mills Dies Suddenly
Major General Albert L. Mills, chief of the division of militia affairs, died at his Washington home after pneumonia. A New York native, he entered the military academy in 1874, served in the Spanish War and Philippine insurrection, was promoted to brigadier general in 1904, led the department of the Gulf from Atlanta, and was commissioned a major general last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Albert L. Mills
General Mills
New York
Military Academy
Roosevelt
Départment of the Gulf
Atlanta
General Mills Dies After Pneumonia Strike
General Mills longtime head of the militia bureau dies after pneumonia. He served as president of the war college and superintendent of the military academy and helped mobilization plans for state troops. He leaves a widow, a son Lieutenant Chester D Mille, and a daughter Mrs Emil P Laurson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War College
Military Academy
National Guard
Congress
General Mills
Militia Bureau
Chester D Mille
Ninth Cavalry
Emil P. Laurson
Laurson
Eleventh Cavalry
Theft Suspect Receives 30 Day Jail Term
The alleged theft of five dollars leads to a thirty day jail term for Lucinda Howard. Recorders court heard George King gave the money to obtain change for a payment of 35 cents. Howard kept the funds and spent them, resulting in the sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucinda Howard
Recorders d Ington
George King
Greek government buys sugar cargo for shipment next week
The Greek government has purchased here a cargo of refined sugar worth $700.09 for shipment next week, as learned today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Germans abandon Berny Deniecourt and nearby positions
Berlin reports German abandonment of the villages Berny and Deniecourt and positions between Barleux and Vermandovillers south of the Somme. London dispatches say Deniecourt was encircled, while Berlin says fighting north of the river favored the Germans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
London
Berny
Deniecourt
Barleux
Vermandevillers
Somme
Allied Reinforcements Reach Eastern Romania Front
Allied forces in eastern Romania received reinforcements and formed a line across Doa a few miles south of the Danube run from Constanza to the Danube.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rumania
War Office
Doa
Raf
Constanza
Danube
Serbians Advance on Macedonian Front Take Bulgarian Trenches
A Saloniki-dated dispatch via the Exchange Telegraph reports the Serbians have captured the first and second Bulgarian lines at Kaimakcalan and crossed the Broda river. Heavy fighting continues on the far bank as Serbians seize four field guns eight machine guns and many prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Saloniki
Exchange Telegraph Company
Kaimakcalan
Broda
28 Americans aboard Kelvinia sunk by U-boat
G W Dillard of Richmond, one of the 28 Americans aboard the Kelvinia, reports the British ship was torpedoed at 2 am with no warning. The vessel sank after listing, crew and passengers reft to boats. Americans were rescued by a trawler after fourteen hours. Inquiry by State Department agents followed.
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New York
Kelvinia
G. W. Dillard
Richmond
Cunard
England
Newport News
Glasgow
Department of State
Dillard
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F. J. O'Keefe
Monahan Plastering Company
R. McLeod
Mrs. Arthur
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Chihuahua
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