German American Crisis Seen Easing In Washington
United Press reports a calmer mood in Washington as officials believe Germany may offer arbitration and disavow sinking liners without warning. The United States may press Britain on freedom of the seas, with recall of Ambassador Dumba expected as Austria’s wire links are cut.
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White House
State Department
Iplomate
Can Ee Son
Washington
Germany
Washington Administration
Britain
Wea
London
Great Britain
United States
Dumba
Vienna
Penfield
Austria
Russian Vilna fortress may fall to Germans within 48 hours
Report from The Hague says Vilna is being evacuated by Russian forces as stores and wounded are moved south. Official dispatches indicate Vilna likely falls to German troops soon, with heavy artillery withdrawn and 4,680 prisoners reported. Germany aims to sever Warsaw Petrograd rail link and isolate northern and southern fronts.
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Berlin
Hague
Vilna
War Office
Petrograd
Tagentay
Vinay
Vilna-Dvinsk
Dvinsk
Warsaw
Mackenzen
Pinsk
Sunincz
Italians Break Through on Mount Gavor near Piezzo
Italian Alpini seized trenches on Mount Gavorock Crest after a bloody bayonet battle. They bayoneted defenders and took fifty prisoners. Austrians attacked Mont Cos ton positions with heavy losses after successive charges. Italian gunners also struck enemy works in Valpiana and Camp Foserinica.
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Rome
Mount Gavorock
Piezzo
Cadorna
Mont Coston
Valpiana
Camp Foserinica
Alabama Legislature Expands Education Aid in 1915 Session
Alabama lawmakers increased public school funding and approved compulsory education measures. The illiteracy commission reports strong progress teaching adults, while local communities may levy up to three additional mills for education. County superintendents would be chosen by elected boards, and funds rose for rural schools and teachers, with limited gains for normal schools and universities.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Lee
Etowah County
Calles
Mississippi
Georgia
Alabama School of Trades and Industries
Ragland
University
Auburn
Montevallo
Rogers bill on University coal lands via convict labor favored
Legislative Brevities report the Rogers bill, minus amendments except a ten hour cap for convicts, being favorably reported by the senate committee. The house adds abolishing the lease system once mines operate with convict labor, and may push the amendment through. J H Bantroft and Olinger represent twenty four owners.
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Senate
House
J.H. Bantroft
Olinger
Gulf Coast Fair to Showcase Alabama Settlement and Gulf Region
The Gulf Coast Fair Association plans a first annual fair displaying 21 Alabama counties and 6 661000 acres of pioneer development in exhibits. A winter demonstration farm will be set up as a permanent land show with an 85 acre site from Pearl River Mississippi to Chactawatchee Bay.
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Massachusetts
Alabama
Gulf Coast Fair Association
Babea
Tributal
Mobile
City and Fair Association
Gulf Coast
Pearl River, Miss
Chactawatchee Bay
No tipping era starts at Battle House dining room
The Battle House hotel announces a tipless, profit sharing system for waiters. Waiters will receive a percentage of gross receipts instead of tips and customers are asked to cooperate with the new policy. The change begins Monday and applies to the dining room.
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Henry Ford
Battle House of
Mobile
Sec
Battle House
Battle Mouse
Baltimore Man Shoots Husband Over Attentions to Wife
George Carter, 36, shot and killed John Washenfeldt, 37, in Baltimore on Bevan Street. Carter is held on murder charges and Mrs Washenfeldt is jailed as a witness. The couple had been separated and Carter's attention to the wife was cited as the motive. Carter reportedly told police, He tried to get me, but I got him first.
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Baltimore
George Carter
John Washenfeldt
Bevan Street
Southern
Washenfeldt
Carter
Runaway Girls Found in Gulfport Return Home
Esther Ray and Maggie Huggins, who ran away from Bay Minette, were located in Gulfport and are now returning with their father G E Ray. They had traveled Mobile Biloxi Gulfport seeking work with little money and expressed relief at returning home.
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Gulfport
Esther Ray
Maggie Huggins
Bay Minette
G. E. Ray
Esther
Mobile
Biloxi
Allies to Receive Loan Hint Half Billion Feared
New York leaders report allies will obtain a loan from Anglo French financial commissioners after the Biltmore conference. Optimism amid progress suggests the amount may be about half a billion dollars rather than one billion, leaving munition payments for later discussion.
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New York
the Biltmore
General Holabird to Resume Bay Service
The government boat General Holabird has completed repairs and will rejoin transport service to Fort Morgan. During its layup, its role was filled by the General Jackson. Orme the famous English racehorse died in London at his home, a son of Ormonde who earned $165,686 for the Duke of Westminster.
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General Holabird
Fort Morgan
Holabird
Orme
London
Duke of Westminster
Ormonde
Meridian Meeting Opposes Lawrence Slayer Pardon
An indignation meeting in Meridian Mississippi condemned Governor Brewer's unconditional pardon of Co R Smith, a Lowndes County planter serving life for murder. Lawmakers plan to block his liberty via habeas corpus as expert testimony favors sanity and the case resumes next Wednesday before Judge Venable.
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Meridian
Miss
Co. R. Smith
Brewer
Smith
Mississippi Insane Hospital
R E. A. Laurent
Nashville
Veto Pending As Alabama Prohibition Bill Faces Deadline
Governor Henderson has veto power over the new prohibition bill but is expected not to sign it. Alabama residents possessing liquor may ship to wet states within twenty days, notifying sheriffs or police, with liquor transferred to the transport company under officer supervision.
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Montgomery
Ala
Henderson
Governor Henderson signs Chamblain bill allowing liquor shipping to wet territory
Authorities estimate the Chamblain bill will save local saloon and liquor dealers at least 200000 by permitting stored liquor to be sent to wet areas under police supervision within twenty days. Sheriff Holcombe says over 20000 worth of unclaimed liquor remains in Mobile and may be reclaimed or shipped out.
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Chamberlain
Henderson
Mobile
New Orleans
W. H. Holcombe
Polices
Ben F. Cody
Brooklyn Woman Wounded as Suitor Fires on Visitor
In Brooklyn 39 year old Grace Wharry is wounded fatally by James J. Deegan an accountant in the controllers office after he fired three shots at R E B Jones during a confrontation at 80 Park Place. Deegan says it was a mistaken act and pleads love for Wharry as doctors call her condition hopeless.
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New York
James J. Deegan
Controllers
Grace A. Wharry
Park Place
Brooklyn
Jones
Deegan
Mrs. Wharry
Gulf Coast Fair Aims to Create Mobile as Future Metropolis
The Gulf Coast Association envisions a vast 16 000 square mile oval centered on Mobile to showcase regional wealth and resources. Rail lines link the area with Mississippi and western Florida as Mobile emerges as the distributing hub while towns like Hattiesburg see growth spurred by northern settlement.
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Massachusetts
Gulf
Wale
George Fearn, Jr
Gulf Coast Association
Gulf Coast
Mobile
Mississippi
Florida
Hattiesburg
Liss
Mobile County
Pr Duce
Monroe
Investigating Shooting Across the Border Escalates Blame
Across the border tensions flare as formal military investigations proceed on both sides. Each side accuses the other of starting the trouble at numerous cross border exchanges, though conditions appear to be quieting tonight.
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Brownsville
Texas
Jearn
She
French Aviator Bombards Adana in Asia Minor Raid
Athens dispatch reports a French aviator attacked Adana in Asia Minor, dropping several bombs on the Sihun river bridge. No casualties or significant damage were noted in the garbled description.
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Adana
Asia Minor
Athens
Sihun River
Funeral Notice for Charles A. Verneuille
Friends and relatives are invited to attend the funeral for Charles A. Verneuille at 110 St. Emanuel on Sunday afternoon. Interment will be in Magnolia Cemetery.
Lost and Found Notice From 412 Franklin Street
Stolen from premises after midnight on September 9 a dark day the hands high frosty head with small streaks on each flank. Report to police sheriff's office. reward offered. Lost cameo breastpin described as two tone with monogram. Return to Broad Street.
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Franklin Street
Lobe
Lauren O
Broad
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Woman's
Liberal Art
Charles P. Stewart
United Press
Petrograd Railway
Laurent
Rai
My West
Gove
Cation
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