Alabama Legislature Near Death With Reforms Passes And Probes
The 1915 Alabama legislature closes after thirty legislative days and seventy one calendar days. It enacted strict prohibition, primary and election, child labor, juvenile delinquency, and tick eradication laws, and overhauled taxes and judiciary. Port bills for Mobile advanced, while work on workers compensation and anti trust measures remained uncertain.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bonner
Bonner Antitrust Bill, the Lee Redistricting Bill and the Jones Printing Plant
Mobile
Alabama
Harbor Commission
New Motor Service To Dawes Started By Railway Sunday
Daily Mobile to Dawes motor service began Sunday on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Bay Shore branch. The 40 passenger car departed Bay Shore junction near Prichard at 9 10 a m and reached Dawes at 11 10 a m. Officials plan continuing service as long as demand remains.
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Dawes
Mobile
Ala
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Bay Shore
Bay Shore Junction
Prichard
R. V. Taylor
Crichton
Dauphin Street
Government
Mann
Panama-Pacific Exposition Attendance Tops Thirteen Million
News briefs report 13,000,000 visitor total at the Panama-Pacific Exposition and an average daily turnout of 61,311 since opening. Other items note a Confederate monument cost cap of 150,000 proposed by the Vicksburg park commission. Brigadier General P A Kenna of Britain dies in the Dardanelles. four men arrested for counterfeit stamps in New York. Secretary Lansing visits Henderson Harbor, New York. and veteran editor William A Varty dies near Isle of Pines.
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San Francisco
Washington
Vicksburg National Military Park Commission
New York
P. A. Kenna
Dardanelles
Kenna
Lake Ontario
Hendersonville
N. C
William A. Varty
North Carolina
Neuva Gerona
Isle of Pines
Weather Summary for Mobile Alabama and Mississippi
Generally fair conditions tonight and Tuesday across Mobile Alabama and Mississippi with light to moderate variable winds. The forecast notes fair skies and light winds throughout the period.
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Mobile
Alabama
Archibald Dumba envoy reaches U S on Rotterdam
James F J Archibald American correspondent intercepted by British agents while carrying a message from Dr Dumba to Vienna arrives in New York aboard the Rotterdam. Secret service questioned him, searched his cabin, and seized a cane. Archibald denied knowledge of the contents and planned to issue a longer statement after landing before heading to Washington.
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New York
James F. J. Archibald
Dumba
Vienna
Rotterdam
Secret Service
Archibald
Charles Mercer
Mercer
Washington
Firemen save house after Sunday blaze near Eight Mile
A house on the Mobile and Ohio road near Eight Mile Station was saved from a Sunday afternoon fire by a bucket brigade mostly of women. The alarm was raised after the roof fire began, and many women responded to extinguish the flames.
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John Ragerstrom
Mobile and
Ohio Road
Eight-Mile Station
Wilhelmina Returns to New York After Repairs
The American steamer Wilhelmina arrived in New York from Cardiff where it had carried out repairs after its cargo was seized at Falmouth in February. The ship had left New York January 22 for Hamburg with foodstuffs, and Britain compensated for the seized cargo before releasing the vessel on April 21. Previously a German ship, the Wilhelmina resumes wartime service.
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New York
Falmouth
Great Britain
Cardiff
Hamburg
Loss of Greek steamer Athinas in Atlantic fire
The Greek steamer Athinas was destroyed by fire at sea with one life lost. The Tuscania rescued 408 passengers and crew, while officials awaited further word on the fate of others. The Athinas sailed from New York for Piraeus with cargo and a few passengers. weather was fair and rescue hopes were high.
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Halifax
WN. S
Marine Department
N. S
New York
Piraeus
McLean
Tuscania
Athinai
Glasgow
Consistory Idea Grows Archbishop Ireland May Be Appointed
In Rome rumors rise that the pope may hold a consistory after the war and appoint only nonbelligerent or Roman area cardinals. Vatican circles say Archbishop Ireland could be among the candidates if cardinals from belligerent nations are excluded due to travel and politics. In New York, Ambassador Dumba seeks passage on the Rotterdam amid recall tensions.
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Ireland
Rome
Sacred College
Vatican
Lawn fete shown as sample of Pine Lands progress in Grand Bay
A lawn party on a velvet Mobile county lawn showcases what can be achieved in Pine Lands wilderness. Collin McDonald, from New York, transformed forty acres of citrus land into a modern orchard farm and country home, inspiring Grand Bay residents ahead of the Coast Fair events in Mobile.
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Pine Lands
Mobile
Long Island
Atlantic
Grand Bay
Collin McDonald
Mobile County
McDonald
New York State
Geent Iee
Great Battle May Attend Retreat of Vilna’s Defenders
London reports the Russian army facing a German encirclement after Vilna fell or was claimed captured. Estimates place Russians at 260000 to 500000, with Von Hindenburg’s forces sealing a 200 mile front and threatening the few southbound roads. The British press weighs possible counterblow and the fate of the retreat as the railway hubVilna sits as a key asset.
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London
Vilna
Warsaw
Petrograd
von Frindenburg
von Hindenburg
Minsk
Russia
Napoleon
Moscow
Russians Poised to Escape Vilna Amid German Pressures
Petrograd reports high confidence in a successful Russian retreat from Vilna. German efforts focus on capturing the retreating forces, but heaviest trains and impedimenta are already out of danger. Russian groups reportedly retain munitions and can conduct operations despite cut lines, as cavalry nets prove less decisive than feared.
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Petrograd
London
Vilna
The
Times
Vilna- Dvinsk
Zeppelin Raid on London Destroys Block and Hospitals
Eyewitnesses aboard the Orduna recount a September raid over central London by Zeppelins. Bombs hit a six story tenement near St Paul’s, a block of warehouses, and near three hospitals including the Ophthalmic, killing and wounding civilians. Searchlights and anti aircraft fire illuminated the sky as aeroplanes joined the defense.
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New York
London
Orduna
St. Paul's Church
Metropole
Victoria
Strand
Zeppelin
Newgate Street
St. Paul's Cathedral
Holborn
Cheapside
Bloomfield Street
Liverpool Street
Water Front
St. Paul's
A. 8. Tatham
Sydney
Australia
Charing Cross
Alexander McNab
Bridgeport
Conn
German Attack on Serbia Reported by War Office
The war office announced an attack by German forces on the Serbians with the Serbians driven back. German units are said to be pursuing the Russian army trying to escape from the Vilna region as they offer little resistance to the advancing Germans.
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Erbia
Berlin
London
War Office
Haem Seg Amcor
Vilna
Vancing Ge
Jackson County Plans Bridge to Replace Ferry at Pascagoula
Jackson County Mississippi trustees approve building a trestle and bridge at Pascagoula to replace the aging ferry, advancing the Alabama route for the Jackson Memorial road. E D Dunton to Nashville as delegate to cooperate with Alabama factions, per Frank Taylor.
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Board of Supervisors
Jackson County
Mississippi
Pascagoula
Alabama
Jackson Memorial Road
Jacob Bloch
Jackson County Board
E. D. Dunton
Nashville
John Craft
Frank Taylor
Bloch
Jackson Highway
Jackson Memorial road cited as key to transcontinental loop
Mobile delegates head to Nashville to push the Jackson highway as essential to a national auto loop. H. C. Geron and H. H. Bolton added as delegates as efforts focus on attracting investors and settlers via improved highways. Captain John Craft notes highways draw growth more than new rail lines.
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H. C. Geron
Alabama Good Roads Association
H. H. Bolton
Retail Grocers Association
Nashville
John Craft
Jackson Road
Alabama
Captain Craft
Lincoln
Biloxi Delegates Pledge Alabama Route To Nashville Convention
Biloxi Mississippi delegates from the Biloxi Commercial Club will travel to Nashville Tennessee for the Jackson Highway Association convention pledged to the Alabama route. They believe the Alabama path to New Orleans may bring Biloxi benefits. The Biloxi board of mayor and aldermen may name Mayor Edward Glennan as a council delegate.
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Biloxi
Miss
Alabama
Mississippi
B. P. Harrison
L. N. Dantzler
W. F. Swan
F. W. Elmer, Sr
New Orleans
Edward Glennan
Fishermen Find Paradise at Coden Bay Outing
A Mobile crowd and guests fished at Cod en yesterday enjoying trout ambushes in a bayfront outing. Bruce Hoover led landings with 41 trout while W C Deming of Michigan and others joined the daylong sport amid sunlit shores and Grand Bay visits.
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Coden
W. C. Deming
Michigan
Bruce JL. Hoover
Grand Bay
Bayou la Batre
Bay Front
Srr
Bryo
Farmers Organize Gulf Coast Exchange Restarted
Mobile county farmers form a new exchange with 75 to 100 in attendance. G D Farnell of Mertz Station is elected president and Charles A Anderson of Axis as vice president. A central Mobile office and a manager will be chosen, with all crops and products marketed through the exchange. City business men stay as spectators, while farmers push for regional cooperation and a standard packing method to boost market appeal. Baldwin and Dyas counties pledge eventual participation and cash support.
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Mobile
Gulf Coast Age
Mobile County
G. D. Farnell
Farnell 5
Mertz
Charles A. Anderson
Axis
Anderson
Creola
Pando
Somme
G D. Farnell
B. B. Davis
Cohen
D.barbee
Baldwin
Baldwin County
Dyas
C. T. Rogera
Plac
John A.ne
Theodore
John D. Cox
L. H. Reeves
Citronelle
J. A. Sumner
L. OC. Irvine
Seasi
Mobilé
Lost and found loss report at sheriff's office
A partial description notes a small silver charm lost from premises near Sobae be and Gabriel Jewelry. Finder will receive a reward for reporting to the sheriff's office.
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Sheriff's Office
Gabriel
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United States Artillery
Rio Grande
Wilhelmina
Athinas
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Wilson
Heart OF London
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Cawthon Hotel
American Automobile Association
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