Troops Leave Mobile for Statewide Duty
The First Alabama Infantry will depart Mobile around midnight and reach the area by Sunday morning. Cavalry, second and third squadrons will base in Anniston and Gadsden, while the Second Regiment heads to the Birmingham district. Fourth Regiment will guard central Alabama industries and rail crossings with brigade HQ at Park.
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Failfe
Alabama
Mobile
Fair Grounds
Bar Monroe Park
News- Gun
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
Anniston
Gadsden
Birmingham — District
Birmingham
Deena
Monthery
Indus
Easter Weather Outlook From Leather Bureau Forecast
Jowers delivers Easter weather prediction with chances of rain and increasing clouds for Mobile and the region. Warmer tonight with cooler temperatures after showers, and a rising river forecast as a low barometer system extends from the Mexican border through the Mississippi Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leather Bureau
Mobile
Yestern
Ippi
Missouri Valley
West Gulf
Sere
Aberdeen
Alabama
Montra Wi
National Livestock Men Call Conference Over Freight Rates
The traffic department of the Mo Chamber of Commerce states a national conference is set for April 12. Representatives of shippers from leagues and associations nationwide will discuss action against excessive freight charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mo- Chamber of Commerce
Ya Stock
Gaillard Endorses News-Item Public-Discussion Drive
S P Gaillard of Gail lard Mahomer and Arnold endorses the News-Item contest as a catalyst for city welfare. He calls it a diagnosis of the body politic and urges public realization of need, saying agitation vivifies and councils safeguard the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. P. Gaillard
Gaillard, Mahomer & Arnold
Brazil War Declaration Expected Monday
London reports semi official Central News notice that Brazil may declare war on Germany, with a possible signing or formal declaration anticipated Monday. The AP notes this reflects growing Allied pressure and Brazil's evolving wartime alignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
The
Central News
Brazil
Germany
Crowds Parade in Sao Paulo for Brazil and Allies
Great crowds marched through Sao Paulo waving flags and singing the national hymn. Pars gathered before newspaper offices to cheer Brazil and its allies and dispersed peacefully after patriotic speeches.
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Sao. Paulo
Brazil
Cuban state of war expected to be declared
A cable from E S Azpiaz arrest to the Cuba news bureau in New York reports that Cuba plans to declare a state of war with the imperial government. The message cites President Menocal’s private secretary stating the decision is imminent.
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Associated Press
New York
Cuba
E. S. Azp
Menocal
Republic of Cuba
Elaborate Easter Service At Cathedral Presided By Bishop Allen
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception will host an Easter program with a 10 30 solemn pontifical high mass. Rt Rev P Allen D D bishop of Alabama will preside and preach. An augmented choir will sing special music in season. A sunset service will feature a sermon on The Divinity of Christ by Rev Fr EF Hackett.
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
P. Allen
D. D
Alabama
Allen
EF. J. Hackett
Christ
Pressmen urged to show U S loyalty in wartime bonds
Knoxville dated note from the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union headquarters urges all locals to support the United States, pledging full protection and benefits to members serving in the army or navy and covering financial obligations during wartime service. The circular extends to union bodies in North and South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
International Printing Pressmen and Assistants’ Union Today
Tennessee
United States
North
South America
Spring Hill Candy Plant Burglarized. Peanuts Stolen
The Peanut and Candy Company plant at Pine and Spring Hill Avenue was entered by burglars last night. A sack of peanuts was stolen after breaking in through the rear door, police report states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Hill
Peanut and Candy Company
Pine and
Springhill Avenue
Weather forecast for Washington and Alabama region
Weather forecast fragment mentions April 7 with cooler conditions. Tens of unreadable words suggest regional forecast details for Alabama and nearby areas. Specific temperatures or phrases are illegible.
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Associated Press
Washington
Alabama
Thanet Senate
Tate
Farmer Soutadt
Passports handed to Penfield in Vienna dispatch
London April 7 passports placed at the disposal of the American embassy in Vienna The Hague says in a dispatch quoted by Exchange Telegraph. Bulgaria and Turkey to break off relations with the United States Holland will protect Austrian interests in Washington and American interests in Vienna.
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Bulgaria
Turkey
U. S
Austria
the Hague
London
Vienna
Exchange Telegraph Company
Hague
Holland
U.S
Washington
Diplomatic tensions on passports reach Vienna and Sofia
Prince Hohenlohe Schillingshorst said the Austrian foreign office had placed passports at the American embassy in Vienna but the Austrian embassy here had not yet received word. Panaretoff of Bulgaria said he had no instructions to break relations or demand Bulgarians' passports and expressed hope that European reports were false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Vienna
Prince Hohenlohe-Schillingshorst
Panaretoff
Bulgaria
United States
Bryan Enrolls as Private Offer to Serve in War
William Jennings Bryan, three time presidential candidate and former secretary of state, sent a message to President Wilson offering to enroll as a private. He pledges to work until called to duty and to aid soldiers via the Red Cross and YMCA. Bryan previously held the rank of colonel in Nebraska volunteers during the Spanish American War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tallahassee
Fla
William Jennings Bryan
Wilson
Red Cross
Young Men's Christian Association
Bryan
Nebraska Volunteers
Socialists Call for Rich to Pay for War at Convention
In St Louis on April 7 Morris Hillquit of New York, temporary chairman, opened a special session of the Socialist party national convention arguing the nation was drawn into war needlessly and that the burden of financing it should fall on those who can afford to pay, not the working classes.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
United States
Morris Hillquit
New York
Socialist Party
Incendiary Attempt to Burn Dwelling Ends in Failure
Chief McCosker reported to Chief Van Liew that an incendiary tried to burn a dwelling on Quigsey street near Dixie Park early yesterday morning. Officer Haley described a man in a blue suit and derby hat entering the place Thursday afternoon and removing items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCosker
G. M. van Liew
Dixie Park
Haley
Berlin denies England offers to Austrians for peace
A Berlin telegram to the Weser Zeitung of Bremen says reports that England offered peace to Austria are false. The dispatch, dated April 7, notes no such terms have been made and calls the rumor unfounded.
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Berlin
England
Associated Pres
Amsterdam
London
Weser Zeitung
Bremn
Artares
Austria
U Boat Sighted Near Tampa By Skipper On Gulf Fishery
Captain Lindquist and crew of a Sarasota fishing smack reported sighting a large naval craft in the gulf yesterday. It rose within a mile of their boat three miles off Sarasota bay, and there were men on its deck. They hailed but received no response and saw no identification marks.
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Associated Press
Tampa
Fial
Lindquist
Sarasota
Gulf
Sarasota Bay
Peace Tax Kaiser's Crown Could Lead to Talks
Petrograd April 7 Minister of Justice Kerensky said in an interview that if the German people dethrone their emperor as Russia did, there is a possibility of preliminary negotiations. He framed the move as encouraging implications for ending hostilities.
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Wilhelm
Petrograd
London
Kerensky
Carranza Troops Move Toward Juarez In Wagons
Four thousand Carranza soldiers are en route to Juarez on trains. Five hundred men arrived by midday at the railroad yards, with more trains expected to reach the city today.
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Carranza
Juarez
J R Hobbs Dies After Pile Driver Accident
J R Hobbs aged 33 a Bay St. Louis resident working on the Louisville and Nashville bridge gang was fatally injured when a piling struck him at the foot of Government street. He died at 10 45 this morning at the Inge Bondurant Sanitorium. He leaves a wife and two children.
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J. R. Hobbs
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Louisville & Nashville
Inge- Bondurant
Hobbs
Government Street
Roche & Burke
Bay St Louis
Mobile
Aide to Lt. Von Brincken Arrested in Frisco
Government officers in Frisco arrest Lieutenant Wilhelm von Brincken aide to Franz Bopp former German consul general here Eckhart von Schack former German vice consul was arrested at his home near the city All three had been at liberty on bonds since their recent conviction on violations.
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Francisco
Wilhelm von Brincken
Franz Bopp
Eckhart von Schack
Bopp
Hog raisers to encourage industry in this county
Individual hog raisers from the gulf coast area will meet in Mobile on April 17 for a mass gathering organized by Mr. Roberts, president of the Gulf Veela Swine Association, to stimulate cooperation among breeders in marketing their hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Coast
Attsay
Roberts
the Gait Veela Swine Association
Patriotic Citronelle Unfurls Large Old Glory Flag
A local event in Citronelle displays the United States flag in a public square. The ceremony marks patriotic pride with residents gathering to honor the flag and national spirit amid community celebration.
Wheat supply drops in 1917 winter crop forecast
The Agriculture Department estimates the 1917 winter wheat crop at about 430 million bushels, down from 481.7 million in 1916, despite greater planted area. Conditions across growing states vary with Ohio and Kansas showing relatively strong yields while Missouri and Nebraska lag.
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Asociated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
United States
Department Agriculture
Ohio
Missouri
Nebrask
Kansas
Oklahoma
Wheat and corn rally on government crop report in Chicago
Chicago traders sent wheat prices surging after a government crop report with May wheat leaping to 2.14 a bushel and May corn rallying to 1.32. July and September wheat touched new highs, oats rose, and flour prices gained 50 cents a barrel as traders reacted with excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
No Reply to Wilson Act Planned by Germany
Berlin reports no official German reply to President Wilson's proposed act. The complete Wilson text arrived by wireless, taking nearly a day to transmit. foreign office says the document differs little from the London version and no formal answer will be issued.
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Wilson
Germany
Berlin
London
Foreign Office
Jackson County Tick Eradication Efforts Active
Dr. J. J. Jones in charge of Jackson county tick eradication with Pasagoula HQ visited Mobile. He conferred with Dr. J. B. Ernest and W. H. Bales about county activity against the cattle pest. He returned home this afternoon.
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J. J. Jones
Jackson County
Mississippi
Pascagoula
Mobile
Molasses Tank Ready for Use at Local Facility
A newly erected Cuban Molasses tank built by C. A. Snyder and Company stands 80 feet long and 45 feet high and is now ready for use. A blackstrap cargo from Cuba is en route and will be loaded in the coming days.
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C. A. Snyder and Company
Cuba
Fourty Four Allied Planes Lost On Western Front
The German army headquarters report that forty four Allied aircraft were lost yesterday on the western front. Thirty three of the British or French planes were destroyed in combat. Five German planes failed to return.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Western Front
Teutonic Tars Blow Up Ship Facing Seizure
A damaged World War I era report states the interned German torpedo boat Cormoran at Guam was blown up by its own crew with German officers and five enlisted men killed or taken prisoner. The action occurred after a naval warning and was confirmed by Captain Roy Smith, governor and commandant. The destruction happened at 8 p.m. Washington time.
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Shington
Apel
tooThe WA
Guam
Cormoran
Navy Department
Guam Senden
Thete
Navy “Department
Roy Smith
Interment of the Cormoran Sparks Naval Tensions at Guam
Reports indicate the German crew aboard the Cormoran caused friction with American officers on Guam. Ambassadorial appeals to the State Department failed as the vessel was repeatedly chased by Japanese warships after the war declaration. The ship, running low on fuel, sought refuge and prepared to burn its woodwork as it steamed toward port.
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Cormoran
Guam
Reese
State Department
Francisco
Germany
Governor Calls for Immediate Organization of Philippine Guard
Manila dispatch reports Governor General Harrison issues a war proclamation calling for the immediate formation of a national guard for the Philippines authorized at the last legislative session. The proclamation states the government does not plan to intern law abiding enemy aliens and outlines new harbor rules to protect American interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Harrison
Philippines
Mission Services Planned in St Elmo and Bayou la Batre
Catholics of Bayou la Batre and St. Elmo arrange Easter week mission with Fr. Lenihan leading services nightly at 7 30 PM Sermons will be at St Margaret's Church Bayou la Batre Sunday through Thursday and at St Elmo Friday and Saturday Catholics choirs from Mobile will send representation each night
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Bayou la Batre
St. Elmo
Lenahan
St. Margaret's Church
Mobile
Many More Residents Qualify for Citizenship
In a federal district court yesterday afternoon the remaining residents filed declarations of nation to become United States citizens. Names include Stefan Hrynski and Matey Chiebo, both farmers, residing at Axis. Other declarations list residents from Austria Germany and Sasuite, with Axis and Mobile locations noted.
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Federal District Court
United States
Stefan Hrynski
Austria
Axis Meera Seanityl
John Dubravacsak
Axis
Sasuite
Helm Witteman
Germany
Thduetrianth
Matey Chiebo
Mobile
German commerce raider sighted near Nantucket lightship
The first alarm described a German warship passing the Nantucket lightship heading west. Naval stations reported warships on alert with plans to act if the vessel held course. Reports of German raiders were spreading along Atlantic ports as naval patrols deployed to locate the mystery ship.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nantucket Shoals
Naval Radio
Untitled fragment hints at shipping port warning
A damaged OCR passage notes a port anchorage warning and references continued text on page two. The readable elements mention a port and shipping context without clear names or dates.
Mobilian Volunteer Seeks Defense Service at Sixty
Walter C. Ernest of Mobile claims sixty years of age but offers vigorous service to defend the nation. He proposes raising a mounted scout company from the Low country and Texas to Florida, seeking authority to organize and serve in any capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobilian
Walter CC. Ernest
Mobile
Wilson
Jimogmage
Anon
Texas
Florida
Civil Engineers Volunteer for Reserve Corps Service
Peavey and assistant engineers of the commission report voluntary service for the United States Engineer Reserve Corps. They are ready for duty under Major Taethra and Major Leoe, officers in charge of the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Engineers
Cits
Reserve Corps
U. S
Peavey
Commission
United States
Ieeca
JW. Taethra
le Oe
In States
Trict
German Elective Predicts After EJ
A German elective is predicted to follow EJ as the next major event, with analysts noting linked outcomes and potential impacts on related programs and schedules.
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Prince
Bryan Wires
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von Brincken
Frisco
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Jackson CO
Daring Commerce
Aeromgidiee
Atlantic
America
Navy
Navy de Fiotilliad
Ilees
Edward Smith
Outer BA
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