Mobile Carnival fund drives for Mardi Gras expansion
Directors of the Business Men's Carnival Association push to raise 25000 this year with new subscriptions and mail campaigns. R J Kearns of Standard Motor Car Co contributes 50 and endorses a larger effort to grow Mobile Mardi Gras finances and regional coverage. Committee notes untapped territory as fundraising continues.
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Finance Committee of Business Men
Finance Committee
R. J. Kearns
Standard Motor Car Company, Inc
Carnival Spirit
Mobile
R. M.weinacker
Mobile Carnival
Carnival
Carivanlle
Mobi
Regulations curb San Francisco cabarets new rules
San Francisco mayor Rolph announced new regulations for the uptown district restricting Sunday and weekday afternoon dancing in cafes and restaurants. The rules require removal of all boxes and booths and ban women from cafes at night, with staff prohibited from introducing mixed company of men and women to patrons.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Rolph
Public Funeral Given Tramp in Avon Illinois
Avon residents held a public funeral for Patrick Riley a tramp buried in a pauper's grave shops closed half day villagers bought flowers and mowed the corpse to the cemetery church choir sang. death attributed to exposure.
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Associated Press
Avon, Ill
Patrick Riley
Secretary of Y Arrives in Mobile for Brief Visit
The secretary of Y arrives in Mobile this morning for a short stay. He plans to visit the local association and meet officials, with a schedule of engagements announced for the next three days.
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F. W. Or
Russians Halt Teuton Drive in the North
New York January 25 Today’s official summary of Euro war progress notes the heaviest fighting on the Russian front in the Riga sector where Germans drove Russians back a mile and a half near the Tiru marsh and captured strong positions with 1700+ prisoners and 18 machine guns.
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Associated Press
New York
Riga
Great Tiru
Berlin
Teutonic Army
Petrograd
Backsaes
Senate Works On Legislation Not On Peace Debate
Washington, Jan. 25. Senator Cummins did not press his resolution to set aside time for a peace debate. The senate opened early on appropriation legislation. Wilson conferred with Senator Stone and other Democrats at the White House. Aims included harmonizing action before March 4 and avoiding delays over railway labor and water power bills. Tonight caucus will discuss these subjects.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cummins
Senate
Wilson
Stone
White Hall
Britain likens peace talks to Civil War stalemate
Major General F. B. Maurice at the war office said Britain’s view of peace discussions mirrors the Union's position at a critical Civil War phase. He cited three advantages: blockade, manpower and wealth resources, aligning Britain with the North in essential factors.
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Associated Press
London
F. B. Maurice
War Office
Great Britain
Teutons See Plans Of Robbery Annihilation
Leaders of Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey parliament presidents visiting Berlin quote a message of thanks addressed to Dr Johannes Kaempf. The note notes a moment when allied nations responded to conquest aims with renewed resolve as reported by Overseas News Agency.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Sayville
Johannes Kaempf
Reichstag
League
County Board to Discuss Federal Aid for Mobile County Roads
A special meeting of the Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners is set for this afternoon at 2 30 with State Highway Engineer W S Keller to explain the federal aid appropriation for Mobile county roads. County Engineer Harry L Fisher received a letter from the state engineer seeking a conference on the subject. The commissioners know the county is entitled to government funds but do not know the amount.
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Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
W. S. Keller
Mobile
Harry L. Fisher
Dope Trials Begin Court Case of Shreveport Sarah
The spring term of the federal district court will hear dope trials with Sara Simmons known as Shreveport Sarah as the principal defendant. She is jailed in default of $5,000 bail facing charges of selling heroin and manufacturing opium for smoking. If convicted of the latter, she faces a minimum ten year penitentiary sentence.
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Federal District Court
Sara Simmons
Shreveport
Sarah
Prosecution Team Set for Mobile Drug Case
Chief Prosecutor Dr F M James will lead the dope cases with District Attorney Alex D Pitts and Assistant District Attorney H D Pegues. Dope samples are analyzed in Washington to prove heroin opium or morphine content. The chemist will testify in Mobile. The first arrest was Virgil Aubey a twenty year old drug clerk.
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F. M. James
Harrison Anti-Narcotic Department
Government
Alex D. Pitts
H. D. Pegues
Washington
Government Bureau of Chemistry
Mobile
Virgil Aubey
Poll Tax Collection Slows in Mobile County
Tax Collector P. B. Dorlon notes slow poll tax payments with only eight days left before the September 10 election when a city commissioner will be chosen for a six year term. Chief Clerk Joseph Crow announces February 1 office hours extended to midnight to allow payments.
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Mobile County
P. B. Dorlon
Joseph Crow
Tax Office
Cigarette Offense Proposed Bill in West Virginia
Charleston January 25 West Virginia faces a bill that would make cigarette smoking a crime and possession of cigarettes a misdemeanor punishable by a five dollar fine The measure bans selling or giving cigarettes cigarette paper or tobacco used to make cigarettes and prohibits possession of cigarettes.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Court Rules Approved by Judges in Fifteenth District
The circuit court of the Fifteenth judicial district adopted new rules. They set court opening at 9 30 am and designate weekly sessions, excluding holidays. Judges Safford Berney O J Semmes and N R Leigh approved the rules drafted by a committee led by Gregory Symith with Francis Inge and others.
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Circuit Court of the
Fifteenth Judicial District
Safford Berney
O. J. Semmes
N. R. Leigh
Comntee
Ohile Bar Ass Ton
Gregory Symith
Francis J. Inge
Lett G. Rickardy
George Crawfor
Cuthbert Tour Group to Visit Mobile February 10
The Cuthbert touring party from Toronto will arrive in Mobile on February 10, not February 13 as planned. Over a hundred travelers, led by Louisville and Nashville passenger agent H. C. Geron, will tour Mobile for one day with automobile visits to local sites. The Detroit Traders and Builders Exchange party of 150 arrives February 21 in the afternoon and will stay about an hour, with an entertainment being planned.
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Cuthbert
Toronto
Canada
Mobile
H. C. Geron
Louisville and
Nashville
Detroit Traders and Builders Exchange
Geron
Weather Outlook for Mobile From Weather Bureau
A high barometer region stretches from the Pacific coast to the west gulf bringing fair weather to Mobile tonight and Friday. Temperatures fell to 10 degrees below zero at Durango, Colorado, with freezing in central Texas. Yesterday's high reached 63 and low 64 with minimal rain. Mobile reported the warmest temperature among Southern cities aside from some Florida points as Galveston and New Orleans were colder.
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Pacific Coast
West Gulf Region
Durango
Colo
Texas
Seid
Mobile
Florida
Galveston
New Orleans
Fifty Die as Bali Earthquake Rocks Malay Island
A Bali earthquake killed fifty natives and injured about two hundred. More than a thousand houses factories and native temples were destroyed. The governor's residence was heavily damaged on the Dutch East Indies island with Gunong Agong volcano and two mountain chains running east to west.
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Bali
Associated Press
London
Malay Archipelago
Ceneral News
Asia
Spanell's Second Trial Delayed By First Case
San Angelo Tex Jan 25 The special venire for Harry J Spanell charged with killing Lt Col Butler was continued to February 1 Testimony in the Spanell murder case of his wife is not yet finished and a verdict in the Butler case may not be reached before next week.
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Associated Press
San Angelo
Tex
Harry J. Spanell
Butler
Spanell
Submarine Appears Off Newport Then Submerges
An unidentified submarine, heavily laden, was seen off shore between Point Judith and Beaver Tail shortly after 2 PM. Captain Wales of the Beaver Tail coast guard station reported the vessel submerged at 3 PM.
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Associated Press
Newport
R. 1
Point Judth
Beaver Tail
Wales
Mississippi Battleship Launched at Newport News
The battleship Mississippi was launched at 11:27 AM in Newport News with Secretary Daniels and 15,000 spectators present. Miss Camille McBeath of Meridian, Mississippi christened the ship, declaring I christen thee Mississippi, as rain and fog affected the ceremony.
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Meridian
Daniels
Associated Press
Newport News
Mississippi
United States
Camille McBeath
Miss
German offensive halts in Tirul marsh district near Riga
On the Russian front the war office reports further German attacks in the Tirul marsh district were repulsed. A counter attack dislodged enemy forces near the marsh outskirts as Soviet detachments attacked southeast of the river All. The Soviet offensive later yielded ground to a German push, retreating about a third of a mile.
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Riga
War Office
Tirul
Lettuce Prices Reach Historic Highs in Mobile Market
Evan B. Davis, manager, notes lettuce prices at the Gulf Coast Produce Exchange soar to four to five times previous levels as demand from northern and eastern buyers outstrips supply. Most lettuce comes from Axis and Calvert and he cites better packing by farmers as key to rising prices and smoother marketing.
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Gulf Coast Produce Exchange
Evan B. Davis
Davis
Axis
Calvert
Harbor Board to Discuss Nesbitt Proposition at Meeting
The state harbor board will take up the Nesbitt proposition at the regular January meeting this morning. Mobile member Joseph C. Rich is out of the city but expected to return for today’s session. Tuscaloosa members George Gordon Crawford and Frank G. Blair are anticipated to attend.
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Nesbitt
State Harbor Board
Joseph C. Rich
Mobile
Messrs
George Gordon Crawford
Frank G. Blair
Tuscaloosa
Double Mail Service To Eastern Shore Continues
Mr H M Bunn chief inspector water transportation and Post Office officials announce continued double mail service between Mobile and the Eastern Shore. The contract runs through June 30 1920 and is in effect immediately.
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Eastern Shore
Mobile
H. M. Bunn
Inspecor Water Transportation
Post Office Department
Washington, D. C
Emperor Dissolves Japanese Diet Amid Crisis
Tokyo reports the emperor dissolved the house of representatives after a wave of unrest. An assassination attempt targeted Yukio Ozaki during a mass meeting demanding cabinet resignations. Two men with swords leapt onto the platform but were subdued. two others were beaten by the crowd. Ozaki demanded Premier Terauchi quit, citing constitutional illegality.
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Associated Press
Tokio
House of Representatives
Yukio Ozaki
Justice
Constitutional Party
M. Ozaki
Terauchi
Dissolution of Japan's Lower House Deliberately Ended Session
Premier Terauchi dissolved the house of representatives before a confidence vote amid tumult. After the assassination attempt on constitutional leader Yukio Ozaki, the lower house was crowded by spectators and disorder prevailed. Takeshi Inukai of the Kokuminto led the assault on the ministry, accusing it of unconstitutionality.
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Terauchi
House of Representatives
Pary
Yukio
Ozaki
Takeshi Inukai
Kokuminto
National Party
Premier Terauchi Faces Likely Defeat on Empire Prosperity
Premier Terauchi warned of an adverse vote, tying the empire’s prosperity to the outcome while affirming the emperor’s confidence to Congress but stating he could not accept defeat. Page Two continues.
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Terauchi
Yoshihito
Russia building many submarines to fight German U boats
Newport News reports a letter received by Mayor Moss from B B McAlpine stating Russia is building a large fleet of submarines to combat German U boats. The crafts will be ready early in the spring and designed for long-range voyages from Reval where McAlpine supervises the work.
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Newport News
Russia
Moss
B. B. McAlpine
Reval
New Creamery Near Opening Date Set by Irvine Leader
Irvine Creamery officials say Tri County Creamery will begin operations soon. Boil ers and equipment have been tested and found in first class condition as the plant awaits a definite start date announced by company president.
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Tri-Counties Creamery Company
Fmnai
Greece Delivers Note of Regret to Entente Ministers
London dispatch reports Greece handed to Entente ministers a note expressing regret for December events when Entente forces at Athens were fired on by Greek authorities as part of compliance with Entente demands.
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Associated Press
London
Greece
Entente
Athens
Berlin Reports Wednesday Gains on Russo-Galician Front
German forces captured about six miles north of the Russo-Galician line, taking more than 1700 Russian prisoners and 13 machine guns after Russians failed to check the advance. Ongoing artillery fire and continuous engagements on the Franco-Belgian front are also noted by army leaders in today’s war region briefing.
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Berlin
Sayville
War Office
Guynemer Downs 27th German Aircraft in War Office Report
French air hero Georges Guynemer is credited with his twenty seventh German aircraft, as the war office releases the tally. A German surprise attack near Berry-au-Bac unsettles the front, signaling shifts in the sector for the remainder of the line.
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Guynemer
Associated Press
Paris
Jan
Geo
War Office
Berry-au-Bac
Motion Picture Actor Held In Hotel Death Case
In Los Angeles California a woman identified as Mrs Nell Harvey of Exeter was found dead in a hotel. Actor Harlan J Winter was taken into custody after police say the death resulted from natural causes and that the pair had been married. Bruising noted by the hotel proprietor prompted police to investigate further.
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Associated Press
Los Angel
S. Cal
Nell Harvey
Exeter
Cal
Harlan J. Winter
Winter
Poli Lige
Woman sets new low hurdles record at city meet
At the university track meet yesterday Miss Ex. & a. Macon College Lynehb set a new women’s low hurdles time of 82 5 seconds. Mrs McConnell narrowly missed the mark with a fast time, establishing a strong field for future meets.
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Hurdies
McConnell
British Labor Debates Peace Proposal at Conference
The Manchester labor conference rejected a peace proposal by a vote on a resolution. The gathering debated a potential peace offer amid wartime tensions and party divisions.
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Manchester
Labor Conference
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MR. H. V. Bachedder
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