City approves derrick at Mobile wharf to handle river freight
After repeated delays the Mobile city commission announced a derrick will be erected on the municipal wharf to service freight containers on the Warrior river. Installation hinges on reaching 200 containers in use, with federal manager De Bardeleben signaling plans for 500 new containers, enabling site readiness and broader port benefits.
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Warrior River
City Commission
Henry DeBardeleben
Tomlinson
Mobile
Mi Rieral
Alabama
G. A. Torolingon
Dion
DeBardl
Eet
Former German Crown Prince Targeted by Revolt Forces
A Rotterdam dispatch to the Daily Mail reports German counter revolutionaries hold a motor launch ready to rescue former crown prince Frederick William and urge him to lead Germany's military forces. Dutch queen consort has been sent to persuade him to stay in Holland, where he enjoys hospitality, arguing revolt would harm Holland.
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Associated Press
London
Frederick William
Germany
Rotterdam
Daily Mail
Gut Quten
Holland
Quake Ravages Italian District Killing Many and Damaging Homes
The earthquake near Florence left many dead and over 1,000 homes seriously damaged or destroyed. Rescue teams, aided by auto trucks and Red Cross ambulances, struggled to reach ruined areas as authorities urged tents and shelter for survivors.
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Florence
Associated Pre.e.j
Earth
Uake
Regello
Associated Press
Rome
Mousey
Red Cross
Arrests in Mob Bay Minette murder conspiracy case
Three arrests were made in Baldwin county and Mobile for conspiracy and murder in the Foukal killing at the county jail in Bay Minette on Sunday. Henry Bishop Joe Underwood Robert Ira Uncle and others are charged with the murder in MobHanna arrests followed an earlier pair of suspects Bryant Henderson. The actions involve charges from Assistant Attorney General Horace Wilkinson and are part of a broader investigation continued on page five.
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Baldwin Ty
Foukal
Baldy Ty
Bay Minette
Horace Wilkinson
Henry Bishop
Pouk
Joe
Underwood
Ela
Robert
Ira
Happer
Frank Foukal
Baldwin County
Charley Bryant
Jimerson
Sim Andrews
Albert Mi Nelson
Sam Williams
Hollweg to Stand Trial as Allies Seek Extradition
Berlin reports that former German Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg offered to stand trial on May 20 but withdrew. With peace signed and Allies pressing, the government faces extradition questions as to who the Entente will pursue before the high tribunal.
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Berlin
Bethman+Hollweg
Ge Cellor
Germat
Ate
High Tribunal
Harbors Board Funds Topic Triggers State Budget Talk
J Rich of the state harbor agency will travel from Mobile to Montgomery for a Wednesday hearing before the state budget commission. The meeting aims to review finances of the harbor board, including a $10 000 annual operating budget and employee costs, with possible consideration of state aid. Rich indicated the session is exploratory rather than a formal call.
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State Budget Commission
J. Rich
State Harbor AG
Mobile
Montgommis
Silage
Thomas E. Kilby
Rich
Harbour Board
Gen Eed Commission
Two Negroes Held on Burglary Charge
Percy King and George Marsh were held over to the circuit court on burglary charges. The state alleges they conspired with a third man to rob Louis and Sherman on Southeast St. Louis bagle streets, and that items from the robbers were traced to Marsh’s home. Marsh denies involvement, claiming he awoke to see cigars and other items in his room.
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Percy King
George Marsh
Yglary
Luis Apd Sherma
St.uis
Libel Hearing Awards $5400 in Ferry Case
The libel trial involving M. T. Jackson et al against the steamer Ferm continued for two days in district court before Judge K. T. Ervin. The case concerns damages related to the vessel and ordering a $5400 award.
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Ibeliant
Jones Transportation
Tates Atrict
Ty T. Ervin
Cook Ny
Oathse Ag
M. T. Jackson
K.T. Ervin Tuessey
Bay Minette Boy Back From Overseas Return Details
Bay Minette resident Fisher Rotherme, a musician with the 22nd Infantry 81st Division, recently returned from overseas service in Mobile. He took part in the final days of the offensive and was formerly employed by The Monitor.
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Fisher Rotherme
22Nd Infantry
Bile Resinte
Moegister
Mobile
Bay Minette
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Tennessee
A weather bulletin from Washington lists expected conditions for Alabama and Tennessee. Forecasters anticipate changing skies with warm temperatures and a chance of showers across portions of the region, advising travelers to stay aware of localized rainfall.
Man Arrested Here Kills Himself En Route to Meridian
Dave Thomas Kilcrease also known as Dave Thomas, recently held in the local police station, escaped Meridian jail June 23 and was recaptured near Polear4. He borrowed a razor from a fellow prisoner and killed his wife on a train in Pearl River county before taking his own life while in transit to Meridian.
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Dave Thomas
Kilcrease
Arte
Meridian
Mobile
Thomas
Meridian Jar
Eula Lee Kilcrease
L'Ving
Jay
Fla
Tate
Pesr River County
Pearl River County
Hattiesburg
Texas
Reduction Made on Demurrage Charges by Railroad Administration
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce reports a railroad demurrage rate cut from 3 to 2 dollars per day starting July 21. The order also extends the average agreement to cars held for loading, with changes aimed at encouraging prompt loading and unloading amid rising traffic.
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Railroad Administration
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
R. G. Cobb
Shippers
American Railway Association
Hines
Patrol Work Begins Soon on Telegraph Road
Mobile revenue and road commissioners authorize patrol work on Telegraph road to improve its condition. Engineer Fisher and Road Superintendent McLean report that patrolmen can be secured. Commissioner McFadyen’s motion to station patrols on Sections 1 2 and 3 passes. A committee of Ward Brannan and Freeland is appointed to buy fifteen males for county use.
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Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Fisher
A. L. McLean
McFadyen
Ward, Brannan
Freeland
John D. Hagan
Cotton Advances Six Dollars On Acreage Report
New Orleans dispatch reports Bureau day spurred volatile cotton trading with a six dollar per bale rise from late lows as long contract selling hit the market. The drop that followed reversed after the government condition reading showed 70 percent of normal and crop estimates near 10.986 million bales, far below naval expectations.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Bureau
Break Low Hurdles Record In France
Robert I. Simpson of Chicago won the event at Pershing Stadium France on July 1 finishing in 24.2 seconds breaking the prior mark. Wiless B. Sylvester of Bosworth Missouri and Meridith House of Riverside California finished second and third respectively.
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Associated Press
Pershing Stadium
France
Robert I. Simpson
Chicago
Mave
Wiless B. Sylvester
Bosworth
Meridith House
Riverside
Cal
Boaz W. Long Confirmed as Minister to Cuba
The Senate confirmed Boaz W. Long, former head of the Latin American division, as minister to Cuba. The nomination was announced from Washington on July 1.
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Boaz ‘W. Long
Cuba
Associated Press
Washion
Boaz Wi Long
State Department
Senate
Appropriation Bill Adopted by House in Washington
Washington July 1 The House today adopted the report on the four thousand million appropriation bill without further delay. The report remains to be ratified and the legislation proceeds to final approval.
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Washington
House
Former German crown prince denial and lease renewal
London reports an aide denied that the crown prince left the island during a telephone talk. Amsterdam dispatches say the former crown prince renewed his lease on the parsonage of Gieringen for three more months. Brussels telegrams claim an escape on Sunday, but Paris pacific circles offered no confirmation of the escape.
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Associated Press
London
Wieringen
Amsterdam
Reuter’s Limited
Gieringen
Paris
Prince
Cotton Corporation Hears Committees on Policies
Members of the American Cotton Association board in New Orleans consider proposals from standing committees on banking warehousing and marketing policies. O C McConnell of Raleigh NC leads the warehouse committee and will submit a bill based on a general line of a recently adopted North Carolina measure to Southern state legislatures. Directors remain in sessions through Wednesday.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
American Cotton Association
O. C. McConnell
Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
Porto Rico Tobacco Workers End Strike By Agreement
In P R Puerto Rico the tobacco strike affecting about 15 000 workers ended after a legislative committee mediation. Cigarmakers win a 1 75 per thousand cigar wage rise while other tobacco workers gain a 15 percent increase and work should resume in about three weeks.
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Associated Press
Porto Rico
P. R
Congress Splits Delay Forces Recess and Reassertions
Congress remained in session as recess plans were disrupted by House opposition to the conference army bill and objections to other measures. Both chambers worked to resolve discrepancies and finalize appropriations for the near term.
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Associated Press
Congress
Railroad Telegraphers End Ban On Commercial Business
National strike action ends as members of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers lift ban and resume handling commercial traffic for Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies. E J Manion, president, announces cancellation of the June 12 ban as the nationwide action of the Commercial Telegraphers Union concludes.
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ST. Louis
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies
E. J. Manion
Order of
Railroad Telegraders
Commercial Telegraphers Union of
Hog Prices Break All Chicago Records
Hogs commanded the highest price ever known in Chicago at 21.75 dollars per hundredweight, surpassing last year’s 19.40 by a wide margin. Export demand for packing house products drove the market, with the market showing unusual strength before the United States entered the war.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
Acme
Austrian Delegation Reduces Expenses in Paris St Germain
The Austrian delegation has moved into smaller quarters in an effort to cut costs for the impoverished government during its stay in St Germain.
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ST. Germain
King Victor Emmanuel Tours Florence After Earthquake
King Victor Emmanuel traveled from Rome to Florence to inspect Re bello and the quake disaster zone. Along the route he received enthusiastic greetings with cries of Viva, friend of the people, reflecting public support during the visit.
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Associated Press
Rom
Victor Emmanuel
Florence
Rebello
Postage for Letters and Ads Changes Amid Wartime Prices
Wartime price shifts noted with new postal rates: one ounce first class letters drop to two cents starting July 1, while card rates, county mail provisions, and advertisement space charges shift. Most county delivery remains unchanged. outside the county, ad space costs vary by percentage of total space.
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Ccvescoess
BORG
Bonn
Haute
Erin
Brivilegs
Avithin
Plans for Added Story At Battle House Hotel
George B. Rogers designs an extra story for the Battle House hotel in Mobile. Lessee S. H. Peck says plans will go to owners for approval and may raise rooms from 105 to 197 with connected baths. Roof garden to be removed to match the new height.
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Battle House
George B. Rogers
H. Peck
Peck
Mobile
Pro German Opinion Says Peace Terms Reflect Truth
The Munich Post editorial argues German leaders protest peace harshness but the public will accept the facts. It claims Germany’s acts caused loss of territory and that once people understand, they will back strict victors and seek humane modifications.
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Berne
Munich Post
Oil Land Ownership Claimed by Mexico
The Mexican government has confiscated American oil lands by sending soldiers into fields and removing workers. The U S complaint filed April 2 cited refusal to grant drilling permits. After the Juarez incident President Carranza said no permits would be granted until companies complied with the law, implying government ownership of oil lands if complied.
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Associated Press
Washington
State Department
Juarez
Carranza
Eut
Premier Ullman Returns to Power in Libau
Paris report says Premier Ullman formerly a U S professor landed with his cabinet at Lidbau on June 27 to resume control of the Let tish government. He ousted Needra who had seized the premiership with German aid and is now under guard in a Libau hotel.
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Paris, Jr
Libau
Ullman
Lidbau
Lettish
Needra
Anti Bolsheviks Victorious and March on Moscow
Anti Bolshevik forces push toward Kursk and Voronezh in a bid to reach Moscow, citing a Russian wireless message via Bolshevik outlets. Bolsheviks report a severe defeat at Kharkov and losses at Ekaterinoslav, signaling strategic reversals.
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Moscow
Ir Associated Press
London
Kursk
Voronezh
Pegalavestia
Kharkov
Kurch
Ekaterinoslav
Americans Refuse to Buy Krupp Works
A Munich liquidation follows heavy losses since the revolution. American capitalists weigh a German American works but abandon plans due to bad conditions. A London dispatch says Americans bought Krupp works at Munich and other Bavarian plants moving into American control.
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Krupp Works
Munich
Associated Press
Krup
London
Krupp
New Coal Rates Ordered on L and N
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders Louisville and Nashville and other railroads to set coal rates by September 1 from eastern Kentucky mines such as Castro and Wallsend to Chattanooga Richard City and Sherwood Tennessee at no more than 20 cents above rates on the Stony Fork branch. The new rates apply during the federal control period and arise from Continental Coal Corporation case.
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Associated Press
Washington
Louisville and Nashville
Interstate Railroad Commission
Castro
Wallsend
Kentuc
Chattanooga
Richard City
Sherwood
Tenn
Stony Fork
Continental Coal Corporation
Turkish Delegation Returns From Paris Peace Talks
The Turkish delegation that visited France to seek preservation of territorial integrity will depart for home on Thursday. Members may also visit Paris for shopping while staying for that day’s visit.
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Paris
Associated Press
France
Prohibition Test Cases to Be Filed Immediately
Washington dispatch reports the Justice Department will file test cases on beverages with more than one half of one per cent alcohol immediately in all jurisdictions not yet pending. Attorney General Palmer says arrests will follow violators of the war time prohibition law, and the department will act orderly to determine if drinks below 23.4 percent alcohol are covered.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Justice
Attor
Trew
Palmere
Nine Die as Trains Crash in Dunkirk Wreck
A rear-end collision in Dunkirk New York on the New York Central line between train No 41 and the Westerner No 7 killed nine and injured more than forty. The Westerner struck the rear of the No 41 coaching car at Third Street station as both trains approached the Dunkirk yards. Names of victims include Gertrude Carton and F R Carton among others. The No 41 engine had a overheated journal and delay prior to the crash.
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Dunkirk
N. Y
New York
Chicago and
St. Louis
New York Central
Third Street
Firsteenger
Terner
Woolden
Brooks
Buffal
Rick L. Stotz
Frederick H. Carton
Toronto
Ont
Munden
Bee Adda
Gertrude Carton
Buffalo
Bryan to lead funeral procession for John Barleycorn
William Jennings Bryan will headline the funeral procession for John Barleycorn at the Methodist Centenary Exposition in Columbus Ohio. The parade will feature a camel led by Dr Alonzo Wilson symbolizing prohibition with other figures including an elephant and a donkey representing old parties. Speakers include Purley A Baker Anna Gordon Bishop James Cannon and George F Stuart who will address prohibition topics.
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Ae Press
Columbus
Ohio
William Jennings Bryan
John Barleycorn
Alonzo Wilson
Purley A. Baker
Anti-Saloon League
Anna Gordon
James Cannon
George F. Stuart
British Dirigible to Attempt Atlantic Flight Tonight
The British dirigible B-34 is set to begin its Atlantic crossing attempt at 2 a.m. Wednesday. Favorable conditions prevail in East Fortune Scotland as Commander Scott expresses renewed optimism. The craft has completed motor work and overhaul, with fuel tanks filled and crew provisions loaded.
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East Fortune
Scotland
Atlantic
Scott
D. S. C. Awarded To Five Southern Men
Washington July 1 the war department announced awards of the Distinguished Service Cross to five southern soldiers. Lieutenants Frank Carter Atlanta Clifton B Gates Tiptonville Tenn and James B Burke Newport News Va are named with Sergeant R C Brantley Mount Ulla North Carolina and aance H Bunyard Hol.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Frank Carter
Atlanta
Clifton B. Gates
Tiptonville
Tenn
James B. Burke
Newport News
R. C. Brantley
Mount Ulla
North Carolina
Aance H. Bunyard
Hol
Italian Censorship Abolished After New Decree
Rome July 1 decree ends censorship effective midnight. Officials announce the move as completing a long awaited reform. the new rule ends prior restrictions and allows press and publication without prior state censorship.
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Associated Press
Rome
Belgium Holland FUS to be Investigated by Internationals
Paris reports a fourteen member international mission will examine diver points of Belgium and Holland. Delegates from both countries join five great powers at the peace conference. Germany asks for notes on Rhine Bank administration during occupation.
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Paris
Belgium
Holland
Bank of the Rhine
German Union Congress to Open With Leader’s Address
The tenth German union congress opens today in Berlin with an address by Karl Legien, president of the German Central Union, and remarks from a German commissioner who recently returned from Versailles to discuss Allied terms.
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Berlin
Karl Legien
Tion of Trades Unions
Sailles
Former Grecian Kim Is Cutting Expenses
Berne June 15 The constant king of Greece has left La Locarno to reduce expenses. He is spending 2 400 francs a day at principal hotels there and is traveling with sixty persons.
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Berne
Associated Press
Constant Mer
Greece
la Locarno
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