Petition for Southern Park in Burned District is Filed
About 700 residents of the Fifth and Sixth wards filed with the city commission a petition urging a new playground in the southern burned area. Miss Anette Kennedy urged quick action, noting rebuilding plans depend on the park decision. The commission promised a decision by next Tuesday as to whether to establish the playground. There is mention of the site including property from Conception Amerring.
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City Commission
Commission
Anette Kennedy
James T. Duggan
Duggan & Taylor
Kilby's Message Signals Busy Alabama Legislature Session
The adjourned Alabama legislature met at noon and heard Governor Kilbys program proposals including the Susan B Anthony amendment a state budget system income tax convict labor to road works twenty thousand road bonds higher education funding biennial sessions and law recodification.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Thomas EK. Kilby
Susan B. Anthony
Sixty Mile Squall Ends Heat Wave in City
A late Monday squall with 60 mph gusts broke the day long heat wave. Thermometer hit 95 degrees with 50 percent humidity, then plunged from 87 to 70 in minutes as wind shifted from southwest to north. The season’s hottest day was June 16 at 96 degrees with 52 percent humidity.
City Man Demands Jury Trial After Assault Case
H M Morris, a well known city resident, is charged with assault and battery with a pistol on Ethel Rivers, a Black woman, and demanded a jury trial in recorder’s court. He was jailed and later re-arrested for destroying private property as the case unfolded with Dominick Gimon as complainant. Rivers received 51 dollars and costs, while Marie Whitney was fined 50 dollars or ninety days for her involvement.
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H. M. Morris
Ethel Rivers
Recorder’s Court
Dominick Gimon
North Scott Street
Peaviettion
Morris
Eure Rivers
Marie Whitney
Delegates Named for American Legion State Convention
The La mar McLeod Chapter will elect delegates to the state convention to be held July 16 17. The next meeting on Thursday at 8 o'clock will decide the delegation. Rev John W Inter, on the state executive committee, reported on the northern Alabama region growth.
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Lamar
French Elections Planned for October 26
In government circles it is believed parliamentary elections would be held October 26. The last parliamentary election in France occurred April 26, 1914, before World War I.
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Associated Press
Pares, Sau
Echo de Paris
France
Norway War Claims Presented to Council
A Norwegian note on war claims and repatriation of Armenians were discussed by the council of five. The note demanded compensation for ships sunk by submarines and for sailors lost at sea during the war.
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Norway
Associated Press
Paris
Council of Five
Weather forecast for Milbarmo and nearby regions
Weather forecast notes local thundershowers this afternoon in Milbarmo Mississippi and extreme northwest Florida with generally fair conditions tonight and early Wednesday. The forecast covers the area including Washington.
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Shington
Milbarmo
Mississippi
Florida
Mobile Shippers Seek To Keep Gulf Export Rates
Mobile will attend a July 14 15 conference in Washington with railroad officials to press for maintaining current Gulf export rates. R G Cobb Mobile Chamber of Commerce traffic manager says South Atlantic ports push to remove the Middle West Gulf rate differential. He is also in Meridian for the Meridian rate case before detailing plans to Birmingham and then Washington.
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Mobile
Washigton
Gulfports
R G. Cobb
Chamber of Commerce
South Atlantic
Gulf
Middle West
Cole
Meridian
Meridian Traffic Bureau
Alabamez
Alaba
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cobb
Birmingham Freight Trafic
Railroad’ Administration
Birmingham
Washington
Judge Pricks Wit in Court Over Winking Chauffeur
Testimony before Judge Robert B. Gordon included an incident where Patrolman J. C. Pumphrey was told to stop winking at the court as Leonard Buck, a chauffeur, faced a charge of making unnecessary noises. The judge admonished the officer and upheld the conviction, fining Buck five dollars.
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Robert B. Gordon
Don
J. C. Pumphrey
Leonard Buck
Gordon
Coariers
Man fatally wounds wife after killing in Mississippi
William Skipper 65 is near death from bullet wounds after a neighbor intervened during Skipper’s attempt to kill his wife following the murder of his father in law Clint Stuart 75 Confederate veteran and mother in law 70 and sister in law in North Bend Neshoba county. The neighbor’s timely interference saved the wife. Details are scarce due to the county’s isolation.
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William Skipper
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Miss
Skipper
North Bend
Neshoba County
Clint Stuart
Stuart
Bolsheviks seize Petrograd embassies and archives
Helsinki dispatch reports Bolshevik troops have occupied all foreign embassies legations and consulates in Petrograd. Archives reportedly seized and officials arrested and handed to an extraordinary commission charged with espionage against the Soviet government.
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Are - Press
Helsingfors
Petrograd
Proposal to Separate Turkes in Asia Minor Considered
Paris July 8 dispatches from Greek sources indicate a separate Turk government in Asia Minor may be formed by Mustapha Kamel Pasha and Essa d Pasha.
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Asia Minor
Associated Press
Paris
Mustapha Kamel Pasha
Essad Pasha
Burleson Denies Rumor of Resignation
Postmaster General Burleson said there is no foundation for reports that he sent a resignation to the President. He dismissed the yarn as unfounded and insisted he continues in office.
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Burleson
Yarn
Ciat Press
Washing’ S
Jully
Burleson Ayl
Son
Von Hindenburg Offers Full Responsibility for Emperor’s Actions
Copenhagen dispatch reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg, former German chief of staff, appealing to Marshal Foch and offering to place himself at the disposal of the Allied powers to prevent extradition of the former German emperor. He telegrammed the German government asserting full responsibility for orders and proclamations issued in the emperor’s name.
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von Hindenburg
le A Anae
Copenhagen
London
British dirigible R-34 set to sail early Wednesday
Major Pritchard of the R-34 reports engines repaired by 9 a.m. and fuel and supplies aboard. The airship will take a southern route, four to five hundred miles north of the Azores, weather permitting for a clear forecast over the next forty eight hours.
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Sol Glore
George "Washingon
Washington
Sandy Hook
Pennsylvania
Henry B. Wilson
Marshall
Welek
Hylan
Overnor Smith
Mineola
N. Y
Pritchard
Azores
Cleveland Carmen Win Increase Strike Ends
The 2,600 union street carmen strike in Cleveland ended when John J. Stanley of the Cleveland Street Railway Co accepted Mayor Harry L. Davis's arbitration proposal. The company will raise the dividend rate to 7 percent and grant a 12 cent hourly wage increase, with car service resuming.
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Associated Press
Cleveland, CO
Union Street
Carmen
John J. Stanley
Cleveland Hiroad Company
Harry L. Davis
Hog prices climb to 22.60 a hundred weight new peak
Chicago July 8 The hog market set another price peak as values rose to 22.60 a hundred weight, up 10 cents from the previous record. The rise comes amid persistent new highs nearly every day this week and is linked by traders to anticipated European food demand.
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Associated Pre- Chicago
Europe
Rome Ammunition Soldiers Die in Recent Disasters
About a dozen men mostly French troops were killed in the recent disasters in which allied forces participated. The report notes casualties from the ongoing conflicts affecting Rome on Monday July 7.
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Rome
Tome
Detective to tell of lynching charge in Baldwin county
Bay Minette Alabama July 8 Special Detective J A Garth testified before Baldwin county grand jury on how he posed as a real estate agent to gather evidence in the Frank Foukal lynching case. Twenty eight suspects remained in custody but not yet brought to Bay Minette as the Grand Jury session continued.
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Bay Minette
Ala
Baldwin County
J. A. Garth
Frank Foukal
Garth
Copa B. Kilby
Tribute to Captain Fryatt Attended by National Service
London honors Captain Charles Fryatt executed in 1916. A national memorial service at St Pauls Cathedral included a blue jacketed gun carriage procession from Dover to Charing Cross, with wreaths from Antwerp and a burial at Fryatts home parish churchyard. Flags over public buildings half masted.
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London
Charles Fryatt
St. Paul's Cathedral
Dover
Charing Cross Station
Admiralty
War Office
Antwerp
Edith Cavell
Liverpool Street
Army Air Service Sets San Francisco to San Diego Record
Captain Lowell H. Smith flew a De Haviland nonstop from San Francisco to San Diego covering 610 miles at an average speed of 143.44 miles per hour. He completed the flight alone, marking a new endurance record for the Army Air Service.
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Associated Press
Washington
San Francisco
San Diego
Army Air Service
Lowell H. Smith
Bsmith
de Haviland
Paris Doctors To Double Fees In Postwar Increase
Paris doctors announce fee hikes starting today doubling prewar rates with services at night rising to three times the former charge. The move follows wartime shortages and aligns with postwar cost pressures impacting patients across the city.
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Paris
French and American Doctors Form Affiliate in Paris
A joint medical affiliate is announced linking French and American doctors in Paris. The partnership aims to establish permanent relations between French physicians and American surgeons within the surgical and clinical field.
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Paris
Mondagassy 1
Temps
Pershing to Lead American Troops in Victo Day Parade
Paris reports General Pershing and his staff will ride at the head of an American troop on Victo Day July 14. The commander in chief of the American expeditionary forces will pose under the Arc de Triomphe, leading a regiment of American soldiers remaining in France.
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Paris
Associated Press
Pershing
France
Arc de Triomphe
Pershing Assigned to London Victory Parade
General plans call for a detachment of 3200 American troops to travel to London for the victory celebration on July 19 with Colonel Conrad Babcock in command. The visit may last until July 26.
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Associated Press
Paris
Pans
London
Conrad
Babcock
Prisoners Freed by Mob at Hanover Castle Detention Prison
A mob attacked the Hanover castle and detention prison on Monday and released all prisoners. Guards surrendered without resistance, and some clashes occurred between the crowd and government forces.
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Hanover
Berlin
London
Austrian treaty delayed to allow more work on terms
Paris reports the council of five will not present the Austrian peace treaty until later this week at the earliest as several boundary and term questions require further consideration. Italian foreign minister Tittoni plans a report on Adriatic issues amid Franco Italian friction over Fiume and other Adriatic matters after meetings with Secretary Lansing and Henry White.
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London
Paris
Andar
Allied Council
Aera William
Clemenceau
Maurice Hankey
Lloyd George
Washington
Wilson
Tony
Senate
House
War Department
Merchant Marine Committee
Interstate Commerce Committee
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Mans
Council of Five
Yeinters
Adriatic
Tomasso Titon
Victor
Mit
Dace Dele
Fiume
Devel
Titton
Lansing
Henry White
Committee of Generals to Probe Fiume Incident
A four general commission representing France Italy England and the United States will investigate the recent Fiume incidents. The peace conference supreme council will also name a four member committee to examine Norway's claims to Spitsbergen.
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Fiume
Associated Press
Paris
France
Italy
England
Tes
Supreme Council of the Peace Conference
Norway
Spitbergen
Austria to join League under conditions
The council of five decided to inform the Austrian delegation that admission to the League of Nations will follow once conditions are met. The reply will be friendly in tone and address the Austrian note. Commercial censorship will be lifted with the blockade, but political censorship remains.
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Austria
Associated 7 de Paris
Council of Five
League of Nations
Associated Press
Paris
Germany
Neotay
Secretary Lansing Recalled By President Wilson
London July 7 secretary Lansing is said to have been recalled by President Wilson and will depart France tomorrow conference circles report. AP dispatch noted Lansing expected to return to the United States around mid July.
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Associated Press
London
Lansing
Havas
Paris
Wilson
France
Dispatch
United States
Carolina Officers and Robbers Fight in Tennessee
Report from Benton Tennessee notes a running fight at Huntersbridge in Polk county between North Carolina officers and a band of border robbers. A fusillade occurred. the highwaymen escaped while officers pursued with bloodhounds ready to continue the chase.
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Associated Press
Benton,tenn
Huntersbridge
Polk County
Tenn
North Carolina
Border Counties
Mississippi Lynching Will Be Investigated
In Vicksburg Mississippi Judge E L Brien instructed the circuit court grand jury to investigate the May 14 lynching of Floyd Clay thoroughly even if it takes the entire summer. Clay was killed after being accused of entering a white girl’s room at night.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Grand Jury
Circuit Court
Regato
Floyd Clay
E. L. Brien
Clay
Casualties List Names Fifteen Killed In Action
Fifteen enlisted men were named in today’s casualty list as killed in action. The names include Privates Paul Sginchcomb of Winder Georgia Currie Deville of Turkey Creek Pennsylvania Wesley Davis of Finlen Tennessee and Cecil T Parsons of McComb Mississippi among others.
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Associated Press
Washington
Paul Sginchcomb
Winder
Currie Deville
Turkey Creek
Wesley Davis
Finlen
Tenn
Cecil T. Parsons
McComb
Miss
Bolsheviki Evacuation Report May Hit Official Circles
Reported formal decision for Bolsheviki to quit the capital faced strong government opposition within official circles as conflicting details emerged about evacuation plans and related security concerns.
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Associated Press
Washington
Auth
Petrog
Crowd Attacks Cox and Raids Socialist HQ in Lancaster
In Lancaster Pennsylvania a mob of about 3,000 men attacked Cox during a street corner incident. Police Chief Cam and constable Blair restored order and arrested Cox and Brenner after the crowd ransacked a socialist headquarters. A shotgun and revolver were found at Brenner's home.
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Niga
Cox
King
Iine
Coln
Atten Tive
Coi
J. T. Brenner
Blair
Brenner
Brnner
Transports Cross Atlantic Report From Associated Press
Washington July 8 report lists transport arrivals across the Atlantic including ships Shoshone Newport News Cruiser St Louis Freedom Sofia Pueblo Aluna Alaskan and Philippine with various New York sailing entries and dates such as July 1 July 17 and January.
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Washington
Newport News
Our
St. Louis
Freedom
New York
Wilson
New
Sofia
Pueblo
Cape Finisterre
Aluna
Alaskan
French electoral reform bill advances in parliament
Paris July 7 deputies in the chamber passed the reform bill with amendments. The key feature shifts departmental representation to replace arrondissement seats, while other provisions remain largely in line with the existing framework.
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Associated Press
Paris
Chamber of Deputy
House of the Departments
Fishing Schooner Sinks After Collision Off Georgia Bank
New York July 8 A steamship reported the gasoline schooner Edmund F Black of PF Me sunk in a collision with the Magunkook off the Georgia fishing bank last Sunday night. The eight crewmen were rescued and brought here.
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Associated Press
New York
Magunkook
Rotterdams
Sing
Edmund F. Black
PF Me
Whiskey and Ow Held at Columbus
In Columbus Ga on July 8 W T Yarbrough was arrested at the Georgia line after a hearing he was bound over to the federal district court to await trial on liquor charges. The arrest followed a federal case involving a shipment of liquor en route to Cuba.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Federal District Court
Cuba
Lions of Liquor
W. T. Yarbroug
Louis
Georgia Line
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