Large Mobile grain shipment to Cuba via railroad and port
A Mobile line reports a contract to move one hundred thousand bushels of corn and seventy carloads of barley to Cuba. The Mobile and Chillicothe Railroad Company coordinates export through the repaired grain elevator, marking another major Gulf port shipment.
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Mobile
Cuba
Mobile and Chriilroad
Federaanager R Ve
San Francisco
Galveston
New Orleans
Taylor
Louis
Munson Steamship
Gulf
Ms Taylor
State Senators to Oppose Votes for Women in Alabama
Montgomery July 10 The anti ratification league pledged nineteen members to vote against the woman suffrage amendment. The Alabama house is expected to pass it but senate opposition may defeat it. Senator Carmichael chaired the organizing meeting with a steering committee of Carmichael Espy Evans and Preswood. Trial of men indicted in the mob at Baldwin county jail will start next week in Bay Minette. Bay Minette expected to be crowded for the opening day.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Anti-Ratification League
Alabama House
Senate
Carmichael
Espy
Evans
Preswood
Frank Foukal
Baldwin County
A.E. Gamble
Bay Minette
Foukal
Little
Wilson Praises German Treaty Ratification at White House
President Wilson announces gratification over Germany's national assembly ratifying the peace treaty and outlines plans for resuming trade, keeping U.S. troops on the Rhine until German compliance. He discusses the League of Nations covenant in Versailles pacts and the Paris Fiume issue, stressing credit over direct aid for European reconstruction. He frames the senate ratification as a world settlement and previews his address on the German treaty.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
National Assembly
Germany
Ble
Rhine
Barate
Paris
League of Nations
Versailles
Bulgaria
United States
Fiume
London
Croatia
Italy
X Mr. Wilson
France
Europe
Senate
Withon
Associated Press
League of Free Nations
League
Freight Cars Destroyed by Fire at Oakdale Intersection
A Wednesday night blaze at the L. & Giding line near Parhar Street in Oakdale destroyed four freight cars and damaged three others before the company could quell the fire. The fire started by a dwelling at 5 Short Owzood Street with lines of flames spreading to Nos. 3 and 4, injuring no one, while onlookers estimated the plant was on fire. The cause is suspected to involve tramps sleeping in the area.
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L. & Giding
Parhart
Oakdale
Owzood Street
Sarah Ison
Clarence P Hig- 8
Negroes Charged With Running Still In Local Case
Brence Kennedy Walter Kennedy and Walter Kennedy Sr all negroes were arrested last Saturday on a charge of operating an illicit still at 264 South Lawrence Street before Judge Henry Chamberlain. The case was continued after a prohbition violation charge. John F E Adams also faced related charges for possessing several half pint bottles of whiskey and was continued.
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Brence Kennedy
Walter Kennedy
South Lawrence Street
Henry Chamberlain
John FE. Adams
Oyster Plant schooner released despite appeal in whiskey case
The two masted schooner Oyster Plant owned by Gus Fisheries Company was released from state custody in Por le bay with 221 cases of whiskey on board. The vessel was held as a transporter of prohibited liquor and owners appealed to the supreme court from the decision ordering it held on bond.
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Gus Fisheries Company
Porle Bay
Supreme Court
Ision
Tax on Dances Cited by Revenue Agent Nabors
In Mobile an internal revenue collector W F Nabors says many people pay admission prices at dances but fail to remit the government war tax. Each admission charged triggers a ten cent tax per fraction thereof and payment is required by law with enforcement anticipated.
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Mobile
W. F. Nabors
Internal Revenue Collector
Nabors
Weather Brief Forecast Alabama Northwest Mississippi
Washington July 10 Local shows and thunder storms probable across Alabama extreme northwest and Mississippi. Friday expected with not much change in temperature.
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Associated Press
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Chang Perature
Aid for Mobile Proposed in Joint Measure
Elliott G. Rickardy heads a task force pushing a combined state aid and good roads amendment to section 93 of the state constitution. Discussions aim to merge harbor and internal development funding with road improvements, seeking one voteable bill for legislature action. The committee favors repealing or consolidating the section to enable needed projects.
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State Aid
Good Roads
Elliott G. Rickardy
Harbor Commission
Hursday
Mobile
Phiy
Thomas M. Stevens
Francis J. Inge
Joseph N. Lyons
Swiss Official Warns Against League Nonadherence
Dr Felix Chionder former president of Switzerland head of the political department urged at a press conference in Berne that Switzerland must join the League of Nations. He warned non adhesion would cause political isolation and called the league founded at Paris imperfect but worth amending and capable of aiding humanity.
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Associated Press
Berne
Felix Chionder
League of Nations
Switzerland
Paris
Rabbi Gup to Speak at Temple Tonight
Regular services at Temple Shaarai Shemayim Warren and Government streets will be led tonight and tomorrow morning by Rev Samuel Gup. His sermon title is The Religion of Humanity. Gup, born in Mobile and educated at Hebrew Union College Cincinnati, is rabbi of the The Miss congregation and has accepted a call to a large Providence Rhode Island post.
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Temple Shaarai Shemayim
Warren
Government Streets
Samuel Gup
Wildcat member reassigned to police post in city
William Day, a Wildcat division veteran who served in France, has been restored to his former position with the local police. Jamesen, previously an officer, is also reappointed as patrolman.
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William Day
Wildcat Division
United States Army
France
Sccore Hg
Nadie Oel Neemen
Jamesen
Cotton Mill Company Refund Granted by Commerce Commission
The Southern Cotton Oil Company is awarded 329,226 dollars plus interest by the Commerce Commission as reparations for unreasonable charges levied by the East Jersey Railroad and Terminal Company and the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey.
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Associated Press
Washington
Southern Cotton Oil
Inmmerce Commission
East Jéraevilroad and Terminal Company
Central Railroad Company of New Jersey
Indictments Return in Baldwin County Grand Jury Probe
The Baldwin County grand jury on Wednesday afternoon returned numerous indictments, including most arrestees with two exceptions. Among the cases are four murder in the second degree indictments and multiple conspiracy charges involving numerous named defendants including Walter Bishop and Harvey Underwood. The report condemns mob violence and praises local officials for swift action while stressing adherence to law and order.
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Grana
Charles Eslick
Cicero Nelson
Point Clear
Ala
Bal Benie
Belig Pidw
Thomas E. Is
BE. Kirby
Alabama
Gerard St
Baldwin County
Auestion
Iurdern
Sh Uis
Sim Andrews
Albert Lipscomb
Harvey Underwood
George Nelson
Walter Bishop
Sam Williams
Devereaux Nelson
Edward Nelson
Foukal
Harry Williams
J. Underwood
March, Tinderewood
John Johnson
Louis Bishop
Wesley B. Bishop
Henry Bishop
Henry Bishop, Jr
Littl
Henry
Marshall Underwood
Joe Underwood
Ir Re Underwood
Robert Underwood
al Wilson
Sam Henderson
Albert ‘Ipscomb
Herbert
Alias “Hiram
Lipscomp
Hudson Bright
Edward Moore
Sam ‘Williams
Charles Pryant
Asolph Pierce
Cape Underwood
John — Harry Williams
Williams
Edward
Teuton Assembly Presses Quick Ratification Of Treaty
The German national assembly opened to push rapid ratification of the peace treaty without new qualifying clauses. Conservatives proposed a resolution tying ratification to international law authorities on retroactive jurisdiction and penalties, including trials of the former emperor. A recess followed as parties discussed the measure.
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Weimar
Associated Press
German National Assembly
Lena
Finance officer surrenders in embezzlement case
Montgomery July 16 Capt J M Morrell finance officer of Camp Sheridan surrenders to authorities and is escorted to Fort Oglethorpe Ga by a medical officer after appearing at the camp at 2 o clock Sunday morning to face charges of embezzling eighteen thousand seven hundred dollars. He will be held for examination.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. M. Morrell
Camp Sheridian
Fort Oglethorpe
Taklaw Orleans
Sheridan
Sr Segham
Transport Manitou Docks With 2106 Troops From Brest
The transport Manitou arrived in New York on June 8 from Brest with 9 officers, 2106 tons of supplies, six civilians, and a mix of troops and service units. Charleston also reports the Madawaska reaching port for the debarkation of over 2200 officers and men, including about one percent African American service members.
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Aw Press
New York
Manitou
Moday
Brest
Associated Press
Charleston
Madawaska
President backs identical aims in France Britain treaties
The president argues the new treaty with France and the similar pact with Great Britain share the same meaning despite wording differences. He believes the obligations on the United States and Britain form an alliance in broad acceptance of the term and see them as instrumental to support France while League of Nations plans mature.
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France
Great Britain
United States
League of Nations
Prison Head Studies Navy Life as Enlisted Sailor
Lieutenant Commander Thomas Mott Osborne is pledged to a 30 day experiment living as an ordinary sailor aboard the battleship North Dakota to learn the enlisted man's viewpoint. With Secretary Daniels approval he rests in the Portsmouth naval prison to begin the self imposed duty in mid July.
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New York
Thomas Mott Osborne
Naval Prison
Portsmouth
North Dakota
Daniels
Osborne
British Airship R-34 Returns Toward Scotland
The British dirigible R-34 was 345 miles east of New York on its return to Scotland at 7:10 a.m. Washington time, then 450 miles east and north of New England at 7:13 a.m., making good 6 knots. A second report said the airship was 55 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard at 4 a.m.
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Associated Press
Washington
New York
Scotland
Navy Department
Neece
Boston
Martha's Vineyard Island
Martha's Vineyard
Massachusetts
R-34 British dirigible on voyage home from Mineola to England
New York reports show the R-34 still flying toward home at 49 knots after passing over Times Building and lower Manhattan early July 10. Naval wireless stations tracked weather and position until early morning, with messages indicating the airship was going well and then rapid travel made signals unreadable.
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New York
Heray
Roosefeld Fiel Mineola
L. 1
New York City
Times
Remat Og
Broadway
Lower Manhattan
Naval Communications Office
Mineola
Bar Harbor
O. K
England
O. KK
Ferdinand's Gold Forfeited to Crown
Securities valued at 2 000 000 belonging to former King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, held in London since the war began, were declared forfeited to the crown. Ferdinand abdicated on October 4, 1918, and has lived in Coburg, Germany. He asked Czecho Slovakia for refuge on May 24, but no action followed.
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London
Ferdinand of
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
Boris
Coburg
Germany
Czecho- Slovakia
Henry Ford and Son Testify in Libel Suit
Henry Ford and his son Edsel testified in the libel suit brought by Henry Ford against the Chicago Daily Tribune in Mt. Clemens Michigan. Ernest Isbold, Ford's private secretary, attended. The first witness, Colonel Robert R. McCormick, faced cross examination as court adjourned.
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MT. Clemens
Mich
Henry Ford
Edsal
Ford
Chicago Daily Tribune
Ernest iSebold
Mr. Ford
Robert Mr. Cormick
William Lucking
Rear Admiral Sims and others honored in ceremony
Washington July 10 Rear Admiral William S Sims who led American naval forces in European waters during the war received the ranks and cross of a officer the Legion of Honor from the navy department. Admirals Henry T Mayo and William B Wilson also hold this rank in the Legion of Honor. Lieutenant Commander James G Ware commander of the destroyer Truxton was made a chevalier of the Legion of Honor for his role in the Brest engagement with German submarine U 56.
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Washington
William 8. Sims
Navy Department
Henry T. Mayo
William B. Wilson
James G. Ware
Truxton
Brest
Legion of Honor
New Republic Proposed for Eastern Germany
Paris reports a plan to organize a republic in eastern German territories assigned to Poland by the treaty. A provisional president, Adolf Von Batocki, former food minister, is named as the leader amid propaganda arguing self government under Polish dominion.
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Paris
Associated Press
Council of Five
Baron von Leisner
Berlin
Germany
League of Nations
Nother
Jugo-Slavia
Austria
Poltland
Adolph von Batocki
Poland
Liner Grampian collision kills two near St Johns
The Allan liner Grampian traveling from Montreal to Liverpool collided with an iceberg near St Johns Newfoundland last night. Two men were killed and two injured. the steamship arrived for repairs this morning.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Montreal
Liverpool
Wilson nominates federal officials in the South
President Wilson named United States Attorneys Lee Douglas of Nashville and W. W. Gregory of Mayfield. United States Marshals named included John Kirkpatrick of Shreveport and Stanley H. Trezevant of Memphis.
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Washington
Wison
United States
Lee Douglas
Nashville
Middle Tennessee
W. W. Gregory
Mayfield
Kentucky
United States Marshals
John. Kirkpatrick
Shreveport
Louisiana
Stanley H. Trezevant
Mephis
Tennessee
Cotton Mill Strike Ends in Manchester Settlement
London reports a Manchester cotton mill strike ending after three weeks. Operatives return to work on a 48 hour week with a weekly wage rise of about 30 percent.
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London
Ee Manchest
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Baron Kurt von Leister
Ace
Mark Henry
Rench Liason
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St. Germain-en-Laye
Senner
Clemenceau
Fe Soc
Chas. P. Summerall
Iath
Florence
L Enrico Caru
Meres
US Revenue
Rabbi Gup
Wildcat
Cotton Mil Company
Teuton Assembly
Kaiser
J. M. Morrel
Fort Oglethope
Transport
Manitou Docks
Massachuetts
Dirigible
Henry Ford and Son
Sims
Eastern
Manchester
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