Fire Chief McCosker Resigns Amid City Criticism
Mobile fire chief Charles S. McCosker resigns after citizen criticism over handling a second fire at Mobile Electric Company plant following a boiler explosion on Friday February 21. Commissioner Pat J. Lyons says the resignation will be considered by the commission Tuesday and a successor will be chosen.
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Charles S. McCosker
Mobile Fire Department
Pat J. Lyons
Lyons
Mobile Elec Company
Mobile Board of Fire
McCosker
EY Go Bushe 7Very Company
Dexter Avenue
Fire Chief McCosker Resigns Rumor Says January 12 Date
Fire Commissioner Lyons shows a signed resignation from Chief McCosker dated January 1 and notes it would take effect January 12 but was paused at commissioners’ request. A petition from fire department members asks the board not to accept the resignation. George W. Myrick named for chief, Jus Rehm for first assistant, Bert Fox for second assistant. appointments not confirmed.
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McCosker
Lyons
Fire Department
George W. Myrick
City Commission
le Firé Commissioner
Jus Rehm
Ad Bert Fox
Weather Forecast Promises More Rain Tuesday
The February rainfall exceeded seven inches, with total runoff near four inches above January, and the weatherman predicts more rain for Tuesday though he notes the likelihood is only rain. Tonight looks fair and cold in the South Atlantic and East Gulf States with a high barometer region from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. A separate low pressure area from the Michigan border to the upper Mississippi shifts eastward bringing milder conditions at Mobile tonight and a chance of rain on Tuesday.
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Armen
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Great Lakes
Gulf Coast
Rocky Mons
Mississippi Valley
Mobile
Harbor Commission to study Donnely contract for Mobile harbor
The State Harbor Commission will meet this week to consider a contract with William T. Donnelly a consulting engineer from New City retained to survey Mobile harbor including the Arlington docks project and prepare a report. Major Fordyce will inspect terminals to assess river development needs and coordination of Donnelly’s work.
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State Harbor Commission
William T
Ely
New City
Mobile
Arlington Docks
Donnely
John H. Fordyce
Warrier River Development
Oldsmith Recalls 1863 Explosion Tale
Sheriff’s deputy Coldsmith recounts the 1863 powder explosion per The News. He recalls the boyhood moment at a local school near North Jack Street as glass shattered behind him and Meyer was wounded. The memory remains vivid from May 25.
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Coldsmith
Reeding
G Johnson
North Jacks Street
Wasth
Meyer Inch
Meeting of Health Society Called by State Officer
State Health Officer Sr. W Welch wired President John Bush of the Mobile Medical Society to call a meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m to discuss health matters. Dr J A A La Prince the malarial survey expert will join Mobile for the meeting.
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W. Welch
John ©. Bush
The
Mobile Medical Society
Welch
Bush
J.A. A. la Prince
Mobile
Medical Society split over county health officer election
Dr John O Rush heads a move to call a meeting to elect an all time county health officer after a viva voce vote rejected Dr Charles A Mohr. Disputes over army service dues and quorum challenged the Mohr election as county officials withhold 10 000 dollars for the health system awaiting attorney general and county attorney opinions.
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John O. Rush
Mobile Medical Society
Charles A. Mohr
Rush
Sam
Mohr
Bush
Medical Society
County Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Robert Ed. Gordon
P. J. Glass
Campaign dates set for church centenary drive
The week of April 27 through May 4 is chosen for the Methodist Centennary campaign to raise 35 million dollars for world missions and aged ministers. Local ministers await plan details and Mobile quotas before organizing drives in the city.
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United States
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Associated Press reports a partly cloudy sky over Alabama and Mississippi with warmer temperatures tonight. Increasing clouds expect possible rain later, with hints of unsettled conditions in the夜.
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Associated Press
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
JVERLOAD MAY FORCE PLANT SHUTDOWN
City power officials warned that conservation of light is essential as all power circuits operate. A 25 percent reduction in lights may be required if residents do not cooperate, or the plant could be shut down to ration available current. The damaged heater will delay restoration, with the Royal Street plant awaiting repairs and the old plant undergoing temporary repairs.
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Mobile Electric Company
Power supply disruptions hit Mobile plants after big explosion
After Friday night’s explosion damaged the Mobile Electric Company plant, workers at the Alabama Dry Docking and Susaw Shipbuilding yards were laid off. Officials say limited current requires steam to supplement power at the Alabama yard while pumps and other work continue with makeshift arrangements.
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Oes
Mobile Electric Company
Rao
Electric Company
Alabama Dry Shipbuilding Company
Susaw Shipbuilding Company
Chickasaw
Alabama Yard
Mobile
Fred T. Leytthe
Judge James H. Neville Dies in Gulfport at 66
Judge James H. Neville of the circuit court Southern District of Mississippi died Monday at his Gulfport home at age 66 from injuries after a fall. He served as solicitor of the seventh judicial district with offices in Meridian and is survived by children and relatives nationwide. Funeral arrangements not yet announced.
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James H. Neville
Circuit Court
Missippi
Gulfport
Miss
Heavas
Booster
Vears
Seventh Judicial District
Mississippi
Meridian
Neville
Edward Neville
Dayton
Ohio
James, Neville
France
Rai Griffith
George Neville
Dunellen
Fla
D. Jackson
New Orleans
J. H. Curry
Iad
Saps
Mobile
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Baseball Club to Elect Officers Tonight in Memphis
A stockholders meeting of the baseball club is set for tonight at 7 o'clock to elect officers and possibly a manager for the coming season. In Memphis, a Southern Association schedule committee met to plan the 1929 dates, with John D. Martin presiding and including Mike Finn and Charles Colston among others.
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Thle Baseball Club
Nolderag
Memphis
Tenn
Southern
Birmingham
New Orie
Marth
Ene
John D. Martin
Association
Mike Finn
Southern Association
San Antonio
Charles Colston
Mobile
Sloan
Rosson Files Report On Lighting Audit Mobile Ala
Auditor Rosson appointed by the Alabama Public Service Commission filed a detailed audit of Mobile Electric Power Company books. The study questions the company’s claimed losses and the higher rates. Commission will study the figures before deciding on possible restoration of old electric rates in Mobile.
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Montgomery
Ala
Geores
Rosson
Alabama Public Service Commission
Prs
Mobile Electric
Lighting Corporation
Mobile
8. P.gaillard
Roston
Mobile Blocked B Rail Rate Rise Wins for Shippers
Mobile shippers claim victory over the rail freight traffic committee as Director General Walker D. Hines blocks proposed rate increases. The measure would shift most regulatory power back to state public service commissions, with rates needing his approval before any change. Local traffic officials see this as a safeguard against harmful increases and a check on transit charges for lumber shipments.
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Mobile
Railroad Administration
Sec
Walker D. Hines
Trailways
Railroad and Public Service
Eee
Chamber 1A
Public Service Commissions
Hineg
Agitators Fail to Inaugurate Strike
Unclear OCR text notes agitators failing to commence a strike at local cotton mills near Lae. No labor union leader participated in the proposed demonstration. Details about timing and participants are incomplete.
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Viiitare
Lae
T Pees
Coe
Organicae
Texas Liability Act Upheld by Court
The Texas employers' liability act of 1913 was declared constitutional by the Supreme Court in a case brought by Chari d dienton to recover damages for injuries while employed by Texas Power and Light Company.
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Empectated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Chari Iddienton
Texas Power and Light Company
Slidell Built Ship Sent For Repairs at Local Dockyard
The Slidell built 5,000 ton ship is at the Mobile Shipbuilding plant in Slidell La. Officials said work resumed Monday at the docks after delays. The Buckhannon was scheduled for repair by the local yard and contractors.
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Buckhannon
J Shipbuat
Slidell
Mobile Shipbuilding Nest
Supreme Court Upholds Harrison Anti-Narcotic Act Interpretation
In an Associated Press report from Washington dated March 3 the Supreme Court declares the act valid and upholds its application to physicians and officials when orders or prescriptions are given in good faith and for legitimate purposes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Clemenceau Becomes Boy Scout President
In a surprising shift, the Boy Scouts of France name Clemenceau as president. Details remain unclear as the report notes organizational changes and leadership transition within the French scouting movement.
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Clemenceat
BOY Scout
Wilson pledges aid to solve labor problems
President Wilson, addressing a governors conference, says the federal role is to assist states and municipalities, coordinate efforts, and help restore labor conditions to a normal basis as soon as possible. He notes time constraints and hopes discussions cover broad labor issues.
Wilson Pledges Help to Solve Labor Problems
President Wilson opens the White House conference on peace time business and labor problems and promises federal aid to states municipalities and counties to ease readjustment. Secretary Wilson chairs as he notes recent strikes in Seattle Butte and Lawrence as deliberate socialist movements rather than mere industrial disputes.
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Mareth
Wilson
Hhe Press
White House
France
Congress
Fed
Seattle
Butte
Lawrence
United States
Victory Loan Passage Faces GOP Opposition
Washington reports the Victory Liberty loan cleared, ending a near session delay as Congress moves toward adjournment. Lawmakers expect bills on agriculture and meat packing, with many measures likely to die this session. The Senate continues a probe into propaganda and unwholesome Belgian relief shipments, with further inquiries planned.
Mardi Gras Observances Trimmed to Dances in Mobile
Tomorrow Shrove Tuesday marks Mardi Gras with limited Mobile events. Carnival balls and seasonally appropriate programs recall penay celebrations, while New Orleans plans broader day masking and night confetti. Lent begins Ash Wednesday, continuing to Easter.
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Mobile
United States
Mente
New Orleans
Seven men held in graft probe at Great Lakes
Police detained seven Navy enlisted men at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in a graft case tied to discharges of seamen. Navy officials said the investigation was local and no officers are involved. Secretary of the Navy ordered the station commandant to look into similar irregularities reported in New York.
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Great Lakes
Associated Press
Chicago
Satcu
Great Lakes Navel
Naval Intelligence Agenite
Chester S. Roberts
Washington
Danielg
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
New York
Department
Ukrainians Fire On Inter-Allied Mission Train In Poland
In Warsaw on March 4 AP reports Ukrainians fired on the inter allied mission train between Lemberg and Przemyśl. Polish forces on the northern front clash with Bolsheviks east of Kovel. Earlier the same mission was fired on February 9 with several Polish guards wounded. Posen dispatch notes German attacks resuming along the frontier after a brief lull.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Inter-Allied
Poland
Paderewski
Lemberg
Przemyal
Kovel
Menagages
Posen
Tooey
Arkansas act on interest for judgments upheld by high court
The Supreme Court today upheld the Arkansas act of 1393 requiring that judgments against any county in Arkansas bear interest after the act's adoption. The ruling followed a case involving the Missouri and Arkansas and Mining Company linked to Sebastian County.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Missouri and Arkansas and Mining Company
Sebastian
Virginia Solons Call for Extra Legislative Session
Charleston W Va March 3 Governor Cornwell issued a call for an extra session of the legislature to consider the Virginia debt and other measures. The session is set to convene at noon on Tuesday, March 1, with the agenda including the debt issue and additional legislation.
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Grharleston
W. Va
Cornwell
Virginia
Paris Reparations Ask 120 Billion Dollar Payment Plan
The peace committee on reparations estimates 120 billion dollars as the amount enemy nations should pay the allied and associated powers. Immediate payment of 5 billion is demanded, a portion in gold materials and foreign securities, with the remainder due over 25 to 36 years.
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Paris
Peace Committee On
Allieds and Associated Powers
Havas
France
Paris Conference Signals Unity on War Rearmament
Fegle and Piehon discuss postwar German fleet and the Kiel canal as topics for the peace conference. They indicate no single power can dictate terms and note the economic council report on blockade is pending, to be studied with neutral military codes.
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Paris
Ona Vorsay
Dispa
Kile
Germany
M. Piehon
Eniomic Council
Germans Favor Democracy Says Fernau In Geneva
Professor Herman Fernau analyzes recent German election results as reported by Journal de Geneva. He notes a republic leaning with about 260 deputies and nearly 5 million votes for the old regime and Catholic center blocs, reflecting a complex split among Socialists Democrats and Independents.
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AYS
Geneva
Herman Fernau
Germany
Journal de Geneva
FTA
Catholic
Ceften
Bat Py
Professor Vernau
Cone
Steamer loading along the riverfront for foreign and domestic ports
Riverfront activity this Mond ay centered on loading operations for vessels bound for international and U S ports. The Peerless and other steamers loaded fertilisers such as acid phosphate and cottonseed meal as barges and ships prepared for tow. The Tarpon loaded for Pecol and nearby landings with a large consignment of oil from Pensacola to Mobile. Before sailing the Alexandrian will dispatch a batch of leaf tobacco to Liverpool.
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Mondis
Alexandria
Alto
Alahma Dry Dock
Shipbuilding Company
Peerless
Alabama River
Pensacola
Texas Beca
Mobile
Liverpool
Socialist Free Speech Meeting Planned in Chicago
Associated Press reports Chicago based socialists plan a May 1 mass meeting to advocate amnesty and free speech. Invitations target nationwide groups to release political prisoners like Willi Haywood and IW W members jailed under disloyalty laws. A government agent notes many invitations are mailed and inspected for authenticity.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Mee
Willi D. Haywood
Industrial Workers of the World
Service Stripes Authorized for Women Workers
War Department grants service stripes to women in expeditionary forces and similar female employment. Stripes may be worn with prescribed uniforms as authorized by March date in Washington.
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War Department
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