Women Seek City Board of Censors for Movies
A League of Women Voters committee urged Mobile to form a city board of film censors at a city commission meeting. Attorney Harry Smith opposed, citing state law and saying the city lacks authority. Members argued films distort youth and advocated wholesome screenings.
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League of Women Voters
City Commission
Board of Censors
Mobile
Smith
Board of
Sors
Harry T. Smith
Board of Censor
Becwature
Harry Gill
Committee of Women
E of Women Voters
Green
T. P. Xr
Onbe Silver
Ley
Pillans
Annual Retreat Opens at St Marys Led by Father Pathe
The annual retreat for men and boys starts at St Marys with Father M H Pathe from St Louis in charge. On Wednesday Thursday and Friday there are 3 pm instructions for boys and 7 30 pm lectures for men with rosary and benediction each morning includes brief instruction and moral communion for men and boys.
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M. H. Pathe
C.ss.r
Reptorist Order
St. Louis
Father Pathe
Revival services draw large crowds in Crichton
Large crowds attend the As of God revival at Crichton. Services run at 7:30 nightly for ten days starting last Wednesday and continue until March night. Evangelists J F Curry of Bonfy Florida and W B Jessupp of Hattiesburg lead the meetings with invitations extended to all.
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Stichton
Ing
Ev. J. F. Cury
Bounfy, Fla
Ev. W. B.jessupp
Hattiesburg
Deputy Recovers Stolen Car in Dearborn Area
The automobile stolen from the home of Bert Gonzales on Dearborn and Augusta streets was recovered by Deputy Sheriff Walter Blackman on Hall's Mill road last night. The vehicle belonged to Miss Oise McAndrew and showed damage from the theft.
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Bert Gonzales
Dearborn
Augusta
Oise McAndrew
Hall's Mill Road
Sher- Walter Blackman
Weather forecast for Mobile shows unsettled skies
The weather man predicts unsettled conditions for the next thirty six hours in Mobile with thunderstorms tonight and a southerly wind shifting to the north by Wednesday. The temperature rose to 72 degrees yesterday.
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Mobile
Weather Outlook Signals Showers and Thunderstorms
Washington weather bulletin outlines showers and thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday for Alabama and Mississippi. Cooler conditions expected in the north central regions tonight and again on Wednesday.
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Washington
Mississippi
Mobile Seeks Through Rate Action on Gulf Florida and Alabama Railroad
R G Cobb traffic manager of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce filed with the Alabama Public Service Commission to urge a through rate between Mobile and Alabama points on the Gulf Florida and Alabama Railroad. Pensacola benefits from no through rate to this line, and the commission may act if prejudice is shown. Cobb said the commission will wait to see if railroads raise state rates to match interstate rates or lower interstate rates to align with state rates.
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Alabama Public Service Commission
R. G. Cobb
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Alabama
Gulf
Gulf, Florida and Alabama
Pensacola
Selma
Louisville
Nashville
Atmore
Cobb
Montgomery
Public Service Commission
Meridian
Bids Sought for Blakeley Island Coal Terminal Project
Government coal terminal on Blakeley island draws inquiries for specifications and blueprints from Crete Mobile firms and others. Advertisement invites bids, with a April 18 noon deadline for receipt and contract award.
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Blakeley Island
of SE
Saad Havi
E Taidtoe
Panenadsk Co
Mission talk at Crichton on The Only Failure in Life
The second day of St. Catherine of Sienna mission drew a large audience at Crichton church. Father Joseph C. Kearns S J spoke on the evil of mortal sin and denounced society’s substitute for God and eternal law, then announced tonight’s topic The Punishment for Failure in Life.
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St. Catherine of Sienna Church
Crichton
Joseph C. Kearns
S.J
Speaker
Detective Demoted After Escapeon Train Incident
Detective Chris Dean was reduced to patrolman following an order by Commissioner George E. Crawford amid charges he allowed a prisoner named Napoleon Perry to escape on a train bound for Mobile from Grove Hill. Perry had been captured and was being transported when the escape occurred near Plateau.
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Chris Dean Eer
George E. Crawford
Napoleon Perry
Mobile
Grove Hill
Plateau
Kerensky Directs Revolution From Kronstadt Base
Reports from Copenhagen say Alexander Kerensky the former Russian premier is at Kronstadt fortress near Petrograd and directing revolutionary offensive against Petrograd, using Kronstadt as a base.
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Copenhagen
Alexander Kerensky
Kronstadt
Petrograd
Kerensky
Red Cross Leaders Sail for Geneva Conference
Dr Livingston Farrand chairman of the central committee and national officers of the American Red Cross will sail for Europe to attend the tenth international Red Cross conference in Geneva opening March 30. It is the first international Red Cross gathering since 1912 due to the war.
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Washington
Livingston Farrand
Central Committee
American Red Cross
Europe
Geneva
Red Cross
Indiana General Assembly Adjourns Sine Die
The 72nd biennial session of the Indiana general assembly ends with the house adjourning sine die at 1 55 this morning and the senate at 1 50. The session began January 6 in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Indiana General Assembly
House
Senate
Alabama Delegation Aims to Win Mobile Quarantine Station Funding
Hope remains in the Alabama congressional delegation to secure a $410 000 appropriation for a Mobile quarantine station. An extra session in April may carry the measure, with support from two surgeon generals and engineers. Quarantine staff moved to Mobile due to winter sailing conditions and will return to Fort Morgan area by mid April.
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Mobile
Alabama
Congress
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Langley
House Committee On Public Buildings and Grounds
Public Health Department
Fort Morgan
Excitement Over Murder Subsides in South Carolina
Greenville South Carolina March 8 excitement over the killing of Easley Chief of Police W C Holcombe subsided when Wade Ballew and Robert Wilson accused of the murder were moved from the Pickens jail likely to Columbia. Coroner jury testimony said Holcombe was killed by a first bullet from Ballew and his pistol stayed in holster. In the fusillade that followed Ballew was shot nine times and reported in serious condition.
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Greenville
8. C
Easley
Pickens
W.C. Holcombe
Wade Ballew
Robert Wilson
Columbia
Chief Holcombe
Ballew
Austria May Not Join Germany Without Allied Aid
March 8 Austria vows to press for unification with Germany if Allied powers fail to fulfill promises to aid Austrias financial recovery. Chancellor Mayer says once the London conference ends, allies will be pressed for promised aid and if not obtained the League of Nations must remove the restriction on union with Germany.
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Bienna
Austria
Germany
Mayer
National Assembly
London
League of Nations
Munitions Workers Pledge Loyalty in Ruhr Basin
Former munition workers from plants and other factories in the Ruhr basin totaling about 500,000 pledged loyalty to the German government. The representatives met before Allied forces invaded and adopted resolutions to support the regime regardless of military actions.
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Essen
Ruhr
Fourth fireman in New Orleans dead
March 8 New Orleans fire dept reports Charles Whitley died after being injured in the Parish house fire that destroyed the Jackson Evangelical church. The wall collapse buried four firefighters totaling the dead.
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New Orleans
Charles Whitley
Jackson Evangelical Church
Five Maine Mayors Re-Elected In Statewide Votes
Five mayors were re-elected today in Maine cities Portland Missouri reporting area notes three Democrats and two Republicans among the incumbents. In three other cities a Republican ran unopposed and another candidate backed by both major parties lost to an independent ticket.
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Maine
Portland
Denby Plans Going With Atlantic Fleet
Washington March 8 Edwin Denby said he intends to be a seagoing secretary of the navy He will join the Atlantic fleet at Guantanamo Cuba after its maneuvers with the Pacific fleet and return home if time permits from the navy department
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Washington
Edwin Enboy
Guantanamo
Cuba
Navy Department
Paris Goes Back to 71914 As Boys Answer Summons
Paris March 8 young French soldiers gathered for service in Germany as trains departed. Mothers and fathers wept at the station while the smooth faced recruits paraded in a wartime mood. Officials anticipated possible resistance but the crowds remained hopeful.
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Paris
Germany
Armstrong Hotel in Rome Destroyed by Fire
The Armstrong Hotel in Rome, a six story brick and stone building, was gutted by fire that burned from dawn until near noon. About 100 guests escaped, with extensive loss of personal effects. a cigarette is suspected to have started the blaze.
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Rome Gd
Armstrong Hotel
Ray Ross
Armstrong
Georgia
Viviani to tour US to present France’s peace aims
Paris reports Rene Viviani will travel to America to explain the democratic and pacific character of France and deliver the French government’s congratulations to President Harding. He says France seeks liberty and civilization and has reduced demands on Germany to preserve world peace.
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Paris
Rene Viviani
America
France
United Press Today
Viviani
Harding
Germany
AFL ends relations with Holland order
President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor cable the International Trade Federation in Amsterdam announcing the AFL withdrawal from all affiliation with the body. The move was attributed to radicalism within the international organization.
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Washington
United Press
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
International Trade Federation
Amsterdam
Holland
A. F. of L
International Organization
Gompers
U S Not Officially Advised of Campaign Action
Washington March 8 The United States has received no official notification from the allies about the occupation of German territory The government has relied on press dispatches and reports from diplomatic officers to gauge the allied purpose in occupying Germany.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Harding Cabinet In Session Today
In Washington on March 8 President Harding and his cabinet discussed the Panama Costa Rican situation the withdrawal of American troops from the Rhine and the legislative program for the coming special session of Congress among other subjects at their first formal meeting.
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Washington
Rhine
Congress
Harding
Texas and Oklahoma time zones shifted to standard center time
The Interstate Commerce Commission announced that Texas and Oklahoma are now placed in the standard center time zone. Washington remains unaffected. The change affects daily scheduling and railway timetables across the two states.
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Washington
March
The
Interstate Commerce Commission Today
Texas
Oklahoma
Federal mediation tries to settle AB A T orail wage cut strike
Atlanta March reports say the federal mediation board seeks to adjust the wage reduction strike on the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railway. Judge Sibley, receiver, and commissioners W K Chambers and Whitehead Klutz led initial interviews. Colonel B L Bugg, road president and receiver, met with officials as unions and mediators plan further talks over several days.
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Atlanta
Federal Mediation Board
Birmingham and Atlantic Railway
Sibley
W. K. Chambers
Whitehead Klutz
Washington
Col. B. L. Bugg
Lineville to Birmingham Train May Run With Temporary Crew
Local superintendent W. E. Whitaker seeks extra workers after a strike stalls No. 24 the Birmingham Manchester run. If no regular engineer is secured by 4 30 this afternoon Woodward may operate the train using a private engine. Woodward, head of a major steel company and owner of the Birmingham club, praised yesterday’s effort and offered help.
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W. E. Whitaker
Birmingham
Manchester
Woodward
Whitaker
Lineville
Birmingham Club
Southern Association
Posses Fail to Find Upstate Night Riders
A small posse led by ten state deputies searched in vain for bands of night riders reported across the country. Authorities said investigation found only phantom nests and rural unrest persisted amid unadministered whippings in several localities.
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Scottsboro
Ala
British Government Wins Confidence Vote in Commons
London March 8 The British government won a record confidence vote in the House of Commons on the premier's course in Ireland. The tally stood 209 to 67 as the government maintained its policy stance amid ongoing debates.
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London
Ireland
T Commons
Commons
Atlanta Balloting on Municipal Bonds Opens
Citizens of Atlanta vote on an $8,850,000 bond issue to fund new schools across the railroad yards in downtown, plus improvements to the sewer and waterworks system.
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Atlanta
12 hour day in US Steel mills reviewed
New York March 8 Elimination of the 12 hour day in the mills of the United States Steel Corporation is being considered by a committee of presidents of subsidiary companies RE. H. Gary chairman announced today.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
RE. H. Gary
Ebert Declares Allied Demand Impossible to Meet
Berlin March 8 The German president Friedrich Ebert proclaims Germany cannot oppose further Allied occupation by force and protests the breach of the Versailles treaty He urges patience and dignity while asserting the nation cannot comply with the onerous terms and will not yield to foreign domination.
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Berlin
Ases
Friederich Ebert
Germany
Versailles
British Troops to Reinforce Rhine Occupation Zone
London reports 12,000 British soldiers in Germany with 4,000 on temporary duty in Upper Silesia. Reinforcements along the Rhine are planned to reach 12,000, with four battalions ready to deploy to the occupation area. The Daily Mail says any German effort to bypass the Rhine customs zone will be met by allied blockade and notes Lloyd George’s stance.
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London
Germany
Upper Silesia
Rhine
Rotterdam
North Sea
Daily Mail
Lloyd George
France
Battles in Ireland Claim Many Victims
Four people were shot dead in clashes between crown forces and Sinn Fein units in Southern Ireland. A lorry ambush near Ballinrobe wounded Captain Chatfield and two privates. In Mullingar three civilians died and 200 were injured in fighting with police auxiliaries. A woman died at Toames, and a police sergeant was killed at Killmallock as forces retaliated with a store explosion.
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Dublin
Crown
Sinn Fein
Ireland
Ballinrobe
Chatfield
Sinn
Arkansas Solons Move to Impeach Judge Wade
Articles of impeachment against Cir cuit Judge John W. Wade were introduced in the Arkansas house of representatives. The resolution accuses him of improper grand jury instructions and calls the move a baseless reflection on the honor of young women employees of the legislature.
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Little Rock
Ark
John W. Wade
General Assembly
Arkansas House of Representatives
Princess Anastasia Undergoing Elation Operation
Princess Anastasia was reported to have undergone an operation yesterday. A bulletin noted her condition as disquieting with a pulse up to 127 while her temperature remained normal.
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Athens
Anastasia
Strike suspends two Okmulgee newspapers
In Okmulgee on March 8 two papers the Times and the Democrat Evening halted publication after printers went on strike. Union officials and the publishers failed to reach new contract terms, with both papers under the same management.
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Okmulgee, Okla
Okmulgee
the Times
the Democrat
Villa Reported Ill With Pneumonia in Torreon
Information from Mexico states Francisco Villa the former bandit leader is seriously ill with pneumonia at Torreon.
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Villa
Mexico
CPT
Francisco Villa
Torreon
Occupation of Germany Completed
London March 8 By the dated Press Dr Stahmer the man ambassador to Great Britainy leaves London for Berlin tonight announced this afternoon. When asked whether he would return the German envoy shrugged his shoulders and said he did not know. The embassy here remains open with the counsellor in charge.
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London
Stahmer
Great
Germans Leave London Indemnity Conference for Return Trip
Delegation led by Dr. Walter Simons departs Victoria Station in civil dress after the indemnity talks. General von Seeckt appears in full dress uniform with sword. Simons expects to return to London in a few weeks as the conference resumes. Belgian officers recalled or on leave due to decisions to advance on the front.
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London
Gan
Walter Simons
General von Seeckt
Victoria
Simons
Mans
Allied Forces Occupy Duesseldorf and Ruhrport Rail Hub
French and British troops seize Duesseldorf and Duisburg as allied occupation extends east of the Rhine. Rhine flotillas and river craft move with the advance under General Des Gouettes and Marshal Foch commands.
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Mayence
Associated Press
Germany
Ms Nn
Duesselsdorf
Isburg
Ruhrort
Ruhr
Cannions
Duesseldorf
Rhine
Cologne
Duisburg
Desgouette
Rhin
Marsha Foch
Republican junket to the South postponed
The Republican National Committee subcommittee trip to the South to study conditions for first hand information and future convention recommendations has been postponed for several weeks. Rep Slemp of Virginia, chairman, said the trip likely will occur in late April, beginning in San Texas and covering parts of the southern states. Charles B. Miller, secretary of the national committee, said the subcommittee is examining the situation.
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Washington
Republican National
South
Mn Aed
Representative Slemp
Virginia
Slemp
San
Texas
Charles B. Miller
Nation Committee
Hongho Sinking Claims 860 Chinese in Swatow Wreck
A Singapore dispatch reports the British steamship Hongho carrying 1000 Chinese aboard was wrecked near Swatow. A British cruiser rescued 250. 860 perished with no other survivors. The ship had sailed from Singapore and was bound for Amoy.
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London
Hongho
Swatow
Singapore
H Hongho
Singhapore
Amo
Pennsy Given Bond Authority By I C C
Washington March The day authorized the Pennsylvania Rail road Company to issue 60,000,000 dollars of six and one half per cent gold bonds to get money for equipment and maintaining obligations. There will pledge as security an additional 60,000,000 dollars of generator bonds.
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Washington, March
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Thera
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