Grand Jury Reports 1917 Mob ile County Workload
The February grand jury for Mobile County reports record activity in twelve sessions, handling 367 examined cases and 395 witnesses, with 313 true bills. They commend sheriff and city officials for enforcing prohibition and urge nonprosecution in cases where defendants pledge license surrender during prohibition. Foreman Henry C. Farrow signs the document, noting jail conditions and recommendations for the Mobile County jail and related staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Miller
Imeret
Circuit Court of
Mobile
Horpson
Clarke
Ole
Wil- St. Clair
T. J. Boltz
Mesars
Thompson
Henry C. Farrow
Mobile County
Alker
Andrew Howard
Empire Builders Meeting Planned After Arthur Pallon Funeral
The article notes Empire Builders will meet next Tuesday following the burial service for Arthur Pallon. The funeral was held at the family home on Gel Street with Rev. Father Cassidy officiating. Burial took place at Crest Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caw- Hotel
Dae Empire Builders
Arthur Pallon
Arthur Patllon
Gel Street
Father Casidy, Sr
Crest
Germans Fail to Budge Foe in New Hold
Paris dispatch reports violent fighting in the Champagne region as Germans try to recapture ground won by the French between Butte du Mesnil and Maisons de Champagne. French forces hold gains and press progress after alternating advances and retreats.
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Associated Press
Paris
Champagne
Butte du Mesnil
Maisons de Champagne
Verdun
Cauries Wood
Armancourt
Crouy
Soissons
U.S. Men Verify Wireless Linking Germany Mexico
Passengers F L Kroutil of Yukon Oklahoma and Harry B Whitney of Sherborn Massachusetts say a wireless station is under construction to link directly with Berlin. They report steel towers completed and aerials likely in place. The Vaderland engineers, interned in New York, allegedly direct the project as four to five other high power stations rise in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.L. Kroutil
Yukon
Oklahoma
Harry 8. Whitney
Sherborn
Mass
Berlin
Kroutil
Whitney
Vaderland
New York
Harald
Mexico
February 1917 Exports Show Sharp Increase at Mobile Port
The Mobile export office reports February 1917 totals vastly higher than February 1916 with exports at 2 624 932 dollars and imports at 267 901 dollars. A 14 646 000 feet pitch pine shipment and diverse goods including railroad ties shingles gum boards plows and rice reached Spain England Cuba and other nations.
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Mobile
Cusems
Here
Spain
England
British Honduras
Mexico
Cuba
Haiti
Santo Domingo
Argentine
Trinidad
Coast Produce Exchange Elects New Officers
At the Gulf Coast Produce Exchange regular board meeting two officer changes were made. W Unzicker of Satsuma was elected treasurer replacing Zin dik who resigned due to ill health. Scott Higby of Daphne succeeds J W Munn who recently moved to Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Coast Produce Exchange
W. Unzicker
Satsuma
Zindik
Scott Higby
Daphne Higby
Miaw
Eens Wie
J. W. Munn
Georgia
Call Issued for Bank Reports Next Monday
A government call orders the condition of all national banks as of close of business Monday March 5. The request lists banks required to report and seeks balance sheets and income statements for regulatory review.
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Associated Press
Weather Outlook for Alabama Tonight and Sunday
The forecast shows generally cloudy conditions across Alabama with a warmer night and continued mild conditions into Sunday. Local areas may experience higher temperatures tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asitngtor Mae W
Alabama
Condy
Auto Dealers of State 10 Meet Here July 9
The Automobile Dealers of Alabama chose Mobile for their next quarterly meeting with seven hundred dealers plus families and friends. After a business session on July 9, attendees will enjoy two days of pleasure with a tentative outing site of Dauphin Island or Coden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Alabama
Dauphin Island
Coden
Birmingham
L. G. Adams
Adams Machinery & Manufacturing Company
Takes Steps to Give Soldier Boys Hearty Welcome in Mobile
President W D Bellingrath of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce orders Mobile civic bodies to name a representative to coordinate a welcome for the First Alabama unit returning from Nogales via Mobile. The First regiment leaves the Mexican border for home and will pass through the city that week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soldier Boys
Mobile
W. D. Bellingrath
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Nigalesna
Bellingrath
Automobile Club
Empire Builders
Mobile County Sunday School Association Holds Annual Session
The Mobile County Sunday School Association began its annual convention this morning at 9 45 o clock and will continue through Sunday The event featured prominent speakers from outside the county including Palmer general of the Alabama Sunday School and Mrs Palmer and Miss Rose of Mont Title and details reflect an ongoing religious gathering with noted visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile County Sunday School Association
Palmer
Alabama Sunday School
Mra Palmer
Rose
Mont
Newport News firm offers to build two battle cruisers
The Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company announced in New York that it would construct two battle cruisers or their equivalent in the navy program. The plan calls for two new shipways and related improvements at a cost of several million dollars. President Homer Ferguson and other officials were reelected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
New York
Navy
Homer Ferguson
Low Barometer Rain Ahead for This City Tonight
A low barometer area centered over Colorado stretches west of the Mississippi and moves eastward. It will bring scattered showers and southerly winds with rising temperatures in the west Gulf states and likely rain at Mobile tonight and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Gulf States
Colorado
Mississippi River
Mobile
Big County School Workers Meet At Barton Academy
A county wide gathering of school improvement leaders at Barton Academy drew participants from nearly every local association. Speakers covered child welfare in public schools, state cooperation, and removing illiteracy, with reports from four county groups and a round table discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton Academy
C. 8. Shuford
Mobile County School Improvement Association
Zebulon Judd
Alabama School Improvement Association
Seasion
W. 8. Hurlbutt
School Improvement Association
Mlceracy
W. K. Linscott
Donna Hamburger
Charles A. Mohr
Toulmin Gaines
Judd
Alse
James R. Hagan
Magan
Shuford
Eight German officers sentenced over Liebenfels sinking
Eight officers of the German steamship Liebenfels were sentenced to one year in Atlanta federal penitentiary and fines of 500 dollars each for sinking a vessel in a navigable stream. Defense plans an appeal as bonds were set at 6 000 dollars each. The case stemmed from the January 31 sinking near Charleston harbor with nine officers indicted.
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Atlanta
U. Ss
Liebenfels
Associated Press
Florence
8. C
Charleston Harbor
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Tain Kiatenhoff
Those Convicted Rank From First Officer Down
A list details eight German officers and engineers including Johann Lub ken and Wilhelm Schwarzing with Jansen claiming Danish designation. They were accused of opening Liebenfels seacocks and wrecking machinery and the wireless plant after the vessel tied up as war began.
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Johann Lubken
George Sunkel
J. E. Jansen
Heinrich Wattenburg
Johann W. Buse
Moritz von Thulen
August Neuse
Assit
Wilhelm Schwarzing
Jansen
United States
Immigrants Entered U.S. in H1 1616 Despite War
The immigration bureau reports 298 826 entrants in the last half of 1616 amid war conditions. Among January arrivals seeking permanent status 24 745 came to stay, with 2 397 English and 1 020 from Reese Bee noted among origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Écral Bureau’of Immigration
Reese Bee
March 18 New Date for Mobile Troops Departure
The First Alabama infantry including Mobile commands will depart Mor March 18 as per orders received by military authorities in Nogales Arizona. Earlier guidance from San Antonio set March 26 for the First regiment. The Fourth Alabama infantry will leave for home on March 16.
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Associated Presa
Nogales
Ariz
Alabama Infantry
Mobile
Southern Military Department
San Antonio
Alleged Smuggling Probed on German Raiders in Philadelphia
Federal investigators including the port collector probe alleged attempts to smuggle goods on and off the German commerce raiders Kronprinz Wilhelm and Prinz, interned at Philadelphia navy yard. A marine sergeant is accused of failing to search wagons carrying foodstuffs to the ships amid reports of several arrests.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Navy Yard
George Compton Named to Marengo Jury Commission
George FE Compton of Dixon's Mill was appointed a member of the Marengo county jury commission by Judge Henderson Thursday. He will succeed J. D. Jones.
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Montgomery
Als
George FE. Compton
Dixon's. Mill
Marengo County
Henderson
J. D. Jones
Shippers Agree With Secretary in Banning News
New York March 10 Shipping men agree with Secretary Daniels that information on the arming and sailing of American merchant ships should be withheld from publication. They say they will comply and that shipping will not be inconvenienced. Philip Daronde of Oriental Navigation Co praised the move saying it should help detect spies by making information gathering harder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Daniels
Philip Daronde
Oriental Navigation Company
Cable Companies Cooperate With Government on Armament Messages
Newcomb Carleton, president of the wan Union Telegraph Company, said cable firms have been in talks with officials to suppress messages abroad about American ship movements and armament. He pledged cooperation with Secretary Daniels to carry out the wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daronde
Flinn Nelson Cerro Found Guilty In Prohibition Case
A jury in Judge B M Millers court found W E Flinn Louis Nelson and John P Cerroghey of violating the prohibition law and fined each $50 and costs. John L Noble was held guilty in the circuit court and fined $5 and costs. Morris Brook pled and was fined $60 and costs. W G Roher and John McNamara cases were continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Miller
W. E. Flinn
Louis Nelson
John P. Cerroghey
W. G. Roher
John McNamara
John L. Noble
Miller
Morris Brook
Barton 1917 Class Plans Scholarship Fund Drive
The 1917 Barton Academy class will raise 100 dollars for a scholarship, contingent on the 1918 class raising a matching amount for the 1919 class, and so on each year. The senior class invites former Barton students to contribute annually and Mr Samuel McCants, faculty secretary, will receive checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton Academy
Barton
Samuel McCants
Savannah Naval Stores Turpentine and Rosin Prices
Savannah Ga March 10 Turpentine firm with 48c sales none receipts 12 casks Rosin nominal sales none receipts 339 barrels Prices noted for FG HI KM No 4 WG WW and other grades with per barrel figures.
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Associated Press
Savannah
U boat sighting prompts limited retaliation rule
The state department rules that if a German submarine or its periscope appears before an American armed merchant ship officials may fire on the U boat without being considered aggressive. The policy reflects Germany’s vow to sink hostile vessels in designated zones and to challenge any perceived danger to freighters and carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
State Department
Germany
U S Warns of Armed Merchant Ship Self-Protection
The United States declares it will stand on the right to prevent capture as a self defense measure. It asserts that presence of a submarine and Germany’s vow to sink all U-boats justify hostile actions.
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United States
Germany
Uncertain if government will issue naval command rules
The article notes uncertainty over whether the government will publish general guidelines for American armed ship commanders. Opponents argue the current situation remains unsettled, with continued debate expected on page seven.
Defects Found in City Schools by Grand Jury
The grand jury faulted most city and suburban schools for unsafe walls and poor facilities. It highlighted Barton Academy’s eastern hall wall as dangerously weak and criticized kindergarten and Leinkauf facilities for lacking toilets fire escapes and water. The report notes roof leaks and rainwater seepage and calls for remedial fixes across buildings.
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Barton Academy
Leinkauf
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Galveston
Teutons
Coast Produce Exchange
Auto Dealers OF State
Newport News Company
Ient
Mrs. Delchamps
W. B. Delchamps
Willis Prout
Grand Bay Association
Follo
Effie and
Pearla Soost
Women Helpe Bol Improvement Association
Hagan
Telegraph Co
Flinn
Nelson
Cerro
Savannah Naval Stores
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Beccemar
New Orleans
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