Mobile County Health Officer Election Halted by Opinion
Mobile County Attorney Robert Gordon argues eleven Mobile County Society members in army service did not forfeit their rights due to non payment of dues and that Dr. Mohr’s election as health officer was illegal. The board filed the opinion pending action by the medical society. Gravel pit near Jackson bought to improve roads for 15000 dollars with 300 acres of land and future highway use.
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Mobile County Board of Road and Revenue Commissioners
Robert Gordon
Mobile County Society
Charles A. Moher
Alltime County
Mohr
Mobile
Finlay McFadyen
Ion
Medical Society
Gordon
Eourt
Dr. Mohr
Earth
Jackson
Glennon Land and Development Co Ny
Ala
Unty
Rty
Southern Railway
United States Highway Engineers
Brarmant
John D. Hagan
United States Mail
Theore
McLean
Rain Tonight and Tuesday Forecast by Weather Bureau
The forecast calls for rain tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. High pressure should bring fair but moderately cold conditions elsewhere. A low area over the north Atlantic and another over northern Mexico are contributing to cloudy, unsettled weather in the Gulf region.
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Weather Bureau
United States
North Atlantic States
Mexico
Gulf Region
Pleasure Bay sold to satisfy claim at public sale
The bay steamer Pleasure Bay, longtime vessel on the Eastern Shore, was sold at public sale to Mr. George H. Dunlap of the Gulf Drive Company for 35008 to satisfy a claim. The sale aimed to settle an outstanding debt placement.
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P'Fashir Bay
Pleasure Bay
George H. Dunlap
Dr .Nsek
Wiewiner
Alabama marriage law to affect Pascagoula Gretna runs
The article notes a new Alabama health certificate rule for grooms seeking marriage licenses, with a 15 day preapproval window and unclear provisions awaiting probate judges. It warns non residents face Alabama law, and mentions recent burglaries in Mobile including a pool hall theft and home break-ins with shots fired.
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Pascagoula
Gretna Green
Mobile
Alabama
Arovides
Howard
Dulin
Areae Mobile
Mississippi
Worker discharged triggers sympathy walkout at Henderson plant
At Henderson Shipbuilding Company on Monday a boilermakers and ironworkers walkout occurred after a worker was discharged for disciplinary reasons. Seventy five men quit in sympathy, halting work on the Louis Dolive reconstruction at Pinte Island as the union plans a meeting.
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Henderson Shipbuilding Company
Pinte Island
Frank Henderson
George W. Richardson
Mobilian Cor Corporal Malichis Heroism Frontline Citation
Corporal Constantine Malichis of Mobile Alabama received a wartime citation for extraordinary heroism near Bois de Aigremont France on July 15 1918. He volunteered to carry a message through heavy German fire and was killed in action the same day. His father Alexander Malichis 606 Davis Avenue Mobile Ala is listed as next of kin.
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Constantine Malichis
Mobile
Alexander Malichis
Davis Avenue
War Department
Co Constantine
Bois de Aigremont
France
Malichis
Ala
Powe Demands Jury Trial After Arraignment
Sam Powe, charged with using abusive language, demanded a jury trial at arraignment in the inferior criminal court and was released on 15 dollars bond. Sheriff W H Holcombe Jr. caused the arrest, stating Powe and several men were searched for liquor under deputy sheriffs’ guise. Powe is the only one arrested so far.
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Sam Powe
Powe
W. H. Holcombe, Jr
Bertillon Officer Added to Police Department Roster
B B Bowes formerly of Columbus Ohio is added as Bertillon officer and will manage the Bertillon system and criminal records for the police department. Howell notes an expert fingerprint man has also been added to the force.
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B. Bowes
Columbus
Ohio
Howell
Coe
Weather Bulletin From Washington Anomaly
Fragmentary weather notes from Washington mention possible cold fronts and rain chances around a Tuesday. Data is incomplete, with garbled place names and uncertain timings.
Narrow Escape In Train Car Collision At City Street
Allen Kelley of 309 Savannah faced a narrow escape Sunday afternoon when his car collided with a Gulf Mobile and No Railroad Co train at a Texas and St. tramel street junction. The auto was wrecked but Kelley leaped free just as the locomotive loomed. Police received the report via Officer Searcy.
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National Pool Room
South Conception Street
Mary Dimon
St Joseph Street
Goronway Owen
Dauphin Street
Owen
William Wimberly
Allen Kelley
Savannah
Gulf, Mobile and No Railroad Company
Kelley
Texas
St.-traamel
Searcy
Seattle Strike Ends After Vote Return To Work
The 40 000 shipyard workers in Seattle Tacoma and Aberdeen end their walkout after a three day vote canvass. Workers will resume duties Tuesday morning under conditions and wages in force when the strike began. A separate Havana clash leaves one policeman dead and several workers wounded as protests escalated.
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Associated Sehuttle
Wash
Maren T6
Seattle
Coma
Aberdeen
Associated Press
Havana
Samuel Hamp Samuel Fined In Mount Vernon Liquor Case
Hamp Samuel of Mount Vernon Alabama was fined 101 dollars and costs for violating the prohibition law by Inferior Criminal Court Judgery Chamberlain. Deputies Shenue and W E Puckett reported finding a case of whiskey at his place. Two acres were plowed and dug nearby with one case discovered. a similar case against Pearlie Samuel was nolle prossed.
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Hamp Samuel
Mount Vernon
Ala
Irish Officers Seek Home Rule for Ireland
An Associated Press report from London says Irish officers who served in the British army request that Irish home rule be placed before the peace conference. They claim 206 000 men in Ireland and many more from Great Britain overseas dominions deserve a voice, arguing conditions in Ireland are worse since the war.
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Associated Press
London
George
Island
Trish
Great Britain
Ireland
Desertion Charge to Negroes Now Held
Report notes a desertion charge in Sheridan involving Howard Sirmons William Sims and others. They were taken to Fort Crean Sunday morning by Deputy Sheriff and E Pchett, with details emerging as authorities pursue the case.
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Howard
Sirmons
William Simaeserters
Ee Sheridan
Fort Crean
Beputy Snert
E Phchett
CROP FLOODS AS FIVE RIVERS BURST BANKS ACROSS STATE
Heavy rain has driven five Alabama rivers Cahaba Coosa Tallapoosa Black Warrior past flood stages. Crests expected by Wednesday threaten lowlands and farms. Black Warrior measured 50.9 feet at Tuscaloosa and rising, Alabama River 42.3 at Montgomery, Selma 42, with Demopolis looming 54 by tomorrow.
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Alabama
Selma
Cahaba
Coosa
Tallapoosa
Black Warrior
Tuscaloosa
Montgomery
Demopolis
Teac
Centerville
Biggest Flood Record Mentioned for Montgomery and Selma
The report notes the largest flood since 1906 in Montgomery and Selma Alabama with stages near 49 feet at Montgomery and 43 feet at the Alabama River, signaling a severe rise. Weather noon readings show ongoing concerns and projected crests into the week.
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Prospect
Gomery
Rn Fm
Alabama St
Montgomery
Selma
Alabama
Monted
Czech Leader Urges Powers to Keep Peace Pact
A Czech official warns against German peril and urges continued international safeguards. He argues smaller eastern nations face war if France ally fails, calls for safeguards on both sides of a German Austrian bank tenuous frontier, and says League of Nations must set future security though plans not complete.
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Germany
France
Sil
Zecho
Slovakia
League of Nations
Sinn Feiners Released in Batches from England
The AP reports Sinn Fein members interned in England have been released in groups over several days, with Countess Georgina Markievicz among the recent releases from Holloway in London. She may attend the House of Commons meeting to claim the St Patrick's Dublin seat, though eligibility is questioned since her husband is a Polish count and she is not naturalized.
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London
England
Dublin
Holloway Prison
Georgina Markievicz
Daily Sketch
House of Commona
St. Patrick's
German editor must serve his ten years
The Associated Press reports that a federal court upheld a ten year sentence for Jacob Frohwerk of Kansas City. He was convicted over articles in the Missouri Staats Zeitung criticizing America’s participation in the war, with the judge affirming the ten year term.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jacob Frohwerk
Kansas City
Missouri Staats Zeitung
America
German Opera in Gotham Receives Opening Night Declared
A garbled report notes the opening German opera season in New York City. The article references plans for a performance tonight and mentions critics and audiences awaiting the first work of the season.
Debs Sentence Upheld by Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court sustains Eugene V. Debs conviction for violating the Espionage Act over a Canton Ohio speech, upholding the act’s enlistment provisions. The ruling centers on obstruction of recruiting and the act’s broad prohibitions on disloyal or abusive language about the U.S. government and war effort.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Eugene V. Debs
Canton
Ohio
United States
Debs
St. Louis
Rose Pastor Stokes
Congress
Monaco Prince Says Kaiser Responsible For World War
A Paris dispatch quotes the Prince of Monaco denying peace with Germany once possible. The prince recalls personal efforts to avert war, noting a growing megalomania in Wilhelm II and a vow to wage war if compelled, with Germany already prepared by July 1914.
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Kaiser
Prince OF
Monaco
London
Paris
Corre Dent
Neece
Willam
Pease
Rance
Forman
Germany
Bolshevik Executions Claim Four Grand Dukes
Report from Copenhagen dated March 93 states four more Russian grand dukes were executed at Petrograd by the Bolsheviki in the past fortnight for involvement in a monarchist plot, according to advices to the Berlingske Tidende.
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Copenhagen
Petrograd
BerlingskesTidende
France and Italy Oppose German Union
Paris reports France and Italy oppose the union of German Austria with Germany and vow to resist it. The two nations insist on opposing any steps toward unification amid European tensions.
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France
Italy
Associated Press
Paris
Taly
Houseniniensatecord
Germany
Germans anticipate peace talks with envoys ready
Reports from Berne indicate preliminary peace negotiations may start at Versailles around March 20. Foreign Minister Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau plans a small group of prominent business men to join the German commissioners as experts and be ready to depart March 17 or 19.
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Beruls
Versailles
Count von Brockdorff-Rantgau
Underwriters to See Commission Tuesday Morning
W K Morrell chairs a Mobile fire underwriters committee to report on delays after the explosion at Mobile Electric. Tom Boone Jr and John Shearer join Morrell to present findings and recommendations to the city in a private session before the noon city commission meeting. The commission may elect a new fire chief and city electrician, with several candidates noted.
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W. K. Morrell
Fire Underwriters of
Mobile
City Commission
Mobile Electric Company
Ir. Morrell
Tom Boone, Jr
John Shearer
Fire Core Sec
Hall
George W. Myrick
Emile Medicus
Gus Rehm
Bert Fox
Hoge Company No. 3
City Electrician
Secret Consistory in Rome for Bishops and Allocution
In Rome on March 9 Pope Benedict plans a secret consistory Monday to appoint new bishops. He may also issue an allocution reviewing wartime actions and addressing current grave problems. A follow up consistory to announce two Cardinals linked to the 1916 group is anticipated, with Bonzano named as a possible cardinal.
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Scottish Rite Masons of
Mobile
St. Francis Street
Franklin Street
Associated Press
Rome
Popre Benedict
Holy See
Pope Benedict
Munich
Mgr. Bonzano
Washington
Texas Senate Opposes Cotton Price Fixing Proposal
The Texas senate adopted a resolution urging Congress to ask the president to withdraw from the peace council the issue of American cotton. The measure protests any plan allowing spinners in America or Europe to fix raw cotton prices.
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Austin
Texas
State Senate
Texas Congress District
Peace Council
Flomaton Soldier Wins Honor Medal
Washington March 10 The War Department announced awards of congressional medals of honor to four enlisted men and one officer for gallantry in action. Recipients include Captain L Wardlaw Miles of Princeton New Jersey Corporal Sidney Manning Fromaton Alabama Jake Allex Chicago Thomas A Pope Chicago and Private John L Barkley Blairstown Maine.
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Washington
War Department
L. Wardlaw Miles
Princeton
N. J
Sidney
Manning
Fromaton
Ala
Jake Allex
Chicago
Thomas A. Pope
John L. Barkley
Blairstown
President Wilson Reverses Three Military Death Sentences
President Wilson disapproves three military court martial death sentences from unston Kansas for Private Mayor Bernstein Julius R Greenburg and Sam Solsnitsky for disobeying orders. The adjutants are ordered restored to duty.
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Washington
Wilson
Unston
Kas
Bernstein
Julius R. Greenburg
Sam Solsnitsky
Jhe Ese
Agidiers
Britain May Relinquish Warships To Aid France Italy
Paris dispatch reports Britain may bow to the plan to convert German warships. Lloyd George’s return strengthens a move to let France and Italy receive ships while Britain sinks its own allotment. The shift aims to ease US pressure to limit a naval buildup that could challenge a league of nations.
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Paris
Mier
Lloyd George
Great
Britain
France
Italy
Belgium Seeks First Payment From German Indemnity
In Paris discussions among the four allied powers about indemnities, Belgium demands an immediate payment from Germany. Belgium cites an urgent need of 10,000,000 francs and warns failure to guarantee payments would cripple Belgium’s economy for years. The figures and settlement terms remain under negotiation and are expected to continue.
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Vita
Ome
Belgium
Germany
Betum
Gium
Guarum
Havre
BP Eee
Allie Guara
Sisen
Wilson Battling Cold Aboard George Washington
March 10 report says President Wilson, suffering from a cold, rests in his cabin aboard the George Washington near Brest. Rear Admiral and medical staff advise quiet and he is to Paris by voyage's end. The trip's schedule aims for active duties upon arrival with plans already decided.
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Georington
Associated Press
George Washington
Brest
Paris
Wilson
Elected Chairman of Independent Socialist Party
In Berlin 41 year old Hasse was elected chairman of the Independent Socialist party. He declined a nomination for another post and Herr Daeuitig was chosen as vice chairman.
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Asociated Press
Berlin
Hasse Hag
Independent Socialistee
Herr Daeuitig
Coin
Rates Increase Proposal for Texas to Tennessee Shipments
Washington approves a rate increase proposal affecting ris and mixed carloads from Texas points to destinations in Texas and Tennessee. The rise applies to non controlled trans shipments today by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
Texas
Sas
Tennessee
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