Frame-Up Report Denied by committee chairman
George E. Barnes Miller Motor Car Company bookkeeper and chairman of the investigating committee declares the grand jury findings on conditions at the County Poor Asylum are not a frame-up. He says he and two other members visited the asylum and based their findings on direct observation, noting stove repairs and alleged mistreatment, with the matter to be continued on Page Three.
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County Foor
George E. Barnes
Miller Motor Car Company
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Mr. Barnes
Barnes
J. R. Brannan
Wilmer
Ala
Charles Lartigue
Thomas’ Store
Yadt
Puddie
Negro Department
Algiers Woman Seeks Husband Missing Since Feb
Mrs. H Grider of 210 Verret street Algiers La seeks aid in finding her husband Henry Grider missing since February 28 after leaving Algiers for work in Harfihan and possibly Mobile She describes him as Abe six feet tall slender brown hair blue eyes and about 150 pounds with a bald spot and right thumb missing in a message to police.
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H. Grider
Verret Street
Algiers
Henry Grider
Harfihan
Mobile
Eyots
Armorer Bancroft Dined by Soldiers in Mobile
Members of First Company Coast Artillery guard duty in Mobile and who are making their headquarters there, recalling a veteran figure, Armorer Bancroft, who was dining with them on Friday. The scene captures a memorable moment as the unit honors a longtime member.
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First Company
Coast Artillery
Mobile
Ar . H. Bancroft
Fire Damages St Michael Street Place
A morning fire badly damaged a building on St Michael Street. Fire crews responded quickly, with authorities investigating the cause and assessing safety. Residents were displaced while repairs are planned.
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ST. Michael ST. Place
New Class to Start at Navigation School
A new class is announced at Navigation School starting Monday. The notice mentions instructor Alfred Wilson and the program details are limited by the fragmented OCR text.
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Navigation
Germans and Czechs clash in Austrian parliament
In Copenhagen on March 1 German members in the Austrian lower house fought during a Czech deputy Soukop speech. The chair dissolved the sitting as deputies clashed. Soukop alleged Prague faced food shortages while Wolff smeared Czech policy and Rydlaziz intervened, sparking a full house tumult.
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KneQepe
Copenhagen
Soukop
Vienna
Hamburger Fremdenblatt
Prague
Bohemia
Wolff
Rydlaziz
Mobile Boy Is Winner In Air Fight
Paul F Baer of Louisville and Nashville, a member of the La Fayette Flying Squadron, is credited by the war department with accounting for one German airman in today’s official announcements. Baer is a respected aviation corps engineer from Conception Street and has served for several years.
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Paul F. Baer
la Fayette
War Department
Mr. Baer
Loursville
Nashville
Pees Baer
Aviation Corps
Fragments Hint at War Service and Aviation Grounded Notes
A clipped paragraph mentions a Father and Son, a wagon or cab, an engine and wheat, and a claim that Pagal is determined to do his part for Uncle Sam in the war. It also notes Young Baer moving to this city from Fort Wayne Indiana, his family, and his engineering role on the L and N railroad, plus joining the aviation corps while there.
Do No Surprise To Friends He Is Chip Off Old Block
Paul Barr boosts his father’s famed 1912 train robbery capture story. Mobile residents recall the incident when a bandit aimed to loot a Nashville bound train near New Orleans. Barr’s father helped subdue the robber, earning a reward and praise.
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Paul Barr
Mobile
Nashville
New Or
Mr. Baer
Bay St
Miss
New Orleans
Atlanta
Baer
Lastener
Bowie
Paul
Yoda
Farley Indicted on Two Liquor Charges
Frank Farley, alleged proprietor of a roadhouse on the Rosedale near river, was arrested today by deputy sheriffs Moses Bernstein and Murray. Two indictments charge violations of liquor laws. Farley and Murray posted bonds and were released from custody.
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Frank Farley
Rosedale
Moses ‘Bernstein
Seven Thousand Ship Workers Set to Quit Indy
Up to seven thousand shipyard workers across Alabama Florida Georgia Mississippi and Texas threaten mass resignation if conditions do not change by Monday morning. leaders say no new shipping board communication has arrived delaying promised settlement. A mass meeting at German Relief Hall is planned for Sunday at 2 PM to decide on next steps.
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Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
Texas
Mobile
C. H. Frank
Pascagoula
Central Trades Council Hall
Shipping Board
Ceehae
Ad Clark
Catkers
T Athemaee
ali_trasses
Labor meeting votes to quit board over Mobile wage scale
At a joint meeting of shipyard carpenters, joiners, and white and colored laborers last night at Central, the group voted to quit the Board and adopt a wage scale for the Mobile district. The session lasted about an hour, ending with a signed statement urging equitable ratings and citing prior promises and the Setetore 8 decision.
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Central
Mobile
United
Baldwin Woman Is Put Under Arrest
A Baldwin woman was arrested following an appearance in court or at a local proceeding. Details remain sparse but the report confirms the arrest action and location.
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Baldwin
Swedish Ships Seized by German Submarines Off Jutland
A report from Gothenburg via Exchange Telegraph states German submarines captured several Swedish trawlers and the steamship Princesse Ingeborg off Skagen at the northern Jutland tip. The Ingeborg, bound Gothenburg Rotterdam with grain for Belgian relief, was ordered to Kiel after the voyage promised to Holland.
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Associated Press
London
Gothenburg
Skan
Jutland
Denmark
Germany
Kiel
Holland
Grieved Mother Awaits News of Sutter's Fate
Mamie Sutter, mother of Private Charles W. Sutter, in Montgomery or Birmingham reports, pleads to the adjutant general for official help amid uncertainty over her son's fate. She alleges conflicting accounts place him alive or killed, and says recent reports are unreliable as she waits for definitive word.
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Sutter
Adjutant General
Son
Charles Sutter
Montgomery
Birmingham
Chickamauga
Charles W. Sutter
Mamie Sutter
South Conception Street
Adjutant General of the
United States
Ken
Bowne
Sa Sram
Rovers
France
Mra R
Fishing Luck Confesses Robbery Acknowledgment
U S District Attorney Harry Pegues received a letter from a man in the county claiming responsibility for a robbery. He asserts his fishing luck has failed and seeks to avoid further legal trouble, though the document is unclear and seems to reflect personal quibbles with the law.
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U. S
Harry Pegues
Sing
Mob Lynching Reported Near Monroe Louisiana
A mob attacked and lynched a Black man near Monroe Louisiana after a reported robbery of a white woman. Sheriff Grant investigated with unclear details released by authorities.
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Monroe
Mojmol
John
Grant
Three Negro Women Given Long Terms in Separate Cases
The report states that three Black women were sentenced to lengthy terms after violations of law with fines totaling 211 dollars plus costs. The proceedings note 30 days imprisonment in one instance and days elsewhere.
Russia split over Roche peace treaty at Moscow congress
The Associated Press reports a division in the Soviet leadership over ratifying the German Roche peace terms. Despatches from Petrograd said approval, while Moscow sources indicate a split in the council of people's commissars and no clear consent to the treaty. Also notes social revolutionists allied with Bolsheviks and fighting on the Western Front with French artillery actions near Mont Camillet and Arras.
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Washington
Associated Press
Congress of Soviets
Moscow
Petrograd
Council of People's Commissaries
Russia
Champagne
Eleme
Mont Camillet
Rene
Boeing
Fre
Lhese
Mont Blond
Yores
Arras
Lawyer Indicted on Embezzlement Charge in City
George B. Cleveland Jr an attorney in this city is indicted on an embezzlement charge. The case stems from alleged misappropriation of funds while handling client accounts. Proceedings proceed under local court authority with bond set for future appearance.
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George B. Cleveland, Jr
Moses Stein
Tim
Fairhope Five Will Play Here Tuesday
The Agee Athletic Court schedules Fairhope Five to compete at home Tuesday in a basketball game with local fans urged to attend.
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Fairhope
the Agee Athletic Ct
Germany may offer peace to Allies in WWI rumors
Transcribed OCR fragment discusses a possible German peace offer to the Allies, with mentions of diplomatic circles, tentative shifts, and the idea of conceding losses in the East. The text is garbled and lacks clear attribution or date.
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Gochen Wight
Aleace-Co
Rome
Germany
Service Flag Raised at St Joseph Church
A service flag with eight stars was raised at St Joseph Church during a Friday afternoon ceremony. Father Cummings of Springvale led the tribute to parishioners who served, honoring those who gave to the nation.
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ST. Joseph Church
Bari
Wei
Father Cummings
Wyatt
Dublin Race Details Missing Between Fragments
Fragmentary OCR text from a Dublin racing page references Rathmore, a mare or horse, and a between race note. No clear event outcome, date, or full names are readable to confirm a specific result or context.
Amer Army advances in Toul sector amid heavy shelling
In France on March 13 the American artillery battered German trenches around Toul and Badonvillers. Shells pounded three German positions while observation and gas projectors were noted. General Pershing’s forces secured part of evacuated trenches northeast of Badonvillers and repelled German attempts to dislodge them.
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Ambrig
France
Wediday
Amer
Toul
Agi
Badonvillers
Pershing
Badowlers
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Bancroft
Alfred Wilson
Pier
Mobile Boy
Father Ae
Farley
U.S. Naturalizati
Ladies of Charity
Boches
Prats Ane
Mila L
Roche
Congress
Génize Fort
Social Revolutionist Party
Bolsheviki
Social Revolutionists
Constituent Assembly
Party of the Right
Ineo Ash Mannerheli
Tokio 2
Manchuria
Valeries
Dublin
Rathmore
Lerry
Aah
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