City Board Ignored Public Demand to Restore Rates
Citizens protest monthly charges as Mo bile faces continued high rates from Mobile Electric Company. The Alabama Public Service Commission and city attorney report no facts to present while the contract term and franchise dispute keep utility rates in place beyond the public desire for reduction.
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Moe
Toy
Pite
Alabama Pub- Service Commission
State Commission
Mobile Elec
Mobile
S Supreme Court
Beto
Pular
Casualties by States Reported in Expeditionary Force
Ten casualties are reported for Mississippi and Florida with affected men listed by rank and hometown. Names include Frank Willis Crichton Alabama, Ward Rewis Mississippi, Bennie Archi Fowler Alabama, and John Williams Alabama.
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Mississippi
Florida
Amer Expeditionary Force
Frank Wills
Crichton
Ala
Cook Clinton Kryt
Walthalla
Ward Re Wis
Clara
Miss
Bennie Archi- Fowler
Pratt City
Clarence R. Forrest
Carl D
Birmingham
D. Deaux
Poarch
James M. Sacre
Montgomery
Ivate Rufus W. Davis
Alabama professor to address Sunday School Convention
George Lang, professor of English at the University of Alabama, accepted an invitation to speak at the Sunday School Convention on January 9 1910. He will discuss The Civilization of the Bible and civilization. Montgomery publisher praises Lang as a leading, progressive scholar and valuable addition to the event.
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George Lang
University of Alabama
C. Mer
Montgomery
Alabama
Lang
Committee Plans Ucgation Meeting for Alabama Education Convention
The committee of arrangements for the Alabama Educational Association convention, set for April 3 to 5, will meet Tuesday after noon to plan accommodations and entertainments. Secretary W. B. of the local committee notes Mobile will need lodging for many attendees as hotels will be unable to handle the crowds.
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Committee of Arrangements
Ala Educational Association
W. B
Mobile
Two Negroes Held in Dawson Mystery Arrest Near Grove
Report from Clarke County Alabama states Taylor and Sam Madison were arrested on suspicion in connection with the killing of Travis Dawson, a former Mobilian, near Jackson last Friday night. Cox of Clarke county provided the information to Mobile on Monday night. The two men reportedly worked with Mr. Dawson in a timber crew, and evidence against them in regard to the crime was circling.
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Taylor
Sam
Thieves Steal From St Church Street Home
Police report a burglary on Church Street where thieves entered a residence at 309 Church Street on a Saturday night and stole $25 in cash and some jewelry. No arrests have been made.
Patrick Bellinger Plans Ocean Flight From Bermuda to Ireland
Lieutenant Commander Patrick N. L. Bellinger, famed as the navy’s best pilot, will attempt an ocean flight starting at Hampton Roads. His route covers 800 miles to Bermuda and then 1,600 miles to Ireland after visiting Mobile as a guest of the Mobile Carnival Association. He previously entertained Mobile audiences from Pensacola.
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Mobile
Patrick N. L. Bellinger
Naval Air Service
Mobile Carnival Association
Pensacola
Bellinger
Hampton Roads
Bermuda
Ireland
Crawford Inspects Chickasaw Shipyard Progress in Mobile
George Gordon Crawford, president of Chickasaw Shipbuilding and Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway, visits Mobile to oversee steel ship construction. The yard has one keel laid and plans to produce ships of about 9 600 tons each. a power house for electricity and air machinery is nearly ready. The plant is expanding with unit-based buildings enabling easy enlargement.
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George Gordon Crawford
Chickasaw Shipbuilding Company
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway Company
Birmingham
Ala
Mobile
Chickasaw
M Ford
Recorder’s Court Fines in February Reach Record
February police report shows fines totaling 3455.55 with 500 from law and equity appeals and 500 from bond forfeiture involving Stephen Lignos. Fire dept notes 125 alarms the most in city history, 107 in frame buildings, insured losses 312784. City amended billiard pool table licenses with tiered fees and J J Thierry allowed a gas station at Baltimore and Broad. $717 allocated to pay semi annual interest on 1 543 million refunding bonds.
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Police Department
City Commission
Law and Equity Court
Stephen Lignos
Fire Department
J. J. Thierry
Baltimore
Broad Streets
P. Lyons
Vehenaaiee
First Aid Courses Sought for Mobile Schools
Lydia Brown Sites, field secretary of the Gulf Division of the American Red Cross, visits Mobile to study first aid classes already started and to push adding the course to the summer teachers institute. She argues teachers must be trained first to teach children.
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Mobile
Lydia Brown
Alabama
Gulf
American Red Cross
New Orleans
Miss Brown
S. Murphy
Fagor
Burkett Department Stores Incorporation Filed
The Burkett Department Stores filed incorporation papers in probate court Tuesday. The new concern will operate Senereneet drug stores in Mobile with capital of 15000 dollars and an initial con of 4000 dollars. Incorporators are H Burket, E Schmonaep, and Dora Halliay.
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Burkett Department Stores
Senereneet Drug Stores
H. Burket
E. Schmonaep
Dora Halliay
Obile
Weather Forecast for Washington Midweek Storms
Fore cast indicates rain and thunder storms likely Wednesday. Winds to rise from the southwest with erratic barometric changes and cooler temperatures thereafter.
Interurban plans discussed at Fairhope meeting
A Mobile delegation led by Senator John Craft will sail to Fairhope to join Pensacola and Baldwin County residents in discussing a Mobile to New Orleans interurban rail line. The gathering aims to urge Florida to pass a similar enabling law, with a lunch for delegates at the Red Cross Club House and remarks by Captain Nicol on survey work.
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Mobile
John Craft
T. W. Nicot
L. C. Irvine
Fairhope
Apollo
Pensacola
Bay Minette
Foley
Robertsdale
Summerdale
Baldwin County
New Orleans
Sanders
Florida
Escambia County
Fila
E. B. Gaston
Red Cross Club
Nicol
Dwinery
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Vorida
Mr. Easton
Courses Start in Home Economics Across Mobile
Mrs Brevard-Jones and colleagues arrival signals Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs program at Settlement Home. The course opens Tuesday afternoon with talks on Home Economics and Federation aims, followed by sessions Wednesday on rural women’s economic concerns and statewide perspectives.
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Brevard—Jones
Lydia Cummings
Ihope
Mery Feminear
Auburn
Mobile
Alabama Federation of Women’s Clubs
Women’s War Service
Edwin Craighead
Motor boats to display U. S. name on bow
Port J. S. Callaghan reminds motor boat owners that under the act of December 7, 1918, boats must display U. S. numbers on both sides of the bow. No cost for the numbers from the port collector. Boats without numbers face a $16 fine. Licenses are no longer required.
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Port J. S
DeBardeleben Inspects Barges In Mobile Visit
Henry DeBardeleben federal manager of the Warrior river barge line arrives in Mobile to inspect the construction of seventeen barges for the coal trade by the Murnaning Company. He came from Birmingham and visited the Mississippi Warrior Transportation Company office.
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Henry DeBardeleben
Warrior River
Mobile
Murnaning Company
DeBardeleben
Birmingham
Mississippi Warrior Transporation Company
Incorporation Filed for Calvert Baptist Church Alabama
The probate court on Tuesday filed the incorporation papers for Calvert Baptist Church of Calvert Alabama. Trustees named are L Rodgers L J Knox and J D Lewis.
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Calvert Baptist Church of
Calvert, Ala
L. Rodgers
L. J. Knox
J. D. Lewis
Daniels Arrives in Paris to Consult Naval Experts
Secretary Daniels landed in Paris from Brest at 8 25 this morning and will stay about five days to discuss naval lessons of the war with French, British and Italian authorities. He plans to meet President Wilson and will later tour Italy and the French front before visiting England. He praised the Brest camp and the War Department’s officers.
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Paris
Daniels
Brest
Europe
Wilson
Italy
France
England
United States
War Department
Contributions of clothing slow to arrive in Mobile drive
Mrs. St John Wilson, chair of the Red Cross campaign in Mobile, appeals for immediate clothing donations for refugees. The drive operates daily with pickups by automobile from 9 to 12 and 2 to 6, accepting all garments for all ages and both sexes in sturdy condition, including shoes, hats, and sweaters.
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Mobile
The
Cross
St. John Wilson
Women's Work Committee
Red Crags
Anutomobile
Motor Corps
Reco
Korean independence movement faces riots and closures
Reports from Seoul describe ongoing passive resistance by independence supporters amid interior riots near the Manchurian and Chinese borders. Shops remain shuttered threatening bankruptcies while whispers of a circulated paper keep locals informed, as Chinese territory at the Yalu River feels the unrest.
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Seoul
Korea
Gveqine
Uring
Yalu River
Filewiser Defense Corps
Bolsheviki Plot Months in Hungary Reported
Dispatches from Paris and Berne claim former Hungarian premier Count Michael Karolyi negotiated with Moscow to introduce Bolshevism into Hungary Romania and Yugoslavia. Lenine plans a delegation to Hungary’s apparent real ruling chief Pogany as Rama 38 and Czecho-Slovaks mobilize to reinforce frontier guards.
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Paris
Lausanne
Countichael Karolyi
Huna
Mossoviet
Jeader
Ukraine
Hungary
Rumania
Jugo-Slavia
Berne
Nikolai Lenine
M. Pogany
Richmond Hospital to discontinue operations
Surgeon General announced that the Richmond Hospital center will be discontinued as part of military service reductions. The action reflects broader reductions in medical facilities supporting troops and veterans.
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Richmond Hospital
Emperood
Washington
Ipeland
Denal No
Richmond College
Amendment Proposed to Protect Monroe Doctrine in League Covenant
The American peace delegation reportedly agrees on amending article X of the League of Nations covenant to safeguard the Monroe doctrine. The amendment states that covenant obligations must not infringe on widely recognized international policies. It clarifies that defending member territorial integrity against aggression remains central.
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League of Nations
League
Paris Reform Session Weighs Covenant Amendments
The League of Nations commission held a three hour meeting in Paris amid debate on Monroe Doctrine safeguards and proposed amendments to the covenant. The council approved that submarine cables are not prizes of war but fall under private property, affecting thirteen German cables including those to America.
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Paris
Lonley
League of Nations Commission
Biaixteen Ceatsons
Senator Lodge
Supreme Council
United States
Italy
America
Pacific
Eastern European Question To Be Hurried By Envoys
Paris dispatch reports all delegations at a European conference seek rapid action on eastern Europe. Leaders Wilson Lloyd George Orlando Clemenceau discuss Franco German and Italo Yugoslav frontiers reparations and League of Nations with two daily premier meetings.
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Associated Press
Paris
Europe
Ately
Wilson
Royd George
Clemencea
Orlando
League of Nations
Kent Wilson
Orlando 1
Adriatic
Lloyd George
Schedule Changes for Southern Football Season Adopted
Orleans March 25 officials plan an amended officiating schedule for the 1919 season at a meeting. Changes in Sunday assignments from proposals will be made, and the session continued after delays.
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Orleans
Southatton
Colorado Wires Down Amid Sleet Storm
A sleet and snow storm disrupted Transcontinental communications, causing widespread wiring failures across Colorado. Officials report multiple lines down and restoration crews racing to re establish service as weather worsens.
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Colorado
Dunn Wins Democrats Mayoral nomination in Butte primary
W F Dunn editorial writer for the Butte Daily Bulletin wins the Democratic mayoral nomination over Captain William Cutts in a tight Butte primary. Dunn, convicted recently of nine Helena charges, is free on bail awaiting an appeal while Cutts contends the official tally will favor him. Captain Gutta also seeks the senate nomination after campaigning on Americanization.
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Atagmnated Press
Butte
Mont
W. F. Dunn
Butte Daily Bulletin
William Cutts
Dunn
Helena
Montana Council of Defense
Berty
Supreme Court
Cutts
William Stodden
Gutta
Russians Seek Hungary to Hold French Mission Exchange
Paris reports that the Russian soviet government asked Hungary to detain the French military mission as prisoners. The aim is a prisoner exchange with a Soviet mission the Russians claim was held by France at Salonika. Romanian prisoners refuse to fight Reds and Bolsheviks push toward Don front with Cossacks reclaiming towns along the Donetz line.
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Associated Press
Paris
Matn
Budapest
Saloniki
Siberia
Suffrage Advance Highlighted At St Louis Jubilee
J Shuler, tracking fifteen months of National Woman Suffrage Association work, cites gains across Oklahoma, Michigan, South Dakota for full and municipal rights, plus Texas primary and federal amendment progress. She notes Senate support and a party‑neutral policy stance by the association to seek goals through directors approval.
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ST. Louis
National Woman Suffrage Association
J. Shuler
United States
Oklahoma
Michigan
Dakota
Sriscomala
Texas
Peltier
United States Senate
Shuler
Pollock
South Carolina
Executive Council
Aone
Fray
Big Wheat Ranch to Employ Air Pilot
Erhardt Schmitt of Ansonia a former army aviator will move to Hardin Minnesota to work as a pilot on a wheat ranch owned by J. P. Morgan. He will fly the ranch manager to distant parts of the property using a wireless equipped airplane.
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Ansonia
Gonne
Erhardt Schmitt
Goon
Hardin
J. P. Morgan
American Soldier Fined in London Riot Case
James Ross Campbell, American born private in a Scottish regiment, sentenced to six months hard labor in Bow Street court for taking part in the Strand riot on March 9, accused of striking a policeman.
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Associated Press
London
James Ross Campbell
Bow Street Court
Strand
Campbell
Assistant Treasurer Dies Following Flu
FiveINGTON jets "treasure f ort regia assis had Q United sgeerse died at h hogne here of heart failure. He ha ly from an attack of ind Mr. Fort, who was yee old, and a native of Americus Ga., had been connected with the treasury for twenty years. Much of the time he was head of the naval banks section.
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Ascoriated Press
Fiveington Jets
Regia, Assis
United
H Hogne
Ind
Fort
Americus
The
Treasury
Naval Banks Section
Plan to merge with Soviet in April
Paris dispatch reports Hungary’s condition affecting German Austria and hints at an April date for turning the existing government into a Soviet regime that would cooperate with the Hungarian Soviet. Other dispatches discuss Bolshevik influence, potential cross-border moves, and reactions of various European parties to the upheaval.
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Paris
Hungary
Vienne
Vienna
Kros
ARIS
Central
Buch
Belgrade
Builders of wooden ships promised government aid
Washington March 5 officials of Atlantic and Pacific coast shipyards conferred with the War Production Board on contracts valued over 100 million dollars. The board was said to plan an early decision to ease financial distress from suspensions in many plants as work halted on hulls up to half finished. Banks pressed for payment while war needs faded and federal action was urged immediately.
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Associated Press
Washington
Atlantic
Mini Poe
Union Recognized Ends Strike at Passaic Mills
Thousands of wooden workers who had striked for nearly seven weeks return to work in Passaic New Jersey after mills won the right to organize and to conduct an open shop, officials said.
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Passaic
N. J
Americans appoint panel to probe Tien Tsin clash
A committee of Americans at Tien Tsin is appointed to investigate the clash between American troops and Japanese marines. Pending a full report, officials suspend judgment on the incident.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tien Tsin
Jepencam
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