Delegation to Rotary Convention from Mobile Heads to Birmingham
Seventy five or more Mobile Rotarians and their wives will depart Sunday night for Birmingham to represent the city at the district Rotary convention. Four Pullman cars are reserved for Mobile delegates and the train leaves around midnight. The group plans to bring back the entrance cup for the largest delegation and will be met by a band on Monday night.
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Birmingham
Mobile
Birmingam
Bama
Georgia
Florida
Cuba
Porto Rico
Corn- Club
Tutweiler Hotel
Mesdames J. T. Wright
Roy Alright
J. H. Bancroft
Peter Burke
Good Friday Observances Mark Mobile Church Services
In Mobile many observe Good Friday as a city holiday with Catholic and Episcopalian fasting and prayer. Churches conduct services from morning to evening including a three hour cross hours talk at Episcopal churches and Masses at Catholic parishes. Easter Sunday will be observed with emphasis on Catholic and Episcopal services.
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Mobile
St. Francis Street Methodist Church
Government Street Presbyterian Church
Trinity
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Woodmen of the World seek Mobile county site for tubercular home
Delegates from Woodmen lodges in Mobile county plan to urge Alabama state convention in Anniston to endorse Mobile as the site for the national tubercular home for the order. About 590 delegates are expected from Mobile county lodges Maple Forest Magnolia and Palm Grove to attend and select delegates for the state convention opening in Anniston the coming Tuesday.
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Alabama
Anniston
Mobile County
Mobile
Maple, Forest
Magnolia
Palm Grove Circle
Labor Temple
Ala
Man Declares Life to Be Taken Then Falls Dead in Court
In Welch West Virginia March 25 two hours after he said God would strike him dead if he had a statement in a cattle sale suit Mark Dillon collapsed and died. Witnesses reported he claimed he made the declaration as he left the courtroom friends said he seemed in good health prior to the incident.
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Welch
W. Va
Mark Dillon
Dillon
Plane crash injures Lt. W. D. Coney near Crowville Louisiana
Lieutenant W D Coney began a Jacksonville Florida to San Diego California transcontinental flight when engine trouble forced a landing attempt near Crowville Franklin Parish Louisiana. His De Havilland craft struck a tree and fell seventy five feet leaving him with a suspected broken back and possible internal injuries. He was extricated and taken to a farm cabin for care as the war department was notified.
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Monroe
Crowville
Louisiana
W.D. Coney
Jacksonville
Fla
San Diego
Cal
Cornville
Coney
de Haviland
Mose Lanier
John Bush
Mose
Lanier
Bush
Cone
Bieutenant Coney
Mbensbort
Jowsville
Natch Mias
Winnstoro
W. D. Coney
Franklin Parish
Han
War Department
Déer Creek
Winnsboro
Arrests After Pistol Shots Near Beauregard Streets
Police charged Marvin Fernandez a chauffeur with disorderly conduct and discharging firearms in the city after a night of multiple pistol shots from a car near Beauregard and Con potion streets. Fernandez posted bond and his recorder's court case was reset for March 30. Police Chief P J O'Shaughnessy warned more arrests in the area.
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Beauregard
Conpotion
Marvin Ferlandez
Fernandez
Recorder’s Court
P. ‘J. O'Shaughnessy
Revival Brings 50 New Members to Broad Street Church
Broad Street Methodist reports more than fifty new members joined during two weeks of revival services with more expected before Sunday. Rev. E S Talley will preach three sermons, tonight's subject titled The Price of Salvation. Large audiences attend the meetings with growing interest.
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Broad Street Methodist Church
E. S. Talley
Fort Morgan Soldier Arrested on Danville Freight Car Burglary
Edward H. Prindel, a private stationed at Fort Morgan, was arrested by Marshal Gewin on an indictment from Senemelll charging him with breaking into a freight car near Danville last December. He will be sent to Danville for trial. Gewin escorted the man to Mobile after the arrest.
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Edward .H. Prindel
Fort Morgan
Marshal c. Géwin
Senemelll
Danville
Prindel
Gewin
Mobile
Rainbow Veterans appoint delegates for Gadsden convention
Breeding chapter of Rainbow Veterans names delegates M L Hollis B J Vogel Neil Murphy A Lee and E B Demouy for the division convention in Gadsden from April 6 to 8.
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Ma Division of the Rainbow Veterans
Gadsden
M.‘L. ‘Hollis
Neil Murphy
A- Lee
E.B. Demouy
Tennessee Sheriff Ousted From Office
Hardeman County Sheriff J. H. Doyle was suspended from office after being charged with permitting gambling and other unlawful acts during a Bolivar street fair. The case, stemming from an oyster suit in chancery court, was appealed to the state supreme court.
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Nashville
Tenn
Alway
J. H. Doyle
Hardeman County
Bolivar
Chancery’court
State Supreme Court
Local Showers Forecast for Ala and Mississippi
Washington bulletin notes that local showers are expected tonight or Saturday across Alabama and Mississippi as a brief weather disturbance moves through the region. No additional details on intensity or timing are provided.
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Washington
Ala
Mississippi
Woman’s Union of Baptist Church to Meet Here Today
The Woman’s Union of a Baptist church convenes at Rice Baptist church with Dr. L S Scarborough of Louisville delivering the night address. The meeting covers the loyalty campaign to secure pledges from the $75,000,000 drive and missionary work. Mrs K M Kallin presides and Miss Willie Kelly of Shanghai brings the afternoon missionary message.
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Tea Sisteenas
Rice Baptist Church
L.S. Scarborough
Louisville
Re Baptists
K. M. Kallin
Willie Kelly
Shanghai
China
Groom In Jail Over Age Wrangle With Marriage Plan
Arthur M. Strachan 21, a machinist at Louisville and Nashville shops, was jailed on a probate court contempt citation for attempting to secure a marriage license on March 16 to wed Annie Mae Tucker of Crichton. W. J. Faulkner also faced a license-sworn citation. Strachan’s father claimed he is 18. the mother testified he is 21 and will swear to it at trial. The youth remained in jail as the case proceeded.
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Arthur M. Strachan
Louisville
Nashville
Annie Mae Tucker
Crichton
W. J. Faulkner
Strachan
Storekeeper Injured in Bicycle Collision
F A Schilling owner of a Cedar and Selma street shop was slightly injured when knocked from his bicycle at 10 this morning in a collision with a car driven by R M Dyer of Washington avenue near the L and N crossing. Schilling was taken home to 461 Augusta, a physician summoned, injuries deemed slight, and he was later docketed at the police station on a charge of reckless driving.
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F. A. Schilling
Cedar and
Selma Streets
R. M. Dyer
Washington Avenue
Schilling
Augusta
Ander
Four More Tankers En Route To Mobile
A local shipping board agent says four additional tankers are ordered to Mobile to be tied up, bringing total steamers tied up to 28. Space may require moving vessels toward Twelve Mile Island as downstream areas fill.
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Mobile
Elmo Davison
Shipping Board
Twelve Mile Island
Uchida Says Powers See How It Is
In Tokyo Viscount Uchida foreign minister told the House that the powers acknowledge Japan's Far Eastern Siberia interests and that protection of those rights would condition Russia's recognition. He said the arrangement would influence relations with Russia and that no negotiations for a resumption of talks were currently underway. Masano Hanihara added that no confirmed U S talks with Russia existed and Japan had not negotiated for a resumption.
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Torio
Associated Press
House of Representatives
Viscount Uchida
Far Eastern
Siberia
Japan
United States
Russia
Far East
America
Masano Hanihara
Summer capital may be at Southampton
In Southampton New York reports say the summer capital could move there President Harding may spend part of the summer as a guest of Dr Albert Ely Cabinet members Hughes Mellon and Derby reportedly plan residences nearby Ely joined Harding on a Florida trip and invited him to visit Two golf courses are proposed attractions Hughes may vacation on the Bridgehampton estate Melon? is said to have leased a cottage for a second time
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Southampton
N. Y
Long Island
Warren G. Harding
Albert H. Ely
Hughes
Mellon
Derby
Ely
Prems
Florida
Bridgehampton
Melton
Bandits Loot Ringgold Bank as Bloodhounds Track Trail
Bloodhounds traced Ringgold bank robbers from the Bank of Ringgold to a getaway car. Detectives secured fingerprints while the thieves pried open safety deposit boxes and stole bonds stamps and post office funds totaling hundreds of dollars. The car fled toward Chattanooga after the break in.
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Ringgold
Chattanooga
Bank
Taft Visits White House for Brief Talk With Harding
Former President William H. Taft met with President Harding at the White House for about thirty minutes today. Taft described the call as a friendly spur to the new president and said no serious business was discussed. Rumors of Taft joining the court bench circulated in light of retirement eligibility among the bench.
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Washington
William H. Taft
Harding
White House
Taft
Spu
Act
Gibbons Burial to Be In Church of His Baptism
Cardinal Gibbons funeral arrangements proceed in Baltimore with a set date for the services. The body rests at the archbishop’s residence until Easter Sunday night, then moves to the cathedral for viewing until Thursday’s funeral. It will be placed in a crypt niche beneath the altar for the duration of the cathedral’s existence.
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Baltimore Cathedral
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Marble inscription marks burial of archbishop in Baltimore Cathedral
A Latin inscription on a marble slab in the crypt of the Cathedral of the Assumption honors Archbishop Jami Mibove. The text notes the cathedral as his resting place, his baptism, consecration as bishop and archbishop, and his 1886 investiture as Cardinal, under Archbishop J. J. Glennon. The item continues on page four.
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Baltimore
Giolitti Targeted by Bomb Blast Attempt
In Rome on March 25 an assassination attempt failed as Premier Giolitti was en route to Livourne when a bomb exploded moments before his train passed. Authorities attribute the plot to anarchists amid ongoing Italian unrest.
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Rome
Giolitti
Italy
Livourne
Norfolk and Western Workers Reject Wage Cut Plan
Roanoke Va March 25 A proposed wage reduction for unskilled maintenance of way and shop laborers by the Norfolk and Western railway was rejected. W A Davis, committee chairman, said a conference with railroad officials was held yesterday. The company proposed cuts from 25 to 43 1 3 percent citing business depression and lower living costs.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
W. A Davis
Davis
Easter Gifts Fill Parcels Post Mail
Mobile post office windows stay busy as hundreds of residents mail Easter gifts. The Easter season brings unusually heavy mail volume due to gift giving, mainly to children, with adults also adopting the practice.
Warrants Charged In Child Labor Law Violations
Two arrests on warrants were made by the sheriff's forces after sworn complaints by Esther Lee Rider of the child welfare department. H. H. Van Aller faced three cases and Paul L. Ford one, all alleging violations of the state child labor act.
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Esther Lee Rider
Child Welfare Department
Montgomery
Ala
H. H. van Aller
Paul L. Ford
Savannah High School Elope Result Turns Popular Vote
Miss Kitty McGaw, a Savannah high school student, wed Jack Peavy of Macon after an elopement. She returned to school and was later elected the most popular girl by student vote in Savannah high school.
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Savannah, Ga
Kitty McGaw
Savannah High School
Jack Peavy
Macon
Balloon Adrift Over Gulf Robs Naval Station
Naval authorities hope a rescue in the Gulf of Mexico will save Chief Quartermaster G R Wilkinson and four student pilots missing since taking off in a free balloon from the Pensacola naval air station Tuesday night.
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Pensacola
Fla
G. R. Wilkinson
Naval Air Station
Gulf of Mexico
Communists Face Pressure as German Disorder Clears
Berlin reports say police drive communists from Elisleben while troops move in along ruined highways. Hamburg remains under police control with no new disorders. Investigators find a broader conspiracy to attack Berlin statues planned for Good Friday.
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London
Germany
Berlin
Elisleben
Eisleben
Hamburg
Allee
Berlin faces communist strike across mid Germany
Berlin reports government circles fear a general strike by communists targeting mid Germany's industrial hubs unless the government acts to curb it. Local communist groups lack national backing while independents decry the movement as utilities in Halle experience disruptions and power plants near Hettstedt and Leuna face pressure.
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Berlin
Associaed
Germany
Eisleben
Mansfield
Hettstedt
Leuna
Rolt
Halle
Goethen
Hitterfeld
Allen says Gompers' star is declining
Kansas City March 25 Governor Henry J Allen told the National Oil Congress that Samuel Gompers, head of the AFL, opposes a new set of conditions that would render his role unnecessary. He warned the labor leader against a strike against the government and said the Kansas industrial court law could become a national model.
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Kansas City
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
National Oil Congress
Allen
Kansas Industrial Court
Woman Adorns Easter Bonnet With Snake Image
Mrs. George Boyden revealed plans for her Easter bonnet featuring a black snake skin as the principal decoration. She said the choice is a vengeful nod to the serpent’s trick on Eve in the Garden of Eden.
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Garden of Eden
George
Boyden
Balloon search continues for missing air crew from Pensacola
Navy vessels and seaplanes scoured the Pensacola area after a free balloon carrying five men drifted from the naval air station. Messages by carrier pigeon stated ballast dumped and sinking, with no trace found by air or sea near St Andrews Bay. A dirigible and multiple planes were dispatched, and a coast reach was possible but unconfirmed. Officials planned a Panama City base to aid operations.
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Pensacola
Fla
Naval Air
Peng -Be' On
Conner
E B. W. Wilkinson
R. V. Bland
E. L. Kershaw
J. C. Elder
W. H. Tressly
Naval
Panama City
Wood to Visit Oriental Places on Philippine Mission
Major General Leonard Wood, tasked by President Harding to study conditions in the Philippines, will extend his travels to other points in the Orient. The War Department released orders indicating possible visits to Japan and China to follow presidential instructions.
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Washington
Leonard Wood
Harding
Philippines
Orient
War Department
Wood
Japan
China
Eight-year-old girl killed in Dublin shootout
An eight year old girl died and two civilian non combatants plus a secret service agent were wounded in a revolver duel between Sinn Fein insurgents and secret service agents. Crown forces raid Sinn Fein leaders amid Easter uprising anniversary tensions.
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Dublin
Secret Service
Sinn
Dorothy Exercises Woman's Prerogative in Jersey
In Trenton on March 25 Dorothy Miller a 16 year old girl reversed a prior commitment to marry a Philadelphia man. After reconsidering she rejected him saying he was impossible. She now plans to choose from among other suitors who had answered her appeal and sent a telegram concealing the sender's identity.
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Trenton
N. J
Dorothy Miller
Philadelphia
Dorothy
Heeet
Military Allotment Plans End in July
Washington reports that all military allotments and allowances under the war risk insurance act will expire automatically July 31. Comptroller Warwick of the treasury issued the ruling, citing last congress resolution. Officials could not provide exact numbers of diet, sailor and marine allotments affected, but thousands in service and abroad maintain them, with the government supplying an equal amount.
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Washington
Warwick
The
Treasury
Congress
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Rhine
Philadelphia editor and publicist Perrine dies at 63
William Perrine editor in chief of The Bulletin for 26 years died in Philadelphia aged 63 after a month of illness. A noted publicist and writer, Perrine was known for his extensive travels and sharp observations shared in his video read column Men Things under the pen name Pema.
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William Perrine
Bulletin
Perrine
Uneder
Pema
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Rainbow Veterans
Tennessee
Woman’s Union of Baptist Church
Uchida
Eloper
Esa W.d.coney
Louisiania
Galla
Gompers
Eve
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