Mobile Citizens urged to back Victory Liberty drive
A mass mobilization in Mobile begins at 9 30 AM led by Marshal George Wims and a band with Boy Scouts to rally support for the Victory Liberty drive. Banner inscriptions declare Mobile's Honor Is Bake and Let's Finish the Job as workers promise continued effort and noon lunch pledges.
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Welcome All Mobilian Officers to Receive 167th Infantry in Mobile
Plans for greeting the 167th Infantry known as the Fourth Alabama were set at a Monday meeting. A citywide reception committee invites all Mobilians to help, with young ladies and chaperones at a grand ball. Arrival is expected next Tuesday after parading in Birmingham and Montgomery.
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Fourth Alabama
Mobile
Birmingham
Montgomery
Alabama
Government Street
State party inspects New Orleans port and Mobile shipyard
Thirty five members of the party that inspected New Orleans docks and terminals Monday returned to Mobile Tuesday morning for a view of the growing shipbuilding industry and waterfront facilities. They met at the Battle House at 10 oclock and rode the tug Darling to the Chickasaw plant where Geo Gordon Crawford, president of the Chickasaw Shipbuilding Company, acted as host and guided them through the plant property by automobile.
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Mobile
Battle House
Dauphin Street
Chickasaw
Geo Gordon Crawford
Port of Mobile Must Have State Aid to Win Says Orleans Mayor
New Orleans mayor Martin Behrman told Alabama officials inspecting the New Orleans harbor that Mobile cannot compete without state aid and modern facilities. He argued Louisiana has built its port with no state treasury contributions, only lending its name as bond surety. He urged a public port authority with state credit to develop Mobile if railroads return to private ownership.
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Orleans
New Orleans
Alabama
Martin Behrman
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Dock Board
World-Wide Boycott Considered If Germany Refuses Peace
Paris May 6 The council of foreign ministers weighs complete economic isolation of Germany as a response to a refused peace treaty. The supreme economic council proposed the measure and ministers noted ongoing changes to the treaty largely in wording. A 10,000 word digest of the treaty is planned for release Thursday morning.
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Germany
Council of Foreign Ministers
Supreme Economic Council
Birmingham man leads port inspection with Alabama fair group
Brown of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Alabama State Fair Association heads a party with the Harbor Commission to inspect New Orleans ports. He will be joined by W. H. Hanson B. B. Burton and others and will spend days on a fishing trip. The trip aims to assess port growth and credit impact on ice coal iron and steel moving through Mobile and northern regions.
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Evil Dog Twirler Ned Leaves Bears on Move
Utt signed by the Moobile club reports that a former semi pro and army veteran has joined a new team. The twirler known as Evil Dog arrived with the Bears in a notable career shift and is expected to impact the lineup.
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Utt
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United
Four Minute Men to Speak Tonight for Fifth Liberty Loan
Four-minute men will speak at Lyric Strand Crescent Empire Queen Crown and other theaters to urge the Fifth Liberty Loan. Assignments include Matt Mahomer J O Middleton Judge Hogan W B Taylor Moses Kohn William Bates Barton academy senior. Towart will speak at Oakdale meeting and Glennon at Crichton. Mahomer and Middleton spoke at Alabama Dry Dock today.
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Strand Theater
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Crescent Theater
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Barton Academy
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Oakdale School
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Rosson Named to Audit Street Railway Finances
At a regular city commission meeting, George T. Rosson was appointed to audit the Mobile Light and Railway Company accounts. The audit, funded by the company, will help the commission decide whether to grant a fare increase from 5 to 6 cents. The company recently petitioned for the higher fare.
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Mobile Light and Railway Company
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Street Railway Company
Electric Company to Raise Debts to Million Dollars
A certificate authorizing Electric Company to increase indebtedness to one million dollars was filed in probate court on Tuesday. A representative of H. M. Byllesby & Company of Chicago, owners of Mobile Electric Company, filed the document for a series of second mortgage bonds at six percent. The filer refused to disclose the bond issue’s purpose or the company’s indebtedness. After a boiler explosion nearly destroyed the Mobile plant in February, Chicago officials said a new plant would be erected on the water front while the current plant would serve as an auxiliary station.
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H. M. Byllesby & Company
Chicago
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Mobile
Paving Proposal Referred for Engineering Review
The Chamberlain Avenue paving proposal was laid over at the city commission meeting pending engineering recommendations for paving drainage and curbing. City Wharfinger Bragg reported April wharfage of 1665.50 and the freight inspector noted extensive April weighings and inspections with fees totaling 10.80.
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City Commission
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Howard E. Bragg
Girl Dies in Bath Tub in Mobile Alabama
Miss Florence Hansborough nine years old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lila Lea Hansborough of Sherrifia Ala is reported dead in Mobile The Mobile Register and The Mobile Item note her father’s long service with the papers Friends mourn the child who was found in a bathroom tub after a fall from gas or steam exposure and a struggle to free the door
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Florence Hansborough
Lila Lea Hansborough
Sherrifia Ala
Hansborough
Mobile Register
Mobile Item
Phone rates stay colder until court rules on Burleson orders
Telephone rates in Mobile will not rise until after the U S Supreme Court passes on injunctions filed by unions against the Postmaster General Burleson. Local telegraph officials say the company agreed not to raise rates until the higher court settles the matter.
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United States Supreme Court
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Bart B. Chamberlain
Bellee and Telegraph Company
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi from AP
The Associated Press reports a weather outlook for Alabama and Mississippi with likely local showers and thunderstorms affecting planting plans. Temperatures trending mild through the period with unsettled conditions midweek.
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Associated Press
Washington
Alabama
Eats and Smokes Galore To Be Provided Soldiers
Reports from committees on progress at the Monday meeting. M W Harrison says plans to feed the boys are moving ahead and provisions for soldiers will be organized.
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M. W. Harrison
Government report says business improves in April
Federal Reserve Board notes stronger overall footing with April gains in retail trade and export activity. Labor supply absorbs unemployment, confidence grows, and trade and industrial conditions show improvement though steel and other basic industries lag. Textile output rises, copper and lead markets improve, banks retain lending power amid quiet finances.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Committee Named to Meet Soldiers Escort to Mobile Homecoming
Chairman E. M. Bailey announced a reception committee to escort the 167th regiment Rainbow division home to Mobile. The group includes L. D. Dix and Gordon Smith, among others, to greet the arriving soldiers.
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Gordon Smith
Missing Mo. Officers Not Found Yet
An all night search across several counties failed to locate Sheriff Joseph Tolbert of Lafayette County and two other officers. A bloodstained car, three pairs of handcuffs, and the discovery near Independence suggest the trio may have been killed and their prisoners hidden. The officers were last seen with the prisoners near Higginville last night.
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Legislators Back State Aid Plan After New Orleans Trip
Senators and representatives visiting New Orleans port facilities praised state aid and many favored a constitutional amendment to lend the state credit for harbor improvements. Some said they needed more study while others called the trip educational and urged a model like New Orleans to avoid large treasury outlays. Representative Orr cited a system where Alabama would lend its name to improvements at Mobile.
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Mobile
Orr
Proponents Back Amendment At Harbor Aid Push
Governor Kilby and leaders including Mr. Bedsole and Mr. Merritt endorse the amendment. Senators West and others from Birmingham urge state aid to Mobile harbor and removal of lending limits. Delegates and officials from Mobile and Birmingham, plus News and Age-Herald reps, attend from multiple cities.
Strikers Refused Admission at Willys-Overland Plant
In Toledo on May 6 about 1,156 of 2,417 Willys-Overland employees failed to report to work after a 4:06 p m shift extension was refused. Guards at plant gates questioned workers about a 48 hour week, and many left after a negative response. Union officials had been active for days.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Ohio
Willys-Overland Company
Electro
Port Ee
Government railroad losses rise to 120 million in Q1
The government reports operating losses for the first quarter of the year amounting to 120 million dollars on railroad operations. Earnings figures released by the government indicate this significant deficit, reflecting the heavy costs and financial strain on the system.
Two Destroyers Grounded and Floatation Planned
Foote and Maddox, two destroyers, ran aground at Trepassy while part of the trans Atlantic flight force. Naval officers expect to float them at high tide, weather allowing, as the weather delays the Navy’s planned Halifax flight. NC-1 repaired last night and ready alongside NC-3 and NC-4 if winds improve.
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New York
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John H. Towers
Weather Hopes for Mid Ocean Flight St John’s May Reports Awaited
Local weather favored a flight today but Raynham and Hawker chose to await mid Atlantic weather reports before deciding on attempting the big hop.
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Associated Press
Immense Arena Planned for Willard Demspey Fight
Plans are underway for a 50 000 seat arena in Toledo to host the 12 round Willard Dempsey championship bout on July 4. Estimated gate around 300 000 with 21 000 charity proceeds, promoter Tex Rickard associate Frank Flourney says. A permit has been issued by the Toledo boxing commission.
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Death of Louisville & Nashville official on sleeper trip
John G Mason aged 64, a former division passenger agent for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, was found dead in his berth aboard a train arriving in New Orleans from Pensacola. A native of New York he left Pensacola on business and is survived by his widow now in Pensacola. The death was attributed to heart trouble.
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New Orleans
John G. Mason
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Pensacola
Pernsaouts Jr
New York
Post Offices Show Steady Growth in First Four Months
Washington May 6 Receipts from January 1 to April 30 at the fifty largest post offices rose over the year, yielding about one tenth of total postal revenue. April receipts increased nearly 14 per cent, Postmaster General Bulleson said, confirming his earlier forecast that the country is on the threshold of growth.
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Associated Press
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Bulleson
Victory Liberty Loan surges toward two billion mark
New subscription reports to the treasury show the Victory Liberty Loan total near 900 million with officials confident the two billion goal will be surpassed. Secretary Glass appeals for a strong finish appear to be gaining traction as communities shift to house to house drives and urgent small subscriptions to accelerate progress this week.
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Signing of Peace Treaty Stage Set at Versailles
The Associated Press reports leaders gather at the Trianon room for the peace talks with Clemenceau Wilson and George V at the head of the table. Germans sit at a separate table as Allied delegates prepare to hear Clemenceau open and present the terms.
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Ae Dent Wilson
8000 Troops Sought for Service with Army in Siberia
Washington May 6. War department orders call for recruiting 8000 men to serve as replacement troops for American soldiers in Siberia. A replacement detachment will be organized at San Francisco and the troops will be sent forward.
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Washington
War Department
Siberia
San Francisco
Anarchistic Meeting Forbidden by Police
The Buenos Aires police chief orders banning further anarchistic meetings in any venue and prohibits publication of seditious papers and insulting language about the country or flag. District captains are instructed to disperse meetings immediately upon notice.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Tunnel Fire in T A G Tunnel Rages Near Estelle Ga
Chattanooga May 6 The efforts to quench the fire in the Tennessee Alabama and Georgia Railway tunnel through Pigeon Mountain near Estelle Ga have failed by morning with the blaze still raging.
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Complete Draft of Treaty Today at Versailles
Washington reports preparations are almost finished for presenting peace terms to the German delegates at Versailles at 3 15 tomorrow afternoon. A digest of the treaty is expected to be read at the plenary session to inform minor powers of details the Germans will be asked to sign.
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Associated Press
Italian Leaders Travel To Paria Amid Peace Talks
Premier Orlando and Foreign Minister Sonnino of Italy head to Rome to attend a historical conference and discuss resumed participation in the peace talks. Reports from Berlin and Paris mention a neutral port at Fiume for a time and the Allies considering delays in presenting terms. The League of Nations progress continues as French and British officials assign duties while Soviet Russia faces upheaval with executions and retreat by Bolshevik forces.
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No Compromise Reached With Italian Delegates in Paris
Paris dispatch says no actual settlement on the Adriatic issue was arranged with the Italian delegates returning to Paris from the peace conference. Their return is seen as a cautious sign of progress, though no agreement is reported.
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Paris minister elected chairman of provisional League
Paris Reuters reports the French foreign minister was elected chairman of the provisional League of Nations organization at a meeting held at the American headquarters. Sir Eric is noted among attendees and officials issued the official statement afterward.
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Paris
Peace Treaty With Germany Nears Signing Before June
Paris May 5 a member of the American delegation said it now seems possible the peace treaty with Germany will be disposed of before June 1 after pronounced acts by the delegates and numerous important developments in connection with the negotiations.
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