Red Cross Relief Effort Expands At Federal Building
At the Federal Building Red Cross headquarters a relief operation grows with tents arriving from Camp Shelby to shelter thirty eight homeless families after Wednesday’s fire. Tents to house four families rise on Conception Street near Savannah with forty tents planned on the east side for drainage baying. Officials assign workers including L. D. Dix and Alex Hancork to oversee shelter setup while city crews grade lots for proper drainage and utility connections.
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Amp Shelby
St. Emanuel
Charleston
Conception Reet
Augusta
Saannah Sreets
L. D-Dix
Feds
Alex Hancork
Perge
E. Roy Albright
Linning
Relief fund donors listed in Mobile
A report on the first day of the voluntary relief fund drive shows generous giving from Mobile residents. The list includes numerous local businesses and individuals pledging amounts from small to substantial, indicating strong community support for fire victims.
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John H. Jones
J. M. Walsh
Hubbard
Yanaes
Esccs
Sore
Alabama, Corn Mills Co
Warley Fruit A Produce Co
J. Gayfer
Pal Cash
Albright & Wood
Dry. Goods Co
Atone Nee Mierent Garrait Co
Carson’s Nery
John B. Dortch
Alabama Dry Dock
E. Fr. Ladd
Connate
Gheee's
Gregory L Sihith
Cae
Bae
Ee A Aes i Ovkeess
MOO van Antwerp
Bse Navwenes
Norville Bros
McGowin-Lyons Haw. and
Sup. Co
Elks Chu
Jacobson. “Clothing Co
Reiss Mercantile Co
H. B
Cas la Wim
Wizard
Brisen
Relief committees mobilize for Mobile fire victims
Federal building on Royal and St. Francis streets becomes hub as relief groups organize to provide clothing, funds, and services. Miss Beth Fonde guides welfare workers to verify need and root out imposters while Deaconess Maude Fail assists applicants. City leaders urge voluntary local aid, with funds directed through civilian relief and local officials.
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Royal
St.aneis
House
Cal
Mobile
Moia
JJ High
Ernest F. Dd
Ernest, F. Ladd
Henry A
D .K. Dunlap
John B. Dertch
Kert A Johnson
J. Higgins
Chickasaw May Festival Set for May 25
The Chickasaw festival line up includes the first annual two hundred yard dash and a track meet. Events occur around Chickasaw on May 2 and May 25 with races at 7 30 and 2 20 o clock respectively.
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Sthoél
Chickasaw
Oyaka Sails With Mallory Line Cargo Resumes Service
Mallory Steamship company resumes Mobile News service with the sailing of the 3,500 ton steamship Oyaka. Built by Mobile Shipbuilding Company, it left the river at 10 50, will call at Miami for cargo before heading to New York. The vessel, accepted by the Emergency Fleet Corporation, continued upriver to Mallory dock on maiden trip.
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Mobile News Service
Mallory Steamship Pany
Oyaka
Mobile Shipbuilding Company
Oyraka
Miami
Directo New York
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Van Antwerp Drug Corp Purchases Royal Street Properties
The Festerazzi estate sells 12 South Royal Street Palmer's Cafe and 14 South Royal Street fruit stand to the Van Antwerp Drug Corporation for $62,500, deed filed in probate court.
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South Royal Street
Palmer's Cafe
van Antwerp Drug Corporation
Festerazzi
Six Arrests Made For Digging In Ruins
Six arrests were made for digging in the ruins near a burned area. Officers kept watch with sixteen police present led by Sergeant Schreiner. Boy Scouts aided in keeping would be looters away from the damaged site.
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Schreiner
Pero
Sennte
Ecene Negro
Crade
Mobile Wins Fight for Harry Damrau
Information reached baseball headquarters on Friday that Harry Damrau who played Pee games with Atlanta and whose sale was protested by the Mobile club on grounds he was their property turned back to local people. Damrau is due to arrive in Mobile Saturday and will play one of the infield positions.
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Harry Rau
Atlanta
Koa Rau
Mobile
Aeares
Police Seek Poplarville Man Missing in Mobile Area
Authorities search for a Poplarville man described as 146 pounds with blue eyes and light hair. Police report a missing person case from a local household with unclear details and a note of facial scarring.
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Poplarville
Wreed Weaten -Ruffie
Clark
Paul
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
May 23 forecast indicates showers likely in Alabama and Mississippi. Rain chances spread tonight and tomorrow with possible cooling trends across southern portions.
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Wwashington
Mississippi
M. & O. Employes Picnic Railway Service Notice
Special train from Mobile at 7 30 to Coden will carry Mobile and Ohio Railway employees for their long planned picnic. The train will pass Whistler at o clock. The largest crowd yet. The railroad will release all receivers for the day. Eight coaches and one refreshment car will be used.
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Mobile
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Whistler
Clothing Drive Appeals for Fire Sufferers in Mobile
A Mobile appeal issued Friday requests donations of baby clothes and underwear for men women and children affected by a fire. Mrs Rhett Goode leads the committee and stresses a wide range of clothing is needed to assist the victims.
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Mobile
Ke Epshatte
Rhett Goode
Goode Gald
Items found after fire owners sought for
Persons having articles of furniture jewelry or items picked up at the fire may claim them by notifying the News Item. A large iron onyx clock is in the possession of Mrs Botkin 122 St Joseph street. Wilson of 117 South Jefferson street found a gold locket near the fire. F J Yancey reported a lost trunk from the vacant Charleston and St Emanuel streets site marked S Summers containing property of two orphans.
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F. J. Yancey
Charleston
St. Emanuel
S. Summers
Po Pag
Dauphin
Private Olsen Returns From Overseas Duty
Private Olsen of the Rainbow division arrived home after serving overseas with the unit. He could not rejoin his regiment when it shipped out and was described as weak and in hospital care upon his return.
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John BE
Olser
Rainbow Division
Olsen
Senate Votes 45 Million for Civil War Veterans
May 23. The senate approved a 45,000,000 war veterans relief appropriation without debate or amendments. The measure covers pensions for soldiers sailors and Civil War veterans with the bill’s rapid passage shaping a swift handling of the larger legislative agenda. Senator Sherman of Illinois vows to oppose the League of Nations, while Senator Reed of Missouri and others plan to discuss peace and the peace treaty.
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Gorden Press
Wash
Senate
League of Nations
Sherman
Illinois
Johnson
California
State Department
Congress
House
B Shermam
Ilinois
Reed
Missouri
Salvation Army canvass in Dover hits near quota
Canvassers for the Salvation Army in Dover report daily contributions to aid homeless families. Judge Price Williams, campaign chairman, said about $6,000 has been collected toward a $16,500 city goal. Bank, Woman's War Service, and shipyard committees have yet to report, expected to push total toward the target.
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Salvation Army
Judge Price Williams
Judge Williams
Bank Committee
Woman's War Service Workers
Protests over Shipping Board ship allocations to Mobile
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce and local shippers protested the United States Shipping Board for allocating ships built at Mobile to other ports. In a telegram to Alabama Congressmen Underwood Bankhead and Oliver, the group urged action to stop what they call unintentional discrimination. They expect to show data on available cargo and note three full cargoes can be guaranteed today.
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United States Shipping Board
Mobile
Underwood
Bankhead
Nutifie
Oliver
Chamber of Commerce
Onan
Alabama
Congr
Moshico Carpenters Aid Relief Funds
The Mobile Shipbuilding Company turned over to the citizens relief committee a group of 30 carpenters to work on bull floors for tents to be erected in the area near St. Manue on Charleston street, announced by chairman Dp, VP.
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Mobile Shipbuilding Company
Citizens Relief Committee
St. Pmanue
Charleston Stree
Aunirman Dp
VP. Besor
Dr. Robert A Webb Dies in Louisville
Dr. Robert Ayebb Webb, 61, noted for systematic philosophy at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary, died at his home in Louisville after a short illness. Widely known in the South, he was seen as a stalwart figure in the Southern Presbyterian church.
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Louisville
Robert Ayebb
Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Webb
South
Thern Presbyterian Church
Coxey Seeks Change in U S Voting Laws
At the request of Jacob S. Coxey leader of Coxey s Army Senator Pomerene of Ohio introduced a resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution for open votes on constitutional amendments.
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Associated Press
Washin
Jacob S. Coxey
Coxey
Pomerene
Ohio
Alleged Auto Thief Sentenced In Tennessee Case
Bud Wilson, linked to an alleged regional gang of automobile thieves active in Chattanooga and nearby states, was convicted in criminal court and sentenced toward penitentiary confinement for the thefts and related offenses.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Bud Wilson
Collse Seer Sey Saeeins
Early U S Army Withdrawal Demanded by Kahn
Representative Kahn of California announces a plan to halt the American army in Europe. He calls for a peace time army of 100000 and universal military training, and says he will press for immediate publication of the peace terms as the two month investigation ends.
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Washington
Associated Press
Sarre Valley
Europe
Kahn
California
House
Congress
Prize of 50 000 goes to families of lost aviators
The Daily Mail reports a prize of 50 000 pounds will go to the next of kin of Harry G. Hawker and Lieut. Commander Petinnies after their loss over the Atlantic. Hawker and Grieve had agreed to dive there, amid ongoing trans Atlantic flight hopes and the NC-4 mission. Weather at Ponta Delgada remained unfavourable for resumption of the NC-4 seaplane flight, with rough seas and rain squalls expected. better conditions were forecast for Saturday.
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Associated Press
London
The
Daily Mail
Harry G. Hawker
Petinnies Ay Os
Aes Atlantic
Hawker
Grieve
Washington
Ponta Delgada
NC.-4
Admiral Jackson Sory Ay
Navy Riment
Azores
Lisbon
NC-4
Amiral Jackson
List of Victims of Explosion Tops Nine in Iowa
Cedar Rapids reports the death toll from the blast now stands at nine with two more bodies found and two unidentified men dying. Fourteen people remain seriously injured and seven are expected to die, while officials offer no cause but workers cite dust as a possible factor.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Railroad Administration Opens Local Freight Help Office
The United States Railroad Administration opens a South St office to aid shippers and receivers with overdue tonnage and improve service. Officials say wartime conditions disrupted operations and now cooperation from railroads will enhance public service and transition of freight.
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Southern Freight Service
U of
United Sta
St. Francis Street
M . Stith
J. F. Oss
United States Railroad Administration
Harte Auditorium Stage Improvements Progress In Mobile
Improvements to the Harte auditorium stage in Mobile are rapidly advancing. When finished the stage will serve as a long awaited venue for church meetings clubs and lodge activities. Randall of the Star Scenic Company is repainting the front curtain and scenery.
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Harte
Randall
Star Scenic Company
Committee to Furnish Tents for Burned Area Owners
The housing committee will furnish a tent to owners of lots in the burned area on application to I. D. Dix at General Pondanerie Federal building. Tents will be furnished and erected in the vicinity.
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Hosing Committee
I. D. Dix
General Pondanerie
Federal Building
German Views On Economic Side Of Versailles Treaty
The German peace delegation notes at Versailles dated May 13 warn that Germany shifts from agriculture to industry, risking loss of grain and potato regions, coal, and overseas assets. It predicts heavy economic penalties, including surrender of merchant tonnage, colonies, and potential liberty to face further economic war measures.
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Paris
Germany
Associated Council
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Count von Brockdorff -Rantzau
Versailles
Os Ce
Rman
Serene
Erman Shipbuilding
Allied and Associates
Bumper Banana Crop Reported In Jamaica
Reports from Kingston and other sections indicate an extraordinary banana crop for the year. Estimates suggest a heavy yield with the 1918 outlook noted in dispatches.
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Jamaica
Rated Press
Kingston
Birmingham Man Kills Wife Then Shoots Self
In Birmingham Alabama W K Alleup shot and killed his wife as she slept at their home and then fatally shot himself in a domestic tragedy authorities report occurred early today.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. K. Alleup
Fertilizer Plant Fire in Troy Causes $60,000 Loss
Fire at Wiley Fertilizer Company in Troy destroys six freezers with feed stuffs and three cottages. Officials say the loss totals about $60,000 and the mill will be rebuilt at once.
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Troy
Associated Press
Ala
Ink Origin
Wiley Fertilizer Company
Attempt to Destroy Legation Building Reported
A May night attempt to demolish a legation building in Washington was thwarted by a bomb placed at the entrance. The explosion injured no one, and officials say the legation remains under protection with the matter under investigation. Local authorities received details from state officials about the incident and responses.
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Associated Press
Washington
San Aemerlean
Magia
Legation
Benjamin Cheb
Fire causes $125000 loss in Danville business district
Fire swept the Eden tail business district in Danville Virginia on May 23 causing about $125000 in damage. The district housed Southern Railroad HQ and eight retail stores along with numerous offices and the loss was insured.
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Associated Press
Danville
Edentail
Theouthern
Food prices fall from last December in April decline
Washington May 23 Retail food prices in April were 3 percent below the December peak, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The April level rose 4 percent from March.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Tech Bureau of Labor Statistics
Centenary Fund Reaches 27 538 560 Subscriptions
Nashville officials report the centenary fund has reached 27 538 560 in subscriptions. authorities urge districts to push efforts toward next Sunday's conference, with a highlighted overall quota of 2 061 160 to be raised.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Southern Sang Dist
Farmer kills wife and ends his own life report
In East Pratt village near Nashville a farmer named Marion Padgett fatally shot his wife and then killed himself nearby. Authorities describe a domestic tragedy ending with both lives lost.
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Tee
Thiew
Nashvizemas
East Prt
Tennessee
Ork
Marion Padgett
Wes
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