Tragic loss of British Troop Transport Transylvania
Official statement reports 29 officers and 373 other ranks among the 413 killed when the British troop transport Transylvania was torpedoed in the Mediterranean on May 4. The vessel, an Anchor Line ship of 14 315 tons gross, served since 1915 and carried 2450 passengers at 548 feet length. Lieutenant S Brewell and one officer with nine crew were among the dead.
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Transylvania
Mediterranean
S. Brewell
Are
New York
Foul Mobile County crime ends in woman's death found
A young white woman about 23 was found floating in Chickasaw Bogue Creek near Telegraph Road with a severed throat. Sheriff Holcombe believes the victim was murdered, possibly Monday at 2:30 a.m., and dumped into the creek from an automobile or taxi.
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Mobile County
Chickasa Bogue Creek
Telegraph Road
W. H. Holcombe
Holcombe
Roche
Invest
Gto
Pri
Betram Vogel
Company M
Creola Citizen Missing Prompting Local Search
A Creola Mobile county resident J. M. Brown is missing since last Saturday. Dated reports from Earle Wright describe Brown as 50 to 60, about 210 pounds, 5 feet 10 inches, with black hair and a heavy light brown mustache. Authorities and local outlets request any information to aid the search.
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Mobile
J. M. Brown
Creola
Mobile County
Earle Wright
Wright
Brown
News- Item
Transylvania Sinks in Mediterranean Off French Italian Coast
New York reports the Anchor Line steamship Transylvania was sunk in the Mediterranean off the French Italian coast. Survivors reached Savona Italy on May 12 and were cared for by locals and Red Cross officials. Captain Bruell, a veteran from Scotland, commanded the ship.
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New York
Transylvania
Mediterranean
Savonia
Italy
Red Cross
Bruell
Scotland
Anchor Line
John Black
Lusitania
Liverpool
French Liner Sontay Sunk April 16 45 Perish
The French liner Sontay bound for Marseilles from Saloniki torpedoed on April 16 with 45 lives lost. The steamer sank swiftly but small boats saved most aboard. Captain Mages went down with the ship. The 7,247 ton vessel built in 1908 was owned in Marseilles.
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Associated Press
Paris
Sontay
Marseilles
Saloniki
Nner
Cantain Mages
French fishing boat drives off German submarine in Bay of Biscay
In the Bay of Biscay on April 22 the trawler Ibis fought a German submarine amid rough seas. The skipper cut away the trawl and engaged the sub while the cabin boy steered. After five minutes the submarine submerged, the crew showing coolness and grit.
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Associated Press
Paris
Bay of Biscay
Generally Fair Weather Tonight and Friday in Mobile Area
The bureau predicts generally fair conditions tonight and Friday for Mobile and vicinity with a slight warming trend. The Tombigbee River and its branches are not expected to change much over the next two days.
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Mobile
Tombigbee
Mobile's Pressing Need for Navy Yard and Training
The item calls Mobile's greatest need a large Navy Yard noting it could support battleships and machine guns. It urges Alabama and Mobile city protection and a good training school for local boys to prepare for potential foreign stirred trouble.
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Mobile
Alabama
Brazil Declares It Is At War With Germany
Brazilian officials state Brazil does not declare war but defends itself following German actions at sea. Senor Pecanha advocates closer U S naval cooperation to police the South Atlantic and coordinate military effort. He emphasizes Brazil will not initiate war, while Germany bears the aggressor role.
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Brazil
Germany
Tijuca
Parana
Senhor Pecanha
United States
South Atlantic
Ang
Senhor Pencanha
Brazilian Leaders Await Congress On Tijuca Inquiry War Vote
Reports from Senhor Pecanha promise today to send the Tijuca sinking inquiry results to the chamber and then the senate. Press commentary shows growing public support for war against Germany as a means to align Brazilian policy with the United States, with papers arguing neutrality has ended and Congress must act.
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Senhor Pecanha
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Tijuca
Germany
United States
Jornal de Commercio
Brazil
Congress
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Forecast notes generally fair conditions for Alabama and Mississippi tonight and Friday. Warmer tonight with a clear to partly cloudy sky and light winds across the region. Temperature outlook indicates a slight increase in nighttime lows and daytime highs through Friday.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Tragedy at Palmetto Beach Ends in Double Shooting
Jack Donaldson 20 and his wife were shot at the home of Mrs. Jesse Smith, mother of the bride. Donaldson died by self-inflicted wounds after shooting his wife twice, she survives at her mother's home, and he is reported to be in a critical condition in Mobile.
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Jack Donaldson
Palmetto Beach
Jesse Smith
Donaldson
Southern Infirmary
Mobile
Bon Secour
Smith
Donalder
Presbyterians vote to confer on church union effort
At Birmingham on May 24 the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States voted 142 to 40 to appoint a committee to confer with a Northern church committee on organic union. Dr Leyburne warned that union could erase the Southern church. he planned a substitute. The mileage committee reported $6,849 paid out.
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Birmingham
Ala
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In the
United States
Leyburne
Church vote selects Columbus Ohio for 1918 assembly
In Dallas on May 24 the church in the USA North branch voted unanimously to hold the 1918 assembly in Columbus Ohio, with planning proceeding accordingly.
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Dallas
Texas
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church In the
North
Columbus
Ohio
Unidentified man badly injured boarding freight train
An unnamed man was severely hurt by a southbound Louisville and Nashville freight train at Tennessee and Cedar streets. He was taken to Inge Bondurant Sanitorium unconscious with severe injuries including loss of a leg, crushed arm, and severe chest wound. police have not yet established his identity.
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Louisville & Nashville
Tennessee
Cedar Streets
Inge- Bondurant
U S Steel Moves to Build Ships on Large Scale
The United States Steel Corporation through its American Bridge Company plans to enter shipbuilding on a large scale. A plant site was identified in New Jersey meadows, with plans not yet completed, and a standardized cargo vessel of 5 000 to 8 000 tons is contemplated.
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Associated Press
New York
United States Steel Corporation
American Bridge Company
Elbert H. Gary
New Jersey Meadows
The
Steel Corporation
Attorney General William J. Martin Visits Birmingham
In Birmingham, on May 24, Special, William J. Martin, attorney general, traveled to Birmingham to attend to matters of interest. He will return to the office later in the week.
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Birmingham
Montgomery
Ala
William J. Martin
Violent Battle Reported in Baltic Shores Overnight
London May 24 German naval activity in the Baltic was reported from Copenhagen. A violent cannonade lasted through the night with shocks felt along the southern Danish islands and by residents near the coast.
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London
Baltic
Copenhagen
Italians Sweep South of Castagnavizza With Air Bombs
Italian war department says forces seized Jamiano and strong positions east of Piedrasoea and Bagni after advancing south of the Castagnavizza Boscomala road. About 9,000 prisoners taken. Italian planes dropped ten tons of bombs, 130 aircraft, while British batteries aided.
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Associated Press
Italian War Department
Italian War Office
Castagnavizza- Boscomala Road
Boscomala
Jamiano
Piedraroséa
Bagni
German airships raid East Anglia and other eastern counties
Four or five hostile airships penetrated inland into the eastern counties of England and dropped bombs in countryside districts near Norfolk. The raiders were pursued by British aeroplanes but escaped in overcast weather. One man was killed in a Norfolk village. Damage believed negligible.
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Associated Press
London
England
East Anglia
Norfolk
Terrific Punishment Inflicted By French In Vauclerc Plateau
Paris said German counter attacks on the Vauclerc plateau were repulsed with heavy losses. Since May 1 French forces have captured 8,600 unwounded Germans between Soissons and Aubrive. The war department report notes heavy bombardment and German retreat to trenches after brief clashes. Artillery fighting continued in Champagne on the Villiers range.
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Paris
Vauclerc Plateau
Vauclerc
Soissons
Aubrive
Champagne
M Villiers
25 Percent Rise Forecast for Irish Potato Yield
Washington May 24 The agriculture department forecasts a 25 percent rise in this year’s Irish potato yield. Based on pre crop conditions the department estimates the crop at 33,516,000 bushels, up from 26,481,700 last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Steel Common Sells at Highest Price in History
United States Steel common sold at the highest price in its history on the stock exchange, trading around 130. The previous peak was 129.3, set yesterday, as a broad steel and iron sector rally boosted related stocks to year highs while rails fluctuated.
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Steel Common
Associated Press
New York
United States Steel Common
Registrars Sought for Seventh Ward Volunteers Urged for City Registration
The chair of the second district announces Fourth and Eighth wards filled but seeks capable volunteers for the Seventh ward to assist on registration day. He requests willing locals to call his Van Antwerp Building office at Bell 1444. Clerical help is being offered by business people and several young women. Authorities seek tables and chairs near polling places to aid registrars.
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Rickardy
van Antwerp
Bell Telephone
Undefined: Youth Confesses Killing Mother After Family Fallout
A 15 year old boy, George L. Fountain Jr., was arrested after fatally shooting his mother Alabama Fountain during a family dispute near Frohsinn. He claimed he did not know why he killed her and said his father had angered him.
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George L. Fountain, Jr
Frohsinn
W. H. Holcomberu
Alabama Fountain
E. D. Maxon
Holcombe
Fountain Place
Maxon
Fountain Woman
Liveq
No Flowers for Girls at Montgomery High Graduations
Montgomery Alabama May 24. The city board of education adopts a resolution barring graduates from wearing flowers during the last public appearance and prohibits giving graduates flowers on stage to avoid embarrassment. J Lister Hill elected president, Replacing E B Meyer. J Johnston Moore named vice president and Leopold Strauss secretary.
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Montgomery
Ala
City Board of Education
J. Lister Hill
New City Board of Education
EB. J. Meyer
J. Johnston Moore
Leopold Strauss
City Commission
Navy to recruit private yachts for patrol vessels
New York May 24. The International Mercantile Marine Company designated by the navy department to recruit and purchase private yachts for patrol use has issued an appeal to patriotic yachtmen. Seagoing yachts of at least 110 feet, available for immediate use, will be promptly paid for once passed and accepted.
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New York
Navy Department
International Mercantile Marine Company
International Mercantile Marine
Japanese Craft Rushed Into War Belt
In the house of commons Lord Robert Cecil announced a considerable number of light Japanese naval craft arriving in the Mediterranean to cooperate with Allied forces. A Paris dispatch reported Japanese gunboats reaching Marseilles to aid anti submarine operations against Germany.
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London
Mediterranean
House of Commons
Robert Cecil
Paris
Marseillaies
Waite Writes Poetry on Eve of Execution
Dr. Arthur Warren Waite scheduled for 11 o clock tonight for the murder of his father in law John E Peck at Sing Sing prison. He spent part of yesterday writing poems and letters, appearing unconcerned about his fate.
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Ossining
N. Y
Arthur Warren Waite
John E. Peck
Blood clot on brain kills U S Senator Lane
United States Senator Harry Lane of Oregon died in a San Francisco hospital after suffering a brain blood clot that caused nervous disorganization. His death ends his tenure as a member of the Senate.
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U. S
Sen
Lane
San Francisco
United States
Harry Lane
Oregon
Large Purple Top Turnip Exhibited by Jerome Sheip Inc
An exceptionally large purple top turnip grown without fertilizer at Magazine Point by G. E. Yarborough is on display at the Chamber of Commerce exhibition. The oversized vegetable, though unusual, highlights soil possibilities and agricultural display interest.
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Mill “of Jerome ~ Sheip, Inc
Magazine Point
G. EB. Yarborough
Chamber of Commerce
Ber
Mobile council presents new flag for school
A large American flag was presented to the school by Mobile Council No. 6, Junior Order United American Medics. Mr M zor delivered the presentation on Thursday evening as students and friends sang songs and honored the gift.
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Mobile Council No. 6
Nior
United American Medics
Iis
M. Zor
Studen
Boyles
Telephone link to dispatch trains between Cincinnati and Nashville
An updated telephone system will be used to dispatch trains between Cincinnati and Nashville, linking New Orleans and other lines. Mr Ins, general manager, says the project is near completion within a month and is actively progressing on the connection.
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Louisville
Nashville
Cincinnati
New
Ins
Prema
T Link
New Orleans
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