Terminals Needed to Harness Navigable Waters
Colonel W D A Anderson of Montgomery says without suitable terminals the city cannot gain full advantage of navigable waters improved by the United States. He compares the issue to a railroad with good tracks but no freight yards and notes Congress keeps pushing local interests to provide proper terminals to enable waterway use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
W. D. A. Anderson
United States District Engineer
Montgomery
Ala
Anderson
Secretary of
Chambers of Commerce
Pereon
Oneereites l Seit
Secretary of War
Chief of Engineers
Chambers ‘of Commerce
Committee meeting called by relief chairmen
Chairman D. P. Bestor of the central relief committee has summoned a meeting of the committee for 8 o'clock this evening in the directors' room of the First National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. P. Bestor
Central Relief Committee
First National Bank
Mobile relief fund urges swelling subscriptions for fire victims
A Mobile citizens committee appeals for voluntary contributions to reach a $25 000 target after a fire destroyed 40 city blocks and 200 homes last Wednesday. The group chaired by Ernest F Ladd urges funds to provide temporary homes clothing furniture and food as families rebuild. A single colored relief committee affiliated with the central effort operates from the federal building to prevent confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Committee For
Mobile
Ernest F. Ladd
Henry J. D. R. ‘Dunlap
John B. Dor Iett
A. Johnson
Ed J. Higgins
D. P. Bestor, Jr
Central Relief Committee
Central Committee
Bestor Sai Ere
Federal
Tented city housing fire survivors on Emanuel and Charleston
About 300 people live in army tent shelters in the St Emanuel and Charleston streets area and in the burned zone. The committee led by Gordon Smith plans 120 tents with 36 at St Emanuel and Charleston, five more for families on former home sites, and 12 under construction despite heavy rain. Clothing and food aid continues, with strong demand for children’s clothing. Thousands visited the burned district Sunday, many seeking valuables and viewing the devastation, while residents in the tents express satisfaction and have begun domestic improvements with full utilities and services in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Emanuel
Charleston
Gordon Smith
Bears Call Off Mobile Chattanooga Game
The Mobile Chattanooga game was canceled at noon after a grounds inspection found the field unsuitable. Manager Bob Coleman announced tomorrow’s home finale would start at 3 38 rather than 4 30 to allow players to reach the Mobile and Ohio train at 7. The Bears begin on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Chattanooga
Bob Coleman
Coleman
Bears
Ohio
Salvation Army Drive to Resume Thursday Morning
Judge Price Williams, chairman in Mobile County, said the Salvation Army Home Service Campaign will restart Thursday at 9 am at Salvation Army headquarters on St Francis Street. The drive, halted after a Wednesday fire, has about 7 000 dollars raised of a 16 000 local goal and a 25 000 regional target with three counties reporting progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army Home Service
Price Williams
Mobile
Salvation Army
St. Francis Street
Submarine UB 88 To Visit Mobile For Public Inspection
The German submarine UB-88 will arrive in Mobile Tuesday afternoon and dock at the Municipal Wharf foot of St Francis Street for public inspection. The vessel, under Naval Lt Von Rathenau, has a crew of about 30 and carries one gun and ten torpedoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
St. Francis Street
L. Ni
Navy Yard
Pensacola
Age Ander Neilson
Per Raymond
Ithewion
England
Gulf
Ras St. Louis
Sasaieereender
von Rathenau
Ijn
Flamborough Head
Zeebrugge
English Channel
Torbay
Straits of Dover
United States
Grand Jury Heads Federal Court In May Session
The United States district court May term convened in Alabama with Joseph A Hynde as grand jury foreman. A list of jurors from Mobile Grove Hill Brewton and other towns was selected to serve on the grand jury and as petit jurors for non jury cases through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
J Popes
T. Ervin
Bama
Joseph A
Moble
A. B. Slade
Toinette
Horace Pugh
Grove Hill
Frank Bracy
Black
William 7
Mobile
E. Pe. White
Solicitor Probes Charge Involving Chauffeurs
Solicitor B B Chamberlain probes a case arising from the arrest of Sam Powe and Archie McCall, released on 300 bond. The chauffeurs are charged with dangerous and suspicious conduct after allegedly taking two young girls to Annie Palmer Kelly's house. Kelly is held on vagrancy. The cases against Powe McCall and Kelly will be called tomorrow in recorder's court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Chamberlain
Sam Powe
Archie McCall
Char AceerOee
Viola Kittrell
Josephine Clement
Powe
Theodore
Serhae
Annie Palmer Kelly
Kelly
McCall
Sage Kelly
Recorder’s Court
Latikos Faces Trial Before Circuit Court
M Latikos of Hamil and Davis avenue stands trial in the circuit court on charges connected with the alleged buying of stolen property from wholesale grocery stores. Several people were convicted at the previous term in related thefts and purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Latikos
Hamil
Davis Avenue
Commerce Phe Wholesale
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
The Weather Washington report for May 26 predicts local thunderstorms and storms likely in Alabama and Mississippi, with activity continuing into Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
US Engineer Urges Port Terminals for Mobile Ports
Colonel W D A Anderson district engineer urges Mobile and similar cities to provide proper river and harbor terminals to secure full federal aid for waterways. He cites laws requiring local terminals owned by public agencies and accessible on equal terms to all shippers, warning that without suitable terminals the city cannot fully utilize navigable waterways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
United States
W. D. A. Anderson
Montgomery
R. S. Thomas
Range Riders Named to Enforce Cattle Dipping Law
Mobile county authorities authorize ten range riders to enforce the cattle dipping law. Dr C B Smith, in charge of tick eradication, obtained support at a county board meeting. Affidavits exist against violators and evidence against more owners. opposition is seen in the northern part of the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Mobile County
County Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
C. B. Smith
United States
T. B. Altman
Van Heuvel Manslaughter Case Set For Friday
The case of James M. Van Heuvel, former soldier living at 50 South Cedar Street, charged with manslaughter in a car accident that killed 12 year old James Bates, was called in recorder's court and postponed until Friday. Bates, a delivery boy for Southern Fuel and Ice Co., ran from behind a wagon and was struck. he was taken to City Hospital. Van Heuvel surrendered at police quarters after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. van Heuvel
South Cedar Street
James Bates
Recorder’s Court
Bates
Southern Fuel and Ice Company
City Hospital
van Heuvel
Broadus Is Fined Under Liquor Law
Leo Broadus, convicted weeks ago of liquor law violations and appealing to the circuit court, pleaded guilty and was fined 350 and costs plus sixty days hard labor. Louis Kahn and Jr. fined 200 and costs each for similar violations in the same court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Broadus
Inferior Criminal Court
Circuit Court
Louis Kahn
Allies weigh conditional recognition of Kolchak Denikine regime
Paris May 26 The peace conference four council conditional recognition of Admiral Kolchak and General Denikine anti Bolshevik governments. Recognition hinges on convoking a genuine constituent assembly and acceptance of the League covenant and its territorial implications. The move aims to aid Russia with arms funds and supplies while avoiding interference with non Russian states.
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Paris
Council of Four
Peace Conference
Admiral Kolchak
General Denikine
Reuter
Russia
League of Nations
Constituent Assembly
Troe
Lenine Sought Armistice Amid Bolshevik Uncertainty
A fragmented dispatch claims Nikolai Lenine proposed an armistice to Admiral Kolchak amid Bolshevik worries over Moscow and the fate of Riga. A wireless report mentions Moscow defense and women volunteers in town duties, with non Bolshevik troops near the Dvina on the outskirts of Riga.
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Riga
Ben
Dvina
Reu
Moonshiner King Dead in Pitched Fight
Wiley Glover, styled of Jefferson County, is dead and L. E. Felton, his assistant, is jailed after a pitched battle with deputy sheriffs in Sayre neighborhood along the Cahaba river yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Wiley Glover
Jefferson County
Viets
L. E. Felton
Sayre
Cahaba River
Ultimatum to Winnipeg Strikers Casts Shadow on City
A pressed dispatch reports a federal stance threatening to remove Winnipeg postal clerks from the service if they do not return to work by noon. Calgary Saskatoon and Edmonton were alerted that synthetic strikes may be called in those cities today as Ottawa signals a hard line amid labor tensions. The government denies bluffing and warns of decisive action against strikers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Dean Robertson
Calgary
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Ottawa
Robertson
Willard to Train in Toledo for Dempsey Bout
Jess Willard departs Los Angeles for Toledo to begin training for the July 4 title fight with Jack Dempsey. He plans a stop in Lawrence to visit family before continuing. Local preparations include ring setups and crowd plans for the match at the Toledo arena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Toledo
Ohio
Jess Willard
Los Angeles
Rates deemed discriminatory against lines in freight complaint
May 26 tentative ICC examiner ruling finds freight rates from productive points to Little Rock Arkansas through Georgia and via Atlantic Coast Line and others were unreasonable and discriminatory. Merchants Freight Bureau of Little Rock filed the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peridene
Georgia
Little Rock
Ark
United States to own seized German shipping
President Wilson says the Paris council of four has agreed that the United States will retain 700,000 tons of German ships seized in American ports since entering the war. Britain proposed a common pool of ships from other nations, but the U S refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Council of Four
Paris
United States
Great Britain
Austrian credentials approved at St Germain peace talks
Paris May 26 The credentials of the Austrian peace delegation at St Germain en Laye were approved by the peace congress credentials commission. The Austrians sent their first note to the allied powers on Carinthian affairs as talks on German Austrian terms continue. Authorities report possible quick progress on German army cutbacks and economic terms, with discussions of Adriatic claims and reparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
St. Germain En Laye
Washington
Greman-Austria
Italy
Adriatic
Britain
France
Tay
Lond
Germany
Wien
Montgelas
Ia Res
Berta
Barre
Jay
Agrabh
County Highway Patrol System Plan Adopted
County officials adopt a two section patrol plan proposed by Commissioner Finley McFadyen detailing routes from St Stephens and Howell Roads to county lines. The plan lists multiple road segments with mileages and connections including Cedar Creek and Dickens Ferry roads, and to Georgetown and Phin Port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finley McFadyen
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Penich
St. Stephens Road
Lott Road
Davis
Georger Town
Georgetown
Berry
Dog River
Chunchula
Oak Grove
Citronelle
le Howella
Howell
Mof
Mr. Snow
Cold Creek
Cedar Cream Bridge
Cedar Creek
Caret
Mt. Vernonde
Tanner Frag LD Shell Pd
Dickens Th Tn
BRAD
Country Club
Old Shell Road
Milkhouse
Ben Tanner Road
Dickens Ferry Road
Tanner End
R. V. Tayor Faves
Ee Ferry
Stner Road
Woodcock Creek
Thompson Residence
Government Street
County
Three Notch Road
Ewo
Irvington Road
Irvington
County Line
Theodore
Saleiles
Upper Gba
R Point
Froshinn
Dorlan
Phin Port
Allen
Six Police Arrests In Recorder's Court Docket
The recorder's court docket for Monday shows six arrests from Saturday morning to Monday morning, a smaller total than usual, with cases concentrated over the weekend period.
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Recorder’s Court
House Blown Off Foundations By Sunday Winds
The home of Stanley Edwards on Mohawk Street was blown from its foundations Monday at 10 am as gusts shifted to the northern wind. A heavy farm wagon and other items were blown across Government Street, and the lumber company office roof was blown in. Wind hit 40 mph Sunday with heavy rain, though rainfall totals were not extreme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Edwards
Mohawk Street
Old Government Street
Loop District
Government Street
Lumber Company
Texas
Louisiana
Gulf Coast
Gulf Cast
Mobile
Centenary Drive Subscriptions Near Forty Five Million Mark
Nashville reports at SMU centenary headquarters show $32,000,000 in subscriptions with indications the full $35,600,000 goal will be reached today. The Tennessee conference led with $1,315,000 as yesterday's victory drive is deemed a success and the total may reach $45,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mey
Nashville
Tenn
Southern Methodist Centenary
Tennessee Conference
Sixty six back to parliament from uncontested constituencies
Madrid May 26. Sixty six candidates were returned from constituencies with no contests. Included among the elected is Count Romanones a liberal former premier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Madrid
Count Romanones
Buffalo chosen as 1920 Northern Baptist convention site
Denver May 26. Buffalo New York was unanimously selected today by the Northern Baptist convention as the meeting place for the 1920 convention of the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Denver
Buffalo
N. Y
Northern Baptist Convention
Merry Party Acknowledges Hawker Victory Celebrations
A crowded Surbiton gathering hosted by Harry G. Hawker applauded hopeful hopes of an Atlantic crossing. Thomas C. head of Sopwith Avion Company attended as airmen sent telegrams and calls of congratulations poured in to Mrs. Hawker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Presse
Harry G. Hawker
Thomas C
Sopwith Avim Company
Hawker Aapter
Atlantic
Hawker
Fragmentary Vin King Passage Reflects Lost Fire
An OCR fragment records Vin King expressing doubt about national capability and resilience. The brief lines hint at a political or rhetorical moment, with King urging confidence and action while critiquing current state strength.
President orders allotments paid at once
Washington May 26 Pay due and current allotments and life insurance for soldiers sailors and Civil War veterans will be sent without a moment's delay to Secretary Glass by Wilson after Congress passed the $45,000,000 deficiency bill. The measure now goes to Paris for signature by the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Glass
Wilson
Congress
Paris
Kalut Volcano Erupts in Java With High Casualties
From Amsterdam dated May 26 authorities report Kalut in eastern Java has erupted, destroying villages near Drengat and Blitar. The Central News patch cites 16,000 as the tally of affected people, with Kalut listed as the fourteenth active volcano on Java near Surabaya.
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Amsterdam
Kalut
Java
Drengat
Blitar
Keloet
Surabaya
Time for Making Returns Extended for Luxu Tax
Washington May 26 The revenue bureau extends to June 15 the time for making returns on bottled soft drinks musical instruments goods chewing gum garments furs micasnixe knives toilet soap insurance tion admissions and initiations due to printing delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Revenue Bureau
Crenshaw Trial on Tri Incendarism Opens in Charlottesville
In Charlottesville Virginia the third trial of Dabsey Crenshaw son of a wealthy Bi manufacturer began in court today over a 1918 case involving a chemical laboratory at the U Virginia site and alleged platinum theft. A jury was not chosen on this day as proceedings opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charlottesville
Dabsey IV
Ai Chemical Laboratory
U. Virginia
Crenshaw
Eh Crenshaw
20000 U S Sail Invited To See The Alps
Geneva dispatch reports 20000 American officers and expeditionary force invited to visit the Alps. General Pershing emphasises the need to return home speedily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Geneva
Alps
Pershing
A. Ag Fost
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Jospeh A. Hynde
Federal Court
Latikos
U. S
Col. Anderson
J. van Heuvel
Broadus
Kolchak
Pal
Will
Dempsey
McFadyen
Board of Commissioners
Office of Lumber Company
Baptists
A Crenshaw
Cha
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