Robbers Use Jackson Highway in Falkville Bank Heist
Local officials attribute the Tennessee Valley Bank burglary in Falkville to professional yeggmen using an automobile to escape. Explosives damaged the vault and the first door but a reserve pile of currency and silver was saved. insurance covers the loss. Authorities seek leads as they pursue suspects and review Jackson Highway connections.
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Birmingham
Jackson Highway
Falkville
Pares
Tennessee Valley Bank
Falville
A. D. Kenamer
Kenemar
Decaturs
Bank Vault Robbers Blow Open Vault In Falkville Heist
In Falkville on September 22 a gang forced the Tennessee Valley Bank front door using a break key and coal chisel. The thieves reportedly used nitro glycerin and soap to breach the vault door, leaving only a small amount of silver and a 88 Smith and Wesson revolver recovered.
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Falkville
Tennessee Valley Bank
Smith and Wesson
German Advance Continues Near Dvinsk
Berlin reports Field Marshal Von Hindenberg’s forces breached Russian lines over a two mile front southwest of Dvinsk. The war office says 9 officers and 2 000 troops plus 8 machine gunners were captured.
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International News Service
Berlin
von Hindenberg
Dvinnsk
War Office
Russians Invest Dumbo Fortress as Dubno Bridgehead Falls
Petrograd reports Russian troops invest the fortress of Dumbo recently captured by Teutons and announce the Dubno bridgehead has been captured by the enemy this evening.
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International
Petrograd
Dumbo
Dubno
Germans Advance as Russians Retreat Toward Vilna
Berlin dispatches report the retreating Russian forces east and southeast of Vilna destroying rail lines and bridges as they fall back. Prince Leopold’s troops near Baranovytse on the Vilna Rovno line press to seize a key junction, while German forces surround to capture the Vilna army from Dvinsk to the Pripet marshes.
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Berlin
Vilna
Prince Leopold
Baronoviteh
Rovno
Dvinsk
Russian Front Backs Russian War Effort Report
Petrograd reports General Rursky holds German left on the Dvina front while General Evert retreats from Vilna toward Minsk inflicting heavy losses. General Ivanoff’s troops press the Teutonic right wing as three Russian armies hold favorable positions. Vert’s army reportedly extricated from the German enveloping movement.
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Petrograd
Rursky
Dvina
Evert
Vilna
Minsk
Ivanoff
War Office
General Vert
Barons to Play Double Header Here Tomorrow
The Birmingham Barons arrive by noon for a local double header with the Young Men's Christian Association team. A parade, Lyons Hotel dinner, booster band music, and a 2:45 pm opening game are planned with Carter and Mitweedie in the local lineup for a well attended event.
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Birmingham
Moleworth
Young Men's Christian Association
Barons
Lyons
Ball Park
Carter
Colonial Club
Mitweedie
Swat
Bulgaria Aligns With German Allies as War Escalates
London reports indicate Bulgaria supports the Germanic bloc and may attack Servia. Servia demands Sofia explain troop mobilization on the frontier while Bulgarian forces are mobilized. French and British troops bolster Servian defenses as Austrian setbacks pace the conflict.
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London
Balkan
Bulgaria
Servia
Athens
Sofia
Austria
Eight Indictments in Eastland Disaster Case
Federal grand jury returns eight indictments for conspiracy and negligence over the July 24 Eastland catastrophe that killed nearly a thousand. Named individuals include George Arnold and William Hull of St Joseph Chicago Steamship Co and Walter Greenbaum of Indian Transportation Co with captains, engineers, inspectors also charged. Corporations St Joseph Chicago Steamship Co and Indian Transportation Co named in the true bill.
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International News Service
Chicago
Eastland
Federal Grand Jury
George Arnold
St. Joseph, Chicago Steamship Co
William Hull
Walter Steel
Walter Greenbaum
Indian Transportation Co
Henry O. Pederson
Wastland
Erickson
Reid and
Nekliffe
St. Joseph, Chicago Steam- Ship Company
Intian Transportation Co
Token of Esteem Marks House Battle Over Bills
In Montgomery on September 22 the House accepted several measures as the anti trust bill the state printing bill and redistricting orders were approved. A jury bill passed 48 to 7 and the Senate affirmed Governor’s picks Chas R Bricken for brigadier general and W W Crawford for the state banking board.
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House
Senate
Chas. R. Bricken
Second Infantry
Alabama National Guard
W. W. Crawford
Birmingham
State Banking Board
Geo.a.searcy
Tuscaloosa
Letters Published Hint At German Press Tangles
Washington reports no administration decision on further action after the Archibald letters are made public in London. Several letters from Count Von Bernstorff and Count Von Stosch praise Archibald while Von Papen faces possible recall and Dumba letters critique Lansing and US policy on armament and munitions.
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London
James Archibald
Lansing
Capt. von Papen
von Bernstortt
James F. J. Archibald
Falmouth
New York
Rotterdam
Count von Bernstorff
Germany
Austria
von Papen
Washington
Berlin
Archibald
Pr. Dumba
Baron von Burian
United States
Cotton Market Prices Given as Middling to Good Middling
Corrected cotton quotes list Middling 10 3 8 cents Strict Middling 10 5 8 cents Good Middling 10 7 8 cents. Markets reflect price ranges for grade levels with no further context or dates.
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Jones Cotton Co
Seven Die as Dynamite Blast Buries Seventh Avenue Cars
A September disaster in New York city caused a cave in on Seventh Avenue near West 24th to 26th streets. Seven killed and over fifty injured as dynamite explosion collapsed the street into a new subway trench fifty feet below. Police report differ on number of cars swallowed. experts investigate four inquiries and pillars were said to have given way.
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HETD
New York
Seventh Avenue
West Twenty-fourth
Twenty-fifth Streets
West Twenty-sixth Street
Ford Submarines The Latest Wrinkle
Henry Ford agreed to devise a perfect engine for use in U S submarines and airplanes after a conference with Secretary Daniels. Ford outlined plans for cheap durable motors for submarines, signaling a new automotive role in military propulsion.
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Ford
International News Service
Washington
Henry Ford
Detroit Automobile
Navy Daniels
Detroit
English Aviators Report Successful Raids In Belgium and France
English airmen conducted successful attacks on German positions in Belgium and France. They bombarded Middiekerke and Conflame, a railroad near Verdun and Metz. A major artillery duel continues on the front, now extending to Flanders with ongoing gunfire.
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International News Service
Paris
Belgium
France
War Office
Middiekerke
Conflame
Verdun
Metz
Flanders
Meeker Denies Dumba Threats in London Letter
Chicago packer Arthur Meeker rejected claims that he threatened former Austrian Ambassador Dumba. He insisted he never made such threats and disputed the letter published in London last night.
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International News Service
Chicago
Arthur Meeker
Dumba
Austria
London
Bee Line supporters rally for Gulf route to Nashville
Alabama delegations from Decatur Hartselle Cullman Montgomery and other cities travel by nearly 100 autos to Nashville to back the Bee Line for the Gulf to the lakes highway. They plan to meet Birmingham Huntsville and Gadsden groups and decide route at a Hermitage Hotel caucus.
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Decaturs
Hartselle
Culmingham
Montgomery
Alabama
Nashville
Tennessee
Gulf-to-the Lakes
Athens
Pulaski
Highway Association
Corporation Line
Birmingham
Oneonta
Huntsvile
Huntsville
Guntersville
Gadsden
Bee Line
Hermitage Hotel
Alabamians
Mississippi
Alma’ Rittenberg
Lyons
North Alabama
Wm. C. Ratcliffe
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
House approves jury bill and reefing bill in sea session
Montgomery dispatch reports the House passed the jury bill by 4 to 7 and approved the conference report on the reefing bill 49 to 32. The Senate adjourned at one o clock.
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International News Service
Montgomery
House
Senate
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Count Vonstorff
Germta
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W. E. Crawford
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Roy Horton
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