Hurricane hits southern coast near Fort Morgan with 90 mph winds
The West Indian hurricane nears the American coast and is expected to move inland between New Orleans and Apalachicola. Weather bureau issues hurricane warnings from Apalachicola to New Orleans and Mobile area as mariners receive warnings of increasing intensity.
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Associated
Washington
Ben
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
American
New Orleans
Apalachicola
Fla
the Weather Bureau
Gulf
Weather Bureau
Mobile
Ala
Rumanians Hold Ground As Somme Front Remains Active
A nationalist dispatch details Romanian stand along Transylvania and reports French repulse of German assaults on the Somme. Berlin claims gains along Eastern fronts while Petrograd and Bucharest report ongoing battles and cautious progress amid winter approaching.
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Transylvania
Berlin
Bucharest
Rumania
Paris
Somme
Telegraph circuit to Mobile goes down in storm
Montgomery reports the last wire to Mobile failed at 11 46 AM as the storm shifts eastward. Telegraph updates estimate winds between 90 and 100 miles per hour. Property damage is minor compared with the July hurricane.
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Montgomery
Mobile
Tropical storm disturbance eyes Mobile with winds up to 72 mph
Mobile residents monitor weather reports as a tropical storm disturbance approaches. At 6 o'clock the wind shifted to the southeast and reached 72 miles per hour. No shipping damage reported. River trout property owners warned to take precautions.
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Mobile
At & O
Tropical storm moving north of Pensacola
Reports from Pensacola Mobile indicate the tropical storm center is sweeping northward from the gulf. At 7 am an 48 mile per hour east wind was noted. Burrwood La and Gunport Miss reported 20 mile gales with high tides and northwest winds. New Orleans recorded a wind under 10 miles per hour.
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New Orleans
Pensacola
Mobile
Gulf
Gunport Miss
Burrwood
Unclear Wind Report From Pensacola On Oct 18
News from New Orleans notes a wind gust of 72 miles an hour from Pensacola at 1:15 a.m. with a 29.40 barometer and tides two feet above normal. Earlier reports listed winds at 0 miles per hour from the east and a 29.48 barometer.
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New Orleans
Pensacola
Fla
Wind Blasts At 90 Miles An Hour Cut Mobile New Orleans Lines
A message received from Mobile to New Orleans around 9 am reports winds reaching 90 miles per hour. Telegraph and telephone links between Mobile and New Orleans were cut after 9 am.
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New Orleans
Mobile
Hurricane Warning Issued For Approaching Tropical Storm
Washington reports a hurricane warning issued as a tropical storm approaches. The warning highlights imminent threat to coastal areas and urges preparedness and evacuation where advised. Local authorities monitor trajectory and potential landfall risks.
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Washington
Gale Hit Fort Morgan As Storm Moves Along Gulf Coast
Warnings extended from New Orleans to Apalachicola as a hurricane force gale battered Fort Morgan at Mobile Bay. Early today a Marconi Wireless report said winds reached 98 miles per hour with gusts higher, pounding the area around 4 a m and 6 40 a m.
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New Orleans
Fort Morgan
Ala
Mobile Bay
Marconi Wireless Company
United States silent on submarine question stance
The United States refused to offer a formal statement on submarine activities and raids, noting it would respond only if requested and that full information is with the state department. Officials said no general regulations will be issued and investigation continues into what the submarine commander learned at Newport harbor.
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United States
Associated Press
Washington
Oct
United
Viscount Grey
American
Germany
Pensacola
Fla
State Department
Uaneedin
Ete Ie
Newport Harbor
Bryan predicts Wilson re election from southern support
William Jennings Bryan arrived in Memphis for a Tennessee campaign day. He told a large crowd that southern Democrats show a strong current of sentiment that will sweep President Wilson to a victorious re election.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
William Jennings Bryan
Tennessee
Rye
Middle West
Bryan
South
Wilson
Jones County Posse Seeks Murderer in Maysville Region
New Bern reports a Jones county posse with bloodhounds searches the Maysville area for N. H. Collins, a white farmer accused of killing Abraham Collins, another farmer.
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Associated Press
New Bern
Jones County
Maysville
N. H. Collins
Abraham Collins
Mrs Martha Phifer Dead longtime NC School for the Deaf steward
Morganton resident Mrs Martha Avery Phifer widow of Geo L Phifer died Sunday at 4 pm at age 74 after months of illness. A member of the Avery family she is a daughter of the late Col Moultam Avery of Confederate army fame and has many notable kin across the state.
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Morganton
Martha Avery Phifer
Geo. L. Phifer
North Carolina School For the Deaf
Avery
Moultam Avery
Arrest Lawyer in Court in Harlem Disorderly Conduct Case
Henry C. Henderson, a White Plains lawyer, was arrested in Harlem police court by order of Magistrate Krotel on a disorderly conduct charge. During client examination he allegedly said You cant bulldoze me. He was paroled for appearance Friday morning.
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New York
Henry C. Henderson
White Plains
N. Y
Harlem
Krotel
Meat futures hit record high on open as hurricane rumors push prices
New Orleans Oct 18 The market opened with a sensational advance after rumors that a tropical hurricane shifted to the bottom belt around Medina Prices rose 65 to 75 points with July options trading at 19 172 cents per pound the highest ever recorded on the local futures board
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New Orleans
Tte
Medine
Future Contract Board
Liquor Rush Fueled by Virginia Prohibition Ahead
Rocky Mount N C Oct 18 A special railroad agent points to 154 suitcases packed with liquor on a southbound local train at a Virginia station as travelers rush to carry alcohol into Virginia before the prohibition law takes effect. Extra agents and officers accompany trains as bulkier baggage challenges baggage handlers.
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Rocky Mount
N. C
South
Virginia
Lindsay Funeral Held This Afternoon
Funeral service for A. H. Lindsay, who died Monday night, was held at his Jordan Street home at 2 PM with Dr. Gilbert T. Rowe of Wesley Memorial Church in charge. Pallbearers included P. H. Johnson, H. W. Fraser, J. W. Harries, W. P. Pickett, M. A. Allred, J. A. Clinard, W. M. Dickson, and J. W. Sechrest. Interment followed in Oakwood.
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A. H. Lindsay
Jordan Street
Gilbert T. Rowe
Wesley Memorial Church
P. H. Johnson
H. W. Fraser
J. W. Harries
W. P. Pickett
M. A. Allred
J. A. Clinard
W. M. Dickson
J. W. Sechrest
Oak
Rain Tonight and Thursday With Strong NE Winds Coastward
A weather note forecasts rain tonight and likely Thursday with higher temperatures elsewhere. It warns of fresh to strong northeast winds and cooler conditions along the coast.
Endowment Plan Moves at Greensboro College for Women
Rev. Dr. G. T. Rowe and J. W. Harris led trustees from High Point at the Greensboro College for Women meeting. They supported a $150,000 endowment fund to be raised promptly, though details will take time. A new dormitory is seen as a priority as finances show last year’s expenses were paid and a slight net gain. J. A. Lone of Roxboro was elected to the board, replacing J. L. Borden who resigned. Rev. M. T. Pigler of Wilmington and Rev. G. F. Smith of Roxboro were re elected.
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G. T. Rowe
J. W. Harriss
High Point
Greensboro College For Women
Union
J. A. Lone
Roxboro
J. L. Borden
Goldsboro
M. T. Pigler
Wilmington
G. F. Smith
North and South furniture makers meet to discuss rising costs
A conference in Greensboro brought together furniture manufacturers from North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia to discuss soaring production costs over the past 15 months Prices in some inputs have jumped as much as 150 percent since January 1915 Attendees from High Point include Fred N Tate J W Harriss A E Tate O E Kearns W B Thomas J M Salsbury Royal Tomlinson H Tomlinson and J T Ryan secretary of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers association
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Nort Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Greensboro
High Point
Fred N. Tate
The
Continental
J. W. Harriss
Welch
A. E. Tate
Tate Furniture Company
O. E. Kearns
Kearns Furniture Company
W. B. Thomas
Union
J. M. &. Salsbury
Superintendent Royal
Ideal Table Company
J. T. Ryan
Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
Spirit at Old Home If Not in the Flesh
High Point residents discussed Bird R Coler registration for the November election. Coler, a prominent financier and former Brooklyn official, says he registered from an abandoned New York avenue address though he claims Carmel as his home. He plans to explain to Magistrate Geismar at Gates Avenue court and seeks mercy of the court.
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High Point
Monady
New York
Enterprise
Bird
Coler
U. and Y. R. Railway
South
New York Sun
Lix New York Avenue
Brooklyn
New York Avenue
T J Gold Addresses Democratic Rally Tuesday
Thomas J. Gold spoke at an Iron Works rally in Rockingham County yesterday. He praised Woodrow Wilson and his administration, noting the crowd gave him close attention and treated him well. Gold, the Democratic nominee for elector from the fifth district, said it was good to be there.
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Thomas J. Gold
Iron Works
Kockingham County
Mr. Gold
Woodrow Wilson
Democracy
City Council Debates Garage Regulations and Street Work
The council held a brief session mainly over garage ordinances. Horace Sisson sought a North Main garage with a 540 gallon tank near a church, Barker urged strict limits on gasoline tanks, and officials will enforce the rules. Washington Street residents petitioned for oil asphalt paving, while street work progresses with South Main earthwork and curbing upgrades.
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R. B. Terry
New York
Horace Sisson
Sisson
North Main Street
Barker
Tee Ravan
Os Babe
Lyon
J. R. Young
Washington Street
Alexander
Venetia Smith
Civic League
Marr
South Main Street
Revival Meeting at Main Street Methodist Church
Large crowds attend revival services at Main Street Methodist Church. Mr Robbins delivers sermon nightly at 7 30 with the theme Satan standing at His right hand to resist hindering. Public invited to attend these services each night.
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Main Street Methdist Church
Robbins
Satan
Peaching
Death of Infant at Willis Street Home
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. J. Campbell died last night at 1 o'clock at their home 12 Willis Street due to pneumonia. The body was shipped to Bicoe this afternoon where interment will take place.
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Day
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Jones County Posse
M. A. Phifer
Lindsay
Romania
D & Gueen
Itaric
Berit
Prince Carol
Wowen Maid
T. J. Gold
Hegard
Man Street
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