Eastern Front Turmoil As Bulgarian Breakthrough Reported
Bulgarian troops reportedly pierced the Anglo French line and cut off French forces from the British, with a long front section stormed and heavy French losses. Pursuit of the Allied troops continues as reports arrive from Serbia. Germany pressures Greece amid Greek neutrality tensions. Allies gain time to plan Balkan operations.
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Berlin
Sayville
Serbia
Germany
London
Greece
Reuter
Athens
Greec
Balkan
Balkans
Saloniki
Aristocratic War Toll Highlighted in New Peerage
London shows De brett's Peerage listing about 800 names of those killed or dying of wounds in WWI, filling twelve pages. In St Louis McCombs starts organizing the June 14 1916 Democratic national convention. Hartford mourns the death of Rabbi Meyer Elkin at 75, longtime Beth Israel leader. London reports German Austro Hungarian submarines have sunk 508 vessels totalling 917819 tons. Pinegrove, a 2847 ton British steamer, was sunk but crew saved. Washington notes former Senator Francis Marion Cockrell has died. Indianapolis reports Vice President Marshall and wife depart for Washington with a nurse after her recent operation. Syracuse caps the item with Harold M White elected captain for next season. White weighs 273 pounds at six feet six.
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London
Debrett
ST. Louis
William F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
Hartford
Conn
Meyer Elkin
New England
Germany
Elkin
Congregation Beth Israel
Berlin
Pinegrove
Washington
Francis Marion Cockrell
United States
Missouri
Indianapols
Marshall
Weather forecast for Mobile and Mississippi
Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight. Wednesday warmer and likely rain. Fresh east and southeast winds. Forecast also notes higher temperatures and unsettled conditions across Mississippi with a similar wind pattern.
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Mobile
Washington
Mississippi
Heavy snow storm cripples New York rail and telegraph networks
A Northeast snow storm dumps 6 to 15 inches across New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Wires break, electric service fails, trains stall or run hours late, and ships report harbor damage as New York and Stamford zones suffer the worst electric feed outages in years.
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New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Poughkeepsie
New York Central
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Stamford
Conn
New Haven
Boston
Virginia
Western Union Telegraph Company
Hudson River
New York Central Railroad
Atlantic
Nova Scotia
New York City
Auto dealers seek relief at capital
Alabama dealers and agents from Birmingham Montgomery Mobile Selma and other cities called on Governor Henderson Monday to protest a provision of the automobile license law. The attorney general's interpretation would require licensing every car operated by dealers even for demonstrations creating hardship and large costs. L and N pays more taxes State Auditor Allgood says Louisville and Nashville paid $124334.01 in Jefferson Calhoun Morgan counties bringing total state and county taxes to over $500000. Hotel Men Convene Alabama Hotel Men's Association holds its semi annual convention in Montgomery with executive sessions at the Gay Teague Hotel and planned entertainment for visitors.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Henderson
Birmingham
Mobile
Selma
M. C. Allgood
J. B. Jones
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Jefferson
Calhoun
Morgan
Louisville and Nashville
Alabama Hotel Men’s Assciation
Gay-Teague Hotel
Fortifications Bill Seeks 80 Million for Coast Guns and Armor
The War Department backs a fortifications bill to fuel coast defenses big guns and mobile artillery. Proposals total 23.3 million this year with 50 million planned over four years including new coast works eighteen emplacements and armor piercing shells. The plan also covers torpedo wireless control patents and long term contracts for gun production. Hopewell fire photos depict a duPont Powder Company town razed by a blaze thought incendiary.
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John Hays Hammond, Jr
Department
Hopewell
duPont Powder Company
Marguerite Sylva Weds Navy Officer in Paris
Marguerite Sylva married Lieut. L. Smith of Richmond Virginia an assistant naval attaché at the American embassy in Paris. The ceremony united two noted figures amid Paris society and diplomatic circles.
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Marguerite Sylva
Paris
Lieut. L. Smith
Richmond
Vaith
Mendota Man Praises Illinois Crops and Roads Venture
Thomas Smythe of Mendota Illinois says the current corn crop across Illinois and Indiana is the poorest in years due to a cold summer. He discusses road-building costs and the Gulf Coast land’s year-round farming potential while visiting Mobile and calling on Bruce Hoover and friends.
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Thomas Smythe
Mendota
Ill
Bienville
Illinois
Mr. Smythe
Indiana
Smythe
Gulf Coast
Bruce Hoover
Mobile
Jackson County Bridge Plan Between Clarke and Washington
Clarke and Washington counties agreed to grant a franchise and provide an annual bonus of 2500 dollars for five years for a new bridge over the Tombigbee River replacing the Jackson ferry. The conference at Kion Alamonday included L. C. Irvine and Captain John Craft representing Mobile.
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Clarke
Washington
Kion
Alamonday
Tombigbee River
Shoul
Jackson
Alabama
L. C. Irvine
John Craft
Mobile
American coal in great demand by France
New York Dec. 14 Demand for American coal by the French government is urgent and shipping shortages may force France to hire or charter steamers for coal transport. France consumes about 60 million tons yearly, with half from Germany Belgium and England. dealers say France may require far more than the U.S. has supplied before.
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New York
France
Germany
Bellum
England
Jance
Triumphs of Peace Highlighted at Commercial Meet
At Charleston South Carolina the Southern Commercial Congress held a Peace Day with speeches on Americas gains from hemispheric peace. James Brown Scott and Arthur Call spoke. S Perez Triana of Colombia was slated to discuss Peace and Pan America.
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Charleston
8. C
Southern Commercial Congress
America
Western Hemisphere
Europe
James Brown Scott
State Department
Arthur D. Call
American Peace Society
S. Perez Triana
Colombia
Pan-America
League
Phillip H. Gadsden
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
Herbert
Houston
Oscar Straus
Commerce and Labor
John H. Stewart
New York
Theodore Marburg
United States
Belgium
Congress
Marburg
Flanders
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Otis
Butler
War at a Glance Reports Balkan Reverses and Allied Breakthroughs
Berlin claims Bulgarians drove Anglo French from Serbia and split the allied line with a Macedonian unit breaking through. French losses were heavy as a battalion was routed and its commander captured. Greece neutrality debated as Germany seeks assurances. Italian deputies adjourn after tributes to the king and front victories. Berlin notes uncertain reception of the American note on the Ancona.
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Serbia
Berlin
Sofia
Vardar
Greece
Germany
Athens
Italian Chamber of Deputies
Reichstag
Leipsic
France
Paris
Vienna
Europe
Mississippi fair building urged by Frank Lewis
Frank Lewis of Pascagoula calls for a Mississippi building at the Gulf Coast Fair in Mobile to give the coast an identity and boost regional pride. He urges cooperation from the coast counties and pledged funding, arguing the shell structure would suit space needs and showcase pecans Satsuma citrus and other Mississippi crops to rival California. Congressman Pat Harrison backs the plan and Mobile leaders see opportunity for early erection.
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Ocean Springs
Miss
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Frank Lewis
Pascagoula
Gulf Coast Fair
Mbile
Pat Harrison
Kippi
Lewis
Jackson, Harrison
Stuart
Schley
Success
Pabst
Delmas
Alléy
Russell
Big Z
Havens
Satsuma
Kingdom
Japan
California
Alabama
Mobile
Funeral Notices From 1915 Ad Notices
Multiple obituaries and notices detail deaths of Mary Alice Yeates Julia C Bishop Sierra Bruce and others with funeral times and locations. Interments at Pine Crest and Magnolia cemeteries, addresses at Spring Hill Avenue and St Francis, and rests in 1915. Lost items include a $20 and other bills, a roll of bills, a padlock, and a Masonic ring with contact rewards. Found gold bar and government street location noted for pickup.
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Yeates
Meri Miss
Mary Alice
J. Yeates
C. A
Spring Hill Avenue
Tomorr
Pine Crest Cemetery
Bishop
Julia C
B. J. Bishop
Emileman
Magnolia Cemetery
Sierra
Bruce
Joseph Sie
St. Francis
Cent Presbyterian
Newara
Tre
Masonic
Bell
Government Street
Hallett Street
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Harold M. White
White
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York, Pennsylvania
New Jer
Sey
duPont
City Point
Petersburg
Jackson Highway
U.S
Petrograd
Pecan Man
Desclares
Kate
S. Jackson
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