Biloxi Gathers News OnWilson Visit and City Progress
Biloxians show interest in a possible visit by President Wilson and his bride to nearby Pass Christian. A steel flagstaff is erected on Lamouse Street beach. Victor Simonich patents a sanitary venting barrel cover. An army engineer may visit Biloxi and nearby towns to review weather service needs prior to January. An invitation seeks the 1916 Mississippi Teachers Association convention in Biloxi. Mary Evans returns from Frisco after managing the Mississippi building at the Panama Exposition.
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Biloxi
Miss
Victor Simonich
I. Heidenheim
Seafood Company
John Sharp Williams
Gulf Coast
Army
New Orleans
Secretary of War
Gulfport
Pascagoula
Bay St. Louis
Weather Bureau
J. W. Apperson
Teachers’ Association
Mississippi State Teachers’ Association
Miss Evans
Frisco
Mary Evans
Mississippi
San Francisco
Representative Fuller Sought By French Trade Commission Tour
Former U S envoy to Mexico has been chosen by the French trade commission to act as their legal representative on a U S tour to purchase American machinery. This marks Fuller’s first posed photograph.
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United States
Mexico
French Trade Commission
Fuller
Bonding Company Men Sentenced in Alabama Fraud Case
Federal Judge Henry D. Clayton sentenced R. C. Howard to two years in prison and a $2,000 fine for mail fraud connected to the Bankers' Bond and Finance Company of Montgomery. G. J. Thrasher and L. E. Aymard received eighteen months and $1,000 fines each. All appealed. The firm collapsed, leaving 81 cents in treasury and $17,000 collected from investors in Alabama.
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Montgomery
Ala
Henry D. Clayton
R. C. Howard
Bankers’ Bond and Finance Company
G. J. Thrasher
L. E. Aymard
Federal Circuit Court
Bankers’ Bond and Finance Company of
Treasury
Alabama
New York Arrests of Teutons Reveal Widespread Plots
Police probe into a network tied to Teutonic propagandists enlarges as Koenig and his secretary Metzler face charges. Investigations span National City Bank records and allied loans, with hundreds of documents at risk. Government officials report a broad espionage ring with at least twenty agents, watched by police, state, and federal authorities. Mrs Koenig subpoenaed to testify next Monday.
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Mation
Police Department
Fred Metzler
Koenig
National City Bank
Wall Street
Mattola
Lord
Germany
Teutonic
Scheindl
Foreign Department
Metzler
Department of Justice
Federal Grand Jury
Villa Announces Quit War and Will Lecture
The article reports Villa declaring he has quit the war and will lecture, with Mexican observers suggesting Obregon aims to keep Villa’s remnants in the field to strike later in a political move amid five years of civil conflict in Mexico.
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Villa
Will
Obregon
Carranza
Mexico
Fireworks ban urged by Mobile Police Chief before Christmas
Chief Gilbert M. Van Liew announces strict enforcement of ordinances prohibiting discharge of fireworks in the cotton district bounded by Bloodgood Conception St Louis streets and the river. Firecrackers over three inches, dangerous torpedoes and toy balloons are banned, with fines up to 25 dollars. Enforcement begins before Christmas Eve and applies to moving vehicles.
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Gilbert M. van Liew
Bloodgood
Conception
St. Louis
Bloodgood Street
St. Louis ‘Street
Mobile River
Conception Street
Mobile
Green Timber Seeks Work as Seasoned Job Candidate
Timber with a green hue is described as seasoned enough for employment as it actively searches for a job. The piece uses a job-seeking analogy to discuss readiness and potential for work.
Major Moraht Praises Deposed British Leader French
Berlin dispatch reports Major Moraht praising General French after his removal as commander in chief. German officers, while commending his courtesy, say French bore responsibility for dark conduct by colored detachments, faulting the English nation for lack of a comprehensive view. Lord Roberts reportedly did not admire French, who may be seen as a frank but rough strategist.
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Berlin
L. I
Mander
Moraht
Lord Roberts
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Pass Christian
Eric Johnson
Lamouse Street
Turkey
Harris
Klosky’s
Chas. Sghimpf, Mgr
Paul Fuller
Thrasher
Aymard
New York
Oscar II
Siv.hemperi
Major Moraht
Boudier
Etele Eteley
Xmas
Ivory Boudoir Novelties
la Vallieres
C.j.gayfer& Co
Madeira
Oe Roel
Efeleima
Artamo
Jon
Santa Claus
Dresden
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