Peace Seems Likely In Baseball World Despite No Signed Agreement
Cincinnati reports indicate peace talks continue with officials denying a signed accord. Chicago sources say a New York meeting reached details on retaining Federal League players through 1917 and potential buyouts of Cubs and Browns, with Cincinnati to decide minor league issues and Baltimore club fate.
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Cincinnati
Federal League
August Herrmann
National Baseball Commission
Chicago
New York
Herrmann
Brooklyn
Baltimore Federal Club
Cubs
Browns
Charles Weegham
Chicago Federals
Harry Sinclair
Newark
Chicago Nationals
St. Louis
St. Louis Americans
Weeghman
Baltimore
Change in Schedule Impacts Mobile York Passenger Train
Alabama Tennessee and Northern announces a December 19 schedule update for northbound service. The Mobile Terminal Station train departs at 6:15 A M reaching York at 1:53 P M with connections from Meridian Tuscaloosa Birmingham and East. Return from York begins at 7:35 A M after Meridian arrivals, reaching Mobile at 3:20 P M. The Mobile morning train will depart before the Southern Railway to Calvert, guiding passengers to use A T N connections for Calvert area beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Tennessee
Northernee
Mobile
Terminal Station
York
Ala
Meridian
Tuscaloosa
Birmingham
Winter Weather Waves Through Mobile Plans
The Weather Man forecasts a drop to 35 degrees Tuesday night with frost and clear skies. Mobile records a Sunday high of 59 and low of 41 as a light frigid spell grips the region. A humorous local exchange about staying in Mobile highlights seasonal mood amid chilly notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tambien
Mobile
Henry Ford
J. Frost
Boreas
Mercury
Duluth
Bulb
Miami
Fla
Traveling visitors and business mood in Mobile
A parade of business travelers and winter tourists visits Mobile. B H Fuller and H G Graves report improving commercial conditions, especially in the South and Alabama cities, aided by wartime orders. Other travelers include Jett-Muths contractor staff, Burlington route agents, and winter tourists from Detroit, Lansing, Boston, and Milwaukee area hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Fuller
Atlantic Line
Mobile
H. G. Graves
Buckheim Bros. & Eckstein
Chicago
Ills
Graves
South
Alabama
F. B. Stebbins
Lansing
Mich
W. E. Floyd
L. E. Allen
Boston
Mass
Mississippi Lumberman Fatally Shot. Slayer Fires Self
In Inverness Mississippi C D Finley a wealthy lumberman was shot and killed Saturday night A P Burnett a merchant charged with the death was found at his home with a bullet wound in the head his condition described as critical Burnett and Finley had been close friends and Burnett is believed to have attempted suicide while brooding over the killing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inverness
Miss
C. D. Finley
A. P. Burnett
Finley
Burnett
Former Negro Undertaker Albert Boyd Dies at 65
Albert Boyd 65 a respected local Negro and former undertaker died Sunday at 4 50 p m at 677 St Anthony Street after a long illness He once served as tax assessor of Dallas county and was active in Negro fraternal groups including Olive Branch Masons Gulf City Lodge Charity Association Order of the Eastern Star Household of Ruth and the Mill and Timber Benevolent Association Funeral Tuesday at 1 pm from the Duncan home and 2 pm at Metropolitan A M E Church with Rev J F Griffin officiating Survived by his widow a daughter Ethel two sisters Emily Ross and Della Pettiford Birmingham Ala two brothers Henry Boyd Selma Ala and Dr P A Boyd Washington DC and other relatives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Boyd
Sara J. Duncan
St. Anthony Street
Boyd
Alabama
Dallas County
Olive Branch Lodge of Masons
Gulf City Lodge Charity Association
Order of the Eastern Star
Household of Rath
The
Mill and Timber Benevolent Association
Duncan
Metropolitan
A. M. E. Church
J. F. Griffin
Ethel Boyd
Emily Ross
Della Pettiford
Birmingham
Ala
Henry Boyd
Selma
P. A. Boyd
Washington, D. C
Middle West
Time Extended for New Export Manifest Oath
Collector of Customs P W Maer reports the treasury decision requiring shipper oath on foreign manifests is delayed to February 1. Previously captains swore to best knowledge that manifests were true. The extension gives merchants more time to comply with the new regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Maer
Treasury Department
British Withdraw Forces From Suvla Bay and Anzac Cove
The report notes a Greek electoral victory by the Gounaris party while warning the leadership change may not ease military policy. Britain awaits crossing into Greece to see if Saloniki will be left open, with Bulgaria debating next steps and the official Bulgarian policy urging removal of allies from Saloniki.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gounaris
England
Greece
Saloniki
Bulgaria
Radoslavoff
Macedonia
Greeks and Bulgarians clash on the frontier
Dispatch from Brindisi reports Greek and Bulgarian detachments engaged on the frontier with Greek officers and soldiers killed or wounded. The Greek government is hastily sending reinforcements to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulgaria
Paris
Brindisi
Italy
Havas
Allied warships shell Germans at Westende
German army headquarters says allied monitors shelled German positions at Westende on the Belgian coast yesterday but were driven off by land batteries. The statement also notes German aviators attacked Poperinghe near Ypres, with numerous hostile troops concentrated there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westende
Berlin
London
Eintente
Belgian
Poperinghe
Ypres
Greeks Expect Austrian Attack on Saloniki
Greek military authorities fear an Austrian strike on Saloniki and plan to pull back to Kozani as the Entente orders civilian village evacuations. Parliament votes pass quietly with limited turnout, while venues in churches host polls guarded by soldiers. Venizelos supporters decry the government’s apparent landslide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saloniki
Paris
Kozani
M. Venizelos
Appeal Bond Completed in Schwarz Recall Case
Lazarus Schwarz city commissioner won an appeal against John Case and Peter G Jackson in circuit court. The appeal bond for costs was completed Monday with A D Davis and George A Thomas as sureties. Recall petitions were filed in probate court last October and Schwarz halted them with a writ of injunction made final last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lazarus Schwarz
John Case
Peter G. Jackson
Browne
A. D. Davis
George A. Thomas
Case
Jackson
Schwarz
Broadus Sentenced to Twenty Days Hard Labor
Lee Broadus, convicted last week of violating prohibition law and fined $50 and costs, was sentenced to twenty days hard labor by Judge O. J. Semmes. The court drew the jury for the week of January 3 and adjourned for Christmas holidays.
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Broadus
Lee Broadus
O. J. Semmes
Notary H L Shackleford Files Bond After Appointment
H L Shackleford appointed a notary filed his bond in the probate court on Monday confirming his official status and responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Shackleford
Commissioners Decide to Redistrict Mo bile County Wards
The board of revenue and road commissioners in a semi monthly session discussed redistricting voting precincts for Mobile county and the city wards. They deferred action to a special meeting called by the president. The county attorney was asked to coordinate with the city attorney. They set business licenses at half state rates with no change from last year. Adam Glass & Co. won the contract for steel filing cabinets for the county board of equalization. The session included numerous road and routine business items and adjourned after 2 pm.
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Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Mobile County
R. E. Gordon
Adam Glass & Co
County Board of Equalization
Burial of Joseph Custa and deaths of Mrs Frank
The funeral for Joseph Custa was held Sunday at 2 30 from the family home and 3 from St Patrick's Church with Rev Father Henry officiating and burial in the Catholic cemetery. Pall bearers included R L Dorlon Angelo Arata and eight active pall bearers. Mrs Margaret Matzenger Frank 75 native of New Orleans and widow of Philip Frank died Sunday at 4 45 in Mobile at 207 South Broad Street. She belonged to the German Lutheran church and served on the Mobile Infirmary board and Lutheran Ladies Aid Society. She leaves eight children including Rev George Frank of New Orleans and Lieutenant Arthur Frank of the Brooklyn navy yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Custa
North Warren Street
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Father Henry
R. L. Dorlon
Angelo Arata
Joseph Manning
D. T. Gimon
Charles Lagman
John Case
J. B. Webster
J. W. Murphy
Thomas Boltz
A. Z. Oberhaus
Joseph A. Hynde
George J. Sullivan
Margaret M. Frank
Margaret Matzenger Frank
New Orleans
Philip Frank
Mobile
South
Broad Street
German Lutheran Church of
Mobile Infirmary Association
Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Society
Frank
Mrs. Anna M Henry Dies at Plateau Home
Mrs Anna M Henry a Plateau Alabama resident died Sunday morning at 10 15 o clock at her home after a long illness She was the widow of Joseph L Henry and is survived by one son J W Henry of Plateau whose home will host the funeral Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna M. Henry
Plateau
Ala
Joseph L. Henry
J. W. Henry
Demouy and Cox Obituaries Recap in Mobile
William Demouy 82 a longtime Mobile resident dies after a long illness at his daughter's home 1296 Dauphin Way born May 9 1833 he worked with local banks he leaves two daughters and a large family. Anna M Cox dies at 65 in Satsuma Mobile County survived by two sons J O Cox of Satsuma Edward C Cox of New York and other relatives. Remains of Demouy are sent to Marietta Pennsylvania for burial after services with Roche Burke handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Demouy
Mobile
Robert G. Harrison
Dauphin Way
Demouy
W. G. Harrison
Lolete Demouy
Anna M. Cox
Satsuma
Mobile County
J. O. Cox
Marietta
Edward C. Cox
New York City
Roche & Burke
Mrs. Rosen Dies in Herron Bay Mobile County
Mrs. Thomas Rosen of Herron Bay in Mobile county died Sunday night after long residence in the area. She leaves a number of relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Rosen
Herron Bay
Mobile County
Unique Christmas Greeting From Regional Railroad Crew
The Item receives a rare holiday message from the New Orleans Mobile and Chicago railroad traffic department. The cover bears a wish for health happiness and prosperity signed by numerous officers and staff from Memphis to Mobile and Laurel Mississippi. The greeting expresses hopes for a prosperous New Year.
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Item
Traffic Department
New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad
Mobile
W. L. O'Dwyer
Memphis, Tenn
John A. Jackson
C. Y. Roberts
Wade H. Askew
W. J. Kessler
Z. C. Prunty
E. W. Richie
H. L. Brooks
J. F. Johnson
C. W. Trummel
F. H. Turpen
J. L. Boyd
J. Ernest Wier
Cc. H. Stutz
Thomas A. Yeend
Karl Gotthardt
L. S. Vestal
Charles L. Gilliard
Anderson Reed
W. H. Askew
Glass pistol helped pepper box robber commit eighteen holdups
Chicago police say an imitation glass pistol enabled Fred Logue the so called pepper box robber to commit eighteen holdups in the last six weeks. He carried out the robberies across the city and was identified by witnesses and investigation records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fred Logue
Forest Highway proposed to connect Mobile with north via Birmingham
A letter to Capt. John Craft, head of the Alabama Good Roads Association, seeks support for a new Forest Highway through Mobile. The route would link Mobile with Birmingham and Montgomery, intersect older trails, and open up a historic, previously underserved gulf region.
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Mobile
John Craft
Alabama Good Roads Association
W. H. Wheeling
Rome
Birmingham
Montgomery
Captain Craft
Atlanta
Washington
Gulf
Wheeling
Bruce Kennedy
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
Baldwin County
Real Chance for Charity in Mobile
Henry J. Quinnelly of Prichard asks for aid after his house burned down. With a wounded leg preventing full time work and his wife and two babies hungry, he seeks clothes food and employment. inquiries can be made at McMillan Pharmacy in Prichard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Quinnelly
Prichard
Quinnelly
McMillan Pharmacy
Streckenbachs in Equity and Chancery Actions
In the Law and Equity Court Justice Berney presiding the matter Nanine L Streckenbach versus Allan W Streckenbach was submitted on pleadings and proof. In Chancery Court Judge Smith set Minnie Jones versus John Jones for decree pro confesso and Mary M Corcoran versus Edward B Corcoran submitted on the register's report of reference Richards Building Material Co versus Mrs Tracey Spaulding et al submitted on pleadings and decree pro confesso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law and Equity Court
Safford Berney
Nanine L. Streckenbach
Allan W. Streckenbach
Chancery Court
Thomas H. Smith
Minnie Jones
John Jones
Mary M. Corcoran
Edward B. Corcoran
Register
Richards Building Material Co
Tracey Spaulding
Inferior Court fines for gaming and vagrancy offenses
The court fined John E Williams Will Fikes and Jasper Prestige twenty one dollars or twenty days hard labor for gaming. William Edwards faced a one dollar fine or ten days jail. others received fixed times for county road offenses. Gormley Moran and Calloway were fined five dollars or ten days for vagrancy. Miller paid fifty one dollars or thirty days for carrying a pistol. Marriage licenses issued to White Ira Skipper and Mildred May. Turkeys party postponed for St Matthew debt fund at 8:30 tonight. Knights and Ladies of Security turkey party at German Relief Hall with turkeys prizes.
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John E. Williams
Will Fikes
Jasper Prestige
Chamberlain
William Edwards
John Bennett
Fred McMillan
J. J. Gormley
Joseph Moran
John Calloway
Frank Miller
Gunnison
Bernstein
Ira Skipper
Mildred May
John Black
Edna Black
Daniel Johnson
Lillie Bragg
Segara Ana
St. Matthew's Church
Young Men’s Benevolent Hall
Dauphin
Jackson Sts
the Knights and Ladies of Security
Bellringing tale from David Starr Jordan on wakeup alarm
A humorous diary by David Starr Jordan recounts an Irishman who cannot wake for work as every alarm fails. He brings home a large bell and decides to ring it at six each morning to wake himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Starr Jordan
Minor Canal Slide Delays Vessel Transit in Panama
Panama Dec 20. A further small slide in Gaillard Cut halted canal traffic Sunday. Officials expect clearance for ship passage by today or Tuesday. A National Academy of Science panel arrived to study the landslide geology and will stay until January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Gaillard Cut
Panama Canal
National Academy of Science
Georgia Sheriff Dies From Wounds After Shootout
Lee county Sheriff P. D. Moreland died from wounds after a raid near Worth County. Six white men clashed with armed black men in Georgia, with the assailants fleeing. Authorities from Lee Worth and Dougherty counties issued alerts and searched for the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lessburg
PD. R. Moreland
Lee County
Worth County
Lee
Worth
Dougherty
To Choose Principal for Tuskegee Today New York
A five member committee of Tuskegee Institute trustees meets in New York this afternoon to select a successor to Booker T. Washington. The candidates are Robert R. Moton of Hampton Institute and Eminett J. Scott, acting head of Tuskegee since Washington's death.
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New York
Tuskegee Institute
Booker T. Washington
Robert R. Moton
Hampton Institute
Hampton, Va
Emmett J. Scott
Tuskegee
Dr. Washington
Florida Citrus Crop Dims in Turbulent Season
Officials of the Florida Citrus Exchange report shipments from Florida to date this season are 1,599 carloads below the level of the same date last year. Total shipments to date were given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Tampa
Fla
Florida Citrus Exchange
Crop Shortage Cited For Smaller Florida Harvest
In a season marked by price instability 8 288 against 9 882 figures highlight a Florida crop shortfall. Officials cited a damaged harvest from the Florida crop and a federal maturity rule on shipments as reasons for the reduced yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Kaiser and Sultan Not to Meet at Adrianople
Zurich correspondence reports semi official confirmation that Emperor William plans to be in Breslau today, removing Adrianople meeting with the Sultan from the itinerary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Sultan
Adrianople
Rome
London
Zurich
Switz
Corrispondenza
William
Brsels
Speedy Biloxi Schooner American Girl Sunk Near Half Moon Isla
The Biloxi vessel American Girl, valued at $8,000 and used in fishing, sank off Half Moon Island near Biloxi. Captain Peter Parker and crew were saved by the schooner New Rest after oysters valued in the cargo went down with the boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
Half Moon Island
Peter Parker
Lars
Ca Parker
New
Fighter Joins Allies in Overseas Battalion
Vancouver dispatch reports lightweight champion of Canada Jay O Leary has enlisted for active duty with the Sixty fifth Overseas Battalion. A. W. Madden, once a jockey on American tracks, also has enlisted. Each man has been made a sergeant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Jay O'Leary
Anada
Saskatoon
Sask
A. W. Madden
Also Mentioned on This Page
National Commission Authority
W. F. Demiller
Government ST
Caribbean & Southern Steamship Co., Inc
Seeberg Steamship Co
Windward
Leeward Islands
Central
South America
Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Barbados
Sinidad
Merara
West Indies
Aribbean & 80 Steamship Co., Inc
Bank Buddingobile
Harry
Norman Bell
N. Royal St
A. Bug
Jim
H. B. Howe
Burlington
Daniel Jett
Jett-Muths Company
Jett
Dallas
Tex
Joseph H. Jones and Son
Century
F. C. Trowbridge
Detroit, Mich
W. L. Bennett
A. R. Teague
D. F. Rice
W. A. Daugherty
Jackson, Tenn
B. A. Orland
Murphysboro, Ills
Transportation Department of the
Mobile and
Ohio
Battle House
J. B. Wallace and Wife
P. Glynn
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Central Village
Conn
Hazel
Frank Edgerton
A Rhodes
Baldwin Place
Gulf Coast Citrus Exchange
L. T. Rhodes
Rhodes
Citrus Exchange
Bay Minette
Undertaker Rad
Suvla Bay
Anzac Cove
Thomas Foshon
Forest Highway
Georgia
Half Moon
Isla
Clothiers
Dauphin Street
Kansas City
Mississippi Rivers
City Ticket Office
Royal
H. E. Jones, JR
Dena Smith
North
Cedar Street
Davenport
Hall
Richards
A. A. Richards
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