British battleship Formidable sunk in Channel
London reports the British battleship Formidable was sunk in the English Channel by a mine or submarine. The vessel carried heavy armament and was launched in 1898. Seventy one survivors were rescued, with possible additional returns. Paris reports Dunkirk bombarded by German forces. Archives of Austrian and German embassies in Constantinople being moved to Asia Minor amid fears.
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London
Formidable
English Channel
Alas
Paris
Dunkirk
France
Athens
Constantinople
Asia Minor
November trade balance shows $79 million to U.S. favor
Washington reports the November trade balance at $79,411,271 in favor of the United States. For the eleven months ending in November the export balance stood at $38,787,688 with manufacturers' goods leading the November figures.
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U.S
Washington
United Tesm
Mber
Lightning Strikes Beach Hotel Damaging Fixtures At Battles
Lightning struck the Beach Hotel at Battles in Baldwin County tearing windows and gas fixtures. The strike occurred Monday night during a hard rain and no serious injuries were reported.
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Battles
Baldwin County
Beach
Moonshine and Postage Dispute Over Audit Figures
The Register seeks to counter the A. B. C. Audit by arguing The Item dominates the field, pointing to higher second class postage paid by the Register and urging inclusion of express carriage costs to present a complete circulation figure. It notes foreign dealer shipments and out of town copies as factors in postage and express expenses.
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Mobile
Register
Sunday Register
Express
Mobile Post Office
Retail Merchants Association
Express Company
Post Office
New Year Hopeful Message From Secretary Redfield Urges Action
Secretary Redfield urges merchants and manufacturers to push expansion and start projects now, noting low prices and rising costs ahead. He cites postwar growth, export gains, hired ships under the American flag, and plans for closer Latin American trade while previewing a daily commercial report launch.
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Washington
Redfield
Commerce Department
United States
Belgium
Poland
San Francisco
Galveston
Chicago
Boston
Charleston
Baltimore
Dayton
Thomas A. Edison
Hig
Pratt
Foreign, and Domestic Commerce Bureau
Census Bureau and Agricultural Department
Ruppert to strengthen Yankees with best possible funds
New York January 1 The sale of the New York American League baseball club was completed and ratified. Colonel Jacob Ruppert Jr and Captain Tillinghast L Huston bought the club and declined to name the price. Frank Farrell and other stockholders offered brief comments as Huston said the new owners aim to field a pennant winning team with Bill Donovan as manager.
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New York
New York American League Baseball Club
Jacob Ruppert, Jr
Tillinghast L. Huston
Frank Farrell
Bey
Ruppert
Huston
Yankees
Bill Donovan
Three Wives One Poisoned in Bronx Case
District Attorney Martin begins an inquiry into how Ida Rogers gave poison to her two infants after last Tuesday. Loretta, eight months old, died on Wednesday, while the other child John, two, remains critically ill. At Ida Rogers' side sits lawyer Larrys Eiton Rogers, a wealthy New York figure, amid a tangle of local testimonies.
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Associated Press
New York
Martin
Bronx
Ida
Rogers
Loretta
John
Mystery of Caroline Rogers Linked to Giddings Family
Detectives and an assistant district attorney probe the identity of Mrs. Caroline Rogers wife of Rogers and daughter of Prof. Franklin H. Giddings of Columbia University. The couple married in 1909. The sick woman resists sharing relatives or maiden name while Dr. W Grant Hague notes she hails from a strong Southern family and came from Alabama with two brothers in government service. They last lived in a Riverside Drive apartment. Ida Rogers and her two children resided in a Bronx house.
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Franklin H. Giddings
Columbia University
Rogers
Caroline
Giddings
Miss Giddings
W. Grant Hague
Alabama
Caroline Rogers
Riverside Drive
Ida Rogers
Bronx
Miss Roquomoro of Montgomery Linked in Divorce Case
District Attorney Martin probes reports that Annie Rogers Caroline Rogers and a woman self styled Ida Rogers knew each other and that the hospital visit may have involved one of them. The first Mrs Rogers was Annie Roquomoro of Montgomery Alabama and after divorce she and husband remained friends with their 18 year old son visiting Mrs Caroline Rogers.
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Rogers
Annie Roquomoro
Montgomery
Ala
Southern Pine Association Meeting Organized in New Orleans
Yellow pine manufacturers of Mobile are invited to a January 19 meeting in New Orleans to finalize the organization of the Southern Pine Association. The event aims to establish the association’s structure and goals for coordinated efforts in the pine industry.
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Yellow Pine Manufacturers of
Mobile
New Orleans
Southern Pine Association
Small Fires Reported Thursday Night Across City
Fire crews extinguished a small roof fire at F J Ross home at Government and Broad caused by a defective flue with no damage. Afternoon calls included several slight-damage frame-house fires on Clay Street Palmetto Street South Corese n ceagiere and Knox Lee Peterson properties all attributed to sparks with times from 2 26 p m to 3 15 p m.
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F. J. Ross
Government and
Broad Streets
Clay Street
Arthur Bradley
Palmetto
Wagner
Charles ‘Wagner
Cores Np Ceagiere
James Ely
Marke
Knox Lee Peterson
Luke Spee
Baker Recovers From Appendectomy Operation
Estes D. Baker of Baker, Lyots & Company has recovered from an appendectomy done two weeks ago. He was greeting friends on New Year’s Day.
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Estes D. Baker
Cotton House of Baker, Lyots & Company
Noisy Mobile bids farewell to 1914 in riotous display
The city of Mobile rang in the new year with carnival noises and fireworks as crowds celebrated the end of 1914. Brass bands, sirens, horns, and volleys of fireworks filled the streets while stores reported booming sales for the midnight celebration.
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Mobile
Pratt
Bluecoats
Mobile County Marching Club formed to back Henderson
A Mobile County Marching Club was perfected Thursday at the Hotel St Andrew parlor with W B Mc Aleer as president and H W Fowler as secretary. The group aims to send a strong Mobile delegation to Montgomery for Charles Henderson’s gubernatorial inauguration and notes special round trip rates and accommodations from L and N Railroad.
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Mobile County
Charles Henderson
Alabama
Montgomery
St. Andrew
W. B. McAleer
H. W. Fowler
Mfe
Henderson
H. C. Geron
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Lesters Books
Louisville and Nashville
Royal and
Conti
St Andrew
Citi
Four Negroes Seized for Safety in Wetumpka Mob Tension
Four negro men and a negro woman were moved to Wetumpka for safety after bloodhounds tracked a mob toward Elmore Station amid the murder of wealthy farmer R. A. Stilwell. Officials feared lynching as threats rose and rushed the prisoners to the county seat.
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Associated Press
Wetumpka
Ala
Elmore
R. A. Stilwell
Stilwell
Posge
Waltman Loses Home Bought Just Before Fire
A resident reports Troy Waltman, ex street railway worker, and his family are destitute after a fire destroyed their Cedar Point Road home and some contents. Neighbors offered shelter and groceries. The Item accepts donations for the family.
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Troy Waltman
Waltman
Cedar Point Road
Traveling Men Plan Aid for Carnival Body
A meeting of the Mobile Travelers' Association is set for Saturday at the Day Hotel. The group invites full attendance to coordinate their participation in the March activities planned by the Mobile Association.
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Mobile Travelers’ Association
Mobile Association
Weather Summary for Mississippi and Alabama
The forecast calls for fair skies in Mississippi with frost tonight and Saturday. Gentle to moderate shifting winds. In Alabama, fair tonight with frost, Saturday fair and light to gentle northeast to east winds.
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Mississippi
Alabama
American protest note to Britain on neutral shipping
Rome reports the American note protesting interference with merchant vessels aims to avert trade frictions and push for an international rules framework. The American ambassador seeks improved conditions for neutral commerce. British officials expect a reply within days as officials draft a cabinet response.
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Rome
Great Britain
Gigton
America
Ted Prous
Condom
Priist
Amer
Greater Capeei
Grey
Rage
Rssue
Official stance on neutral policy amid global tensions
A prominent official notes the government remains friendly after reviewing the note and will reply in a similar spirit. Officials say efforts to discount the communication are limited as the policy unfolds. They expect differences with America to ease and urge neutral states to curb contraband leakage and monitor Germany Italy actions.
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America
Norway
Sweden
Holland
Germany
Italy
England
Germ
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Milman
Ian Y
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Haiin R. Tilman, Jr
Pickens
Chase
Britain
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