Japanese torpedo boat sunk by mine near Kiau Chau bay
Official report says torpedo boat No. 33 of the Japanese navy was sunk by a mine while dragging for mines at the mouth of Kiau Chau bay. Most of the crew were rescued, six were killed or wounded, and three are missing. Emden battle reports say the German cruiser burned after fighting Sydney, with heavy damage and ashore status.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Kiau Chau Bay
Emden
Cocos Island
Indian Ocean
Sydney
Today at the Lyric draws big audience
The Broadhurst Schemer production Today at the Lyric Theatre drew a large opening night crowd. Helen McKellar led a strong cast as a young socialite turned vamp, with May Herbert as the repulsive foil and George McQuarrie as the husband. The play, though framed as modern life, delivers an old caution about idle vanity versus meaningful work.
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Broadhurst & Schemer
New York
Lyric Theatre
Helen McKellar
May Herbert
George McQuarrie
Helen Judson
Charles N. Greene
Deaths and Funerals Mrs. Mattie Akin and George Kelly
Mrs. Mattie Akin age 19 died Tuesday night at 7 45 at a local infirmary after moving to Mobile from Pensacola Florida. She is survived by her husband and other relatives. George Kelly age 60 a native of Enterprise Mississippi died Wednesday morning at 2 30 at a local infirmary. He was employed at Barker Cotton Mills and survived by his wife one son and other relatives. Roche Burke Undertaking Co took charge of the remains and will send them to Quitman Mississippi Thursday for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Akin
Mobile
Pensacola
Fla
George Kelly
Enterprise
Miss
Barker Cotton Mills
Roche & Burke Undertaking Company
Quitman
What Would You Do About a Severe Cold
A reader questions actions and motives, asking what they'd do now with a severe cold. The ad endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as highly valued and worth its weight in gold, with a testimonial from Mrs. O. E. Sargent of Peru Indiana praising its sale by dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. E. Sargent
Peru
Ind
Mexican Consul Dispute at Mobile Ends with Gayon Recognition
The State Department confirms Senor Roberto Gayon remains the recognized Mexican consul at Mobile, rejecting Senor Rafael Calvo y Arias as a bearer of official credentials from the Carranza government. Dean R. B. DuMont of the consular corps reported the dual representation and Bryan's telegram settled Gayon’s authority dating from 1911, with Taft’s exequatur and Wilson’s recognition noted.
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State Department
Washington
Mexico
Mobile
Roberto Gayon
Rafael Calvo Y Arias
Carranza
William J. Bryan
R. B. du Mont
Senor Gayon
Francisco de la Barra
Porfirio Diaz
de la Barra
Madero
William H. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Senor Arias
Mayor Pillans
Chamber of Commerce
Dean du Mont
Marty
Dean DuMont
Bryan
Ala
Washington, D. C
R. B. Dumont
Government of
Calvo Arias
Gayon
W. J. Bryan
Money Market Report New York November Stated Rates
Mercantile paper quoted at 51 2.6 percent. Sterling exchange easy with sixty day bills at 4 87, cables 4 90, demand 4 89 35. Bar silver at 49 cents an ounce.
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Money Market
New York
Mercantile Paper
Sterling Exchange
Euterpean Fraternity Votes to Continue Course Through May
Unanimous decision to extend the Euterpean recital series through next May was reached after Tuesday night’s program in the Harte auditorium. Dr. A. E. Thayer, acting chairman, noted no dissent as the group approved continuation with planned readings and musical pieces by Schiller Weber Ruysdael themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euterpean
Harte
O.va
Ono
A. E. Thayer
Matthew Brewster
Christchurch
Euterpeans
Judge Sentences Man to Fifty Days for Stealing Fox Hounds
Judge Henry Chamberlain of the inferior criminal court sentenced Toney Robertson to fifty days in the county jail for stealing two fox hounds from J. N. Haselvander at Spring Hill. The judge said he would protect taxpayers' rights and uphold property rights of dog owners.
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Henry Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Toney Robertson
J. N. Haselvander
Spring Hill
Japs Call On China for a Concession for Railroad Line
The Novoe Vremya reports Japan demands a concession from China for a railway from Tsinan in Shantung to the Yangtao river, with official sources confirming the information. Also noted is the Sheik-ul-Islam's denunciation of Muslim soldiers for the Entente, Russia’s protest to Peking over troops, and Hamburg physicians condemning German civilian prisoner treatment in England.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Novoe Vremya
Petrograd
Japan
China
Tsi Nan
Shantung Province
Yangtao
Sheik-ul-Islam
Turkey
Copenhagen
Russia
Peking
Hamburg
England
Meyer Dies at 2 A.M. November 11 1914
John J. Meyer entered into rest on November 11 1914 at 2 a.m. Friends are summoned to attend the funeral from the family home 210 South Joachim Street tomorrow Thursday afternoon at 3 o clock. Interment will be in Magnolia Cemetery.
Ultimatum on Mexico Pending Action Amid Troop Moves
Washington reports admin officials awaited news on the Aguas Calientes ultimatum ending Carranza rule, with rumors of Villa forces marching toward Mexico City. Dispatches say clashes may occur at Queretaro as Carranza purges generals refusing to honor the decree. Brigadier General Bliss notes rapid Naco movements and Hill and Maytorena firing in defense near the border.
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Washington
Aguas Calientes
Carranza
Mexico
Eulalio Gutierrez
Villa
Pablo Gonzales
Queretaro
Naco
War Department
Bliss
Garrison
Hatfield
General Hill
General Maytorena
Hill
Maytorena
Lynch Family The Lynch Trio Entertain City Guests
The Lynch family led by Mr. and Mrs. David Lynch with Frank Nan and Tad arrive with three talented children known as The Lynch Trio. They stay until Sunday night then head to Montgomery for a week engagement. They travel from Key West Florida aboard the Mallory Line and visit Deputy Sheriff Dennis Lynch.
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David Lynch
Frank
Nan
Tad Lynch
Lynch
Montgomer
Key West
Filia
Mallory
Dennis Lynch
Commerce Shrinks as War Disrupts World Shipping
Shipping experts estimate maritime trade volume falls about 25 percent due to wartime hazards and trade disruptions. Losses hit Germany and Austria hardest, with many routes altered as Allied and neutral nations gain cargo, and American ports see more ships from Dutch Danish and Scandinavian origins.
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Associated Press
New York
Germany
Austria
United States
Yellow Pine Manufacturers Association Dissolved and Reorganized
The Yellow Pine Manufacturers' Association was dissolved at a directors meeting in New Orleans with plans to form a new body, the Yellow Pine Association. A December 6 mass meeting and a shift to uniform grades and inspection were announced, while the old group based in St Louis faces Missouri ouster proceedings. The new association would set up headquarters in New Orleans.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Yellow Pine Manufacturers’ Association
Yellow Pine Association
Yellow Pine
St. Louis
Missouri
Publish It If You Want Facts Widely Known
Mrs. Joseph Kallans of Peru Indiana reports belching sour stomach and headaches improved by Chamberlain's Tablets. She says the medicine helped digestion regulated bowels and left her entirely well since using them.
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Joseph Kallans
Peru
Ind
Chamberlain
Dreamland Bill Changes Today At Dreamland Theatre
Dreamland Theatre offers Dissection a two act comedy farce starting matinee today through Friday then presents Viola a new comedy headed by May Lawson and George Gardner. Edward Gallo Mobile boy parades downtown announcing shows with megaphone as Tango Night draws fifteen couples. Friday features a chorus girls contest with grand prizes. Auriena arrives with twenty thousand dollars worth of gowns.
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Dreamland Theatre
May Lawson
George Gardner
Viola
Chappelle
Edward Gallo
Auriena
McIntyre and Heath At The Lyric In The Ham Tree
McIntyre and Heath bring a revival of The Ham Tree to the Lyric Theatre with matinee and evening shows. The duo’s past acts span circus variety minstrel farce and vaudeville as they join George W. Hobart and Jean Schwartz in this musical comedy.
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cIntyre & Heath
McIntyre & Heath
Lyric Theatre
John Cort
George W. Hobart
Jean Schwartz
McIntyre and Heath
Variety of vaudeville and film acts at local theaters
Mirthful shows headline the Lyric Theatre with Gus Hills's Bringing My Father and a Lubin two reeler The Sorceress. The Mobile circuit screens George Ade fable How Uncle Brewster Was Too Shifty for the Tempter, plus Mary Pickford in a biography and Slippery Slim comedies. Kerrigan stars at Crescent in Louis Vance adventures, with The Naked Truth at Empire and news reels from Hearst Selig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father
Gus Hill
George McManus
Lyric Theatre
Joseph W. Smiley
Justina Huff
William Cahall
John Smiley
George Ade
Uncle Brewster
Frank Owen
Frank Dayton
Essanay
Mary Pickford
Victor Patel
Slippery Slim
Myrtle Gonzales
William Duncan
Vitagraph
Hearst-Selig
United States
New Candler Theatre
New York
James
George Kleine
Lyda Borelli
Empire Theatre
Lolette
Miss Borelli
Kerrigan
Crescent
J. Warren Kerrigan
Mobile
Crescent Theatre
Louis Joseph Vance
Tray O
Iris
Terence O'Rourke
Mr. Kerrigan
Peculiar Case of Mississippi Man Guy nes
The Mississippi farmer G. W. Guynes from Mendenhall describes his collapse and smothering episodes before claiming Vitalitas cured him. He credits the tonic with restoring weight and health after 15 months of treatment by three physicians. Sutton's drug store offers samples and information.
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G. W. Guynes
Mendenhall
Miss
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Dnps
London
Central News
Melbourne
Cocos Islands
Reuter
Fine Company
San Francisco
Palace of Transportation
U. S
Taft
Warren Kerrigan
Terence O’rourke
Trey of Hearts
Robinson
Yellow Pineman’f’rs Assn
Sir Walter Raleigh
Walt
Kentucky
Gayfer’s
Mr. Vance
Frenkel
the Crescent
Canicer Harmacal Co
Ain
Mississippi
Guynes
Jackson
Vitalitas
St. Michael Street
Biograph
Victor Potel
Margaret Joslin
Slippery Slim and
the Impersonator
Wm. Duncan
Hearst-Selig News Pictorial
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