Former Austrian Consul in Frisco Accuses Conspiracy
Former Austro Hungarian consul at San Francisco Dr Joseph Gorkar claims Austrian consuls in the United States under German ambassador guidance propagate propaganda to disrupt munitions plants and prompt strikes among workers. The embassy disputes his charges and says he deserted his post and fled to Rome.
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Washington
Joseph Gorkar
San Francisco
United States
von Nuber
Count von Bernstorff
State Department
Department of Justice
Gorkar
Goricar
Lansing
Maximilan Burstyn
Cleveland
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
St. Paul
Chicago
Philadelphia
Berlin
Germany
Italy
Rome
Mailed Notice Grants Right to Claim Shipped Beer
Recorder D. H. Edington ruled in the Frank Barrett case that any citizen receiving a card indicating a package of beer has been received may claim the beer. Chris Bailey, who denied ordering the beer, claimed it after the card was sent. Barrett was discharged as Edington stated such cards authorize claims. Alphonse Zieman faced a $100 fine. others bonded after a Saturday night incident at his store. Charles Balzii to be tried next Thursday. hundreds of dollars in whiskey were confiscated with a $500 bond posted.
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Express
D. H. Edington
Frank Barrett
Chris Bailey
Bailey
Barrett
Edington
Alphonse Zieman
Heap
Bond
Charles Balzii
Wil
Millionaire's Telephone Girl Bride To Grace New York Mansion
Mrs. R. G. Hanford a 22 year old former San Francisco telephone girl and stenographer becomes bride of the city promoter. The wedding city and details are kept secret with the couple noting the ceremony occurred in the East.
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New York
R. G. Hanford
San Francisco
Hanford
McCann
West
East
Delays In Reports On Ancona Sinking Puzzle Officials
Washington officials puzzled by delays in official word on the Italian liner Ancona sinking with probable American casualties. State Department seeks details from Rome and Marseilles while consular staff move to Tunis to expedite dispatches and survivor testimony.
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Washington
State Department
Ancona
America
Lansing
Rome
Marseilles
Tunis
James B. Young
Page
US Ambassador Talks With Sonnino Over Ancona Disaster
In Rome the United States ambassador Page met Baron Sonnino as Italy orders a strict inquiry into the sinking of the Ancona. The Italian consul at Tumis leads the investigation with naval officers assisting to determine responsibility and possible passenger warnings.
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Page
Baron Sonnino
Rome
Paris
United States
Foreign Office
Ancona
Tumis
Haitian Senate Approves American Protectorate Treaty
Washington reports the Haitian senate approved a treaty establishing a virtual American protectorate. The vote was 26 to 7 in favor.
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Washington
State Department
Senate of
Haiti
United States
Meeting Called On Sanitary Conditions At Russell School
The E. L. Russell School Improvement Association plans a 7:30 Friday meeting at the Russell School to discuss deplorable sanitary conditions. Superintendent Murphy says he knows of no complaints and nothing has been filed with him. Manila Nov 12 The University of Chicago baseball team, despite seasickness, beat the Philippines after a Japan tour.
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E. L. Russell School Improvement Association
Murphy
Manila
University of Chicago
Japan
Ippines. Uni
Italy weighs Balkan course as Russia gathers in Roumania
Milan dispatch reports Italian cabinet agreeing on a Balkan expedition plan and soon the number of troops to send. A Geneva dispatch says Russians crossed the Danube near Silistria. Athens notes a French victory near Veles with a cavalry raid misread as a fall of the town.
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Milan
Secolo
Rome
Italy
Balkan
Balkans
London
Daily Express
Geneva
Bucharest
Danube
Silistria
Reuter
Athens
Saloniki
The
Patris
Veles
Uskub
Greece dissolves chamber to resolve political stalemate
London dispatch reports Greece dissolves the chamber to gain unrestricted action amid cabinet row. Athens expects decisive military support from Allies before joining efforts against Bulgaria, with Balkan fronts showing Bulgarians retreating as Allies advance toward Uskub and Nish railway regions.
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London
Greece
Skouloudis
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Athens
Bulgaria
Balkans
Nish
Uskub
Veles
Uskub-Katanovya
The
Manchester Guardian
Mobile Satsuma Day window display wows horticulture group
A proposed Mobile window display features miniature gardens and citrus orchards from K Sawada Alvin nursery. The display showcases tiny bearing trees and borders as part of Satsuma Day plans with citrus floats in December 9 parade and support from citrus growers.
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Mobile
Satsuma Day
United States
Gulf Coast
W. H. Reynolds
The
Horticultural Society
K. Sawada
Alvin Nursery
Citrus Belt
Satsuma
Florida backs Old Spanish Trail plan at Marianna convention
Florida Good Roads Association delegates from western counties at Marianna vow three representatives per county for Mobile convention December 10 and 11. They broaden plans to support a Miami to New Orleans highway and a national southern route to the Pacific, forming the West Florida Highway Association to connect Tallahassee to the Alabama line.
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Florida
Mobile
Florida Good Roads Association
Marianna
Miami
Fla
New Orleans
Florida Association
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
A. LeBlanc
J. W. Hunter
Good Roads Association
West Florida Highway Association
Tallahassee
Alabama State Line
Pacific Ocean
Good Roads
LeBlanc
Hunter
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
West
Merchants Bank President Elected to Mobile Cotton Exchange
Ernest Ladd, president of Merchants Bank, was elected a member of the Mobile Cotton Exchange at Friday afternoon’s meeting.
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Cotton Exchange
Mobile Cotton Exchange
Ernest Ladd
Merchants Bank
The
Exchange
Spectator Cites U S Note Tone In Anglo American Clash
The Spectator approves U S note protests on trade interference but vows firm response to Germany. It warns Americans may doubt neutrality and recalls Belgium's brutalization, Lusitania, and alleged infringements while criticizing Britain Britain’s stance toward Germany grows cooler as the Ancona sinking looms.
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London
Navy
Spector
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Spectator
Wilson
America
Belgium
Roosevelt
Washington
England
Lusitania
War Developments Across Fronts In Europe And Mediterranean
Field Marshal Von Mackensen pursues Serb forces in central Serbia while Putnik’s troops withdraw to defensive positions south of Krusevac. Veles expected to fall after French defeat of Bulgarians. On the French front artillery exchanges near Loos and silenced German batteries near Bus. Ancona sinking results unclear. 203 unaccounted for from Tunis and Rome reports estimate 149 missing. Ambassador Page discusses inquiry with Italian foreign office.
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von Mackenzen
Serbia
Krasjevo
Berlin
Krusevac
Putnik
Veles
Paris
Loos
Bus
Artois
Ancona
Mediterranean
Tunis
Rome
Washington
Page
Foreign Office
Growers Unite Over Orange Belt Future Plans
A horticulturist in the county leads efforts to organize growers connected to the Orange Belt for future initiatives. The group aims to coordinate cultivation, share best practices, and promote regional agricultural development.
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Orange Belt Unite For Future
Orchardists urged to appoint county horticulturist
At Grand Bay a Gulf Coast Horticultural Society meeting informed Mobile and Baldwin county citrus growers that a county horticulturist can be appointed to combat citrus canker and aid orchard development. J. H. Webb outlined that growers with control of 5 000 acres may petition the county board for an appointee.
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Mobile
Baldwin
Gulf Coast Horticultural Society
Grand Bay
J. H. Webb
County Board of Commissioners
Citrus Growers Meet Aims to Market Satsumas and End Citrus Canker
Grand Bay hosted a Gulf Coast Horticultural Society meeting with visitors from Florida Mississippi and Alabama. Growers showcased Satsumas kumquats persimmons and pecans while discussing government aid to eradicate citrus canker and unite growers along the eastern gulf coast. More than 500 attendees including Mobile and northern state businesspeople shared meals and ideas at the town hall under Dr O F E Winberg.
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Grand Bay
Florida
Mississippi
Mobile
Alabama
Gulf Coast Horticultural Society
California
Horticultural Society
World Unite
Lloyd
Tenney
Orlando
Fla
State Horticultural Department
Baldwin
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi coastal area
Rain this afternoon or tonight followed by cooler conditions on Saturday. Alabama forecast calls for fair skies, colder air and light west to northwest winds. Mississippi expected fair with light west to northwest winds, colder in east portion tonight and Saturday.
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Mobile
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
New Citrus Growth Effort Draws National Attention in Grand Bay
States across the North and major cities observed a developing citrus industry in Grand Bay as 500 property owners gathered at the grand Bay cultural Society. Attendees included Mobile leaders and many women own-operators, with visitors from Wheeling Bay Minette Cocoa Orlando Ocean Springs and others.
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Gulf Coast
Grand Bay
M. R. Frederick
Wheeling
Mayme Whittle
Wheeling. Va
J. T. Akers
Bay Minette
J. S. Sim
Cocoa, Fla
Lloyd 8
Tenney
Orlando
Fla
Albert Ackander
C. Fokert
Ocean. Springs
Miss
T. Kyonoa
Semmes
Ala
Carl Darnell
Tampa
Samuel McCullough
Poland
Ohio
F. H. Adams
Long Beach
F. A. Howe
River Falls
Wis
J. H. Behrens
Ocean .Springs
H. M. Connolly
Washington, D. C
T. A
Whiskey seizure tops previous Mobile police haul
Mobile police seized more than 5000 dollars worth of whiskey from the Oyster Plant. Officers arrested Emile Lyons the mate and later Captain William Thompson. The liquor cargo from New Orleans was bound for Mobile men and stored at central station awaiting court action.
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Mobile Police Department
Central Station
Jon
Lincoln
Harris
Boltz
Texas Street
Emile Lyons
William Thompson
Tion
Joseph Perry
Wi McBride
New Orleans
D. Edington
Mobile
Unidenti
Development of Trade Discussed at Meeting
At New York on November 12 the Academy of Political Science held its annual session. Leading topics included developing American mercantile war and foreign trade, safety, sea transportation, and seamen protection. Senators Weeks Fletcher and Owens were slated to speak at the dinner.
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New York
Academy of Political Science Wi
Weeks
Fletcher
Lost and Found Tan Dog Pickles Seen at 154 New Jersey Street
A tan dog named Pickles is reported missing or found at or near 154 New Jersey Street. Neighbors urged to contact local authorities if the animal is theirs or to provide details to help reunite with the owner.
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New Jersey Street
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