Jackson Highway Route Postponed To October 1 1916
Nashville officials defer final route selection for the Jackson Highway until October 1 1916 after spirited debates among supporters of western and eastern paths. The decision aims to avoid snap judgment and allow another inspection by pathfinders and government engineer R E Toms before designating the route.
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Escambia
Baldwin
Jackson Memorial Road
Nashville, Tenn
The
Highway Association
L. C. Irvine
Alabama
Irvine
Permanent Highway Organization
Washington and Clark
Mississippi
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
United States
R. E. Toms
Nashville
New Orleans
Florence
Ala
Columbus
Meridian
Hattiesburg
Miss
Pathfinders’ Committee
Jackson Highway
Tennessee River
Pascagoula River
Toms
Atherton
Jackson Highway Association
Jackson
Tennessee
Chicago
Great Lakes
E. G. Dent
Kentucky
Pathfinders Committee
Mass meeting at Fairhope backs Old Spanish Trail plans
James A. Emmett reports South Baldwin county roots for a $250000 road bond to join the Old Spanish Trail from Mobile to Baldwin venues. Fairhope Foley Robertsdale Summerdale and Daphne rally for through state road funds and a coordinated effort with Escambia and Florida counties to boost tourism and farming, with local mass meetings and hotel preparations noted.
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South Baldwin County
Fairhope
Robertsdale
Summerdale
Foley
Mobile
Ala
South Baldwin
Atlantic
Pacific
Florida
Atlantic Ocean
Escambia County
America
Seacliff
Daphne
Baldwin County
Old Spanish Trail Scouts
Colonial Inn
Mexican Gulf
G. R. Hennig
E. B. Gaston
Gulf Coast
Perdido Bay
Bon Secour
Magnolia
Frank Fesler
W. H. Stelk
H. Brockman
A. A. Rich
Charles Barclay
M. Menroth
A. Knebusch
Nunez Ferry
Pensacola
L. Glendenning
Cominca Club
Mter
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi Tonight and Saturday
Fair tonight and Saturday with slightly cooler conditions. Moderate westerly winds to prevail. Washington report notes Alabama and Mississippi in the forecast with fair skies and cooler temperatures outlook.
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Mobile
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Balzli Pleads Guilty to Prohibition Violation in Court
Charles Balzli pleaded guilty in the recorder's court to violating prohibition law and paid a $50 fine plus costs after detectives found whiskey and wine at his barn on 301 North Dearborn. He claimed no intent to sell. Oliver Schneider faced $100 and costs for possessing three cases of whiskey hauled from the launch Ora Lee. his wife was acquitted.
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Charles Balzli
Recorder’s Court
North Dearborn Street
Balzli
Balzir
Oliver Schneider
North Scott Street
Ora Lee
Schneider
War News Roundup From The Front
Venice endures Austrian air raids as seaplanes hit forts arsenal and gas works. Germany reports 5 000 more prisoners after pursuing Serbia. Bulgaria and Serbia clash in Monastir region with tens of thousands involved. Romania may decide stance as Russian and Austrian forces gird for frontier pressure. Ancona liner sunk reportedly after warning shot and lifeboats shelled near Naples.
Milton H. Smith Enters Johns Hopkins Hospital for Examination
Milton H. Smith, president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, entered Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for a medical examination and rest.
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Milton H. Smith
Baltimore
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Visiting Bankers Enjoy Water Excursion on Mobile River
A two day Bank of Mobile officers event concluded with a ride on the coast guard cutter Talapooga up Mobile river to Fort Morgan. About seventy five guests viewed Fort Morgan Gaines and the quarantine station while refreshments were served.
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Bank of Mobile
National Currency Association of Alabama
Mobile River
Bay
Coast Guard
McDermott
Bank
United States
O. W. Underwood
Fort Morgan
J. H. Crozier
C. G. Pordig
H. Dench
L. V. Keilhorn
Louisville and Nashville
Morgan
Gaines
A.L. Staples
Bank of Mobie
John J. Monaghan
Battle House
Irvington
P. W. Maer
Port of
Mobile
John Callaghan
Gulf
Hillstrom Put to Death by Firing Squad in Utah
Joseph Hillstrom was executed by firing squad at 7 42 am in the Utah state prison. The governor had refused to reopen his case and Hillstrom remained silent about details of a fatal wound and the Morrison murder while protesting his innocence.
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Joseph Hillstrom
State Prison
Salt Lake City
Utah
Hillstrom
Spry
Wilson
Morrison
Five Girls and Boys Receive Eight-Year Penalty in Auto Raid
Agnes Mc Grath Sadie Murray and three of five youths who drove two stolen cars through Gary Indiana on October 27 were sentenced to eight years in the penitentiary after a running fight with police. Mc Grath said she joined to avoid framing motes in a picture factory. Two youths were discharged and the two girls were placed on probation under a suspended sentence.
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Chicago
Agnes McGrath
Sadie Murray
Gary
Ind
McGrath
Ticket Agents Elect Officers At Meeting In New Orleans
The International Ticket Agents' Association elected officers at its annual convention in New Orleans. F J Burton was named president with S J Hutchison, H G Coltart, and B W Fruenthal as vice presidents. J H Sterling became secretary Ellwood Ramsey treasurer and M M Martin auditor were re elected. The group left choosing the next convention city to the executive committee. Alexandria on Louisiana’s Rapides parish voted to go dry by seven in the prohibition election.
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New Orleans
Ila
International Ticket Agents’ Association
F. J. Burton
Chicago
S. J. Hutchison
Pittsburgh
H. G. Coltart
Memphis
B. W. Fruenthal
St. Louis
J. H. Sterling
Ellwood Ramsey
Chestnut Hill
M. M. Martin
Jamestown
N. Y
Double storm sweeping east disrupts East Coast shipping
Two major storms move up the coast from the Ohio valley and toward New England creating the most unusual weather in years. Gales reach 60 to 65 mph in New York as telegraph lines falter and shipping faces danger from Florida to Maine.
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New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New England States
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
New England
Maine
New York City
Atlantic
Jacksonville
Fla
Eastport
Killena
Brunswick
Entente Seeks China Entry to Preserve Far East Peace
Washington reports Great Britain France and Russia plan to invite China into the Entente to avert future friction between Japan and China. If China accepts there would be no military participation in the current war.
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Washington
Great Britain
France
Russia
China
Japan
Far East
Three Dauphin Island Teachers Narrowly Drown
Three Dauphin Island teachers Miss Rosa Gerhardt Miss Irene Huet and Sister Due nearly drowned last Friday night off the south beach near Dauphin Island Alabama undertow pulled them from the seabed they struggled to reach solid footing and escape the rip current. Federal Grand Jury to Meet in November term will be organized Monday November 22 by U S Judge H T Toulmin with several important cases expected before the panel according to Solicitor Alex Pitts.
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Dauphin Island
Ala
Doox
Rosa
Gerhardt
Irene Huet
Due
United States
Grand Jury
H. T. Toulmin
Alex Pitts
O Neals Possible Senate Run Spurs Alabama Primary Talk
In Washington on November 19, prominent Alabama Democrats discuss a U S Senate race. Ex Governor Emmet O Neal is seen as a potential contender while Senator John H Bankhead contemplates seeking renomination. Possible rivals include J Tom Heflin Richmond Pearson Hobson and Francis S White. Delegates to the next Democratic convention may be chosen with Bryan supporters backing a prohibitionist slate.
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Washington
Emmet O'Neal
Alabama
United States
O'Neal
Ngham
Senate
John H. Bankhead
Wankhead
Commerce
Searde
Bankhead
J. Tom Heflin
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Francis 5. White
Joseph J. Johnston
White
Bryan
Mississippi
Government libels cargoes of whiskey from Tarpon and Oyster Plant
The United States government filed libel actions against five trunks of whiskey seized from the Tarpon and 148 cases from the Oyster Plant now in Mobile sheriff and chief of police custody. The move aims to prosecute violations of prohibition if state and city authorities fail to convict. Also notes a Brescia raid near Count Persico, Benedict XVI’s nephew, with a missile landing nearby.
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United States
Mobile County
Pitte
MENACE OF ALLIES ON THEIR FLANK MAY STOP BULGARS
London reports a flotilla of twenty five German torpedo boats and a large cruiser passed Helsingborg, moving toward the Cattegat. A Br squadron of cruisers and destroyers was seen entering the Cattegat. Italians plan a main attack on Gorizia with half a million men. Venice is again bombarded by Austrian aeroplanes.
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Helsingberg
T& E
Cattegat
Copenhagen
Geneva
Paris
Gorizia
Milan
Zurich
Vienna
Venice
Doubt as Bulgars Will Dare Began Near Monastir
London reports uncertainty over Monastir fate as Bulgarians may avoid a direct extension of their line while the Franco-British flank holds. Unofficial word hints Anglo French forces in strong numbers, Italy possibly joining the Balkans campaign, and lingering anxiety in Athens as Serbian retreat to Albanian borders continues. The war council returns from Paris with unity expected, though no front news beyond a renewed German push south of Riga and Styr river activity in Galicia.
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London
Monastir
England
Near East
Yser
Italy
Athens
British War Council
Paris
Saale
Riga
Styr
Galicia
Roumania Dissension Spurs Bratianu to Call Key Senators
A Bucharest dispatch reported in Paris says dissensions in Romania's Liberal party and the hard line of Take Ionescu and M. Filipescu have led Premier Bratianu to summon the king to meet with top senators and deputies. Confidential discussions on Roumanian affairs are underway with these personalities present.
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Roumai
Rome
Paris
Bucharest
Giarmitalia
Roumania
Ionescu
Interior
M. Filipescu
Bratiana
Ferdinand
Mos
Jackson County grand jury case draws Mobile appearance
Deputy marshal Money returned from Pascagoula to subpoena Mrs. H M Burnham for a grand jury in Mobile on November 23 in the Jackson cow white slave case involving G H C Johnson. Burnham, wife of a Moss Point physician, says she has no plan to travel to Mobile for court.
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Miss
J. DD. Money
United
Pascagoula
H. M. Burnham
United States District Court
Mobile
Jackson Cow
United 8
G. H. C. Johnson
Johnson
Burnham
Prent Moss Point
Jackson County
United States
Arshal
Mrs Burnham May Be Mistaken in Grand Jury Subpoena
U S Solicitor Pitts says he cannot reveal secrets of the case or grand jury matters but notes subpoenas for Mrs Burnham and others were issued without specifying the cause. He hints Mrs Burnham may fail to appear in Mobile before the federal grand jury while Johnson, linked to the ring, was bound over on a white slavery charge.
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Burnham
PF United States
Pitts
United States
Grand Jury
Burham
Marshal Money
Mobile
Johnson
Mississippi
Lost Diamond Brooch In Cath On Dauphin Or St Josephs
Lost and found notice for a diamond brooch described as small diamonds with a lair. Believed lost near the Cath on Dauphin or St Josephs this morning. Return to 209 George street for reward. Other classified ads on page one.
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Dauphin
St. Joseph ‘S
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