Time Dragged Before the Charge in Champagne
United Press report by William Philip Simms from Champagne on October 4 describes a machine gun sergeant leading a near four mile advance under heavy shellfire. He was wounded but focused on duty as dawn broke and the general attack commenced at 9 15. The piece portrays Parisian soldiers adapting to frontline shock and describes the prior night’s tense waiting and shared trench life.
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William Philip Simms
United Press
Champagne
Mar
Castleway
910
Vinol Tonic Promises Health For Weak Children
A testimonial from W A Smith of Shanesville Ohio praises Vinol a cod liver iron tonic without oil. It claims quicker appetite better sleep and stronger health in a week. The ad offers a money back guarantee and directs readers to Van Antwerp Drug Corp Mobile and Vinci drug stores.
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W. A. Smith
Shanesville
Ohio
Vinci
van Antwerp Drug Corp
Mobile
P. S
Vinci Drug Store
Adv
Mississippi river commission moves to remove Mud Island
Col. McD Townsend of the Mississippi River Commission announced an immediate appropriation of 75000 dollars to begin removing Mud Island a forty acre sand bar blocking the Mississippi river in front of the Memphis wharf The commission plans to seek a further 75000 dollars from Congress to finish the project in Memphis Tennessee on November 22.
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Memphis
Tenn
McD. Townsend
The
Mississippi River Commission
Mississippi River
Congress
National Guard Officer Flies Lincoln to Omaha
In a Nebraska National Guard war game Captain McMillan led the aero corps on a Lincoln to Omaha flight. His mission was to summon reinforcements to a force supposedly besieged at Lincoln.
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Omaha
Nebraska National Guard
McMillan
Aero Corps of the Guard
Lincoln
Former Queen Lil Sends Gift to Mrs Galt in Hawaii
Lilioukalani the last Hawaiian royal sends a wedding gift to Mrs Norman Galt. The scarf, named by Daughters of Hawaii, is a rare ancient Hawaiian weaving piece with peculiar texture and design.
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Lil
Mrs. Galt
Honolulu
Lilioukalani
Hawaii
Norman Galt
Daughters of Hawaii
Bodies of Famous Priests Moved to Spring Hill
During the past week the bodies of twenty eight Jesuits mainly priests were moved from the old St Louis cemetery in New Orleans to Spring Hill Alabama. The list includes leaders in southern spiritual life with death dates ranging from 1848 to 1905.
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Society of Jesus
St. Louis
New Orleans
Society
Spring Hill
Ala
South
Louis Green
Father Green
John Baptiste Maisonable
S. J
Joseph Zollenfi
George Blackney
Eugene Plantar
Clemens Plammater
Peter Joste
John Cambiasa
J. B. Goeldin de Fiefman
Wm. Murphy
Irving Cummings at the Empire Tuesday
Irving Cummings and Lottie Pickford star in the Diamond From the Sky. The film is nearing its end with final chapters shown Tuesday. Also on Tuesday Kalem drama The Pitfall screens. Admission ten cents children five.
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Irving Cummings
Lottie Pickford
Mr. Cummings
Distress of British Steamer Oakfield Near Cape Race
The British steamer Oakfield bound from West Hartlepool to an American port is in distress about 600 miles southeast of Cape Race Newfoundland. A wireless relay from the San Giorgio reports Oakfield has lost all propeller blades and is standing by under emergency conditions at latitude 41.30 north, longitude 41.25 west. The Oakfield is a gensel of 2,290 tons.
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Halifax
Oakfield
West Hartlepool
England
Cape Race
N. F
San Giorgio
New York
Mediterranean
Satsuma Day Parade Prep With Big Auto Turnout Expected
Mobile county reports led by General Chairman W M Reynolds expect a large Satsuma Day parade with 105 decorated cars from outside Satsuma including 30 Grand Bay 20 Irvington 15 Fowl River and 10 Coden plus many local participants. The Item will publish a Satsuma Day Edition featuring horticultural articles and coast county industry features. Entertainment at Cawthon planned with Rowley orchestra and vaudeville numbers for Satsuma Night.
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Mobile County
W. M. Reynolds
Satsuma
Gulf ,Coast Horticultural Society
Cawthon
C. B. Hervey
Satsuma Day
Rowley
Frisky the submarine blockade runner joins Essanay stars
Essanay Pictures touts Frisky the canine actor as the only known dog to run the blockade of submarines in European waters. Frisky hails from Pomerania on the Baltic, sent to Edna Mayo by a London friend, amid a splash of cafe decor. The item also notes a Rotary Club Satsuma luncheon on December 9 at the hotel, with a Satsuma night planned.
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Frisky
Essanay
Pomerania
Baltic Sea
Edna Mayo
London
PPP
PLS
PPA Wewer
Satsuma
Navy to bring battle ships to Charleston for congress meet
The United States Navy will marshal nine first line battleships and fifteen destroyers to Charleston harbor for a December 13 to 17 gathering of the Southern Commercial Congress. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels notified Dr. Clarence Owens that the naval display aims to honor fifty years of national peace and provide public tours of the ships during the convention week. The night illumination of the warships and the chance to observe big gun handling are touted as part of the event.
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Washington, Navy
South Atlantic
Gulf
Norfolk
Tampico
Mexico
Charleston
D. C
Southern Commercial Congress
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Clarence J. Owens
Navy Department
Congress
Charleston Harbor
Uncle Sam
Movement to Retain Maloney Aims at Farm Bureau
Mobile residents were invited to a 8 o’clock meeting at the Cawthon Hotel to discuss retaining farm demotion expert George A. Maloney and to explore establishing a Mobile County farm bureau. The forum seeks wide farmer support and funds to back demonstrator efforts while keeping the bureau intact after launch.
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Cawthon Tuestle
M Mobile
Mobile
Cawthon Hotel
George A. Maloney
Timer R. Sly
Cawthon
Establi
Farm Bureau
Ways
Bureau
Agriculturn
Mobile County
George A. Loney
Second division teams listed for next month
The record notes next month include South Carolina Utah Michigan Kansas and Florid of the second division and Virginia Georgia New JerseyRhode Island in the third division.
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South Carolina
Utah
Michigan
Kansas
Filorid
Virginia
Georgia
New Jersey
Rhod Island
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