Planters of South Told How 10 Raise Wheat and Oats
Washington dispatch notes U S Department of Agriculture bulletins to aid Southern planters growing winter wheat and oats in the cotton belt. Agronomist C W Warburton says a winter grain crop adds cash and feed value as cotton prices stay low. Oats perform best in the south Atlantic and Gulf, with November sowing yielding better grain than later sowing. suitable states include NC SC GA FL AL MS LA and southern TX.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
C. W. Warburton
Bureau of Plant Industry
South
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Piedmont
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Germans Beaten Back In Poland Chronicle
The report describes German reverses between the Vistula and Warthe, with Von Hindenburg checked and 400,000 troops possibly needing rest after heavy losses. Western fronts show frozen lines while renewed German offensives loom toward the French coast by December. A German submarine sinking off Scotland is noted, and Russian dispatches claim 6,000 Austrians captured on November 21.
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Vistula
Warthe
von Hindenburg
Posen
Petrograd
Russian
Poland
Rheims
Soissons
Ypres
French
Flanders
Berlin
William
France
Morocco
India
Arras
Sea
Scotland
England
Friedrichshafen
Indictments on Trespass Charge Involving Emma Watson
Emma Watson surrendered to Sheriff T. T. Palmer after being indicted by the October grand jury on a trespass charge for entering lands of the Irvington Land Company at South Orchards. She was docketed at the county jail.
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Emma Watson
Irvington Land Company
South Orchards
T. T. Palmer
Commissioner Laz Schwarz to Attend New Orleans Battle Centennial
City Commissioner Laz Schwarz received an invitation from the Louisiana Historical Society to attend ceremonies marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans and a century of peace with England. The events occur January 8 and 10 in New Orleans, and he will attend.
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New Orleans
Laz Schwarz
The
Louisiana Historical Society
England
Captain Collier designated captain of Company F in Alabama
Captain William A. Collier of the Sec ond Infantry has been named by Colonel C. R. Bricken to lead Company F in Tuscaloosa replacing Captain Richard M. Snow. Collier will serve until a company election can be held, which Bricken decided is inadvisable at present.
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Montgomery
Ala
William A. Collier
Second Infantry
C. R. Bricken
Tuscaloosa
Richard M. Snow
Collier
Bricken
Exquisite Hair Tinting Promises Harmless Gray Coverage
A market note touts Brownstone hair stain as harmless and easy to use with permanent results. It claims rub-off free, undetectable dye in two shades and two sizes 25c and 1.00, with trial offers and a booklet available for shipping or direct purchase via druggists.
Tax Ordinances Of City Passed In 15 Minute Session
City commission meeting presided by Mayor Pillans approved payment of monthly bills totaling 22 110 40 and passed two tax ordinances for Mobile covering 1914 15 and a special bond levy through 1915. Commissioner Lyons moved Tungsten street lights at eight intersections including California Michigan Bay L N Parham Magnolia and Elmira Regina areas.
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City Commission
Pillans
Lyons
Schwarz
City of
Mobile
California
Michigan Avenue
Bay Avenue
Parham Street
Parham
Adams Streets
Magnolia
Washington Avenue
Florida
Elmira
Regina
Ship Runs Aground Breaking Up Drought Deaths At Duxbury Reef
A schooner named Hanalei with fifty eight aboard struck Duxbury Reef in fog and broke apart before dawn. Thirty two survived ashore and afloat. thirteen rescued later, including Captain Carey. The wreck prompted dramatic lifesaving efforts by Golden Gate and Fort Point crews and the McCulloch cutter to recover survivors and tend the injured.
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Duxbury Reef
Carey
Golden Gate Park
Norman Nelson
Fort Point
Hanalei
Elwood Schwerin
Berkely
Cal
Golden Gate Life Saving
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco
Eureka
Independent Steamship Company
Revenue Cutter
McCulloch
Alger
Golden Gate
Equity and Law Court Notices and Final Judgments
A compilation of court business from the Equity and Law sides with orders of reference decree pro confesso notices and dismissals. Also includes final judgments in entities such as Hammer Dry Goods and Post Publishing Company garnishee actions. The piece closes with a coastal rescue scene described after a ship hulk beached near shore.
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A. J. Paterson
W. O. Evans
Chancery Court
Thomas H. Smith
Lawyer Pendleton
Mary Pendleton
Charles Line
Sarah E. Roley
Ida S. Laughton
John B. Laughton
Marie A. Horlock
Elliott Stevens
Rose Bertha Case
Samuel Case
Katie Scarcliff
Henry Scarcliff
Mary Peres
Joseph Peres
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Mary A. McMahon
F. E. Goff
O. R. McAdams
I. E. Evans
Mary Evans
Alabama Lodge No. 1
Odd Fellows Building Association of Mobile
Union Lodge No
Esther B. Warren
Robert K. Warren
Mabel Johnson
Charlotte Whiste
W. H. Pollard
State Land Company
Law and Equity Court
Berney
Maury & Unruh
Post Publishing Company
A. M. Lemp
Western Union Telegraph Company
Graham & Rush Clothing Company
A. M. Keeley
Fires Fire Threatens Little Rock and River Traffic
Farmers and homesteaders load household goods and move to safety as fires sweep the region. Smoke over the Mississippi River endangers river traffic while small fires are reported in the United States forest reserve near Harrison.
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Harrison
United States Forest Reserve
Forest fires threaten convicts and campers across three states
Captain R R Rice and a camping party escaped a ten mile flight through blaze as guard measures saved 57 convicts near Little Rock. In the Ozarks and adjacent regions fires rage across Arkansas Oklahoma and Louisiana destroying timber fences and telegraph lines with no relief in sight.
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R. R. Rice
Lincoln County
New
State Capitol
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Ozark County
Fires Threaten Arkansas And Nearby Regions
Fire flames threaten Hot Springs Batesville Wynne Magnolia and western Oklahoma areas as wildfires creep through timber lands. Rangers warn only heavy rain may stem spread as fires cross state lines and span La Fourche and McCurtain counties into Caddo parish Louisiana.
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Hot Springs
Arkansas
Batesville
Wynne
Magnolia
Oklahoma
Kiamichi Mountains
la Flore
McCurtain
Caddo Parish
Louisiana
Arkansas Line
Liveried Footman at Hammels Is The Goods
A six foot African man named Jerry Gable now serves as Hammel store’s liveried footman. Julius Hammel, eager to match Southern department stores, ordered the largest uniform and sourced a tall, imposing replacement after a lengthy search. The feature underscores pride in appearance on Mobile sidewalks.
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Flanders
Hammel
Birmingham
Mobile
Julius Hammel
Jerry Gable
Order Turkey Dinner for Negro Prisoners
City Commissioner Laz Schwarz has directed Chief of Police F W Crenshaw to provide prisoners in the city jail with a Thanksgiving dinner including turkey roast pork yellow yams and all the fixings. Districts are very dry and flames sweep through swiftly but no loss of life is reported. Trains run slow due to smoke and travel is impeded by the fires.
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Laz Schwarz Ha
F. W. Crenshaw
Sargol: A Claim of Quick Weight Gain and Strength
An advertisement promotes Sargol as a scientific fat building supplement. It claims to boost digestion, absorb fat from food, and fatten the body by 10 to 20 pounds, with a guarantee and refunds through Van Antwerp's Drug Co. It warns that the product aids digestion but should not be used by those not seeking significant weight gain.
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van Antwerp’s
Drug Co
Mobile
Vicinity
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