Man Surrenders Then Kills Himself After Triple Shooting
In Columbia Alabama on November 28 C A le surrendered to officers at his home near Columbia He asked to bid his family farewell then fatally shot himself after shooting Jerome Jordan and his father J J Jordan and Fernando Jordan earlier on September 18 authorities say He would not be arrested until addressing his personal affairs.
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Columbia
Ala
C. A. le
Jerome Jordan
Fernando Jordan
J. J. Jordan
Stream of Troops Now Landing in France
AVRE France Nov 25 Directly Lord Kitchener's speech in London spurred a vast Allied movement. A steady flow of transports has reached Havre with about 200 ships at harbor. Troops, mostly seasoned infantry, are being landed rapidly, cheerfully marching ashore and moving inland.
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Associated Press
Avre
France
Lord Kitchener
London
Havre
Outrage Claims Denied in Dispatches on Zapata Troops
Brazilian minister reports Zapata forces in good order and makes no mention of outrages against Spaniards in Sea City. No changes to Villa’s position are stated. dispatches provide limited details on troop movements.
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Ashington
Zapata
Villa
Idol Members Added 135 to Mobile County Tax League
The Mobile County Tax Reform League reports 135 new members added to its roll at a Friday night meeting at the Chamber of Commerce. Attendance was limited by a storm, but six canvassing committees reported the new member totals and will continue canvassing remaining districts. The league now totals 600 members and Governor-Elect Charles Henderson pledged to attend the December 3 Montgomery tax conference and support tax law reform. Field Secretary E T O Connor detailed county organization across eight southwest Alabama counties.
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Mobile County Tax Reform League
Chamber of Commerce
League
Leon Schwarz
Charles Henderson
Montgomery
E. T. O'Connor
Alabama
Washington
Choctaw
Marengo
Clarke, Wilcox
Weather recap for Alabama and Mobile地区
A mobile weather note warns of rain tonight while Sunday looks fair with little temperature change. In Alabama, rain is expected tonight and into Sunday with similar mild conditions.
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Mobile
Alabama
New York Stock Exchange Resumes Limited Bond Trading
The New York Stock Exchange reopened in a tentative manner with bond trading restricted to cash deals and minimum prices. Early trades included United States Steel bonds at 99 3-4 and Distillers Securities at 58, with activity guided by a three-member subcommittee to set minimums for inactive issues.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Stock Exchange
United States Steel Corporation
Distillers Securities
Chesapeake and Ohio
Southern Pacific
Bay Consolidated
St. Paul General Mortgage
Northern Pacific
St. Paul
United States
Financial District
Committee of Five
Washington
Philadelphia
Gulf Storm Lifts With Little Damage Across Mobile Area
A moderate south-southeast gale pushed the river high but caused no washover at Mobile wharves and minimal wind damage. The 45 mile per hour wind flooded streets and buckled wooden paving while warm air returned by Saturday morning. Pensacola measured 60 mph as storm activity lingered off the Louisiana coast and burglars reportedly exploited the weather.
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Mobile
Gulf
Washington
Louisiana
Pensacola
Burglars storm grocery store amid heavy rain
During a heavy rain on Saturday morning a burglar entered the southeast corner grocery at St Francis and Joachim streets and damaged a cash register without taking money. A cheap electric flashlight used by the thief was found disabled, a broken knife and other items mentioned.
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St. Francis and Joachim Streets
German spies in British army punished at Corford
Two soldiers from the Hants regiment of Kitchener's new army stationed at Corford have been proven to be German spies and have been dealt with by military authorities. A lance corporal and a private were implicated in letters about movements and proposed movements.
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Associated Press
Reading
Eng
Hants
Kitchener
New Army
Corford
Audacious Salvaged Reports Hint at Soon Return to Service
London November 24 Persistent rumors circulate that the battleship Audacious sunk by a mine off the north coast of Ireland October 27 has been salvaged. Reports claim Admiralty wrecking vessels removed the big guns and beached the ship, with repairs possible after a short time. The tale may be as dubious as other wartime rumors.
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Associated Press
London
Dacious
I d
Admiralty
England
Satsuma Day Holiday Window Decorations Planned by Merchants
The December 8 Satsuma Day edition lists Level Best Shoe Store Reynolds Music House Kenny Tea Coffee Store E H Britton Shoe Store Lichtbach Brothers The Toggery as decorating windows for Satsuma Day with more names to be added day by day.
Sudden Session Called In The Boggs Case
In Miami on November 28 an unplanned coroner jury session examined the death mystery of A A Boggs and his 18 year old daughter Marjorie. Witnesses testified but no cause of death was announced. Police pursue murder theory tying bludgeoning to arson at their country home. charred bodies were found.
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Miami
Fla
A. A. Boggs
Marjorie
Boggs
Here
Mail clerks robbed at Creveport Union Station
Two unmasked white men robbed the Creveport Shreveport union station mail room early this morning. They forced depot clerk C. M. Carter to open the safe and loaded the registered mail into a sack before escaping. Police and railroad workers were on duty during the robbery.
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Union Station
Associated Press
Shreveport
C. M. Carter
Carter
Berlin Lodz Front Reports Mixed German Losses
A Berlin telegram via Vienna reports German losses in Poland on November 26 were heavy with a corps captured and another routed. Emperor William urged Von Hindenburg to distinguish himself as world eyes watch the Lodz front. Reports say German forces near Strykow face severe artillery fire and supply shortages.
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Paris
Matinin Oe
Poland
von Hindenburg
William
Lodz
Free open air market proposed in Dallas to ease living costs
Washington reports Assistant Secretary Newton grants Dallas Texas permission to set up a free open air market on the federal building site. Farmers and truck gardeners may sell without market fees and Dallas residents gain direct access to produce. If successful the plan could spread to other cities.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nia
Mississippi bankers pledge to cut cotton acreage by half
Jackson Mississippi November 28 The State Bankers Association meeting adopted a resolution pledging bankers cooperation with merchants to urge planters to reduce next year's cotton acreage by at least 50 percent. Banks will withhold advances from planters who refuse to agree. No action was
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
State Bankers’ Association
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