Seaton's Campaign in South Halted by Russian Menace
Reporting from London and Athens, Allied and neutral sources describe German positions bombarded on the Belgian coast by a British squadron, Greek neutrality stance toward Entente, Serbian retreat actions at Monastir and Scutari, and shifting fronts in Serbia, Mesopotamia, and Poland as winter freezes battles across Europe.
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Seaton
London
Zebrugge
Ostend
Reuter
Amsterdam
Monastir
Serbia
Mehnis
Teuton
Strumnnitza
Roumania
Sir John French
Gerwestern
Souchez
Mesopotamia
General Townshend
Ctesiphon
Tigris
Poland
Illouist
President Wilson Delivers Message to Public Printer
President Wilson's address to Congress went to the public printer today after a full day of finalizing the document. The message, to be read at a joint session in about a week, focuses on national preparedness and related legislative questions to be addressed in future addresses after the Christmas holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Mobile Satsuma Day to Blaze with Orange and Blue
Mobile prepares for Satsuma Day with orange and blue decorations across Bienville Square and city buildings. Mayor Pat J Lyons and General Chairman W H Reynolds tout a big parade with three bands and decorated autos. The Item plans a Satsuma Edition highlighting the citrus industry and local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat J. Lyons
Mobile
Satsuma
Bienville Square
Emerald Isle
W. H. Reynolds
Mobile Way
Alabama
Gulf Coast
Marketing commission urged to standardize farm products
Dr Charles McCarthy of Madison urged Congress to create a state empowered marketing commission to define enforce reasonable farm product standards. He proposed a state label for compliant producers. Sir Horace Plunkett warned of weak farmer organization and urged broad public effort to reorganize American agriculture for wartime and postwar competition. Frank L McVey welcomed delegates, stressing cooperation as key to reform.
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Chicago
Charles McCarthy
Madison
Wis
National Co’ On
McCarthy
Marketing Commission
America
Farmers of Self Help
Sir Horace Plunkett
Dublin
Ireland
Sir Horace
Frank L. McVey
First National Bank expands services in Mobile
The First National Bank of Mobile seeks to add a savings department and act as trustee for stocks bonds and estates and as executor under federal reserve board powers. President Hall expects formal approval within 24 hours after an unofficial notification indicated the permit is granted.
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First National Bank of Mobile
National Banks of
Alabama
Federal Reserve Board
First National Bank
Hall
First National
Weather Forecast for Mobile Tonight and Wednesday
Fair and not so cold tonight and Wednesday. Light variable winds becoming southeast on Wednesday.
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Mobile
Valdosta Joins Thomasville in Old Spanish Trail Pledge
Valdosta and Thomasville pledge support for the Old Spanish Trail as scouts report Georgia and Florida racing to connect highways from New Orleans to the Atlantic. J. M. Ashley and F. Busch cite Valdosta as gateway to north Florida and Thomasville as hub with rail, hotels, and roads linking Dixie Highway and Central Florida White Way.
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Bainbridge
New Orleans
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf Coast
Florida
Georgia
Live Oak
Fla
Jasper
Valdosta
Thomasville
America
Quitman
J. M. Ashley
Chamber of Commerce of
New York
Jacksonville
Lake City
F. Busch
Commercial Association of
Thomas
Good Roads
Florida State Line
James A. Emmett
War at a Glance reports British losses and Allied notes
The article tallies British losses since hostilities began at about 660000. November totals show 1232 officers and 46134 NCOs and men. Athens says Greece awaits Allied staff input on military requirements. Field Marshal Kitchener returns to London from the Near East trip. Austrian reinforcements flow into the Gorizia zone. Rome acknowledges recent positions near the heights northwest of the city.
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Greece
Athens
Earl Kitchener
London
Near East
Gorizia
Rome
Hamburg American officials' defense defeated in fraud trial
In New York on a November 80 session Judge Howe denied motions to strike Marina Quesada evidence and to dismiss indictments. The Hamburg American Line officials faced continued government witnesses who presented cases against them as the defense argued points without jurors present. The pace of motions and briefs reflected ongoing trial proceedings in the United States fraud case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Howe
Marina Quesada
Clarke and Washington Good Roads Meeting
Mayor Boyle of Jackson will convene December 7 with Clarke and Washington county leaders including probate judges and county commissioners to plan a conference on road improvement and a bridge over the Bigbee River as part of the Jackson Highway link. Attendees may include Governor Henderson state highway engineer Keller and Jackson Highway official Irvine.
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John Craft
Alabama Good Roads Association
Boyle
Jackson
Ala
Clarke
Washington
Bigbee River
Jackson Highway
Henderson
W. 8. Keller
L. C. Irvine
South Alabama
Craft
Bigbee
Nashville
Mobile
Explosion at DuPont powder plant leaves ten dead
Wilmington Del Nov 30 at least ten men are reported killed and a number wounded in a powder explosion at the DuPont powder plant in Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dupont
Wilmington
Del
Guest Burned to Death in Florida Hotel Fire
A fire at the Seabreeze Inn in Bradenton Florida left an unidentified guest dead and civil engineer J H Gray missing. Many guests fled in nightwear wading 300 feet through floodwaters as the waterfront hotel burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Bradentown
Fila
J. H. Gray
Seabreeze Inn
Honolulu Wireless Captures 9000 Mile Nauen Message
An operator for the Federal Wireless Telegraph Co. picked up war dispatches transmitted from Nauen Prussia to Tuckerton New Jersey about 9000 miles away. The dots and dashes registered clearly at Honolulu radio stations, allowing easy copying of the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Federal Wireless Telegraph Company
Tuckerton
N. J
Nauen
Prussia
Britain’s November War Casualties Reach About 600000
London reports November casualty lists totaling 1 232 officers 45 184 NCOs and men across all services bringing total losses since hostilities began to about 600 000 A month of heavy but lighter losses than October when 3 210 officers and 71 187 NCOs and men were listed.
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London
Murrell Sees Golden Future in Citrus Fruit
George E. Murrell horticulturist for the Southern Railway traveled Mobile county to study orange conditions and Satsuma potential. He noted growing industry interest, cited success stories backed by evidence, and suggested experimental tests with California and European grapes grafted to phylloxera resistant stock. He praised local peaches free of rot and planned to publish photos for Southern Field and other horticulture magazines.
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George E. Murrell
The
Southern Railway
Mobile
Washington
St. Andrew
Murrell
Satsuma
California
Europe
Southern
Southern Railway Company
Submarine Destroyed by British Airplane Reported
London broadcast says a submarine attacked by a British aircraft off Middelkerke was sunk, with Field Marshal Sir John French reporting the vessel broke in half last night.
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London
Middelkerke
Sir John French
Field Marshal French
Leflore County Attorney Held After Mississippi Shooting
Means Johnston Leflore county attorney was jailed in Greenwood after shooting and killing Dr. R. E. Birdsong on a Schlater street Sunday. Johnston, once neighbors and friends with no clear motive, surrendered upon arrival.
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Greenwood
Miss
Means Johnston
Leflore County
R. E. Birdsong
Schlater
Johnston
Mobile
Royal and
St. Michael Streets
Minnesota hunters report strong game as fatalities remain few
In Duluth, hunters say northern Minnesota moose and deer seasons are excellent with about 9,000 hunters in St Louis county this month. Fatalities are few. several youths died by accident and one man was killed after being shot by a hunter who mistook him for a deer. A hunter was kicked from a canoe by a shotgun and drowned.
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Innesota
Duluth
Minn
Minnesota
Prosperity Shines in Mobile Seaport Trade and Harbor Plans
Bank clearings in Mobile for November reached 4 437 810 53 dollars, up about 430 000 from 1914, signaling Southwide recovery. Lumber demand rises as a major local industry, while engineers survey Mobile harbor for major port improvements and two large corporations announce forthcoming upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Alabama
Mobile
Birmingham retail trade outlook and holiday demand cited
Birmingham's retail trade shows steady improvement as metal manufacturers reach peak production and payrolls. Jacob Burger, president of the Birmingham Business Men's League, says holiday trade should return to normal or exceed last year’s level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Lurger
Jacob Burger
Birmingham Business Men's League
Cotton Prosperity in Montgomery State Report
Figures from the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce show Alabama cotton acreage this season is better fixed than in years. Diversification reduced cotton totals but raised prices and a ready market exists. War contracts have revived dormant manufacturing plants.
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Montgomery
Ala
Chamber of Commerce of
Nashville Rail Line Reports Best Business in Months
Nashville Tennessee November 30. The Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway releases a strong October financial statement showing net operating revenues up 316,229.80 dollars. Jobbing and manufacturing lines are busier than in two years. A local concern received orders for 1,800 stores in a single morning. November bank clearings rose by 6,000,000 dollars compared with 1914.
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Nashville, Tenn
Nashville, Chattanooga and St
Fall shopping strengthens New Orleans retail trade
Merchants report heavy fall shopping with large orders for fall and winter and exceptionally large advance orders for next spring. M B Kreegere notes November as an unusually big month with buyers able to pay, reflecting wider prosperity in New Orleans tributary markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon
M. B. Kreegere
Retail Merchants’ Bureau
Clites
New Orleans
Good Times Reported By Southeastern Cities
Merchants in Atlanta Tampa Savannah and Charleston anticipate a stronger December business with early Christmas trade. Grover Magehee Atlanta Retail Merchants Association cites boosted confidence and larger stock. Waycross begins prosperity week with messages to Wilson and local speakers. London Charleston James Wollaston a pioneer in submarine telegraphy laid the first cable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Grover Magehee
Atlanta Retail Merchants Association
Magehee
Tampa
Savannah
Charleston
Waycross
Wilson
Georgia
London
James Wollaston
Prosperity Shown Across Banks and Merchants
New York merchants report rising Christmas spending with big stores unable to fill demand. Banks and business leaders credit renewed purchasing power and war-driven prosperity. Mississippi Valley also shows best business in years with higher crop prices and better collections across Memphis Little Rock Helena Vicksburg Jackson and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Olen
L. S. Pelz
Lesale and Retail Merchante
Mr. Pelz
America
New
Paiva
Ciardhanes Eos Bean
Rey
Mississippi Valley
Memphis Tenn
Mississippi Valeley
Little Rock
Helena
Ark
Vicksburg
Jackson
Miss
Jackson, Tenn
Cleveland
North Carolina Sees Business Improvement Says Chamber
North Carolina merchants report rapid improvement in business conditions. Raleigh Chamber of Commerce president John A. Park notes that the state has not felt war order surges yet, but harvests and crop payments are boosting prosperity and farm prices are higher than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
John A. Park
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Funeral Notice for Richard C. Ludlow 1915
Died Tuesday November 30 1915 at 9 40. The friends of the family are requested to attend the funeral from the late residence 905 Texas at Morrow Wednesday at noon at Magnolia Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludlow
Richard C. Ludlow
Texas
Magiolia Cemetery
Lost keys and silver vanity item reward notice
A small silver vanity with initials K S M or ta Hee and a purse containing A Watson at 934 Ward. Reward offered by the item office. Lost notice appears in the classified section page.
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A. Watson
Ward
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Clarke and Washington
Good Roads Meeting
Great Britain
Mississippi
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