Greek Reserves Called Home as War Clouds Rise
The Greek consul general ordered Greek reserves in the United States to return to service as tensions with Turkey escalate. The steamer Macedonia prepared to sail with 2,000 passengers to Piraeus for military duty, while Greek and Bulgarian passengers boarded the Mauretania and other liners, amid a rush for tickets and fears of immediate mobilization.
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United States
New York
Macedonia
Piraeus
Mauretania
France and Russia Seek Peace Amid Balkan Tension
Paris October 3 The French and Russian governments are in accord on Balkan matters and aim to prevent conflict amid a frontier of nearly a million armed men. European financiers’ refusal to fund Balkan states is seen as aiding peace efforts.
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Paris
France
Russia
Balkan
Turkish Frontier Guards Fire On Montenegrins At Berans
Turkish frontier guards attacked Montenegrin guards on the border in the Berans district. Montenegrins did not reply and the Turks withdrew. Montenegrin mobilization order met with great enthusiasm nationwide. Italian foreign office denies peace talks with Turkey.
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Cettinje
Migo
Berans
Montenegro
Rome
Foreign Office
Italy
Turkey
Police chase ends as officer loses shoe during pursuit
Patrolman George Gale pursued a pistol-wielding suspect from Dauphin and Cedar to Warren streets. Gale fired in the air, but the suspect escaped while Gale’s shoe came off near Government and Warren streets, ending the chase.
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George Gale
Government
Warren Streets
Dauphin
Cedar Streets
Gale
Cedar Street
Government Street
Warren Street
Stabbing Affray in Toulminville Leaves Man Gravely Wounded
In Toulminville near St Stephen's road E J Moore an itinerant preacher stabbed F R Perkins in the left breast with a knife shortly before noon Perkins is said to be dying Moore was arrested with the aid of citizens and sent to Mobile Moore is jailed on assault with intent to murder He claims Perkins ruined his home and interfered with his church work
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E. J. Moore
F. R. Perkins
Toulminville
St. Stephen's Road
Perkins
Moore
R. W. Jones
Theobile Light and Railroad Company
Mobile
D. J. Linch
Morgan Denies Roosevelt Ties in Campaign Financing
J Pierpont Morgan testifies before the Clapp committee denying any contact with Theodore Roosevelt or any conferences among financiers about 1904 or 1908 presidential support. He confirms gifts totaling 280000 to Republican campaigns and asserts no favors were sought. He leaves after noting expenses and thanking investigators.
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Washington
J. Pierpont Morgan
Clapp Committee
Teddy
Roosevelt
George R. Sheldon
Republican National Fund
Harriman
New York State Committee
Morgan
New York
Clapp
Mr. Morgan
The
Inquirers
Calls on County 10 Do Its Part
Commissioner Harry Pillans urged the county to spend half as much as the city on streets lying between old and new city limits. He noted the 1907 act and Virginia and Catherine streets, saying the city must not compel county repair. The city appealed to the supreme court to challenge the ruling.
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Harry Pillans
No Man’s Land
Pillans
Virginia Street
Catherine Street
Semmes
Supreme Court
Arson Suspect Returned to Jail for 60 Day Sentence
Arthur Marcheu, labeled as a negro, served 60 days for setting fire to G. W. Glover’s Plateau store on September 21. The blaze destroyed 22 places. He is to be arraigned in inferior criminal court on October 7 for arson.
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Arthur Marcheu
G. W. Glover
Plateau
Inferior Criminal Court
Broken broker arrested in Boston on larceny warrant
Stephen R. Dow, head of Stephen R Dow & Co, brokers, whose firm failed days earlier, was arrested in Boston on a larceny warrant connected to the Franklin Mining matter. The case centers on alleged theft linked to the mining stake.
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Boston
Stephen R. Dow
Stephen R. Dow & Co
Franklin Mining
Hagan Plans Attendance at Tonight’s Meeting
Commissioner John Hagan, chair of the finance committee of the board of road and revenue, will attend the mass meeting tonight. He says some aboard members oppose his presence but he will listen. An Item reporter notes expected discussion and Hagan insists everything said is backed by facts.
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Hagan
Tonght
John Hagan
Board of Road and Revenue Commissioners
Bors
Liquor Dealers Form New Group to Fight Blind Tigers
The Wholesale and Retail Liquor Dealers Association in Mobile forms a combined body to curb illegal liquor sales. President Thomas J. Rowell says the aim is to protect members while aiding law enforcement, with officers elected to lead the effort. He notes high license costs, limited operating months, and vows executive sessions with no outside detectives.
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Mobile
Thomas J. Rowell
Wholesale and Retail Liquor Dealers Association
Retail Liquor Dealers
St. Andrew Hotel
Joseph G. Tyrrell
Charles Yeats
John P. McGinnis
Blind Tigers
Rowell
New Liquor Men’s Association
New President Named for Mobile Southern League Baseball
Alfred L. Staples, trust officer of City Bank and Trust Company, was chosen as president of the Mobile Southern League Baseball Association at a Battle House meeting. William O. Lott is vice president, Charles Z. Coleson secretary and treasurer, and Michael Finn manager. Attendance last season neared 100000, with a board of directors listed as Staples, Lott, Pizer, Woolf, Coleson, Mobile, and Crawford.
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Alfred L. Staples
City Bank and Trust Company
Mobile Southern League Baseball Association
Staples
Mobile Club
Battle House
William O. Lott
Charles Z. Coleson
Michael Finn
Coleson
A. L. Staples
W. C. Lott
Henry Pizer
Junius Woolf
Assistants Resign From City Meat and Milk Inspection
Dr. D. H. Moon, assistant to Dr. F. R. Harsh, resigned Wednesday afternoon to pursue independent business. Moon aided abattoir meat inspections for a year. Dr. F. T. Wolfe will replace him at the Mobile abattoir, with another assistant named to fill the vacancy by the county medical society board of health. The appointment will be confirmed by the city council.
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D. H. Moon
F. R. Harsh
Mohr
Moon
Harsh
F. T. Wolfe
Mobile Abattoir
Committee of Public Health
County Medical Society
Board of Health
Colon
Love of Finery Fatal to College Girl
Frances Hollander, a self described wife of a theater promoter, confessed to larcenies of costly gowns on credit by posing as a prominent figure's spouse. She had a Massachusetts reformatory term for a $5,000 theft, claiming college graduate status and well regarded Chicago roots.
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New York
Frances Hollander
Massachusetts
Fosa
Chicago
Irias Leads Large A Forge Action Near Lapaz Veja
Gen Julius Irias a Liberal leader and former minister arrives in Nicaragua with 2000 men from Costa Rica. He joins Gen Abraham Perdoma Gen Llanos and Col Acquello in an attack on government troops at Lapaz Veja defending by Gen Viguz and Solorzano Diaz. Dispatch notes Diaz faces hostile Salvadorean and US Marine aid criticism. San Salvador backs Washington stance in Nicaraguan conflict.
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New Orleans
Julius Irias
Liberal Party of Nicaragua
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Picayune
San Salvador
Irias
Abraham Perdoma
Llanos
Acquello
Lapaz Veja
Viguz
Solorzano Diaz
Diaz
Salvador
Washington
Weather Forecast for Mobile and Vicinity
UNCLE ZEB the WEATHER Oct 3 1917 forecast shows showers tonight or Friday with moderate northeast winds for Mobile and vicinity. Alabama and Mississippi mostly fair tonight and Friday with moderate northeast winds on the coast. official map and meteorological table are on the last page.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Heav
Sulzer Named For Governor In New York Democratic Ticket
Syracuse Oct 3 delegates to the Democratic state convention named William Sulzer of New York as governor, Martin H Glynn of Albany as lieutenant governor, and completed the state ticket with Mitchell May as secretary of state Thomas Carmody as attorney general renominated William Lohmer comptroller John A Benzel engineer and surveyor and John J Kennedy treasurer all renominated.
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Syracuse
N. Y
William Sulzer
New York
Martin H. Glynn
Albany
Mitchell May
Thomas Carmody
William Lohmer
John A. Benzel
John J. Kennedy
Governor Praises Sulzer Glynn Ticket In New York
Governor Wilson compliments the nomination of Congressman William Sulzer for governor and Martin Glynn for lieutenant governor. He cites Sulzer’s congressional leadership and Glynn’s reputation, saying the convention gave Democrats freedom of action and a worthy ticket.
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Wilson
Richmond
Ind
William Sulzer
New York
Martin H. Glynn
Sulzer
Congress
Glynn
Davis sues Munson Steamship for damages over foot injury
James Davis a dock laborer sues Munson Steamship Company in the law and equity court claiming five thousand dollars in damages. He alleges on August 29 1912 while employed by the defendant a mast of lumber fell and severely mashed his foot through alleged negligence.
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Law and Equity
James Davis
Munson Steamship Company
Feast of Conclusion closes at sundown sermon ends day
The Jewish Feast of Conclusion ends at sun down this evening after morning services at the Jewish temple. Rabbi Noses delivered an appropriate sermon and the temple was well filled.
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Noses
Mobile Greeks Ready to Fight Against Turks
About thirty Greek residents of Mobile, including 15 to 18 men over 21, prepared to sail at short notice to join Greece in the Turkish struggle. Greek waiter, cooks, and reserves from Mobile could join a steamer carg o of ammunition sent from New York. The Greek consul in Mobile had no orders, but locals express strong patriotic sentiment and readiness to depart if commanded.
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Greece
Mobile
Louis Liakopulos
Thakopulos
Liakopulos
Samos
Crete
Candia
Mediterranean Islands
Balkan States
Servia
Bulgaria
Montenegro
Taakopulos
Macedonia
New York
New York City
Mr. Liakopulos
O Neal set to reply to Montgomery tax protest
Governor O Neal plans a formal response before departing for Birmingham. He will stress the mass meeting aimed at one purpose and note that attendees attacked the administration and his contingent fund. He may itemize contingent fund expenses including a 22.36 trip to Mount Meigs. He will discuss tax laws and his duties, avoid commenting on Montgomery county cases.
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Montgomery
Ala
O'Neal
Birmingham
Mount Meigs
Mt. Meigs
Montgomery County
Prinest Stirling Arraigned for Inadequate Support
Prinest Stirling appeared before Judge Henry Chamberlain in the inferior criminal court and failed to show visible means of support. He was fined $51 or thirty days hard labor, and defaulting on the payment he was sent to the county road.
Woman Held For Grand Larceny In Stolen Goods Case
Gussie Price, a Black woman, is held to the city court under a $250 bond on grand larceny charges. Authorities say she stole two skirts valued at 17.50, a gold ring, and other items from Mrs. Mary Ann Heath’s residence.
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Gussie Price
Mary Ann Heath
Timely Rescue Of Americans From Rebels In Mexico
Three American civil engineers were saved from Mexican rebels near Amecameca after captors forced them to beg for ransom. The victims were A. B. Skolen L. J. Slattery and C. J. Miller. rebels claimed they were spies or newspaper men before intending to shoot.
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Mexico City
A. B. Skolen
L. J. Slattery
J. Miller
Amecameca
Disastrous Rebel Defeat Near Muzquiz in Coahuila
From Laredo Texas Oct 2 reports say Gen Pascual Orozco's rebel forces were defeated near Muzquiz Coahuila in one of the fiercest battles of the rebellion. Federal losses reaching ninety killed and wounded were brought to Monterey. Blanquet commanded about six thousand troops while Orozco's forces reportedly numbered four thousand.
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Orozco
Laredo
Texas
Pascual Orozco, Jr
Muzquiz
Coahuila
Monterey
Blanquet
El Paso Probes Mexican Secret Service Activities
Senator Fall orders a federal inquiry in El Paso into Mexican secret service operations on U.S. soil after a reported Douglas Arizona hotel raid tied to Mexican consul Cuesta and soldiers. He denounces arrests without warrants and claims persecution of Mereco refugees driving others to seek safety in California and Los Angeles.
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EL Paso
William Alden- Smith
Senate
A. B. Fall
Fall
Douglas, Ariz
Cuesta
Secret Service
United States Army
Fall Says
United States
Douglas
Merco
California
Los Angeles
Relations Not Harmonious Between Major Oil Firms
New York October 3. R C Vest secretary of the New York Company testified in the Waters Pierce Standard Oil case that harmonious information exchange about future oil requirements no longer exists between Standard Oil of New York and Standard Oil of New Jersey. He said sharing advance orders would violate directors, and that information said to have been obtained six months earlier would violate explicit orders.
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New York
Standard Oil Company of
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
R. C. Vest
New York Company
Waters- Pierce Standard Oil
Vest
New Jersey Company
New Jersey
Weit
Judge McClellan Loses Wardrobe and Records in Crash
A letter from Pulaski Tenn reports Justice T C McClellan of the supreme court survived Monday night’s Louisville and Nashville wreck near Elkmont but lost nearly all his wardrobe and trunk contents. It is unclear if the papers included opinions or case records.
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Montgomery
Ala
Pulaski
Tenn
T. C. McClellan
Supreme Court
Louisville and Nashville
Elkmont
Dynamite Jury Secured In Indianapolis Trial
Indianapolis jurors were paneled this afternoon to try the group accused of dynamite attacks. The proceedings began with selection procedures as prosecutors and defense counsel prepared for the high profile case. The outcome hinges on evidence presented during the trial in the October session.
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Indianapolis
Ind
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Whitcop
J. P. Morgan
A. L. Slaps
Board of Directors
DR. Harsh
Frnancos Hollander
Zeb
Faif
Empire State Democrats
Williame Sulzer
Gomery
Road Gang
Standard Oil Corporation of
Jersey
M‘clellan
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