Bulgaria Begins Concentration Despite Warning
Athens reports Greece will join the Entente in the war. The government says the French landing at Saloniki aids Greece and that Allied troops act to assist and support the country. Greece seizes Macedonia railroads including Austrian and French lines.
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Bulgaria
Athens
Greece
Paris
Baloniki
Saloniki
France
England
Balkans
Macedonia
Allies Reported Landing Troops near Saloniki in Greek-Axis Cooperation
Dispatches from Athens and Paris indicate Allied troops may have landed near Saloniki to cooperate with Greece against Bulgaria. Bulgarian forces reportedly concentrate 350,000 men on the frontier, while Saloniki arrangements are being inspected by General Ian Hamilton. Austro German forces totaling 250,000 with about 2,000 guns have moved to the Serbian frontier under Field Marshal Von Mackensen, with headquarters at Versecz.
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Saloniki
Bulgaria
Paris
Athens
Havas
Salonik
Hamilton
Tribune
Ian Hamilton
Dardanelles
von Mackenzen
Bucharest
Versecz
Epoca
Allies to Bulgaria Note Expected in Rome Report
Italian circles believe allies will soon deliver a joint note to Bulgaria demanding an explanation of its attitude. Petrograd says Bulgaria must end relations with the central powers by 2 PM today or Russia will recall its minister at Sofia and staff.
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Bulgaria
Rome
Ribune
Russia
Petrograd
London
Sofia
Chicago Cartoonist Dies After Fall From Window
Chicago cartoonist Stewart W. Carothers of the Chicago Herald plunged to death from a fifth story hotel window in downtown Chicago. Two companions recalled the man and a woman sitting at the sill seeking relief from a headache before turning in for the night. Authorities believe he lost his balance. his mother Mrs. Neil Carothers lives in Fayetteville Arkansas. He was unmarried.
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Chicago
Stewart W. Carothers
Chicago Herald
Neil Carothers
Fayetteville
Ark
London theatrical manager George Edwards dies at dawn
Leased wire brief reports the death of English theatrical manager George Edwards after a long illness. Other items note large Greek arrivals in New England preparing to answer a call to arms if Greece enters the European war, destitute Americans in Australia, Albanian troops reported near Scutari, and President Wilson greeting Mrs. John R. Maxwell at the White House.
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London
George Edwards
Boston
New England
B. T. Timagenis
Greece
Washington
Australia
United States
P. Bray
Sydney
State Department
Vienna
Nuel Weiner Journal
Sofia
Elbassan
Scutari
Essad Pasha
Wilson
John R. Maxwell
Nashville
Tenn
Andrew Johnson
White House
Child Born Aboard Small Fishing Schooner In Gulf Storm
Biloxi Mississippi dispatch recalls how during a Gulf hurricane the Dauntless crew found a disabled schooner with a woman in labor. A baby boy was born as the storm raged while rescuers could not name the other vessel. The rescuers finally believed all aboard reached safety despite a 100 mile per hour gale.
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Biloxi
Miss
Dauntless
Bay St. Louis
Reported Dead in Storm May Rise in New Orleans
News from New Orleans describes relief vessels patrolling the storm district along the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts where hundreds are marooned without food. The death toll stood at 202 early today with 183 listed as missing and 117 known to have been missing on Saturday. officials fear casualties will push the total beyond 300 as some missing may already be among the dead.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Almirante Arrives Battered After Caribbean Hurricane
The United Fruit Company steamship Almirante arrived from Caribbean sea ports badly battered by a West Indian hurricane. It encountered the storm about 100 miles south of Kingston on September 24. Seas tore iron railings from the bridge, carried away lifeboats and ripped off hatches as the ship drifted for hours unable to head toward safe waters.
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New York
Almirante
United Fruit Company
Caribbean
Kingston
Ocean Springs Rebounds After September Storm
Ocean Springs, Miss. reports rapid recovery from the September 29 cyclone. Businesses and residents remain hopeful as property losses reach about 100000, largely in pecans. East Beach Road and Beach Hotel terrace damage, shrimp factory demolition, and light utility losses are noted.
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East Beach Road
Hadley Urges Keeping Treaties to Earn Respect
Yale President Arthur T. Hadley told students at the annual matriculation sermon that nations gain standing by honoring treaties. He warned that deceit yields temporary gains but long lasting power belongs to those who keep faith, paralleling conduct for individuals.
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Hadley
New Haven
Conn
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale
Coast Fishermen Return from Louisiana Marshes After Hurricane
Biloxi fishermen come home in large numbers from the Louisiana shrimping grounds with stories of peril and wreckage. About half the Biloxi fleet that went to Louisiana is back. many boats damaged and crews rescued from trees and rising floodwaters. Rescues included a French trapper whose family was lost. Destruction noted in Clusky and Bayou Lamaire area.
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Louisiana
Biloxi
Gulf Coast
Rube Holliman
Dauntless
Louis Gorenflo
Dunbar, Lopez & Dukate Company
Clusky
Bayou Lamaire
Albert Holliman
Brazier
Vincinity
Prince Nicholas to Lead Greeks in War
Prince Nicholas named to be commander in chief of the Greek armies if Greece enters the European wars. The appointment would place him at the head of Greece’s military forces in a broader regional conflict.
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Prince Nicholas
Greece
Farmers Discuss Manager Choice for Gulf Coast Exchange
Farmers directors debated candidates to head the Gulf Coast Produce Exchange and expect a decision before adjournment. By-laws, aligned with new state rules, were adopted with modifications to include inspectors at shipping points. A permanent secretary treasurer and office setup were to be resolved soon as funds for incorporation are raised.
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Gulf Coast Produce Exchange
Eastern Shore
Maryland
Virginia
T. D. Farnell
Mertz Station
Exchange
Chamber of Commerce
Gulf
Mobile County
Gulf Coast Roads to Pathfinders as Biloxi and Thomasville Meet
Alabama Mississippi Highway Association plans a Biloxi meeting to adopt a constitution and by laws while Jackson Memorial road advocates meet at Thomasville to prepare data for pathfinders Alabama trunk routes and a Mobile Baldwin bridge plan dominate discussion Escambia and Baldwin counties discuss the Mobile to Baldwin highway link and Gulf coast connections amid storm recovery assurances. Jerome Nichols begins surveying bridge and highway routes across the delta to Baldwin county with cost estimates data collection and route evaluation.
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Biloxi
Thomasville
Eacambit County
Good Roads
Brewton
Gulf Coast
Alabama-Mississippi Highway Association
Alabama
Escambia
Baldwin Counties
Mobile
Baldwin County
Escambia County
Mississippi
Plang
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Mississippi Coast
Jackson Highway
Mobile-Baldwin Counties
Jackson Road Pathfinders
Mobile County
Board of Commissioners
Jackson
Mobile-Baldwin Bridge
Jerome Nichols
Mobile-Baldwin Bridge and Highway Committee
Delta
Boards of County Commissioners
Governor vetoes anti loan shark bill in Alabama
MONTGOMERY Ala Oct 4 Special Governor Henderson vetoed the anti loan shark bill which passed the legislature just before adjournment Representative Shapiro of Jefferson county was the author of the measure Weather Mobile Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday probably showers cooler Tuesday Alabama Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday probably showers cooler tonight north portion Mississippi Partly cloudy tonight interior moderate south winds
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Montgomery
Ala
Henderson
Shapiro
Jefferson County
Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Lyons to Become Mayor of Mobile for Fourth Time
Bay Minette native reads Baldwin County and Mobile outlook in a report by The Item Good Roads Scout. The piece sketches Lyons ahead of an election, outlining likely paths to a fourth term as Mobile mayor and noting regional developments across the bay.
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Good Roads
Baldwin
Bay
Mobile
Remarkable Year in a Small Southern Town
Over twelve months the town passed a $35,000 bond issue and secured municipal ownership of gas, light, and water while adding a sewer system for its about 2,000 residents. A factory operated nationwide during wartime with 150 employees and a $10,000 monthly payroll. Plans exist for a creamery canning plant and poultry shipping business. The area hosts a Jewish colony in southern Alabama and a pioneer settler who traveled by covered wagon and built a small fortune from a few dollars.
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Europe
South
Alabama
Bay Minette's Bold Growth Crusade Attracts Attention
The article portrays Bay Minette pledging ambitious urban growth led by the Bay Minette Land Company under Hampton D. Ewing. It cites a $35,000 bond issue funding a city reservoir and sewer system, a new $5,000 Baptist church, and a developing Arc de see as evidence of high aspirations. It notes road, bridge, and highway development connecting Baldwin to Mobile and highlights aggressive ventures amid tropical weather.
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Bay Minette
America
Arc.de
Baldwin County
Mobile
Baldwin
Walker Gilmer
Bay Minette Land Company
Hampton D. Ewing
Two Kentuckians Seek Baldwin County Investment
J C Moreland and J C Penn, returning to Georgetown Ky, plan to move their families to Mobile Baldwin county after a brief visit. They came to see the South, with Moreland ironed to invest in cattle and Penn a five figure bank balance and horse interest, drawn by Mrs Cross’s single tax campaign and Baldwin’s potential as a land frontier.
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J. C. Moreland
J. C. Penn
Georgetown
Mobile
Kentucky
Baldwin
Penn
Mobile Bay
Messrs. Moreland
Pennie
Baldwin Eggpe
1 T. i
Gables
Fairhope
South
Cross
Alabama
Baldwin County
Messrs
Moreland
Radical changes in Mobile city government and police control
City commissioners agree on major changes with Patrick J. Lyons to become mayor for a fourth time. Police control will shift to the mayor and a new police chief will be named, with William J. Hanton or Gilbert M. Van Liew possible successors. The recorder's office and other posts remain unsettled.
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Patrick J. Lyons
Mobile
Mayor Pillans
Comm . Schwarz
Toin Lyons
Frank W. Crenshaw
Lyons
William J.hanton
Gilbert M. van Liew
Crenshaw
Pillans
Schwarz
Tree Corner
D. Hy Edington
Bart B. Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Mobile County
Captain Lyons
Lost items and rewards scattered include wallet and keys
A collage of lost and found notices offering rewards. Reports mention a lost wallet with 13.60 return to Bienville Hotel, crochet sample items at Bauer's or Van Antwerp, keys for Trust Company, a pink cameo, a white dog with rope, a brown mule and a light brindle Boston dog, with various contact leads and addresses.
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Bienville
Crichton’ Cag
Bauer's Corner
van Antwerp
Bauer's
Van
Selma Street
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Prince Nigolas
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Joseph
F. L. Irvy
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