Anglo French war loan cited as major influence on markets
Financial observers praise the successful launch of the Anglo French war loan amid hopeful subscriptions and strong underwriter confidence. Analysts believe the loan enhances national activity and affects Americans abroad, while grain growers and Texas farmers react to broader economic conditions and farm weather.
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Wall Street
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New York
America
Europe
France
Great Britain
Maurit
Ile
Railroad presidents optimistic on the South’s outlook
Railway leaders from Southern, Norfolk and Western, Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis, Rock Island, Sea board and others report improving conditions across the South. They cite better cotton and grain crops, rising livestock, strong demand for goods, and an overall brighter business climate for the year ahead.
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Harrigan
Southern Railway
Harrison
United States
South
L. E. Johnson
Norfolk and Western
John Howe Peyton
Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis
L. M. Allen
Rock Island
W. J. Harahan
Seaboard
Optimism and caution amid cotton price rebound
The cotton farmer shows renewed optimism as prices reach 66 to 70 dollars per bale with seed, but warns against overconfidence. He notes many farmers shifted to corn last year to safe guard grain stocks, and urges tempering enthusiasm to protect the 1916 cotton acreage.
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Alabama
Millionaire Schoolma am in Texas Town Reexamined
A Texas community in Longview honors a millionaire schoolma am linked to Grand Bay. The piece argues the value of teachers, noting a first group of nine pupils and praising the schoolma am as essential to local life and economy.
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Texas
Longview
Grand Bay
Reported Dead In Storm May Yet Be Among Known Losses
A severe storm caused widespread destruction with wind speeds near 90 mph and floodwaters rising seven feet in Bayou. Fort Bayou and a bridge area suffered extensive damage while the Louisville and Nashville Railway bridge endured only minor harm. A notable bath house at Haven-on-the-Hill survived, though nearby areas were submerged and keys to several landmarks were cut off.
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Bayou
Fort Bayou
Océan Springs
Louisville and Nashville
Haven-on-the-Hill
H. Holmes Department Store
Biloxi
Miss
Ocean Springs
Gulfport
Pass Christian
Bay St. Louis
Gulf Coast
Long Beach
Pascagoula
Lundy Canning Company
Peerless Packing Company
T Bay
St. Louis
Peerless Packing Plant
Pass
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Mobile
Bayou Lamaire
Louisiana
Manuel
Sam Smith
Cavalier
Terry
Bayoutasamite
Comanche
Edna
Nellie
Hurricane tears through Gautier with record winds
The October hurricane hit Gautier causing 70 to 80 mph winds, demolishing bathhouses and piers, driving residents from marshes, and destroying crops and timber. Pecan growers suffered heavy losses with claims of up to $5,000 per holder and total area damage around $50,000. No lives were lost.
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Gautier
Miss
Mort Sanguine
Bay Minette Builds Forward After Hurricane Hit
Bay Minette and Baldwin county pursue post storm growth with plans for a creamery, a dairy industry, and a canning plant. Newport Mining Co payroll supports 150 workers while turpentine works continue, signaling regional economic recovery and investment.
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Gilmer
Bay Minette
Newport Mining Company of
Milwaukee
Baldwin County
O. Jessup
Jessup & Anthony
Indianapolis
Jessup
Foley
W. F. Meder
Holland
Medor
Summerdale
Robertsdale
Loxley
Louisville and Nashville Railway
Mobile-Baldwin
Mobile
Minette
Confessions of a Wife Entangling Love and Fate
In a dramatic drive Pat reveals Mollie will marry Mr. Hatton. Margie and Pat discuss fate, Irish fatalism, and love’s weaving ties as Chad’s past shadows loom, with Mollie torn between loyalty and happiness. The scene hints at future choices and consequences.
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Pat
Mollie
Mother Waverly
Edie
Margie
Atar
Chad
Mr. Hatton
Sam
Oyster cargo arrives after storm on schooner Emma B
A schooner named Emma B. docked in Biloxi Saturday night with a cargo of oysters. The captain said he secured the load before the storm and bedding grounds yielded the oysters after the vessel survived the tempest. The oysters were sent to Desporte Fish and Oyster Company for raw trade use.
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Biloxi
Emma B
Desporte Fish and Oyster Company
Tobacco towns await opening as highways loom
The text notes towns that grew large tobacco crops but lacked a market may expand crop output if a $60,000 warehouse sits idle. They have shifted to other pursuits and wait for a brighter era when the territory opens with highway development.
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Dale
Answers and Recipes in The Question Box
Readers submit queries on coin premiums Babel tower ruins square acre measurements orange punch recipe and cleaning a dark blue serge skirt. Answers provide historical notes, approximations, cooking steps, and safety cautions.
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W. P
B. N
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Amusements Graustark returns to Empire with star cast
The six act Vv L S E feature Graustark stars Francis Bushman Beverly Bayne Bryant Washburn Edna Mayo and others. Re booking due to patron demand and costs, showing today only with 10 cent admission and 5 cents for children. Also on today The Diamond From the Sky with Lottie Pickford Irving Cummings in a current chapter and two additional pictures to follow.
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Graustark
Empire
Francis Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Bryant Washburn
Edna Mayo
Helen Dunbar
Albert Rosco
Thomas Commerford
Essanay Company
George Barr McCutcheon
Guatemala Exposition Announcement Sent To Gulf Coast Merchants
A formal invitation outlines the Guatemala Exposition in Guatemala City starting October 31 for two weeks. Exhibitors from the gulf coast may display goods with Spanish interpreters, orders welcome, and no exhibit space charges beyond transportation. Limit of 800 pounds per exhibit. heavier shipments incur extra transport costs.
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Guatemala
United States
Guatemala City
G. Valenzuela
J. F. Durham
J. E. Cahall
G. VA Cla
Railroad boss cites storm damage as worse than 1909
Superintendent John Bose of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad said the railroad suffered immense damage from last Wednesday's storm, worse than the 1909 disaster and far beyond August 1906, as crews work to restore passenger and freight traffic. The report lists numerous hotel guests and visitors from cities including New Orleans, Birmingham, Montgomery, Nashville, Jackson, Atlanta, and others lodging in hotels Bienville, Klosky, St. Andrew, Windsor, and nearby towns.
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John Bose
Touisville and Nashville Railroad
Rose
Klosky
C. Nelson
3. Strong
C. T. Parker
Jackson
Ala
William Allen
Tenn
T. C. Scott
New Orleans
St. Andrew
J. H. Jones
Nashville
B. C. O’donnell
Leakesville
Miss
EH. D. Kelly
Jensey
Freq Enson
Theodore
B. H. Thum
O. H. Danker
Vinegar Bend
Windsor
C. T. Rovera
Citronelle
C. H. Williams
Coden
E. Ishaep
Summerdale
T. Y. Venck
H. A. van Herman
Havana
Cuba
H. P. Barrett
Montgomery
J. C. Bates
Glen St. Mary’s
Fla
E. J. Porter
Welsh
W. W. Woods
St. Joseph's
Mich
Yacht Wilah Makes remarkable sail to Fairhope from Chicago
The yacht Wilah arriving in Fairhope from Chicago after a long voyage under sail due to broken propeller blades two days out of Chicago. Owners Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Payne and Harry Payne sailed past river and canal obstacles to Mobile Bay, with two days laid up for river and canal repairs.
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Leonard Payne
Harry Payne
New Eans
Lake Borgné Canal
Bankhead denies interview linked to redistricting bill
In Aniston Alabama on October 4 Senator J H Bankhead in a letter to Abercrombie denies involvement in pushing the Lee Brindley redistricting bill. He says he never spoke to anyone in Alabama about the measure including his son. Also Blackmon declines joint debate with Judge and Kilby names a Muscle Shoals development committee.
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Anniston
Ala
J. H. Bankhead
John W. Abertcrombie
Abercrombie
W. B Bankhead
Congress
Bankhead
Alabama
Pred L. Blackmon
H. M. Judge
Columbiana
Blackmon
Thomas Kilby
H. C. Thach
Athens
Thomas L. Bulger
Dadeville
Harry T. Hartwell
Mobile
Alto V. Lee
Gadsden
Washington
Muscle Shoals
Kilby
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J. H. Wildman
Atmore
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Birmingham
John M. Maneth
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M. M. Fountain
Monroeville
Stableben
W. T. Dent, Jr
Eae
T. F. Hill
Cheton
Wilah
Fairhope
Chicago
E. H. Britton
Dauphin Street
Information City Ticket Office
Caeent Royal St
H. E. Jones, JR
Merchants Bank
ST. Francis
Mobile, Alabama
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F. L. Tapia
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Western Electric Co
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