Wilson Presses Defense Prep With Edison Board
President Wilson addresses the new naval advisory board led by Thomas A. Edison, urging national preparation for defense rather than war. He and Secretary Daniels tour Indian Head and vow broad public collaboration for a modern navy via civilian expertise and federal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Advisory Board of the Navy
Thomas A. Edison
Daniels
Navy
Navy Proving Grounds
Indian Head
Maryland
America
América
Advisory Council of Department
Naval Advisory Board
Lansing to Confer With Carranza's Agent Again
Secretary Lansing said he would likely confer again with Elizo Arrendondo Carranza's agent in Washington within two days he also planned a meeting with Enrique C Liorente the Washington representative of General Villa both described as possible next steps in fostering diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lansing
Elizo Arrendondo
General Carranza
Enrique C. Liorente
Meat As Germanys Chief Food Problem
Estimates from the German situation suggest meat supply as the only serious issue due to the British blockade. A meat card is likely, copper remains sufficient for years, and only about 7 percent of normal food imports have entered. Six percent of domestic food production has been diverted to feed the German army on foreign soil.
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Germany
Loxley in Baldwin County Faces Road Junction and Growth Hopes
A small Baldwin County town of about 200 residents sits at a crossroads where the Daphne road meets the north south ridge road. The community lacks modern utilities but anticipates benefits as tracts of citrus trees mature and plans for a delta traction line and a permanent inter-county highway stimulate growth.
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Loxley
Baldwin County
Daphne
Bay Shore
Delta
Vision turns 800 acre Baldwin orchard into busy prospect
Oscar Johnson forms a company to subdivide 800 acres into two and half acre orchards in Baldwin county. Each tract bears trees and will employ pickers crate makers haulers and packers within two to three years. Berlin reports 5000 iron crosses awarded to German Austrian Hungarian and Turkish officers for notable exploits.
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Loxley
Oscar Johnson
Johnson
Baldwin County
Berlin
Roads largely undamaged in Mobile city and county
City and Mobile County roads suffered little after the hurricane and heavy rains. Minimal road damage included buckled wooden block pavement costing under 200 dollars to repair, with no major highway harm aside from a bay front washout fixed for under 10 dollars.
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Mobile
Harry Pillans
Pillans
Jefferson Street
Augusta
Jefferson Streets
Mary’s Lane
Ann Street
Tennessee Street
Selma
Savannah
Harry Fisher
Mobile County
Bay Front
Garrow
Explosion on Schooner Burns Two Men at Canal Street
Sigfried C. Johnson and Henry C. Hogue suffered facial flames from a gasoline blast aboard the Nellie P. of Star Fish and Oyster Co. at 6:35 am, while fueling at Canal street. Fire crews doused the blaze. damage estimated at $500, insured.
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Sigfried C. Johnson
Henry C. Hogue
Nellie P
Star Fish and Oyster Company
Canal Street
Johnson
Hogue
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Mobile general outlook calls for fair conditions tonight and Thursday with moderate north winds. Washington the forecast notes partly cloudy skies tonight and Thursday for Alabama with likely rain and moderate north winds. Mississippi also partly cloudy with probable rain in the southeast and slightly warmer tonight in the north and west portions, winds mostly from the north.
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Mobile
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Maloney Declares He Is Not Leaving Mobile County
George A. Maloney says he will not resign as Mobile county farm demonstrator nor leave for Baldwin or any other place. He denies reports he planned to quit and notes his work is supported by government cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber’s volunteer committee seeks to retain him and the demonstration department amid ongoing actions and upcoming board discussions.
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Mobile
Mobile County
Baldwin County
Chamber of Commerce
George A. Maloney
Cawthon Hotel
Maloney
Chamber
Mr. Maloney
Board of Directors
Chai- Continued
Steel Tie Company Men Found Guilty by the Jury
ERIE Pa Oct 6 E L Maxey and Thomas S Downey were found guilty of using the mails to defraud. They were charged with incorporating for 25 million dollars the United States Railway Steel Tie Company and selling stock with promises of loans while lacking cash or assets.
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Erie
E. L. Maxey
Thomas S. Downey
United States Railway Steel Tie Company
Alabama Gulf Coast Highway Meet Plans Sea Wall
Thirty delegates from Mobile and Baldwin counties in Alabama and Mississippi met in Biloxi to organize the Alabama Mississippi Gulf Coast Highway Association. Captain John Craft led sessions to promote a permanent beach highway and seawall construction to protect against tidal surges.
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Biloxi
Miss
Mobile
Baldwin
Alabama
Mississippi
Alf Coast Highway Association
John Craft
L. C. Irvine
H. H. Patterson
J. A. Carney
W. M. Clemens
E. B. Dunton
Craft
Pathfinders
Rushing
J. A. Apperson
Association
Mobile Item
The
Carney Lumber Co
Gulf Coast
Ocean Springs
Bay St. Louis
Gulfport
Pass Christian
Mabama-Gulf, Coast Highway Association
Jackson
Gulf
Board of Revenue and County Commissioners
C. W. Herrington
Alabama Gulf Coast Highways Association
Captain Craft
Baldwin County
Hampton D. Ewing
Bay Minette
Baldwin-Mobile Counties
Jackson Highway
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Monroeville
Meecham and
Keller
Burnt Corn
Jones Hill
Maros
Greece King Accepts Venizelos Cabinet Resignation
King Constantine of Greece accepted the Venizelos cabinet resignation after a meeting with Premier Venizelos. The premier explained the causes of the disagreement and announced the entire cabinet’s resignation, suspending chamber sittings. The Athens reporting says Constantine could not continue Venizelos policy despite the clash.
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Athens
Paris
Constantine
Venizelos
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Hurried Romanian Troop Move To Frontier Reported
Rumors from Petrograd via London say Romania rushed to mobilize at the Bulgarian frontier. Bulgarian ultimatum to Serbia over Macedonia sought a four hour reply while Roumanians concentrate at Giurgevo near Bucharest. French reinforcements to Serbia reported entering Saloniki port.
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Petrograd
London
Bulgaria
Serbia
Macedonia
Mich
Moscow
Reuter
Roumania
Giurgevo
Danube
Bucharest
Athens
Greek King Constantine falls in Greece and shocks Paris
In Paris on October 6 observers react to the Greek king’s breach with Premier Venizelos and his resignation. French editors discuss the king’s German ties, mobilization, and reluctance to war with Bulgaria, while Bulgaria and Germany are seen pursuing Asia Minor and Saloniki.
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Athens
Paris
Constantine
Greece
Venizelos
Saloniki
Buulgaria
Germany
Bulgaria
Asia Minor
Serbia
M. Gounaris
Premier Venizelos Resigns Shocking Athens
In Athens on Tuesday Venizelos abruptly announced his resignation after a dispute with King Constantine over foreign policy. The king summoned the premier from Tatoi to the palace and, after a terse interview, Venizelos presented his resignation and that of his cabinet, provoking wild disorder and talk of forming a coalition government.
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Athens
Paris
Venizelos
Associated Press
Constantine
Tatoi
Chamber of Deputies
Know Your City Tripsters Visit Cotton Mills
The Know Your City Committee of the Chamber of Commerce invites all companions to meet at the corner of St Francis and Royal streets at 3 o clock Wednesday afternoon for a postponed tour of Barker Cotton Mills. Participants should notify EF M Bailey by phone 456 to arrange automobiles. The inspection promises to be a highly interesting mill tour as committee numbers grow.
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Chamber of Commerce
Barker Cotton Mills
St. Francis and Royal Streets
EF. M. Bailey
First Fig Venture Begins in Baldwin County Alabama
The Baldwin County experiment with eighty acres of figs, led by John Cudahy, seeks to prove profitability for a large fig growing and packing operation. A packing plant will rise near Bie ertsdale on the Foley branch, with fruit to be preserved for shipment north once bridges and highways link Mobile to Baldwin.
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Baldwin County
Alabama
John Cudahy
Cudahy
Bieertsdale
Foley
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Delta
Mobile
Bay Shore
Florida
New Orleans
Mississippi
French troops land at Saloniki amid orderly occupation
An Athens dispatch notes French troops landed Friday night at Saloniki and began marching Saturday noon. City officials report perfect order and cordial reception from inhabitants while reports claim 3 000 German and Austrian officers have taken control of key Bulgarian army commands.
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Saloniki
Paris
Athens
Matin
Constantine Accepts Resignation as Balkan Crisis Looms
From Athens word reports King Constantine has accepted the Venizelos cabinet's resignation after a sharp disagreement over the country's next move amid an approaching Balkan crisis. The cabinet reportedly could not agree with the king on strategy.
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Venizelos
London
Atheny
Constantine
Ree
Serbians Prepare to See Bulgaria in War
NISH Serbia reports observers expect Bulgaria to escalate to war with Germany officers still in Bulgaria and a Balkans extension seen as inevitable. Russia's ultimatum is viewed as pressing the crisis with an Entente detachment due in days. Serbia claims its army is better prepared than ever as the nation vows to defend its integrity.
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T. Nish
Serbia
London
Balkan
Bulgaria
Balkans
Russia
Delegates Named for Alabama Good Roads Meeting
Dr. A. G. Ward of the Mobile County Board of Revenue as Road Commissioners names delegates for the Alabama Good Roads Association annual meeting in Birmingham on December 12 and 13. Delegates include William H. Holcombe Fright Smith John T Bauer Joseph Espalla J. Sidney Douglas W. M. Clemens Irvine S. A. LeBlanc Pat J Albert P. Bush J. C. O Connell W. E. Monk Jr Henry Brannan J. W. Humter EB Sigler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Ward
Mobile County Board of Revenue
Alabama Good Roads Association
Birmingham
Ala
William H. Holcombe
Fright Smith
John T. Bauer
Joseph Espalla
J. Sidney Douglas
W. M. Clemens
Ne Irvine
S. A. LeBlanc
Pat J
Albert P. Bush
J. C. O'Connell
W. E. Monk, Jr
Henry Brannan
J. W. Humter
EB. D. Sigler
Lost and Stray Notices Placed in Classified Ads
Several lost items and stray animals are listed by residents. A Tuesday eventing card on a Crichton car mentions a $5 reward for return to Home phone 202. A dock bill folder and a $10 bill with two checks are sought by J. F. Hogan at Van Antwerp Building. Lost mare mule and a white black spotted dog are offered for return with charges paid. A hound with a rope on neck and ear split is also reported missing near 652 South Bayou. Readers are urged to notify owners at listed contact numbers.
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Crichton
Bauer's
van Antwerps
O. L. Steele
J. F. Hogan
van Antwerp Bldg
Mare
Sammie
F.L. Irvy
North Lawrence
O. L. Will
St. Stephens Road
South Bayou
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Man With Vision
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Steel Tie Company
Sofia Demane
Havas
Salon
Forel
Muchaty Graph Company
Serbi
Good Roads
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