Germans Cross Serbian Border in Large Invasion
Berlin reported large German and Austrian forces invaded Serbia crossing the Drina Save and Danube rivers and establishing footholds along much of the Austria Serbia boundary. Sofia reported passports requested by Russian French British Italian ministers to Bulgaria after unsatisfactory answer to the Russian ultimatum. London said M Zaimis to form new cabinet with Gounaris Rhallis Drazgoumis Theotokis.
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Berlin
London
Serbia
Drina
Save
Danube
War Office
Ltig
Austria
Belgrade
Sofia
Bulgaria
Alexander Zairgis
Constantine
Reuter
Athens
M. Zaimis
Gounaris
Rhallis
Drazgoumis
Theo
Wegener
Cologne Zeitung
German Austrian Forces Move to Attack Serbia
A Havas dispatch from Zurich reports German and Austrian troops have been withdrawn from the Russian Galician front and redeployed to southern Hungary and Transylvania to join the offensive against Serbia.
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Paris
Havas
Zurich
Hungary
Transylvania
Serbia
Italy backs allies and eyes action on Bulgaria
Premier Salandra said Italy’s diplomacy toward Bulgaria aligned with the allies and would continue to be, with any action by the allies to be mirrored by Italy. The announcement came from a cabinet council session, with reports via Stampa. Continued on Page 5.
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Italy
Bulgaria
Turin
Paris
Salandra
Stampa
Rome
Wuld
Another Storm Approaches Gulf Coast Warnings Up
A tropical storm nears the Gulf coast with warnings from Mobile to Cedar Keys. A disturbance in the central Gulf of Mexico brings increasing winds from the northeast and north, with possible moderate gales. Alabama and Mississippi forecast unsettled conditions with rain and fresh coastal winds.
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Washington
Gulf Coast
Weather Bureau
Mobile
Cedar Keys
Gulf of Mexico
Central Gulf
Alabama
Mississippi
First Ripe Satsumas at Ocean Springs
The first ripe Satsuma oranges were brought to Ocean Springs on Wednesday raised by H. D. Money on Rose farm. The crop, though short, promises exceptional flavor with perfect skins. Shipping may start around October 20. weather hastens maturity and the crop was not damaged by the storm. London reports John Kipling of the Irish Guards missing and believed killed.
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Satsumas
Ocean Springs
Ocean
Springs
Miss
H. D. Money
London
John Kipling
Irish Guards
Rudyard Kipling
Brand Promises Protection and Market Power in Red Star Trade
A Cincinnati buyer insists on Red Star branded produce, rejecting non branded goods. Bay Minette manager Walker Gilmer notes the brand’s market dominance. Gulf Coast Marketing Exchange plans a new red branding effort led by secretary W. C. Bromley, highlighting the brand’s historic lift of farmer prosperity. The piece also sketches Southern Pacific travels and Baldwin County tourism along Mobile Bay as autumn tourism rises.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Walker Gilmer
Bay Minette Land Company
Gilmer
Red Star
Mr. Gilmer
Baldwin County
W. C. Bromley
Gulf Coast Marketing Exchange
Exchange
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Bromley
Bromiley
The
Reese Hutchison Named Assistant to Chairman in Navy Advisory Board
At the first meeting of the new naval board of advisers in Washington on October 7, officers were elected. Chairman was Thomas A. Edison of Orange New Jersey with Peter Cooper Hewitt of New York as First Vice Chairman. Second Vice Chairman William L. Saunders of Plainfield New Jersey and Secretary Thomas Robins of Stamford Connecticut were also chosen.
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Reese Hutchison
Navy Advisory Board
Washington
Naval Board of Advisers
Thomas A. Edison
Orange
N. J
Peter Cooper Hewitt
New York
William L. Saunders
Plainfield
Thomas Robins
Stamf Conn
Tourists Delight of 1920 Forecast of Eastern Shore
An article notes Fairhope Alabama as a model community where taxes are minimized under a shared idea. It describes Fairhope’s 400 to 500 residents thriving on a cooperative land-holding plan surrounding Mobile Bay. The piece frames the town as a forecast for sustainable prosperity.
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Tehachapi Range
San Bernardino
Cal
San Berdoo
California
Southern Pacific
Land of Delights
Regio
Arista
Mobile Bay
New York
Mobile
Fairhope
Baldwin County Bay Shore
Chicago
Delta
Blakely
Silver Hill
Florida
Baldwin County
Fish River
Wilson to Wed Mrs Norman Galt in December private ceremony
President Wilson and Mrs Norman Galt of Washington announced their engagement with a wedding likely in December at the bride’s New Hampshire avenue home near Dupont Circle. The brief White House notice noted a private ceremony and possible honeymoon to include the San Diego Exposition.
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Washington
Wilson
Norman Galt
White House
New Hampshire Avenue
Dupont Circle
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Tumulty
Margaret Wilson
Helen Woodrow Bones
Edith Bolling
Wytheville
William H. Bolling
Gulf Coast Responds to False Reports on Loss and Seeks Correction
The Biloxi Commercial Club denounces sensational tales of six feet of water along Biloxi shore after the September hurricane. It insists damage was limited to beach fronts and private structures while calling for corrections from the Associated Press. The note lauds Biloxi’s recovery and notes plans for better roads along the coast.
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Associated Press
Biloxi
Gulf Coast
Bilox
Pass Christian
H. H. Roof
Highway Association
Alabama-Mississippi Highway Association
Miss
Mississippi Coast
Harrison County
Board of Supervisors
Mississippi
Lamouse
Mobile
New York
Item
Alabama- Mississippi Gulf Coast Highway Association
Harrison
Jackson
Biloxi Sees Truth as Six Feet Water Misreported
Biloxi officials rebut false reports that the business district is under six feet of water. A tour of the waterfront shows limited damage mainly to the yacht club area and broken piers. Citizens push for a sea wall while officials credit The Item and local groups for correcting the record.
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Biloxi
Miss
Mias
Bay St. Louis
New York
Mississippi
Mobile
Dutch Steamer Texelstroom Sunk with 20 Survivors
London reports the Dutch steamship Texelstroom sunk with 20 survivors. The vessel, launched last year, was 1,601 tons gross, and no recent movements are recorded.
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London
Texelstroom
Sea wall plan ties gulf coast highway from Pascagoula to Bay St. Louis
Plans for a great seaward sea wall and highway along Harrison County Mississippi connect Pascagoula River bridges with Bay St. Louis tiding eastern and western gulf coast communities. The Gulf Highway Association lauds progress as crews pledge $600000 in bonds to improve county roads and prepare for pathfinder visits.
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Biloxi
Miss
Harrison County
Mississippi
Pascagoula River
Bay St. Louis
Gulf Coast
Pascagoula
United States
Greenawan
Alabama-Mississippi Gulf Highway Association
Mobile
Tri Sc
Beach Shell Road
Free County
Hancock County
Gulfport
Notable Nineteenth Century Relatives Die In War and Accidents
The note recalls Captain Count Fritz v Koenigsmarck killed on the eastern front and his brother Count Walter died from injuries. King Victor Emanuel had a near miss near the firing line with a wounded horse. Five Serbian army officers of high rank arrive with an Italian expedition to the Balkans. In Petrograd a large influx of guests and mobilization has enlarged the population by about a million. In Peru Indiana August Bion shot Bert Sears and wounded Mrs Sears and children. Bion later killed himself. In Emporium Pennsylvania Aetna Explosives company reports four dead and eight injured from a recent explosion.
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Berlin
Fritz v Koenigsmarck
Walter
Germany
Udine
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Rome
Balkans
London
Times
Petrograd
Moscow
Peru
Ind
August Bion
Bert Sears
Lost and stray notices mix with reward appeal
Stray mare mule and a hound report at a Liberal address. Owner offers charges for recovery at 657 No Lawrence. A black dog with a split ear and a scar is missing near 652 South Bayou. A brown and white male dog named N. and Dauphin and Foote’s are also unlocated with a reward and notification to W. ton's Drug Store.
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F. L
Irvy
Lawrence
South Bayou
N. &. Dauphin and
Foote’s
W. Ton’s Drug Store
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Woodrow ‘Wilson
Princeton
Frankenfield
Fan
St. Emanuel Street
Dauphin
Conti
G. J. Flournoy
Baldwin
Washington, D. C
Biloxi Commercial Club
Biloxi, Miss
Gulf Coast Fair
George Fearn, JR
the Fair Association
Sea Wall
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