Sea wall planned along gulf coast as highway link
Delegates from Biloxi Gulfport and other Mississippi communities gathered to back coastal road improvements and a sea wall. They outlined plans to visit New Orleans, appoint committees, and promote a national highway system while defending local road damage reports and endorsing bond funding for road projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea Wall
Gulf Coast
Gulfport
J. E. Cottrell
Morgem
Richard
Selma
Ala
John Craft
Mobile
BE. B. Denton
Pascagoula
John F. Connell
Charles L. Rushing
John T. Erstetter
J. E. Lewis
G. W. Grayson
Charles J. Keller
Louis Goldman
A. Lopez
John Hagan
J. C. Clower
John
George M. Foote
W. H. Bousley
Biloxi
Harrison County
United States
New Orleans
L. Goldman
Biloxt
Jackson Highway Organization
Mississippi
Goldman
Mr. Goldman
J. J. Kennedy
W. H. Beaslay
John H. Lang
Pass Christian
Jackson County
W. E. Beasley
Gautier
J. D. Minor
Ocean Springs
O. N. Bailey
Hancock County
Weston
Logtown
R. L. Genin
Bay St. Louis
R. R. Perkins
Pathfinders
E. B. Dunton
Jackson Highway Association
Gulf Coast Highway
Hunter
Sanders
Athens
Balbania
Alabama Gulf Coast
Clemens
Erwin Craighead
Iberville Historical Society
Mobile Register
E. B. Denton
J. A. Carney
W. M. Clemens
Alabama
Mis-sissippi
Charles Rushing
H. M. Folkes
Geo. M. Foote
Associated Press
National Association
Alabama and
Mississippi Good Roads Associations
Miss
Mississippi Good Roads Association
National Highway Association
Congress
Jackson Highway
Europe
City Electric Co. to Replace Shaw- Cain Electric Co.
Notice states Shaw- Cain Electric Co. dissolved by mutual consent and Edward Cain will continue business as City Electric Co. at 554 Dauphin Street with same phone numbers. Also published is a bankruptcy notice for John B. McMillan Jr. detailing adjudication on October 6 1915 and a creditors meeting on October 25 1915 in Mobile Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A
P. O
William M. Chenoweth
Price Willams
Mobile County
Alabama
Annie L. Chenoweth
Webb, McAlpine & Grove
Bell Phone
Southern Auction Co
N. Joachim St
Dauphin St
J. R. Williams
Bell
Shaw Electric Co
T. J. Smith
Shaw- Cain Electric Co
City Electric Co
Dauphin Street
ED Cain
Shaw-Cain Electric Co
Garry
V. Shaw
Mobile
Know Your Future Clairvoyant Reading Notice
Promote clairvoyant M Garret Hamilton. Readings claim to reveal future prosperity happiness and life choices. Located at private residence in Prichard near Shell Station. Five cent fare. parlor area advertised. instruction to take Prichard car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donvoy
Hamilton
Prichard
Shell Station
Southwest Corner
Tourists Foresee 1920 Eastern Shore Highway Beautified
A 1920 forecast praises a Silver Hill to Fairhope route with orchards along the road, noting growing Satsuma groves in the Swedish colony near Silver Hill and mature citrus and pecan plantings. It envisions improved bridges and highways boosting the single tax colony’s tourist road as Baldwin recovers and expands road access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairhope
Mobile
Delta
Baldwin County
I. T. Cross
Cables
The
Gables
Italy
Alabama
Daphne
Mobile Bay
Silver Hill
Pasadena
Los Angeles
Cal
Satsumas
Baldwin
Golden California
Gulf Coast Slogan Seal To Back First Class Produce
Baldwin and Mobile counties push a red brand to unify gulf coast produce shipments to a new exchange. The plan hinges on a distinctive red trademark, local inspector oversight, and minimum stock shares to secure access to a central packing and protected branding system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Mobile
Gulf Coast
Baldwin County
Exchange
Robertsdale
Summerdale
Mobile County
Cheap Rent Proposition on Multiple City Properties
Real estate listing by JOS. ESPALLA JR. & CO. offers numerous rental homes and cottages downtown. Properties include a two story nine room house near the post office for 40 dollars, and several smaller rentals ranging from 12.50 to 60 dollars per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conti St
Jefferson St
Government St
Spring Hill Ave
Lyons Park
Indiana Ave
Spring Hill Avenue
Church St
Broad
Hallett St
N. Ann &J
N. Monterey St
JOS. Espalla JR. & CO. Real Estate and Insurance
Farmer pledges produce to finance new exchange share issue
The farmer may join the exchange without cash, pledging $5 worth of produce to be sold into the exchange. Proceeds will fund the initial work, with cash purchases of shares sought to support the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iale
St. Franscis Street
New Orleans
St. Francis Street
Exchange
Balkan situation seen as advantage to shorten war says Berlin
Berlin claims rivers on the Serbian boundary crossed as part of a calm strategy. The government expects these moves, tied to the Italy front and Balkans, may hasten final Allied victory. Continued on page 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Balkan
Italy
Balkans
British Troops Begin Landing at Salonika
British troops began landing at Saloniki with French forces disembarking near the town and concentrated in a camp on ground ceded to Serbia in 1913. From Saloniki the French are to be moved toward Sievgell on the Serbian frontier as Bulgarians evacuate coastal towns and fortifications intensify with long range guns and mine fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salonika
Athens
Paris
Saloniki
Serbia
Sievgell
Dedenghatch
Dedeaghatch
Constantinople
Rupture Follows German Visit to Greek King
Athens dispatch reports King Constantine broke with Venizelos after the German minister met the king right after a chamber session where Venizelos set Greece’s policy. Liman von Sanders, German commander of Turkish forces in Europe, arrived at Philippopolis to meet King Ferdinand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Petit Journal
Athens
Constantine
M. Venizelos
Venizelos
Greece
Amsterdam
London
Liman von Sanders
Europe
Philippopolis
Bulgaria
Adrianople
Sofia
Ferdinand
Vaz Dias
French Troops Welcomed Across Serbia Amid Saloniki News
Across Nish and Serbia the arrival of French troops at Saloniki sparked rapid cheers. Women and children offered flowers and gifts as Macedonian notables pledged loyalty to France. UK dispatches note Bulgaria may join the Central Powers while Greece edges toward an allied coalition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nish
Serbia
Paria
Saloniki
Germany
Bulgaria
London
Venizelos
Greece
England
Zaimisis
Champagne
Dvinsk
Marine traffic and repairs in Mobile port notes
The Deveron undergoes $5 000 repairs and heads toward a foreign port after delays in hurricane damaged ports. Mobile is favored for paired operations amid competition with Gretton and New Orleans. Other vessels discussed include Gerhilde, tug Helen Henderson sunk at Galveston, and schooners affected by the storm. Police seek Will Cook, arrest warrant in Pensacola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deveron
Gulf
Mobile
Greston
New Orleans
New Mobile
Gulf Dry Docks
Gunderson
Warrior River
Republic
Birmingham
Ala
Gerhilde
Frank Henderson
Henderson Works
Galveston
Tex
Gerhildes
Helen Henderson
Galveston Bay
Wife Sues for Divorce and Custody in County Court
Mary I Vernon filed a divorce suit against James Edward Vernon on grounds of voluntary abandonment. She seeks custody of their nine year old child and the right to remarry. Boyles & represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary I. Vernon
Cance Court
James Edward Vernon
Boyles
Oratrix
French Capture Tahure Hill in Key German Position
Report from the front says French forces seized the Tahure hill, a vital but modest height, marking a significant local gain. Along the rest of the French line heavy shelling continues as allies push for a broader breakthrough amid mixed Western Front assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witha
Tahure
Vessel listings and port statuses across world ports
The report details vessels with destinations and statuses including laid up and repairing at ports such as Port Arthur and Gibraltar. Entries reference ships like Am Cratheusa Nor Earlawood Br Oaxaca Mex Senator Bailey Am Edgar Nor Mavisbrook Br Currier Am M A Anchorn Am Kaguna Am Gilkey Am D Pickles Br San Frances Am Mariatia Nov with ports of call in South America foreign ports and Cuban ports.
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Vessel— Winen
Neressp
Csenseee
Cratheusa
Nor
Earlawood
Oaxaca
Mex
Senator Bailey
Edgar
Mavisbrook
Currier
M. A. Anchorn
Kaguna
Aoeres Gilkey
D. Pickles
San Frances
Port Arthur
Gibraltar
South America
Cuban
Barrentines
Hildegarg
Oliinger & Bruce
Mobile
Carolina
Havana
Cuba
Moragues Lumber Company
Pathfinder
New York
Alex Lawrence
Liverpool
England
Oaklands
Havre
France
Perceler
Antilla
Anna
Australia
Walsh Stevedoring Co
Daniel Bailey
Boston
Mass
J. M.tt & Bros
Newport
Eng
Gulf States
G Co
Viator
Puerto Cortez
Hon
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Pan Ind
Hopper
Andy Vatas
Briver
Albert
W. J
A. V
Amelia Hagans
South Wilkinson Street
L. G
L.T
West Side
Everett Second South Government
Southern Realty Company
Dauphin _ street
Best Shoe Store
N. E
Park and
John Hakanson
Government Street
Rapier Avenue
Fleming
Choctaw Point
W. J. Koral
Ee Os. Wagner & Co
St. Francis St
Margarita
A. Olsen
Mantel
T. E. Spotswood
H. C. Vaughan Lumber Co
Ree
C, H. Burkett
Cedar and
New Jersey
Guingle Mtg
Fenee Aetna
Henderson
Texas
Leon Duval
College St
Spring
Barret Lumber Co
N. Joachim_ St
N. Joachim Ae
Lester Piano
D. H. Griffin
Satsuma
J. B. Chighizola
Dunham Street
South Georgia Ave
Church Street
Imperial
St. Emanuel
Spring Hill
W. W. Thompson
Savannah St
Albright & Wood Drug Store
Royal and
Government Streets
Shir EL Faris
St. Charles Avenue
Davis Avenue
McAndrew
Knights of Columbus Hall
IGARD
Confi Street
Ereen St. Bell Ne
St. Anthony
Ren
Pinker
Stella
Carney
W. H.bousley
Robert T. Ervin
Walter L. Schwarz
St. Joseph
Dauphin
Dumont & Croom
St. Michael St
Marine News
A. W
Whitman
Crescent City Coal Copany
Non Cés
Bruce Dry Docks
Co. D. Pie
Edga of
Munson Steamship Line
Ollinger & Bruce Dry Docks
Porto Rican Biship Company
B. D. DuBois
Mallory Steamship Line
Will Coo
Crenshaw
Pensacola
Will Cook
Cook
Hutchins
Dyinsk
Frenc
Turner Terminals
Julf Dry Docks
Henderson Docks
Munson
Schowners
Upper Stream Harbor
Harbor
Buenos Aires
Mobile Coal Company
St. Louis St
Shell Road
Garnet
Bath
St Stephens Road
St. Stephens
Iorr
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