Allies Drive Back German Assaults and Serbian Victory
News from Paris and London reports heavy German losses near Loos as Allies repel assaults. Serbian defenses destroy and capture Austro-German forces along the Danube and Save rivers. Bulgaria protests French and British landings at Salonika amid ongoing western front fighting and a new Allied landing total of 32,000 by Thursday.
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Paris
Loos
French War Office
London
Danube River
Belgrade
Save River
Nish
Save
Varak
Progarske
Zabrez
Ostrusmitza
Fifteenth Army Corps
Bulgaria
Saloniki
Io Greece
Satoniki
Daily Telegraph
Daily Mail
Cotton and livestock markets drift on steady to weak notes
Cotton futures opened steady in New Orleans and New York with October around 12.07 and 12.25. Prices slipped to 12.45 for December in New York as frost and weather forecasts influenced bids. Chicago hogs and cattle markets showed mixed to steady action, with hogs at 7.90 to 8.70 and cattle broadly steady, plain western steer gains and mixed lambs.
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New Orleans
New York
York
Weoiiena
Amient
Chicago
Canning Plant at Bayou La Batre to Open Nov 10
The Alabama Canning Company will put its Bayou La Batre plant in full operation between November 1 and 10 for a 150day run. Output aims at 1000 barrels per day with payroll and related spending of 800 to 1000 dollars daily. Frank E. Smee cited assurances after talks with Liloxi officials. The plant will employ oyster catchers and shrimp fishermen, with over 250 extra catchers brought in to meet capacity. Plant capacity is 7500 barrels per day.
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Alabama Canning Company
Bayou la Barre
Frank E. Smee
Liloxi
Sgayou la Batre
Liverpool cotton and Wall Street notes reflect market easing
Liverpool cotton prices show spot better with good middling at 7.50 pence and sales of 4,000 bales while futures drift around seven and a half pence for several nearby months. Wall Street opens with rail and industrial gains led by Harrimans, UP, and SP. steel and other majors advance amid mixed early activity. New Orleans cotton slumps as bearish weather and liquidation push prices down 14 to 17 points.
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Liverpool
Wall Street
New York
Crucible Steel
American Coal Products
Porto Rico
Tiseri
New Orleans
Some Mobile Corn Display Taken for Chicken Feed
A champion Mobile corn exhibit at the Gulf Coast Fair was claimed by its owner to feed his chickens. Despite appeals, the owner took the corn, saying it was his coin and rejecting replacements. The tale centers on a premier lot from Arthur Tonsmeire and a notable Mobile bank display.
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Mobile
Mobile County
Bank
Arthur
Tonsmeire
Steene G
Coast Fair
World Series crowds stun Mobile on opening game night
A gray haired woman watches as a massive Mobile crowd packs St Emanuel street to witness the World Series. Alexander leads Philadelphia to an opening win as fans roar at every play and hype builds for the second game.
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Conti
St. Emanuel
Mobile
St. Emanual Street
St. Emanuel Street
Alexander
Philadelphia
Baseball Bugs
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Forecast notes fair weather in both states with persistent cool nights. Alabama may see frost in northern and some central low places, with slightly warmer on Sunday. northeast winds light to moderate. Mississippi also cool tonight with possible light northeast winds, then fair and slightly warmer by Sunday.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Train No 37 schedule changes departure time
Announcement on Friday afternoon states train No. 37 will depart Louisville and Nashville for New Orleans at 6 30 a m starting Saturday October 9, instead of 7 a m.
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Louisville and Nashville
New Orleans
Jackson Highway route trip tours Mississippi to New Orleans
A Jackson Highway Association committee will tour the proposed Mississippi route from Nashville to New Orleans October 13 to 27. The party will include J G Reveling Jr and R E Tom from public roads, G Dent, W H Crim, and W L Brown, traveling via Florence, Columbus, Meridian, Pass Christian, Mobile, Montgomery, and Decatur. State Highway Engineer Keller joins the trip with many local enthusiasts expected to accompany them.
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Montgomery
Jackson Highway Association
Jackson Highway
Nashville
Mississippi
Alabama
Alabama Highway Department
Jackeon Highway Association
J. G.reveling, Jr
R. BE. Toma
United States Office of Public Roads
Bowling Green
W. Hy Crim
Salem
Indiana
W. L. Brown
Frankfort
Florence
New Orleans
Columbus
Meridian
Mobile
Pass Christian
Thomasville
Birmingham
Montgomery-Birmingham
Ecents
Decatur
Fin
Keller
Mobile HI
Mobiles
Mobies
Association
World Series play by play at The Item guest spot
The Item invites fans to watch the World Series with play by play and an electric board displaying outcomes. Mobile fans are warned of street closures on St Emanuel between Dauphin and Conti during games as sport expert G J Flournoy promises live play commentary.
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St. Emanual Street
G. Flournoy
Additio
St. “Emanuel
Dauphin
Conti
G. J. Flournoy
Wil Pat Wat
Southern Flyer Wrecked Near Lynchburg Virginia
The northbound New York New Orleans Limited collided head on with a southbound local near Arlington Virginia at 7 30 this morning. Several injured and one confirmed fatality reported as crews rush to Lynchburg for treatment and officials assess the wrecked tracks and broken telegraph lines.
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Lynchburg
Southern Railway
Arlington
Tia
Dot i. Ae Ka
Charlottesville
Biloxi Presses for Coast Lighthouse Warning System Extension
Biloxi officials push Washington weather bureau to extend signal service and wireless stations to all lighthouses along the coast to aid shipping interests against storms. Street crews plan beach clearing after the hurricane, while police fear foul play in the sudden disappearance of T L McRae with $200 in his possession.
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Biloxi
Miss
B. P. Harrison
Weather Bureau
Washington
John Sharp Williams
James K. Vardaman
John Swanzy
Keller Street
Point Cadet
T. L. McRae
Hamum Gardner
Tetlouthabouffs River
Harrison County
Gulf
McRae
Ocean Springs
Vancleave
Back Bay
Bay of Biloxi
Ieee Senate
Sunshine Will Smile On Second Battle Of The World Series
Philadelphia hosts game two under clear cool weather with lineups for the Nationals and opening pitching staff listed. Umpires Klem Rigler O'Loughlin Evans are set, with Burns and Mayer named behind the plate and Foster to start on the mound.
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Sunshine Will
Philadelphia
Bas Pe Ie Eathem
Hooper
R. F. Stoak
Bancroft
Paskert
C. F
Oblitzell
Cravath
S. Luderus
Idner
Whitted
F. Barry
Nieh
Mobile Port Sees Cotton Trade Pivot Toward Orient
An analysis by traffic expert R G Cobb argues that Mobile can become a major gateway to the Orient via the Panama Canal. He says Orient shipments could boost Mobile beyond 800000 bales by undercutting Seattle rates and expanding beyond Europe. The study discusses rail rate adjustments and port competition as the canal opens new routes to Japan and the East.
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Europe
Atlantic
Mobile
Interstate Commerce Commission
R. G. Cobb
Cha
Commerce
Cobb
Japan
Orient
Panama Canal
Canal
Savannah
Seattle
Pacific
Mr. Cobb
Commission
Eastern Seaboard
Saryannah
Ierry
Mortgage Foreclosure on New Battle House by Bank as Trustee
In the law and equity court Judge Safford Berney rendered a decree of foreclosure in favor of bondholders for the National City Bank as trustee under a mortgage and deed of trust on the New Battle House Company. The registrar in chancery will determine the outstanding indebtedness and set a sale date to satisfy the bondholders. The mortgage amount is $725,000. Ransom fined for disorderly conduct and resisting an officer. $50 in each case.
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Law and Equity Court
Safford Berney
National City Bank
New Battle House Company
Chancery
Phillies and Red Sox ready to even world series as second game opens
Philadelphia Nationals aim to make it two straight in the big series while Boston Americans seek to level the contest. Fans packed seats amid speculation on pitchers facing Cady Burns behind the plate and Mayer or Rixey for Philadelphia, with betting favoring Boston 3 to 2 or 6 to 3 by some.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Nationals
Boston Americans
Mound
Cady
Burns
Mayer
Rixey
Red Sox
Foster
Leofiird
Strayed Mare Mule Offered for Reward or Charge
A mare mule strayed to a residence near Lawrence. Owner F. L. Troy offers to cover charges and contact details for return.
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Troy
Lawrence
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