Receiver Sought for A T N Road in Creditors Suit
In Mobile Chancery Court D H Tolman seeks appointment of a receiver for the Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railway on grounds of insolvency. The complaint alleges a June 30 1915 deficit of 88000 and bonds worth over 6220000 with assets far below. The line runs 188 miles from Nannahubba Bluff Mobile County to Reform Pickens County Alabama and is described as poorly maintained with light rail and slow service.
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Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railway
Chancery Court
D. H. Tolman
New York
Stevens, McCorvey & McLeod
Railroad Company
Mobile Terminal and Railway Company
Knickerbocker Trust Company
City Bank and Trust Company
New York Trust Company
Guaranty Trust Company of New York
William T. Edinburg
Baldwin
Nannahubba Bluff
Mobile County
Reform
Pickens County
Alabama
Calvert
Smith
Guthrie
Pembigbee
Northern
John T. Cochrane
William H. Armbrecht
Messrs. F. J. Lisman & Co
Europe
Guatemala Sends Christmas Toy Order to Mobile Firm
Guatemala City asked a Mobile firm to ship a consignment of Christmas toys, signaling a shift from German toys. The move follows Guatemala’s officials seeking American goods and marks a potential surge in Central American orders routed through Mobile.
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Guatamala
Xmas Toy
Guatamalan
Reiss Mercantile Company
Central America
Guatemala City
James A. Cahall
America
Mobile
Panama Canal
Weather forecast for mobile Alabama and Mississippi
Fair and warmer conditions expected tonight and Tuesday across Mobile Alabama and Mississippi. Light to moderate east to southeast winds.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Congress Polling on Military Buildup Expands Debate
The item reports a mass polling of Congress on boosting the army and navy. It notes an aye and nay vote in both Senate and House and promises tomorrow's edition will reveal exact Congressional plans and actions regarding the nationwide military expansion.
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United States
Senate
House
Congress
Belgrade Devastated as Austro German Shelling Rages
Paris reports three quarters of Belgrade destroyed by six thousand Austro German shells. Fighting continues as telephone lines between Belgrade and Nish are cut, per Athens dispatch to Matin.
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Paris
Belgrade
Athens
Nish
Austro German Troops Cross Into Serbia Report
Paris dispatch reports 150000 Austro German troops crossed the Save and Danube into Serbia but were halted by Serbian artillery. Belgrade remains the only foothold on Serbian soil as Saloniki ports an ongoing Anglo French troop shipment. Entente relief reportedly insufficient per Athens gossip.
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Paris
Save
Danube
Serbia
Athens
Havas
Belgrade
Saloniki
Bulgarian Armies Form Three Leaders in War Plan
The Times Bucharest correspondent reports Bulgaria will form eleven divisions into three armies under Crown Prince Boris. General Bogatcheff leads the first against Serbia toward Uskub to cut Nish Saloniki rail. General Joncheff leads the second against Greece. General Teodoroff leads the third to monitor Romania.
Bulgarians Concentrate Near Roumanian Frontier
A Havas dispatch from Bucharest reports Bulgarian troops near the Roumanian border, building trenches and mounting artillery in Dobrudja. Roumanie warns Romania cannot neglect its interests and honor. French notes flag heavy bombardments by Germans near La Scarpe and Souain, with French batteries replying. German counterattacks before Loos gainst ally lines prove costly, leaving many dead.
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Paris
Havas
Bucharest
Dobrudja
Roumanian
Roumanie
la Scarpe
Champagne
Souain
Loos
DE Bon Nch
Aged Woman Killed by Auto Near Broad Street
Miss Mary Terry 81 a resident of the southern city section died minutes after being struck on Selma Street near Broad by an automobile driven by Daniel T. Jett of the city. Jett halted horn sounded and he carried her to 360 South Broad Street. Coroner’s jury found death due to accident with no blame on Jett. Survivors include a brother Oliver Terry of Laporte Indiana. The report also notes a separate item about the Greek steamer Dmitrious torpedoed southeast of Sicily.
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Mary Terry
Daniel T. Jett
Selma Street
Broad
Jett
H. P. Hirshfield
Miss Terry
Broad Street Methodist Church
Elizabeth Shea
Mamie
Ethel Waters
Mr. Jett
J. C. Wilkins
South Broad Street
T. H. Frazer
Mobile
Philadelphia
Oliver Terry
Laporte
Ind
Edison Overcomes Deafness With Wireless Teletype
Thomas A. Edison, chair of the naval advisory board, explains how his deafness was overcome during meetings in Washington last week. Dr. Miller Reese Hutchison, Edison Laboratories chief engineer, operated a wireless telegraphy system translating Morse code into spoken content by tapping on Edison's knee or wrist at about thirty words a minute.
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Hutchison
Edison
West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
New Naval Advisory Board
Friends
Washington
Miller Reese Hutchison
Edison Laboratories
Mr. Edison
Pathfinders to Visit Mobile for Jackson Highway Route Review
The Pathfinders plan a Mobile stop October 21 as they travel from Nashville toward the Mississippi coast, visiting Florence Columbus Meridian and Hattiesburg. R. E. Toms will join as government engineer to assess seawall needs and road feasibility along the coast.
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Alabama
Jackson Memorial Road
Mobile
Gulf Coast
Jackson Highway Committee
New Orleans
Mississippi
J. G. Greveling, Jr
Jackson Highway Association of
Nashville
L. C. Irvine
Jackson Highway
Pathfinders
Florence
Ala
Columbus
Meridian
Hattiesburg
Christian
Alabama Gulf Coast Highway Association
Biloxi
Pascagoula
Scranton Road
Mississippi Line
Telegraph Road
Revenue and County Commissioners Board
R. E. Toms
Pathfinders Party
W. H. Crim
Salem
Ind
W. L. Brown
Frankfort
FE. G. Dent
Bowling Green
Gulf Storm Warnings to Be Reported More Closely
United States Weather Bureau plans improved gulf coast storm warning facilities. Edward H. Bowie and H. C. Frankenfield oversee two daily reports from West Indian stations to widen warning time for gulf coast shipping and cities. Bowie's Mobile visit highlights bureau efforts to save lives and property through enhanced communications.
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Gulf Coast
United States Weather Bureau
Edward H. Bowie
Mobile
Bowie
Washington
H. C. Frankenfield
Marvin
Weather Bureau
Frankenfield
United States
Rctory
Alexander Sent Again Against Red Sox In Third Batt
The 1915 World Series game in Boston features Alexander and Burns as batteries for Philadelphia against Carrigan and Hooper for Boston. A long afternoon at the largest baseball park sees Stock, Bancroft, Cravath, and Leonard star as Philadelphia holds a slim lead with solid fielding while Boston rallies.
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Alexander
RED Sox
Phillies
Braves Field
Boston
Braves
Boston Red Sox
Philly
Wonder Field
Philadelphia
Gavvy
Cravath
Charles River
Carrigan
Boston Rooters
Leonard
Battery
Burns
Philadelphin
Stock
Speaker
Bancroft
Gardner
Hoblitzer
Beaton
Paskett
Hooper
Scott
Luderu
Whitted
Niehoff
Hoblitzel
Lewis
Lew
Bancro
Barry
Hopper
Luderus
Paskert
Alexandr
Philddely Luderus
Scott T Littel
Ba Carrigan
Leonards
Philo Gardner
Gardne
Eatter
TG Hooper
Hoblitzer Hooper
Sheen
Enews Burns
Ctf
Teedeered Lewis
Perrone
Apore
Tarrigan
P. Etewsaeed
T! Speaker
Bane Hoblitzell
Lin
Kiem
Evans
Rigter
Lieu Jaliaferro Falls A Thousand Feet To His Death
In San Diego California during October an unnamed tenant of the United States a tion corps school at North was killed after falling about one thousand feet. His body has not yet been recovered.
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Lieu. Jaliaferro
San Diego
Cal
Walter D. Talliafs
United States
North
Bribe leak and diplomatic strains dominate European dispatches
Reports from London Brussels Paris Budapest and other capitals detail bribe allegations mediation strain illness of American minister Brandlock illness of Foreign Minister Delcasse and fatigue of Viviani. A third revenue loan plan in Hungary and a Russian theater raid impact noted. Bishop Frederic of Greece ill. strong European seismic activity reported in Stuttgart. Indianapolis dispatch mentions journey completion.
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London
Hague
Brussels
Brandlock
Paris
TT Delcasse
Viviani
Budapest
Prince Frederic of and Taxis
Petre
Bein
Sian
Vilnass
Berne
Greece
Athens
Sische Zeitung
Berlin
Stuttgart
Germany
Mometer
Europe
Indianapolis
Chicago
Lost on Prichard whistler on Wilkinson street
Classified ad brief notes a lost breastpin described as gold with a pearl, and a reward is offered. Mentions contact via phone 1344-3 and references to related items on page with other classified ads. Contains scattered OCR fragments about theatre and location identifiers.
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Prichard
Wilkinson Street
Savannah
Bayou Oe
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A. T. &N. Road
Alexander the Great
The
Victori
Grover Cleveland
Santa Claus
Teutons
D. T. Jett
Dimtrious
Andros
Sicily
Legation
Pathfinder Body
Gulf
U.S
San Diego Bay
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