Movement of First Regiment Mobilization Plans Described
In MERV Alabama on October 12 officials outlined mobilization logistics for the First Regiment and related units. Orders directed rapid deployment via Mobile routes with Flat cars and Pullmans, coordinating with brigades, muster officers, and eastern defense officials to move brigades to staging points and ports for transport to designated rails and destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merv
Ala
Etragon
Hsent Tee
Tuscar
Ae Aed
Regi
Mobile
Through Mobile Bricken Urges Regiment Passage
The First Regimental officers urged that the unit be allowed to move through Mobile. They stated the regiment, composed of South Alabama companies, desires to proceed as authorized. General Bricken’s officer was sent at the request of the First Sean, the passenger agent of the Cincinnati and Ohio, and D. W. Lang.
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First
Mobile
Bricken
Regi
Alabama
Sean
Lizonne
Ohio
D. W. Lang
Will A. May
Roy O. Fields
Opelika
Alabama Brigade
Fort Levenworth
Kansas
First Cavalry
Fourth Infantry Regiment
J. Wiedner
Troy
Insane Bavarian King Otto Dies in Sudden Death
London report says worried King Otto of Bavaria died suddenly after long insanity at Fuerstenried Castle near Munich where he had been confined since 1873. Born April 27, 1848, he succeeded Ludwig II in 1886 and was deposed on November 5, 1913, with Ludwig III becoming monarch.
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Associated Press
London
Otto of
Bavaria
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Berlin
Fuerstenried Castle
Ng Otto
Ludwig II
Starnberg Lake
Otto
Ludwig III
Bee Keepers Meet Saturday At 2 PM
The Gulf Coast Bee Keepers Association will hold a meeting Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the office of Mr Otto Kirchner 16 South Water Street. The article also notes military mobilization details including a regimental parade and sentences for desertion, plus staff appointments and payroll updates.
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Gulf Coast Bee Keepers’ Association
Otto Kirchner
South Water Street
Bayonne Strikers Ringed Plants Amid Armed Camp
In Bayonne New Jersey thousands of workers from Standard Oil Tidewater Vacuum Pacific Coast Borax and General Chemical formed a dead line near Constable Hook. About 100 police guarded the line inside while 76 deputies and other officers patrolled the area amid tense stand off.
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Bayonne
N. J
Constable Hook
Standard Oil Company
Tidewater Oil Company
Vecuum Oil Company
Pacific Coast Borax Company
General Chemical Company
Strikes flare in city as police clash with marchers
About 12 000 workers quit in Unstable Hook plants and besieged police and fire stations. One woman spectator was shot and killed while clashes erupted after strikers interfered with firefighters fighting a blaze and cut hoses. Police avoided nationwide call up as mobs attacked railroad stations and police headquarters throughout the day.
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Unstable Hook
Pathfinders Arrive for Banquet After Route Party Reception
Pathfinders from Fascagoula arrive with county officials and local dignitaries to escort them to the state line. A banquet at the Battle House is hosted by the Tourist Welcome Club and the Automobile Club of Mobile with brief addresses from Crim, Toms, Dent, Gibbs, Laz Schwarz, Mat Mahomer, and others.
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Anthony Smith
Norwood
Birmingham
An H. Kemp
Anthony Weiss
Roy A. Sleep
G. B. Green
A. G. Ward
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
F. 8. Jarvis
Fascagoula
County Board
Moet
Pascagoula
State Line
F. J. Johnson
Talbot Hibbler
Walter Lewis
F. H. Lewis
J. W. Freelson
L. E. Cox
Thelma Clark
W. D. Cowgill
James Cane
G. Scott
A. Allen
Pathfinders
Battle House
Tourist Welcome Club
Automobile Club of
Mobile
Messrs. Crim
Toms, Dent and Gibbs
Laz Schwarz
Mat Mahomer
John Craft
L. C. Irvine
C. F. B. Winberg
Silverhill
Gulf Coast Horticultural Society
Coast highway plans loom large for Mobile area
Commissioner Schwarz welcomed visitors as Crim of the pathfinders noted the coast is becoming a north playground. Dent said nearly a million dollars is set aside to improve the New Orleans to Mobile eastward route with Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana funds. Dent urged linking Gulf Coast with a fine highway for vast benefits. Toms praised coast scenery and urged modern road construction. Pathfinders avoided taking sides between routes. Ward described road work in Mobile County and the Ye pore route. Craft cited federal aid and highway mission support for the pathfinders.
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Schwarz
Mr. Crim
Pathfinders
Mr. Dent
New Orleans
Chef Menteur
Bay St. Louis
Jackson Highway
Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana Parish
Dent
Gulf Coast
Mr. Toms
Ward
Revenue and Road Commission
Mobile County
Syette
Olest Sant Gentes
Contin Commission
John Craft
Highway Mission
Pethandere
Inentes
Aubotna Tes
Meee
Notable Visitors and College Holiday in Mobile
Mr J W Pickens of Al G Fields Minstrels reports strong Southern business despite crop damage. R P Pope and wife of Columbus Miss arrive for a week at the Cawthon Hotel then visit nearby resorts. Spring Hill Jesuit College marks Presidents Day with holiday, dinner, and a football game.
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J. W. Pickens
al G. Fields’ Minstrels
Mobile
Cawthon Hotel
Mr. Pickens
States
R. P. Pope
Columbus
Miss
Cawthon
Mobile Bay
Spring Hill Jesuit College
Maxom Field
Scrubs
College heads in south confer on reserve officer training
Presidents of nineteen colleges and universities meet at the Army War College on October 17 to discuss military courses and systematic methods for training reserve officers for the United States army.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
United States Army
Army War College
Army General Staff
Turner Becomes State's Youngest Judicial Officer
Prominent visitors fill Mobile brief with New Orleans residents A Jules Benedict and Berry Dudenhofer in town for several days. Birmingham businessmen B R Smith and Henry Hiden are in Mobile for a few days staying at the Battle House. De Kalb Mississippi couple Mr G L Cook visit relatives as Mr T D Waller and wife from Mem Tenn register at the Bat.
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Messrs
Jules Benedict
Berry Dudenhofer
New Orleans
Mobile
B. R. Smith
Henry Hiden
Birmingham
Ala
Battle House
G. L. Cook
de Kalb
Miss
City
T. D. Waller
Mem— Tenn
Bat
Poisoned Sweets and Cholera Bacilli Cast from Air
An Allied bulletin reports an enemy air squadron dropped bombs on Constanza a key Romanian port and poisoned sweets and garlic with cholera bacilli in the city as part of disinformation and sabotage efforts.
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Ally City
Iria
Emanal
Iudia
Constanza
Black Sea
Suffering Theme Draws Large Oakdale Church Audience
A crowded Oakdale Methodist Church heard Rev. D. F. Ellisor discuss "The Ministry of Suffering" last night. He argued that God uses trials to shape individuals for the life to come and that suffering is often the needed remedy. Services continue through Friday with 3 30 p m and 7 30 p m daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakdale Methodist Church
D. F. Ellisor
Ellisor
September Exports at New Orleans Reach Record High
New Orleans exports for last September totaled 19,485,677 dollars, up 6,552,537 from September 1915. The increase was announced by the collector of customs, marking the largest September exports on record for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New Orleans
Collector of Customs
Rockefeller Plan Success Reported by Colorado Fuel and Iron
The Colorado Fuel and Iron annual report shows gross earnings of 25,626,605 dollars for the year ending June 30, a rise of about 9,050,000 dollars. The Rockefeller plan fee for dealing between workers and employers is noted in the summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller Plan
Denver
Colo
Opt
Colorado Fuel and Tron Company
Rockefeller
U-53 Raid Read as Potential Legal Precedent
Washington officials weigh whether the U 53 submarine raid off Nantucket can be legally acknowledged. Affects future submarine forays and possible American port access, with indemnity chances for cargo losses hinging on proof ships were sunk illegally. Navy reports on naval aspects and crew rescue are being expedited.
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Associated Epic
Washington
Uni
Nantucket
Last Sun
Navy Department
Knight
State Department
United States
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