Creamery Plan Expands Influence of Farmer Exchange
W C Bromley secretary of the Gulf Coast Marketing Exchange says a Mobile Baldwin creamery will provide immediate cash for farmers by offering a market for cream and spur dairy cattle growth. He notes improved rail shipping and local business, with Indianapolis backers selecting Mobile as the creamery site and plans for a cross trade mark design. D W Mathews from Table Rock Neb and other farmers show interest in relocating to Mobile county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Coast Marketing Exchange
Bite
Moe
W. C. Bromley
Exchange
Mobile
Baldwin Counties
Mobile and
Mr. Bromley
Commission
Baldwin
J. T. Farnsworth
Indianapolis
Indiana Creamery Company
South
Foley
Baldwin County
Bay Minette
Red Cross
Barnesville
Ala
Bromley
Aubrey Boyles
D. W. Mathews
Table Rock
Neb
United States
Mobile County
Corporal Coppedge Wins National Rifle Championship
Corporal J. F. Coppedge of the United States Marine Corps won the National Rifle Association individual championship with a perfect 50 at 600 yards. Sergeant J. S. Stewart placed second as 433 contestants finished. the Marine Corps match moved to 1,000 yards for the final stage with 423 competitors entering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
J. F. Coppedge
United States Marine Corps
National Rifle Association
J. S. Stewart
First Cadet Corps
Boston
Mass
National Association
Coppedge
Marine Corps
Butler County Fair and Stock Show Opens in Greenville
The Butler County Live Stock and Fair Association opens its fourth annual fair and stock show in Greenville with large exhibits in stock barns and arts. United States agricultural experts will address farmers on farming topics with lectures planned morning and evening. The event includes a decorated auto parade, free admission, and visits from county officials and Auburn professors promoting weevil control and diversification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Butler County Live Stock and Fair Association
Department of Fine Arts
Butler County
United States
Commerce Street
Court Square
Butler
J. E. Helms
J. M. Luke
Burleson
Auburn
Auto Collision Ends 4A.M. Joy Ride With Arrests
Alfred Marshall driving a flivver and Lorenzo Miller in a larger car were both arrested for speeding after a 4 A.M. collision with a telephone post. Miller was fined $10, Marshall’s case was dismissed. Miller appealed with bond set at $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Marshall
Lorenzo Miller
Edington
Miller
Marshall
Currency Stamps Adopted Owing to Coin Shortage
A government plan to issue currency stamps due to insufficient silver and copper coins is announced. Other brief items note Swiss authorities apologizing after arresting diplomats, a British steamer sunk with crew saved, Carranza recognition celebrations in Mexico City, bank receivership creditor estimates in Morris Illinois, entomologist Henry Fabre dead, a Lord Aberdeen reception in Boston, and a typhoon wreck near Tsuruga Straits with one life lost aboard Rufford Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Geneva
Neuchatel
London
Mexico City
Carranza
Morris
Ill
la Salle Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
W. C. Niblack
Charles E. Mundy
Orange
France
Henry Fabre
Boston
Lord Aberdeen
Ireland
Lady Aberdeen
Tokio
Rufford Hall
Tsuruga Straits
New York
Vladivostok
Swamp Root Ad Warns of Kidney Trouble and Health Decline
An advertisement urges readers to seek Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root for kidney liver and bladder issues. It claims early kidney trouble is common and warns about serious outcomes if untreated. The copy promotes sample and full size bottles and notes the offer is in the Mobile Daily Item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton, N. Y
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Mr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, RL
Showers Bring Cooler Weather Across the Map
A weather note outlines continued showers and cooler temperatures with promises of fair skies by Wednesday in Mobile and surrounding areas. The piece also tells of rain dampening daily life, wet streets, and schoolyards while a tall man appeals for a loan of trousers to avoid trouble with police.
Obituary notices from Mobile and surrounding towns
Mobile reports the death of Thomas J. Wolcott in Botow Texas after a long illness. He once led the Mobile volunteer firemen and was active in Fire Company No. 8. Survived by five children and siblings, his interment was in Botaw. Also noted are the funeral of Mrs Estelle Zepernick Peters from 52 South Houston Street to St Marys Catholic Church and Magnolia Cemetery, and the burial of seven month old Geraldine Brown in Camden Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas L. Wolcott
Mobile
Botow
Texas
Nellie Hairston
Mabel Lockler
Gaines Wolcott
Ala
Henry Wolcott
Wiggins
Miss
Carlton Wolcott
Lotaw
Mount Vernon
Mary King
Botaw
E. Z. Peters
Estelle Zepernick Peters
South
Houston Street
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Father Eaton
Magnolia Cemetery
Father Lauzon
Messrs
John W. Percy
Timothy Whastletine
Peter McNiff
Joseph Hynde
Stackpole Fights Anthrax Seeks Survival With New Toxin
G F Stackpole remains hospitalized at Bellevue in a fight against anthrax. An experimental anti-toxin, used for cattle, was injected from Washington and showed slight improvement. Doctors plan another dose as Stackpole shows courage and optimism despite the deadly disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
G. F. Stackpole
Bellevue Hospital
Washington
Stackpole
Battleship Michigan Wins Battle Efficiency Trophy
The battleship Michigan received the battle efficiency trophy in Newport R I marking the second time the ship has won the prize. A letter from President Wilson congratulating Captain Niblack and his crew was read during the ceremony. The gunnery trophy was also awarded to the Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
Michigan
Wilson
Niblack
Georgia
Sawmills to Resume Active Operations in This Section
Indications point to a record season in the sawmills sector at the Mobile port with near full operation across southern Alabama and Mississippi. Leatherbury & White of Mobile reports its Bexley mill runs full time with large crews and the Glennan plant on the Southern Railway plans to resume operations this week as war disruptions ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Mississippi
Great Britain
Leatherbury & White
George S. Leatherbury
Bexley
Miss
Glennan
Southern Railway
Alabama
Europe
Eastern Shore Residents Seek Morning Mail Service Change
Residents along Mobile bays eastern shore request substitute of afternoon mail to morning delivery. A petition by the Ferkhope Civic League and Montrose, Daphne, Rattles, and nearby communities asks postal authorities to shift to morning service for convenience for passengers using the mail boat Irma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Bay
Ferkhope Civic League
Montrose
Daphne
Rattles
Irma
Coast Preparedness To Be Main Topic At Waterways Meeting
The Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association convenes in Savannah November 9 to 12 with focus on coast defenses readiness. Rep Moore and Rep Small arrange federal representation from War Navy and Commerce, with Secretary Redfield addressing waterways value and Secretary Daniels attending. A special train will run from Washington November 7 to the event with stops at Virginia and Carolinas capitals for governor participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
Savannah
Moore
Pennsylvania
Small
North Carolina
War, Havy and Commerce Departments
Redfield
Association
Daniels
War and Navy Departments
Virginia
Carolinas
Generally Fair After Thursday Is Forecast for the Coming Week
Washington reports a weekly forecast starting today with mixed conditions. The Middle Atlantic shows partly cloudy and warm with unsettled Thursday and possible rains, then generally fair. The South Atlantic and east Gulf expect showers midweek, followed by fair weather and near average temperatures. West Gulf states see Wednesday showers then calmer weather for the rest of the week. Tennessee may have local rains Wednesday before generally fair conditions with no major temperature changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Middle Atlantic States
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
West Gulf States
Tennessee
Germany Denies Involvement in Passport Misuse
Secretary Lansing says Ambassador Gerard in Berlin forwarded a German note denying complicity in the alleged misuse of American passports. The Berlin foreign office reportedly reiterates that Germany bears no responsibility, following prior talks with German officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Washington
Lansing
Gerard
Berlin
Sugar Consumption Figures For United States
The piece notes that the United States consumes about 8,630,000 pounds of sugar annually, equaling 86 pounds per person. It states the U S uses more than one fifth of the world’s 40 billion pounds produced last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
United States
Cottons and Piece Goods to Be Declared Contraband
Sir Howard Grey announced in Parliament that raw cotton cotton waste and cotton yarn already contraband will be joined by cotton piece goods and other products as contraband export bans. The move targets goods usable for explosives and seeks to forbid trade to neutral states near Germany and Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Howard Grey
Allied Raid Destroys All German Hangars at Ghent
Amsterdam dispatches report a recent Allied air raid on Ghent and nearby Gontrode was highly successful. Every German aviation hangar on the Ghent grounds burned, with ten houses destroyed. Previous raid on Ghent on August 31 claimed destruction of a large aircraft housing building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghent
Amsterdam
Gontrode
Oakdale Notes Details Visits Funerals and Gatherings
In Oakdale Alabama Miss Hattie Broughton visits Mrs Thompson on Magnolia avenue. Harker Yost departs for Lima Ohio to start a new job. Oakdale M E Church Ladies Aid meets at Mrs Shaxton's on Baltimore street with an ice course served. Funeral services for Mrs Nancy Bassett held from her son's Oakdale home with Magnolia cemetery interment. A measuring party for the church fund is planned at Rev Register’s home Friday night inviting all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakdale
Ala
Hattie Broughton
Carpenters
Thompson
Magnolia Avenue
Harker Yost
Lima
Ohio
Ladies’ Aid Society
Oakdale M. E. Church
KE. J. Shaxton
Baltimore Street
Seiple
Deakle
King
Chambers
Harte
Rush
Lavinghouze
Davis
Ellis
Charley Davis
Nancy Bassett
W. G. Bassett
Oakdale Avenue
O'Donnell Street
Magnolia Cemetery
Whistler Notices and Local Happenings
Vesuvius Lodge 221 meets at Odd Fellows hall Wednesday at 7 30 pm. Revival services at Methodist church led by Rev John H Williams continue nightly at 7 pm. Isaac KF George on jury duty in Mobile this week. Archie McGilvray of Federated Trades visited Whistler. Mrs W D Bosdell returns to Mobile after visiting her mother. Large crowd attended the wedding of Helen Lewis Jones and Robert Martin Peterson at St John s church Tuesday morning. Peterson a partner in Peterson Sons. A large crowd greeted the wedding train through Whistler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whistler
Ala
Vesuvius Lodge
International Association of Machinists
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Methodist Church
John H. Williams
Isaac
George
Mobile
Archie McGilvray
Federated Trades For the
Southern and Allied Lines
W. D. Bosdell
James D. Gurganum
Helen Lewis Jones
Robert Martin Peterson
St. John’s Church
Peterson
Peterson & Sons
Delcasse Resigns as Foreign Minister Over Health
Paris reports Foreign Minister Delcasse resigned today due to ill health. Premier Viviani announced acceptance and said he would assume the foreign portfolio while presiding the council. President Poincare attended the cabinet meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Delcasse
Viviani
M. Delcasse
Poincaire
Council of Ministers
Influence of Women and a Trio of Tonics Promises Health
The Washington Post notes women influence great men and family health. A local advert promotes Vinci-iron cod liver oil and beef peptone as a threefold tonic for blood strength and vitality, urging overworked people and the elderly to try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
van Antwerp Drug Corporation
Vinci
New Collecting System Runs to Black Optics
Willie Simms, a local collector, engages in violent methods to collect debts from Jimmy Karopolis at a Greek restaurant. The court orders $10 and a county road sentence after incidents involving broken bottles, glasses, and a scuffle. Mary Jane Mathews pleads guilty to multiple charges after resisting police, while Henry Grant faces re-arrest on a new gambling-related charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Simms
Willie
Jimmy Karopolis
Brest Taylor
Clifton Knight
Keropolis
Jimmy
Mary Jane Mathews
Spess
Mary Jane
Henry Grant
Henry
Murray
Joe Gus
Joe
Southern Railway Stockholders Meet in Annual Session
At the Richmond Virginia meeting stockholders gathered in person or by proxy as officers discussed the fiscal year operations and future plans. Harrison presided with Gallaway Grant and Spencer re-elected or elected to fill seats. A B Andrews elected for a full term. stockholders questioned management with full answers provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Stecks
Southern Railway
Harrison
Campa
Robert M. Gallaway
York
John W. Grant
Atlanta
Mry Spencer
Thepany
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Corporal Coppedge
Berling
Russia
Ostend
RHEI
Mitau
Novay Honigsberg
Warsaw
Lublin
Butler County Fair and Stock Show
St. Joseph Street
Camden
Geraldine Brown
Chester Brown
Parker Avenue
Roe
Anthrx
Horlick
Horlick’s
Racine
Wis
Eastern Shore
the Waterways Body
Chichester
Conover & Rutherford Florists
Commercial Nh As Company
St Michael Street
Wood Printing Co
St Michael St
Bell
Home
Real Estate and Insurance, Reges Sarees Realty Co, Inc
N. al Street
Ns EeNers
Sonny Boy
Mobile’s Best Woman's Wear Store
C. J. Gayfer & Company
Pullman
Arion
City Ticket Office
Royal St
H. E. Jones
General Ag
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