Trial by Court-Martial of Rear Admiral Little Ordered
Liverpool dispatch reports Secretary Daniels ordering a court-martial for Rear Admiral Little amid wartime proceedings. The item previews military accountability alongside commodity and market notes from London to New York, including cotton prices and banking conditions, with mixed futures and stock moves across sectors.
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Little
Sec. Daniels
Washington
Daniels
William N. Little
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Quincy
Mass
Boston Navy Yard
Fiske, Helm, Parks, Worthington
Gleaves and Dunn
Saturday Markets Cotton Trade Reports and Shipments
Cottons traded across multiple firms with 124 bales from Montgomery to Winston Jones and Co. 46 bales for Clarke-Davis and Co. 50 bales for rail lines with several firms listed. New Orleans and New York markets opened lower then steadied. mid October prices around 12.1 to 12.8 for main contracts. Spot cotton quiet at 12.00 to 12.40 with substantial rain and weather updates influencing bids. Additional notes include oil market activity and total barrel sales reaching 11,100.
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Peerless
Montgomery
Ala
Baker, Lyons & Co
Clarke-Davis & Co
Planters Cotton Company
F. M. Ladd & Co
Winston Jones & Co
Lott Produce Company
Touart & Quinn
Southern Railway
Clarke, Davis & Co
F. M. Laad & Co
Dumas Grocery Company
New Orleans
Liverpool
South
Oklahoma
New York
India
Egypt
Texas
Mat tie and Mabel Can't Square Eternal Triangle
Mabel Gibbs and Mattie Hall clash over a colored gentleman's attentions causing threats of a sweetheart clinch until a police interruption. Both women receive fines of 10 dollars as the neighborhood watches the scene unfold with heated exchanges and cursing.
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Mattie
Mabel
Mabel Gibbs
Mattie Hall
Hattie
Turpentine and Rosin Stocks and Rates Reported
Naval Stores at Savannah on October 16 shows turpentine firm with receipts of 98 casks and shipments totaling 253 casks, stock at 10,737 casks, and rosin firm with 654 barrels receipts, 681 barrels shipments, stock of 659,848 barrels. Quotations list prices from 3.76 to 6.50 with various grade tags WG WW etc.
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Savannah
Butter and eggs hold. potatoes down in Chicago market
Market report from Chicago on October 16 notes butter and eggs unchanged while potatoes drop. Receipts include 90 carloads from Michigan and Wisconsin whites at 48450 cents per bushel, Minnesota whites at 48 to 52 cents, and Minnesotan and Ohio whites at 48 to 52. Poultry prices for alive fowls and springs show declines.
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Chicago
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Norwegian Cotton Ship Tyr Captured by German Warship
Stockholm reports the Norwegian steamship Tyr, bearing cotton from Berren Norway to Copenhagen Denmark, was captured today by a German warship in the Kattegat, the arm of the North Sea between Sweden and Jutland.
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Stockholm
London
Tyr
Berren
Norway
Copenhagen
Denmark
Cattegat
North Sea
Sweden
Jutland
Gulfcrest Personal Notices and Social Gossip
GULFCREST PERSONALS. GULEFCREST Ala Services at the Baptist church were well attended Saturday night and Sunday. N L Hinson was in town Monday. Mrs A Hf Crabtree and little son Marion of Mullvilla were here Saturday and Sunday. Mrs A G Bradley spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs Willie Williams. Birtie Lott spent Sunday at St. KK Loot's. Jack Williams and family spent Sunday at T R George's. Misses Zara Williams Evie George and Mrs A G Bradley were callers at A P Mewell's Monday. Miss Zara Williams spent Sunday afternoon with Miss Artie George. Miss Josephine Bailey was home Sunday. Miss Eliza Crabtree had returned from Mallvilla. Miss Ella Lott was a caller at A P Howell's Tuesday afternoon. Miss Evie George spent Tuesday night at A J Williams. Mrs Jack Williams and son Vaudie spent Monday at L Malones. Mrs L Malone spent Tuesday at Price Malones. Do you talk for the good of the order or do something for the good of the order
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T. R. George's
Zara Williams
Evie George
A. G. Bradley
A. P
A. J. Williams
Jack Williams
Vaudie
L. Malones
Mra
Ll. Malone
Price Malone
Alabama Land and Lot Books Bids Sought by State Board
The State Board of Equalization in Montgomery invites bids for Land and Lot Books to be furnished to every Alabama county under Revenue Act sections 55 56 57 and 71. Bids due by 12 noon November 15 for loose sheets and binders separately. The board may reject any or all bids and provides details on forms and binder sizes.
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State Board of Equalizaation
Montgomery
Alabama
State Board of Equalization
State’ Board of Equalization of
Walnut Logs Wanted for Cash Purchase
Advertises a cash buy for a large quantity of walnut logs, standing or cut, from P. O. Box 154 in Mobile Alabama.
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Aare Ster
P.O
RK. G
R. G. List
Minneapolis
Minn
P. O
Mobile
Charleston Quiet as Militia Guards City after Primary Shootings
Charleston, S C Oct 16 quiet today with guardsmen on King and George streets and at the armory ready for action. The Democratic committee planned to canvass municipal primary returns as Governor Manning provided a guard for the meeting. Sidney Cohen, a newspaper reporter, was killed and four others wounded in yesterday's shooting in the committee room. Six men were arrested. two held on police orders, others charged with carrying concealed weapons and released on bond as cases continued.
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Charleston
S. C
King and George Streets
Democratic Executive Committee
Manning
Sidney J. Cohen
Tristam T. Hyde
John P. Grace
Grace
H. J. Brown
E. R. McDonald
Revival at Mertz Concluded Friday After Busy Week
The Zion Baptist church at Mertz ended a ten day revival with Friday night service. Rev D W Bosdell of the Northide Baptist church preached throughout. Despite bad weather attendance was strong and nine members united with the church at the last service.
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Mertz
Zion Baptist Church
D. W. Bosdell
Nothride Baptist Church
Serbian Refugees Strain Greek Macedonia Amid Scarcity
London dispatch reports dire conditions in Greek Macedonia due to food shortages and a flood of Serbian refugees. The Serbian government urges women and children to emigrate from austrian Macedonia, raising fears of insufficient relief as Greece already bears Turkish refugees and seeks foreign aid to avert famine and disease.
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London
Greek Macedonia
Reuters
Athens
Aussian Macedonia
Turkey
British steamer Kylemhor leaves harbor with varied cargo
Late Friday the Kylemhor bound for Glasgow sailed after taking on steel billets and large amounts of resin turpentine lumber and gum with creosoted piles and cross ties aboard. Karen and Pathfinder also dispatched cargoes including corn flour and dressed lumber while the Mae and Montoso of Ward Line carry sisal into port.
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Kylemhor
Glasgow
Scotland
Karen
Munson Steamship Line
Pathfinder
Ling
Ponce
P. R
Mae
Ward Line
Montoso
Fairhope Socials and Preparations Build Local Spirit
The Fairhope note column details a Knights of Pythias ball with music and supper, a Rochelle Club gathering, bridge talks by Hampton Ewing and J. B. Rob for Mobile Baldwin counties, tax talk by Mrs Dyson, visits by Louise Ollinger and A M Troyer, and plans for the Fairhope Community Fair with exhibits and entertainments. A North family group arrives for schooling at School of Organic Education and an Eastern Star event is announced.
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Fairhope
Ala
New Castle
Knights of Pythias
Rochelle
Louise Ollinger
Mobile
Somerville
A. M. Troyer
B. F. Koester
New Orleans
Atlanta
Organic Education
Daphne
KE. B. Gaston
Order of the Eastern Star
Vessels in Port and Yard Listing for Harbor Activities
Vessel entries include South American and Norwegian ships with owners and tonnage, plus a catalog of docks and piers such as Munson Pier 6 Gulf Dry Docks Windward Island Pier 3. The list shows ships like Mimila SS de Peres Viking Mae M. A. Anchorn Lugina and others, plus steamer and river packet movements and ports including Rosario Buenos Aires Gibraltar and Alabama rivers.
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Winona
South American
Barlswood
Mimila SS
de Peres Viking
Nor
Mae
Turner Termeats Gulf Dry Docks
Munson
Windward Island
Upper Stream Harbor
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Uncle Ben
Southern Woman's Magazine
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T. J. Smith
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W. W. Thompson
Savannah St
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Dauphin
Shaw-Cain Electric Co
Garry V. Eee
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Price Williamb
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Wall Street Review
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Britain
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Everett True
Usten
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Robert Ruffle
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Olinger & Bruce
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Alex Lawrence
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France
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St. Francis St
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Geena
Pike
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Davis Ave
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