War Turns Back Civilization 50 Years in Africa
Missionaries report in letters to Seventh Day Adventists that long efforts to civilize interior Africa have been reversed by wartime chaos. From Ukerewe Island near Victoria Nyanza the Toppenbergs describe tribes discarding reforms and reverting to precolonial practices as fighting between British and German forces continues.
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Africa
Associated Press
Washington
Seventh Day Adventist
Livingstone
Stanley
Minnie Toppenberg
Valdemar E. Toppenberg
Victoria Nyanza
Ukerewe Island
German East Africa
War Time Hardships and Masia Raids Reported by Missionary Worker
The author recalls wartime shortages forcing substitutes for flour sugar and soap, and the use of goat and gazelle skins for clothing. Government warnings to natives about war between soldiers, not peoples, are noted. Masias east of Busegene attacked Usukuma, with a worker fatally stabbed defending locals.
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Masias
Busegne
Usukuma
Kawadi
Openly Disobey Germans When British Come
Early last June English occupied Ukerewe Island and in July they took control prompting resistance as residents recount actions against occupying forces. The narrator notes disobedience and the impact on local life under occupation.
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Ukerewe Island
Duke of Orleans to Apply for Divorce
Paris reports the Duke of Orleans will seek an annulment in Rome of his marriage to Archduchess Marie Dorothea of Austria. The duke argues Austria did not fulfill ecclesiastical law. The duchess won a separation suit in January 1914. She had accused him of neglect due to childlessness. At the war start he returned the golden fleece insignia to the Austrian emperor and said the marriage was the curse of his life.
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Paris
Duke of Orleans
Rome
Marie Dorothea of
Austria
Figaro
Duchess of Orleans
Mission Family Flees Uprising Across Ikidzu Region
A European mission couple recounts rising tribal uproar in Ikidzu as natives kill a woman and child, loot government and mission property, and force a mass retreat toward Sizaki. Officials and soldiers vanish southward, robbers and warpainted crowds spread fear, leaving the family to shelter through a Sabbath in a war-torn landscape.
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Muanza
Ikidzu
Vasenius
Mbalageti
Ohme
Busegwe
Niagangi
Sizaki
Zebras Antelopes Seen During Jungle Trek Near Speke Gulf
The writer describes dense wildlife with hundreds of zebras and antelopes as they travel through a country like a zoo. They camp by the Speke Gulf seashore and mention Swahili overseers of lime works killed, observing empty huts and European houses.
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Speke Gulf
Railways push federal control of interstate regulation
Frank Trumbull, chairman of the railway executives advisory committee, urged centralizing interstate railway regulation under the federal government. He called for federal incorporation of interstate roads, regional ICC reorganization, and securities regulation by Washington, hoping the congressional inquiry next month yields a unified, simpler system. The association also backed a uniform cipher telegraph code and simpler tickets. timetable localization was left to locals.
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Washington
Frank Trumbull
Railway Executives’ Advisory Committee
American Association of Passenger Traffic Officers
Congressional Investigating Committee
Trumbull
Iterstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Waste recycling drives reach the front lines in Baranowitschi
In Baranowitschi Russia on October 18 a German war front practice spreads to the trenches. Every unit along the vast front now has waste receptacles for paper glass and textiles. Food scraps are saved to feed swine at staff headquarters behind the lines.
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Baranowitschi
Russia
Germany
New York Cotton Prices Rise on Opening Trade
A rush of buying orders at the New York cotton exchange pushed prices 19 to 56 points higher at the open as traders feared West Indian hurricane effects in the Gulf. Longs sold for profit taking, the market rose 15 to 20 points before a fresh buying wave. By midmorning gains cooled and the market closed steady for middling cotton.
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New York
Cotton Exchange
Gulf of Mexico
Refugees travel to safety from African outposts
The narrative recounts a trek from Ukerewe to Paramba then to a camp near the channel, meeting English posts and officials. They fear orders to Muanza and worry about attacks while noting ongoing sickness and seven years of labor in Africa.
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Ukeréwe
Ukerewe Island
Paramba
Busegwe
Muanza
Isay
Africa
Socialists Cite Foreign Trade Aims At Pasadena Meeting
Allan Benson the Socialist nominee told a Pasadena audience that both major parties want to expand US foreign trade to absorb American factory output. He linked Wilson's draft law and military preparedness to securing European capitalists' lost trade. Hanson met George R. Kirkpatrick, Socialist VP candidate, later in the day.
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Associated Press
Pasadena
Cal
Allan Benson
Wilson
Europe
America
Hanson
George R. Kirkpatrick
Socialist
Tillis Must Pay Quarter Million for Electric Service
Richard Tillis owner of the Montgomery Light and Traction Co will pay the Montgomery Light and Water Power Co more than a quarter of a million dollars and continue to buy current from them for street car operation until 1919 after the US Supreme Court refused to review the case. The company plans immediate steps to enforce the claim.
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Montgomery
Ala
Richard Tillis
Montgomery Light and Traction Company
Montgomery Light and Water Power Company
United States Supreme Court
Tillis
Electric Company
Montgomery Light and Power Company
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Ray Rushton
Traction Company
Bank Officers Sentenced for Mail Fraud in Defunct Company
Robert C. Howard, officer of the Bankers' Bond and Finance Company, and two others were convicted of using the mails to defraud. Howard receives one year and one day in Atlanta federal pen, with his appeal dismissed at his request. Thrasher was jailed in Montgomery County, while Aymard and Thrasher sold large stock blocks and failed to account for funds.
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Robert C. Howard
Bankers’ Bond and Finance Company
Federal
Atlanta
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Howard
L. E. Aymard
G. J. Thrasher
Thrasher
Montgomery County
Montgomery to Host Federal Drainage District Headquarters
The new federal drainage district will cover Alabama Mississippi Florida Louisiana and Tennessee with Lewis A. Jones named chief engineer. Three to five junior engineers join his staff. The office protects drainage work under the 1915 Alabama law and cooperates with Professor J F Duggar of Auburn. Betty Obtains License to Wed. Betty, long time Alabama newspaper correspondent, has license to wed Ellen Marks Moharrem of Montgomery. Betty, now a captain in the federal war department recruiting service, will reside in Greenville with Mrs Moharrem while stationed there.
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Montgomery
Federal
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Louisiana
Tennessee
Lewis A. Jones
Jones
J. F. Duggar
Auburn
Betty
Lewis ‘Stafford Betty
Ellen Marks Moharrem
Federal War Department
National Guard of Alabama
Greenville
Moharrem
Allies seize Athens and occupy Piraeus amid turmoil
About a thousand entente marines land at Piraeus occupy the airway station and several buildings in Athens. Crowds cheer King Constantine and march through the city while war minister General Dracos deploy Greek troops to guard the square and prevent clashes with occupying French forces. Greece fears further French action could shape its fate.
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Associated Press
Athens
London
Piraeus
Constantine
Post Office Square
Dracos
Greece
Royalist Demonstration Over Greek Navy Seizure by Allies
King Constantine reviews sailors from Greek Navy units seized by Entente powers. Crowds parade with life sized portraits, cheering the monarch as Admiral Damianos and the marine minister read an order of the day praising sailor loyalty under trying circumstances.
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Constantine
Damianos
King Reaffirms Loyalty to His Officers After Ceremony
After the ceremony the king gathered officers and praised their loyalty to oath and country. He vowed to stand by them to the end despite possible consequences and issued the day’s order urging sailors to leave ships and return with sorrowful but faithful hearts.
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Greece
Address to sailors by king invoking homeland and return
A monarch speaks to faithful sailors praising their service to the nation. He hopes for soon realized hopes and the moment they can return to their ships. He invokes holy icons and the glorious flag to bring hope to Greek hearts and nations.
Royalist Demonstrations in Athens Demand U S Protection
A Reuters despatch from Athens reports dangerous tension as royalist crowds hiss Admiral Du Fournet and drive back French sailors. A 4,000-strong procession, led by Greek and American flags, protested foreign marines landing outside the American legation and demanded protection for the absent American minister.
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London
Reuter
Athens
du Fournet
Mediterranean
Legation
New Orleans Spot Cotton Closes Firm at 17.81
New Orleans market reports spot cotton closing firm by 69 points with mid dling at 17.81. The price movement reflects gains in the day’s trading as traders note steady demand patterns in the region.
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New Orleans
Pall of the Nation thrills Confederate Veterans at Empire Theatre
The Alabama Travelog and its writers Miss Helen McKnight and Mr. Henry B. Walthall staged a vivid performance for Confederate Veterans at the Empire Theatre, recalling 1861 days. Mrs. Gregory L. Smith asks Mobile Chapter D A R members to bring current literature for troops passing through Mobile on their journey to the border.
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Cawthon Hotel
Alabama
Helen McKnight
Henry B. Walthall
Empire Theatre Management
Thomas Dixon
Mobile
D. A
Gregory L. Smith
U. N
Personal Notices of Local Residents Moving and Visiting
Mr and Mrs Adam Glass left Tuesday night for a short business trip to Birmingham. Miss Stella Keeney left today for a six week visit to friends in Texas. Mr George Denham of Birmingham best man in the March Taylor wedding returned home Tuesday night. Mr and Mrs Robert Bacon of Quincey NL expect after the holidays for a visit to Captain A C Danner. Mr and Mrs Edward Moslander returned from Fairhope where they had a cottage for the summer. Mr and Mrs Gaines L Cooke honey moon visits in Mobile and left for DeKalb Miss where Cooke has been appointed auditor of the DeKalb and Western railroad. Mrs G B Michael returned from a visit to friends in Mobile.
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Adam Glass
Birmingham
Stella Keeney
Texas
George Denham
Robert Bacon
Quincey, NL
A. C. Danner
Edward Moslander
Fairhope
Gaines. L. Cooke
Coffeeville
Miss
Mobile
DeKalb
Cooke
DeKalb and Western Railroad
G. B. Michael
Meridian Star
Mobile city rental ordinance for city owned buildings
An ordinance of the Mobile Board of Commissioners restricts renting city owned buildings after October 31 1916 requiring tenants to promptly install and maintain electric wiring to conform to the National Electric Code as adopted by the Southern Tariff Association and to allow removal of nonconforming wires and equipment by the city electrician. The ordinance takes effect upon adoption and publication.
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City of
Mobile
Board of Commissioners
City of Mobile
Southern Tariff Association
City Electrician
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