City Commission Silent On Crenshaw Critique of Ouster
Mobile leaders refuse comment on ex-chief F W Crenshaw’s charges about his removal while Commissioner Pillans releases correspondence with the mayor on enforcing an 1913 ordinance governing houses of ill fame. Pillans states enforcement laxity cited in May 1915 letter to Crenshaw.
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City Commission of
Mobile
F. W. Crenshaw
Harry Pillans
Pillans
Crenshaw
Birmingham
School of Medicine
University of Alabama
Board of Commissioners
City of
Bayou Street
State Street
Wilkinson Street
Lyons Streets
State
Congress
Bayou
Scott Streets
Ala
St. Michael Street
Judge Cuts Prohibition Fines In City Court Ruling
Judge Henry Chamberlain of the inferior criminal court reduced fines for alcohol violations under the amended prohibition law. Dan Meade was fined 101 dollars and costs, while William Martin paid 51 dollars or 30 days labor, with appeals and bonds posted. The judge explained new possession limits: beer forty bottles twice monthly or whiskey two quarts twice monthly, but not both.
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Henry Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Dan Meade
William Martin
Chamberlain
General Assembly
Leased Wire Briefs Highlight Early Russian Loan and Local Appointments
Petrograd moves to issue an internal loan of 1.06 billion rubles at 5 12 percent for a short term. Wilson appoints postmasters J. B. Underwood Fayetteville and Lulu E. Parker West Raleigh. Fed board approves 4 percent rediscount rate on 60 to 90 day commercial paper for Richmond. UNC president Edwin Kidder Graham earns honorary doctor of laws at LaSalle inaugural. Granite Mountain mine disaster leaves 14 dead and 8 injured in Montana. Count Loudon faces second indictment for bigamy in New York. Dixie Highway tourists travel toward Florida route from Albany. London bassoonist James Blakely noted in report.
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Petrograd
Washington
Wilson
J. B. Underwood
Fayetteville
N. C
Lulu E. Parker
West Raleigh
Federal Reserve Board
Richmond Federal Reserve Bank
Eastan
Edwin Kidder Graham
University of North Carolina
John Henry Mee- Cracken
la Aser College
Utte
Mont
Granite Mountain
North Butte Mining Company
New York
Max. Lynar Loudon m
Florence Leila Allendorf
Albert Marcela
Count de Passy
Tallahassee
London
James Blakely
Ther Wa Blakely
Thé Aator
Wilson imposes arms embargo on Mexican rebels
President Wilson declared an embargo on arms and ammunition shipments to Mexico, while a supplementary order permits munitions to reach General Carranza's government. The move cites a 1912 congressionally authorized policy and targets factions opposed to the recognized government. The Villa agency closed, signaling reduced active operations in Washington.
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Washington
Wilson
Mexico
Watson
Carranza
United States
Congress
Taft
Madero
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
Villa
Gulf Coast Fair to Host Broad Exhibits from Gilbertown and York
A carload of Gilbertown Choctaw county exhibits arrived by the Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railroad for the Gulf Coast Fair. The display features farm products and culinary items from Gilbertown and Lisman. Two carloads of livestock from York, Cobb & Derby, also head to Mobile for the fair. A special school day train will be run to bring visiting students to the fair for five hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbertown
Choctaw County
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern
Lisman
York
Cobb & Derby
Mobile
Russell Houston
Alabama
Tennessee and Northern
Houston
George County Fair Opens at Lucedale
George County Fair opened in Lucedale yesterday and will run for three days. Attendance was large and farm exhibits were good despite bad weather. The Girls' Canning Club exhibit drew much attention and comment.
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Lucedale
Miss
George County
Girls’ Canning Club
Taylor Heads to Tupelo for County Fair Opening
Vice President and General Manager R W Taylor of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company left Mobile on Tuesday night for Tupelo Mississippi to attend the county fair. He is listed as one of the principal attendees at the fair's opening.
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Taylor
Tupelo
R.W. Taylor
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Miss
Mobile Seeks Suspension of Cotton Rates
Mobile’s joint cotton rate committee met after a Wednesday session to request a suspension of cotton tariffs effective November 1. The move follows Mobile’s protest that rates are set by market competition rather than mileage, and reflects issues caused by Luther Walter’s absence in Baton Rouge. Horace Turner led the meeting with five other members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Chilmai McCord
The
Interstate Commerce(‘commission
Luther Walter
Baton Rouge
Commission
R. G. Cobb
Walter
Horace Turner
Fairhope Display Highlights Entering View Not Exiting
Fairhope welcomes visitors with an elaborate entry panorama and bayfront displays at the fair. The citrus fruits exhibit, praised by Dr. C F E Winberg of the Gulf Coast Horticultural Society, is seen as a top draw. About 506 people attended despite rain as Mobile residents toured exhibits showing domestic manufacture, arts and crafts, and Bay views from the Captain Bourne Bar pavilion.
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Fairhope
Gulf Coast
Mobile
C. F. E. Winberg
Gulf Coast Horticultural Society
Captain Bourne Barside
South
Baldwin County
Carson Resigns Over Near East Policy Conflicts
In London Sir Edward Carson told the House of Commons he resigned as British Prime Minister due to divergent views on Near Eastern affairs. The resignation stems from disagreements over policy and strategy in the region.
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Carson
London
Edward Carson
House of Commons
Padee
Shin Ae
Pathfinders Tour Along Beautiful Coast
The group begins a journey Wednesday along the Mississippi coast and plans to reach Mobile by Friday.
Pathfinders Delay Reaching Mobile Through Mississippi Route
Reports from Jackson indicate the Pathfinders will miss Thursday arrival in Mobile. They are likely to pass Pascagoula Thursday night after leaving Logstown, Mississippi, Wednesday morning. The Mobile pilot party will be advised of the correct time.
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Jackson Highway
Mississippi
Mobile
Pascagoula
Logstown
Pathfinders Meet in Mobile with State Piloting Party
Jackson Highway Pathfinders travel along the Gulf coast stopping at Ocean Springs Biloxi Bay St. Louis Gulfport and Pascagoula after leaving New Orleans. A state piloting party led by W. 8. Keller and J. B. Rylance will accompany the group from Monroeville to Montgomery and possibly to the state line.
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Jackson Highway
Mobile
W. 8. Keller
J. B. Rylance
Dadeville
Prof
WN. Mitcham
Auburn
Monroeville
Pathfinders
Montgomery
Jackson Highway Pathfinders
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
New Orleans
Gulf
Mississippi Coast
Ocean Springs
Biloxi
Bay St. Louis
Gulfport
Pascagoula
Alabama
New Police Chief Van Liew Takes Command
Captain Gilbert M. Van Liew assumed active command of the police department on Wednesday. He told The Item he will seek public politeness, enforce prohibition law strictness, and hold officers to order and law observance on their beats. He visited headquarters Tuesday night, spoke with Acting Chief Dorlon, and shook hands with each officer. No personnel changes are planned.
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Gilbert M. van Liew
Dorlon
van Liew
Ani Liew
Liew
Tone Posi
Dixie Highway Delegation Invited to Mobile Swing
Invitations from the good roads committee of the Chamber of Commerce urge the Dixie Highway delegation of 500 traveling through Florida to visit Mobile. The party, led by Charles A. Bookwalter and Carl Fisher, aims to spur early completion of the highway with a Mobile detour and a return via the Jackson Highway route. Fifty miles of the highway between Indianapolis and Nashville have been finished in the last month.
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Florida
Jackson Highway
Dixie Highway
Mobile
Good Roads Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Charles A. Bookwalter
Indianapolis
Dixie Highway Party
Carl Fisher
Nashville
Fifteenth Alabama division reunion opens in Selma
The Alabama division United Confederate Veterans holds its fifteenth annual reunion in Selma with a large attendance. General C W Hooper elected major general to lead the division. Oliver J Semmes of Mobile named commanding general of the Second brigade. Notables include Governor Charles Henderson and U S Senators White and Bankhead. A grand ball, street dancing, and a grand review with three bands are planned, and Thursday is a city holiday.
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Selma
Ala
Alabama Division
United Confederate Veterans
Louis Benish
W. Hooper
Harvey E. Jones
Hooper
Birmingham
Oliver J. Semmies
Mobile
Raphael Semmes
Confederate States of America
Sons of
Alabama
Charles Henderson
U. S
Frank 8. White
United States
John Hollis Bankhead
F. L. Blackmon
John W. Abercrombie
H. M. Judge
Congress
John Tom Heflin
Daughters of the Confederacy
Academy of Music
John T. Morgan
Children of the Confederacy
Kate M. Jarvis
Broad Street
Alabama Avenue
Selma Avenue
Auburn
W. A. Anderton
J.L. Clay
Austro-German Advance in Serbia Reported
London dispatches say Serbia faces dire peril as eight Bulgarian corps enter Serbian territory. Austro-German forces claim a west of Semendria junction and rail lines Nish to Saloniki cut. News on Allied movement scant as Italian action hoped with Bulgaria war pledge.
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London
Near East
Serbia
Semendria
Nish
Saloniki
Italy
Bulgaria
Baikal
Lof
Riga
Tranoff
Galicia
Wert
Paris
Rheims
Asquith
o_t of commons
Lin Carson
Baltic Sea
Copenhagen
Bromley Seeks Gulf Coast Produce Alliance in Biloxi
W C Bromley Gulf Coast Produce Exchange director visits Biloxi to weld Gulf Coast farmers Into a cooperative linked to Mobile exchange He plans talks with farmers in Hancock Jackson and Harrison counties and will address the Biloxi Vegetable and Fruit Growers Association to push Mobile as selling agent for regional growers Tourism surges as Biloxi readies for 4000 to 6000 visitors this winter Citrus canker fight pushed by L and N Railroad horticulturists seeks 2 million federal funds for eradication effort with Biloxi Commercial Club backing efforts Professors and local coordinators named across Biloxi Ocean Springs Pascagoula Gulfport and Wiggins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxt
Miss
W. C. Bromley
Gulf Coast Produce Exchange
Mobile
Biloxi
Gulf Coast
Bromley
Mobile Association
Tl. E. McElroy
FE. A. Miller
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Montgomery
Ala
Frank Lewis
Pascagoula
W. H. Bousley
Gulfport
A. M. Dorsett
Wiggins
Statute of Limitations Plea Overruled in New Haven Cases
In New York judge Hunt overruled a statute of limitations defense in the trial of William Rockefeller Lewis Cass Ledyard Edward D Robbins and eight others directors of the New Haven railroad charged with conspiracy to monopolize railroad and trolley lines in New England.
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New York
Hunt
William Rockefeller
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Edward D. Robbins
New Haven Railroad
New England
Fears for Schooner Charlevoix Overdue at Savannah
In Savannah on October 20 concern rose over the British schooner Charlevoix reported ten days overdue from Havana. Last heard she sailed September 30 from Havana and no word since. feared to have foundered in Gulf storms. Charlevoix, a 427 ton vessel, is the subject of shipping circles alarm.
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Savannah
Havana
Gulf
Fairhope Opens First Community Fair in Bay Side Pavilion
FAIRHOPE Ala Oct 20 Despite bad weather the opening day of Fairhope s first community fair drew more than 300 attendees who praised the exhibits The fair runs through Thursday with expected county visitors for games and sports featured in the Thursday program It is held at the Bay Side pavilion.
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Fairhope
Ala
Bay Side Pavilion
Paris Factory Explosion Kills Fifty-Two
An explosion at a factory on Rue de Tolbiac in Paris kills 52 and injures over 100. Many victims are women workers as surrounding buildings are wrecked. President Poincaré and Interior Minister Malvy view the scene and direct rescue efforts.
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Paris
Rue de Tolbiac
Poincaire
Malvy
St Louis Visitor Questions Winter Cropping Near Mobile
Homer Adams of St. Louis tours Mobile and questions planting crops at nub end of winter. He notes South warmth allows late growth and recalls Illinois farming profits hindered by long housing periods. Local farmers discuss six months summer and six months winter cropping versus year-round farming.
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ST. Louis
Homer Adams
Mobile
Mill Road
Adams
Mr. Adams
Mobile County
Illinois
Jonathan Bourne
Home Economics Club backs commercial road routes for Mobile area
Resolutions adopted by Mobile area Home Economics Club endorse the Jackson Highway through central Alabama to Mobile and toward the Mississippi Gulf coast and New Orleans. The club also supports a joint effort with Baldwin County for ferries and bridges between Mobile and Baldwin, plus a Gulf coast highway to Florida and the South Atlantic coast. The resolutions urge minutes to carry the Jackson Highway endorsement and note collaboration with the Alabama Mississippi Coast Highway Association and Revenue Commission. Weather notes follow with fair, cooler conditions for Mobile Washington and region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Kile
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Home Economics Club
Mobile
Mississippi Gulf
New Orleans
Action of Revenue and Road Commission
Baldwin County
Homeomics Club
Gulf
New Orlean
Florida
South Atlan Coast
Jackson Highway
Allon
Lost items notice near St Vincent’s school
Classified notice lists a missing rear hub cap from a Frydeon car with a phone contact 1090-W and a reward offer. It also mentions a lost gold medal with the name Miss Bressingham from St Vincent’s and a nation class, plus a bunch of keys with a reward for return.
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Frydeon
Bell
W. Fongwara
Aera
Bressingham
St. Vincent's
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Menses Mrs
Petula
Dixie Delegaton
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Arfr Aar
Huupen Gumsmands
Semmes
Mobilian
Jones
Acros
Turkey
Athens
Garia
New Haven
Economics Club
Det
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