Gravel dispute clocks in on four mile Cedar Point road
County board probes alleged overpayment for gravel laid on a Ced ar Point road segment below Dog River. Holcombe contends six inch depth was used instead of eight and that extra gravel was ordered but not needed. Measurements may decide refunds or payments.
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William H. Holcombe
Cedar Int
Dog River
Holcombe
Southern and Material Company
Mty
McClure
Vel
Holcomba
H. Holcombe
Gedar
Dog
Scombe
Fisher
Wiland James Radcliff
Mm Fuel and Material Company
Holcombert Fisher
Williamson
Iay
Edison Battery May End Trouble
Submarine and electrical experts of the United States navy have inspected Edison’s two year effort on a special storage battery. They call it a marvelous improvement over the old lead batteries used in submarines. The current design can reduce chlorine gas that weakens crew lungs.
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New York
United States Navy
Thomas A. Edison
Texas bankers plan to protect cotton prospects
A Dallas meeting of Tex Bankers Association representatives discussed shielding the cotton trade when federal reserve banks open November 16. Cotton men warned lenders may push sales too soon, urging waiting for steadying effects from reserve funds. J. A. Kemp of Wichita Falls presides, advocating South first aid to the crop.
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Dallas
Texas
Federal Reserve Banks
Tex Bankers’ Association
Fers
J. A. Kemp
Wichita Falls
South
Four Die in Samson Lumber Kiln Collapse
Four men were killed and a fifth seriously injured when a large dry kiln at the Alabama Lumber and Kiln Company collapsed early this morning in Samson Alabama. The dead are J A Butler Ed Frazer Marcus Hargrove and Alita Pew Wilbur Hall is the severely injured.
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Associated Press
Samson
Ala
Alabama Lumber & Kiln Co
J. A. Butler
Ed Frazer
Marcus Hargrove
Alita Pew
Wilbur Hall
Invasion of England Feasible Says German General
German general Baron Armand Ardenné states that invasion of England is easily possible. He describes using long range artillery from across the French coast to reach English shores and to seal ports with mines, aided by submarines and torpedo boats, with French harbors serving as bases. He claims French waters could be mined to isolate Calais Dieppe and cut off Plymouth Portsmouth from the North Sea.
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Associated Press
Ondon
The
Daily Mail
E Gazette
Baron Armand Ardenné
Berlin
Helgorg
Belgium
France
Portauth
Plymouth
North Sea
Scotland
England
County Board Squabble Over Road Contract Merriment Ensues
The county commissioners argued over Cedar Point Road work delaying a decision on timing and contractor bids. President John Bau r and Commissioner John Dere traded barbed remarks about brains, with Hagan and Bauer exchanging jibes before the Harrison Haulage Company won the contract.
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Cedar Point
John T. Baugr
John Dere
Hagan
Bauer
Giehes
Egan
Mr. Bauer
Vaughan
Cedar Point Road
Mr. Hagan
Gaillard
Harrison Hauligg Company
Killing frosts foreseen from Florida to Gulf states
Washington dispatch reports Winters first warning touching the country east of the central valleys. Killing frosts expected in the middle Atlantic states and the South, possibly to the Gulf and northern Florida. A tropical disturbance east of Florida drives a low pressure system toward the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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Washington
Great Central
Alani States
Gulf States
Florida
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Cotton Exchange to Hold Annual Meeting
The Mobile Cotton Exchange will hold its forty third annual meeting Wednesday at noon in the exchange building. The report of the president and other officers will comprise the main business. The annual election of officers is set for November 4.
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Mobile Cotton Exchange
Weather outlook shows cool, frost likely tonight
Frigid air moves in with a light frost and temperatures near 40 degrees. Tomorrow continues cool with a fair sky and a slight warmup in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Austro German Forces Hold Galicia Front In War News
Vienna reports combined Austrian and German troops hold strong positions across a long battle line from Stry and Sambor in Galicia to Przemysl and the San river. The main Russian army is engaged as Austrians push beyond the Carpathians drawing Russian reinforcements. In Ivangorod to Warsaw fighting 8,000 Russians and 19 machine guns reportedly captured.
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Associated Press
London
Petrograd
Reuter
Blawa
Vitzlavsk
Tharn
Cracow
East Prussia
Stry
Droholyoz
Sayville
Berlin
Stry and
Sambor
Galicia
Przemysl
San River
Plozk
Russian
Poland
Carpathians
Prezemysl
Ivangorod
Warsaw
Vienna
Rotterdam
Paroslaua
Juroslau
Itusifda
Coronel Pasiecsna
von Hoefer
Attempt Made to Murder Villa in Texas
An assault occurred near El Paso on October 27 as Francisco Villa faced a planned assassination. An alleged assassin, Francisco J. Gugia, was executed after confessing to authorities including George C. Carothers, the American consular agent. Louis Benavides, Villa’s former secretary, hinted at involvement by a partisan group.
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Paso
Texas
Francisco Villa
Pablo Canzaleg
Benerabe Villa
Louis Benavides
Oral Villa
Lrst
Francisco J. Gugia
George C. Carothers
President Wu Rules Out Special Congress Session
Washington dispatch reports President Wu has no plan to call a special session of Congress after the election. Earlier talk in Congress suggested an extra session might consider legislation to relieve cotter planters.
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Hington
Congress
Cotton to Germany Not Looked For by Mobile Agencies
Local representatives of trans Atlantic steamship lines say they can move cotton to European ports including Austria and Germany if demand exists, though current moves to Germany or Austria are unlikely. Agents note improved prospects for shipments to English ports, with Liverpool and neutral flag vessels discussed and insurance considerations cited.
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Austria
Germany
English
England
Stewart LeBlanc
LeBlanc
Mobile
Liverpool
Mr. LeBlanc
Alexandria
Horace Upton
Elder-Dempster Steamships Company
France
Italy
Newark
Terrific Explosion Grips Mitchell Coal Mine Fatal Toll Feared
Royalton Illinois reports a blast at the Mitchell coal mine as 100 or more workers killed or trapped. About 372 employees were on site with 100 escaping. rescue parties advance but fire and gas hinder progress and force withdrawal.
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Associated Press
Royalton
Ill
Mitchell
St. Louis
Iron
Kenton
Colgate Company Sells Distress Cotton Bales in Mobile
William Chapman southern sales manager for Colgate and Company announced to the gr ingmp ber of commerce that five bales of distress cotton were sold in Mobile at 10 cents per bale. The firm plans to buy a hundred bales in total and place orders for different southern cities. The Mobile stock will be stored in the Mobile warehouse for a year.
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William Chapman
Colgate & Co
New York
Mobile
Tdmé
Small City Firework Sparks Early Tuesday Blazes
The fire department tackled a small blaze in a one story frame building at St Emanuel and Augusta owned by the New Orleans Mobile and Chicago Railroad Company and occupied by Louis Brown. Sparks caused minor damage and a large response from box 45 at about 10 15 a m. A second small fire at 260 Manassas street owned by Joseph D Tyrrell and occupied by Julia Wennett caused slight damage from a defective flue. A third small fire at 967 Congress street owned by H M Friend and occupied by Charles Phillips caused by a defective flue with minor damage.
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DE Rartment
St. Emanuel and
Augusta
Julia Wennett
Congress Street
H. M. Friend
Charles Phillips
Poincare Signs Decree on Moratorium Return to Normal
From Bordeaux and Paris reports President Poincare signs a decree adjusting the August moratorium and paving a gradual return to normal financial conditions. French and Allied lines claim continued progress from Yser to Lens with no retreat, while upper Belgium fronts show German gains halted. British and Belgian forces dig in with naval support to impede the enemy.
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Associated Press
Bordeaux
Cot
Poincare
Paris
Yser
Lens
Ypres
Rouwiers
Roulers
Solasons
Berryau
Nancy
Besange
Parrey
London
Belgium
West Flanders
France
England and Germany Face Ram Through Allied Lines
Article fragment discusses whether Germany can push forces through Allied defenses as a potential frontline shift. Continued coverage hinted on Page Two.
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England
Germany
French Steamer Admiral Ganteaume Sunk Off Boulogne
The French steamer Admiral Ganteaume was sunk by a mine near Boulogne harbor. About 2,500 refugees were transferred to the cross-channel steamer Queen as rescuers arrived. Thirty people drowned during the chaotic transfer and the Queen faced potential seizure by the rescued.
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London
Admiral Ganteaume
Boulogne
Queen
Folkestone
Gante
Lille
Arras
T “N
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