Captain Kolb urges farmers to cut cotton and diversify
Captain Reuben F. Kolb, Alabama agriculture commissioner, told Bay Minette Baldwin county fair farmers that solving planter hardships lies with growers. He urged withholding cotton next year, citing Alabama’s reliance on hay, grain, meats and home crops, and noted other states reducing cotton. He predicted strong spinners for held cotton and emphasized profitable food crops to feed Europe’s armies. He heads to Greenville for Butler county event.
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Iter
Bay Minette
Reuben F. Kolb
Baldwin County
Mississippi
South Carolina
Texas
Europe
Kolb
Greenville
Butler County
Ira Thompson
Fair Grounds
J. H. H. Smith
A. M. Thompson
Robbery Charge Against Jesse Mitchell in City
Jesse Mitchell faced robbery charges in the recorder's court when the case was continued to October 30. He is accused of holding up C. P. Spear in the southern city area and taking eight dollars a few nights prior. Detectives will have more time to assemble evidence.
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Jesse Mitchell
Recorder’s Court
Mitchell
C. P. ‘Spear
Woman Held for Manslaughter in Elmore Black Case
Rebecca Jones, residing at 269 Bloodgood Street, was held to the grand jury on a $500 bond after Judge Edington ruled manslaughter in the first degree in the stabbing death of Elmore Black last Saturday at noon. The accused allegedly stabbed Black when he tried to take a knife from her.
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Edington
Recorder’s Court
Rebecca Jones
Elmore Black
Jones
Bloodgood Street
Johnston
Willie Hoppe Takes On Inman In Progressive Billiard Matches
Willie Hoppe displays skill in a series of matches against Melbourne Inman the English billiard champion. They alternate American and English styles with the American slight edge. After Inman Hoppe will face Firmin Casignol the French balk line champion who recently arrived in the United States.
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Willie Hoppe
Melbourne Inman
Willie
Inman
Firmin Casignol
Paris
Billiard Scores From Cities Across The Nation
George Sutton beats Jake Schaefer 400 to 163 in 14.1 balk line. Alfred De Oro defeats George W Moore 50 to 28 in three cushions with a 13 high run. Koji Yamada over Harry Cline 400 to 162. Albert Cutler defeats Calvin Demarest 400 to 258 with 272 average and 106 high. Melbourne Inman defeats Willie Hoppe 625 to 172 and 625 to 198 in mixed style.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
George Sutton
Jake Schaefer
Sutton
Schaefer
New York
Alfred de Oro
George W. Moore
de Oro
Moore
Scranton
Koji Yamada
Harry Cline
Yamada
Cline
Texarkana
Tex
Albert Cutler
Calvin Demarest
Cutler
Demarest
Outbreak in Port-au-Prince as Zamor brother lands
A serious revolutionary outbreak erupts in Port-au-Prince after Charles Zamor lands as signal. Government forces fall back. rebels under Davilmar Theodore advance toward the city while marines guard the American consulate.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Charles Zamor
Republic
Netherlands
Prins Willem
President Zamor
Charles
Davilmar Theodore
Mirabalais
United States
Zamor
Gonaives
Bank of Ashland Organized with 15000 Capital
Montgomery Oct 29 The state bank examiner reports the organization of the Bank of Ashland Ashland Clay county with capital 915 000 Officers listed A G Clukick president S W Prnet Jr vice president J E Parsons praise men and flatter women and you will have many friends
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Montgomery
State Bank Examiner
Bank of Ashland
Ashland
Clay County
A. G.clukick
W.prnet, Jr
J. E. _ Parsons
Fate of Belgian Army in Northern France Tragedy of War
The Daily Mail reports from northern France that over 10,000 Belgians have been killed or wounded, a quarter of their force, defending a narrow coast strip from Dixmude to Nieuport. Most injuries were to the back as troops lay prone under heavy shelling, marking a tragic chapter in the war.
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Associated Press
London
Daily Mail
France
Dixmude
Nieuport
Army rations show higher cost in 1914 report
The Associated Press reports from Washington that the annual Quartermaster General Ale shire findings show the average cost of the U S army ration rose to 24.40 cents in 1914 from 23.41 cents in 1913, reflecting overall higher living costs.
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Ty Associated Press
Washington
Aleshire
Five Minute Relief Claim for Indigestion Remedy
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin promising five minute relief from indigestion and stomach distress. It claims rapid regulation of upset stomachs, with safety and global popularity, urging readers to buy a fifty cent case.
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Pape
Pat Saan Atomaigh
McGowans Case Sparks Public Debate Ahead of Trial
Pensacola State's Attorney John P. Stokes refuses to discuss Mrs Florence McGowans bond request in the murder case against her. He condemns suffrage resolutions as ill timed and defends his prosecution of a black suspect while noting the grand jury indictments.
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Ensacola
Fra
Pras
John P. Stokes
Pensacola Suffrage League
Florence McGowan
Stokes
Eat
New Counterfeit $10 Note Reported by Secret Service
Washington reports the discovery of a new counterfeit ten dollar note from the 1901 series. The Secret Service says the bill is fairly deceptive and carries the serial number B780 440.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Secret Service
Swiss Americans Aid War Victims With $81,000 Donation
Swiss Americans in the United States have loyally answered the call for aid to innocent war victims. The Swiss minister reports that eighty one thousand dollars has been contributed to the relief effort.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Alabama Products Sought by Italian Broker for Italy Trade
Genoa broker Carlo Brignardello writes the Mobile Chamber inviting a Southern goods export movement. He cites wheat coal coke pitch pine pig iron stoves phosphates sulfur coffee cotton wood pulp and logs as in demand among Italians. Secretary Card aims to mobilize local businesses to quote Italian brokers on these items.
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Carlo Brignardello
Genoa
Italy
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Chamber
Poincare Goes to Front Lines with Millerand
Paris reports President Poincare has left the capital to accompany War Minister Millerand to the front. He plans a stop at Havre to honor the Belgian government.
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Paris
Havas Bordeaux
Poincaire
Millerand
Havre
Zemo Skin Cure Ad Promises Fast Relief
An advertised claim touts Zemo as a reliable cure for eczema pimples dandruff and other skin troubles. Ached embers urge readers to request a free trial bottle by mailing four cents postage to E W Co Laboratories Dept 33 St Louis MO and buy a 25 cent bottle from a druggist.
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Zemo
Prs
E. W. Co
Laboratories Dept
St. Mo
Alabama Attorney General rules against cotton acreage limits
Montgomery October 29. Attorney General Robert C. Brickell says the U S Supreme Court has held depriving property violates due process. He believes Alabama cannot prohibit or limit cotton production or tax cotton alone without violating the Fourteenth Amendment. He notes such laws would deprive property owners of their rights. Brickell replies to Governor on legislature’s authority to limit cotton. In telling a man of his faults, use a long distance telephone.
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Montgomery
Supreme Court of the United States
Robert C. Brickell
Alabama
United States
Brickell
Kellogg's Sanitone Wafers Ad Promises Restored Nerve Health
An old advertisement touts Kellogg's Sanitone Wafers as a cure for nerves and fatigue. It claims vigor and courage for aging readers and offers a free 50 cent trial box with mail order using six cents postage. Available in Mobile and New Jersey through listed druggists.
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Dan
Beersheba
Kellogg
F. J. Kellogg Co
Hoffmaster Block
Battle Creek
Michigan
Kellogg’s
Mobile
Sutton Bros
St. Francis St
T. S. van Aller
S. Broad St
C. H. Burkett
New Jersey
Cedar Sts
Bienville Pharmacy
Quit Meat When Kidneys Bother
An advertiser urges quitting meat to ease kidney strain and recommends Jad Salts as a daily kidney cleanser. It claims meat causes uric acid buildup, lists ailments from sluggish kidneys, and promotes a four ounce dose of Jad Salts in water as a preventive tonic.
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Bay Minette Fair
Neghess
Toronto
Hoppe
M’gowan
Negress
AID Swiss Brethren
Jay
Norman Bell
Royal St
Kellogg's
Kellogge
Kelloes
ROCHE
BURKE
Undertakers
St. Joseph and
State Streets
Beryl Rubinstein
Battle House
Reynalds
Junger & Gass
Nelson & Bailey
S. Royal St
Hillman Taxi Service Company, Inc
Conti
Ala
Seeberg
Steamship Service
Windward and
Leeward Islands
Central and
South America
Colon
Curacao
Kingston
Jamaica
Jacmel
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Barbados
Trinidad and Demerara
Santo Domingo
West Indies
Steamship Seeberg Line, Inc. City Bank
Mobile, Alabama
THE
Bank OF Mobile
DR. F. L. Tapia
Dauphin
Automobile and
FORD
BUICK
Lozier
Adams Machinery and Manufacturing Company
North Royal
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