Oliver, Again Jailed on Train Bandit Case
Alfred E. Oliver, 19, a alleged train bandit, arrived in New Orleans after capture near Mansfield, Louisiana. He denied involvement in the Louisville and Nashville holdup and Frigman Eglin's passing, claiming to prove he was in Cheyenne, Wyoming at the time.
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Perade
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Bailey Ohinhaug
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Texas
Kaiser to Proclaim Belgian Annexation
An Associated Press dispatch from London reports Berlin plans a public proclamation of annexing Belgium as a Reichsland under Kaiser Wilhelm. Preparations in the German capital aim to formalize Belgium’s incorporation amid wartime expectations.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
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Reichsland
Kaiser Wilyon
Belgium
Lillian Wald Leads New York Women for Constitutional Delegates
Miss Lillian D Wald a leading social worker chairs a temporary committee to elect six women delegates to next spring s New York state constitutional convention The slate includes Katherine Davis Frances A Kellar Joseph McQuade and others with Progressive Party endorsement and Democratic backing for select candidates.
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Lillian D. Wald
Miss Wald
Empire
Katherine Davis
Corrections
C. H. Wrenly
Yonkers
Frances A. Kellar
Joseph McQuade
Rensselaer County
Frank J. Tone
Niagara
Orleans
Frank Bliss
Progressive Party
John Quill Sunk Off Demopolis After Rock Collision
News from Mobile reports the river steamer John Quill struck a submerged rock and sank in four feet of water near Demopolis Alabama. All passengers and crew were saved by rafts and taken to Demopolis. Owner Capt. John Quill departed Mobile to oversee salvage efforts after the Tuesday departure for Demopolis and nearby landings.
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French Steamer Admiral Rigault de Genouilly Ashore Off Cherbourg
Lloyds signal report says the Admiral Rigault de Genouilly from Barry bound for Havre is ashore off Cape Barfleur, 17 miles east of Cherbourg and requires assistance. The timer La Savoie has been dispatched to aid.
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Rigault de Genouilly
Barry
Havre
Cape Barfleur
Cherbourg
la Savoie
U. S. Harbor Work Resumes In Mobile District
The United States Engineer announces a Monday return to river and bay operations in Mobile and nearby areas. Dredges Wahaluk and Pascagoula will restart in Mobile Bay Pascagoula Gulfport and Gulf coast harbors. Snag boats Tombigbee Vienna Pearl begin clearing the Tombigbee and Pearl rivers as river navigation reopens toward Tuscaloosa.
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United States Engineer
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Gulfport
Tombigbes
Warrer Rivers
Pearl River
United States
Wahaluk
Echadule
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Toimbigbee
Demopolis
Black Warrior
Anbigbee
Fisher becomes first Sea Lord at Admiralty
The press bureau announces Baron Fisher, admiral of the fleet, will succeed Prince Louis of Battenberg as first Sea Lord. A Geneva dispatch notes Germany calls reserves from 17 to 45 years old. A Berlin report claims a German raid into Angola was a forged claim. London dispatch cites mine laying by Germans English Dutch in the North Sea.
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Switzerland
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Berlin
Angola
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Portugal
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North Sea
Wounded and Dead Tell the Story of Terrific Fighting
London reports a Dutch rep from Ostend says thousands of wounded Germans are returning from Flanders in vehicles while others travel on foot. The scene shows unburied bodies across the battlefield as casualties mount in the ongoing fighting.
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Amsterdam
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Haiti President Flees City for Dutch Vessel in Harbor
President Zamar leaves Port-au-Prince and seeks refuge aboard a Dutch vessel in harbor. U.S. state department report via American legation in Haiti indicates rebels fully control the capital.
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Washington
Zamar
Port-au-Prince
State Department
Naval Storesmen Seek Safe Passage For Goods
Naval stores interests in the South urged Senator Fletcher of Florida to press the state department to obtain assurances from Great Britain that naval stores shipments will not be molested by British warships when carried on British or neutral bottoms. Naval stores are currently listed as contraband by belligerent nations.
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South
Fietcher
Florida
State Department
Great Britain
Paris Sees Favorable War Outlook With Poincare Visit
Paris authorities view the Flanders situation as favorable as President Poincare plans a second front visit. Military analysts say German assaults on the Yser have stalled and expect a new effort elsewhere, with activity in upper Alsace suggesting a possible attack. A Belgian retreat could have opened a German advance toward Dun kirk if not for Allied reinforcement.
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Flanders
Poincaire
Germany
Yser
Alsace
Saint Louis
Raine
Upper Alsace
Fair and warmer weekend outlook in Alabama
A mobile forecast notes clear to partly cloudy skies with a mild night. Saturday brings slightly warmer temperatures across Alabama with light winds and pleasant weekend conditions.
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Mobile
Alabama
Vair
Cotton warehouse notes to be loaned next week
The Cotton Notes to Be Loaned Neat Week report explains that the Warrant Warehouse Company will issue canvas backed certificates tied to stored cotton. A. J. Staples of the Bank of Mobile (and Ernest F. Ladd) serve as Mobile trustees with certificates safeguarded in a bonded process and signed notes detailing bale counts and grades.
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van Antwerp Drug Corporation
Birmingham
Mobile
Ernest F. Ladd
Merchants Bank
A. L. Staples
Utem
Devance
Turkey Enters War With Russia as Port Attacks Reported
Reports from Petrograd say Turkey has taken warlike action against Russia with unspecified land or sea actions. London says the Turkish ambassador is withdrawn after attacks on Russian ports, Russian consuls ordered to leave Turkey. Odessa port ships sank a Russian gunboat by Turkish torpedo boats. The outbreak is a major shift in the European conflict with implications for England and trade routes to India.
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Russia
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Bordeaux
Odessa
Black Sea
Portugal
Great Britain
France
England
Enyland
India
Far East
Turkey May Shift Blame for Bombarding Russians Onto German Officers
Washington Oct 30 officials weigh whether Goeben and Breslau bombarded Odessa and other Russian ports without Turkish orders. Diplomats consider German crews might have acted under the German flag while Turkey faces pressure to disavow the action. London officials speculate Ankara could blame German commanders to avoid responsibility.
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London
Black Sea
Odessa
Porte
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