Marina torpedoed sailors feared dead in Atlantic
The Marina with 104 crew members including 49 Americans was torpedoed off Crookhaven. Only 34 crew members were rescued and landed at Crookhaven Ireland. U S consul Wesley Frost reports the ship had sailed from Newport News and arrived at Glasgow before sinking with some Americans missing.
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Associated Press
London
Crookhaven
Marina
Admiralty
U. S
Queenstown
Wesley Frost
Ireland
Glasgow
Newport News
Frost
Embassy
Rowanmore
Landslide Outlook for President in West Seen by McCormick
The West is described as leaning strongly for the President by Vance McCormick, Democratic chairman. He predicts states like New York will favor the incumbent, notes uncertainty around Hughes backers, and foresees a large Democratic plurality in the region. Helen Keller cancels her lecture engagements due to a spine injury.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Vance McCormick
Democratic
Helen Keller
Sailly Saillisel trench gains reported on Somme front
On the Somme front the French strike north west of Sailly Saillisel and advance to Sailly church while the British pound German positions near Transloy. Paris cites a captured trench system. reports claim Cap tor has been killed after downing his fortieth enemy aircraft near Cambrai.
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London
Somme
Peronne-Bapaume
Sailly- Saillisel
Paris War Office
Sailly-Saillisel
Sailly Church
Case Against P M Golden in Jackson Burglary Charge
P M Golden of Hattiesburg Mississippi charged as dangerous and suspicious by Joyce-Watkins Company dealers in cross ties. Case called in recorder's court and continued to November 3. Jackson police chief seeks requisition papers. arrest occurred Sunday at a local hotel. bond set at 300 dollars. Golden denies the charges and was unaware of exact charge until Monday morning.
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P. M. Golden
Hattiesburg
Miss
Joyce-Watkins Company
Recorder’s Court
Murphy and
Lacy
Sam Nunnery
Jackson
Golden
F.J. Inge
Mississippi
Nunnery
Nannery Golden
Nannery
Steamer Reported Off Crookhaven In London
Lloyds reports a steamer anchored off Crookhaven near London with details continuing on page seven. The shipment or voyage status remains under uncertain conditions as the vessel sits at the harbor.
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Crookhaven
London
Lloyds
Crook
Reconstruction plans eyed for Mobile federal building
Colonel Percy W Maer collector of Port and custodian of local federal buildings received a Commerce Department letter promising consideration for a 100000 appropriation to remodel Mobile's unoccupied post office into a new customs service apartment and modernize other facilities. The letter said the bill is pending in Congress and will be among the first acts. The plan includes moving the United States engineer department to occupy the third floor and the district court to occupy the second floor and an office on the first floor.
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Percy W. Maer
Port
Commerce Department
Mobile
Customs Service
Centulttes
Congress
Maer
Jetter
Sef Mobile
United States
E. U
District Court
Customs de Sine Bret
Harbor Board to Hear Buck Proposal Tuesday
A special meeting of the State Harbor Commission is set for Tuesday at 10 o clock to hear E J Buck of the Terminal Transfer and Storage Company about erecting warehouses and improvements at the Hieronymous docks at the foot of New Jersey Street. Upstate members F G Blair and George Gordon Crawford indicated they would attend.
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State Harbor Commission
W. H. H. Greenwood
A. G. Ward
Commission
E. J. Buck
Terminal Transfer and Storage Company
New Jersey Street
Messrs
FG. Blair
Tuscaloosa
George Gordon Crawford
Birmingham
Prussian War Minister Sent to Field by Emperor
Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William II moved Lieutenant General Adolf Wild von Hohenborn from Berlin to command a western front army corps. Lieutenant General von Stein is named new Prussian minister of war and state. von Stein had led the fourteenth reserve army corps since September 1914 and recently served near the Somme. Von Hohenborn had been quartermaster general and was previously a division commander in Flanders.
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Associated Press
London
Berlin
Amsterdam
Adolf Wild von Hohenborn
von Stein
Caue
Eld
Fourteenth Reserve Army
Somme
France
Thiepval
von 7Ild Hohenborn
von Falkenhayn
Flanders
Increased Rates in Louisiana Suspended by War Commission
The Associated Press reports that wartime commodity rate hikes on cotton from Alexandria Bas ton Bayville Columbia and Clayton were suspended until March 1 by the war commission.
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Louisiana
Associated Presa
War Pacific
Alexandria
Baston Bayville
Columbia
Clayton
Battles Report On Somme Front Gains And Losses
British troops attacked German lines between Lesbouefs and Morvil and gained ground, the war office said. South of the Somme, La Maisonnette farm and Biaches were stormed by German troops after artillery preparation.
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Sayville
Somme
Lesbouefs and
Morvil
War Office
la Maisonnette Farm
Massed Russian Attacks Fail in Volhynia Under German Fire
Berlin dispatch reports that massed Russian infantry attacks in Volhynia yesterday broke down after unusually violent artillery preparation, under German fire, according to the war office.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Sayville
Volhynia
War Office
French Capture German Trenches North of Sailly Saillisel
Paris report states French forces seized a German trench system northwest of Sailly Saillisel on the Somme front and advanced to Sailly church after a night operation. The war office issued the notice today.
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Associated Press
Paris
Sailly- Saillisel
Somme
War- Office
Sailly Church
Mackensen Clashes With Russians Near Frontiers
Berlin report says German forces under Field Marshal von Mackensen moved into Dobrudja while pursuing Russians and Romanians near the Hungarian Romanian frontier. The war office announced several strongly defended positions were captured as the engagement continued.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Sayville
War Office
Dobrudja
von Mackensen
Heavy fighting in progress on Macedonian front
Berlin reports heavy fighting in the Macedonian front below Monastir with French and Serbian attacks repulsed, according to the war office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Salville
Monastir
War Office
Serbs Battle Germans in Cerna Region Action
Official dispatch reports Serbian troops in Cerna region, aided by French artillery, in a fierce clash with German and Bulgarian forces. South of the Somme, German attacks target Biaches and areas south of La Maisonette, gaining a foothold in Maisonette farm buildings.
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Paris
Cerna
Somme
Biaches
la Maisonette
Maisonette
Patterson Held on Reckless Driving Charge
H W Patterson was docketed at the police station on a reckless driving charge after his car allegedly struck P A Hadick s delivery truck at Conception and Elmira streets. The police report notes the truck overturned. Patterson denies causing the accident and the case is set for recorder s court Tuesday.
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H. W. Patterson
P. A. Hadick
Patterson
Conception
Elmira
Recorder’s Court
American Ambassador Guthrie on Vacation in China
George W. Guthrie, the American ambassador to Japan, travels to China for a month long vacation. He will likely discuss the Eastern situation with Minister Reinsch while in Peking. Mrs Guthrie accompanies him.
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Japan
Torio
George W. Guthrie
Sree
China
Chine
Peking
Reinsch
Guthrie Acrae
Burglary at Dorner and Locke Store in Jackson
Chief Nunnery reports October 22 burglary at Dorner and Locke general store in Jackson. Thieves entered through the skylight and seized women's clothing, costly furs, and other items valued at 1000 dollars. An attempted safe explosion failed, quilts blown apart. A handkerchief with initials matching Golden’s laundry was found near the safe.
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Dorner & Locke
Jackson
Golden
Hattiesburg
Mississippi
Suits Over Damages Filed Against Insurance Firms and Telegraph
James K. Glennon and Walter G. Horn sue the Aetna Home and Hamburg-Bremen fire insurance companies for 2000 each for damage to Bienville Hotel from a December 7 1911 windstorm. L A Botts sues Western Union Telegraph for 1900 for failing to deliver a telegram hindering attendance at a grandchild's funeral.
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James K. Glennon
Walter G. Horn
Law and Equity Court
Aetna, Home
Hamburg-Bremen
Bienville Hotel
L. A
Telegraph Company
Danner Offers Reward for Conviction of Auto Thief
Paul Danner reports his Buick, license 262067 with engine 268636, stolen from Joachim street side of Lyric Theater during a minstrel show. He offers a $50 reward for evidence leading to conviction. A search on Sunday found no trace of the car.
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Danner
Paul Danner
Joachim Street
Lyrics Theater
Cotton Exchange Declares Holiday For Gulf Coast Fair
The Cotton Exchange here closes for a holiday honoring the Gulf Coast fair. Traders are urged to note the observance and adjust schedules accordingly.
Oliver in Mobile to push Naval Base for Alabama
Congress member W B Oliver of Tuscaloosa and a naval affairs committee member visits Mobile to gather data. He collaborates with the Mobile Chamber of Commerce to promote selection of Mobile as a naval base site and support Alabama’s naval department recognition.
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Alabama
House
Naval Affairs
Mobile
W. B. Oliver
Tuscaloosa
Naval Affairs Committee
Washington
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Oliver
Chamber of Commerce
Naval Department
Hotels Busy as Gulf Coast Fair Opens Returns Big Crowd
Mobile hosts a rush of visitors as trains bring guests from Baldwin Washington Mobile and surrounding counties for the Gulf Coast Fair. Hotel clerks report higher registrations than last year and managers anticipate peak arrivals starting tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ohio
Louisville
Nashville
Baldwin
Washington
Extra Work Needed on Courthouse
A called meeting of the Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners will be held Tuesday morning at 10 o clock to consider extra work on the courthouse building requiring an additional appropriation. County Architect Al Downey told President A G Ward the work is absolutely necessary.
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Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Court House
al Downey
A. G. Ward
Bankruptcy filing lists Charles Golson of Selma
In U S District Court a voluntary bankruptcy petition was filed by Charles E Golson of Selma. He lists liabilities at 2641 dollars with no assets. His attorney is B Craig, and the case cites details of the proceedings.
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United States District Court
Volun
Charles BE. Golson
Selma
B. Craig
Eree i
Galt Goad Fair Opens to Record Crowd in Mobile
The newaixtows Galt Goad Fair opened drawing crowds from Mobile and nearby Alabama. Officials expected attendance to surpass last year’s opening day record of eight thousand as people arrived by streetcar, auto, and horse vehicle.
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Mobile
Alabama
Governors Visit Signals Busy Mobile Fair Opening
Governor Charles Henderson and several state officials arrived last night to view the fair. Mayor Marty Pillans planned to join them as exhibitors prepared, with feeding stands ready before gates opened and more shows arriving. Katherine Stinson offered aerial flights, free acts lined the grandstand, and nightly fireworks were planned under George Newton.
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Stinson
Sian i
Charles Henderson
Marty Pillans
Katherine Stinson
George Newton
Chicago
United States
Gulf Coast Fair Exhibits Display Varied Local Goods
The Agricultural Building hosts strong exhibits from Wilmer Fairhope Citronelle Foley Lucedale and other Gulf Coast communities showcasing diverse products. The Liberal Arts Building features local merchants and a Nnotype machine at The Mobile Register and The Mobile Item booth where visitors can have names set in type and learn how newspapers are produced.
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South
Wilmer
Fairhope
Citronelie
Foley
Lucedale
Gulf Coast
Liberal Arts
Mobile Register
Mobile Item
Cattle Hogs Poultry Display With New Score Cards
A fair feature introduces score cards on each coop to show good and bad points of the birds. Judges evaluate cattle hogs and poultry, with Po Chinas Jerseys and other breeds on display as the new building hosts the exhibit.
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Google
Midway Fair Opens with Optimism and Key Guests
Officials optimistic as Midway attractions arrive for a busy fair Tuesday. Mort L. Bixler and local leaders anticipate strong patronage amid Mississi Coast interest. Alabama Day and Governor's Day features highlight a Civil War veterans group visiting Tuesday afternoon at the Armory.
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Mort’ L. Bixler
Mississi
Talon
Bilbo
Alabama
Grounde
Armory
License Delinquency Ahead for State Local Auto Fees
The article notes licenses for state and county purposes and autos become delinquent after midnight. A penalty applies and J Price Williams warns few have paid on time, with many believing payment is due before January 1. The court sat crowded with merchants and tradesmen as the recorder announces fees for arrests after October for lacking mobile licenses.
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Uber
J Price Williams
Recorder
Shorthorn Steer Delights Fair Visitor
A fairgoer expresses awe at a Shorthorn steer, noting two key traits: weight and breed. The visitor remarks on the animal's impressive size and distinctive classification as part of the livestock display.
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Hughes
Connecticut
Greg
Helen Keuler
Otem
Ial
Aah
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Harbor Board
E.J. Buck
Russ
Mackensen
Macedonia
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Fight For Naval Base
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