North Alabama couple touts Mobile roads after 4000 mile northern trip
Mr and Mrs Colton of Bayou La Batre returned from a 4000 mile journey to Minneapolis and Chicago praising Alabama and Mobile County roads. They report Northern police feared Mobile plates and note Mobile has strong roads and growing settlement led by Grand Bay.
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Mobile
Royal F. Colton
Bay
Collias
Minneapolis
City
Chicago
Mobile County
Colton
Czar Curtails Imports for Water Waste Uses
Petrograd reports the government bans most imports for water use due to traffic congestion. Only shipments for government purposes may proceed without special ministry approval, reflecting strict control on goods flows during the period.
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CZAR
Oe Press
Petrograd
Vct
Lonn
Cure for Catarrhal Deafness Promised in Simple Home Formula
A period ad promotes a home remedy for head noises and catarrhal deafness. It claims constitutional disease causes deafness and offers a tonic made from Farmint Double Strength, sugar, and hot water to restore hearing, with a strong success claim and urging readers to try at home.
Detroit man visits Mobile for Co Fair exhibits
Mr. J. M. West of Detroit arrived in Mobile and stayed with the Bloch Brothers during the log Co Fair. He spent Monday at the fair and expressed pleasure with the exhibits presented.
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J. M. West
Detroit, Mich
Mobile
Bloch Brothers
Log Co
West
Greek steamer Angheliki sunk with heavy Greek casualties
Athens reports the Greek steamship Angheliki torpedoed near Piraeus with about 200 Greeks killed. The attack occurred in Greek territorial waters, prompting a Greek protest to Germany and labor strikes in Piraeus unless Greek vessels are safeguarded.
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Salamis
Angheliki
Athens
London
Reuter
Germany
Piraeus
Montgomery Dairymen Raise Milk Price to 12 1 2 Cents
A majority of Montgomery dairymen notified customers of a milk price increase from 10 to 12 1 2 cents per quart. The move followed a beef in dairy stock food costs from 384 to 41 per ton, and a meeting failed to unify all producers on the raise.
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Y Associated Press
Montgomery
Aia
All Saints Feast Observed in City Catholic Churches
The All Saints feast will be observed as a holy day of obligation in all Catholic churches in the city with special services. St. Matthew's Masses on Wednesday are 5:30 and 7:30 a. m. All Souls Day masses Thursday are 5:30 6:30 and 7:30 a. m. Confession is Tuesday at 4 p. m. and Wednesday morning before Masses.
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St. Matthew's Church
All Souls
Bankhead to Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary
Invitations announce the golden wedding anniversary of Senator and Mrs. John Hollis Bankhead to be held at their Jasper Alabama home on November 13. Attending will be Augusta McCoo, a member of the bride’s circle.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
John Hollis Bankhead
Jasper
Augusta McCoo
Hundred Hurt In Head On Crash In Birmingham
At least one hundred persons were injured in Ensley a Birmingham suburb when two street cars collided head on. The cars were demolished and 124 passengers rode them. thirty were reported as negro. Accident blamed on mistaken orders.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Ensley
Mobile citrus lands push praised by Pennsylvania visitor
Mr. E. L. Grove of Meadville Pennsylvania, a Gulf Coast Fair visitor, advocates Mobile county citrus lands. He says Mobile should back port facilities and other commercial developments, noting progress could be rapid if locals invest like farmers around the city.
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E. L. Grove
Meadville
Fish River
Mobile County
Mobile
Gruve
Cries for Wilson Crown Women Hughes Boosters
Special police protection at Union station last night kept Hughes party supporters safe from organized yelling squads. Men tried to close in on machines escorting the women through the streets as cries of Wilson filled the air, though no demonstration occurred.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Union Station
Hughes Special
Wilson
Burial of a Child in Catholic Cemetery
Funeral for Catherine Kermeen McKinstry four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs W D McKinstry was held Tuesday at 10 from the family home 111 aes avenue with a large attendance at the Catholic cemetery. Pallbearers were Harry H Houston Pelham Durant Grover Taylor and George McKinstry.
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Catherine Kermeen McK
W. D. McKinstry
Aes Avenue
Harry H. Houston
Pelham Durant
Grover Taylor
George & McKinstry
Shortage of cars raises coal prices in Cleveland
Car scarcity trims receipts to about one third of normal in Cleveland and drives up coal prices. Soft coal Fridays sell around 6.50 to 7.50 per ton while hard coal ranges from 9.25 to 9.75.
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Cleveland
Deutschland
America
Virginia stocks up on liquor for "dry" days
On October 31 with one day left for legal liquor sales in Virginia residents stockpiled drinks. Reports across the state describe thousands of gallons stored and hundreds of wagons delivering to private homes in Richmond as the last permitted day nears.
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Virginia
Richmond
Citrus Exhibit Delights Gulf Coast Fair Attendees
Dr. O F EB Winberg praises the Gulf Coast Horticultural Society display at the Gulf Coast Fair. Growers from the region sent citrus fruits for the booth with Satsumas receiving compliments. A Society representative is on hand to explain cultivation, production features and other industry aspects.
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Gulf Coast Horticultural Society
Gulf Coast Fair
O. F. EB. Winberg
Booth
Winberg
Satsumas
$2 Switching Charge At Orleans Held Legal
The Interstate Commerce Commission upheld a $2 per car switching charge by Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad Steamship Co for lumber switching at New Orleans over the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad. Lucas E. Moore Stave Co. protested, but the tariffs were found not to absorb belt switching charges into published rates.
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Y Associated Press
Washington
Morgan
Louisiana and Texas Railroad Steamship Company
New Orleans
Public Belt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lucas E. Moore Stave Company
Mother of Fairbanks Dies in Indianapolis
Mrs. Fairbanks mother of Charles Fairbanks died suddenly in Indianapolis at 87. She had a San Diego home but split time with her son in this city. Survived by four sons Charles W. Fairbanks here W D Fairbanks Luther M Fairbanks of Louisville Newton Fairbanks and daughter Mrs M L Milligan of Springfield Ohio.
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Associated Press
Ek Ind
Meif Fairbanks
Charles Fairbanks
Harvard Football Quarantine To Be Lifted Tonight
Cambridge October 31 Partial quarantine rules that confined the Harvard football squad after substitute Edward Ginn was found to have infantile paralysis in a mild form will be lifted tonight. College officials said danger of spread is past and normal activities will resume.
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Associated Press
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Edward Ginn
Sloan's Liniment Heals a Friend's Sprained Ankle
Henry A. Voehl of Plainfield New Jersey visits a close friend with a sprained ankle that has turned black. He brings Sloan's Liniment. after four days the man is working and claims the liniment put him on his feet. Available in drug stores for 25c 50c and 1.00.
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Henry A. Voehl
Plainfield
N. J
Mr. Voehl
Sloan
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