Selma Cotton Foes Urge 1915 Tax to Lift Prices
A Selma mass meeting and chamber of commerce telegram urged Congress to enact a tax of not less than six cents per pound on the 1915 cotton crop. They argued higher prices would aid millmen and growers as the war unsettles markets.
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Selma
Ala
Selma Chamber of Commerce
City
Honsar W. Underwood
Washington
Congress
United States
Alabama
South
W. . Welch & Co
L. & E. Lamar
A. G. Ish
City National Bank
Tral Alabama Dry Goods Company
W. S. Monk Dallas Compress and House Company
E. C. Melvin
Kent
Selma National Bank
Ellis At and Insurance Company
J. . Ellis & Co
Morgan Richards
Chamber of Commerce
W. B
J. H. Adams
Selma Cotton
H. Adams
W. G. Dunk
Bernard Yar
D of
L. Erlenbach
W. L. Thompson
R. H. Agee
C. E
Adams
Manly
General Leman, Only Survivor in Fort, Is Prisoner
The Antwerp Petit Parisien reports General Leman of Liege found in Magdeburg as a war prisoner after the Fort Loncin garrison, facing inevitable defeat, chose to blow up the fort with his officers and comrades rather than surrender. Leman perished in the explosion, others perished or were captured as Germany claimed the fort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leman
Fort
Associated Press
Aris
Antwerp
Petit Parisien
Magdeburg
St William's
Sudden Health Crisis in India Records High Death Rates
Fragmentary report notes rapid spread and rising mortality among British soldiers in India with deaths per thousand reaching 20.37, while overall death rates vary. The text hints at a broader health crisis amid colonial presence and wartime conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Governor O'Neal Names 91 Delegates for Cotton Meeting
Ninety one Alabama delegates were named by Governor O'Neal to represent the state at the Georgia cotton conference in Atlanta. The list includes delegates from Montgomery, Birmingham, Decatur, Selma, Florence, Eufaula, Mobile and many other cities. The event was postponed from September 3 and is aimed at addressing the South’s cotton situation.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Atlanta
O'Neal
John M. Slaton
Georgia
South
Kirkman O'Neal
Tate Springs
Co. G. Abercrombie
Louis B. Farley
Jesse Walters
A. M. Baldwin
Michael Cody
G. W. Covington
J. C. Wood
Hayneville
Ala
J. C. Webb
Demopolis
A. G. Quinn
Mobile
C. G. Abercrombie
L. B. Farley
Jessie Walters
Malcolm Graham
Prattville
J. M. ‘Miller
Cordova
Martin O’rhear
Jasper
Coleman Black
Birmingham
Arthur Ormond
Russellville
J. C. Thompson
C. P. Deming
Evergreen
J. F. Foy
Eufaula
Walter Oates
Headland
L. M. Hooper
Selma
E. B. Martin
W. A. Garth
Huntsville
J. C. Costner
Decatur
8. M. Broadus
George H. Houston
Bell Mina
Stockton Cook
Sheffield
W. A. McFarland
Florence
W. J. Yielding
Frank Pope
Wilsonville
W. W. Crawford
R. L. Green
L.G. Jones
Talladega
J. B. Godwin
Anniston
George Haslem
Piedmont
W. C. Thomas
Lafayette
N. P. Renfroe
Opelika
A. Driver
J. ©. Banks
Eutaw
Thomas W. Coleman
E. J. Robinson
Tuscaloosa
Frank Morrisette
Greensboro
J. C. Bush
C. &. Thomas
J. J. Long
Sol Caseen
Herman Saks
Sam Welder
J. W. Jones
J. W. Corbett
Ozark
H. Dent
J. J. Espy
Jim Skelton
Scottsboro
Harry Rhett
LM. Jones
John H. Ruhbe
J. M. Kumpe
Moulton
N. C. Elting
Edward A. O'Neal
M. V.joseph
J. H. Barr
T. C. Smith
W. D. Nesbit
Vernon
Louis Herzberg
Gadsden
J. C. Coleman
Guntersville
W. W. Rainer
Union Springs
W. L. Casey
R. Bowden
Calera
Half of Prussian Regiment Falls in Figh t Near Mons
An Associated Press account from London relays a British wounded soldier’s report of heavy combat near Mons. He describes artillery and bayonet charges, German cavalry flanking, and the German losses as their ranks thinned with many killed or wounded.
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Associated Press
London
Mons
North Country Regiment
Parisians Unmoved by German Bomb Incidents
Paris residents did not panic after a German air raid near Porte St Martin as fire brigades mayor and police officials responded promptly. Parisians viewed the blasts as a harmless tactic by German aviators to sow fear, rather than a serious threat.
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Associated Press
London
Reuter Telegram Company
Paris
Porte St. Martin
New Comet Seen Naked Eye in Bulgaria
A Reuters dispatch from Sofia reports a new comet visible to the naked eye from the Plevna observatory. It was located in the Gemini constellation, enhancing celestial news from the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuter Telegram Company
Sofia
Plevna
Gemint
Astor Contributes to Prince of Wales Relief Fund
William Waldorf Astor has donated 125000 dollars to the Prince of Wales Relief Fund, a drive that is nearing ten million dollars in total contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astor
London
William Waldorf Astor
Prince of Wales Relief Fund
Open Season For Numerous Birds Begins This Day
Montgomery Sept 1 John H Wallace Jr state game and fish commissioner explains open seasons on swans geese brant rails coots mud hens sandpipers woodcock curlews and other shore birds run Sept 1 to March 15 with federal law taking precedence when conflicts occur. He notes waterfowl season runs Nov 1 to Feb 1 and woodcock Nov 1 to Jan 1. He cites federal protection for song and insectivorous birds and outlines insect pest losses and a push for a national uniform migratory bird law to aid farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
John H. Wallace, Jr
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Congress
South Uses More Cotton In Mills Report
New Orleans reports the South consumed over three million bales of cotton in a year for the first time. For the twelve months ending August 21 the total reached 4 337 308 bales. Secretary Hester notes the South is nearing England in consumption and the commercial crop reached 14 588 591 bales.
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New Orleans
South
H. G. Hester
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Hester
England
New Banks Organized at Brewton and Fort Payne
Two new banks with total capital of 50000 are organized in Fort Payne and Brewton. The Citizens' Bank of Fort Payne will have 25000 capital with 35 local stockholders. H B Brock is president and T J Cook cashier. The Peoples Bank of Brewton also has 25000 capital, organizers include D Gillis W W Downing W A West and C B Garrett. The Bank of Five Points, in Chambers County, announces readiness with 15000 capital under Alex E Walker supervision.
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Montgomery
Fort Payne
Brewton
State Banking Department
Citizens’ Bank of
H. B. Brock
T. J. Cook
Brewton Bank
Peoples Bank of
D. Gillis
W. W. Downing
W. A. West
C. B. Garrett
Bank of Five Points
Alex E. Walker
Chambers County
A-K Tablets Advertised For Headaches And Sick-Headache
Headache sufferers are urged to use Anti-kamma A-K Tablets for permanent relief. The ad claims doctors often fail to cure headaches and promotes AK monogram tablets available at druggists in 10c and 25c sizes. It advises two tablets to ward off attacks and one every two hours during an attack.
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Slaton
New Woolworth Building
New York
Lewis
THE
Strauss, Pritz CO
O'S
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Carter
Roche & Surke
Undertakers
St. Joseph and
Pat Byrnes
Royal Street
DU Mont & Croom
St. Michael St
Serge
Nelson & Bailey
South Royal ST
Auto Sales & Taxi CO
Norman Bell
N. Royal St
Certaur Company
NEW_YORK
Bears
Castoria
Harry’s Shoe
Gov
BELL
Hillman Taxi "Service Company, Inc
Conti
Thos. J. Young
Thos. J. Young Campaign Committee
Windsor Hotel
A. E. Reynolds
Shufixry
Dauphin ST
City of Mobile
Foster K. Hale
Laz Schwarz
Mobile Transfer
North Royal Street
R. S. Schwarz
Satsumas
Main Station
Mobile Plantation Company
W. E. Ensor
Theodore, Alabama
Mr. W. B. Waddle
Miss May Vernon and Company
Texas
F. L. Tapia
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