British Forces Break Through At Guillemont And Ginchy
Reports from the Front describe British troops piercing German defenses near Guillemont and Ginchy after six weeks of digging. Artillery kept machine gunners down and about six hundred German prisoners were taken after a half hour of assault. The British established positions along a sunken road and continued digging overnight, peaking as a crucial advance in the ongoing campaign.
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London
Guillemont
Second Base
Ginchy
Britain
Bayonet Clash Near Falfe Mont Farm in World War I Scene
At Falfe Mont farm the Prussian guard charged British lines in hand to hand combat as artillery and machine guns failed to fire. The fight raged with cold steel as both sides suffered near extinction, illustrating the clash of Prussian and British tactics in a dynamic, intimate battlefield panorama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falfemont Farm
Falmont Farm
Prussia
Get It Corn Cure Praised as Wonder Remedy
A reader extols Get It as the most wonderful corn cure, claiming it can remove corn quickly without pain by lifting it off with a fingernail. The dialogue emphasizes disbelief at the ease of removal and confidence in the product.
Are Medicines Liquors Or Are They?
A critique of physicians who label patent medicines as alcoholic and misleading about alcohol content. It argues that medicines are taken in small doses unlike a draught of beer or whiskey and notes that standard remedies like Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound contain only trace alcohol to preserve extracts and can be found in non alcoholic form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. ‘Pinkham
Greek King Abdicates Throne as Regent Named
News from London reports King Constantine steps down and Crown Prince George, aged twenty six, is named regent. Venizelos may return to power, being strongly pro ally and favored by factions at court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Constantine
Greece
Prince George
Venizelos
Shy Trigger Finger Refuses Rejection for Marines
Elbert Harlan of Oklahoma, rejected for enlistment due to missing right hand fingers, demonstrated 25 straight hits at a shooting gallery in St. Louis, saying he shoots better without a trigger finger. A sergeant cited glove appearance and rifle handling concerns as reasons for rejection.
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ST. Louis
United States Marine Corps
Elbert Harlan
Oklahoma
Fullerton Building
Harlan
Rills
Guards to Work Wireless on Hike
Montgomery, Sept. 5. Captain William H Amerin gains permission to lead fifty men and two officers on a four or five day hike with daily wireless contact to the home unit. Twenty five men and one officer stay behind. the march will run nightly from 7 to midnight with bivouacs as needed. Batteries and games follow in Alabama brigade context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
William H. Amerin
Charles R. Bricken
Alabama Brigade
High
Kennedy
Creel
Marshall
Court Square
Item Sales Boys In Hot Contest Among The Mobile Item
The Mobile Item newsboys race to sell the most papers in a 20 day contest. Two sides Reds led by Charley Riser and Blues led by P B Burns compete for weekly prizes and a capital prize. Readers choose a side by buying from a boy wearing the ribbon color.
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Mobile Item
Simon Denaburg
The
Reds
Blues
Charley Riser
Joe Denaburg
O. Warren
Barry
Victor Clark
Willie More
Berlin Plans Civilian Exchange to End Internment
Berlin has a plan under consideration to swap civilians held in internment in Germany and England. The proposal would release civilians on parole and halt concentration camp problems if adopted, with mediation by U.S. Ambassador James W. Gerard.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
Germany
England
Great Britain
Imagined Allied Assault Encounters a German Counter
The text describes a two wave trench assault where the first wave falls under machine gun fire as the second wave advances. A British officer, noting the steady cadence and ground undulations, calls the effort magnificent before both waves falter and vanish.
Fire and Counter Charges Mark Somme Actions
An observer notes confused charges and counter charges as machine guns fire in hidden positions. French and British troops advance through shell smoke toward Peronne while German prisoners move with wounded on the same routes. General Foch directs heavy gunfire as gas shells blaze, with reports stating Fremont farm remains under German control after intense fighting.
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Jocre
Foch
Fremont Farm
Rebellion Spreads in Dutch East Indies Rumors
The Hague reports the rebellion in Sumatra spreading with rebels ransacking Muara Tambesi Muara tebo and Surulangum. Maratebo reportedly burned as riots reach Moertembeecci where administrators and twenty armed police were killed and a prison burned in a dispatch dated August 29.
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Dutch East Indies
Associated Press
the Hague
London
Sumatra
Muara
Tambesi
Muaratebo
Surulangum
Maratebo
Moertembeecci
Crona
Anteracss
Palembang
N O M C W Haul Extra Exhibits To The Fair
Gulf Coast Fair Association announces New Orleans Mobile and Chicago railroad will transport extra exhibits free during fair week. Special passenger rates to Mobile apply. Exhibits include lumber and timber from new factories along the N O M C line. Laurel and Hattiesburg promotional days set midweek.
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Mort. L. Bixler
Gulf Coast Fair Association
New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad
Bixler
Mobile
Laurel
Hattiesburg
Railroad
The
Fair Association
Mississippi
Shackleton credits Wild for keeping expedition together
London Sept. 5. A fuller report from Lieutenant Sir Ernest H. Shackleton arrived at Punta Arenas with rescued members of the Antarctic expedition. He credits Frank Wild, second in command aboard the Endurance, with keeping the party together under trying conditions. Wild recounts appalling ice floe weather and their improvised food allowance including penguin, seaweed, and limpets.
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London
Ernest H. Shackleton
Punta Arenas
Chile
Elephant Island
Frank Wild
Endurance
Sir Ernest
Wild
Coroner's jury finds unknown parties caused Brown death
Marietta Ga Sept 5 The coroner's jury investigated J Plumer Brown of Atlanta found in the Chattahoochee river with a bullet wound and ruled he died at the hands of unknown parties There was division whether the young banker could have shot himself Brown formerly worked for Empire Trust and Safe Deposit Co resigning a month earlier He planned to enter banking in a small Georgia town
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Associated Press
Marietta, Ga
J. Plumer Brown
Atlanta
Ghattahoochee River
Brown
Empire Trust and Safe Deposit Company
Georgia
Doctor sentenced to 3 years after illegal operation
In Charlotte on September 5 Dr J W Sommers was sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary after conviction for performing an illegal operation on Miss Annie Jones of Greensboro which caused her death on June 26 at a local hospital.
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Associated Press
Charlotte
N. C
J. W. Sommers
Annie Jones
Greensboro
Court notices and motions in early Chancery docket
In the Court of Chancery, Tuesday business includes Violet Carter vs Willie Carter with testimony ordered, Zundell vs Zundell guardian appointment motion, Morrow vs Morse death of plaintiff and revival, Ferdon vs Robinson motion to dismiss exemption contest set, Allen vs Allen motion to amend granted, Tolman vs railway taken out of call.
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Chancery Court
Smith
Violet Carter
Willie Carter
Bb. Zundell
Emil J. Zundell
Sarah E. Morrow
Sewall W. Morse
Sarah KM. Morrow
GB. Ferdon
J. W. Robinson
Eloise Allen
Samuel Allen
D. H. Tolman
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railway
Bavarian Prince Warns Romania Will Be Defeated
Crown Prince Leopold of Bavaria told an AP correspondent that Romania’s entry into the war will lead to punishment for Romania and any who join them. He spoke with sharper candor than in earlier interviews while touring the Russo German front near Haranovichi.
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Berlin
London
Rumania
Crown Prince
Leopold of
Bavaria
Associated Press
Romania
Leopold
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
Haranovichi
Russta
Prince Leopold Meets Reporters on Baranovichi Front Visit
Prince Leopold greets a small group of visitors with firm handshakes and questions about newspapers. He warns the United States is delivering too much ammunition to Germany's opponents and hopes for a more friendly neutral attitude toward Germany. He praises Russian soldiers and their bravery as they advance toward almost certain death, hoping correspondents gained some insight from their Baranovichi front trip.
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Prince Leopold
United States
Germany
Leopold
Baranovichi Front
Fraternal and Trade Lodge Meetings List in Mobile
A bulletin lists irregular meetings and assemblies from various organizations in Mobile. It includes dates and venues for O U A M, Knights groups, Masons, Brotherhood unions, Catholic Knights, Chamber of Commerce, Machinists, Pressmen, and Woodmen chapters with times and locations across local halls and streets.
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Knights of
Pythias
Dramatic Order
M. E. Henry Ruffin
Church Street
Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Chamber of Commerce
Georg Manro 107yearold Catholic sexton dies in Virginia
Harrisonburg Va Sept 5 George Manro longtime Catholic church sexton died yesterday at age 107 He served as sexton until age 106 born in Scotland and immigrated to the United States in 1863 His mind remained clear and he walked as late as last Wednesday
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Associated Press
Harrisonburg
George Manro
Catholic Church
Scotland
Leopold Hoffman & Co. and Romania in War Talk
Colonel Hoffman, speaking for Prince Leopold, minimized Russian advances in Romania and predicted a standstill. He warned the Entente might regain resolve, but doubted any shift in the war’s outcome. The exchange framed Romania’s role as a temporary prolongation of conflict rather than a decisive change.
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Leopold Hoffman & Co
Hoffman
Prince Leopold
Leopold, Hoffman & Co
Romania
Col. Hoffman
Rumania
President Keeps Silent On Lincoln Trip in Vast Reception
President Wil dalfrain travels from Huntington to Kentucky and Virginia amid enthusiastic crowds. He declines to speak during the tour, saying the trip is not a campaigning speech tour. He plans to reach Washington by Friday then proceed to Atlantic City and Long Beach before returning as the campaign looms.
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Associated Press
Huntington
W. Va
Wildalfrain
Washington
Kentucky
Virginia
Capitol
Atlantic
National Entourage Association
Long Beach
Tho
Ik. Hughes
Lexington
Hudgensville
Lincoln
Winch Ky
U S Steel Stock Reaches New Record High
U S Steel opened at a record price as 10 000 shares traded between 98 and 98 1 2. The stock ex-dividend last Friday, with a previous high of 089 8. Mercantile Marine and Springfield Tire also hit new records around 111 and 817 8. The market buzzed over railroad settlement impact on other listings.
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States Steel
Mercantile
Marine Pld
Springfield Tire
NEW i Ayao i
United
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Eckman
Bank of Mobile
Bell
Shy
N.o.m.&c
Shackleton
Georgian
Prince
O. F.—Mechanics’ Lodge
Whistler, Jr
O. U. A. M.—Mobile Council
Dauphin and
St. Emanuel Streets
U.S
Smith’s Bakery
Harold Bell Wright
F. L. Tapia
Redu
Queen Theatre
WM. Clifford
Margaret Gibson
Tara
Frank W
Crenshaw
Ermeetenal Bell
N. Royal St
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