Warn US Citizens to Stay Across Border Amid Mexican Unrest
American consuls in northern Sonora and Chihuahua ordered to withdraw to the United States due to border uprisings and weak Mexican protection. State Department urges Americans to remain on this side of the international line. San Benito Texas fears an attack as troops patrol and safety committees mobilize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Benito
Tex
Washington
Sonora
Chihuahua
United States
State Department
Farmers Approve Gulf Coast Produce Exchange Plan
John A. Bennett became the first signer as Theodore backs a county wide effort to form the Gulf Coast Produce Exchange. Local leaders urge farmers to join next Monday’s Mobile meeting to unite 21 Mobile county shipping points and secure better market prices through a regional standard and united marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore
Mobile County
John A. Bennett
Gulf Coast Produce Exchange
Mobile
Exchange
Aubrey Boyles
Chamber of Commerce
Alabama Farm Prosperity Near Crop Prospects
Reports from The Item correspondents in the Mobile section indicate Alabama will share in a prosperous year for tillers of the soil. Cotton crop reduces but prices rise and large cotton production supports the industry and related explosives manufacture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Alabama
Hints for Handling Your Crop of Corn
Farmers advised to husk corn when dry and avoid unnecessary handling to prevent yield loss. Instructions cover drying, weevil control, and cautions against salt lime or sulfur treatment. Notes on cotton harvest and uneven rainfall accompany crop condition updates. Continued on Page 7.
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Europe
2300 Trawlers Join Submarine Hunt Off British Isles
London reports 2300 trawlers along with destroyers and patrols patrolling waters around the British Isles. A Daily News writer notes submarines are tracked by the wake of bubbles on the surface as destroyers maneuver at sea. Foam and oib mark the tide as guns crackle and ships retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Isles
Daily News
Italian engineer solves problem of holding objects in space
Paris reports Italian engineer Louise Rota has built an apparatus that can lift to 2000 to 3000 feet and hold motionless or move over 100 mph. The 12 by 2 foot spindle shaped craft weighs 90 pounds and remains steady in strong winds, rising only in very gusty air. The device works on atmospheric electromagnetic reactions.
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Boyles
Mr. Boyles
Exchange 7
Commission
W. C. Bromley
Eastern Shores Produce Exchange
Bromley
Paris
Louise Rota
Marseilles
Petit Parisien
Rota
Pope intervenes to halt Armenian massacres in Constantinople
Rome reports Pope Benedict, after receiving word of Armenian massacres by the Turks, instructed Monsignor Dossi, the apostolic delegate to Constantinople, to seek Turkish government intervention and stop the ill treatment of Armenians.
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Rome
Paris
Benedict
Idea Nazionale
Monsignor Dossi
Constantinople
Alabama Mississippi Forecast Fair Tonight Through Thursday
General forecast from Washington notes Alabama and Mississippi will see generally fair weather tonight and Thursday with temperatures not changing much and moderate easterly winds. Strong entities include Alabama and Mississippi with the forecast issued from Washington on September 15.
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Mobile
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Two Million Tons of Coal Sold to French Buyers
American coal firms push large shipments to France with delivery to Paris at about 15 dollars per ton including charges. Retail prices in France range from 20 to 24 dollars per ton, reflecting profits on the sales abroad.
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Paris
France
Two Harbor Bills for Mobile's Aid Pass the Senate
Two Hartwell measures authorize Mobile harbor dredging and waterfront improvements funded by property assessments and bonds. The bills, from the Mobile Harbor Association, mark a broader port facilities plan for Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Senate
Montgomery
Ala
Hartwell
Mobile Harbor Association
Loot Recovered by Mobile Police After Birmingham Theft
Mobile police seized over 1200 dollars in silverware linen and clothing from Ralph L Files of Birmingham and detained Robert Powell who was found with the goods at a boarding house. Powell had boarded a Louisville and Nashville train when arrested by F J Helton after a description from Chief Crenshaw. The items included a large silver vase waiters a loving cup from the 1905 Alabama State Fair and dozens of pieces from silverware to dresses and linens. The recovery marks another police achievement in returning stolen property.
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Mobile Police Department
Ralph L. Files
Birmingham
Ala
Robert Powell
Newho
Bis City
Powell
Louisville and
Nashville
Government Street
F. J. Helton
Chief Crenshaw
Murphy
Crenshaw
Wheat Steamer Onoko Sinks in Lake Superior
A cargo of 110600 bushels of wheat aboard the steamer Onoko sank in Lake Superior yesterday. The cargo was destined for Liverpool via Newport News and consigned to a Toledo firm.
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Toledo
Ohio
Lake Superior
Liverpool
Newport News
Campaign Against European Loan Sparks Nationwide Agitation
New York reports reveal a pre war loan campaign to fund a billion dollar credit to Britain and France faced broad opposition. The Anglo French commission, led by Lord Reading, has increased security with guards and detectives amid more than fifty threatening letters. Some threats target individual commissioners and plans to visit financial districts are kept private to avoid danger.
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New York
United States
Great Britain
France
Colon
New York City
Basil Blackett
Mobile County Delegation Aims For Alabama Route Support
A broad coalition including the county board of commissioners city commissioners the Chamber of Commerce Rotary Club Clearinghouse Retail Grocers Association Retail Merchants Association Mobile Real Estate Board Cotton Exchange and Insurance men seeks delegates to compile data on population scenery historic interests and county highway progress and to enlist Gulf Coast city cooperation from Florida Alabama Mississippi and New Orleans for a fully representative Mobile county delegation.
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County Board of Commissioners
City Commissioners
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
The
Clearinghouse
Retail Grocers’ Association
Retail Merchants Association
Mobile Real Estate Board
Cotton Exchange
Insurances Men
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
New Orleans
Mobile County
Delegates plan Nashville trip to push Alabama highway path
Mobile leaders from the Rotary Club Chamber of Commerce and county officials prepare to travel to Nashville September 23 24 with data to support routing Jackson Memorial Road through Alabama and Mobile. Committees arrange delegate duties and a popular subscription to cover county expenses. Local businessmen vow support and expect at least 25 delegates to join with Selma Montgomery and Birmingham in urging the route to coast cities and New Orleans.
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Mobile
Nashville
Alabama
Board of Revenue and County Commissioners
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Cotton
Southern Bailway
CIA
Amens
T of
Board of County Commissioners
L. D
L. CC. Irvine
J. W. Hunter
The
Southern Railway
F. C. Bromberg
Iberville Historical Society
C. W. Harrington
Hervey
Irvine
Clearing House
Selma
Montgomery
Birmingham
War enlistment tops three million as Asquith reports figure
From London Premier Asquith announced nearly three million men have enlisted since the war began. Other items note the Colombian cabinet's resignation after senate disagreements, Peru moves to prosecute Colonel Benavides, Cape May adopts a city form of government, and ties to local administration developments in New Jersey and Petrograd. The heat wave in New York leads to two deaths and prostrations, with September 14 recorded as the hottest day.
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London
Asquith
Bogota
Colombia
Lima
Peru
Chamber of Deputies
Oscar Benavides
Callao
New Castle
Cape May
N. J
Petrograd
American Cross
Kiev
Makarov
Trenton
Reese B. Hicks
Toms River
Backes
International Poultry Sales Company
International Correspondence Schools
New York
Jailor and wife fatally wounded by prisoners
Tulsa, Oklahoma, September 15. Jailor B Cooley and his wife were beaten into unconsciousness in the county jail by three prisoners who escaped after sawing bars from their cell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
B. Cooley
Ulor
Lost and Found Plea Notes From Pleasure Bay
Lost items reported downtown and on Pleasure Bay include a purse with cash and a checkbook, keys, scissors, and a request to return them to Capt. Ressijac or Mrs. Smith. Separate notices mention $40 in bills wrapped in paper near Claiborne and Eslava with directions toward Monroe and Eslava and Bayou locations.
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Bunch S Keys
Str
Pleasure Bay
Capt
Ressijac
Claiborne
Eslava
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A. P. Blockson
Brownsville
B. T. Scher
Twentysixth Infantry
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Dumba
Ron
Secretary of State
Lansing
Henderson
State Tax Equalization Board
Thomas M. Sims
RB. W. Strassburger
F. C. Marquis
Home of Refuge At
Alabama Training School For Girls
Samuel D. Weakley
Wilson
Higgins
House
Agricultural Department
Alabama Oyster Commission
Jackson Memorial Road
A. LeBlanc
Pass Christian
Biloxi
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Vistula
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