Cotton mill price ring alleged in Alabama inquiry
A Alabama price fixing probe by Clanton bankers merchants and farmers accuses cotton oil mills of conspiring to depress cotton seed prices. The group presented ten tentative charges to federal and state prosecutors seeking prosecutions, and urged wider local reports of conditions to build evidence. Assistant U S Attorney Clayton received the report but declined to comment on possible actions.
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Montgomery
Alabama
United States District
Federal Grand Ry
Department of Justice
World War Scene With Notables and Soldier Portraits
A montage shows Fritz Kreisler rumored killed near Lemberg as the Russian capture of Galicia unfolds, John Galsworthy condemns Germany, Major Norton Griffiths cavalry type praised, and Paul Poiret seen in uniform amid mobilization chaos after a fancy dress ball.
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Fritz Kreisler
Lemberg
Galicia
John Galsworthy
England
Germany
France
Norton Griffiths
Paul Poiret
Poiret
The Day in Congress Senate Filibuster Continues Rivers Bill
The Senate kept the filibuster against the rivers and krbors bill ongoing while the House resumed debate on a bill to modify printing laws.
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Senate
HOUSE
Russian Raid Into East Prussia Aided Allies In France
A Petrograd dispatch notes Russia sacrificed troops in a raid into east Prussia reaching near Konigsberg to divert German forces from France. The move relieved pressure on French armies, with Rennenkampff ordered to advance as far as possible, trading losses for strategic effect.
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France
London
Petrograd
Russia
Konigberg
Germany
Rennenkampff
Eylau
Friedland
Prussia
Prusia
Missouri railroads seek three cent fare rise
The trunk line railroads filed with the Missouri Public Service Commission for a fare increase to three cents per mile on main lines and four cents on branch lines. The request was submitted in Jefferson City on September 16 by Associated Press.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Public Service Commission
Trunk Line Railroads
Flour Mill for Mobile May Result From Interest Shown
Montgomery Alabama September 16 Farmers in Montgomery and across Alabama show strong interest in a plan to build a flour mill Captain Reuben F Kolb commissioner of agriculture reports he has received many letters of endorsement He plans to approach milling firms about building mills at Birmingham and Mobile He will meet with Hartwell Douglass to discuss wheat production on convict farms and will consult planters promising to plant acres in wheat Also some farmers may plant up to 100 acres Foreign peace update notes prospects for order in the Dominican Republic and weather forecasts for Mobile Alabama and Mississippi generally fair tonight and Thursday.
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Montgomery
Montgomery County
Alabama
Reuben F. Kolb
Kolb
Mobile
Captain Kolb
Hartwell Douglass
State Convict Board
Tropical storm warning spans Key West to Norfolk
A tropical storm centered off the east Florida coast is forecast to move north rapidly. Shipping along the south Atlantic seaboard faces hazardous conditions with increasing intensity and shifting gales up to the Virginia capes within 24 hours. Storm warnings are posted from Key West to Norfolk.
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Coast Key West
Norfolk
Washington
East Florida
South Atlantic Seaboard
No Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Virginia Capes
Gulf
Key
Great battle rages as Germans retreat on front
A Paris dispatch reports German forces ordered to retreat to the right bank of the Rhine and evacuate France Belgium and Luxemburg. Second great battle in Northern France unfolds from the Argonne to Rethel as both sides maneuver to protect retreats.
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London
Rome
Basel
Switzerland
Messagero
Rhine
France
Belgium
Luxemburg
Ainse
Argonne
Rethel
Chateau Porcien
Lissonne
Meuse
Guns Taken by Russians Bear Kaiser's Initials in Galicia
In Galicia the Russians seized over 400 Austro Hungarian guns and found more than 36 heavy Ge noa rifles bearing Emperor William's initials. The items came from the German Sixth Army corps area. Also reported today are 4,500 German prisoners arriving at Lublin.
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London
Associated Press
Galicia
William
Ora
Lublin
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