October Grand Jury Venire Drawn For City Court
A list of citizens summoned before Judge J. Semmes in the city court on October 5 to form the October grand jury of eighteen members. The roster includes William L. Killion Reuben E. Sunberg John B. Mc Adams George Goleman Edward A. Enderie James M. Duffy and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Semmes
William L. Killion
Reuben E. Sunberg
John B. McAdams
George Goleman
Edward A. Enderie
James M. Duffy
John F. Hamilton
James B W. Goleman
Frank A. Kuehl
George Shaffer
Samuel C. Black
Chesley Goff
Marvin
Walter Lord
George B. Dure
William Morriss
Alexander McKinstry
Edward C. Sears
Vassar S. Hurlbert
Col Lyons Returns From Trip to East
Col A S Lyons returned to Mobile from a visit to New York Washington and Ventnor New Jersey where he saw his daughter Mrs C C Blakeley and grandchildren He noted crowded hotels at Atlantic City and other resorts and plentiful money suggesting not all are worried about the war and its effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
A. S. Lyons
Mobile
New York
Washington
Ventnor
N. J
CC. A. Blakeley
Committees for U C V Reunion Called to Meet
A general meeting of all committees for the Alabama Confederate Veterans state reunion will be held Thursday night at the Cawthon Hotel assembly room. General Chairman C B Hervey urges all listed members to attend as much business of importance will be discussed.
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Alabama Confederate Veterans
Cawthon Hotel
C. B. Hervey
Walsh Files Bankruptcy Petition in U S Court
W L Walsh a wage earner filed a bankruptcy petition in the United States court on Wednesday Liabilities amount to 213 89 with no assets listed
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W. L. Walsh
United States
Record Run by Torpedo Boat Sommers from Mobile to New Orleans
The torpedo boat Sommers completed a record run from Mobile to New Orleans in about 24 hours, arriving Tuesday morning after sailing Monday at 4 30 p m. It will stay in New Orleans for two days before continuing upriver to Quincy Illinois to join the state naval militia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
United States
Sommers
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Quincy
Illinois State Naval Militia
Fort Morgan
Olsvik
United Fruit Company
Puerto Barrios
Guatemala
Mount Vernon
Puerto Cortez
Hon
Belize
B. I
Donna Christina
West Indian
John Quill
Tombigbee River
City of
Alabama River
New York
Ogeechee
Mallory Steamship Line
Alm
Seeberg Steamship Line
Colon
Panama
B. B. Doty
Eighth Lighthouse District
Sand Island Front Range
Apalachicola Bay
Florida
Woman vagrant given severe sentence in county court
Sa die Royal received a fine of 500 dollars and 140 days in the county jail after a hearing before Judge Henry Chamberlain for vagrancy. Two public drunkenness charges against her were dismissed. Also sentenced were Joe Wiley fined 50 dollars and remanded for sentence after shooting across a public road near Prichard, Alabama, and George Colman fined 5 dollars for assault and battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Royal
Inferior Criminal Court
Henry Chamberlain
Joe Wiley
Prichard
Ala
George Colman
Cowles Ship Chandlery Incorporation Filed
The Cowles Ship Supply pany Inc filed incorporation papers in probate court on Wednesday to engage in wholesale and retail groceries general ship chandlery hardware and shipping. George T. Cowles holds one share as president E G Dreaper has 12 shares as vice president and A J Hickey holds 7 shares as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowles Ship Supply Pany, Inc
George T. Cowles
E. G. Dreaper
A. J. Hickey
Launch Swartchem Sold by U.S. Marshal
United States Deputy Marshal Wilcox sold the launch Swartchem at public auction noon Wednesday under the U.S. Admiralty Court order on account of abellants Frank W. Davis et al. The vessel fetched $275.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wilcox
United States Admiralty Court
Frank W. Davis
Infant Mason dies at four months in Altoona
Dorothy Mason infant daughter of Jessie and Altoona Mason aged four months died Tuesday evening at the family home 600 South Broad street after a brief illness. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock with interment in Magnolia cemetery.
Marriage Licenses Issued To Four Couples
Marriage licenses were issued on Wednesday afternoon to Dudley E. Dawson and Mary Louise Stout, Frank Miller and Emma Baxter, Edgar Brown and Sallie Smallwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley E. Dawson
Mary Louise Stout
Frank Miller
Emma Baxter
Edgar Brown
Sallie Smallwood
German emperor to assume command in East Prussia
Berlin telegraph reports the German emperor will go to East Prussia to take command against Russia. Russian gains on the line from the Vistula to the Carpathians open the road toward Budapest. Austrian armies Danki and Auffenberg lose 40 percent near Jaroslau. Servian forces defeated along the Save. Szerem and Banata cleared. Germany claims military government over Suwalki. Lingoff and 400 Slav-origin Austrians desert to Montenegro.
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Associated Press
Paris
London
The
Petit Journal
Berlin
Copenhagen
East Prussia
Petrograd
Exchange Telegraph Company
Michalowski
Vistula
Carpathians
Budapest
Express
Rome
Danki
Auffenberg
Rzesow
Jaroslau
Przemys
Vienna
Hoefer
Save
Hungary
Germany
Suwalki
Russian
Poland
Cettinje
Lingoff
Germans Flee Like Panic Stricken Mob
The Morning Post's Petrograd correspondent reports that the first German army has ceased to exist, retreating in panic. Russians cross the lower San River and Przemysl fortresses fail to secure the triangle between the Vistula and San, forcing the German forces toward Cracow with little refuge left.
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London
Morning Post
Petrograd
San
Przemys
Vistula and
San Rivers
Carpathian Mountains
Cracow
Russian Victorious Advance Continues Through Galicia
Petrograd reports from semi official channels that Russian troops pursue Austrian forces with energy and continue to defeat the enemy. Several Austrian army corps have been virtually compelled to retreat under pressure.
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Petrograd
Galicia
Whistler Man Julius Ghrillod Found Dead By Self Inflicted Wound
Julius Ghrillod of Whistler cut his throat with a razor in the boarding house run by M. Santrin in Whistler on a Wednesday afternoon. The death occurred about 2 PM, with reports noting he lived only a short time and had recently moved to Whistler from New Orleans via Mobile. He was Santrin’s brother in law and had been in Whistler only a few months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santrin
Whistler
Mobile
New Orleans
Mexico
Mexico City
Congress
Huerta
Carranza
Zapatistas
Second Great Battle See Germans Turn Back
The article reports shifting fronts in the war, Allies regain ground while Germans must rely on new Western forces. Emperor William may lead East Prussia operations. Japan reports bombings near Tsing Tau and naval actions. Concerns over Verdun, Rheims, and Russian moves frame a volatile broader conflict.
Russian Forces Reach San River and Push Toward Przemysl
The report states Eastern Russian advance guards near Przemysl with rapid operations causing enormous enemy losses. Austrian casualties reach about 250 000 killed and wounded plus 100 000 prisoners and 400 guns. Russians take bridge material on the Vistula and destroy armored steamers. German aid fails to avert Austrian rout as Russians capture German artillery and prisoners, signaling a decisive Russian victory.
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San
Przemysl
Vistula
Tourotine
Germany
Cascarets Claim To Cure Headache And Constipation
A promotional note touts Cascarets as a cure for headache cold and biliousness, promising cleansing of liver stomach and bowels by morning. It urges both adults and children to use a 10 cent box to achieve healthy bowel action and cheerful mornings.
Abandon Mexico Now Warns British Ex-Minister
Sir Lionel Carden former British minister to Mexico now to Brazil sails to Liverpool and says the United States should not abandon Mexico. He condemns U S troop withdrawal from Vera Cruz as leaving Mexicans to lawless elements and anarchy under Huerta Carranza and Zapatistas. He warns of dire consequences if protection and courts disappear.
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Associated Press
New York
Lionel Carden
Mexico
Brazil
Celtic
Liverpool
New
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Mr. Schwarz Receives More Congratulations for Re-election
City Commissioner Laz Schwarz receives multiple congratulatory messages after his victory in the recent election. Notes come from Charles P. Wheeler of Mobile, now in Hagerstown, Md., W. W. Roach of Zanesville, Ohio, Dr. D. Bornie of New Orleans, and Senator T. S. Plowman of Talladega, Ala.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laz Schwarz
Charles P. Wheeler
Hagerstown
Mobile
W. W. Roach
Public Service
Zanesville
Ohio
Supreme Lodge
Knights of Honor
Ev City
Roach
Gulf City
D. Bornie
New Orleans
T. S. Plowman
Talladega, Ala
Poorer classes launch crusade against high rents in New York
A movement of lower income residents in New York begins a campaign against rising rents. Organizers tout affordable housing aims and demand city action to curb rent increases. Local tenants unions back the effort as a call for rent control and protections.
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New York
German Left Wing Retreats on Met Front Lines
An oral dispatch from Bordeaux to the French embassy says German forces on the left wing resisted north of the Aisne line between Laigne and Craonne. The center faced retreat north of Rheims and east of Chalons toward Vienne, with movements near Argonne and the Meuse. The right wing reports German retreat toward Metz.
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London
von Kluck
Troyon
Frederick William
England
Rheims
Berlin
Germany
Verdun
Stengay Gap
Luxemburg
Longuyon
Longwy
Thionville
Diedenhofen
Metz
Petrograd
Konigsberg
Rennenkampf
East Prussia
France
Galicia
Brozensyl
Associated Press
Washington
Ebassy
Bordeaux
Argonne
Riv Meuse
Varennés
Gemans
October 1 Set for License Renewal Claim
Attention to owners of autos motorcycles and bicycles that October 1 is the renewal date for the coming year. The old license remains valid until proven otherwise and those failing to do so may be brought before the recorder for action.
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Recorder
Rheumatism Relief Proved By Rain Test In Waco
Mrs. T. G. Cunningham of Fort Street in Waco Texas credited Vitalitas with curing her rheumatism after years of pain and bed rest. She noted relief began with use and sustained during a heavy rainfall period. The tonic is advertised as aiding stomach liver kidneys and blood and is guaranteed. Display samples available at Sutton drug store with mailing information.
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Texas
Vitalitas
T. G. Cunningham
Fourt Street
Waco
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Grand Jury Venire
Col. Lyons
U. C. V. Reunion
U. S
Europe
Somers
Customs Office
Harrison J. Peecham
Nichols
Carbarien
Cuba
Vinegar Bend Lumber Co
Henry Crosby
Sherman
Guantanamo
van Heynigen Lumber Co
Frednes
Andersen
Hlavana
James Gibboney & Co
Cowles Ship Chandlery
Cele
Julius Ghrillod
M. Santrin
Breslau
Silesia
William
von Hindenburg
Banat
Slavonia
Orsova
Belgium
Tokio
Tsing Tau
Laoshan Bay
Noyon
Kiau Chau
Bay
Gael Lippe
Ameri
MR. Schwarz
ATL
Mrs. Cunningam
Vitalis
Consulta
Tion
U. T. Adams
M. D
Ph. G
Adams
Dauphin Street
Een
Ink Side Bienville
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