Explosion at Oakdale Aetna Plant Kills May Be All Workers
A blast at the Aetna Chemical Company plant in Oakdale near Pittsburgh killed all workers present, with bodies found snagged on telegraph lines and debris strewn around. A severed hand with a diamond ring belonging to night superintendent B. R. Dodge was recovered on the road near the demolished facility. six workers were reported missing.
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Pittsburgh
Aetna Chemical Company
Oakdale
B. R. Dodge
Unclear number of workers in building blast
A detonation heard fifteen miles away startled Pittsburgh as the mighty blasts rose above traffic din and left hundreds wondering what occurred. the exact worker count in the building remains unknown.
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Pittsburgh
Swimmer Postpones Bay Crossing Due To Weather
Professional swimmer J. M. Demmer planned to swim Mobile Bay but had to postpone the attempt due to weather. He set out from Mobile with a party in a launch but turned back halfway across. He will retry when conditions improve, aiming to leave Fairhope at 2 oclock.
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J. M. Demmer
Mobile Bay
Mobile
Demmer
Fairhope
Fines in Dry Law Cases Reported in Court Sessions
E P McAdams and Elijah Davis pleaded guilty in inferior court to violating prohibition law and each paid 50 plus costs. Henry Jenkins and others were continued. Sheriff Holcombe reported raids yielding twelve beer cases and whiskey and gin discoveries.
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E. P. McAdams
Elijah Davis
Inferior Criminal Court
William Hansen
Recorder’s
Henry Chamberlain
Henry Jenkins
William Alexander
Eddie Mays
Murray Richardson
Mitchell Latos
Recorder’s Court
W. H. Holcombe
Joe Puckett
St. Louis
Lawrence
Alphonse Zieman
St. Michael and
Wilkinson
Robert Elmer
St. Francis Street
Joe Robins
South Water Street
James Jemison
Madison and
Claiborne
Tom Goltz
William St. Clair
Police Department
Gaynor Goes to War Zone with French Ambulance Service
Rufus Gaynor inherits $100000 from late Mayor William J. Gaynor of New York and heads to join the French army ambulance corps. Many young Americans serve with the Red Cross behind French lines and are praised by the Paris government for their work.
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Rufus Gaynor
William J. Gaynor
New York
Chicago
Red Cross
Paris
Chambers Deny Delay in Farm Loan Bank Hearing
The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce hearing on the farm loan bank was not postponed as requested by Oscar Wells. The meeting is set for September 18, with written statements due by September 15. Bruce Kennedy of Montgomery Chamber assists, as Montgomery and Birmingham contend for Mobile's endorsement in the bid for the bank.
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C. OF
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Fearn
Oscar Wells
Farm Loan Bank Committee
Birmingham
Mobile Chamber
Birmingham Committee
Bruce Kennedy
Montgomery Chamber of Commerce
Montgomery
Mobile
Woman Charged With Shooting at Husband Faces Mental Probe
Mre Annabette Fransier, white woman, arrested for disorderly conduct after allegedly firing two shots from a revolver at her husband. Case called in recorder's court and continued. She will be examined by a physician to determine sanity. Husband said he feared her. Arrested at 506 Augusta street. she insisted on bringing her three children to the police station. The family was cared for at the county jail.
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Mre
Annabette Fransier
Recorder’s Court
Augusta Street
Brannan
Krose
van Liew
Bank Call Dates Set for National Banks
Washington Sept 16 The Comptroller of the Currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks at the close of business on Tuesday September 12, listing banks to submit figures and reports for the inspection.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Hog cholera epidemic warning to Mobile hog owners
George A. Maloney farm demonstration agent warns Mobile county hog owners to report sickness immediately as hog cholera reaches epidemic levels. A circular from Auburn veterinary authorities urges readers to follow prevention steps and treat infected hogs at no cost to owners, with serum paid by buyers.
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Mobile County
George A. Maloney
Mr. Maloney
Maroney
C. A. Cary
Auburn
Straws and Palm Beach Suits Fade as Heat Hits Sixty
Mobile morning temperature reached 61 at 8 am and slid to 60 overnight. Fewer straw hats and Palm Beach suits on the streets reflect a weather driven wardrobe shift while the forecast predicts fair, cool conditions tonight and Sunday from a high pressure area over the eastern half of the country.
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Palm Beach
Mobile
Weather Bureau
Fire draws vast response on Theatre Street in city
The fire department, with few exceptions, was summoned to a frame dwelling at Northwest Royal and Theatre streets for a four chimney fire around 11:45 AM. The chimney flue emitted black smoke triggering Box 23 alarms. The property is owned by F. I. Thompson and occupied by Mrs. M. Mercer. Earlier, Box 44 reported a small fire in a one story frame on Walnut Street between Armistead and Chestnut, occupied by John Martin and owned by Mrs England.
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Northwest Royal and
Theatre Streets
F. I. Thompson
M. Mercer
Walnut Street
Armistead
Chestnut Streets
John Martin
Mrs., England
Woman sentenced for drawing knife in street fight
Mary Lewis was arraigned in the inferior criminal court on the charge of affray after assaulting her husband Elijah Lewis with a knife during a fight at Madison and St Emmanuel streets last Wednesday. The court fined her 25 dollars or twenty days hard labor. Elijah Lewis was discharged.
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Mary Lewis
Elijah Lewis
Madison and
St. Emanuel
Inferior Criminal Court
Elijah Lewise
Alabama Land Book Delayed by Material Shortage
The Alabama Land Book will be ready for distribution in a few days according to Montgomery officials. Copy was completed in June and proofs corrected last month. Despite a long contract, material shortages tied to world conditions slowed publication.
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Alabama
Mongomery
Cincinnati Chamber Plan Itinerary to Southern Ports
A Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce committee may visit Mobile and other Southern ports soon to study South American trade routes. The manager of foreign trade confirms in a letter that Mobile is among ports to be visited and that the trip will occur within a short time.
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Chamber of Commerce of
Ohio City
Mobile
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
A. 8. Wilson
Foreign Trade Department of the Cincinnati Organization
U S Authorities Nab Orleans Woman in Drug Conspiracy
Marie Cook a New Orleans based woman arrested in connection with dope raids was brought to Mobile and handed to U S authorities. She faces charges of conspiring with Homer Vance to transport a derivative of opium from New Orleans to Mobile. A preliminary hearing is set before United States Commissioner Austill.
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Marie Cook
New Orleans
Mobile
United States
Homer Vance
Austill
Mayor of Girard Is Acquitted of Perjury
Karl J. Morgan mayor of Girard Alabama was acquitted by a Sussell County jury of perjury tied to the trial of Joan Oakes former Girard police chief convicted of bribe recepting in Mayor traffic probes The acquittal followed Morgan’s trial which concluded after the jury deliberated late yesterday The week saw another acquittal linked to the Girard prohibition investigation including SagMor es of Girard not guilty of knowingly leasing property to liquor dealers
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Associated Press
Girard
Ala
Karl J. Morgan
Sussell County
Joan Oakes
Morgan
SagMores of
Noted Hero of Southern Army Dies at 76
Basil Wilson Duke, brigadier general in the Confederate army and renowned Kentucky lawyer, dies in New York hospital at 76. Born in Kentucky, he lived in Louisville and Nashville for over twenty years and authored several books on finance and the Civil War.
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Associated Press
New York
Basil Wilson Duke
Kentucky
General Duke
Louisville
Nashville
Tenn
Survivor of Ardillo duel given life term in Alabama
Jefferson Newman, sole survivor of the Ardillo pistol fight on August 14 that killed his son John Newman and Deputy Sheriff Alvan North, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Houston county circuit court at Dothan.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson Newman
Ardillo
John Newman
Alvan ‘North
Houston County
Dothan
Weather forecast for Mobile and vicinity chills continue
Fair and continued cool tonight and Sunday with moderate north and northeast winds.
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Mobile
Constantine Asks Lawyer to Pick New Cabinet
Athens dispatch reports King Constantine summoned Nicholas Callagoyeropoulos, a lawyer and Tonian bank board president, to Tatoi to discuss forming a cabinet. Callagoyeropoulos is a known entente supporter.
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Athens
Lonalon
Constantine
Nicholas Callagoyeropoulos
Tonian Bank
Tatoi
Greece appoints Callagoyeropulos to form new cabinet
A Reuters dispatch from Athens says M. Callagoyeropulos has been summoned by King Constantine to form a new Greek cabinet, succeeding the Zaimis ministry. He previously served in the Theotokis cabinet.
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Associated Press
London
Athens
M. Callagoyeropulos
Tatos
Constantine
Zaimis
Theotokis
Alabama Chamber of Commerce Aims for Statewide Leadership
An announcement from Montgomery confirms the Alabama Chamber of Commerce will launch successfully. Finance committee leaders include Michael Body of Montgomery, J O Smith of Birmingham, M J Mebdermott of Mobile, James Keith of Anniston, Clarendon Davis of Huntsville, and Val Taylor of Uniontown.
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Alabama Chamber of Commerce
Finance Committee
Montgomery
Alabama
Michael
Smith
Birmingham
M. J. MebDermott
Mobile
James Keith
Anniston
Clarendon Davis
Huntsville
Val Taylor
Uniontown
United States
Singer Olga Munkacsy Seeks Separation Over Alleged Abduction for Rival Court Dates
In New York the singer claims husband John Munkacsy sent her to Milford Pennsylvania for two weeks to gain freedom to pursue other women. She describes private detectives finding him with a woman at 40 Manhattan Avenue and says she did not return home. She notes his income but says she earns substantial sums from phonograph records and holds bank savings. he counters with a small income claim.
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Associated Press
New York
Olga Munkacsy
John
Supreme Court Today
Milford
Munkacsys
Szabolcs
Hungary
Munkaeczy
Manhattan Avenuee
West One Hundred and Sixth Street
Munkacsy
Plague in New York Shows Slight Rise in Cases
New York bulletin reports 41 new infantile paralysis cases and 12 deaths in the 24 hours ending 10 am. The weekly tally rises to 254 cases, down from 362 the prior week.
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Associated Press
New York
Alabama cotton outlook shows $12 million gain over 1915
Government estimates place 1914 to 1916 bales at 1.5 million, 1.02 million, and 775 thousand. Current prices stand at 15 cents per pound for cotton and about $45 to $47 per ton for cotton seed, with 1915 prices previously around 11.5 to 12.5 cents per pound and $28 to $30 per ton for seed.
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Alabama
Cotton Prices Signal Strong 1915 Harvest Value
Based on comparative prices cotton and cotton seed for 1915 total 64 150 000 dollars. Projected year end value rises to 76 187 500 dollars with an increase of 12 187 500. Lower fertilizer use smaller acreage and diversified crops improve cash asset and marketing readiness.
Large-scale guard hike from San Antonio to Austin staged
Fourteen thousand sixty-three officers and men of the regular army and National Guard left San Antonio today for an 83 mile hike to Austin. The march will take eight days returning with Camp Mabry as a three day stop and San Antonio as base under Brigadier General Henry A. Greene.
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San Antonio
Tex
Regular Army
National Guard
Austin
Camp Mabry
Henry A. Greene
Train collision traps 100 passengers in Hudson tunnel
An electric locomotive crashed into a car of a Washington bound train at the New Jersey tunnel entrance under the Hudson River. Two people were seriously injured as about 100 passengers were held captive for around ninety minutes in the tube.
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Associated Presa
New York
Hudson River
New Jersey
Engagement on Six Mile Front Ends in German Rebound
Begun Friday and lasting through day and night the front action saw French forces repelling German attempts to retake ground. Allied troops, defending positions under heavy bombardment, reported fierce counterattacks and strong punishment of attacking units on the line.
King George Congratulates Haig on Victory
King George sent a message to General Sir Douglas Haig praising the British troops. He states he has never doubted that complete victory would crown their efforts and the splendid results of the fighting yesterday confirm this view. The message highlights the Somme triumph and the bravery of British forces.
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Hondon
George
Douglas Haig
German Official Says Somme Fighting Continues on Sept 16
Berlin reports after heavy fighting on the Somme yesterday the German troops were pushed back through Courcellette Martinpuich and Flers. Combles remained in German hands despite strong British assaults.
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Berlin
Somme
Courcellette
Serbian Forces Rout Bulgarians on Macedonian Front
Paris reports Serbian troops push six miles northeast of Flora and seize 32 cannons in fighting on the west end of the Macedonian front. French and Russian units also claim victory over Bulgarian forces.
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Paris
London
War Office
Flora
British Hold In Entirety After Somme Offensive
London dispatch reports three villages held in their entirety after a British offensive north of the Somme. The six mile front from northeast of Combles to beyond the Portiers Bapaume road saw continued action as British forces maintained gains and pressed the attack.
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Associated Press
London
Somme
Combles
Porteres-Bapaume Road
Baldwin Road Bond Drive Seeks 100 000 Venture
Announcement in the Manufacturers Record shows M H Miller of Seacliff Alabama seeks 100000 dollars in 6 percent bonds to fund a proposed extension of the Mobile Volanta and Pensacola Railway from Volanta Pensacola Florida about 40 miles. The line now has three miles of track at Volanta with a wharf and pier on Mobile Bay. Congress has authorized bridging the Perdido river to Pensacola. Other officers listed include CC B Clay W Chapman and J E Galloway connected with Bay Minette and Baldwin County Bank.
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M. H. Miller
Seacliff
Ala
Mobile, Volanta and Pensacola Railway
Mobile and Baldwin County Railroad
Volanta
Pensacola
Fla
Mobile Bay
Congress
Perdido
Ane Cc B Clay
W. Dhapiecear
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M. J. McDermott
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Lusd
Eng
Lish
King Wires
Gen. Haig
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Baldwin
Miller
Mobile, Volanta and Pensacola Railroad
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