Lawmakers Brace for Final Scene of 1915 Session
In Montgomery on September 18, legislators set the stage for adjournment with rules committees selecting key measures for quick passage. The Bonner anti trust bill, Jones state printing bill, and Lee redistricting bill loom as pivotal Senate measures awaiting action early next week.
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Montgomery
Ala
House Rules Committee
Muney
Senate
House
Lee
Jones ‘Din
Corm ‘Commi
Committee On Coues‘tion
Committee On Education
Johnston
Madison
Holmes
Committee On Revision of
Representative Brindley
Brindley
Judiciary Committee
Sunk by submarine San Serfino torpedoed in Atlantic
London reports the British tank steamer San Serfino of 6340 tons gross was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine. Three crewmen of forty two are missing. The brief also notes Wilson appoints George W. Harney supervising inspector for the third steamboat district.
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London
Washington
Wilson
George W. Harney
Norfolk
Baltimore
Savannah
Jacksonville
New York
Newman Erb
Petersburg
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Hopewell
Elville
Ed Wheeler
Adrian
Mich
Aernaut
Fair Grounds
Wheeler
E. P. Wescott
Augusta
N. J.H
Oden Lake
Army
Sae Sales Ae
E. Fi Hanna
Atlantic Ly
New Device to Recover Cargoes by Submarine Tube
Inventor Simon Lake unveils a semi submarine tube to raise sunken cargoes up to 300 feet deep and even lift sunken ships in shallower waters. The apparatus, built at Brightlingsea, will work with Lloyds of London to recover cargoes from ships like the Lusitania and enemy wrecks with an aquascope and air lock for safe undersea operation.
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Simon Lake
Nés
Mr. Lake
Seesox
Brightlingsea
England
Holland
Lloyd’s of London
Lake
Conference Seeks Solution to Mexican Problem
In New York diplomats led by Secretary Lansing discuss Mexico at the Hotel Biltmore seeking a framework for recognizing a future stable government. They plan to invite General Carranza and other leaders to send representatives as they assess shifting military control and territorial claims.
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Lansing
New York
Biltmore
Mexico
Carranza
Sisal Blonde Trend Replaces Peroxide Wigs in Mobile
Four hundred thousand pounds of sisal hemp, imported aboard the Dora Allison to Mobile, are being bought by Armour Curled Hair Works of Chicago. The fiber will be cleaned and shipped to Chicago to be spun into blondine ringlets, curls, puffs and wigs. T. J. Anderson, marine surveyor for Galveston, purchased the sisal for the Chicago firm.
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Mobile
Dora Allison
Armour Curled Hair Works
Chicago
T. J. Anderson
Galveston
Jackson Highway urged by Mobile postmaster for regional growth
Assistant Postmaster John D. Wilkins urged the Jackson Highway as essential for Mobile, arguing the road would boost tourism and trigger more roads and population growth. He said Mobile should push the project with local effort and unite to secure better rural routes and postal efficiency.
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Jackson Memorial
Mobile
Alabama
John D. Wilkins
Mr. Wilkins
California
Explorers discuss Stefansson's Arctic land discovery
New York reports explorers and geographers reacting to Vilhjalmur Stefansson alive in Banks Land. He claims a new land north of Prince Patrick Island with 100 miles of coast, mountains inland, and shallow Arctic waters. Cyrus C. Adams notes location near Polynia Islands and NE Prince Patrick Island coast charted.
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New York
Vilhjalmar Stefansson
Banks Land
Arctic
Serer Rao
Grees
Cyrus C. Adams
The
Association of American Geographers
Stefansson
Prince Patrick Island
New Land
Adams
Great Parry Archipelago
Parry Archipelago
Arctic Ocean
Nanpen
Gulf Disturbance Tracks West Nw of Louisiana Coast
Weather bureau notes cooler today over the eastern half of the United States with moderate temperatures forecast for the next 36 hours. A Gulf of Mexico disturbance was centered well south of the Louisiana coast and moving west northwest, but has not produced strong winds yet.
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Louisiana
Washington
United States
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Railway Union Endorses Conscription Statement
The Amalgamated Union of Railway Servants executive committee unanimously endorsed in London on September 18 the House of Commons statement by J. H. Thomas that conscription would trigger an industrial revolution and railway workers would stop work.
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London
Amalgamated Union of Railway Servants
House of Commons
J. H. Thomas
Digging Trenches Unearth Coin Hoard in France
In Champenoux forest near Nancy French soldiers unearthed an early seventeenth century coin hoard from the Lorraine entry era under Louis XII. Half the treasure goes to the state and half to the finders. The prefect will auction the soldiers share and place the remainder in the Nancy museum.
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Nancy
France
Champenoux
Lorraine
Louis XII
Divisions Over Using Loan for War Munitions Financing
New York on September 18 reports Anglo French financial negotiators split over whether a mammoth credit loan should fund munitions as well as commodities. American bankers show division while the commission leans toward funding munitions. two fixes propose separate war spending or gold payments to avoid inflation.
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New York
Great Britain
France
Anglo-Frenchinancial Commission
Russia
United States
Gasoline Explosion Kills One at Toledo Plant
An explosion at the Hickok Producing Company plant in Toledo Ohio killed one man and caused extensive property damage. Two gasoline cars blew apart. the blast was felt two miles away and shattered thousands of window panes. Fire followed amid the wreckage.
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Toledo
Ohio
Hickok Producing Company
Vilna Besieged as Central Powers Move on Front
London reports Vilna nearly surrounded with von Mackensen forces near Vileika and control of rail links to Petrograd threatened. Russians gain in Stripa area while center shows quiet as rumors of a new Austrian German offensive spread. Bulgarian public opinion resists attack on Turkey as conscription awaits Parliament next week.
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London
Vilna
von Mackenzen
Vileika
Petrograd
Dvinsk
Stripa
Mar- Sauk von Mackengel
Rotterdam
Serye
Italy
Serbia
Danube
Dardanelles
Three Austrian Invasion Attempts Against Serbia Fail
At Nish on September 18 the war office reports three Allied invasions of Serbia repulsed during the night of September 14. Enemy crossings of the Save were halted and fortifications near the Danube confluence with the Pek river were leveled on September 15 near Bejanta and Souska.
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Nish
Serbia
War Office
Save
Danul
Pek
Bejanta
Souska
French At Dardanelles Capture Turkish Position
Paris reports the French war office announced the capture of a Turkish position on the Gallipoli peninsula by French forces. A Constantinople telegram cited Enver Pasha saying a great German army would go to Turkey, with Duke Johann Brecht noted as forerunner.
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Dardanelles
Paris
Gallipoli
War Office
Berlin
Tuckerton
N. J
Constantinople
Faver Pasha
Turkey
Ays
Johann Brecht
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Enver Pasha
Germany plans annexation of occupied French and Belgian provinces
The Lausanne Gazette reports the German government has decided to issue a declaration annexing the occupied territories in France and Belgium to the German empire. The notice appeared in Geneva via Paris on September 18.
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Germany
Geneva
Paris
Lausanne
France
Belgium
Ambassador Dumba Leaves New York Hotel
Austro Hungarian ambassador Dr. Constantin T. Dumba departed his New York hotel at midnight. Officials report he refused to reveal his destination.
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Ambassador Dumba
New York
Constantin T. Dumba
War Credit Drive Aims Half Billion To Back Britain France
A regional delegation led by Sir Henry Babbington Smith and J P Morgan seeks a war credit totaling half a billion dollars to support England and France. The group, representing the British government and Anglo-French financial interests, discusses mobilizing funds through London banks and allied institutions.
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U.S
England
France
Alabama Good Roads Movement and Jackson Highway Origin
The text credits Alabama road boosters as originators of the 1907 Jackson Highway movement. It claims the route offers greater reach, population, and historical interest, with more completed Good Roads work and a feasible coastal route to New Orleans. It highlights tourism, fishing, hunting, and resort destinations along the Gulf Coast.
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Mobile
Jackson Highway
Ths
Jackson Road
Alabama
New Orleans
Gu Coas
Ways and Means Committee
B. H. Chingerman
Mobile Electric Company
Met Craighead
The
Historical Society
Piga
R. G. Cobb
John
Nashville
Cawthon Hotel
Nashville Pp
Committees report gains boost local drive for delegates
W L Clem ens chaired a meeting where committees reported larger gains than expected. Subscriptions via E M Bailey reached 76 dollars with unofficial portions doubling the amount. The Retail Association pledged 100 dollars and a Monday field campaign aims to secure 25 delegates. Rotary Club delegates named. final choices await.
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E. M. Bailey
P. J. Duggan
Retail ‘Association
Atkins Dies in Selma After Long Illness
V. B. Atkins died at his Selma home this morning at the age of about years. He served as city council member and mayor of Selma, a state senator, and a member of the state highway commission. He was prominent in business and public affairs of Selma, Dallas County, and the state.
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Selma
Ala
V. B. Atkins
State Highway Commission
Board of Revenue
Mrs Selina Moore Holman Dies At 65 Longtime WCTU Leader
Nashville Tenn Sept 18 A Fayetteville Tennessee special reports Mrs Selina Moore Holman 65 longtime president of the Tennessee Woman's Christian Temperance Union died at her home after a recent acute appendicitis attack She was married to Dr Holman and known for 35 years of temperance work.
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Nashville
Tenn
Fayetteville
Selina Moore Holman
Tenne
Wit
T. U
Holman
Weather Forecast for Mobile and Gulf Coast
Fair tonight in Mobile with likely showers in Pines area and fresh winds. Washington reports Alabama and Mississippi fair on Sunday with coastal showers and fresh onshore winds.
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Mobile
Pines
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Lost horse reported on Franklin Street after midnight
A dark bay horse described as low neck high with frosty head and small white streaks on the flanks was found missing from premises on Franklin Street after midnight. Finder entitled to a reward upon reporting to the police or sheriff's office.
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Franklin Street
J Sheriff's . Office
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Committee On Privileges and Elections
South Alabama
John W. Abercrombie
Railway Union
Balkan
Hhway
Good Roads
Jackson Memorial Road
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