Mobile backs Montgomery for farm loan bank site
By a 24 to 2 vote the Mobile Chamber of Commerce endorsed Montgomery Alabama as the logical location for the district farm loan bank. Birmingham representatives urged Mobile to stay neutral while Montgomery supporters argued the Capital City best serves mutual interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Montgomery, Ala
Farm Loan Bank
Montgomery of
Birmingham
Montgomery
Oscar Wells
Erling A. Wood
Mobile Chamber
Mobile
Michael Cody
Canadians First Major Offensive On Somme Battle
A war correspondent describes the Somme battle near Courcelette with Canadian troops advancing to the village edge and storming it. Troops from Montreal Toronto Winnipeg and Vancouver mingle with American volunteers praising the fight and the Byng boys nickname for General Sir Julian Byng.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Missouri
New England
Somme
Canadians Take Initiative At Somme Front
General Byng recognized Canadian initiative in the Somme offensive. The correspondent observed Canadian troops moving to their assigned objective under shell fire after their second charge, gaining trenches not in the original plan. The night before the battle the front staff officer showed the Canadian objective to the reporter.
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Byng
Somme
North America
No Home Run But Sacrifice Fly Secures Lead Run
A brief, tense play-by-play notes an unexpected sacrifice fly that brought in runners from the bases. The text hints at a successful early scoring moment and a sustained momentum in a continuous dash. The fragment emphasizes strategic offensive execution over power hitting.
Negro Boards in Jail Instead of On Private Coach of President
William Mallette, a negro, was arrested in Raleigh by U S Secret Service agents after attempting to board President Olson's private car on a special train returning from Columbia to Long Branch. He had bought a ticket for Washington, missed a late train, and was turned over to police on drunkenness and disorderly conduct charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Raleigh
N. C
Willam “Madlette
United States Secret Service
President Olson
Long Branch
N. J
Columbia
D. C
Washington
Union Station
Mallette
Secret Service
Canadians Break Through at CeR Celette in Courtelette Advance
Battle narrative notes Byng’s forces pushing to Courcellette with trench seas and cratered ground. Canadian units including French Canadians and men from Nova Scotia Vancouver and New Orleans led a stubborn assault. A Sioux‑type American soldier among retreating troops is described.
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Courcelette
New Orleans
Nova Scotia
Vancouver
Tank offensive cited as turning point in World War story
A Canadian recount describes a fierce attack named by soldiers the Tank Offensive. London divisions push to a map point facing machine guns in High Wood while tanks and artillery complicate the assault. New Zealanders, identified by colored campaign hat bands, join the effort as the narrative highlights risk, timing, and the improvised teamwork that carried the assault forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
State recorder court cases moved to city court docket
The state cases on the recorder's court docket have been turned over to City Court Clerk James A. Crane by Clerk James J. Barry. The list includes Decoying Away Labor, Decoying a Person From Service of Another, Assault with a Pistol, Grand Larceny, Abusive Language, Embezzlement, Assault and Battery, Receiving Stolen Property, Violating Prohibition, Vagrancy, Forgery, Burglary, Petit Larceny, Sodomy, Permitting Minors to Play in a Pool Room, Disorderly Conduct, Prank, and Violating Weights and Measures Ordinance with numerous named defendants and jury trials noted.
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Recorder’s Court
James A. Crane
James J. Barry
Charles Nelson
Ury
Theolius
Ross Robertson
Jesse Sherman
Fremont Thrower
Josh Cunningham
James Knight
Robert Wiggins
Lonnie Vance
Missouri Girnan
J. R. McGaughey
F. W. Hines
Homer H. Vance
Sam Feldman
Herman Keubel
Dan F. Petty
Corinne A. Holt
Pitt Tuttle
S. M.durette
Wade Jartzogg
James Thomas
Rufus J. Williamson
Moses Heidelberger
Allen P. Smith
Arthur P. Tew
Eugene Jemison
Robert J. Eldridge
John J. Sullivan
George Pearson
Herman I. Keubel
Corinne Anna Holt
Daniel F. Petty
Marshall Thomas
William H. Ransom
Robert McNeirney
Dita James
Isaac Alexander
Stagg Praises Yale Team As Grid Practice Proceeds
Chicago athletic director A A Stagg visits New Haven to consult with Walter Camp and Yale coaches. He notes Yale may field a stronger team this year with 70 players out and 30 to 40 more expected, praising the players as big and hardworking. Wain Breland, 12, dies in Leakesville, Mississippi, leaving parents and siblings. funeral held at Methodist Church with burial at Leakesville cemetery.
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Chicago
A. A. Stagg
University of Chicago
New Haven
Walter Camp
Yale
Stagg
Wain Breland
Leakesville
Miss
A. S. Breeland
Maggie
Rachel
Louise
Dorothy
Claude
Morris
Binzie
Floyd
Burnis
Leukasville
When the Guards Went Over the Parapet in a Sudden Charge
The report recalls New Zealand troops and crack regiments in a tense battle. Officers praised generosity of leaders, while Germans held firm in strong points under enfilading fire. The guards rushed their objectives without waiting, securing ground amid shell smoke and prisoner lines.
Guards Stretch Two- Bagger Into Three-Base Hit
British troops push toward a German front amid heavy shelling as guards advance under fire. An Irish Guards soldier jokes about extending their advance while both sides sustain fierce fighting and fresh units move up to join the battle in wet, misty conditions.
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Irish Guards
Notable visitors and local military updates in Mobile
Mobile residents and visitors frequent the city as professionals and soldiers travel for duties and lectures. H E Austin of Mobile Electric Co plans meetings in New York Washington Philadelphia and other cities while Angelo Suffich resumes teaching at Spring Hill College on furlough. Local police and military figures return from brief trips and mobilization camps with travel noted through Mobile.
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H. E. Austin
Mobile Electric Company
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Illuminating Engineers’ Society
University of Pennsylvania
Buffalo
Detroit
Chicago
Angelo Suffich
Montgomery
Spring Hill College
Dam Burst In Bohemia Valleys Swamps Villages
A dam collapse near Weissendesse in the Bohemian valley unchecked floods wash away glass-polishing works and inundate Deszendorf Tiefenbach Tannwald Schumburg Schwalow Grosshammer and Haratz. Ten bodies identified with many more missing amid vast damage and fragile bridges.
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London
Gablonz
Bohemia
Weissendesse
Reuter’s
Amsterdam
Deszendorf
Tiefenbach
Tannwald
Schumburg
Schwarow
Grosshammer
Haratz
Healthful update on soldiers and local figures
The report notes men in good health and spirits and mentions Dr. E C Chamberlain visiting Mobile from Fort Morgan Alabama. George Lamas, recently operated on, has recovered enough to return home at 406 South Franklin Street. Attorney General Ross Collins is also referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Richards
Selme Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
J. H. Menge
E. C. Chamberlain
Fort Morgan
Ala
Cawthon Hotel
George Lamas
South
Franklin Street
Fraternal and Masonic Meetings in Mobile Tonight
Listings show Today events for Knights of Pythias Mobile Lodge 67 Castle Hall and Masonic Mobile Lodge 6% at 7:30 PM, with other groups including Tribe of Ben Hur Gulf City Division 9 YMBA Hall and Modern Woodmen Camp 1529 at Central Trades Council Hall and Chamber of Commerce venues. The schedule also includes Lodges such as Mobile Council No. 5 on Sst Emanuel streets and Decora Branch No. 779 at Central Trades Council Hall.
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Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Chamber of Commerce
Central Trades Council
Modern Woodmen of America
M. B
Plague Gains Again In New York Infantile Paralysis Rise
New York health bulletin shows thirty-five new infantile paralysis cases in 24 hours ending 10 a.m. today, up twenty from yesterday, with ten deaths, an increase of four.
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New York
Department of Health
Mississippi Visitors Tour Rail and Sea Ports
Mississippians travel notes include a stop at the Cawthon Hotel in transit to Coden for fishing. H. T. Grisaley of Mobile Cotton Exchange and John T. Randall return from a two month trip to the Pacific coast and Northwest visiting several Canadian cities. George R. Turner of Sample Shoe Company returns to Mobile from New York City.
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Mississippi
Cawthon Hotel
Coden
H. T. Grisaley
Mobile Cotton Exchange
John T. Randall
Pacific Coast
Northwest
Canada
George R. Turner
The
Sample Shoe Company
Mobile
New York City
Wilson to Intensify Campaign After Sister's Funeral
President Wilson traveled from Columbia to Long Branch to attend his sister Annie Howe's funeral. He plans active campaigning through election day with speeches in Baltimore and Shade Lawn, while coordinating with Democratic chair Vance McCormick on receptions to delegations and trip itineraries. He will focus on railroad labor, administration policy, Mexico, Europe, and Republican critiques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Herd
Long Branch N. J
Columbia
S. C
Annie KE. Howe
Vance McCormick
Shade Lawn
Low Branch
Baltimore
Charles E. Hughes
Dono
Republican Party
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Land Bank
Capital City
James Barry
Jas. A. Crane
H. W. Ames
Shreveport
Cawthon
Heuben L. Dorson
Noah Harris
Police Department
B. O. C. Nelson
Helena, Miss
J. T. McClellan
Tallulah, la
Tourist Welcome Club
Allen Hopkins
Ross Collins
Campaig
Long Bran
Hughes
Chesterfields
Liggette Myers Tabacco de
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