Beers Seized As Prohibition Law Enforced In Mobile
Detectives under Chief G M Van Liew seized 545 cases of beer valued at $3000 from two Mobile warehouses on Eslava and Water streets under storage section of state prohibition laws. The beer arrived on schooners between Mobile and New Orleans. some cases bore fictitious or no names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacey
Burch
Pearson
Boltz
St. Clair
G. M. van Liew
Eslava
Water Streets
van Liew
Mobile
Prohibition cases and raids dominate Wednesday court actions
M Chrisman offered to transport beer to New Orleans or hold it until case resolution but was refused. J E Cox fined $50 or 50 days for violation. Henry Jenkins and Charles Bates also fined $50 and costs after guilty pleas. Wil lie Edwards and Joseph Turner cases continued to October 4. Jim Davis bond forfeited after failure to appear. Deputies reported found prohibited liquors at Meyer Mitchell, A Weiss, Joe Puckett, and others. police raided Frank Allen, A V Nezich, and A Dud in separate locations for small quantities of beer whiskey and gin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Chrisman
New Orleans
J. E. Cox
D. H. Edington
Henry Jenkins
Charles Bates
Inferior Criminal Court
Willie Edwards
Joseph Turner
Jim Davis
Toppear
Meyer Mitchell
Congress
Broad Streets
A. Weiss
Pine
Joe Puckett
St. Louis
Lawrence
Royal Street
Conti Street
Frank Allen
Commerce and Lipscombe
A. V. Nezich
Removal of a Fence Brings Many to Court
The alleged removal of a fence near Cedar Point road in Thomas' Store precinct occupied the inferior criminal court for nearly two hours on Wednesday. Defendants named were Bob Lartigue Jim Davis Louis Lartigue Buddie Lartigue and Ollie Lartigue with Silas Brunson the complainant claiming unlawful removal from his land. Attorneys J H Webb and Tisdale Touart presented, and the case was postponed to September 27 to secure new witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Point Road
Thomas’ Store
Inferior Criminal Court
Bob Lartigue
Jim Davis
Louis Lartigue
Buddie Lartigue
Ollie Lartigue
Silas Brunson
J. H. Webb
Tisdale Touart
Hong Kong Firm Seeks Agent in South Regions
In a letter to the Chamber of Commerce a Hong Kong silk manufacturer asks the organization to help locate an agent in the Southern states and in South America with Buenos Aires as headquarters. Further information available at the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Hong Kong
South America
Buenos Aires
Steamer John Quill Returns After Repairs at Mobile
The steamer John Quill with a carload of naval stores from Lock 15 arrived in Mobile Wednesday afternoon at 1 o clock. It is the first visit to Mobile since last June when the vessel struck an obstruction near Tuscaloosa and sank. Raised by the insurance company, it was hauled to Tuscaloosa for temporary repairs and now will receive further work before resuming Warrior river trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Quill
Lock 15
Mobile
Tuscaloosa
Insurance Company
Resurvey of Coasts Sought by New Orleans Commerce
The New Orleans Association of Commerce asks the Coast and Geodetic Survey to resurvey the coasts of Louisiana Mississippi Alabama and Mississippi Sound due to changes believed caused by the September 1915 storm. The letter cites the group’s representation of New Orleans business and professional interests and urges action by the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans Association of Commerce
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Department of Commerce
United States
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Mississippi Sound
New Orleans
Storm Alters Gulf Coast Navigation Hazards
The September 1916 storm shifted many islands shoals and reefs along the gulf coast. A re survey is urged to chart dangers and inform the shipping public. Officers fear uncharted hazards affect vessels cruising the area. The appeal cites the need to maintain and develop gulf coast commerce.
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Gulf Coast
Restaurant Keeper Fined After Adulterated Milk Fight
The recorder's court heard that F P Wolf accused V Karapolus of selling adulterated milk at his restaurant in the Southern market. The evidence favored the inspector. Karapolus was fined 10 dollars or ten days in each case. one fine was suspended and the other paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cry Board of Health
F. P. Wolf
Recorder’s Court
V. Karapolus
Thy
Karapolus
Miner Refuses Offers on Longstanding Spokane Claims
In Spokane, J. P. Tuttle a 74 year old prospector with idle mining claims valued between 40009 and 50000 lives alone and nearly penniless. He owns the claims located twenty years ago but refuses to allow others to manage them or invest funds. Local miners say the properties are valuable yet Tuttle distrusts promotors and blocks transactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
J. P. Tuttle
Tuttle
Fraud trial demurrers in WV primary election case
Argument began today in United States district court over demurrers to indictments accusing General Edward O'Toole and nineteen others of fraud tied to the June statewide primary in McBowen County. Judges Wood and Keily preside as they consider federal jurisdiction over state elections.
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Associated Press
Huntington
W. Va
United States District Court
Edward O'Toole
Haereld
Mcbowen
C. A. Wood
Chaneston
8. C
United States Circuit Court of
Weather forecast for Washington and gulf region
Forecast notes warm tonight and Thursday across the district with fair skies. Mississippi expects fair weather tonight and warmer interior conditions. Mobile and vicinity will have fair skies tonight and Thursday with warmer temperatures and gentle north and northeast winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mississippi
Mobile
Cavalry Troop Formed in Mobile Leaves Tonight for Montgomery
A Mobile cavalry troop of 96 men under Captain Howard Gaillard sails at 10 PM from Louisville and Nashville station for the mobilization camp in Montgomery. Recruited locally, the unit known as Troop H includes officers E J Grove and T D Nettles Jr with Branch E and Barlow as first sergeant. roster to follow.
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Mobile
Montgomery
Howard Gaillard
Louisville and Nashville
E. J. Grove
T. D. Nettles, Jr
Branch E&, Barlow of
List of named individuals in political roster
A long OCR line lists numerous individuals by full names and initials, including Robert M. Anthony Silas Agertine Harry L D. Ahern Joseph Becker H. E B. Bixler William Blackman Proctor Bradley James E. Burton and many others, ending with Elis C. Winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Anthony
Silas Agertine
Harry LD. Ahern
Joseph Becker
H. E B. Bixler
William Blackman
Proctor Bradley
James E. Burton
C. A. Bell
Charles Barlow
Andrew Burt
Albert Carroll
Lee Cary
Eli Collins
Harold Croxdale
Joseph Coralis
Clarence Crosby
William E. Carter
Henry L. Coker
Robert K. Carrall
Thomas M. Curray
Robert M. Cox
Emmett Clarke
John W. Daniels
Charles J. Davis
Arnold Dodd
Walker Dawson
Tate Dickinson
Edward Demony
William J. Duff
Ben Danaburg
Ross FE. Dolive
Dillon Dolive
Lt. Davis
Denby Daw
Luke Daye
Luther Elliott
Elmer Ellis
James KB
English
William J. Singlish
Zeb English
Lee Franklin
Morris S. J. Grace
John P. Graham
James K. Gully
Rhett Gully
Joseph Hall
John J. Hamilton
Swep Hunk
B. Heaton
Sol Hoover
George Hutton
Edward Hudson
James H. Jones
Boyd Jones
Claude Johnson, Jr
Clyde Johnson
Busey A. Kitchen
Thomas J. Kirvin
Arthur Krauss
Charles M. Lane
Claude Lawson
Karl
Levine
Claude L. Lott
Paul Martin
Joseph Mathhies
Roy Mixon
Riley Mize
Edwin B. Moody
John F. Moore
W. M.murphy
William McDuffie
Raymond McGill
Ernest McInnis
Felix Nicholas
John Feagler
Peter Peterson
Herbert Powell
Jack Rasberry
Grover FE. Roberts
Walter K. Rhodes
Charles Stevens
Charles J. Rogers
Cleveland Smally
David L. Steele
Lewis Breacham
Albert P. Tucker
Frank A. Tuttle
J. C. Vickers
Florida Bandits Elude Pursuing Posse After Boat Fight
Blood stained clothing found in a boat believed abandoned on Large Key after a Friday bank raid led sheriffs to suspect one or more robbers were wounded or killed in Saturday’s encounter with a posse. The pursuit continued as two bandits were sighted during a distant clash that allowed their escape with $6,060 stolen from the Homestead state bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Everglades
State Bank of
Homestead
Court Decides Antonio Got Pigeons and Fixtures
John Antonio was sentenced to ninety days of hard labor by Judge Chamberlain after conviction on two counts of petit larceny. He stole three pigeons from Nick Andrews and brass fixtures valued at $15 from Holt Lumber Company. John Maples sought a jury trial for assault on Ellis Long and was released on $100 bond. Ruel Wilson was discharged after assault charges.
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John Antonio
Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Antonio
Nick Andrews
Holt Lumber Company
John Maples
Ellis Long
Ruel
Wilson
Eastern Front Battles Expand as Allied Attacks Shift Focus
London reports fighting on a huge scale along the eastern front with main Soviet and Romanian campaigns. German and Turkish forces push in Galicia and Transylvania while Entente centers hold in the Balkans with Serbian advances against Bulgaria near Florina and Ostrovo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Somme
Romania
von Mackensen
Obrudja
Lemberg
Halicz
Carpathians
Transylvania
Berlin
Sofia
Dobrudja
Rumania
Constantanza
Black Sea
Galicia
Volhynia
Teutonic
Brussiloff
Petrograd
Constantinople
Macedonia
Florina
Kaimakcalan Range
Lake Ostrovo
One New Society Pirate Arrested and Three Released
Investigation into an alleged blackmailing syndicate swindling wealthy individuals across the country moved to Washington as Hinton G. Clabaugh departed for consultations with the Attorney General. Four others remain detained for examination by a U.S. commission next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Che Jago
Washington
Hinton G. Clabaugh
Department of Justice
Gregory
William CC. Woodward
Edward Donahue
Frances Chapman
George Bland
United States Commission
Helen Bjerk
Henry Russell
James Christian
Militia Escorts Mills Bier Toward West Point Ceremonies
Washington news reports Major General Albert L. Mills funeral with escort from Fort Myer regulars and District of Columbia National Guard units. Services were at St John’s ProCathedral and the procession moved to the terminal station. Burials at West Point expected tomorrow with cadets taking part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Albert L. Mills
Militia Affairs Bureau
War Department
Fort Myer
District of Columbia National Guardsmen
St. John’s
Micopal Church
West Pont
Short Skirts Taboo Theyre Longer and Less Flaring Now
New York reports from the Silk Association of America predict fall skirts will be ankle length with more fabric and plaits. Faris fashions reject extremely short skirts this season, aiming for modest silhouettes. The shift is expected to boost demand for silk hosiery, both fancy and plain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
America
Faris
German Gore Spilled in Somme in Vain Across Hill 76
Paris dispatch reports German attacks last night on French lines at Hill 76 north of the Somme. The war office says the Germans briefly gained a foothold at advanced points but were afterward driven back. Hand to hand fighting noted as Serbo Bulgarian clashes and Allied bombers hit German positions.
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Paris
Hill 76
Somme
War Office
British Troops Take 200 Yards of German Trenches
British forces south of Arras advanced and captured 200 yards of German trenches in a recent operation. The official headquarters release dated today confirms the minor but strategic gain amid ongoing combat in the Arras sector.
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London
Arras
German assault near Fliers drives French from trench
Berlin reports a hand grenade attack on British troops near Fliers on the Homme front. German forces claim success in the Verdun sector driving the French from a small trench on the western slope of Dead Man Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
Fliers
Homme Front
Verdun
Dead Man Hill
Rumania reports success in Dobrudja fighting
The Romanian war office announced that Romanian forces gained ground against German and Bulgarian troops in Dobrudja near Knigea, about 19 miles south of the Constanza Tchernavoda railway, with reports dated in Bucharest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Rumania
London
Rumanian War Office
Dobrudja
Knigea
Constanza-Tzernavoda
Last Bulgarians Cleared From Florina Front
Paris dispatch reports the last Bulgarians cleared from Florina near the Macedonian front. The note appears in an ongoing war update and hints at continuing action along the front with further details on page two.
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Florina
Associated Press
Paris
Macedonian Front
Minnesota to Dedicate South Monument for War Dead
Minnesota will dedicate a monument for state soldiers buried in the national cemetery at Memph is Tennessee. Governor Burnquist and Minnesota Memorial Association members arrive Saturday. Burnquist’s party will stop at Little Rock Friday to dedicate a shaft in the national cemetery there. Judge J M Greer of Memphis will give the acceptance remarks amid Confederate veterans participation.
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Asociated Press
Memmpinr
Tenn
Minnesota
National Cemetery
J. A. Burnquist
Minnesota Trnonument Association
Burnquist
Little Rock
J. M. Greer
Memphis
Five Killed in War Goods Explosion at Pennsylvania Plant
Five men were killed and another fatally injured when the air-dry house at the Mount Union plant of the Aetna Explosives Company exploded near Huntington Pennsylvania. All the dead worked in the building. officials said the cause will probably never be known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Associated Press
Huntington
Mount Union
Aetna Explosives Company
Luxemburg to Use Zinc for Small Coins
Zurich dispatch reports Luxem burg plans minting 200000 francs in small zinc coins due to copper coin shortage. The decision cited by Taegliche Rundschau of Berlin reflects wartime material constraints.
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Luxemburg
Zurich
Switz
Paris
Taegliche Rundschau
Berlin
Adamson Law Paves Way to Civil War
Charles E Hughes warned in Green Bay that the Adamson law leads to civil war, denouncing administration action as unpardonable. He spoke as a labor ally and condemned surrender of arbitration to force during the dispatch from Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adamson
Hughes
Green Bay
Wis
Charles FE. Hughes
Labor
Greece Demands Release of Kavala Prisoners
Athens presses Germany and Bulgaria for the immediate return of soldiers captured at Kavala. Berlin reports the 20 000 strong Greek fourth army corps was to be sent to Germany while other accounts claim fewer were moved and some were sent to Saloniki or Thasos. Greek pro entente leaders denounce the act and Kalogeropoulos vows to demand their return, threatening war if refused.
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Athens
London
Germany
Bulgaria
Kavala
Berlin
Gern m.Mander
Saloniki
Thasos
Greece
Kalogeropoulos
Mutiny Rumors Linked to Chihuahua Enclave Battle
Reports from El Paso say rumors spread that Chihuahua City fell to Villa forces in a second assault. Officials Gonzales and Consul Garcia deny the claim as unfounded while noting mutiny rumors among garrison troops and bandits occupying key palaces and the penitentiary.
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Associated
EL Paso
Tex
Chihuahua City
Villa
Francisco Gonzales
Juarez
Garcia
Movement to End Papal Influence in Italy Reported
London reports a new movement among German Catholic papers to reestablish papal temporal power by separating the Vatican from Italian influence. Cologne’s Volks Zeitung and Austrian papers denounce Italian 1870 guarantees, with Cardinal Wartmann credited as initiating the effort to gain Vatican representation at postwar peace talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Germany
Vatican
Uence
Cologne
Volks Zeitung
Cardinal Wartmann
Olomne
Calder Extends Lead In Republican Senate Primary
News from New York shows William M. Calder widening his edge over Robert Bacon in the Republican senatorial race. With most districts reported, Calder leads 125,948 to 117,995 overall, a 7,955 vote plurality, and carries Greater New York by 33,426 votes. Outside New York City Calder trails 71,104 to 96,575.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
William M. Calder
Robert Bacon
United States
Calder
Bacon
Greater
Rumor Denied of Airfield Fire near Frankfurt
The Overseas News Agency reports a widely circulated claim that an aerodrome near Frankfurt burned destroying fifteen aircraft and four Zeppelins is untrue. The denial comes from the Overseas News Agency via wireless transmission to Sayville.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Sayville
Overseas News Agency
Frankfort
Villa Breaches Carranza Lines In Chihuahua Campaign
General Funston cites El Paso reports that Villa’s forces retook Chihuahua City last Saturday driving Trevino’s troops from the center. Bell’s dispatch notes Villa men estimated 500 to 700, with potential to sever the Chihuahua Juarez railway and threaten northern garrisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Francisco Villa
Carranza
Hua City
Juarez
General Funston
Villa
Chihuahua
Ceberel Bell
el Paso
Bell
Trevino
Chihuahua City
Funston
Hell
Mexico Northwestern
Quiet Today Reported in Chihuahua City
Consul Garcia and General Gonzales said wire communication was hampered but early messages indicated quiet in Chihuahua City on September 20 in Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sil Paso
Texas
Garcia
Gonzales
Chihuahua City
Rise in Bread Alarms Bakers and Congress Sought
Two hundred Brooklyn bakers passed resolutions urging President Wilson to call a special session of Congress to declare an embargo on wheat exports and to investigate flour price increases. They warned flour could reach 14 dollars per barrel and bread 20 cents per loaf next spring without action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Wilson
Congress
Brooklyn
Mexican Holiday Quiet Observed Quiet Independence Day Celebrations
Naval dispatches from both coasts report Mexican ports observed the holiday peacefully. State department advices note earlier trouble near Tampico on September 16 but no details appear in today’s reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Tampico
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