Two Men Missing as Boat Found Sunk in Bayou
A fishing trip on Chickasabogue Bayou ends in tragedy as a sunken hired boat is found with no sign of J Percy Watters of United Fruit and H L McKean, Mobile county court officer. Searchers—including McKean’s son and United Fruit colleagues—fear drowning after both men failed to return Thursday afternoon. Hats and gear recovered, with dynamite planned to raise remains.
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Watters
McKean
Magazine Point
Mc Iean
Mobile
Chickasabogue Creek
United Fruit Company
Leon McKean
Chickasa Bogue Creek
Young McKean
Harry McKean
H. L. McKean
St. Stephens Road
Mr. Watters
Chickasabogue
Hog Bayou
Clarence McKean
Marvin Meyers
M. Bates
Lawmakers Face Final 1915 Session Amid Filibuster Fears
Montgomery Ala September 24 Special The fiftieth and last legislative day could be quiet or busy depending on house senate handling of key bills including congressional redistricting. An 11 o'clock vote will limit speeches and amendments, with equalization board appointments raising concern over county revenue law implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
House
Senate
Dng
Monsgomert
State Tax Commission
Trapped Children Burned as Home Destroys Them
Daniel Kish four children were burned to death in a fire that engulfed their home while their mother called for help from a neighbor. The blaze erupted Thursday in Sew here. The tragedy occurred as rescue efforts began and family members faced the grim early report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Large
Daniel Kish
York
Cloak & Suit Makers Union
Nashville
Thetas
W. Sims
Shursday
Iaw
Antonio
Tex
William
Henry Walters Taft
Rotary Club to Push Gulf Coast Road Network
The Rotary Club of Mobile, citing the Blue Book pathfinder report, plans to focus on building and linking roads from Savannah to New Orleans to boost winter tourism. Five delegates from the club joined the Nashville Jackson highway delegation, with seven new members admitted at the luncheon and calls for broader regional cooperation, including Pensacola and Mississippi coast towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Pensacola
United States
Mobile
Rotary Club
Palmer Pillans
Jackson Memorial Road
Jackson Highway
Nashville
Mobile County
Gulf Coast
New Orleans
S.ee
Texas
Jackson County
Suil
Mississippi Coast
Jackson
E. R. Auter
Postal Rabemahi Co
George W. Adams
Joseph Bianchi
Pire Theatre
H. E.baxter
Mobile Credit Men's Association
R. A. Christian
Standard Equipment Co
L. E. Carroll
E- G. Wdreaper
Dreaper & Burns
Summerdale Farmer Has Tobacco Cured Ready for the Market
Summerdale Alabama tobacco farmer B J Sullivan owner of a 300 acre farm near Summerdale reports about 14000 pounds of cured tobacco ready for shipment north to replace Cuban tobacco. Sullivan is in Mobile for a few days and his grade is described as among the finest with a strong success record in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Sullivan
Summerdale
Ala
Mobile
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday. Expect fresh northeast winds and mild temperatures. In Washington, the forecast notes cloudy conditions with similar winds and cooler spells into the weekend.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Foreign language newspapers oppose W. J. Bryan as ambassador
Washington reports Louis N. Hammertling of New York, president of the American Foreign Language Newspapers Association, told the White House that his group has nothing to do with Dr. William Forgo’s suggestion that editors go abroad with William Jennings Bryan to work for peace. He said the association backs the president and will not embarrass him, and that an inquiry is underway to see if any members have accepted subsidies from foreign governments during the war.
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Washington
Louis
N. Hammertling
New York
White House
Whoson
William Forgo
Brooklyn
William J. Bryan
Forgo
Bryan
Hammerling
Ford
Armerican
Egenesting
United 4Es
Citizens Learn of Effort to Support Gulf Coast Fair
Citizens of Mobile are invited to tour the Arlington tract and learn about preparations for the Gulf Coast Fair. The Know-Your-City committee of the Chamber of Commerce plans a 4 PM automobile trip from Sutton's drug store, with FE. M. Bailey in charge, to view the woman's and liberal arts buildings and ongoing ground clearing work.
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Mobile
Arlington Tract
Chamber of Commerce
Fair Grounds
Sutton
FE. M. Bailey
Woman's
Liberal Arts
Mexicans Kill Trooper in Attack on U. S. Soldiers
Mexicans attacked a detachment of United States soldiers at Progreso near Brownsville Texas killing Private Stubblefield of Troop B Twelfth Cavalry. The incident occurred about forty miles west of Brownsville and was reported in advices received.
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Brownsville
Tex
United States
Progreso
Here
Stubblefield
Smith Released as Sane by Meridian Court
Charles R. Smith, once sentenced to life for the 1909 murder of Eugene Laurent, is ruled sane and released from confinement after a habeas corpus petition. Governor’s pardon previously shifted him to an insane asylum. testimony cites alcoholism and paranoia, with damages settled for 10,000. Also, Theodore resident A Headstadt seeks return of his adopted daughter Francis, age 15, missing since Thursday.
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Meridian
Miss
Charles R. Smith
Artesia
Eugene Laurent
Nashville
Laurent
Smith
Mississippi
A. Headstadt
Theodore
Ala
Holcombe
Francis Headstadt
Mobile
Jackson
Prestwick
Well Known Man Drowned Thursday in Creek
A well known local man drowned Thursday in Chickasabogie Creek near Kean. Court officials reported the incident as a death by accidental drowning with authorities continuing to investigate the circumstances.
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Yo Kean
Court Iman
Ounty
Chickasabogie Creek
Mobilization Decree Prompts Greek War Readiness
Athens reports a king issued a general mobilization order for twenty classes of Greek soldiers. Paris cites an Athens dispatch noting the decree published in the Official Journal and Parliament may convene. Greece aims to defend its rights and support Serbia amid Bulgarian actions.
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Athens
Constantine
Paris
Havas
Buldaria
Patris
Greece
Bulgaria
Serbia
Mobile women showcase deft handiwork at Gulf Coast Fair
Under Miss Elizabeth Fonde the Mobile women prepare to compete in the Gulf Coast Fair exhibits. Women will display domestic cookery needlework and lace alongside men in a new building dedicated to Woman and her work.
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Elizabeth Fonde
Wo Man
W. W. McGuire
Martin Holbrook
James K. Glennon
Fair Association
Behrman Endorses Regional Route Plan In South
Nashville special dispatch reports Mayor Behrman of Orleans backs a regional utility route system linking Birmingham Montgomery Mobile and Mississippi coastal resorts to attract tourism. He cites executive committee recommendations showing six total central and southern Alabama routes with Tennessee and Mississippi entries. The ad hoc plan aims to attract visitors through coordinated advertising and tourist traffic.
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Nashville
Tenn
Behrman
Orleans
Birm
Alabama
Birmingham
Mobile
Mississippi
Megomery
Jackson
Tennessee
Sippi
Agai Central
Tennesfie
Arnienle and
Alsionmpacer
Gesac
New US
Bofoce
Nashville convention debates routes and loyalties in regional highway plan
Alabama and Mississippi delegates clash over choosing the central route versus the Florence and Mobile paths. Key figures include Governor Emmet O Neal and J H Webb as mobile influence grows. officers named Peter Lee and J P Crevelitum lead.
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Nashville
Tenn
Meridian
Nathan
Florence
Mississippi
Jackson Highway
Atherton
Pascagor
Alabama
H. B. Don Pascagoula
Pensacola
Phillips
Pen Chamber of Commerce
Cotee
L. C
Florida
Missis Florence
Kentucky
Mobile
3. T. Quarles
Lexington
Mob
North Alabama
E. B. Dunton
Cagoula
Webb
Emmet O'Neal
Florencepi
Caf
J. H. Webb
O'Neal
Mr. Webb
Dermingham
O'Neeal
Bay
Peter Lee
Athertom
Louisville
J. P. Crevelitum
Tenna Se
State
Ee Elena
Edmund Taylor
Franied
Lost and Found: Stolen Item from Franklin Street
Classified brief notes a stolen item recovered or intended to be claimed, mentioning Franklin Street and nearby Ada page reference. Details are fragmentary but indicate a property loss prompting inquiry or return.
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J. Percy Watters
J. Percy. Watters
Boards of Revenue
Hartwell
Recess Committee On Finance and Taxation
Jackson Highw
C Engineers
Coast
Grand Army
Isabel Worrell Ball
Col
John McElroy
R Ihoes McElroy
David J. Palmer
W. J. AS “Dove
Wilson
U. S
Meridian Court
Dardanelles
Pon Tein
Black Sea
Varna
National Bank
Franklin Street
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