Three Counties Farmers Back Tri-Counties Creamery Plan
About fifty farmers from Mobile Baldwin and Washington counties pledged support for a new Tri-Counties Creamery Company at a courthouse meeting. They expect to organize within a week with $25,000 pledged from outside sources to begin operations and 700 cows already pledged.
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Mobile
Baldwin
Washington Counties
Court House
Tri-Counties Creamery Company
T. W. Gilmer
Evan B. Davis
W. C. Strong
Mon Louis Island
Baldwin County
J. B. Lawrence
Dyas
Ala
Secretary of Agriculture
Congress of the United States
Washington
Thiepval Falls as Forces Drive on Somme Front
London dispatch reports Franco-British forces press on the Somme after capturing Combles and rapidly following with Thiepval seizure. French troops also push south of the river, driving from Vermandovillers and seizing a fortified wood east of the town.
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London
Somme
Jackson Highway Pathfinders Set to Visit Mobile
Pathfinders traveling the Jackson Highway will visit Mobile from October 11 to 12. They depart Nashville October 2, visiting Florence and Sheffield Alabama, Columbus Mississippi, Meridian and Hattiesburg Mississippi, then New Orleans before heading to Bay St. Louis Pass Christian Biloxi Pascagoula and Mobile. The northern route includes Jackson Selma Montgomery Birmingham Attalla Huntsville and Nashville.
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Jackson Highway
Mobile
A G Ward
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
City
Jackson
Ala
Ward
Nashville
Tenn
Florence
Sheffield
Columbus
Miss
Meridian
Hattiesburg
New Orleans
Bay St. Louis
Pass Christian
Biloxi
Pascagoula
Selma
Montgomery
Birmingham
Attalla
Hunts Ville
Allied Forces Bay 6 000 in Combles
Allied forces capture between 3 000 and 4 000 Germans in Combles during Monday and Tuesday fighting. French reports raise total prisoners to more than 6 000 with 190 square miles and 44 villages gained by Anglo French armies in the Somme offensive through July 1 to date.
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London
Haig
Macedonia
Vardar
Paris
Kaimakcalan
Bucharest
von Mackensen
Dombrudja
Danube
Black Sea
Bowie Addresses Teachers Urges Amendment At Election
Former Congressman Sydney J. Bowie of Birmingham and Colonel R W Taylor of Mobile and Ohio Railroad spoke to the Mobile County Teachers Institute urging adoption of the educational amendment at the upcoming November election. The auditorium was crowded and the program lasted about an hour with school board officers present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney J. Bowie
Birmingham
R. W. Taylor
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Mobile County Teachers’ Institute and
Bowie's Address Endorses Education Amendment in Alabama
Mr. Bowie outlined arguments for the proposed educational amendment saying it imposes no new taxes without a vote. He cited states with higher education spending and linked it to increased farm crop value, property, and bank deposits. He urged support to reduce Alabama's illiteracy and cited taxation home rule as a path to prosperity.
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Bowie
Alabama
Teachers Institute Organized in Graded Sections
The institute grouped into Kindergarten led by Miss Elizabeth Johnson, first grade by Miss Natalia Simison, second by Miss Maud Kimball, fourth by Miss Mary Nixon, fifth by Miss Olive Austin, sixth by Miss Louise de Ornellas, seventh by Miss Carrie Bright, high school by Dr. Lee Byrnes, and one room led by Miss Ola Bryars.
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Teachers’ Institute
Elizabeth Johnson
Natalia Simison
Maud Kimball
Mary Nixon
Olive Austin
Louise de Ornellas
Carrie Bright
Lee Byrnes
Ola Bryars
Time Is Almost Here for Paying Auto Licenses
Auto licenses in Alabama are due October 1 to October 31 in the probate court. Over 1,700 vehicles in Mobile and more countywide are affected. Licenses depend on insurable horsepower with motorcycles $3.50 and tandem $5.50. Applicants must obtain and file an application with payment.
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Alabama
Mobile
Henderson Proclaims October 9 Fire Prevention Day
Governor Henderson designates October 9 as Fire Prevention Day and urges citizens to prepare for winter. The proclamation appears in Montgomery Alabama with officials stressing safety and readiness.
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Henderson
Montgomery
Ala
Shipbuilding Plant To Start Here By December
H C Murnan of Memphis announces a new shipbuilding plant and a three thousand ton marine ways will begin operations on the east bank of the Mobile river by December 1. Ground clearing has started and the facility aims to build anything made of wood with emphasis on ships and barges. He notes Mobile’s natural advantages and expects rapid growth, having previously handled salvage work and government vessel recovery here.
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Mobile
H. C Murnan
Memphis, Tenn
Dauphin Street
Mr. Murnan
Murnan
Wiliam J. Twining
New Plant to Feature Full Workshop Facilities
A new industry site near Cleveland Bros will span 400 by 1 000 feet and include a saw mill planing mill blacksmith and iron shop. Construction will cost fifty thousand dollars with Mr Murnan supervising the build.
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Cleveland Bros
Murnan
All Unsightly Signs Must Come Down Statement
Chief of Police G. M. Van Liew says amended street sign ordinance will be enforced. Un sightly cloth signs and other signs will be ordered down if needed. He noted several unsightly signs have already been removed from buildings.
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Police Department
G. M. van Liew
van Liew
Mobile Ship Chandlery Files Voluntary Bankruptcy Petition
The Mobile Ship Chandlery Company filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the district court. Liabilities amount to 15 231.20 dollars with assets of 17 662.53 dollars. A receiver is requested, with F. M. Backes named by Referee in Bankruptcy R. T. Ervin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Ship Chandlery Company, Inc
United States District Court
F. M. Backes
R. T. Ervin
British steamer Antinous escapes German U Boat off Algiers
The British steamer Antinous, leaving Newport News for New York via Gibraltar, narrowly escaped destruction after shell fire from a German U boat off Algiers. With only two guns, the vessel kept the submarine at bay, preventing torpedo attack. bridge damaged and bunkers, boilers affected, minor damage elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Newport News
Algiers
New York
Gibraltar
Lighthouse Man to Meet Harbor Board Thursday
Captain B B Dorry inspector of the Eighth lighthouse district will come to Mobile Thursday to confer with the State Harbor Commission on proper markings to guide over Mobile bar. He will meet at 2 o'clock in the commission room in the Bank of Mobile building following last week’s harbor investigation into the Naplerian grounding over the bar in the lower bay.
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State Harbor Commission
Mobile
B. B. Dorry
Eighth Lighthouse District
Harbor Commission
Commission
Bank of Mobile
Captain Dorry
Naplerian
Hay
Pilot navigation aids discussed for Mobile bar
Captain Joseph Norville testified there are no markings to guide a pilot over the bar. He suggested inviting Captain Dorry to confer on the issue. A letter was sent to the inspector and his reply promised prompt attention to adding certain aids to navigation at Mobile bar.
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Joseph Norville
Dorry
Harbor Board Meeting Prep from Ls and N 12 45 Train Arrival
Captain Perry will be met by harbor and pilot officials and entertained until the meeting. Pilots may testify on markings guiding ships over the bar. Depth of water drawn by vessels entering since harbor board est. will be provided to Captain Derry as Secretary Greenwood presents a compiled information book for the conference with the lighthouse inspector.
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Perry
Harbor Board
Derry
W. H. H. Greenwood
Cattle Owner Appears Before Commissioner on Assault Charge
Charles Lyons, cattle owner, appeared before US Commissioner Jere Austin and waived examination to the next federal grand jury. Lyons was released on a $250 bond. Dr. Selkin accuses Lyons of assaulting him when notifying to dip cattle under the cattle tick eradication law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lyons
United States
Jere Austin
Bureau of Animal Industry
Lyons
W. Be 8Elkin
Bandits Wreck Two Trains Killing Dozens In Mexico
Laredo Texas reports bandits wrecked two National railway trains between Gonzales Junction and San Luis Potosi killing more than twenty. British chargé T B Hobler said arrivals confirm the toll and details of the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Laredo
Texas
National Railway
Gonzales Junction
San Luis Potosi
Mex
T. B. Hobler
Mexico City
North Carolina Guard Units Rush to Border Duty
With the Third regiment leaving today all state forces called for border duty are en route to El Paso. The First regiment departed Monday and the Second Tuesday leaving Morehead City North Carolina.
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N. C
Morehead City
North Carolina Guard
el Paso
Monster Tiger Shark Captured Near Mobile Harbor
A 14 foot tiger shark, described as one of the largest seen near Mobile, was caught from the pilot boat Alabama at anchor in the Gulf of Mexico by apprentice pilot Frank Haas. The shark, spotted like a leopard, was landed with help from the crew using a regulation hook and line while Hans fished for sharks.
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Alabama
Frank Haas
Gulf of Mexico
Mobile
Hans
Martine Wins Democratic Nomination for U S Senate in New Jersey
In Trenton on September 27 Senator James E. Martine led John W. Wescott for the Democratic nomination by a wide margin as early returns from 724 of 1,893 districts showed Martine with 12 844 to 6 627.
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Trenton
N. J
James E. Martine
United States
John W. Wescott
Martine
Wescott
Joseph F. Frelinghuysen
Franklin Murphy
Walter KE. Edee
Atlantic City
Frelinghuysen
Murphy
Walter J. Edge
Austen Colgate
Four Alleged Fence Destroyers Released
Judge Chamberlain discharged Jim Day Buddie Lartigue Louis Lartigue and Ollie Lartigue in an unlawful fence destruction case. Robert Lartigue’s case was continued until Monday. The docket has filled two weeks and the hearing extended several hours. Complainant Silas Brunson says the fence was cut on large property on Cedar Point road near Thomas store precinct.
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Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Jim Day
Buddie Lartigue
Louis Lartigue
Ollie Lartigue
Robert Lartigue
Silas Brunson
Cedar Point Road
Thomas' Store
North Carolinian Given Death Chain Sentence
J A Terry was sentenced to be electrocuted December 18 for the murder of John R Stewart a wealthy farmer near Greensboro last July. Terry went to the Stewart home and shot him while he was milking an old quarrel was given as the cause.
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Greensboro
N. C
J.A. Terry
John R. Stewart
Here
Terry
Stewart
Sheriff Withholds Overton Until Reward Paid
Sheriff G C Puckett of De Kalb county says he will not deliver Da vid D Overton the Huntsville murder suspect to Huntsville officers until the reward is paid. Overton stayed in the Nashville jail after a small party claimed to be deputy sheriffs from Huntsville visited at 2 am seeking access.
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Nashville
Tenn
G. C. Puckett
de Kalb
David D. Overton
Huntsville
Ala
W. T. Lawler
Overton
Huntsville Reward Fight Overton Case Sparks Bitter Feud
Solicitor Joseph Tate of Birmingham said the $1,500 reward for Overton’s capture is being withheld. Overton denied the charge and said he left Huntsville on friends’ advice to avoid a hasty trial, noting a known enmity with Judge Lawler and plans to return soon.
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Joseph Tate
Birmingham
Overton
Huntsville
Lawler
Henderson Issues Requisition Papers
Montgomery Sept 27 Gov Henderson is said to issue requisition papers for D D Overton Madison county official charged with the murder of Probate Judge Lawler Overton will be returned to Tennessee to face charges under the request from the state authorities
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Montgomery
Ala
Henderson
Tennessee
D. D. Overton
Madison County
Lawler
Overton
Bowie to Address Central Trades Council Meeting
Bowie of Birmingham will speak at the Central Trades Council tonight at eight on the educational amendment to be voted in November. He is renowned as a campaign speaker having been called on by the national Democratic committee, and is expected to deliver a strong address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney J. Bowie
Birmingham
Central Trades Council
Bowie
National Democratic Committee
Physical Connection At Atmore Delayed by Commission
Albert P. Bush of Mobile and W. D. Nesbitt of Birmingham told the Public Service Commission that progress on the Atmore physical connection stalled. They reported assurance that the commission would address the issue Monday as L and N and G F and A railroads were recently ordered to build the link.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Albert P. Bush
Mobile
W. D. Nesbitt
Birmingham
Public Service Commission
Atmore
Louisville and
Weather Forecast for Mobile and Vicinity
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with likely showers. Moderate to fresh south winds.
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Mobile
French Drive Aims at Chaulnes In Somme Sector
The report describes a new Allied push toward Chaulnes seen as a pocketing effort on the German stronghold east of Vermondovillers. The operation follows a prior French movement in the area and is viewed as a continuation of efforts in the Somme line.
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Chaulnes
Somme
Combles
Vermondovillers
Chauines
French Lines Push South Of Town In Somme Advance
French forces pushed well south of the town as gains from Thiepval to the Somme are seen by observers in the Entente capitals as signaling swift inroads into German territory. The advance beyond Bouchavesnes threatens Allaines near Peronne and aims to encircle and drive Germans from Peronne.
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Thiepval
Somme
Bouchavesnes
Allaines
Peronne
Allies Lose Heavily in Thiepval Take Says Berlin
Berlin reports heavy Allied losses in Somme fighting as Thiepval falls and ground is gained around Courcelette. The German war office says operations continue with renewed efforts on both flanks.
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Thiepval
Berlin
Associated Press
Berin
Sayville
Somme
Courcelette
War Office
Wilson Promises Campaign Support in New York State
Samuel Seabury, Democratic NY governor candidate, met President Wilson at Shadow Lawn after an early morning conference. Wilson pledged active cooperation in Seabury's New York campaign as party leaders discussed a state tour and national support, with plans for Wilson to speak in New York.
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Associated Press
Long Branch
N. J
Samuel Seabury
New York
Wilson
Dent
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Rouses & SR A
F&f
S&s
Chautnes
Vermandovillers
Mississippi
ComblesGain
OEE
Blakely Island
H. C. Murnan
Memphis
City of Mobile
Mobile Ship Chandlery Company
North Sea
State Department
Germany
Department
Eighth District
Ile Harbor
Inspector
Selkin
Mobile Boy
Harbor Entrance
Westcott
U. S. Senate
New Jersey
G. O.P
Fence
Puckett
New York State
Seabury
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