Mobile 10 Stand At Crossroads Of Nation Highways
The Mobile chamber ways and means committee launched a campaign to place Mobile at two great national highways. L. C. Irvine founded the slogan Making Boosters Out of Knockers and promoted road plans, interlacing county routes, and tourism between Nashville, Savannah, and New Orleans. E. M. Bailey named as delegate to the road organization. J. D. Andrews to chair. Irvine resigns from committee.
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Mobile
Ways and Means Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Battle House
Nashville Jackson Highway
Savannah
New Orleans
L. C. Irvine
Alabama
Nashville
Irvine
Florida
Freshville
E. M. Bailey
Ways and Means
Mr. Bailey
J. D. Andrews
Gulf Coast
Gulf
Andrews
Bailey
Barker Cotton Mills
J. Leslie
Chamber
Dargan Drowned Man Misidentified in Mobile Report
A man who died by his own action near the Cuban coast was Louis Pegram Dargan, not Dexter Dorgan as first reported in Mobile. Confusion arose from similar names and a Key West friend’s misidentification, with details tied to Asheville and Atlanta connections. The incident involved an insured Atlanta resident who had previously lived there.
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Key West
Louis Pegram Dargan
Mobile
Dexter Dorgan
Lyman
G. Moses
Mobile County debates keeping Demonstrator Maloney
Chamber of Commerce members meet at the Cawthon Hotel Tuesday at 7 30 to discuss ways and means to retain Demonstrator Maloney. He has rejected higher offers, and real estate dealers say his work boosts farming acreage methods and county prosperity across Mobile from Citronelle to Grand Bay and Wilmer.
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George A. Maloney
Mobile County
Chamber of Commerce
Miracle Farmer
Mobile
Citronelle
Grand Bay
Coden
Wilmer
Cawthon Hotel
Keepin
Maloney
Chamber
Dumba Seeks Safe Conduct Home from Vienna
Dr. Constantin T. Dumba Austrian ambassador reports from Lenox Massachusetts that he has been ordered home and requests safe conduct. Vienna signals recall is final and Dumba is expected to sail October 5. State Department plans safe passage with allied cooperation.
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Washington
Constantin T. Dumba
Austria
State Department
Lenox
Mass
Ambassador Penfield
Vienna
Dumba
Penfield
Dr. Dumba
James F. J. Archibald
Department
Ambassador Page
London
Polk
Archibald
von Papen
von Nuber
Lansing
Weather outlook for Alabama Mississippi coastal and interior
The forecast calls for fair interior conditions in Alabama and Mississippi with possible rain on the coast tonight. Wednesday remains unsettled with likely rain and increasing northeast winds.
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Mobile
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Storm to Strike Coast Tonight From Gulf of Mexico
Tropical storm centering over the Gulf of Mexico toward the mouth of the Mississippi River is expected to bring strong winds to the Mississippi coast and New Orleans area late tonight and Wednesday. Weather warnings extend from Mobile to Key West with mobilization of vessels and coastal warnings for the Florida coast.
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Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Caribbean Sea
Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
New Orleans
Mobile
Panama Ci
Gulf
Appalachicola
Rockwell
Florida
Tampa
Key West
Mississippi
Louisiana
Chancellor W R Chapman Resigns to Governor Henderson
Chancellor W R Chapman of the Southeastern chancery division tendered his resignation to Governor Henderson. His term would have expired January 1, 1917, after filling the unexpired term of Judge Lucian Gardner. Potential successors named include J A Carnley Elba Leon McCord of Montgomery and Judge C P McIntyre of Montgomery.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. R. Chapman
Southeastern Chancery Division
Henderson
Chapman
Lucian D. Gardner
Alabama Supreme Court
J. A. Carnley
Elba
Leon McCord
C. P. McIntyre
Leased Wire Briefs Sweep Across Cities in 1916 Tone
New Orleans Mayor Martin Behrman elected president of the League of American Municipalities as Newark chosen for 1916 convention city. Pope Benedict appoints Tito Trocchi apostolic delegate to Cuba and Enrico Gasparri to Colombia. Chicago workers strike for higher wages per officials call. Southern Rice Growers report Dallas Fed will accept rice commodity paper for discount. General Marche wounded in Cham pagne fighting. condition uncertain. Mrs Henry Cabot Lodge dies at 65 from heart disease. Five killed eleven injured in Philadelphia tunnel accident. Two entombed miners in Lansford cave-in rescued alive. Eugene Schmitz runs again for San Francisco mayor. New Jersey primary selects legislature nominees. six senators and full Assembly to be elected. Lieutenant Colonel Garnet B. Hughes promoted to general commanding first Canadian division in battle at Sais.
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New Orleans
Martin Behrman
League of American Municipalities
Newark
N. J
Rome
Pope Benedict
Tito Trocchi
Cuba
Enrico Gasparri
Colombia
Chicago
Houston
Tex
Southern Rice Growers’ Association
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank
Banké
Paris
Marche
Fashoda
Champagne
Mass
Henry Cabot Lodge
Senator Lodge
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Coaldale
San Francisco
Eugene Schmitz
Trenton
New Jersey
Tower House
Ottawa
Garnet B. Hughes
Sam Hughes
Sais
French Counterattack Stages Big Western Front TQ
London dispatch reports French forces battering German second lines in Champagne while British forces reportedly repulse German counterattacks to the north. Western front status remains roughly as after weekend Allied offensives with German prisoners arriving in France and wounded in London.
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London
Champagne
Argonne
France
Flanders
Sir John
Sir John French
Kovel
Dvinsk
Bulgaria
Russian Cavalry Breaks Envelopes Near Dvinsk
Reuters dispatch from Petrograd reports fighting around Dvinsk with extraordinary violence. Russian cavalry purportedly surrounded and destroyed or captured three complete infantry companies near Lake Tobighiy and seized booty. Also notes Russian advances to Kovel and Austrian withdrawal from Brody with supplies cast into the Styr during retreat.
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London
Reuter
Petrograd
Dvinsk
Lake Tobighiy
Kovel
Brody
Styr
Allies Ready to Assist Balkans Against Bulgaria
London reports on September 28 that Allies would aid the Balkans if Bulgaria takes an aggressive mobilization role. Continued on Page 5.
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Balkans
Bulgaria
London
Unidentified F-4 Crew Buried With Honors at Arlington
Fourteen unidentified victims of the F-4 submarine disaster near Honolulu received full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. The procession along Pennsylvania Avenue drew thousands as flags draped caissons passed. Seventeen unidentified remains were listed by the Navy, with officers Alfred L. Ede and Ensign Timothy A. Parker named among the dead.
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Washington
Honolulu
Arlington Naval Cemetery
Navy
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington Navy Yard
Arlington
Grand Army of the Republic
Navy Department
Alfred L. Ede
Reno
Nev
Timothy A. Parker
Kentucky
Clark G. Buck
Tacoma
Washa
Ernest C. Cauvin
New Orleans
Daniels
Roosevelt
Naval
Advisory Council
Ede
Mississippi Vets Welcome 1500 at Biloxi Reunion
The twenty fifth annual reunion of the Mississippi division of the United Confederate Veterans opened in Biloxi with about 1500 in attendance. Notables include Gen and Mrs William K Mickle and Mrs Daisy McLaurin Stevens. A barbecue and a three day session conclude Thursday afternoon with a Confederate Home ceremony. Mayor Glennan urged decoration of shops in Confederate and national colors. Charlies T Harrison fined 25 dollars for carrying a concealed weapon after being acquitted of a firearms charge.
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Biloxi
Miss
Mississippi Division of the
United Confederate Veterans
Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis Confederate Home
Beauvoir
Gulf Coast
William K. Mickle
United Confederate Veterans of America
Daisy McLaurin Stevens
Brandon
Misa
The
Daughters of
M. R. Wallace
Jefferson Davis
Edward Glennan
Z. T. Champlin
Harrison
Lucy Greaves
Gulfport
Mobile Wins Tariff Edge as Cotton Trade Shifts
Mobile's cotton tariff territory expands against Savannah with rates shifted to favor Mobile ports. The ICC ruling grants Mobile about 60 percent of requested rates, with up to 10 cent differentials on 100 pounds boosting Alabama Tennessee and Mississippi cotton shipments. Birmingham to Savannah rate raised to 60 cents, Mobile to 45 cents, and dock-wide applicability broadens impact. Additional southeastern Alabama adjustments planned as R G Cobb prepares figures for the ICC.
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Mobile
Savannah
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alabama
R. G. Cobb
Chamber of Commerce
North
Mr. Cobb
Memphis
Birmingham
Turner Terminal
Cobb
Right Wing of Crown Prince Army Crushed by French
Paris dispatch reports that on the Champagne front near Chalons the crown prince’s right wing suffered a crushing defeat with about 100000 German troops lost in Friday and Saturday attacks. French officials note heavy German artillery and repeated charges failed to break French lines as Verdun defense shifts toward Mertz.
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Crown Prince
Paris
Champagne
Chalons
Argonne
Ted
Verdun
Mertz
Alabama Mississippi Gulf Coast Good Roads Association Formed
A regional group named the Alabama Mississippi Gulf Coast Good Roads Association aims to promote high quality roads across the southern coast. Its initial focus is the Jackson highway route through Mobile Pascagoula Biloxi Gulfport Pass Christian Bay St. Louis and Ocean Springs with delegates from various organizations. A convention resolution supports a delta bridge and directs the convention chair to form a committee to consult county boards on the project.
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Mobile
Baldwin Counties
Boards of County Commissioners
Gulf Coast Good Roads Association Forms to Build Highway Network
Delegates from Mobile and coast counties of Alabama and Mississippi form the Alabama Mississippi Coast Good Roads Association. The group backs a Gulf Coast highway linking Mobile with Jackson Highway, prioritizing the Jackson route and Baldwin county connections. Officers named include John Craft president and W P Kennedy first vice president with plans for by law committees and a permanent, inclusive regional road system. Continued on Page 5.
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Mobile
Tifternoon
Alabama
Mississippi
Court House
Mobile Jackson
Son Memorial
Gulf Coast
John Craft
Th One
W P. Kennedy
Biloxi
H. H. Terson
Baldwin County
Jackson
Iis
Ississippi
Funeral Notice Mattie Griggs Dies in September 1915
Mattie Griggs died Monday morning September 27 1915 friends of the family are requested to attend the funeral from Roche Burke Undertaking Parlor tomorrow Wednesday morning at 10 oclock Interment in their cemetery
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Griggs
Mattie Griggs
Roche-Burke
Lost Hound Dog Found With Bandaged Ear
Lost hound with one ear split and a scar on the flank, back and ring injuries found near 652 South Bayou Street. Contact Rei to reclaim. listed among other classified ads on page.
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Rei
South
Bayou St. Liberal Rey
Page
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Isle
Dargan
U. S
Qast Coast
Bowie
North End
New
John Cogent
Mabama
Good Roads Association
Washington Streets
Reunion
General Mickle
H. €. Johnson
United States
Marsha D. Horton
Rust
HM. Burnham
Moss Po
Migs
New York
Good Roads Ation
Bun
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