Postal Department Pushes Prepaid Circular Mail System
Postmaster J B Thornton reports instructions from the post office department to send circulars via a prepaid system for 2000 or more identical pieces. The method speeds handling and reduces stamp affixing and cancellations. Third Assistant Postmaster General Dockery orders Mobile patrons to seek guidance from the post office on applying for prepaid mail instructions.
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J.B. Thornton
Post Office Department
Washington
General Dockery
Thornton
Mobile Post Office
Cardinal Farley Returns with Pope’s Message to Americans
Cardinal Farley and his party arrived in New York aboard the Sant Anna from Naples. He said the pope has taken no action yet on European peace but desires earnest American prayers for peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Cardinal Farley
Naples
Europe
Narrow Escapes in Union Trust Fire at 80 Broadway
Fire on the ninth floor of the Union Trust Company building in New York City trapped several workers as flames threatened adjacent structures in the financial district. Firemen crawled along ledges to reach the blaze and extinguish it. seven firefighters were briefly prisoners in an elevator, escaping after cutting free with axes. The elevator operator was seriously burned and several others were overcome by smoke.
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Associated Press
New York
Union Trust Company
Broadway
Financial District
Lobert to Manage Phillies Next Season
Philadelphia Sept 29 John B Lobert the Phillies third baseman will likely be named manager at a directors meeting this week replacing Charles S Dooin whose contract ends this season Lobert has been with the club since 1911 after a major trade between Philadelphia and Cincinnati.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
John B. Lobert
Charles S. Dooin
Phillies
Lobert
Cincinnati
Weather outlook for the Deep South
The weather page notes rain tonight and likely Wednesday in Alabama and parts of Mississippi. Expect strong easterly winds with cloudy conditions in northern Mississippi and rain in southern areas.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Bill for Purchase of Vessels Likely Not Passed
Washington reports that Congress is undecided whether to take up the government purchase of merchant vessels in this session or defer to December. President Wilson favors immediate passage, but leaders and several members express opposition to pressing the bill now. Final decision awaits further conferences with the President.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Wilson
Underwood
Alexander
Missouri
Merchant Marine Committee
French National Guard Captain Angrily Confronts German Fund Request
In Montgomery on September 29 Captain Paul Sanguinetti of the Alabama National Guard fumes at a German language appeal asking him to support Germany. A veteran of the Civil War and a fierce Frenchman, he vows to identify and rebuke the sender while seeking revenge for the insult.
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Montgomery
Paul Sanguinetti
Paul
Alabama National Guard
Verdun
London
Germany
Parbleu
Pommes de Terre
Capitol
President Accepts Seaman Resignation Over Belgian War Criticism
President Wilson has received and accepted the resignation of Dr. Louis Livingstone Seaman, first lieutenant in the medical reserve corps, on the inactive list. The move follows his alleged criticisms of the German campaign in Belgium and a War Department view that such remarks violated a presidential order banning partisan discussion of the European conflict. The resignation ends the matter.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Louis Livingstone Seaman
Medical Reserve Corps of the Army
Garrison
Seaman
Belgium
War Department
Down on the Farm at Dreamland This Week
Dreamland presents Down on the Farm with John and Billy Morris in clever performances. Bertha Sherwood displays her famed voice as the chorus delivers lively numbers. The show runs tonight Wednesday and Thursday with The Wonderful Twins as the next bill.
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Wonderful Twins
World Series Plans Set For October Start In Philadelphia
President B B Johnson of the American League and member of the baseball commission flew to Philadelphia for a Wednesday meeting to finalize plans for the world series which he said will open on October 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
B. B. Johnson
American League
National Baseball Commission
Philadelphia
Cotton Taken as Part Payment by Mobile Firms
Beech Paint and Chemical Company sent four hundred letters to country merchants announcing bales of cotton will be accepted as payment for orders. Mutual Life Insurance agents will take up to 1000 bales of good middling cotton at 10 cents per pound for new life insurance premiums. W R Moore of Orange Ice Cream Co seeks to purchase a bale of cotton in Mobile for the Buy a Bale movement, noting Middletown merchants interested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beech Paint and Chemical Company
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Chamber of Commerce
W. R. Moore
Orange Ice Cream Company
Middletown
N. Y
Mobile
Swedish Socialists Win in Parliament Vote
Stockholm reports final general election results show Socialists 57 seats, Conservatives 86, Liberals 57. Liberals lose 14 seats to Socialists. Conservatives neither gain nor lose, with expectation a Socialist government may form after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
London
Tabernacle Holds Noon Day Prayer Meeting
A noon day prayer service began at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Mobile on weekdays from 12 30 to 1 00 pm inspired by the Fulton Street prayer movement in New York and the Central Baptist Church of Memphis. The article notes community care efforts and describes petitions including a wife asking prayers for her husband to regain faith and salvation. All are invited to attend.
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Tabernacle Baptist Church
Claiborne
Church Streets
Fulton Street
New York City
Central Baptist Church of
Memphis
Tenn
Central Baptist of Memphis
Mobile
Texas
Louisiana
Deaths and Funerals for F. A. Haber of Mobile
News of F. A. Haber aged 76, formerly of New Orleans, who died after a long illness in San Francisco. He visited Mobile, married Letta Leibman there, and later became a noted viticulturist and California commissioner at the St. Louis exposition. He served as a Confederate soldier and is survived by his wife and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Haber
Henry A. Forcheimer
Mobile
New Orleans
California
Rev J D Mooney dies at 70 in Birmingham
The Rev J D Mooney aged 70 died at his home 911 Alabama Street south Birmingham after a six year illness. Survived by wife and two sons Rev A D Mooney of New Orleans and Baghett H Mooney city editor of the Ledger. Funeral 3 PM Tuesday at home with Rev W J Garrison officiating. Interment Elmwood.
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Birmingham
Ala
J. D. Mooney
Alabama Street
South
Mr. Mooney
A. D. Mooney
New Orleans
Baghett H. Mooney
the Ledger
Broad Street Presbyterian Church
Mobile
Gulf Coast
Pass Christian
Miss
W. J. Garrison
Second Presbyterian Church
Elmwood
Willis Omega Deakle Dies After Short Illness at Home
Willis Omega Deakle a well known farmer aged fifty nine and native of Union Church in this county died at his home Monday morning after an illness of four hours. He is survived by his wife three daughters Mrs J E Jarvis Mrs Mount Fort and Miss Drew Deakle a son Cliff Deakle and other relatives.
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Willis Omega Deakle
Union Church
J. E. Jarvis
Mount Fort
Drew Deakle
Cliff Deakle
High East Winds Hit City From Monday Night Into Tuesday
Weather during the 18 hours from 6 pm Monday to noon Tuesday was severe with strong northeast winds and heavy rainfall. A storm warning remained in effect at 9:30 am Tuesday as wind peaked at 47 mph near the coast, with 2.79 inches of rain in the 24 hours ending 11 am Tuesday as the storm moved northward from the southeast of the Louisiana coast.
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Weather Bureau
Fort Morgan
Louisiana
Cold Weather Records Set in September Across Several Cities
The Associated Press reports September cold broke records in several areas. Frost appeared in the middle Atlantic and New England states and the upper Ohio Valley with record lows from Richmond Virginia 34 degrees Hartford Connecticut 32 degrees to Northfield Vermont 20 degrees. Temperatures are expected to rise tonight and Wednesday in those districts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Middle Atlantic
New England
Upper
Ohio Valley
Richmond
Hartford
Conn
Northfield
Melbourne Inman Leads Inman Hoppe Series Debut
Melbourne Inman of England, reigning English billiards champion, scored 602 in the first session against Willie Hoppe, balk line champion, as the international match opened. The five-city series includes Chicago Montreal Toronto and Winnipeg with $1000 stakes per match and split gate receipts.
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Associated Press
New
Yok
Melbourne
Inman
England
Willie Hoppe
Hoppe
Chicago
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Discovery of a new comet by Professor Haggerty
Cambridge, Mass. Sept 29 The Harvard College Observatory announced the discovery of a new comet by Professor Clarence T. Haggerty of the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts. The telegram notes the comet was visible to the naked eye at 11:30 p m September 26.
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Cambridge
Mass
Clarence T. Haggerty
New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Art
Harvard College Observatory
Haggerty
Catholics Hear Reports at Baltimore Convention
The American Federation of Catholic Societies held one business session in Baltimore on September 29 where committee reports were presented. Cardinal Gibbons and other church dignitaries reviewed a procession of Catholic men at the cathedral.
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Baltimore
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Cardinal Gibbons
League Opens Four Day Convention in Milwaukee
Milwaukee hosts the four days convention of the League of American Municipalities with delegates arriving. Papers on city government phases will be read and discussed.
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Milwaukee
Wis
League of American Municipalities
Wilke Hopes for Bruce's Recovery After Shooting
Montgomery September 29 F M Wilke jailed on charge of shooting N E Bruce Saturday night remains in critical condition at Hills infirmary. Wilke said trouble with Bruce had brewed for weeks and that he planned to move from Pickett street to Florence. He claimed Bruce threatened him with a heavy stick and that several factors led to the shooting.
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Montgomery
F. M. Wilke
N. E. Bruce
Bruce
Hill
Wilke
Pickett Street
Florence
Steamer Foxton Hall Burned Near Watlings Island
The American steamer Foxton Hall was burned off Watlings Island on September 23. Two crewmen are missing while the other members reached Nassau. The 4247 ton British built vessel had recently registered American status at Colon and sailed from the isthmus to Perth Amboy, New Jersey, under Captain Stevenson.
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Associated Press
Nassau
Bahama Islands
Foxton Hall
Watlings Island
Europe
Colon
Perth Amboy
N. J
Stevenson
Kaiser's Son Dead in German Fire From Ghent Report
Ghent cor respondent via Daily News cites a Belgian doctor claiming Prince Adalbert, German emperor's third son, died in a Brussels hospital from a German bullet. Autopsy allegedly ordered by Dr Lepage found fatal wound. other German officers reportedly died from similar causes.
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Kaiser
Ghent
Associated Press
London
The
Daily News
Brussels
Prince Adalbert
Lepage
Albert
All Hands Safe After Tahoma Wreck
Washington reports that Commander Bertholf of the revenue cutter service received word from Unalaska that all officers, crew, and others aboard the cutter Tahoma when it wrecked on an Alaskan reef September 21 have been found and are safe.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bertholf
Revenue Cutter Service
Unealaska
Tahoma
Brussels Burgomaster Max Freed After Indemnity Refusal
London reports Burgomaster Max of Brussels was arrested by the German military governor for ordering banks to refuse payment of an indemnity installment. He has now been released per an Ostend dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company.
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Associated Press
London
Max
Brussels
Then Exchange Telegraph Company
Early 19th Century Texas Foundry and Vitalitas Legend
In 1836 Samuel Damon built the first blacksmith shop under a tree in Texas. His grandson recites how Indians burned the shop and how the family fled, later uncovering a mysterious substance named Vitalitas. The piece touts Vitalitas as a powerful natural remedy. demonstrations occur at Sutton's Drug Store, St. Francis and Royal, with information available by writing.
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Samuel Damon
Texas
L. Z Damon
LaPorte
Sutton's
St. Francis and Royal
Grove's Tasteless Tonic Strengthens Appetite
Advertisement copy promotes Grove's Tasteless Tonic as a general strengthener and remedy for weakness and loss of appetite. It claims to drive out malaria, build up the system, and serves as a true appetite enhancer for adults and children, priced at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
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