Lost items and probate final settlement notices in Mobile
Lost watch charm and amethyst brooch reported with contact numbers for rewards. Also a missing front wheel hub cap and notes listing probate proceedings in Mobile County Alabama for the estate of Sam Wilder, with final settlement scheduled for May 11, 1915 and notice of appearance for interested parties.
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State OF Alabama
Mobile County
Mobile
Ala
Sam Wilder
Nathan Cockrell
Price Williams
Hanaw & Pillans
Attys
Bananas Plentiful as Fort Gaines Docks in River Port
LATE RIVER NEWS reports the Norwegian steamer Fort Gaines docking to discharge about 16 000 bunches of bananas at United Fruit elevators. Olaf and Trym arrived after loading in May. Both are bound for Cuban ports. Mallory Line expects the American steamer in port Monday afternoon around three. It will depart Tuesday afternoon despite the delay at Tampa and Key West.
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Fort Gaines
United Fruit
Olaf
Trym
Cuban
Mallory Line
Tampa
Key West
Fla
Courts Schedule and Orders From Law and Equity Court
Law and Equity Court business included retaxing costs in Winona Harper vs J B Harper and numerous reports of reference in Jess ie Bethel vs James Bethel Amy E Peeler vs Guy and other matters set for April 22 23 26. Decrees pro confesso in Cumban Bracey and Hatchett cases plus dismissals and receivership order calls. Juror list for April 26 and several calls for Tuesday with multiple civil actions and appeals detailed.
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Law and Equity Court
Safford Berney
Winona Harper
J. B. Harper
Chancery Court
Thomas H. Smith
Jessie Bethel
James Bethel
Amy E. Peeler
Guy
Mary Lou Gill
Horace Gill
Hill & Horton
T. O. Young
Mattie Radcliff
Beaver Meadow Turpentine Co
C. A. Cumban
Lethy Bracey
Andrew J. Hatchett, Jr
Mary Danielson
N. Pooley
James Pierce
Annie Carwie
George Carwie
Enoch Bray
McKinley Bray
Emma Stein
Albert S. Triplett
Meace
John Leper
Grace Scott
Blackfriars at Alabama Seated Romance Episode
The Blackfriars at the University of Alabama announce a lyric era romance event April 22 with seat sales starting Monday April 19. Patrons may exchange tickets after purchase.
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Blackfriars University OF Alabama
County Board approves short term loan to December 1915
The Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners decided to avoid warrants for current bills and salaries, opting to borrow funds to tide over until December 1915. The finance committee, led by A. G. Ward, J. O. Bolton, and Charles Green, arranged to seek the best loan rate from county treasurer and local banks. The meeting also awarded road and supply contracts and referred others to committees, with adjournment pending.
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Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Vem
A. G. Ward
J. O. Bolton
Charles Green
Con Prone
Ward
Board of Commissioners
Fearnway
Grand Bay
Moffat Road
N. EB
Turner Supply Company
Lyons Hardware Company
Clifford Pringle
Bayou La Batre Woman Dies Suddenly of Heart Trouble
Bayou la Batre Alabama April 19 Special Maggie McLain 64 died at home Monday morning from heart failure Relatives rushed to her room but she had already passed away She had long resided in Bayou la Batre and worked in the Baptist church She is survived by brothers Van J M McLain and David McLain and sisters Mollie and Ella The body will be taken to Mobile for interment.
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Bayou LA Batre
Ala
Maggie McLain
Miss McLain
Baptist Church
Van
J. M
Testimony to Be Taken on Nordica Will Case at Thursday Island
Charles Hartlett the American vice consul departed Melbourne for Thursday Island as a special commissioner for the New York surrogate court to examine witnesses in the Nordica will contest. Mme Nordica drafted the will there in 1914 and died May 14 in Batavia Java. The will is challenged by her husband George W Young.
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Sydney
Charles Hartlett
Melbourne
Thursday Island
Witneeeles Court
City of New York
Lillian Nordica
Mme
Nordica
Batavia
Java
Mme. Nordica
George W. Young
Griffing to Address Gulf Coast Horticulturists
Griffing of Griffing Brothers will speak to the Gulf Coast Horticultural Society in Mobile. The talk spotlights citrus canker control and the group’s year of activity with about 150 members across Alabama Milne and Florida.
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W. C. , Griffing
Grand Bay
Griffing Brothers
Gulf Coast
H. Reynalds
Gulf, Coast Horticultural T
Harte Audito
Alabama
Milne
Florida
Man Held Before Federal Grand Jury for Car Burglary
Charles Mack faced a preliminary hearing before Commissioner Austin on Monday for breaking the seal on a car door and entering to steal valuables in transit. Held on $250 bond to the federal grand jury, he and an accomplice were caught February 13 near Flomaton on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad by C. H. Skiles, who fired at the fleeing suspect.
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Charles Mack
United States
Austin
C. H. Skiles
Mack
Louisville and Nashville
Flomaton
Louisville & Nashville Loses Louisiana Appeal
The Supreme Court dismissed the Louisville and Nashville Railroad appeal from a Fifth Circuit decision. Western Union Telegraph Company was granted a right-of-way over the railroad’s Louisiana route. The ruling rests on the absence of a federal question.
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Washington
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Fifth
United States Court of Appeals
Western Union Telegraph Company
Louisiana
Supreme Court
Cotton futures steady with scattered gains in April
Orleans reporting cotton prices held firm after an initial dip as weather improved in the western belt. Prices slipped 4 to 6 points early, with pot cotton steady and 6 points higher. Spot sales totaled 720 bales with 780 arriving, trading near 9.56.
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Orleans
MSU
Cotton market opens steady after rains and crop report
New York dispatch reports gains in stock market and steady spot cotton as rains aid demand. A local bureau notes an 18.6 percent drop in acreage versus last year, with December and May futures quoted around 10.00 to 10.50 per pound and no sales recorded at reference points.
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New York
Southwest
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Trade Report
Liverpool prices show cotton steady with good demand. Futures quiet as 12,000 bales traded for speculation and export, with notable figures for May to April contracts and receipts matching sales at 12,000 bales.
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Liverpool
Wall Street Review Stocks Drift After Big Rise
In New York April 19 heavy trading renewed but momentum from last week faded. United States Steel led gains with 7,500 initial shares traded near prior highs. Major issues including Bethlehem Steel Central and several rail and utility stocks rose modestly while industrials and specialties moved mixed.
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NEW _ YORK
United States Steel
Bethlehem Steel
New York
Central
St. Paul
Ltlmore & Ohio
New Haven
Union Pacific
Louisville
Nashville
Amalgamated Copper
American Locomotive
Ck Island
Amalgamated
Mexican Petroleum
American Agricultural
American Can
American Car & Foundry
American Cities
Ptd
American Cotton Oi
American
Ae Americas Tel. & Tel
American Tobacco
Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chi, Mil. & St. Paul
Erie
General Electric
Great Northern
Pfd
Illinois Central
Interborough Met
Kansas City Southern
Rock Island Co
Seaboard Air Line
Sloss-Shef. Steel and Iron
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Tennessee Copper
Texas Co
Virginia-Caro, Chem
Western Union
American Sugar
Turpentine and Rosin Market Report From Savannah
Turpentine firm records 298 casks receipts. Rosin firm shows no sales and 1,360 barrels received. Bid quotes listed as B and D 3.25, E 3.40, F and G 3.45, H 3.60, I 3.60, E 3.80, M 4.15, N 6.15, WG 5.55, WW 6.65.
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Savannah
Turpentine
Farley Case Set in Inferior Court Over Liquor Sale
Frank Farley charged with violating the prohibition law for selling liquor at a Dog river house five miles from the city. Deputy Sheriffs Brannan and Lee arrested him. The case in the Inferior criminal court was called Monday and continued to Wednesday. In federal court, River Tie Company vs. tug Mary Wittich in admiralty was reset for May 25.
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Frank Farley
Dog River
Brannan and
Lee
Inferior Criminal Court
United States Court
Toulmin
The
River Tie Company
Tug Mary Wittich
Kronprinz Wilhelm Moved Into Dry Dock
In Newport News on April 19 the German cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm was moved into a dry dock with Commander Thierfelder on the bridge and crew at stations. A naval survey will determine the time needed to render the cruiser seaworthy, and Captain Thierfelder requested more coal and provisions for port use, likely to be granted.
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Newport News
Thierfelder
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Naval Board
Former Spanish Premier Calls for Action Amid Neutrality Debate
At Palma de Mallorca Count Alvaredo de Roma nones, former Spanish premier, urged Spain to declare its friends among the belligerents without breaking neutrality. He warned silence would be a crime as the Cartagena accord of 1907aligned Britain France and Spain and irritated Germany.
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Madrid
Paris
Alvaredo de Romanones
Spain
Palma
Balearis Isles
Romanones
Kaiser
Cartagena
Great Britain
France
Edward
Gibraltar
Canary Islands
Mediterranean
Balearic Islands
Germany
Villa Movement on Western Coast Collapses
Reports from Colorado Mazatlan indicate the Villa movement on the western coast is rapidly collapsing. Guayamas remains the only mainland Villa outpost whileLower California towns under his control are said unable to resist. Carranza officials seize a Chinese merchant’s home at Manzanillo and Mazatlan decrees push all Chinese from market booths. Yaqui Indians wage independent warfare troubling both Villa and Carranza forces.
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Colorado
Mazatlan
Mex
San Diego
Cal
Villa
Guayamas
California
Carranza
Manzanillo
Seeberg Line Officers Return From the East
President H F Kerr and Vice President A E Clegg of the Seeberg teamship company returned Monday after travels in Chicago and New York. Managers reportedly went North to purchase new steamers for Gulf West Indian trade.
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H. F. Kerr
A. E. Clegg
Seeberg
Chicago
New York
North
German Stocks Showing Demand in Navigation and War Issues
Berlin reports unofficial trading shows solid demand for navigation shares helped by Hamburg and Bremen purchases. Coal and iron stocks rise in blocks while arms and ammunition issues trend upward. German government bonds attract buyers as foreign exchanges move in Germany’s favor. New York rates improve but lag yesterday.
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Berlin
Hague
London
Hamburg
Bremen
Germany
New York
Bankrupt Papers Filed in Norfolk for Popular Lumber Co
The Popular Lumber Corporation of Norfolk filed a bankruptcy petition in the U S district court. Liabilities are listed at 379 177 77 dollars and assets at 601 572 87 dollars. Receivers Roger Otis Clapp and N T Green were appointed.
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Norfolk
Popular Lumber Corporation
United States District Court
Roger Otis Clapp
N. T. Green
Death of Nell B Bancroft Hall at age two
Nell Bancroft Hall youngest daughter of Pp C and Bessie Bancroft Hall died Sunday evening at 6 at the family home 863 Selma Street. Funeral was Monday at 11 In Magnolia cemetery many local friends regret the loss.
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Nell B. Hall
Nell Bancroft
Pp. C
Bessie Bancroft Hall
Selma Street
Magnolia Cemetery
Arrest of Isaiah Cheeks Linked to Davis Avenue Gambling Raid
Isaiah Cheeks was arrested on Monday by Deputy Sheriffs Ober haus and Petty on gambling charges. Officers say he acted as lookout for a Davis avenue gambling house raided Sunday early morning, triggering an electric bell before making his escape.
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Isaiah Cheeks
Oberhaus
Petty
Cheeks
Davis Avenue
Heavy stock market movement fills New York trading day
In New York on April 19 heavy stock activity returned with many dividend payers advancing in early trading. United States Steel led gains with 60 and rose further, while Mexican Petroleum jumped 7 1 2 points amid broad speculation. Total volume neared 475000 shares in the first hour, with bonds largely ignored and later activity rising again in the afternoon beyond one million shares.
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New York
Union Northern Pacific
Canadian
Atchison
Baltimore and Ohio
York Central
Reading
Lehigh
United States Steel
Mexican Petroleum
Petrograd Butchers Refuse Government Price Order Riots
Petrograd butchers refused to meet in protest against a government price ceiling. The unrest led to shop wrecking as police struggled to keep order and authorities warned that all meat would be punished under the policy.
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Petrograd
London
American Sentenced to Death May Stand Trial Again
General Silliman reported that Alfred Tappan of New York, sentenced to death by Carranza in Yucatan, may face another trial on a charge that could carry the penalty. Secretary Bryan urged representations concerning Tappan and Jose E. Calvaris, an Italian, for manufacturing and actively aiding in the rebellion against the constitutional government.
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Carranza
Washington
Silliman
Alfred Tappan
New York
Carranza Ae
Yucatan
Bryan
Istwce Tappan
Jose E. Calevaris
South American Cargo Expected By Mobile Line
The first South American cargo handled by Mobile Inc will depart Mobile on Monday morning, loading at Gulfport with vessels from Mob Liners. The British steamship Pluts of 3629 tons, built in 1914 for Lamport and Holt of Liverpool, is loading cargo at Gulfport and Mobile Liners act as agents.
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Mobile Inc
Mobile
Pluts
Gulfport
Mob
Lamport and Holt Steamship
Pany
Liverpool
England
Boston Braves Win This Morning Game
Boston Braves win in morning game as Strand Gowdy Dell Coombs and McCarthy contribute for the team. Brooklyn appears in the report with scattered mentions of players and plays from the game.
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Boston Braves
Boston
R. Boston
Brooklyn
Gowdy
Dell
Coombs
McCarthy
Burial for Mrs E B Beney Held Monday at 10
Funeral services for Mrs E B Beney take place Monday at 10 from her son J Jenkins residence 259 North Lawrence conducted by Rev D H Hensley of Street Presbyterian Church. Interment in Magnolia cemetery with floral tributes. Pallbearers listed as J H Wienand BLN Crane H Cartman and Charles Lagman.
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E. Beney
S. EB. Bene
J. Jenkins
North Lawrence
D. H. Hensley
Street Presbyterian Church
Magnolia Cemetery
J. H. Wienand
BLN
Crane
H. Cartman
Charles Lagman
Monday's Cotton Receipts at Demopolis and Montgomrey
Report of cotton receipts for Monday from Demopolis and the Tombigbee river packet Alma. Ladd & Co 7 bales Lyons & Co 6 bales A L Lehman 100 bales total 116. Train No 221 from Montgom 3 Baker-Lyons & Co 6 F Ladd & Co 5 Planters Cotton Co 2 Wiel Bros 100 total 117.
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Demopolis
Tombigbee
Alma
M. Ladd & Co
Lyons & Co
A. L. Leh
Montgo
Baker-Lyons & Co
F. Ladd & Co
Cotton Co
Wiel Bros
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promise Liver Purification
An early 20th century advertising note touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy to purify the liver and cleanse the blood. It claims to relieve biliousness headaches dizziness and constipation and urges readers to buy for 25 cents at their druggist.
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Schuh-Mason Lumber Co
C. W. Bohlin
J. H. Jackson
Mobile Light & Railroad Co
Copeland & Son
Mobile Co & Railroad Co
Copeland &On
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Cote Hoffman
Homer J. Daughil
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Walter W. E
Arthur
Griffing
Louisville & Nashville
Wall Street Review
Naval Stores
Ras Reae
N. Royals
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