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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1913
Page
9
Miguel Alvarez of Mobile declares no longer connected with Campania Naviera del Golfo and severs ties with Gulf Steamship Company as of April 1, 1913.
Notice to Gov to remit or reduce forfeitures on the appearance bond of Kid Brown in the Inferior Criminal Court. Amounts listed include two hundred fifty dollars for June 24 1912 and seventy five dollars on June 15 1912, plus a further seventy five dollars June 15 1912, by E. C. Jones and F. E. Haas. Dated 4-22-29.
A columnist quips that the reporter will not exercise all his privileges. He jokes that no married man ever did and that a man must occasionally hand himself a bouquet to receive many flowers.
The board discussed funding police association dues for officers and approved street sign installations in Oakdale. Commissioners Pillans and the city manager outlined use of county equipment for the Old Shell road, oiling plans for Conception and Broad streets, and delays during baseball season to protect the oil layer. The annual report from City Health Officer Dr. Mohr was received for later consideration.
Five members of the school board and several real estate men left J. Blocker Thornton's office in autos to inspect proposed sites for the new West Ward school and a replacement for Russell school. The group, including President Harry Hartwell and Vice-President Thornton, will review properties offered by local firms and study details of each site. The West Ward school is planned for a location between Government and Spring Hill avenues, west of Monterey Street.
Offensive patent medicine ad claims permanent cure for poison blood eczema boils pimples and bone pain. It touts purifying blood with botanical ingredients, claims safety and gentle liver action, and advertises one dollar per large bottle or five dollars for six bottles. Sold in Mobile Alabama by Van Antwerp Drug Co.
Notice by administratrix in the Estate of Mamie Pryor Lewis grants administration on April 7 1913 and requires creditors to present claims per law. Roena Norden is administratrix with F K Hale Jr as attorney. A second notice in the Estate of George Peters assigns administration and calls all claimants to file with Clara Andros administratrix through F K Hale Jr. attorney.
Mobile market closed steady with unchanged notations from Monday. Daily sales totalled 275, up from 125 on Monday, while exports were zero compared with 1,813 a year ago. Grades ranged from Low Middling to Middling with mixed quality notes.
New Orleans April 22 Cotton futures opened steady with a decline of 2 to 8 points amid poor cables and a favorable weather map. Private Liverpool messages cite labor unrest in East Lancashire and wary buying, sending prices 6 points below yesterday’s close by midmorning. The market stayed dull with an easy undertone and closed the first half hour down. noon quotes showed declines of 8 to 10 points from yesterday.
The New York cotton market opened steady with an advance of 1 to 8 points on stronger cables and Mississippi levee flood reports, but prices soon fell as labor fears in Manchester and favorable weather weighed. Liverpool showed moderate buying while May contracts hit new lows before recovering slightly. spot rates stood around Middling Uplands 12.15 and Middling Gulf 12.30. Futures closed roughly steady with varied intraday moves.
Liverpool April 22 cotton prices steady with mid dling fair at 7.37 and good middling 7.03 while middling sits at 6.38 and low middling 6.37. Sales reach 8,000 with 500 for speculation and export and 7,200 American. receipts 6,000 including 3,500 American. Futures opened steady and closed easy with listed pairings from April to March-April around 6.07 to 6.52.
Rev. W P Hines of Dauphin Way Baptist Church is appointed by Governor O Neal as a delegate to the National Sociological Congress in Atlanta and plans to attend. Captain W F Rinley of Pensacola is visiting Mobile and staying at the Cawthon Hotel. Jesse A Steel and W R Orthwein of St Louis are in Mobile visiting friends. Mr and Mrs Ben Schwarz leave for Montgomery for a shooting event. John M Ray, a leading Southern traveling man based in Chicago, is in Mobile after a long absence. Rueckhiem Bros and Eckstein have boosted Mobile and oysters all winter. L Bemish, a Mobile resident, and J Thomas Hamilton of Womack Hill are in the city on business and visit. George H Brown of Birmingham is in Mobile greeting old friends. Mr and Mrs S A Keys of Northport, Mich, are in Mobile at the Cawthon. City Ticket Agent G W King of the Mobile and Ohio spends vacation on his farm at Reking Ranch near Citronelle. A marriage license was issued Tuesday to C Leslie Stevens and Jessie Althea Williams.
After a cautious start, traders bought widely with many issues advancing. Beet Sugar led gains while New Haven fell to 110 3-4, the lowest in about 30 years, as short covering and technicals influenced the market. Bond prices edged higher and several lesser known stocks attracted buying.
News reports the death of Dr James M Snively a former Cuba Alabama resident who had run a drug store in Fruitdale for fifteen years He belonged to Abba Tempter of Shriners and the Mobile Commandery Knights Templar Delegations from both lodges attended the funeral held Monday afternoon His wife and relatives survive in Cuba Illinois The body was sent to Cuba Illinois Monday night for interment.
Sidney R. Schultz, cashier in the Louisville and Nashville local freight office, died Monday night in Battle Creek Michigan where he went for his health. Survived by his wife two children and relatives. Former Providence resident now died in Mobile burial plans.
J H Fricke, president of the gulf coast division of the International Longshoremen's Union, visiting Mobile to inspect port operations. He criticizes local conditions, saying Mobile does not receive its rightful tonnage and vows an investigation to locate the problem affecting longshore work.
A. J. Stewart of the Nashville Bridge company arrived Monday night to begin the steel draw bridge over Dog river at Cedar Point road. The project will take about sixty days to complete and will be dedicated with ceremonies by the Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners.
The Cotton Region Bulletin reports weather data for the Mobile area for the 24 hours ending 8 a m on Monday April 22 1918. Readings cover temperature rainfall wind and related meteorological observations for assessing cotton growing conditions.
Chicago trading today showed a variable wheat pattern with July and May bids around 91 to 92 cents and 2 dollars plus in May futures. Corn and oats traded lighter as selling and demand thinned, while pork and lard prices hovered in the mid to high teens in the futures sector.
Turpentine steady at 40c with no sales and 709 receipts. Rosin firm with 2,855 receipts and no sales. Quote listed: B 4.05 D 4.10 B 4.15 F 4.20 G 4.26 H 4.80 T 4.40 K 5.20 M 5.50 N 6.80 Wa 6.00 WW 6.25.
The document lists court calls and actions from Chancery Circuit and Law and Equity Courts. Dockets mention de cree pro confesso motions granted temporary injunctions jury verdicts and dismissals for want of prosecution.
Frank Craighead formerly with the Mobile Register departed Mobile Monday night for Chicago. He has taken an interest in the Toinette Land Company developing 9000 acres in Washington County. He will stay in Chicago for a period but his home remains in Mobile.
By Associated Press Fort Smith Ark April 22 several buildings at Dardanelle including the Yell county courthouse were destroyed by fire last night. The loss is estimated at 25000 dollars.
Ellen B Hopper a comic opera singer known on stage as Nella Bergen was granted a divorce yesterday from actor Hopper in Mineola New York. The order cites irreconcilable differences and was issued by the local court with details kept private.
The report outlines income tax figures across multiple brackets and advocates tax reform to equalize tariff burdens. It criticizes the Payne law’s maximum minimum clause and calls for a president to negotiate trade agreements with congressional approval.
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