Real Estate Growth Seen Ahead for Mobile and County
The Mobile area faces a bright real estate outlook as timber and cutover lands gain value. Farmers grow thriftier with diversified crops, boosting city prosperity and circulation. Mobile’s strategic river outlet and Panama Canal access promise cheap exports and imports, with property prices cited as unusually low.
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Pittsburgh Gazette
Mobile
Molé County
Mobile County
Panama Canal
United States
Real Estate Boom Ahead for Mobile County Farmers
Government experts praise Mobile County land as fertile and well suited for all farming classes. Panama Canal opening will lower markets' costs, boosting grain and fruit profits and inviting settlement, industry, and growth in population and real estate demand. Mobile is a healthy, scenic city with bay breezes attracting seasonal visitors.
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Mobile County
United States
Mobile
Panama Canal
Begin
Yacht Club Opens Season With May Dance
The Mobile Yacht Club kicks off the 1915 season with a May 5 dance. John P. Bell named entertainment chair, with committee picks and guest lists to be announced. Southern Yacht Club regatta opens May 1 with 36 crafts entered, spar buoys to mark courses, and extensive preparations by Chairman Rathbone De tries and Captain Ferguson.
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Mobile Yacht Club
John P. Bell
Bell
Yacht Club
Rathbone
Ok Institution
DeBuys
Buys
Freckles vanish with ethine double strength treatment
An old advertisement promises freckles can be removed by nightly and morning applications of ethine double strength. A full ounce is usually enough to clear skin with a money back guarantee if it fails.
Land sale by Alabama Land & Development Co
Mobile and Ohio R R lands in Mobile County Alabama seven miles west of Chunchula offer 480 acres of prime land with running stream suitable for farming stock raising and orchard use. Whole tract $11 50 per acre with additional parcels from 40 to 10000 acres at $4 per acre and up. Address Geo Kilborn President Ala Land & Dev Co 409 N Royal St Mobile Alabama Bell Phone 957 J.
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Chunchula
Mobile County
Alabama
Geo. Kilborn
Ala. Land & Dev. Co
N. Royal St
Mobile
Bell
May Day at Daphne Normal School Big Event
May Day at Daphne Normal School on May 1 features queen crowning with folk dances and contests in the afternoon including running shot put pole vault and jumping. Bay Minette and Daphne baseball games plus girls baseball Fairhope vs Daphne. A special appeal for increased state funding and a 7 30 p m performance of She Stoops to Conquer by students.
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Daphne
Ala
W. K. P. Wilson
Mobile
Era
Holmes
Ira BR. Thompson
Baldwin County
Bay Minette
Fairhope
Dauphne
South Alabama
Normal School
Beaver
Carney
Oliver Goldsmith
Ursula Delchamps
Trice Named Warden of Flat Top Mines
J A Trice of Birmingham was appointed warden at Flat Top Mines to succeed L C Dawson by Governor Henderson. W I Greshan of Birmingham named deputy warden and Dr F F Blair of Coalburg named physician to replace Dr John Watts. Sidney Watts of Andalusia named chief clerk of the Birmingham office of the avid department to succeed T S Page.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. A. Trice
Birmingham
Flat Top Mines
L. C. Dawson
Henderson
W. I. Greshan
F. F. Blair
Coalburg
John Watts
Sidney Watts
Andalusia
Birmham
Avid Department
T. S. Page
Interesting Meeting of North Side Baptists
The North Side Baptist Church in Conception Street hosted a Friday night social gathering with members and friends. Officers John A. Brown J W Gill R L Howell John F Howell G J Abney and G H Clancy spoke, pastor Rev D W Bosdell presided, Rev L E Goodgame of Peterville Mass attended as the audience representative, and refreshments followed.
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North Side
Harmless Remedy Advertisement for Urinary Issues
An old style advertisement urges kindness toward those with urinary weakness and promotes a free package from Zemeto Co. The prompt offers a no cost remedy and requests readers to tell others after relief, with the Milwaukee address for Dept. 1402.
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Zemeto CO
Dept
Milwaukee
Wis
Calvert and York and Intermediate Stations Direct Meridian Links
Rail notice outlines new direct connections from Calvert and York to Meridian as well as bypassing intermediate stations. It lists additional routes serving Tuscaloosa Birmingham and East with planned service improvements for regional passengers.
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Calvert
York
Meridian
Tuscaloosa
Birmingham
East
Autograph Letters and Manuscripts for Red Cross Sale
Christie's next sale devoted to autograph letters and original manuscripts. Donors include Sir Sidney Colvin with Stevenson Browning Morris and Swinburne manuscripts. Highlights feature Dickens Pickwick pages Jane Austen unfinished novel and Kipling poem autographs.
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London
Red Cross
Messrs. Christie's
Sidney Colvin
Stevenson
Sidney
Robert Browning
William Morris
Swinburne
Frank Gieldgud
Alfred Sutro
George Meredith
Meredith
Paderewski
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Herbert Sullivan
Schwarz Reports St Louis Businessmen Optimistic
Commissioner Laz Schwarz returned from St Louis where he attended a Knights of Honor trustees meeting and found merchants there more hopeful than on his previous visit. He spent Saturday afternoon supervising Confederate Rest clean up to prepare for Memorial Day ceremonies at the cemetery Sunday.
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Laz Schwarz
St. Louis
Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Honor
West
Schwarz
Birmingham Selected By Hardware Men
New Orleans April 24 Officers were re elected and Birmingham won the next convention of the Southern Hardware Jobbers Association at the concluding session. Officers chosen for two years are S St J Eshelman of New Orleans president J C Bering of Houston first vice president Frederick Orgill of Memphis second vice president and John Donnan of Richmond secretary treasurer.
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New Orleans
Birmingham
Southern Hardware Jobbers’ Association
Yestery
S. St
Seeking New Basis to Keep Italy Neutral
Amsterdam dispatch reports German ambassador in Italy negotiating a new basis to keep Italy neutral. Germany agrees to cede Silesia to Austria and Trent to Italy as compensation for neutrality, with details linked to Moravia near Giatzg.
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Italy
Amsterdam
London
Netvolk
Prince von Buelow
Germany
Austria
Silesia
Moravia
Giatzg
Trent
Mr Ford Announces $50 Profit Sharing Plan
Interview with Mr. Ford discusses a $50 profit sharing distribution to Ford purchasers. The article outlines how buyers qualify and the timeline for the payments.
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MR. Ford
Ford
Marine arrivals and departures at Mobile Harbor Saturday
The Russian ship Syifid to Hunter-Benn Sumter Co towed by Claude anchored in the upper stream. The British schooner Albert D Mills arrived from the lower bay and anchored. The American schooner Lucinda Sutton with asphalt was towed to the harbor and berthed at pier 3. The British schooner Zeta left the harbor in tow of Echo. The British schooner Margaret W arrived after quarantine. The Pleroma with coconuts arrived under sail and anchored. The Peerless and John Quill left for Tombigbee later in the day. The launch Alvar R will take passengers to Fort Blakely. Annie M Parker to sail coastwise to Pascagoula. Georgia D Jenkins leaked after repairs and will cargo lumber after more repairs. Ossaban arrived to load Mallory cargo and was docked at pier 4. Lampasas due at the same docks with freight and passengers.
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Mobile
Har Rae Hree Ray
Mobile Ieee
Syifid
Hunter- Benn Sumter Company
Claude
Albert D. Mills
Lucinda Sutton
Nimrod
Zeta
Colon
R. P
Echo
Margaret W
Pleroma
Ruatan
Hon
Mobile Ship Chandlery Company
Peerless
Tombigbee
Pickensville
John Quill
Alvar R
Fort Blakely
Tensas River
Sam Barlow
Annie M. Parker
Pascagoula
Miss
Georgia D. Jenkins
Pensacola
Fla
Ossaban
Mallory Steamship Line
Pier 4
Mallory
Lampasas
New York
Key West
Tampa
VESSEL LIST IN PORT AT BLUEFIELDS AND DOCKS
A partial port ledger lists vessels in Bluefields Honduras and nearby docks. Entries include Vala Verona Ganges Maria Irma Bentley Strathcona Annie M Parker Lucinda Sutton Pleroma Albert D Mill Marga Vance Bennesvet Parchim Sylfid Charles E Cessna Apollo Stee James A Carney and destination notes for ships and steamers at docks and pier areas.
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Irma Bentley
Widwud
Strathcona
Annie M. Parker
Lucinda Sutton
Pleroma
Albert D. Mill
Vessels Mobile Bound Steamships
Nubian, a British steamer of 4,067 tons, sails from Liverpool to Mobile Liners Inc. Lampasas, an American ship from New York to Mallory Steamship Co. Tarpon, an American coastwise weekly service, is listed in the schedule.
Maritime cargo list includes multiple international ship movements
A ship ledger shows vessels and routes with many Nor, Dan, Am, and Br flags. Vessels move between ports in Central America, Cuba, Spain, and the Caribbean to lines such as United Fruit, Seeberg, Van Heynigen, Munson, and Mobile Liners.
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Nor
Belize
B. H
Orr-Laubenheimer Company
Colombia
Simonsen
Puerto Barrios
Guat
United Fruit Co
Fort Morgan
Chamelecon Steamship Co
Polstad
Androsson
Scot
van Heynigen Brokerage Company
Crathens
Martinique
F. W
Liverpool
Eng
Mobile Liners, Inc
Northwestern
Cuban Molasses Company
Fort Gaines
Puerto Cortez
Hon
United Fruit Company
Ines
Span
Finelva
Spain
Tana
Edna
James W. Paul, Jr
Progresso
Mex
Seeberg Steamship Line
Marriage Licenses Issued This Week at Probate Court
The probate court issued marriage licenses for the week ending April 24. Couples listed include Louis Wilkinson and Clarissa Fox, Otto Sledge Rhinehardt and Edna Louise Rosse, Benedict Joseph Wahl and Lucille Augusta McKenzie, Frank Tee and Mary Tillman, Richard Doulas Lugdy and Olive Tabor Adams, Charles Austin Fields and Vera Atkinson, S F Bennett and Charlotte Adele Shaffer, William Austin Chichester and Mabel Adeleine Fox, Dan Cunningham and Willie May Odom, Spencer Radcliffe and Jennie Thomas.
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Louis Wilkinson
Clarissa Fox
Otto Sledge Rhinehardt
Edna Louise Rosse
Benedict Joseph Wahl
Lucille Augusta McKenzie
Frank Tee
Mary Tillman
Richard Doulas Lugdy
Olive Tabor Adams
Charles Austin Fields
Vera Atkinson
S.F. Bennett
Charlotte Adele Shaffer
William Austin Chichester
Mabel Adeleine Fox
Dan Cunningham
Willie May Odom
Spencer Radcliffe
Jennie Thomas
Local List of Names Mixed In OCR Fragment
A damaged OCR fragment lists male names including Eugene Pillard Charles Alex Todd Edward McGrath James Casey Charles Gardner Albert Catchet Scott Helt Fred Fincher and female names Sarah Beney Nell Bancroft Hall Margaret McLean Catherine Norman Delphine Boulo, with no events or context.
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Eugene Pillard
Chas. Alex. Todd
Edward J. McGrath
James Casey
Chas. S. Gardner
Albert Catchet
Scott Helt
Fred Fincher
Sarah E. Beney
Nell Bancroft Hall
Margaret M. McLean
Catherina Norman
Delphine Boulo
Local Names Read in Chapter of Community Couples
A list of pairs and families appears in the society section featuring Winthrop Marston and Lena Hallett, Julius Zemlich and Rosa Zemlich, Halley Morgan and Mary Sigler, S Machefsky and Sarah Machefsky, J D Frazier and Katie Frazier, Artemus and Carrie Watson, Alex McCarron and Sarah McCarron, Geo Cleveland and Matilda Cleveland.
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Winthrop Marston
Lena Hallett
Julius M
Rosa B. Zemlich
Halley Morgan
Mary Zita Sigler
Sarah Machefsky
J. D
Katie G. Frazier
Artemus
Carrie Mary Watson
Alex E
Sarah E. McCarron
Geo. Leo
Matilda M. Cleveland
Building permits issued for week ending April 24
The city engineer notes permits granted to G. M. Hanniwell for two three room cottages at a cost of 500 dollars, James J. Deegan for a small frame fruit stand building at Congress between Warren and Cedar for 25 dollars, and Cc. S. Shuford for a six room cottage at the southwest corner of Texas and Reginia avenues for 1,000 dollars.
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G. M. Hanniwell
James J. Deegan
Congress
Warren
Cedar Streets
Cc. S. Shuford
Texas
Reginia Avenue
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Pittsburg
B Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Albert S. Towel
C. E
N. W. St. Francis and Royal Sts
DeBriere
Debriere’s Cafe
South Royal ST
Mobile Bay
The
Southern Yacht Club
Ferguson
Mobile & Ohio
R. R
South Royal Street
Farrow Coal CO
Fae
Home
Office Royal and
Canal Sts
Daphne Normal School
Trice
North Side Baptists
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railway
Union Terminal Station
Marine News
Bluefields
Vala
Verona
Marga
Vance
Bennesvet
Parchim
Sylfid
Charles E. Cessna
Apollo
James A. Carney
Bruce
Foreign Pier
Puerto Hon
Barrentines
Henderson Docks
Ollinger-Bruce Docks
Gulf Dry Docks N. C
Gulf Dry Docks
United Kingdom
River Plate
Turner Terminal
Turner-Terminal
Spanish River — AY Steamers Soo Eslava Street Municipal Docks
Ollinger & Bruce Municipal Docks
Cuban
Bermuda
Trinidad
Bay Trade
Mag
River Platte
St. Andrew
St. Andrew and Gulf Steamship Line
New Palm Beach
Palm Beach
Norfolk
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