Home Gardens program discussed by Mobile officials
George A. Maloney spoke to Home Gardens Association officers about cultivation methods and insect control at a city council chamber meeting. Norton chaired, noting 100 acres at $10 per acre with potential large profits. aims include beautifying Mobile and reducing living costs through labor and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Maloney
Mobile County
Home Gardens Associations
Boney
Council
Norton
Gardner C. Tucker
Mobile
A. G. Moses
Jessica McGuire
Belle Daly
Aubrey Boyles
Liberty Bell Route Questioned by Mobile Officials
Mobile officials press for the Liberty Bell to pass through Mobile on its journey from Philadelphia to San Francisco. Secretary Card and Mayor Pillans seek Mobile access while city leaders in Houston report council action already set routing through their city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George G. Card
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
D. F Jt
Rudolph Benburg
Philadelphia
Mobile
Harry Pillans
Blankenburg
Pacific Coast
C. B. Gillespie
The
Houston Chronicle
Liberty Bell
San Francisco
Sullivan Again on Trial for Stealing Cattle
Edward Sullivan alias Price W. Smith stands trial in city court for the second time this term on a four head cattle larceny charge from Frank Amity of McIntosh Alabama. The case is hotly contested with jury selection and two witnesses for the state heard in the forenoon. The panel was secured to try the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Sullivan
Price W. Smith
Frank Amity
McIntosh
Ala
Southern Conference for Education and Industry Opens
CHATTANOOGA Tenn April 26 Hundreds of educators business leaders and ministers from across the South have arrived for the four day session of the Southern Conference for Education and Industry with an expected attendance of 2500. Dr A C True director of the office of experiment stations and C H Lane US Department of Education official attend a preliminary conference on secondary agricultural education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
South
Southern Conference For Education and Industry
A. C. True
Office of Experiment Stations
C. H. Lane
United States Department of Education
Oberhelmans and others check into Cawthon Hotel
Mr and Mrs John Oberhelman and Miss Mildred Oberhelman arrived in Mobile and are staying several days at the Cawthon Hotel. Also visiting and stopping there Monday were Charles K Worms Fred Veith J W Veith New Orleans W T Morton Birmingham Mrs D H Stewart and child Fairhope Ala Mrs H Schramm and Miss C Schramm Chicago NL and H K Dunn Detroit Mich visiting friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Oberhelman
Mildred Oberhelman
City
Cawthon Hotel
Charles K. Worms
Fred Veith
J. W. Veith
New Orleans
W. T. Morton
Birmingham
D. H. Stewart and Child
Fairhope
Ala
H. Schramm
C. Schramm
Chicago
Mobile
H. K. Dunn
Detroit
Mich
Final Settlement in Estate of Sam Wilder
In the estate of Sam Wilder deceased, Nathan Cockrell administrator filed accounts vouchers and evidence for a final settlement. The court ordered May 11 1915 as the day for settlement at which interested parties may appear to contest. Price Williams judge Hanaw Pillans attorneys. Apr 19-26 May 3.
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State of Alabama
Mobile County
Mobile
Ala
Sam Wilder
Nathan Cockrell
Price Williams
Hanaw & Pillans
Truste es Sale in Bankrupt Horlock Estate Mobile Alabama
In the Southern District of Alabama a trustee will sell at 2 p m on Friday April 0 1915 at the referee’s Mobile office all goods merchandise furniture formerly belonging to Harry G Horlock bankrupt now at the Southern Hotel free of liens to the highest cash bidder. Proceeds benefit the Horlock estate.
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Alabama
City Bank and Trust Company of Mobile
Alabama Corporation
C. C. Green
J. A. Leggett
Mobile County
Peoples Bank
Waynesboro
Mississippi
Ee Ee
North Monils Taywowesneat Company
E Improvement
Bande
City Bank and Trust ¢ Company
Aother
Brooks & Crawford, Attorneya
District Court of the United States
Harry G. Horlock
R. T. Ervin
Mobile
Inities & Ae
William K. Se
Family Dependence on Se aie han Maybe Cold Remedy
Hamilton Ohio reader writes of a severe cold affecting the whole family and endorses an ever ready household remedy. The notice urges visiting a druggist to obtain the product for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Williams
Hamilton
Ohio
Woman and Child Labor Laws Discussed at Memphis Meet
Plans to secure uniform state laws for the employment of women and children were outlined as the top issue at the Southern Conference on Women and Child Labor in Memphis Tennessee. Pending achievement of uniform laws the group urged stricter enforcement of existing state laws. Miss Jean Gordon of New Orleans will give an address at the opening night session. The convention is to adjourn tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Southern Conference On Women and Child Labor
Jean Gordon
New Orleans
Pleasant Time for Children and Adults
Government Street Presbyterian church Sunday school plans a social evening for pupils and parents on Tuesday April 27 from 1 to 8 o'clock. Free event features rare China views by E F Clarke war correspondent, plus music recitations and refreshments to promote the upcoming Children's Day on the last Sunday in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Street Presbyterian Church
China
FE. W. Clarke
Orient
Gertrude Arnold
Myrtle Tully
Nadine Hunter
H. W. di. Bose
E. W. Clarke
Pineapple Cargo Arrives on Ottar and Bananas From Tena
The Ottar for Munson Steamship Co arrives from Havana with about 13 000 crates of pineapples and other freight. The Tena brings 17 000 to 18 000 banana bunches from Puerto Cortez to United Fruit Co. Fort Morgan departed after discharging and coal loading, bound for Puerto Cortez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottar
Munson Steamship Company
Havana
Aba
Tena
Puerto Cortez
Hon
United Fruit Co
Fort Morgan
Two Suits Filed in Local Court for Debts
Cothran & Co. of Selma Alabama sue Henry M Lindsey for 129.92 by account in the law and equity court. The City Bank & Trust Company sues R H Stephens & Co. for 400 by promissory note in the same court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cothran & Co
Selma
Ala
Law and Equity
Henry M. Lindsey
The
City Bank & Trust Company
R. H. Stephens & Co
Man Takes His Own Medicine an Optimist
An optimistic speaker extols Dr. King's New Discovery for irritations and colds. He asserts the medicine relieves ailments by targeting the throat and germs, urging readers to buy a bottle to fight the cold at its source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Kronprinz Wilhelm shifts to coal in Chesapeake Bay
The German auxiliary cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm, docked in Newport News for two weeks of repairs, was towed to the Chesapeake and Ohio coal pier to take on 3500 to 4000 tons of bunker coal. The ship will also receive about ten days of water and provisions before attempting to dash past enemy warships off the Virginia capes or seek internment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Kronprinz Wilhelm
James River
Chesapeake and Ohio Steel Coal Pier
Wilhelm
Hamilton
Thierfelder
Virginia Capes
Mobile Detectives Capture Notorious City Burglar
After three weeks of round-the-clock work Mobile detectives arrested Will Jackson alias Will Brown on Monday afternoon, linking him to at least six burglaries and one grand larceny plus an assault to murder. Evidence tied him to stolen items from several local homes and a Pensacola connection with another accomplice Sim Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Warren Burch
Will Jackson
Will Brown
Alex Southall
Fred Speith
Jackson
Smith & Weston
George B. McKnight
North Broad Street
Joseph Lacy
Gordon
Marine Street
Pensacola
Fla
Sim Williams
John White & Sons
Pensacola Chic
Civic improvement committee meeting announced
The Civic improvement committee led by Chairman John A. Wetzel and members Dr. R B Regan Thad Partridge and Martin Holbrook will meet at 6 o clock in May afternoon. The sub committee of the ways and means will meet at 7 30 o'clock in the trellis room of the Battle House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Wetzel
R. B. Regan
Thad Partridge
Martin Holbrook
Battle House
Seamen Charged With Fight on Norwegian Ship
Frederick Garrick of the Vala and Ben Smith two seamen were arraigned in the recorder s court on Monday morning charged with fighting and fined ten dollars or twenty days at hard labor Officer Alex McCarron was the arresting officer Both men showed signs of the conflict
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Garrick
Vala
Ben Smith
Recorder’s Court
Alex McCarron
Funeral Service for Fred Fincher in Wheelerville
Burial held Sunday at 1 p.m. for Fred Fincher a well known Wheelerville resident. Rev Father McLaughlin of Spring Hill College officiated. Maple Camp Woodmen of the World sent a delegation. pallbearers named Edward Cogburn J Garrison Milton Denmark Charles Omme W H Mc Creary L H Pierce. Also note the death of William Bowen Airey Jr infant son of William B and Charlie Myrtle Airey born in Groe beck Texas died at 16:00 Monday at 209 South Hamilton Street. The family receives sympathy from many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Fincher
Wheelerville
Father McLaughlin
Spring Hill College
Maple Camp
Woodmen of the World
Edward K. Cogburn
J. Garrison
Milton Denmark
Charles Omme
W. H. McCreary
L. H. Pierce
William Bowen Airey, Jr
William B
Charlie Myrtle Airey
Hamilton
Groebeck
Texas
Mrs Richard Johnston Rites Set In Laurel Miss
Mrs Richard Johnston died Monday morning at 11 20 at the home of Mr Frank Pistole 341 Spring Hill Avenue after a long illness Her remains will be sent to Laurel Mississippi for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Johnston
Frank Pistole
Spring Hill Avenue
Laurel
Miss
Third District Sunday Schools Convention Concludes in Whistler
The Third District Mobile County Sunday School Association met at Whistler Methodist Church. Brooks Hayes named secretary. a resolutions committee drafted regrets for Joseph R. Barrett injured in a motorcycle accident. Reports on home and temperance work showed progress. convention favored national prohibition. Upcoming district conventions set for Coden Theodore Semmes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile County Sunday School Association
Whistler
Brooks Hayes
Joseph R. Barrett
Thomas B. Allman
William Cato
Heywood T. Vaughan
R. L. Howell
Barrett
Nannie Baker
Ben H. Johnson
Citronelle
Discu
James M. Tucker
Goodgame
W. D
New Orleans Cotton Dips on May Notice Circulation
In New Orleans on April 26 the circulation of about 1,800 May notices lowered cotton prices 6 to 7 points briefly. Rain in Texas steadied the trend. By midmorning May and July futures showed slight recoveries while spot cotton stayed quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Texas
New York Cotton Market Dips on Scattered Selling
The New York cotton market opened steady but moved lower as selling spread, with July the weakest under spot house pressure. Sentiment on southwest rains split, Liverpool cables steady, spot cotton quiet, middling uplands at 10.60 with 600 bales sold. futures closed steady: May 10.19, July 10.46, October 10.79, December 10.94, January 10.95.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
Wall Street Reviews Early Week Market Activity
Indications point to continued stock market activity as this week opens. Specialties show gains of 1 to 2 points in Bethlehem Steel National Lead Mexican Petroleum Baldwin Locomotive General Motors and Guggenheim Exploration with tenders fractionally higher. American Can rises nearly 2 points on 3900 shares while United States Steel gains only a fraction before giving back a point. Standard railway shares lag though New Haven and Rock Island gain about a point each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street Review
New York
Bethlehem Steel
National Lead
Mexican Petroleum
Baldwin Locomotive
General Motors
Guggenheim Exploration
American Can
United States Steel
Standard Railway
New Haven
Rock Island
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Sales Report
Liverpool on April 26 notes good demand for spot cotton with irregular prices. Good middling 6.14, middling 5.78, low middling 5.38. Sales total 12 000 for speculation and export. no receipts. Futures quiet with May July at 6.68, June July 5.75 1 2, July August 6.83, Oct Nov 6.99 1 2, Jan Feb 6.05 1 2, Mar Apr 6.10 1 2.
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Mobile Corte
Mobile
Aus
G. B
Continent
J. Porte
R. KR. Co
Planters Cotton Comony
Baker- Lyons & Co
Clark Davis
Planters Cotton Or
Magnolia Compress Co
Insky & Co
Liverpool
Naval Stores Quiet in Savannah Market on Holiday
Savannah Georgia April 26 no naval stores market today due to holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Stores
Savannah
Holiday
Confederate Deceased Honored at Mobile Cemetery Service
A Confederate Memorial service at Magnolia Cemetery was led by the Ladies Memorial Association with Camp Raphael Semmes and United Confederate Veterans. Speakers included Matt Mahomer Jr and Judge Safford Berney, followed by a poem and taps. Similar tributes occurred across Atlanta and several Southern states with observances in Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia.
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Magnolia
Ladies’ Morial Association
Raphael Semmes
Grand Army of the Republic
E. J. Grove
Julius T. Wright
University Military School
Matt Mahomer, Jr
South
Safford Berney
Confederate Rest
R. E B. Daly
Admiral Semmes
Duncan Place
Abram J. Ryan
Lyons’ Park
Atlanta
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
United Daughters of the Federacy
Sons of Confederate and
Texas
Waco
Fort Worth
New York Store Goes Into Bankruptcy
The A. D. Matthew Sons department store in Brooklyn entered involuntary bankruptcy. Assets are estimated at 600000 dollars and liabilities at 1100000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. D. Matthew Sons Department
Brooklyn
Fire Damages Home. Local Sailors Visit on City Business
A 208 North Lafayette frame house owned by Mrs. Robert Graham and occupied by J. B. Camp suffered light fire damage about 10 30 Monday morning. Captain Rennie Eden of the Goldfield schooner visited to confer with local owners. A thief stole 130 from William Jefferson’s Camp Street home Saturday afternoon. The Plutarch steamship delaying at Gulfport will not visit Mobile Tuesday and is not due to sail until Thursday as Moblie Liners load the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Street
Robert Graham
J. B. Camp
Rennie Eden
Goldfield
Mobile
St. Andrews
Fla
River Plate
William Jefferson
Camp Street
Plutarch
Gulfport
Moblie
Dodson's Liver Tone Lures With Calomel Substitute Claims
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe 50 cent substitute for calomel, claiming it cleanses the liver without salivation. It warns calomel is dangerous mercury and promotes Dodson's as harmless for all ages. Also touts Dr King's Pills for liver cleanse at 25 cents.
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Dodson
Bilio
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Baldwin
Meee Gee Clarke
Monroe
Wilcox
Escarabia Counties
Jackson, Harrison, Perry, Greene
Wayne Pont
Mobile Item
Nobby Tailoring Co
Day Street
Item
Willcox
Conecuh
Escambia
Jackson, Harrison, Perry, Greene and Wayne Ties
Aia
Mith Brothers, Dept
Concord
Silver Mirror Co., Inc
W. Madison St
Ill
Conti St
S. Royal
St. Joseph St
Bell
W. J. Koral
Royal
Congress Streets
George Deel
Credit Mercantile Co
Evansville
Ind
Terrill St
Poo Ann Poultry and
PEI Stock
Marsena Parker
Richardy
Dauphin
Goth
Lyric Dry Cleaning and Pressing Co
Thornton
Ghent St
W. W. Thompson
Savannah St
W. B. Dragheim
Dauphin Street
Artemus Lindo
Lindo
Prichard
St. Charles
Davis Avenue
Harrison Hauling Co
Jenkins
St. Louis
Chambber
Sundines
City Bank Omen
Home
Eranon
Evergreen Plant Co
Evergreen
Indiana Ave
H. P
J. Calmetti
Charleston
Conception
City Bank
South Orchards
P. O
Tro Troy Laundry
St. Emanuel St
Smith Piano Co
Cali Bell
Burkett’s Wood Yard
C. Denmark
Chatham and
Gulf Shingle Mfg. Co
Airdale
Bones
T. C. Thomson
Conti Street
H. M. Cochran
Jim
Bird
N. Scott Street
Spring Hill Ave
Ortmann ,Pharmacy
RRA Oe
T. E. Spotswood, Jr
Lesseer
Albright & Wood
Court House
Royal and
Government Sts
South Conception St
N. Jackson
St. Emanuel
Pauline
Hill and
Burton Avenues
Park Place
Crichton
Southern Auction Co
N. Joachim St
Bell Phone
F. J. Giullot
Conception and
Beauregard
Frisco
Brannan Farm
Chamber of Commerce
Henry Brannon
Wilmer
Mr. Maloney
Henderson
Maloney
Sullivan
Police
Third District Sunday Schools
Confederacy
Burying Ground
Calomel
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