Mobile bid to attract U S Farm Loan Bank
George Fearn Jr leads a Mobile Montgomery chamber committee seeking to secure a federal farm loan bank for Mobile. They tout Mobile as ideal being in the citrus belt and truck farming region. A Montgomery conference and future Birmingham representation are planned to strengthen Mobile’s claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fearn, Jr
Mobile
Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery Chamber of Commerce
Federal Farm Loan Bank
Fearn
Farm Loan Bank Board
Montsgomery
Birmingham
Paralyzing Epidemic Expands with New York Deaths
An epidemic of infantile paralysis claims 41 more children and reports 166 new cases in the last 24 hours. The outbreak shifts to Manhattan with higher deaths and cases than before, while Jersey City adds three deaths and two cases as surrounding areas struggle to control the spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
Jersey City
President Promises Visit to Kentucky in Campaign
Senator Cantrill and Representative Rouse urged President Wilson to open the Democratic campaign in Kentucky with a speech in Hopkinsville on September 4 at Abraham Lincoln's birthplace. The president declined a political discussion but pledged a Kentucky visit later in the campaign. Knights of Columbus choose sites for 1917 supreme convention with Old Point Comfort and Buffalo among strongest contenders as about 4000 members meet in Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James
Cantrill
Rouse
Kentucky
Wilson
Hopkinsville
Abraham Lincoln
U. S
Davenport
Old Point Comfort
Buffalo
N. Y
Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus
Order
Golden Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Ad
A health ad warns against ignoring pains and urges medical causes discovery. It touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a daily preventive, claiming stomach and joint issues can signal serious conditions and promising money back if ineffective. It warns against substitutes and claims purity as imported Haarlem oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Haarlem
C of C Finances Much Improved
A favorable report on Mobile Chamber of Commerce finances was presented by Treasurer F C Horton. About $3,000 in year start liabilities had been paid and current expenses are paid promptly. R O Rubel was elected to chamber membership. A Omaha motion picture company seeks a conference on advertising Mobile. A three member committee was named to boost transoceanic port calls, including J S Taylor Louis Donald and R G Cobb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
F. C. Horton
Horton
R. O. Rubel
Omaha
Neb
Mobile
Clemens
E. M. Bailey
Messrs
J. 8. Taylor
Louis Donald
R. G. Cobb
West Virginia Holds State Democratic Convention
A Democratic state convention in Parkersburg nominated two state supreme court judges and presidential electors while drafting a party platform. State Chairman C. C. Lewis Jr. of Charleston called the meeting to order with John W. Davis, solicitor general, serving as temporary chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
State Supreme Court
C. C. Lewis, Jr
Charleston
John W. Davis
United States
Andrews Assuming Duties As Hunter's Successor In Mobile
Mr. J H Andrews, successor to J W Hunter and assistant general freight agent for the Southern Railway, arrived in Mobile Tuesday afternoon to begin his new duties. He came from Raleigh North Carolina where he had long been with the Southern. Mr. Andrews left for Birmingham Tuesday, with headquarters at that point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Andrews
J. W. Hunter
The
Southern Railway
Mobile
Raleigh
N. C
Southern
Mr. Inter
Birmingham
Judge Armstead Brown Undergoes Appendicitis Surgery
Judge Armstead Brown former Montgomery city court associate judge was operated on for appendicitis in Jacksonville on Monday. Reports from Montgomery note his condition is not serious and expected to recover. Brown had later become general counsel for the Florida East Coast Railroad after resigning his judgeship and moving to Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Montgomery
Ala
Armstead Brown
City Court of
Jacksonville
Florida East Coast Railroad
Apoui
Burial of Mrs. Etta Hightower in Magnolia Cemetery
The funeral service for Mrs. Etta Hightower was conducted Tuesday afternoon at 4 by Rev. D. W. Bosdell of North Side Baptist Church. The service was held at the family residence and burial followed at Magnolia Cemetery with numerous floral tributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Hightower
D. W. Bosdell
North Side Baptist Church
Etta Hightower
Magnolia Cemetery
Funeral service for Mrs. Morena Thompson Tagert at Crichton
Tuesday afternoon funeral for Mrs. Morena Thompson Tagert wife of George E. Tagert was held at their Crichton home. Rev. A B Brown of Crichton Methodist Church officiated. Burial followed at Pine Crest Cemetery with pallbearers R S Capps W A Capps M J Tagert C L Penton W C Griffin and F T Dooley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morena Thompson Tagert
George E. Tagert
Crichton
A. B. Brown
Crichton Methodist Church
Pine Crest Cemetery
R. S. Capps
W. A. Capps
M. J. Tagert
C. L. Penton
W. C. Griffin
F. T. Dooley
Funeral services for Mrs Rebecca B Hobbs held at home
Mrs Rebecca B Hobbs died after a long illness on Tuesday at age 81. Funeral rites were conducted Wednesday at 10 a.m. from the home of her daughter Mrs R F Neville 1049 Dauphin Way. Burial followed in Magnolia cemetery. She was a native of Montgomery Hill Baldwin county and survived by her brother E T Tunstall of El Paso Texas and a daughter Mrs R F Neville plus other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca B. Hobbs
R. F. Neville
Dauphin Way
Magnolia Cemetery
James W. Hobbs
Hobbs
Montgomery Hill
Baldwin County
E. T. Tunstall
el Paso
Tex
Miles B Holmes Buried in Black Water Mississippi
Miles B Holmes of Prichard died last Sunday morning. Funeral services were held Tuesday in Prichard with Rev J D Anderson officiating. He leaves a widow a son and a daughter. The body was buried in the family burial ground at Black Water Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles B. Holmes
Prichard
Black Water
Miss
J. D. Anderson
Congress meets to debate district and army appropriation bills
The Day in Congress reports the House convening at 10 a.m. with ongoing debate on the District of Columbia appropriation and the Army appropriation bill. Naval conferees resume hearings on Navy personnel increases as the Marble group pedestal unveiling occurs on the capitol wing pediment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
Naval
House
Capitol Building
Louisiana moose spurn Mr Hughes convention stance
The Louisiana Progressive convention in New Orleans endorsed John M. Parker for vice president and voted to leave the presidential space blank on the ballot under the Bull Moose banner. Delegates rejected endorsing Hughes, with heckling and chants of no you’re out of order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana
John M. Parker
National Committee
Charles E Hughes
Parker
Mr. Hughes
Farm Loan Board to Visit Capitals in District Deliberations
The federal farm loan board plans to visit most state capitals to decide which cities deserve farm loan banks and how twelve districts will be drawn. Hearings on district designation and bank locations likely begin in September with New York hearings first. The process will consider the 1920s pool of data, though much gathered by prior committees may be of limited use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Federal Farm Loan Board
New York
Mobile
Birmingham
Senate
Reserve Bank Organization Committee
Court of Appeals to Sit Again on September 7
The Alabama Court of Appeals plans a September 7 special session in Montgomery to issue more decisions after a summer term that concluded 44 cases and 12 rehearing rulings. The judges aim to clear the docket before the 1916 1917 term begins, spending much of the summer in Montgomery preparing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court OF Appeals
Montgomery. Ala
Montgomery
Abe Martin satirical jibe on frugal dining and civic bids
The cartoonish note mocks a frugal man who never spends more than a quarter for meals while The Commercial Club seeks a cigarmaker who can play a clarinet and help finance a municipal gas plant through bids and hiring.
Ship Harrison T Beacham to Mobile for Repairs
The American schooner Harrison T Beacham of 226 tons, known in Mobile for Cuban trade, will be brought to the port for extensive repairs after completing a voyage to Cuba under charter. Captain Nickolas, aboard from Biloxi, states the Beacham will be docked in Mobile immediately upon return. repair costs were not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Harrison T. Beacham
Beacham
Nickolas
Biloxi
Miss
Cuba
Dutch Steamer Zeeland Sunk by U-Boat
The South Shetland Gazette reports the Dutch steamship Zeeland of 1,293 tons gross built in 1907, 231 feet long, 34 feet beam and 14 deep, home port Rotterdam, sunk by a German submarine while traveling from a Scottish port to a foreign port after the crew abandoned ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sheffield Gazette
Zeeland
Rotterdam
Search crews scour gulches near El Paso in Hancock report
In Texas a search is reported by Genege Bell Jr of the El Paso military district. Captain Kelley Jr leads teams scouring gulches and the Rio Grande region for Faye Hancock amid large numbers spotted in the vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelley, Jr
Texas
Faye ‘Hancock
Genege Bell, Jr
el Paso Military District
Rio Grande
El Paso Dispatches on Bell Mission Find No Trace
The El Paso report notes three hours of investigation in the hills yielded no trace of the target after being sent to General Bell. Local column adds no new leads and emphasizes the search's inconclusive outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
General Bell
Troops Move Toward Fort Hancock in Mexican Bandit Alert
In El Paso Texas troops and cavalry rushed out early for Fort Hancock after reports of Mexican bandits near the area. Infantry in motor trucks followed as authorities searched the region for potential bandit activity and deaths from a prior clash with U S troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Texas
Bell
Grande
Rain Relieves Heat Across Midwest Region
Rain from a weather front brought relief from an intense heat wave across parts of Iowa, northern Missouri, and eastern Kansas, according to the weather bureau. It eased high temperatures and reduced heat-related strain for residents and agricultural interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Weather Bureau
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U.S. Farm Loan Bank
C. of C. Committee
Queen Theatre
Florence Turner
Mobile Bookbinding Co
Dauphin ST
ROCHE
BURKE
Quick Transfer CO
Tampa
Key
Mallory
Mobile, Alabama
NSO
C. OF C
W. Virginia
J.H. Andrews
G. E. Tagert
Moose Spurn
Hughes
J. L. Parker
Farm Loan Board
Abe Martin
FT. Hancock
Level Best Shoe Store
Gayfer
Woolens
Mitchel
Max Fry
Dauphin Street
Bell Phone
LON
Gulf Coast
Bay ST. Louis
America
Wood Printin’ Co
ST. Michael Street
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