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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1915

Page

3

New Orleans and New York Cotton Markets Close Mixed on Weekend Cables

Cotton friday gains faded into weekend cautiousness as New Orleans and New York quoted futures steady to higher on bullish crops and dry spell expectations. Open interest showed modest advances with October through May contracts posting small gains while spot cotton held steady amid light sales and in New York and Liverpool trading.

New Orleans Deiod Iy New York Liverpool Texas

Savannas Turpentine and Rosin Prices and Stocks

In Savannah Georgia August 7 turpentine receipts 361 casks shipments 87 casks stock 26 484 casks rosin receipts 1 676 barrels shipments 285 barrels stock 62 645 barrels. Quotes for various grades B to Ww with price ranges. Also Chicago livestock and wall street items and small local classifieds.

Savannah

Little Talks on Thrift Emphasize Food Savings and Training Children

The article cites Annie S. Peck and a Chicago club member arguing thrift can cut living costs and improve health. It highlights Peck’s frugal diet and two quarts of milk daily, plus lessons from a silk dress anecdote, urging thrift to become a family habit and guiding children.

Annie S. Peck Miss Peck New York City Chi Nother Sreneneerie Asco Wanamaker

VESSELS IN PORT AND STREAMS OF SHIPS AND SCHOONERS

A port list shows vessels in port and en route, including the Glencliffe, Roseway, San Marcos, and Joseph with destinations and docking points at Turners Terminals Gulf Dry Dock City Wharf Pier 3 and Pier 4. It catalogs steamships Huron Ponce Storfong and Ines among numerous schooners barkentines and motorbarks with ports from New Orleans to Porto Rico and Progreso Mexico.

Turner Terminals Gulf Dry Dock City Wharf Ponce Bri New Orleans Porto Rico Huron New York Mallory Steamship Company Storfong Pensacola Munson Steamship Company C. D.pickels Big 4 Bay Cuba Albert D. Mills Puerto Padre Glenesk Havre France Ines Spai Huelva Spain van Heynigen Brokerage Co Lizzie E. Dennison Progreso Mexico Barkentine Singer Whitney Bodden Co Evadne Manati Dora Allison México Cane Malinche Munson Line Motorbark Elfreda Gulf States Shipping Company

Bananas and Lumber Depart as Mobile Harbor Bustles

The Norwegian steamship Corinto arrived with 17 000 banana bunches and sails for Puerto Cortez. The American schooner M A Achorn leaves for Caibairen with 177 880 feet rough pitch pine and 68 701 feet dressed pine lumber. The Mouthersale Caris bean Steamship shifts to pier 3 and heads to Port au Prince Haiti and Jamaica with cargo. The river packet John Quill reaches Mobile late after loading slaves at Lock 17 and plans 6 PM departure.

Corinto United Fruit Company Puerto Cortez Honda M. A. Achorn Caibairen Cuba Vinegar Bend Lumber Company Echo Mobile Compan Mouthersale Carisbean Steamship Company Pinto Docks Pier 3 Port Au Prince Haiti John Quill Warrior Tuscaloosa Lock 17

Coffeeville Personal Notes Show Local Visitors and Trips

Miss Ruth York and Lucile Wilson return home from Bladon Springs. Alda Robinson returns from Jackson with Mamie Kirwin. Travel to Salitpa and West Bend noted. Residents visit relatives in Bladon Springs and Laurel. Masonic meeting attendance at Salitpa referenced.

Coffeeville Personals Coffeeville Ala Ruth York Lucile Wilson Bladon Springs Alda Robinson Jackson Mamie Kirwin J. A. May Saliton F. W. Benson Salitpa Willie Robinson Sid May Ruby Simpkins Cora Belle Wilson Johnson Odie May West Bend Simoodham KR. A. Woodham Salitpn Maggie Cox Gulft City Angle Daisye Besse Waters Laurel Miss Cave Collins Bindon Springs C. R. Simmons Youngstown Fla W. P. Woodham Agnes Taylor A W. Benson Marengo County Clark Daisy Anderson Fincher Healing Springs Bid McCorquodale Balitpa Travis Robinson Leroy Misg Bey

Judge K M Landis to Hear Eastland Grand Jury Evidence

Judge K M Landis will hear evidence in the Eastland grand jury hearing in Chicago. The proceedings involve material presented to the grand jury and related judicial oversight.

K. M. Landis Eastland Grand Jury Chicago

Local Notes From A Rural Column

W. F. Mudge returns from Lacombe Louisiana where he has been employed. Mr. and Mrs. Vanden Schoten visit their sons in Detroit Michigan. Misses Patterson and Andrews were visitors to Merrill on Monday.

Dale W. F. Mudge Lacombe Vanden Schoten Detroit Mich Patterson and Andrews Merrill

Theodore Personalities and Local Happenings in Theodore

Bob Gray and pony visited Dogao on Wednesday. Pierce and Santi with J R Wells and family fished at the bay Friday morning. McConnell road crew improves the local road. Mann Tillman recovered from a facial carbuncle after doctor's treatment. A H Daves of Irvington cleared 120 acres and plans Satsuma oranges on the new fencing project.

Theodore Ala Bob Gray Pony Pierce Santi J. R. ‘Wells Ana B.mcconnell Mann Tillman A. H. Daves Irvington Satsuma

Jackson Personal Notes and Local Happenings

Jackson residents report visits from Lyman and Herbert Hawke to grandmother Mrs. Gullyhorn. Miss Neil Hilman vacationing with Mrs. W. Faust. Vivian Oliver returns from Vredenburg to be with his uncle. City planned to install electric lights. Teachers institute set for September sixth. Mrs. Wash Shipper entertained a group of youngsters with an ice course and a later trip to the movie. In Arabic, gush means heart, a light remark on classical studies.

Jackson Ala Lyman Herbert’ Hawke Gullyhorn Neil Hilman Faust Vivian Oliver Vredenburg Teachers’ I Institute Wash Shipper

Hester Reports 1914 15 Cotton Crop Decline and Uses

N G Hester secretary of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange discloses a 1914 15 crop totaling 17 004 000 bales with 15 108 111 bales sold commercially and value of 749 384 978, down from 1 184 444 114 last year. Linters use rises with wartime demand and Southern mills set records in consumption.

New Orleans N. G. Hester New Orleans Cotton Exchange South North World Texas Georgia North Carolina South Carolina

Naturally Miss Maria Slipp Breaks Arm in Accident

Miss Maria Slipp fell on Saturday and broke her arm according to the Brain erd Tribune. The item notes a minor injury with no further details or casualties.

Bell Picard Sawyer William Painter Mt. Vernon Ala Jess North Wilkinson Maria Slipp Brainerd Minn Tribune

Changing fortunes in a turbulent stock market

New York stock activity shifts from wartime panic to war demand. Investors pile into defense names as Wall Street rebounds with five to ten point jumps, while some blue chips like United States Steel and Bethlehem Steel rise on war orders. The market becomes topsy turvy with once idle issues gaining prominence.

Crucible Steel United States Bethleehem Steel American En American Sugar American Tel. & Tel Atchison Baltimore & Ohio Bethlehem Steel Brooklyn Rapid Transit Bad Ian Pacific Lake & Ohio Chi Mil. & St. Paul Chi, RI. & Pacific Consolidated Gas Erie General Motors Great Northern, Pid Illinois Central Kansas City Southern Maxwell Motor Co Mexican Petroleum Kans Texas National Lead New York Central Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Reading Rep. Iron & Steel Seaboard Air Line Pfd Sloss Sheffield Steel & Iron Studebaker Corporation Southern Pacific Southern Railway Tennessee Copper Texas Co Union Pacific United States Steel United States Steel, Pfd Caro. Chem Western Union Allis Chalmers New York Stock Exchange Wall Germany Asia Thur the Stock Exchange Exchange Schwab Amcan Can American ‘Locomotive Win Locomotive General Motorich Lackawanna Steel Repair & Steel Studebaker Westir

Nogales Americans Ordered Not To Aid Invasion

Washington reports General Calles directs new forces threatening Nogales not to aid Americans. A separate item notes Zapatistas along the Tehuantepec railway have burned stations at Los Naranjos and Tre Villas. Also a brief domestic exchange about a nurse maid and a planned night trip.

Nogales Washington Calles Bas Zapataten Tehuantepél Railway Los Naranjos Tre Villas

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