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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1913
Page
9
The American schooner Oscar G. arrived from Colon Panama after rough weather off the Mosquito coast. She sprang a leak, damaged part of her cargo, and put in at Colon for fifteen days of repairs.
The Mobile Board of Commissioners calls an election for September 1 1913 to elect a city commissioner for the term 1913 1916. It lists polling places in each ward with designated inspectors clerks and returning officers and notes polling hours from 8 a m to 6 p m. Lazarus Schwarz mayor signing this August 12 1913 notice.
West died Tuesday evening August 12 1913 at 7 50 o clock. He was in the 40th year of his age. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Three freight cars that had broken away from a Baltimore and Ohio train crashed into the locomotive of another train on a steep grade near Grapton West Virginia, killing several people. The Associated Press reports the crash sparked wreckage and shutdown of the line as investigators examined the scene.
The Mobile Board of Commissioners on July 16 1912 adopted an ordinance granting Magnolia Compress and Warehouse Company the right to construct and maintain a railroad track from Beauregard street east of Magnolia street along Magnolia street into its warehouse on State street with multiple turnouts. It requires two hundred dollars annually for thirty years, allows City improvements on Beauregard or Magnolia streets, does not grant exclusive rights, and outlines conditions for property owners to connect via switches on equal terms with safeguards. The ordinance takes effect upon publication. Aug 6 13 20
Court in Mobile Alabama adjudicates Mathew Williams a bankrupt on August 7 1913. First meeting of creditors set for August 22 1913 at 2 PM at the Mobile office. Creditors may attend prove claims examine the bankrupt and transact business before the referee Robert T. Ervin August 12 1913.
In Mobile Alabama Chancery Court the Farmers Loan and Trust Company as trustee and executor Maxwell Smith Alger Sullivan Lumber Company and many named defendants are alleged in a bill of complaint. Unknown defendants and non residents are believed to hold interests in described Mobile County real estate. A deadline of August 30 1913 is set to plead answer or demur with publication of notice in The Mobile Item.
Clinton Maine resident E E Chamberlain reports Bucklen's Arnica Salve removes pain from cuts sprains burns and other skin injuries. The ad asserts it robs injuries of their terrors and offers the product at Van Antwerp Drug.
The Mobile market closed unchanged with 60 bales sold. No exports were recorded, versus 100 bales the day before and 100 bales this day last year.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with a 2 to 3 point decline on poor cables. After scattered Texas rain reports, prices held near yesterday’s close, then slipped to 2 points under by noon and closed 2 to 3 points down. Spot middling cotton quoted at 11 7-8 cents.
Weather news from Oklahoma sparked a cautious mood in the early cotton session in New York. Prices opened slightly higher on August futures but drifted 1 to 4 points lower as private rain tallies moved through the market. Prices held near yesterday's close as traders awaited further weather updates from the southwest.
Liverpool market notes cotton spot quiet and steady with middling fair at 7.02 and other grades listed. Sales total 7 000 bales with American share 6 700 plus 500 for speculation and export. receipts 3 000 with 1 000 American. Futures shown for several month pairs with mixed bids around 5.0 to 7.0.
The Norton arrives from Charleston under Hunter Brothers charter. The Cerro Largo from Montevideo, Moragues Lumber chartered. The D. J. Sawyer from Guantanamo, anchored in the river. Walden Abbey from Punta Arenas. Oscar G. from tropical ports. General Whiting and Co. D. Pickels anchored. Pickels awaiting cargo. Mercator due with bananas. Harald due Saturday. Karen due Thursday from New Orleans. Colombia sails to Puerto Cortez. Pleasure Bay completed repairs and made a trip. Annie and Athena shifted to flats and docks. Charts Nos. 22 and 948 for sale.
An advertiser urges readers to abandon calomel and switch to LIV-VER-LAX from Sutton Bros. The copy promises a purely vegetable formula that eases constipation and positions VER-LAX as a simpler alternative.
Chicago grain and provisions report lists cash corn and rye prices with futures like No 2 yellow at 78 to 74 cents and No 2 white at 73 1-4c. Dates show No 2 new around 389 40c and white new around 42 1-4. Pork and lard prices appear at 22.00 and 1092 1-2, with ribs at 10 87 1-2 to 11 62 1-3.
Turpentine firm shows receipts 886 casks with no sales. Rosin firm reports receipts 2,168 barrels and no sales. Quotes list various grades with bid and ask ranges from B through WW, reflecting daily market levels in Savannah Georgia.
A high pressure system over the lake region and north Atlantic states brings generally fair and warm weather while a secondary high over the gulf and south Atlantic states maintains warm conditions. Record temperatures include Kansas City Missouri reaching 102 degrees and Oklahoma averaging around 104 in 18 reports. Cooler, cloudy conditions prevail along the Pacific coast with showers to the north. Mobile is forecast for fair weather tonight and Thursday.
The memo outlines a directive to shield shipments traveling 36 hours by rail or road to the north, east, and west from 96 degree heat. It calls for protective packaging, temperature monitoring, and rapid transit to minimize spoilage.
The document presents the August 9 1913 statement for The First National Bank of Mobile Alabama detailing resources including loans and discounts 8 275 147 24 deposits 2 984 620 03 and stock paid in 300 000 00, with notes on reserves and liabilities. signed by cashier Chas D Willoughby and notary Z M P Inge.
Trading focused on steel with 4,500 shares moving at 64 8 8 to 65 1 4, closing near yesterday's level. Major issues like Amalgamated Reading Canadian Pacific and Erie fluctuated, while Pacific Mail and American Tobacco gained. Record prices and widespread activity dominated early but irregular quot ing eased as the day progressed.
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