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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1913

Page

11

Notice by Administratrix in Estate of Alfred Percy

Notice by administratrix in estate of Alfred Percy deceased. Letters of administration granted to the undersigned on the first day of 1913 by Judge Price Jr of the Probate Court Mobile County Alabama. All persons having claims must present them within the time required by law or be barred. K Hale Jr. administrator

Alfred Percy Seid ‘Edent Honorable Price , Jr Mobile County Ala

Police Court Fines In Park Brawl And Domestic Attack

Robert Southerland white was fined 10 dollars or 20 days after attacking O Williamson at Monroe Park ball grounds. G L Faircloth white got 101 dollars and 50 days hard labor for beating his wife. Robert Green negro held on 500 dollar bond after shooting and killing Spencer Porter. murder charge reduced to manslaughter. evidence cited good character of Green.

Robert Southerland O. Williamson Monroe Park Gordon Southerland Montgomery Williamson Mobile O'Brien G. L. Faircloth Faircloth Robert Green Spencer Porter Green

Mobilians Honored by Governor ONeal Delegation

A special to The Item reports a delegation of two hundred from Montgomery Alabama honored by Governor ONeal at the Farmers National Congress. Names Alba Coden and others appear among attendees and proceedings.

Montgomery Ala Delega O'Neal Farmers’ National Congressee Ees 2 Alba, Coden

Cotton Market Quiet in Mobile with No Sales

The Mobile market closed unchanged with no sales and no exports on Friday compared with 25 bales sold the prior day and 9 bales exported last year. Prices shown for Good Ordinary to Good Middling and a Mobile Official Report lists receipts, exports, and stock figures for the period, with year over year comparisons and U.S. ports totals.

Mobile U.S G. Brit Continent

New Orleans Cotton Rises on Weather and Crop Reports

Cotton futures opened steady with a 3 to 6 point advance on favorable cables and dry maps. Reports of crop deterioration from Texas and rain in Georgia supported buying for both accounts as prices climbed 19 to 21 points above yesterday's close by midday.

New Orleans Breuth Texas Georgia

New York Cotton Market Sees Mixed Start After Rain Outlook

A private report shows the crop at 79.9 versus 81.8 two weeks ago, triggering initial covering. Markets opened firm with 7 to 10 point gains, then eased 2 to 3 as traders weighed bear spinner sentiment. Later buyers steadied on forecasts of fair southwest weather. noon quotes 12 to 14 points higher, spot quiet with middling uplands 11.90 and middling gulf 12.15. sales 134 bales.

Declines Broad As Market Opens On Wall Street Review

Opening stock exchange dealings show substantial declines with Canadian Pacific leading losses and many issues hovering near or below final readings. Reading, Steel, Amalgamated Copper lag while Lorillard Tobacco advances. bonds hold steady amid inertia and weak broad participation.

New York Stock Exchange Canadian Pacific Reading Steel Amalgamated Copper New Haven Rock Island Union Pacific Cotton Smith and Ring Sugar Ring Tel and Tel Anaconda Mining Co Atchison Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore and Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Chesapeake and Ohio Chicago and Northwestern Chi. Mil St. Paul Colorado Fuel and Iron Colorado and Southern Delaware and Hudson Denver and Rio Grande Erie General Electric Great Northern Bid Great Northern Ore Ctts Ilinois Central S Interborough-Met Interborough-Met Inter- Harvester Louisville Nashville Missouri Pacific Missouri Kaw Texas Lehigh Valley Nations Now York Central Norfolk and Western Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Ned States Steel DS Crates Biel Ped Ial Union

Waterfront Notes Entered and Departures at Port

The Norwegian steamer Mercator arrived from Puerto Cortez with 22 000 bunches of bananas. The British steamer Frankmere sailed for Barrow loaded 25 feet 6 inches. The American schooner Annie headed to Pensacola. The tug E F Simpson and the tug Pasagoula moved cargoes within port. The river packet Mary S Blees arrived with cotton, naval stores, and 8000 slaves.

Mercator Kaisen Hubbard-Zemurray Steamship Company Puerto Cortez Frankmere Arnot Barrow England Annie Wall Pensacola Fla FE. Simpson Pascagoula Navigator Jacobsen Mary S. Blees City Orly Tombigbee Steiner's Landing Georgiana Roop

Shippers Forecast Predicts Moderate River Conditions

Protect against 98 degrees for 36hour shipments north east and west. River forecasts indicate the Tombigbee river and branches will not change much in the next two days. The Alabama river will continue to fall.

Tombigbee River Alabama River

Liverpool Cotton Spot and Futures Report

Liverpool notes dull and easier cotton spot with middling at 6 1/4 to 7.00 and 4,000 bales sold including 3,300 American plus 500 for speculation. Futures close very steady with August at 6.18 and nearby spreads listed from August-September through July-August.

Liverpool

Turpentine and Rosin Market Report from Savannah

NavAl Savannah report shows Turpentine firm sales none receipts 940 casks and Rosin firm sales none receipts 3 670 barrels. Prices quoted for grades B through N and several special grades with ranges from 3.60 to 5.15 dollars per unit and up to 6.30 dollars for WW grade.

Naval - Savannah

Grain and Provisions Rise on Chicago Markets

In Chicago on August 15 corn led gains with strong opening mixed with drought and heat concerns in the southwest. September futures rose 1-4 to 1-2 cents while December climbed to around 68 1-2 cents before retreating to 68 1-8. Wheat advanced alongside corn with December near 90 1-4 to 90 1-2 cents after an 11-4 cent peak.

Chicago

Weekly Cotton Statistics From Liverpool Aug 15

Weekly cotton statistics show imports of 14 000 bales with 6 000 bales from the United States. Total stock across all kinds stands at 655 000 bales, American stock at 459 000, American forwarded 47 000, and exports at 4 500.

Liverpool

Committee of Ways and Means Forms 65 Subdivisions

A five member conference with General Manager Don Farnsworth of the Chamber of Commerce decided on sixty five classifications of Mobile businesses for a new ways and means committee. By Tuesday names of all business men in each class are to be compiled and the committee organized. Farnsworth noted strong citizen encouragement with at least a dozen offering approval Friday morning. One former knocker claimed to have buried the hammer and reassured others.

Committee OF Ways and Means Don Farnsworth Chamber of Commerce Ways and Means Mobile Ways and Means Committee Farnsworthy

Les Miserables photodrama at the Lyric all next week

Victor Hugo romance Les Miserables opens at the Lyric theater with nine reels of photoplay. Henri Krauss and Mile Ventura lead the Paris cast in the famed production. Matinees daily at 3 30 and evenings at 8 15 with seat sales underway.

Victor Hugo Lyric Theatre Paris London Berlin Europe Henri Krauss Sarah Bernhardt Jean Valjean Mile. Ventura Odeon Fantine la Petite Fromet Vaudeville Mons. Stelevant Porte

Grain prices steady across Chicago and St Louis cash markets

Wheat futures and cash prices quoted for No 2 red No 2 hard and No 1 Northern in Chicago and St Louis. Corn No 2 and No 2 white priced around 75 to 79 cents with terms for yellow varieties. Oats No 2 white and standard new oats shown between 42 and 48 cents.

St, Louis Chicago

City Briefs in Mobile Local News

Colonel Albert Phenis of New Orleans, Southern representative of the Manufacturers' Record, visits Mobile on business and attends the Chamber of Commerce meeting. Henry Simon sues Gordon Smith for damages from a pit fall at a bakery on April 30, with negligence as a defense. Walter H. Peat and his bride Hettie Currie arrive in Mobile, wedding held in Gulfport. couple staying at the Battle House. First bale of Tombigbee river cotton ships to Frank M. Ladd & Co, grown by W. W. McKeen of Clarke County.

Albert Phenis New Orleans Manufacturers’ Record Baltimore Mobile Chamber of Commerce Henry Simon Law and Equity Court Exsainst Gordon Smith Walter H. Peat Gulfport Miss H. O. Thompson Lumber Company Hettie Currie James Currie Tombigbee River Mary 8. Blees Frank M. Ladd & Company W. W. McKeen Clarke County

Argentine Senator Heads Washington Visit to Thank U S

Senator Don Benito Villanueva leads a special mission leaving in September to thank the United States for participation in Argentina's centennial celebration. The group will first visit the Panama Canal before reaching Washington.

Associated Press Buenos Ayres Arg Don Benito Villanueva Washington United States Aratina Ere Panama Canal

Specials For Sale Multiple 1 and 2 story frame cottages

Listings describe several 1 and 2 story frame residences on S S Oh Shell road Ww Indiana Ave W Cedar Government Church Sis Spring Hill Lafayette Reed New Hamilton Monterey Everett Delaware Marine El mira Dunham Rapier Fulton lots range 60x106 to 65x150 with 4 to 7 rooms and prices around 1700 dollars with small cash down and monthly balance. includes a five acre land parcel with a servant's house and stable in Hall Place.

S. S Shell Road Indiana Ave Cottazse N. E New Hamilton Monterey St Hall Place

Property listing on Old Shell road and Hallett Street

A real estate notice describes a parcel at 1-story frame N. 8, Old Shell road, with 2B Hallett St, plotting a 66 by 124 foot lot and a six room dwelling.

Old Shell Road Hallett St

Weather sets varied pattern coast to coast

A low barometer area spans Minnesota to New Mexico bringing warm southerly winds and a 98 degree high in Kansas City Missouri. High barometer air from the north Atlantic to the Gulf coast brings fair weather and warm Gulf temperatures. Showers in the south Atlantic states and cooler weather in the north Pacific states. Mobile to be fair tonight and Saturday. Albert Ashenberg, Local Forecaster, Weather Bureau.

Minnesota New Mexico Mississippi Valley Kansas City North Atlantic States Gulf Coast North Atlantic Coast Gulf States South Atlantic States North Pacific Mobile Albert Ashenberger Weather Bureau

Pleasure Bay To Resume Coney Island Excursions

The Bay Steamship Company announces that the Pleasure Bay will resume trips beginning this afternoon for the public excursion to Coney Island on Tuesday and Friday evenings.

Coney Island The Bay Steamship Company Pleasure Bay

Special Notice to Owners of Vacant Property

Yeend Brothers advertises loans to buy city property and seeks vacant or sellers. It touts rentals and sales of unremunerative properties with placarded windows to attract renters or buyers. Several example listings include a Mobile estate for 4200 dollars with 1000 cash and 1000 yearly payments at 6 percent, and an 8 room house at Le Moyne Place offered with terms. It also promotes investments paying 44 dollars monthly and a 4 room Oakdale house for 200 cash and time.

Ohio le Moyne Place Dauphin Street

Corner bungalow sale offers easy terms with incentive

Owner of a new bungalow at the corner of Tuttle avenue and Illinois streets seeks quick buyers. Price 2800 dollars with 500 dollars down and 20 dollars monthly payments at 6 percent interest. Several desired building lots also available with eager sellers offering cheap prices and easy terms.

Tuttle Avenue Illinois Streets

Acreage Propositions in Mobile County Marketed

The notice advertises several good acreages in Mobile county based on soil survey maps. One 160 acre parcel with a good house is offered at 10 dollars per acre with $100 cash and a four room cottage on Adams Street south of Basane Avenue, balance due monthly like rent.

Mobile Davis Avenue St. Anthony Orangeburg Adams Street Basane Nue

Revenue Licenses Issued in Mobile County July 1913

Internal Revenue licenses issued to numerous Mobile County businesses in July 1918 are listed, spanning pharmacies, clubs, hotels, liquor stores, and manufacturers. The document documents names and addresses such as Albright Wood, Baymen’s Benevolent Association, Eagles Club, New Battle House Co, Phoenix Merc. Co, Royal Liquor Store, and others, with county official Sam P. Jones signature and Notary J. B. Mosley acknowledgment.

Ham Ala Thomas T. Palmer Mobile U. S Internal Revenue Daring Albright BE. R Wood T. V Bailey Pt. Clear Braswell R. L Dauphin Bauer Dave Bienville Pharmacy Baymen's Benevolent Association J. H. Duff R. J. Williams W. Scott R. Ll. D Cece Mobile Cadus John J. R Doyle John T R. L. D. Mobile Crooks N. Water Dumont Fay St. Michael Economical Drug Co Eagles Club Elba Club Holbert Merc. Co Harlock Harry G Water Hotel St. Andrew N. Royal Karl_Erhardt R.L.D Stsmanuel Kaiserhof Hotel Conception Loyal Order of Moose Royal Manassas D. T D. A Rene de Vis Wilkinson Martland Club Jitlian Carson R.D.M. L State Marion Club N. Warren McMahon, J. T. & Co R. IL. D Muntz Frank J Royal Liquor Store Roe Drug Co R.L. D Hate Sutton’ Bros. R. L. D Sindik Geo Schreiner C. C Smith, T. E. R. L. D Schimpf Stiles Estate A. E Sycamore Club R. D St. Louis Saratoga Club Nellie Hall Louis Tyrrell R. L.D van Alien Pharmacy T.S Venturini Peter A Windsor Hotel & Cafe R. LD Webster J. B Weinacker Bros P. H J. P C. L Wilson R. B Werneth Ollie West Minnie R. D. M N. Lawrence Zeiman Frank Collector of Internal Revenue Sam P. Jones Ae J. B. Mosley

Also Mentioned on This Page

Union Ae M. E W. . Puckett Bell Phone M. Hoffman Dauphin Treet Eastern Markest Livnery Daupin Street Dauphin and Mobile Realty Co Bienville Heel Zemale Mallory Line Cing School Monroe Park Pavilion Henry Russell Ixie Owen Farley Government City of West Gal Street Charles Ward Edard P. White D. H. Barrett Rge. E. Johnson W. J.goodman H. S. Peckinpaugh S. W. Er Royal Streets Glen E. Aunspaugh Lee J. Mmern Thos. R. Foster M. J. Sullivan W. Otis MacMahon D. J. Callan Mobileounty Court House F.holly Hyman -Baerman J. . Friedman F. A. Schimpf Wm. Helter W. J. Uillan M. Wimberly M. P. Lee S. Franklin Preston P. M. Desmond Ed Lazarus Schwarz Mary Ans Percy K. Hale, Jr. ‘Taal St. Michael Street Claiborne and Onti Streets St. Emanuel Street Monroe Young Women's Christian Association Miss Peoples J. H. Saunders P. H. Hamel A. A. Richards St. Francis Street R. Bettner Polk Lock Building W. W. Field Spring Hill N. Royal Street F. W. Street Poorhouse J. M. Crump Cotton Exchange C. A. Kramer Central Market South Water St Wilkinson Street Bath Royal St Bayou New Jersey Broad Oakdale Theodore Jefferson St F. L. Tapia Dauphin St United States District Court Southern District of Alabama Bankrutcky Herman R. Peper Alabama Robert T. Ervin Police News LZI2 Nas de Ceee Skene Alien Ee Eee Lebruary Fenn Arch Sencees May Ac Wall Street Review Nor Ss. Mercator Hon Isabella de Sagua Cuba Br.sch C. W. Mills Montego Bay Braz Ss. Crathens Montevideo Urug Liss Craigforth C. OF C. Reports N. Y Tes Eseas Louisiana Americans Argentina Margaret S. Spring Hill Ave S. Lafayette St Reed Ave W. Everett St Delaware E. Marine St Elmira St Dunham and Rapier Ave Fulton Bt Old Government Yuille St. Praneis Asheville Aseae Birmingham Eveens Duluth Galveston T Jacksonville MOBIL Pensacola Eeene Phoenix Steer Ane St. Louia Tampa Tree Sae Williate Eennes Yeend Brothers Nights of Pythias Daulphin Street Cathedral Franklin Streets Knights of Pythias Building the, Capital Security CO National Bank OF Norfolk Virginia Commerce
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