Police deny Elliott Stevens has wife in St Louis
Chief Crenshaw said no record of a wife for Elliott E. Stevens exists in St Louis and that the mother has been contacted. Stevens had not posted bond by Tuesday afternoon and his wife declined returning to her parents, staying at the Windsor hotel. The girl asserts Stevens is not married and will remain with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Crenshaw
St. Louis
Elliott E. Stevens
Toos
Stevens
Windsor Hotel
Marriage Licenses Granted by Probate Court
Marriage licenses were issued today out of the probate court to George Miller and Nellie Cox, Thomas J. Boore Jr. and Mabel V. Richards, Sam Ware and Maude Hastings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Miller
Nellie Cox
Thomas J. Booré, Jr
Mabel V. Richards
Sam Ware
Maude Hastings
Mobile Weekly Advertiser Copy Sent to Langdon Family
Co E Blythe of Greenville Mississippi informs Police Chief Crenshaw he holds a copy dated July 31 1852 of the Mobile Weekly Advertiser published by the late Charles D Langdon and will forward it to any Langdon surviving member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Blythe
Greenville
Miss
F. W. Crenshaw
Mobile Weekly Advertiser
Charles D. Langdon
Langdon
Authorization of 10 inch iron pipeline under Mobile street
The Mobile city ordinance authorizes C U Snyder & Company to lay and operate a iron pipe not exceeding ten inches in diameter beneath Commerce Street from a docked ship’s tanks to a plant on the northwest corner of Commerce and Beauregard streets. The pipeline runs three feet under the street for 80 feet, for twenty years, under city supervision, with annual advance payments of ten dollars due September 1. Immediate effect upon adoption and publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. U. Snyder & Company
Commerce Street
City of
Mobile
Board of Commissioners
C. A. Snyder & Company
Commerce and
Beauregard Streets
Mobile Eleventh Paving Venture District streets listed
Property owners along Georgia avenue Rapier avenue Selma Street Palmetto Pine Street Ann Street Regina avenue Government Street Dauphin Street Royal Street Charleston street Beauregard street and Charleston area pavements are paved with asphalt wooden blocks or vitrified brick. The assessment roll is open for inspection at Mobile City Tax Collector. The Board of Commissioners will meet at City Hall on the Sunday in September 1913 at noon to hear objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Georgia Avenue
Selma Street
Texas Street
Rapier Avenue
Government Street
Elmira Street
Palmetto Street
Regina Avenue
Pine Street
Spring Hill Avenue
Dauphin Street
Ann Street
Palmetto _ street
Catherine Street
Marys Lane
Reed Avenue
Royal Street
Canal Street
Augusta Street
Charleston Treet
Conception Street
Beauregard Street
Commerce Street
City of
Board of Commissioners
Chamber of
H. Hendrix
Weak Stock Market On Mexican Balkan and Labor Turmoil
London reports a broad market decline as Mexican tensions Balkan unrest and labor unrest weigh on investor confidence and send stocks lower across sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stock Exchange
Cotton Market Mobile Official Report Today
Market quiet with no sales. receipts for the day 25 8 and week 87 since Sept 1. Exports to Britain 381, to the continent 19969. Stock at U S ports receipts since Sept 1 total 9861766.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uae
Aecess
Ssese
United Piategorks
G. Britain
U. S
New Orleans Cotton Futures Open Steady on Weather Views
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with gains of 9 to 11 points on good cables and dry weather signals. By midmorning prices rose 18 to 14 points over yesterday, with the market holding a firm undertone as traders awaited a favorable weekly weather summary for the cotton region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Oklahoma
Texas
Yeasterday
Ivconass Ll90
Cotton futures rise on dry weather in Texas and belt reports
New York cotton buys renewed after forecasts failed to show rain in the southwest. Prices moved higher on the weekly weather report and unfavorable Western belt crop notes, with active months setting new highs on covering. Spot sales quiet with middling uplands around 12.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Southwest
Texas
Orleens
Gulf
Liverpool Cotton Market Report August 19
Cotton in fair demand and steady in Liverpool with middling at 6.49d and fine middling 7.09. Sales 8 000 bales including 7 600 American. receipts 6 000 with 2 000 American. Futures closed steady with August at 6.23 1 24 and July-Aug 6.02.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Baseball Dice Shaped as Brooklyn Street Crap Game
In Brooklyn on August 19, four prisoners arraigned for crap shooting were shown a new variant named baseball dice by Magistrate Walsh. Police traced violators of the anti gambling law from Manhattan as they explained chalked sidewalks used as scorecards and dice outcomes mapping to outs bases and hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Walsh
Adams Street
Meyer
Manhattan
Deaths and Funerals Emma Dora Thomas
Emma Dora Thomas aged 28, a Mobile native, died Monday at 4:30 PM at her Prichard home after several weeks illness. She was wife of Robert O. Thomas and leaves other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Dora Thomas
Mobile
Prichard
Ala
Robert O. Thomas
Wall Street Opens With Heavy Selling On Mexican Tensions
Reports of strains between the United States and Mexico sparked broad stock weakness at the open. American Smelting fell 2 1 2, unions in steel traded 62 3 4, and many major issues including Canadian Pacific and Union Pacific showed declines before a cautious rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street Review
York
Crista
Mexico
Canadian Pacific
Union Pacific
Reading
Northern Pacific
Lehigh Valley
Chesapeake and Ohio
Utah
Bears of
Shorts
Amalgamated Copper
American
American Beet Sugar
American Cotton Oj
American Smelting & Refining
American Sugar Refining
American Tel. & Tel
Anaconda Mining Co
Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Chespeake & Ohio
Chicago & North Western
Chicago
Mil. & St. Paul
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Colorado & Southern
Delaware & Hudson
Denver and
Rio Grande
Erie
General Electric
Great Northern
Great Northern Oreetts
Sinois Central
Interborough-Met
Pfd
Inter Elarvester
Louisville & Nashville
Missouri Pacific
Missouri
Kansas & Texas
National
New York Central
Norfolk
and Western
Pennsylvania
People’s Gas
Pullman Palace
Rock Island Co
Resk Jiele
Ce Pratt
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
United States Steel
Wabash
Western Union
Texas Oil Co
Grain prices reported in Chicago cash market
Chicago cash grain prices list No. 2 red wheat at 87 3 4 to 88 and higher grades around 87 1 2 to 92 1 3. No. 2 corn at 77 to 77 1 4. No. 2 white corn at 77 1 2. No. 2 yellow corn at 77 1 2. No. 2 white oats at 48 8 4 to 44 and standard at 42 to 43 3 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Northern
Marine traffic shifts and arrivals at the port
The Sunny South reports a busy harbor with ships unloading and shifting. Belize from Puerto Barrios, Mygaard from Hamburg, and Fjell due with bananas join currents, while Lewis H Goward sails to Pascagoula and Sea King returns with a dredge. Cap Horn undergoes repairs en route to New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belize
Hansen
Puerto Barrios
Guatemala
Orr-Laubenheimer Company
Mygaard
Hamburg
Germany
Lewis H. Goward
Chaney
Pascagoula
Lee Kimball
Sea King
Pensacola
Cap Horn
New Orleans
Cerro Largo
Urug
Fjell
Hubbard-Zemurray Steamship Company
Lampresnas
Smith
Matlory Line
New York
Key West
Tampa
Lloyds Register Summarizes 1912 Vessel Losses
Lloyds Register of British and foreign shipping issues a statistical summary for vessels 100 tons and up that were totally lost or condemned in 1912. Totals include 15 steamers abandoned at sea, 45 burned, 34 destroyed in collisions, 159 foundered, 34 missing, and 292 steamers overall, amounting to 450 675 gross tons. Sailing vessels totaled 259 losses, weighing 140 649 tons. Also notes Norton sailing records and lumber shipments from Kings Lynn and Great Yarmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyds
Lloyds’ Register of British and Foreign Shipping
British Steamship
Norton
Wright
Kings Lynn
Eng
British Steamshipship
Great Yarmouth
River Forecasts for Tombighee and Alabama Rivers
River forecasts indicate little change for the Tombighee river and its branches over the next two days while the Alabama river is also expected to hold steady with minimal movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tombighee
Alabama
Entertainment at Whistler Lawn Party by Mechanica Lodge
Mechanica Lodge No. 64 I O C F will entertain at Peterson's Park Whistler from 1 PM to 12 midnight with music and refreshments arranged for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanica Lodge No. 64
Peterson's Park
Whistler
Bell Pleads Guilty to Forging Checks in Houston Firm Case
J. A. Bell pleads guilty to forging the List and Gifford Construction Company of Houston names on two checks totaling 39.15. He may avoid punishment if the checks are not presented and made good. Bell wired his mother in Laurel Mississippi to come to his aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Bell
Gifford Construction Company
Houston
Texas
Bell
Laurel
Miss
Thaw Arraigned and Remanded to Sherbrooke Jail
In Coaticook Que on August 19 Thaw was arraigned and remanded to Sherbrooke jail. He will appear before Judge Mulverna tomorrow. Dr Tremholme examined him stating he is suffering from excitement. Thaw declined to provide a thumb print impression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coaticook
Que
Sherbrooke
Mulverna
Thaw
Tremholme
Weather outlook shows fair conditions and near seasonal temperatures
Generally fair weather covers most of the United States east of the Mississippi with warm spells in the central states. Kansas City Missouri and Oklahoma City Oklahoma report 98 degree highs while Montana experiences around ten degrees above freezing under a cold air mass in the northwest. Local forecast for Mobile and vicinity calls for fair weather tonight and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baroniere
Mississippi River
United States
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
Okla
Montana
Albert Ashenberger
Weather Bureau
Committee Asks Joint Investigation On Terminal Control
The R H committee seeks a joint probe into government authority over U S terminals. Turner writes to Senators Gore Bristow and To end urging action. chamber groups and the Cotton Exchange considered as investigators. An appropriation of 200 dollars, matched by Columbus Mississippi, was authorized for Waterman’s Washington trip for a Tombigbee river project rehearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner
Joint Committee
Harry T. Hartwell
Estes D. Baker
A. C. Danner
Chamber of Commerce and the Cotton Exchange
Stewart A. LeBlanc
Armbrecht
Chamber of Commerce
Danner
The
Cotton Exchange
Columbus, Miss
John H. Waterman
Washington
Tombigbee River
Board of Engineers
Don Farnsworth
Busines
Point Rivers and Harbor Committee
Benjamin Thurley
Farnsworth
LL. C. Ry
M. C. Forcheimer
Henry Goldwaite
S. A. LeBlanc
J. C. Rich
Erwin Craighead
H. B Ethwaite
A. LeBlanc
Erwin Dpd
Baker
Harry Pillans
Mr. Pillans
Clayton Finds Ready Champions for Alabama Senate
Washington Aug 19 The campaign to seat Henry D Clayton as Alabama senator opened as Senator Robinson endorsed Governor ONeals action and Senator Bankhead asked for permission to publish the legal opinions. Clayton's credentials will be presented later while the case tests governor filling a vacancy under the new constitutional amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Henry D. Clayton
Alabama
Robinson
Arkansas
O'Neal
Johnston
Senate
Bankhead
Clayton
Police Court Roundup of Forgery and Disobedience Charges
J A Bell white man arrested for forgery appeared before acting Recorder Gordon with the case reset for Aug 21 awaiting his mother. Elliott Stevens charged with concealing and detaining a child faced a jury court with a reset date Aug 22 and $300 bond for a thorough probe. E W Hansen white arraigned on forgery and slaughtering outside a city slaughterhouse. Ed Finnegan white case reset for Aug 20. Robert Randle fined $2 or 40 days for speeding at 25 mph. Tom Hollaway negro fined $10 and 10 days jail for beating his wife. Oliver Smith negro boy fined $10 and 10 days jail for assault and battery after pulling a pistol and snapping it twice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Bell
White
Pearson
Gordon
Bell
Elliott BE. Stevens
Mt Mins
Aeatad
E. W. Hansen
T Recorder's Court
Dr. Harsh
Ed Finnegan
Tom Hollaway
Hollaway
Oliver Smith
Recorder’s Court
Smith
Federal court to hear Godbee murder case in Millen
United States district court must decide the case of Mrs Elia Perkins Godbee who yesterday shot her divorced husband in the Millen post office inside a federal reservation. The dead man's bride, Mrs Florence Godbee, was also shot and remains in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Millen
United States District Court
Elia Perkins Godbee
Florence Godbee
Moonlight Hop on Steamer Pleasure Bay to Battles Wharf
St. Vincent's Club announces another moonlight hop aboard the steamer Pleasure Bay to Battles Wharf on Wednesday August 20. Music will be supplied and a good time awaits all who join. Come on and go with us and everyone is going.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vincent's Club
Pleasure Bay
Battles Wharf
Father Kills Wife Chiefly Before Children Then Takes Own Life
In Martine Ferry Ohio area, John Marshall killed his wife at the breakfast table while four of their six children watched. He then fled to the attic and killed himself when police blocked his escape, reportedly angered by rumors about his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. VA
John Marshall
Martine Ferry
Ohio
Marshall
Rental listings for multiple houses on Reed and surrounding streets
A list of single and two story frame houses with rents ranging from 240 to 370 dollars. Properties on Reed Ave Dauphin Shellroad George St Monroe Houston Broad Monroe Everett Cedar Georgia Carolina New St Francis Hallett Pine and nearby intersections are shown with room counts and improvements. Complete rent list available by application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New St. Francis Bet
Hallett and Pine
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James McPhillips Grocery Co
J. M. Alston
Moffett Road
Carree
John O. Allen
Crichton R. F. C
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Owen Farley
Mallory Line
A. A. Richards
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Pollock
W. W. Thompson
Savannah
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Harry T. Toulmin
Toulminville
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Theodore
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J. H. Saunders
Henry Russell
Monroe Park Pavilion
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M. Hoffman
Conception
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Claiborne and
Conti
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Louisa Rapier
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Elliott Stevens
London Stock Exchange
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Marine Matters and River News
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Louisiana
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Mobile & Ohio R. R. Co
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Montgomery Division
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van Antwerp
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First Mortgage Bonds Consolidated
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Police News
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Ludlow
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Federal Court 710
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GREAT
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Kessee
Franklin
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Renee
Blate
Frank Jigs
Guam
Georgia Ave
Montauk
K. i Ou
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Bet
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St. Joseph
Texas St
Rapier Ave
S. Hamilton
N. E
Old Shell Road
Julia
Ks. de Deeen
Lafayette
Iberville
Bpring Hill
Elmira
Georgia
GRR Ie Ca
Roach
Spring Hill
Carling
Palmetto
Charleston
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Selma and
George Sts
Spring Hill Ave
Kilmarnock
Hoethan
E. Margret
Bgs Hill Ave
Fant Bfounas
Ees Eersase Aie Wal Ma Gatas
N. W. Regina
Reed Ave
Bet, Dauphin
Shellroad
George St
S. Church
E. Monroe
Warren
K. - Pees
Hunter
W. Houston
S. Monroe
W. Everett
Carolina Ave
Sage, Burgett & Yuille
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