Galveston Saved by Big Sea Wall
Weathered by a strong sea wall Galveston endured the storm as the Nueces steamer anchored in port and avoided damage. Survivors recount peril from floods and fires while aid arrives, with water and food shortages looming and relief from the nearby Uneeda Biscuit Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Johnstone
Ory Line
Nueces
Galveshe Neuces
Gallarbor
Iain Johnstone
Mobile
O. Brown
Minn
Julia Brown
Herole
Mr. Brown
Uneeda Biscuit Company
al On
Brown
Texas City
Progress on New Post Office Building Construction
G A Berryman of the United States post office department reports good progress on the new post office at the northwest corner of St Joseph and St 1 streets. After taking over due to contractor failure, New England Palty Company handles operations as bondsmen. Ground floor materials are in place with steel work mostly completed and the second floor framework underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ew Postoffice
St. Joseph and
St. 1
G. A. Berryman
United \tes post office department
New England Palty Company
Star
Post Office Building Rising in Fine Marble
The new post office structure will cost about 271000 dollars and measure 160 by 117 feet with a St Joseph street entrance. Marble from Alabama Marble Company quarries at Sylacauga furnishes the high grade stone for the building designed to house post master and staff offices on the first floor and government offices on the second. Completion and occupancy are planned for around August first next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Marble Company
Syllacauga
Berryman
St. Joseph Street
Post Office
Birmingham Woman Credits Vitalitas For Relief From Choking Spells
Mrs. R. L. Neese of 1408 Peters Street testifies Vitalitas cured her nervous stomach and choking after meals. She says after fifteen years of illness she can now eat any food, has gained weight, and believes the tonic works. She claims to have influenced many others to buy the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Neese
Birmingham
Peters Street
Vitalitas
Rhood
Trail of Texas hurricane outlined on historic map route
Map shows a Texas hurricane path from the Windward Islands across Haiti Jamaica Florida Texas to Indiana. The storm reached Galveston with 70 mph winds and moved northeast crossing Cairo Evansville and into the St. Lawrence valley before entering the Atlantic.
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Texas
Windward Islands
Trinidad
West Indies
Kingstown
St. Vincent
St. Croix
Portoco
San Juan
Galveston
Houston
Cairo
Ill
Weather Bureau
Evansville
Indiana
St. Lawrence Valley
Atlantic Ocean
Master of Cab Exchange in a Loud Court Room
W T. Tunstall and Manuel Bennett clash over cab exchange rules in a police court scene. Tunstall, fined five dollars, claims authority while Bennet denies discipline. A crowd, disorderly conduct, and several minor cases follow, including fines and continuances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Tunstall
Africa
W. T
Manuel Bennett
Manuel
Barrett
W. T. Cussin
Jedge
Manuek
Alleged Disciple Follower Detained on Begging Beat
Alexander Henry described as a follower of the Disciples of the Universe was picked up Tuesday morning by Police Officer Pennington and processed as a dangerous and suspicious character. Henry had been begging for money on his beat, per the officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Henry
Disciples of the Universe
Pennington
Henry
Ehibert House Ad Claims Eczema Cure in Two Bottles
Greenville Alabama physician Marcus Ehibert proclaims his remedy cures eczema and other skin diseases. He states he suffered through multiple doctors before his own medicine worked, needing only two bottles to achieve a cure.
Invitations Issued For Alabama Good Roads Association Meet
Alabama Good Roads Association officers begin inviting probate judges boards of revenue mayors and club presidents to send delegates to the nineteenth annual session in Birmingham on August 12 and 13. The aim is a large turnout with focus on convict road labor and likely prison bill before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Good Roads Association
Boards of Revenue
Good Roads
Alabama Good Roads Associate
Henderson
Alabama
Bankrupt Proceedings In District Court Roster
United States court notes list bankruptcy actions including Ernest R. Berry of Selma with debts $488 and no assets, adjudicated bankrupt and referred to Referee Campbell. Other petitions include Adams A Gayi of Mobile and James C Stacey Crichton, all adjudicated bankrupt with referrals to Referees Ervin and RT Ervin. Also a baby found on a porch is under investigation by Humane Officer Ducourneau following a local call to Chief Crenshaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Court
Ernest R. Berry
Selma
United States District Court
W. K. Campbell
John C. Simms
C. Lee Simms
Quick Transfer Company
Ervin
Adams A.gayi
Mobile
James C. Stacey
Crichton
Moses Crawford
Jefferson and
Adams Streets
Adam«McDonald
North
Jefferson Street
Julius S. Ducourneau
Police
Crenshaw
Storm Boosts Mobile Trade With Galveston Arrivals
A strong Gulf wind sheltered two Mallory Line freight steamers, the Nueces and Poncho, allowing loading in Mobile instead of Galveston. The Nueces rode out the storm anchored in Galveston harbor, while the Poncho reached Mobile after departing Galveston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf
Galveston
Mobile
Nueces
Old City Debt Wiped Out as Bonds Refunded
Mobile officials at the weekly meeting refunded three thousand dollars in bonds to erase the city’s old debt. The action settles longstanding obligations for the city finance. In a separate brief, a Hull trawler sank with three men dead and nine rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eekly
Mobile
London
Hull
Mobile Board approves refunding bonds retirement
The Mobile Board of Commissioners, led by Commissioner Pat J. Lyons, adopts a resolution to retire and pay off refunding bonds numbered 96 to 98 totaling $8,000 as of August 21, 1915 at 99 and interest, noting a 53 cent tax rate that declines yearly.
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Pat J. Lyons
Board of Comemissioners
City of
Mobile
Quotable remark on defending sisters sparks divisive view
A provocative line contends some men defend their own sisters while ridiculing others. The speaker links loyalty to family with a double standard in courtesy, highlighting gendered expectations in behavior and commentary.
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Prichard
J. M. Seabury
Estelle Bosarge
Bayou la Barre
Jesse Logan
E. F. Maddox
Thelma
Moss Point
L. F. Davison
Dan Mound
Davis
Semmes
S. J. Davis
John Ranagier
Meridian
Miss
John Crabtree
New Orleans
Bruce McPherson
Ira H. Pringle
Lucedale
Robert G. Walker
Okolona
Ida Roberson
T. Gaston
Frank Williams
William Willams, Jr
Irene Sutton
Jackson
Alan
Peter Peterson
Laila Peterson
Christine Rawls
Eric Oliver
Henry Peterson
Asheville
Black Mountain
Montreal
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Gordon Gould
The
Baptist Church
Wil Arms
Stephen Mobley
Macon
Malone
Ed Jackson
Robert Surley
Walter Per
W. A. Cooper
Lenoir’s ‘Eczema
Marcus Ehibert
R. Ehibert
Greenville, Ala
Pier 4
New York
M. A. Achorn
el Siglo
Gabriel
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