Probate sale of Alfred Percy estate in Mobile County
In the State of Alabama Mobile County Private Court on August 19, 1913 Alfred Percy deceased. Mary Ann Percy as administratrix filed for order to sell lands to pay debts as personal property suffices. A hearing date of September 20, 1918 set to determine the application with notice to interested parties. PRICE WILLIAMS JR, Judge.
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State of Alabama
Mobile County
Alfred Percy
Mary Ann Percy
Price Williams, JR
K. Hale, Jr
Estate of Anette Heuchal Letters Testate Granted
In the estate of Anette Heuchal deceased letters testamentary were granted to the undersigned on August 28 1913 by Honorable Bie et Egatre of the dry State of Alabama. Notice is given that all claims against the estate must be presented within the legal period or be barred. J P Courtney Executor Lyons Courtney Attorneys
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Anette Heuchal
L Etters
Bie Et Egatre
Alabama
J. P. Courtney
Lyons & Courtney
Body found in Mobile River near Theatre Street
An unidentified white man was found floating in the Mobile river near Theatre street. The coroner will attempt to identify him as the body was buried after a ten day death estimate. He was about 5 feet 6 inches tall, 140 pounds, with dark hair, wearing a blue serge coat and trousers and a blue hickory shirt.
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Mobile River
Theatre Street
County Examination for Teachers Held at Barton Academy
The county examination for teachers will be held at Barton Academy on September 2 3 and 4 1812. Superintendent S Murphy. WedéSun.
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Barton Academy
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Amid August Squeeze
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with gains in August and new crop months as dry weather and spot strength drew buying. By midday August traded around 13.75, then slipped, while new crop months rose but later retraced. Spot cotton stayed steady with middling at 123-16 cents.
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New Orleans
New York Cotton Futures Mixed Activity Amid Firm Cables
The market opened firmer on August contracts but soon slipped as selling emerged. Cash conditions showed declines from last month while Western sales helped absorb downturns. later, heavy realizing lifted some active months though gains remained modest by mid afternoon.
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Totals on Aug 27
Liverpool spot cotton remained quiet and steady with middling fair at 7.44. Middling 7.16, low ordinary 6.84. Sales 3,000 bales including 500 bales American and 1,000 for speculation and export. Receipts 2,000 bales, 1,200 American. Futures closed firm with August-September 6.56 and other forward months from 6.41 1-2 to 6.46 12.
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Liverpool
Butter Prices Steady Across Markets
New York reports butter steady with no change. Chicago notes butter unchanged and eggs unchanged as of August 27.
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New York
Chicago
Mobile Busy With Visiting Business Figures
William D. Nesbitt and T. W. Hansmann of Birmingham visit Mobile to discuss Magnolia warehouse improvements and stay at the Cawthon Hotel. M B Earle and J K Thomas also rest at the Cawthon while E G Dreaper and Mrs Dreaper depart for Wisconsin and Illinois.
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William D. Nesbitt
The
Warrant Warehouse Company of
Birmingham
T. W.hansmann
Mobile
Magnolia
Cawthon Hotel
M. B. Earle and
J. K. Thomas
Mobile County Bonds and New York Market Opening Report
Reads like a financial page noting Alabama bonds including Mobile County Bonds and various railway and utility issues. The New York morning session covers mixed price moves with New Haven and Union Pacific as pivot stocks, plus a long list of industrials and rail names with brief changes.
Cash grain quotes from St Louis and Chicago markets
St Louis cash grains include Wheat No 2 red 90 91 cents and No 2 hard 45 1 2 91, Corn No 2 74 1 2, Oats No 2 41 1 2 42 1 2, Velvet chaff 87 91, Barley 50 76. Chicago cash shows Wheat No 2 89 1 2 90 1 2, No 2 hard 87 3 4 89, Corn No 2 76 76 1 2, No 2 white 76 1 2 77, Oats No 2 40 42 p42 1 2, Rye No 2 69 70, Barley 50 76, timothy 4 50 5 40, clover 10 12, pork to come, lard 11.05, ribs 10 75 11 87 1 2.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Money on Call Rates Steady as Market Closes
New York money on call remained steady at 2 1 4 percent with a ruling rate of 2 3 8 percent and closing bids at 2 1 4 23 percent. Time loans softened with sixty days at 3 3 4 percent, ninety days 4 1 2 percent, six months 5 percent. Prime mercantile paper ranged 5 3 4 to 6 1 2 percent. Sterling exchange eased at 4 82 90 for sixty day bills and 4 86 15 for demand. Commercial bonds easy, railroad bonds irregular.
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New York
Prime Mercantile Paper
Sterling Exchange
Weather heats up across states as heat hits 98 in KC and North Platte
A surge of sunshine and southerly winds from a high pressure system over the Dakotas raises temperatures to near 98 in Kansas City Missouri and North Platte Nebraska while 21 Oklahoma stations average 106 degrees. A broad high pressure belt from the Pacific coast to the northern Rockies supports warm conditions, with rain in the North Atlantic region and showers in the South Atlantic, with Mobile expecting fair weather tonight and Thursday.
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Kansas City
North Platte
Neb
Oklahoma
Dakotas
Lake Region
North Pacific Coast
Middle Rocky Mountain
North Atlantic States
South Atlantic States
Mobile
Albert Ashenberger
Weather Bureau
Argentina Ships First Chilled Beef To United States
The steamship Vandyck sent the first chilled beef cargo to the United States from Buenos Aires on August 27, totaling one thousand quarters. The shipment is experimental and more will follow if well received.
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Buenos Aires
Arg
United States
Vandyck
Minister Praises Dr King’s New Life Pills Ad
A minister lauds Dr King’s New Life Pills for constipation praising their effectiveness and liver and bowels regulation. The ad notes price by Van Antwerp Drug Corp and guarantees every pill.
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H. Stubenvoll
Adicon
Dr. King
Price Ae Et van Antwerp Drug Corp
Marine Movements Show Steamer Arrivals and Cargoes
The Norwegian steamer Alm 1026 loaded for West Indies after arriving from New Orleans. The Brazilian steamer Crathens 799 arrived to load under Seeberg Line. Belvernon 661 arrived from Puerto Cortez with 18 000 banana bunches for Fruit Dispatch. Signe cap Johansen sailed for Havana with lumber and general cargo under Munson Line. Clara A. Phinney 388 and Henry Crosby 346 listed for Sagua la Grande and other destinations. Echo tug ready to tow to Port Arthur. Sunny South discharged then departed along Alabama river. Imports include Puerto Cortez bananas by Belvernon. exports include lumber from D J Sawyer bound for San Juan.
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Alm
Olsen
Seeberg Line
New Orleans
West Indies
Crathens
Lorenthen
Seeberg Steamship Line
Belvernon
Inglecken
Puerto Cortez
Hon
The
Fruit Dispatch Company
Signe
Johansen
Havana
Munson Steamship Line
Clara A. Phinney
Bush Master
Sagua la Grande
Henry Crosby
Echo
Port Arthur
Tex
Texas Oil Company
Sunny South
Alabama River
Senate Passes General Census Bill for Argentina
Buenos Aires reports the senate approved a bill to conduct a general census. No census has been taken since 1895 when the population was under four million. Current estimates place the population above seven million.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Senate
Chamberlains Colic Remedy Praised After Severe Bowel Battle
After days of colic and diarrhoea a man is cured by one or two doses of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The ad claims it never fails and urges purchase from all dealers.
The Lady and the Glove at Bijou Theatre Today
Vitagraph drama The Lady and the Glove plays the Bijou Theatre today with strong word of mouth and a fine production. Admission is one cent in advance according to the listing.
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Bijou
Ic. Adv
Estrangement of Oelrichs and Wife Explained
San Francisco reports decades of mystery over Hermann Oelrichs and Theresa Elrichs of Newport. A sworn deposition filed August 10 accuses him of diverting 500000 in bonds and other funds, with settlement details revealing contested will and a later agreement restored some bonds and money to Mrs. Oelrichs and her son.
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San Francisco
Cal
Hermann Oelrichs
Theresa Elrichs
Newport
James G.alr
Oelrichs
Oelrichs & Company
Fairmont
Lloyd and Odrichs Company
Europe
Charles M. Oelrichs
Oeelrrichs
Southern Pacific
How the Trouble Starts Constipation and health woes text
An advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy to constipation claiming regular bowels prevent numerous ailments. For sale by all dealers.
River Forecasts Show Stable Levels Across Regions
Projected readings indicate the Tombigbee River and its branches will hold steady for about 36 hours with little change. The Alabama River is also expected to remain near current levels, aiding planning for shipments moving north east and west.
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Tombighbee
Alabama
New Stores Planned on Royal and Government Streets
The old building at the northwest corner of Government and Royal Streets will be demolished for a modern building. One store will face Royal Street and three stores on Government Street will be available for rent. Plans and leases will be shown to prospective tenants.
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Government and
Royal Sts
Royal Street
Government Street
Palmer Chooses Pledge Over Jail In Municipal Court
William B Palmer aged 63 faced charges from his father John Palmer 86 in Chicago Aug 27. The judge offered jail or the pledge and the son chose the pledge after a brief intercession by the parent. The incident ends with father and son leaving the court together.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William B. Palmer
John Palmer
Judge
Som Remonstrance
Father An Gon
LIV-VER-LAX Ad At Sutton Bros Prospect
A vegetable laxative LIV-VER-LAX advertised by Sutton Bros. claims an easier way to relieve constipation. The ad urges readers to choose LIV-VER-LAX over calomel and promotes Sutton Bros as the place to buy.
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Sutton Bros
Sutton Bros. Adv
Real estate sale notices with low prices and terms
A classified notice advertises eight Western city homes with liberal mortgage contracts and a low price aimed at quick sales. It notes a $3,150.00 intestate property yielding $44.00 monthly, with a mix of cash and payable balance, and invites inquiries for full details and locations. Mortgage amounts and other lots are offered. client accepts reasonable sums from $100.00 to $10,000.09.
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Mortegages
Acreage Propositions in Mobile County Offer 160 Acre Lot
The soil survey map highlights several go acreage propositions in Mobile County led by the first Orangeburg team. One tract contains 160 acres with a good house and is offered at 10 dollars per acre.
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Mobile County
Orangeburg
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