Chamber aims to organize for Confederate Veterans convention in Mobile
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce plans a meeting next week led by C B Hervey to form sub committees and elect a general chairman for the Alabama Division United Confederate Veterans convention set for October 23 to 25 in Mobile. Also notes mosquito bites spread disease and promotes Sloan's Liniment as a disinfectant remedy.
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Chamber of Commerce
C. B. Hervey
Alabama
United Confederate Veterans
Mobile
Sloan's
Italian Pickpocket Ring Reported in Chicago Loop
An Italian man Calva Salvatore and a 16 year old girl told the central police they were robbed in the loop. Salvatore lost 50 dollars given for a supposed job letter and a sealed envelope. Mary Gentile lost seven dollars eighty cents from her pay envelope after visiting a five and ten store at State street.
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Chicago
Central Police
Loop
Calva Salvatore
South Clark Street
East van Buren Street
Salvatore
West Side
Mary Gentile
North Curtis Street
South State Street
Has 37 Nephews in German Army
New Orleans reports David Fink of Gretna says fifty seven nephews and grand nephews serve in the German army. He notes his family’s many soldiers and criticizes war while describing his peaceable stance and the toll on German society and commerce.
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New Orleans
David Fink
Gretna
Mr. Fink
Germany
Marriage Licenses Births and Deaths of the Past Week
A weekly list shows numerous marriage license filings including Charles Liberio to Leo Williams and Nick S. Chum to Edith Miller. Births and deaths are also recorded, with many couples and newborns named among the week’s notices.
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Charles Liberio
Leo Williams
Nick S. Chum
Edith Miller
Jessie D. Jordan
Mary Ruth Barnes
Harry McKlvain
Genevieve Warren
Marcus D. O'Neal
Hattie Louise Prior
John S. Jones
Irma Gertrude Hudson
William Keyland
Myrtle Elizabeth Stanton
Bodo Flies Honduran Flag for Safety at Sea
The steamer Bodo 399 tons, Captain Bull-Larsen, chartered by Chamelecon Steamship line, sailed from Mobile under Honduran colors to Puerto Cortez. The vessel has flown Uruguayan Brazilian Norwegian British and now Honduran flags. The change aims to show colors and safety if hailed by warships amid British naval presence in the Gulf. Rumors of further flag changes circulate among agents though no additional vessels have been reported to the customs house.
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Bodo
Bull-Larsen
Chamelecon Steamship Line
Mobile
Puerto Cortez
Gulf
War not harming Baldwin land sales insists industry leader
F A Wheelihan of Sibley Land Co in Mobile says farm land in Baldwin county remains in demand. He notes 10 000 acres planted for Satsumas citrus grapes and pecans in two years, adds Baldwin prices are cheap despite war talk, and praises western farmer prosperity and potato crops as signs of stability. The piece ends with an odd remark on beauty and usefulness.
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Baldwin County
F. A. Wheelihan
Sibley Land Company
Mobile
Cawthon Hotel
West
Baldwin
Satsumas
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