City’s Quietest Campaign Ends in Election Monday
Mobile voters face a light turnout as three candidates for city commissioner vie for a majority of first choice votes. Mayor Harry Pillans seeks re election against William T Hieronymus and Peter G Jackson with second choice and run off rules noted. Polls open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Labor Day holiday may dampen turnout.
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Mobile
Harry Pillans
William T. Hieronymus
Peter G. Jackson
Commission
Comic Cowboys Plan Outing To Panama Zone Trip
The Comic Cowboys announce a two day motor boat trip to the Panama zone with a three week schedule including moonlight hops, euchre, and a baseball game against the Red Snappers. Proceeds go to a charitable institution. Lunch encouraged. details via posters and parcels post.
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Panama Zone
Snapee Banks
Otel
Banks
Red Snappers
Dignitaries to Visit Panama Canal on War Vessels
National leaders may sail from Mobile for the Panama Canal opening celebration. The plan includes a ninety day Latin America tour, governors from forty states invited to Alabama events, and a major fraternal pageant led by Birmingham groups. The mobilization features Alabama merchants, Meridian cooperation, and an African American agricultural display led by Professor Willis.
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U.S
Canal
Panama Canal
Southern Commercial Congress
Washington
United States
Bryan
Navy
Daniels
Mobile
Morgan
Latin America
North
South America
Colorado Springs
House of Governors
O'Neal
Alabama
Duncan A. Fletcher
Great American Commission
Europe
Fletcher
Birmingham
Meridian
E. J. Grove
James E. Cahall
New Orleans
Captain Grove
South
Professor Willets
Plateau School
Price Williams To Lead Old Rifles At Panama Parade
Col Price Williams will command a composite unit of the Mobile Rifles and veterans for the Panama Canal Celebration parade in Mobile. Lt Murray Wheeler will serve as second in command as the group rehearses both old drill and modern fighting rules before the President.
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Col. Price Williams
OLD Command
Panama Canal
Mobile
Mobile Rifles Company
Co. M. First Infantry
Alabama National Guard
Price Williams
Murray Wheeler
Rifles
James Wade Cox
Glennon
Jas
Wade Cox
Robert Douglas
Price Tompkins
Mr. Pillichody
Major Burgess
Hy Griffin
John Callaghan
Jack Mahon
Col. Williams
Alabama
Price Wiliams
Jas. K. Glennon
Burgess
Jas. Wade Cox
John L. Moulton
Robi. Douglas
Panama Canal Celebration Plans In Mobile Sealed With Proclamations
The city announces three September Panama Celebration days proclaimed by Mayor Laz Schwarz to showcase a canal exhibit car, with one day for colored residents and special rates for children. Ladies and clubs are urged to participate, decolon rating work and arranging lodging via an assignment committee, aiming for broad citizen involvement.
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Panama
Laz Schwarz
Panama Canal
Mobile
Canal
P. J. Lyons
Chamber of Commerce
Battle House
South
Southern Commercial Congress
Gue
L. C. Irvine
Farnsworth Sees Progress At End Of First Month
Don Farnsworth, Mobile Chamber of Commerce manager, reports strong early progress after a month, praising the Ways and Means committee and the new administration. He cites enthusiastic citizen support, growth in real estate and port activity, and plans to boost commerce across the South with a civilizing, unified effort.
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Farnsworth
Mobile
Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Don Farnsworth
Ways and Means Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
South
Waya and Means Committee
America
Chicago
New York
Boston
San Francisco
New Orleans
Union
Alabama
Gulf
Gulf Coast
South America
Nashville
Tenn
Macon
Atlanta
Birmingham
Alabama Man Receives Harrow Attachment Patent
Washington August 30 Special to The Item Davis & Davis report the grant today to Jesse F. Dempsey of Delta Alabama of a patent for a harrow attachment for plows. The invention aims to improve soil cultivation and implement efficiency.
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Washington, D. C
Messrs. Davis & Davis
Alabama
Jesse F. Dempsey
New Electors Register for Monday Voting
Forty one Mobillans have registered and fifty eight other citizens have qualified for voting in Monday's election by transfers between wards after two days of Mobile county board of registrars sessions. Registrars F W Kearn D H Barrett and Finlay McFadyen conducted the sessions Friday and Saturday at the Mobile county board of revenue and road commissioners office but were not kept busy. By noon Saturday they had registered forty five candidates, a decent total given the apparent lack of political interest in the Monday election.
Bank examiner finds no culpability for Chicago rail loan
Charles Starek national bank examiner in New York reported no culpability attached to the National City Bank regarding an alleged excessive loan totaling 44 500 000 dollars to Chicago street railway companies last spring in Washington.
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Washington
Charles Starek
National Bank Examiner
New York
National City Bank
Chicago
New Engine for Cochrane Lines Adds Motive Power
President John T. Cochrane of the Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railway closed a Philadelphia contract for an additional improved freight motive engine built by Baldwin Locomotive Works. The engine, to be delivered after testing, signals expanded power alongside a rebuilt engine and the shop produced No. 10, with three new locomotives boosting service.
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John T. Cochrane
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railway
Philadelphia
Ba Locomotive Works
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Schwarz
Yale
Alabama Committee
Tomato Club
Corn Club
Price Williams, JR
Hammel
L. Hammel
Cochrane
Saftey
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