Cotton Market Estimates Show Weather Impact on Alabama Output
The Mobile cotton market notes Thursday forecasts freezing temperatures across Alabama Mississippi and northern Florida may dampen picking yields. Ginning through December 1 stood at 1 844 432 bales vs 1 612 816 last year and 1 394 000 in 1910. Market activity remained cautious with steady spot demand and weaker New York selling while analysts project higher end of year prices.
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Alabama
Missis
Florida
Cotton Receipts for Several Rail and Sea Exports
A fragment summary lists compressed bales and shipments involving New Orleans Mobile and Chicago rail exports. It mentions numerous trains and firms including Bevill Phillips Lott Blackshear Baker Lyons M Ladd Davis Wilson and Montgomery Railway along with several bale counts and a totals line, some figures unclear.
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New Orleans
Mobile
Chicago
Southern Railway Company
Commission Company
Uina
Baker-Lyons Com
M. Ladd
Davis
Wilson Aane
Bevill-Phillips Lott-Blackshear Company
Tik Balei
Lle and Montgomery Railway
Ouart & Quinn
Baker-Lyons
F. M. Ladd
Davis, Willard Company
Bevill-Phil Company
Ben Yoomer
Transit
New Orleans Cotton Market Steady Amid Government Estimates
New Orleans cotton opened steady with an 11 point rise after the census report showed 11,844,432 bales through November. Traders expected higher government totals, but buying by shorts and some long positions kept the market quiet yet firm before midday. Prices fluctuated as liquidity and local selling pressured values, then recovered slightly with occasional rallies, closing near steady with minor net gains.
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New Orleans
Shorts
Wall Street
Febeweks
Benewchtbo
New York Cotton closes barely steady after volatile session
Cotton futures opened firm with gains as bulls cited dry goods demand and market optimism. Prices drifted as selling pressure and short covering pulled contracts from intraday highs, with December through September listings ending near Friday’s closes in a mixed to steady range.
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New York
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Wall Street Opening Down After No Rate Case Decisions
Trading in New York stocks started listless with few changes and major issues holding near Saturday prices. The market fell after Washington announced no decisions on anthracite or Minnesota rate cases, with United States Steel at 67 and Reading briefly above Saturday's close while several railroads and industrials moved widely.
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New York
Utah
Washington
Minnesota
United States Steel
Amalgamated
Union Pacific
Reading
Lehigh
International visitors and locals gather in Mobile hotels
Mr and Mrs A D Stapleton of Daphne spent Sunday in Mobile visiting St Andrew. Thomas H Martin and wife from Duluth Minn are in the city for several weeks at the Battle House. John W Cooke and J H Martin of Birmingham are here today. A T Howard wife and son of Barrow Bend shop for the holidays. Dudley Selph, formerly of Mobile now in Leakesville Miss, has returned home after a Mobile visit. Mr and Mrs J K Armsby of San Francisco stay at the Battle House for a month. Armby is a top Pacific coast packer. G Siguere and family from Guatemala City are at the Cawthon Hotel for several weeks. They visit their own in Mobile. S H Bradshaw leads land seekers from Pittsburg Pa arriving at the Cawthon. The party will tour Mobile and Baldwin counties for a week.
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Mrs
A. D. Stapleton
Daphne
Mobile
The
St. Andrew
Thomas H. Martin
Duluth, Minn
Battle House
Dudley Selph
Leakesville, Miss
Bear Creek Lumber Company
J. K. Armsby
San Francisco
Cal
G. Siguere
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Cawthon Hotel
Spring Hill Dolge
S. H. Bradshaw
Pittsburg
Baldwin Counties
River Ridge Merchant and Molino Doctor in Mobile
Hunter McDuffie of River Ridge Alabama and Dr R J Watson of Molino Florida are in Mobile today on business. Traveling Passenger Agent T J Turrentine represents the Queen and Crescent line.
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Hunter McDuffie
River Ridge
Ala
Mobile
R. J. Watson
Molino, Fla
T. J. Turrentine
The
Queen and Crescent
Right Behind the Band Ends Tale of an Employment Sign
The narrator recalls Mr Rurales on a busy turnpike saying tramps cause no trouble as a painter named Parkis posts a gate sign reading Employment Agency. The humorous exchange reveals a street misunderstanding and a clever disguise.
Stock for Sale and Store for Rent at Palmetto corner
A long running retail stand at 8 W corner Palmetto and Conception Street is offered for sale and the building for rent. It has been operated by James Worthington and later by Mrs Worthington who wishes to retire. Full information furnished at 58 North Royal Street.
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James Worthington
Worthington
Elgin Ib Tub Sizes and Prices Listed
A fragmented listing shows Elgin brand tubs with varying sizes and unit prices, including 40 20 and 10 pound offerings. The text also contains percentages and codes that appear as pricing or inventory markers without clear context.
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Elgin
Mill Supplies and Roofing Materials Price List
Mill lists rubber pevene 1 ply per sq at 1.26 dollars rubber roofing 8q at 1.50 per sq rubber roofing 3 ply per sq 1.75 rail road spikes base per 100 lbs 2.50 high pressure steam packing per lb 1.00 low pressure steam packing per lb BSc red sheet packing per lb 85c packing per lb 60c hydraulic per lb 60c
Plans for City Temple Detailed by Orange Visitor
Dr Alfred G Moses in charge of Temple Shaarai Shomayim received a letter from J Jonas Jacobs of Orange New Jersey requesting copies of the plans for the Government and Warren streets temple. Hutchingon Denham Mobile architects designed the building and Moses will arrange to send the plans. Brewster of Oak Grove surrendered at the county jail on assault and battery charges after allegedly striking his father in law Charles Smith during a Sunday morning dispute and posted bond for the inferior criminal court.
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Alfred G. Moses
J. Jonas Jacobs
Orange
N. J
Government and
Warren Streets
Hutchingon & Denham
Mobile Architects
Moses
Jacobs
Will Brewster
Oak Grove
Brewster
Charles Smith
Inferior Criminal Court
Fire damages single-story home at Dearport and St Anthony
A morning blaze at 7:55 roughly damaged a one-story dwelling at the southwest corner of Dearport and St Anthony streets. Sparks from a chimney set the roof on fire. The occupants are Tom Efridge and the owner is D. Gimon.
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Dearport
St. Anthony Streets
Tom Efridge
D. Gimon
Acting Sergeant Clyde E. Rayford Named by Chief Crenshaw
Patrolman Clyde E. Rayford is serving as acting sergeant of police during the illness of Sergeant uceny who was injured in a runaway. Rayford is described as one of the department’s best men and his appointment was announced by Chief of Police Crenshaw.
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Uceny
Clyde E. Rayford
Rayford
Crenshaw
Methodist Ministers Tour Mobile After Foley Conference
Eighteen Methodist ministers from the Northern Division conference at Foley Alabama are in Mobile on a sightseeing trip before returning to their charges. They toured county buildings the river front and the parks.
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Foley
Ala
Mobile
Albany Seeks Details on Mobile Financial System
Albany mayor’s office sent a morning letter asking for information on Mobile’s financial system and its benefits as the city eyes possible adoption or study.
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Albany
N. Y
Mobile
Mobile Dock Improvements in Focus of City Data
The New York Journal of Commerce seeks details on Mobile's dock upgrades and City Clerk McMahon will forward the requested data to the Gotham publication.
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New York Journal of Commerce
Mobile
McMahon
Gotham
City to Sell 72000 Bonds. Library Meeting Postponed
City commissioners plan a noon sale of seventy two thousand dollars in bonds with City Clerk McMahon issuing an official statement for buyers and mails prepared. A postponed Mobile Public Library Association meeting calls for Tuesday at 4 30 in the Conti street library due to bad weather and full attendance is urged for important business.
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McMahon
Mobile Public Library Association
Conti Street
Electric Bitters praised by a West Virginia reader
A Lewisburg resident, C. Rader, thanks Electric Bitters for curing his long term stomach trouble and rheumatism. The ad claims the remedy helps with dyspepsia and indigestion, promises no equality for rheumatism relief, guarantees satisfaction, and sells at 50 cents a bottle.
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Rader
Lewisburg
W. Va
Button Mystery Prompts Cash in Sunday Paper
A playful note hints at a money mystery inside The Mobile Item for the upcoming Sunday issue, inviting readers to check for a cash prize hidden in the page.
Pickup to Go In Dock for Repairs
The British schooner Doris M Pick up, damaged in a spectacular collision with the pilot boat Alabama off Mobile bar, was towed to Pinto docks and will be hauled out for repairs. The accident caused less than a hundred dollars in damage. the Alabama was undamaged. The Doris M Pick up will soon receive cargo for J. J. Feore and shift to a loading berth.
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Morrell
Alabama
Mobile Bar
Pinto Docks
Pickup
Demarara
J. J. Feore
Mobile
Havana
Manchester
England
Malory Line
Neuces
New York
Malory Docks
Pensacola, St. Andrews and Gulf Steamship Company
Tarpon
Norther
Pensacola
Ethiope
Havre
France
Alden
Gulfport
Turner-Hartwell Docks
European Lumber Company
Munson
Bertha
Matanzas
Cuba
Giovannossa
Prominent Winners Named at International Live Stock Show
Chicago reports a record attendance of about 600000 during the fair week. Notable prize recipients include George A Heyl and son of Washington Illinois with 39 prizes, Pabst stock farm Occomonce Wisconsin with 22, George E Brown Aurora Illinois with 19, Wildrose farm St Charles Illinois with 17, Bushnell Brothers Springfield Ohio with 19, W M Marshall Chicago 16, George R Peak and son Winchester NL with 12, Charles W Olds Chicago 10, J R Thompson Chicago 8, Buckman brothers Monroe City Missouri with 7, Hooks Woods Paris Missouri 6, Tom Bass Mexico Missouri 6.
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George A Heyl
George E. Brown
Aurora
Ill
Wildrose Farm
St. Charles
Bushnell Brothers
Springfield
Ohio
W. M. Marshall
George R. Peak
Paris
Tom Bass
Mexico, Mo
Fair Bitterly Cold Weather Dominates U S Regions
Weather conditions show fair and moderately cold weather across most of the United States. A high pressure crest over the west Gulf coast region brings freezing temperatures as far south as Birmingham Alabama. A low pressure area along the northern border causes a temperature rise there. Light precipitation observed in the Lake region and Gulf and Atlantic states.
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United States
West Gulf Coast
Birmingham
Ala
Lake
Gulf and Atlantic States
Mobile
Albert Ashenberger
Weather Bureau
River Levels Forecast Flows Shift Across region
The Black Warrior river is expected to fall while the Tombigbee rises over the next two days. The Alabama at Montgomery will fall tonight with Selma to begin falling Tuesday. upper portions remain nearly stationary.
Osburn Denies Charge After Hilliar'd Cross Roads Shooting
Troy Alabama reports farmer Dee Osburn jailed on three counts for shooting brothers named Parker at a county shooting event near Hillards Cross Roads. Osburn denies the charges, claiming others fired.
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Troy
Ala
Dee
Ode Osburn
Paker
Hilliard’s Cross Roads
Osburn
Atrocities Allegedly Linked to Turkey Remain Reported
A terse note discusses alleged Turkish atrocities alongside other issues, mentioning ongoing concerns and unnamed sources. The item lacks specifics on dates or individuals but emphasizes ongoing debate and unease about state actions.
The Mobile Item teaser for next Sunday
A note directs readers to watch next Sunday's Mobile Item issue with page and time hints.
Weather forecast shows river levels dipping in Alabama
The forecast predicts the Black Warrior will fall and the Tombigbee rise over the next two days with other streams remaining steady in upper portions. The Alabama River at Montgomery is expected to fall tonight and Tuesday at Selma, according to Albert Ahn enberger of the Weather Bureau.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Selma
Albert Anhenberger
Weather Bureau
Deaths and Funerals Philip Farley
Philip Farley a well known brick mason died Sunday afternoon at an early hour at a local institution after a lingering illness. He was a Mobile native 46 years old. He is survived by one brother Julian J Farley formerly of Mobile now in Birmingham and other relatives.
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Philip Farley
Ceased
Mobile
Julian J. Farley
Birmingham
Infant Bryant Died After Lingering Illness
John Ormond Bryant age 2g¢ the infant son of Dr Douglas O Bryant and Mrs Eva Bryant died Sunday night at 11 at the family home 58 Monterey street after a lingering illness.
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John Ormond Bryant
Douglas O
Eva Bryant
Monterey Street
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