Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

The Mobile Item in Mobile, Alabama

We have 1,623,049 pages in Alabama

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1915

Page

4

Letter in Full Details Ellis Attitudes Toward United Fruit

Transcript of Crawford H. Ellis shows his claims of influence over Mobile and his aim to suppress opposition to raise United Fruit profits. The letter discusses a $15000 concession payment and notes a practical fruit monopoly via the port with ships and cargo instructions across Costa Peque and Costa Rica. Witness Herbert McConnell testifies about contracts and a $15,000,000 suit tied to Bluefields and United Fruit Company in Philadelphia court.

Crawford H. Ellis United Fruit Company Mobile Hort Red Fruit Company Ellis Railad Vac- Caro Oteri United Prait Company Orr- Baubenheimer United Fruit Comany Ladelphia Bluefieldship Company the Fruit Company cConnell United Fruit County Patn. Pres. Preses United Fruit Co

Not a Name But a Highway Old Spanish Trail Must Be Built

The Mobile hosted Old Spanish Trail convention draws highway advocates from Florida Georgia Mississippi and Louisiana to unite a gulf coast through route. Delegates aim to form an organization to design feasible paths and actively build the road promising economic development for the region.

Aladdin Mobile Gulf Coast Florida Georgia California Great America Mississippi River Atlantic Ocean West Coast

Railroad Rivalry and Anti Trust Allegations in Mobile

A witness describes illegal business practices under Sherman Act scrutiny. Preston, Mac, and Ellis discuss destroying contracts with the Fruit Dispatch Company while a district attorney’s role is questioned. The testimony suggests Ellis sought to force railroads to avoid competitive Mobile business.

Fruit Dispatch Company Preston Mac United States District Attorney Mobile Ellis

Satsuma Day Gains National Scope At Mobile Celebration

Satsuma Day in Mobile again drew strong displays from Mobile Baldwin and nearby Mississippi counties. Governor Henderson endorsed the venture six times and pledged state and national support to preserve the industry, signaling a path to a national festival status beyond this year.

Mobile Satsuma Tucker Astir Baldwin Mississippi Thomasey Henderson Pacific Coast Maine Texas

Satsuma Ball Opens as Governor Dances with Queen Satsuma

Gov Henderson hosted Mobile society at Battle House for the first annual Satsuma ball. The governor enjoyed the performance titled The Lure of the Satsuma and danced with the Queen of Satsuma. The event featured two popular young society people from Mobile. A culinary note questions beefsteak quality, and a non sequitur ponders if a wife should forgive a repentant husband.

Union Battle House Satsuma Mobile Henderson

Pecan King Brings Orange for Alabama Governor in Mobile

Frank Lewis of the Mississippi coast appears at the Old Spanish Trail convention in Mobile with a giant naval orange from his pecan grove. He met Alabama Governor at the Battle House, displaying fruit and pecans in the rotunda exhibit supervised by Maxell, drawing thousands of onlookers. The event supports the fair and district interests as delegates gather for the trail convention.

Frank Lewis Mississippi Coast Mobile Alabama Battle House Lewis Montgomery Battle House Rotunda Maxwell

Western woman to aid convention of suffragists

Mrs. Nielson from Denver, active voter, invited to Washington to assist the National American Woman Suffrage Association in entertaining the national convention on December 14. She will head the joint headquarters of the Washington Woman Suffrage Council the College Equal Suffrage League and the District of Columbia Equal Suffrage League at 1807 F St.

Denver

Santa Claus Matinee at Columbia Event This Saturday

A Santa Claus matinee at the Columbia venue offers a cheerful afternoon for children. Every child receives a gift or pleasant token from Santa, with admission advertised for families.

Santa Claus Columbia Entre Santa

Stars Incline but Do Not Impel Horoscope Declares

A December 1915 horoscope warns of variable influences with Uranus danger in travel and engines, possible railway accident, discoveries harmful to peace, and shifts toward practical education and women’s suffrage. It foresees unrest, strikes, and religious institution critique, plus strong notes on health and nerves.

Metlare Uranus Mercury Venus McClure Newspaper Syndicate Mars Saturn United States Army National Guard Europe

Horoscope foretells royal deaths and wartime troubles in Britain

The reading predicts the death of a royal blood figure before the new moon and Britain facing a year of extraordinary domestic and battlefield troubles. It warns for the king and queen while foreseeing illness risk to the king and possible accident for the Prince of Wales. the Austrian emperor’s fate is tied to Saturn and Mars.

Kaiser Great Britain Prince of Wales Austria Mars

What Is My Tumbler Made Of

The reader asks what a tumbler is made of. The answer explains glass comes from sand and additives like potash soda lime lead and charcoal melted into a liquid. A glass blower shapes tumblers by blowing through a pipe. machines now shape some glass items.

Blowing Pipe Use in Century-Old Craft Continues

The text notes that the process will likely continue to use the blowing pipe as it has for centuries, underscoring traditional method persistence in the craft.

Also Mentioned on This Page

R. Buvinger United Press Service Bureau of Circulation Council SiLes Saerue Bureau of Circulations Ally Auditors Audit Bureau of Mobile Iter Mobile, Ala John Keble Satsuma Day J. C. Rand Perico, Ala W. P. Fonville Mr. Fonville Ira Thompson William Fitzpatrick New York L. A. Jaens J. W. Burgett Sirgp Larimer & Burgett Memphis, Tenn Thomas H. Robinson Vincennes Bridge Company Vincennes Ind Wayne and Greene Counties Miss Chickasahay River J. D. Adams Montgomery, Ala Co. E. Forman New York City P. M. Merritt Pensacola, Fla F. M. Wallace Springfield Ohio S. D. Winn and W. T. Hix W. L. Heard Mount Vernon Ala John G. Brown Fox Lake Ill Cedar Point Road Fowl River Mr. Brown Julius Fiebelman W. T. Rellmond 8. McDermott T. H. Marshall F. W. Cocks Ruby Simpson James W. West Atlanta, Ga B. Ulmer P. N. Anderson Richton E. R. Hovey Esther J.nielson J. 8 Mayon E. P Magee Tamd Minn J. Powell Theron C. Weaver Bay Minette Joe Berneai Ajax Charles A. Layman Hot Springs Ark L. Bloom Chicago John R. Edrick Cleveland, CO R. C. Irwin Portsmouth Lloyd Scott Theodore J. D. Boone Booneville S. W. Culpepper Cawthon—Barmes Howell Memphis F. W. Lloyd J. H. Trump F. F. Morgan Quincy Fla Charles J. Hardy M. D. Palmer J. D. Ivey New Orleans W. W. Haralson Troy J. M. Graham Philadelphia Charles Henderson D. Winn William Kirshdorpher, Jr H. A. Clarke H. Wetherbee N. Y R. Willis Carrabelle Dr. R. Willis, Sr Greenwood W. W. Trammell Chattahoochee P. H. Myles Tampa G. L. Polk Fairford John Bliss Loxley H. W. Birch Jackson, Tenn G. W. Hogan Phillip M. Graves Birmingham F. J. Beck W. F. Meder Foley Klosky’s H. W. Padgett Padgett Station C. W. Haas San C. E. Frederic G. W. Ladnier Pascagoula Windsor R. J. Briggs, Jr State Line R. M. Dezer Robertsdale W. P. McIntyre E. Town New Mexico D. N C. C. Matthews Shipman Tom Stovall Cincinnati Grand Bay S. C. Maylor Houston St. Andrew J. B. Harvey H. D. Haugh M. Bergusmark J. A. Wagner D. H. Green H. J. Denybany W. W. Williams EF. G. Burlingame N. G. Burlingame Detroit Mich Frank W. Boykin Calvert Gaines McCrary Wagar John Walsh Francis Dessamer Alice Handley Nall A. W. Singleton Atmore J. R. Johnston Frankville L. H. Williams Sunflower C. M. Munson F. K. Cobb, Jr H. A. Lee G. B. Thomas W. E. Moore A. L. Wilson C. E. Siddall W. C. Lester R. E. Collins J. D. Johnson J. D. Johnson, Munson, Florida; J. C. McRae, Batts, Fla J. A. Hart A. B. Morris W. A. Richards Baker E. DeCelle Gray J. Anderson Ellisville G. L. Denham Laurel I Thomas Cerbinsale J. A. Dunning Guy H. Dunning Dixon Mills R. G. Dunning Thomasville Co. E. Banon Beaumont N. L. Streckenback A. Anderson Théodore W. D. Council F. A. Bedgood Flomaton Welbert Wright Jackson R. Rhoder Dallas Tex A. D. Carr Murray, Ia J. R. H. Hilton Knoxville Andrews, Fla S. H. Wall Rock Me Glass Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railway Union Terminal Station York Meridian Tuscaloosa East Nelson & Bailey S. Royal St M. & C. Railroad George Kilborn North Royal Street Bell Phone Alabama-Georgia Alaga EN A Nez Alabama-Georgia Syrup CO E Cigarette Virginia Liggall Myers Tabescco
Search Courier

Search the The Mobile Item Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The The Mobile Item?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication