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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1914

Page

5

Boys' Suits and Value Items Auction Snippet

A fragment lists various price values such as 51.00 and 3.5, 79c, 42c, 87c, and 3.00 with smaller values shown. Mentions Hewes value and a tag for One for Boys' Suits, extra.

Alabama Exhibit To Ship Cars For Panama Exposition

Plans are set to ship a carload of Alabama products from Birmingham on January 12 for display at the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. Two more carloads will follow, totaling about three Mississippi Alabama shipments, organized by Commissioner Lee Cowart with H N Thompson coordinating exhibits in Greenville.

Montgomery Ala Birmingham Alabama San Francisco Lee Cowart

Mobile makes big crowds for Neptune's Daughter

William Sharpe, Universal Film Company executive, spends time in Mobile overseeing Neptune's Daughter at the Empire. Monday crowds were so large that the police were asked to help manage them. Sharpe recalls his Atlanta ball club days and praises Mobile as the best town in the South.

William Sharpe Universal Film Company Mobile Neptune The Empire Bianchi Bill Sharpe Atlanta Ball Club Billy Smith Otto Jordan Teddy Sullivan South John G. Helly Mous Blackbirds Eddie Fat Shot Sharpe Fatten Hotel

Jury finds Leiter not liable for wheat notes

A Chicago jury ruled that Joseph Leiter need not pay 380 933 dollars in notes issued to Interior and Monarch elevator companies after an attempted 1893 wheat market corner. The verdict held that if there was an illegal conspiracy to control the market the notes are void.

Associated Press Chicago Joseph Leiter Interior Monarch Leiter Frank H. Peavey C. A. Pillsbury Humphrey

One-Tenth of Chicago Receives Public Charity

The retiring president of Cook County board reports that 250 000 residents received partial or full aid at public expense this year. The figure excludes those who sought aid from private organizations.

Associated Press Chicago County Board of Commissioners Cook County

State teachers' salaries still in taxpayers pockets

Montgomery December 15 The governor reports Alabama tax collections plummet over October and November 1913 versus 1918 state funds. Treasury figures show current year receipts far below last year, delaying November payroll nearly 400000 dollars. Officials urge tax collectors to remit funds quickly to meet salaries before Christmas.

Montgomery Alabama

Ward outlines Federal League stance on organized baseball in interview

Robert B. Ward president of the Brooklyn Federals says the Feds are in the baseball business and will spend more. He notes they aim to sell tickets and treat fans as customers, and rejects seeking peace with organized baseball. He cites signing star players as proof of ongoing push and expects initial losses but eventual prosperity.

New York Robert B. Ward Brooklyn Federals Outlaw League Ward Gilmore League Federals Fed War Fund Brooklyn Feds Mr. Ward Organized Ball Federal League Mike Cantillon Outlaws

Drunks Must Walk or Be Dragged to Jail in Gadsden

Mayor Ballenger ordered police to stop hiring street hacks to haul intoxicated individuals to jail. The city cannot afford paid transport, so drunks must walk or be dragged to the lock-up.

Gadsden Ala Ballenger

Over 100 Vessels Added to American Merchant Marine

Washington paragraph reports 101 vessels added to the merchant marine under the American registry law through Dec 2. Tonnage totals 361,078. New Athletic Union ruling states winning an association championship does not bar an amateur from junior national championships.

Associated Press Washington NEW Athletic Union New York Frederick W. Rubien Amateur Athletic Union

General Monteagudo Dead in Philadelphia

Major General Jose J. Monteagudo longtime Cuban military leader and former Rural Guards head died in Philadelphia. He had commanded Cuba’s armed forces since 1911 and traveled to the United States last year for health reasons.

Monteagudo Associated Press Philadelphia Jose J. Monteagudo Cuba Island Republic United States

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