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.
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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1914
Page
5
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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