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!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1915
Page
2
A fragmented 19th century line notes “good little salves” and soldiers’ deaths, mentioning chickens and fate. The crude OCR cries of violence and grim imagery hint at wartime cruelty without full context or clear attribution.
G B Toulmin and Lyman D Toulmin sue Mrs Tracy E Spaulding in Mobile County Alabama to sell by public auction the two story frame house and lot. The sale, ordered by the Law and Equity Court, will occur on January 81 1916 at 12 noon in front of Mobile County Courthouse. Proceeds cover a judgment of 44 25 and costs 5 90 Dollars with the lien on the described property. Sheriff W H Holcombe announces the sale.
Executor Branest F Hoerig announces the probate grant of the will on December 16 1915 by Judge Price Williams of Mobile County Alabama. Creditors must present claims within the legal period or be barred. Clarke and Brown attorneys represent the estate.
Emma A. Wittman authorizes a public sale of real estate in Mobile County to satisfy the vendor's lien securing debts owed by Trustees Grand United Order of St. Paul. The property at 100 feet west of Franklin Street on Delaware Street, 101 feet 6 inches deep, is to be sold January 11, 1916 at 12 o'clock noon for cash in front of the courthouse. Auctioneer Joseph G. Espalla and attorneys Ervin & McAleer represent the vendee.
Governor Charles Henderson proclaims a statewide election set for December 27 1915 to decide a constitutional amendment allowing Birmingham to levy property taxes up to one percent annually with possible excess rates only if approved by voters. The measure details ballot wording voting procedures and duration of any excess rate.
City of Mobile planters deliver 19 bales as Baker Lyons & Co and others record 107 bales from L N Baker Lyons & Co Magnolia Compress R P Pope Bashinsky & Co total receipts include 76 at Bashinsky & Co and smaller consignments across several firms for the week.
New Orleans and New York cotton markets opened firm on census bureau ginning data, with futures showing gains then retreating as selling and spot adjustments followed. Prices fluctuated through the day while Liverpool fixed the tone with steady futures and modest spot demand.
Trading resumes with specialties leading the gains as Baldwin Locomotive Studebaker Crucible Steel Texas Company Mexican Petroleum and United States Industrial Alcohol advance 1 to 3 points. United States Steel opens up then climbs while tobacco weakens and American Tobacco drops to 20.1/2.
Spot price at 8.40 to 8.50 for months from Jan to Dec. Futures show ranges from 8.41 to 9.48 with July 8.59 8.61 and Dec 8.60 9.48. Total sales reach 7,800 barrels.
Chicago cash grain quotes show wheat and corn mixed with readings around 1.18 to 1.23 for wheat and 0.66 to 0.68 for corn. Chicago hogs, cattle, and sheep receipts listed with broad price ranges and activity. Savannah turpentine and rosin markets posted firm prices with multiple grade quotes.
Census bureau reports 10,303,253 running bales ginned before December 13, including 100,940 round bales and 83,810 Sea Island bales. STATE breakdown shows Alabama 987,482. Arkansas 721,540. Florida 53,380. Georgia 1,860,928. Louisiana 328,190. Mississippi 863,962. North Carolina 667,118. Oklahoma 511,560. South Carolina 1,098,226. Tennessee 265,120. Texas 2,867,699. all other states 78,052. Sea Island by state: Florida 26,719. Georgia 62,908. South Carolina 4,818.
The report details a waterlogged wreck likely a coal barge near Five Fathom Bank Lightship with a red painted house, plus observers noting topmasts and hull sections in the water. It lists numerous ships in port or due, including the Meteor, Kiola II, Katahdin, Lizzie E Dennison, Karen, Philip M Brooks, Tarpon, Florence Howard, City of Mobile, Brooklet, Ponce, Cratheus, Sabine, Fort Gaines, and Dictator, with cargoes and destinations in the region and hints of vessel recoveries and coastal traffic.
The U S Supreme Court affirmed the Tennessee Supreme Court by dismissing the case of Dayton Coal and Iron Company against the Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Railway and others over a $5,000 additional freight rate in federal courts. Musicians elect officers for 1916 in Mobile led by Frank J. Reiman and others.
Lists ships and vessels with destinations docks and wharf positions in Mobile area. Names include Brooklet Alleghany Karen Ponce Cratheus Sabine Oscar G Strong Inger Beeswing Nise Ol l inger Bruce Labored to note berths loading unloading and quarantine for orders at banana wharf tropical fruit wharf and municipal docks with yard repairs and ships laid up at City of Mobile River Packet and Yacht Club facilities.
A list of vessels bound for various ports including Collingwood to orders Ethel Clarke to master Pancrag Tornquist Bay City to master Garnet Hill Lindquist Mary G Dantzler to Mexico James T Maxwell Jr to master Margaret to master Orlando V Wooten to master My A Achorn to Vinegar Bend Lumber Henry S Little to J G McGonigal Springfield to McGowan Lumber Gypsum Empress Strathcone to Bahamas Timber Nordic Corinto Berwind Kylemohr Lampasas to Mallory Tarpon Leonidas Dorothy Dictator Alexandrian Loretta repairs Barnes Douglas to McGowin Lumber and Export Company.
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.
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!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.