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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1915

Page

5

Vocal boasting fills lore halls less often than empty

A fragment notes that some people who brag about their voice claim to fill lore halls, yet the venues more often sit empty than filled.

Courts transact Thursday business in Safford Berney court

In the Law and Equity Court judge Safford Berney presided with cases including Sledge vs Smith paused for bankruptcy. Mechlin Lumber Company sued in four judgments totaling $1 ... Other matters in Chancery Court before Chancellor Smith included dismissals without prejudice, fee reports, decrees pro confesso, and testimony orders.

Law and Equity Court Hon. Safford Berney W. J L. Sledge A. L. Smith McMillan & Murphy Mechlin Lumber Company J. D. Crawford Armour & Co Ogborn-Griffin Grocery Company Chancery Court Thomas H.smith Alexander M. Hickley George R. Henning Mary E. Holmes Mobile Temperance Hall Association Register Clement L. Coleman Peter Convey Mary E. Cothran Executrix Item Publishing Company Mobile Light & Railroad Company Carrie Spurlock Will Spurlock Wm. W

Good impression made in Vienna by U S note

Vienna reports the new American note on the Ancona made a good impression and an early reply may come soon. Work on it has begun. John Ervin of Indianapolis Charles Williams of New Orleans and Ernest McKay of Boston were docketed on a general charge Wednesday night by Detective J W Murphy on suspicion of planning the robbery of the Uwanta Pressing Club at 8 North Royal Street.

Vienna Ancona John Ervin Indianapolis Ind Charles Wiliams New Orleans Ernest McKay Boston Mass J. W. Murphy Uwanta North Royal Atte Murphy

White man Willie Pryor fined for assault in inferior court

Willie Pryor was fined 10 dollars and costs or twenty days hard labor by Judge Chamberlain in the inferior court for assault and battery after shooting at Albert H. Turner with a revolver. Other dispositions included M. Jones for gaming, ten days or a dollar and several vagrancy cases with similar penalties.

Willie Pryor Albert H. Turner Chamberlain M. Jones Sandy Nobles Monroe Hands Aaron Singleton

Marriage Licenses Issued at Probate Court Thursday

The probate court issued marriage licenses Thursday including White and Mary Louise Pace. Other entries list several Black couples such as Marshall Caambell with Sadie Moffatt and Daniel Williams with Ruby Ellery, among others. Detectives Burch and Pearson arrested Peter Arlington Wednesday night for auto theft, with Louis Levis as complainant.

John Helveston Mary Louise Pace Marshall Caambell Sadie Moffatt Sam J. Scott Callie M. White Vanderbilt Allen Mamie Craig Noah Thomas Manuel Williams Daniel Williams Ruby Ellery Anthony Sam Amelia Charley Burch and Pearson Peter Arlington Louis Levis

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE AND SCHOOL BOND ELECTION

Multiple notices appear: a mortgage sale for Lola Lyons McClure to C V Shoub with property in Mobile County Alabama to be sold January 10 1916. also an election January 18 1916 in Mobile County on issuing bonds up to 150000 dollars for country school buildings with a 20 year term and 6 percent interest rate. Etta McKeehan assignee. Clarke Brown, mortgagee. A Ward.

Imperial Pressing Club Mary Ann Carter Lewis A- Carter Thomas W. Sims Virginia Pane Mobile County Alabama Court House Mobile N. S Clarke & Brown Lola Lyons McClure C. V. Shoub A. D Board of School Commissioners Sesane Tanta

Market Advances Lift Steel and Oil Stocks in Mixed Trading

A brisk session saw Stage Steel rise to 88 and major issues like Crucible Steel Studebaker and American Car edge higher while Mercantile Marine demand grew. General Motors slumped to 456 as investment shares hit best prices later. oils fell though overall market closed strong with notable gains for American Sugar American Smelting and American Can among others.

Stage Steel Crucible Steel Studebaker American Car General Motors Allis Chalmers American American Can American Car and Foundry American Locomotive American Cotton Oil American Smelting American Sugar American Tel Tel American Tobacco Anaconda Copper Atchison Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore and Ohio Bethelehem Steel Brooklyn Rap Transit Canadian Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago, Mil Great Northern Pfd Great Northern Ore Dtss Illinois Central Interborough Consol. Corp International Merc. Mar Kansas City Southern Liggett & Myers, Ptd Lorillard Co Mexican Petroleum Missouri Kan Texas Missouri Pacific National Lead New York Central N. Y N. H. & Hartford Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Reading Rep. Iron & Steel Seaboard Air Line Sloss, Shef, Steel & Iron Southern Pacific Southern Railway Studebaker Corporation Tennessee Copper Texas Co Union Pacific United States Rubber United States Steel United States Steel Pid Virginia-Carp. Chem Wabash Pfol. B. Ctss Western Union Westinghouse Electric United Fruit

Cotton shipment totals by firms and bales

The records show multiple consignments with figures such as 28 bales by M. & C.-Clark Davis & Co to Bush Grocery Company and 105 bales by N. CO. M. & C.-Exports compressed. Additional totals include 8 bales by Southern-Baker Lyons & Co and 5 bales by Clark Davis & Co with 2 bales by Planters Cotton Company, summing to 316 bales.

Clark, Davis & Co Bush Grocery Company N. CO Southern—Baker, Lyons & Co Planters Cotton Company

Cotton futures rise then slump on New Orleans market

New Orleans opened higher on cotton futures amid strong Liverpool support but heavy selling pushed most active months down 11 to 15 points before midday. Spot cotton held at 11.69 middling with 700 bales sold. NY futures softened on liquidation and steady Liverpool prices.

New Orleans Liverpool New York Wall Street South

Wall Street Opens With Copper and Oils Leading

The New York market opened moderately active with copper and oil stocks leading. Early gains in American Smelting Utah Anaconda and Tennessee Copper pushed some prices toward a new record level around 108 7 8.

Wall Street Review New York Utah Anaconda Tennessee

Mobile underbid New Orleans in ship repair bids

The Mobile firm underbid Crescent City docking companies for repair work on the Robert Hyams Coal Company barge. The big coal barge arrived Wednesday to be hauled out at Ollinger and Bruce Dry Docks. Repairs will cost several thousand dollars.

Mobile New Orleans Robert Hyams Coal Company Ollinger & Bruce Crescent City

Plan for Big Meeting Organized in Mobile

Arrangements committee of legal traveling men's groups met at 10 am in the Cawthon assembly room and heard a finance report. Trains will be met by four committees to receive Alabama Travelers Association members attending the annual convention on January 1 in Mobile, with arrangements made for a great first meeting of the convention.

Legal Cawthon Alabama Travelers’ Association Mobile

Wife of federal inspector arrested in Chicago case

Mrs. Anna Wilder, wife of S. M. Wilder, a Rochester N Y federal immigration inspector, was arrested in the office of Cuban consul Calixto Garcia on a charge of disorderly conduct. Garcia claimed immunity under federal law and was not arrested. Wilder said his wife left Rochester six months ago and came to Chicago with Garcia.

Chicago Anna Wilder S. M. Wilder Rochester N. Y Calixto Garcia Garcia Wilder Rnochester

Southern Pacific Bonds Bought from the French

Kuhn, Loeb & Co. announced the purchase of Central Pacific Railway bonds controlled by the Southern Pacific. The 4 percent issue, issued in 1911 to French banks, is guaranteed by Southern Pacific, totaling 250 million francs about $50 million. In Berlin, the federal council set the issue of iron ten pfennig pieces.

New York Kuhn, Loeb & Co Central Pacific Railway Company Southern Pacific Company Southern Pacific

Freckles and The Pink Lady At Lyric Theatre

The Lyric stages Freckles in a deluxe song play adaptation by Nell Twoney with music by Anatol Friedland during today’s matinee and tonight. Also featured is The Pink Lady, a long running international musical comedy, plus a farce Le Satyre with My Beautiful Lady waltz. The Bohemian Girl appears Monday for a single performance, noted for its global reach and popularity.

Lyric Theatre Nell Twoney Gene Stratton-Porter Frackles Broadway Amusement Company Anatol Friedland New York New Amsterdam Theatre Globe Theatre London George Marcel Guillemand Ivan Ll Lyric Box Office

Santa Claus Matinee Ends Season at the Columbia

The Last Santa Claus Matinee at the Columbia is set for Friday Christmas Eve with every child receiving a Christmas present. A grand double matinee is planned for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Columbia Ady

Carrie Strong Likely to Complete Lumber Load and Sail

The American schooner Carrie Strong will finish loading lumber Thursday from Vinegar Bend Lumber Company and plans to sail Friday evening. A long opera revival section notes The Bohemian Girl will tour with the original American all star cast for the first time since four years ago, drawing large crowds and box office records.

Carrie Strong Vinegar Bend Lumber Company Boston Opera Company All Star Joseph F. Sheehan Thaddeus Mirth Carmen Arline Eugene Crowel Devilshoof Philip Fein Florestein Blaine de Sellem Dave Cronberger Lillian Hall Buda Arthur Deane Baal Horsall Lyric

Obstructions Off the Coast Reported By Vessels

Entries from ships note sightings near latitudes 88 28 and 32 48 with objects described as a vessel hold, a large can, and a large black buoy. Observers include Kotonia Dan as and Wm Palmer Flynn and Catarina Treniak.

Tom Kotonia Wm. Palmer Flynn

Vessels in Port At Nash Harbor and Nearby Docks

A listing of ships and vessels at Shen Tee Port and adjacent docks including Verons Nor Carrie Strong Caml Bruce Hawkins Maria Inger Tropics Quarantin Barke Tropics Unloading Olinger Bruce Docks and repairing and loading operations noted. Harbor activities show several ships under quarantine and at anchor with mixed national flags and owners.

Vessels Mobile Bound to Various Ports in Shipping List

Maritime records show numerous vessels and routes including Bhi Collingwood Liverpool to Nem and Progreso Mex to Jas. G Honey. Several ships listed with masters and cargo links such as Carrie Look Domingo City to master, Margaret Genoa stay, and Gypsum Empress to master. Port calls span Liverpool Newry Boston Cuba Cuba Port Pirie and Genoa with multiple lumber and export connections.

Wthel Clarke Onegua Italy Duncrag Knudsen Laverpool Eng Giamborough Hill Tornquist Liverpool Bay City Exe Company Garnet “Hun Ténhautst Ners Mary G. Dantzler Progreso Mex Jas. G.honey Carlisle McKeague Nassau Cuba de la Miyar & la Umber Compan Carrie Look Gilchrist Domingo City James T. Maxwell, Jr Crabtree Paramaribo Margaret Olsen Genoa Orlando V. Wooten Urquhart Newry M. A. Achorn Southard Cardenas Vinegar Bend Lumber Company Henry Little Baltimore J. G. McGonigal Springfield McGo Lico Barnes Consul McGowin Lumber & Export Company Douglas

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All Ae H. L. Milamore Point Clear Ala Dauphin Rickardy Satsuma Pegan Mobile Plantation Co Tore City Electric Co Dauphin St Bell Frank A. Graham Company Royal Street Imperial Underwood Mobile Brewery Gus Seiple Bellel Ni Crichton S. A. Machmer Marx Grocery and Produce Co Bell Phone Graf Oliver Typewriter A. A. A. Careltem E. Marine Maryland Reliance Equipment Co., Inc N. Water Street H. C. Ter Albright & Wood Ring Bell Phone Victor Phonograph and _ records W. J. Koral Satsumas E. A. Smith Theodore Lyons R. A- Lambert St. Emanuel Street Henry P. Hirshfield Price Williams Adelaide Marx Hirshfield Hanaw & Pillans Attys U. S Shaw Electric Co Cathedral Etta M’keehan Ystrdy. Lane Ocow U Sports Naval Stores Savannah Mobile Concern Southern Pacific Bonds Berlin Federal Council Mobile’s Quality Theatre Pink Lady Maybelle MacDonald Claudine John C. Fisher the Pink Lady Marine News Long Beach Cal A. J. Seay Territorial Oklahoma Fort Qier S. B. Holabird Spanish River Pier 2 Orr-Laubenheimer Belize B. H Apa Mallory Line C Steamship Company Fort Gaines Dauphin Street Puerto Cortez Hond Corinto Phineas Wn. Sprague Port Miss Te Benn Lumber Company Gram Sprague Will Cotinue Newpany Shen Tee Posi T ’ Gillager & Dense Docks Mica Fruit Whart Ron N. . & C. Docks Fists Mantoo Ee Nor Casa Brooklet Oecar G Scanespeceves Carrie Strong Saccees Harbor Erie Arborie Hagjeese Auemer Hon Nabascaneng Lines Ennison Bruce Hawkins Urug Scoccese Secee Pampa Ba 'Ntines Barbor Tropics Ollinsae Olinger & Bruce Docks Harbor Harbor U Holabird (Mall N. Ks Delphin Pleasure Bay Jas Carney Graetas Fairhope Bhi Mobile Coal Company St. Francis St South Conception St Majestic Theatre Josh Diane Morrill & Lyons St. Francis Street Harrison Mutual Burial Association
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