Mobile Exports Rise Over Three Decades at Port of Mobile
At a Thursday Rotary Club meeting J W Hun of the Southern Railway cited ten year export totals ending 1894 1904 and 1914 showing dramatic growth for Mobile. He argued completion of the Panama Canal and port location will drive continued expansion requiring expanded docks and terminal facilities to handle rising trade.
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Mobile Rotary Club
J. W. Hun
Athern Railway Company
Ask
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Hunter
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Panama Canal
Pacha
Trespassing on Railways Endangers Life and Property
A historical warning argues trespassing on rail rights of way should be strictly punished to curb rising fatalities. It cites 1901-1910 U S figures of trespass injuries and deaths, notes children frequent the tracks, and calls railroads to hire watchers while urging full enforcement to deter violators.
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United States
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Opponents Challenge 1968 Merchant Marine Bill at Chamber Meeting
Chamber members debated the 1968 administration bill later labeled as the Merchant Marine measure. Willam B Recht proposed a reform echoing New Orleans Trade lines, seeking changes though support proved elusive.
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Chamber of ‘Commerce
Thurs- Hecht
Willam Brecht
Oraf
Waterfront Improvement Plan Debated by Mobile Business Leaders
The joint Rivers and Harbor group of the Cotton Exchange and Chamber of Commerce studied three riverfront bills to deepen the Mobile river channel and aid shipping. Property owners along the waterfront oppose shouldering the full cost. state and county may share. The committee seeks time to weigh merits and push a plan acceptable to all interests.
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Joint Rivers
Arb Tee
Cotton Exchange and
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Keep Young Men At Work Warns Against Loafing
Dr. Lee A. Stone in a Nine teenth Century Club address argues to keep young men employed or off street corners to curb loafing and moral decay. He warns loafing can verge on criminal behavior and invites discipline to reduce crime.
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Lee A. Stone
Washington, D. C
Nineteenth Century Club
Capital City
Sugar Pine Trespass Settlement Reported in Stanislaus
Government receives 99.40 in settlement for a single sugar pine cut in trespass in Stanislaus National Forest California. The tree yielded 18 933 board feet and was valued at 6 25 per thousand feet, sufficient lumber for a suburban frame house.
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Stanislaus National Forest
California
Local Timber Sales Rise Sharply in 1914
Report shows small timber sales on the forests numbered 298 in 1914, a sharp increase from 6 182 the previous year as settlers and farmers seek timber to meet growing needs.
Amusements at the Empire Preview Big Weekend Card
Marc McDermott leads an Edison circuit program with New York stage names Bessie Byron and Harry T. Morey among the stars. The bill includes Just Like a Woman and The Chief's Goat, with Underneath the Paint and The Ambition of the Baron also featured. Creature and His Band head a Chicago praise section, while Margaret Anglin brings Lady Windermere's Fan to Lyric Theatre Monday with a strong supporting company. Seats on sale now.
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Edison Courager
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Amecy
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Selig
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Beverly Bayne
Creature
Hearst
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Lyric Theatre
Chicago
Iss Anglia
Lady Windermere
Margaret Anglin
Erlynne
New York
Miss Anglin
Mignon Proves Fine as Opera Reaches Mobiles
The report notes Mignon demonstrates quality opera to Mobilians, highlighting how the city rarely sees opera and the performance showcases the art form that had been absent locally.
Vitalitas Praised By Birmingham Dealer In Southern States
A Birmingham stock dealer Mr G W Berg says Vitalitas helps with long riding days and severe stomach kidney and liver troubles. He claims the tonic restored his energy after years of illness and promotes digestion and general health. The ad notes Vitalitas, described as nature's corrective, is dispensed at Sutton's drug store with information available by writing.
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Birmingham
G. Ww.berg
Jasper
Sutton's
Mignon on Screen at Crown Theatre With Beatriz Michelena
Beatriz Michelena stars in the film Mignon at the Crown Theatre, adapted from Goethe’s Wilhelm Meister. The opera cast delivers strong performances and the picture promises further appeal after yesterday’s large crowds. Carlyle Blackwell also stars and elevates key scenes.
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Crown Theatre
Beatriz Michelena
Achelena
Goethe
Wilhelm Meister
Woman Seeks Help For Others In Medical Ad
An old newspaper fragment shows a women driven plea to help others through Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad invites readers with doubts about the remedy to write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts, promising confidential, woman-only responses.
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Lydia EB. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
The Last Chapter at Royal Theatre in Mobile
Carlyle Blackwell star of the Royal Theatre’s rendition of Richard Harding Davis novel The Last Chapter. Critics hail it as his best work and most virile, intensively interesting drama, with Blackwell saying it stretches his performance.
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Carlyle Blackwell
Mobile
Royal Theatre
Richard Harding Davis
Blackwell
Mi-o-na Stomach Remedy Promises Relief
A historic ad text touts Mi-o-na stomach tablets as a simple inexpensive cure for indigestion and heartburn. It claims the remedy strengthens stomach walls, boosts gastric flow, and guarantees money back if distress persists, with endorsements and theater references for credibility.
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van Antwerp
Mobile
The Little Girl That He Forgot stage feature praised
Readers praise a feature drama titled The Little Girl That He Forgot. Miss Beulah Diease stars in the production noted for its storytelling and presentation quality.
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Beulah Diease
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