Lumber Exports Boom for Mobile in 1913 Gains Noted
The Lumber Trade Journal shows Mobile leads in 1913 lumber exports with 865,229,000 feet up from 299,460,000 in 1912, a gain of 565,769,000 feet. New Orleans, Pensacola and Gulfport figures are listed with respective rises and declines, and the Mobile district expanded to include Scranton and Gulfport while total Mobile exports reached 710,673,000 feet across ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Orleans
New Orks
Gulfport
Pensacola
New Orleans
Scranton
Mobile Disc
Whatley of Wilmer Seeks Road Commissioner Vote
R L Whatley of Wilmer Alabama seeks votes for road commissioner of the Second Mobile district. He is endorsed by Mobile city and Mobile County officials and aims to continue Henry Brannan's plan as Brannan retires due to health. Whatley is represented as a good conservative man from Wilmer.
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R. L. Whatley
Wilmer
Ala
Tevenue
Mobile
Whatley
Henry Brannan
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Mobile Engineer
G G Davis locomotive engineer of 311 St Mobile Ala reports kidney backache relief after using a trial box of Doan's Kidney Pills. He says back pain faded and overall strength improved, recommending the medicine to others with kidney trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Davis
Reeburn Co
Buffalo
Hats at Empire Theatre Split on Removing Headwear
Manager Joseph Bianchi of the Empire Theatre on Dauphin Street asks ladies to decide if hats should come off at the theatre after a initial rule prompted a refund. He offers a season ticket as a prize for the best reply and awaits hundreds more opinions from female patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Bianchi
Empire Theatre
Photo Playhouse
Dauphin Street
Bianchi
Mr. Bianchi
Empire
Dairy Instruction Car Arrives in Mobile March 3
Announcement states the Mobile and Ohio and Southern Railway will bring a special dairy instruction car to Mobile on March 3. The car will spend one week in the area teaching dairymen proper practices and techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile and Ohio and Southern Railway
Mobile
Alleged "Tiger" Arrested
Alice Smith, described as a negress, was arrested Sunday afternoon by Detectives Murphy and Lacey on a charge of selling liquor without a license. The alleged operation was at her home, 155 North Cedar street, with arraignment set for Monday afternoon.
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Alice Smith
Murphy and Lacey
North Cedar Street
Testimonial for Chamberlain’s Tablets in stomach liver cure
I N Stuart of West Webster New York reports five years use of Chamberlain’s Tablets for stomach and liver disorders. He says they are mild in action and have given satisfactory results. For sale by Van Antwerp Drug Corp and all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Stuart
West Webster, N. Y
Chamberlain
van Antwerp Drug Corp
Mobile fair urged to save derelict timber lands and economy
A 1912 regional export analysis links Mobile’s lumber trade to vast local wealth and warns that dwindling timber will threaten cotton and housing. It advocates a great Mobile fair to promote cultivation of cut over lands for crops, livestock, and dairy to preserve real estate values and employment.
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Mobile
Mississippi River
Natchez
Adams County
Mississippi
Tonopah Mascot Bull Bigs Aboard Monitors Nosing Fun
A ahead of the Tonopah monitor crew, Lt Burg's bull dog Bigs runs the ship quarters and samples beer on shore leaves. The piece recalls white mice once aboard submarines for gas detection and notes their replacement by modern air circulation, while ending with a quip about cold origins.
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United States
Tohopah
Burg
Bigs
Bugs
His Majesty's Royal Navy
Tonopah
Mobile Mardi Gras Sailors Arrive as Carnival Boosts Decor
Congressman Oscar W. Underwood reports Navy confirmations that the cruiser Chester the marine transport ship Praire and three destroyers will sail to Mobile for Mardi Gras in 1914. Carnival organizers urge merchants to decorate their blocks and hotels, stressing decorations as ad value and carnival spirit.
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Oscar W. Underwood
J. Paul Wilson
Mobile Carnival Association
Jozephus Daniels
The
Navy
Chester
Praire
Mobile
C. B. Hervey
Cawthon
Carnival Auditorium
River Front
W. B. McAfee
Carnival
Honored in Death at Arlington and New York
A mass commemoration for the sinking of the Maine opens with a street parade to Arlington National Cemetery and ceremonies featuring a flower boat, mast and anchors on display, and taps. In New York, Ralph H. Parker and Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee pay tribute with a wreath at the Maine monument and a memorial tablet unveiling.
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Ted Press
Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Maine
Havana Harbor
Arlington
Fort Meyer
National Guard
District of Columbia
Washington Gardner
Albion
Mich
John Lewis Smith
Army and Navy Union
H. Ogden Lake
Aqueduct Bridge
Potomac River
White House
Bishop Harding
Mr. Lake
John McElroy
Eet
Ida M. Galloway
United Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary
Isabel Worrell Ball
Woman’s Executive Committee
New York
Havana
Cuba
Ralph H. Parker
Central Park
Spain
Charles D. Sigsbee
Seventyfirst Regiment
Hartwell Says Company Will Lay Off 30 Men
Hartwell announces that three Mobile Towing and Wrecking Company tugs will be tied up as Bisso Towing Company from New Orleans enters Mobile. Thirty men will lose their jobs as port business cannot support the full fleet with the new competition.
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Hartwell
Mobile Towing
Bisso Towing Company
New Orleans
Mobile
Harry T. Hartwell
Go to Church Sunday Campaign Underway in Mobile
Mobile clergy from various denominations prepare a city wide drive to urge residents to attend church on February 2. The effort mirrors a nationwide Go to Church Sunday proclaimed in hundreds of cities.
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised by Doctor and Dealers
J W Sexson of Montevallo Missouri endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy, saying customers are pleased and seek it again. Available through Van Antwerp Drug Corp and all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Sexson
Montevallo
van Antwerp Drug Corp
Suit over Old Mobile Herald purchase recalled in court
In Mobile a civil suit was heard seeking $400 from James A. Lewis by Harry T. Hartwell and Horace Turner. The action targets the unpaid portion of $5,000 agreed for control of the Old Mobile Daily Herald, now extinct, amid previous Good Government Campaign ties to Mayor P. J. Lyons era.
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P. J. Lyons
Harry T. Hartweds
Horace Turner
James A. Lewis
Hartwell
Turner
Lewis
Mobile
Daly Herald
Thers
Stomach Troubles Prompt Tonic Claim From Vinci ad
An advertisement urges readers with indigestion or weak stomachs to try Vinci cod liver oil and iron tonic. It promises to strengthen tired nerves, restore appetite, and renew energy, citing a case of a man who recovered enough to walk and eat heartily.
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Vinci
Orleanians Chased by Officer Arrests Carry Concealed Gun
Al Seibert a New Orleans clerk was arrested on St Michael street near Joachim for carrying concealed weapon after officers Ryals and Grennan heard a shot and spotted him running. A search found a revolver in his pocket.
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al. Seibert
New Orleans
Ryals and
Grennan
St. Michael Street
Joachim
Weas
Seibert
Trey
Pasagoula Officer Returns With Prisoners
Deputy Sheriff J A Smith of Pascagoula Mississippi returned home with Wash Jackson and Nellie Coleman after pursuing them from Clark County Alabama for assault and battery. Coleman was located on a Southern Railway train, aiding the officer in recapture.
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J. A. Smith
Pas
Miss
Mobile
Clark County
Ala
Wash Jackson
Jackson County
Jackson
Nellie Coleman
Pascagoula
Coleman
Third District Sunday School Meet Largely Attended at Whistler
The Third District Sunday School Association held a large afternoon meeting at Whistler Methodist Church presided by Jerre S. Davison with welcome by Taylor Lu of Eight Mile Methodist. Rev Heywood Vaughan led devotional exercises and county officers spoke. Next convention set for August at Eight Mile with dinner on grounds.
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Whistle Methodist ‘Church
Third Distric Sunday School Association
Jerre S. Davison
Taylor Lu
Eight Mile Matthodist Sunday School
Heywood
Vaughan- Bethany Baptist Church
Whistler Choir
Sunday School Association
Eight Mile Methodist Church
A.lf Howell
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I A. L. Whatley
Sean
Mort L. Bixler
Toper
Imperial Sanitary
Chester, Prairie
Parker
Forrest Nelson
Hippodrome
Orpheum
Meyer’s
Orleanians
Granny Metcalfe
Dr. Bell
Whistler
Lape Resolgnt
Hendre
Miss Hamilton
MR. Hendre
Bell
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