Bridge Contract Review and Inspection Request
Mobile county commissioners ask State Engineer W S Keller to review specifications plans and contract for a Dog River bridge on Cedar Point road built by Nashville Bridge Co. They seek engineering adequacy design suitability and price reasonableness with a reply requested promptly. The accompanying report details prior inquiries and witness examinations connected to Nashville Bridge Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee Nashville Bridge Company
Charles Dew
Dew
John T. Bauer
S. P. Gaillard
Charles Green
Henry Brannan
John D. Hagan
Keller
W. S. Keller
Montgomery
Ala
D of Revenue
Express
Dog River
Cedar Point Road
Nashville Bridge Company
Mobile County
Special Committee
Hagan
Today's Beauty Recipes By Mme. D'Mille
A beauty column describes remedies for complexion, hair care, and skin issues. It promotes a face powder substitute, a shampoo from a kit, a paste for removing peach fuzz, Mother's Salve for sores and burns, and a Vaucaire bust treatment with a sugar syrup and gallol dose plan, all claiming home use and quick relief.
Modern Poet St Valentine’s Day Fragment in Mobile
Fragmentary OCR text references a mobile scene involving a woman and a poet. It hints at a jest or insult about slurs and a nasal remark, but details are unclear and context is largely missing. The surviving lines show disjointed phrases without a coherent event or outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Valentine
County Board Deliberates on Hospital Plans and Bids
County officials discussed the New Hospital at the county poor asylum and changes in inmate placement. Bids for printing and stationery were reviewed with Unionist Publishing Company claiming lowest, while engineers advised cheaper road surface material and jail area renovations were awarded to Mobile Electrical Supply Company for 56 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile County
Nicholas E. Stallworth
Gaillard
New Hospital
M. I. Inge
County Poor Asylum
Inge
White & Eckert
Mobile Bookindery Company
Unionist Publishing Company
Hawes & Co
Delchamps Printing Company
Mobile Stationery Co
Bidgood Stationery Company
Morris
Sidney Berry
Unionist Company
W. S. Keller
Keller
Mobile Electrical Supply Company
Schenker-Allidor Company
Rubber Workers Seek Compromise Amid Akron Strike
Associated Press reports continued efforts to mediate between striking rubber workers and employers in Akron Ohio on February 17. State troops remain idle. police and private guards monitor plants as strikers push for higher pay and better conditions and leaders seek to broaden the strike to other industries in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Akron
Ohio
Firestone
J Pierpont Morgan Taken Sudden Illness At Sea
J Pierpont Morgan is reported seriously ill in Cairo with two physicians and two nurses aboard the steamship Caronia returning toward Naples. The telegram notes no confirmation from other sources and outlines Morgan’s January 7 departure from New York and recent travels through Naples Alexandria and Egypt.
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Associated Press
London
J. Pierpont Morgan
Cairo
Egypt
Rome
Exchange Telegraph Company
Morgan
Naples
Caronia
New York
Governor's Island
Fompeli
Alexandria
Metropolitan Museum of New York
United States
Cunard
Fiume
Austria
Morgan Jr.. Indigestion Saps Cairo Visit Amid Stock Selloff
New York reports say J P Morgan Jr recovered from a recent indigestion attack in Cairo and planned to travel to Europe. A cable from J P Morgan & Co. said the elder Morgan was in good spirits in Cairo. The illness sparked a broad stock market selloff, with United States Steel and Union Pacific leading declines before early relief eased losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
J. P. Morgan, Jr
Alexandria
Egypt
Cairo
Europe
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan
Mrr. Morgan
J.P. Morgan &‘O
Union Pacific
Reading
International Harvester
Erie
Mr. Morgan
Democrats May Compromise to Break Deadlock
In Springfield Illinois on February 17 the Democrats rally the cry Sherman and Lewis. They acknowledge the deadlock can only be broken by a cross party deal leaving the party with one senator. Colonel Lewis Speaker McKinley and Governor Dunne met in conference sparking talk of Lewis campaign managers seeking a Republican coalition with Sherman forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Springfield
Lll
Sherman
Lewis
General Assembly
Dunne
McKinley
Dam Bill to Be Taken Up in Senate Session
In Washington on February 17 the senate prepared to take up the Connecticut River dam bill during the ongoing legislative day. A vote was anticipated before nightfall as the chamber reconvened after Tuesday's session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Censorship in Mexico City Delays Dispatches
News from Mexico City shows an iron censorship halting direct dispatches while one embassy report said fighting resumed. Taft officials await Madero’s telegraphed promise of definite results and a forthcoming non intervention message.
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Washington
Mexico City
Wilson
Taft
Vera Cruz
Madero
Knox
United States
Mexico
Galveston
Newport News
Navy
War Department
Legations
Peking
Firing Flare Ups In Mexico City As Rebels Hold Arsenal
Hostilities between rebels and federals resumed in Mexico City early today. Rebels led by Felix Diaz remained in the arsenal and key positions, directing heavy fire on federal batteries while federals answered with counter fire.
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Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Mex
Felix
Diaz
Pacific fleet commander sails to Mazatlan amid anti American protests
Associated Press reports Rear Admiral Southerland, commander of the Pacific fleet, has moved the Colorado from Mazatlan to Manzanillo in response to a request from the U S consul due to reported anti American demonstrations. The ship sailed last night.
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Associated Press
Washington
Southerland
Colorado
Mazatlan
Manzanillo
United States
Bold Hold-Up Man Makes Bad Break
A masked bandit named D. R. Leeper attempted a street holdup near the new union station in Kansas City. He lined up a dozen men at gunpoint, fired when some bolted, fatally wounding 16 year old Francis Fitzgerald and grazing saloonkeeper A. B. Moon. Leeper was captured by pursuing bystanders and police arrived to take him into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kansas City
Union Station
D. R. Leeper
Leeper
Francis Fitzgerald
A. B. Moon
City Declines Alley Garbage Collection in Private Alleys
Commissioner Pillans explains private alleys will not be cleaned by the city street department for the same reasons private premises aren’t. Garbage will be collected only when cans sit at the curb, to avoid spillover and inaccessible alleys, with owners held responsible for alley upkeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Street Department
Harry Pillans
Pillans
Mobile courts list Monday actions and Tuesday call
Circuit and Law and Equity Courts report Monday business transacted with cases including Rush versus Imperial Sanitary Laundry and Pleasant Spring Distillery versus Chas Schimpf. Judgments include City of Mobile versus Bertha Clay for 10 dollars and costs and Bush versus Thompson dismissed. Tuesday calls include Turner versus Lewis and state cases against Williams and Weinacker Ice and Fuel Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Browne
Rush
Imperial Sanitary Laundry
Elmer Maddock
Robert Windham
W. C. Spotswood
Law and Equity Court
Berney
Pleasant Spring Distillery
Chas. Schimpf
French & Co
People’s Shoe Co
W. B. French
Bessie Little
City of Mobile
C. W. Short
R. del Buono
King's Royal Germetuer Promises Quick Cure for Blood Poison
Claims King's Royal Germetuer cures blood poison and skin diseases including eczema. Advises applying to sores and gargling, with quick relief from itching and pain. Promises purification of blood, healed ulcers, and restored appetite after internal and local use. Targets obstinate cases with testimonials of rapid improvement.
Chancery Court Orders and Withdrawals in Several Cases
In Smith chancellor hearings, Sam Brown moves against Lula G. Powers to withdraw original deed with a certified copy substitute. A. G. Greenameyer and others vs. Geo. Brett report of sale and reference submitted and report confirmed. Stapleton Jr. vs. Flagge order of publication against non residents. Hoyle v McDonald order of publication. F R King v Mobile and Ohio listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chancery Court
Smith
Sam Brown
Lula G. Powers
A. G. Greenameyer
Geo. Brett
S. C. Stapleton, Jr
George Flagge
George H. Hoyle
Benjamin McDonald
F. R. King
Mobile & Ohio
Mothers Refuse Baby Check System at Church Service
In Evanston Illinois on February 17, mothers at Wheaton Methodist Episcopal Church rejected a proposed system to check babies during service. They agreed to keep infants in the ante room but balked at receiving checks to prevent mixups when called for. Attendants agreed to care for infants without checks, each mother pledging no mistakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Wheaton’ Methodist Episcopal Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Real Estate Demand Pushes Listings for Moderately Priced Homes
Real estate demand rises with daily inquiries for homes priced from 1000 to 5000. Sellers are urged to list properties immediately to secure best results, with contact offered for prompt sales of large or small properties.
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Mme. D’mille
Gige
James BE. Hussey
New York Police Department
Thomas J. Walsh
Geo. S.sullivan
J. P. Morgan
Illinois
General Cipius.y Castro
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Federal District Court
Sulzer
People’s House
Albany
Castro
Army
Evelyn Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Mayforth
Harry Kendall Thaw
Stanford White
Schlitz Beer
Southern Hotel Buffet
Harry Horlock
Evanston, NL
Norvelle R. Leigh
Wm. A. Blount
Emily A. de Riviere
Sale
Law and Equity Court of Mobile
Pake
Leinkauf Banking Co
John Reuzer Co
The
General Supply & Construction Co
McGraw
Verneuille
Partridge-Mickle Grocery Company
North Royal St
Duggan & Taylor
North Royal Street
Cawthon
Rowley Orchestra
Chas B. Hervey
DR. Brown
F. C. Horton
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