Shipping bill testimony denial over German liners fate
The administration ship bill faces questions as witnesses dispute the availability and condition of German owned liners in U S ports. Baker testifies he discussed shipping rates and ship lists with Secretary McAdoo and asked Hamburg American official Sickel for advice on purchases but was refused without assurances no buy was planned.
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McAdoo
Baker
W. G. Sickel
Meloo
Boston
Sickel
Administration ship bill setback blunts Wilson agenda
Washington reports say the ship bill failed to gain expected support from Senators Kenyon Norris La Follette and seven insurgent Democrats. With no coalition, leaders planned a conference to push amendments while bolting Democrats favored temporary wartime measures. The bill sits in parliamentary limbo awaiting next move.
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Washington
Wilson
House
Kenyon
Norris
la Folette
Wrecked Airship Drifts Into Sea
A Parseval type airship, apparently damaged by gunfire, drifted over Amsterdam at about 600 feet. The crew could not level the craft and it eventually assumed a vertical attitude and drifted toward the Zuyder Zee carrying tangled telegraph wires. The air vessel was later seen without its gondola.
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London
Amsterdam
Cascarets promise quick relief from digestive misery
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a universal cure for constipation indigestion and biliousness claiming they regulate liver and bowels every user regardless of symptoms. It pitches a 10 cent box as health happiness and a clear head and urges caregivers to give Cascarets to children as a gentle cleansing.
Wednesday's Closing Markets and Port Receipts Report
Consolidated statement shows U S ports receipts over five days totaling 252646 to Britain 69933 to the continent 183187 for five days and 1894048 1144941 for overall totals. Includes port-to-port allocations and shipments to overseas regions in a compact market summary.
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U. S
Britain
Continent
New Orleans Cotton Futures Dip Amid Political Uncertainty
Cotton futures fell in early trading due to moderate selling from the short side and ongoing international political concerns. Spot cotton remained quiet with 1,350 bales offered and 1,020 bales to arrive, middling pegged at 7.49 cents. The market closed with a net decline of 6 to 11 points across futures contracts for March May October and December.
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New Orleans
New York Cotton Opens Steady After Early Decline
New York cotton opened with easy Liver pool cables and some foreign selling as prices fell 5 to 7 points. Traders reported scattered liquidation and futures slid 7 to 9 points before steadying on trade buying, with March at 8.98 and May around 8.64 before closing.
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New York
Liverpool
Grain and Provisions Prices in Chicago Market Report
Cash grain and provisions prices listed for February 17 in Chicago. Wheat No 2 red and hard quoted at about 1.57 to 1.63, Rye No 2 at 1.26, Barley 0.78 to 0.85, Timothy hay 5.50 to 6.50, Clover hay 11.50 to 14.00. Provisions show Pork 17.00 to 18.45, Lard 10.35, Ribs 9.25 to 9.75.
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Chicago
Turpentine Prices and Receipts in Savannah Market
Naval Stores Today reports Savannah Georgia on February 17 shows turpentine firm 420 receipts 47 casks logo firm receipts 682 barrels with quoted prices for grades K D F G 3.00 to 3.35 M 4.00 N 5.00 WG 5.40 ww 5.60 per barrel.
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Savannah
Wall Street Opens With Heavy Selling Pressure
Stocks show a pronounced downward tilt at the open with declines of one to two points in leading issues. Reading, Lehigh Valley and Canadian Pacific weaken the most while New Haven and Southern Railway hold near new lows. Trading remains light and largely tied to foreign markets with many industrials and utilities slipping.
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Wall Steel Review
New York
Reading
Lehigh Valley
Canadian Pacific
New Haven
Southern Railway
Texas Company
Mexican Petroleum
Amalgamated Copper
Agricultural
Can
Car and Foundry
M. Tobacco
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago
Chicago, Mil
N. H. & Hartford
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Rock Island Co
Seaboard Air Line
Southern Pacific
Parker to Attend Southern League Meeting
Secretary Frank Parker of the Mobile Baseball Association will travel to Little Rock Arkansas for the Southern League meeting to represent Mobile. President T K Jackson cannot attend as the February 20 gathering considers the schedule contract for tickets and ratification of last meeting minutes including the Montgomery to Little Rock transfer. Manager C Schmidt will attend.
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Frank Parker
Mobile Baseball Association
Little Rock
Ark
Mobile
Southern League
T. K. Jackson
Association
Montgomery
C Schmidt
Naval vessels 10 depart Thursday
The U S navy hydro aeroplane K 6 25 under Lieut P N L Bellinger did not return to Pensacola as planned but will stay over until Thursday with torpedo boat destroyer Worden and gunboat Castine. Crowds of sightseers filled tugs launches barges and bay steamers as Bellinger and Dr R C Jones passenger made a windy flight this afternoon then monoplaned to the water for exhibitions of skill. The Worden and hydro aeroplane will remain here until Thursday.
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United States’ Navy
P. N. L. Bellinger
Pensacola
Worden
Castine
Bellinger
R. C. Jones Assenger
Army Captain Called Over Remarks on War Readiness
Secretary Garrison instructed Brigadier General Scott to question Captain William Mitchell of the staff about remarks on U S war preparedness. Mitchell warned it would take about three years to field a million trained troops, risking enemy seizure of American seaboards.
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Washington
Garrison
Scott
William Mitchell
Eeowet
United States
Mitchell
Coast towns plan naval militia division along Mississippi coast
Pass Christian and other Mississippi coast towns move to form a naval militia division with companies of at least 48 men in Pass Christian Bay St. Louis Gulfport Biloxi Ocean Springs and Pascagoula. Headquarters to be at Gulfport or Biloxi. The Navy will supply a warship uniforms arms and training use at the division HQ, with Adjutant General Scales securing Navy cooperation from Washington.
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Pas Christian
Miss
Pass Christian
Mississippi
Naval Militia
Bay St. Louis
Gulfport
Biloxi
Ocean Springs
Pascagoula
Navy Department
Eric C. Scales
Washington
Daniels
Department
Missing Mobile Cotton Planter Albert Vann
Albert Vann of Coffeeville Alabama notified Chief Crenshaw for help in locating his brother H A Vann a Mobile cotton planter who vanished Tuesday February 9 He was last seen at Planters Cotton Company office and is described as 27 or 28 black haired five six about 135 pounds Mason and Knights of Pythias member married.
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Albert Vann
Coffeeville
Ala
Poice F.ww. Crenshaw
Department
H. A. Vann
Mobile
Planters Cotton Company
Mr. Vann
Vann
The
Knights of Pythias
Alabama Declines Official Representation at Panama-Pacific Expo
Alabama lawmakers decided not to represent the state at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. A bill to allow counties to send exhibits was turned down, and a separate proposal for a $50,000 exhibit was defeated.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Liverpool Cotton Market Report February 17 1900s
Ivernan i Cotton market notes Liverpool on February 17 show spot cotton easing with Good middling 5.29, middling 1.99, and low middling 4.58. Sales 6,000 bales with 1,000 bales for speculation and export. Receipts 17,804 bales. Futures closed quiet with May-June 4.86 1-2, July-August 4.95 1-2, October-November agear.
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Ivernani Cotton
Liverpool
Agear
Japan Presses Japan China Demands in Sealed Memorandum
Peking reports Japan’s memorandum to the United States Britain France and Russia outlines eleven broad demands on Shan Tung Manchuria and treaty port openings. China counteroffers include a pledge not to cede ports but resists full Japanese control. Negotiations remain unsettled with secrecy and potential divergence over whether all eleven demands will be pressed.
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Peking
Sun Pao Chi
Oe Rede
China
Ee Assacs
United States
Great Britain
France
Russia
Shan Tung
China.s
Japan
Germany
Kian Chow
Chi Fa
Manchuria
Mongolia
Kwang Tung
Port Arthur
Darien
Mukden
Chang Chin
Formosa
Hanang
Tayeh
Ping Siang
Nanchang
Chao Chow Fu
Kukiang
Wuchang
Hangchow
Kina
Shearer Marshall Realty Company Incorporation
The Shearer Marshall Realty Company was incorporated Wednesday afternoon with John R. Shearer Dr J B Marshall and Robert L Marshall as incorporators and officers. The probate court received the charter application. The firm has authorized capital stock of 8000 with 6000 paid in.
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Shearer-Marshall Realty Company
John R. Shearer
Dr. J. B. Marshall
Robert L. Marshall
City court grand jury indictments to go trial Thursday
The cases of all parties indicted by the city court grand jury at its term recently closed will be set for trial in the city court Thursday morning.
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City Court
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Ad Ends with Grove Signature
An old advertisement urges using LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE to stop a cold and prompts buyers to look for E. W. Grove’s signature on the box. The product is priced at 26 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Not a Prize Crew for Wilhelmina Guards Report
London Feb 17 British newspaper reports claimed a prize crew was placed aboard the American steamer Wilhelmina at Falmouth but the commander said the detachment was merely a guard, not a prize crew.
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Wilhelmina
London
Falmouth
Typhus Epidemic Strikes Regions Near Sofia
A Sofia dispatch to the Balkan agency reports typhus fever raging in areas around Sofia Plevna and Philippopolis with dysentery also prevalent. The outbreak began among Serbian soldiers of Bulgarian nationality captured by Austria and sent to Sofia.
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N Parnis
Sofia
Balkan
Plevna
Philippopolis
Austria
Dairyman Buys Angus Stock At Livestock Show
J F McGowin of Mobile county purchases ten blank Angus heifers and one Angus bull as part of the Alabama Tennessee Northern railroad stock exhibit at the live stock show. Civic meetings on poultry and livestock to be held at the Chamber of Commerce.
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J. F. McGowin
Mobile County
Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railroad
Willie Murphy
Chancery Court
Epsie Murphy
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Funeral notices for Kane and Rabby in 1915
Thomas Kane died February 16 1915 at 1130 pm friends asked to attend from Dixon and McKay parlors 260 St Louis St tomorrow morning at 10 then Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at 430 pm interment in Catholic cemetery Delphine Rabby widow of Captain Peter Rabby died February 17 1915 in Bayou La Batre Alabama friends asked to attend from 8 St Francis Street Methodist church tomorrow afternoon at 2 interment Magnolia Cemetery
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Rabby
Bayou la Batre
Ala
Delphine Rabby
Peter Rabby
St. Francis Street Methodist Church
Magnolia Cemetery
Resignations and impeachment charges touch Judge Jackson case
WHEELING W Virginia Feb 17 Indications leading up to the rest of the late John M Jackson federal bench were detailed today before the congressional committee see the charges against Federal Judge A G Day of the northern district of West Virginia. Judge Jackson resigned in 1905 and was succeeded by Judge Charles W Johnson who testified on behalf of the Judge Dayton produced an office copy of impeachment charges made against Judge Jackson. The witness said John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers was behind the Jackson impeachment charges. He said the charges which were to have been submitted to President never were verified nor signed. Charles D Elliott former adjutant general of West Virginia and former district attorney testified he was told by Judge Dayton that he was to be appointed if Jackson was impeached. Hillett testified that the late C F Teter was a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lobbyist and was associated politically with Judge Dayton. He said Baltimore and Ohio officials once were active in Dayton's candidacy for congress.
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Wheling
W. Va
John. M. Jackson
Congtessiones Committee
A. G. Day
West Virginia
Jackson
Phan Charles W. Johnson
Dayton
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Charlies D. Elliott
Adutant General
Northern District
Hillett
C. F. Teter
Livestock Show Extended Open To Public This Weekend
The livestock show will remain open at the current location through Sunday to allow Mobile visitors and locals to view the exhibits. Removal is planned for Monday morning, extending the original Friday end date.
State Department Reviews Bryan On China Inquiries
Secretary Bryan declined to reveal what inquiries, if any, the State Department has received from Japan or what actions may follow. The department is considering Japan's demands while withholding specifics.
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Japan
China
State Department
Bryan
Error as to Food Supply in the U S
President Wilson says erroneous impressions about the U S food supply exist and promises a full statement of facts from the agricultural department. He responds to New York Mayor Mitchell about a possible wheat embargo and stresses careful administration attention.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Mitchell
New York
Agricultural Department
Death of Mrs Delphine Rab at Mobile service set
Mrs Delphine Rab widow of Captain Peter Rabby died after an illness. The death was reported in Ba Batre Alabama and burial or service was held at St Francis St Methodist church in Mobile. The funeral was scheduled for Thursday at 2 o'clock.
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Delphine Rab
Ba. Batre
Ala
Mra
Delphine
Peter Rabby
Mobile
St. Francis St. Methodist Church
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Quick Relief for Colds
A cranky advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm to clear clogged nostrils and catarrh in minutes. It claims rapid relief from stuffed heads and runny noses, with a promise that morning will bring a gone cold. The copy urges purchase at drug stores and asserts immediate penetrating action.
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Ely
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