Sailors Report Safe as Gulf Storm Affects Vessels
Mobile reports reassure owners that the schooner M. A. Achorn arrived safely in Cuba after rough Gulf weather. Vinegar Bend Lumber Company carried a seven man crew. Several ships including Glenafton and Harrison T. Beacham remain unaccounted for, feared sailing crews wrecked or disabled in the storm. Teresa awaiting load in Mobile overdue, Dantzler and Griffin feared wrecked after New Orleans departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf of Mexico
Mobile
Matanzas
Cuba
M. A. Achorn
Vinegar Bend Lumber Company
Dantzler Lumber Pany
Moss Point
Cheslie
Key West
Havana
Glenafton
Harrison T. Beacham
Teresa
Dantzler
Griffin
New Orleans
Tax Commission Tops Leaseholders With $10 Million Alabama Levy
Alabama tax authorities levy ten million dollars in assessments on leasehold coal interests in Bibb county and seven million seven hundred fifty thousand on the lands owned by Alabama Mineral Land Company. The move targets operators including Cahaba Southern, Little Cahaba, Blodton Cahaba, Roden, Bessemer Coal Iron, Red Feather, Galloway, and Choctaw Coal with years 1906 to 1913 cited. Operators may appeal to circuit court as the case advances toward possible supreme court review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Bibb County
State Tax Commission
Circuit Court
Alabama
Supreme Court
Centerville
Henry L. Badham
Birmingham
Somett
Badham
Alabama Mineral Land Company
Tax Commission
Cahaba Southern Coal Mining Company
Little Cahaba Coal Mining Company
Blodton Cahaba Coal Company
Roden Coal Company
Bessemer Coal, Iron and and Company
Red Feather Coal Company
Galloway Coal Company
Choctaw Coal and Mining Company
Radio Wireless Telephone executives found guilty on mail fraud counts
The jury convicted James Dunlap Smith and Elmer E. Burlingame of using the mails to defraud and conspiracy in a stock promotion case involving the Radio Wireless Telephone Company. Inventor Lee De Forest and Samuel Darby were acquitted on three counts with one hung on conspiracy. sentences set for Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Radio Wireless Telephone Company
James Dunlap Smith
Elmer E. Burlingame
Lee de Forest
Samuel Darby
Smith
Burlingame
United States
William H. Hunt
de Forest
Darby
Radio Company
Public Service Corporations Mail 1914 Tax Returns
The Alabama state tax commission has mailed blank forms to about 100 public utility concerns to return their intangible property data for 1914. Returns are due in January, after which the commission will set assessments and notify the corporations. The commission will hear any complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
State Tax Commission
Public Service Corporations
Alabam
Basket of Roses Gift for Mrs Daly
Mrs Belle Daly, president of the Ladies of Charity, found a bouquet of roses at home on a New Year’s gift from about four hundred of Mobile’s leading women. The card thanked her for her work on the 1913 Christmas tree and wished health for the 1914 effort for poor children.
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Belle Daly
The
Ladies of Charity
Mobile
Reverend Henry L. Myrick Dies in New York at 65
The Rev Dr Henry L Myrick an Episcopal preacher once active in Colorado and Wyoming died in New York. He was elected to Wyoming's legislature in 1878 and served as speaker later holding pastorates in the East retiring from active work in 1900. He began a study of Plato and recited Love at age 65, according to reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Henry L. Myrick
Colorado
Wyoming
Wyrick
St Louis Yacht Owners Visit Mobile Cruisers
Two pleasure yachts from St Louis, The Loiterer IV and the Gosee, arrived in Mobile and will stay several days. Both boats, 50 foot Loiterer and its 12 foot beam, carry crews and are owned by wealthy St Louis businessmen, with plans to cruise to Florida and back to New Orleans for the winter.
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Mobile
St. Louis
Mississippi River
C. F. Sparks
Sparks
New Orleans
Florida
Wenjamin Crouch
Memphis
Clarke Brown & Howard Law Firm Formed in Mobile
Announcement states former United States district attorney Alex T. Howard has joined Clarke and Brown. The new firm, with offices in the Van Antwerp building, will operate as Clarke, Brown & Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex. T. Howard
United States District Attorney
Mobile
Messrs. Clarke and Brown
van Antwerp
Clarke, Brown & Howard
Train derails near Sycamore Virginia injures crew and passengers
An Aurora passenger train on Southern Railway local No. 10 derailed near Sycamore Virginia. Three crew members were slightly injured and several passengers bruised when a broken rail caused the early morning accident that overturned three passenger coaches a mail car and a baggage car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Sycamore
Tiry Wien
Southern Railway
Woman Sues City Over Sidewalk Hole Injury
Mrs Agnes C Porphy of Mobile files a law and equity suit against the city seeking 400 dollars damages for injuries suffered July 31 when she fell into a sidewalk hole on Lee Street between Ther ville and Brown.
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Law and Equity Court
Agnes C. Porphy
City of
Mobile
Lee Street
Therville
Brown
Voyage Route From Florida Coast To New York And Beyond
A voyage describes cruising along the Florida coast and up the Atlantic coast to New York, then along the Hudson, through the Erie Canal and the Great Lakes, returning down the Mississippi to St. Louis.
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Florida
Atlantic Coast
New York
Hudson
Erie Canal
Great Lakes
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Alabama Lands Investment Interest From Detroit Lawyer
A Detroit lawyer William W. Lindsay offers to finance Alabama enterprises in electric railways oil or gas wells or solid ventures. He claims access to cash from 5 000 to 350 000 and seeks substantial sound projects plus an Alabama geologist’s contact for geological data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
North
West
Alabama
John Purifay
William W. Lindsay
Detroit
Mich
Lindsay
Timeless pity for creditors described in archaic line
A proverb-like line reflects a rare moment when a man feels genuine remorse toward his creditors. The sentiment portrays long nostalgia and moral weight rather than a concrete event.
Alabama Treasurer Guards State Credit Amid Bond Interest
Montgomery, Ala Jan 1 state Treasurer John Purifoy defends Alabama credit amid talk of a busted strong box as 178 725 dollars in semi annual interest on bonded debt is due today. He vows no default and prioritizes timely payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Temene
John
Rock shipment by water begins for Demopolis locks
A 1 043 ton rock shipment starts its journey from Tuscaloosa to the Tombi river locks near Demopolis. The total winter shipment by water amounts to 10 tons for the new locks, with details received at the U S engineer's office in Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tombi River
Demopolis
Tuscaloosa
Mobile
U. S
Dr King’s New Life Pills Ad Promotes Laxative Benefit
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a gentler, effective laxative for stomach and liver troubles. It promises gentle stimulation and regulation of the bowels, restoring overall system tone. Priced at 25 cents and sold by H. E. Bucklen & Co in Philadelphia or St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
H. E. Bucklen & Co
Delphia
St. Louis
Wonderful Cough Remedy Dr King’s New Discovery Ad
Dr King’s New Discovery is praised as the remedy that stops coughs and colds. D P Lawson of Eidson Tenn reports strong sales and satisfaction calling it the most wonderful cough cold throat and lung medicine he has sold. It relieves obstinate coughs and long troubles, priced 66 cents.
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Beacham
Bark Teresa
Velva
Penick & Ford, Ltd
Norville Bros
St. Francis St. Bell
St. Francis St. Mobile, Ala
Hamilton
Corner Conti
Bell
Francis
S. Royal St
Ivigorating
Bf Radio Company
Basket OF Roses
Mrs. Daly
S, F. Spark
Benjamin Crouch
Alex. Howard
Clarke-Brown Firm
Sues City
Purifay
Purifoy
State Credit
Hammelstore
Iera
Hammel’s
Cort
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