Death of River Packet Builder Captain Staples
Captain A Staples a noted river steamboat builder and operator is dead after ill health and a lengthy career on southern waters. The Mobile native, born 1868 at Bladon Springs, built the Mary S Blees and the Big Jim Staples among others and left a widow two daughters and siblings. His remains go to Bladon Springs for interment.
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Forman A. Staples
Rators
Captain Staples
Est
Alabama
Staples
Blees
Nfe
Columbus
Miss
Vienna
Mary Sies
Mary
As. T.staples
Das. T. Staples
Alvers
Mobile
Alamilan
Bladon Springs
Ala
Choctaw County
Misses
Jessie Staples
Wm. Staples
Ry Liebing
Clare
L. Staples
S. Katie Staples
Dennis
Fire saved frame house on Spring Hill Avenue
Quick firefighting prevented a disaster when a blaze fed by a strong wind broke through the roof of a frame dwelling on Spring Hill Avenue west of Ann Street Thursday night. Neighbors said a man was home during the fire, which caused heavy interior damage but was halted before spreading further.
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Spring Hill
Ann Street
George Turner
Oyster Dealers Protest Alabama Commission Culling Methods
Six Mobile oyster wholesalers file a formal protest with the Alabama Oyster Commission on December 31 1912 accusing inspectors of failing to enforce culling laws and fair measurement. They claim oysters are measured in bunches causing losses and argue taxes licenses and revenue actions surpass the industry’s growth needs. The letter names Southern Fish Oyster Union Florida Fish Star Fish Alabama Fish Grant Fish and Oyster Cos as signatories.
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Mobile
Alabama Oyster Commission
The
Oyster Commission
Ala
Alabama
Southern Fish & Oyster Co
Union Fish & Oyster Co
Florida Fish & Oyster Co
Star Fish & Oyster Co
Alabama Fish & Oyster Co
Grant Fish & Oyster Co
Case May Go to Federal Court Over Vessel Departure
The case involves whether a city may punish a person who leaves a foreign bound vessel after being signed by a licensed master. James Shannon allegedly caused a shipmate to leave a vessel, and Shannon was arrested on a dangerous and suspicious character charge. Police expect United States action. Recorder Wdington to preside Friday.
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Wdington
James Shannon
Com Paint
H. Sharley
Sharley
Shannon
United States
Fines Totals 86 Dollars and 100 Days Jail for Willie De Loach
Willie De Loach, alleged police character, faced charges of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and carrying concealed weapons. He was fined 10 dollars or 20 days for disorderly conduct, 25 dollars or 60 days for resisting arrest, and 30 days for concealed weapons, totaling 86 dollars and up to 100 days in jail. Officers Connitt and Galle testified De Loach struck Officer Conniffe with metal knucks during the arrest.
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Willie de Loach
Connitt
Galle
de Loach
Commend Exhibit at Big Land Show in Chicago
President John T. Cochrane of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce reports widespread praise for Mobile county lands exhibit at the United States land show in Chicago. He credits Messrs Maloney and Carol and their assistants for a hit that boosts public notice and future farming and land development benefits.
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John T. Cochrane
Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Mobile
Chicago
Coerrane
Chamber of Commerce
Messrs. Maloney
Carol
Bay pilots dispute compulsory status and rates
Mobile bay and bar pilots deny a fixed piloting rate by law and say there is no law prohibiting compensation for pilotage. They argue a right to charge what they deem reasonable, with a fifty cent per foot draft rate rooted in old sailing vessel rules. An official response to S A LeBlanc is planned.
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Mobile Bay and Bar
S. A. LeBlanc
Mobile Liners, Inc
W. C. Carrell
Pilots’ Association
J. H. Norville
Alabama
Mobile
LeBlanc
Darrell
Senate pays tribute to Hon Jeff Davis
Washington Jan 3 The Senate adjourned after a six minute session because of the death of Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas. The Archbald impeachment trial resumes tomorrow with a one day delay. Senators Pomerene Bryan Ashurst Martine Curtis Clapp and Clarke were named a committee to attend the funeral in Little Rock.
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Washington
Jeff Davis
Arkansas
Senate
Archbald
Pomerene
Bryan
Ashurst
Martine
Curtis
Clapp
Clarke
Davis
Little Rock
December Meteorological Summary Reports No Killing Frost
A monthly US Weather Bureau summary notes December failed to drop below 25 degrees, with eight frosts and two hard frosts no new frost. It records highest pressure 30.49 inches on Dec 3 and lowest 29.78 on Dec 23, mean 20.15. Temperatures ranged 35 to 70, daily range up to 32. Precipitation total 8.16 inches, below last year and above 1910. Wind mostly north, 5336 miles traveled, max 21 mph Dec 12. There were 6 clear, 10 partly cloudy, 16 cloudy days and 117.4 hours of sunshine. Weather included one thunderstorm on Dec 4 and several fog and frost days.
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United States
Progressive Association Turns Over Funds in Mobile
Secretary Card of the Chamber of Commerce and Business League received a check for $968.70 from J. H. Wilson, former president of the Mobile Progressive Association. The amount represents the cash balance of the association to be turned over to the Chamber for specified purposes per a board resolution.
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Chamber of Commerce and Business League
J. H. Wilson
Mobile Progressive Association
Clean Out Your Kidneys and Bladder Promises
An advertisement touts Stuart's Buchu and Juniper Compound as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles. It claims rapid diabetes relief, elimination of pain and urinary symptoms, and a quick recovery with a $1 large bottle available at drug stores and samples by mail from the Stuart-Prue Company.
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Stuart
Stuart - Prue Company
Atlanta
Mobile
Ala
van Antwerp Drug Corp., Ltd
Nervous indigestion cured by Digest it testimonial
H B Pickett of Durham North Carolina reports fifteen years of nervous indigestion ended by Digest it. He says he can eat anything and sleep well now, praising Brown's Digestit Tablets and Digestit Elixir as digestion aids and liver tonics.
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Pickett
Holloway St
Durham
N. C
Special jury to convene in killing of Agent McGill
A special grand jury will meet in Tuscaloosa on Monday January 6 to investigate the killing of Agent Alexander McGill of Mobile and Ohio Railroad on a train between Mobile and Montgomery December 21. Conductor Captain Jack Smith and news agent W E B Bradford, both white, with porter Napoleon Jones are jailed. Jones confessed implicating the two white men and claiming liquor was being sold on board. Smith and Bradford deny knowledge of the crime.
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Tuscaloosa
Alexander McGill
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa County
Jack Smith
W. E B. Bradford
Napoleon Jones
Demes
Birmingham
Jones
McGill
Smith
Bradford
Slayer of Lewis Gets Life in Penitentiary
The jury finds Dave Howard guilty of first degree murder for the September 29 1912 killing of Charley Lewis and sentences him to life in the penitentiary. Trial concluded around 430 PM Thursday after testimony and closing arguments in the case unfolded.
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Lewis
Dave Howard
Charley Lewis
Cut the High Cost of Living Headline
Winnebago Neb narrator W H Chapman says his two children cured of a bad cough using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound saving a doctor’s bill. He warns against neglecting a stuffy cold which can lead to bronchitis or pneumonia and endorses Foley's product as non opiate. Van Antwerp Drug Corporation advertises the remedy.
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W. H. Chapman
Winnebago
Neb
Foley
van Antwerp Drug Corporation
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