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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1914
Page
9
In Rome on January 17 Associated Press reports Roman aristocrats follow Cardinal Basilio Pompili’s instructions to banish the tango from salons and discourage the dance. Cardinal Pompili, speaking for Pope Pius, denounced the tango as prohibited in the heart of the church.
The Most Rev. A istrangelo condemns the tango in a Florence letter joining Cardinal Pompili. He encloses funds to print a pamphlet to combat the dance for the local diocese newspaper.
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Mrs. Maria Gassman and her two pairs of ten year old twins from Argentina face an immigration dilemma after a measles outbreak blocks deportation aboard the Verdi. Lamport and Holt offers to send them back to Kiel, Russia, but the Russian government may not accept. The US rule requires deported aliens be sent to their port of embarkation, delaying action until a child recovers.
Mrs Helga Olsen Shurman files for divorce from Clifford Newhouse Shurman president of C N Shurman Investing Co. She seeks a court decree after gathering evidence. Divorce papers locked in county clerk’s office. co respondent named but not disclosed. Shurman denies allegations. both have lived apart for a year with separate addresses.
The Rev. Hugh Strain pastor of Beach Haven Methodist Church was arrested for assault after clashing with Daniel Johnson hotel proprietor. Johnson was ousted from the parsonage after attacking the minister. Strain posted 200 bail and waived a hearing. Supporters propose a gold medal in his honor within the Central Pennsylvania Methodist Conference.
Berlin reports a German wireless company won a contract to erect a wireless station in Mexico City to keep General Huerta in contact with federal troops fighting rebels. The system will have reduced range, signaling possible fighting near the capital as ordinary wires are frequently cut.
July 11 16 market notes show ordinary crewnscenes and daily price quotes with good middling and middling grades. Market steady with 75 bales sold.
The record shows figures for receipts exports and stock across labeled time frames. Data indicates totals for This Day Since Sept 1 and weekly values with numeric amounts listed in thousands.
The New Orleans cotton market started with a stormy tone as prices rose 4 to 9 points from yesterday. Spot cotton steadied at 18 cents with middling at 13 cents while buyers absorbed early offerings and bullish chatter about lower U S and Liverpool stocks supported gains in key months.
The New York cotton market opened steady after a morning decline of 3 to 6 points due to selling and liquidation. Cables drifted lower, but the market steadied on covering and rumors of spinners buying on May at 12.30. Late trades firmed on New Orleans strength with bullish ginning figures and spot buying. futures closed very steady with modest gains.
The New York Stock Exchange opened with heavy selling across favorites Reading Steel and Southern Pacific. Prices showed an uneven start with Reading dipping but then recovering as support emerged. Canadian Pacific led gains while most others drifted downward and markets ended easy amid renewed bear selling.
Favorable monetary outlook lifts the London market with Consols rising half a point and Mexican and home rails up modestly. American securities open steady and gain later, led by Canadian Pacific. Some shares ease in late trading, but close steady from unchanged to slightly above parity.
Liverpool spot cotton edges lower with middling to good ordinary grades listed. Trade shows 6,000 bales sold including 5,600 American and 500 for speculation and export. receipts total 2,000 bales with 800 American. Futures closed steady with multiple monthly spreads noted.
Cattle receipts reach 200 head with steady trade as Reeves and Texas steers fetch up to 9.50 and 8.10 respectively. Hogs show large receipts around 15 000 with mixed and heavy classes trading near 8.40 to 8.46 while pigs bring about 6.76 to 8.15. Sheep receipts total 1 000 and market remains weak with Native and western classes quoted around 4.90 to 6.15.
In Savannah on January 17 Turpentine receipts reached 104 casks and Rosin receipts 2 112 barrels with no sales recorded for both. Market quotes for turpentine and rosin bundles show bid asks and varying grades from B to Ww with prices ranging from 3.97 to 6.85 dollars.
Delegations from Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis attended the Boston Commercial Club's two day visit capped by last night’s 400th dinner with several brief speeches delivered.
Detroit officials announced the Grand Army of the Republic will hold its 48th annual encampment in Detroit during the week of August 31. The date was agreed upon at a conference held last night in Detroit.
A marriage license was issued Saturday to Oliver Maddox and Katie Meick, both residents of Mobile County.
A fragmentary line reflects parental expectation shaping a son's path toward greatness. The text centers on family influence and future potential with implied cultural or personal context.
In New York on January 17 the Life Saving Benevolent Association awarded gold medals to Captain William T. Aspinwall and the three officers of the steamship Gregory for rescuing five men from a lifeboat of the tank steamer Oklahoma after it broke in two off Barnegat on January 4. Captain Aspinwall called the act “a little thing.”
Money Market in New York shows call money idle. Time loans quoted easy at 60 days 3 1 2 percent, 90 days 3 3 4, six months 4 1 4. Mercantile paper at 4 1 4 5. Sterling exchange steady with 60 day bills at 4 82 60, demand 4 86 40, commercial at 4 82 58. Bar silver 57 3 4, Mexican dollars 44, government bonds steady, railroad bonds firm.
For the week, clearing house banks and trust companies report 43,111,650 excess reserves. Loans rise to 1,913,064,000 with 25,584,000 gain. specie 370,105,000 up 24,661,000. legal tenders 86,091,000 down 1,627,000. Net deposits 1,815,599,000 up 48,609,000. Aggregate cash reserve 456,196,000. excess reserve 43,111,650 up 10,922,550.
In New York the metal market opened with dull activity and nominal prices. Lake copper priced around $15.00, electrolytic at $14.37 1 2, casting $14.00, iron unchanged all day.
Market closes with steady tone for Cotton Seed Products seed oil. Spot prices range from 6.85 to 7.65 with several months quoted across the calendar. Trading activity shows 599 May, 1,000 July, and 190 August sales, total 8,600 units.
New York raw sugar prices posted January 17 with muscovado at 2.79, centrifugal 3.29, and molasses sugar 2.54 while refined prices remained quiet.
Coffee market in New York shows Rio No. 7 at 93 4, futures holding steady. March price around 9.47, May around 9.72 as traders digest supply signals.
Butter unchanged and eggs higher with 3,182 cases received across grades. Cheese and potatoes remained unchanged with 40 carloads of potatoes received. Poultry status unchanged as of the report.
Memphis reports January 17 cotton spot prices steady with middling at 13 1 4. Cotton seed products show prime oil at 6.62 per ton, meal 27.00, linters 25 8 33 4 cents per pound.
Wide print cloths rose one sixteenth centa yard on steadier buying. Foreign wool markets held steady with larger American purchases noted. Taffeta silks remained in demand in chiffon weights.
Chicago openings showed weak to lower prices for wheat and corn with a late rally as shorts covered. Oats moved with the trend and overall activity remained fair while provisions were pressured by fears of higher prices, reflecting cautious demand.
Chicago and St Louis market notes list cash grain and futures: No. 2 red wheat around 96 1 2 in Chicago, corn No. 2 about 62 1 3 to 68 in Chicago, oats around 41 1 2, plus hay prices per ton and pork lard ribs futures in St Louis. Cash wheat and corn quotes vary by grade, with slight shifts between cities and dates January 17.
Market notes list prices for poultry items in St Louis with only geese and butter showing changes. Eggs and other poultry prices remain unchanged while geese move slightly and butter shows a price adjustment.
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