Twenty One Die As Ship Goes Down Near Norfolk Shoal
A cargo vessel carrying maize struck Sheeringham shoal in a January gale off the Norfolk coast. Twenty one of the crew of twenty seven are believed lost with six rescued by a trawler. The vessels involved include the Penarth and the George Royle sailing from Hull to Saint Nazaire, with signals seen at Cromer and lifeboat attempts thwarted. The fate of the George Royle’s crew remains unclear.
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Norfolk
Kee
Hull
Wee
Sheeringham Shoal
Penarth
Tyne
Saint Nazaire
France
Oleat Cromer
George Royle
Wilcox Man Bankrupt In Camden District Court Filing
In the United States district court on Monday W G McElroy of Camden Wilcox county filed a petition in bankruptcy. His liabilities total 1290 dollars and assets 362 dollars. He was adjudicated a bankrupt and his case referred to W K Campbell referee in bankruptcy at Selma Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilcox
United States District Court
W. G. McElroy
Camden
Wilcox County
W. K. Campbell
Selma
Ala
Vicks Vaporub Uses for Croup and Colds
An old remedy advertises Vicks Vaporub for bronchitis croup asthma and hay fever with inhalation of menthol thymol eucalyptus camphor and pine tar vapors and nightly chest and throat applications. The pamphlet notes a non cure claim and sells jars at 26c 50c and 1.00 with a 30 day trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vick
Sheriff Holcombe Receives Floral Welcome at Office
Sheriff William H. Holcombe assumed office Monday morning and found a floral horse shoe of roses on his desk from Mrs. James P. Kenny widow of the late James P. Kenny. Holcombe expressed appreciation for the gesture from a former chief deputy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Holcombe
James P. Kenny
Holcombe
Wall Street Review Faces Mixed Trading on Jan 18
Early in the session prices showed slight gains for many leading issues while some lagged. By mid-morning the market firmed with Canadian Pacific and Bethlehem Steel advancing. Notable quotes include Amalgamated Copper at 56 8 8 and United States Steel at 51 1 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Reading
St. Paul
Southern Pacific
New York Central
Atchison
Canadian Pacific
Bethlehem Steel
Amalgamated Copper
American Agricultural
American Can
American Car & Foundry
American Cities
Ptd
American Cotton Oil
American Smelting
American Sugar
American Tel. & Tel
American Tobacco
Lorillard Co
Mexican Petroleum
Kans
Texas
N. Y
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Rep. Iron and Steel
Seaboard Air Line
Sloss-Shef. Steel and Iron
Southern Railway
Tennessee Copper
Texas Co
Union Pacific
United States Steel
ginia-Caro, Chem
Western Union
Large Local Sale of Fleecy Staple at Cotton Exchange
The largest sales of the season at the Mobile cotton exchange totaled 1,185 bales sold by commission merchants. F. M. Ladd & Co moved 226 bales, Farmers Commission Co 22, Baker Lyons & Co 500, Producers' Cotton Co 255, and W. Jones & Co 182 bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Cotton Exchange
F. M. Ladd & Company
The
Farmers Commission Company
Baker, Lyons & Company
Planters’ Cotton Company
W. Jones & Company
Dodson's Liver Tone Offer Promises Safer Remedy
An advertisement warns against calomel and touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute. It claims calomel causes cramping nausea and possible salivation, while Liver Tone cures biliousness quickly without sickness and is safe for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Mobile Cotton Market Report Signals Firm Tone
The Mobile cotton market shows steady tone with sales totaling 1 200 bales and receipts for the day at seven hundred forty nine. Weekly receipts reach 2804 and since August 1 total 100871. Exports to Britain rise over twenty and since August 1 about 47155 bales. Stock stands at 65130 bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ystdy
U. 8
G. Brit
Rts
New Orleans Cotton Rises on Strong Liverpool Market
In New Orleans on January 18, cotton prices climbed as buyers showed strong demand from English spinners. Early trading saw a 14 to 16 point gain, with October futures above nine cents at 1:30 pm. Spot cotton remained firm with 2,800 bales sold and 2,950 bales to arrive. Futures closed 32 to 33 points higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Liverpool
New York Cotton Opens Higher as Active Buying Persists
The New York cotton market reopened with first prices twelve to sixteen points higher and new seasonal highs for all months. Gains were supported by Liverpool demand and large trade interest, while spot cotton held steady with Middling uplands at 8.50 and Gulf at 8.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
Gulf
Liverpool Cotton Spot Prices and Futures Steady
Liverpool January 18 reports spot cotton firm with good middling at 5.32, middling 5.00, low middling 4.75. Sales 7,000 bales. receipts 14,204. Futures remain very steady with May-June 4.87, July-August 4.92 1 2, Oct-Nov 6.03 1 2, Jan-Feb 5.07.
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Liverpool
Real Vaudeville at Lyric Theatre All Week
Five high class vaudeville acts headline the Lyric Theatre program for the week starting this matinee at 8 with two shows daily. Two reels of film accompany each performance. Matinees 10 and 20 cents. nights 10 20 and 80 cents. Acts include The Youngers, Tan Araki Troupe, Jim and Maud Ryan, The Musical Bannacks, and Klein and Yost. Matinees 8 pm. night shows 8 15 pm.
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Lyric Theatre
United States
Orpheum
Tan Araki
Jim
Maud Ryan
Klein and
Yost
Sage Brush Gal headlining at Empire with Gonzales cast
At the Empire a three reel Vitagraph feature The Sage Brush Gal stars Myrtle Gonzales and other known players. Also shown are By a Strange Road with Richard C. Travers and Gerda Holmes and Fates of Flora Fourflush with Clara Kimball Young L Rogers Lyton and Charles Brown. Runaway June will begin tomorrow and The Hazard of Helen features The Girl Telegrapher's Peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Empire
Sage Brush Gal
Vitagraph Company
Myrtle Gonzales
Richard C. Travers
Gerda Holmes
Clara Kimball Young
L. Rogers Lyton
Charles Brown
Flora Fourflush
Helen Holmes
Helen
Show Boat Here Brings The Sunny South To Port
The Sunny South show boat arrived Sunday afternoon from upper river landings and docked at Government street. It will present vaudeville and drama at 8:15 Monday night on a 1,000-seat theater boat equipped with stage facilities light and steam heat. The jewel Kelley Stock Company presents Hearts of the Blue Ridge and Hal Reid’s four act drama is also advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper River
Government Street
Detention School Annual Report Highlights 1914
Superintendent Wolcott reports 59 boys cared for in 1914 with an average 19 per month, detailing delinquencies, health issues, and outcomes. Improvements include better facilities, beds, meals, and increased appropriations, plus praise for staff and supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolcott
East Lake Industrial
O’gwynn
Winthrop, Chapman
Peterson
Dawson
City and County Commissioners
Big Hunter arraigned on assault to murder charge
The man known as Big Hunter was arraigned in the inferior criminal court Monday on an assault to murder charge brought by his wife Mery Hunter. His bond was fixed at $250, and he remained jailed in default of bond.
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Big Hunter
Inferior Criminal Court
Mery Hunter
Most Old People Are Constipated
The wear of years impairs bowel action and restricted activity in aging people leads to constipation. The five hunger remark is odd in the source text. a mild laxative remedy with pepsin is suggested as Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, sold in drug stores, with a note of a free trial.
Maritime Movements Sparse with Few Sea Arrivals
Waterfront activity was light with only a handful of arrivals. The American steamer Alamo from New York, with passengers and cargo, and the William P. Palmer from Tampa, both in Mallory service, were the day’s lone arrivals, while several vessels shifted positions to load cargoes for Philadelphia, Savannah, and Europe.
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Alamo
New York
Mallory Steamship Line
Key West
Tampa
Fla
William P. Palmer
Palmer
Hieronymus
Philadelphia
M. A. Achorn
Lizzie E. Dennison
Echo
Lower Bay
Belvernon
United Fruit Company
Mobile and
Ohio
Savannah
Europe
Kylemoor
Scotland
British Forces Did Not Capture La Bassee Positions
London report states British forces did not attack or capture German positions near La Bassee. An earlier dispatch claimed a January 15 advance of about one mile, but press reports are denied by the British army observer in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
la Bassee
St. Omer
Paris
Doctor T. D Rowland Improves After Shawnee Visit
A. J. Rowland, mail transfer agent, returns from Shawnee Oklahoma where his son Dr. T. D Rowland, a Mobile native, faced severe illness. The father reports notable improvement upon departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. D Rowland
A. J. Rowland
Shawnee
Okla
T. D. Rowland
Mobile
Venezuela Looks for Coup D Etat In Eastern Uprising
Caracas reports a spreading revolutionary movement in eastern Venezuela led by General Horacio with repeated battles in December. Port of Spain fined Venezuelan smugglers for ammunition bound for Venezuela. A proposed plot in New York City is linked to a coalition opposing Cipriano Castro.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Horacio
Cano Colorado
Trinidad
Pive
Port of Spain
New York City
Cipriano Castro
Horacio Ducharme
Leopoldo Baptista
Francisco Alcantara
Regulo Olivares
Juan P. Penalosa
Jose M. Ortega Martinez
Julian Avelino Arroyo
Manuel Herandez
Mocho
Aristides Telloria
Senate
Victoriano Marquez Bustillos
Juan Vicente Gomez
Public hearing set on literacy test provision of immigration bill
President Wilson designates three hearing days next Friday to review the literacy test portion of the immigration bill recently approved by Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Congress
Cascarets Claim Quick Relief From Digestive Distress
An old advertisement promises immediate relief from headaches biliousness constipation sour stomach and colds by taking Cascarets. It claims the product sweetens and regulates the stomach removes fermenting food and gas and cleanses the liver and bowels overnight for a clear head and cheerful mood.
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Bris Stontio
Vaporub
C. F. Cullen
S. Lafayette St
Dreamland Theatre
Hearts OF the Blue Ridge
Jewell Kelley Stock Co
RE. B. Alsop
Effie Pope Hill Alsop
Supreme Court
Edward B. Alsop
Washington and
Alsop
Sheriff Holcombe
Scott
the Bank OF Mobile, Raioh
Atopankine
Empire Theatre
Empire
Wall Street Review
Calomel
Mobile Market
Eovecress
Maritime Matters and River News
Says
St. Louis
City Bank & Trust CO
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