Large Mobile Delegation to Foreign Trade Council Attends Meet
Nearly twenty prominent Mobile businessmen pledged to attend the Foreign Trade Council meeting in New Orleans January 27 to 29. The list includes S. K. Taylor of the Chamber of Commerce, R. V. Taylor of Mobile and Ohio Railroad, J. S. Taylor, S. A. LeBlanc, Horace Upton, W. A. Powell, W. K. Lyson, Le Baron Lyons, J. M. Walsh, W. D. Nesbitt, I. Lichtbach, John E Cooper, James Gibboney, J. W. Hunter, J. B. Waterman, J. S. Barstow, L. C. Irvine, and Albert P. Bush with more names possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
S. K. Taylor
Foreign Trade Council
New Orleans
The
Chamber of Commerce
R. V. Taylor
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
J. S. Taylor
I. Lichtbach
Hachelge
Toggery
John Eooper
Gulf City Hardwood Company
James Gibboney
Gibboney Steamship Lines
J. W. Hunter
Southern Railway
J. B. Waterman
J. S. Barstow
Gulf Coast Record
L. C. Irvine
Albert P. Bush
T. C. Bush Wholesale Grocery Company
Lumber trade with Cuba brisk says special agent
The export of lumber from Mobile and gulf ports to Cuba and the West Indies has revived after a low season. Special Agent Gerrard Harris says the Cuban trade is brisk in an official report to the department of commerce in Washington. In Alabama, exams for U S academies will be held January 28 and 29 for cadet appointments to West Point and Annapolis, instead of Montgomery.
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Mobile
Gulf
Cuba
West Indies
Gerrard Harris
Department of Commerce
Washington
U. S. Academies
Ala
Alabama
West Point
Annapolis
Montgomery
Coal firm plans new lock and dam above Cordova
DeBardeleben Coal & Coke Co proposes a government supervised dam and lock at Sanders Shoals on the Warrior river twenty miles above Cordova to create year round navigation for Sipsey fork. The project, costing over 100000 dollars, aims to improve coal shipments to Cordova Cane Creek Mobile and New Orleans with potential government refunds if costs are borne by the company. Senators Bankhead and Underwood reportedly support the plan.
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Birmingham
Ala
Cordova
Sipsey Fork
DeBardeleben Coal & Coke Company
Sanders’ Shoals
Warrior River
Bankhead
Underwood
Sipsey
Cane Creek
Mobile
New Orleans
Poor Man Can Soon Own Auto Prices Cut in 1916
Chicago notes show automobile prices dropping amid 240 cars on display at the annual show. Spectators hear that less than half the models cost as they did a year ago with manufacturers cutting prices by five to thirty percent, making cars more affordable for the poor man.
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Chicago
Captain Connolly Suspended After Firehouse Altercation
Captain Edward Connolly of Fire Company No. 8 is suspended for five days for conduct unbecoming an officer after a Sunday morning fire at 7 North Water Street. Commissioner Laz Schwarz says Connolly clashed with Acting Captain B P Varnado of Fire Company No 9 and threw his anti smoke helmet to the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Connolly
Fire Company No.8
North Water Street
Laz Schwarz
Connolly
B. P. Varnado
Well Known Speaker Peter Collins to Speak in Mobile
Knights of Columbus Mobile council No 666 brings Peter Collins for a January 31 lecture at the Lyric Theatre on Whats Wrong With the World The open forum format invites audience questions and Collins renowned for his social reform work and extensive touring.
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Mobile Council No. 666
Knights of Columbus
Peter Collins
Knights
Lyric Theatre
Mr. Collins
Collins
United States
America
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
The
Electrical Workers
Illinois Industrial Commission
Illinois Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the
Bottled Soft Drink Dealers Exempt From License
Montgomery, Ala. January 22 Special Attorney General William L. Martin ruled bottled soft drink dealers are not required to pay the soft drink license. The license is due only from soda fountain operators. The original license law was altered by a conference committee.
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Montgomery
Ala
William L. Martin Friday
Committee On Conference
Amusements at the Queen Today
Three reel drama In the Name of the Law stars Gladys Hulette as a moonshiner’s daughter and Morris Foster as a revenue detective. New tricks keep the plot engaging with good settings. Also OnView By Fair Means or Foul a one act comedy featuring Fay Fincher. Helen Holmes stars in The Girl and the Great retirena a film serial to be shown Friday. Admission five cents.
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Gladys Hulette
Morris Foster
Fay Fincher
Helen Holmes
Court docket notes testim ony orders and pleas in Mobile courts
In the Law and Equity Court Judge Safford Berney ordered publication of testimony in Knapp vs Knapp and Tew vs Tew and decrees pro confesso in Hale vs Little De Winter. Other Saturday actions include jury verdict for defendant Pollars vs Knox and amended demurrers in Zimmern vs O Gwynn in the Circuit Court.
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Law and Equity Court
Safford Berney
George F. Knapp
Lucy Gerald Knapp
Chancery Court
Thomas H. Smith
Hazel A. Tew
Earl A. Tew
L. E. Hale
Little de Winter
William Anthony
Mary Etta Anthony
L. H
E. W. Faith
Thomas Lloyd
Mary Mitchell
Independent Order of Good Samaritans
Peoples Bank of Bilox
Equitable Loan and Mortgage Company
Elizabeth Hockstein
Exchange Land Company
City of Mobile
J. W. Cothran
Amelia E. Price
Carrie Williams
Alabama Cotton Oil Company
Foley Fertilizer Company
Delena L. L. Chapman
Hon. Safford
Berney
O. Pollars
L. J. Knox
H. W. Patterson
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Eli Streety
Horace Scott
Grace
James S. Taylor
Caribbean and Southern Steamship Company
H. T. Davis
Peoples Shoe Company
G. C. Bryant
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Minnie C. Richards
N. A. Richards
Mrs. I. Stringfellow
Jennie Bidwell
W. R. Stringfellow
Earl Macartney
J. A. Steinman
J. McCarty
Grassell Chemical Company
City Ice Company
Motor Machine Company
Circuit Court
Samuel B. Browne
B. Zimmern
J. C. O’gwynn
Road institutes dates announced in Alabama
State Highway Engineer W S Keller announced road institute work in Alabama begins February 7 at 10 AM in Brewton. Institutes, held with the U S Public Roads cooperation, will visit twelve counties in rapid succession, with itineraries including Evergreen Monroeville Camden Selma Marion Centerville Tuskegee Union Springs Seale Clayton Ozark Haynesville and others to follow.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. S. Keller
Alabama
Brewton
State Highway Department
United States Department of Public Roads
Evergreen
Monroeville
Camden
Selma
Marion
Centerville
Tuskegee
Union Springs
Seale
Clayton
Ozark
Haynesville
No Chance to Register for a Full Two Years Special
Attorney General William L. Martin states that residents who miss earlier registration windows cannot register again for two full years. The ruling answers Governor Henderson’s inquiry and clarifies the perimeters for voter registration deadlines at precincts and county seats.
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Montgomery
Ala
William L. Martin
Henderson
Asphalt shipments stored for Barber Asphalt Company in Mobile
Five vessel loads of refined asphalt are en route or will sail to Mobile this spring to be stored by the Barber Asphalt Company for later forwarding to paving projects. Current storage includes 1600 tons, with at least 8000 tons planned by spring, reflecting strong North and Idle West construction.
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Mobile
Barber Asphalt Company
Margaret Roper
Louis Bossert
Josephine
Frances M
Carrie A. Lane
Carnegie Medal Awarded to University of Alabama Student
James Lamar McCann a junior law student at the University of Alabama received the bronze Carnegie Hero Fund Commission medal for rescuing Miss Mary T Hunter and attempting to save Rex Partain from drowning in the Warrior River near the university on January 3 1915. McCann is a popular student serving as YMCAs president and Corolla business manager and was class president last year. The student body welcomes the recognition of his brave act.
Governor appoints child labor delegates for national conference
Governor Henderson named eight delegates to represent Alabama at the 12th annual National Child Labor Conference in Asheville, North Carolina, February 3 to 6. Appointees include Dr. B. J. Baldwin of Montgomery, James Bowron of Birmingham, Mrs. D. D. McGehee of New Decatur, Otto Marx of Birmingham, Mrs. W. L. Murdoch of Birmingham, Mrs. R. E. Saunders of New Decatur, Amelia Worthington of New Decatur, and Harry T. Hartwell of Mobile.
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Montgomery
Ala
Henderson
Alabama
Asheville
N. C
B. J. Baldwin
James Bowron
Birmingham
D. D. McGehee
New Decatur
Otto Marx
W. L. Murdoch
R. E. Saunders
Amelia Worthington
Harry T. Hartwell
Mobile
Mrs Adele M Clinton Stricken By Severe Muscular Neuralgia
Mrs Adele M Clinton financier of Mobile Council Knights and Ladies of Security was stricken with a severe muscular neuralgia attack Friday January 21 and remains confined to her bed. Miss Marian Clark visits Russell Alabama as guest of her cousins Mrs William Cuthbert and Mrs Ella Nevins.
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Adele M. Clinton
Mobile Council, Knights and Ladies of Security
Marian Clark
Russell, Ala
William Cuthbert
Ella Nevins
Major tools stolen from Spencer Lumber warehouse
A. J. Spencer of Spencer Lumber reports thieves stole a large quantity of saw mill tools from the warehouse. Police are investigating the incident.
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A. J. Spencer
Spencer Lumber Company
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