Santa Fe Agent Transferred to Atlanta Amid Mobile Mentions
Lobb y and curb notes report J. J. Abernathy, traveling passenger agent for Santa Fe based in New Orleans, reassigned to Atlanta with E. H. Dallas as general agent. Mobile visits for H. T. Lawler Jr., E. P. White, Charles A. Ramsey, and many other winter tourists are listed, along with hotel allocations and a New York Hotel Review notice praising Battle House proprietor S. Peck.
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J. J. Abernathy
The
Santa Fe
New Orleans
Atlanta
E. H. Dallas
Mr. Abernathy
Mobile
V. R. Rubins
New York City
John H. Jackson
Louisville and Nashville
Montgomery
Ala
D.S. Browder
Cotton Department
Battle House
Indianapolis
Ind
W. C. King
Detroit
Mich
H. E. Law
Maden City
Iowa
George H. Jackson
Charles City
Henry Hoffman
New York
J. P. Olsely
Rome
N. Y
New York Hotel Review
Jack Dreyfus
Philadelphia
A. Sonneberg
Baltimore
J. Lockwood
Nadawah
C. Epstein
F. J. Gibboney
J. M. Des Roches
Charles Model
T. Robertson
D. C. McLeese
W. H. Byrnes
John Mathas
J. H. McCarty
Little Rock
Ark
C. M. Davis
Chatom
L. D. May
St. Louis
H.C. Keen
Pittsburgh
A. Friedman
W. Cc
King and Party
G. H. Jackson
Charles Moore
Wheeling
W. Va
L. Gunter
Carlton
C. C. Davis
Jackson
L. H. Johnston
P. Vredenburg
Vredenburg
C. Cc. Klumb
Wiggins
Miss
H. Ward
Biloxi
P. M. Anderson
Richton
C. C. Lyndh
H. H. Everett
Atlanta, Ga
D. D. Rowland
Sheboyogan
Wis
A. H. Wells
Petersburg
W. B. Hodges
J. S. Lewis
Asheville
N. C
D. W. Keene
G. S. Crawford
Birmingham
E. Gibbons and Wife
Allenville
D. A. Glidden
H. A. Adams
M. Morris
J. W. Blodgett
Grand Rapids
Bestrine
Marie
Shreveport
Ellen R. Berry
R. W. Cummins
R. S. Summerville
Fairhope
Bienville
W. Hanto
Fort Williams
Ont
S. V. Dozier
Chance
J. M. Shaffer
Brewton
J. C. Hops
M. D
Sunny South
Sam W. Bouman
A. L. Slaughter
Lower Peach Tree
A. Farish
J. B. Leonard
Axis
Mrs
M. E. Cormack
Healing Springs
E. M. White
Newark
N. J
J. J. Hard, Jr
Samuel Marks
Brooklyn
A. Bohner
R. D. Hooks, Jr
J. N. Scruggs
Coffeeville
Cawthon
Bert Niall
V. A. Oden
Chicago
Ill
Fred W. Hunter
E. M. Owens
Louisville
Misses H
M. E. Bartlett
Vormgo Park
N. M
J. B. Curlee
Dallas
Tex
R. C. Stallings
D. T. Burgtorf
J. T. Hofpstadt
Charles A. Ramsey
Hillsboro
J. M. Steinken
W. J. Alspring
M. L. Klesdorf
Cincinnati
Ohio
E. R. Berry
Demopolis
C. J. Coppock
Cuyler
M. H. Leed
Oscar McDade
J. W. Hicks
Knoxville
Tenn
Klosky
John C. Strother
Gastonburg
J. N. Pharez
Fairford
H. T. Knights
W. J. Chambers
Catherine
J. D. Woodyard
Calvert, Ala
Minnie A. Wright
Murphysboro
Savage
Mrs. Newman
A. Tacon
A. McMahon
C. T. Duxley
Industries Mobile Should Have by Horace T E Culver
W B McCoy of Beech Paint Company argues Mobile offers superior odds for varnish and paint makers. A plant capitalized at 25 000 to 50 000 could yield 200 000 to 300 000 in annual sales with 10 to 20 percent net profit, aided by South American demand and Mobile as a seaport center for gums and turpentine.
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Mobilian
Horace T. E. Culver
Mobile
W. B. McCoy
Beech Paint Company
South
McCoy
North
Africa
United States
Mobie
South America
Mobile Item claims widest Mobile circulation verified by ABC
The Mobile Item's guarantee of the largest net paid circulation in Mobile and suburbs was verified by the Audit Bureau of Circulations over two six month periods. It promises a uniform 10 cent weekly or yearly price and is sold by carrier delivery and mail within Mobile and outside areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Mobile
Business Outlook Holds Firm Amid War Anxiety and Rail Strength
The article notes continued robust manufacturing and large payrolls driving strong retail trade. Railroads report earnings up by 20 million year over year, signaling high haulage activity. Export movements may lag due to a possible British blockade, while the money market remains easy for borrowers. Retail trade shows steady conditions with a potential bulk decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Europe
Bryan Protest Leaves Readership in Doubtful on Preparedness
A column contrasts Col. William Jennings Bryan and President Wilson on war preparedness and belligerent rights. The piece notes Bryan’s inconsistent statements and urges careful voter attention to education boards as Covington County voters prepare for local elections.
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Col
William Jennings Bryan
Wilson
Nebraska Statesman
Étimes
America
Bryan
Nebraska
Alabama education campaign to combat illiteracy
Workers nationwide urge education, launching a state wide effort in Alabama. On January 29 illiteracy buttons go on sale to fund educational work. Esther Foster from the state department visits Montgomery schools to recruit buyers and support for the campaign. Mobile also participates to promote universal schooling for all residents.
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Alabama
Esther Foster
State Educational Department
Montgomery
Mobile
Love Thine Enemy Lesson Encouraged in Hungary
The Hungarian government asks teachers to foster respect for enemies in students during the coming term. The order aims to end lingering hatred from the Civil War era, hoping children honor the foes their fathers fight.
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Hungary
Preparedness and opinions fill The Washington Star note
The Washington Star urges readiness with a sharp critique of unpreparedness and looming dangers. It highlights a new Central Trades Council booklet on Mobile and surroundings as a practical reference, and shares wry commentary on a Florida editor, foreign dispatches, and various odd town names. It also recalls tick eradication votes in Lawrence and debates over Senator Williams.
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Central Trades Council
Lawrence
United States
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
New York Herald
Horoscope for Monday January 24 1916 by McClure Syndicate
The column warns of a unlucky day with Jupiter and Neptune adverse, predicting heavy losses in certain stable fields and signs of arrogance among leaders. It forecasts dangers in finances and politics, delays in appeals, and notable deaths of two prominent women. It also mentions Canada’s promising future, California’s testing year, and weather risks for farmers.
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Wright
McClure
Ogers
Jupiter
United Over
Seers
Canada
California
Mobile Contends for Dry Dock Plant
Mobile argues as a prime site for the gulf coast dry dock plant before the House Naval Committee. Congressman W B Oliver and Alabama officials tout Mobile’s iron and steel resources rail and water access and strategic position near Mobile Bay with two forts guarding the inlet. Proponents highlight proximity to mineral fields and favorable transport costs to win federal backing over New Orleans.
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The
Birmingham News
Mobile
Naval Dry Docks
Gulf Coast
House Naval Committee
W. B. Oliver
Alabama
War Department
South
Gulf
Mobile Bay
Underwood
Bankhead
Louisiana
New Orleans
Sewanee chancellor to visit Mobile for Chattanooga meeting
Bishop Albion W. Knight former Episcopal bishop of Cuba and Panama will visit Mobile with David A. Shepherd and Leland Rankin to rally Sewanee alumni for a Washington's Birthday meeting in Chattanooga. The effort aims to address debt and start an endowment, following visits to St Louis Little Rock and Texas, with a mass church meeting at Christ Church in Mobile Tuesday night.
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Sewanee
Mobile
University of the South
Albion W. Knight
Episcopal
Cuba
Panama
David A. Shepherd
Leland Rankin
Nashville American
New Orleans
Montgomery
Bishop Knight
South
Chattanooga
Washington
St. Louis
Little Rock
Texas
Mobile Church
Christ Church Chapter House
Louisville Cruisers Begin Southern Pleasure Cruise
W C Semple and Frank F Snead travel from Louisville to New Orleans aboard the Marimar to chase hunting and fishing in the lower Gulf region. They plan to proceed to Mobile Pensacola and Tampa by way of Lake Pontchartrain canal aboard the 80 by 18 foot pleasure craft.
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New Orleans
W. C. Semple
Louisville
Frank F. Snead
Snead & McGwire Coal Company
Marimar
Lake Sporken
Siege gun emplacements around New York a myth
Government investigations found no concrete siege gun emplacements threatening New York harbor. Reports prompted inquiries after complaints claimed Staten Island guns could demolish forts and lower Manhattan, but investigators found only a shallow concrete surface.
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New York
New York Harbor
Long Island Sound
Hudson River
Washington
Staten Island
Hamilton
Wadsworth
New York City
Mexican Slayers of American Executed at Juarez Cemetery
Bernardo and Federico Duran, Mexican cattle thieves, were executed by firing squad at dawn in Juarez after being condemned by Carranza authorities for killing Bert Akers near the Mexican border. Bernardo survived the initial shot and received a mercy shot. fifty Americans attended.
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EL Paso
Tex
Bernardo
Federico Duran
Carranza
Bert Akers
San Lorenzo
International Boundary
Juarez
Duran
Federico
Mexico
Question box on Sunday as day of rest inquiry
The exchange states no change occurred substituting Sunday for the seventh day. It explains Saturday as created and observed by Jews, Sunday by Christians to honor Christ’s resurrection. It notes apostles transferred rest from Saturday to Sunday.
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Christ
Roger Williams Life and Death in Rhode Island Founding
Roger Williams born in Wales about 1600 died in Rhode Island likely in March or April 1684. He founded Providence in 1636 and the first Baptist church in America in 1638, later withdrawing from church ties and serving as Rhode Island colony president. He studied at Chester and Cambridge, trained Anglican priest, became Puritan, and advocated religious toleration.
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Roger William
Wales
Rhode Island
Chester School
Cambridge
Church of England
Massachusetts
Salem
Plymouth
General Court
Providence
First Baptist Church
America
England
Greece Seeks New Loan From Entente Powers
A Reuters dispatch from Athens reports negotiations between Greece and Entente powers for a new loan are progressing well and nearing a conclusion with authority backing the progress speaker noting favorable momentum toward final terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
London
Reuter
Athens
Look for Work Becomes Easier With Scott's Emulsion
An old advertisement urges workers and students to boost stamina with Scott's Emulsion to improve digestion and cardiovascular strength. It claims rich blood and healthy lungs make work pleasurable and encourages readers to use the product for a month.
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Scott
Scott’s. Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield, N. J
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