Kansans impressed by Mobile resources on booster train
A Kansas booster party of over 100 arrived in Mobile by the Louisville & Nashville line. They were welcomed at Bienville Square by Gulf Coast Fair Association figures and Mobile business leaders. The visit showcased Mobile’s hospitality and agricultural prospects at the Winter Land Show before the group continued to New Orleans. The train, valued at 15000 dollars, traveled through fifteen states with stops in major cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caeser
Kansas Boosters
Mobile
Gulf City
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Ways and Means Committee
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Bienville Square
Kansas
Mort L. Bixler
Gulf Coast Fair Association
Fair Grounds
B. B. Ladow
New Orleans
Kansas Party
Kansas Booster Train
South
St. Louis
Louisville
Knoxville
Atlanta
Asheville
Columbia
Charleston
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Birmingham
Montgomery
Memphis
Little Rock
Pittsburgh
Chanotte
Parsons
Coffeeville
Galena
Columbus
Moline
Fredonia
George T. Guernsey, Jr
Independence
B. E. Ladow
John S. Rogers
Co. G. Worthington
John S. Hubbell
Armstrong Held on Rope Stealing Charge
Samuel Armstrong former captain of the coal barge Harry Morse of Pratt Consolidated Coal Company’s fleet was held to the grand jury after a preliminary hearing on embezzlement and grand larceny. He allegedly sold a manila hawser belonging to the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Armstrong
Harry Morse
Pratt Consolidated Coal Company
Peter Boost
Armstrong
W. B. Nichols
T. A. Malone
Rain Probable Thursday for Mobile Weather Man Says
The weather column notes a likely rain chance for Mobile Thursday. It compares regional temperatures from Tuesday with Havre Montana and Miami Florida, and mentions a minor precipitation forecast tied to spring patterns, topping with a light rain risk for the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Pillans Clears Up Wharfage Dispute With Upriver Points
Commissioner H Pillans explains wharfage costs as a transportation burden and argues Mobile remains a free port while acknowledging the need to fund improvements. He notes rail vs ship loading, shed space, and regional cooperation with Tuscaloosa while defending charges as necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pillans
Boll Weevil Sparking Vagrancy Plea in Alabama
Smith Jones, a Black man, told Recorder Edington that boll weevil destruction around Letchatchie Alabama forced him to abandon his wife and three children to seek work elsewhere. He was arraigned on vagrancy but released when no offense was proven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letchatchie
Ala
Smith Jones
Edington
Deaths and Funerals in Toulminville and Irvington
Death notices record funeral services for Alphonse Neville and Mrs. Victorine Higgins. Neville’s service was at St. Xavier's Catholic Church in Toulminville with burial in Catholic Cemetery and pallbears from Mechanics' Relief Association. Higgins’s service was at Irvington with burial in Bayou la Batre cemetery and a six-man pallbearer group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphonse Neville
Pleasant Avenue
Owens Lane
St. Xavier's Catholic Church
Toulminville
Fr. McGowan
W. R. Martin
James Martin
Mechanics’ Relief Association
John T. McGrath
Edward Doody
J. T. McCafferty
Edward Wagner
F. W. Keeler and
G. W. Embrey
Mrs Eva Kinez Dies After Short Illness in Mobile
Mrs Eva Kinez aged 32 and longtime Mobile resident died Wednesday at 6 am in the Mobile Infirmary after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband two children and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Kinez
Mobile
Cedar and
Church Streets
Mobile Infirmary
Reunion plans and travel notes from Mobile city section
J H McCormick returns from Selma to arrange a Scottish Rite reunion with Selma lodges in December. A Mobile team will handle degree work. Also reported: theft at Dr G H Fonde’s chicken house. roving hotel staff arrivals and transfers. and Mobile business travel from Chicago Philadelphia and Birmingham to various firms including Battle House and Cuban Molasses Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. McCormick
Selma
Scottish Rite Masons of
Alabama
Mobile
G. H. Fonde
Chatham
Church Streets
Robert L. Cherry
Battle House
Florida
Mr. Cherry
Charles H. Seelbach
George Randolph
John Dowdell
Philadelphia
Real Estate Transfers to Schoenwetter from Daves and Outsey
A. H. Daves and wife transfer property to T. H. Schoenwetter for 875 dollars in section 5 township 7 south range 2 west. William Outsey and wife also transfer property to Schoenwetter for 75 dollars in the same section and township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Daves
T. H. Schoenwetter
William Outsey
Britain orders probe of the Persia sinking
London reports the British government has ordered a formal investigation into the sinking of the steamship Persia in the Mediterranean last month. Also noted, a Mobile shipyard committee headed to Washington to press for locating a plant, carrying data to support Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Persia
London
Mediterranean
A. J. Parsons
Horace Turner
F. I. Thompson
John T. Cochrane
Rittenhouse Moore
Mobile
Washington
Lynch by Alabama mob ends life of Richard Burton
In Livingston Alabama on Monday night Richard Burton aged eighteen a black man was lynched by a mob near Boyd station. Relatives Lige Burton and Steve Knight are jailed on burglary charges. A local store owned by Miss Kate Peale had been robbed repeatedly. Burton allegedly named the two jailed men as accomplices. Coroner and sheriff probe to identify and prosecute lynchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
Ala
Richard Burton
Boyd Station
Lige Burton
Steve Knight
Kate Peale
Miss Peale
Burton
Peale
Fifth District Bnai B rith elects officers in Savannah
The Fifth district grand lodge of B'nai B'rith adjourned in Savannah after a two day session. Officers elected include Milton Klein of Atlanta as president Edwin L Levy of Richmond as first vice president Dr B Wildauer of Atlanta as second vice president H Sternberger of Greensboro as treasurer and George Solomon of Savannah as secretary. Richmond Va was chosen as the next meeting place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Richmond
Fifth District
Grand Lodge of
B'nai B'rith
Milton Klein
Atlanta
Edwin L. Levy
B. Wildauer
H. Sternberger
Greensboro
N. C
George Solomon
Teutonic Control Reported Over San Giovani Medua South of Scutari
The report states San GiovanI Medua, south of Scutari, is in Teutonic hands and notes the area being tarily defended by Essad Pasha. Avlona is believed safe from a sudden blow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Giovani Medua
Scutari
Fage 1
Essad Pasha
Avlona
Serbs Ready to War If Supplied, Says Pachitch
Interview with Nikola Pachitch the Serbian minister reports that Serbian troops still retreating to Corfu could resume fighting in Albania if supplied. He warns that with enough food and allied aid they will hold, fight and contribute to a great victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Corfu
Petit Parisien
Nikola Pachitch
Albania
U S Steel Restores Common Stock Dividends
United States Steel Corporation resumed common stock dividends with a quarterly payment of 1 1 4 percent after reporting quarterly net earnings of 51 232 788 for the quarter ending December 31 1915. This eclipses the 1914 results of 40 853 113 and surplus 23 300 692.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Birmingham considers $5 street tax to fund schools
Birmingham officials floated a $5 street tax for residents who pay no other city taxes as an emergency measure to fund nine months of schooling. Commissioner George Ward urged the plan, estimating 10 000 non taxpaying residents and about 50 000 from them could raise funds to cover the full term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
George Ward
Monte Ullman
Ward
Navy eyes Alabama coal in cost cut for ships
Rear Admiral McGowan told the House Naval Committee that oil is more efficient but coal remains cheaper for the Atlantic fleet while Alaska coal fields may boost Pacific fuel choices. He noted coal from Pocahontas New River Georges Creek and Pennsylvania as acceptable and referenced Alabama Warrior river mines for potential access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Janet
Navy Department
House Naval Committee
McGowan
Atlantic
Pacific
Alaska
Department
Navy
Pocahontas
New River
Georges Creek
Pennsylvania
Oliver
Warrior River
Alabama
Admiral McGowan
Representative Callaway
Texas
Britten
Ilinois
Man Arrested After Wife's Funeral Leads to Larceny Case
New York January 26. George A. Gray was arrested on a Massachusetts governor signed warrant for larceny of cash and papers valued at 100000 from Fred Kensel of Chicago and others in the state. Gray, a former Boston lawyer, claimed the matter involved a family affair. A Boston indictment charged him with 10000 and related papers from Kensel and a wealthy Swampscott woman. An Boston detective arrived to return him for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George A. Gray
Massachusetts
Fred Kensel
Chicago
Boston
Gray
Kensel
Swampscott
Mass
Tives
Marriage Licenses Issued At Probate Court Wednesday
The probate court issued licenses to White Albert M. Yost and Doris Lyn De Witt, William W. Widener and Agnes Sprinkle, and to Wilford Wicks with Maud Lee and Dr. Jason M. Ballard with Louise Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert M. Yost
Doris Lyn de Witt
William W. Widener
Agnes Sprinkle
Wilford Wicks
Maud Lee
Jason M. Ballard
Louise Perry
Birthday Celebrants Invite Five Friends to Empire Theatre
The notice greets mobile children celebrating birthdays born on January 26 with ages five to fourteen. Enrique Bonachea Robert T. Ford and William Edwin Barnes are named alongside addresses. It invites each child to host a birthday picture party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon with tickets already mailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enrique Bonachea
St. Louis St
Robert T. Ford
N. Claiborne
William Edwin Barnes
the Item
Empire Theatre
Tick Eradicators Plan Evening Meeting and Petition Drive
Preparations for a mass meeting of the Mobile County Tick Eradication Association at the Cawthon Hotel Monday noon proceed with an organization committee meeting Wednesday night at the Chamber of Commerce. Petitions for a special election are nearly submitted and final return is requested by month’s end. The Jewish relief meeting in the city will feature speakers from Orthodoxy Reform and Bnai Brith with Rabbi Stephen Wise possibly attending. Henry Hess chairs the mass meeting with Leon Schwarz as secretary and Marvin C Altmeyer as treasurer.
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Mobile County
United States
Europe
B'nai B'rith Lodge
Temple
Stephen Wise
New York
Henry Hess
Leon Schwarz
Marvin C. Altmeyer
Jewish Citizens to Hold Mass Meeting Sunday
A mass meeting by the Jewish citizens of Mobile is set for Sunday night at 8 in the Government Street Temple auditorium. The purpose is to highlight the destitute Jews in Poland and other war-stricken regions and to ensure Mobile's representation in the national fundraising effort.
Court actions in Montevallo and Manchuria cases
Law and Equity Court business on Wednesday overruled demurrers to the seventh count in Montevallo Mining Company versus Mobile Coal Company, set aside, demurrers sustained, adjourned to Friday. Chancery Court set Manchuria Steamship Company versus Harry G G Donald et al for January 28 to compel answer to interrogatories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berney
Montevallo Mining Company
Mobile Coal Company
Peerless preacher and orator to lecture at Lyric Theatre
The speaker is recognized as a leading thinker and worker in the country and will address the topic Morals and Manners of Our Time at the Lyric Theatre tonight. Admission is 75 cents. Mobile should be proud to host this prominent figure and give him a strong welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyric Theatre
Mobile
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Ways and Means
Rubiat
A. Buz
Havre
Montana
Miami
American Association of Port Authorities
Shackleford
Birmingham Ledger
Tuscaloosa
Board of Trade
H. Pillans
Richard Buhler and
Rosetta Brice
Lubin
Henry Neville
W. Higgins
P. J. McDonagh
Chicago, Ill
James H. Webb
Henry M. Devers
Cawthon
J. J. Feore
H.B. Harris
H. B. Howe
Burlington
Samuel Roush
Fort Morgan
San Francisco
Cal
Mobile Trune CO
Deuphian St
B’nai B’rith
U.S. Steel
Caribbean & Southern Steamship Co., Inc
Seeberg Steamship Co
Greamenie
Windward
Heward Islands
Central
South America
Uadelouartini Arbados
Trinidad
Ecdeorara
West Indies
Caribbean & Southern Ste. Co., Inc
Kerg Steamship Co
Ays Lane Buddingobile
Clinkers Atlantic Coal CO
T. G. McGonigal
Bell
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Courts Law and Equity Court
Chancery Court
Stephen 8. Wise
the Free Synagogue
Bowser
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