Local Roads May Get Federal Aid Under Shackelford Bill
The Shackelford good roads bill passes the house and would provide 25 million dollars in federal aid. If enacted, Alabama could receive nearly 600 thousand, allocated to counties already funding road improvements. Only communities already building roads could be reimbursed under current plans.
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House
Congress
Alabama
Senate
John H. Bankhead
John Craft
State Highway Commission
Baldwin County
Captain Craft
Good Roads Bill Moves to Senate After House Passage
The Shackleford good roads bill passed the house 281 to 51 and is sent to the senate where strong opposition is expected. It carries a $25,000,000 appropriation to aid states in improving post roads.
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Washington
House
Senate
SAYS FIXED PRICE BILL NOT FAVORED
John T. Kirby of the National Retail Dry Goods Dealers Association explains the Stevens bill at the Cawthon Hotel in Mobile. The chamber of commerce event notes retailers oppose fixed prices as drafted, saying manufacturers would gain at retailers' expense.
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Mobile
John T. Kirby
National Retail Dry Goods Dealers’ Association
Cawthon Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
E. M. Bailey
Kirby
Stevens
Congress
Record crowds attend Oakdale church lectures
A large crowd filled Oakdale Baptist church for Prof Lowe illustrated lecture series with 15 to 20 public confessions of faith. Meetings likely continue two weeks with no service Saturday. Local social updates note visitors and family events around Oakdale Alabama.
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Oakdale
Ala
Oakdale Baptist Church
Lowe
T. O. Stone
Vann
Mamie Ankerson
Ruth Barnett
Myrtle Harrell
Sheriff Sale Notice in Medkey Alabama Foreclosure Case
Sheriff W H Holcombe announces a Fieri Facias sale in front of Mobile County Court House on February 14 1916 at 12 noon. Buyers bid cash for various described parcels in Grand Bay Schells addition and surrounding townships in Mobile and surrounding districts.
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South Avenue
Dauphin Way
City
James Curran
State of Alabama
Mobile County
Mobile
Ala
James E. Brown
John Lord
Price Williams
Lyons & Courtney
U. S. District Court, Sc. Dist
Alabama
Alfred John Johnson
Citronelle
Robert T. Ervin
J. W. Day
G. A. Ahrendt
Court of Chancery
Thirteenth
Southwestern Chancery Division
State of
Court House
Scott McMillan
James Barton
E. G. Baldwin
Wm. C. Perry
C. W. Stillwell
Schell
Grand Bay
M. E. Church
W. H. Holcombe
F. Steffa
Wm. C.perry
Gottfried Ahrendt
Imps
New Orleans and New York Cotton Prices and Markets
Cotton markets mixed with New Orleans prices rising four to six points early, futures steady to little changed, spot 12. point off. New York open steady with gains then uneven, May around 12.40, July 12.50, spot 12.10. Liverpool futures steady with various month quotes and US grain and financials showing mixed moves.
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New Orleans
New York
Wall Street
Liverpool
Russia
Austria seeks U S stance on Verona gun liner
Baron Erich Zwiedinek of the Austro Hungarian embassy asked the state department about the Verona case in New York. He said time is needed for instruction and hinted Austria may protest and warn that ships with guns aboard could be treated as hostile and sunk without warning.
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Washington
Baron Erich Zwiedinek
State Department
United States
Verona
New York
Baron Swiedinek
Six Die in Seattle Fire at Talcot Walker Building
A fire gutted the Talcot Walker five story building on Jackson Street in Seattle Today six persons perished in the blaze. The incident dominated the day along with unrelated criminal court cases including fines and acquittals for prohibition violations and other docket items. Interstate Commerce Commission ruled rates for sand and gravel shipments from Estill Springs and Henrys Sand Cut Tennessee as reasonable to Tennessee and Alabama points.
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Seattle
Washa
Talcot-Walker
Jackson Street
First Avenue South
Charles Alexander
Jude Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
C. J. Eastman
Peyton C. Steele
Bienville
Amee Johnson
Anna May Johnsson
Louise Bennett
Jone Washington
Wilson Davis
Chariton Pringle
Willie May Gaston
George Frilippe
Alberta Johnson
Washington
Nashville, Chat and
Marine Activity in Port With Several Vessels Departing and Loading
The Norwegian Park Trip cleared for Cardiff after loading lumber. Edward F. Blake remains in port loading lumber. Alf left for Munson Line cargo duties. Annette tied at Government street awaiting Thursday sail to Cortez with 14 000 bunches of bananas from Santa Marta. John Quill and City of Mobile each sailed for upriver destinations. Livietta returned from repairs as Honduras received a new rudder and stern frame. Bertha continues general cargo work and coal loading from Choctaw. Itasca’s sulpher barges anchor in the stream awaiting loading after repairs.
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Cardiff
Wales
Edward F. Blake
Alf
Munson Line
Pier 8
Annette
United Fruit Company
Santa Marta
Government Street
Cortez
John Quill
Tombigbee
Mobile
Alabama River
Livietta
Ollinger & Bruce Dry
Honduras
Bertha
Postal Supply Station Here Opens For Local Post Offices
Effective February 1 the Mobile post office becomes the supply station for accessories other than stamps and cards for post offices in Baldwin, taw, Clarke and Escambia counties. Postmaster Thornton says the change will add work for the local post office.
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Baldwin
Taw
Clarke
Escambia
Thornton
Settlement Ham Second Team Wins 10 6 Over Barton Seventh Grade
Settlement Ham second team defeated Barton seventh grade five 10 to 6 in a game marked by O Hagan and Robertson brothers key for Settlement Home. Hagan broke a tie with a decisive field goal as A Webber W Webber and H Schwartz starred for Barton.
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Settlement Ham
Barton
Robertson Brothers
O. Hagan
Hagan
A. Webber
W. Webber
H. Schwartz
Bartons
VESSELS IN PORT
Vessel list includes Vera Honduran PAE Itasca Am Livietta Ital Fort Morgan Nor Bertha Annetta Br Oscar G Am Lagune Am Carrie E Look Am Sawyer Brothers Am Edward F Blake Am City of Baltimore Am Blanche H King Am Nov Carradale Russ Steam ships at Ollinger Bruce Docks Gulf Dry Docks Tallapoosa Coastguard River Packets East Side River Municipal Docks Bay Steamers Foot of Dauphin St Laid of Y La & Docks Dauphin Street Daphne Chas BE Cesena Apollo Repairing ocks Loading Unloading Fort Morgan Orders Tombigbee River Fairhope East Side of river Daphne Direc East Side on Harbor Fairhope Showers A and M Cartag Am Nassau Cuba De La Miyar Luce lumber company Widwad Russ 249 Seville to Master Rebecca R Douglass Am Ladd Merceries to master Margaret B Roper Am Carrie A Lane Am Marston Martinique B W Florence Creadick Am Lank Philadelphia Josephine Am Magee New York George M Grant Am San Juan Porto Rico Silv anian Br Trickey Liverpool to Mobile Liners San Juan Am Evans New York Porto Rico Line Wildfugs Nov Roaring Puerto Cortez Hon United Fruit Co Viator Nor Prichsen Guantanamo Cuba Chamelecon Line
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Cartatg
McKeague
Nassau
Cuba
de la Miyar & Luce Lumber
Widwad
Seville
Rebecca R. Douglass
Ladd
Merceries
Margaret B. Roper
Herrigan
Carrie A. Lane
Marston
Martinique
B. W
Florence Creadick
Lank
Philadelphia
Josephine
Magee
New York
George M. Grant
San Juan
Porto Rico
Sylvanian
Trickey
Liverpool
Evans
Roaring
Puerto Cortez
Hon
United Fruit Co
Viator
Nor
Prichsen
Guantanamo
Chamelecon
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Grubb
N. Royal St
Moler Barber College
N. Joachim St
Bell
Government
St. Emanuel Street
New Post Office
St. Michael
Monroe St
S. W
St. Anthony
Hamilton Streets
Bell Phone
Conti St
Hamilton
N. Claiborne St
Satsuma
Mobile Plantation Co
Theodore
Imperial
Underwood
Mobile Brewery
Shaw Eléctric Co
Dauphin
Cathedral
Albright & Wood Drug Store
Royal and Government Sts
J. O. Moss
Whistler
N. Jackson St
St. Francis St. Co
H. Witman
Lipscomb
Conception
George County
Miss
Donivan
Shipman
Latonia
City Bank
Spring Hill
Burton Avenues
Crichton Post Office
Neil
R&m
D. M
W. J. Ko
Southern Realty Company
Saibara Nurseries
Semmes
Dauphin St
Elmira
Irvington Nursery
A. H. Daves
Prop
Irvington
St. Michael St
Detroit
F. W. Peel
Government St. Loop
Whycroft
North Carolina Street
Jersey
Victor Talking Machine
N. E. Corner Bayou
New Jersey Sts
C. J. Cottrell
Bascombe Avenue
E. Kelly Street
Imperial Pressing Club
St. Emanuel
Satsumas
E. A. Smith
Edward Hines
George A. Potter
Gordon & Edington
Attys
Mme
Lola Dixon
Spring’ Hill Avenue
Hyland Avenue
Craft
Mobile Cotton Market
Vane
U. S
Southern
Baker, Lyons & Co
Clarke, Davis & Co
F. M. Ladd & Co
Chicago
Wall Street Review
United States Steel
Steel
Rallis
Union Pacific
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Allis-Chalmers
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Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Illinois Central
Interborough Consol. Corp
International Merc. Mar
Kansas City Southern
Louisville & Nashville
Liggett & Myera
Lorillard Co
Mexican Petroleum
Kans. & Tex
Pfd
Missouri Pacific
National
New York Central
N. Y
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rep
Iron & Steel
Seaboard Air Line
Sloss,Shef, Steel & Iron
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Southern Railway, Ptd
Studebaker Corporation
Tennessee Copper
Texas Co
United States Rubber
United States Steel, Pfd
Chem
Va. Iron, Coal & Coke
Naval Stores
Savannah
Rosin
Austria
Marine News
Choctaw
Mobile Coal Co
Itasca
Ollinger & Bruce Dry Docks
Vera Honduran
PAE
Cis
Eevnes Itasca
Eeeeenrerseresee Livietta
Ital
Eedsene Fort Morgan
Veeeees Bertha
Annetta
Eevovencaetnen
Oscar G
CUPUB
Ollinger & Bruce Docks
Olinger & Bruce Docks
Ollinger-Bruce Dry Docks
Gulf Dry Docks
Government St
Olinger & Bruca
Turner
Lower Bay Barka
Municipal Rocks
Pampa
Charles May Alma
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B. Holabird
Tallapoosa
Coastguard
Dauphin Street
Pleasure Bay
Jas
Daphne
Chas
Cesena
Apollo
Fort Morgan
Tombigbee River
Fairhope and
Battles
Ervey
Daphne Direc
Fairhope Direct
Morrill & Lyons
ST. Francis SJ
Dauphin and
Fulton Road
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