Tax on improved citrus land remains taxed at market value
Montgomery July 16 The draft revenue bill keeps citrus planted land taxed at the same value as surrounding property not improved while not taxing the increase from planting. Debate focused on excluding pecan trees and fruit lands from favorable treatment. Shipbuilding plant exemptions face strong senate opposition led by Senator Winkle.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. E. P. Wilson
Mobile Deleation
Hartwell
House Committee
Interior Counties
Senate
Fred Winkle
Butler
Alabama Citrus Grading Labeling Bill Proposed by Senator Higgins
In Montgomery July 16, Senator C. J. Higgins of Cullman proposes a bill forcing grading and labeling of all Alabama market fruit. Labels must show certified grade with 90 percent accuracy requirement, aiming to protect buyers and boost Alabama grades in state and national markets.
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Ontgomery
Ala
Mobile
Baldwin County
C. J.higgins
Cullman County
Alabama
Cullman
Court actions transacted and judgments rendered
Law and Equity action week notes show White & Penson vs. W E P Wilson costs paid and case dismissed. McCoy vs Kimbrough judgment by court for $146.90 then $266.60 for plaintiff. Call list includes Swift Co. vs Fruit & Farm Supply Co. for Wednesday.
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Berney
White & Penson
W. E. P. Wilson & Gon
W. B. McCoy
John Kimbrough
Swift & Co
Fruit & Farm Supply Co
Recorder Warns Dusters as Bicycle Riders Face Fine
Recorder D H Edigton announced Friday that boys riding bicycles past street cars discharging passengers will be fined under the traffic ordinance. Kipling Hench was fined 1 for speeding and Heron Smith and W B Kilmer were each fined 2 50 or five days after arrests by Officer St Clair.
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D. H. Edigton
Kipling Hench
Heron Smith
W. B. Kilmer
St. Clair
Pineapple Day Celebrated with Alabama Port Inquiry
Hawaii promotion committee in Honolulu informs Mobile to join Pineapple Day on November 3 and requests the last directory. Secretary George G. Card of the chamber notes frequent questions about Mobile and forwards the request.
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George G. Card
The
Chamber of Commerce
Hawaii Promotion Committee
Honolulu
Hawaii
Mobile
Weather Tale: Mobile Mid Temperate Despite Heat Wave
Mobile reported 92 degrees on Thursday with light breezes as nearby cities sweltered. Montgomery and New Orleans reached 94, Nashville 94, San Antonio 96, and Phoenix 100, while residents noted the heat but found Mobile comparatively cooler.
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Mobile
Montgomery
New Orleans
Nashville
Mercury
San Antonio
Phoenix
Arizona
Stanfield Promoted To Western Division Chief
J. H. Stanfield, longtime superintendent of the Birmingham division of the Southern Railway and former Mobile division executive at Selma, has been promoted to general superintendent of the western division, with headquarters in Birmingham. During his Selma tenure he earned many friends in Mobile.
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Stanfield
J. H. Stanfield
Birmingham
The
Southern Railway
Mobile
Selma
Western
C. L. Harris
Summer Foods Cause of Dyspepsia Promoted Remedy
An ad advises that summer diet can upset digestion and constipate bowels. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle, effective laxative with a digestive tonic, available for fifty cents and with a free trial bottle by writing Dr W B eRe 53 Washington St Monticello.
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W. B
Washington St
Monticello
What Trevelyan Found in America
Lon July 11 Writing in the G M Trevelyan who has returned from the United States gives an account of American attitudes toward the war. He describes three types of Americans including newly arrived immigrants still tied to their old countries and languages. He notes pro allied sentiment among Greeks Italians Czechs Croats Serbs Poles Irish and majority German Jews mixed loyalties. He argues Wilson avoided provoking internal strife and that the Lusitania episode spurred a national rally to his note.
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Lon
G. M. Trevelyan
United States
England
Stars and Stripes
Europe
Old World
Wilson
America
Austria-Hungary
Lusitania
América
Germany
Mexico
White House
Cliff Adams Resigns From the Police Force
Officer Clifford Adams tendered his resignation Friday to Chief Crenshaw citing poor health after a doctor advised the strain was too much. Adams was well liked by fellow officers and valued on the force. It was glory of the Southern Express Colony safe, from which $8,005 was seized.
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Clifford Adams
Crenshaw
Sister Regina Kenny dies after four day illness at City Hospital
Sister Regina Kenny longtime head of Mobile City Hospital died Thursday night at 4 45. Funeral at St Joseph's Catholic Church with Rt Rev Edward P Allen officiating. City Hospital in state, Medical Society and University of Alabama faculty plan attendance. Sister Regina 63 native of Baltimore leaves sisters and nieces, came to Mobile ten years ago from El Paso to lead hospital reforms. Many friends paid respects. list of visitors includes individuals from Alabama Mississippi Florida Georgia and Louisiana.
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Regina Kenny
Baltimore
Regina
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Mobile County Medical Society
T. H
University
Alabama
Mobile
el Paso
Tex
City
Calcium altermative touted for curing consumption
Dr. Roberts Bartholow of Jefferson Medical College notes in 1895 that a lime salt compound labeled Eckman’s Alterative shows marked clinical results in consumption. He cites its alterative action and easy assimilation, claiming no opiates or habit forming drugs, with Braswell’s New Store selling it from Eckman Laboratory in Philadelphia.
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Roberts Bartholow
Jefferon Medical College
Philadelphia
Materia Medica
Eckman
Toeaely
Braswell's
Adockman Laboratory
In and Out of Town Arrivals at Local Hotels
Among today’s arrivals at the various hotels are Klosky’s A. N. Clark from New Orleans Julia Kozzuni from Stockton Mrs L H Barman from Salvo Alabama John B Cates and wife from Cleveland Tennessee Coy Mixon from Bay Minette Windsor T B Morgan from Wallace Alabama C H McBride from Quincy Illinois Albert McMurras from Biloxi Mississippi St Andrew Frank H Stone from Bay Minette Alabama J T Woodyard from Melton Alabama.
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Klosky
S—A. N
Miss. St. Andrew
Frank H. Stone
Bay Minette
Ala
J. T. Woodyard
Melton
Local visitors and movers among Mobile, Birmingham, and New Orleans
The Mobile and Ond, wicken wired in St. Louis, and Co. As sistant general fretank agent of some railroad, with headquarters in Birmingham, were in the city Friday on a visit. Robert Dufford, a well known traveling salesman who makes Mobile his headquarters, is rapidly recovering from an illness of several weeks. Messrs. James G. Chambers, Edward and Peter Brown have gone to New Orleans, where they will reside in the future and where Mr. he engaged in business, Thane the known Mabillans have mag here who wish them well in home.
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Mobile
Ond
Wicken
St. Louis
Fretank
Birmingham
Robert Dufford
James G. Chambers
Edward
Peter Brown
New Orleans
Fragmentary Prose Reflects Social Decline and Talk
A rough, partial excerpt notes men avoiding authority and a henpecked chorus rarely engaging deeply with others, hinting at underlying social discomfort and unspoken knowledge about greatness.
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Mobile Business Woman's Club
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Ero
Baec
S ’Ia
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Grove Hill
M. T. Dollet
B. M. Veatel
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Fla
J. EB. Band
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