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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1915

Page

7

Positions Wanted Ads Free of Charge in Local Notices

Classified snippets show several WANTED ads from Mobile Alabama: a young man seeks reliable work with stable hours. a young white barber seeks town work. a sober man offers honest labor. a young lady seeks office work with typing skills. a handy young man offers tool work. Also includes a bankruptcy notice for Bay Shell Road Company with creditor meeting details.

White Adorale Conti Street Mobile Ala

Bills Would Accelerate Eradication of Tick in This State

Alabama move to speed tick eradication in Mobile and other counties includes two bills. One would let counties already pushing the program continue dipping vat building even without an election. The other would authorize county funds for dipping vats and preliminary work before election, with no mandatory dipping before vote.

Montgomery Livestock Sanitary Board Mobile Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners Legislature of Alabama Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners Mobile City of State of Board of School Co Mobile County

Closing Markets On Friday in Cotton and Stocks

New Orleans reports steady cotton futures with eight to nine point gains as longs push against shorts. New York futures firm after opening higher with bullish private reports, while naval stores and Liverpool cotton show varied activity and a broad stock list advances.

New Orleans Shorts New York Texas Wall Street Ae Byth SUIS Iin Dea Det Oes

Cotton Jumps on New Orleans Market Amid Rally

Cotton prices jumped about two dollars a bale on the New Orleans market as buyers pushed months 36 to 33 points higher. The sharp advance came in the late session, lifting values over the previous day’s close.

New Orleans

Alabama Labor Seeks Bi-Weekly Payroll in Senate Hearing

Labor groups press for a bi weekly payroll requirement before the senate committee on mining and manufactories amid broad support from unions and opposition from mine owners. The bill, backed by commercial districts, stalls in the other chamber after passage in the house.

Alabama Montgomery Ala Shapiro Ons Senate Committee On Mining and Manufacturies Ghapiro House

Great Ohio Flood Nears Magnitude of 1913 Disaster

Torrential rains flood central Ohio threatening disaster level with the 1913 flood death toll and multi million property damage. Ottawa river overruns South Lima and Kenton while Columbus levee breaches flood six blocks. Scioto and Olen rivers rise. In Kenton Scioto nearly matches 1918 flood. Foraker under water and feared losses.

Columbus Ohio Ottawa Lima Kenton Olen Scioto Foraker

Marine News from Mobile Harbor Moves and Meetings

The Mobile Tow and Wrecking Company reports Captain Wittichies and crew on a ten day vacation. Auldie Clammons, former Mobile steamboat captain now superintendent of an apricot farm in St Susan California, writes to the office. The American schooner Mary G Dantzler is set to meet later in Progreso Me, and cargo details include corn, flour and lumber. The Norwegian ship Sorknes from Algoa Bay arrived at Fort Morgan, then Mobile today with bananas and other cargo. The British steamer goes back to Porto Barrios, likely leaving tomorrow. The U T Company steamer Corinto bound for Porto Cortes is due this afternoon. The four masted schooner Springfield from Mobile to Genoa underwent drydock repairs. The Danish steamer Natal finished unloading zinc ore and will sail to Chile for nitrate soda to Vladivostok. The American schooner Florence M Belding was towed into Gulfport by the Echo cutter of Mobile Tow and Wrecking Company.

Ree L. Kaealey Bg Company T Wittichies Wists Mobile Tow & Wreccking Company Auldie Clammons Mobile West St. Susan Cal Mary G. Dantzler Progreso Jas. Gibboney& Co Co Algoa Bay Fort Florence M. Belding Mobile Bar Mobile Towing & Wrecking Company Echo Gulfport

Fitzpatrick Loses Habeas Corpus Trial

In probate court Judge Price Williams denied Will Fitzpatrick’s request for release from the county jail. He had been sentenced to sixty days for petit larceny from the recorder's court. Attorney F K Hale Jr argued illegality of the conviction, but the court ruled it outside its purview. The larceny involved $45 in cash and clothing from a Mobile and Ohio Railroad camp car in this city.

Price Williams Will Fitzpatrick Petit Lareen Recorder’s Court F. K. Hale, Jr Fitzpatrick Mobi and Ohio Railroad Company

John Quill to Carry 30 Tons of Merchandise to Tuscaloosa

The river steamer John Quill will sail Saturday afternoon from Mobhe to Tuscaloosa with a cargo of thirty tons of merchandises from J. Pollock Co. bound for the Alabama Insane Hospital. Freight savings by water are estimated at about 30 cents per hundred. The ship uses store-side delivery placing goods at consignee doors.

John Quill Tuscaloosa J. Pollock Co Alabama Insane Hospital

Well Known Mobilian Climbs in Alaska Harbor Role

Harry Locke, once a Mobile marine engineer and owner of the steamer Fairhops, now sits as harbormaster and port warden of Sitka Alaska. He is a member of the Railroad Commission and will become master mechanic of the railroad after Alaska’s federally built railroad is finished.

Mobile Harry Locke Fairhope Eastern Shore Transportation Eens R Nailroad Commission Sitka Alaska

Hurler Cun am Back With the Gulls

Pitcher Joe Cunningham of the Mobile State team returned to Mobile and reported to Mar Schmidt. He will replace Karr who is out with a broken finger from a boxing bout with Calhoun of the local team.

Joe Cunningham Moa Sa Tate Ses Ne Rassue South Atic Mobile Mar Schmidt Karr Calhoun

Medical Society Considers Funeral for Sister Regina Kenny

At a Mobile County Medical Society meeting at noon a committee of Drs. Frazer McCall and Howard was formed to draft resolutions on the death of Sister Regina Kenny and the group will attend her funeral Saturday morning.

Medical Society Regina Kenny Mobile County Medical Society Frazer McCall Howard

New Rural Route for Four Mobile Suburbs

Postmaster Thornton reports via Senator Bankhead that the rural route serving Spring Hill Toulminville Prichard and Whistler will be inaugurated in September. It had been planned for October but was deferred due to government financial conditions.

J. H. Bankhead J. Blocker Thornton Spring Hill Toulminville Prichard Whistler Thornton Senator Bankhead

Morningstar case and local fines filed in city court

Edward Morningstar faced the city court on a stolen property charge for allegedly receiving or concealing a $5 gold watch belonging to Anna Chatman. Local garages and taxi firms pleaded guilty to operating without a license and were fined one cent plus costs. Joseph Ingles Jr. and Albert Klipp appear in relation to an assault incident in April.

Edward Morningstar Morningstar Anna Chatman Adams Machinery Company Hillman Taxi Company Illac Motor Car Company Pg Joseph Ngales, Jr Gonzales Kipp

Pillans Plan For Port Improvement Receives Approval

In Montgomery on July 1, Hartwell's bill to let municipalities issue bonds for dock and harbor improvements passed the Senate finance and taxation committees. Pillans bills for Mobile dock facilities, warehouses, a terminal railroad, and sand island deeds gained unanimous committee support. Hartwell's city limits expansion and a two year election cycle for Mobile were approved by relevant committees.

Montgomery Ala Hartwell Senate Harry Pillans Mobile Mobile Bay Commerce and Common Carriers Pillans Committee On Municipa Corporations Lyons

Mobile Gas Co Buys Large Frank E Spence Oil Leases

Mobile Gas Company secures control of Frank E Spence oil and gas leases covering several hundred holdings across thousands of acres near Orchard Semmes Wilmer Dawes Theodore and western Mobile County. The transfer was filed in probate court Friday and includes rigs derricks machinery boilers pumps and associated property.

Frank E. Spence Detroit Mich Mobile’ Gas Company Spence Orchard Semmes Wilmer Dawes Theodore Mobile County Sper Bemmel Mobile Gas Company L. J. Davis

Attempted Action in Unclear Context

Fragmentary OCR text suggests a discussion about a purchase and an attempt to remove or end an action, but details and surrounding facts are missing. No clear entities, dates, or outcomes are readable in the fragment.

Postmaster Thornton Seeks Auto Delivery for Parcel Post

Postmaster J Friday received a telegram announcing that the parcel post will switch to an automobile delivery system August 1. The carrier must join a change with headquarters. Thorntons cites heavy sands and warm climate as reasons for preferring motor service.

Thornton Farees Wis Jon Ted

Deputies Find Beer Buried on Whistler Lot

Deputies confiscated six eleven quart bottles of whisky buried on the premises of T Swan in Whistler. The alcohol was found buried in a lot near Swan's house and brought to Mobile under anti storage laws for disposal.

Whistler Hale Prace Wales T. Swan Mobile and Swan

City Brevetes Police Chief Reports Fraud Suspects

Chief Crenshaw reports covering from John Hardy alias L Worthenberger involved in passing bogus checks on Stuardi, H Brinkman and Emile Herpin. The case, tied to use of the checks on a launch, awaits recorder’s court Saturday morning. Mobile and Ohio Railroad visits St Louis on business.

Crenshaw John Hardy L. Worthenberger John Recorders Court Mansager R. Xeerme Mobile and Ohio Railroad Cpany Tom St. Louis Business Ee Company

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