Mobile Hosts Major Panama Canal Celebration Honor
Address by L C Irvine at Temperance Hall outlines plans for the 1913 Panama Canal opening celebration in Mobile Alabama. He says the event brings national attention, honors Senator Morgan, and must mobilize citizens across the state for preparedness and civic effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Commercial Congress
L. C. Irvine
Temperance Hall
Irvine
Mobile
Alabama
Panama Canal
Nust
Molonie
Atlanta
South
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Gulf Coast
Morgan
Senator Morgan
Grand Jury Reports Deliberations Extend After Week of Work
After a week of witness testimony and much work completed, the federal May term grand jury adjourned Saturday without a partial report. Officials say work continues and a complete report will be tendered by Wednesday with several indictments expected under the white slave act and various federal statutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Federal Building
Grand
Building Permits Issued This Week May 31
The city engineer reports permits for the week ending May 31. F A Smith plans two small cottages at State and Pine. John R Cowley and Brother to erect a warehouse at Eslava and Water. I W Imms to add a storage room at Hamilton and Texas. Mrs Kate Howe to build a two story cottage at St Louis and Wilkinson. Mason to add two rooms and kitchen at State and Dearborn. John D Palmer to repair a building at the southwest corner of Wilkinson and?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Smith
State
Pine Streets
John R. Cowley
Eslava and
Water Streets
I W. Imms
Hamilton
Texas Streets
Kate. Howe
St. Louis
Wilkinson Streets
Mason
State and
Dearborn Streets
John D. Palmer
Wilkin
Docket Packed as June Term Jury Opens in Mobile Court
The June term grand jury convenes at noon with Judge O J Semmes to examine eighty or more cases in twelve days. Old murder cases against William J Brown and Louis Freeland will be set for hearing, plus the Hardaway Young embezzlement and forgery case. Veniremen listed include James P Farrell, William H Monk Jr, John V Camp and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Semmes
Horace McCall
Henry Spencer
Poplarville
Miss
Palmer
Mobile
Chamberlain
Interior Criminal Court
Spencer
Minerva Ware
Aso
Horace Epstein
H. M. Price & Co
M. Gup
William J. Brown
Alfred Percy
Washington Avenue
Franklin Avenue
Oakdale
Louis Freeland
David Harry Mabee
St. Elmo
Alabama
Mississippi
Hardaway Young
Southern Hardware and Supply Company
Young
Webb & McAlpine
Clarke
Veniremen
James P. Farrell
William H. Monk, Jr
John V. Camp
Arthur L. Wolfe
George Boltz
Oscar T. Brown
Herman C
Louis F. Leeper
Landon Hopkins
John B. Dortch
Jesse O. Acree
Thomas F. Newman
Leo P. Lilly
John P. Corley
William R. Gibson
Ollie Williams
Joseph E. Bright
Thomas W. Coleman
Robert E. Mallett
Frank Smee
John Klass
Readford W. Jones
John Kimbrough
Andrew Steiner
Henry D. Lesesne, Jr
Vital Statistics of Mobile County Record Week
The Mobile County vital statistics report covers marriages deaths and births from the past week. It lists marriage licenses for multiple White and Clored couples and records deaths by race and gender along with birth registrations for White and Colored families.
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Vital Statistics OF
Mobile County
Fishermen's Train Planned on Mobile Bay Shore Line
Passenger Agent Harvey E. Jones of the Mobile and Ohio announced Saturday that a new train will inaugurate on the Mobile and Bay Shore line to serve anglers. The service will depart the terminal at 6 AM and return from the city about 9 PM on Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey E. Jones
Mobile and
Ohio
Mobile
Bay Shore
Aioe
Allers
Kea Mig
Corner Stone Laid for Trinity Parish House Sunday Ceremonies
Trinity Church plans a Gothic parish house on State street to connect with the main church. The cornerstone lay in a 4:30 pm service will involve clergy from city parishes and Trinity’s Sunday school. Architects Hutchison and Denham. Jett Brothers Construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Trinity Parish House
Trinity Church
St. Anthony and
Jackson Streets
O Cials
A. G. Richards
Gardiner C. Tucker
Brewster
Chauncey C. Williams
State Street
Jackson
All Saints
Hutchison & Denham
Jett Brothers
Remnant of Last Slave Cargo Brought To This Country From Africa
Near Plateau in a settle ment called Afri cantown lives Cago Lewis a 70 year old West African born former slave who says he was among the 107 taken on the last shipload of enslaved people to the United States. He recalls being sold near Mobile and living as a slave for five years before gaining freedom and settling with other descendants in the Mobile area. He cherishes his Africa heritage and faith while recounting memories that bring tears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Plateau
United States
Cago Lewis
Congo
Tika
Dahomi
Dahomt
Bill Foster
Fort Morgan
Spanish River
Twelve Mile Island
Mobile
Tim Meaher
Burns Meaher
Jim
Meaher
Jesus
Cage Lewis
Crash scene as wagon spooks horses near Evans Furniture
A wagon ride with ladies and children on Hamilton Street near Dauphin was panicked by a frightened team. The negro driver J M Brown stopped the runaway by leaping to seize the reins and steer the wagon into the sidewalk, smashing a large plate glass window. Brown was arrested and asked for a continuance as officers investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Street
Dauphin
J. M. Brown
Dauphin Street
Dean
Pierce
Pistole
Brown
Evans Furniture
Si —— Covests Arene Bs
City of the Future topic leads club meeting
The Club for the Study of Municipal Sociology adjourns until October with a May 19 session at 8 p m in the Auditorium. Rev G C Tucker leads The City of the Future and the season ends with plans for next year studying urban welfare and practical gains from these studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of the Future
G. C. Tucker
Igi H
Special Train For The Doctors To Meet In Louisville
A special L and N train will depart Mobile at 12 53 pm on June 15 for Louisville to transport about 1000 Southern Medical Association delegates. The Pullman train will include observation cars and carry physicians from New Orleans Mobile Montgomery Florida points Birmingham Mississippi Tennessee Louisville and Kentucky. Dr Seale Harris secretary reports strong Southern representation at the American Medical Association meeting. Mobile physicians named include Dr H T Inge Dr Seale Harris and Dr W P Cole.
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Mobile
Southern Medical Association
New Orleans
Montgomery
Florida
Birmingham
Mississippi
Nashville
Tenn
Louisville
Kentucky
American Medical Association
Seale Harris
South
H. T. Inge
Alabama Medical Association
W. P. Cole
Realty deals of week show good prices paid in Mobile
Real estate activity in Mobile shows higher numbers and values with notable sales including the Partridge Hardware property on Dauphin Street sold to G Jacobson Clothing Company for 30000 cash 10000. Other city lots on Government Street and nearby avenues sold for 4500 and 6300, while county subdivisions near Mobile posted strong results. Probate court filings list multiple transfers with prices ranging up to 30000 and 125 in various sections and townships.
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Mobile
Willam Demeny
Dauphin Street
Joachim
Partridge Hardware Company
G Jacobson Clothing Company
Government Street
Rgin Avenue
Government
Cinderella White
Francis L. Owens
Frances L. Owens
Husband
G. Forbes
N. P. Moss
Isadore Dahlheimer
North
Dauphin
Jackson
C. F. McCrary
J. H. Strode
Carrie Battiste
J. W. Burris
Delaware
Wilkinson
Hoover
Agnes Myers
A. Strauss
Robert, Johnson
Strauss
Cedar Grove
Pittsburg Southern Land Co
J. R. Barren
Gulf Coast Fruit Farm Co
Isaac L., Dumas
Davis Avenue
Heights
Cora E. Groom
William K. Morrill
Western Annex
H. M. Friend
J. EB. Sherrod
Watson Fairley
South
Northwest
Range
Harry B. Pake
Henry A. Horst
North Palmetto
George and
Roper
Martha Bosarge
Samuel G. Forbes
Anna F. Jones, Jr
John I. Logan
BE. H. Smith
M. B. Hamrick
John F. Glennon
Connolly
W. T. McGowin Mill Company Et al
Bing John BE. Logan
Watson Fairly
KE. R. Singleton
Lillian L. Singleton
Wenat
Frank G. Bestor
John E. Harper
Onie Dossett
A. P. Willard
Gabriella Davis
J. F. Harper
Frank Bestor
Curiosities in Pig Iron Rates Unearthed in Alabama
Traffic Manager R G Cobb of the Chamber of Commerce freight bureau reports peculiar pig iron tariffs in Alabama. He cites rates of 125 mills per ton mile and 2.5 mills per ton mile as examples. A full report on shipments to Mobile from North Alabama mineral districts will be submitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
R. G. Cobb
Chamber of Commerce, Freight Bureau
Cobb
Punishment Sought Over Street Garbage Nuisance
A case against Mrs. Penny for allowing garbage to remain on the curb on Conti and St Emanuel streets was continued to Friday June 6. The arresting officer reported she refused to appear and his later court summons led to a request for a continuance. The recorder warned daily arrests would follow if the nuisance persisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penny
A H Sturdivant Files Voluntary Bankruptcy
A voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed Friday afternoon in the United States district court by A H Sturdivant, a laborer of Mobile, who listed liabilities of 525 and assets of none. He was adjudicated and his case referred to the .
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Sturdivant
United States District Court
Mobile
Sturdivant
Five Catholic Parishes Unite for Jubilee Celebration
Five Catholic parishes join in a Diamond Jubilee lawn party at Industrial Gardens Lafayette street to aid the Sisters of Charity orphans and two institutions. McGill Institute boys prepare, with tables under a large tree and a Diamond centerpiece, plus a Jubilee Bulletin recalling earlier celebrations and noting two minor date and wording errors. Proceeds benefit Home for Orphan Girls and Boys Industrial School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Female Charitable Society
Lafayette Street
McGill Institute
Mobile Orphan Asylum
Sisters of Charity
Conti Street
Boys’ Industrial School
St. Vincent's Church
E. G. Dreaper
St. Joseph's
Joseph A. Hynde
Lilly Partridge
St. Marys
J. F.powers
R. D
Boys Camp Opens at Palmetto Beach June Ninth
The YMCA Boys Work Committee chaired by D P Bestor has set the Palmetto Beach camp opening for June ninth. Registration shifts to June third due to delayed arrival of Camp Director Wright from Gulver Indiana. A scouting party of two will precede the main group to ready facilities and boats for the boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Association
D. P. Bestor
Palmetto Beach
Wright
Gulver
Indiana
Guy Hurlburt
Cru Tucker
Daphne
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Charlie A. Throm
Marie Christine Hafner
Herman Manuel
Edna
Sizemore
Elijah Maddox
Dora Graham
Bob Gossett
Winnie Therrill
George Ellis Malone
Mabel Burnett
Willie D. Edwards
Effie May Corbett
John J. Bogue
Gladys Bobe
Cloroed
John Allen
Frances Jackson
James Williams
Emma Lewis
Joe Solomon
Maggie Darlon
Dave Perry
Pearl Williams
Edgar Jackson
Mary Hatton
Sam Emanuel
Janie Lemons
Edward Jackson
Ida Bell Davis
Ed P. Hearon
Edward Eastwell
Alfred E. Stiles
Patrick Bear Chas
L. Pohl Alf
E. Percy
Bettie M. Hanan
Sarah Fleming
Ernest Mack
Arthur Turner
Geo. Sims
Henry Middlebrook
Arthur Thomas
Jas
Wesley Bell, Jr
Winston Stokes
Lorenzie Williams
Julia Jackson
Emma Eldridge
Sarah Williams
Catherine Ball
Bettie Jordan
Victoria Sampson
Elsie Samuel
Viba Jackson
Chas. A. Wood
Anthony Cassino
William E
Kate Entriken
Herert M
Clara Adelaide Stein
T. J
C. E. Bebo
Walter P
Edwina Brown
John H
Abbie H. Dorsey
Jerry E
Ida Lawson
Geo. W
Carlie Jones
O. J
Alice Foster
Sam
Bertha Nack
Fishermen’s
BAY Shore Line
Benjamin Vincent
W. M. Johnston
William C. Baumhauer
D. T. Buell
H. B. Crocker
N. Hudson
James F. Johnston
William Orton
H. 8
Slessrs
H.S. Peckinpaugh
R. N. Hudson
Trinity Workers
Cugo
Arrave
Item
American Medical Meeting
Charitable
M’gill Institute
Industrial Garens
Macoming Mone
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