Large Dry Dock Plan for Mobile Shipyard
Mobile will host the largest ship yard under one management on the Gulf. Alabama Iron Works president D R Dunlap announced a consolidation of Alabama Iron Works Ollinger and Bruce Dry Docks and Gulf Dry Docks with new capital near 500000 dollars. A modern dry dock will be built here to construct steel and wooden vessels.
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Mobile
Gulf
Mob
D. R. Dunlap
Alabama Iron Works
Ollinger and Bruce Dry Docks
Gulf Dry Docks
The
Prominent Capitalists Form Inland Mobile Dry Dock Plan
A new company, led by D R Dunlap and a group of local capitalists, plans to consolidate Ollinger & Bruce Dry Dock, Alabama Iron Works, and Gulf Dry Dock to create Mobile’s largest gulf dock. The venture aims to expand facilities with a half million dollars in new capital and build an additional dry dock and plate shop.
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W. B. Inge
J. J.blacksher
George G. Duffee
Murray Wheeler
John Dorgan
H. T. Inge
Ollinger & Bruce Dry Dock Company
Alabama Iron Works
Gulf Dry Dock Company
Elmira Street
Community Fraternal Groups Meet Across City Venues
Today multiple lodges and clubs hold meetings at various halls and venues including Odd Fellows Hall Moose Hall Castle Hall and Masonic Temple. The Queen Theatre presents The Inner Struggle starring Winifred Greenwood and Franklin Stoman in five acts with The Fireman starring Charley Chaplin shown again today.
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Mt. Ararat
Odd Fellows
Elkis
Government and
Joachim Streets
Rotary Club
Cawthon Hotel
Queen Theatre
American Film Company, Inc
Winifred Greenwood
Franklin Stoman
Chaplin
Charley Chaplin
Port vessel capacity hinges on unified capital for docks
The port must install larger dry docks and expanded plate and machine shops to keep its lead in ship work. A single well financed, properly organized company is deemed capable of delivering the required facilities and competitive edge, rather than several smaller firms with limited capital.
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Mobile
L N No 1 Wreck Injures Four Near Calera
Two Pullmans of L N train No 1, southbound, rolled over at Long View seven miles north of Calera, injuring four people. Injured include Mrs Jake Israel and Mrs A T Israel of Pensacola Florida, one with a broken arm and the other with head injuries. A T Boardman of New Orleans injured chest shoulder and face, daughter Julia with minor injuries. Several others cut by glass. Spreading rails cited as cause.
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Montgomery
Ala
Longview
Calera
Jake Israel
A. T. Israel
Pensacola
Fla
A. T. Boardman
New Orleans
Julia
CorNELIUS LYONS TRIAL OPENS IN CRIMINAL COURT
The trial of Cornelius Lyons on a livestock law violation charge began in the inferior criminal court at 11 this morning. The defense is led by J. C. Rich and J. Gaillard Hamilton with the state’s team of John P. Courtney Gail lard and Mahomer. Arguments expected to fill the afternoon with court adjourning at 1 and resuming at 3.
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Cornelius Lyons
Inferior Criminal Court
J. C. Rich
J. Gaillard Hamilton
John P. Courtney
Gaillard and Mahomer
Three Mexican Vessels Libeled in New Orleans
In New Orleans on June 22 two Mexican government vessels the Progreso gunboat and the Melchor O Campo yacht and the merchantman Plan de Guadalupe were libeled by a local foundry and machinery company seeking repairs valued at 105 000 dollars.
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New Orleans
Progreso
Melchor O'Campo
Federal District Court
Marshall Will Not Answer House Call
Washington June 22 A warrant citing District Attorney H Snow den Marshall of New York to appear before the house to be sentenced for contempt will be issued by Speaker Clark Thursday and dispatched immediately. Failure to determine its exact form prevented service yesterday.
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Washington
H. Snowden Marshall
New York
Clark
Negro Pleads Guilty in City Court Burglary Case
Alcine White, identified as a negro, pled guilty to grand larceny in city court and was remanded for sentence. Other docket items included Joseph and H. Clay Donaldson for grand larceny, out of call. packer Morissette for assault to rob, re set.
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Alcine White
Graud
Joseph and
H. Clay Donaldson
Packer Morissette
Port of Mobile to expand shipbuilding and repairs
A company states Mobile will justify its plan to become a major ship-building and ship-repairing port. It cites rising Gulf oil shipping, coal transport via state rivers, and growing Mobile ownership fleets as reasons to start wood vessel construction and soon begin steel construction with new equipment.
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Mobile
Gulf
Texas
Mexican
Five Plead Guilty to Violating Prohibition Law
Five individuals Louis Turner Levi Gayles Albert Sims Bernard Matthews and Isaac Mayhappy pleaded guilty in the inferior court Thursday to violating the prohibition law each fined 50 and costs which they paid A similar case against Joseph Williamson was continued to July 1 Griffin Bernhard 8 H Murray and W H Rawson were jailed on prohibition charges released on bond The day saw one liquor seizure at 652 South Conception Street a case of beer found at Rebecca Thomas home Annie Holt pleaded guilty paying 50 Edward Mayes convicted warned he appealed but could not post bond while attempting to deliver a case of beer
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Louis Turner
Levi Gayles
Albert Sims
Bernard Matthews
Isaac Mayhappy
Ity
Joseph Williamson
Griffin Bernhard
H. Murray
W. H. Rawson
Ben Cody
W. E. Flinn
John T. McGrath
St. Joseph
St. Michael
Edward Mayes
Mayes
Memorial honors for local Odd Fellows dead
Local lodges of Odd Fellows held a memorial service on Wednesday night with tributes to the deceased. James Sharpe, former Birmingham resident and past grand officer of the state, was the principal orator and praised the departed while urging the living to persevere. Memorial committee officers included QO. D. Dilling as noble grand Albert D. Bloch as chaplain and M. J. McAuley as secretary.
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Odd Fellows
James Sharpe
Birmingham
Sharpe
QO. D. Dilling
Albert D. Bloch
M. J. McAuley
Charles Nelson Arrested on Enticing Away Labor Charges
Charles Nelson a sailor boarding house master was docketed at the police station on two counts of enticing away labor. Louis Donald the Norwegian consul at this port is the complainant. Nelson is alleged to have decoyed sailors from the Norwegian steamer Loch Tay and he posted bond for the recorder's court appearance Saturday morning.
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Charles Nelson
Louis Donald
Nelson
Recorder’s Court
Premier Briand to State Government Policy Today
Paris June 22 Premier Briand is expected to declare the policy of the government when the chamber of deputies meets today A vote on the administration policy is likely to follow The session is the sixth secret gathering since the war began lasting more than five hours
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Paris
Briand
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Samuel Johnson Files Bankruptcy Petition in District Court
Samuel Johnson, a laborer from Mobile, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the United States district court on Wednesday afternoon. The filing shows liabilities of 346 dollars and zero assets.
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Samuel Johnson
Mobile
United States District Court
Club to Organize Army Motor Transport Reserve
The Motor Truck Club of America plans a reserve corps of owners and chauffeurs to support U.S. army transportation. At a New York meeting last night many signed to offer their trucks when called, and Colonel J. B. Ballinger urged action as the practical solution to strengthen army transport.
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New York
Army Motor Transport Reserve Corps
United States Army
Motor Truck Club of America
J. B. Ballinger
Department of the East
Army Transportation
Abba Temple Musicians Offer City Service
Members of Abba Temple Ancient and Arabic Order offered the services of their patrol musicians to Mayor Lyons. The band would be at the city’s disposal during militia absence, and the matter goes to the city commissioners at their next meeting on Tuesday.
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Abba
Mystic Shrine
Pat J. Lyons
Notary Bond Filed by Governor Appointee John Murray
John T. Murray, appointed notary public by Governor Charles Henderson, filed his bond in the probate court Wednesday afternoon.
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John T. Murray
Charles Henderson
Carrizal Fight Ties Mobile Officer to 10th Cavalry Leader
The article notes that J. T. Bryam of Mobile is brother to George L. Bryam, a lieutenant colonel in the 10th Cavalry involved in the Carrizal clash near Mexico. J. T. Bryam visited The Item office for details on killed and captured. The Mobilian lives in Crichton and is with the government snagboat Vienna.
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Carranza
Mobilian
George L. Bryam
Tenth Cavalry
Carrizal
Mexico
J. "T. Bryam
Mobile
J. T. Bryam
Item Office
Crichton
Snagboat
Vienna
Y M C A Plans Interior Improvements
The Y M C A launches a summer cleaning campaign across all departments. The tea room walls are refinished in cream and orange with golden oak finishes on furniture and woodwork. The project continues with planned redecorations of the directors’ room, lobby and boys’ rooms in sequence.
Captain Morey Heads Americans at Carrizal
Columbus New Mexico June 22 Captain Lewis S Morey of the Tenth cavalry is reported in command of the American detachment that engaged the Mexicans at Carrizal yesterday. The de facto troops forming part of the punitive expedition disappeared last night and are believed to be heading for Chihuahua city to join Trevino's main body.
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Columbus
N. M
Lewis S. Morey
Tenth Cavalry
Carrizal
Namiquipa
Chihuahua City
Trevino
German Socialist Leader Denies Belgium Annexation Plans
Berlin June 22. Socialist Philip Scheidemann stated in Breslau that the imperial chancellor opposes annexation of Belgium and other Pan German expansion schemes. He cited the chancellor’s own declarations and said he rejected such conquest projects decisively.
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Berlin
London
Belgium
Philip Scheidemann
Breslau
Herr Scheidemann
Emile Vandervelde
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Give
GU Samyucucuss
Stars and Stripes Forever
March
Harry E. Pumphrey
Harry E. Hi
Victor Talking Machine Co
Garfiden, N. J
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Victor Records
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