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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1915
Page
3
Cotton markets in New Orleans and New York closed mixed with declines on the week’s end. Prices fell five to six points as short-covering waned, spot cotton eased to unchanged, and futures showed light buying with steady closes. The New York stock list included major names like American Tobacco and General Motors amid a quiet trading day.
Trading was largely featureless with Missouri Pacific easing near its lows before recovering. United States Steel Amagama Copper and other rail and industrial issues showed limited activity while United States Rubber edged up then pulled back. Reading and Canadian Pacific gained about a point. In Liverpool cotton futures were quiet with small spot movements and steady prices amid steady export demand. Cotton seed oil closed firm in New York with multiple contract listings and total sales around 10,300. Naval stores in Savannah showed steady turpentine and rosin with varied receipts and stock levels.
Burial of George Russell took place from 80 Common street Friday afternoon at 4:30 with services at All Saints Episcopal Church led by Rev. T. H. Johnston. Interment was at Magnolia cemetery with Masonic rites by J. W. Falck as past master of Mobile Lodge No. 40. Pallbearers listed including J. W. Falck and B. C. Rain. numerous floral tributes noted the high esteem for the deceased.
Mrs Sarah G Taylor aged 76, a native of North Carolina, died Friday night at 10 30 at the city hospital after a lingering illness. The funeral was held Saturday at 11 from Roche Burke parlors with interment in Magnolia cemetery.
Captain John Craft and W L Henderson returned to Mobile from Thomasville where they joined delegates from Dallas Clarke Wilcox Washington and Mobile to promote the Andrew Jackson Memorial Highway linking Mobile and Selma. Among visitors registered at the Cawthon Motel were F Rosenthal New York NY B E Putnam Atlanta GA Captain A Hecker and wife Gulfport MS W B Jernigan Pollard AL Col C R Bricken Laverne AL R D Algee Anniston AL and David W Fuller Montgomery AL. A good many good people will tell lies while boosting good causes.
Twenty three Serbian army reservists, to be U S citizens, were detained by federal marshals in Chicago as they left London Ontario en route to the United States. They are held on charges of violating neutrality. Officials report a tense scene with police and federal agents intervening during the arrests.
A series of minor cases heard by the recorder include Robert Sossaman fined $2 for leaving with his horse, and Thomas Rosas fined $10 for frivolous conduct with a woman named Ella who failed to appear twice. Mary Fort and Abrams faced continued cases over alleged running tigers to secure a witness who left the city. G M McLaurin discharged then held on forgery and bad check charges after presenting two bad checks under a fictitious name. details unclear due to fragmented report.
The author Rev Wescott of Skaneateles is found dead today, hanging from a steam pipe in a local hospital. He had been under treatment for nervous trouble and is believed to have taken his own life during the night.
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