Dutch steamship Tenbergen sails for Cuban ports
The Dutch steamship Tenbergen carrying lumber sailed Saturday for Cuban ports. The Tombigbee river packet John Quill left port late Saturday for Lock 17 on the Warrior river with passengers and freight. The Evadne also sailed Saturday night for Cuban ports. The Alabama river packet Peerless departed municipal docks late Saturday for Montgomery Selma and way landings.
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Tenbergen
John Quill
Lock 17
Warrior River
Pratt Consolidated ‘Coal Company
Mobile
Alabama
Parket
Peerless
Port
Municipal
Montgomery
Selmia
Way
City Briefs. Tug Echo Heads for Snooper Banks After Sunrise Run
Echo of Mobile Tow ing and Wrecking Co leaves the city Sunday with over fifty fishermen aboard. Claude Malvin, a Negro wagon driver, arrested by Officer Ed Sheets for reckless driving after an afternoon confrontation. Clifford Doggett reports Malvin struck him on a bicycle, injuring his arm. Tom Wilke reports his bicycle stored in front of his St Emanuel street store. police hold a wheel description.
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Echo
Mobile Towing and Wrecking Company
Claude Malvin
Ed. Sheets
Clifford Doggett
Malvin
Tom Wilke
St. Emanuel Street
Weekend Visitors Attend Pe ball Game in City
Summerdale Alabama residents Mr and Mrs Dalton visited for the Pe ball game. Birmingham’s M T Johnston stayed at the Battle House over the weekend for business. Atmore lumber merchant W M Patterson was in the city on Saturday. Traffic Officer Pittroff is back in bed and recovering.
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Dalton
Summerdale
Ala
Dalton i
M. T. Johnston
Birmingham
Battle House
Johnston
W. M. Patterson
Atmore
Pittroff
Private Munition Plants Lure Officers With High Pay
Washington reports that ordnance service workmen are offered up to 100 dollars a week to quit government roles paying five dollars daily. Private plants entice senior officers with attractive terms and some have asked to resign. Officials are delaying action while laws are checked to prevent resignations.
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Washington
War and Navy Department
Ordnance Service
Relief Promised to New York Importers
A committee of New York importers from the American Importers Association says Secretary Lansing assured potential relief from wartime trade disruption. They urged the president and secretary of state to guarantee their right to import non contraband merchandise from neutral ports without restrictions.
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Washington
New York
American Importers’ Association
Lansing
Great
Britain
United States
Vessel listings in port and docked ships
A scanned maritime list shows vessels in port including Duterag Paolina Catharina Hildegard Ethel Clarke and Itasia and Itcastle entries. Details cover locations such as Pier 1 Pier 3 and Pier 6 along Municipal Docks and Turner Terminal Docks with various ship types including steamships barks schooners and barkentines and notes on dry docks and repairs in ports across Cuba Mexico and the United Kingdom.
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Dictator
Nor
Guilt Dry Docks
Crathens
Tyskland
Dan
Tenbergen
Sun
Cam
Itasca
Municipal Docks
Spanish River
Ollinger-Bruce Dry Dock
Spanish River Barkentines
Turner-Terminal
Thomas F. Pellara
Gulf
John BD. Cotwell
Gulf Dry Docks
Henry Crosby
Harbor
Evadne Br
Turner
Dora Allison
Walton
Ry WS
Bentley
Bez Ot
Zeta
Eisie
Albert D. Mills
C.W. Mills
Funeral service for Mrs Lille Burns held at Home Street Church
The funeral for Mrs Lille Adelaide Burns was conducted from 71 Julia Street on Saturday at 5 o'clock with Rev EB Danelly of Government Street Methodist Church officiating. Pallbearers included W Carlisle G Stewart J Muscat Jane Gallara RD McGuire and Dr D O McCreary. Interment followed at Magnolia Cemetery with numerous floral tributes.
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Aes Burns
Lille Adelaide Burns
Julia’ Street
EB. A. Dannelly
Government
Carlisle
G. Stewart
J. ©. Muscat, Jane Gaillara,r.d. McGuire
Dr. D. 0. McCreary
Agnatia Cemetery
Gulf Coast Yacht Racing Opens in Biloxi July 7
The Biloxi Yacht Club regatta marks the Gulf coast season start July 7 and 8 with events for schooners cabin sloops and power boats. Local yachtsmen from New Orleans to Pensacola attend as crews and boats gather for races and social events at Biloxi.
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Gulf Coast Yacht Racing
Biloxi
New Orleans
Pensacola
Gulf Coast
Ion
Jules M. Lopez
Gulf
Mobile Yacht 'Club
Fnverent
Verning Committee
Mangold
Yacht Club
Carl Holzborn
8. K. Taylor
French Get Duck Cloth From South for Military Use
Columbia duck mills announced an order for 70,000 dollars worth of duck cloth suitable for military purposes to be delivered immediately to the French government. The exact yardage was not stated, but around 800,000 yards of duck cloth of various grades have been shipped to allied nations from this plant. Northern France reports Jack Johnson’s notoriety leaving the trenches as shells overhead are now called Jess Willards.
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Columbia
8. C
Columbia Duck Mills
France
Jack Johnson
Gig ‘Germain
Jess Willards
Bicycle theft reported in Saint Emanuel Street area
Tom Wilkie of 15 St. Emanuel street told police on Saturday night that a bicycle was stolen from in front of his home. An unknown thief fled with the bike after the incident reported to headquarters.
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Tom Wilkie
St. Emanuel Street
A T and N Denies Sale Rumors From A T and N President
President John T. Cochrane of the Alabama Tennessee and Northern denies rumors that his railroad was sold to the Illinois Central or any other line. He states the N R R is independent, conceived and built by Alabamians for Alabama. Also: a Saturday disorderly conduct incident at Schimpf restaurant involved T K Schimpf Charlie Schimpf R G Schimpf and Henry Reese with Reese named as the aggressor. They face the recorder Monday.
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John T. Cochrane
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern
Hainois Central
Miinois
Alabama, Tennessee
Thes
T. K. Schimpf
Charlies Schimpf
R. G. Schimpf
Henry ‘Reese
Schim
Schimpfs
Reese
Hink
Anita Stewart
T _ Gaddes
Aia
Sweet Dreams Wages Its Victory Against Ravages Of Malarial Mosquitoes
An old advertisement extols Sweet Dreams as the most effective mosquito repellent against malaria carrying insects. It urges use for welfare and warns against substitutes with big bottles sold at drug stores for 15 cents.
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Sweet Dreams
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Annapolis
Wilson
Aserts
W. F. Fullam
Academy
Ridley McLean
The
Navy
Marine News
Milan
Duterag
Paolina
Ital
Catharina
Hildegard
Ethel Clarke
Belize
B. H
Mexican
America
United Kingdom
Cuba
Mexico
Alee
Newlar
Mecatta Committee
Minnesota
Dresden
London
Glasgow
Juan Fernandez Island
South Pacific
Porker
South
Carolina
J. T. Cochrane
Road
Graham-Rush Clo.Co
Dauphin Street
Celestia
Empire Theatre
the Peoples Bank
Mobile, Ala
Peoples Bank
Union Savings Bank
N. Royal Se
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