Thread trust attacked by federal anti trust suit
The federal government filed an anti trust suit in Trenton New Jersey seeking the dissolution of the Coates interests of Great Britain and the American Thread Company and its fourteen associated firms, accusing a monopoly over the U S thread trade.
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Associated Press
Trenton
N. J
Thread Trust
Coates
Great Britain
United States
American Thread Company
Mrs Wasserleben Pleads Not Guilty in Slaying Case
Mrs Virginia Wasserleben appeared in Mobile city court and pleaded not guilty to killing her husband Frederick Wasserleben a Mobile police officer. A special jury will hear the case March 6. Attorney C W Tompkins returned from New Orleans after an operation and will represent her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Theresa Wasserleben
Frederick Wasserleben
Mobile
C. W. Tompkins
Aes
New Orleans
Robert H. Hail
Towle
Clity Bank and Trust Company
Chester Arthur Curtis
Idell Williams
John Scott
Leon Small
Walter Jackson
Emile Zundel
Wetumpka
Joe Clark
Robert L. Dawson
Fred Brooks
Asault
Striking Garment Workers Clash in Boston
Striking garment workers and non union staff clashed when strike affected shops reopened. Police made several arrests in Boston on March 3.
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Boston
Lyons Park Bids Opened Monday for City Improvements
Bids opened Monday afternoon mark the first step in Lyons Park development. Commissioner Pat J. Lyons will oversee the process with contracts awarded this afternoon, as Three more municipal improvement contracts are planned in March including northern drain, river front dredging, and western sanitary sewer system projects. The city expects to spend thousands on these public works.
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Lyons Park
Pat J. Lyons
St. Louis-Wilkinson Street
Thevernment
Oarch
Monterey Street
Stickney Hollow
Motion pictures of Mobile's industries start views
Mobile industry views begin under Chamber of Commerce guidance with Chicago Motion Picture Company. Operators film Leinkaut school at fire drill Bienville square and riverfront docks. Auction Tuesday at 62 South Hamilton Street by A. A. Richards auctioneer.
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Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Chicago Motion Picture Company
Mobile
Leinkaut School
Bienville Square
South Hamilton Street
A. A. Richards
Marks Dry Goods Co Bankrupt in Uniontown
The Marks Dry Goods Company of Uniontown Als was declared bankrupt in U S district court on an involuntary petition by H B Claflin Co and others of New York. Liabilities and assets were not given. Also in the same court R J Adkinson a Mobile laborer was declared bankrupt on a petition stating he owes 1285 and has no assets.
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Marks Dry Goods Company
Uniontown
Als
United States District
H. B. Claflin & Co
New York
R. J. Adkinson
Mobile
Stuart's Buchy and Juniper Compound touted as diabetes cure
An advertisement claims Stuart's Buchy and Juniper Compound cures diabetes once deemed incurable. It promises quick reduction of sugar and uric acids, relief from frequent urination, aches, despondency, and eye issues, with nationwide remedy availability via Van Antwerp Drug Co in Mobile Alabama.
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van Antwerp
Stuart
Ake
Mobile
Ala
van Antwerp Drug Co
Express
Oxygen Gas Opens Armor Vaults at Bank for Drill
Report details Alabama Iron Works workers drilling through the First National Bank vaults to install an upgraded alarm system using an oxy acetylene generator. The process heats to 6000 degrees and would take a burglar many hours, if not days, to breach the armored vaults.
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First National Bank
Alabama Iron Works
First National
American Bank Protective Company
Regular
Dodd Appointed Deputy in Charge at Birmingham Port
Walter A. Dodd, a twelve year deputy collector in Mobile, named deputy collector in charge of the Birmingham sub port. Samuel T. Fowler moves to Mobile as deputy collector and Isaac H. Hide succeeds Dodd as deputy collector locally. Appointment effective immediately with Dodd moving to Birmingham tonight.
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Walter A. Dodd
Mobile
Birmingham
H. Gordon Ashley
Mr. Dodd
Samuel T. Fowler
Isaac H. Hide
Port Ashley
Dodd
Customs Office
Mrs. Dodd
Mr. Fowler
Mr. Hide
Department
What Becomes of Old Motor Cars
Statistics show over 800000 motor cars in use with a yearly rise near 300000. Second-hand cars reach buyers as bargains or via exchanges, rentals, or conversions to taxis and delivery vehicles. Value hinges on care and complete overhauls, and buyers risk hidden defects from tricks like heavy oil doping and worn bearings.
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Memphis
Annals contract for Bigbee River locks annulled
Captain R T Ward of the United States engineers corps in charge of the Mobile office annuls the government contract with P H O'Brien of Birmingham for locks 2 and 8 on the Tombigbee river. Completion will be done by hired labor under the local office. The contractor failed to meet the schedule.
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R. T. Ward
United States Engineers Corps
Mobile
P. H. O’brien
Birmingham
Tombigbee River
Mose Davis Remanded After Grand Larceny Conviction
Mose Davis was convicted of grand larceny in city court on Monday and remanded for sentence after lifting a coat from a pressing club. A second case against him resulted in a not guilty verdict.
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Mose Davis
Mose
Cardus touted as remedy for womanly trouble in Pineview note
Mrs Cora Brook of Pineview Virginia credits Cardus for ending years of womanly pain after two doctors and hospitals failed. She says six bottles cured her, allowing daily tasks and motherhood with ease. The ad invites others to try Cardul and contact Chattanooga Medicine Co for guidance and a free Home Treatment for Women booklet.
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Pineview
Cora Brook
N. B
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
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Federal
Mexico
Old Mexico
Bay Minette
Tone Wells
Higley-Harrington Stock CO
Motion Pictures OF Mobile’s Industries
R. O. Harris
Oranges River
Daly
Sroceus
Guam
Abun Teess
India River
Oregon
Washington
Ohio
R. O. Harris Grocery CO
Dauphin and
Joachim
Pete Eto
Tooeeaaet
Denphin
Manuel St
Annals
Bigbee River
Cardus
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