Southern civic body backs Latin trade plan at $6000 bid
The report details a southern civic group backing a Latin trade initiative at six thousand dollars. Speakers praised Mobile County dairy and poultry ventures led by Mr York and Mr Sturdevant, with Mr Burt of Citronelle sharing corn and radish cultivation results. Albert P Bush urged stronger bonds with railroads as Mobile prepared for canal era shifts.
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Mr. 'S
Mr. York
Ohio
Mobile County
York
Mobile
United
Sturdevant
Mlinois
Burt
Citronelle
Ala
Boy’s Corn Club
Mr. Bush
Harrison
Camp
C. L. Harris
Southern Railway
Birmingham
Theodore
South Orchards
Wise and Foolish Virgins Theme At City Church
Professor Samuel Jordan preached on The Wise and Foolish Virgins at the Church of Christ on Dauphin Street. A large congregation heard the sermon stressing love faithfulness courage and knowledge as essentials for heaven. Services continue to grow in interest.
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Samuel Jordan
Church of Christ, Christian
Dauphin Street
Professor Jordan
Old Confederate Vet’s Narrative Promotes Thedford’s Black Draught
An aged Civil War veteran from Frost Texas extols Thedford’s Black Draught as a life long remedy. He claims forty years of use with no illness and asserts it cleanses stomach and liver without gripes. The advertisement touts the product as purely vegetable at twenty five cents per package and one cent per dose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thedford
No Mercy Recommended for Slayer of His Mother
Paul Falcon aged 24 was found guilty of murdering his mother in December. The jury returned no recommendation for mercy and Falcon faces sentencing later. He claimed insanity, testified that he shot his mother after she did not promptly provide coffee while she cared for another son returning from work.
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Associated Press
Donaldbonville
Paul Falcon
Falcon
Southern merchants urged to press Latin American trade via southern ports
The article urges a coordinated Southern campaign to expand export links with Latin America. It calls for a cooperative association of Southern firms, manufacturers, merchants, and railroads guided by a senior market expert to identify South American demand, locate South produced goods, and promote direct visits to firms to exploit new canal commerce opportunities.
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South
Uncle Sam
Central
South America
Southland
United States
Southern Shoe Retailers Elect Officers and Feast
The Southern Shoe Retailers convention in Birmingham, Alabama concluded with a banquet. Officers for the coming year were named: Walter W. Curtis of Columbus, Georgia as president, Dave Pokorny of New Orleans as first vice president, J. D. Kelso of Chattanooga as second vice president, J. D. Collins of Birmingham as treasurer, and Walter W. Curtis Jr. of Columbus as secretary.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Walter W. Curtis
Columbus
Dave Pokorny
New Orleans
J. D. Kelso
Chattanooga
J. D. Collins
Walter W. Curtis, Jr
Columbus, Ga
Southern business push for Latin American trade via canal ports
A proposal for a cooperative agency with United States and South American partners to gather market data, place reliable staff, and fund promotional work. The plan envisions railway and con sular cooperation, regular steamship lines, training programs in Mobile, and a focus on Spanish Portuguese language studies to widen southern exporters' reach in Latin America. The author cautions that success requires proactive effort and cross‑organization collaboration.
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Mobile
Panama Canal
United States
Central
South America
Pacific Ocean
South
Mississippi Valley
West Indies
Central America
Argentina
Uruguay
DeLesseps
France
Southern Railway Company
Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company
United States Department of State
Department
Panama
Valparaiso
Buenos Aires
Washington
River Platte
West
Central and
Pacific
MoWile
Latin America
Southern Railway
Chamber of Commerce of
Ambergris Found Worth 2300. Woman Throws Away 6000
Ben Bailey found ambergris worth 2300 on Horn Island. Mrs. William Waters reportedly discarded 6000 of value, thinking it worthless. A portion was sent to a Washington government lab for analysis.
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Associated Press
Bilo Miss
Ben Bailey
Horn Island
William Waters
Government Laboratory
Washington
Silva Corry Suit Begins In Circuit Court
In Gulfport Mississippi the circuit court opened a $20,000 damage suit against J W Corry & Co by Silva & Co regarding the sale of the schooner Hermans. Judge Samuel B Brown presided and the trial is expected to last several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silva & Co
Gulfport
Miss
J. W. Corry & Co
Samuel B Brown
Hermans
Cases of carnival offenders continued
The cases of Dave Patton Douglas Monroe William Hurt and J B Shappard charged with robbing an employee of the Southern railway during Mardi Gras were continued until Friday in recorder's court. They were arrested by Officer Helton and Detectives Harris Burch and Kruse.
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Dave Patton
Douglas Monroe
William Hurt
J. 8
Shappard
Southern Railway
Recorder’s Court
Helton
Harris, Burch and
Kruse
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