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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1914
Page
8
The Baptist Young People's Union of the Dauphin Way Baptist church held its quarterly meeting starting Thursday at 10 o'clock. The program included opening prayer and a talk on missionary work, with participants including Mrs. L D Dix Mrs. J D Anderson and Mrs Lida Robertson.
During Dr Alfred G Moses absence the pulpit will be occupied by Rabbi Harry W Ettelson of Hartford Conn visiting his parents here He will speak Friday night at 8 on A Call and a Challenge and Saturday morning on Reunions The public is invited.
P. J. Doyle as commissioner sells to highest bidder for cash at Mobile County Court House on March 28 1914 at noon. parcels include four city blocks with specific bounds on Water St St Anthony St Davidson St and Bayou St plus a triangular lot and several other tracts in Mobile Alabama. purchasers given ten days to examine title.
Transfer Agent J. F. Irwin left the city Thursday for Wetumpka State Penitentiary with Chas. Franklin and Austin Boykin each sentenced to five years for burglary and Rudolph Williams to six years for burglary and assault to murder.
Tax Assessor Ed ward D Laurendine resumes duties at the county office after several weeks of illness. He is back at work in the State and County Tax Office.
Mrs. Jennie Johnson of 406 St. Francis St Mobile Alabama testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved her constant back ache and kidney disorders thought caused by taking cold. She says the medication met her needs and she recommends it to others based on her experience.
Market steady for Mobile cotton with prices ranging from good to middling. Receipts today totaled 2,079 bales with exports 53 bales to Britain and 52,371 to the Continent. Year to date exports to all destinations reach 320,959 bales with stock at 29,132 bales. United States ports show steady receipts and exports with a total of 121,534 bales received and 73,707 bales exported to Britain so far this period.
New Orleans March 7 The cotton market opened higher by 4 to 5 points with a firm tone and active buying. Gains extended to 6 to 9 points on the leading futures as export prospects supported prices. by noon open prices were up 6 points and futures closed 7 to 10 points higher.
The cotton market opened steady in New York with futures 4 to 9 points higher on renewed London and Liverpool cues and favorable India reports. Trading was dull after Liverpool closed with prices easing slightly, active months trading 3 to 65 points higher but not exceeding. Spot markets remained quiet with middling uplands at 13.00 and middling gulf at 13.25.
Cotton market in Liverpool reports steady prices with middling to good middling levels and steady futures. Spot sales reach 10 000 bales with significant speculative and export demand. receipts total 5 000 including 600 American. Futures show a firm close across the season with multiple contract spreads listed.
Alonzo J. Whiteman former Minnesota state legislator released at Zion City after promising to repay 800 by tomorrow and the rest in two weeks for cash he kept from Mrs Sara Conger. He was arrested in Hot Springs Ark on a check for 2518 entrusted by her. He had worked for Alexander Dowie and Wilbur Glenn Voliva at Zion City church.
Augustus F. Hooks was laid to rest Wednesday at 3 30 PM from his State Street home with Rev S W Roberts and Presiding Elder J S Fraser officiating. A choir sang Lead Kindly Light and Alibe With Me as Raphael Semmes Camp No 11 U C V members led the procession. The circuit court adjourned during the service, reflecting Hooks war service with Judge Samuel B Browne. Active pallbearers included W L Ross D H Edington and L T Henson.
Early trading shows limited movement with a 5 per cent note announcement as the only notable late move. Texas Company rises to 149 1-2 setting a new high. Chesapeake & Ohio slides 3 4 to 29 1 2, pulling the list lower after brief strength.
The Kolb committee will meet Thursday night at St. Andrew's Hotel to advance Captain Reuben F. Kolb's bid for governor. Chairman Quinn praised Macon county returns showing Kolb winning the senate race over a Comer challenger in the former Comer stronghold.
President Wilson yesterday nominated William Phillips of Boston to be third assistant secretary of state. Phillips, reputed wealthy, is said to have donated his salary to coworkers when employed in the department. An intimate Roosevelt friend, he has lately carried out confidential diplomatic work for the president.
The mental condition of Porter Charlton, accused of murdering his wife at Lake Como, will be examined by two Italian alienists Dr Leonardo Bianchi former minister of instruction and Professor Enrico Morselli of the University of Genoa in Naples.
Huntington Ind March 5 Joseph Engleman the last blood chief of the Miami Indians died yesterday on the reservation near Huntington He was the son of an Indian prin cess and Christian Engleman a German farmer He left no male heir and the new chief will be chosen at the next gathering of the remnants of the tribe Rev Joseph Lefebvre dies in Lowell aged 79 head of the Oblate varder in America for six years
William C. Thompson aged 75 formerly served as general auditor for the Cincinnati Southern and later the Southern railway. He died here yesterday of a stroke. The body was taken to Oakland last night for burial.
Tokio reports the death of Masahisa Matsuda the minister of justice. Born in 1845 he studied law and politics in France under government auspices and held government posts before his death yesterday.
An old tonic advertisement touts Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic as invigorating the pale, strengthening the general, driving out malaria and enriching the blood with bulii.es and other health claims.
Chicago grain and provisions fluctuated with May Wheat at 92 3 4 and 93 1 8 for open and close. Corn May at 66 1 4, July 66 3 8. Oats May 40 1 2, 40 1 4. Pork May 21 47 1 8, June 21 55. Lard May 10 60, July 10 82 1 2. Ribs May 11 42 1 3, July 11 57 1 3.
Reports that catcher Ed Sweeney of the New York Americans was negotiating with the Federal league gained strength when no communication had been received from him since spring training began in Houston. Only pitcher Warhop had not signed at the camp.
Wrights town in Burlington county New Jersey was completely cut off for three days as heavy snow drifts blocked all roads from Sunday night until today. The Pemberton and Highstown Railroad finally broke the blockade early today leaving the town accessible again.
The Norwegian steamship Crathens 765, commanded by Kross of the Seeberg Line, reached Stoneport Thursday morning from Kingston IA with eleven passengers: J. B. Taylor and wife, George Nabel and wife, Mrs Haiden Miller, Miss Josephine Miller, Miss Jean Traffe, Miss Mary Brady, Mrs A C Gavigan, Mrs Sidney Robbins, and H F Kerr. The Miriam carrying 5200 tons of iron pyrites arrived at the quarantine station from Huelva Spain. Honorera from New Orleans and Fort Morgan from Bocas del Toro are due at the quarantine station later Thursday or Friday. Colombia chartered to United Fruit sailed for Puerto Cortez with kerosene and machinery.
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