Alabama Banks Top Notchers
Alabama reported no bank failures in the last fiscal year per the state banking department. Twenty new banks formed with $647000 total capital. Decatur Bank of Commerce led with $200000 capital, followed by Bank & Trust Company of Wajonen with $100000. three banks liquidated. three converted to national banks. Jefferson County Savings Bank Birmingham showed the largest capital increase at $140000.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Banking Department
Bank of Commerce of
Decatur
Bank & Trust Company Wajonene
Jefferson County Savings Bank of
Birmingham
Alex BE. Walker
Bond Forfeiture in Oakley Cases Shocks Alabama Officials
Special to The Item Montgomery March 6 bond forfeiture on L G Oakley former Alabama convict board head totals 32000 for six new indictments from Montgomery county grand jury. Eight indictments carry a 57000 bond not touched. Forfeiture returnable next July if no good cause shown. bondsmen listed Bibb County residents. Oakley to face trial Monday if possible.
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Montgomery
Ala
L. G. Oakley
Alabama Convict Board
Armatead Brown
Montgomery County
Oakley
Criminal Court
J. T. Ellison
C. L. Oakley
C. J. Cleveland
G. J. Patridge
J. D. Mayberry
N. W. Perry
Bibb County
Pure Food Baby Boy Born to Dr Wiley Family
Dr H W Wiley, former chief chemist at the agriculture department, welcomes his second son Harvey W Jr born last week. The family plans to raise both boys on strictly pure food principles under the renowned father's guidance.
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Department of Agriculture
Harvey W., Jr
Dr. Wiley
Wrecked Launch Went From Pensacola to Mobile. Crewmates Safe
A launch carrying J. A. Wills and boatman Brown wrecked near Mobile bar while en route from Pensacola to Mobile. Both men were rescued. They departed Pensacola Wednesday morning. wreck occurred Wednesday night. News of their safety arrived Thursday night from Pensacola.
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J. A. Wills
Brown
Pensacola
Mobile
Mobile Bar
Giblin Heads New City League for 1914
W J Giblin elected president as four clubs form the City League for 1914. Crowns Cream of Kentuckys Barney Cavanagh and Albright Wood will compete starting in late April with officers and committees named for by laws schedule and grounds.
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Cawthon Hotel
Crowns
Cream of Kentuckys
Barney Cavanagh
Albright & Wood
William J. Giblin
D. P. Burns
E. V. O'Connor
F. H. Roos
W. T. Kelly
A. T. Clark
E. A. Vautrot
W. M. Rooney
J. T. Jordan
Guy Guarden
F. Ehrhardt
LF. H. Roos
Qualifying Rounds On Gulfport Links
John H. Jones Jr of Chicago and WW Moulding of Edgewater tied for low qualifying score with 85 at the Mississippi coast golf championship in Gulfport. Other notable scores included Robert Fullerton 89 and G H Goodman 93 as the 36 hole open championship for professionals begins Sunday.
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Associated Press
Gulfport
Miss
John H. Jones, Jr
Chicago
And
Moulding
Edgewater
G. C
Jones
Robert Fullerton
Des Moines
G. H. Goodman
Paducah
George French
Mississippi Coast G. C
B. F
Crowns and Orioles Lose in Local Basketball Night
In the M. M. A. Basketball League Emeralds defeated the Crowns 35 to 11 while Pelicans beat the Orioles 20 to 17 at the gym. Officials were Referee Baumhauer timer Newberry and scorer Ilin. Next line Pelicans will play.
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Emeralds
Crowns
Pelicans
Orioles
Baumhauer
Newberry
Ilin
Central High Boys Are Working Hard
Thirty candidates vie for Central High School junior track team as the gym hums with practice. Athletes run sprints and drills, with Courleux to select the squad to represent the Crimson and White at the YMCA meet next Monday.
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Birmingham
Central High School
Pat McDonald
Courleux
Rebel Oakes Jumps Into Federal Ranks
Rebel Oakes an outfielder for the St. Louis club has jumped to the Federal league. Miller Huggins admitted the move and that he did not know the destination club or the salary. Huggins also noted shortstop Hauser, ill in a St Augustine sanitarium, would be sent home to Chisago.
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Jacksonville
Oakes
St. Louis
Miller Huggins
St Louis
Huggins
Hauser
St. Augustine
Chisago
Lawsuit Filed Against Southern Railway For Damages
Co. L. Simms filed in the law and equity court on Thursday afternoon a suit against the Southern Railway seeking $377.60 for damage to goods shipped to the plaintiff in this city.
Hamburg American steamers seek regular Mobile sailings
Hamburg American Steamship Company vessels have visited the port sporadically over the past year but carried limited cargo. Local agent A. B. Le Blanc states the line and the North German Lloyd would run monthly or more frequent itineraries from Mobile if freight is available, and he is negotiating with Mobile shippers to secure sufficient cargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
A. le Blanc
Lloyd. Steamship Company
Mobile
Brewer Commutes Smiths Sentence to 500 Dollar Fine
Governor Brewer commuted the five year state penitentiary sentence of G C Smith former prison board member to a 500 dollar fine. Smith had been convicted of a public automobile transaction causing a gain for the state and his sentence was affirmed by the Supreme Court earlier.
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Brewer
Smith
Associated Press
Yackson
Miss
GC. Smith
Board of Prison Trustees
State Penitentiary
T Supreme Court
Sanitation to Wage War Against Dust Says City Panel
The article argues sanitation must combat dust believed to carry disease. It notes cosmic dust arising from tropical heat and whirlwinds, with dust far from terrestrial sources potentially triggering epidemics. It emphasizes studying local dust phases and the need for organized charged gusts to combat outbreaks.
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Rik
Terrestria
Tropics
Earth
Cascarets Health Ad Prompting Bowel Cleanse
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets to cleanse liver and bowels and remove foul gases. It contrasts Cascarets with laxatives and purgatives and claims relief by morning.
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Leeds State Bank of
Leeds
Jefferson County
NI Daratoga
Saratoga
Old
Reesskam, Gerstley & Copany
Philadelphia
Richard Distributing Co
Sati
Mbseam
Cerstlet
San Francisco
Cal
Los Angeles
Portland
Ore
Seattle, Wash
City Ticket Office
South Royal Street
Haskin
H. W. Wiley
Harvey W. Wiley
W. J. Giblin
New City League
Gulfport Links
Central High
Rebel Oakes
Associated Preas
Southern
Jas. McPhillips Grocery Co
Telephone Bell
North
Commerce Street
Pabst Brewing Co
van Antwerp
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