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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1916

Page

5

Mobile Ordinance Mandates Fly Traps for Food Establishments

The Mobile City Board of Commissioners enacts rules requiring fly traps outside and within fifteen feet of entrances for restaurants cook shops butcher shops fish and oyster houses. Stables housing horses or cows must have fly traps within five feet of entry. Each trap must hold at least 2160 cubic inches and daily noncompliance constitutes a separate case.

Board of Commissioners of City of Mobile

Eighteen Ward Officers Named for Tick Eradication Vote

The Mobile County voting board appoints officers for the March 15 1916 election to decide if Tick Eradication work will be undertaken under the State Live or Sanitary Board. The list covers wards 1 through 21 with inspectors clerks and returning officers for each precinct.

Ting Board W. H. Hol S. H. Smith Mobile County State W. Ward E. P. White Peter J. F. Eagan A. Primo G. Mountain Phil Kearney M. T. Jackmn E. M. Ennis P. A. Savage R. Quill F. Walsh, Jr D. J. Callaghan Ward F. A. Schimpf J. G. McAuley A. M. Friedman S. J. Rowell S. Heidelae Wm. H. Hol Geo. B. McKnight C. Baumhauer C. F. Smith G. J. Crossland G. W. Adams B. A. Cannon, Sr Calvert H. G. Lowery F. L. Boykin J. D. Woodyard W. J. Thompson E. B. Mason F. A. Webb Gulfcrest J. I. Williams Isam Tillman A. G. Bradley C. R. Miller C. R. George J. R. Hinson Andrew Malone T. L. Lott H. L. George O. E. George J. W. Williams Berry Byrd, Jr Travis George Creola R. J. Ellison W. F. Lister H.P. Lewis D. Wink J. L. Burroughs, Sr Chas. Anderson Oak Grove T. W. Lingard Brewster W. E. Bradley J. L. May C. Cc. Sinback B. C. Davis, Jr John Cary E. D. Crow J. T. Slaughter Chas. Ditmas E. W. Cawthon Toulminville M. T. Gaines E. A. Doody W. L. Hinson J. R. Finch, Jr E. P. McDonald E. P. Toulmin Crichton W. M. Curtin E. G. Rickardy F. J. Girard D. C. Hogg J. M. Zimlich P. G. Cazalas Spring Hill Jerry Austill W. M. Cox J. F. Maury Clarence Crabtree C. Quartermus Dawes J. H. Kroner Bayou la Batre F. E. Smee Crenshaw S. Riva L. Meyer W. B. Garrett Albert Bosarge Herron Bay J Lilly W. H Jesse Je Fear P. P. Dorion E. A. Delchamps Stesley’s F. E. Sgateen Ae Skoglund C. Hartley RE. Barnes, Jr J. G. Cox Amlane T. V. Alvarez Red Store John Tachoir T. RE. Farnell H. Es R. Gimon Havard’s Durrette Collins Emile Patie Leland Biescn Cotas Offcer Owen Prectnet Algazat A. H. Brinkman Robert Lartigue J. E. Pierce Cc. L. Gully Eae

Mobile Cotton Market and Market Results Brief

Mobile cotton prices and market activity with daily quotes for low ordinary through good middling. Receipts for today and week, exports and stock figures, plus a consolidated statement and New Orleans and New York market notes.

Liverpool

Engineers Do Not Favor Appalachicola Project

The War Department recommended Congress eliminate West Pass and Link Channel from the Appalachicola bay improvement plan. Engineers agreed the West Pass to Apalachicola channel is not worthy of the project. Also a notice warns against negotiating a lost stock certificate of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad in the name of Walter B. Barker, deceased, with a 30 day wait for a new certificate.

Washington West Pass Appalachicola Bay Fla Congress War Department Apalachicola Bay Sand St. Vincent's Islands Apalachicola Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company Walter B. Barker

Commodity prices and trade notes from Chicago and Savannah

Butter and eggs prices listed for Chicago with receipts and grade details. Savannah reports naval stores activity with turpentine and resin quotes. Six schooners move cargo to Cuba as local shippers boost river port trade. Mobile Chamber of Commerce directors to meet Thursday evening to consider matters of importance.

Cuba River Front Mobile Chamber of Commerce

Belief Of Bombed Niagara Plant Emerges In Wake Of Explosions

March 8 Niagara Falls New York reports indicate a series of explosions in the Electro Chemical Company sodium peroxide plant in the chlorate section caused a fire and damages estimated at 150000. Police sealed off the area as militia mobilized and one man died with another injured. Dr Hector R Cravath company manager claimed a bomb damaged the plant and suggested outside agents may be at work.

New York Liverpool Niagara Falls Electro Chemical Company Niagara Cataract Canada Hector R. Cravath Caravath

Hydro-aeroplane wreck witnessed near Pinto Island

Captain John Callaghan chief deputy United States collector of customs was an eyewitness to a hydro-aeroplane disaster near Pinto Island. The craft rose then struck a mast as a back gust hit it, injuring Lt. McDonnell lightly in a prior flight.

John Callaghan United States Collector of Customs Pinto Island Ollinger-Bruce Worden McDonnell Leutenant Seed Ll

Notice to Visitors and Citizens Enjoyable bay ride under Chamber auspices

Special round trip 35c. All are invited. Boat leaves foot St. 3 p m Saturday March 11. Returns leaving Fairhope at 70. For further particulars regarding trip apply.

Fairhope Chamber of Commerce

Fine Mobile County Lands For Sale In Karat Quality Tracts

Tracts of 40 acres to 10 000 acres offered with a quarter cash and liberal terms on select parcels in Mobile County. Properties are elevated level and of fine soil quality. Now is the time to buy while prices are low. George Kilborn 408 North Royal Street near Union Terminal Station Mobile Alabama. Bell Phone 957 J.

Mobile George Kilborn North Royal Street Union Terminal Station Ala Mapa Bell Phone

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