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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1915
Page
3
Mobile Chamber of Commerce Secretary Card announces entries for the dog show remain open until Friday due to his absence and campaign duties. Over a hundred dogs from Mobile and nearby areas are expected, with prize ribbons in all classes and cups for top winners.
Li Harris and R D Tobien of the Southern Railway arrived for a city inspection trip and left for Birmingham. Police seek 16 year old James Cooper of Robertsdale who ran away en route to Mobile. A quorum failed to meet the Chamber of Commerce. Keys found on Spring Hill avenue await owner at the police station. A Steiner's Bakery wagon was damaged when horses frightened by a train, bread spoiling. Joe Simonson is arrested for alleged illegal licensing of sailors. case set in recorder's court. Visitors include M M Emmert and Thomas V Kirk. Tug Leo may resume service next week. Palmes Bros sue Stephen Touart for 177 36. John W Lilly ill at home.
The packet Alma arrived at Municipal Docks around 10 am after losing both smoke stacks in a collision with overhanging trees on the Tombigbee river near Little River. It carried passengers and freight and proceeded with wooden stacks to save delay. Captain Owen Burke said new stacks would be installed and the boat would depart on schedule by Wednesday night.
Fred and Alfred Seymore were held to $500 bond in the inferior criminal court on grand larceny charges. Louis Walker waived examinations with $500 bond. Others including Jim Lee Henry O Cain Harry Hays and Lonnie Gorman saw cases continued to March 20. Phillip McDuffie identified as principal witness. Alfred Evans and Oscar Smith received short sentences. Several defendants were fined or jailed for minor counts.
The bay steamer Apollo carried a mixed group from Fairhope Wednesday morning including Dr and Mrs Grant Minnick William Zepp A O Berglin S O Carlson Thomas Keon Dickson Mil dred Dickson Mrs F Stewart Mr and Mrs Simmons Miss Boyd Mrs Hunter William Stimpson Mrs Sohn Neff Mrs W P Minnich Mrs R S Summers Mrs V V McClintock Miss Cole Mrs Meyers and daughter.
Lee at Montgomery hosts a regional civic secretary meeting where Norman Lee of the Gadsden Chamber of Commerce is elected president Bruce Kennedy of the Montgomery Business Men's League is named vice president and W S Lounsberry of the Brewton Chamber of Commerce becomes secretary treasurer.
Wednesday's consolidated statement shows four days of receipts and exports to Britain and the continent. It lists U S port receipts since August 1 and daily stock figures with totals for exports to Great Britain and the continent.
The cotton futures market opened steady with March at 8.45 in New York and 8.33 in New Orleans. May futures stood at 8.73 in New York and 8.58 in New Orleans, with July 8.99 and 8.76 respectively. October reached 9.27 in New York and 9.04 in New Orleans, while December marked 9.46 in New York and 9.21 in New Orleans.
Market report shows open high low and close figures for MBS and New York Cotton futures across March May October and December contracts. Cotton futures closed firm with March and October quotes around 8.4 to 9.4 cents and December near 9.5 cents, while MBS contracts show ranges from 8.33 to 9.85 in the period.
Turpentine firm receipts reach 301 casks in Savannah with rosin receipts of 301 barrels. Market quotes list grades and prices from B at 2.95 to WW at 6.55 with ELF G and H at 3.07 1 2 and other indicators across the spectrum.
Sunday School Basket Ball League teams meet next Saturday at 2 15 p m at the Y M C A to decide which Sunday school claims the pennant Trinity First and Government Street Methodists all tied for first with two wins and one loss All Saints has yet to win a game Sponsors and mascots are named for some teams as league play begins and teams vow strong effort for the title
Alabama oyster dealers and shippers condemn the lack of enforcement as Mississippi boats harvest oysters from Alabama reefs during the interim after abolishing the oyster commission. They urge a reef warden be appointed promptly and accuse state officials of delaying action to favor Mississippi interests.
Mrs. Katherine Murray of Jeffersonville Indiana asks Mayor Pillans for information about a shipyard her father Thomas H Murray operated on the Mobile river opposite Mobile before the Civil War. She says the yard was seized for vessel repairs and plans to file a government claim. asks for an attorney's address and has pictures. The mayor does not recall such a shipyard.
In a city court on Wednesday Adam Collings faced grand larceny charges with insanity alleged by the defense. The brief proceedings centered on the defendant's mental state and its relevance to the case.
The bay steamer Beaver reached Municipal Docks on Wednesday morning and reported going aground off Daphne wharf Sunday night. She did not refloat until Monday noon as tide rose. Lights on the Daphne wharf were removed and the pilot steered toward a nearby bath house light, grounding in about three feet of water. Passengers were landed in small boats with no injuries reported.
Stella Johanna Carney, two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs W A Carney of 1007 Dauphin Way, died Wednesday afternoon at 1 50 after a week long illness. Besides her parents she leaves relatives in Paris Texas and Wilmington North Carolina.
A marriage license was issued by the probate court on Wednesday to Stephen Davis and Jessie Davis.
Civil war veteran General Edward Harlan died in Norwich Connecticut last night at age 82. He enlisted at the outbreak of the war and received multiple promotions culminating as brigadier general of volunteers on November 28.
The remains of Martha F. Snow who died in this city on Sunday were interred Tuesday in the Wilmer Alabama cemetery. Funeral services were held at the former home with Rev. Mr. Trotter officiating. Pallbearers included Bertie Brannan M. Vickers Ed Emmons G. Ford Bronny Pierce.
A large Mobile Equal Suffrage League gathering at the Cawthon hotel discussed revising the constitution and strategies for pressuring the legislature. They noted a pro suffrage Federal Congress likely to pass a national bill and urged Alabama to act this session to claim credit for women’s voting rights. Mrs. Oliver Stewart shared experiences from the Flying Squadron and Na tional Board service.
Assistant Transfer Agent FE. C. Hines left Mobile with four long term inmates. Clay Williamson two years Ross Johnson five years William Pharr fifteen years and Charlies alias Speak Easy eight years. They will be sent to the state penitentiary at Otympka and then farmed out. Convicted at the current city court term.
The Danish steamer L. H. Carl, loaded with cotton oil cake by Van Heynigen Brokerage, sailed Wednesday for Denmark. The Honduran schooner Ange line headed to St Andrews for Ruatan timber, while the British schooner Athena cleared for Barcelona with a heavy timber cargo.
A certificate of dissolution of the Farmers' Commission Company was filed in probate court on Wednesday by Henry Hall Clarke and EK H Planck.
An old advertisement urges parents not to delay treating a child’s cough and promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as a soothing antiseptic remedy claimed to quickly ease a cold and cough. The text appears as a period promotional ad with marketing phrasing and misspellings.
Prof. Ernest Walker of Alabama Polytechnic Institute inspected nurseries near Grand Bay and Mobile and reported they can now dispose of citrus fruit stock to county residents. Nurseries were told not to ship outside the county. Bros. and Saibara nurseries have sold large quantities since Monday.
In a U S district court before Judge Toulmin, Alex Dahn vs Schooner Ethel V Boynton was argued and submitted on exceptions to amend libel. Jim Pitts et al vs Steamboat Charles May saw exceptions to label overruled. C W Olds vlds va tug Mill.
A Monroe county delegation led by Judge W G Monroeville urged the joint judiciary committee to keep the Monroe law and equity court open. The hearing was the delegation's first formal appearance and focused on retaining the current court establishments over consolidation. The county solicitor Coxwell A Bugg supported the position.
A new Zeppelin enters trials over Lake Con, becoming the ninth to depart Fri since the war began. The event marks another step in aerial efforts as authorities supervise the ongoing testing phase amid wartime demands.
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