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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1916

Page

12

Confederate Veteran Calcina Dies in Mobile

Joseph A Calcina died Tuesday March 7 at 116 South Cedar Street Mobile. He was a former prominent commission merchant on Water Street and later a book-keeper for EB Cowart. A Confederate veteran and Mobile Bay survivor, he had been ill since March last year.

Joseph A. Calcina South Cedar Street Calcina Mobile Water Street EB. T. Cowart Mr. Cabina Mobile Bay

W. and M committee meeting set for Monday night

The ways and means committee of the Chamber of Commerce will meet Monday night at the Cawthon. Supper starts at 7 o'clock and the business at 7 30. Chairman J D Andrews urges all members to attend promptly for full discussion of several important items.

Ways and Means Committee Chamber of Commerce Cawthon J. D. Andrews Andrews

Creamery Committees Meet on Friday in Mobile

Sixty six volunteers pursuing a Mobile creamery gathered Friday night at the Cawthon Hotel with Chamber of Commerce President E. M. Bailey. They discussed locating the plant and reported favorable progress securing stock subscriptions for a report to the general membership on Monday night March 20.

Mobile E. M. Bailey Chamber of Commerce Cawthon Hotel Bailey

Portable rink to open soon in Mobile

E. B. Barnes and his wife arrived in Mobile from Havana Cuba to set up a portable roller skating rink. The rink will reach the port Monday and work to erect it will begin immediately with operations starting within a few days at the site secured by Barnes.

E. B. Barnes Mobile Havana Cuba Barnes

Examinations Held For Postmaster and Rural Route Jobs

Joseph Henry, civil service examiner for Mobile, conducted two large exam classes on Saturday. One group sought the St. Stephens postmastership, the other applied for the Theodore rural route in Mobile County. Only one female appeared in the St. Stephens postmaster class.

U. S Kein M. Rochesto Ortra East St. Louis Ill Behoo Civil Service Kends Washington, D. C Joseph Henry Mobile St. Stephens Theodore Mobile County

Saturday Market Stock List Refines New York Prices

A Saturday stock list from New York shows numerous shares with bid prices across industries. Major names include American Can, Bethlehem Steel, General Electric, United States Steel, Union Pacific, and Western Union among others with varied quotes and several preferred shares.

New York Allis-Chalmers American Beet Layer American Can American Car & Foundry American Locomotive American Cotton Oil American Smelting American Tobacco Anaconda Copper Atchisor Atlantic Coast Line Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore & Ohio Bethlehem Steel Brooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago Mil. & St. Paul L & Pac. Ry Consolidated Gas Crucible Steel Erie General Electric Reat Northern Pfd Great Northern Pfd Timeis Central Interborough Consol. Corp International Merc. Mar Pfq Kansas City Southern Louisville & Nashville Lorillard Co Mexican Petroleum Missouri, Kansas & Texas National Lead Nhke Hartland Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Reading Rep. I & Steel Seaboard Seaboard Air Line Sloss Steel Tran Southern Pacific Southern Railway Judebaker Corporation Tennessee Copper Texas Co Union Pacific United States Rubber United States Steel Va, Iron, Coal & Coke Wabash Ctfs Western Union Westinghouse Electric

Border forces ready for Villa pursuit in Mexico action

Fort Bliss and El Paso circles report a planned brigade movement toward the border to trap Villa. Pershing denies confirmation while dispatching troops to Deming and awaiting interior arrivals to maintain frontier security for a potential invasion.

Villistas in raid and siege spark panic along border

News recounts Villista raids near Columbus and Osborne Junction with six Mexicans detained then released amid citizen ambushes. Seven bandits including Lieutenant Chavez and a 12 year old, Ausieto Rayes, face murder charges as American soldiers are buried after Thursday’s killings. The panic drives calls for military escorts and possible border garrison duty.

Ing Columbus Ysabel Chavez Juan Sanchez Elias Moras Antonio Morandas Leon Luis Jesus Rayes Ausieto Rayes Pablo Garcia Villistas Osborne Junction Aris H. A. Blankenship Malpias Golden State Limited Thirteenth Cavalry Bugle Corps S. M. Lutz Hurst el Paso Casas Grandes Carranza State Department Villa

Villa Extermination Will Be No Easy Task

Captain Isidor Farias, wounded in the Columbus raid, said Villa would be hailed as a national hero by supporters and that the American invasion could be used to lure Villa into the interior. Some reports say Villa is fleeing and may try to strike border towns or draw US forces inland while protecting lines of communication. Observers forecast a difficult fight ahead as authorities debate strategy and caution over disease and drought threats.

United States Mexico Carranza Palomas Columbus Agua Prieta Douglas, Ariz New Mexico Pablo Bertani Villa Juares Rio Grande United States Post Fort Bliss Bertani la Ascension Guzman Isidor Farias Farias Villa Pro

M & C Railroad Lands Offer Mobile Area Tracts

In Alabama and Mississippi tracts from 40 to 10 000 acres with one quarter cash and liberal terms on balance. Several fine tracts in Mobile County with elevated land and high quality soil. Write George Kilborn at 408 North Royal Street near Union Terminal Station Mobile Alabama for maps and price list. Bell phone 967 J.

Mobila George Kilborn North Royal Street Union Terminal Station Mobile Ala Bell J. M. & C. Railroad

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