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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1913

Page

10

Ships in port amid busy harbor notes

The Cuban steamship Paloma arrives from New Orleans with Captain Nelson aboard as several vessels are expected in the afternoon. Other ships in port include the Norwegian Vera bound for Puerto Barrios, the British Arrino en route to New Orleans with a large timber and lumber cargo, and the Farnham sailing for Buenos Aires with oak and other timber.

Paloma Nelson Munson Line New Orleans Vera Ruggins Puerto Barrios Gaul Arrino Johnstone Liverpool England Farnham Westerberg Masters Buenos Aires Harald Puerto Cortez United Fruit Company Jose Limon Kiora Hilding Seeberg Line Windward Islands Semantha Coutts Munson Stavangeren Hubbard-Zemurray Steamship Company Fijell Hieronymus Port of Beiu Agapito Cagiga Radcliffe Metéor Ftne Radcliffe’s

Arrest Made In Bicycle Theft Case

Patrolman Oliver Pistole arrested Isadore Brunson Wednesday morning on a bicycle theft charge. Police say the suspect possessed the recovered bicycle and is in custody for questioning.

Oliver Pistole Isadore Brunson

Marx Brothers at Lyric Offer High Vaudeville Fun

The Lyric presents four Marx brothers in Mr. Green's Reception along with singing and dancing acts. Arthur Marx on harp and piano and Milton Marx with vocal numbers highlight the program. Performances at 3, 7 45 and 9 15 p m with seats at popular prices.

Four Marx Bros Lyric Mr. Green Four Marx Bros Arthur Marx Milton Marx

Higley Harrington Players Reach 250th Orpheum Show

The Higley Harrington Stock Company strengthens its run in Mobile at the Orpheum theatre with full houses. The 250th Higley Harrington performance is set for next Wednesday May 14 with special souvenirs. Rip Van Winkle is on the bill for Thursday Friday and Saturday.

Orpheum Theatre Conception Street Playhouse Higley- Harrington Stock Company Mobile Orpheum Higley-Harrington

Mobile bankers face Alabama Bankers meeting in Dothan

E. J. Buck of City Bank and E. F. Ladd of Merchants Bank will represent Mobile at the Alabama Bankers Association convention in Dothan starting Thursday. J. L. Taylor of Union Savings Bank declines representation, citing inability to attend. The event marks a first for a convention in a smaller Alabama city and runs three days with a Saturday excursion to Panama City, Florida.

E. J. Buck City Bank and Trust Company E. F. Ladd Merchants Bank Mobile Alabama Bankers’ Association Dothan J. L. Taylor Union Savings Bank Birmingham Montgomery Panama City Fla

Burglar Charged With Highway Robbery in Semmes

Sandy Plenty bound over to city court under a $1000 bond on burglary charges for robbing the Semmes station house. He allegedly held up Henry Thomas near Orchard last October taking $11.75 and nearly beating him to death, with one ear nearly severed. Sheriff T T Palmer reported the information.

Sandy Plenty C. G. Christopher N. O Semmes Ala T. T. Palmer Plenty Henry Thomas Orchard Thomas

Industrious Hen Lays Eggs In Aniston Area

A hen owned by J A Dial of Thirteenth and Pine streets Aniston laid eight eggs in four days and produced three double yolk eggs plus a triple yolk egg over the week. Dial says the hen is now tending a brood of ghiskens and a week old brood.

Anniston Pine Streets

Diabetes cure touted in Stuart's Buchu and Juniper ad

An advertisement proclaims Stuart's Buchu and Juniper Compound as a specific diabetes treatment. It claims rapid improvement of kidney function and reduction of swelling, promising cures and long life, and lists price and Mobile distribution details.

Stuart Mobile van Antwerp Drug Co Royal and Dauphin Sts Express

Grain and Provisions Market Closing Figures

Grain and provisions closing prices listed for Wheat Corn and Oats in St Louis and Kansas City on May 7. Wheat July 86 7 8 and September 278 1 8 in St Louis. Corn July 55 8 and September 56 1 4. Oats July 34 3 4 and September 34 1 4. Kansas City shows May and July Wheat around 82 7 8 to 83 1 8 8, Corn May 55 1 4 to July 55 1 0 8, Oats 34 5 8 for July and September.

ST. Louis Kansas City Chicago Northern Hay Timothy

First Shriners Visit Mobile En Route to Dallas Meet

The Murat Temple of Indianapolis leading over 100 Shriners will arrive in Mobile Thursday morning. They will breakfast at Cawthon Vineyard and attend an Abba Temple reception. Mascmus Temple comes Thursday afternoon and Osiris Temple Friday. Abba reception chair W H Monk Jr plans a pleasant visit. Industrial Leaders Arrigned for Trial in Paterson Silk Riot Case. Notably Haywood Flynn Tresca Quinlan Lessig arraigned. IWW funds aiding defense noted.

Shriners Mobile Imperial Council Dalas Texas Murat Temple Indianapolis Ind Cawthon Vineyard Abba Temple of Shriners Damascus Osiris W. H. Monk, Jr Abba Associated Press Paterson N. J William D. Haywood Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Carlo Tresca Patrick Quinlan Adolph Lessig Industrial Workers’ of the World

Remains of Mrs Uey Meridith Interred in Magnolia Cemetery

The remains of Mrs Uey Meridith who came from Altha Florida ten days ago and died at the Providence Infirmary after an operation were interred on Wednesday in Magnolia cemetery. She left several relatives in Florida.

Uey Meridith Altha Fla Providence Infirmary Magnolia Cemetery Florida

Atlanta Manager Releases Brausewein Return to Charlotte

Atlanta manager Billy Smith announced Brausewein will be released and go back to Charlotte, N C, the club he was secured from. Brausewein has shown little value during his time with Atlanta.

Billy Smith Atlanta Brausewein Charlotte N. C

Cotton futures open steady in New Orleans trade

Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady gaining 8 to 12 points by noon amid better cables and cool belt temperatures. Spot cotton remained quiet at 12 3/16 cents middling with 70 bales traded. late traded activity showed profit-taking as prices edged higher from yesterday's close.

New Orleans Shorts DBO Eave c Rciaghingy Sese Avess Haan Eee

Cotton futures edge up on short covering and thinner rains

New York May 7 Cotton futures opened firm with gains of 5 to 9 points on covering and demand from reactionists amid better cables and no significant East as rain. Prices held around 11.30 to 11.50 for active months with midday firming. spot cotton steady at Middling Upland 12.00 and Middling Gulf 12.25.

New York Alabama Mississippi Gulf Sanuety Veecers Perm Vieenveewvda SDN Speerewrees

Cotton Spot Prices Rise in Liverpool Demand Report

In Liverpool on May 7 the cotton market shows increased demand with prices steady after gains. Middling fair at 7.16 pence, good middling 6.82, middling 6.62, low middling 6.48, good ordinary 6.14, ordinary 5.80. sales reach 10 000 bales including 500 for speculation and export and 9 300 American. receipts 10 000 with 9 500 American. futures open easy and close steady with several forward spread quotes from May through April.

Liverpool

Wall Street Review Shows Mixed Trading as Harriman Pressures Ease

Mixed market activity with Harriman stock weakness easing after fears of broader impact. Rumors of a new syndicate to take Union Pacific’s Southern Pacific stake surfaced while bonds held steady and New York Central slipped to 100 1/4.

Fie Harriman Union Pacific Southern Pacific New York Central Baltimore & Ohio Pennsylvania Amalgamated Copper American Beet Sugar American Cotton Oil Amer. Smelt. and Refining American Sugar Refining American Tel and Tel Anaconda Mining Co Atchison Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore and Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific Chesapeake and Ohio Chicago and Northwestern Chicago Mil St. Paul Colorado Fuel and Iron Colorado and Southern Delaware and Hudson Denver and Rio Grande Erie General Electric Great Northern International Harvester Oid Louisville and Nashville Missouri Pacific Missouri Kansas Texas Lehigh Valley National Lead Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific People’s Gas Pullman Palace Reading Rock Island Co Southern Railway United States Steel Wabash Western Union

Turpentine and Rosin Prices Reported in Savannah

Turpentine firm in Savannah reports 38 to 38 1-4 cents, sales 2352 casks. rosin firm shows no sales but receipts 2694 barrels. B and D at 4.05, E and F 4.60, G and H 4.70, I 4.80, K 5.00, M 5.50, N 6.00, WG 6.25, WW 6.50.

Savannah

Over 500 On Excursion From Meridian To Mobile

Passenger Agent Harvey E. Jones of the Mobile and Ohio reports that the Sunday excursion from Meridian and way points to Mobile carried over 500 persons. Jones recently returned from Carrollton Mississippi where he had been in court for five days.

Harvey E. Jones Mobile and Ohio Carrollton Miss Meridian Mobile

Stearns' Electric Rat and Roach Paste Exterminates Vermin

The advertisement extols Stearns' Electric Rat and Roach Paste as a 35 year standard exterminator. It kills rats mice and cockroaches in a single night and does not blow away like powders. Ready to use with money back guarantee. Sold by druggists for 25 cents or one dollar.

Stearns

Men of the country must combat evil

Dean Walter Sumner of Chicago addresses clergy and laymen at the New Jersey diocese convention in Atlantic City urging men to confront social evil as a duty of the church. He cites Chicago statistics claiming half of the city's young men are not healthy enough to marry.

Associated Press Atlantic City N. J Dean Walter Sumner Chicago New Jersey Protestant Episcopal Church Dean Sumner

Prest Hibben honored by seminarians

Princeton Theological Seminary trustees elected John Grier Hibben president of Princeton University to that body. No action was taken on filling the vacancy after Dr Francis L Patton resigned the previous Monday.

Associated Press Princeton N. J Princeton Theological Seminary John Grier Hibben Princeton University Francis L. Patton

Aging Longer a Healthful Goal Promoted by Tonics

A Medico-Legal society meeting suggests fifty is not old and people can enjoy forty more years with temperate living. The ad claims cod liver and iron tonic Vinci strengthens tired bodies, with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied, from Van Antwerp's Drug Corporation Mobile Alabama. Also a skin remedy Saxo is advertised for eczema sufferers.

Medico-Legal Society Vinci van Antwerp's Drug Corporation, Inc Mobile Ala. P

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