Conservation and Extermination Threaten Oyster Industry
President John Craft addresses the National Shell Fish Commission urging scientific conservation of shellfish resources, arguing federal supervision can protect marine life and ensure a nationwide seafood supply. He recalls Alabama history, Biloxi’s oyster trade, and warns against political meddling harming oyster culture.
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John Craft
National Shell Fish Commission
Atlantic
Blycom- City
Alabama
Plains
Great Northwest
Buffalo
Commercial Club of
Mobile
Samuel F. Bowden
Rhode Island
Middle and Western States
Virginia
Rhode
Gulf Coast
Biloxi
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Commonwealth
America
Union
Bureau of Agriculture
Federal Bureau of Fisheries
Funeral for Leopold Hammel Draws Crowds in Mobile
Crowds gathered at Temple Shaarai Sharmnayim and the Hebrew cemetery for the funeral of Leopold Hammel, a beloved Mobile citizen. Elks, Masons, and Bnai B’rith members attended, with pallbearers led by Masons and a choir performing Adonai Mo Odom as the service proceeded with prayers, readings, and a eulogy by Dr. Moses.
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Shaarai Sharmnayim
Hebrew Cemetery
Leopold Hammel
Mobile
Mr. Hammel
Hammel
Mobile Lodge No. 108
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Elks
Masons
B'nai B'rith
Temple
Rabbi Moses
Henry Forcheimer
S. Eichard
L. J. Adler
J. H. Webb
Adoney Mo Odom
S. S. Tam
J. S. Simon
Ernest Planck
Thomas Halliwell
Edwin Lyles Taylor
Dr. Moses
Mrs. Tam
Federal control urged to safeguard seafood supply
The speaker argues local laws fail to protect fish and shellfish, urging federal supervision of seafood quality and interstate commerce. He cites waste during spawning season, destructive nets, and the need for a national quarantine and conservation committee including representation from sea food producing states.
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California Fish Commission
Oklahoma
America
Wm. Redfield
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National Conservation OF Shell Fish Resources
Alabama Commis
Sion
L. Hammel
Eeeetttt
Matthew Brewster
Dr. Fonde
J. T. Schley
Henry Stoutz
Jake Meyer
Colonel Keller
P. D. Barker
Joe Walsh
Laz Schwarz
Ferd Forcheimer
Hery Hess
E. Kahn
L. Eichold
Jake Simon
Julius Goldstein
Mr. Garner
H. P. Vass
Henry Hall
Henry Chamberlain
Adam Glass
Just
New York
Reiss
Castoria
Cheney
Kranich & Bach
Hazelton
Brambacksrand
Clutter
Dauphin St
Tutt
West Side Marine
New Jersey St
N. E
Cedar
Monroe Sts
N. W
Conception and
Savannah Sts
Old Shell Road
Garnett Ave
E. Garnett Ave
Shell Road
Morrill & Lyons
ST. Francis
G. W. Barnes
Texas St
Taxi Bell
Seeberg
Feamshir
Mobile, Ala
Leeward and
Windward Islands
Central and
South America
S. S. Crathens
Kingston
Jamaica
Jamaican
Haiti
S. S. Hilding
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Barbados
Demerara
Trinidad
la Guaira
Puerto Cabello
Curacao
S. S. Mecklenburg
Demerera
la Guira
Hayti
Steamship Line
S. S. Alm
Colon
Santo Domingo
iSeeberg
City Bank
Ala
U.S
Windsor Potel
Cont. Sts
Oes
Sete Abe
Booklovers
City
New York City
M. R
D. W. Blumenthal
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