Barges Leave La Salle for New Orleans Opening Illinois Waterway
A fleet of steel barges departed La Salle for New Orleans inaugurating the Illinois to San Francisco waterway. The Steel City leads the procession carrying prominent businessmen from Chicago La Salle and other Illinois cities. Project supporters say the waterway will boost trade with the South and Central America and reduce freight rates versus rail.
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LA Salle
Ill
New Orleans
Illinois
San Francisco
Steel City
Chicago
Middle Western
Central and
South America
Pensacola Bankers Freed of Charges in Conspiracy Case
Pensacola Florida May 25 The four bankers charged with conspiracy in the First National Bank of Pensacola failure were cleared today Nolle prosequi were entered for Thomas W Bent and William S dauwies and Judge Call instructed the jury to return not guilty verdicts for William S Keyser and W K Hyer in the federal case
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
First National Bank of
Nollegroeses
Thomas W. Bent
William S. Dauwies
Call
William 8. Keyser
W. K. Hyer
Mobile and Alabama land sale by Kilborn firm
A prospectus from Geo. Kilborn, president of the Ala Land and Dev Co, offers 480 acres seven miles west of Chunchula in Mobile County with fine soil and a running stream for general farming and stock raising. Whole at 11.50 an acre. Also parcels from 40 acres to 10,000 acres at 4.00 per acre and up. Address 409 N Royal St Mobile Alabama Bell Phone 957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile & Ohio
R. R. Lands S
Ala
Miss
Chunchula
Mobile County
Alabama
Geo. Kilborn
Ala. Land & Dev. Co
Tuesday Closing Markets in Cotton Trade
New York reports cotton declines on lower Liverpool cables and favorable southern weather with prices easing across active months. Liverpool futures stay soft as selling appears. near month down 9 to 14 points, with late rally on Wall Street and New Orleans buying. Spot cotton quiet. Upland middling at 9.65 cents. deliveries include October through May-June futures. Liverpool spot eased with 6,000 bales sold and various receipts listed from rail and river shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
Wall Street
New Orleans
New Orleans Cotton Market Dips On Weak Liverpool Cables
The New Orleans cotton market opened weak due to poor Liverpool cables and near perfect belt weather. By midmorning prices fell 8 to 13 points, and by 1:30 pm the market showed a net loss of 12 points with spot trading quiet and 625 bales sold on the spot. Middling held at 9 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Liverpool
Wall Street dull at open as war stocks slide and copper edges up
Trading opened dull with war shares, copper and select steel issues showing small gains while many top stocks declined or stalled. Reading and Republic Steel weakened after directors failed to act on preferred dividends as mid-session quotes hardened then slipped again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street Review
New York
United States Steel
Reading
Republic Steel
Amalgamated Copper
American Agricultural
American Can
American Car & Foundry
American Cities
American Smelting
American Sugar
American Tel
American Tobacco
Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago
Mil
Kansas City Southern
Lorillard Co
Mexican Petroleum
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
New York Central
N. Y
N. H. & Hartford
Northern Pacific
Rep. Iron & Steel
Rock Island Co
Seaboard Air Line
Sloss-Shef. Steel & Iron
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Tennessee Copper
Union Pacific
Virginia-Carp. Chem
Western Union
Bethlehem Steel
American Beet Sugar
Turpentine Prices On Savannah Market Report May 25
Naval Stores in Savannah Georgia on May 25 show turpentine firm at 40 1-2 cents per gallon with 50 receipts and 2 815 barrels. prices quoted across grades range from 2.75 to 5.40 dollars per cask including 3B 2.85 3.00 FE 3.00 3.10 F 3.12 1-2 G H I 3.12 1-2 K 3.30 3.35 aunt N 4.90 to 5.40 WW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
G. H
Mobile Infirmary Faces $25,000 Damage Suit
Mrs. Fannie Tucker sues the Mobile Infirmary for $25,000 claiming scalding injuries from hot water handled by an alleged incompetent servant. The case began this term of the circuit court and may take several days. The suit previously stalled after a juror spoke to the plaintiff’s husband during a lunch recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Tucker
Mobile Infirmary
Circuit Court
Pucker
Three Big Cargoes of Fruit Arrive in Port
Tuesday brought three steamers with substantial fruit cargoes. The Viator carried 30,000 banana bunches from Puerto Cortes, the Corinto brought about 15,000 banana bunches for United Fruit, and the Karen arrived from Cabana ports with 20,000 crates of pineapples.
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Viator
Chamelecon Steamship Company
Puerto Cortez
Hon
Corinto
Nod
United Fruit Company
Karen
Munson Steamship Line
Har
Caban
Lawn Party At Baptist Church To Fund Picnic Transport
May 25 lawn party at the Baptist church in Prichard will raise money to pay for cars to Monroe Park for the Baptist Sunday school picnic in early June. Henry Glazier died suddenly at his home Sunday. funeral Monday at the Baptist church with burial in Mississippi. Prichard notices report a birth, visits, and local society meetings. Market data from Chicago shows wheat corn rye and pork prices and futures.
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Prichard
Ala
Baptist Church
Monroe Park
Baptist Sunday School
Henry Glazier
Mississippi
School Improvement Association
L. D. Holt
Mobile
Howard Richardson
Sam Ingram
Bay
Jimmy Kates
Knoxville
Tenn
H. A. Kates
Ladies Aid Society
Julia Davis
John Clancy
Henry Blackwell
Mb.e
Chauncey Bascomb
Birmingham
Henry Carlson
New Orleans
Famous Alabama rate agreement lost testified before committee
Montgomery May 25. B H Cooper associate member of the state railroad commission testified that papers in the railroad rate agreement between the former commission and Alabama railroads had been lost and not found despite diligent search. Atticus Mullin secretary to the commission corroborated the claim that the papers were expected in the commission office. Mullin said Kennedy told him the papers were with Miss Lillian Lipscomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
State Railroad Commission
Legislative Investigating Committee
Commission
Railroads of
Alabama
Atticus Mullin
Railroad Commission
Mullin
P. Kennedy
Commsion
Lillian Lipscomb
Pere Marquette Railroad Auction Ordered by Federal Judge
Federal Judge Tuttle ordered the Pere Marquette railroad system sold at public auction on October 1 in Detroit Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Tuttle
Calocide Promises Quick Foot Relief for Sore Feet
Sufferers of sore feet are promised instant relief with Calocide compound. A warm foot soak of Calocide for fifteen minutes allegedly soothes tired burning and sweaty feet and softens corns and callouses. A twenty five cent package is offered.
City Commissioners Defer Buying Fly Traps
The city commission deferred action on purchasing patent fly traps used for exhibition. They agreed several traps will be bought later. Also, McAleer’s bankruptcy tax assessment request was refused and sent to the city attorney. A license transfer for Mrs. Johnson was approved and attorney Jegues was told to prove earnings under the new schedule before a refund.
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City Commission
W. B. McAleer
Muscat & Lott
M. Johnson
Elmira
Dearborn
Conception
H. T. Jegues
Fwiss
Oakdale Church Welcomes New Members at Home
Reverend D Y Register entertained new Oakdale Methodist members at his Florida street home. Recipients included Rosa Lee Tagert Maggie Seabury Carrie Sexton Zellah Mae Rush Ethel Tagert Marie Thompson Nannie Ada Mae Whisenhant J D Moody Arthur Rush Jr Walter Seabury Slifford Herron Laving houze Melvin Jones Gerald Thaxton Edward Tagert. Miss Ophelia Heiter visited brother Joe Heiter and wife. D H Williamson drowned at Dog River during a Sunday picnic. Wake Bearers class to host teacher Rev Vaughn at Monroe Park picnic. guests included Mrs Alice Simmons Stanford Mrs Boyes Mabel Lundy Eugene Noel. Captain George Southard home for a few days. Austin Swift family welcomed a baby boy. W Whittenger Anna Mae Brocker Cleo Helton visited Shell Island fishing.
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D. Y. Register
Oakdale
Monroe Park
J. W. Jackson
Alice Simmons
Stanford
Boyes
Mabel
Lundy
Eugene Noel
George Southard
Austin Swift
W. Whittenger
Anna Mae Brocker
Cleo.Helton
Shell Island
Chamber Secretary George G Card to Visit Grand Bay
Grand Bay organizes a new commercial body with help from secretary George G Card of Mobile Chamber of Commerce. He will visit Thursday to aid formation and practical setup, joined by several Mobile Chamber members to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Card
Grand Bay
George G. Card
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Admiralty and criminal docket set by Judge Toulmin
The United States district court listed Admiralty cases for May through June set by Judge H. T. Toulmin including launches, steamboats, schooners, and barges with parties such as C. W. Rapier Bright Grocery Co. Henry Lindsey and others. Criminal and common law trials included United States actions on illicit distilling postal law violations and trespass on public lands. A large Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America meet in Philadelphia drew over 1,000 entries from East South and Midwest colleges.
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United States District Court
H. T. Toulmin
C. W. Rapier
Launch Picaroon
Bright Grocery Co
Henry M. Lindsey
Jim Pits
Steamboat Ay
Lapwing Towing & Wrecking Company
Steamboat Pleasure Bay
Abel C. Bush
Schooner Dennison
Alex Dolin
Barkentine Boynton
Mobile Ship Chandlery Co
Steamboat May
Southern Manufacturing Co
Steamboat Peerless
John J. Reiner
Gypsum Empress
Josh Miller
Barge
Blue Rock No. 2
Melvin Johnson
Amelia Gloria
E. H. Richards
Steamboat American
H. M. Lindsey
Louise M. Richards
United States
Lillie White
Lillie Steel
F. C. Lindsey
Henry Daniel
John and
Cornelia Porter
W. M. Carney Mill Co
New York
Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America
Philadelphia
East
South
Middle West
Potter reports poisoning of two pedigreed hens
G. U. Potter told the Coast Poultry Association that, in the past week, two of his valuable pedigreed hens were poisoned. He previously bought valuable chickens from London, England. A rooster and four hens remain alive at his home.
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G. U. Potter
The
Coast Poultry Association
Mr. Potter
London
England
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Creaper & Burns
Point Clear Hotel
Geo. J. Wagoner
Cowthon Hotel
Mobile Bay
Point Clear
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Japan
R. 0. H. Black
Bell Phone
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