Pilotage Costs Under Scrutiny at Mobile Hearing
The investigation into port charges examines pilot incomes with 22 pilots earning about 93 806 58 for 1911 and an average annual income above 4 200. W C Carrell declines to disclose pilots business details while Italian counsel argues high rates deter Italian ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Bay and Bar
Chamber of Commerce
W. C. Carrell
Pilots’ Association
H. L. Hargrove
Carrell
Rich
Hargrove
G. M. van Liew
van Liew
Cotton Exchange Committee
G. Ivalich
Bay St Louis Bridge Burns on L N Line
The Louisville and Nashville bridge at Bay St. Louis, Miss., is burning with about 200 feet consumed. A strong northeast wind drives the fire as northbound train No. 4 has not yet crossed the bridge. The span is over two miles long and officials indicate no decision on a special train for northbound passengers.
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Bay ST. Louis
Miss
Louisville and Nashville
Whitman Warned Again of Danger in New York
District Attorney Whitman received a warning of an alleged plot against his life as the Becker trial nears conclusion. He acknowledged a letter and telegram saying four Chicago thugs would arrive by train to harm him. Precautions are being stepped up with a detective by his side and guarded attention.
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New York
Whitman
Becker-Rosenthal
Becker
John Doe
Rosenthal
Sing Sing Prison
William Ferrick
Ferrick
Governor Wilson Urges Vote on Key National Reforms
The speech urges a November vote to shape tariffs trusts banking and currency policies and to renew forests mines and water resources. It denounces special interests and argues for a government serving the whole people with liberal foreign policy and broad opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Menocal Sends Greenings 10 United States
General Mario Menocal, elected president of Cuba on the conservative ticket, cables to the United States via World praising Cuba's lawful elections and disapproval of corrupt government. He says Cuba will prove worthy of the confidence placed in them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mario Menocal
Cuba
United States
Ark man hanged for wife killing in first guilty plea
Ferdinand Glaublitz of Alex Arkansas was hanged at Ozark for the August 26 murder of his wife. He pleaded guilty to first degree murder the first time he faced execution in the state. He killed her by stabbing shooting and then splitting her skull with an axe.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Ferdinand Glaublitz
Alex
Ozark
Glau- Diltz
Pilots discuss payments and water purchase records
Pilote talks on living aboard a bay yacht and pilots gaining no rebate while ship masters sometimes earned a percentage from stevedores. The note also mentions a water purchase list filed for reference by Waterworks Superintendent C W Soost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivalich
C. W. Soost
Weather Forecast for Mobile and Regions on Nov 2 1912
Forecasts till 6 PM Sunday for Mobile and vicinity call for fair skies tonight and Sunday with cooling and frost possible and a low around 46. Moderate north winds. For Alabama and Mississippi expect fair conditions tonight and Sunday with freezing temperatures in the north portions and moderate north winds.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Mysterious Weather Freeze Note Hits Old Shipment Log
A fragmentary line notes protection for 24 degrees for 26 hour shipments with references to north 36 degrees and west. The readable text hints at a cold chain instruction without full context.
Scotch Women Stand Up Against Banquet
Washington November 2 Scotch fathers and husbands of the St Andrews Society of the District of Columbia voted to ban women from the official banquet to avoid losing Scotch whiskey at the event. Indignant women threaten reprisals after a near unanimous vote on whiskey versus women.
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Washington
St. Andrews Society
District of Columbia
Vothis Reveals Sinking of Turkish Cruiser at Saloniki
Greek account by Lieutenant Vot his details torpedo attack on a Turkish cruiser near Saloniki. He describes launching three torpedoes from 150 metres and 2600 metres, causing a massive explosion and smoke as the fortresses lit the estuary and the harbor. He claims safe passage into Saloniki despite searchlights and nearby vessels.
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Athens
Liieutenant Votahis
Feth-i-Bulend
Saloniki
Karabun
Satoniki
Balkans Battle Report Intensifies on 20 Mile Front
London dispatch details seven days of brutal fighting between Turkish and Bulgarian forces in the Balkans with about 400000 soldiers involved. Turkish left wing under Shefket Pasha holds Laflar and Torgut positions as Bulgarian artillery and infantry press hard toward the railway bridge across the Erkene river. The clash extends from Lula Burgas to surrounding targets with heavy casualties and shifting lines as dawn broke Wednesday.
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London
Balkan Peninsula
Lula Burgas
Torgut Shefket Pasha
Lule Murgas
Torgut
Shefket Pasha
Erkene
Notice to Subscribers on November 1 Moving Day
The Mobile Item requests subscribers to notify the Circulation Department of address changes for November 1 moving day. Provide both old and new addresses to avoid delays in delivery.
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Woodrow Wilson
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Dingley
Altrich Tariffa
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Senate
Menocal
Greenings
Shippers’ Forecast
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T. William Hutchins
Ship Island, Miss
Mittsburg
Gambosie Hero Fund Commission
Biddle Hiles
Hiles
Salem
N. J
John J. LaMarche
LeMarche
Leonard J. Slip
Hutton
Foreman
Willam Porter
Stockman
John Rykmans
Mike Lewicki
Los Angeles
Sal
Fred L. Maneval
Maneval
Elna Newburg
Ridgway
John W. Freeman
Freeman
Johnnie Porter
Thomas W. Erwin
Erwin
Jetta W. Caudill
Clytteside
Roy ‘S T. Hughes
Hughes
Elma J. Stafford
May Turner
Olen Ae Dren
Wning
Letot
Texas
Newton Law
Ms Ranchman
Nettie L. Clanahan
Dorris A. Stafford
Nathan Record
Record
Luther F
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Nettie L. McClanahan
George A. Blitch
Blitch
John R. Northcutt
Patopinto
George H. Paul
Paul
William Hamilton
California
Thompson Benbow
Benbow
Pearl Drummond
Bryan
J. Archer Robinson
Robinson
Marion P. Greiner
Miss Greiner
Lora Madon
Plattsburg
Galveston
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Larsen
Joe A. Jones
Sub A. Anderson
Anderson
Robert B. Walker
Collmaville
Williagh H. McDaniel
McDaniel
Miso
Carnegie
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