Building Activity In Progress In Mobile Markets Growth
A surge of contracts under way in Mobile employs many workers both skilled and unskilled. Notable projects include a new post office at St Joseph and St Michael streets, a three story brick building for a local automobile firm on Dauphin street, remodeling of two buildings opposite the square for Woolworth, a $200000 Southern Railway freight depot at Royal and head of Royal street, the All Saints Episcopal church on Ann and Government streets, and the three story Pollock building on Conti street.
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Mobile
St. Joseph and
St. Michael Streets
Dauphin Street
Woolworth
Southern Railway
Royal Street
Congregation of All Saints’ Episcopal Church
Ann and
Government Streets
Pollock
Conti Street
Royal
Tennessee Coal and Iron to reclaim franchise tax refund
Judge Gaston Gunter of Montgomery city court ordered Auditor Brooks Smith to refund Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company 13160.59 for franchise taxes paid during 1905–1907. The ruling follows a federal decision deeming Alabama’s 1907 foreign corporate franchise tax unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Gaston Gunter
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company
Brooks Smith
Gunter
Alabama
Musicians' Union Official Confers on Theatre Contract
Co. F. Baum vice president for the Tenth District of the American Federation of Musicians with Memphis headquarters arrived Wednesday night and met Thursday morning with the local Musicians' Union at their 65 St Francis street hall to discuss the new Lyric Theatre contract set to start November 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. F. Baum
American Federation of Musicians
Memphis
Tenn
Musicians’ Union
St. Francis Street
Lyric Theatre
Dog Smokes Pipe While Riding With Master on Dauphin Street
A brown setter dog rode beside its master in a Dauphin Street buggy early Thursday. The canine held a cob pipe in its jaws and appeared to enjoy the smoke, though authorities could not confirm that the dog actually smoked.
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Dauphin Street
Widow of General Porter Passes Away in Montgomery
Mrs. James D. Porter widow of Tennessee Governor James D. Porter died at 12:25 this morning at her daughter’s Montgomery home where she had lived since the governor’s death in 1912. Born in 1838 to General and Mrs. John H. Dunlap, she married Porter in 1851 and will be shipped to Paris, Tennessee, for interment beside her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
James D. Porter
Tennessee
Porter
John H. Dunlap
Paris
Tenn
Riot Clashes Between Police and Soldiers in Havana
In Havana last night police attempted to arrest soldiers on the streets after prohibited hours. A policeman was killed and several soldiers and civilians were injured in the ensuing riot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Havana
Farm to table parcel post expands to Galveston
Washington reports that Galveston Texas will join tomorrow as the latest city to begin the farm to table parcel post service in operation. The rollout adds another link in the program delivering farm goods directly from producers to consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Galveston
Tex
Langford and Mc Mahon Set For Twenty Round Heavyweight Bout
Sam Langford of Boston and Tom Mc Mahon of Newcastle Pa are matched for a twenty round heavyweight bout in Los Angeles on November 10 following yesterday’s announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Sam Langford
Boston
Tom McMahon
Newcastle
Homeseekers Arrive Boosting Mobile Hotels
The first Western lines excursion for land seekers arrived in Mobile on Wednesday, bringing many tourists and boosting hotel business. Visitors from Hartley West Virginia Cincinnati Chicago New York and other places registered at Bienville Cawthon and Battle House hotels as managers hope winter tourist travel will rise to offset reduced commercial travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Lines
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Mobile
A. A. Haught
N. W. Haught
Hartley
W. Va
W. N. Bee
Parkersburg
F. A. Humber
Chicago
C. H. Nicolet
la Salle
Wis
Bienville
Huber
Grand Bay
R. H. Benner
Cincinnati
W. K. Frederick
St. Louis
L. F. Porter
New York
Cawthon Hotel
Conference on Measures to Ease Foreign Exchange Markets
Federal Reserve Board members and New York bankers met with Sir George Paish and Basil Blackett to finalize plans to curb a flood of stocks on the market. They argued the $100,000,000 gold pool and American crops would cover current obligations, leaving only how far London would back actions if the London stock exchange reopened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
New York
George Paish
Basil B. Blackett
Treasury
New York City
London Stock Exchange
California Election Forecast Doom for Prizefighting
The Associated Press reports California voters are poised to ban prize fighting as returns from Tuesday’s election show a majority supporting the measure. Iowa injunction law against immoral traffic also appears to gain strong statewide backing. James D. Phelan widens his Senate lead. Heney nears Knowland for second place. Governor Johnson’s plurality grows amid continued ballot counting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Iowa
James D. Phelan
Francis J. Heney
Joseph R. Knowland
Johnson
John D. Fredericks
Wheat planting urged in Alabama by John C Cheney
Capt John C Cheney chief clerk of the agriculture department urges Alabama farmers to plant wheat after a Washington bulletin shows a sharp export rise in the first quarter of the new fiscal year. He cites European war effects and warns to avoid flour shortages by starting wheat crops now. In a second dispatch, Antwerp faces another mass exodus of about fifteen thousand residents due to German suspicions over a fire set to petroleum tanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
John C. Cheney
Department of Agriculture and Industries
Department of Commerce
Washington
Cheney
Europe
London
Daily Mail
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Tommy Mc Carty Dominates Jim Savage in Ten Round Bout
New York Navy crowd saw Tommy Mc Carty defeat Jim Savage over ten rounds. Mc Carty dropped Savage twice en route to the win amid strong steady punching and decisive control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Navy
Tommy McCarty
Jim Savage
Savage
One Wonderful Night at the Empire
Amusements column reports the film One Wonderful Night starring Francia X Bushman and Beverly Bayne at the Empire. The picture, praised nationwide, features lavish costuming and scenery, strong supporting cast, and a brisk eight hour plot involving Lady Hermione, a Hungarian count, and a secretive French plotter in a New York setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bushman
Empire
Romance and murder thread in mobster plot at local theater
The article outlines a melodramatic tale of a French count planning a marriage in name only to escape an arranged match with a Hungarian girl, a newspaper reporter killed for exposing the plot, and a Chinatown arrival linked to a hotel room near the murder site. It notes a running chase and a late marriage, followed by the criminals’ downfall. It also previews the week’s theater program featuring Rose Mary Theby, Harry Myers in Thumb Prints and Diamonds, and other Kalem and Selig productions, with manager Chappelle praising the crowd turnout in Mobile.
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America
Jean de Courtois
Hunter
New York
de Courtois
John D. Curtis
Howard Dewar
China
Curtis
Broadway
Rosemary Theby
Harry “Myers
Marshal Neilam
Ruth
Dancers to Vie in Dreamland Tango Contest Tonight
Mobile's elite dancers will compete in tango contests at Dreamland theatre tonight as announced by Manager Chappelle. Prizes have been set high to attract strong contestants who aim for trophies and reputations as dancers alongside May Lawson's popular musical act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Dreamland Theatre
Chappelle
May Lawson
End Dandruff and Itchy Scalp with Zemo Treatment
Advert reads Zemo as an eczema remedy for dandruff and itchy scalp. Claims quick relief and testimonials, offering a free trial bottle by mail from BEW. Rose Co. Laboratories and listing Mobile druggists as retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zemo
BEW
Rose Co. Laboratories
Dept
St. Louis
Mobile
Sutton
Roe Drug Co
Mve
Bauer
Weinacker Bros
German cruiser Karlsruhe brings up seventeen steamers
The German legation in Rio de Janeiro reports to Berlin that the cruiser Karlsruhe has captured or sunk seventeen steamers totaling about 80 000 British registered tons. The embassy notes the use of British passenger steamers is dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Karlsruhe
Atlantic Ocean
Wilson accepts resignation of mint director Roberts
President Wilson today accepted the resignation of George E. Roberts from his post as director of the mint. The resignation takes effect November 15 and a successor has not yet been named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
George E. Roberts
Mint
North Sea Blockade Worries Germany
Berlin Nov 5 officials released press notes noting Sweden’s ship owners say British mine blockade of the North Sea harms neutral shipping, with Denmark’s Politiken calling the action injurious to trade. The report emphasizes impact on Scandinavian tonnage and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
Swedish Shippig Association
North Sea
Scandinavia
Politiken
Cotton warehouse receipts shown as currency in Dallas
In Dallas on November 5 the cotton currency concept was demonstrated with banks loaned $21,000 on warehouse receipts covering 700 bales at a rate of 26 dollars per bale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
War Declared as Britain Enters State of War with Turkey
The British foreign office notified the embassy that a state of war exists between Great Britain and Turkey, effective immediately, with official acknowledgment in Washington on November 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
British Foreign Office
Great Britain
Turkey
Rush Shipment Sends Vitalitas to Texas Firm Official
C M Rein Jr secretary and treasurer of Rein & Sons Houston, after yellow jaundice, was sent to El Paso for relief. A rushed supply of Liquid Vitalitas from Houston brought rapid improvement, with claim it cured and strengthened him as a tonic and purifier. Sutton's drug store offers demonstrations and samples of Vitalitas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Rein, Jr
Rein & Sons
Houston
Texas
South
el Paso
Mr. Rein
EE Paso
Sutton’s
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Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
New Haven R. R
Theodore N. Vail
John L. Billard
Lewis Cass Ledyard
William Rockefeller
George F. Baker
George Macc. Miller
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Federal Grand Jury
United States District Court
Langford
McMahon
Homeseekers
Phelan
San Francisco
Fisca
Pases
McCarty
Bushman the Hero
Francia X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Pretty Star
Essanay
Bryant Washburn
HE. H. Calvert
Lil Han Drew
Helen Dunbar
Rapley Holmes
Thomas Commerford
Leo White
John H. Cossar
Charles Hitchcock
Robert Bolder
M. C. von Betz
Earl of
Valletort
Hermione
C. J. Gayfer & Co
Comedy
the Dreamland
Sruiser
MET
Gerardy Lung Balsam
Germany
C. M. Rein
The
S. Royal
Harrison Mutual Burial Association
Conception Street
Bank OF Mobile, ‘47
Dnai
Eankina
Atlanta
South Royal Street
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