Bankrupt James Connor of Mobile Faces Creditors Meeting
United States District Court Southern District of Alabama announces James Connor of Mobile was adjudicated bankrupt on October 28 1913. The first meeting of creditors is set for November 24 1918 at 2 PM in Mobile to prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and conduct related business. R T Ervin Referee in Bankruptcy.
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Wolf Heights
Mobile
Alabama
W. G
W. G. Lewis
United States District Court
Southern District of Alabama
James Connor
Deaths and Funerals
Andrew James Hadaway aged 206 years of Whistler died Friday after a several weeks illness. Survived by parents J J Hadaway, one sister and brother and other county relatives. Funeral for Patrick Turner 2 PM Friday at St Matthew's Oakdale officiated by Rev John W Dunne. Buried Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers W H Holcomb John McDonnell H H Hagan Jr Michael Desmond William McQuillen Charles L Simmons.
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Andrew James Hadaway
Whistler
J. J. Hadaway
Patrick Turner
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Oakdale
John W. Dunne
W. H. Holcomb
John McDonnell
H. H. Hagan, Jr
Michael Desmond
William McQuillen
Charles L. Simmons
Reforms Needed in Auburn Prison
Miss Madeline Z. Doty and Miss Elizabeth C. Watson report on women prisoners in Auburn after secret self imprisonment similar to that used by Thomas Mott Osborne. They praise Superintendent Riley but condemn food, labor, discipline, and waste of ability, urging systemic change.
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Associated Press
Auburn
Nwn. Y
Madeline Z. Doty
Elizabeth C. Watson
State Commission On Prison Reforms
National Child Labor Committee
Thomas Mott Osborne
Osborne
Miss Doty
Riley
Miss Watson
Funeral for Morris Joseph’s Son at Magnolia Cemetery
The remains of William Morris Iver Joseph, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Morris Joseph, were laid to rest Friday afternoon in Magnolia cemetery following a funeral from the family home at 10 North Cedar Street. Very Rev Gardiner C Tucker of St Johns Episcopal church presided. Pallbearers were Luke Murray Gustave Carlson William Smallwood and Guy Kennedy.
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William Morris Iver Joseph
Foley Kidney Pills Claim Superior Cure for Kidney Ailments
Mrs O Palmer of Green Bay Wisconsin reports rapid recovery from kidney and bladder trouble after using Foley Kidney Pills. Her husband states the pills contributed solely to her restored health and strength. The advertisement asserts the product offers the best combination of curative and healing medicines for urinary irregularities.
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O. .Palmer
Willow Street
Green Bay
Wis
Autumn Fields Sells as First President’s Wife Painting
Five pictures by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson were shown at the exhibition of the Association of Woman Painters and Sculptors in New York. One work, Autumn Fields, was sold to Alexander M. Hudnut. price not disclosed. Critics praised the coloring as especially good.
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Associated Press
New York
Woodrow Wilson
Association of Woman Painters and Sculptors
Alexander M. Hudnut
First Degree Murder Verdict in Mrs Gay’s Slayer Case
Burr Lafond Harris was found guilty of murder in the first degree for killing Rebecca P. Gay a Christian Science practitioner in a downtown Los Angeles office two months earlier. The jury deliberated 18 minutes and Harris will be sentenced next Tuesday. He admitted robbing her for under $30.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Burr Lafond Harris
Rebecca P. Gay
Harris
Gray
Market reports show steady cotton sales at 350 bales
Mobile cotton market notes ordinary to good middling grades with firm prices. Yesterday’s prices listed Low middling 12 1 4 to 12 1 4, Middling 13 3 8 to 13 1 8, Good middling 13 5 8 to 18 3 8. Market firm with 350 bales sold.
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C.cceeseeeys
Aeeseese
New Orleans Cotton Futures Open Steady Amid Hedging Pressure
New Orleans cotton futures opened steady with slight gains on the first call as hedging selling in Liverpool limited upside. Bulls claimed overnight Southern buying supported by private reports, while a favorable weather map and unsettled Sunday outlook kept shorts uneasy. Spot cotton remained quiet at 126 16 cents with 1015 bales sold and 600 arriving. futures closed down 7 to 8 points with mixed December and January prices reflecting liquidation.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Ceees
New York Cotton Futures Steady After Early Decline
In New York on Nov 15 cotton futures opened 1 to 4 points lower before rallying to near the previous close. Bulls provided support and prices ended the morning steady with declines of 23 points for November and 6 to 9 points for other months. On Nov 17 spot cotton was quiet with middling uplands at 13.80 and middling gulf at 14.05, no sales, futures closed steady.
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New York
Gulf
Market Opens Quiet Amid Small Gains and Losses
Wall Street opens lifeless with fractional gains fading as New Haven hits a new low and bonds show irregular moves. Professional traders stay bearish, citing weakness in Missouri Pacific New Haven and Lehigh Valley, while volume remains light and final changes minimal.
Money Market Report from New York November
Money on call nominal with no loans. Time loans easier at sixty days 6 percent. Nine days and six months 4 3-4 to 5 percent. Prime mercantile paper 5 8-4 to 6 percent. Sterling exchange firm sixty days 4 81 10, demand 4 85 60. Commercial bills 4 80 1 2. Bar silver 69 8 8. Mexican dollars 46. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds irregular.
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New York
Frime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange Firm
Maggie Pepper at Lyric Theatre Draws Heavy Seat Sale
The Monday night performance of Maggie Pepper starring Rose Stahl at the Lyric Theatre is selling heavily with strong indications of a sold out show. The Charles Klein drama is praised for its intensity and human story and Stahl’s star power is noted to draw a large audience. Seats are selling fast.
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Rose Stahl
Maggie Pepper
Charles Klein
Lyric Theatre
Lyre Theatre
William Sheehan
Primrose
Dockstader
George Primrose
Lew Dockstader
Messrs
Liverpool Cotton Spot Prices and Futures Quoted
Liverpool reports quiet spot market with steady prices for grades from good ordinary to middling. Receipts total 1,000 bales, including no American. Futures curves show mixed spread values across delivery months from November to October, with most quotes around 7.1 to 7.2 pence.
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Liverpool
Clearing House Statement Shows Banks Hold Excess Reserves
New York November 15. Clearing house banks and trust companies report an excess reserve of 18.404 million dollars over legal requirements for the week, up 7.864 million from last week. Loans at 1.905 billion, specie 334.824 million, net deposits 1.747 billion, circulation 44.876 million, total reserves 413.234 million. Trust companies reserve with clearing house members 49.017 million and cash reserves in vaults noted.
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New York
Cotton Seed Oil Market Closes Steady in New York
The cotton seed oil market closed steady in New York. Spot prices ranged from 7.04 to 7.20, with futures for November at 7.04 10 and December at 7.08 10, extending through July at 7.53 64.
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New York
Cattle Market Mixed Hogs and Cattle Prices in Chicago
Chicago reports hog receipts of 14 000 with slow market. Prices ranged from 5 25 to 8 10 for pigs and varying levels for different hog categories. Cattle receipts 500 head with cattle and calves prices from 3 25 to 11 25 and Texas steers 6 10 to 7 70. Sheep receipts 2 500 and market weak with lambs 6 00 to 7 65.
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Chicago
Texas
Turpentine and Rosin Prices and Stocks Reported
In Savannah on November 15 the turpentine firm shows 657 casks sold and 159 casks shipped with 8 067 casks in stock while rosin receipts total 2 180 barrels and shipments 1 247 with 165 124 barrels on hand. Prices list B and D at 3.60 EB F and G 0 80 H 3.60 3.85 I 3.85 K 4.45 5.05 N 6.00 WG 6.60 ww 6.30.
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Bavannah
Rosin
Florence King v William King decree of divorce
Law and Equity Court equity side before Judge Safford Berney. Business Saturday. Chancery Court call for Monday. Wm Crawford and Assets Realization Co. vs Sibley Mill Co. et al.
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Law and Equity Court
Safford Berney
Florence King
William King
Chancery Court
Thomas H. Smth
Wm. Crawford and Assets Realization Co
Sibley Mill Co
Vessel Identified After Lake Huron Sighting
The overturned vessel found in Lake Huron northeast of Port Huron has been identified as the Charles B. Price. A diver confirmed the name after locating the hull in the storm’s aftermath.
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Lake
Associated Press
Port Huron
Mich
Lake Huron
Charles 8. Price
Mayor Lyons Travels. City Office To Be Run By Aides
Mayor Pat J. Lyons left Friday night for New York on business and will be away several days. In his absence the mayoral duties will be carried by Commissioners Laz Schwarz and Harry Pillans who will handle city affairs.
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Pat J. Lyons
New York
Laz Schwarz
Harry Pillans
Italy urged to send warship to Mexico
Rome dispatch notes that most naval powers have sent ships to Mexican waters and urges Italy to be represented to protect its subjects and interests amid the Mexican crisis.
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Italy
Mexico
Associated Press
Rome
Mexican
Chicago Grain Table From November Market Readout
Chicago cash grain prices show Wheat No 2 red at 95.5 to 96.2 cents and No 2 hard 88 to 89 cents. No 2 Northern 88 to 90.125, No 2 spring 87.25 to 88.25. Corn No 2 73.25 to 78.125, No 2 white 73.75 to 74 cents, No 2 yellow 74 to 74.25. Oats standard 41.25. Clover 11.00 to 13.00. Pork 20.76, lard 10.90, ribs 10.45 to 11.45.
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Chicago
Aee
Grain futures and cash prices in St Louis and Kansas City
Market roundup reports cash Wheat No 2 red and hard prices in St Louis with 98 94 and 86 92 cents. Futures show Wheat December 97 May 92 3 8 92 1 2 cents. Corn December 72 3 4 May 73 1 4 148 cents. Oats December 40 1 4 May 43 3 8 cents. Kansas City cash quotes list Wheat No 2 hard 82 87 and No 2 red 87 1 2 88 1 3 cents. Corn No 2 mixed 76 and white 76 77 cents. Oats No 2 white 41 and No 2 mixed 40. Futures closes show Wheat December 80 3 4 7 8 and May 86 3 4. Corn December 71 8 8 1 2 and May 72 7 8 78.
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ST. Louis
Kansas City
Coffee Market Steady In Rio Spot and Futures
New York November 15 Coffee Spot Rio No 7 quoted at 98 4. Futures remain steady with March at 9.78 and May at 10.01.
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New York
Sugar and Molasses Market Report
Raw sugar holds steady with muscovado at 3.14 to 3.18, centrifugals around 3.64 to 3.67, and molasses at 2.89 to 2.92. refined sugar also quiet. New York market update dated November 15.
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New York
Mobile Provisions Price List Fragments from Chamber Catalog
A fragmented price list shows grocery items with prices for bacon, cheese, coffee, flour, lard, pork, rice, sugar, corn, oats, hay, bran, meal and related goods. The OCR yields assorted weights and price figures, typical of a mid century market sheet.
Mississippi Woman Elected UDC President General
Mrs Daisy McLaurin Stevens of Mississippi was unanimously elected president general of the United Daughters of the Confederacy at the New Orleans convention. Mrs Nathan D. Eile of Virginia withdrew. Mrs Cornelia Branch Stone of Texas was elected honorary president general.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Daisy McLaurin Stevens
Mississippi
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Nathan D. Eile
Virginia
Cornelia Branch Stone
Texas
From Four Dollars a Week to Head of Big Company
Chicago November 15 Thomas and Wilson rose from a four dollar a week job to president of Morris and Co succeeding the late Edward Morris Edward Morris son of the late packer was chosen vice president.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Thomas & Wilson
Morris & Co
Edward Morris
Packer
French Armored Cruiser Conde Arrives at Vera Cruz
The French armored cruiser Conde arrived in Vera Cruz from Brest today. The report notes the arrival at the Mexican port amid ongoing naval movements in the region.
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Vera Crux
Associated Press
Vera Cruz
Conde
Brest
Jeieu
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