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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1915

Page

5

Give You Her Coffee More

A playful ad item offers more coffee and hints at generosity. The item uses energetic phrasing to invite readers to enjoy extra servings and a warm welcome.

Cotton Market News and Prices Across Markets

The report catalogs cotton bales traded by various firms with total bales per company, noting 58 bales in late sessions and 151 bales in others. In New Orleans the market fell slightly under frost and selling pressure, with December at 11.39 and spot at 11.38 middling, receipts at 116,849 and stocks at 286,951. New York and Liverpool markets show mixed futures and spot action, with notable activity in metals and energy stocks and an overall quiet cotton session amid bearish private ginning reports.

New Orleans San Antonio Raleigh Bates New York Mississippi River Liverpool Wall Street Seeeeeng Eeseee Petroleums Mercantile Marine Preferred Anaconda Utah Wd Guggenheim Exploration Marine Preferred California Petroleum Mexican Petroleum Texas Company United States Steels Bethlehem Steel American Locomotive United Fruit American Allis-Chalmers Mickey Can American Car & Fady American Cotton Oil American Smelting American Sugar American ‘Tel. & Tel American Tobacco Anaconda’Copper Atchison Atlantic Coast Line Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore and Ohio Canadian Pacifica Chesapeake and Ohio Chicago Mil St. Paul R. I Pac. Ry Crucible Steel Erie General Electric General Motors Great Northern Pfd Illinois Central Interborough Consol. Corp Kansas City Southern Louisville & Nashville Liggett & Myers Lorillard Co National Lead York Central Orfolk & Western Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Reading Rep. Iron & Steel Seaboard Air Line Sloss, Shef, Steel & Iron Studebaker Corporation Southern Pacific Southern Railway Southern Railway Pfd Tennessee Copper Texas Co Union Pacific United States Rubber United States Steel United States Steel Pid Virginia+Carp. Chem Western Union Westinghouse Electric Missouri Pacific Wabash, Bwi Great Northern Ore

Ex-Balloonist Dare Devil Miller on Trial

Ex bal loonist Thomas Miller known as Dare Devil Miller faces a city court trial on a statutory charge with Ella May Malone 18 as prosecuting witness. Meeting at St Matthew s tonight forms committees for a turkey festival tomorrow at Knights of Columbus Hall.

Thomas Miller ST. Matthew's St. Matthew's Rectory Knights of Columbus

United Fruit Witness Describes Conspiracy to Destroy Contracts

Testimony in Philadelphia federal court said United Fruit Company ordered destruction of contracts with subsidiaries. Herbert L. McConnell testified the firm would violate the Sherman act. Bluefields Steamship suit seeks 15 million dollars in treble damages.

Philadelphia United Fruit Company Fruit Company Herbert L. McConnell Bluefields Steamship Company The Fruit Dispatch Company

Residences for Rent Listings Mix of Frame Homes

A newspaper classified list details multiple rental homes with various sizes and layouts. Entries show address lines such as 17 Montauk Avenue 9 rooms, 1029 Government St, 763 Augusta St, 318 8 Conceton St, and 353 St Emanuel with 6 to 9 rooms, halls and baths. Rates include amounts like 240.00 per month.

Government Conception Bell Church St Bell Hone Government Street Church Street Centi Montauk Avenue Hall Bath Spring Government St Ann” T Marine Augusta St Old Shel Road Ann Street St. Emanuel W. St

Steamer Dorothy to Load Coal for Bocas Grande Line

The Dorothy will arrive this afternoon to load coal for the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railroad of Bocas Grande Florida. Corona Coal Iron and Railroad Co has now handled four shipments via Mobile. The New Orleans also arrived and is ready for cargo. The Lampasas crew faced a tough exam with five of nine passing. T. G. McGonigal ordered ten thousand cases of dynamite to Vera Cruz Mexico, assembled in Gulfport. Other shipping activity included the Lampasas sailing, Schwanden arrival, City of Mobile docking, and C. W. Mills departure for Cuba amid very low Alabama river tides.

Dorothy Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railroad Bocas Grande, Fla Corona Coal, Iron and Railroad Company Mobile New Orleans T. G. McGonigal Vera Cruz Mex

Demands His Salary of County Treasurer in Court Action

An alternative writ of mandamus was granted by Judge Safford Berney against County Treasurer George E. Stone to show cause why he should not pay county attorney Robert E. Gordon for October. The writ is returnable Wednesday at 10 o clock. Stone argued the legislature abolished the county attorney role, shifting duties to the county solicitor.

Safford Berney Law and Equity Court George E. Stone Robert E. Gordon Stone Gordon

VESSELS IN PORT AT MUNICIPAL DOCKS AND PIER LIST

A roster of ships and docks listing vessels such as Pentywn Berwind Oscar G Mills C. W. Mills Procyon Holabird Apollo Daphne and others anchored or loading at Municipal Docks Gulf Dry Docks Pier 6 and Pier 3 with routes to United Kingdom Cuba Porto Rico and other ports. Includes schooners and river packets and notes on repair and order handling aroundFairhope and Beach areas.

Barke Gulf Dry Docks Foot of Dauphin East Side Harbor Stave Municipal Docks

VESSELS MOBILE BOUND Steam on Ice

A list of vessels in transit and their routes includes Sylvanian to Liners Inc from Liverpool to New York, Clyde to master via Liverpool, Duncrag to master from Liverpool, Collingwood for orders, Schwanden to master from Portishead Ener, Viking bound for Caribbean and Southern Line, Ethel Clarke to master from Onegila, Hildegard to Cuba, Sch one Toy to Progre Itex to Jas Globority, Carrie Strong to master from New York.

Clyde Nor Liverpool Eng Duncrag Collingwood Schwanden Portishead Ener Viking South America Carribean Southern Line Barkentines Ethel Clarke Onegila Italy Hildegard Cuba Mary G. Dantzler Itex Jas. Globority Carrie Strong New York

County official elected to set sessions for commission meetings

An official is described as being elected to oversee county commissioners and to rent at each session. The note emphasizes his role in organizing county meetings and managing agendas for ongoing sessions.

Readings and promises from MME on life and luck

A period advertisement for Margaret Hamilton offering life guidance, fortune predictions, and personal success tactics. It promises insights into love, wealth, happiness, and future events through a trusted medium. Prices listed 50 cents and $1 with contact details and location directions.

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