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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1913
Page
9
Dennis J. Eslava applies to the Excise Commission of Mobile for a retail liquor license at the S W Corner Manassas and Conception Lts. The current license held by Eslava and Youngsted will be transferred to Dennis J. Eslava.
Probate Court in Mobile Alabama on November 8 1913 recorded administrator Joseph S Robbins account vouchers and statements for a final settlement. The third day of December 1913 is set for the hearing at which interested parties may appear and contest as needed. Gordon Edington attorneys.
Woodmen of the World announce a public gathering at the Armory on Tuesday night November 18 at 8 o clock to welcome Sovereign Commander J C Root and other officers. All sovereigns and friends urged to attend to hear the Founder of Woodcraft.
J. C. Chighizola states he will not be responsible for any debts contracted by his wife Laura Chighizola. This public notice appears at 11:16 7tp.
Shipping notices list S S Samara sailing November 18 and about December 18 for San Cristobal Colon with stops. S S Crathens departs Mobile December 1 15 and January 1 via Grand Cayman Kingston Jamaica and Jamaican outports returning via Grand Cayman. Steamship Alm sails Mobile November 19 and December 24 calling Guadeloupe Martinique Barbados and Trinidad. Hilding sails Mobile December 1 to Port au Prince Haiti Guadeloupe Martinique and Barbados. Hilding returns January 7 1914 to Guadeloupe Martinique Barbados Trinidad.
Public reading by mail offering birth date readings and psychic guidance. Send five two cent stamps and birth date to 4500 14th Street Northwest Washington DC. The ad appears in the November 17 1971 issue.
John A. Lannon a 19 year old Yale sophomore from Louisville Kentucky died after walking in his sleep and falling from a second story Durfee Hall window in New Haven Connecticut His skull was fractured and he was found by a milkman at six o clock Sunday morning Edwin Stein his roommate described Lannon as a somnambulist and noted two prior near falls from windows He was on the honor list last year.
Mr and Mrs Bernard J Pohliman return from their bridal tour and host friends at 50 North Hallett street. J W Kimbrough of Thomasville Alabama and S London with J Fine of Lucedale Mississippi visit Mobile and stay at the Battle House. Hampton D Ewing with Baldwin county land interests arrives in Mobile to attend the Alabama Good Roads Association convention. W H Waldemere and wife of Montgery Alabama visit Mobile for several days. Henry E Wangeler wife and son and Mrs R Wageler and granddaughter visit Mobile and stay at the Battle House.
New Orleans cotton futures opened steady with small gains and later slipped as rumors of higher ginning returns and a Pacific strike settlement influenced trades. Spot cotton remained quiet with middling at 13 5 16 cents and 780 bales sold, 2 450 arriving.
Cotton trading opened steady ahead of a private crop estimate of 13,572,000 bales and news of possible difficulty delivering low grade cotton. Prices fluctuated with selling in New Orleans and Liverpool and rumors of higher November 14 ginning returns, then eased late on liquidation and labor strike talk.
New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad export totals 177 bales. Southern Railway 1,856 bales. Mobile and Montgomery Railroad 1,209 bales. Mobile and Ohio Railroad export 949 bales. Steamer Mary 8 totals 340 bales. Steamer John Quill 570 bales. Steamer American 309 bales. Overall consignments include Beville Phillips, Baker Lyons, Frank M. Ladd, Farmers' Commission, Davis Wilson Gailliard, Touart Quinn, and Lott Blacksher among others.
Sovereign Commander J C Root of the Woodmen of the World with headquarters in Omaha Neb arrives in Mobile on Tuesday. He will speak to Woodmen camps at the Armory at 8 oclock and urges all county Woodmen to attend for an important message.
Markets begin cautious with limited demand and light offerings. Reading Union Pacific Lehigh Valley Canadian Pacific and Mexican Petroleum fall while Lehigh Valley and New Haven rebound. Assets Realization sinks further. Bonds weaken and many industrials show declines with scattered bid levels for key names.
Spot cotton in fair demand with middling easier at 7.064 to 7.28 in middling and low middling. Sales 7,100 American and 1, speculator/export. receipts 5,000 including 1,600 American. November-December 7.43, April-May 7.11, February-March 7.12, June-July 7.08.
The American schooner Cottonfield arrives from Havana with Crook as master and the Norwegian bark Argo sails in from Rio de Janeiro. Pleroma from Montego Bay starts up under her own power while C. W. Mills shifts to the Mobile and Ohio wharf. Ethel Clark completes lumber loading and Kylemhor from Savannah sails to load coal then general merchandise for England and Scotland. Samara from Progreso engages direct Mobile-Colon trade. Alm from Progreso carries sisal under Seeberg charter. Tariff gains are touted as boosting port activity. Mary S Brees, American, and John Quill from Demopolis bring cargoes while fog and low water delay packets Alma and City of Mobile, with departures planned Tuesday night.
A fragmented OCR list shows multiple bonds and issuers in Mobile including First National and City Bank & Trust Co. Merchants and Turner Hartwell five and six percent bonds are noted along with Meridian Light & Ry Co. and General Mortgage issues. The garbled text references Gulf assets and Mobile & Ohio bonds in a dense roster.
Naval Stores in Georgia reports extensive trading with 43 sales and 125 casks. Receipts and prices show varied barrels and grades ranging from MF 66 to WW at 6.75, with several other codes indicating mixed lot values.
A marriage license was issued by the probate court on Monday afternoon to T. Gaines St. John and Miriam B. Black.
An advertisement extols a new treatment for stomach disorders arguing that dieting harms the body. It promotes digest it tablets that break food into a soft pulpy form for easier digestion and claim to rest and recover the stomach while supplying nutrients.
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