Cotton Market News from New Orleans and New York
A detailed market synopsis shows cotton trading in New Orleans and New York with price rises, December notices, and spot demand. It notes 4 000 bales notices, 11 50 middling spot, and futures advancing into midday, while London and Liverpool signs reflect steady to firm tones. Additional data cover grain and provisions trading, plus local classifieds and public notices.
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New Orleans
New York
Liverpool
Chicago
G. Brit
U. S
Washington guards double up after capitol alerts
Washington guards at state, war and navy departments tighten procedures after a summer capitol bomb explosion. Troops at entrances may question or search anyone with a package. Railroad tunnel guards also increase patrols at the Potomac bridge gateway.
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Washington
State
War and Navy Departments
Capitol
Potomac River
Do Your Christmas Mailing Early Slogan Urges Prep
Uncle Sam promotes early Christmas mailing to aid post office workers and ensure gifts arrive on time. The postmaster general urges wrapping and stamping packages with a note not to be opened until Christmas to avoid premature opening and reduce holiday parcel congestion.
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Uncle Sam
Mobile
Post Office
Post Office Department
Victims of Show Wreck Buried in Columbus Georgia
Funeral services were held in Columbus for several victims of the Central of Georgia wreck near here on Monday. Fred B. Kempf and his wife, from Capac Michigan, were buried there while other victims from various parts of the country were laid to rest in Columbus. Eight bodies had been identified, with uncertain counts remaining for additional possible victims. The Kennedy Carnival Company resumed its engagement in town with remnants of other carnival outfits.
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Columbus
Central of Georgia
Fred 8. Kempf
Don T. Kennedy Carnival Company
Capac
Mich
Carnival
Kennedy Company
Fourth detective clash ends with arrest in Inge building
Goodie Clark, a negro woman, fought four detectives on the third floor of the Inge building while they searched for liquor. She tore and scratched at officers and was handcuffed and locked up on a resisting an officer charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodie Clark
Inge
Lacy
Murphy
Burech
Pearson
Clark
Four Roads Win in Decision on Ten Percent Increase
The Alabama Public Service Commission granted rehearings for Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Central of Georgia Seaboard Air Line and Western Railway of Alabama on the ten percent rate rise, delaying further action until December 31 while other lines must revert to December tariffs. Birmingham Waterworks case heads to the supreme court, challenging paying for home connections. Montgomery livestock show opens with strong stock entries and civic support. Governor Henderson names W H Thompson as associate mine inspector. Lauderdale jail inspected as sanitary and well-fed inmates noted.
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Montgomery
State Public Service Commission
Atlanta
Birmingham
Atlantic
Central of Georgia
Seaboard Air Line
Western Railway of Alabama
Louisville and Nashville
Southern
Atlantic Coast Line
Romaine Boyd
Birmingham Waterworks Company
Supreme Court
J. A. Wade
Department of Agriculture and Industries
Terry Griel
Chamber of Commerce
W. G. Henderson
The
Livestock Association
Alabama
Henderson
W. H. Thompson
Piper
Jefferson County
T. H. Tinney
Thompson
Oates
Valuable Information for C of C Members
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce receives daily confidential reports from the Department of Commerce Washington detailing goods wanted by foreign countries. These reports are kept on file for members to access. Secretary Cobb asks The Item to inform members who are unaware.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Department of Commerce
Washington
Cobb
Chamber
Vessels In Port And Dock Assignments At Mobile
In port entries list numerous vessels including Rio Pirehy Verona Karen Dorothy Oscar G. Perceler Dolte Marion Cobb Margerite Carolina Maria Procyon Alfredo Schwanden and Gen B Holabird with dock assignments across City of Mobile Harbors Chinmes Bruce Munson Southern Coal Chute Quarantine and Turner Terminals. The report outlines loading repairing and destination notes for ships at Municipal Docks Hetronymous Docks Olinger Bruce Docks and Gulf Dry Docks with references to Tropics Cuban ports and various steamer routes in the Mobile harbor system.
Ships Bound for Various Ports Listed in Liverpool Report
A fragmented shipping list shows vessels under command and bound for destinations from Liverpool. Entries include Duncrag to master Collingwood and Ethel Clarke to Guersa in Italy, with other ships like Hildegard bound for Cuba and Mary G. Dantzler to Mexico, among numerous lines and carriers.
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Liverpool
Eng
Duncrag
Nor
Collingwood
Ting
Barkentines
Ethel Clarke
Guersa
Italy
Hildegard
Cuba
Ners
Mary G. Dantzler
Mex
Jas. Giuboney & Co
Carrie Strong
New
M Ships
Ital
Iapain
Mobile
Ohio
McIntyre Lumber Co
Tropica
United Fruit Co
Cratheus
New Orleans
Caribbean Sea
St. A
G. Line
Jannens
New York
Mallory Line
Boy-Ed Not Guilty Of Violation Says Secretary Lansing
Secretary Lansing stated Captain Boy-Ed the German naval attache likely did not violate law by funding Hamburg American Line ships to provision German warships. He noted proof of Boy-Ed's knowledge of false vessel registrations would be needed for department action. The department may reopen the issue if new disclosures arise. Gulfport to thank Capt J T Jones for restoring Gulfport Traction traffic after illness.
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Washington
Lansing
Captain Boy-Ed
State Department
Boy-Ed
Gulfport
Jones
Miss
Spe
H. M. Folkes
Gulf Coast Life Insurance Company
Bank of Commerce
J. T. Jones
Mississippi Coast Traction Co
Miss Grage
Biloxi
Christian
Dorothy Ships Coal for Tampa Line Arrives at Port
The American steamship Dorothy arrived Wednesday to load coal for the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railroad at Tampa. Fire tug Nimrod helped prevent a major blaze at Turner Terminal by extinguishing a dock fire after patrolling the river at midnight. Passengers aboard the bay steamer Apollo from Fairhope included Mrs Parker and several others. The Fort Morgan left for the tropics with bunker coal, and tug Claude towed the barge Worker to the lower day for loading the steamer Honduran with bunker coal.
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Dorothy
Charlotte Harbor & Northern Railroad
Tampa
Fla
Southern Coal Chute
Nimrod
Mobile Towing & Wrecking Company
Turner Terminal East Side
Harvey Wilson
Claude
Worker
Mobile Coal Company
Island fruit demonstration progress noted by officials
Officials on returning to the city expressed satisfaction with progress on the island fruit demonstration project. James Freeman and the passenger agent assisted the effort as part of the team observing developments.
Mobile visitors and business figures frequent city
Garland Tobin of Missouri Pacific visits Mobile on business for several days. Rev. D. B. Holt returns from California. Ernesto Fletes in Mobile on personal business. now in New Orleans trade. F J Omeara and A A Hoeben in Mobile with Hoeben securing a Satsuma site and planning return with homeseekers. Omeara to travel west and return December 9 with a group from Iowa and Minnesota. J J Bissell arrives from Monroeville with wife visiting daughter Mrs H H McClelland. other locals noted. Grand jury adjourns for Thanksgiving, resumes Friday.
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Garland Tobin
Missouri Pacific Road
Ala
Mobile
Ernesto Fletes
Fletes
New Orleans
F. J. Omeara
Grand Bay Land Company
A. A. Hoeben
Minneapolis
Minn
Satsuma
Hoeben
Mobile County
Omeara
Iowa
Minesota
J.J. Bissell
Monrosville, Ale
H. H. McClelland
Palmetto Street
Railway officials tour Fig Island near Mobile
A Southern Railway party led by J W Hunter J H Stanfield O K Cameron and A P Bradley visited Fig Island north of Mobile to review progress on the recently opened site noted for its prolific fig trees and diverse fruit orchards.
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Southern Railway
Mobile
J. W. Hunter
J. H. Stanfield
O. K. Cameron
A. P. Bradley
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WTILL
M- 26
Tem
M. Lewis
H. Graham
Item Ave
Crichton
10Th House
East Side
Marine
New Jerse Epply
Duggan & Taylor Or Realty Company
N. Royal St
P. O. Box
Washington and
Bay Avenues
Smith
New Jersey Street
Smith Piano Co
Ann Street
South
California
Seche
Gulf Shile Mfg . Co
Bell
Ng Bell Phone
St. Michael
Hamilton
S. Dearborn
Bell Phone
St. Francis Street
Northwest
Julia and Brown
Merchants’ Bank
Mointy B. Logan
Theodore
Conti
Dauphin St
Canaan
Fulton
Chase of Smith
Conti Street
South Royal
N. Joachim St
St. Emanuel Street
Monroe
J. R. Williams
Pinkerson & Robinson
Dauphin
Corner Cedar
Dauphin Street
Southern Realty Company
Obile Plantation
Wood Yard
W. J. Woolsey
Fannie Husband
Louis St
W. J. Koral
Shaw Electrical CO
Buan
Administrator Inc
Fred Johnson
Price
Cossages
Aon
Jas. K. Glennon & Itp
Satsumas
Smengers
N. Warren
Sarah Parnell
Ohoe Wien
Seveesm
Georgia
Intesent
Ate
Rene Reet
Lena Parnell
John Henry Parnell
Naval Stores
Savannah
Wall Street Review
Utah Copper
Guggenheim Company
Lackawanna Steel
Westinghouse
United States Steel
New Haven
Mercantile Marine
Trans
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American Car and Foundry
American Locomotive
American Cities
American Sugar
American Tel. & Tel
American Tobacco
Anaconda Copper
Atchison
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Mil. & St. Paul
Consolidated Gas
Crucible Steel
Erie
General Electric
Great Northern
Pfd
Interborough Consol. Corp
Kansas City Southern
Liggett & Myers, Ptd
Lorillard Co
Mexican Petroleum
Kans
Kans. & Texas, 17 1-2. National Lead
New York Central
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Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rep. Iron & Steel
Otd
Ptd
Studebaker Corporation
Southern Pacific
Tennessee Copper
Texas Co
Union Pa
United States Rubber
Virginia-Caro
Chem
Westinghouse Electric
Coal, Iron and Coke Co
Wabash Pfd
William Flournoy
Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Minnie Thompson
Tom Bosman
Jim Green
Will Allen
Ida Bell
Amelia Alexander
Columbus, GA
Rio Pirehy
Verona
Karen
Dorothy An
Honduran
Oscar G
Perceler
Dolte
Dom
M. Richardae
Marion N. Cobb
Margerite
Carolina
Maria
Procyon Crue
Alfredo
B. Holabird
Pleasure Bay
Apollo Daphne
Martha Hennen
John Quill
M. Carney
Municipal Docks
Chinmes & Bruce Docks
Munson Docks
Southern Coal Chute Quarantine
United Kingdom
Tropics
Cuban
Ollinger & Bruce Docks
Turner Terminals
Hetronymous
Olinger & Aeenee
N. C
M Cc. U. 8
Veessia. L
Sey
Meapins
St -Munich
East Harbor
River Packets Municipal Docks
Harbor
Fairhope
Magnolia Beach
Renairhee
Daphne Firect
St. Francis St
Marine News
Apollo
Parker
Harris Wilson
Mrs. LeVert
Maud Wilson
M. Colab
Peter Baldwin
Louise Wilson
Henry Gunnerson
Warnell
Fort Morgan
United Fruit Company
D. B. Holt
Episcopal Diocese
Sacramento
Cal
David Holt
Mesdames A. F. Vila, JR
W. Porter and
Arthur Hatch
United States
Grand Jury
National Grand Opera Company
Anturcay Ucia
Fig Island
Savannah Street
Ornate Street
St. Emanuel _ street
J. E. McHugh & CO
ST. Michael ST
Bank of Mobile Bidg
Confidentia Metropolitan Loan CO
Government St
Royal
Mississippi
Mobile Counsi
George Kilborn
Title Insurance Company
National City Bank
C. C. Lowder
Nelson & Adler
Insurance and Real Estate Agents
N. Royal Street
St. Joseph
Congress Street
Warren
Monroe Streets
Lucy Street
Garnett Avenue
Old Shell Road
Bago
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