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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1913
Page
11
The arrest Tuesday of Charlie Frank Willie Smith and Henry Davis is seen as the nucleus of a petty thief gang. Chief Crenshaw said at least two larceny cases are linked to the trio and investigators seek to tie them to other reported robberies.
A Dauphin street line car and a Mobile Brewery delivery wagon collided near Water Street Wednesday afternoon. Bill Thomas, the colored driver, was thrown from his seat and painfully hurt.
Sir George Paish, editor of the London Statist, told a Boston Commercial Club gathering that the United States holds a strong international position. He predicted sound domestic conditions and an upturn in agricultural production boosting home demand for American manufactured goods.
In Chancery at Mobile Alabama Philip Graham complainant versus J A Phillips et al defendants No 10753 notice of fall term 1913 order entering that J W Fristoe and heirs of Anthony M Barelli and related Barelli and Clark parties may hold right title or interest in the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 35 3 3 west Mobile County Alabama defendants to plead answer or demur by December 3 1913 with publication details given.
The Danish steamer Frankrig 876 loaded lumber and general cargo after arriving from Cienfuegos Cuba. British steamer Springburn from Buenos Aires Argentina to quarantine station, likely to depart Thursday. Norwegian Mount Vernon from Puerto Cortez Honduras with 17 000 bunches of bananas en route to load lumber. British schooner Boniform from West Indian ports discharging at M. & O. wharf. Ethyl 1142 sailed to Bremen with 3 500 bales of cotton. Augustus H. Babcock also sailed. Norwegian steamship Fijell Johannesen to Puerto Cortez with steel rails and general merchandise. Orealla shifted to Radcliff Bros. wharf. Lady Charlotte and Sunny South shifted docks for loading tanker coal and preparing to depart for Selma Alabama. City of Mobile to lay up for a week. Bangor and Hilding due from Gulfport. Cratheus due Saturday from Grand Cayman. Newlands due next month from Rosario. Bertha expected Friday to Havana Signe Saturday to Cienfuegos Belize Friday with general merchandise. Imports include cocoanuts at St Andrews Col. and Per Boniform. lumber exports to Rosario and to Rosario via Van Lear Black.
Manuel Thomas John Thomas and Jesse Williams were convicted in city court for burglary and remanded to jail for sentencing. Thomas broke into Mrs. Annie Paley’s home at 119 South Water Street, while the other two burglarized Harry Clensky’s residence last September. Other docket items include Jacob Hauser violating the prohibition law Nick Pappas selling tainted meats Julius Lockett trespass and James P McMillian carnal knowledge.
The Clean Food Club reports a successful egg boycott in Chicago with housewives pushing the price to 32 cents a dozen for April eggs. Many grocers advertise selling at the set price, signaling progress in the campaign.
Emperor William recovers from recent illness and departs Berlin to visit his brother in law the Duke of Schleswig Holstein. He plans to travel to the duke's hunting lodge and then to the preserves of the Prince of Furst.
New Orleans cotton futures opened steady with a small decline on cables and crop estimates. Bears held back while buyers and short covering kept prices near yesterday’s close. spot sales and later gains pushed values to 6 to 7 points above prior levels before closing mixed.
Reports that a prominent Memphis spot man estimates the crop at 14 800 000 bales sparked an opening decline of 6 to 8 points in the cotton market. Prices rallied to near yesterday’s close as holidays absorbed selling with private cables blaming abroad hedge pressure. futures closed steady with varied daily highs and lows.
Spot cotton in fair demand on November 26 in Liverpool. Prices drift lower across grades from good middling 7.48 to ordinary 6.09. Total tonnage 10,000 bales, including 8,400 American. receipts 12,000 bales. Futures closed very steady with various forward months quoted from Nov-Dec 6.91 to Oct-Nov 6.43.
New Orleans Mobile and Chicago Railroad Export comp 243 bales. Mobile and Montgomery Train 73 Baker Lyons 98 Winston Jones 64 Farmers Commission 37 Touart Quinn 22 Frank M Ladd 18 Bevill Phillips 13 Davis Wilson Gallilliard 4 Elmore Brame Co 188 Bashinsky Co 38 Weil Brothers 3 Transit 1 Export comp 1 total 1391 bales. Mobile and Ohio Train 58 Bevill Phillips 19 Farmers Commission 13 Baker Lyons 6 Export comp 368 total 406 bales. Steamer City of Mobile Selma Baker Lyons 223 Davis Wilson Gaillard 209 Farmers Commission 152 Tovart Quinn 109 Bevill Phillips 49 Frank M Ladd 45 Lott Blacksher 34 Winston Jones 6 J M Parker 3 total 20 bales.
Call money firm 4.5 to 5 percent with ruling 4.75 to 4.75. Time loans 60 and 90 days at 5 percent and six months 4.75 to 5 percent. Prime mercantile paper 5.25 to 5.75 percent. Sterling weak: sixty days 4.81 and demand 4.853. Commercial bills 4.80. Silver 58.375. Mexican dollars 45. Government bonds steady. railroad bonds irregular.
Marriage licenses were issued out of the probate court Wednesday to Robert Albert.
Trading today showed light volume with mixed leads as Harriman interests and Amalgamated were steady while Reading and Steel gained modestly. Virginia Carolina Chemical fell sharply as gold shipments to Canada totaled near 10 million, damping market confidence and sending most shares lower.
A bronze tablet honoring Jefferson Davis as Confederate president is set in the federal building wall in Washington with federal consent. The plaque marks his former offices at Cabin John Bridge location, chiselled name removed by federal authority.
Washington November 26 Anthrax a deadly cattle disease may spread to humans via a stable fly according to M B Mintzman entomologist of the Philippine department of agriculture. He announced the discovery in a cable to Dr W C Rucker assistant surgeon general of the public health service who calls the finding highly important.
Cross examination in Crowley Louisiana resumes in the murder trial of Miss Dora Murff J B Duvall and Al Duvall. Defense hints at self defense instead of unwritten law as police report a revolver found on the victim Delhaye and attorneys press on the number of shots fired.
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt and Miss Margaret Roosevelt depart Santiago Chile on their return trip to the United States. Col Roosevelt also leaves for Varpariso on a visit to Southern Chile, signaling the end of their Chile sojourn.
Chicago fog halted grain inspections leaving no cash grain quotations for nov 26. Cash provisions listed Park 21.00 lard 10.70 ribs 10.60 to 11.25. St Louis cash prices show No 2 red 90 1-2 to 95 No 2 87 to 93 1-2. Core 2 7Tc No 2 via 76e oats No 2 40 1-4 No 2 white 41 3-4 to 42.
Naval Stores report from Savannah shows turpentine at 43 1 2 cents with 95 casks sold and 1 152 casks receipts. rosin sales none with 3 411 barrels received. Prices listed for grades B through Ww range from 3 55 to 6 80 per barrel.
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