Mobile parcel post volume draws attention from committee
Senator Bristow reports Mobile post office handled 16 879 parcel post packages received and 20 501 mailed for the period ending May 30. He asks Postmaster Thornton to explain why the office ships more than it receives, noting Mobile’s favorable position among offices. Thornton cites substantial merchant business in adjacent territory as the cause.
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Mobile
Senate
House’ Committee
Thornton
J. L. Bristow
Joint Committee
Bristow
Court notices from Alabama Chancery Court filings
Chancery Court notices list amended bills, defaults, resets, dismissals, and divorces across cases including Alabama Cotton Oil vs Foley Fertilizer and Rose Bertha Case vs Samuel Case. Also includes calls for Saturday dockets and remarks on express companies and agricultural remarks.
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Chancery Court
Thomas H. Smith
Alabama Cotton Oil Company
Foley Fertilizer Company
City of Manile
Agnes Brisk
Melissa Anna Hollingshead
William Henry Hollingshead
Ww. Gazzam
G. H. Kreumpel
W. W. Crawford
Rose Bertha
Samuel
Joel A. McDavid
Bank of Bay Minette
Superintendent of Banks
State of Alabama
John Smith
Theresa C. Pratt
James Bethel
Axel Johnson
Thomas Nash
George Colling
Walter G. Horn
Mamie Hills
Riley Hill
F. A. Hathaway
Edna Hathaway
Thanksgiving Dinner Delights Mobile Charity Institutions
The thirty third annual Thaksgiving dinner served yesterday to 357 inmates and helpers at City Hospital County Asylum Hannan Home Boys Detention Home and Colored Old Folks Home. Dinners fed 120 at hospital 25 at boys home 12 at colored home. Tuskegee Glee Club from Booker T Washington assisted by C W Allen entertained patients and staff with plantation melodies. Rev A F Owens manager reported grateful beneficiaries and the pupils of negro schools in the city sold grocery packages to the Colored Old Folks Home totaling about 1000 packages plus cash.
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Mobile
Obile
City Hospital
County Asylum For the
Hannan Home
Little Sisters of the Poor
Boys’ Detention
Charles Street
Colored Old Folks’ Home
Spring Hill Avenue
Mobile Street
County Asylum
Hannan
Tuskegee Glee Club
C. W. Allen
John Allen
Glee Club
A. F. Owens
Pike Theatre
Davis Avenue
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Sets Monday Reopen for Unrestricted Trading
The Philadelphia stock exchange announced it will reopen for unrestricted trading on Monday November 30, with markets resuming operations after the recent closure.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Turpentine and rosin prices in Savannah market
Naval Stores in Savannah reports turpentine at 45 1 4 cents with 165 casks received and rosin at 1 358 barrels with varied price quotes from B and D at 3.40 to N at 5.40 per barrel and related grades WG to Ww priced up to 5.95.
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Naval
Savannah
Deaths and Funerals Notice for Mrs Baker and Edward Maddox
News from Mobile reports the death in Denver of Mrs Ann Gertrude Jones Baker wife of L Baker formerly of Mobile. Funeral held Thursday at 3:30 PM for 10 year old Master Edward Maddox son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Maddox from 848 Broad Street with Rev O C McGehee of St Francis Street Methodist church officiating. Burial in Magnolia cemetery. Pallbearers listed as Leslie Heller Fred Harteau Edward Ladd Frank Sanders Albert Word and Leslie Leftwich.
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Ann Gertrude Jones Baker
Mobile
Denver
Col
L. Baker
Edward Maddox
Elmer Maddox
Broad Street
O. C. McGehee
St. Francis Street’ Methodist
Magnolia Cemetery
Messrs
Leslie Heller
Fred Harteau
Edward Ladd
Frank Sanders
Albert Word
Leslie Leftwich
Burial of Mrs Sarah Gaillard Hurtel
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Gaillard Hurtel widow of Mobile mayor Alphonse Hurtel were held at Central Presbyterian Church on Thursday afternoon. Rev D A Planck conducted the service with pallbearers George Gaillard William Gaillard Richard Gaillard C G Porcher William Parham and J G Hamilton chosen from the deceased’s relatives. Interment followed in Magnolia cemetery.
Death of Mrs Pearl Burnett Gilbert of Atlanta
Mrs A V B Gilbert formerly of Mobile died in Atlanta pneumonia at about 26. She was born in Greenville Ala and married in Mobile to Mr Gilbert who worked for Mobile and Ohio railroad and later A B A railroad. Survived by husband and a son. Funeral Saturday in Greenville.
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A. V. B. Gilbert
Atlanta
J. Li. Locke
Fearnway
Mobile
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Death of Adelia Tillman in St Elmo
Adelia Tillman a 17 year old daughter of Cary and Laura Tillman of St Elmo died Thursday afternoon at the family home after a brief illness. She was popular among local youths and the community mourns her loss. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the family home with interment in Cedar Grove cemetery. Remains prepared by Crenshaw Undertaking Company.
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Adelia Tillman
St. Elmo
Adelia
Cary
Laura Tillman
Cedar Grove
Crenshaw Undertaking Company
Maritime activity at port with multiple arrivals and cargoes
The New York Rice Steamship repaired pier 5 for freight storage. The Belize sails for Central American ports under Orr-Laubenheiner. Belvernon loads bananas for United Fruit and heads to Puerto Cortes. Clara C. Scott towed to lower bay. Evadne towed to lower bay for Cuban ports. Sybilla shifts to coal bunker. Blandford from Cuban ports to load lumber. Oscar G. from Cuban ports to load lumber. Maud B. Krum arrives to load lumber for foreign ports. Harry T. Inge expected to sail to Puerto Cortes Friday evening.
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Southern Railroad Company
Belize
Orr-Laubenheiner Company
Belvernon
United Fruit Company
Puerto Cortes
Hon
Clara C. Scott
Oscar G
Maud B. Krum
Harry T. Inge
Puerto Cortez
New York Cotton Higher on First December Notice Day
The New York cotton market opened steady then advanced as buyers with foreign connections and short covering pushed prices up 3 to 7 points for near months. Heavy exports from New Orleans aided gains, while small notices supported bullish near months and May saw sporthouse buying. Trading remained very steady as the day progressed and brokers reported easier order execution and broader activity than earlier in the week.
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New York
New Orleans
Cotton futures firm on strong export demand in New Orleans
Be that German spinners were buyers of March contracts in the American markets and unexpectedly small December tenders gave the market for cotton futures firm tone today in the early trading and sent prices 6 to 7 points over Wednesday's close. Weather conditions were damaging to cotton, still left in the fields. Large exports gave the market added steadiness and by noon prices were 9 to 11 points up, new style May showing the widest rise.
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New Orleans
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Sales Report
Cotton spot in Liverpool shows moderate demand and easier prices with American middling fair at 56.46 and good middling at 4.78. Total sales reach 6,000 bales, mainly American, with receipts of 16,470. Futures close steady with May June at 4.21 1 2 and January February at 4.42 1 2.
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Liverpool
Wanted notices and recruitment classified items in Memphis and Mobile
An old classified snippet offers rewards for names and vessels in the city plus a military recruitment note. It lists addresses in Memphis Tennessee and Mobile Alabama seeking unmarried men capable of basic reading and writing for service, with instructions to contact recruiting officers.
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Mobile
Ala
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Barbara Bereuson
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L. Aubrey Parish
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Joseph Muntz
George St
Edward Metzger
St. Louis
Peter Oliver
Bay Ave
Charles Snyder
S. Hamilton St
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Dutia Alvarez
Dauphin &J
United States
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Alabama
Negro Glee Club
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Dauphin
Bell Phosphone
Royal
Bell Phone
Ee Ee
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See
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Ious Bers
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Crichton
Sar Conneettad Goan
Perry & Vengiea
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Eee & Robinton
Corner
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Edward P. Allen
Diocese of
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James Mulligan
Court of Chancery
Southwestern Chancery
State of
Whistler
J. P. Fresenius
James Igan
Resthom N.S
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Trent
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S. Royal St
Teem Emment
Bath and Telephone
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Bell
Anthony
Bear Center
Leah Cever
Conti Street
Iain Ee
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Weaade
Joachim
Gen St
Oppomie Lynnic Theatre
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Switzerland
Theodor Aonon
Tod
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Tesdamateha West
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Abana
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Aea
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Ranana
Weaetlern Mo ‘Ourt National Bank
Marsgena Parker
Rickardy South
Home
Co ‘Taylor
Government Street
M. Bowen
Willison Fe
Osage Ma
Hing Bell 1603
van Antwerp
William Hilbun
Bedie
Sou Street
Salley
Peent A Co
Monterey Street
Ivanhoe Co
Louis
Cheart Sewing Machine
Empire Company
Dauphin Street
Bale
Hoott
Kentucky
Gardresved Poultry
Spring Hil Avenue
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