Balance of 1918 Mobile Convention Fund Named
Horst audits show total subscriptions 16 561 00 with 14 397 19 collected and 2 107 31 uncollected 66 50 margin. deficit of 2 906 75 covered by Chamber publicity fund. All bills paid and funds open to inspection by subscribers. Immense thanks extended to committee press and subscribers for Southern Conference gathering in Mobile Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Henry A. Horst
Thern Commercial Congress
A. Armbrecht
Audi
Tral
Asell
Mobile
Chamber of Commerce and Business ‘League
Ala
Wm. H. Armbrecht
Expenditures and Travel Reimbursements Summarized
A dated record lists auxiliary committee expenses including hall rental 279.36, Irvine railroad fare 60.60, invitations 44.20, and miscellaneous payments totaling 17 302.94 with all bills paid. Subscriptions collected amount to 14 397.19 and overall activity shows a balanced ledger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadies
Halle
Irvine
Southern
Congress
Debt Judgement Against Mrs Honore Filed in New York Court
A default judgment for 604 has been filed against Mrs Harriet Honore widow of Harry Honore Jr in New York court. The suit by a department store claims she owed for services and goods furnished in January and February last year. Publication notices identify her as daughter of Andrew E Benham of Chicago with a $1,500,000 estate alleged to belong to her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harriet Honwidow
Harry Honore, Jr
Potter Palmer
Frederick Dent Grant
Honore
Andrew E. Benham
Chicago
Trust buster targets American Can Company in antitrust suit
The Department of Justice filed a federal suit in Baltimore alleging the American Can Company is a trust and monopoly tied to the steel trust. The action aims to curb the high cost of living and precedes further moves against related cold storage and refrigeration interests connected to beef, ice, and railcar services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cold Storage Combine
Beef Trust
American Ice Company
Bullman Sleeping Car Company
Houston
Department of Agriculture
United States Steel Corporation
Canning Trust
Refrigerator Trust
Cold Storage Trust
Steel Trust
Tinplate
American Can Company
New Jersey
Eer
Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Saapee
Fix
Pure blood American bison sent to Black Hills herd
Fourteen pure blood American bison in transit from New York to Hot Springs South Dakota form a nucleus for a new national herd. The shipment, arranged by the American Bison Society with the New York Zoological Society as donor, follows a plan proposed by Dr. Franklin W. Hooper to start a Black Hills herd at Wind Cave Park. The animals are due December 3 and will travel twelve miles by truck to the range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hot Springs
New York Zoological Society
American Bison Society
Franklin W. Hooper
The
Bison Society
Black Hills
Wind Cave Park
Zoological Society
New York Zoological Park
Kilberg Foils Russian Prisoner Swindle in Chicago
Theodore F. Kilberg of 214 West Schiller Street uncovered a Spanish style deception involving a Russian prisoner named Serge Solovieff. Kilberg stopped two Americans from paying 3,000 for a forged Madrid signature that would have yielded 160,000 held in a Boston bank. Kilberg learned of the plot in New York and alerted his brother in law William Harbecke, who was set to travel to New York to pursue the supposed fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Theodore F. Kilberg
West Schiller Street
Madrid
Boston
Kilberg
New York
J. Koschatzsky
Europe
Milwaukee
William Harbecke
Serge Solovieff
Solovieff
Harbecke
Missing 455 Found On Negress Maggie Wilson
Maggie Wilson a 16 year old nurse at 206 St Emanuel street was arrested by Officer Nash Harns Jr as a dangerous suspect. G C Young who boards with R H Givens accuses Wilson of stealing 455 from his clothing Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Wilson
R. H. Givens
St. Emanuel Street
Nash Harns, Jr
G. C. Young
Givens
Mr. Young
Wilson
Corporate Power and Takeover Tangles on the Can
A brief note describes a corporation with large capitalization influencing a major venture to buy lease or gain control of a substantial interest. The passage mentions Bates and Mol as part of the unfolding situation in this unclear financial maneuver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bates
Prison Officials Arrested Over Palace Plot in Mexico City
Major Cadena and Lieut Pia Rena, governor and commander of the Santiago military prison, were arrested and sent to Quintana Roo penal colony after a plot to release and arm prisoners for an attack on the national palace was uncovered. Special Envoy Lind and the battleship New Jersey were active nearby with Tampico and Tuxpam movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Cruz
Major Cadena
Pia Rena
Santiago
Mexico City
Quintana Roo
Yucatan
National Palace
Lind
Tampico
New Jersey
Tuxpam
Shipping News From The River Front On A Saturday
The Swedish steamer Hilding and several other vessels including the Danish steamer Frankrig and the British schooner C W Mills were reported at the river front. Cargoes include pine lumber and cotton plus naval stores as water levels rise after rain. ships shift docks and prepare for forthcoming sailings to destinations such as Havana and Puerto Cortez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilding
Westrom
Seeberg Steamship Line
Gulfport
Pier 4
Frankrig
Neilsen
Munson Line
Apalachicola
Fla
C. W. Mills
Murphy
Havana
Mount Vernon
Fort Morgan
M. & C. Fruit
Puerto Cortez
Pheroma
Pinto Docks
McIntyre Lumber Company
St. Louis Street
Lampasas
Mallory Steamship Lime
York
United Fruit Company
Viator
Hon
South and North Alabama Railroad sale to Louisville and Nashville
Major shareholders of the South and North Alabama Railroad in Montgomery vote to accept a Louisville and Nashville purchase offer with par for stock within ninety days. Minority holders fear loss of value and may challenge the sale, while L&N has long controlled over 90 percent of stock. officials provide few details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
South and North Alabama Railroad Company
Louisville
Nashville
Decatur
Birmingham
Church Minister Nettles on Trial for Conduct Allegations
Rev. S. A. Nettles former Spartanburg minister and editor of the Christian Advocate faces a trial in Rock Hill on charges of conduct unbecoming a minister including alleged undue familiarity with a young woman and a dispute with student J. B. Chick. The South Carolina Methodist conference investigated the case led by Presiding Elder A. J. Cauthen and may be presented to the general conference in Oklahoma City next spring. The case draws wide regional interest due to Nettles' former popularity and prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Chick
Oklahoma City
Local Man Fractures After Fall From Electric Car
B Jones of 11 Marine Street was thrown from an electric car in Prichard Saturday night and sustained internal injuries to the left hand and shoulder. The native Scot had reached the thirty third degree of Freemasonry in Scotland and was attended by Dr. O H Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Jones
No. 11
Marine Street
Prichard
Jones
Scotland
O. H. Harris
Thanksgiving Day Elopement Triggered by Indiana Telegraph
Chicago news reports telegraph from Crown Point Indiana lists nine couples granted licenses including Collet D Huff a 30 year old broker of 1420 Bryn Mawr avenue and Ethel Jacobs of 1544 West Twelfth street. His mother denied prior knowledge of any engagement or marriage plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Comet D. Huff
Rookery
Bryn Mawr Avenue
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S.C.C
Armbrecht
Chamber of Com
Lincoln
South
Baltimore
Miss
TRUST
CAN
Carroll Tood
Interior and Agricultural de
Mexico
City
S.hilding
Seeberg
U. F. Company
Colon
Company
LumBté
L. &N. Railroad
Spartanburg
S. C
Alabama
Old Reliable Carriage, Harness and Automobile House
Studebaker
Cole
American
Oldsmobile
Waverly and Standard Electrics
North Water ST
Mobile, Ala
Crown Point
Ind
Gretna Green
O. Harris Grocery CO
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