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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1912
Page
4
America Sinks British Submarine Off Dover
The Hamburg American liner Amerika rammed the British submarine B-2 near Kent during maneuvers from Dover. The B-2 sank immediately with fourteen crewmen drowned, while Lieutenant Richard L Pulleyne survived. Amerika stood by then continued to Southampton en route to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
Eng
Kent
Richard L Pulleyne
Amerika
Dover Harbor
Pulleyne
Southampton
New York
Deed of Trust Filed by Spencer Lumber Co
In probate court a deed of trust for 32000 dollars was filed by A J Spencer Lumber Co with City Bank and Trust Co. The lumber firm operates a large saw mill plant on the Laurent plantation north of One Mile creek and elsewhere in Alabama. Funds will be used for improvements to the plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Spencer Lumber Company
City Bank and Trust Company
Spencer Company
Laurent Plantation
One Mile Creek
Alabama
Subscidice The Mobile Daily Item Adends Home Delivery
The Mobile Daily Item offers home delivery for ten cents a week. Subscriptions are advertised with order details and pricing for regular readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Eckman’s Alterative in Tuberculosis Reported Effective
A letter and testimonial trace Eckman’s Alterative aiding Mrs. Anna Govert from severe pneumonia to recovery. It cites weight gain and symptom relief, plus another case of bronchitis and throat ailments improving with the remedy. The note invites readers to contact Braswell’s Drug Store and Eckman Company for more evidence and a promotional booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afekman
Wim. Berg
St. Michael's Church
Shoreville
Ind
Eckman
Rev. Wm. Berg
Jos. Grimmpfr
Fickman
Braswell
Eckman Tahore
Philadelphia
Road engineer demand at Mobile county meeting
Mobile residents at the Battlehouse auditorium urged hiring a competent highway engineer with a $6 000 to $10 000 pay range to oversee county roads. The session evolved into a mass meeting with calls to prevent bond proceeds from being spent without engineering advice and to extend the engineer’s duties beyond bond projects. A five member committee was appointed to present the resolution to the county board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile County
Battlehouse
Matt Mahomer, Jr
Mahomer
Harry T. Hartwell
Stone
Flattwell
Stewart Brooks
John T. Cochrane
Matt Mahorney, Jr
A. P. Bush
L. C. Irvine
Cochrane
W. E. P. Wilson
J. H. Webb
Webb
Good Roads Advisory Committee
Webbd
Stuart's Buchu and Juniper Compound Kidney Remedy Ad
An advertisement promotes Stuart's Buchu and Juniper Compound from Van Antwerp Drug Corporation Mobile as a kidney and bladder remedy. It describes weak kidneys causing various symptoms and claims the product cleanses the kidneys quickly, restores health, and improves appearance with a red skin tone. Price is $1 per large bottle and sold in Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Antwerp Drug Corporation
Mobile
Stuart
County Board Dissent Spurs Call for Competent Engineer
County officials debate road work and financing with calls to hire a competent engineer. Treasurer Stone reports 19 955 50 spent from the 1910 bond issue to date, while the good roads advisory committee delayed its report until 1911. A P Bush endorses Kel ler backed engineering and stresses need for expertise to start proper road projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone
Good Roads Advisory Committee
Coun
Neer Strange
A. P Bush
W.S. Keller
Settlement of Railroad Wage Controversy Reached
A wage and working conditions settlement was reached with Southeastern railways involving about 13 000 employees including conductors brakemen lug gage men flagmen and yard men Track and shop workers are excluded The accord provides roughly a 10 percent wage rise and no strike while preserving most working rules The railroads face an annual operating expense increase of about 1800 000 due to the settlement
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Southeastern Railways
Samose trial offer and mediators in railway labor talks
An ad promises a free Samose trial with refund if no weight gain, offering 50¢ per box and no charge if ineffective. Separately, mediators from Erdman and Dr Neill work ten days to resolve railway labor disputes, edging toward Norfolk settlement terms of wage increases for all involved railroads' employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Antwerp &Sons Drug Co
van Antwerp & Son's Drug Co
Erdman Ad
Martin
Commerce Court
Charles P. Neill
Labor
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Amerika Rams
T Tree Collum Dropsy Remedy Co
Jase Boig
Alanta, Ga
Spencer Lumber CO
Unio Mad
Beacon Shoe
Beacon Shoe Store
Dauphin St
B. M. Hoyt Shoe Company, Makers
Manchester, New Hampshire
van Antwerp
France
Holland
Italy
Narcissus
Crocus
Jonquils
Freesias
Bermuda
China
Mobile, Alabama
Selma, Alabama
Alabama Division
United Confederate Veterans
Southern Railway
South
Ala
Selma
Als
Moblie
N. Royal St
City Pass
CG. of C
Hartwell
Irvine
Samose
van Antwerp & Son’s Drug Co
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk and Western
Virginia Railways
Norfolk
Gaumont Company
Pat Lin
Mobile’s
Myles D. Lavelle
Reed
THE
Woodrow Wilson
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