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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1915
Page
5
A terse notice notes that multiple winners are creditors whose five wives are valued as gold. The report emphasizes substantial holdings and the ironic fortune among a group of individuals.
In a tight pennant race Chicago clinched the flag by winning the second game of a doubleheader after a first game comeback. The final standings left Pittsburgh and St Louis close, with Chicago finishing atop the league in a dramatic season end marked by late innings and darkness limiting play.
Biloxi reports recount a perilous hurricane near Shell Beach where 35 people huddled in a railroad station as floodwaters rose from two to twelve feet. Survivors escaped to a barn loft, swam to safety, then reached New Orleans for passage home. At Rigolets, 21 known dead and a washed away bridge are noted as wreckage blocks tracks and right of way.
Washington reports the German ambassador Count von Bernstorff delivered a note to Secretary Lansing about the Arabic sinking. Officials deem it unsatisfactory for failing to disavow the act and accept liability but expect further negotiations. President Wilson and Lansing plan continued talks to seek full reparations and a clear disavowal.
A meeting at the Armory Sunday led by Gus Santas urged construction of a Greek church in Mobile to be served by their own priest. About twenty former Greek residents attended and committees were formed to solicit funds, continuing a religious Greek colony in Mobile since 1912.
New York report shows over 100 million dollars spent on the dual subway project with contracts totaling 178 million awarded to date for subway and elevated work. On September 1, 1948, 19,748 workers were employed. the system will total 626 miles of single track and 296 miles of existing lines.
A Biloxi mass meeting called by George W. Grayson of the Commercial Club will discuss bulkheading the beach and establishing a permanent basin. The session includes the mayor and aldermen, beach residents, and citizens, with possible federal surveys and station plans.
Bulgaria rejects crackdown on Bulgarian subjects in Russia and allows Minister Madjariov to stay unofficially. Russia issues ultimatum after allies recognize Bulgaria's Balkan influence, while questions remain if Britain France or Italy will withdraw their diplomats from Sofia.
French war office reports ongoing progress north of Arras with trench fighting and artillery exchanges near Nouveron and Quennevieres plus activity in Champagne. French planes dropped heavy shells on Mets station as part of the bombardment.
The market rose sharply after the government crop report pegged 10,950,000 bales the smallest since 1909. December to 12.60, January to 12.77, and March to 16.86, with prices up 58 to 66 points over Saturday at the start and more than $3 per bale above prior close. Futures gained further into the session, reflecting a strong buying movement.
The Department of Agriculture revised the 1918 cotton crop forecast to 10,960,000 bales due to severe September deterioration. Conditions on September 25 stood at 60.8 percent of normal, with yield around 168 pounds per acre. States show varied condition and acre yields amid weather strains and belt-wide challenges.
The Mobile medical department of the University of Alabama began its fall session with a promising enrollment under newly appointed dean Dr. T H Frazer. The institution foresees its most prosperous year yet as the program settles into routine work. Theodore, Ala. Blue Spring school opens with good attendance as Miss Lucy Green begins teaching. Locals note a light social agenda with visits and a lighthearted quip about castor oil and wartime efficiency.
Market data shows receipts for the day and week with totals and exports since August. Cotton receipts list multiple firms and bale counts from Lyons & Co, Lott Produce Co, Clarke-Davis & Co, Planters Cotton Co, F. M. Ladd & Co, Touart & Quinn, H. Bixler, N. G. Davis, Winston Jones & Co, and others. Totals: 218 bales from Lyons area and 88 bales from Digbee river points, with various producers contributing small lots.
Trading resumed after a suspension as New Orleans prices jumped 60 to 98 points with a bullish tone driven by steady markets and favorable census figures. In New York the market opened firm, then surged after government crop data, with December to March contracts reaching record highs for the season and spot cotton steady.
Chicago stockyards report October 4 with receipts totaling 18 000 hogs and 16 000 cattle and 16 000 sheep. Hogs show slow demand with mixed grades trading 6.90 to 8.16. cattle remain strong with native beef 6.00 to 10.30 and western steers 6.60 to 8.80. sheep move weakly from 5.65 to 6.60 and lambs 6.76 to 9.15.
Savannah reports turpentine at 38 1 2 cents with 421 casks received and rosin 956 barrels. Prices range from B and D at 3 40 to M at 4 50 and WW at 6 00. New York brisk session with Westinghouse and General Motors posting gains while Union Pacific and other rails steady as trading closes.
The page shows a dense list of securities with current prices and fractional changes for companies including American Car and Foundry Atlantic Coast Line United States Steel and others. Investors scan numbers like 130 4 for Baldwin Locomotive 110 for Atlantic Coast Line and 96 1 4 for Kansas City Southern amid broad market movement.
Coast fishermen slowly return from the marshes after a severe hurricane. Survivors from Biloxi and surrounding towns walked miles to reach Biloxi and Port Christian. Relief expeditions from Pass Christian and Bay St. Louis prepare boats and supplies to aid survivors along the coast.
George W. Ellis of Ontario was appointed chief clerk of the treasury department in Montgomery Alabama succeeding Brooks Smith who was named insurance commissioner. Ellis previously served as state treasurer and as chief clerk in agriculture. In Clarke County Sheriff Belle Garrett arrived to return Thomas Carr a white man indicted in 1912 on burglary charges following his arrest here.
Notary public accepts bond for Annye B. Hooge as Governor’s son files probate papers on Monday. Bennie Batiste arrested on petit larceny charge for allegedly stealing an oilcloth coat from Mayhappy and placed in county jail by Deputy Sheriff August Oberla. The fragment references a romantic figure and trouble, with unclear context.
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