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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1915

Page

5

Committee Works to Support For C of C Office

Assurance that George A. Maloney has notified any intention of oe Mobile county. The special committee to handle delinquent members seeks progress as interviews with backward Chamber of Commerce members began. Chairman J. Leslie Taylor will hear reports Saturday morning. E. M. Bailey notes former members eager to return to aid retention of the demonstration department. Ways and means leaders drive active work and push public improvements and the New Settlers’ Day at the fair.

George A. Maloney Mobile Chamber Ways and Means Ways and Means Committee

Mobile Ranks Third in University Enrollment by County

Tuscaloosa county reports 10 students and Jefferson county 87, total enrollment 691, up about 15 from last year. Mobile and Montgomery follow with 36 and 28 students respectively, naming Mobile’s student list including John N. Allen and Anne Elizabeth Boulet among others.

Troy C. Brannah C. Cgc Busbee John G. Chadick S. EK. Chamberlain Claude M. Cleveland Fr. HK. Cunningham A. J’roai Dorgan Edward D. Dumas R. J. Fuller S. P. Gaillard, Jr Marion T. Ganes Lee O.jordon M. M. Haas J. G. Hagan Adrian Irvine Genevieve M. Hudson Tapia Lucie Warley

Several Men Crippled on Wetumpka Team

The Wetumpka Aggies of Fifth District Agricultural School arrive Saturday to face Spring Hill. The squad is light at under 140 pounds per man and hampered by injuries and sickness, especially at center Woodhall and substitute Owsley. Despite this, Wetumpka plans to make Spring Hill feel like they have played two games.

Wetumpka Aggies Spring Hill

Government crops estimate place U S wheat at record 1 002 029 000 bushels

The October government crop report notes a 1.002 billion bushel U S wheat crop the largest ever and 111 million bushels above 1912. Corn is seen at 3.026 billion bushels, 98 million below the 1912 record, with other crops listed and condition yields given.

Washington United States

Orange Beach Personal News and Local Scoring

Miss Ethel Maynard teaches at Kendrick and spent the weekend at home in Orange Beach. The ball team beat Rosedale 6 to 3 on the Callaway diamond. Week end guests at the Orange Beach Inn included J C Fyke, J W Adams, and several Foley residents.

Orange Beach Ala Ethel Maynard Kendrick Julian Maynard Lee Walker Caswell Raymond Fulford Palmetto Beach C. F. Dietrich Bryan Ohio Dietrich Dorothy Maynard Foley Rosedale Callaway Diamond Orange Beach Inn J. C. F’yke J. W. Adams Nashville Don Hannah Richard Mobile

Injunction 18 Dissolved Over Hotel Liquor Restraint

Chancellor T H Smith dissolved an injunction secured by assistant Solicitor Jack Courtney against William E Finn proprietor of the Southern hotel. The injunction restrained him from selling or having in the hotel spirituous or vinous liquors of any kind.

T. H. Smith Jack Courtney William E. - Finn Southern Hotel

Cotton Exports Show Enormous Increase Over Same Period of Last Year

Enormous increases in the cotton export trade in August are shown. Cotton exports for August were 162,059 bales valued at 7,625,631 dollars, compared with 21,210 bales valued at 1,306,117 the previous August. For eight months ended August, shipments were 6,099,420 bales versus 3,734,444 last year.

Washington Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce

Taft's Son Elected Yale Basketball Captain

Charles P Taft son of former President William Howard Taft was elected captain of Yale University's basketball team in New Haven Conn He played guard on last year's championship five The report adds taft is a guard and Yale aims to defend the title In Berlin a report says the German army's health is excellent and claims there is nothing to the germ in Germany

Taft YALE New Haven Berlin Germany

Why Worry Over Armenians Says Von Reventlow

Von Reventlow in the Deutsche Tages Zeitung rejects U S pressure to aid Armenians in Turkey. He says Germany will treat Turkish affairs as Turkey’s alone and that Ankara may take vigorous measures against Armenian elements if deemed necessary.

Amsterdam London Count von Reventlow Deutsche Tages Zeitung Washington Turkey Germany

Atrocity Evidence From Armenian Massacres Revealed

A American committee report details Turk atrocities against Armenians including Euphrates College teachers and students at Harpoot. It notes casualties, expulsions, and disappearances among staff, with funds from Crane and Rockefeller Foundation aid totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. A separate weather bulletin notes cotton picking favorable conditions and German airship losses.

New York Euphrates College American College Harpoot American Committee On Mergenthatu State Department Charles R Crane Rockefeller Foundation Chunkoosh

New Shapes and Colors for Fall

Local retailer promotes fall items with a lower price point. Ads tout value and unique class of products as ideal for seasonal shopping.

Civil Cases In City Court Disposed On Thursday

On the civil side of the city court Thursday the following cases were disposed of Mabel Bush disorderly conduct appeal from the recorder s court 25 dollars and costs Ollie Andrews Edward Jackson not guilty Eugene Garner plea of guilty and fined one cent.

Mabel Bush Recorder’s Court Ollie Andrews Edward Jackson Eugene Garner

Marriage Licenses Granted by Probate Court Thursday

The probate court issued licenses including White-Frank Smith with Myrtle Byrd and Willie Criswell with Florence Gartman, Westly Layfield with Catherine Pierre, Roy Walker with Bertha Moody. Also listed are James Parks with Emma McPharson and Ed Rhodes with Lula Moore among Negroes.

Probate Court Frank Smith Myrtle Byrd Willie FE Criswell Florence Amanda Gartman Westly Lemont Layfield Catherine E. Pierre Roy Walker Bertha Moody James Parks Emma McPharson Ed Rhodes Lula Moore

City National Bank Forecloses Mortgage on New Battle House

Judge Berney in the law and equity court orders foreclosure in National City Bank versus New Battle House Company. The registrar in chancery will fix a sale date after ascertaining the indebtedness, with the bank holding a $725000 mortgage on the entire hotel property.

City National Bank New Battle House Berney Law and Equity Court National City Bank New Battle House Company

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