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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1915
Page
2
The census bureau reports September cotton usage at 498,219 bales, up from 414,864 a year earlier, with on hand levels in consuming establishments and public storage rising to 1,089,614 and 2,796,500 bales respectively. Exports reached 502,031 bales, while imports were 26,197 bales. Linters used and spun totals also jumped versus last year.
City leaders offered no decision on a successor to Chief F W Cren shaw. Acting Chief R L Dorlon may remain in place with no meeting held. Mayor Lyons said no action was taken and commissioners Pillans Schwarz and the board stayed reticent on the chief’s future.
Mrs. Robert J. Wynne of Washington D C widow of former Postmaster General Wynne died suddenly in Los Angeles last night from heart trouble at age 59.
John Craft of Mobile was reelected president of the Alabama Good Roads Association at its annual meeting in Birmingham. The executive committee will choose next year’s meeting site with Mobile mentioned as a favored option. Reelected officers include John D. O’Neill, J. E. Pierce, and Senators Bankhead and Underwood with J. Asa Rountree as secretary. The body listed district vice presidents and a large executive committee representing cities across the state.
Lawrence Grant of London delivered a letter from President Pierre Font of Andorra to President Wilson. Font praises U S neutrality and aid to Belgians and offers Andorra as a peace conference participant. Andorra, a tiny Pyrenees republic since about 790, covers 175 square miles with around 6 000 residents.
Thursday markets record cotton receipts by six railroads totaling 146 bales with firms from Alabama Tombigbee line to Planters' Cotton. New Orleans and New York cotton futures show mixed moves, with early gains followed by declines, spot sales around 2,700 bales, and prices fluctuating in a tight range. Cotton seed oil and naval stores report firm quotes and stock levels, while grain and livestock show mixed Chicago activity and hedging shifts.
Alabama bankers were asked by Emmet A. Jones to list local farmers with peas and velvet beans for sale. Louisiana sugar planters seek supply. the move aims to connect buyers with Alabama producers.
War shares and autos dominate todays early market with Bethlehem Steel posting a new 467 high, Willys-Overland advancing to 253, Studebaker rising to 165, and Maxwell at new grounds. Rails dull, some lead ers retreat. closing was heavy with mixed gains across major issues and many listed stocks.
Advert appears to offer The Williams Treatment for kidney bladder rheumatic and uric acid troubles. It claims relief from back pains stiffness and insomnia and provides a free 5 cent bottle with purchase of a small postage payment. The notice requests name address and 10 cents to cover distribution costs.
Federal jury selection resumes in New York. William Rockefeller and eight other directors of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad face trial for conspiracy to monopolize New England transportation. Seven jurors tentatively chosen, 100 salesmen summoned. Delancey Nicoll questioned salesmen for the defense. George B. Raymond, a piping manufacturer, was passed after a dispute over banking ties.
Delegates to the national convention of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union completed business and discussed work methods. Indianapolis is likely chosen as the convention city. Resolutions call for December prayer days and mass meetings to push a constitutional prohibition campaign.
Cleveland J. Helton sues Elfrida Helton for divorce on abandonment grounds. They wed January 28, 1907. Ida D. Stapleton seeks divorce from Summer R. Stapleton for cruel treatment and failure to provide support. married March 16, 1908. Minnie Jones asks divorce from John Jones on voluntary abandonment. they married July 23, 1910. wife seeks custody of their three year old son.
Deputy Sheriff Bernstein arrested Morriss Brooks of the Royal and Palmetto streets corner store for a prohibition violation after witnessing a sale. A small quantity of liquor was seized and put in evidence.
An advertisement promotes liquid argon as a dandruff cure claiming to dissolve and destroy all flakes after nightly applications. It promises immediate relief from itching and claims hair becomes fluffy and glossy after use, with the product available at drug stores.
W. L. Henderson, railroad agent, returns from Asheville and Birmingham praising Alabama Good Roads progress. He notes enthusiastic Birmingham meeting led by A. G. Batchelder on motor vehicles’ place. Henderson highlights Mobile’s twofold role as gateway to the Panama Canal and a climatically easy motor route. He reports optimism from M. W. Richards on the industrial and immigration effort and overall prospect for the year.
An advice column recommends avoiding heated irons and using plain liquid silmerine on brushed hair at bedtime. The method promises natural looking waves by morning and claims the solution is harmless and available from druggists, lasting months with a few ounces.
Rain halted the opening of Baldwin County Fair in Bay Minette Alabama delaying livestock stalls and floral hall exhibits. Officials plan to extend the fair through Saturday to salvage three full days of exhibits and events as managers assess promising displays yet to arrive.
The probate court issued licenses for several couples including White F. Kimbrough and Addie May Van Liew, Alfred Dees and Bertha Westbrook, Evilliana Fitch and Florence Mitchell, Willie Jones and Martha Mitchell, Thomas Pettus and Theresa Morgan, Charles Richardson and Olivia Pope. A stray line comments on love and a cough as a wry aside.
An advertisement for Brownatone hair stain claims it colors hair from light brown to black without lead mercury silver or sulphur. It promises instant gray coverage with monthly touch ups, two shades two sizes and free sample offer from The Kenton Pharmacal Co Covington Kentucky.
Calvert and York and intermediate stations as well as direct connections for Meridian, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham and East with the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railway.
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