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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1915
Page
5
A fragmented OCR item notes Laura going to a shoe factory and mentions borrowed items as people move between work tasks. The wording is unclear but points to personal plans and a workplace setting without clear dates or names.
Property description from Deed Book No 4 U S pages records the Manderville tract in Mobile County Alabama with 9.80 acres including factory buildings and a dwelling, plus personal property of mortgagor as of June 3 1911 comprising tiles cement paint tools fixed machinery and related materials transferred to Bankers Trust Company as transferee on 1029 12 15.
Mobile parties investigating warehousing discuss cost of a 200000 bushel grain elevator with R G Cobb acting secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. They claim Mobile could handle ten million bushels with adequate facilities and note New Orleans warehousing plans to receive export grain and hold it for demand, while cotton and sisal storage also figure in the issue.
Friday market notes show Southern Railway and Planters' Cotton Co listed receipts totaling 60 bales with additional exports. New Orleans prices rose 11–13 points early on optimistic crop progress, futures up 6–10 points, spot steady, middling 12 cents, and reports of 60 percent of the crop ginned boosted bullish tone despite long liquidation.
Turpentine firm reports 288 casks received and rosin firm records 962 barrels. Bids quoted across grades B through WG with prices ranging from 3.66 to 6.40 for various grades and a late WG price of 6.00015 and WW at 6.10.40.
Berlin dispatch reports the Tageblatt claims Theophile Delcasse, France’s former foreign minister, opposed French troops landing at Saloniki. It says Delcasse resigned to escape looming calamity, while Poincare and Ler Mil lerand allegedly drove the crisis. The Zaitung adds remarks on his career and motives.
James Van Antwerp of the Van Antwerp Drug Corporation says the war in Europe has driven rapid price increases across bromides and quinine. He notes quinine moved from 13 cents per 100 ounce contracts a year ago to 2 dollars per ounce today and refuses to forecast an end to the rise.
Governor Henderson arrived in Montgomery at noon after an extended trip to the East. He gave no statement on state affairs, noting he had been in New York and was out of touch with Alabama matters. He planned to handle a backlog of business at the office but declined to discuss his veto of the redistricting bill.
President Wilson approved a five year naval program costing 500 million dollars with the first year to build two dreadnaughts two battle cruisers and about twenty five submarines. The program totals about 402 million for army navy and fortifications with future yearly allocations to be distributed evenly over five years. Also notes oyster season opening at Biloxi and local notices.
Biloxi Miss Oct 15 The Biloxi Yacht Club house valued at 3000 to 5000 dollars before the recent hurricane will be rebuilt within a short time Officials say a meeting at Biloxi Commercial Club rooms Monday night will lay plans to begin construction A much finer building is expected than before.
A classified rental column lists 2 story, 1 story, and 1.5 story frame homes and brick properties with 4 to 10 rooms, halls and baths. Locations include Montauk avenue, Government St, Augusta St, New St Francis, Conti St, St. Anthony St, and Washington Ave with rents ranging around 240 to 360 dollars.
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