Mobile and Ohio freight talks reveal through bills of lading
Testimony details railroad and steamship policies for through bills of lading and dock improvements. J B Taylor explains rate differentials, shift of contracts, and projected lines as officials debate shipping methods for cotton exports via Mobile and New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Mobile
Ohio
Pensacola
Savannah
Brunswick
Gulfport
Miss
New Orleans
Prince
M. and O
Walter
Dempster Company
Mobile Awners, Inc
Air. Taylor
Elder-Dempster
Leyland - Harrison
Mobile Liners, Inc
Wounded and Bereaved After Wreck Deaths At Sanitarium
The scene shows wounded soldiers asked about fallen comrades and the dead. Sergeant Colyer’s wife tends the injured while plans to bid farewell to dead comrades proceed. Guy Stephens, dazed by the wreck, fled the sanitarium and was persuaded back by Henry Spotswood to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colyer
Guy 3S. Stephens
Inge-Bondurant Sanitarium
Oyster size law discussed by Alabama Commission
At a conference of Alabama Oyster Commission members in Foley, oystermen and dealers debated the culling law for marble oysters. They agreed no oysters under one and a half inches in width. President Craft notified Chief Deputy John Lilly and Deputy Inspector Martin Burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Oyster Commission
Craft
The
Commis
John Lilly
Martin Burns
Lyman Taken Back by Deputy in Selma Charge
Deputy Sheriff A L Alston of Selma arrives to take Wiley Lyman into custody on a grand charge as he moves in on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman
A L. Alston
Selma
Wiley Lyman
Grand
Orrine Advertising Claim Promises Money Back Guarantee
An advertisement touts Orrine as a curative for ink habit with a strong confidence claim. It promises a full money back guarantee if no benefit is seen and notes a low price. The notice directs readers to ask for a free booklet and mentions the address Mobile Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrine
N. W. Dauphin
Bn Sts. ‘Mobile
Alz
Taylor Defends Speed At Wreck Scene On Rail Line
Vice President R W Taylor of the Mobile and Ohio Railway defends the average speed of 38 miles an hour from Mobile to State Line after inspecting the Rube Burrow trestle wreck. He states the train's speed and trestle failure were not due to poor materials. He cites a four mile stretch where speed would not have doubled. A list of injured men at multiple infirmaries is provided by Surgeon H T Inge.
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R. W. Taylor
Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company
Mobile
Rube Burrow
State Line
H. T. Inge
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Inge-Bondurant Sanitorium
George Yeske
S. A. Poole
Korbitz
Helmar Johnson
C. W. Hunt
M. P. Walker
Guy C. Stephens
Vernon Cornelius
J. L. Lemon
J. R. Haroldson
Oliver Kernick
Barrancas
T. A. Jenkins
J. L. Morris
John B. Colyer
Marine Hospital
D. C. Leys
B. D. Gordon
H. P.houk
Southern Infirmary
W. H. Carter
J. F. Ball
A. Louisiana
M. D. O'Neal
L. N. Green
T. J. Grace
Fay Dixon
Cary H. Grace
Eugene Frolick
Fred Wilson
Taylor Commends Militia Aid After Mobile Incident
Mr R V Taylor of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad thanks Captain Mahon for the care given to dead and wounded troops after a recent Mobile incident. The Mobile Rifles or Company M received letters praising their aid during the troubling night and days that followed.
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Company M
Mobile Rifles
R. V. Taylor
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Mahon
Mr. Taylor
Captain Mahon
Mobile
Whole World Against The Ritual Murder Trial
Clergy from many denominations worldwide denounce Russia’s Beilis case in St. Petersburg accusing a Jewish man of murdering a Christian child for ritual blood. The images from Kichinev show persecuted Jews, slain children, and a destroyed home of a wealthy Jewish family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Mendel Beilis
St. Petersburg
Beilis
Kichinev
William Bennett
Gen Felix Diaz Arrives At Vera Cruz Port
Despatches report General Felix Diaz arrives in the Vera Cruz port as suspicions rise over two brothers implicated in a Monterey plot. Authorities allege documents taken from killed rebels near Monterey compromise the brothers and link them to revolutionary plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Diaz
Vera Cruz
Monterey
Mexican Trade Rules Allow Certain Exports to Mexico
The U S treasury orders customs to permit export of saddles st r r icks girths hay and other foodstuffs and horses to Mexico not violating the March 14 1912 neutrality decree following Attorney General McReynolds ruling on munitions of war. General Felix Diaz arrives in port to rally supporters and says he will not quit his presidential bid despite Huerta opposition. An official seeks to redirect Diaz to Tampico but he refuses and goes to his mother in law’s residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
Mexico
McReynolds
Felix Diaz
Corcovado
Huerta
General Diaz
Tampicco
Death of George Williams Oyster Terman
George Williams aged 22, an oysterman, died Tuesday at Heron Bay Mobile County after several weeks illness. He is survived by his wife Pearl Clark of Heron Bay, a niece of P. B. and R. I. Dorlon, one child, his father George Williams of Biloxi Mississippi, one brother John Williams of Heron Bay, and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Williams
Heron Bay
Mobile County
Pearl Clark
P. B
Biloxi
Miss
John Williams
Service at Terminal Station Earns High Praise
A letter praises the systematic and effective handling by Captain Mahon and Company M at the Terminal Station. Mahon deflects credit to his “noble boys” who performed their duty despite the blood and exhaustion. He emphasizes the men’s courage and the heavy burden borne by the unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahon
French Cruiser Conde Ordered to Mexico
Brest, France October 22. The French armored cruiser Conde was ordered to sail for Mexico to take on ammunition and protect French interests, per Associated Press dispatch.
Japanese Vow No Japanese Warships to Mexico
The Japanese foreign office announced that no Japanese warships would be sent to Mexico. This statement came from Tokyo on October 22 via Associated Press reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tokio
Mexico
First Alabama and New Orleans Barge Trip Starts from New Orleans
The Alabama and New Orleans Transportation Company begins its initial barge voyage from New Orleans through Lake Borgne canal to Mobile Bay then up the Mobile and Tombigbee rivers to Demopolis, with a stop to witness the Warrior river lock opening near Tuscaloosa. Delegates from New Orleans including Leon C. Simon and A. C. Carpenter join the voyage, returning to New Orleans by October 29.
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Alabama and, New Orleans Transportation Company
New Orleans
Lake Borgne Canal
Mississippi Sound
Tnto
Mobile Bay
Mobile River
Tombigbee River
Demopolis
Warrior River
Hoit
Ala
Grenville Street
James Gibboney
Leon C. Simon
New Orleans Association of Commerce
Albert Phenis
Record
A. C. Carpenter
Paut F. Jahncke
Jahncke Navigation Company
J. E. Pearce
Matt Warriner
Charles R. Dunn
Union Trust Company
Henry Chaffee
J. H. Bernhard
N. A. Bernhard
Tuscaloosa
Coal and
Trowelds
Ernhard
Emig Tag Tinted
Birmingham businessman named to Governor O'Neal staff
Marcus Well of Birmingham was appointed by Governor O'Neal to the governor’s staff to replace Ben J. Schuster of Selma who resigned. Well will rank as colonel. The announcement was made in Montgomery on October 22.
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Item
Montgomery
Ala
O'Neal
Marcus Well
Birmingham
Ben J. Schuster
Selma
Well
Oh Se
Soa Sens
Move to free British land from landlordism campaign details
London reports Chancellor Llady George outlining a government land program to free the countryside from landlord control. A new ministry of lands would override restrictive settlements, reduce rents for small farms, and set fair wages and housing while enabling land ownership and land price oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Eng
Llady-George
British Isles
Chancery
Ministry of Lands
Speed Decision Reversed In City Court Acquittal
W. G. Horn who was fined ten dollars by Recorder Edington for speeding appealed to the city court civil side and was acquitted by a jury. The evidence in the case was conflicting and favored Horn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Horn
Edington
Horn
Cheney's Expectorant Cures Croup Colds Coughs Ad
Tickling in the throat running of the nose and sore throat described as symptoms. Promoted as best medicine for whooping cough with fifty years of tested use. Claims sure and certain cure. Advertises Cheney's Expectorant priced at 25e at Grug Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheney
Grug
Grover Cleveland Memorial in Pyne Tower recalled by Taft
Taft praised Cleveland as a great president and man noting his strong mind integrity and public duty. The article describes Princetonian admiration and a bronze statue of Cleveland in the memorial chamber at the graduate college tower with Gothic architecture and detailed ornamentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Municipal Corporation
Buffalo
Albany
Amt
Washington
National Credit
Tlw
Graduate
Pyne
Graduate College
Sione
Grover Cleveland
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Sarah Greene of Fairhope
Mrs Sarah Greene wife of Dr H M Greene longtime mayor of the Fairhope Single Tax Colony Baldwin County Alabama died Monday night at 8 at her home age 86 born in Illinois Came to Fairhope with early settlers over twelve years ago Survived by husband and one daughter Mrs Slaight er of Chicago Illinois funeral set for Thursday afternoon at Fairhope
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Greene
Fairhope
H. 5. Greene
Baldwin County
Ala
Miimois
Mobile
Slaighter
Chicago, IL
Burial of Robert E. Wallace in Magnolia Cemetery
Funeral services for Robert Edwin Wallace were held at 3:30 PM from the family home on Eslava street with Rev. W. P. Wilks officiating. Interment followed in Magnolia Cemetery, with pallbearers Nat Padgett H. J. Rhodes J. L. Hall Edward Rachel. Survived by his wife a daughter Miss Ora Wallace a son Walker Wallace and a stepdaughter Mrs Fred Bertoleth. Floral tributes were sent by friends.
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Robert E. Wallace
Robert Edwin Wallace
Eslava Street
The
Baptist Tabernacle
Magnolia Cemetery
Nat Padgett
H. J. Rhodes
J. L. Hall
Edward Rachel
Ora Wallace
Walker Wallace
Fred Bertoleth
Obituary for George Robert Heiter
The three year old George Robert Heiter, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Heiter, was laid to rest Monday afternoon at Magnolia Cemetery. The funeral service was held at the family home 1069 Marine Street with Very Rev G C Tucker of St Johns Episcopal Church officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Robert Heiter
Charles Heiter
Magnolia Cemetery
Marine Street
G. C. Tucker
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Burial of Alphonse Cramer in Mobile
The body of Alphonse Cramer arrived in Mobile from 7 Louis Mongay for burial. The funeral is set for Thursday at 3 PM, with interment in Hebrew Cemetery. Cramer, born in Germany forty five years ago, moved to the U S at seventeen and lived with his sister Mrs Julius Hans in Gainesville, Alabama. He was a member of Shangrai Shomeyim and B nai brith. Survived by his wife, two children and one sister Mrs Julius Haas of Bainesville, Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphonse Cramer
Louis Mongay
Mobile
Hebrew Cemetery
Mr. Cramer
Germany
Gainesville
Ale
Julius Hans
B'nal’ B’rith
Julius Haas
Bainesville, Ala
Cascarets advertise 10 cent bowel cleanse
An advertisement urges readers to take Cascarets for constipation and digestive relief claiming a cleansing effect on the liver stomach and bowels. It promises morning energy and a clear head, urging purchase from a druggist as a path to health and cheerfulness.
Cockroaches Targeted by Stearns Electric Paste Ad
An old advertisement promotes Stearns Electric Paste for cockroaches and rats. It claims rapid cockroach extermination with nonfood powder use and offers a money back guarantee. Available from druggists for 23 cents or 1.00, with direct ordering from Stearns Electric Paste Co. in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sicarns
Stearns’ Electric Paste Co
Chicago
Lightning Kills Three Soldiers in Cavalry Column
In Houston on October 22 a bolt of lightning struck a marching Sixth United States Cavalry column between Texas City and Galveston. Privates Monroe Morriss George Morris and John Zimmer died instantly. Veterinary Surgeon Devine was injured but not seriously. Horses and mules suffered heavy losses as troops were jolted and unhorsed along the wagon train en route to Galveston for target practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ly Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Sixth United States Cavalry
Texas City
Galveston
Monroe Morriss
George Morris
John Zimmer
Devine
Suspect Alonzo Clark alias Gold Tooth Slim in Davis murder
Police arrest Alonzo Clark alias Gold Tooth Slim for allegedly helping Johnny Williams remove Will Davis body after a October 10 killing on Conception Street near Beau Regard. Davis body dumped in Mobile River. Clark claims alibi while George Taylor and officers allege involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Grura
Alonzo Clark
Gold Tooth Slim
Will Davis
Conception Street
Beauregard
Mobile River
George Taylor
Johnny Williams
Davis
Clark
Local Court Punishes Defendants for Various Offenses
Judge Henry Chamberlain in the inferior criminal court Wednesday fined Vatén Tate Ralph Donahue Charlie Lewis freeman Martin and Sam Pane at $1 or ten days on the charge of vagrancy William Rodgers was fined $75 or forty days for drunkenness and concealed weapon Jeff Patterson was sent to thirty days hard labor for stealing $1 Angeoline Darrett was fined $109 or ten days for throwing a missile into Mamie Davis's home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Vatén-Tate
Ralph Donahue
Charlie Lewis
Freeman Martin
Sam Pane
William Rodgers
Jeff Patterson
Sam Baldwin
Angeeline Darrett
Mamie Davis
Parisian Sage Hair Tonic Promises Dandruff Cure
Husbands often neglect hair care until thinning occurs. Parisian Sage, a 50 cent bottle, is rubbed into the scalp nightly to remove dandruff and stop hair loss. The tonic is pitched as a scientific preparation for men women and children and sold by G. Van Antwerp and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. van Antwerp and Son
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Shubute
Meridian
Fie
Mobileers, Inc
Mobile and Ohio ‘Southern
Mobile Docks
Elderpster Steamship Company
Upton
Elder-Dempte Company
Mobile and Ohio
Southern
South Atlantic
Paylor
Est Indies
Jno
A. Smith
Smith
Snap Wilson
Kodnics
Usic House
Mobile Infirmary
Perry Cablement
Isaac Marks
C. J. Sloane
A. L. Fisher
J. A. Ayers
Pasqual
Whitesides
John S. Metasavage
Ammon Gingrich
Joe Young
Mr. Meagher
Arthur Dukes
Walter Finn
Pat Carey
Frank Wildmann
8. C. Wilcoxson
George R. Godfrey
Br Mation
Weil
Lloyd-George
ROCHE
BURKE
Reynalds Sir House
Dauphin St
Biel
ICE Cream CO
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