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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1913

Page

15

Water rents delinquent halted under city ordinance

All parties delinquent on water rents are ordered closed off with meters and flat rates due, penalties apply before water is turned on. Mobile Water Works. Notice of road closure for Hall's Mill Creek bridge on Hall's Mill road from October 24 to November 1 for repairs. By order of Board of Road and Revenue Commissioners.

Mobile Water Works Hall's Mill Creek Hall's Mill Road Board of Road and Revenue Commissioners Executrix Carrie Warren Price Williams, Jr Mobile County Alabama Carrie Quinezt

Parade Route Obstruction Ban In Mobile October 1913

Notice from Mayor Pat J. Lyons warns that city ordinances prohibit anyone or any vehicle from entering roadways during a parade on October 27 1913. Violators face arrest. Pedestrians must stay on sidewalks along Joachim Government Conception St St Francis St St Joseph St.

Joachim Street Conti Government Street Joachim Broad Street Conception Street Government St. Francis Street Conception St. St. Joseph Street Pat J. Lyons City of Mobile

School Improvement Association Panama Button Drive

The School Improvement Association promotes a Saturday fundraiser to sell Panama buttons. Proceeds support school activities and improvements. Buttons feature Panama branding and are available at the event location.

Miss Mabelle Biggart in City for Southern Commercial Congress

Miss Mabelle Biggart known as The Sun Shie Preacher visits the city to attend the Southern Commercial Congress in a commercial and travel interest.

Mabelle Biggart

Cotton Market Report Mobile Official Prices and Trade

Market steady with good and middling grades quoted. Receipts this week rise to 24 762 bales. exports today reach 2 302 bales with U S ports showing 508 728 receipts and 63 040 to Great Britain. Stock on hand totals 74 242 at Mobile and 782 885 at U S ports.

Barker Cotton Mill Company Mobile Ala U. S Britain UC. S

Cotton opens steady lower on weaker cables

New York cotton markets opened with a decline of 5 to 7 points due to lower cables and realising. Private reports from Liverpool attributed the drop to increased offerings and subdued demand. Weather maps showed rain in the East while the Southwest cleared and temperatures rose.

New York Liverpool

New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Amid Rainy Cables

New Orleans cotton futures opened steady with a 4 to 6 point decline as rain-drenched weather and a weak ginning report outlook weighed on the market. Short selling appeared on private forecasts of around 7 million bales while a warmer western belt forecast aided selling. By the half hour, prices stood 7 to 9 points below yesterday's close.

New Orleans Census Bureau

Liverpool Cotton Prices Ease Amid Steady Demand

Cotton spot in fair demand with prices easing. Listings show middling fair at 8.16 and various grades down to 6.52. Sales reach 8,000 bales with 6,600 American and 500 for speculation and export. Receipts total 60,000. Futures end barely steady with multiple near term contracts quoted around 7.2 to 7.9 per quantity.

Liverpool Deomian

City of Mobile Bonds Series D Redeemed November 1 1918

Bondholders are notified that Series D paying bonds numbers 205 through 212 will be retired on November 1 1918. They will be paid in full upon presentation at the People’s Bank in Mobile Alabama and interest will cease after that date. Buy your Panama Button Saturday and be ready for Monday.

City of Mobile American Exchange National Bank City of New York Pat J. Lyons People's Bank Mobile Alabama

Arrest of Cyclist Follows Accident

Jacob Rehm Jr. was arrested shortly after noon Friday on a charge of reckless and furious driving after his motorcycle struck 12 year old Toney Bryce Jr. at the Conti and Royal streets intersection. Bryce was lightly injured and taken home. Rehm was released on bond for Friday recorder's court.

Jacob Rehm, Jr Conti Royal Rehm Toney Bryce, Jr Young Bryce Mr. Rehm Recorder’s Court

Police Supernumeraries Appointed in Mobile

Chief Crenshaw announces the appointment of J. E. Moody and Clifford Adams to the police department supernumerary roll. More regular appointments are expected soon.

Crenshaw J. E. Moody Clifford Adams Mobile Police Department

Deaths and Funerals: Joe De Angelo

Joe De Angelo a sailor died early Friday at the Marine Hospital at age 37 His remains were sent to Moss Point Mississippi his former home for interment

Joe de Angelo the Marine Hospital Moss ‘Point Miss

Local Youth Carl Whittenter Dies After Illness

Carl Whittenter, 22, a Mobile resident for about two years, died Thursday night at the city hospital after several weeks of illness. The Romans were removed to the family home at 154 Tennessee Street, where the funeral was held Friday afternoon.

Carl Whittenter Mobile City Hospital Famly Tennessee Street

Funeral of Mrs. Sarah Greeno at Fairhope

The funeral for Mrs. Sarah Greeno wife of Dr. H. Greeno was held at the family home in Fairhope on Thursday at 10 a.m. Rev. H. R. Walker conducted the service and burial followed in Fairhope Cemetery with fresh flowers on the grave. Pallbearers included G. Schmidt Scott Minnich H Anackers W W Keen E T Molenaux and Albert D Bloch.

Sarah Greeno H. Greeno Fairhope H. R. Walker G. Schmidt Scott B. Minnich H. Anackers W. W. Keen

District 5 Mobile County Sunday School to Convene Friday

District No. 5 Mobile County Sunday School Association meets Friday at 7 30 PM in First Christian Church. J L Cawthon presides with Frank Truman secretary. Prof J H Weinand to lead music with several accompanists. Reports, elections, and finances to be discussed.

Mobile County Sunday School Association First Christian Church J. L. Cawthon Frank Truman J. H. Weinand W. P. Wilkes Lioraine McCoy Nannie Baker Miss Peeples Freda Rose R. L. Howell

Marine cargo flows and vessel movements on the river

The steamer John Quill returned from above Demopolis with 3886 bales of cotton 1078 staves 63 barrels of naval stores and sundries and will sail Saturday evening. Other ships including the American Sunny South Viator Albert D Mills Dabeby Ella C Andrews Daybreak and Mary B G H Dow moved or loaded at various docks with minor collision damage reported between Dora Allison and Stranger.

John Quill Demopolis City Viator Erikson United Fruit Company Puerto Cortez Hon Albert D. Mills Barkhouse Echo Neuvitas Cuba Dabeby Hamburg Ger Rotterdam Ella C. Andrews Pearlington Athens Markley Miller Pinto Docks Barkentine Vaniear Pinto Daybreak Mary B. G. H. Dow Barkentine Stranger Hieronymus Docks Dora Allison

Turpentine and Rosin Receipts Reported in Savannah

Turpentine firm shows receipts of 769 casks with no sales and 41 1 2 to 41 3 40 price quotes. Rosin firm reports 1 890 barrels received with no sales. Prices listed for various grades from B to WW with multiples and assortments.

Savannah

Weekly Cotton Statistics from Liverpool Trade Volume

London market bulletin shows weekly cotton statistics for Liverpool dated October 24. Imports total 125600 bales including 101000 American. stocks total 506000 with 327000 American. American forwardings 74000. exports 2850.

Liverpool

Grain and Provisions market edges toward bearish tone in Chicago

Enlarged estimates of the export surplus pushed wheat lower before opening 1-8 to 1-4 higher and turning mixed. Better weather dampened corn, opening unchanged to 3-8 lower and then retreating, while oats declined but found support from commission house buyers resting orders.

Grain and Provisions Chicago

Cheney's Expectorant Ad for Children's Remedy

An old advertisement touts Cheney's Expectorant as a cure for whooping cough croup and colds with nasal discharge and sore throat. It claims minor laxative effects and that children “like Cheney's land” and that the product costs 26 cents at drug stores.

Cheney Adyt

American Missionary Association Meeting Voices Race Debates

Delegates at the sixty seventh annual American Missionary Association session heard H Paul Douglass of New York discuss prejudice and the Negro question. He urged brotherhood from the church but opposed intermarriage of races. On the Pacific coast issues, Rev George W Hinman urged a national solution to Oriental immigration based on Christian principles. Button Day activities were urged for patriotism.

American Missionary Associate H. Paul Douglass New York Douglass Pacific Coast Cal Chix Japan United States George W. Hinman

Proh Violator Jacob Hauser Fined and Jailed

Jacob Hauser was fined 50 dollars and sentenced to three days in jail by Judge Safford Berney in the law and equity court on Friday for violating a prohibition. Hauser has prior citations and arrests, with nine prior incidents related to the prohibition.

Jacob Hauser Law and Equity Safford Berney Hauser

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