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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1914
Page
3
President Wilson said the cotton situation tied to the European war is rapidly improving. He cited plans to finance cotton planters and open foreign markets as key factors, expressing optimism that all ports would stay open and that the issue would resolve with government aid and southern business confidence.
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce unveils a plan to cut the 1915 cotton crop by half and shift to food crops, backed by over 3,000 bankers and supply merchants across the cotton states. Pledges from bank presidents in Texas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Arkansas and others commit financial aid to farmers who reduce cotton acreage and adopt grain crops.
County Highway Engineer Fay McClure presents a detailed statement on gravel measurement and payment disputes with W. H. Holcombe and the Southern Fuel and Material Company. He explains contract terms, barge measurements, and necessary depth variations due to marshes and terrain.
The Pathfinder from New Orleans and the Alamo from New York via Key West and Tampa were the only marine arrivals Sunday. The Mercator arrived Saturday with bananas and sailed for Puerto Cortez Sunday evening. The Frednes brought grapes and pineapples from Havana and arrived Monday morning. The Belvernon due Monday night carries 15 000 banana bunches. Munson line expects the Mathilde with bananas.
A Athens dispatch reports Essad Pasha, provisional Albanian president, issued an ultimatum to Epirus for North Epirus evacuation. With no reply, his forces invaded. Two days of fierce fighting ended with the invaders repulsed and heavy losses.
A tropical disturbance off the southwest Florida coast and a gulf system bring scattered rain and gusts while cold high pressure dominates the central and western U S. Temperatures fall along the Tombigbee and Alabama basins with 18 degrees reported at Illiston North Dakota. Albert Ashmburger, Local Forecaster.
Died Monday morning October 26 1914 at 3 50 oclock Mabel Lillian Barnes wife of John M Murfee funeral services from the family residence 456 State Street tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 oclock Interment private in Pine Crest cemetery
Obituaries report the deaths of John M. Pittard aged sixty six at 406 Charleston street with funeral at 10 AM from his home and Magnolia cemetery. Joseph Whigham age sixty one of Georgia died at his Whistler home after long illness and is survived by his wife and son Edward. Emmanuel H. Bixler funeral held at 4 PM from 056 Government street with pallbearers listed. notes his post Civil War move to Alabama and mercantile work on the Alabama river before moving to Mobile.
Mayor Harry Pillans announced that police will arrest automobile and motorcycle owners who lack licenses for the year starting October 1, 1914. Public chauffeurs must also be licensed, with licenses issued by Secretary of State Cyrus L. Brown in Montgomery on probate judge blanks.
Mrs J M Murfee 28 wife of John M Murfee clerk at the Cawthon Show died at 456 State street after nearly two years illness. She spent a year in New Mexico seeking health and returned to Mobile four months ago. Survived by husband two children her mother stepfather three sisters and other relatives. Benjamin H Warren merchant of Jackson Ala formerly mobile died at a local infirmary after an operation aged 53. Survived by wife two sons a daughter and other relatives. J M Pittard engineer aged 66 died at home 400 Charleston street from heart trouble. Survived by wife one brother and other relatives.
Infant Bowab aged one year ten months died Sunday morning at 5:50 at the family home 454 Dauphin Street following a brief illness. Interment was held Monday in the Catholic cemetery.
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