State Auditor Reveals 1900s Alabama Finances Shortfall
Montgomery Oct 31 report from State Auditor C B shows fiscal year receipts of 6 607 001 12 disbursements 7 043 706 91 excess 6 705 79. Balance in treasury 130 299 15 outstanding warrants 950 202 01 temporary loan 100 000. Liabilities include warrants franchise funds schoolage and other accounts with total assets 4 681 146 31 and bonded debt 9 057 000. annual interest 357 450 30. Real estate value and franchise assessment cited with highest levy against Birmingham Railway Light and Power. Auditor honors staff for service.
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Montgomery
C. B
Yestday
Treasury
CPE Balto Es Nessese
Vehicle Department
wrence,.Co
Montgo
Mobile
Birmingham
M. College
Alabama
Perecs
Smith
Deaths and Funerals of W R Heckert in Tennessee
W R Heckert formerly of urgh Pennsylvania died Friday night at Knoxville Tennessee while visiting Mobile with his wife and three children. He was active in Masonic circles and temple work. Interment followed at Magnolia Cemetery for the child Ruby Rhody from the family home. Pallbearers were local girls Irma Marie Dunne Helen Dunne and Teti Brovanada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Heckert
Mobile
Urgh
Kville
Tenn
Informa' Received
Abba Temle
Heckert
East Tennessee
Edith
Jean Heckert
Hamilton and
Church Streets
Ruby Rhody
Charleston Street
Magnolia
Irma Marie Dunne
Helen Dunne
Teti Brovanada
Burial of J L Rondeau Conf veteran interred in Magnolia
The remains of John L. Rondeau, a well known citizen and Confederate veteran, were laid to rest Friday in Magnolia cemetery. Funeral services were held at the home of his stepson Edwin L. Warley 15 South Catherine Street with Very Rev G C of St Johns Episcopal church officiating. Pallbearers included John L Fincher J T McCafferty Edward Laurendine P B Dorian Frank Crenshaw L A Hood and Joseph Sidney Howze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Rondeau
John L. Rondeau
Magnolia Cemetery
Edwin L. Warley
South Catherine Street
G. C. Or
St. John’s Episcopal Church
John “L. Fincher
J. T. McCafferty
Edward Laurendine
P. B. Dorian Frank Crenshaw
L. A. Hood
Belgians Hold Line Against German Tide Near Sea
Belgian troops defend a dense forest outpost as German forces push toward the coast. An infantry unit and machine guns work to stem the advance in heavy fighting and exhaustion among units.
Baldwin Worries Not Over Cotton They Grow None
Special to The Em Baldwin county farmers avoid cotton concerns as crops thrive with corn orchards and meat stores. Captain Reuben F Kolb reports minimal cotton output under boll weevil pressure while illustrating abundant fruit like Satsuma oranges grapefruit and a well stocked smokehouse.
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Baldwin
Montgomery
Ala
Reuben F. Kolb
Agriculture and Industries
Baldwin County
Captain Kolb
Kolb
Europe
Kolby
Satsuma
Futility of extra session urged by Montgomerian
Montgomery Alabama October 31 State Senator W W Hill of Montgomery opposes a special legislative session and a 40 million dollar bond issue to aid Alabama farmers He also opposes reducing cotton acreage or prohibiting cotton planting He argues no feasible plan exists to relief farmers and assembling lawmakers would be futile and costly without a definite plan of action
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Montgomery
Ala
W. W. Hill
O'Neal
Hill
Alabama
Petition seeks vacation of Warren Street in Orange Grove Tract Mobile
Maggie Hannan and others filed with the Mobile Board of Commissioners a petition praying for the vacation of Warren street platted in the Orange Grove Tract from the south boundary line to One Mile Creek. The hearing is set for December 1, 1914, with notice published in the Mobile Daily Item thrice weekly for three weeks. H. Pillans, Mayor.
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Maggie Hannan
Board of Commissioners of
City of
Mobile
Orange Grove
Mobile Daily Item
H. Pillans
Mobile lecture explains Christian Science by Dr Bliss Knaupp
Dr Bliss Knaupp of Boston lectured at the Battle House on Christian Science before a Moblian audience. He described Mrs Eddy as founder of the faith, noted Science and Health is not a Bible, and said the Bible remains central to Christian healing and spiritual law. An informal reception followed for faith members and attendees.
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Battle House
Bliss Knaupp
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mass
First Churchn of Christ
Scientist
Mobile
Knaupp
Pig Iron Rate Case Postponed One Day
R G Cobb traffic manager Mobile Chamber of Commerce reports the railroads rehearing in the pig iron rate case from Mobile is moved from November 3 to November 5 in Montgomery due to the general election. The empty soda bottle case hearing also moved to November 5. Cobb notified interested Mobilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Cobb
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Montgomery
Cobb
Foley Exhibitors Sweep Prizes at Baldwin Fair
Foley exhibitors won six first and four second prizes at the Baldwin County Fair in Bay Minette. The Foley display highlighted Washington navel oranges, Satsumas, and other citrus from local growers, plus notable game fruit and the new Cousin Dick orange. Pecan trees, Jersey sweet potatoes, and an eighteen month kumquat tree complemented the Foley exhibit.
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Foley
Poley
Baldwin County
Bay Minette
Washington
Orange Beach
Satsumas
Gordon Childress
Dick Coesens
Schley
Walter A. Hiuff
Jersey
Four Thousand Bales of Cotton Burn in Moultrie Warehouse
Fire destroyed four thousand bales of cotton stored in the J. W. Coleman & Stother warehouse in Moultrie Georgia. The fire damaged farm machinery and grain, with estimated losses between 150000 and 200000 dollars, over half of which is insured.
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Associated Press
Moultrie
J. W. Coleman & Stother
Puckett and Farrell License Transfer Refused in Mobile
Mobile excise commission refused the transfer of Puckett and Farrell to 55 North Royal Street because a nonexpiring license at the location remained in effect for Reuben Wilson. Wilson’s lease runs to November 1 while Puckett and Farrell rent the space but cannot occupy it. Separately, Robert McBride seeks to move his retail liquor business to the southwest corner of Lawrence and St Michael streets.
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Puckett & Farrell
North Royal Street
Mobile Excise Commission
Reuben Wilson
Wilson
Robert McBride
the Excise Commission of the City of
Mobile
Lawrence and
St. Michael Streets
Germany threatens to confine British subjects in reprisal
Berlin reports Germany warned Britain that unless German civilians in England are freed by November 5 all British subjects in Germany will be arrested. Ambassador James W. Gerard conveyed the notice. sentiment in Berlin is high.
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Germany
Associated Prensa
Berlin
Wireless
Great Britain
James W. Gerard
Americain
England
Preservation of Confederate veterans records urged by Owen
Dr. Thomas M. Owen urged pension and historical record preservation for Alabama and Confederate soldiers. He endorsed Mrs. Bashinsky and Judge Purifoy, proposed simple record blanks, linen paper, bound volumes, and living veterans first, to aid families and proof for patriotic societies.
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Montgomery
Ala
John Purifoy
Thomas MN. Owen
Owen
Alabama
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Officials Prepare for Federal Court Session
Officials in Montgomery Alabama finalize plans for the U S district court's November term at Opelika starting Monday Grand jury meets Monday led by District Attorney T D Samford and assistant Lee J Clayton Judge Clayton will preside Trials include John Williams Frank Moore Harry Marys and J M Todd charged with robbery of the A G S passenger train at Bibbville last year with trial set for November 10
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Montgomery
Ala
United States District Court
Middle District
Alabama
Opelika
T. D. Samford
Lee J. Clayton
Clayton
John Williams
Frank Moore
Harry Marys
J. M. Todd
Bibbville
Governor Missed Greenvill Farmers Institute Address
Owing to official business the Alabama governor could not attend Greenville events yesterday where Governor's Day was observed at the farmers' institute that began last Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
Greenville
Farmers’ Institute
Trial Opens For Alleged German Spy in London Hall
A court martial for Carl Hans Lody alias Charles A Inglis opened at the Middlesex Guild Hall London under Lord Cheylesmere. Prosecutor Archibald Bodkin said the German subject posed as an American tourist visiting Edinburgh London Liverpool and Dublin and received a passport under a false name. He allegedly sent valuable reports to Berlin and is charged with espionage.
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London
England
Lord Cheylesmere
Middlesex Guild Hall
Carl Hans Lody
Charles A. Inglis
Archibald H. Bodkin
Edinburgh
Liverpool
Dublin
Berlin
Lody
Stone Pile Affords Job For This German Tenor
Albert B. Reiss, tenor of the Metropolitan Opera, arrived in New York from Havre aboard the liner Chicago after eight weeks in a French detention camp near Paris. He had cracked stone for concrete and made shoes while housed in a slaughterhouse on a codfish diet. Released through the U S state department, he said his detention was a precaution and bore no ill will toward the French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paris
Albert B. Reiss
Metropolitan Opera Company
Havre
Chicago
Reiss
Neiss
Bordeaux
Alx
American State Department
Directory of local businesses on Dauphin Street
A listing of CANDY MANUFACTURERS, DRY GOODS, FLORAL firms, FURNITURE STORES, FRAMING, DRY CLEANERS, GROCERS RETAIL, OPTICIANS, PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, and BUSINESS COLLEGES with names and street addresses on Dauphin Street and nearby Conception Street in Bell. It notes Home numbers for several entries and a mobile optical company in Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flor Goodbrad Floral Co
Dauphin Street
Bell
Home
Minge Floral Co
Conception &T
Gulf City Dye Works
Concept
Conception
Business Colleges
Mobile Business College
Mra
C. O. Meux
Bell Phone 1846
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. Heckert
Joseph Sidney Howze
A. S
Eva Cook Howze
Laurel
Miss
Owens’ Lane
Soche & Burke Undertaking Company
Montgomerian
Empire Theatre
Francis X. Bushman
Mr. Bushman
Lester Cuneo
Beverly Bayne
Romaine, Fielding
Lubin
the Crooks
Belgium
Mm Brighled Inter Waytona PG Ws. Savers
Japan
Empire
Read Wilson
Purifoy
Hall
Windsor Hotel
Rothskeller
A. E. Reynolds
Orman Bell Phone
N. Royal St
Norville Bros
St. Francis
Maury & Mnruh Bell
Francis
Mobille
Candy Manufacturers
Howells Candy Kitchen
Henry KR. Hawes Candy Co
Dauphin
Vansummiture Co
Trey _sisam
Pier Ure Framing
Ganave Gass
Zeman Grocery Co
Mobile Creamery
Cor. Conception and
St. Louis Sts
Bell 1812
Alvin Japanese Nursery
Bank of Mobile Bidg
Bell 375
Opticians. Mobile Optical Company, Inc
A. F. Roe — Mgr
N. Conception St
F. C. Horton
van Antwerp Bidg
McKenzie-Barrett Carriage Co
State Mens Vet “& Wagon
Jack Carriage Wagon War
Royal Street
Ists
Rks
Scheurmann Bicycle Company
Bell Phone
Langan Hat Company
Dauphin St
Richard Distributing Company
Cook's Beer
Mobile Roofing & Cornice Co
United Tea & Coffee Co
Mobile Stationery Company
N. Water
Commercial Printing Company
Joeene Michael and Wood Nting Co
St. Bell
Isi
Om White-Ecke Commerce
Francis Streets
Dupe & Taylor
Royal de Ee
F. Co. Gordon Co
Conception Ce Street
Verona Lumber Co
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