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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
7
Market data shows steady prices for Orleans and New York cotton with mixed futures. Daily receipts reach 166 730 and exports total 50 579, while stock on hand hits 9 897. Shipping and U S port totals are noted with large U S steel and other industrial shares listed.
Four defendants faced prohibition charges in local courts. William Lamb Richard Gatewood and Lee Washington paid $50 fines plus costs after admitting guilt in Judge Chamberlain’s court. Eddie Mays forfeited bail for missing court. Harry Flemmings paid a $59 fine in recorder’s court. Authorities raided Eagles Club at 76 12 Dauphin and associated places.
In the Fall Term 1916 of the Court of Chancery Thirteenth District Alabama a notice orders Leslie Lancashire a non resident of Louisiana to plead answer or demur to the bill by October 9 1916 or be confessed against him. Notices to be published weekly for four consecutive weeks in a Mobile County newspaper.
The tug Asher J. Hudson with coal barge Holliswood arrived in harbor early Thursday from Havana. It will tow barge City of San Antonio of the Alabama Coal Transportation Company operating Havana to Mobile. The tug departed Sunday September 14 with the schooner Georgia Gilkey.
The fruit steamer Fort Gaines was due to sail Thursday after discharging a banana cargo at the port. A conversion of the Wayfarer may turn the pilot boat into an auxiliary schooner with a 100 horsepower engine to be installed if plans mature.
The Norwegian steamer Vera arrived at port Wednesday night with a cargo of bananas. It is consigned to United Fruit Company and discharged at the M. & O. wharf.
In Decatur Alabama a plan to finance a $2 million lace factory run by African Americans is proposed. The project foresees 4000 workers from the South contributing funds and bringing in expert lacemakers from Brussels to train operations. The lace would be produced from cotton grown in northern Alabama.
Advertisement states the Williams Treatment can cure kidney bladder rheumatic and uric acid based ailments. It offers a free 50 bottle trial with 10 cent shipping and later ships a regular 60 cent bottle if requested, directing readers to send name address and notice details to The D A Williams Company in Connecticut.
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