Bananas Tax Debate Aims to Boost US Trade Policy
Congressman Clayton argues for a one tenth of a cent per pound banana duty to raise annual revenue between 50 and 160 million dollars, boosting British and other foreign markets. He cites past profits, potential price effects, and the role of near transatlantic routes, while urging the committee to reject the tax. The letter to Don Farnsworth notes support from Mobile and Alabama representatives.
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United States Senate
Henry D
Alabama
Chamber of Commerce
Don Farnsworth
Ress
Clayton
Pay B Bee
John B.gies
United States
Europe
Central America
Orient
Conmee Committee
Resinol Skin Remedy Promises Quick Relief and Clarity
Resinol ointment and soap claim instant itching stop and rapid skin healing for eczema rash ringworm and other eruptions. It also clears pimples blackheads redness roughness and dandruff. Sold by all druggists.
Children to Get 9 Cents Per Ticket Sold in Mobile
The Panama Canal Working Model exhibit praised by L C Irvine tours Mobile as part of the Southern Commercial Congress effort. School children may sell tickets Monday through Thursday with a 20 percent profit for each sale. adults pay 25 cents, children 10 cents, with lower profits for child tickets. The car visits Friday to Sunday, with a special exhibition for colored residents arranged by local ministers.
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Panama Canal
L. C. Irvine
Montgomery
Southern Commercial Congress
Alabama
Irvine
Mississippi
Pascagoula
Biloxi
Gulfport
Chamber of Commerce
Negro Ministers of
Mobile
Canal
Mobile cast rehearses for Oct show at Lyric Theatre
Ninety six performers have been selected for a tabloid and musical entertainment for Mobile's October 6 and 7 celebrations. A first rehearsal under Prof F A Dunster will be at German Relief Hall Monday at 7 80. Appointments for eleven tableaux will be set, showing US history and Mobile’s five flags era. Local singers and dancers join to support Mobile’s big event under joint fraternal auspices.
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Lyric Theatre
Southern Commercial Congress
F. A. Dunster
German Relief Hall
Dunster
United States
Mobile
Dr. Dunster
A Loafer Apologizes for Time Wasted Yet Takes More Time
A light humorous anecdote notes a busy man receiving an apology from a loafer for wasting time who ends up consuming a bit more. The incident highlights social etiquette and the unintended consequence of politeness.
River Mystery Cleared as Man Is Arrested Clerical Impostor
New York police report the Rev Hans Schmidt, accused killer of Anna Aumuller, confessed and claimed divine guidance for the crime. Church officials seek proof he bore legitimate ordination papers while Schmidt, in Tombs custody, described a wedding with the victim and a murder tied to a St Elizabeth vision. Investigators link the case to Alma Kellner’s 1909 Louisville death.
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Associated Press
New York
Pse
Hans Schmidt
Anna Aumuller
New York River
Schmidt
Monsignor Lavelle
Archdiocese of
Father Schmidt
Hudson River
Father Evers
St. Elizabeth
Abraham
Alma. Kellner
St. John’s Catholic Church
Louiisville
Louisville
Henry B. Westermann
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Alma Kellner
Escape from Mount Vernon Insane Hospital Reported
Judge Price Williams Jr of the probate court was notified that Henry Hatcher, sent from Mobile County, escaped from the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital and is at large. His condition prevents his restoration. The physician in charge also reported Georgia Hicks, sent from Mobile County on June 11, 1908, died September 13 from Pellagra.
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Price Williams, Jr
Henry Hatcher
Mobile County
Mount Vernon
Hatcher
Georgia Hicks
Pellagra
Do You Fear Consumption Do Not Lose Hope
Chronic cough throat and lung ailment claims to be cured by Dr King's New Discovery. Stillman Green of Malichite Colorado reports two doctors said consumption and life expectancy of two years, but he recovered using the remedy. Money back if no benefit. Price 60c and $1.00. Van Antwerp Drug Co guarantees.
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van Antwerp Drug Co
Adv
Mobile to Host 1914 Grand Army of the Republic Reunion
Mobile Chamber of Commerce leaders plan to invite the G A R to hold its 1914 encampment in Mobile. President Armbrecht Don Farnsworth and J M Ponder travel to Chattanooga to push the bid and meet General Beers Senator Sanders and J F Shipp. Competition includes Houston and the next decision due in June. J J Powers and John Moulton have already traveled to Chattanooga.
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William H. Armbrecht
Chamber of Commerce
Don Farnsworth
J. M. Ponder
Ways and Means
Mobile
Chattanooga
Grand Army of the Republic
Farnsworth
East
Tennessee
General Beers
Newell Sanders
J. F. Shipp
John A. Patton
Armbrecht
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Houston
Texas
J. J. Powers
Grand Army
John Moulton
Storm Damage Cuts Through City After Heavy Rain
The storm brought 86 mph winds and widespread flooding across streets and yards. Streets such as St Joseph, Jefferson, Commerce, and Front were impassable, with basements flooded, trenches collapsed, and Oakdale nearly isolated by rising water.
Two Arrested in Plateau Fight Charge
Octavia Chestang and Jessie Wright were arrested Sunday night on a charge of fighting in the public road by Deputy Sheriff George Mills in Plateau.
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Octavia Chestang
Jessie Wright
Plateau
George Mills
County Board Moves on Hook Worm Campaign and Road Work
The board appropriated 150 dollars for a hook worm eradication campaign in Mobile county to run in October. County Highway Engineer Fay Mc Clure reported on Hall's Mill road surfacing and urged county construction with gravel and chert, using county forces with hauling by contract. A state tax commission session on September 22 will review contested assessment raises. The board also urged Mobile to restore streets after sanitary sewers were laid in Oakdale.
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Court House
Mobile County
P. J. M. Acker
Charles A. Mohr
State Board of Health
State Tax Commission
Mobile
Oakdale
Sheriff's Guard On Mobile Wharf As Labor Tensions Rise
No timber loading occurred Monday due to weather. Sheriff T. T. Palmer and deputies guarded the Ninian wharf at 8 AM at Walsh Stevedoring's request amid I L A union tensions led by national president T P O Connor set for Mobile visit this week. A number of nonunion negro longshoremen worked Sunday at Pier 4 of the Mobile and Ohio.
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State Street
Walsh Stevedoring Company
T. T. Palmer
Mansfield and
Bernstein
International Longshoremen’s Union
T. P. O'Connor
Mobile
H. J. Friske
Mobile and
Ohio
Shipwrecked Seamen Arrive in Cratheus at Mobile
The crew of the wrecked bark Giamnis, grounded on a reef near Grand Cayman on August 19, arrived in Mobile aboard the Brazilian steamer Cratheus after hardship. They had five days of food on a three day supply during the voyage from Grand Cayman to Montego Bay. The sailors named were First Mate E Jensen, Second Mate Peter Lund, and seamen EB Wonderlich, J Jackson, Oscar Johannsen, Olaf Larson, W Winding, H Lundberg, and B Hanson. Captain Thorborn and his wife stayed behind at Grand Cayman and will sail to Norway.
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Giamnis
Grand Cayman
Arived
Mobile
Cratheus
Montego Bay
Kingston
Crathéns
Norway
E. Jensen
Peter Lund
EB. Wonderlich
J. Jackson
Oscar Johannsen
Olaf Larson
W. Winding
H. Lundberg
B. Hanson
Thorborn
Hotel Brand Coffee Price Flub Causes Stir at Kenny’s
Thousands of readers packed the Kenny establishment Monday morning after a Sunday Item ad misprinted Kenny’s Hotel Brand Coffee at 10 cents a pound. The error showed heavy demand and prompted a polite explanation that the correct price was 30 cents per pound for pulverized coffee.
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C. D. Kenny Company
Kenny
Steen
Frazier James Arrested Over Gun Threat
Frazier James was arrested Sunday afternoon by Deputy Sheriffs Bernstein and Mansfield on a charge of presenting a gun. He allegedly attempted to shoot Jesse Edwards, but Edwards dodged as the gun went off overhead.
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Frazier James
Bernstein
Mansfield
James
Jesse Edwards
Edwards
It Is Hard to Keep Friends and Use Them Too
A compact observation on friendship notes the challenge of maintaining bonds while relying on associates for personal gain. It reflects social pressures and the complexity of loyalties in relationships.
Striker Fined for Violating Order in Boiler Works Dispute
August Smith, a striking boiler maker, was found guilty of violating an injunction by Chancellor T. H. Smith in the cancery court. He was fined 10 dollars or 24 hours in jail, choosing the jail term. The case involved interference with strikebreakers at Gulf City Boiler Works and was argued by G. L. and H. T. Smith for the employers.
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August Smith
T. H. Smith
Smith
Gulf City
G. L
H. T. Smith
Wallace Assails Comer's Methods
Florence Alabama September 15 a large audience heard John H Wallace Jr and Walter D Seed speak in the third week of circuit court presided by Judge Charles Almon Wallace charged gubernatorial candidate B B Cosher with inconsistent liquor positions accusing him of pro prohibition in one area and local option in Mobile The event drew votes and highlighted campaign tactics.
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Florence
Ala
John H. Wallace, Jr
Walter D. Seed
Circuit Court
Charles Almon
Mobile
Autos Find Seal Instead of Roads After Heavy Rains
County roads were nearly impassable after weekend storms. George A. Maloney and Aubrey Boyles rode from Citronelle to Mobile at five miles an hour from 5 PM to 11 PM, delaying road meetings and forcing bridge repairs with planks. One driver reported water up to his carburetor.
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George A. Maloney
Aubrey Boyles
Citronellie
Citronelle
Wheelerville
Croxone Promises Quick Kidney and Rheumatic Relief
Backache and urinary troubles warned as dangerous signals. Croxone claims to reach the kidney cause, cleanse pores, dissolve uric acid, and drive poisons from the blood. Three doses daily for a few days often relieves backache and urinary disorders. druggists offer a money back guarantee if it fails in a case.
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J. J. Heller
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Central Market
Spring Hill
St. Francis
Scott Streets
Russell
EB. L. Rus
Jefferson Street
Broad
Selma
Jeferson
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Savannah
Russell School
J.J. Heller
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Commerce
St. Louis
Richard Liquor Company
Michael & Lyons Grocery Company
Peepee
Washington Avenue
George Fearn, Jr
Baltimore Street
Bascombe
Easton Street
Dama
Cedar Point
Dog River
Antoine Scheuerman
Alba Club
Harges
County Board
Crateus
Gun
Mrs. Madden Fiske
D’urbervilles
Royal Theatre
J. T. Keener
C. A. Smith
Wallace
Comer
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Canada
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Fred Kennedy
Maloney
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Bank of Mobile
National Banking — Association
Maury & Unruh
Bell Telephone
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Mobile Electrical Supply CO
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