Galveston Poised to Gain as Fruit Trade Rival
United Fruit Company expands into Galveston with new docks three steel banana elevators and over $50 000 in improvements. Thomas W White returns to lead Galveston operations indicating Galveston will become a permanent fruit import port while Mobile and New Orleans may feel competition.
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Galveston
Mobile
New Orleans
Texas Steamship and Banana Company
United Fruit Company
Thomas W. White
White
Texas
Bocas del Toro
Panama
Port Limon
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Bluefields
Belvernon
Taunton
H. T. Inge
Mount Vernon
Atlantis
Preston
Chamber of Commerce seeks yam recipes for Mobile exhibit
W. T. McGowin, chairman of the publicity committee, aims to collect many yam recipes for an exhibit of Mobile area products at a Chicago land show. He plans to publish a recipe collection to promote the yam, a valuable Southern food, to educate Northern palates and expand the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. McGowin
Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Mobile
Chicago
South
Alabama Guardsman fined for assault at Monroe Park camp
Bowmen a sergeant of the artillery battalion in the Alabama National Guard was arraigned after he cut Robert D. Harrison a well known liveryman with a knife at the camp near Monroe Park. He received a fine after Mobile justice.
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Wnw
Bowmen
Partllion
Alabama National Guard
Robert D. Harrison
Monroe Park
Mobile
Bowman
Mobile Baldwin Institute Opens Four Day Teachers Session
The Mobile Baldwin County Teachers Institute begins a four day session in the Leinkauff school auditorium. About 300 teachers statewide face possible loss of teaching permits unless they attend institutes in Mobile or Montgomery or Aliceville. Institutes run through next week with S S Murphy J S Lambert leading. Miss Bessie Lake secretary and Miss Carrie Dukes handling music.
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Mobile- Baldwin County Teachers’ Institute
Leinkauff
Stocking
Pyiret
Educat Department
Montgomery
Aliceville
State Department of Education
Mobile County
Mobile-Baldwin
S.S. Murphy
J. 8. Lambert
Bessie Lake
Carrie Dukes
Hold Up Foiled by New Plan on Mobile Pilot Boat
Seaman Thorder Gulbraven, aboard the pilot boat Wayfarer, tried to steal a timepiece from T. M. Russ, the Wayfarer’s steward. Russ alerted police. Gulbraven was arrested and the watch remains held as evidence.
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Thorder Gulbraven
Wayfarer
T. M. Russ
Russ
Gulbraven
Pos
Pal
Train arrives after collision delays in Evergreen area
The first northbound passenger train since Saturday reached the city at 8 25 after a head on crash with a southbound freight near Evergreen. Engineer Jack Dawsey of Mobile suffered a sprained shoulder and minor bruises and rode home by cab. Freight engineer George Hammond was also injured and sent to Montgomery. Crowds of about five hundred gathered at the L and M station as the inbound train carried many passengers off. Dawsey expected to return to service in a few days.
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Louisville & Nashville Road
Jack Dawsey
Mobile
South Hamilton Street
George Hammonds
Montgomery
Evergreen
Dawsey
Fire destroys twenty two Plateau buildings in suburb
Rebuilding plans start immediately as owners to reconstruct homes in the flame swept Plateau area. By nightfall all those made homeless found shelter and many vacant houses were taken, as residents describe crude methods used to combat the blaze.
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Plateau
Port charges to be investigated by Mobile Chamber of Commerce
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce board authorized a special committee to fully investigate port charges including towage pilotage shifting and related fees. A comparison with charges at other ports will accompany the report. The president will select the committee.
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The
Chamber of Commerce
Messie
W. T. McGowin
Horace Turner
C. A. Cunningham
James Gibboney
T. K. Jackson
LeBaron Lyons
Wm. H. Monk, Jr
H. H. Wefel
N. F. Thompson
Land Congress
Alabama
Medical College
Tuscaloosa
Mobile
Alabama Good Roads Association
National Irrigation Congress
Coden Fisheries Co Duly Incorporated at Coden Alabama
The Coden Fisheries Company of Coden Alabama was incorporated yesterday in probate court with $5,000 capital. It will engage in wholesale and retail seafood including oysters and game packing, plus operate an ice factory. Incorporators include Charles C Marshall of Tegee Mass.
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Coden Fisheries Company
Coden
Ala
Charles C. Marshall
Te Gee Mass
City Looks to Tighten Sunday Pool Room Hours
City officials plan action at the Tuesday meeting to impose stricter Sunday rules for pool and billiard rooms. Current law allows Sunday operation with some rooms staying open all week or until late on Sundays. Mayor Schwarz supports closing if needed to curb illegal sales, while Commissioner Lyons wants midnight Saturday closure and no continuous operation, especially on outskirts.
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Schwarz
Lyons
Superstitious Bug Nails Corners From Two Dollar Bills
A sensational column reports a superstition among some people that tearing corners from two dollar bills wards off bad luck. The piece notes many Mobile currencies show torn corners, including an incident where a newsboy bit a corner off a bill, prompting a penitentiary offense warning.
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Mobile
Newsie
Opening of public schools circular outlines fees and dates
City and county school officials issue a circular for school openings. Principals will be at their buildings on September 23 and September 30 to examine and grade entrants. Lock lists handed out. tuition set at 2 dollars per month in city high schools and 1 dollar per month in country high schools. Yearly fee 50 cents in all grades. kindergarten monthly fee 50 cents.
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Ih City
City imposes dog license tax cuts stray dog sightings
City Pound Keeper J B Curran says a one dollar license tax on dogs has reduced stray animals in Mobile. He notes owners without licenses avoid letting dogs run free as catchers patrol nights and days. Curran will report seasonal totals to the city commissioners after Navy Yard work ends.
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City Commission
Mobile
J. B. Curran
Curran
Navy
Waterways Delegates Sought for Gulf Coast Meeting
Secretary Leland J. Henderson of the Mississippi and Atlantic Inland Waterways Association asks Mayor Laz Schwarz to appoint five delegates for the convention to be held in Albany, Georgia from October 15 to October 17. He urges attendees to push Gulf coast river improvements for the benefit of many residents.
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Leland J. Henderson
Mississippi and Atlantic Inland Waterways Association
Pensacola
Fla.date
Laz Schwarz
Albany
Gulf Coast
County Civic League Tackles Road Project Flaws
County Civic League directors met at the Chamber of Commerce to review road improvements in Mobile County. The road committee reported serious flaws on Hall's Mill road including narrow lanes and improper grading. Resolutions will go to the county board. debates touched costs, contracts, and press transparency. The group planned weekly farming and civic notices and appointed a feed and fertilizer committee for next Friday.
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The
County Civic League
Chamber of Commerce
H. H. Reiderman
Hall’s Mill
Grand Bay
Mobile County
Chinchula
Alabama
Andi Ngton
League
QUTLOOK 5 GOOD FOR COMING FAIR
The fair reports gratifying results from farmers and poultry dealers with exhibits to surpass previous efforts. Citrus fruit, oranges, grapefruit and kumquats, along with sweet potatoes, attract attention. Space sold in Merchants Building. midway attractions planned. fair opens eight days after the Pensacola Fair.
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Motle County
Powell
Pensacola
Mobile
Returned from Hot Springs Benefit of Three-Week Stay
Mr. Jacob Reiss returned from Hot Springs Arkansas after a three week visit reporting strong health improvement and a greatly benefited vacation.
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Jacob Reiss
Hot Springs
Ark
Fifteen After Job Vacated by Hanlow in Mobile
The Mobile city commission will choose officials for departments and city government within a week. Long term chief executive likely to be Pat J.. candidates include Harry O. Murray and Touart for tax chief. Other posts see applicants and shifts, with no clear inside track for Magnolia cemetery superintendent and several minor positions still contested.
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Commission of Mobile
Atty
Ome &R
Rcee
Pat J
F. Walsh
Harry O. Murray
Touart
Reuben Dorion
B. B. Boone
Wright Smith
W. Soost
Ma F. Price
Brille Medicus
Salvage Corps
Atendent
Magnolia Cemetery
Iss
Theodore Ward
Thomas W. Halliday
Church Street Cemetery
Philip
City Sexton
George A. Thomas
Pets Burke
Joseph F. Sands
Corinne A. Roberts
Dairies Upgrade Hygiene and Silos Boost Feed Storage
Meat and Milk Inspector Fy Harsh notes city dairies advancing for purity this year. Dairymen erect large silos in Mot district to store summer green feed airtight for year round use, with silos on farms ranging up to forty feet high and fifteen feet in diameter, holding 50 to 250 tons of food.
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Fy Harsh
Inspector Harsh
Green Food Co
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Alabama Guardsman
Mobile-Baldwin Institute
Leinkauf School
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Steward
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County Board
Civic League Report
Qutlook
Walsh
Pnion
Hanlow
Pat J. Lyoha
Oscar Johnson
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