Mobile hosts Pan American commerce talk urges bold outreach
A U S senior official extols Latin America’s markets and Panama Canal links for Mobile and the South. He urges mobilizing Pan American commerce, praising Latin American diplomats and urging the Southern Commercial Congress to launch a new era of cooperation with Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
United States
Asia
Europe
South America
John Barrett
Panama Canal
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Carybbean Sea
Atlantic
Central
Pan-American Union
Southern Commercial Congress
Congress
Washington
Abile
South
Latin-America
Cuba
Mexico
Argentina
Chile
Uth
Alabama
Nnions
Brazil
Uruguay
Central America
Costa Rica
United
Latin America
Eree
Lyceum course ticket drive underway in Mobile
Aubrey Boyles chairs the sale of Lyceum course tickets for the Harte Auditorium under Mobile Federation of Churches. The campaign runs from 10 p.m. to 6 30 p.m. with 650 tickets printed and distributed to subcommittees. A Bryan address on Oct 26 and Jacob Riis as a featured speaker are sought. progress praised with 138 subcommittees active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Boyles
Lyceum
Harte Auditorium
Mobile Federation of Churches
Mobile
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Jacob Riis
New York
Latin American nations praised for riches and potential
The speaker extols Brazil and South American countries, highlighting Brazil’s vast area and Amazon water, Rio de Janeiro’s harbor, and Montevideo’s harbor spending. It praises Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti for resources, growth, and opportunities, urging strong trade ties and mutual respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
United States
Amazon
Rio Janeiro
Uruguay
South America
Holland
Belgium
Europe
Montevideo
Washington
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Equator
Paris
New York
Chicago
Chile
Andes
Pacific
Straits of Magellan
Peru
California
Oregon
British Columbia
Santiago
Valparaiso
Pacific Ocean
Paraguay
Asuncion
Parana
Bolivia
Texas
la Paz
Atlantic
Maine
Georgia
Lima
John Harvard
Harvard University
Scuador
Alabama
Panama
Costa Rica
San Jose
Nicaragua
Honduras
Salvador
Guatemala
Central America
Duras
Guatemala City
Mexico
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Trains to Reach Mobile by December 1 Says Railroad Boss
President Henry McLaughlin of Pensacola Mobile and New Orleans railway says trains will run to Mobile by rail and water by December 1. He notes steel rail within 18 miles of Mobile, plans to lay rail to the eastern side of Mobile Bay in November, and seeks New York funding. He praises the New Orleans Mobile and Chicago road as friendly and envisions port development with Hill interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McLaughlin
Pensacola, Mobile & New Orleans Railroad
Pensacola
Fla
Mobile
McLaughlin
New York City
Muscogee
Mobile Bay
Louisville & Nashville
Panama Canal
New Orleans, Mobile & Chicago
Choctaw Point
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Cough and Lung Relief
Chronic coughs throat and lung ailments claim to be helped by Dr King’s New Discovery. A testimonial from Stillman Green of Malichite Col says two doctors predicted death but the remedy kept him alive. Money back if no benefit. 60c and 1.00 guaranteed by Van Antwerp Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Antwerp Drug Cc
Mobile merchants urged to push Latin American ties and harbor growth
A speech urges Mobile leaders to educate in Spanish and Portuguese, attract Latin Americans, expand harbor facilities, and build steamship routes via the Panama Canal. It recommends American‑flag vessels, Latin American banks, and a southern congress tour to deepen commercial exchange with Central and South America. It calls for sending top citizens on a post‑conference South American tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
South America
Mobile
Gulf of Mexico
Carribbean Sea
Carribbean
Panama Canal
Europe
United States
Latin America
Southern Commercial Congress
Great Southern
Longshoremen dispute framed as family row by stevedores
The Walsh Stevedore Co. and affiliates publish a signed statement denying intergroup labor conflict with white workers. They claim the dispute is an internal split among colored locals No. 356 760 646 and No. 398, tracing events from August 26 strike threats to September 4 9 and 10 charters, arbitration proposals, and firm commitments to existing colored locals while denying importation of outside labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Elder-Dempster & Co
Walsh Stevedoring & Contracting Company
Elder-Demonster
Mr. Fricke
Mr. Green
Walsh Stevedoving & Contracting Company
Green
Walsh
Mobile
Ala
Walsh Stevedore Co
J. M. Walsh
Elder-Dempster Line
H. E. Upton, Jr
Mobile Liners, Inc
Mobile as World Port and World Center Vision
A call to send representatives from Mobile to travel the West Coast and up the East Coast to meet South American leaders. They should describe Mobile and the South, invite South America to visit Mobile, and then report back on mutual opportunities. The plan aims to position Mobile as a world port and center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Mobile
Alabama
South
World Center
Good Roads Meet Set for Mobile In November
The seventeenth annual Alabama Good Roads Association session will meet in Mobile November 20 to 22 drawing delegates from Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and Florida. Sessions cover 9 am 2 pm and 8 pm with stereopticon views exhibits and talks. Notable speakers include Governors ONeal Brewer Hooper Senators Bankhead Clayton and others plus representatives from federal road departments and industry leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Good Roads Association
Rge
Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Florida
Car Oe
Emmet O'Neal
Earl Brewer
B. W. Hooper
Tennessee
John H. Bankhead
H. D .Clayton
Oscar Underwood
John L. Burnett
SS. H. Dent
Fred L. Blackmon
T. A. Sisson
Frank Wilson
D. W. Shackelford
Missouri
Post Office Department
United States Road Department
Jesse Taylor
Better Roads
Jamestown
Ohio
R. E. Spraggins
State Highway Commission
G. N. Mitcham
W.S. Keller
Robert Moulthrop
Convict Improvement Association
John W. Overton
F. A. Gulledge
J. W. Gwinn
Solon Jacobs
W. E. Skeggs
J. E. Pierce
G. A. Nelson
London
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Advertises Broad Health Benefits
An old advertising blurb promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as invigorating and strengthening for adults and children. It claims to drive out malaria enrich the brood and build up the system as a true tonic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Boe
Plaintiff Sues Over Assault and Wrongful Conversion
Isabella McGraw files in the circuit court seeking 200 dollars for assault and battery by a company agent and 300 dollars for wrongful conversion of a piano against E B Forbes Piano Co. James A Lewis sues H S Walker for 1500 dollars in a concurrent case for furniture conversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella McGraw
E. BE. Forbes Piano Company
Piano Company
H. S. Walker
James A. Lewis
Orrine Drink Habit Cure Guaranteed Refund
Orine is advertised as a cure for drink habit with a money back guarantee if no benefit after trial. The ad states a price of $1.00 per box and offers a free booklet. D. S. Bauer promotes sales to Mobile Alabama addresses in Dauphin and Conception Lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrine
D. S. Bauer
N. W. Dauphin
Conception Lts
Mobile
Ala
Evadne to be repaired after collision with Santurce
A contract to remove the Evadne deckload and tow the British schooner to Mobile for repairs will be let soon. The Santurce, libelled for 25000 dollars with a 30000 dollar bond, was floated after a collision but is docked at Turner Hartwell with slight damage. The survey board, led by Captains Newbury, Irving and Meyer, will report to customs officials Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Santurce
Lower Bay
Irving T. Newbury
Newbury
Santurece
Yas
Mary Wittich
Nimrod
Turner-Hartwell Docks
United States
United States District Court
Survey Board
Newbury, Irving and
Waltermeyer
Teachers Institute at Oakdale School Sees Active Session
An extensive two day program at Oakdale school began with 9 o clock sessions led by Miss Ora Vv. Cowan. L. C. Irvine spoke on agriculture in public school curriculum. Superintendent Murphy praised the lectures and interest. Sessions continue Wednesday with multiple teachers presenting. A separate negro institute at A F Owens school runs under Isaiah Whitney. The group adjourned to visit the Panama Canal Exhibit at Temperance Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ Institute
Oakdale School
Ora Vv. Cowan
Leinkauf School
L. C. Irvine
S. S. Murphy
Thompson
Neubiik
Weiner
Duffee
Cowan
Lambert
Dodge
Mobile County
A. F. Owens
Isaiah J. Whitney
Plateau Institute
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Panama Canal
Temperance Hall
Woman Attempted Suicide In City Room
Viola Miller Bertillsen aged 25 attempted death by swallowing carbolic acid in her room on lower Government Street near Water. Medical aid brought her to City Hospital where she was reported out of danger on Wednesday. She was married last week to Raymond Bertillsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Miller Bertillsen
Lower Government Street
Raymond Bertillsen
No More Convicts to Huxford Camp
Recorder Edington cites admission by R G Orvin of Huxford Orvin Lumber Co that he would whip prisoners if they refused work. Two men convicted for six and two months are sent to county jail. Judge Edington says beating convicts violates law and that convicts’ testimony can be enough for conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edington
D. H. Edington
R. G. Orvin
Huxford-Orvin Lumber Company
Mobile County
Orvin
John D. Hagan
Supreme Court
Oh Girls Try Q-Ban To Restore Gray Hair
Bold ad claims Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer restores original hair color, stops dandruff, and thickens wispy hair. Promises 50c bottle, 1.50 refund if unsatisfied after three bottles, and Mobile Alabama availability via Van Ant Werp Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
van Ant
Werp Drug Store
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Mlaughlin
Baldwin County
Ste Adores
Warner
Adams
Tient
Dauphin Street
Evadne
Institute OF Great Value
Murphy
Huxford Camp
Gray
Trescent
Columbia Ice Cream CO
First National Bank Mobile
National Bank
Julius Tutwiler Wright, A. M
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