Tax valuations rise in Mobile County for 1916
Abstract book shows total tax valuations at 49 618 548 up from 45 403 040 with a four million dollar increase. State Board of Equalization added 547 045 while Mobile County Board added 3 668 463. Tax collection starts October 2 with December 31 as final payment date.
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Mobile County
E. D. Laurendine
State Board of Equalization
Mobile County Board of Equalization
Phelan B. Dorlon
County Board of Equalizers
Lighthouse Chief Talks Marking of Mobile Bar With Harbor Board
Captain B B Dorry inspector of the eighth lighthouse district arrived in Mobile to confer with the state harbor board on proper markings for the Mobile bar and bay entrance after pilots reported missing markings and navigational concerns. He was met by Chief Wharfinger Thomas P Norville and S S Dorgan president of the Bar Pilots Association.
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B. B. Dorry
Eighth Lighthouse District
New Orleans
Mobile
State Harbo Commission
Dorry
State Harbor Board
Bay Channel
Captain Dorry
Thomas P. Norville
S.S. Dorgan
The
Y and Bar Pilots’ Association
Border Conferees Set Next Session at Atlantic City
New London Sept 23 The Mexican American joint commission adjourned after a chief session and will reconvene Monday next at Atlantic City to continue talks.
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Associated Press
New London
Weather forecast for Mobile and southern states
Forecast calls for showers and cooler conditions tonight with Friday partly cloudy skies. Winds shift to the north as showers diminish in Alabama and Mississippi and temperatures drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Bankers and exporters seek easing of British mail censorship
In New York conferences bankers and exporters with Sir Richard Crawford trade adviser to the British embassy discuss securing government concessions to relax mail censorship. The talks aim to secure relief the State Department has not secured via diplomacy and involve Mr. J. P. Morgan and allied bankers and major exporters.
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New York
Richard Crawford
J. P. Morgan
State Department
Coaling Plant at Cristobal in Regular Commercial Use
The new Cristobal coaling plant is now in regular operation for commercial use though some contractor work remains. Unloader equipment handles collier discharge and two of four reloader towers supply coal to ships rapidly. Reloaders often deliver faster than ships can take coal, with trimming in bunkers requiring more time. Portable pipe chutes may be authorized to reach ships with inaccessible hatches.
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Cristobal
Elders and Fyffes
Barges and Cranes Serve Coaling Ports. Coal to Rise
Demayo conveyors remain in use at canal ports for small coal loads while docked ships receive or discharge. Locomotive cranes with grab buckets aid delivery from cars to ships. The coaling plant charges no delivery fee. coal price is $6 per ton now and will rise to $7.50 by October 1. A $2 hourly crane use charge applies when hoists operate away from the plant.
Three Mobile Cadets Arrested Here for AWOL Charges
Cecil C. Moore Charles Wakeford and William Walsh of the Mobile Cadets Company A First Alabama Infantry were arrested by detail from the command and jailed on absent without leave charges. They will be held until eight others who left camp last Monday night are captured.
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Cecil C. Moore
Charles Wakeford
William Walsh
Mobile Cadets
First
Alabama Infantry
General strike urged as city sees limited mobilization
Leaders renew effort to widen a city wide strike by unions in support of striking street railway workers. Police say no clear sign of a general walkout as transit remains mostly normal and Jewish New Year holidays reduce traffic. Estimates of strikers range from 500 to 125000 with 164000 unionists eligible to vote on the action.
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Associated Press
New York
Traction
Westchester County
New York Building Trades Council
Violent War on Somme Continues as Artillery Roars
Paris reports no infantry advances on the Somme while artillery battles persist. French forces push east from Rancourt toward St. Pierre–St. Vaast wood and near Bouchavesnes, with expectations of an enveloping move on Peronne. Verdun sees renewed German assaults east of the Meuse, repulsed by French troops with heavy losses. Russian offensives resume in southern Volhynia and Galicia despite Austro German resistance. Bulgarian troops resist near Florina and on the Struma front. Britons on the Somme front report German withdrawals and British advances toward Eaucourt l’Abbaye and positions north of the line between Martinpoich and Guedecourt.
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Somme
Paris
Rancourt
St. Pierre-St. Vaast
Bouchavesnes
Peronne
Verdun
Meuse
Thiaumont
Fleury
Volhynia
Galicia
Macedonia
Vardar
Florina
War Office
Kaimakcalan
Struma
Janina
Martinpoich
Guedecourt
London
Eaucourt l’Abbaye
Police to Destroy Over 200 Cases of Confiscated Liquor
The police in a raid plan will destroy more than 200 cases of confiscated beer and several cases of whiskey and gin. The destruction is ordered by Recorder Edington and will be carried out by the raiding squad. Several defendants faced prohibition charges, with guilty pleas and fines posted, and additional cases continued or set for future dates. Raids on waterfront warehouses and downtown stands yielded small liquor seizures.
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G. M. van Liew
Edington
Tom Anderson
J. B. Martin
Recorder's Court
Thomas Coburn
Jim Hestle
Gus Belasco
San Francis
Andrew Mitchell
Ferdinand Philips
Inferior Criminal Court
William Jenkins
Henry Elie
Rudolph English
Harry T. O'Connor
W. T. Burns
W. Carmelleri
Will Petit
Charles Tobler
Bienville Hotel
T. ©. Barrett
Texas
Franklin Streets
Harry Puckett
North Royal
Little Child Dies of Lye Poisoning
William J. Rayfield the 18 month old son of Mr and Mrs Adolph L Rayfield died at a local infirmary after drinking lye from a box at home 592 Bt Francis street. He was found in excruciating pain and transported to the infirmary but died Thursday at noon.
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William J
Adolph L. Rayfield
Chilé
Francis Street
Illinois Club Plans Meeting and Outing
The Illinois Club of Mobile will meet at the Cawthon Hotel Saturday night to consider constitutional amendments and by laws. On Sunday members will picnic at Fort Morgan with all aboard the government steamer General Holabird for transport.
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Illinois Club of Mobile
Cawthon Hotel
Fort Morgan
General
Carney Part Way Up Delayed by Unknown Trouble
Divers work to raise the steamer Carney Part Way Up as German brothers inspect the submerged vessel. Officials say the ship is over half raised and should be completely raised within a week despite recent difficulties.
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Carney
Giants Win First Game From Braves Morans Lead
New York beat Boston 2 to 0 at Polo Grounds to take the first game of a double header. The win marked the Giants 23rd straight, with Rudolph and Tesreau each allowing six hits as the New York bats came through in time.
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Giants
Braves
Morans
Polo Grounds
New York
Boston
Rudolph
Tesreau
Gowdy
Arthy
Rotary Club Holds Weekly Session at Cawthon Hotel
The Mobile Rotary Club conducted its weekly meeting at the Cawthon Hotel today with Mr. W. M. Clemens, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, presiding.
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Rotary Club
Mobile Rotary Club
Cawthon Hotel
W. M. Clemens
Chamber of Commerce
President Wilson to Speak in New York State Campaign
President Wilson plans two October speeches in New York to support Democratic campaigns. The White House and party leaders McCormick Tulmulty outlined the strategy, using his acceptance speech as a base. One address will be in New York City and the other in Buffalo to back Samuel Seabury for governor and William F. McCombs for senator.
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New York City
Buffalo
Long Branch
N. J
Wilson
McGormick
Tulmulty
New York State
Samuel Seabury
William F. McCombs
Campaign Schedule Shapes Up for Presidential Speeches
A plan calls for the president to give a weekly speech every Saturday with delegates from Pennsylvania and farmers groups invited for October events. He will also meet a St. Louis delegation and New Jersey farmers. McCormick predicts a strong Democratic campaign as Wilson’s standing rises. The president and McCormick plan further talks next Monday. Wilson later honored Scout Mac Morris of Hazleton and met writer Ida Tarbell.
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Pennsylvania
St. Louis
New Jersey
McCormick
Hughes
Wilson
Mac Morris
Hazleton
Boy Scouts of America
Iie
Boy Scouts
Ida Tarbell
Jewish New Year Services Held at Local Synagogue
Services for the Jewish New Year were held at the synagogue today at 10. Rabbi A. G. Moses delivered Sacrifice the Purpose of Religion. Dr. Moses spoke Wednesday evening on The Past the Present and the Future as crowds attended the events. Music was directed by Professor F. A. Dunster with Pearl Schwarz at the organ and Cecil Lichtbach on violin. The choir included Mrs. H. W. Leinkauf Mrs. J. F. Simon Mr. T. H. Halliwell and Mr. Max Savelle.
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A. G. Moses
Dr. Moses
F. A. Dunster
Siegmund Schlesinger
Pearl Schwarz
Cecil Lichtbach
H. W. Leinkauf
J. F. Simon
T. H. Halliwell
Max Savelle
British Forces Advance on Somme Front Says Official Report
British troops moved forward at several points on the Somme front between Martinpuich and Gueudecourt as the war continues. The British official statement notes advances despite heavy shelling and German counterattacks in the sector.
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London
Somme
Martinpuich and
Gueusdecourt
Constantine to join in European struggle
Athens reports that Greece may issue a note to Bulgaria and mobilization could follow as European tensions rise. A government meeting indicated full consideration of the situation but no formal war declaration has been announced. Details remain unclear as discussions continue.
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Constantine
Associated Press
Athens
London
Tate
Bulgaria
Ruiogerepouice
Ghee Od
Vanderlip Urges Pause for National Readiness at Bakers Convention
Frank A Vanderlip of New York told the American Bakers Association convention in Kansas City that the nation must pause to study abroad and secure universal military industrial and economic preparedness. He warned against rapid wealth growth eroding permanence and urged universal military service training saving and efficiency, while criticizing political obstacles to the Federal Reserve Act.
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Kansas City
Frank A.venalio
New York
American Bakers’ Association
Vanderlip
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TAK
Board of Equalization Reach
State Board
Sir Richard Crawford
Panama Canal
Cate
Typographical Union
Organi
Zation
Hebrew Trades
United Hebrew Trades
Mayo
John C. C. Mayo
Kentucky
Sameus R. Fetter
Portsmouth
Ohio
C. A. Preston
Ashland
Little
Illinois Club
Alexander
Phils
Philties
Ebbetts Field
Brooklyn
Kfilifer
Cheney
Miller
Philadelphia
Paskett
Myers
Bancroft
Stock
Cutshaw
Whitted
Daubert
Luderts
Stengel
Cravath
Luderus
Neihoff
Olsen
Killifer
Morey
Vim
Laration
King
Thiau
U.S
Frank A. Vanderlip
Mr. Vanderlip
Europe
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