Pensacola Railroad Chief Says No Bay Bridge Yet
Henry McLaughlin principal owner of the Pensacola Mobile and New Orleans Railroad states in Mobile that a cargo of steel rails should arrive within ten days and construction will push toward Mobile bay in about two months. He plans to use ferries for crossing today and place a bridge further up on the Baldwin county shore later. A prior rail cargo was lost in a schooner collision delaying progress. SEE DETECTIVE BURNS in picture play at the Bijou today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McLaughlin
Pensacola, Mobile and New Orleans Railroad Company
Pensacola
Mobile
Mobile Bay
McLaughlin
Erries
Baldwin County
Three Michigan Students Drown In River Canoe Wreck
Three University of Michigan students died when their canoe was wrecked on the Huron River rapids in Ann Arbor. The victims were Miss Elia Rysdorf of Spring Lake Henry Beacon of Pontiac and Arthur Crandall of Brocktown New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Huron River
Elia Rysdorf
Spring Lake
Henry Beacon
Pontiac
Arthur Crandall
Brocktown
N. Y
Schlitz Beer and Liquor Sold at Popular Prices
Introducing Schlitz beer as a quality option and promising wine and liquor solutions at popular prices. The ad claims the beer is the best glass in the city and lists Southern Hotel Buffet Harry Horlock as proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schlitz Beer
Southern Hotel Buffet
Harry
Puzzle in Van Antwerp window baffles crowds for $100 smile
A waxy humanlike mechanical figure draws crowds at Van Antwerp Drug Co on Royal Street as shoppers try to coax a grin for a $100 prize. Spectators debate if the figure is man or machine, while promoters hail the advert as Vin Fiz’s greatest drawing card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Antwerp Drug Company
Royal Street
United States
Gold Dust Cuts Grease in Kitchen Sink
Home grease collects fastest in the sink but Gold Dust washing powder dissolves grease. After dishwashing, make suds in the dishpan with warm water and Gold Dust and rinse the sink. Regular use prevents grease buildup in the pipes with hot water.
Postal Telegraph Officials Inspect Mobile Office
Vice President Reynolds and W C Lloyd visited Mobile to inspect the local office and confer with Manager Eugene Auter and Chief Operator Walter Loving about company business and regional conditions. Reynolds travels nationwide to study operations and praised Mobile’s port and future prospects with Panama Canal considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. Reynolds
Clarence He.McKay
Postal Telegraph Company
W. C. Lloyd
Atlanta
Mobile
Eugene Auter
Walter Loving
Mssrs
Reynolds
Lloyd
United States
Bangor
Maine
Seattle
Washington
Canadian
Gulf of Mexico
Dixieland
Burns the Greatest Detective at the Bijou Today
A notice invites patrons to see Detective Burns at the Bijou today. The brief ad emphasizes Burns as a premier detective and marks the day for showings at the theater.
Cotton States League schedules 55 home games and travel miles
The Cotton States League has completed its season schedule and sent it to teams for approval. Meridian will host a meeting to approve or reject the plan. The setup covers 55 home games per team with varying Sunday and Saturday games across Pensacola Clarksdale Jackson Columbus Meridian Selma and mileage totals for each city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Pensacola
Clarksdale
Jackson
Columbus
Selma
Thomas
Johnson
Geo.t. Morigan
Digestit Cure Claim From Durham Man
A Durham man testifies that Digest it cured his 19 year nervous indigestion. He says he can eat anything and sleep well now. The ad touts Brown's Digestit tablets and elixir as stomach and liver remedies with a money back guarantee via the local druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickett
Holloway St
Durham
van Antwerp
Chauffeur Arrested for Appropriating Luce Car
On complaint by J. H. Luce of 1021 Government Street, chauffeur Leck Weaver employed by Luce is jailed on charge of taking the Luce automobile without consent. Police say Weaver drove Luce family to the Lyric Theatre Monday night and returned with the car Tuesday morning after claiming repairs at Ashland Place Garage.
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Government Street
Leck Weaver
Luce
Weaver
L. 8. Ludlow
Lyric Theatre
Ashland Place
J. Murray
Spring Tonic Great Health Aid
This item promotes a home made spring tonic to purify the blood and build up vigor. It suggests Kardene with alcohol sugar and hot water as a cost effective remedy to combat spring fatigue and lingering winter strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amall
Bishop Candler Arrives in Mobile for Alabama Conference
Bishop Warren A. Candler of the Methodist Episcopal Church South arrived in Mobile on a delayed L N train from Atlanta and headed to Bayou La Batre to preside over a multi day Mobile district conference with attendees from South Alabama towns. He was welcomed by Presiding Elder J. S. Fraser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren A. Candler
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Mobile
Louisville and Nashville
Atlanta
Bayou la Batre
South Alabama
Bishop Candler
J. S. Fraser
Arrest and Conviction for Selling to Drunkard Husband
Mrs. Chas Nelson reports an arrest and conviction of a person accused of selling liquor to her husband Charles Nelson, described as a habitual drunkard, with the notice dated August 27, 1871. The item notes efforts to curb supplying spirits to the identified individual.
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Charles Nelson
Chas. Nelson
Gift presentation honors Turner-Hartwell docks chief clerk
A gold watch was presented to V. S. Hurlbert, superintendent at Turner-Hartwell docks, by close associates from the Mobile and Ohio auditor's office. The elaborate farewell on Saturday afternoon drew a large turnout of longtime colleagues and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurlbert
Turner-Hartwell
Mobile
Ohio
W. W. Middleton
W. S. Cooke
A.R. Cameron
H. L. James
Vivian Fanes
C. C. Duggan
J. A. Rehm
H. G. Rhodes
S. P. Denmark
D. P. White
J. L. Donahue
V. A. Dolphy
R. A. Shupert
J. T. Fuller
M. A. Marques
E. T. Broadway
W. K. Thurber
Ethel McAdams
Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil Advertises Pain Relief
An old reliable remedy promises immediate burn pain relief and inflammation reduction in one day. The advertisement offers sizes 25c 5c and 1.00, highlighting quick healing alongside pain alleviation.
Burns the greatest detective to appear at the Bijou
A public notice invites patrons to see Burns the greatest detective at the Bijou theater this week. The short advertisement emphasizes a new stage event with a touring performer and venue.
Juvenile Charged With Damaging Motion Picture Reels
Recorder Edington examined Clarence Stewart an 8 year old boy charged with breaking up a motion picture machine and destroying film reels in a theatre on Davis avenue. A decision on sending him to Mt Meigs reform school will follow after further examination.
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Edington
Clarence Stewart
Davis Avenue
Mt. Meigs
Autoists Fined in Recorder's Court
Robert E. Lutz of 550 Congress Street was fined $2 after Monday arrest for violating the traffic ordinance. this was his second offense. Dr. G. J. Winthrop was fined $1 for the same violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Lutz
Congress Street
Recorder’s Court
Monay
G. J. Winthrop
Ten Rules For Better Health From Mobile Lecture
Dr. Seale Harris outlined ten public health rules to improve Mobile sanitation. Key points include funding for a full time health officer, organized department with inspectors, a city lab for water and milk, mosquito and pest control, street drainage, anti-spitting enforcement, water purification, year round education, and rat extermination to prevent port plague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seale Harris
Harte
Mobile
Texas Wonder claims cure for kidney and bladder troubles
Patent medicine advertisement claims Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder diseases including gravel diabetes and rheumatism for men women and children. It offers mail order at $1.00 with two months treatment per bottle and states Alabama testimonials and Dr E W Hall address in St Louis Missouri as supplier to druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Alabama
E W. Hall
Olive
St. Louis
Smoker on City Streetcar Fined in Recorder Court
Ed Bullen, a young white man, was fined five dollars or ten days in jail after being arrested by Patrolman F. E. Helton for smoking on a street car in violation of city ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort
Ed Bullen
F. E. Helton
Recorder’s Court
Officer to escort alleged killer from Poplarville to Mobile
Sheriff T. Palmer will send an officer to Poplarville Mississippi tonight to return Henry Spencer to Mobile. He is wanted for the killing of Minerva Ware on March 4 in a house on Plum Street in the gas works district. Spencer allegedly shot the woman after a row and had been jailed in Poplarville for stealing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Palmer
Poplarville
Miss
Mobile
Henry Spencer
Minerva Ware
Plum Street
Spencer
Warrant Policy Narrowed for Vagrants by Court Order
Judge Henry Chamberlain of the Inferior Criminal Court ordered the sheriff that no warrant for arrest of a vagrant will be issued in future except in gaming cases and only with just cause and a prior warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Chamberlain
Crminal Court
Buck Studies Panama Banking Conditions
After a thirty day absence in the Panama Canal Zone and West Indies, E. J. Buck president of City Bank and Trust Company and W. B. Inge returned to Mobile. They visited Panama Bank officials and were hosted by Colonel Goethals. Buck planned to use the voyage to study banking conditions in Panama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal Zone
West Indies
E. J. Buck
City Bank and Trust Company
W. B. Inge
Mobile
United Fruit Company
New Orleans
Canal Zone
Colonel Goethals
Buck
Panama
Whs
Dodson's Liver Tone Touts Liver Benefits Over Calomel
An old advertisement claims Dodson's Liver Tone acts as a safe liver medicine replacing calomel. It emphasizes the laxative effect is avoided, promising liver relief for constipation and biliousness with a 50 cent bottle and money-back guarantees from druggists who endorse it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
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Bridge Bay
M'Laughlin
Detective Burns
Bijou Today
Bijou
Automaton. In
Burns
the Bijou
Hijou
Joachim
St. Francis
Dauphin
Quality Printing House Inc
C. S. Powers Ira T. Powers
The
Powers Printing Co
J. H. Luce
Boston
Divine
Bijou Day
Bero
Chamberlain
Fougera & Co., Inc
Beekman St
New York
Ansco Films
ANSCO
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