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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1915

Page

7

Fidelia Committee on New Home Named

The Fidelia Club announces committees for the project to build a new home on the Government and Wilkinson streets lot. President Henry A. Forchheimer heads plans and specifications with Louis Forchheimer and others. finance committee includes H. A. Forchheimer J. S. Bimon and Edwin Metzger.

Fidelia Club Wilkinson Streets Henry A. Forchheimer Louis Forchheimer E. A. Pincus Lee Zim- Jacob Reiss Alex Bloch Sig. ™. Haas Charles H. Brown

Railroad to Hell Revival At Baptist Tabernacle

Evangelist C. S. Shugart of Montgomery repeated his famous lecture “Railroad to Hell” at the Baptist Tabernacle last night by special request. He will speak on “The road to Heaven” tonight and the public is invited.

Tabernacle C. S. Shugart Montgomery The Baptist Tabernacle Hell Heaven

Cascarets Ad Urges Quick Liver Bowels Cleansing

An old advertisement promotes Cascarets for cleansing the liver and bowels. It claims winter bile buildup causes illness and urges readers to buy a 10 cent box at the drug store. The copy targets both adults and children with playful urging to feel better and enjoy spring.

Croker and bride sail to Ireland for summer at Dublin mansion

Richard Croker the former Tammany chief and his 23 year old Indian bride have sailed for Ireland. They will spend the summer near Dublin at the Croker mansion. The bride declares she is not afraid of submarines and says they will aid the Allies with hospital work and charities. Croker offers his home for volunteers.

Richard Croker Bride New York Tammany Ireland Croker Dublin

Alexandrian Arrives in Harbor With Cotton Cargo

The British steamship Alexandrian carrying 138000 bales of cotton lumber steel cross ties and iron products from Colon B H arrived at Mobile dock Pier 2 around 11 o clock and was tied up by tugs. The Norwegian fruiter Fort Aines bringing 14000 banana bunches for United Fruit followed at Pier 1. River packets Peerless and John Quill also noted from Alabama river landings and Tombigbee points.

Alexandrian Colon B. H Mobile Liners, Inc Pier 2 Fortaines United Fruit Company Pier 1 Peerless John Quill Alabama River Tombigbee Points

Volunteer Fire Fighters to Hold Annual Meeting

The Volunteer Fire Department of Mobile, long dissolved in favor of a paid city system, will be remembered at a banquet tonight at August J. Brettle’s residence in Dauphin between Dearborn and Warren streets. Survivors include C. Walter Soost, H. Emanuel Davis, and William F. Bullock.

Volunteer Fire Department of Mobile Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association August J. Brettle Dauphin Dearborn Warren Streets Matthew Sloan C. Walter Soost Mobile Waterworks H. Emanuel Davis William F. Bullock Manuel Tapia Jack Hooper Marshalls Alf W. Torrance So E. Thompson William Tom Boltz George A. Gore Merchants Patrick D. Myers James P. Hamilton Phoenix Dan Ashley Henry Dolle George T. Myricks Mobile Fire Department Robert McHugh Washington No. 8 Jack Davis Alex Verneuille Lafayette A. H. Frederick

Whistler News Briefs Highlight Music Recital and Local Events

Whistler reflects a busy week with a Mrs. Alice Tew music class recital for parents and friends, several residents traveling for visits and fishing trips, a J.O.O.A.M. meeting planned, and the Whistler baseball club preparing the local diamond.

Whistler Whistler Ala Alice Tew Sarah Wilkins Prichard Whistler Saraland Agnes Bessie Natalie Liversage Stella Janie Smith Grace Brasil Marie Seabury William F. Finnegan Willie Mott Frank Flynn Joseph White Glen McCandless Earl Myles James Griffin James Lynch Nettie Halliwell Miss Peterson Mobile L. J. Kercher Clifton Lawshee Charles Kercher Edgar Lyle Joe Kercher Briar Creek Whistler Baseball Club

Orchards Citrus Growers Association Formed as Co operative

The Orchards Citrus Growers Association filed incorporation papers in probate court on Friday morning. It is a non stock cooperative horticultural association. Signatories include Wesley Morgan A J Schilling A W Dean K G Perre E De Cella H D Bassett H J Bassett J B Driver Harry Karing and J Karing.

Orchards Citrus Men The Orchards Citrus Growers Association Co-Operative Horticultural Association Wesley Morgan A. J. Schilling A. W. Dean K. G. Perre E. de Cella H. D. Bassett H. J. Bassett J. B. Driver Harry Karing J. Karing

Hartwell Amelia White Hartwell Funeral Notice

Funeral notice announces the death of Amelia White Hartwell aged sixty six wife of the late Theodore Clay Hartwell. Family requests attendance at her funeral from 2128 Claiborne Street Friday afternoon at 4 and 5 o clock procession from the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Interment Magnolia Cemetery.

Hartwell Amelia White Theodore Clay Hartwell Claiborne Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Interanent Magnolia Cemetery

Summer season appointments for Bishop Allen listed

The diocese of Mobile releases spring and summer dates for Right Rev Edward P Allen. Events include Church dedications in Lanett and Dothan, confirmations at multiple churches, visits by the Convent of Mercy, a Catholic University jubilee, and clerical examinations in Mobile Birmingham Cullman Pensacola and other towns through June 29 with confirmations at Spring Hill College and St Edward's Church.

Edward P. Allen Diocese of Mobile Lanett Ala Church of the Holy Family Washington, D. C Board of Missions To Colored People Catholic University St. Joseph Dothan Church of Our Lady of Sorrows St. Augustine's Church Birmingham Convent of Mercy St. Paul's Little Sisters of the Poor Spring Hill College McGill Institute Dauphin Island

Women Die From Broken Hearts Overestimated

A historical report notes that the tally of women who died of broken hearts has been inflated, with the claim that mortality from distress was overstated and misattributed in early medical writings.

Credit You Can Take Belongs to Others Yet Might Fade

A proverb-like line notes that taking credit for others work is possible but frail. It warns the holder that recognition may slip away as true authorship is revealed or forgotten over time. The message emphasizes honesty and the instability of borrowed praise.

L. & N. Watchman Dies Suddenly in Holly Yard Room

John Rickett night watchman for the Choctaw yards of the Louisville and Nashville road died suddenly Friday morning in his room at 267 South Hamilton street after a brief pneumonia attack. He was about 55, an active member of Phoenix Fire Company No. 6 in former years, with sisters in Birmingham and Houston. Crenshaw Undertaking Company took charge of the remains.

John Rickett Louisville and Nashville South Hamilton Street Phoenix Fire Company No. 6 Birmingham Houston Tex Crenshaw Undertaking Company

German Says Turkey's Real Campaign Against Egypt Has Not Begun

Rome April 9 Herr Frobenius the German explorer says Turkey's real campaign against Great Britain in Egypt has not begun. He claims British efforts failed to win Arab loyalty in Yemen and Arabs merely took money and provisions from a British ship without disloyalty to Constantinople.

Turkey Egypt Rome Paris Herr Frobenius Abyssinia Great Britain Yemen Arabia Red Sea Aden Constantinople

Seeks Absolute Divorce Involving Salon Kahalley Case

A complaint seeks an absolute divorce naming Salon Kahalley and wife Sadie Ka as parties. George Cawrie appears as respondent in a adultery suit. Webb and McAlpine are listed as attorneys for the petitioner in the cery court proceeding.

Salon Kahalley Dauphin Goods and Nation Cery Sadie Ka George Cawrie Webb & McAlpine

Tug Independent Returns To Work After Log Strike

The tug Independent, after striking a log and breaking its propeller last Friday, was repaired at Ollinger & Br Dry Docks and moved into service Friday morning to participate in marine movements.

Independent Ollinger & Br Dry

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