Vessine Show at Lyric Theatre Promised April 17
The Vessine Show will be staged at the Lyric Theatre in two performances on April 17. Local talent will appear, led by Mrs. Charles B. Hervy with Spanish songs, Miss Marie Shaffer dances, and a cast including Emma La Prade Tamm and Ruth Stonehouse inspired acts. The program, under Mrs. Hardee Senter Rowley, is presented by the Ladies of Charity to support a social appeal.
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Lyric Theatre
Tallent
Charles B. Hervey
Emma la Prade Tamm
Mlle Modiste
Marie Shaffer
Albert Treadway
Louise Perry
Catherine Cox
Nellie Berouson
Ruth Stonehouse
Essa~ May
Hilda Kern
Josephine McAndrews
Ac Reading
Jennie May
Vautrot
Reynolds
Brown
Jackie Hulbert
Hardee Senter Rowley
Mobile
Ladies of Charity
Bowen Lodge
Culvert Street
Mizpah Lodge No
Grand Lodge
Joint Protective Board
Mizpah Lodge
Odd Fellows of Mechanics’ Lodge No. 69
Crichton
Messrs
I.H. Pringle
William M. Cato
Edward Nichols
James Fawcett
Julius Wicke
M. B. Hayes
J. H. Thomas
F. E. Fisher
Martin Gilbert
W. G. Snyder
Whistler Council No
J. L. Windley
T. B. Allman
Joseph E. Barrett
Whistler Rebekah Lodge No. 128
James Williams
Kittie Spicer
Lucy Burge
Written Opinion in Pratt Impeachment Declares Longtime Drinker
The Alabama Supreme Court issued its formal opinion in the impeachment of Bibb county pro bate judge W. L. Pratt. Associate Justice Thomas C. McClellan stated Pratt had been a near constant alcoholic drinker for many years of his incumbency beginning in 1898. The court noted intemperance standards vary with office dignity and duties.
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Montgomery
Ala
Supreme Court
W. L. Pratt
Bibb County
Thomas C. McClellan
Modern Veterinary Surgery and Practice by Dr Patt
Dr Jos Patt practiced eight years in Germany and twenty one years in Mobile. He is an expert in surgery and claims a ninety percent cure rate for lockjaw. He runs the South's largest modern hospital with a wide practice and offers standard remedies for hog cholera, sore mouth, colic, distemper, eczema, tonics, and an X Ray Liniment for rheumatism. Calls are answered day or night with assistant veterinarians available.
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Jos. Patt
Germany
Mobile
Patt
South
Whistler Personals and Local Lodge News
Whistler notes a flurry of personal updates including Hy Pringle’s election honor, Avesta Laney’s school appointment, and Jesse Roberts’ illness. Lodge activities span Mizpah and Bowden lodges with dues, officers, and a busy week at the shops and churches. A fishing party, a peanut and donkey social, and a baby girl birth round out the community highlights.
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WHI - Ala
Speeee
I. Hy Pringle
Pringle
Mobile District No. 4
Mobile
James E
George E. Bennett
Avesta Laney
Alberta Enderlee
Raphael Semmes
Sallie Remotell
C. M. Wilkins
Arlington
Jesse Roberts
J. F. Hanley
the Crescent
Marguerite Turner
Frank Barlow
Crichton
Warren Crabtree
Pickering
William Stringer
Thomas” Agee
Rownie Bowen
Mattie Jones
Alfred Smith
William Liversage
Six Thousand Bales of Cotton Burn on Naples Harbor
In Naples on April 10 the steamer San Guglielmo carrying six thousand bales of American cotton was destroyed by fire in the harbor. The loss is estimated at $200,000. Firemen, customs guards, and troops failed to extinguish the blaze before the cargo was ruined. The San Guglielmo, a 5000-ton Italian steamer, left Galveston March 16 for Genoa and Naples via New York.
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Naples
San Guglielmo
Galveston
Genoa
New York
Knights Templar Public Installation Scheduled for April 14
Mobile Commandery No 2 Knights Templar will hold a public installation of officers on Wednesday evening April 14 at 8 at the Masonic Temple with invitations sent to friends to attend.
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Mobile
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Mobile Medical Society Holds Routine Weekly Meeting
The Mobile Medical Society met Saturday night in the society hall with Dr. J. Tunstall Inge presiding. No public health matters were discussed and only routine business was transacted.
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The
Mobile Medical Society
J. Tunstall Inge
Thieves Enter Home and Take Valuables
A report to police states that J. J. McConico residing at 170 Davis avenue has a burglary Friday evening between 6:30 and 9:30. A gold watch three rings and $10 were stolen while the family was out. Entry was through a side window near a barber shop. The watch bears a photo of the complainant and a hair sample from his son. One ring bears initials 5 S b N. Three diamond rings were left untouched.
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J. J. McConico
Davis Avenue
German Effort to Break Through Lines South of Dixmud
A report from Amsterdam says German forces attempted a well prepared break through south of Dixmud as Allied raids target Friederichshafen. German authorities shut traffic on Lake Constance during grand measures and deployed armored boats with special guns. Allied airmen bombed Knocke. German defenses fired arrows and fire balls but failed to locate the raiders.
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Amsterdam
Sluiss
Dixmud
Lake, Cor
Friederichshafen
Secret Temperance Offer Promises Silent Relief From Liquor
An inducement promotes a “secret” temperance cure offered by a group of temperance workers. It claims the drinker is relieved without his knowledge, urging readers to send a coupon for a free trial package. The tone targets seeking individuals with a tasteless, safe remedy, marketed via tea or coffee.
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J. W. Haines
Glenn Edg
Neimail
Ohio
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