Crackers to Face Gulls in 1916 Openers in Mobile
Mobile manager Charles Schmidt predicts a strong season with pitchers Cavet Moore Ledbetter Covington seen as top hurlers. Atlanta, led by Scott Perry, prepares to duel Mobile's infield with a largely new lineup as local enthusiasm builds for the Southern League opener in Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Charles Schmidt
New Orleans
Birmingham
Nashville
Atlanta
Memphis
Little Rock
Andre
Gulls
Moore
Ledbetter
Cavet
Covingm
Charles Frank
Atlanta Doposters
Scott Perry
Crackers
Dociderkorn
Frank
Low March Death Rate in Mobile City Hall Report
City Health Officer C A Mohr reports March death rate among whites in Mobile at 9.67 per 57244 residents, lowest in years. Total death rate 16.72, one typhoid case among colored residents, TB noted among colored people, inspections 2474, notices 172, water notices 63, fly traps 50 deployed citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
C. A. Mohr
City Commission
Bell Company manager plans mobile phone demo
J. D. Andrews, local Bell Telephone manager, in Birmingham for a trans continental test, will try to arrange a demonstration in Mobile. He believes residents would welcome hearing voices from across the continent and Mobile has a good chance to be chosen for the display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Andrews
Bell Telephone Company
Birmingham
Mr. Andrews
Vinol touted as reliable remedy for anaemia
The text promotes Vinol from Atwerp's Drug Corporation as a constitutional remedy for anaemia and run down conditions. It claims Vinol supplies soluble iron and includes beef peptone cod liver extracts in a tonic wine, available at Vinol drug stores nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fan .Attwerp’s Drug Corporation
Vinol
Dress Warm and Keep Feet Dry Rheumatism Advice
Rheumatism affects all ages and sexes and is painful. The remedy stresses dressing warmly, eating less meat, avoiding exposure, and drinking ample pure water. It links uric acid buildup to kidney function and blocked skin pores, urging caution in damp cold.
Barker Buys Prichard Mill At Receiver Sale
George G. Barker of Plymouth Mass buys Barker Cotton Mills at Prichard for 100000 at receiver sale. He names J A Rountree as general manager and vows to keep workers and salaries, retaining mill housing and waterworks for employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barker Cotton Mills
Prichard
George G. Barker
Plymouth
Mass
Barker
J. A. Rountree
R. T. Ervin
Rountree
Weekly Gun Club Shoot At Gulf City Traps
The Gulf City Gun Club holds its weekly shoot on Carlin Avenue traps starting at 3 p m. Field Captain Jim Eason reports good trap conditions and improvements. Many old-timers join today with exceptionally high scores last week led by Lloyd with 47 of 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf City Gun Club
Carlin Avenue
Jim Eason
Lloyd
Kauff’s Giants Deal and 1916 Bench Pressure
Benny Kauff faces pressure to prove himself in a Giants uniform or risk heavy ridicule. If he hits .300 plus and shows baserunning and fielding, forgiveness may follow. failure could trigger taunts from fans. His $6,000 annual salary for 1916–1917 is ironclad, with bonuses refused and much of his demand distributed to lawyers and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benny Kauff
Kauff
Cobb
Giants
Harry Sinclair
New York Club
Sinclair
Sisinad
Tan Fi, Eywyers
Dentists and travelers fill Mobile hotels for Alabama meeting
Dr. A B Horn of Union Springs arrives for Alabama Dental Association convention at the Battle House. Numerous doctors and guests from Birmingham, Cleveland, New Orleans, and elsewhere stay at the Battle House and Cawthon hotel while in Mobile for the event. A cyclonic wind in Baldwin county caused minor orchard damage according to Dan H Carmody of Robertsdale.
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A. B. Horn
Union Springs
Ala
Alabama Dental Association
Battle House
John Rolston
Coden, Ala
Rolston
Mobile
Cawthon Hotel
Coden
Mr. Rolston
H. M. Snidh
Cleveland
Ohio
Satsuma
Mobile County
G. M. Sathern
Biringham, Ala
Dr. Sathern
W. Rounds
Louisville
Alabama
Dan H. Carmody
Cudahy Plantation
Robertsdale
Baldwin County
John O. Parmele
G. HW. Lewis
S. W. Foster
Thos
Mirmion
H. M. Trafford
C. Kirkland
Montgomery
W. PB. Turnipseed
Eufaula
C. S. Lessen
H. B. Rothean
J. A. Kissiling
J. B. Menry
T. B. Maddox
C. F. Copeland and Brothers
W. M. Regan
W. J. Hermand
New York City
G. V. Brown
Milwaukee
Wis
G. T. Petray
Florala
C. H. Dogin
A. W. Stewart
Morrison
H. BE. Smith
Brooklyn
N. Y
R. D. Webb
Minden
Arch Seagar
Memphis
Memphis, Tenn.; E. L. Robertson, St. Louis, Mo.; H. O. Gusker, Tuscaloosa
T. A. Johnston
Florence
E. P. Steele
Thomasville
H. M. Suldoo
L. C. Pringle
Biloxi
Miss
E. H. Bush
Baltimore
J. L. Dickey
W. M. Mayo
New Orleans
Co. E. Cop
Chicago
Ill
J. O. Foster
Opp
J. E. O’brien
Boston
H. H. Patterson
Atmore
C. L. Lissing
H. B. McCarthy
Birmingham
Ben Siderman
A. E. Wright
Creola
W. P. Wright
Meridian
W. L. Johnson
Elbowville
W. M. Haird
Demopolis
Blenvile
Frank Coje
Norman
Hazelhurst
Mathews
J. Hennig
Laurel
J. W. Winn
J. O. Ramp
Bay Minette
Savannah
J. T. Turner
St. Stephens
Cawthon
E. H. Schwarz
J. H. King
W.J. Davis
A. E. Worth
A. J. Ricker
F. H. Reynolds
S. Franklin
Carl Moller
S. A. Greenberg
M. Simpson
EB. M. Garson
E. Pulner
S. Gardner
J. A. Royer
S. Ricker
I. G. Randall
West Brockton
H. H. Derickson
J. H. Aiken
Pensacola
Fla
W. P. Kowark
Sheboygan
John Murphy
Pittsburgh
L. H. Puittiman
Port Arthur
Tex
SS. Gardner
T. Schlitz
Hattiesburg
P. Reynolds
Mass
S. Pickes
C. Wenar
St. Louis
Klosky
W. M. Smith
W. Taylor
East St. Louis
St. Andrew
Jeff Griffs
Beaumont
de J. M. Smith
Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root touted by Virginia druggist
A Lynchburg Virginia druggist Ed Roethlein testifies over twenty five years of selling Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root with no complaints. He claims customers were healed from rheumatism liver trouble and gravel and endorses the kidney liver and bladder medicine. Notary W E Hawks authenticates the statement as true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer
Roethlein
12Th St. Col. Monroe
Lynchburg
W. E. Hawks
Prove What Swamp Root Will Do For You
An advertisement to send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co. for a sample bottle of Swamp Root from Binghamton New York. It promises to convince the reader of kidney and bladder benefits and offers a booklet of information with the sample. Include the Mobile Item when writing. Regular.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Roche Elevated to Director of Crenshaw Undertaking Co
Frank L. Roche of Roche and Burke Undertaking Co elected a director of the reorganized Crenshaw Undertaking Co. He will serve the unexpired term of W. D. Alford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Roche
Roche & Burke Undertaking Company
Crenshaw Undertaking Co
W. D. Alford
Fined and jailed for illegal retailing without license
Gordon B. Childress was sentenced by Judge H. T. Toulmin to a $500 fine plus costs and three months in county jail, with commitment until payment. He was convicted in January of retailing without an internal revenue license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon B. Childress
H. T. Toulmin
Childress
Mqnor
Internal Revenue
Y. M. C. A. Board Sets Special Meeting Tonight
The Mobile Y M C A board of directors will hold a special meeting at 6 30 this evening to review the returns of the recent campaign. Full attendance is urged for this important session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Y. M. C. A
Oliver J. Semmes Seeks Circuit Court Judge Seat in Mobile
Political announcement filed by Oliver J. Semmes for the Democratic primary in Mobile County in May 1916. He seeks the Circuit Court judgeship from Mobile City Court reporting reformist aims and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Mobile County
Oliver J. Semmes
City Court
Mobile, Ala
Chancery Court
Thomas J. Smith
Mobile
Ala
Judge Circuit Court
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McMillan
Thrasher
Moran
McDonald
Lennox
Gagnier
Munch
Neiderkorn
Perry
McDowell
Clancy
Burke
Bromwich
Swadina
Wilcox
Whalen
Schmidt
W. H. Monk, Jr
Southern Association
Monk
Andrews
Geo. G. Barker
Willard-Moran
Columbia
Adv
Birmingham, Ala
M. E. Madden
Mobile Division
The
Southern Railway
Selma
J. C. Weatherbee
B. F. Alley
Salem
G. E. Willard
Washington, D. C
M. A. Malcomb
Andalusia
J. B. Norcross
Denver
Colo
W. L. Holt
Repton
J. E. Griggs
Irvington
D. O' Bryan
F. C. Yielding
Stockton
C. H. Bale
Superior
Jackson, Tenn
G. W. Weaver
Swan, Tex
G. G. Brooks
Brewton, Ala
D. Byrd
Charley Byrd
Drugeist
Frank Roche
Norvelle R. Leigh Jr
Aba
Edward D. Laurendine
Palmetto St
Phelan B. Dorson
Roper Street
Saffold Berney Law and Equity Court
Lex H. Smith
Julius Hammel
New York
Hammel
Edith Pbidaine
Lyon's
Mennen’s
CIA Suncs Cares
Kolynos
Emania
Woododbury’ S
Jor Daggett & Ridell
Price Williams
P. Williams
Claude A. Grayson
van Antwerp Bldg
John S. Drago
N. Ann St
DR. N. A. Madler
St. Francis St. Mobile
Chamber of
Nelson & Bailey
Royal ST
As & Iy Ad
N. Roval
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