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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1913

Page

12

Blackfriars of U A Present Shaw Comedy Tonight

The Blackfriars dramatic club of the University of Alabama stage You Never Can Tell by Bernard Shaw at Dream Land Theatre at 8 15 p m The four act comedy centers on domestic infelicity and ends with a reconciliation Dolly and Phill twins provide comic relief Miss Anna Boulet appears as Dolly with praised performance Herbert U

Blackfriars University of Alabama Dreamland Theatre Bernard Shaw

Suffragettes Attacked by Women at Islington Meeting

London April 17. Suffragettes advertising a militant Islington meeting were attacked by other women who seized the boards and struck them. Police intervened as hats were smashed and clothing torn, escorting the injured suffragettes to safety amid jeering onlookers. The report also notes a play featuring Gloria and Valentine with Mary Duncan and A W Mathis, and that Blackfriars will perform in Mobile with a 8:15 p.m. curtain at Dreamland Theatre.

Associated Press London Islington Feibleman Mobile Mr. Clandon Gloria Valentine Mary Bacon Duncan Tuscaloosa Wi'l Brown Miss Duncan

Lutheran Synod Opens Sessions With Sermon in City Church

The Southern District Lutheran Synod of Missouri Ohio and others began its annual meeting at St Francis Street Lutheran Church with Rev. F Pfotenhauer of Chicago delivering the sermon. Delegates from Florida Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana attend and hear papers on Genesis fall of man.

F. Pfotenhauer Chicago Lutheran Synod of Witt

Mending Shoes Proves Essential Service While You Wait

Expert shoe repair highlights quality materials and fair pricing. If unable to visit, call Tlome 1201 for service at your location.

Louisiana Flood Preparations Amid Upcoming Rains

Special to The Item New Orleans April 17 reports warn Concordia Madison Catahoula and East Carroll parishes of potential overflow if Arkansas River levees at Red Fork fail. Cattle move east as Lake Borgne works rush water relief with 200 men and 20 000 sacks ordered. levees show progress and material costs rise. Also ads urge self heating iron agents and Allen's Foot-Ease with jailhouse style notices.

New Orleans Concordia Parish Louisiana Natchez, Miss Mississippi Mills Concordia Madison Catahoula East Carrol Arkansas River Red Fork Kerr M. T. Robinson Tallulah Lake Providence Salem Levee Sherrill Government Engineering Corps Mississippi River Commission Lake Borgne R. T. Bond Pittsburg Donaldsonville Gulf Bag Company Orleans Rayner

Friedmann Tuberculosis Cure Reaches Mobile Resident

Laura Lauterbach, sister in law of D P Kenyon and Mobile’s sole patient of Dr Frederick F Friedmann’s tuberculosis treatment, leaves Mobile with relatives for Providence R I for therapy. Kenyon had urged Friedmann to visit Mobile but the doctor shifted his southern trip and advised sending Lauterbach to Providence. Friedmann himself will depart for Berlin at week’s end.

Mobile Frederick F. Friedmann Laura Lauterbach D. P. Kenyon Miss Lauterbach Providence R. L Kenyon Friedmann Dr.Friedmann Berlin

Davis Bound Over To Grand Jury In Forgery Case

H C Davis alias Norman Leslie alias H C Harris a 20 year old youth was bound over to the city court grand jury under a $500 bond on a forgery charge. He was arrested after allegedly cashing a $5 check signed by Thomas Shenoweth of Dauphin street. Davis declined to enter a plea at arraignment.

H. C. Davis Norman Leslie H.C. Harris City Court Davis James Pistole Thomas Shenoweth Dauphin Street

Why He Was Late

A humorous exchange centers on a man arriving home late due to stomach trouble. A wife asks why he is late and prompts a remedy, suggesting Chamberlain's Tablets. The snippet ends with the product being sold by dealers.

Bmithson Chamberlain

Legislator Expelled in New Hampshire Graft Case

Rep Clif ford L Snow of Manchester was expelled 177 to 119 after findings he offered to sell his vote and influence to competing candidates for US senator governor and governor's council. The expulsion marked the first such action in New Hampshire's legislature.

Associated Press Concord Clifford L. Snow Manchester House Snow New Hampshire Gordon Woodbury United States Franklin Worcester Elmer S. Tilton

Marine court fines schooner Alvaretta for violation

Federal court verdict finds Mobile Fish and Oyster Company owners of the gasoline schooner Alvaretta guilty of violating the federal act regulating motor vessels. A fine of 11 dollars and court costs was imposed in the case heard Wednesday.

Mobile Fish and Oyster Company Alvaretta United States District Court

Brain rebuilding through food and minerals in Grape-Nuts

The article argues daily brain use requires rebuilding material from food and asserts phosphate of potash is the key mineral for brain matter. Citing Geoghegan Beamis and Dr. Carey it links brain health to foods like Grape-Nuts rich in potassium phosphate, explaining digestion and mood affect brain function.

Arctic Sea Geoghegan Geo. W. Carey

Paroled after Fifteen Years in Boschester Murder Case

Andrew Campbell of Paterson was paroled by the New Jersey Court of Pardons after fifteen years of a thirty year sentence for the Jennie Boschester murder. William A. Death and Walter McAllister were refused clemency. another co defendant served fifteen years. Campbell, 22 at the time, earned parole due to petitions and a view of reduced guilt while in prison.

Associated Press Trenton N. J Court of Pardons Andrew Campbell Paterson Jennie Boschester William A. Death Walter McAllister Boschester Jennie Campbell

Duluth Enforces Early Curfew and Liquor Ban in Red Line District

Duluth with new commission ordered strict enforcement last night closing saloons at 11 pm. Police and detectives received stringent directives and hotels and clubs were included. The measure bars liquor service in adjacent areas and nearby venues for initial period.

Duluth Associated Press Minn Red Line

Dreamland Theatre To Show Edison Talking Pictures In Mobile

Dreamland theatre in Mobile will debut Edison Company talking pictures with a full installation planned. The house will be renamed the Savoy, making Mobile the fifth city outside New York to receive the new talking films. Reese Hutchinson, Edison assistant, will oversee demonstrations in New York and mobile staff will install the equipment locally. A new Playograph baseball scoreboard from Stamford, Conn. will also be installed to display every pitch.

Dreamland Theatre Motion Picture House Edison Company of New York Mobile Edison Savoy Metropolis Reese Hutchinson W. P. Hutchinson Dreamland Stamford Conn

Gold Watches Frozen in Ice At Goldstein Store Demonstration

Two gold watches frozen in a cake of ice at Goldstein jewelry store drew crowds as a demonstration of the South Bend watch. Official railroad inspector Mr. Goldstein explained the need for timepieces that stay accurate in all temperatures, noting the watches have not varied a second in five hours.

Goldstein Jewelry Store South Bend Goldstein Mobile Ohio Southern Louisville Nashville

Digest it promises relief for fifteen year nervous indigestion

A Durham North Carolina reader praises Digest it and Brown's Digest it for fifteen years of nervous indigestion. The testimonial claims improved eating sleep and general health after using Digest it tablets and elixir with a druggist money back guarantee from Van Antwerp Ady.

Pickett Holloway St Durham N. C van Antwerp

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