Westminster Distasteful At St James
International News Service reports an icy royal reception for the Duke of Westminster during a Crewe visit with Queen Mary and King George sharing formal gestures. Separately, the Marquis of Hertford faces broker commissions as he seeks to avoid paying them amid marriage talks with Mrs Moss Cockle. Society chatter centers on duchesses preparing for anticipated events and potential heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
London
Duke of Westminster
Crewe
Queen Mary
George
Ursula Grosvenor
Marquis of Hertford
Moss Cockle
Queen Alexandra
Stork
Duchess of
Marjorie Manners
Harley Street
ORRINID Sold With Positive Guarantee at Bargain Day
ORRINID is promoted as a guaranteed cure for drinking habits with strong confidence in its restorative powers. The ad promises a refund if no benefit is seen after trial and highlights Bargain Day discounts at Weinacker's through May 20.
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Weinacker’s
City Briefs: Union Irrigation Plant Car Passes Through Mobile
A car carrying a Union Irrigation Company demonstration plant moved on the southbound Louisville and Nashville train No 1 from Lancaster Pa to Washington La. M Drasman led the car. Marriage licenses issued to Frank Adams and Mary Duncan Walter Barnack and Annie Adele Cox Jake Lister and Myra Evans. Toulminville St Austin Burial Benevolent Association contributed to cyclone victims at Lower Peach Tree Ala with a $10 check.
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Union Irrigation Company
Mobile
Louisville and Nashville
Lancaster
Washington
M. Drasman
Frank Adams
Mary Duncan
Walter Barnack
Annie Adele Cox
Jake Lister
Myra Evans
St. Austin
Oakdale Dramatic Club presents Among the Breakers at Monroe Park
The Oakdale Dramatic Club on May 14 1918 will present George Bakers two act drama Among the Breakers at Monroe Park theatre for Grace Chapel. A fine cast has been selected and gifts will be distributed after the performance.
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Oakdale Dramatic Club
Monroe Park Theatre
Grace Chapel
George Baker
McDonald Appointed Deputy for Mobile Maccabees
A. R. McDonald of the city was named deputy for Mobile Knights of the Maccabees and has begun duties. Announcement came Saturday from John X. Thomas chief deputy and state commander at Pratt City.
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A. R. McDonald
Mobile
Knights of the Maccabees
John X. Thomas
Pratt City
Paducah Paper Sale for Flood Sufferers Benefit
Lester Richards of the Moredock and Watson Mins troupe will sell the News-Democrat on Saturday morning from 10 to 11 in the downtown district. Proceeds go to a general fund aiding flood victims in the Ohio valley north of Paducah.
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Here
Japan by Lantern Light lecture in Christchurch program
A stereoptical talk titled Japan by Lantern Light will be presented by the Junior Auxiliary of Christchurch. The lecture is set for Wednesday April 30 at 7 30 p m in the Christchurch chapter house and was written by a missionary from the Church Mission House in New York.
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Japan
Christchurch
Church Mission House of New York
Continuance Granted in Gambie Home Entry Case
Walter Gambie, a Negro arrested Friday by Detectives Boltz and Berge and charged with entering the home of Mrs. G Farrell at 405 St. Anthony street last Sunday night, was granted a continuance by Recorder Edington Saturday afternoon. The case will be called next week.
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Walter Gambie
Boltz and Berge
G. Farrell
St. Anthony Street
Edington
Delicate Pink Gowns Influence Debutante Fashion
The fashion shift from all white gowns to pale pink accents marks debutante attire. Miss Phylla Maxwell, daughter of Lady Maxwell, receives a gown of white brocade with pale rose doublure and crystal net, while the train is tied in draped folds for ease of movement at dances and dinners.
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Phylla Maxwell
Lady Maxwell
Hardware Men Convention Prep For Mobile May Meeting
Preparations are underway for the Southern Hardware Jobbers Association twenty third annual convention in Mobile May 6 to 8. An eight hundred delegate turnout is anticipated with extensive entertainment planned for delegates and their families by local committees and Mobile women leaders. The program features openings at the Battle House with remarks by Matt Mahomer, C H Ireland, and Pierrepont B. Noyes, plus executive sessions, a card party, a yacht club event, a boat ride on Mobile Bay, and a final evening at the Battle House Auditorium.
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Southern Hardware Jobbers’ Association
Hardware
M. Waring Harrison
James W. Little, Jr
William Bringhurst
Mobile
Matthew Brewster
Mobile Chamber
Commerce and Business League
Matt Mahomer
C. H. Ireland
Pierrepont B. Noyes
American Hardware Manufacturing Association
Th House
Mobile Yacht Club
Battle House
Mobile Bay
Jes
Arrangement Committee
Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Milk depot operator J A Kearley dismissed on charge
J A Kearley who runs a milk depot on Adams street was dismissed by Recorder Edington on a charge of violating the city milk ordinance. Chief Inspector Dr F R Harsh was the complainant.
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J. A. Kearley
Adams Street
Edington
F. R. Harsh
Kearley
Mobile Shriner festival aims to row through Panama Canal lock
Abba Temple of the Mystic Shrine plans a festival to cross the canal locks with unregenerate desert sons as a publicity stunt to place Mobile on Shrinedom's map. Government approval is given to use the lock. Imperial Council in Dallas May 12 17 will decide.
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Abba
Mystic Shrine
Mobile
Gulf City
Panama Canal
Imperial Council
Dallas
Abba Temple
Noble
Alabama
Tennessee
Golconda
Ophir
Pineda
John Tyler Morgan
Josiah Gorgas
Mobile Bay
Louisiana
Panama
France
Spain
Albion
Castile
Abba Looks to Ceremonial Session on Canal Zone
Representatives Thomas J. Young and James H. Webb urge the Imperial Council to grant a dispensation for Abba to conduct a ceremonial session on the canal zone before the locks open. They argue the event honors Alabama’s two sons and the city’s history, stressing the plan is not commercial.
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Imperial Council
Abba
Alabama
Thomas J. Young
James H. Webb
Daphne Normal Wins Game At Jackson
Daphne Normal School defeated Agricultural College 9 to 8 in a seven inning baseball game at Jackson. Daphne surged with three runs in the fourth and two in the fifth to take the lead, then added four in the seventh. Captain Hunt and Wilson led Daphne with multiple hits as Stapleton, Hunt, McGowan, and Wilson pitched and played in a fast, high scoring contest.
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Daphne Normal
Jackson
Daphne Normal School
The
Agricultural College
Daphne
Captain Hunt
Wilson
R.H.E. Danbre
Stapleton and Hunt
Gowan and Wilson
Fox-itworth
Nobles Back Plan to Sail for Canal Ceremony
Abba Temple aims to secure Imperial Council approval, charter a steamer, and sail from Mobile to Colon to hold a ceremonial session before the canal opens, drawing favorable replies from many nobles despite astonishment at the language.
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Abba Temple
Imperial Council
Mobile
Colon
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Eoy
King and Queen
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the Toggery
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Dauphin
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Tom Young
Fubros S.e.cordauphin & Jackson
Gingham
Sook Underwear
Amoskeag Chambray
Chil
Dren
White Tennis Oxfords
Black Tennis
Oxfords
Britton’s
Dauphin Street
Britton
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