Bailiff Caps Off Court With Colorful Domestic Row
A local court heard a string of minor offenses. John Stiggins faced a $5 ticket after a spike incident. ex-saloon keeper J. McGraw paid a $500 fine for prohibition law violations. several women were fined for disturbances with sailors. numerous drunkenness and vagrancy cases were continued or dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kruise Satur
Ruby Phillips
Ice
Ruby
John
Ow. J. McGraw
Jones
Matilda
Fox
John Stiggins
Burke
Archie Slater
Dean and Curry
Lula Knowles
Lillian Gates
Gertrude McNear
Lillian
Lula
Con Ae
Ith
Elgin McClain
Lott
Joy
Frankie Bennett
Marie Kouitz
Jerry Scully
Harry Harris
Sam
Jasper Robinson
M.G. Bryant
Henry Bell
Herman Willis
J. E. Carter
Frank Farmk
Jack Peyton
Dan and
Gus Reid
Idel Rudolph
R. Reed
Hugh Daley
Jei Phillips
Ed Jackson
Jim Milton
Adam Edwards
Luella
Harry Puckett
Deaths and Funerals Notice Compiled
Obituary notices list Annie Rower Kane and Annie Bauer Kane of Mobile origins, with survivors including husband James T and children. Services set at St John’s Church with interment in Henry Vermeuille cemetery. Also noted are Edward Verneuille of Louisiana heritage, service at St Mary’s Church, Magnolia cemetery burial, and Edward V. Miller’s funeral from St Vincent’s with pallbearers named.
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Annie Rower Kane
Annie Bauer
James T
Elmira Street
Mobile
Ndt
George Be
Annie Kane
John W
J. C
J. M. Kane
John Bauer
St. John’s Socal Church
Ernoon
Henry Vermeille
Ary Verneuille
Louisi
Ile
Edward Dwn
McGraw
St.Mary’s Church
Magnolia
Cemetery
Edward V. Miller
St. Vincent's
Daniel
Patrick Mureeph Rooney
William Steber
Baymen's Benevolent Asso
Vincent Curtin
Edward Leech Rasher
The
Workinger and Benevolent Associa
City Employees to Receive Payroll Checks Tomorrow
City of Mobile workers will get payroll checks totaling 24,756.28 dollars distributed by department officers and men. City officials held a meeting and the mayor signed the pay rolls to release funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eamployes
Mobile
Brakenridge Receives Three Year Penalty In Court
Newell B. Brakenridge once a Battle s yacht owner and masquerading as an Alaskan mail contractor in New Orleans was found guilty of obtaining 1200 from EB J Buck and sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary by Judge O J Semmes. He did not appeal but accepted the sentence. Jim Pippin was sentenced to 25 years for the killing of Charlies Williams and gave notice of appeal. Levi Gayles received thirty days hard labor for assault and battery. George H Fields was jailed six months for keeping a gaming table. James Hitts Jr. drew thirty days in jail for assault and battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell B. Brakenridge
Battle's
New Orleans
EB. J. Buck
O. J.semmes
Supreme Court
Jim Pippin
Charlies Williams
Levi Gayles
George H. Fields
James Hitts, Jr
Fifty Grand Jury Names Drawn for October Term
Judge J. Semmes drew fifty names on Monday for the October term grand jury of the city court. The list will be delivered to the sheriff twenty days before the first Monday in October for summons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Semmes
Leslie Wins in Road Obstruction Case
In a city court Monday A F Leslie of Gulfcrest faced a charge of obstructing a county road in the northern county. The case, appealed from the inferior criminal court, was called and not pressed on state motion. Leslie claimed the road was not public, and the court took no action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Leslie
Gulfcrest
Inferior Criminal Court
Leslie
Starr Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery in Chandler
Henry Starr pleaded guilty to bank robbery in district court and was sentenced to 25 years in the penitentiary. A jury was being empanelled for the trial of Claude Sawyer, Starr's alleged accomplice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starr
Chandler
Okla
Henry Starr
Claude Sawyer
Sweet Dreams Mosquito Repellent Ad Humor
Market prose touts Sweet Dreams mosquito repellent in large bottles priced 15 cents. The copy promises long lasting odorless protection and satisfaction with no dissatisfied customers, focusing on its effectiveness against mosquitoes and claims of stain-free use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Dreams
Tom
Volume of Mobile excursion to Battles Sun day areas cited
Nearly three hundred people joined Mobile Council 666 Knights of Columbus on a weekend trip aboard the Apollo with 2,500 more spending Saturday and Sunday at area seaside resorts from Daphne to Zundell's. Hot weather spurred crowds at Bayou la Batre and Dauphin Island while Monroe Park drew about 5,000.
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Mobile Council
Knights of Columbus
Battles
Apollo
Daphne
Zundell’s
Pleasure Bay
James A. Carney
Bayou la Batre
Caden
Dauphin Island
Buck Taylor
Monroe Park
Tthe Motion Pictures
Cobb Heads Mobile Delegation to Montgomery for Rail Case
Traffic Manager R G Cobb of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce travels to Montgomery to represent Mobile in the case against Gulf Florida and Alabama and Louisville and Nashville railroads before the Alabama Railroad Commission. He aims to ensure a competitive connection at Atmore and may attend the Southeastern Traffic Association meeting and join its executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.G. Cobb
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Montgomery
Gulf, Florida & Alabama
Louisville and Nashville
Alabama Railroad Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Atmore
Pensacola
M. D. Kahn
Memphis
Cobb
Southeastern Traffic Association
New Benevolent Society Forms In City
The Christian Knights and Ladies of Ethopia of the East and West Hemisphere organized in the city on September 18, 1914 and filed corporation papers in probate court on Monday. Trustees Daniel Powell James A Goldsmith Julia Scott George W Wesley Dorsey and B Kernan Bence filed the documents for the benevolent association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Benevolent Society
Christian, Knights and Ladies of
Ethopia
East
West Hemisphere
Daniel Powell
James A. Goldsmith
Julia Scott
B. Kernan Bence
Mobile County Appoints Jack Courtney Assistant Solicitor
Attorney Jack Courtney was appointed assistant solicitor of Mobile county and assumed charge of his office on Monday morning, appearing in the inferior criminal court where he received congratulations from friends after court adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtney
Jack Courtney
Mobile County
Inferior Criminal Court
Civil service exams announced for engineers and agriculturalist
The United States Civil Service Commission lists open competitive exams on August 25 and 26 for junior mechanical or electrical engineers and junior civil engineers. An agriculturalist in extension work will test on August 17 at a $2,000 salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Gardner claims Root shaped New York constitution making
Albany report shows Elihu Root seen as a presidential candidate and leading state constitutional work. A July 28 visit to the public utilities committee reveals informal proceedings on perpetual franchises, franchise protections, and regulatory concerns, with Barnes noting consent and a glance at medical clause debates.
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Albany
N. Y
Elihu Root
United States
New York
Empire State
William Baines Jr
Root
Barnes
Ire
Mr. Barnes
Renee
Reducing Police Force by Lopping Regulars
Four officers Brannan Pittman Benson and Southerland were placed on the supernumerary roll by Chief Crenshaw on Monday to cut expenses. Night beats on Government street and Tenderloin Canal Wilkinson will be trimmed, while Royal Street east of St. Francienworth will see two-man relief shifts about every two hours.
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Brannan
Pittman
Benson and
Southerland
F.W. Crenshaw
Laz Schwarz
Government Street
Tenderloin
Canal and
Royal Street
St. Francie
Storm Warnings Along East Coast Temperatures Cool Down
Florida disturbance prompts east coast storm warnings from Savannah to Fortress Monroe. Jacksonville reports 44 mph winds and nearly five inches of rain as the system tracks northeast. Mobile sees cooler temps, while Pensacola notes extreme heat without full figures. Excursions to Fort Morgan disrupted by ship activity and a boat crowd returns home.
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Mobile
Ashenberger
Florida
Savannah
Fortress Monroe
Jacksonville
Atlanta
Phoenix
Ariz
Montgomery
Washington
Nashville
Americans face death toll in Mexico amid revolution
Washington reports conservative Mexico City residents estimate 200 Americans killed since Diaz fell. Many victims were wandering miners with few funds, while others disappeared amid unrest. The arrest of Paul Hudson of the Mexican Herald attracts sharp scrutiny as the press battles in a volatile voltage between revolutionaries and authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Paul Hudson
Mexican Herald
Hudson
Topeka
Kan
Diaz
el Imparcial
Pblic
Madero
el Heraldo
Zapata
Hungarian Lawyer on Parole Bound for New York
Robert L Blattner a Hungarian lawyer and former prisoner of war passes through Mobile en route to New York to remain until the war ends. He pledges not to participate in the conflict and will practice law in New York after passing through immigration and consular assistance in Velleta and Malta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert L.blattner
Mobile
Blattner
Immigration Bureau
Egypt
Great Britain
Malta
Lord Kitchener Blattner
Velleta
Glencliffe
France
Let a little amashine in inspires aviation chatter
In a gritty scene two men discuss the pull of aviation. They mention fine aeroplanes and weary mood, while noting fashion trends echo a refrain about allowing more machinery into life. The tone hints at wartime or industrial sentiment.
Inhuman Acts by German Troops Cited by French Inquiry
Paris reports final findings of a French commission led by George Payelle detailing evidence of German troops using prisoners as shields and firing reversed bullets, plus massacres of wounded. It documents executions, killings of prisoners at St Die, ambushes on ambulances, and arrests of French surgeons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
George Payelle
French Court of Accounts
Stenger
Fethe
Belgium
St. Die
If Kato Ousted Cabinet Will Dissolve In Japan
TOKIO August 2 Developments in the cabinet crisis point to dissolution of Count Okuma s cabinet if foreign minister Kato is ousted. The fight to form a new party led by Baron Goto grows as opposition pushes for Saionji or a conservative cabinet to return to power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Takaaki Kato
Count Okuma
Kato
Baron Goto
Expremier Saionji
Seiyuki
Okuma
Inferior Court Notes On Prohibition Case
Joseph Williamson was discharged in the inferior criminal court after Deputy Brannan arrested him weeks ago for violating prohibition laws. Beer found at Williamson’s Dog River operation was proven not to be his property. Ruby Stevenson was fined five dollars or ten days. Lam bert, Scott, Harris, Brown and Goodman were fined one dollar or ten days. Johnson, Griffin, Russell and White were fined twenty dollars or twenty days.
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Inferior
Joseph Williamson
Brannan
Inferior Criminal Court
Henry Chamberlain
Williamson
Dog River
Ruby Stevenson
Orroe Lambert
Nathan Scott
Jim Harris
Rufus Brown
Willie Goodman
Dave Johnson
Emanuel Griffin
Willie Russell
Ollie White
Northern mills take more cotton than ever before in history
New Orleans Aug 2 Northern cotton mills reported record imports from the South for the just ended season totaling 2,383,208 bales, with year end movement reaching 8,541,908 bales. States tallies show Louisiana and Texas contributing large shares and overall output staying near historic levels despite wartime demoralization impacts.
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New Orleans
Oklahoma
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Great Temple Unearthed at Memphis Egypt 5000 Years Old
University of Pennsylvania Museum announces discovery of a vast temple at Memphis dating to the era of Rameses II. Dr Clarence L Fisher led the Eckley B Coxe Jr expedition, with scholars tracing the structure to Setii builder and to Herodotus description. Memphis praised as ancient center of art and architecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Egypt
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Clarence L. Fisher
Eckley B. Coxe, Jr
Rameses II
Recognition of Vitalitas Gains U S and World Attention
Worldwide recognition of the Strange earth stratum in Texas yielding Vitalitas approaches. Scientists and the public will acknowledge its medical value for relief of stomach liver kidneys bowels and blood ailments. Vitalitas, a natural earth product, is advertised as a safe cure for chronic indigestion rheumatism and nervous debility. Sutton's Drug Store offers it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Vitalitas
Sutton
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Ionally
Recorder’s Court
Warsaw
Brakenridge
Capital
GE. & A. Case
Adam and Eve
Gardner
Wm. Barnes, Jr
Gilson Gardner
A. Bug
Fort Morgan
Jackson
Pepe
James
Pal
Paul
Jimmy
Jop
Sete Ik
U.S
Caribbean & Southern Steamship Co., Inc
Seesmenty
Seeberg Steamship Co
Central South America
Kingston
Jamaica
Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Barbados
Trinidad
Demerara
West Indies
EAN & Southern Steamship Co., Inc
Seaberg Steamship Co
City Bank Building
Alabama
Bell
Home
ANG Book Bind Comme Company
Michael Street
Behson Wood Printing Co
St. Michael Bell
Duggan-Tay Realty Co. Inc
Reaee Ans . Pressers
Gulf Or
S. Conceptic
Pensacola, Fla
Santa Rosa
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