Americans abroad await embassy checks as voyage home planned
Immigrant and tourist activity continues in Europe with many Americans including Mrs Brownell of Tuscaloosa and others from Mobile Meridian Selma and Alabama artists ready to spend summer in Italy and France. The U S government plans to charter ships to repatriate travelers as transport options dwindle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Europe
State Department
Washington Anc
United States
Mexico
Brownell
Tuscaloosa
Imogen Little
Mobile
Clifford Williams
Meridian
Norwood Richards
Marion Inge
H. Curiel
William Parrish
Selma
Ala
Alabama
Italy
France
Matthew Brewster
Christchurch
M. Johnston
All Saints
Summer Peace at Point Clear Hotel Social Scene
At Point Clear the Grand Hotel hosts a string of summer pleasures with bridge prizes won by Mrs. John Mc Phillips and Miss Dorothy Glennon. A five hundred party entertains guests while Miss Gladys Tompkins plans a finale dancing class showcase next week. Numerous Mobile visitors arrive for an extended seaside stay as new management under Bal lantyne of New Orleans signals renewed resort prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Clear
John McPhillips
Dorothy Glennon
John Glennon
Nellie Berenson
Gladys Tompkins
Grand Hotel
Mobile Bay
Ballantyne
New Orleans
E. A. Barnett
Miss Barnett
Addie Spear
S. J. Vigor
Mobile
J. Boyle
Meridian
Miss
Fred H. Cobb
Lée Strauss
Edward Rogers
Chicago
H. W. Prince
Atlanta
S. F. Forcheimer
Montgomery
Sydney Robbins
B. Conyng
Berney Strauss
M. Rosenbaum
Helen Rosenbaum
Alvin Rosenbaum
Claire Rosenbaum
C. F. Lisso
Beer
Cunningham
P. W. Maer
Columbus
Katherine Maer
FP. W. Maer
James T. Searcy
Reuben Searcy
Martha Searcy
S. B. Street
Marie
Francis
S. D. Harris
S. D. Harris, Jr
Pauline-Harris
Bal
Williams Treatment Promises Cure For Kidney and Rheumatic Ailments
Worried or tired readers urged to try the Williams Treatment for kidney and bladder troubles rheumatism and uric acid issues. A free 60 cent bottle offer is available with a mail-in notice from The Dr. D Williams Company Dept 12 East Hampton Conn. No obligation stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
D. A. Williams
Dept. 12
Post Office Block
East Hampton
Conn
Backed by Greenville and Mobile figures at Point Clear
The article lists many residents and visitors at Point Clear including Mr. and Mrs. William Beroujon and family from Greenville Mississippi, Mr. R. P. Farrell of Mobile arriving as Grand Hotel resident manager, and a host of Week End Sojourners returning from Eastern Shore trips. It notes Mrs Sykes Gilbert and her daughter Belle at Point Clear and Miss Georg ia Yerger party staying at McPhillips home for the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tard Blake
Greenville
Miss
William Beroujon
Nellie Beroujon
Barbara Beroujon
Will Beroujon
Vance Beroujon
Greenleaf
Cfronelle
W. D. Tucker
A. K. Hood
Allie Ahlum
Greenwood
Pensacola
R. P. Farrell
Mobile
Point Clear
Grand Hotel
Farrell
Luke Fry
George Vaughn
Sydney Dorgan
Chester Spear
Margarita Spear
Frank Yerger
Dorgan Ledyard
Georgia
Kittie Belle Stirling
Harry Hartwell
James Hope Glennon
L. W. Wood
Mrs. Sykes Gilbert
Belle
G. F. Banks
Columbus
Yerger
Arthur Yerger
Hamed
McPhillips
Miss Tompkins Dances At Grand Hotel Gala
Saturday at Point Clear and Grand hotels featured a summer ball with dancers from Beach and Battles hotels and sailing parties. Miss Gladys Tompkins performed the specialty Mercury in golden yellow with winged sandals. Friends learn Miss Katherine Bowers is ill at Inge Bondurant Sanatorium. Miss Lazette Simons visits Miss S E Lyons in Mobile. Mrs Anna Moore ill at home is improving at Providence Infirmary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tompkins
Point Clear
Grand Hotel
Battles
Gladys Tompkins
Mercury
Mobile Bay
Katherine Bowers
Inge-Bondurant Sanatorium
Anna Moore
Dexter Avenue
Providence Infirmary
McEwen Marries Miss Liver sage in Whistler
James J. McEwen Jr long time railroad official joins in marriage with Josie Liversage at St. Bridget Catholic Church Whistler. Officiants and relatives attend. couple to reside in Houston after the ceremony. Nearby residents plan summer travel to Monteagle Tennessee for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Summer excursions on two railways announced
The Louisville and Nashville and Southern Railway will run excursions on August 15 from Mobile to summer resorts in North Carolina and Tennessee. Passengers must arrive at embarkation points by August 31. Rates include Asheville 14 dollars, Henderson 14 dollars, Lake Toxaway 15.45, Wilmington 20, Monteagle 13.40, Tate Springs 14, Beaufort 20.20, Morehead City 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville and Nashville and Southern Railway
Mobile
North Carolina
Tennessee
Asheville
N. C
Henderson
Lake Toxaway
Wilmington
Monteagle
Tate Springs
Tenn
Beaufort
Morehead City
Carload of Automobiles Arrives by Express in Mobile
A carload of four automobiles arrived in Mobile from Detroit to the Mobile Auto Company. The cars were ready for instant service. Manager Holbrook of the Southern Express Company said this was the first express shipment of autos to reach Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Detroit
Mich
Mobile Auto Company
Holbrook
Southern Express Company
Express
Press Urges Caution in War News to Aid France
Paris reports an Associated Press notice calling for restraint in publishing war news to avoid aiding the enemy. It cites 1870 leaks, mentions mobilization bills, and appeals from colonial deputies. A humorous incident with a captain and cab driver is noted, as are tightened censorship and price-control measures in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Germany
France
International Congress Session set for Washington in September
Secretary Card of the Mobile Chamber reports President A J Parsons in Europe says the International Congress of Municipal Executives will hold its next session in Washington in September. Manuel Cassidy was sent to police headquarters Sunday by Officer Ike Cruse charged with burglary. Norman Richardson says Cas night occurred. the accused allegedly entered his home Saturday pretect time for grand larceny. Whistler Lodge No 127 Knights of Pythias will be represented at the seventh district convention in Mobile Tuesday by delegates James M. Tucker John N. Tew Thomas H. Seabury Ira H. Pringle and Jesse E. Saxon with alternates Roy F. Aldrich Edward W. Norton John Ormerd Floyd C. Hartley and Samuel W. Bell. Chief Crenshaw says the case of Buster Brown was turned over to Pensacola authorities. Brown was arrested here on request of the Pensacola chief for a statutory charge related to a visiting young girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
A. J. Parsons
Europe
International Congress of Municipal Executives
Washington
Manuel Cassidy
Ike Cruse
Norman Richardson
Whistler Lodge No
Knights of Pythias
Mobile
James M. Tucker
John N. Tew
Thomas H. Seabury
Ira H. Pringle
Jesse E. Saxon
Roy F. Aldrich
Edward W. Norton
John Ormerd
Floyd C. Hartley
Samuel W. Bell
Buster” Brown
Recorder’s Court
Crenshaw
Pensacola
Brown
Mobile Receives Value Mules From St Louis
The city imports two pairs of blacks and hay mules from St Louis for use by the street department and will deploy them to work immediately due to their value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
St. Louis
Canadian Northern Railway seeks extra loan guarantee in BC
The Canadian Northern Railway petitioned the provincial government to guarantee an additional loan of 10000 dollars per mile on its lines in British Columbia, aiming to raise funds for expanding the network and improving service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Northern Railway
British Columbia
Mobile Children Celebrate Birthday Today
A local note lists children born on various dates with ages from 2 to 14 and addresses. The item invites these youngsters to entertain five friends at a birthday picture at Empire Theatre in the afternoon and asks under 16s to send full names addresses and birthdates to the Children’s Editor at least two days before their birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. White
Cuba St. Joseph
Ethel L. Doughsay
Pearl
Basil
Delia C. Malfon
Charleston St
Mamie Lewis
Germa
the Item
Empire Theatre
Mobile Press Sees Storm of War News Interest
The Item in Mobile reports an intense public craving for European war updates on Sunday. The paper arranged a special AP wire service and posted bulletins outside its office as crowds of around 3000 gathered, using phones to answer endless inquiries and distributing an extra edition with the latest developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Europe
Associated Press
St. Emanuel Street
Youthful Wader Sustains Severe Foot Injury
Johnnie Lynch eight is badly cut after stepping on a broken bottle while wading in Monroe Park bay Sunday afternoon He is taken to Dr W R Jackson for surgical care Superintendent Taylor orders children out of the water and will have the bay dragged for bottles to protect youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Lynch
John J. Lynch
South Dearborn
Monroe Street
Monroe Park
W. R. Jackson
Taylor
Jail Inspector Oates Visiting in Mobile
State Inspector of Jails Dr. William H. Oates is in Mobile from Montgomery headquarters visiting relatives for several days and a short Eastern Shore vacation. He recently earned praise at a Baltimore physicians’ gathering for his efforts in cleaning jails and almshouses across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Oates
Montgomery
Oates
Baltimore
Bronze statue of Baron Steuben unveiled in Utica
A bronze statue honoring Baron Steuben, the Revolutionary drill master, was unveiled in Utica today under the auspices of the German Alliance. The ceremony highlighted the historic figure's military role and German American ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
Baron Steuben
New York Banks Plan Certificates to Stabilize Currency
The New York Clearing House met to issue certificates to bolster the currency amid the European crisis. The group agreed to a certified basis to protect the gold supply and allow payment of balances with all government issued notes. Treasury Secretary McAdoo and other officials stayed in Washington for additional finance talks. Savings banks also moved to enforce a sixty day withdrawal rule, following a private bankers meeting that favored a thirty day clause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Clearing House
National Currency Association
McAdoo
Treasury Department
Washington
John Skelton Williams
Charles S. Hamlin
W. P. G. Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Mr. McAdoo
New York State Savings Bank Association
Eugene Lamb Richards
Europe
The Twenty Year Test of Chamberlains Remedy
Geo W Brock publisher of the Enterprise in Aberdeen Maryland recalls using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for twenty years and says it is a quick safe cure for diarrhoea. He recommends it and notes it has never disappointed anyone. For sale by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Geo. W. Brock
The
Enterprise
Aberdeen
Vacation Haste Among Workers Criticized by Few
Reports describe a small group blaming colleagues for doing work well and wishing to finish early, signaling frustration with productivity culture and a quick return from rest.
The Case of L. L. Cantelou in Clarendon Texas
A local man reports his wife was troubled with severe bowel complaint for months and after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy she was entirely cured after two bottles. For sale by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.L. Cantelou
Clarendon
Texas
Chamberlain
Personalities Visiting Mobile From Nearby States
James Renauld, a former Mobilian now in Texas, visits Mobile for business and pleasure. Walter L. Schwarz travels from H L W I Schwarz to New York and Chicago on a full purchasing expedition. R H Muller, R L Tries, and W K Gardiner of Tupelo, Mississippi, come to Mobile for several days. Mrs M R Bumhan of Los Angeles is among visitors and staying at the Battle House. Also listed are Mrs J A Donaldson, Miss Mary L Chandler, Miss Marguerite Creighton, A T Stovall Jr, and W C Chandler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Renauld
Lone Star State
Mobile
Walter L. Schwarz
H. L & W. I. Schwarz
New York
Chicago
R. H. Muller
R. L. Tries
W. K. Gardiner
Tupelo, Miss
M. R. Bumhan
Los Angeles
Cal
Battle House
J. A. Donaldson
Mary L. Chandler
Marguerite Creighton
A. T. Stovall, Jr
W. C. Chandler
Notable visitors sail into Mobile from around the region
Okalona Mississippi residents are in Mobile visiting and staying at the Cawthon hotel for several days. S Locke Breaux of Louisville Kentucky is in the city en route to the Mississippi coast. Peter Vredenburgh Jr a prominent Alabama lumberman from Vredenburgh is in Mobile on business and staying at the Battle House. Dr Joseph Schwartz a well known physician has returned to the city from Baltimore and other Eastern cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okalona
Cawthon Hotel
Peter Vredenburgh, Jr
Vredenburgh, Ala
Mobile
Battle House
Joseph Schwartz
City
Baltimore
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lazette Simons
S. E. Lyons
Caroline Avenue
Victoria Callus
Grace Perez
J. E. Perez
Trench Press
Mece
Sted
Wader
Unveil Steuben
City of Mobile
Foster K. Hale
Laz Schwarz
L. L. Cantelou
Thos. J. Young
White Swan Laundry
Spring Hill Ave
Petter
C. J. Gayfer & CO
Norville
Nadine
Mail, Inc
National Toilet Company
City Bank
Vitation
City Bank & Trust CO
Vineyard Cafe
Cawthon
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