Social Department Notes and Local Notices
A collage of items including social letters from The Item with contact lines, social events in Pensacola and Mobile, church notices, a silver tea announcement, a Crabbing party update, illness and recovery notes about Mrs Le Baron, travel plans for Vivian Levy, executive board meeting notices for Protestant Orphan Asylum, and a long Scudamore anniversary feature with family lists and party plans. Also reports on Father Slevin’s departure and a porch party for Helen Louise Weinacker with detailed attendee lists.
Soothing face care during travel and heat
A travel skin care note advises avoiding heavy creams on hot trips. It recommends a vinegar and starch wash to cleanse and dry dusty pores, plus olive oil as an optional cleanser. It suggests cool washes, short swims, and sweating out a cold as simple remedies.
Hardening Against Summer Colds and Eye Manipulation
Flora asks for cures for constant summer colds and fatigue. Advice suggests temperature hardening, a hot bath with careful cooling, and a few hours' nap to cure stubborn cases. Mazie notes artificial eye enlargement can appear startling from a distance but is unattractive up close and may harm the eye.
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Flora R
Mazie
Personal mentions highlight Mobile social guests and visits
Mrs. Mattie Banks and Mrs. John C. Farley Jr hosted Miss Netta Jones daughter of the late Judge Thomas G. Jones of Montgomery and Mrs. W D Shepherd of that city. Also listed are Mrs R L Coxwell of Montgomery visiting, Mrs Wm R Elmer aiding her father in Daphne, R P Roach leaving for Mobile, Miss Emily Roe visiting Gulfport, Mrs Inez Briggs returning from Indianapolis, Mrs Klein and daughter visiting, Ivy Gates returning home from Moss Point, John Rawls traveling to Atlanta, Mrs Mackie and Bessie from Hattiesburg, and Alma Sumrall returning from Pass Christian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Banks
John C. Farley, Jr
Netta Jones
Thomas G. Jones
Montgomery
W. D. Shepherd
Opelika News
Banks
Mobile
W. R. Powers
Ivy Gates
Moss Point
Carl Fox
Mobilians’ party visits Boston and Portland then New York
A party from Mobile traveled to Boston and reached as far north as Portland Maine enjoying the climate. They are currently in New York with friends and plan to return home around October first. Elizabeth Berry taught at Auburn this summer and is now studying drawing at Peabody Nashville and will return by September first.
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Boston
Portland
New York
Elizabeth Berry
Auburn
Peabody
Nashville
Magnolia Balm advertisement promises beauty and sunburn relief
A Clear Skin is only a part of beauty, but it is a part. Every lady may have it, and easily, too. Just apply Hagan's MAGNOLIA BALM. It freshens and beautifies at once. Heals Sunburn and overcomes Tan. 75 cents at Druggists or by mail. Sample free. Lyon Manufacturing Co., 42 South Fifth street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
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Hagan
Lyon Manufacting Co
South Fifth Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Meyer Seeks Jury Trial On Tainted Meat Charge
Henry C. Meyer a grocer, appeared before Judge Chamberlain on the tainted meat sale charge and asked for a jury trial, being released on $100 bond. Tom Foster faced assault and battery charges and was fined $5 and costs or ten days. Mabel Lidod Beatrice Moore and Aline Simpson, charged with gaming, were each fined $1 or ten days.
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Henry C. Meyer
Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Meyer
Tom Foster
Mabel Lid&d
Beatrice Moore
Aline Simpson
British steamer Britannic sunk in Lloyd's report
London reports at Lloyds shipping agency that the steamship Britannic of 3 487 tons gross has been sunk she was unarmed and a British sailing vessel the Margaret Sutton of 197 tons gross has also been sunk authorities position unclear and no further details provided
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London
Cocker Line
Britannic
Lloyd’s Shipping Agency
Margaret Sutton
Local Notes On Visits Weddings And Funeral In Whistler
Miss Marguerite Turner returns from six week visit to relatives in Thomasville Alabama. Alma Summerall returns from a Coast visit and attends the Smith Fincher wedding at Pass Christian. Mrs Roby Lucas leaves for Birmingham for several weeks. Mrs Annie Gradel and children visit her parents the Raneys. Whistler Lodge Knights of Pythias will attend church service where Rev Francis M Atchison delivers memorial sermon. Ruth Holt returns from Mobile after visiting Miss Margaret Allman. John Balentine arrives from Corsicana Texas to visit his mother. Inez Briggs and family return from Indianapolis. Funeral for Mr L Matthews held at family residence with Rev Atchison officiating and a Woodmen delegation. Interment in Whistler cemetery. Pallbearers listed from local unions and Woodmen.
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Marguerite Turner
Thomasville
Ala
Alma Summerall
Smith-Fincher
Pass Christian
Roby Lucas
Birmingham
Annie Gradel
John Raney
Whistler Lodge No. 127
Knights of Pythias
Whistler Methodist Church
Francis M. Atchison
Ruth Holt
Mobile
Margaret Allman
John Balentine
Corsicana
Texas
A. Balentine
Inez Briggs
Dolly
George
Indianapolis
Ind
L. Matthews
Methodist’ Church
Woodmen of the World
Railway Carmen of
Whistler
Painters’ Union of Mobile
Messrs
J. D. Winstanley
P. J. Dougherty
Fainters’ Union
W. Tillman
J. A. Norman
The
Woodmen
Julius C. Wicke
J. J. Norwood
Child Labor Bill Next on Program in Senate
The child labor bill was next on the senate calendar, to be taken up after the District of Columbia appropriation. Southern Democrats led by Hardwick and Overman oppose it, while there is no Republican opposition. Borah will offer the immigration bill as an amendment despite a Democratic caucus stance, likely delaying action into next week.
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Washington
Senate
District of Columbia
Hardwick
Overman
Borah
Casement Treason Trial Ends With Death Sentence
In May Casement faced a preliminary hearing and was committed for trial on high treason. The late June trial found him guilty and a death sentence, upheld after appeal, was confirmed in July. Efforts to save him spanned Washington and London, with petitions and Senate pleas but no clemency granted.
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Casement
Germany
Court of Criminal Appeals
America
Washington
Senate
Wilson
White House
England
Manchester Guardian
London
John Redmond
Asquith
Casement Dies on Gallows in Treason Trial
The article reports Sir Roger Casement's execution by hanging after a treason conviction. Prison surgeon P R Mander certified the death after examination. Executioner Ellis arrived early, tested the trap door with a weighted bag, and stayed in the prison through the night to prepare.
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Casement
Barber
Ellis
Casement Faces Final Night In Jail Before Execution
Casement displayed calm, ate well, and spoke cheerfully with two wardens in his condemned cell. After a late supper he removed his convict clothes for the last time and retired to bed. He was told he may wear civilian clothes but not a collar for the execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casement
Conversion of Casement in Prison Cell Communion
All Casement family members were Protestants but he converted to Roman Catholicism in recent weeks. On June 29 he joined the Catholic Church and has since been visited by Fathers McCarrell and Carey of Edin Grove Church near the prison. He received his first and only communion at 7 o clock this morning in his cell during Mass.
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Casement
McCarrell
Carey
Edin Grove Church
Casement Praised as Striking Loyalist Figure
An attendant recalled the condemned man’s overpowering love for God and Ireland, with his last words said to be I die for my country. Father McCarrell described Casement as a beautiful character and noted his quick, eager learning in religion.
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Ireland
McCarrell
Casement
Government Refuses Delay in Executions as Irish Prisoners Shot
Lord Robert Cecil states no government can intervene once duty is done. Lord Newton reveals Germany recently shot two Irish prisoners who refused to join Casement's Irish legion.
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Robert Cecil
Lord Newton
House of Lords
Casement
Irish Legion
Casement’s Life and Controversy Highlighted
Pope Benedict pressed Britain for clemency for Roger Casement, praised by Irish nationalists as acting from patriotism. Casement, noted for Congo and Amazon investigations, led reform commissions and joined the Irish Volunteers in 1913. He urged Irish neutrality in 1914 then traveled to Berlin amid treason accusations. Born September 1, 1864.
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Pope Benedict
Casement
Roger Casement
Congo
Sir Roger
Irish National Volunteers
United States
Norway
Berlin
Africa
South America
Efforts to secure reprieve for Roger Casement fail in U S Senate
Friends in the United States and Ireland pressed for mercy for Roger Casement. Attempts to pass a Senate resolution urging the president to seek clemency were defeated. On July 27 the Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued an adverse report on intercession resolutions. The lone action was a resolution asking the president to use good offices with Britain for clemency for Irish political offenders.
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Roger Casement
United States
Ireland
England
Wilson
United States Senate
Great Britain
Casement
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Washington
Senate
Notable Figures Back Casement Plea with No Reprieve
Prominent supporters including George Bernard Shaw and William Butler Yeats urged Casement's cause. Lord Robert Cecil announced the British government would not grant a reprieve, deeming Casement more malignant and hostile to Britain than Sinn Fein leaders and finding no mitigation for his offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Casement
George Bernard Shaw
William Butler Yeats
Lord Robert Cecil
Lord Cecil
Casement Execution Editorial Sparks Irish Policy Debate
The Daily News editorially rebukes the government for insisting on the death penalty for Casement. It argues commutation would have avoided martyrdom in Ireland, prevented alienation of American opinion, and deprived Germany of a political tool linking Casement to Fryatt’s death.
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Casement
Daily News
Ireland
Germany
Fryatt
Casement Clings to Hopes of Reprieve Before Execution
A news agency reports Casement expected a free pardon from powerful friends amid political and literary influence. With no reprieve last night he grew morose and spoke little, asked about Zeppelin raids, then accepted fate. He wrote briefly, rested, and appeared nervous yet collected at dawn thanking warders for kindnesses.
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Casement
London
Casement Takes Leadership Amid Irish Rebellion Crisis
Roger Casement, long a British consul and consul-general, assumed leadership during a crisis in Ireland. Knighted by a king, he had earlier negotiated with German authorities in Berlin as plans for the rebellion formed abroad.
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George
Great Britain
Roger Casement
Casement
Berlin
British Naval Supremacy Ends Casement Plot
British naval supremacy thwarted Casement's plan as a German tramp steamship carrying an armed expedition toward Ireland was blown up by its own crew to prevent capture by approaching English warships. The crew were captured. the vessel had been convoyed from Kiel by a German submarine that carried Casement and a companion to the Irish coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casement
Germany
Ireland
Kiel
Calm death scene described in coroner’s report
A man rose at half past this morning and read Catholic mass instructions until 7. Father McCarrell described him as calm and sounding like a man who had slept well. A coroner’s jury found the sentence carried out legally and humanely.
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Casement
Father McCarrell
New Jersey Florist Seeks Quiet End To Life Crisis
New Jersey florist aged seventy living on River Avenue near Lakewood committed suicide by shooting himself three times. He left a note asking friends not to send flowers and no services. He requested burial in his backyard.
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New York
Jorm
River Avenue
Lakewood
N. J
Germans Yield Ground After Counter Move
Reports claim heavy German losses in July and August as Allied forces advance. Troops recover地 positions south of Fleury, taking 700 prisoners in Fleury region and surpassing 1 100 total prisoners on the Meuse right bank since August 1. Continuous artillery duels occur near Vaux le Chapitre and Chenois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monaco Farm
Somme
Estrees
Meuse
Fleury
Vaux le Chapitre
Chenois
Apremont
Aerial victories claimed by Sergeant Chainot on the Somme front
On the Somme front Sergeant Chainot scored two aerial victories yesterday, bringing his total to eight German planes down. A third foe aircraft was attacked in close combat by another Allied plane and crashed near Chauny.
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Somme
Chainot
Chauny
Britons Consolidate Ground Gained On Front
London reports that during the night British troops continued consolidating the ground won and opening communication trenches. Guns were active while the enemy's artillery replied along the front from Maltz Farm to Longueval, with activity also at Mametz Fricourt Becourt and Pozieres villages.
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London
Maltz Farm
Longueval
Mametz
Fricourt
Becourt
Pozieres
Belgian gunboat Netta sinks Graf von Gotzen on Lake Tangamyka
The Belgian gunboat Netta under Lieutenant Laenarts sank the German gunboat Graf von Gotzen after surprise landings off Lake Tangamuka on July 28. Netta then dispersed five enemy troops and porters. German crew status is unknown. Belgians report no losses.
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Havre
Graf von Gotzen
Netta
Lake Tangamyka
Belgian War Office
Moulaert
Lake Tangamuka
Lieuteant Laenarts
Nine Horses Killed in German Raid on English Counties
London August 3 six German airships took part in a morning raid on eastern England dropping eighty bombs. Nine horses were killed and three injured in Norfolk Suffolk and Essex as hostile airships attacked eastern and southeastern counties. The raid began about midnight and lasted about an hour and a half.
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London
England
Norfolk
Suffolk
Essex
Raids Explore Coast as Airships Move Along Kent
The raiders stopped short of inland penetration and dropped bombs on distant coastal areas near the sea. Several bombs reportedly fell into the sea. Anti aircraft guns opened fire in one locality but the raider withdrew. One airship approached the Kent coast with a second observed following.
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Kent
Solicitor Gavin Duffy Confirms Body Identification
Gavin Duffy, Casement's solicitor, appeared for relatives and identified the body, confirming the fatal discovery.
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Ner
Gavin Duffy
Casement
Authorities deny body handover to relatives in coroner dispute
Solicitor Duffy told the coroner that Case ment's health fluctuated and pleaded to give the body to relatives, but authorities refused. The coroner said he had no power to intervene, and Duffy called the refusal a monstrous act of indecency.
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Duffy
Casement
Inquest Reports Casement Death as Instantaneous
The governor of the prison and chief warden testified at the inquest that Casement's death was instantaneous. Dr Mander stated there was no evidence of insanity, noting Casement acted in a sane manner to the end when questioned by Solicitor Duffy.
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Mander
Duffy
Casement
Wizards Meet to Find Plague Cure
A conference of bacteriologists and pathologists opened in New York to study infantile paralysis and seek a cure. Attendees include leading universities and the Rockefeller Institute. Health officials anticipate thousands of cases and expect cold weather to help containment. A shipment of 80 monkeys arrived for Rockefeller Foundation experiments with a $50,000 donation backing the work.
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New York
Medical Department of
Michigan
Harvard
Vanderbilt
Chicago
Tulane
Pennsylvania
Johns Hopkins University
United States Publics Health Service
Simmon Flexner
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
United Fruit
M. Schmidt
Rockefeller Foundation
Foundation
Epidemic of infantile paralysis hits New York
Health department reports 217 new cases and 43 deaths in 24 hours ending 10 am. Seventy six cases occurred in Manhattan as the city battles a worsening outbreak.
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New York
Health Department
Manhattan
George P. Bush Charged With Obstruction of Highway
George P. Bush of near Maysville was arrested Thursday on obstruction of a public highway. He posted bond for appearance in the inferior criminal court. Octave A. Alvarez, chief clerk of the county board of revenue and road commissioners, is the complainant alleging Bush blockaded Stanton street near the county poor asylum.
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George P. Bush
Maysville
Bush
Inferior Criminal Court
Octave A. Alvarez
County Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Stanton Street
Riley No. 7
County Poor Asylum
Marriage Licenses Issued by Probate Court
The probate court issued licenses on Thursday to White Leo Patronas and Mamie Ladnier and to James F. Goodson and Laura Bosarge.
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Probate
Leo Patronas
Mamie Ladnier
James F. Goodson
Lawra Bosarge
Action on Raiders Brings Early Hits Claimed
The report notes immediate action as a raider faces claims of one or possibly two hits. No further details are provided on the incident or individuals involved.
Bomb raid casualties and losses reported
A total of eighty bombs have been accounted for up to date including those seen falling into the sea. The total damage was astonishingly small. Nine horses were killed and three others injured. The military object of the raid is not apparent.
Zeppelin L-11 Reported Damaged Off Dutch Coast
VMUIDEN Holland August 3 The L-11 Zeppelin flying along the Dutch coast showed signs of damage its motors ran poorly and it listed heavily Dutch coast guards fired upon it and officials believe it was hit by gunfire
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Vmuiden
Holland
London
Italian coast shelled. several wounded in Bisceglie attack
Rome reports two Austrian destroyers shelled Bisceglie near Beri causing six injuries including two women with minor material damage. Nine Austrian planes bombarded Durazzo with many bombs hitting wharves, buildings, and the aerodrome. one aircraft failed to return and landed in enemy territory.
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Rome
Paris
Bisceglie
Adriatic
Beri
Durazzo
Gas Attacks Halted With German Losses Near Smorgon
Russian statement reports August 2 gas attacks in the Smorgon region began at 1 am and ended at 6 am. The gas was detected in time and German forces following the waves faced rifle and machine gun fire, suffering severe losses.
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Petrograd
London
Smorgon
Advance on Euphrates Front Forces Break Enemy Redoubt
On the Caucasian Front near Karput and Nurik our detachments advanced. They forced the enemy from a fortified position on the right bank of the Euphrates at Murdtch ala and returned to their trenches. The enemy did not break our wire entanglements.
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Karput
Nurik
Euphrates
Murdtchala
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Louis Brown
Pensacola
Bayou Texas
Irene Brown
Annette Burgoyne
Ethel Reymundo
Pensacola News
Brown
Reymundo
Burgoyne
Ethel Maloy
Josie Johnson
Jim Wilson
Alfred Reed
Dave Merritt
Leo Reymoundo
Florence le Baron
el Paso
Tex
le Baron
Vivian Levy
B. M. Levy
Protestant Orphan Asylum
James ©. Smith
Lottie Murphy
Chatham Street
Harry Pillans
Gaines
George S. Gaines
Elizabeth
Aid Society
Ladies’ Aid Society
First Christian Church
M. C. Hall
Brewster Street
Chautauqua
J. H. McCormick
McCormickl
Chatauqua
Atlantic City
J. B. Field
Washington, D. C
Women’s Department
Woman’s Department of the State Fair
Hhez Democrat
Scudamore
Eddy
Robert Br
Scudamore Church
Natchez
S. B. McNeely
Robert Scudamore, Jr
G. W. Larendon
Houston
Charles B. Hervey
M. J. Wise
Robbert McNeely
Joseph H. Smith
Monroe
Lawrence Lavyretta
Rosalie
May Belle Baird
Blake
Marion
Ethel McNeely
Irma
Robert
May
Ruth Scudamore
Herbert Prickett
James H. Blake
Doris Blake
G. W. Larendon, Jr
Marion Wise, Jr
Natchez Hotel
B. McNeely
North Union Street
Father Slevin
St. Joseph
St. Joseph's Club
New Orleans
San Francisco
Helen Louise Weinacker
Jackson
Miss
Anita Crisp
Genevieve Broun
Miss Fuller
Harriet Sims
Angie Hunter
Anita Delchamp
Helen Bromberg
Mattie May Delchamp
Edith Delchamp
Addie Waddle
Mary
Jessie
Janice O’connell
Eleanor
Robert Waddle
Florence Whitney
Owen Hunter
Wm. Spencer
Ira
William
Ed Haas
Mary Elizabeth Dorsey
Arthur Reed
Beryl
Mignon Vautrot
Seashore
Ora Woodall
Shadyside Inn
Ashbel Hubbard
Ethel Berry
Miss Ethel Berry
Mallory
Edna Kent Forbes
Questions and
R. L. Coxwell
Nellie Scott
John Morgan Scott
R. P. Roach
Keener Cottage
Biloxi
Emily Roe
Wim
Creighton
Gulfport
S. Klein
Caroline
John Pokorny
the Picayune
John Rawls
Atlanta
John B. Harvey
Alma Sumrall
P. R. Mander
God
Pope
Press
New Jersey
G. P. Bush
Queen Theatre
Ormi Hawley
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