City to spend fifty thousand on Mobile Hospital upgrades
Mobile will expend fifty thousand dollars in 1913 for improvements and additions to City Hospital with plans to include the amount in next year’s budget. The project adds two hundred beds and enhances facilities, with control remaining under the University of Alabama.
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Mobile
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University of Alabama
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Alabama
University
Birmingham
Bryan Abandons Roosevelt Trail Plan
A Democratic sub committee decision in New York ends plans for William Jennings Bryan to follow Colonel Roosevelt on the campaign trail. A separate itinerary will be arranged for Bryan, deemed a waste of his time. Royal Theatre screens Mary Had A Little Lamb and other pictures today.
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New York
William Jennings Bryan
Roosevelt
Democratic National Campaign Committee
Bryan
Royal Theatre
State Pension Board Called to Meet Monday
The state board of pension examiners is summoned to convene in annual session at the capital Monday to approve applications filed by county pension boards. Members include John C. Webb of Demopolis as chairman Judge Fred E Ferguson of Birmingham and Dr M L Wood of Montgomery.
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Ala
State Board of Pension Examiners
Mondan
John C. Webb
Demopolis
Fred 8. Ferguson
Birmingham
M. L. Wood
Wallace Names Members Of Forest Advisory Board
John H. Wallace, recently named Alabama member of the Southern Commercial Congress forestry committee, announces an advisory board of five Alabama citizens. Members are Representative W. C. Mulky, Geneva. I. Moore, River Falls. Thurston Salten, Florence. Erwin Craighead, Mobile. and Berryman G. Batty, Montgomery.
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Ala
John H. Wallace
Alabama
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Southern Commercial Congress
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Geneva
I. Moore
River Falls
West Florida
Thurston Salten
Florence
Erwin Craighead
Mobile
Berryman G. Batty
Albert Hanson to Travel America for Item Advertising
Albert Hanson is named foreign advertising manager for The Mobile Item and will travel nationwide to expand advertising for The Mobile Item and partner papers The Birmingham News The Montgomery Advertiser and The Knoxville Journal and Tribune. Offices remain in Chicago and New York as Hanson visits agencies from Maine to California.
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Jones Receives Death Sentence In Alabama Murder Case
C Walter Jones was arraigned for sentence after conviction for the murder of Sloan Rowan in Montgomery Alabama. He was ordered hanged on September 13 but a stay was granted due to an appeal to the state supreme court. The case stemmed from Rowan being a witness in Benton arson prosecutions.
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Evans Furniture Co Big Prize Ad In Today’s Item
An Evans Furniture Company big prize advertisement appears in today’s item section. The notice promotes a prize drawing with consumer incentives and mentions store location and eligible participants.
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Evans Furniture CO
Jewell-Keily Stock Company Headlines Ben Harney Theatre
The Jewell Keily Stock Company stars at the Ben Harney Theatre this week opening with The Man of a Choice Monday and changing Thursday. A 50 cent admission applies to the stock show with four acts of vaudeville on two reels of first run pictures. One performance nightly at 7:45 and a 3 PM matinee, no price change for this extended program.
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Ben Harney Theatre
Jewell-Keily Stock Company
Dreamland to Feature Latest Film Reels and Four Vaudeville Acts
Dreamland announces a week of top motion pictures and four acts of vaudeville with daily changing programs. Attendance has been strong and is expected to rise with the exceptional lineup. Ben Harney also promotes Red Wing the Indian Princess at the Ben Warney Theatre and offers six dollars to anyone who can make Red Wing smile.
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Ben Harney
Red Wing
Ben Warney Theatre
Mr. Harney
Mobile Clearing House Week and Month Totals
Clearings for the week ending August 10, 1912 reach 1 156 629 81 dollars. August monthly clearings total 1 172 502 13 dollars.
Mobile Business College Expands with Academic Department
One of the South’s leading schools, the Mobile Business College at 21544 Pauphin Street, under Mrs. C. O. Moux, announced an October 1 inauguration of an academic department. The eighth grade will cover practical studies in arithmetic, law, geography, correspondence, billing and penmanship, reflecting the college’s rapid growth and strong graduate record.
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Pauphin Street
C. O. Moux
Charousenens
Laos
Wilson Supporters Predict New York and Wisconsin Backing
From England and Wisconsin, Joan McCoombs reports Democratic leaders in Maine and Wisconsin rally behind Wilson. Karl Schutz and La Follette supporters signal mixed alignment, with calls to favor Wilson over Taft or Roosevelt. Analysts warn divisions within La Follette factions while predicting a Wilson victory if unity holds.
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Subscribe to The Mobile ree at ten cents weekly
A brief notice advertises home delivery of The Mobile ree, offered seven days a week for ten cents.
Evans Furniture Big Prize Ad Noted in Today’s Paper
Advertisement for Evans Furniture highlights a large prize in today’s edition. The notice emphasizes a promotional chance to win a substantial prize with purchases or participation. Local shoppers are urged to read the ad for details and eligibility.
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