Underwood’s Son Leads Mobile Cavalry Recruitment Drive
Colonel Robert E. Steiner authorizes a new Alabama National Guard cavalry troop. Messrs. Thomas D. Nettles Jr., Oscar W. Underwood Jr., and William Edward Clarke recruit in Mobile County from Montgomery HQ. Mobile will supply two troops, with high enrollment interest and strong local candidates.
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Robert E. Steiner
National Guard of Alabama
Thomas D. Nettles, Jr
Oscar W. Underwood, Jr
William Edward Clarke
Mobile County
Mr. Nettles
Thomas D. Nettles
Mobile
United Fruit Company
Mr. Underwood
United States
Underwood
Mr. Clarke
Norborne R. Clarke
Montgomery
Hue Econ Mobile
Mickle
Grove
Nettles
Clarke
Farm Bureau to raise funds for 1916 17 salary of agent Maloney
A Mobile County Farm Bureau committee led by L G Adams will collect back subscriptions and secure donations to pay the salary of farm demonstration agent G A Maloney for the 1916 17 fiscal year. President Bruce L Hoover announced the campaign Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Maloney
Mobile County
Mobile County Farm Bureau
L. G. Adams
Bruce L. Hoover
The
Farm Bureau
Recovery of New Jersey Woman
Bridgeton New Jersey woman Mrs Milford T Cummings testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her inflammation irregularity and pains after two days and that she recommends the remedy for displacements ulceration backache and nervousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Bridgeton
N.J
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Milford T. Cummings
New Street
N. J
Fothergill Leaves Mobile for St Petersburg Real Estate Venture
Friends of Mr. R. B. Fothergill announce his departure from Mobile after 15 years. He sold Walker Furniture to J. W. Phillips and will join a St. Petersburg real estate firm expanding in the suburbs. He plans East travel and a Virginia mountain vacation before resuming Masonry duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Fothergill
St. Petersburg
Fla
Fothergill
Mobile
Walker Furniture Company
J. W. Phillips
Virginia
St. Petersborg
West Virginia Flood Relief Bill Introduced
Senator Chilton introduced a bill to appropriate $200,000 for relief of flood victims in West Virginia. The measure was referred to the Appropriations Committee in Washington on August 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
West Virginia
Washington
Chilton
Appropriations Committee
Storekeeper fined for selling groceries on Sunday
A. Maginnis, store proprietor in the southern city, was arrested Sunday night by Officers O'Brien and Untreiner for conducting business on Sunday. Testimony in court showed he sold groceries. Maginnis paid a $10 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Maginnis
O’brien
Untreiner
Recorder’s Court
Maginnis
Navy targets reveal spring Atlantic fleet marks
Secretary Daniels released corrected spring target scores for six ships after camera observations. Nebraska 22 hits, Louisiana 15, Kansas 16, Virginia 26, New Jersey 20, Rhode Island 8 on a 600 by 96 foot battleship target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atlantic
Secre Daniels
Navy
Virginia
Rhode Island
Nebraska
Louisiana
Kansas
New Jersey
No Relief Applications Accepted After Tuesday
The Central Relief Committee of the Chamber of Commerce announced that no more relief applications will be accepted after tomorrow. A Wednesday 11 30 meeting of the investigating committee will decide all pre Wednesday applications in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Secretary E Q Norton notes roofing remains the most requested aid though requests for food and clothing are rising. The committee met today and approved more cases, driven by fear that operations will soon suspend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Relief Committee
Chamber of Commerce
E. Q. Norton
Recruiting Cavalry Troops Begins in Mobile
Recruiting of two cavalry companies in Mobile has started in earnest. Headquarters opened at the armory and there were numerous enquiries and several enlistments recorded. Captain E. J. Grove, senior officer in charge, supplied the information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
E. J. Grove
Negro Held to City Court on Grand Larceny Charge
Robert Wiggins was held to city court under $500 bond by Recorder Edington on a grand larceny charge. Authorities said he stole a copper coil valued at $50 from J A Scofield. Bail was posted after the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wiggins
Edington
Wiggins
J. A. Scofield
Ail
Cratheus Arrives at Pier 3 With Valuable Cargo
The Norwegian steamship Cratheus of the Caribbean and Southern Line sailed for Fort de France Martinique after daylight Sunday morning with a cargo of general merchandise. She loaded at Pier 3 immediately after arriving late Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cratheus
Caribbean and Southern Line
Fort de France
Martinique
Pier 3
Puss Junior Encounters a Game Warden on the Road
Puss Junior halts his gray horse as a game warden steps from behind a tree. The warden commends the steed and asks about Puss’s quest, revealing he is seeking his illustrious father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puss Junior
Puss
Puss in Boots Seeks Father with Game Warden Aid
Puss Junior fails to get directions from a wary game warden. The warden suggests a wise man in a distant village who might know about the famed Puss in Boots. Puss decides to travel to the hamlet to ask the sage for clues to his father’s whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puss Junior
Puss
Puss In Boots
Warnings Recall Marowijne Fate One Year Later
A year after the Marowijne vanished in a West Indian hurricane 150 lives remain missing. Mobilian friends recall the last wireless message and the fate of the liner with passengers including Miss Elizabeth Cowen Dr. Claude Quinn and Mrs. Jones daughter of the U S minister to Honduras Ewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marowijne
Tropics
New Orleans
United States
Deaths and Funerals Charles August Schmidtt
Charles August Schmidtt aged 47 a Mobile native and boilermaker died Monday at 4 45 am at 403 St Emanuel street after long illness He served as a quartermaster with the Seventh army corps U S A during the Spanish American War He belonged to St Vincent Catholic Church and died fortified with all rites He is survived by his widow a brother and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles August Schmidtt
Mobile
St. Emanuel Street
Schmidtt
Seventh Army Corps
U. 8 A
St. Vincent's Catholic Church
Child Herman Entrekin Dies at Age Three in New Orleans
Herman L Entrekin aged three son of Mr W E and Mrs Katie Entrekin died Monday morning at 2 o clock at the family home 603 Conti street The child had been ill but a short time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman L. Entrekin
W. E
Katie Entrekin
Conti Street
Requiem Mass for Miss Margaret McGetrick at St Josephs
A requiem Mass was celebrated Sunday at 11 o clock in St Josephs Catholic Church for Miss Margaret May McGetrick with Rev Father Salentine as celebrant. The burial followed in the Catholic cemetery with floral designs on the tomb. Pallbearers were David P Burns Joseph A Hynde Joseph Ryan Robert Braun H D Phillichody and James Killon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Margaret May McGetrick
Father Salentine
David P. Burns
Joseph A. Hynde
Joseph Ryan
Robert Braun
H. D. Phillichody
James Killon
Kelley Sr. Dies in Jacksonville at 68
C. A. Kelley, Sr. aged 68 and a Racine, Wisconsin native who had lived in Jacksonville for thirty years died Sunday at his son C. A. Kelley Jr. s residence. Funeral was Monday at 9 from 10 North Hallet Street with Very Rev Gardiner C Tucker officiating. Burial followed in Magnolia cemetery. He is survived by one son a sister and numerous other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Kelley, Sr
Racine
Wisconsin
Jacksonville
Fla
C. A. Kelley, Jr
North Hallet Street
Gardiner C. Tucker
St. John's Episcopal Church
Magnolia Cemetery
Chas. Jones
Spencer, Iowa
Mary Elizabeth Sheffield Dies After Brief Illness
Eight month old Mary Elizabeth Sheffield daughter of Mr and Mrs A L Sheffield died Sunday morning at 306 Savannah Street after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon with burial in Magnolia Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary. Elizabeth
A. L. Sheffield
Savannah Street
Magnolia Cemetery
Mary Vincent Child Dies at Home on Broad Street
Mary Vincent sixteenth months old, child of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Byrnes, died Sunday night at 9 10 at the family home 53 South Broad Street after a brief illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Vincent
Malcolm Byrnes
South Broad Street
Funeral of Mrs. Emma Lord in Mobile County
The funeral for Mrs. Emma Lord, wife of William Lord, occurred Sunday afternoon from the family home at 12 Mile Post on the Moffat road. Rev. J. B. Trotter of Crichton Methodist Church led services and burial followed in Crawford Chapel cemetery. Mrs. Lord, a long-time Mobile County resident, left behind husband William, a sister, two brothers, and several relatives including Mrs. M. Tillman of Wilmer and Mrs. J. Powell of Semmes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Lord
William Lord
Mile Post
Moffat Road
J. B. Trotter
Crichton Methodist Church
Crawford Chapel
Lord
Mobile County
Sushand
John Foster
Basin
M. Tillman
Wilmer
J. Powell
Semmes
Ala
John Bowles
Prichard
Empire Presents Popular Actress and Eve- ding Fairies
A newspaper page previews Empire Theater offerings led by Marguerite Clark in a fairies themed romance. It also spotlights Tuesday screenings of Wildflower with Clark, Wednesday’s The Innocence of Ruth starring Viola Dana and Edward Farle, and Thursday's Lights of New York with Leah Baird plus athletic and other film features through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eileen
Famous Players
Marguerite Clark
Empire Theater
Trish
Empire
Ruth
Kleine-Edison
Viola Dana
Edward Farle
Uth
New York
the Empire
Leah Baird
Kieckhofer
Charles Morm
Egg
Veince
Zbysko
Prestina
Landers, Pearson
Loomis
Staggfield
Chicago
Mar
Kent Swaps Doctors For Granger Liver Regulator
Louis N. Kent says he no longer spends much of his salary on doctors and praises Granger Liver Regulator as a great saver of medical costs. He claims to have tried the remedy and plans to keep it at home as long as possible. He urges readers to ask their druggist about it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
Granger Liver Regulator
Granger Livergulator
Gods Country and the Woman Play at the Empire Soon
Guerite Clayton E H Calvert and Sydney Ainsworth star in Gods Country and the Woman produced by Vitagraph to be shown at the Empire at an early date. The season's finest stage offering is anticipated to draw large crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guerite Clayton
E. H. Calvert
Sydney Ainsworth
Vitagraph
The
Empire
Australia to buy steamers to ship wheat to Europe
Melbourne reports the government will operate fifteen large steamships purchased in England to move Australian wheat to Europe. With a capacity of 120000 tons, they may make only two trips this year, covering about 9000000 bushels while Australia holds nearly 100 million bushels awaiting shipment and the next harvest nears. The Labor party welcomes a government-owned fleet as a long-standing platform plank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
England
Commonwealth
Europe
Labor Party
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Oscar Underwood, Jr
T. D. Nettles, Jr
W. E. Clark
Maloney
Uncle Sam’stars
Daniels
Puss IN Boots, JR
By David Cory
A. A. Richards
S. O. Rogers Lumber Co
Madison St
Hieronymus Mill
Bell Phone
Gulf Coast
Bay ST. Louis
Pretty
Margaret M. McGetrick
Mary Elizabeth Sheffield
Mary Vincent Byrnes
Mrs
Louis N. Kent
Honoraville
J. T. Spieth
Helen Holmes
Lady Elfleen
Paramount
Associated Press
Empire Theatre
Paramount Features
Muale
Aieea Aee
Big Four
V.L.S.E
Paramount Feature
Vivian Martin
Oliver Morosco
Lewis S. Stone
Marguerite Clayton
James Oliver Curwood
VIA
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Yree
Sheville
N. C
Hendersonville
Lake Toxaway
Wilmington
Morehead City
Beaufort
N. C. Brevard
N.C
Hot Springs
Tryon
Monteagle
Tenn
Tate Springs
South Royal
Bell 210
H. C. Geron
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