District social notes and summer camp life in Mobile and Adirondacks
The column records a Craighead Parliamentary Law Club meeting at the Cawthon hotel with nineteen members and a discussion based on Mrs. Craighead's textbook, highlighting the value of summer parliamentary practice for Mobile women’s clubs. It also describes Camp Setag in the Adirondacks with Miss Madeline Hirshfield as a notable camper, her activities, and future plans. Additional items list Mobile residents traveling to Biloxi, New Orleans, and other destinations, including Mrs. Rosen, Miss Hirshfield, Mr. Robbins, Miss Wetherbee, Miss Burke, and Judge T. H. Smith families, reflecting a season of travel and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craighead
Mobile
Camp Setag
Adirondacks
Madeline Hirshfield
Miss Hirshfield
New York City
Proskauer
Biloxi
S. Rosen
Aline
Marie Rosen
Encouraging News From Mobile Matron’s Steady Improvement
Friends and relatives of Mrs. W. J. Atkinson formerly Miss Gertrude Smith, learn of her steady recovery after a recent illness. Her sisters Mrs. Ed Moore of Birmingham and Mrs. Sydney R. Prince, with her two young sons, have hurried from Signal Mount Inn Tennessee to Mobile to be at her bedside. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Smith, away at Lake Mohawk New York for the summer, cannot return due to Mr. Smith’s pneumonia. Musicians at the Yacht Club report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Atkinson
Gertrude Smith
Ed, Moore
Birmingham
Sydney R. Prince
Signal Mount Inn
Tenn
Mobile
G. L. Smith
Lake Mohawk
N. Y
Court-Martial Board Named for First Regiment
The General Court Martial Board for the First Regiment includes Captain Albert Quinn Captain Leon Schwarz and Captain Smith as members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Quinn
Leon Schwarz
Smith
Allergic skin remedy hawked with Sunday travel offer
An advertisement extols Hokara cream as grease free and miracuster, sold by Van Antwerp's Drug Corp for 25c with money back guarantee. It also promotes Sunday trips to Coden or Bayou la Batre for 50c round trip and recommends Sloan's Liniment 25c for infections from insect bites and cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Antwerp
Drug Corporation, Inc
Coden
Bayou la Batre
Royal Street
Sloan's
Robber Robs Toulminville Cattle Man on St Stephen’s Road
Thomas Neely, a noted cattle man from Toulminville, was held up on St Stephen’s road near Sweeney’s Lane Saturday night. An unknown robber threw sand in his eyes, then struck him with a club and escaped with 90 cents in change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Neely
Toulminville
St. Stephen's Road
Sweeney's Lane
Mr. Neeley
Old Spanish Type Roof Revealed During Razing of Town House
A two story dwelling on Water and Theatre streets is being razed to make way for a warehouse extension owned by Lee J. Zimmern. While dismantling the slate roof a second flat roof with Spanish type tiling was uncovered, a rare find. The brickwork is described as splendid and many bricks remain usable. The property owner changed from Cerro to Eberlein and now to Zimmern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parr At
Cerro
Eberlein
Lee J. Zimmern
Water and
Theatre Streets
Most gifted musicians host yacht club day party
A congenial group of music lovers spent a day at the Yacht Club with a luncheon and a twilight sail aboard the yacht Chilikiah owned by Horace Culver. Attendees included Miss Edit h, Irma Damiel, Carrie Givens, Alice Irby, Irma Pearce, Pauline Lichtbach, and Mrs Hagan. Mr and Mrs Hagan had recently returned from a summer vacation on the Eastern Shore with the Currans at Hattles Wharf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yacht Club
Horace Culver
Chilikiah
Misserx Edit H
Irma Damiel
Carrie Givens
Alice Irby
Irma Pearce
Pauline Lichtbach
Mrs. Hagan
Currans
Hattles Wharf
Quiet Morning Wedding at St Vincent’s
Miss Margaret Moran eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs J Brisco wed Mr Harold G Riches at 6 am in St Vincent’s with Rev Fr Brady officiating. Best man Joe Farmer maid of honor May Doyle. Only close family attended and a reception will follow at the Brisco home tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Moran
J. Brisco
Harold G. Riches
St.Vincent’s
Brady
Joe Farmer
May Doyle
Helps Organize Negro Farm Clubs in Alabama
Iseiah J. Whitley, Plateau Institute principal, spoke to about 500 negro farmers, preachers, teachers, and Sunday workers in Frankville about settling down, buying homes, and adopting scientific farming. He urged joining farm clubs to improve conditions, noting land may not stay cheap. Institutes follow in Bladon Springs, Coffeeville, Salitpa, and Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankville
Ala
J. Whitley
Plateau Institute
Washington, Clark
Choctaw
Organization of
Negro Farm Clubs
Alabama
Whitley
Bladon Springs
Coffeeville
Salitpa
Jackson
Man Sues for 2000 Damages Over Fractured Rib
Robert S. Lynd files in circuit court against J. B. Cameron & Sons Co. seeking 2000 for personal injuries from an on the job accident at the lawmill. He alleges a wheel came off a saw on June 3, struck him, fracturing a rib and causing other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Lynd
J. B. Cameron & Sons Co
Lawmill
Nicaragua Treaty Goes to Committee
The treaty to pay Nicaragua $3,000,000 for perpetual canal rights and coaling stations was referred to a special Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee as the first step toward ratification. Secretary Bryan urged ratification before adjournment of Congress. The treaty to pay Colombia $25,000,000 for the partition of Panama was urged, and the Peru peace treaty was ordered favorably reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nicaragua
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Bryan
Congress
Colombia
Panama
Peru
Citrus growers urged to attend quarantine meeting
Mobile county fruit growers are urged to attend a Gulf Coast Horticultural Society meeting at 11 a.m. Monday in the Cawthon Hotel ground floor parlor. The session will discuss an proposed absolute and instant quarantine on citrus stock from states outside Alabama and solicit industry input. W. H. Reynolds, president, calls for the participation of those in development work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Cawthon Hotel
Gulf Coast Horticultural Society
State Horticultural Board
Mobile County
W. H. Reynolds
Senator Hitchcock seeks ban on sale of waring nations bonds
Senator Hitchcock introduced a bill to prohibit sale in the United States of bonds issued by foreign nations at war. He argued for a statutory rule rather than executive discretion and the measure was referred to the foreign relations committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Hitchcock
Foreign Relations Committee
Little Miss Nobody heads Dreamland program week
Amusements note describes Little Miss Nobody at Dreamland with matinee starting today and Wednesday Thursday shows. May Vernon Company set box records, Casmus and Lamar greeted then interrupted by Fred Widener. Hamiltons praised, tango act popular. Tomorrow features a large dancing contest with Mobile couples entering. Friday and Saturday feature the Big Colonial Minstrels deemed the best yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreamland
May Vernon
Casmus
Lamar
Fred Widener
Dr King’s New Discovery for Coughs and Colds
Summer coughs indicate low vitality and throat and lung troubles including consumption. Dr King’s New Discovery relieves coughs and colds promptly and prevents complications. Soothes and antiseptic, makes you feel better at once. Money back if not satisfied. Available in 50c and $1.00 bottles through your druggist.
Russian Refugees Flee Germany Reach Stockholm en masse
In Stockholm, Aug 19, about 5000 Russian refugees from Germany have arrived, many exhausted and starving. Hotels barracks and schools house them at capacity nightly. The group spans all classes including wealthy elites and poor workers. Some were hospital patients driven from Germany. others separated from families and some husbands remain in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Germany
Berlin
Malmoe
M. Armatchewskij
Kaligsz
Russian Poland
Lapland
Cieutat Ordered Back to Insane Hospital
William Cieutat recently released from the Alabama Insane Hospital at Tuscaloosa was placed before Judge Chamberlain in the inferior criminal court on a technical charge. He was ordered returned to the insane hospital due to his mental condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cieutat
Alabama Insane Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Semmes Man Is Fined $101 for an Assault
John Laurie of Semmes Ala was arraigned in the inferior criminal court on a charge of assault and battery. He was accused of assaulting and cutting John Stringfellow during an altercation. He was fined $101 or 50 days at hard labor and gave notice of appeal with bond set at $250.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Laurie
Semmes
Ala
Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Laurie
John
Stringfellow
Item Carriers Enjoy Show At Dreamland
Tuesday night the Item boys visited Dreamland as guests of May Vernon and her company. The western drama Brother Against Brother thrilled them from curtain rise to finale, keeping the audience in an uproar and ending with an invitation to return next Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Vernon
Dreamland
Decision Upholds Three Cent Fare In Three States
The Interstate Commerce Commission on Aug nineteen upheld a three cent per mile interstate passenger fare through Arkansas Missouri and Oklahoma. It ruled railroads did not voluntarily set or maintain a two cent intrastate fare and that using the three cent rate is not unreasonable. The decision notes potential broader impacts but leaves open the theory that lower rates may boost travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Arkansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Interstate Commerce Commission
Public Service Commissions
Kansas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Supreme Court
State Commission
Cave-In at City Wharf Repaired After Dredging Slip Incident
A Tuesday cave-in occurred at the slip by St Francis Street caused by underwash from recent river dredging. The issue was promptly addressed by the street force under Superintendent Heller, bulkheaded, excavated, and refilled, leaving the slip in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis Street
Heller
Convoyed Teutonic Returns Mobile Tourists Home
Dr. F. Marion Inge and wife ending European tour will return Sunday. They came home aboard the steamer Teutonic, convoyed by a British cruiser, landing at Quebec. They are currently visiting Canadian points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Marion Inge
Europe
Teutonic
Haan
Quebec
Publish It and Help Digestion With Chamberlain's Tablets
Mrs. Joseph Kallans of Peru Indiana reports belching sour stomach and headaches improved by Chamberlain's Tablets. She says her digestion and bowels are regulated and she has been entirely well since using them. For sale by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Kallans
Peru
Ind
Chamberlain
Sextette arraigned for va grancy by gaming in county court
A group of six men including John Williams Sidney Sullivan Lige Henderson Ivory Washington Tom Bailey and James Ervin were arraigned before Judge Chamberlain in the inferior criminal court on a charge of vag rancy by gaming. Hach pleaded guilty and received a fine of 1 or ten days in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Williams
Sidney Sullivan
Lige Henderson
Ivory Washington
Tom Bailey
James Ervin
Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Hach
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John Robbins
Selma
Uest
Robbins
Stafford Springs
Leona Wetherbee
Lucille Burke
Wetherbee
Harry Butler
Mr. G. M. Flanders
Battles Wharf
T. H. Smith
J. L. Smith
Tate Springs
Asheville
N.C
Trem Holzborn
Mrs. Holzborn
Point Clear
Charlies Stoll
Claire
Fred
Kansas City
the Yacht Club
Jame Hagan
Court-Martial Board OF First Appointed
T. Neely
Plateau
R. S. Lynd
Millman
Nadindla Cream
National Toilet CO
Paris
HEP
MiSs Nobody
Lone Star Quartette
Mrs. Hamilton
THE
Bank OF Mobile National Banking Association
VOIGE
Horticultural Society
Portant
Cieutat
Bingo
Mall
Dennison Phartases
Cox O-Chicago
Vawerps Drug Store
Yeend Potter CO
Dauphin Street
Aimee
Owen Sen
Stoe
Ata
Infante
Black Sox
Madras
Eady
Dauphin
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