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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1915
Page
3
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Classified items list rental offers for furnished and unfurnished residences and rooms in Mobile with addresses and contact numbers. Notices include proposed legislation to abolish the Inferior Civil Court and a foreclosure sale of property in Mobile County with location and deed details.
Probate Court in Mobile County announces final settlements for estates of Almira McCreary and Mary Forrest McCreary minor guardianship cases. Notices set September 21 1915 as settlement date and invite interested parties to appear. Also includes administrator sale of Maggie Shea Langley estate with bid date and property details.
A playful quip collection titled ADDLED ADAGES appears in Judge featuring altered proverbs. It satirically reworks sayings with urban humor and wordplay, referencing a character named Armand Debris in a judge context.
Lady Beatty formerly Ethel Field of Chicago is honored as her husband Sir David Beatty is promoted to vice admiral in the British navy. The ceremony and details emphasize royal recognition of the Beatty family and their service.
Grover Marcelline Ressijac, a Mobilian, arrived in Mobile from Galveston Texas recounting the tropical hurricane that struck last Monday night. He spoke of six to eight foot street waters and crowds seeking shelter in a cement hotel for two days. He noted widespread suffering from flood waters and hunger but said order returned and business leaders plan to rebuild, predicting stronger protection in five years.
Robert Allen was fined 101 dollars and ordered to fifty days of hard labor by Judge Chamberlain in the inferior criminal court for failing to stop his car after causing an accident. The case against Frank Lavene and Ollie Linsmore for violating the prohibition law was called and continued until August 25.
Reports from Petrograd say the Duma chairman Rodzianko announced the German fleet was defeated at Riga with the loss of the Moltke and three cruisers and seven torpedo boats. The victory is hailed as a turning of the tide amid Allied efforts in the Dardanelles and Balkans and increases in refugee numbers strain wartime resources.
Jim Conway, a teamster, was arrested Monday afternoon at the Louisville and Nashville Railroad freight depot at Water and Theatre streets on a prohibition violation charge. The barrel he received as beer was opened by Assistant Solicitor Jack Courtney and Deputy Sheriff August Oberhaus and found to contain whiskey and gin. The barrel bore the mark C. M. Ellis, 2 Kentucky Street.
Overseas Agency reports from Sofia and Constantinople say Turkey grants Bulgaria a direct sea connection railway while Bulgaria agrees to benevolent neutrality. The move signals a setback for Entente efforts to pull the Balkan states into the war against Turkey. Unofficial July reports claimed Turkey ceded part of the Dedenghatch line to Bulgaria but left Bulgaria unpledged.
The Lincoln Jubilee exposition opens in Chicago celebrating fifty years of negro freedom. Exhibits include South and other regions made vehicles, electrical appliances, needlework, paintings, sculpture, and other crafts by African American creators.
Candance Kineemar through her attorneys Gaillard and Mahomer files for divorce from Bert Kineemar on grounds of abandonment. The complainant seeks custody of their four year old child while Bert is jailed for an offense involving moral turpitude. Edward Jackson also seeks a divorce from Eliza Jackson on statutory grounds. the couple married in 1902 and he asks for leave to remarry.
Officer Julius Ducorneau placed two homeless girls with local families this past week. One girl joined the Bonab family and the other the Gonzales household.
In Suburban League action at Monroe Park, the Ham-Rush team defeated the Company team in a steady game from start to finish. Ponds starred with a single and a pair of scores while King featured in the field. the lineup included Green, Harwell, and Meaher with solid defense and timely hitting as the teams prepare for upcoming matchups.
John Poules a grocer on Congress Street was held under bond to the federal grand jury on charges of making and passing counterfeit silver dollars. Scopolites, arrested with him, was dismissed. Police recovered plaster of Paris molds and counterfeit coins from Poules shop.
Beautiful residence with a large lot on Dauphin street offered below owner’s five year-ago price. Moving away from the city, a well built corner house on Ann street is described as desirable and offered for much less than real value. MORRILL & LYONS, 57 St. Francis Street, present these properties as unique bargains.
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