Miss Broadwood Hosts Friday Bridge Club Evening
Miss Hilda Broadwood entertained the Friday Bridge Club with four fables and a salad course. Guests included Lorraine Cunningham Margaret Blacksher May Leatherbury and Margaret May Borden Cary Hall and Elise Hall. Borden won the guest prize a box of handkerchiefs and Elise Hall took the club prize a pair of silk hose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Broadwood
Hilda Broadwood
Lorraine Cunningham
Margaret Blacksher
May Leatherbury
Leatherbury
Margaret May Borden
Cary Hall
Miss Borden
Elise Hall
Elwell Bridge Club Meets With Mrs Harry T Smith
Mrs Harry T Smith hosted the Elwell Bridge Club with two substitutes and a fourth table of guests including Mrs W S Moore Mrs Browne Daw son Mrs J W Hunter Mrs A D Pitts of Selma Miss Rosa Lyons Mrs H M Friend. Tea and sandwiches followed the games and winners of the library sets trophies for each table were Mrs B F Adams Mrs LeBaron Lyons and Mrs E D Bondurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry T. Smith
Elwell Bridge Club
W. S. Moore
Browne Dawson
J. W. Hunter
A. D. Pitts
Selma
Rosa Lyons
H. M. Friend
B. F. Adams
LeBaron Lyons
E. D. Bondurant
Miss Pillans Hosts No Trump Card Club Meeting
The No Trump Card Club enjoyed a Friday gathering hosted by Miss Laura Pillans. A luncheon preceded activities. Mrs. Henry B. Aldridge won the club prize a gold hatpin and Mrs. William J. Atkinson won the guest prize a Japanese picture frame. Members named include Viola Gaines Nina Glover Marie Layette Mary Danner Stewart LeBlanc William J. Atkinson Gadsden Porcher Robert W. Arnold Virginia Gaines St John James Lloyd Abbot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No Trump Card Club
Laura Pillans
Henry B. Aldridge
Wiliam J. Atkinson
Viola Gaines
Nina Glover
Marie Layette
Mary Danner
Stewart LeBlanc
William J. Atkinson
Bride party and golf diners at Battle House
Miss Allen Gower entertains at 3 p m for Misses Eleanor Gray Lorraine Cunningham and May Leatherbury. An informal reception at the Country Club runs 5 to 6 p m for visiting golfers, who will later be guests of honor at a Battle House diner dansant.
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Country Club
Battle House
Dansant
Charity Fair for Mobile Poor by Ladies of Charity
Charity fair proceeds support the poor of Mobile under Ladies of Charity. German Relef Hall hosts a Christmas sale of treats and crafts with lunch and a visit from Old Santa Claus for children. Older Girls meet Saturday at Burgett Memorial building at 4 pm. full attendance urged.
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Mobile
Ladies of Charity
German Relef Hall
Santa Claus
Burgett Memorial Building
Allies Drive Germans Across Yser Canal In Belgium
The Allied lines push forward the German defense along the Yser Canal as rumors of Allied victories and German retirements grow. Observers expect definite offensive actions soon with a swift passage through West Flanders toward a planned stand before Brussels.
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Yser Canal
Belgium
West Flanders
Brusses
Pacific fleet through Panama canal cited for quick reach
Secretary Daniels told the House Naval Affairs Committee that the Pacific coast protection is inadequate and a war fleet could pass through the Panama Canal while opponents in Manila and Honolulu slow a hostile fleet. He said the Navy would eventually build its own warships and warned against extravagant airship and submarine appropriations.
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Washington
Pacific
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Manila
Honolulu
Daniels
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Congress
Senator Weeks
Massachusetts
Senate
Oregon
Representative Stephens
California
Gold Coast Colony Tops Cocoa Production Worldwide
The Gold Coast colony is recognized as the premier producer of cocoa, reputed to lead global output and supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gold Coast Colony
Two Held Up In Nighttime Robbery Near Dearborn and Delaware
Motorman J. B. Jordan of the Mobile Light and Railroad Company was robbed of his overcoat and a penny Spanish coin near Dearborn and Delaware streets about 10 o clock Friday night. Detectives Boltz Berge and later Lt. Dorson searched the area but found no suspect. Another report of a similar robbery, with a shot fired, was made by C. A. Brunson in the same neighborhood.
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J. Bk. Jordan
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
Dearborn
Delaware
Boltz
Berge
Dorson
Jordan
W. J. Hanlon
Must Rule The Air As Well As The Sea
The text discusses naval warfare tactics for submarines and surface ships. It notes a submarine surfaces to navigate, the need to dive only briefly, and suggests timing detonations to avoid surfacing damage. It explains periscope visibility and depth limits in clear water.
Servians Crush Austrian Retreat Near Valjevo and Kosmaj
The Havas correspondent in Nish reports Servians dispersing Austrian forces on December 8 and pursuing them beyond Outsitze Kasserice Poul sen Valjevo and Razarevatz. Austrians retreat precipitately with heavy losses north of Kosmaj and Parovyni, while thousands surrender at Nish.
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Paris
Havas
Nish
Outsitze
Kasserice
Poulsen
Valjevo
Razarevatz
Dujitze
Will Lewis Seeks Governor Pardon in Walter Jones Case
Will Lewis applies to the governor for clemency in the killing of Walter Jones. Convicted in Mobile County on July 22 for life imprisonment. Case dated December 24, 1901.
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Will Lewis
Walter Jones
Mobile County
Birthday notices mailed with birth dates and photo
Birthday notices list individuals born on December 12 across several years 1902 to 1912 and mention a birthday picture mailed. The clipping notes December birthdays and a related postal action two days before.
Week end cotton futures rise on steady shorts demand
New Orleans reports cotton futures firm after weekend covering of shorts. Early trading shows a four to five point advance as cables look better than due and export movement appears sizable. January to October contracts post gains with closing in the seven to nine point range.
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New Orleans
Shorts
Cotton opens steady with modest gains in New York market
In New York on December 12 the cotton market showed few sellers at opening and prices firmed one to two points on Liverpool steadiness. Some short covering and demand for October from commission houses lifted the market two to three points from initial quotes while near months were overlooked. Cotton futures closed very steady with January at 6.88 and March around 7.10 to 7.19, extending gains into the session.
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New York
Liverpool
Commission House
Marcn
Open market resumes with strong but cautious start on New York Exchange
Open trading resumes on the New York Stock Exchange with a strong yet cautious tone. Initial quotes show gains for Central Leather and Texas Company while Southern Railway weakens. notable trades include a 1,400 share Reading block and broad activity across Missouri Pacific, Lehigh Valley, Reading, American Can, and Tennessee Copper.
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New York
The
Stock Exchange
Pittsburgh Coal
St. Paul
Missouri Pacific
Lehigh Valley
Reading
American Can
Tennessee Copper
Northern Pacific
Amalgamated Copper
Car and Foundry
American ‘Tobacco
Atchison
Ohi
Mil
Erie
Interborough
Kansas City Southern
Louisville
Nashville
Missouri
Kari
Kari and Tex
N. Y
N. Hl
Hartford
Pennsylvania
Rep. Iron and Steel
Rock Island Co
Sloss Shef Steel and Iron
Southern Railway
Texas
Ome Y
Western Union
Savannah ricin and turpentine market figures flashed
Turpentine firm posted receipts of 260 casks and shipments of 32 casks with stock 32 896 casks as of Dec 12. Rosin firm reported receipts of 1 387 barrels and shipments 350 barrels with stock 135 630 barrels. Prices listed include B to N grades with bids from 3.32 1 2 up to 5.80 and WW at 5.80.
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Savannah
Amusements near Lyric and Dreamland shows weekend fare
The Shepherd of the Hills plays at the Lyric for four performances with a strong cast led by Jess Neilson. Empire features The Place Time and the Man with Trav ers and Gerda Holmes. Dreamland offers vaudeville matinees with a safety-focused children's program and a preview of The Light Unseen tomorrow.
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Harold Bell Wright
Lyric Theatre
Jess Neilson
Travers
Empire
Richard C. Travers
Essanay Company
the Empire
Gerda Holmes
Bryant Washburn
Thomas Cummerford
Lester Cuneo
Brown
Alan Hale
Louise Ducey
Irma Dawkins
G. M. Anderson
Dreamland Theatre
Dreamland
Stocks Rise as Market Reopens Amid Curbed Trading
The report describes reopening trading with thick crowds at Reading and coppers posts, many small lots, and notable moves. General Motors gains over 26 points, Texas Company up 18, while Southern Railway declines. activity centers on small lots, with open trading restricted and bonds trading under stock exchange oversight.
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Reading
General Motors
Texas Company
Lehigh Valley
Tennessee Copper
American Beet Sugar
Central Leather
United States Steel
Anaconda
Stock Exchange
House Committee of Five
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Ee ’ Bell
Anna Boulet
Miss Pillans
Nelson & Bailey
Royal Street
Semmes
Union Church
Dawes
Special Cattle Committee
Chamber of Commerce
A. S&s. Schillinger
J. F. Harron
CC. F. MecCreary
J. A. Wulff
J. Joyner
Union Church School
Irvington
Dickens’ Ferry
G. E. Newman
George Kilmer
Elmer R. Sly
Creola
J. L. Cawthon
J. A. Ramsey
David Holt
Empire Theatre
Annette Kellermann
Neptune’s Daughter
Venus
Leah Baird
Wim. E. Shea
Edman
Mortimer
Pacific Coast
Rufus P. Jackson
Rufus Patrick Jackson
Flomaton
Ala
Wallace
Berenson & Sands
C. A. Brunson
David M. Friedlander
St. Mich
Dorothy Martin
St. Emanuel
Harvey D. Brown
Catherine St. George
Rosa Coates
Wall Street Review
Willis
Percy
Dauphin Street
squEr
Pacia
Beaumont Houston
Galveston
Waco
Fort Worth Dallas
San Antonio
EL Paso
Portland
Seattle
Tacoma
Los Angeles
San Diego
San Jose
San Francisco
Sacramento Stockton
Fresno Bakersfield
C. M. Evans
Gen
G. W. Ely
Brown-Marx Bldg
Birmingham
Louisiana
Sunset Center Lines
Houston
Ustria Bu Gerke
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