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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1913
Page
8
The Union Pacific Railroad company released its annual report showing a profit of about 59 million dollars from the sale of Northern Pacific and Great Northern shares and 16.6 million dollars from Southern holdings.
President Yuan Shi Kai is said to have full approval for dissolving the Chinese parliament. The petition, led by Vice President Li Yuen Heng and signed by provincial governors, argues the body failed to pass laws and advises replacing it with an administrative council functioning from Beijing.
Announcement from John C Shaffer owner of Rocky Mountain News and Chicago Post says the Evanston Index will be run by women with Hetty Shaffer named managing writer. The move follows Shaffer policy changes across his papers in Denver and Chicago.
Mrs William B Leeds widow of the Tin Plate King has hosted lavish entertainments at the Ritz in London this fall attracting fashionably dressed women. Rumors swirl as to the source of her gowns with many asking who makes them. She plans to return to America for Christmas.
Lyric Theatre launches its motion picture season on Sunday at 3 o'clock with Father John a Rag Picker of Paris and The Golden Cross, paired with sacred music. The films cost a large sum to secure via World Special Films Corpora tion. Admission is 10 cents. Seat sale Saturday, November 20.
The Lyric Theatre will present Jack Gorman's Girl of the Underworld in our city on Monday December 22 with a bargain matinee and night show. A company of well known actors and actresses will star in the production featuring a scenic setup adequate in every detail.
Otto Kruger wrote Mi Lolita for the production with Norman Hackett leading the cast. The melody recurs throughout the play with orchestra mandolins and guitars, and Hackett sings it. Tickets go on sale Tuesday December 23 for matinee and night performances.
Helen and Mrs Stevens enter a Turkish bath and endure intense heat as women in sheets sip water, sweat, and discuss reducing. They observe signs about durations and later move to a mirror-lined room for “packing” with fresh sheets and blankets awaiting a fifteen minute session.
W. Whitenant resigns as general manager of the Rock Island lines east of the Mississippi River and will extend his authority from telegraph operations to overall management.
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