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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1915

Page

6

Governor Names 138 to Campaign Executive Committee in Alabama

Governor Charles Hender announces an executive committee of 138 prominent Alabamians across banking, medical, law, and business to lead the campaign for the issue. Michael Cody of Exchange National Bank is state chair. John Gamble of Troy is campaign manager. County committees will be named Sunday.

Montgomery Ala Charles Hender Alabama Saess Michael Cody Exchange National Bank John Gamble Troy Henny Michael J. McDermott Bank of Mobile Harry T. Inge J. W. Whiting Deate The Peoples Bank Phelan Dorlon Mobile County Pat J. Lyons Mobile Henry Hess Ciganufacturer J. C. Rich City A. C. Danner Mobile Coal Comy B. D. Tuner Chatom Washington County Judge Hall Ray Minette W. D. Jelks Birmingham W.W. B. Crumpton Anti-Saloon League of Alabama

Deaths and Funerals in Mobile Alabama

Warren A. Anderson 73 native of Demopolis and former Alabama legislator dies after pneumonia at Southern Infirmary. Funeral at 3 p.m. from J. T. Wright residence with Magnolia Cemetery burial. Survived by Sallie W. Allen wife and son D. L. Anderson Jr., sisters, brother Judge William S. Anderson, three grandchildren. Joseph Custa 58 Mobile native and duck hunter dies after long illness. Funeral 2:30 p.m. from home and 3 p.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Burial in Catholic cemetery. Virginia F. Graham buried in Magnolia Cemetery after service at First Christian Church. Rebekah Lodge officiates. Pallbearers listed. Burial of H. M. Wilson noted.

Warren A. Anderson Warren Ashe Anderson Demopolis Ala Alabama Southern Infirmary J. T. Wright Dauphin Street Magnolia Cemetery D. C Rebecca Anderson Joseph Custa Mobile North Warren Street Custa Frank J. Pagel Neice Max E. Guch St.Patrick's Catholic Church Father Henry W. F. Graham Virginia Francis Graham E. E. Graham Hyland Avenue First Christian Church Wag S. J. Speigel Rebekah Lodge of Odd Fellows Terry C. Douglass J. C. McClure J. M. Nielon, Jr Desha Nielon Tilden Perry V. O. Gay Henry Maury Wilson The Southern Railway Charleston Street Knights and Ladies Protective Association Union Lodge of Odd Fellows D. Y. Register John W. Phillips First Baptist Church W. J. Young Christopher Bailey M. J. McDermott Oliver Smith John Gaillard John H. Nelson L. G. Curtis W. J. Wheeler J. J. Thomas, Sr John Michael Selma E. J. Hanlon John Trachy

Baseballs Seek Cincinnati Meeting To End Baseball War

New York dispatch reports magnates from the National League and the players’ group prepare for the Cincinnati talks to disarm the two year war. Federals push for terms before withdrawing suit while Ban Johnson and Weeghman travel to Chicago for Cubs deal.

New York Dove of Peace National League Baseball Gampers Big Waldorf Cincinnati Rineland National Commission Federal League Committee Barrow and Farrell Bryan Bird Federals Landis Chicago Gilmore Commission Organized Baseball Ban Johnson Charley Weeghman Chicago Cubs Cubs Weeghman West Side North Side Baltimore Lannin Red Sox

City Wards and County Precincts Too Large

The city court adjourned Saturday and will resume January 3 with twenty eight prohibition cases to be disposed of. State Solicitor N R Clarke is returning from St Louis. C F Thompson of Bibb county acted in Clarke’s absence and is praised for handling the prohibition matters. Edward Roche, jailed, is charged with the killing of Thomas McMahon.

N. R. Clarke St. Louis C. F. Thompson Bibb County Edward Roche Thomas McMahon

Ford Peace Ship Oscar I Arrives at Christiansand

The Ford peace ship Oscar I reached Christiansand Norway after a Thanksgiving banquet. A toastmaster quipped that they had been served a sage stuffed with turkey, referencing Professor Horatius Din key in a humorous remark.

Ford Christiansand London Oscar I Norway Horatius Dinkey

Weather Blitzes Mobile as Chill Touches the South

A frosty weekend hits Mobile with frost feared Sunday with a frosty forecast. The Weather Maker warned of 36 degrees and heavy frost while Durango Colorado hit zero Friday night. A chilly tale ends with a man seeking warmth in a suburban store.

Durango Colorado cokKr

Chilly tale of rain stick and vanished bottle

A man in wet clothes waits under an umbrella as a stranger lends him cover while he searches for liquor. The rain-soaked pursuer waits until a boy arrives with an umbrella and a message that the seeker is gone. The Weather Man shouts that Sunday will be fair.

Knowledge is Wealth Motto Sparks Salary Talk

A school room exchange over a motto highlights the tension between a trustee and a teacher about pay. The trustee suggests a slogan while the teacher retorts that students know his salary, underscoring budget strain and morale.

Forewarned and Bartok? no clear headline from text

Forewarned exchange suggests a protective statement about kissing in a family context with a promise not to repeat the act. No names, places, or dates are provided in the fragment.

Also Mentioned on This Page

M_. McDermott H. M. Wilson Cinci S. K. Kennedy Susan Katé Kennedy Cathedral of the Immaculate Convention Father E. J. Hackett Messrs James McCowan Lee Walsh Joseph A. Hynde A. J. Spencer Hughey Jennings John McGraw Willie Keeler Roger Bresnahan Toledo Whales Bresnahan Joe Tinker Cardinals Peacock Alley Browns Terriers Phil Ball Branch Rickey Brown Portugal Don Manuel Gaby Deslys A. Bugg Boreas In Mobile Smith Smith’s Bakery God Rogers Peet I. and Mobile’s Leading Men’s Shop St. Emanuel and Dauphin
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