Discoveries in Sardis and Cyrene Shape Early Archaeology Debates
Dr F H Chase of the plc Institute notes wars in Tripoli and the Balkans influenced North African studies. American finds at Sardis include Artemis temple details and a possible Zeus temple linked to Alexander the Great. a 4 B C Augustus letter hints at shared precincts and future campaigns target Croesus foundations.
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Tripoli
Balkans
North Africa
Pet
F. H. Chase
PLC Institute of America
Cyrene
Sardis
Butler
Augustus
Zeus
Artemis
Alexander the Great
Croesus
Man Visits Church to Please Wife Bias Against Preachers
A fragment suggests a man attending church to satisfy his wife may develop prejudice toward ministers. The quote implies marital motives influence attitudes, reflecting social pressures on religious perception.
Kress's Largest Building Permit Issued This Week
The seven day total from December 14 to 20 for building permits reaches 49 675 with 45 000 attributed to 8S H Kress and Company for a new store building fronting on Dauphin and Royal streets. Other permits include several cottages additions and small structures across multiple streets and a 1 000 interior improvement for Southern Bell Telephone at 204 St Francis Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Bixler
Hercules
Hickory Streets
A. L. Flynn
Wilkinson Street
Colored Baptist Church
Franklin and
Congress Streets
W. O'Donnell
Washington Avenue
Seneca Street
J. B. Wilson
Kentucky Street
A. P. Clarke
Franklin
Bloodgood
H. Kress
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
St. Francis Street
Fugitive John Williams Captured After Escape
John Williams, a Black man, was captured Saturday by Deputy Sheriff Dennis Lynch and jailed after escaping from the county jail while serving a term for abusive language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Williams
Dennis Lynch
Cigar Axioms On Persistence Of Habit Persistence
A quip notes men’s persistence and the idea that a dead cigar cannot cure the tobacco habit, reflecting humorous social commentary on smoking behavior.
Select Church Home Site January Meeting in Mobile
The Alabama Episcopal Church Home site for Mobile will be finalized at a January 3, 1914 committee meeting in Mobile at the secretary John H B Mitchells office. The cottage system is chosen for inmate comfort with an administration building housing offices an auditorium library and reception room. Each cottage will include its own dining room kitchen and modern living quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Episcopal Church
Mobile
Buiding
John HB. Mitchell
Mitchell
Alimony Reduced After Jail Release in Mobile
Rudolph Reiman, formerly jailed on a chancery court order for failing to pay $25 per month alimony, was released after a compromise lowered the payment to $15 per month. He works for Mobile city street department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Reinan
Chancery Court
Reiman
Street Department
City of
Mobile
M. and C Officials Return from Washington Conference
Vice President and General Manager R V Taylor of the Mobile and Ohio railroad General Superintendent E C Rendell and others returned to the city Saturday after attending the first general conference with President Fairfax Harrison of the Southern Railway and heads of lines under his control. Taylor also attended a directors meeting of the Mobile and Ohio in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Taylor
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
E. C. Rendell
Washington, D. C
Fairfax Harrison
Southern Railway
Taylor
Mobile and Ohio
New York
Bigamy Charge Looms Over Mrs Ley in Swindle Probe
Investigators trace Mrs Iola Jeanette Strong McEvoy Ley from New York to St Louis and Whistler amid a mail fraud case. They confirm a 1912 marriage to Hugh J McEvoy in New York and note no divorce. Ley alleged relations with McEvoy and Henry while living in Mobile and New Orleans. Ley has two claimed children, though her mother doubts the claim.
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Iola Jeanette-Strong-McEvoy-Ley
Post Office
M. M. McClelland
Ley
McClelland
New York
Hugh J. McEvoy
Gaynor
St. Louis
Charles W. Ley
Whistler
McElvoy
Mrs. Ley
George Strong
Bladon Springs
Ala
Lovejoy
New Orleans
Inspector McClelland
Vital Statistics of Mobile County Week in Review
The report lists marriage licenses births and deaths in Mobile County for the past week. Names include White Henry Wagner and Vivian Muntz Carl Edler and Esther Powell John Martin and Amanda Jenkins and many others among marriages births and deaths.
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Vital Statistics OF
Mobile County
Henry G. Wagner
Vivian E. Muntz
Carl A. Edler
Esther Malinda Powell
John Martin
Amanda Jenkins
John E. Lewis
Rosa Sheppard
Forrest Ward
Mae Felphs
George New
Hollie Larry
John Lewis
Mary A. Shelby
Henry Foster
Mattie Fincher
Sherman L. Comstock
Sarah Alevia Ellison
W. H. Brown
Mary Null
Stealing Ride Ends in Tragic Train Death
Christian Edward Smith a 19 year old Black resident of Knox and Cedar Streets was killed when a Mobile and Ohio Railroad switch engine with three boxcars struck him as he rode and jumped between cars. The accident occurred Saturday around 4 PM. The coroner Dr H P Hirshfield saw the body and it was given to a undertaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Edward Smith
Knox
Cedar Streets
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Smith
Twain
H. P. Hirshfield
Elks Aid Ladies of Charity Committee Named
At the request of the Ladies of Charity a Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks committee was appointed to assist in their Christmas distribution to the poor at the Lyric Theatre. Members include Charles Hess chair, Joseph F Bullock Peter Burke Dan J Callahan J R Courtwright Bart B Chamberlain A Dacovich John A Hughes W M Johnston John F Jossen Windham Lyon B D Laurendine John T Monaghan J N McAleer T J Price H S Peck W Savage George B Aofut wane J F.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ of Charity
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Lyric Theatre
Charles Hess
Joseph F. Bullock
Peter Burke
Dan J. Callahan
J. R. Courtwright
Bart B. Chamberlain
Ee A. Dacovich
John A. Hughes
W. M. Johnston
John F. Jossen
Windham Lyon
D. Laurendine
John T. Monaghan
J. N. McAleer
Ea Lenror
T. J. Price
Peck
Ww. Savage
George B. Ao
J. F
Defender of the Davis apple sells fruit despite suspicions
Suspicion surrounds the defender of the Davis apple as reports hint at sale of the harvest. No further details are provided in the fragment.
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Balkan
Terfere
KRESS
Lisle
Dace
E. H. Britton
Hugh J
White
Felix D. McCann
F. C. Hageman
Louis M. Nowel
Imales
Constanes
Gerard
Martha Ti
Agin
Sadie Suawerts
Kerie L. Cutts
Mary L. Klump
Femates
Elks Will
Ladies OF Charity
the City Bank
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