Santa Claus brings joy to Mobile’s Christmas tree children
Santa Claus visited the Lyric theatre aiding the Ladies of Charity and The Mobile Register in the fifth annual Christmas tree for poor children. Over a thousand youngsters enjoyed musical numbers and dancing before receiving toys candies and clothes from Santa, a moment never to be forgotten.
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Santa Claus
Mobile
Lyric Theatre
Ladies of Charity
Mobile Register
Lyric Theater
Moble
Destroyers Depart For New Orleans In Fog
The torpedo boat destroyers Monaghan and Lamson left Mobile after arriving Wednesday bound for New Orleans. Fog forced a pause at Palmetto Street but a 5:30 departure followed as electric signal codes lit the way. They plan to return to Mobile after the holidays to resume recruiting.
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Monaghan
Lamson
Port
New Orleans
Pal- Metro Street
Kchor
Mobile
Shortest Day of the Year Amid Christmas Rush
The article notes today is the year's shortest day amid heavy Christmas shopping. It contrasts past calendars with current consumer hurry and hints at the frustration of rushed duties. It also mentions December 22 as a long-standing peak day before the holiday surge.
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Nea
United States
Dell
Mike
British War On Turks Is New Feature
London reports British forces have captured El Arish in Egypt on the Mediterranean, extending the front toward the Palestine border. The move follows advances near Kut el Amara on the Tigris as Britain resumes the push toward Baghdad.
Belated Winter Cold Snap Hits Mobile
A fierce cold wave reached Mobile last night driving the local thermometer to 32 degrees. It remained very cold this morning and is expected to grow colder tonight. Forecast calls for a clear night with subfreezing temps, followed by a sunny, warmer Saturday and light east to southeast winds.
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Mobile
Weekend Warmup After Freezing Coastal Nights
Weather forecast notes freezing conditions for Alabama and Mississippi tonight then a warmer Saturday with clear skies. A strong high pressure system spanning from the Gulf Coast to the upper Lake Region brings cold, dry air across the area. Read more on Page Three for Williston, North Dakota where it reached 22 below zero.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Gulf Coast
Upper Lake Region
Williston
North
Telephone Companies Reward Workers With Christmas Bonus
Home Telephone Company workers will receive their annual Christmas checks in line with a 21 year tradition. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company will distribute a $3300 bonus on Saturday based on tenure with more than one year earning 70 percent of a month's salary and those employed 3 months to one year receiving about 46.7 percent.
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Home Telephone Company
W. H. Bryant
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Game Licenses Arrive for State County and Non-Resident
Probate Judge Price Williams announces the arrival of state county and non-resident game licenses. The county license costs 1 dollar the state license 2 dollars and the non-resident license 15 dollars.
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Price Williams
Williams
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Forecast for Alabama calls for fair weather tonight with temperatures near or below freezing to the coast. Saturday should be fair and not quite as cold. Mississippi likewise expects fair conditions tonight with freezing temperatures toward the coast and cooler extreme north portions, and Saturday will bring rising temperatures.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Rotary Appoints Committee Over Nitrate Plant Location
Major Guthrie reports a plan to locate the nitrate plant near Mobile on the Warrior river. Birmingham Rotary postpones endorsement of Muscle Shoals pending further developments and committee investigation. The three members are Guthrie Parsons and Pillans.
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W. J. Guthrie
United States
Rotary Club
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Guthrie
Mobile
Warrior River
Rotarians Plan Big Brother Dinner Led by Chairman Monk
The Rotary Club outlined details for a Big Brother dinner to assist messenger boys and newsboys. Chairman William H. Monk Jr. heads the committee in charge. A notable feature was a drawing of homes by Rev Fr T J Eatoh to reveal ties among attendees.
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Messenger Boys
Newsboys
William H. Monk, Jr
T. J. Eatoh
W. H. Armbrecht
Jacob Reiss
Heiss
W. H. Taylor
J. B. Dortch
Lester E. Carroll
8. A. LeBlanc
F. W. Evans
Louis Donald
W. C. Lott
J.C O’gwynn
George Linning
Ed. W. Faith
J. T. Wright
W. H. Bryant
J. O. Smith
Co. A. L. Johnstone
Jerome Sheip
W. H. Reynolds
L. D. Dix
M. W. Harrison
Marion Inge
A. J. Parsons
H. T Inge
Rotary club session notes illness of Rev Henry Wade Du Bose
On motion of Mr W Lott Rotarians learned Rev Henry Wade Du Bose was ill in Philadelphia and were urged to send flowers and courtesies. A 12:30 meeting hour change proposal by Dr H T Inge was referred for report. John Fox of the Gulf Coast Tourist and Development League spoke on league aims and sought Rotary cooperation.
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W. ©. Lott
Henry Wade du Bose
Philadelphia
du Bose
H. T. Inge
John Fox
Gulf Coast Tourist and Development League
Rotary Club
Fireworks Ban Enforced Until Christmas Eve
City ordinance restricts all fireworks to Christmas day with strict enforcement. Chief G M Van Liew directs officers to arrest anyone firing before Christmas. Police urge caution with skyrockets and Roman candles at night and announce extra traffic officers in the shopping district Saturday night. Stores deploy uniformed staff to supervise crowds.
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G. M. van Liew
Speeder Fined $10 Case Is Continued
A. W. Hawkinson was fined $10 for speeding and $1 plus costs for lacking a state automobile license. The recorder granted a continuance until January 3 at the defendant's request. Hawkinson was arrested by Officer John Bressingham at Jackson and Government 6 after noon Thursday to protect schoolchildren from motor-park dangers.
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A. W. Hawkinson
Hawkingon
John Bressingham
Jackson
Government 6
Steamer Collision Near Newport News in Sudden Gale
In a sudden gale at Newport News two ships, the Greek steamer Ananasios and an unidentified Norwegian vessel, collided off Old Point Comfort in Hampton Roads. Both are fastened together and appear out of immediate danger, but rough seas and high winds prevent small boats from approaching the damaged ships.
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Associated Press
Newport News
Ananasios
Hampton Roads
Old Point Comfort
Fire destroys Kansas Masonic Home in Wichita killing several
Early today a blaze gutted the main three story center of the Kansas Masonic Home in Wichita. Five or more people are believed dead with many residents, including children, missing or injured from smoke and cold in subfreezing temperatures. Fire started in the north wing housing the women’s department. two burned bodies could not be identified and eight children were feared trapped.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas Masonic Home
Masonic Lodge of
Kansas
Acros
Night Fire Forces Family and Children to Shelters
Rese men and children were taken to nearby homes for the night as a blaze swept a building. The most affected were the children and elderly women, some over 90. Ten inmates were hospitalized with exposure burns and smoke inhalation. John Kreger, a rescued child, had his feet frozen while awaiting removal. The home’s records were destroyed and superintendent D P Burdick could not verify survivors without the inmate list.
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D. P. Burdick
John Kreger
Supernumeraries Promoted to Regular Policemen
Three police department supernumeraries were promoted Thursday night to regular officers. John Lane A Moon and James Foster were advanced by Chief of Police Van Liew with approval from Mayor Harry Pillans and the police commissioner at roll call.
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John Lane
A. & Moon
James Foster
Police Department
Roi Call
van Liew
Harry Pillans
El Arish Taken By British Forces Near Suez
El Arish, a fortified Egyptian town about 90 miles east of the Suez Canal with under 20 000 residents, was captured yesterday by British forces. The town lies on the Mediterranean near the Palestine frontier and had been Turkish held since the Ottoman invasion of Egypt.
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Associated Press
London
el’ Arish
Suez Canal
el Arish
Egypt
Mediterranean
Palestine
German Submarine U-45 Sunk by French Forces
Paris reports that the German submarine U-45 was sunk in the Atlantic by French forces near Nantes and St Nazaire. Defense coordination involved U-40 operations in the area.
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Associated Press
Paris
Nantes St. Nazaire
Artillery Duel North of Monastir Reported by War Office
The war office says a high intensity artillery duel occurred north of Monastir on Thursday. Re call operations are mentioned on the Macedonian front. Along the Struma sector, patrol encounters were reported at the easterly end of the line.
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Monastir
War Office
Struma
Senate debates plan for international general staff
Paris report states the senate held a secret session as Patrick Jean Kennessy introduced a bill urging the government to study forming an international general staff to serve as the permanent military body for the Allied governments of the Entente.
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Paris
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Patrick Jean Kennessy
Hobson Leaves Alabama Political Scene
Richmond P. Hobson dropped out of Alabama politics after notifying the secretary of state he changed his legal residence from Jasper to Evanston Illinois. He had moved to Jasper last spring and ran for Congress in the new district. Hobson will lead the prohibition campaign in Illinois and reside there until the issue is decided.
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Montgomery
Ala
Richmond P. Hobson
Jasper
Evanston
Hobeen
Illinois
Wade for U. S. Farm Station At Mobile
Alabama agriculture commissioner James A. Wade endorses establishing a government experiment station in Mobile. He states the claims are good and the station would benefit Gulf Coast development and offers personal aid to promote the movement.
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James A. Wade
State of
Alabama
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Gulf Coast
Negro fires on deputy chasing hog thief in Prichard
Deputy Lloyd Lewis chased a man with a stolen hog from an abbatoir in Prichard Wednesday night. The suspect fired a revolver at Lewis, dropped the hog, and fled. Lewis fired several shots in pursuit but the thief escaped into darkness.
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Lloyd Lewis
Prichard
Lewis
N A Richards Sued Over Water Street Auto Crash
Oliver Noyd filed a law and equity suit Thursday alleging an automobile owned by N A Richards struck him on Water Street on November 25, causing permanent disability. The case was noted in the law and equity court as the outcome of the accident.
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N. A. Richards
Oliver Noyd
Law and Equity Court
Water Street
Senator Bankhead Announces New Vessels for Quarantine
Senator John H. Bankhead informs the Chamber of Commerce that the Public Health Service considers buying a boarding vessel and a large launch for fumigation. The plan aims to fumigate anchored ships with minimal delay, noting $10,600 proposed for hulk repair or replacement after hurricane damage at Mobile.
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John H. Bankhead
Chamber of Commerce
Public Health Service
Bankhead
At Health Service
Public Health Services
Mobile
Population growth reshapes Alabama cities 1910 to 1916
Census bureau estimates show Mobile at 58 221 in 1916 up from 51 721 in 1910, a gain of 6 500. Birmingham rises to 181 726, Montgomery to 49 385, with other cities like Anniston Tuscaloosa and Gadsden also increasing.
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Mobile
Census Bureau
Washington
Birmingham
Alabama
Montgomery
Bessemer
Gadsden
Anniston
Wee
Tuscaloosa
National Bank to Stay Open Saturday Evening
The First National Bank will remain open until 11 o'clock Saturday to help business men handle money received that day. Assistant Cashier Junius W. Woolf announced the hours and letters were sent to merchants. Monday is a holiday, so the bank provides a safekeeping place over the weekend.
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First National Bank
Junius W. Woolf
Christmas Turkey Festival at Moose Lodge on Government Street
Mobile Lodge 21 Loyal Order of the Moose held a Thursday night turkey festival in the Moose Frame lodge room on Government street. The big hall was packed and many attendees left with holiday birds. Several ladies were present and dancing followed the event.
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Mobile Lodge #21
Loyal Order of the Moose
Moose Frame
Government Street
Berlin Awaits Opening to Declare Position on Peace
German newspapers publish no hint of the Entente’s likely reply to Germany’s peace terms. Premier Lloyd George and Premier Briand speeches are cited as not indicating a ready acceptance or secret German attitude toward negotiations.
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Berlin
Germany
Lloyd-George
Briand
Government silent on Wilson peace note in Commons
In London the government declined to state any position on President Wilson's peace note, saying only that details must be discussed with the Entente members. Andrew Bonar Law announced in the house that no statement could be made at present and that confirmation would come in communications with allied governments.
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London
Wilson
Entente
House of Commons
Andrew Bonar Law
Law
Our
First Recruit From Alabama Reaches U S Army
Mrs L M Harris a Alabama postmaster in Birmingham is the first from the South to receive the government reward for sending a recruit to the U S Army. The $5 to $6 incentive is offered to postmasters aiding enlistments as the War Department intensifies recruiting. Captain Hutchinson of Birmingham praised Harris in securing a recruit whose decision followed her urging.
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Birmingham
Ala
L. M. Harris
Refining Company Sets 10 Percent Bonus for Long Service
The Refining Company announced a 10 percent bonus for employees with at least two months of service who earn 2500 annually. Twenty employees of the Gefhying Company at the station city are affected by the bonus according to the notice received today.
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New York
Timontha’ Service
Gefhying
Statla City
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