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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1916

Page

2

Gardner Defends France Mediation Against Wilson Criticism

Massachusetts Senator Gardner argues President Wilson erred in sending notes and offering mediation with Europe. He warns that not punishing tyranny risks global wickedness while comparing current policy to Napoleon’s controversial Civil War-era actions and reactions by allies.

Detive Gardner Oore Newadig Presi Fiurope Prussia Prosention Napoleon II McClelland The Union Napoleon

Mobile social notes on holiday travel and health

Mrs R c Jones and daughter Annie net depart Mobile for Camden Alm for Christmas. Relatives in New Orleans join Dr Jones and others Sunday. Mr Cobb of Mobile Chamber joins in Crescent City Sunday. Rotarian John J McMahon back after illness. Charles R Lane of Minneapolis visiting Mobile citrus grove owner at Irvington. C I Torrey recovering at home after operation. Dominick Gimon ill at Fulton road home. M B Hart and wife, Madison SD, winter tourists, at Cawthon Hotel. Captain H M Worden arrives from Davis WV to spend winter with son. Detective Thomas Boltz very ill at home.

R. c. Jones Annie Net Camden Alm Jones Charles B. Hervey W. C. Jones R. G. Cobb New Orleans Cobb Mobile Chamber of Commerce Crescent City Charles R. Lane Minneapolis, Minn Irvington Ala Mobile Cawthon M. B. Hart Madison, South Dakota Cawthon Hotel H. M. Worden Davis West Virginia Jack Worden Immigration Office

Golf Association reinstates three amateur players

The Massachusetts Golf Association voted at a special meeting to back Woodland Golf Club’s petition to reinstate Francis Oui met John H. Sullivan Jr. and Paul Tewksbury as amateurs. They were disqualified by the United States Golf Association for business affiliations.

Boston Massachusetts Golf Association Woodland Golf Club United States Golf Association Francis Ouimet John H. Sullivan, Jr Paul Tewksbury National Association

Engineers Hold Annual Banquet with 20 Present

Twenty members of Raphael Semms branch, National Association of Stationary Engineers, attended the annual banquet at the Cawthon Hotel Vineyard. President A. J. Grove presided, praising growth from six to eighty engineers with over sixty licensed. Henry Spotswood and others gave short addresses while Music by the Vineyard orchestra provided entertainment. Committee members and branch officers are listed.

Raphael Semms National Association of Stationary Engineers Cawthon Hotel Vineyard A. J. Grove Grove Securay Henry Spotswood M. A. Dudley C. Manker S. E B. Gross L. W. Ward Ray Davis J. W. O'’Gwynn A. T. Williams J. WH. Kelly D. R. Williams Dennis 8. Cashin

Western Union Banquets Its Messenger Boys

Twelve messenger boys of the Western Union Telegraph Company were entertained with a supper Thursday night in the Colonial room of the Cawthon Hotel. The company hosted the event with Manager E. T. Moore and delivery clerk J. E Bullen in charge. Female telegraph employees were guests of the boys at their invitation.

Western Union Telegraph Company Colonial Room Cawthon Hotel E. T. Moore J. E B. Bullen The Telegraph Company

Judge orders destruction of seized liquor in criminal case

An order issued Friday afternoon by Judge Henry Chamberlain of the inferior criminal court condemns 100 seizures of liquor made by Sheriff W. H. Holcombe and deputies. The liquor, valued at about 3500 dollars, was seized during the past two months.

Henry Chamberlain Inferior Criminal Court W. H. Holcombe

Men to vote on how to take December bonus

Beaumont Texas reports Gulf Refining Company employees to ballot whether to take a 10 percent lump sum bonus or a flat daily wage increase. Other items note cement company bonus distribution, ship sinkings, and political updates.

Associated Press Beaumont Texas Gulf Refining Company

William J Cummins Freed After Christmas Pardon

William J Cummins, a convicted wrecker of the defunct Carnegie Trust Company of New York, was released on Christmas pardon. The pardon arrived at the prison last night, delivered to Cummins in the presence of Mrs. Cummins, with Principal Keeper Richard Chatfield overseeing. Cummins planned to leave that evening, likely heading to Nashville or New York to join his family.

Associated Press Great Meadowson Comstock WN. Y William J. Cummins Carnegie Trust Company of New York Whitman Cummins Nashville Tenn New York

Day in Congress Reports Cabinet, Peace Note, and Niagara Plan

Congress met at noon to debate Wilsons peace note and ongoing cabinet deliberations. The session touched on diplomatic efforts and a proposed water power project at Niagara Falls.

Niagara Falls

Believed D Arcy Traveling as Ship Stoker to New York

Australian boxer Les D Arcy, linked as a potential foe for Georges Carpentier, is thought to be en route from Chile as a stoker aboard the Standard Oil oil ship Cushing. A company official says a Chilean fireman, described in a dispatch, matches D Arcy.

New York Les d’Arcy Georges Carpentier Chile Cushing Standard Oil Company Standard Oil d’Arcy

Marriage Licenses Issued by Probate Court Friday

The probate court issued marriage licenses Friday to White and Tom Pierce and to Mary E. Williams.

Tom Pierce Mary. E. Wiliams

Inactivity Causes Constipation and Remedy

Inactivity and winter slowdown cause constipation with heaviness dullness and low energy. Dr King s New Life Pills offer a mild laxative to ease congested intestines without griping and help ensure a full easy morning bowel movement.

Jurors Scarce in London Courts Appeal for Bench Trials

London December 22. Depleted business staffs make jury pools thin across courts. Lord Chief Justice appeals to bar and solicitors to try as many cases without juries as possible.

London

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