Dairying Campaign by Rail Lines to Visit Mississippi Alabama
A Mobile Ohio Railroad and the Southern Railway in Mississippi will run a dairy improvement car from January to April 1914. The itinerary covers 94 stops with demonstrations, free dairy samples, and expert talks to promote dairy farming opportunities in Mississippi and Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Ohio Railroad
Southern Railway
Mississippi
Alabama
R. V. Taylor
Corinth
Rienzi
Booneville
Wheelers
Baldwyn
Guntown
Saltillo
Tupelo
Verona
Shannon
Okolona
van Fleet
Houston
Vardaman
Derma
Calhoun City
Egypt
Prairie
Maldon
Aberdeen
West Point
Crawford
Brooksville
Macon
Shuqualak
Scooba
Sucarnochee
Lauderdale
Lockhart
Marion
Meridian
Basic City
Enterprise
Quitman
DeSoto
Shubuta
Voice
Waynesboro
Buckatunna
State Line
Cedar Bluff
Pheba
Maben
Mathison
Europa
Tomnolen
Stewart
Killie
Winona
McCarley
Carrollton
Greenwood
Webb
Glendora
Schiater
Itt
Bena
Belzona
Swift
Morgan City
Moorhead
Indianola
Stoneville
Delta City
Hollondale
Arcola
Leland
Greenville
Columbus
Boline
Brent
Nterville
Maplesville
Billingsley
Booth
Prattville
Montgomery
Viet
Santa Goes for Pudding Across Columbia Ice Cream
A playful item notes Santa visiting or promoting Columbia Ice Cream Company products, highlighting holiday sweetness and seasonal promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Ice Cream Company
Taylor Spends Christmas Holidays at Portsmouth
RR V Taylor of the Mobile and Ohio Railway company left the city Monday night for Portsmouth Virginia to spend the Christmas holidays with Mrs Taylor visiting her daughter Mrs Abbott.
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RR V> Taylor
The
Mobile and Ohio Railway Company
Portsmouth
Taylor
Mrs. Abbott
Turnkey Nugent Punished for City Jail Escape
City commission made public the investigation into the Wednesday night prison escapees. Night Turnkey William Nugent was found negligent and suspended for thirty days without pay dating from December 23. The chief will receive daily visit reports on station access and security, with future escorts inside the bullrings to prevent attacks.
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City Commission
William Nugent
Lyons
Frozen English Plum Pudding for Christmas Dinner Finish
A finish after turkey for Christmas dinner features frozen English plum pudding as a dessert option presented by the Columbia Ice Cream Company. The note emphasizes a ready frozen product story and brand association with a holiday menu item.
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Columbia Ice Cream Company
East Indian Ordered Deportation from Mobile
Abdul Mohammed an East Indian was ordered deported by immigration officials in Washington as an undesirable alien. He was offered to depart voluntarily from Mobile on a foreign bound vessel. Officials said if he did not take the voluntary departure he would likely be deported by force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abdul Mohammed
Washington
Abdul
Temet vs Southern Timber equity decree set aside
In the court of law and equity Judge Safford Berney on business Tuesday grants de crea pro confesso and sets aside a former decree in the matter of Nicholas N Temet et al versus Southern Timber and Colonization Co et al. A final decree is entered by consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safford Berney
Nicholas N. Tem
Southern Timber and Colonization Co
Decrea Pro Confesso
Decree Actions in Civil Docket Read by Chancellor Smith
Court records list cases including Christian Thumm versus Emilie Thumm with a decree declaring the estate in lands per marriage agreement, Parker 7 and Glass versus Walter E. Bailey with a decree sustaining demurrer, Axel Anderson versus Oscar Johnson et al with a decree ordering deed execution, John C. Dean versus W B Paterson et al with a decree sustaining demurrers, and Fuqua versus Belle Fuqua with a decree dismissing.
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Thomas H. Smith
Christian Thumm
Emilie Thumm
Parker
Glass
Walter E. Bailey
F. Axel
Anderson
Oscar Johnson
John C. Dean
W. B. Paterson
Will E. Fuqua
Belle Fuqua
Potatoes in Greenland Remain Small and Slow to Grow
A brief note observes Greenland potatoes never exceed marble size, while contrasting the lively vigor of some men who are always up and doing.
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Greenland
Publicity Sparks Ticket Rush for Hackett Play at Lyric
Fifty free tickets awarded by The Item drew readers to the Lyric for Norman Hackett's A Double Deceiver on Christmas Day. Box office reopened to heavy matinee and night bookings as winners are determined by the time of receipt and the envelopes kept under lock and key. Winners’ names will be published tomorrow and tickets mailed in time for the performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Hackett
Lyric
Chanukah Feast Begins Tuesday Observed by Congregation Shaarai Shemayim
The Chanukkah festival begins Tuesday December 23 lasting eight days. Congregation Shaarai Shemayim plans Friday evening services at 8 with special songs and a lecture by Rabbi Alfred G. Moses on Hebraism vs Hellenism. A Saturday service at 7:19 a.m. and Sunday 3 p.m. Sabbath school children perform, followed by a stereopticon lecture on biblical characters and scenes.
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Congregation Shaarai Shemayim
Alfred G. Moses
Judas Maccabeus
Jerusalem
Antiochus Epiphanes
Risley
Chanukkah
TARTONI ICE CREAM Pleasing and Distinctive Treat
Tartoni Ice Cream stands out with a pleasing, distinct profile. Its texture and flavor offer a notable departure from typical frozen desserts, appealing to fans seeking a richer treat.
Caution Bridge Tender Ordered to Work by Law
The county board of revenue and road commissioners instructed Clerk Price Williams to write A. J. McDonald, keeper of the Three Mile Creek bridge on Telegraph road, to personally attend the draw opening and closing. He must not let his two sons perform the task, as federal law forbids it. The action follows a United States Engineer report that a launch was delayed when the keeper was absent and two boys opened the draw, an unlawful act.
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Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Price Williams
A. J. McDonald
Three-Mile Creek
Telegraph Road
United States
Kellar
Recaptured Forsa king Camp escapee Morales after jailbreak
Stephen Morales, one of two prisoners tied to a diamond pin heist, fled the county camp near Oak Grove with leg shackles and reached Shipley Miss before Deputy Sheriff G C McDand recaptured him at a railroad station. Morales resisted, but surrendered. he was jailed in Mobile. Jim Alexander, a Black prisoner, also escaped and was recaptured last night.
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Stephen Morales
Manuel Zamora
Julius Goldstein
Oak Grove
Shipley
Miss
Citronelle
G. C. McDand
Lucedale
J. H. Jackson
Morales
McDavid
Mobile
Jim Alexander
Kellar Welcomed To Man Size Job In Mobile Harbor
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Kellar United States Army engineer at Mobile succeeds Col C A F Flagler in a welcome banquet at Cawthon Vineyard. Speakers urge a thirty foot channel and highlight the harbor’s needs while Kellar calls the task “man size.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kellar
United States Army
Mobile
C. A. F. Flagler
Mobile Harbor
Cawthon Vineyard
Kellar
Estes D. Baker
Chamber of Commerce
L. C. Irvine
R. T. Ward
Horace Turner
Stewart Brooks
Erwin Craighead
E. J. Buck
City Bank and Trust Company
Buck
Carlos Warfield
Chicago
Roosevelt
NBES Selrode Pudding Christmas Flavor Ad
Columbia Ice Cream Company promotes NBES Selrode Pudding with a festive Christmas flavor claim.
Elks Plan 14th Christmas Tree for Mobile Orphans
Mobile Lodge No. 108 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks announces its 14th annual Christmas tree event on Christmas morning at the Government and Joachim streets home. A committee oversees gifts and aid for Mobile orphans and needy families, with chairs Laz Schwarz and Mims R. Baker and members including Walter F. Walsh, Cary March, Edward D. Peppers, Simon Metzger, and others.
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Mobile Lodge No
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Government
Joachim Streets
Mobile
The
Elks
Laz Schwarz
John F. Jossen
Walter F. Walsh
Cary March
Hugo Proskauer
John Hughes
Simon Metzger
C. W. Soost
Las. Schwarz
Edward D. Peppers
Dan Jett
Charlies Wagner
Milton Jett
Joseph Bullock
James O'Connell
Mims R. Baker
Exalted Ruler
Price Williams, Jr
Cary W. Butt
R. C. Jones
M. D. Per Co. W
Sant
Charles L. Schwelz
Amended Bread Ordinance and City Matters Considered
The city commission discussed amending the bread ordinance to allow wrapping by quantity and dust proof delivery for large batches. Debate over pool room licenses arose amid complaints of white citizen traffic disruption. Mayor Lyons led a session that approved bills, Christmas payrolls, and a $7,549.99 sanitary sewer estimate. The speed limit for street cars was set to 15 mph. Officers Rayford and Kincannon were suspended.
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City Commission
Hamilton
Selma
Pillans
Rayford and Kincannon
Schwarz
Who Must Bear Loss on Docks
The question of who bears the loss for the $3.4 million Pearl Harbor dry docks falls to Attorney General Mc Reynolds after Secretary Daniels sent the issue to the Justice Department. An engineering report supports completing the project despite upheaval, while Daniels seeks a ruling on contractor responsibility.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Daniels
McReynolds
Navy Department
Department of Justice
Miller and Ryder wed at bishop residence ceremony
Bertrand Miller and Alicia Ryder, both 18, married yesterday at 2 30 in the bishop's residence. Attendants were Miss I Pitroff and John Miller, cousin and brother of the couple.
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Bertrand Miller
Alicia Ryder
Miss I Pitroff
John Miller
Tomato Girl Wins State Championship at Mobile Reception
Miss Erin Westbrook, honored at the Cawthon Hotel reception, explains she canned 1855 jars from one tenth acre to win the state tomato championship. Mrs Birdie I Robinson praises Girls Canning Clubs, and local agents endorse tomato education in schools. The event, under Home Economics Club and Mobile Chamber auspices, involved local committee members.
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Erin Westbrook
Cawthon Hotel
Mobile County
McGuire
Robinson
George A. Maloney
Miss Westbrook
Home Economics’ Club
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mesdames W. W. McGuire
Albert E. Reynolds
Erwin Craighead
Henry Protgman
C. S. Shawhan
Superintendent Putnam Returns After Appendicitis Operation
Superintendent L. H. Putnam of the Boys' Detent home was welcomed home Monday after an appendicitis operation at the local infirmary. The home boys plan to entertain him during his convalescence.
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L. H. Putnam
Hvome
Polhamus Returns as Cuban Consul to Mobile After 15 Years
J Nelson Polhamus arrives in Mobile with his wife after a 15 year absence to take up the post of Cuban consul for the port of Mobile. He previously worked for the New Orleans Picayune and spent years in China and Pekin. Arrival delayed due to Mrs Polhamus’s illness in Japan.
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Mobile
J. Nelson Polhamus
Arived
China
New York City
Polhamus
Mobiles
General Weyler
Tura
Polhaums
New Orleans Picayune
Orleans
Pekin
Kile
Macaroon Ice Cream for Christmas Dinner
A suggestion to serve macaroon ice cream at Christmas dinner from Columbia Ice Cream Company.
Government agent to study cotton marketing tour in January
Ralph M. Odell a commercial agent of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce will tour the era states in January to secure support for marketing cotton. He will make Chamber of Commerce offices in Mobile his headquarters during the visit and announce details through government channels.
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Ralph M. Odell
Bureau of Foreign and de Commerce
Federal
Department of Merce
Odell
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
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