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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1914
Page
6
William Grant a 72 year old jeweler was shot and killed in a crowded Asheville store on South Side avenue by E M Jarrett a retired businessman. Jarrett surrendered to police and gave no statement while cause remains unknown though no prior trouble is reported.
Police recovered two tricycles and two pedal bicycles from outer Cajon Street porches. Juvenile suspects Willie White Julius Brown and Robert Groves aged 11 to 12 were arrested for the thefts. John McPhillips identified two of the stolen wheels at the station.
Joe Kramer charged with concealing game appeared in the inferior criminal court and was continued until January 4. He was arrested by the county game warden and had forty two ducks and Bordeaux in his possession.
Santa Claus aided by the Rowley orchestra and friends of the Alabama Infants and Maternity Home gave an afternoon program for the inmates, followed by toy distribution. Father Gerow spoke on Christ Child Society aims as children from Rowley and local performers sang and danced, with Mrs. Rowley guiding the event and many visitors attending.
The Y M C A Basketball League hosted a Tuesday double header drawing a good crowd. In the first game the Crowns and Royals battled to a 17 to 14 Royals win tying three teams for first place. The second match saw the Empires defeat the Emeralds 23 to 12 despite a solid Emeralds effort hampered by Martins absence. Next games set for December 29 at 8 15 with Emeralds vs Crowns and Royals vs Empires.
The Daily Telegraph’s Petrograd correspondent reports a deadly collision of two troop trains near Kalisz in Russian Poland. Trains met at full speed after a switch opened by accident. Many cars were reduced to matchwood and passengers were crushed or killed.
The Theresa McBroom habeas corpus hearing before Judge Samuel B Browne ran one and a half hours from 11 to 12 30 with new testimony about a shooting incident. Photographs of the rear gallery and evidence were shown as the defense challenged key details and age of a witness.
In the eighty mile front west of Warsaw along the Bzura Rawka and Pilica rivers, German and Russian forces clash amid harsh winter conditions. Both sides report heavy losses with contested advances, while London reports the Russian line possibly straightened, leaving advantage unclear.
Reports from Amsterdam indicate thousands of German troops move toward northern France via Aix-la-Chapelle, while allies in the west press an offensive with occasional gains. A Christmas lull is anticipated, with London papers refraining from publication and gifts to the front aiding the case for a cessation of hostilities.
The first 1915 Overland roadster arrived in Mobile on Wednesday and will be displayed for two days at the Mobile Auto Company on St. Joseph Street. The four cylinder 30 horsepower car features latest Overland improvements and is touted as a leading model drawing attention in several cities.
At a large gathering of Tuscahoma Tribe No 5 Improved Order of Red Men on Tuesday night Dr Oliver H Harris was re elected medicine man for the fifth time. The session followed the regular ceremonial style with the usual fraternal proceedings.
A prowler choked a woman during a burglary at the Sigerson residence, overlooked valuables, and escaped as police and deputies sought a description. The suspect, identified as David Capers, a Black man, is being investigated for ties to the robbery while authorities blame vagrancy and tramp activity for rising crime.
Detectives were assigned to stop the plan and inspect baggage on French Line ships. Authorities were alerted, aiding in the New Orleans arrests of four men. Cunard and Mercantile Marine lines also tightened checks to verify identities and prevent explosives aboard ships.
Rev. G L Tucker, former Mobilian and current rector of St. Matthew's Houma Louisiana, is named to serve Christ Church Savannah Georgia. The Tucker family includes several Episcopal clergy with brother Rev J L Tucker long rector in Mobile and nephew Rev Louis Tucker rector of Trinity Church Demopolis.
A new attraction in Mobile arch federation’s lecture series is set for next Tuesday at 8 15 pm in Harte auditorium. Mr H A Lane will present an illustrated lecture with moving pictures on The Panama Pacific Exposition the Panama Canal and the Golden West. Season ticket holders will be admitted.
Mr William Abner Holt senior student of civil engineering at the University of Alabama will be home for the holidays. Mrs Louisa Adams of hil Miss is in the city spending holidays with her mother and Mrs Hose and Miss Guasie Arata at 7468 St Joseph Street. Miss Helen Clark daughter of Clark general solicitor of the Washington Quincy railroad had lived in the city from Omaha and will spend the holidays with Mr and Mrs G B Newman and their daughter Beth Newman. Miss Celeste McDonald Covent Mr and Mrs John McDonald who operated at the Inge Sanatorium is reported to be nicely. J W Hunter assistant freight agent of the Southern has gone to Atlanta Ga on business. Traffic Officer George Galle has been ill and is recovering.
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