Streetcar wage increase announced for 1914
President Wilson of the Mobile street railway company confirms wage raises for first through sixth year drivers and conductors starting January 1 1914. The bulletin details hourly rates 14 to 24 cents plus a one cent per hour bonus for conductors and motormen, with total wages and bonus outlined in the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eginning
Sbile Light and Railroad Comil
Wilson
Rafo
Mobile
South
New Orleans
Bo S
Carnival of burglars and thugs in city
Reports from police headquarters describe multiple attempted break ins across the city on Tuesday evening. Thieves targeted homes on Texas street South Ann street Luling street and near Catherine with entries blocked by cut shutters and skeleton-key attempts. Investigations continue as officers patrol the area and assess robbery as a possible motive in a related murder case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. England
Mobile and
Ohio
Texas Street
EB. New and Adams
Pearson
E. Carley
South Ann Street
N. Harris
L. 8
S. Ludlow
Harris and
Ludlow
J. C. Baker
Luling Street
Catherine
California Woman Alarmed by Severe Cold Lungs Soreness
Miss Marie Gerber of Senteile California describes a severe cold that settled on her lungs causing soreness and coughing fits. She credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with relief after one night and complete recovery within a week. Sold by Van Antwerp Drug Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Marie Gerber
Senteile
Cal
van Antwerp Drug Corporation
Two Masses at St Matthew’s Church Tomorrow
The church announces two masses at St Matthew’s Oak for parishioners unable to attend the 4:30 a m service. Father Dunne will conduct a solemn 4:30 a m mass and a second at St Margaret’s Cedar Point road at 8 a m. A third solemn mass is set for St Peter’s Fulton road at 9:30 a m. Friday is the solitary day in the ecclesiastical year when three masses are possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Matthew's Church
Oak
Dunne
St. Margaret's Eh
Cedar Point Road
St. Pes Church
Fulton Road
Trade ties with Cayman Islands Jamaica rise via Mobile port
George J. Meyer, foreign representative of the D. R. Dunlap Mercantile Company, reports improving trade relations with the Cayman Islands and Jamaica through the Mobile port. He foresees a material tonnage increase for Seeberg Steamship line from Mobile soon, noting strong hotel and business advertisements in Kingston Montego Bay and other West Indies hubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cayman Islands
Jamaica
Mobile
Seeberg Steamship Line
George J. Meyer
D. R. Dunlap Mercantile Company
Kingston
Montego Bay
West Indies
Mr. Meyer
Murder cases continued in Crichton killing
Emanuel and John McGowin charged with killing James Atmore in Crichton on December 14 were called and continued to December 31 due to the absence of a material witness in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emanuel
John McGowin
James Atmore
Crichton
Readers win free theatre tickets in Lyric Theatre contest
The Item ran a word-assembly contest for Norman Hackett's A Double Deceiver at the Lyric Theatre with fifty free tickets in twenty five prizes. Winners include Harold Purvis of Mobile Alabama and Eunice Farrell of 356 South Warren Street among others. tickets mailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Hatkett
Lyric Theatre
Ika Maria Deihl
Norman Hackett
Harold Purvis
Mobile
Ala
Eunice Farrell
South Warren Street
Alice Kelly
South Cedar Street
Leo Kahn
Kahn Manufacturing Company
J. L. May
Oak Grove
Lizzie Reed
South Lawrence Street
William B. Hewitt
St. Michael Street
R. D. Waters
South Catherine Street
Beaulh McFarren
Conti Street
Jesse H. Smith
West, Point
Annie E. Werneth
State Street
A. R. Mountain
Congress Street
John P. Moore, Jr
South Broad Street
Win McCormick
Davis Avenue
H. H. Bonner
Selma Street
Ethel Waller
Estella Bru
Dauphin Street
James Bogue, Jr
Spring Hill Avenue
R. A. Lacy
St. Anthony Street
Martin Lyon Horst
Church Street
Carol Eichold
Hamilton Street
Lyric Theatre Promotes A Double Deceiver Engagement
The Lyric Theatre urges early ticket purchase for A Double Deceiver starring Norman Hackett. Otto Kruger wrote Mi Lolita for the show and Hackett performs the song with orchestra and guitar during performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyric Theatre
Norman Hackett
George Cohan
Otto Kruger
Mr. Hackett
Casa Reales
Mr.Hackett
Deputy Cleared On Self-Defense Plea
Deputy Sheriff William Washington was acquitted of murder in the Inferior Criminal court after evidence showed he acted in self defense when James Cameron advanced on him with a knife in early December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Washington
James Cameron
Inferior Criminal Court
Cameron
Chamberlains Tablets Promised Quick Relief Tonight
An advertisement assures quick relief from dullness biliousness and constipation with Chamberlains Tablets promising readers they will feel all right tomorrow. The copy emphasizes immediate personal benefit and urges purchase tonight.
Deaths and Funerals Claud J Bolton Child Passes After Illness
Claud J Bolton aged three months six days died Wednesday at the family home on Bay avenue six west of Washington avenue after several weeks illness. Mobile news notes the death in Alexandria Virginia of Mrs Sarah Purvis once a resident who left for Virginia after the Civil War. Deceased was the widow of William Bee prominent in the area.
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Claud J
Joseph E
Mary A. Bolton
Bay Avenue
Washington Avenue
Mobile
Alexandria
Sarah Purvis
Virginia
Wiliam Bee
Personal notices from Jackson to Mobile brighten Christmas
Eugene Childress of Jackson visits his mother Mrs Childress at 303 North Joachim street. D K Lowery Jr leaves for Rome GA to spend Christmas with family. Reuben Cousins goes to Biloxi. F M Miller travels Gretna and New Orleans. All city railroad offices to close on Christmas. Eva Crosual and family visit Cawthon Hotel. A L Morgan from Clay KY spends the day in Mobile. Ben Schwartz of Houston visits Mobile. guests of Mrs M E B Russell and Miss Genevieve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Childress
Jackson, Miss
BE. Ll. Childress
North
Joachim Street
D. KE. Lowery, Jr
The
Southern Railway
Rome
City
F. M. Miller
Gretna
New Orleans
Eva Crosual
M.crosual
Guy Crosual
Memphis, Tenn
Cawthon Hotel
Ben Schwarts
Houston
Tex
Mobile
M. EB. Russell
Genevieve
Schwartz
Man Sentenced After Writing Bad Check at Local Grocery
Frank W. Hines was sentenced by Judge Henry Chamberlain to ten days in jail for obtaining money by false pretenses from Partridge Mickle Grocery Company. He passed an $8 check on a closed bank account. leniency given due to a prior good record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Hines
Partridge-Mickle Grocery Company
Henry Chamberlain
Hines
Indicted man surrenders on abusive language charge
Jesse Logan was indicted for abusive language and surrendered at the county jail Tuesday night. He posted bond for an appearance in the city court at the January session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Logan
Dainty Trilby Pudding Featured With Columbia Ice Cream
An item from a vintage ad snippet highlights Trilby Pudding as a dainty dish to serve guests, paired with Columbia Ice Cream. The fragment mentions Laxative Bromo Quinine with EB W Grove signature on a box and notes a price of 250. An ad tone suggests a novelty or dessert pairing in a catalog or newspaper page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. W. Grove
Christmas Feast Menus Dazzle Mobile Readers
Newspapers rhapsodize over Christmas dining in Mobile with menus from Cawthon and Battle House. The pieces list courses from shell celery to green turtle soup, roast turkey and plum pudding, backed by orchestral performances and holiday opulence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cawthon
Mobile Bay
Hervey Farm
Alabama
Grapery Club
Young Tom
Mother Mobile
Satsuma Ambrosia Petit Fours
San Carlos
Battle House
Mobile
Ala
It is easier to talk like a philosopher than to act like one
A common saying notes the gap between theory and practice. It contrasts verbal speculation with disciplined behavior, urging consistency between stated beliefs and daily choices.
Praise for Boys of Night School in Mobile
Professor Morris Metz of Barton Academy High School lauds the Y M C A night school for employed boys, noting many work long hours and struggle to study. He urges continued support and potential city measures to extend evening education, helping boys become self supporting future citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Morris Metz
Barton Academy High School
Metz
Vapors help cold sufferers now used in hospitals
Vapors carry medicine to lungs and air passages without upsetting the stomach. When Vicks Vap-O-Rub and Pneumonia Salve are applied to throat and chest, menthol eucalyptus camphor and pine tar vaporize by body heat. Worst colds often ease in minutes, suitable for head colds asthma and catarrh. Three sizes from 25c. Also Macaroon Ice Cream suggested for Christmas.
Philanthropist Provides Christmas Food for Prisoners
Captain Thomas Byrne of Chicago presented Sheriff T. T.1 with a $25 check from a known philanthropist in Mobile to purchase turkeys and Christmas food for county jail prisoners. This is the second year the donor has supported the prisoners, and the sheriff said the funds would be used to provide a feast lasting at least two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Byrne
Chicago
Ills
Spring Hill
Mobilety
T. T
Barbers Praise Newbro's Herpicide
Barbers tout Newbro's Herpicide as a superior hair remedy with testimonials from practitioners. Several barbers claim it stops falling hair and improves scalp conditions, offering refunds if unsatisfied and prompting readers to request a sample book by mail.
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WLR Souths
Carmen
Street Railroad Co Es
Solumbia
J. A. Villar
B. Thompson
Sean Almon
California
Claud J. Bolton
Reuben Cousins
Louisville and Nashville
Biloxi
Mrs. A. L. Morgan
Clay, Kentucky
Mr. Gregory
Klosky’s
Clairmont
Cheney
Duane
Saena
W.F. Demiller
Prof. Metz
Columbia Ice Cream Company
Sumet
Tom Byrne
Barbers
Newbro
Herpicide
Joseph Pizzerio
1675
Richmond Terra West Brighton
Lil
Ss. M. Chambers
Detroit
Mich
van Antwerp Drugs Corp
S. Royal Street
Mobile Coal Company
Mobile Coal Co
K. H. Lowder
Indiana Avenue
Guess
W. B. Paterson
Government Street
H.8. Best
Palmetto Street
Mary Wilkinson
Brown Street
T. B. Judge
N. Joachim Street
R. A. Savage
Washinon Avenue
Boline
Russell
E. C. Harris
T. Steely
Pere. Assible
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