Italian in Mississippi Jail Kills Wife Then Tries Suicide
J Bruno, an Italian inmate in a Mississippi county jail, stabbed his wife to death and attempted suicide after claiming she had been unfaithful. The incident occurred Sunday afternoon. their son Angelo and another child were in the cell area. Bruno denied a prior pact and stated the tragedy arose from jealousy while awaiting legal action in Madison and Hinds counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
J. Bruno
Charity Hospital
Bruno
Angelo
Potter's Field
Middleton
Canton
Madison County
Hinds County
Governor appoints new race ex cise commission chair
Special to The Item. Montgomery December 29 J E Johnson of Troy is named chairman of the excise commission of that city. Other executive appointments include R D Craig of Selma as jury commissioner for Dallas County J L Whitley of Fayette as jury commissioner for Fayette County and H G McLaney of Andalusia as jury commissioner for Covington County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
J. E. Johnson
Troy
R. D. Craig
Selma
Dallas County
J. L. Whitley
Fayette
Fayette County
H. G. McLaney
Andalusia
Covington County
Miss Lucy Dahlgren Entering Convent Work in January
Miss Lucy Dahlgren of Philadelphia aged twenty one a society favorite in Philadelphia and New York plans to join the Blessed Sacrament Sisterhood serving among blacks and Indians. Debuted in New York in 1912 and is daughter of Mr and Mrs Eric B Dahlgren who are now divorced. She will enter the Cornwells Pa convent January 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Dahlgren
Philadelphia
New York
Blessed Sacrament Sisterhood
Miss Dahlgren
Eric B. Dahlgren
St. Leo's Church
Cornwells
Intercollegiate Prohibition Association Holds National Convention
Nearly a thousand delegates attended the national convention in Topeka Kansas with representation from 250 schools and most states. The event featured state and interstate contest winners as speakers, drawn from colleges in Tennessee California Michigan Nebraska Oregon and Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Intercollegiate Prohibition Association
Association
Tennessee
California
Michigan
Nebraska
Oregon
Kansas
Chamber of Commerce Nomination Committee Meeting Scheduled
The nominating committee of the Chamber of Commerce board meets Tuesday at 6 PM to hear reports on the January election tickets. Incumbent directors hold a final meeting that evening to dispatch unfinished business. Election is January 11 with M. Waring Harrison and J. M. Walsh as rival presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
M. Waring Harrison
J. M. Walsh
Charlies Schimpf Offers Fresh Plant Oysters and Stand Specials
Charlies Schimpf Restaurant at 3-5-7 North Royal sells fresh opened plant oysters by the dozen loaf and half, with prices 2c and 15c, toasted add 5c, raw at stand. Plants offered 20c per dozen, half dozen 10c, adv 12:28 tf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Schimpf
North Royal
Christ Church Gives Christmas Tree to Community
Nearly five hundred children and parents attended the twenty fifth annual Christmas tree at Christ church chapter house. Miss Daisy Broun led the event with meals, toys, candy, and fruit for attendees while Rotary Club members received baskets of poultry and ham. Dr Matthew Brewster preached an address as carols and recitations by Audrey and Vernon Taylor highlighted the program. The toy distribution committee included William H Monk Jr Henry Lesesne Joseph Mighell and P W Tompkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Church
Daisy Broun
Rotary Club
Matthew Brewster
Christchurch
Little Audrey
Vernon Taylor
William H. Monk, Jr
Henry Lesesne
Joseph Mighell
P. W. Tompkins
The Old Homestead Returns to Lyric Theatre
Amusement note praises The Old Homestead revived at the Lyric Theatre with matinee and night performances. Cast highlights Edward L. Snader as Uncle Josh Harry B. Robinson as Cy Prime and Charles H. Clarke as Seth Perkins receive commendation for their roles. The piece notes the show’s lasting popularity and its simple true plot despite critics calling it undramatic.
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Old Homestead
Denman Thompson
Joshua Whitscomb
Arizona
Josh
J. Barleycorn
John
Lyric Theatre
Edward L. Snader
Uncle Josh
Harry 8. Robinson
Cy Prime
Charles H. Clarke
Seth Perkins
Terrific Gale Strikes Great Britain With Snow
A severe gale and heavy snow hit Great Britain causing fatalities and communication with France to falter. One man was killed and several persons were reported elsewhere. Dublin also saw its heaviest snowfall in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
France
Sang Wats Ceoee Severn
Dublin
Holy Name Society Plans Sunday March Parade
The Holy Name Society will march on Sunday with services and a sermon by Father E. Cummings president of Spring Hill College. Growth in membership promises a large turnout as the parade proceeds from the churches to the Knights of Columbus Hall then to the Cathedral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Name Society
Fies
Father E. Cummings
Spring Hill College
Knights of Columbus
Wrecked Christmas Day Schooner Abandoned by Crew
The three masted schooner Warren Adams, sailing from Charleston to Philadelphia with lumber, was wrecked by a gale on Christmas and abandoned two days later in sinking condition. Seven crewmen were rescued by the Norwegian steamer Joseph J. Cuneo and landed in New York. nothing was saved from the vessel except a few nautical instruments.
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Associated Press
New York
Warren Adams
Charleston
S. C
Philadelphia
Joseph J. Cuneo
Keep Physically Unfit Players Out of Football
Chicago December 29 the committee on fatalities at the NCAA convention urged keeping unfit and untrained players out of football to reduce danger. Dr George W Ehler of Wisconsin chaired the report which calls for the association to warn about the risks to physically unfit athletes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
National Collegiate Athletic Association
George W. Ehler
University of Wisconsin
Storekeeper Fined for Permitting Gaming on Davis Avenue
Solomon Silver proprietor of a Davis avenue store was fined 20 dollars or 40 days by Acting Recorder Robert E. Gordon for permitting gambling in the back of his store. Police charged that several negroes gambled there. Officer Walter Burch made the arrest. Eddie Williams was fined 20 dollars or 20 days. Jim Robinson was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Silver
Davis Avenue
Robert E. Gordon
Silver
Walter Burch
Eddie Williams
Jim Robinson
Potash and Perlmutter at Lyric Theatre
Manager A H Woods presents the three act comedy Potash and Perlmutter at the Lyric Theatre on Tuesday Wednesday nights and Wednesday matinee direct from its second year at the Cohan Theatre New York City. The play blends humor with rare moments of pathos and suspense to gripping effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Woods
Lyric Theatre
Cohan Theatre
New York City
Mississippi Man Fined for Reckless Driving Accident
C. B. Barnett of Moss Point Mississippi was fined 26 dollars by Acting Recorder Robert E Gordon for reckless driving after a collision at Conti and Hamilton streets Saturday night. L. J. Rowell of Mobile county was discharged.
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C. B. Barnett
Moss Point
Miss
Robert E. Gordon
L. J. Rowell
Mobile County
Conti and
Hamilton
Rowell
Former Operatic Star Appears in Lyric Show
Miss Lottie Kendall, a principal in the Potash and Perlmutter company, appears at the Lyric Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday with a Wednesday matinee. She is remembered from the Andrews Opera Company at Monroe Park and has long ties to H. C. Fourton’s Lyric ventures. Kendall currently resides at the Cawthon Hotel.
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Miss Kendall
Mobile
Rye” Company
Cawthon Hotel
Empire shows Vitagraph holiday feature and Selig drama
By the Governor's Order at the Empire the two reel Vitagraph holiday feature stars Maurice Costello and his daughter Helen with Estelle Mardo. Wade Brant Pays is a Selig drama. The Single Act a Lubin drama heads tomorrow with Velma Whitman and Western Lubin players. The Wednesday third reel is George Ade fable The Fable of the Husband Who Showed Up and Did His Duty featuring Richard C. Travers, Gerda Holmes and Helen Dunbar.
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The
Empire
Maurice Costello
Helen
Estelle Mardo
Wade Brant Pays
Velma Whitman
Lubin
George Ade
the Empire
Richard C. Travers
Gerda Holmes
Helen Dunbar
Father Carra Visited Mobile After War Delay
Father Raymond F. Carra now of New Orleans and formerly of Mobile Diocese visits Mobile with the body of Mrs. W. W. Harris. He sailed from Italy after wartime detention and a visa intervention by the United States and Italy. Carra, rector of St. Patrick's Cathedral in New Orleans, is greeted by friends during his stop.
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Raymond F. Carra
New Orleans
Mobile
Italy
Father Carra
W. W. Harris
State Department
United States
Lourdes
Rome
Cardinal Gibbons
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Wall Street Opens With Broad Declines On Mixed Leaders
Stocks show weak start with declines across readings and many active issues. Reading Union Pacific Amalgamated slip, while Baltimore and Ohio and Mexican Petroleum edge higher despite overall downward drift. United States Steel steadies as market trims losses.
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New York
Reading
Union Pacific
Amalgamated
Baltimore and Ohio
Mexican Petroleum
United States Steel
Amalgamated Copper
American Agricultural
American Can
American Car & Foundry
American Cities
American Jel. & Tel
Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago
Mis
St. Paul
Erie
Great Northern
Interborough Met
Pfd
Liggett & Myers
Lorillard Co
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
New York Central
N. Y
N. H. & Hartford
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Rock Island Co
Seaboard Air Line
Southern Pacific
United States Steel Pid
Virginia- Carolina Chem
Western Union
New Orleans Cotton Prices Edge Up After Morning Slump
New Orleans on December 29 reports cotton futures opening with slight losses due to Liverpool's reaction but later demand improves. May gains about half a point, trading months rise. closing prices show firm or marginally lower levels across months with May at 7.57 and July around 8.01.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Liverpool
Cotton firm as New York market opens with steady demand
New York cotton trading opens firmer with Liverpool showing steady gains. Local market advances 5 to 6 points after a 1 to 4 point improvement, active months up a point or two from yesterday's high. New Orleans offers some cotton while Southern sellers are limited and buyers from foreign, Wall Street, and Western houses operate at moderate levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
New Orleans
Wall Street
Harris Heads Beavers at Mobile No 26 Election
At the Mo bile Dam No 26 Independent Order of Beavers meeting on Monday night Dr. Oliver Harris was unanimously re-elected president for the sixth time. Paul T. Rayford won the vice president post as attendance reached a rare high.
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Mobile Dam No
Independent Order of Beavers
Oliver Harris
Paul T. Rayford
Mobile Children Celebrate Birthday at Empire Theatre
The Mobile Item notes several children born on December 29 with ages 3 to 14 and invites them to entertain five friends at the Empire Theatre this afternoon. Readers are asked to send full names and birthdates to the newspaper for a birthday picture party.
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Joseph L. Clayton
Crichton
Elmer E. Stewart
Marine St
William T. Hall
Toulminville
Lee H. Sager
N. Hamilton St
Doloses Emery
Conception
Helen M. Spaulding
Stocking St
Frederick J. Spaulding Jr
Stockin Annetta
Empire Theatre
Cameren
Hauser Granted Five Days Off For Good Behavior
Hartwell Douglas, head of the state convict department, told Mobile county officials that Jacob Hauser, convicted multiple times of violating prohibition laws and serving nine months, has received five days off for good behavior and will be released from jail on January 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartwell Douglas
State Convict Department
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Mobile County
Jacob Hauser
Hauser
Five Enlist In Army From Mobile
Fred J Boness of the coast artillery corps and Fred Jefcoat Charles W Gwin Joseph V Chadwick and Daniel A Godard were admitted to the United States army after examination by Lt Col Thomas J Lewis during his Mobile visit. They have departed for Jefferson Barracks. Sergeant Maguire heads the recruiting station in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. Boness
Coast Artillery Corps
Fred Jefcoat
Charles W. Gwin
Joseph V. Chadwick
Daniel A. Godard
United States Army
Thomas J. Lewis
New Orleans
Mobile
Jefferson Barracks
Sergeant Maguire
United States
Seamen Attend Bethel Christmas Event in Mobile Hall
Nearly 200 sailors of many nationalities filled German Relief Hall for the Seamen’s Bethel Christmas tree entertainment. Music from the Rowley orchestra accompanied songs like Die Wehet am Rhein and It’s a Long Way to Tipperary as Dr. O C McGehee and Rev R A Pearce spoke to the sailors. Decorations came from local electrical firms and ship chandlery supplied flags, with committee chairs named for Meats Cake Fruit Candies Bread.
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Seamen's Bethel
Rowley Orchestra
Cawthon Hotel
Virginia Thomas
G. T. Rosson
Stella Brooks
George Vaughan
W. V. Beroujon
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Miss Tompkins
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Cawthon
Member
Federal Reserve System
Charity
Storekeeper
Wall Street Review
Harris
Beavers
ARMY
Bethel
Nto
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Conception Street
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Creola Poultry Farm
Creo Tab
Genesee
F. Wee Te Vernon
Triumph
Atp
Byrne
W. Kk
Ensor
Theodore
Aan
Smith Siade
Magnolia Boarding Stables
N. Royal
Dixie Lumber Company
Tomin & Son
Bell
Clemad Corner
Texas and Chatham
Mfg. Co
Fey
N & ‘Robinson’s
Corner Cedar
John Walker
Ee Walker
Margaret
Ireland
Lee Dauphin and
Jackson Sts
Tou
Dauphin
Haves Meyer
L 8
Noble African American Association
T. F. Thomas
North Jackson Street
N. Jackson
Jackson St
Government St
Ts Bell
Geo
Sane
Royal St
J. J. Crotty
Electricaction
Roperties
Roverteen
North Royal Bt
Cotmon Mobile le Realty Co
Nnoyal Bt Leach
Shaw-Oain Co
Dauphin St.ea
Marsewarker
Charby South
ADS. Ds
SRE Ue Saersario
W. Thompson
Vannah Street
Spring Hill
Burton Avenue
Adame Jose
Cat
Anthony Street
Bell Phone
St Louis Street
Cawthon Viney
Kaiserhof
Wilkinson St
Satsuma
Dauphin and
Pine
Mene Eee Marancoes
Dickson
William
Koral
Royal Streets
Mobile Blenville Water Works
Mobile Blenville
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