Police Court Drunkards Fined Spark No Contributions
Not a dollar was contributed to the city treasury by the police court route for drunkenness from Wednesday's session. The heaviest fine was five dollars on a colored chauffeur named Will Washington who drove Dr Schwarz’s auto and caused a collision. Washington claimed poor visibility in the rain. E. V. Harkness was fined two dollars for leaving his auto in a restricted street. D. M. Ward paid two dollars for ordinance violations.
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Will
Washington
Schwarz’ Auto
E. V. Harkness
D. M. Ward
Mooney Acquitted In Liquor Law Case At Police Court
William Mooney of Church and Water streets was cleared after a raid uncovered 47 quarts 166 half pints and beer bottles with no owner found. He testified he could not recall renting the room where liquor was found, and the court found no evidence linking him to the liquor.
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William Mooney
Church and
Water Streets
Mooney
Minnesota Governor Hammond Dies of Stroke in Clinton Hotel
Gov. W S Hammond of Minnesota died in a Clinton hotel from a stroke possibly triggered by ptomaine poisoning. Lt. Gov. Burnquist becomes governor as the state mourns the unexpected loss of Winfield Scott Hammond, the 18th chief executive, a year after his inauguration.
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Clinton
H. S. Hammond
Minnesota
St. Paul
Minn
Ss. Seege
T. Paul
South
State House
St. James
Milton Hammond
Chamber of Commerce committee completes task and nominates candidates
The Chamber of Commerce special committee finished eighteen of about seventy lines of business classifications and adjourned sine die on Wednesday night. Two members from each classification will be nominated for election to the board of directors. The regular annual election is January 11. Nominees will be announced after that date and members notified by mail.
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Chamber of Commerce
Local marriages listed for Thursday probate court
The probate court issued marriage licenses for White and B. H. Jennings and Rose Vernon Lamey, George P. Tuttle and Hannah Leroy New, De Roy E. Tyler and Myrtle Cleveland, Fred A. Olsen and Lillie Higbee, John Thomas and Sallie Angeline Howell, plus two mixed race couples. The barge Worker with 37 crewmen went adrift but grounded safely near Little Point Clear. all aboard were accounted for by daylight. A. G. Field sent The Item a Christmas card showing him at Maple Villa with his grandson.
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B. H. Jennings
Rose Vernon Lamey
George P. Tuttle
Hannah Leroy New
de Roy E. Tyler
Myrtle Cleveland
Fred A. Olsen
Lillie Higbee
John Thomas
Sallie Angeline Howell
Jesse P. Warren
Rebecca Belle Lewis
Richard Blackman
Eliza Cunningham
Mobile Coal Company
Mobile
Little Point Clear
Reef
A. G. Field
al G
Field
Mr. Field
Maple Villa
Dread Machine Claim Ignores Public Firepower Secrets
Los Angeles reports engineer Charles R Harris claims a hidden device could destroy ships and armies by high voltage wireless rays from a 266 foot tower. He says the system would allow selective disabling, signaling, and surrender without public release, stored in a safe deposit box.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Uncle Sam
Charles R. Harris
Harris
United States
Weather notes and oddities from Mobile area forecast
Climates chatter in Mobile recounts a mix of sun and rain with a potential warm front. Reports cite a Dakotas high pressure and Texas low, predicting rain Thursday night or Friday in Mobile and temperatures 53 to 43 degrees.
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Raleigh
N. C
Hall of Fame
Jimmy
Mercury
Helena
Montana
Dakotas
United States
Texas
Mobile
Rotary Club Dinner for Newsies Tonight
Mobile Rotary Club members will host as Good Fellows for city newsies and messenger boys with a Christmas feast. Dr Harry T Inge chairs the committee coordinating the event at the Cawthon. Guests with valid slips from The Item Register and Tribune or postal and telegraph services will be welcomed. The meal begins at 7 with a 6 45 gathering for Rotary hosts and ends at quitting time.
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Mobile Rotary Club
Newsies
Messenger Boys
Harry T. Inge
Item
Register and Tribune
Postal and Western Union Telegraph Companies
Quick Messenger Service
Rotary
Cawthon
Charles B. Hervey
Negro fined heavily for drawing a pistol in arrest
Charles Smith, a negro, tried to shoot Deputy Sheriff Charles Brannan during arrest for insulting two white women at St. Michael and Wilkinson streets. Judge Henry Chamberlain imposed the maximum $500 fine plus costs and 140 days on the county road, vowing to end weapon carrying in the county. Additional docket items include licenses and drunkenness penalties.
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Charles Smith
Charles Brannan
St. Michael and Wilkinson
Henry Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
H. J. Cushman
Murray Richardson
Phil Scott
William James
Willie Gill
Honey Alexander
Jesse Senack
Joe Wilson
Roche Testifies At Bail Hearing In McMahon Killing
Edward Roche testified in county circuit court on his bail hearing for the killing of Thomas McMahon. He said McMahon cursed his wife at his home and near Conti Street on Royal Street, then attempted to take something from his pocket, prompting Roche to shoot. The hearing continued as cross examination proceeded.
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Edward Roche
Thomas McMahon
B. Browne
Roche
McMahon
Royal Street
Conti
Jack Courtney
Broad Street Methodist Christmas Exercises Are Praised
A large crowd attended Broad Street Methodist church Sunday school Christmas program on Wednesday evening. The event featured musical selections recitations and a Christmas tableau by young ladies. Santa distributed gifts and Mrs O Kyte was praised for her work. A small town is one where all trains are known by numbers.
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Broad Street Methodist Church
Santa Fe
Alabama creamery butter promoted at Auburn model dairy
The Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Auburn runs a model dairy farm with a creamery using local milk and cream. A government expert assists in showing Alabama can produce fine creamery butter. Mobile receives a portion weekly and advertises it as fresher and cheaper than Western markets.
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State of Alabama
Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
U. S
Alabama
Mobile
Lyric Theatre Presents Neil O'Brien's Minstrel Show
Neil O'Brien and his American minstrel organization perform at the Lyric Theatre on New Year’s Day 1916 with a 3 pm matinee and 8 15 pm night show. It marks the fourth annual tour headlining a new heavy spectacle featuring Eddie Ross Mazier and many others with tickets available at the Lyric box office.
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Neil O'Brien
Lyric Theatre
O’brien
America
Comny
Eddie Ross
Eddie Mazier
Lasses White
Pete Detzel
Major Nowak
David Morris
James Barardi
Leslie Berry
Winfield Williams
Jonathan Haw
Geo. F. Peduzzi
Don Palmer
al Palmer
Chas
Strong
Ed McMullen
Seat
Arab's Vengeance heads Centual Features at local theater
Intense two reel dramatic suspense starring Margaret Gibson. Bostock animals feature in jungle scenes. Also showing Spider Barlow's Soft Spot a one reel Christmas drama with two burglars turning Santa. Cissy's Innocent Wink is a one act Casino comedy for Cissy Fitzgerald. Admission five cents.
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the Queen
Mutual
Margaret Gibson
Bostock Animals
Spider Barlow
Cissy
Cissy Fitzgerald
Utoday
Jungles
Miss Gibson
Lynching Fear Spurs Night of Hidden Menace in Mobile
John Alexander, a Mobile chauffeur, faced a night of fear as a crowd shouted lynching threats after an incident on Government and Royal streets. A white boy, Chris King, was injured when Alexander’s car ran over his bicycle. witnesses testified to mob cries and fear of Lynch that sent several Black men fleeing. Authorities later discharged John after witness testimony and police review.
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J. C. Bills
Charter St
Biloxi
Miss
Bell
John Alexander
John
Wesley Morgan
Cawthon Hotel
Morgan
Louisville & Nashville
Mobile
Government Street
Royal Street
Alexander
Chris King
Boy
van Liew
Reco Edington
Ah'mshuah
Schmidt Murder Case Nears Jury Deliberation
Los Angeles with Mathew A. Schmidt facing murder charges for the Hagerty killing in the Los Angeles Times building explosion five years ago. The trial expected to hand the case to the jury by nightfall.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Mathew A. Schmidt
Charles A. Hagerty
Los Angeles Times
Mystery illness perplexes Boston infants seven victims
A baffling rout malady has struck Greater Boston infants, killing seven and leaving doctors puzzled. An increasing number of children are reported ill with similar symptoms, prompting concern among medical authorities.
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Boston
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