Watchman Shot at Gulf City Boiler Works
Dr. Oliver H. Harris says McPherson, a watchman, was shot and seriously wounded at his place of employment. The wound is troublesome but improving by noon Saturday. McPherson says the assailant called at the office and fired as he stepped to the door. The bullet entered the right breast and lodged in the back after glancing off the breast bone. He moved to a friend’s home on St Emanuel street for surgical care.
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Oliver H. Harris
McPherson
Harris
Gulf City
Boilet
Mepherson
Charleston
St. Emanuel Street
Pay Your Poll Tax Before February 1 to Preserve Voting Rights
Citizens are reminded to pay the poll tax by February 1 to maintain the right to vote in all elections this year. The notice emphasizes due date and the consequence of nonpayment.
Vessels in Mobile Bay Area Reported Safe After Distress
Fears for the Golden Rod and Motley crew ease as the Golden Rod anchors off Mobile after leaking near Pensacola. Nimrod aids the Golden Rod. Motley rumored mishap denied. Dauphin survey launch joins Mobile federal service. Ravn banana cargo arrives. American sails from Progreso with sisal. No Saturday departures.
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Pensadola
Mobiles Bar
Nimrod
Pensacola
Golden Rod
G. J. Feore & Co
Mobile
Motley
Porto Rican
Mayaguez
Porto Rico
Maritime Register
Dauphin
Gulfport
Dauphin Island
Ravn
Puerto Cortez
Mobile and Ohio
Agnella
Louisville and Nashville
Newegian Steamship American
Giulf Steamship Company
Mexicar
Progreso
British Bark Alexander Black Recovered Near Progreso
The British bark Alexander Black, abandoned by her crew in the gulf, has been recovered and towed into Progreso, Mexico. Thames & Barré in Mobile report the vessel underwriters were informed via New York. Details on the ship’s condition are sparse. the American steamship, bound for Mobile, is expected to arrive with further information.
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Alexander Black
Cate
Mexico
Mobile
Thames & Barre
Progreso
New York
Moise
Havng
Gulf
Progresso
Mobilians
Demolition Ordered for Dilapidated Spira and Pincus Building
City officials move to raze the dangerous Spira and Pincus structure after a complaint from John Dadosidh of the St Andrews Hotel. Owners must begin demolishing Wednesday with $50 daily fines for delays. Mayor Schwarz, City Engineer Wright Smith and City Attorney B B Soone met to assess risk and liability amid fears of collapsing walls and injuries to pedestrians.
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Spira & Pincus
Recorder
John “Dacosidh
St. Andrews Hotel
Royal Street
Schwarz
Ater
Wright Smith
B. B. Soone
Smith
River stage forecasts and flood warnings issued for Alabama rivers
The bulletin notes expected falls in the Black Warrior and upper Tombigbee with a slight rise in the lower Tombigbee over the next two days. It warns rapid falls for the Alabama River at Montgomery and Selma patterns, and a peak around fifty feet on the Tombigbee at Demopolis in about two days.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Selma
Demopolis
Albert Ashenberger
Hagan and Dew to Testify Before Grand Jury
County Commissioner John D. Hagan and County Highway Engineer Charles Dew will appear before a grand jury to testify on bribery allegations tied to road and bridge contract awards. Subpoenas reportedly will be sent Monday, as Civic League members have not yet submitted witnesses. Solicitor Clarke is expected to begin the probe Wednesday.
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John D. Hagan
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Charles Dew
Civic League
Mobile County
Clarke
Last Chance to Pay Poll Taxes This Saturday Midnight
Poll tax dues must be paid by Saturday midnight to become full citizens. Tax Collector Phelan B. Dorion will keep his office open with clerks ready to accept payments. Over 2,000 have paid the poll tax in the past three days as elections for city commissioner and other questions approach.
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Midnay
Phelan B. Dorion
English Beauty Tells Complexion Secrets
An English lady shares complexion tips learned in a meeting. A nightly mercolize wax treatment removes worn skin, revealing smoother skin in about two weeks with gentle results. A saxolite face bath promises wrinkle reduction after a single application.
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Elise
Housekeepers urged to keep Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound
Advertiser notes Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound wards off colds with prompt use. It claims to soothe inflamed air passages, stop coughing, and avoid a big doctor’s bill. A testimonial from J P Higgins of Stanton Wisconsin says one bottle cured a bad cough. Yellow package from Van Antwerp Drug Corporation.
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