Seventy Entries for Mardi Gras Mile Swim Meet
The Mobile YMCA plans a large mile relay race inviting athletes from across the South on Monday. Up to forty contenders are expected from YMCAs in Mobile Pensacola and nearby areas. Medals and a silver trophy will reward top teams with first place earning the trophy and silver medals for second and high school teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Y. cc
Y. M. c. Bene
Orienas South
D Esign
Prise
Sang Gived
Mobile V Y M C A and Alabama Star Attraction Clash
The big year’s draw is the New C A team versus the University of Alabama in Mobile with state glory at stake next Thursday. Coch Graves reports Mobile as ready and hoping to beat Alabama and claim state honors. Mobile travels for road games against Selma Montgomery Auburn and another late February opponent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EEN Mobile Y. M.C. A
University OF Alabama
Newes C. A
Uniem Poy
In Mobile
Mob
Coch Graves
Mobile
Atate Honora
Selma
Montgomery
Auburn
Tick eradication bill killed in Alabama legislature
In Montgomery on February 6 the tick eradication bill, proposing a $50,900 state fund for dipping vats and matching county funds, was killed after opposition from Senator Hartwell. The measure would have aided cattle health and the state economy, with potential cross‑county support. A rival bill was proposed as a substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Senator Hartwell
Mobile
United States Department of Agriculture
Chamber of Commerce
Gunpowder questions and rifle cartridge comparisons
Reader queries cover muzzle energy of the .45 Colt Automatic vs 9 mm Luger, Cordite versus Nitro powders, the Professional Drop in revolver shooting, accuracy of automatic .22 rifles, hollow point versus solid bullets, and Comparisons among .32 Remington, .32-40 High Power, and .303 Savage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.mca
Philadelphia
Spokane
Wash
United States Army
Ann Maha ™ P. Jr
Plano
Cal
H. L. Toston
Mont
Lesmok
Milwaukee
Wis
Savage
Alps
Mobile Sunday School League forms in Mobile
Four Mobile churches formed the Mobile Sunday School basketball league at a Friday meeting. Games begin next Saturday at the YMCA gym with double headers Trinity Sunday school versus All Saints and Government Street Baptist versus Government Street Methodist. The league will be permanently organized Tuesday at 11 oclock at the YMCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Trinity Sunday School
All-Saints Sunday School
Government Street Baptist
Government Street Methodist
Felix Revere Named Fire Captain of Hose Company 7
Chief C S McCosker with Commissioner Lyons approval appointed Felix Revere captain of Hose Company No 7 succeeding the late James F Keefe Revere has long been with the company and served as acting captain during the illness of 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. McCosker
Pat J. Lyons
Felix Revere
James F. Keefe
Revere
Mobile High School Fraternity Initiates Two Members
The Mobile High School Fraternity met at the YMCA on Friday night to initiate new members John Shackleford and Eugene Malone. The group voted to cap membership at thirty five, existing total twenty seven, and planned to issue class pins at the next Friday meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile High School
Young Men's Christian Association
John Shackleford
Eugene Malone
Deeee Noes
Embezzlement Charge Filed in Chattanooga Arrest
T B Taylor former treasurer of Ola Fei lodge was arrested at his home in Chattanooga Tenn on Feb 6 charged with embezzlement. He had vanished ten days earlier after claiming to police he had been held up and robbed of $700 of the lodge funds and left a note saying he died by his own action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Holmes
Baldwin
Lusk
Marshall County
Tesaman
Creams Face Lewis 66 in Afternoon Baseball at City League Park
The Cream of Kentucky club led by BE and Toxey Clark with Lewis 66 and manager John West will play a 3 PM game at City League Park on Davis Avenue and Lafayette Street. Edward Lauzon, recently reappointed Sally League umpire, will officiate. Lineups include Erhardt and Pocase in key infield spots and Lewis near the mound with Finnegan and Ponds among pitchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cream of Kentucky
Toxey Clark
Lewis 66
John West
City League Park
Davis Avenue
Lafayette Street
Edward Lauzon
Creams
Erhardt
Leffield
Pocase
Bry
Smith
Imland
Fii
Townsend
Results of Races at New Orleans
Detailed results from New Orleans races with winners and placings. School for Scandal won first race over De liver and Paymaster, followed by second race winner Mar ge Casca and runner Jessie Louise. Additional outcomes include Stout Heart prevailing in the mile and 70 yards, and The Rump taking the mile and twenty yards race amid a crowded field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School For Scandal
Ambrose
Deliver
Dishman
Paymaster
O’brien
Gray Lady
Tillian May
Southern Star
Margaret O
Sands Diamond
Marge Casca
Goldstein
Jessie Louise
Mert
Pin
O'Brien
Miss Fan- Cloak
teTaggart
Daihen
Pool
Broom
Flower
Wiley
Barsac
Sebago
Chartier
iViey
Stout Heart
Warrington
Just Red
McTaggart
Bayberry
Candle
Turner
Wartig Eae
Herbert Temmpression
Yenghee
Goose
Ren
I Cassowary
Tim
Peat
Ved Bet Ito
Usner
Earl of Sa
Montgomery players refuse to sign with Little Rock
Fos Daley Pateens catcher outfielder McLeod and Donahue, last season with Montgomery Southern Association, were moved when Montgomery left the city. They returned unsigned after rejecting substantial pay cuts, with Donahue offered an $800 raise elsewhere but cut by Little Rock by $600. They refuse to play for less money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Montgomery
Ala
Daley
Pateens
Phia Athletics
iPteher McLeod
Montgomery Southern Association
Iittle Rock
Donahue
Mobile Dancing Society Regular Weekly Hall Dance
The Mobile Dancing Society plans its regular weekly dance at the hall on Tuesday night with members and friends welcome. Harvey New is listed as president and J. G. Galloway as secretary in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Dancing Society
Hall
Harvey New
J. G. Galloway
Southern Baseball Association to Meet in Little Rock
The annual meeting of clubs of the Southern Baseball Association is scheduled in Little Rock on February 20 to approve the 1916 playing schedule and timing. President K Jagheen and Secretary Parker will attend, with Mobile and Jackson among those proposing schedule changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Baseball Association
Little Rock
Thebtoreen K. Jagheen
R Seereas Parker
Mobile
Ident Jackson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Juarez Race Track
Alabama
Senate
House
EL Eo Tex
Jaurez Stewards
A. E. Patterson
J. A. Chipps
J. W. Stratton
Repose
el Paso
J.W. Stratton
Keefe
Bell
Chattanooga
Sre Brothers Nursery
N. Royal St
Lewis
New Orleans
Dauphin
Jackson, Schmidt and Parker
Valentine
Valentines
Windsor Hotel and Rothskeller
Albert E. Reynolds
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!