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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1913

Page

15

Sins of Mobile Sermon on Thou Shalt Do No Murder

The Rev. W. B. P. Hines at Dauphin Way Baptist in Mobile discusses murder in the second table of the Ten Commandments. He denounces self defense as no excuse and compares malicious envy to a dangerous detonator, warning leaders and liquor interests as complicit in murder. He urges readers to reject violence and discard the paper.

Mobile W. BP. Hines Dauphin Way Baptist Church Joshua

Beavers Group Eyes Monday Night Meeting

O. H. Harris of the Beav ere stated Sunday night that the local dam office hopes for a well attended meeting Monday night. The organization plans to discuss business of great importance.

O. H. Harris The Beavére

Crist Death Notice and Funeral Arrangements

Crist died in February 1913 at age sixty three. Funeral from 4 Norman street Saturday evening at 7 16. Attendees meet at Mageolia cemetery. Survivors noted in obsequies for life comrade J I Crist Co F Second Alabama infantry. James Cash Commander Francis Kiernan Adjutant.

Crist Jacob L. Crist Norman Street Taterment Mageolia UC. V Civil War V. Oy J. I. Crist Co. F Second Alabama Infantry James Cash Francis Kiernan

Elected Sixth Time President of the Temple

Henry Hess was elected president of Shaarai Shemayim Gates of Heaven for the sixth consecutive time at the temple’s seventieth annual meeting held at B nai Brith Hall. Dr. Alfred G. Moses was reelected rabbi for the eleventh time.

Henry Hess B'nai Brith Hall Temple Alfred G. Moses Henry Ams A. G Levy Leon Schwarz H. W. Leinkauf Monroe Metzger Lewis H. Metzger Pauline L. Kaufman A. B. Hanan Leopold Brown Charles Brown E. E. Richard G. Neuberger Sol Kahn Charles

Sunny Side of Broadway at Lyric Opens Today

Max Bloom and company star in The Sunny Side of Broadway at the Lyric with three performances today Monday and Wednesday and Thursday. Tickets use the usual Lyric pricing. Bunty Pulls the Strings arrives Tuesday night with strong audience response noted for its satire and dialect. Curtain at 8:20.

Max Bloom Broadway the Lyric Bunty Scotland

Neil OBrien to Headline Lyric Minstrel Gala

Neil OBrien the famed minstrel will appear at the Lyric next Friday in a fifty-strong company. The matinee and night performances promise the most elaborate production of its kind on the American stage since burnt-cork comedy began. O'Brien is known for work with Lew Dockstader and other minstrel troupes. The lineup features noted comedians vocalists and dancers.

Neil Friday Lyric Neil O'Brien Neil O’brien Lew Dockstader

Butterfly on the Wheel to Open at Lyric Next Saturday

The Butterfly on the Wheel plays in this city at the Lyric theater next Saturday with matinee and night showings. After successful runs in New York and London starring Lewis Waller, the production attracts patrons mainly for its famed trial scene. Seats go on sale Wednesday.

New York London Lewis Waller Lyric Theater

Bauer refuses to commit on board guidance

A telephone inquiry to the Revenue Board president reveals he will be guided by the county attorney. A maid says Mr. Bauer is ill and cannot answer. the message is to be delivered, with further details unclear from the damaged text.

Bauer Revenue Board Sullivan Mobile

Sermon by Dr. Van De Erve At Y M C A

Dr John Van de Erve spoke to a large Mobile audience on a sermon titled A Pertinent Question based on What do ye more than others He linked New Testament healing to public health calling for city cleanup to combat disease and social vice He urged elimination of district evils instead of segregation and applied these ideas to Mobile’s conditions.

John van de Erve van de Erven Peru Sueaert Ron Mobile Wnion

Deaths and Funerals for Thomas W. McGinnis and Others

The funeral for Thomas W. McGinnis was held from his brother Henry M. McGinnis’s home on North Franklin Street and at St Patrick’s Church, with pallbearers named. A resident of Whistler died at his Turnerville Road home after months of illness, survived by a widow and three children. funeral services were at home then in Whistler cemetery.

Thomas W. McGinnis Henry M. McGinnis Franklin Street St. Patrick Father Henry Maine Thomas Tyrrell W. Kelly Henry Mc John F. Mallon John J. Dickens Liam J. McGrath John Bolts James Pratt Joseph Smith Whistler Turnerville Road Oxvived Owuammese Heon Whoo

Mobile street car upgrades with new steel cars

Seven new all steel street cars join Mobile system with pay as you enter to be installed later. Four double truck air brake cars expected within three weeks. Additional single truck car due arrival. Track and grade work continues on Government and Dauphin streets as upgrades roll out. Officers elected at annual meeting include J H Wilson and N White-Spanner.

M. Coffin Mobile

Letters Support Mrs Longstreet for Confederate Widow's Cause

Withers and Buchanan Survivors' Camp civil war veterans in Aspiration of this city write letters to President Taft and Senators Bacon and Smith urging Mrs Helen Longstreet widow of General James Longstreet to retain her office. The letters emphasize her Southern birth in Macon Georgia and defend her service to Gainesville and the region.

Withers Buchanan Teft United States A. O. Bacon Hoke Smith Georgia Mra Helen B. Longstreet James Longstreet United Ant Atlanta Gainesville Taft Lon South Longstreet Gainerville Francis Kiernan

Obituary for Joel E Sumrall in Oakdale

Joel Eugene Sumrall, son of Mr. and Mrs. N M Sumrall, died Sunday at his parents home on Bay Avenue and Kelly Street in Oakdale. He was a shipping clerk for A B Dure & Company and a member of Oakdale Baptist Church. Survived by his father, mother, four sisters, one niece and other relatives. Funeral arrangements to be announced later.

Joel E. Sumrall Joel Eugene Sumrall N. M. Sumrall Bayavernue Kelly Streets Oakdale Young Sumrall A. B. Dure & Company

J Howard Wilson Travels to Far West to Revisit Low Prairie

J Howard Wilson president of the Kile Light and Railroad Company departs Mobile for California and other western points. He plans to cross the old Santa Fe trail again, retracing a wagon journey from 1878 and visit El Paso and San Antonio before returning via Santa Fe.

J. Howard Wilson Kile Light and Railroad Company Mobile California Othe Points Wilson el Paso San Antonio Tex

Memorial service for Rev. R F Treadway at Bethany Baptist

A memorial service was held Sunday night at 7 at Bethany Baptist Church for Rev. R F Treadway evangelist of the mission board who conducted a Whistler revival last November. He died of pneumonia at his home in Mansfield Louisiana. Rev. Barnes and Bethany deacons led the service.

Bethany Baptist Church R. F. Treadway He Mission Board Whistler Holy Residence Mainsfield Barnes Bethany Church Charles M. Beckwith Episcopal Pied Anewenne Mra. I.W Woodmen Circle No Magnolia Camp Wletier Toliding Tor

Stanley Named Springfield Manager For Coming Season

SpringfieldCentral League announces Stanley, a Louisville and New Orleans alum, has been named manager for the upcoming year. He will also play in the outfield as per a telegram from President Meyer in Indianapolis.

Stanley Springfield Ohio Louisville New Orleans Jonas Meyer Indianapolis

Glover Son Continues Suit Over Will of Mary Baker Eddy

George W. Glover of this city declares he will not withdraw his suit to contest the will of his mother Mary Baker Eddy, the Christian Science leader, in a Feb. 9 report from Lead, South Dakota.

George W. Glover Mary Baker Glover Eddy Christian Science Leader

Ten Firemen Hurt In Pittsburg Oil Blaze

Ten firemen were injured in a blaze that struck Pittsburg today. The fire caused about 100000 dollars in damage to an oil facility and surrounding property.

Pittsburg

Mild Winter Keeps American Civic Association Fly Activity High

BanRay remarks on unusual midwinter insect activity as warm weather prevents cold kills. Hatch notes many files remain active and eggs continue to be laid, creating extra generations this season in New York.

American Civic Association Hatch New York

Tolling Bell Ends Sailor’s Life in Classic Verse

London Chronicle notes Thomas Hood’s final classical touch on the verb toll in The Death of a Sailor. The poem’s last stanza recalls the captain and sexton at a sailor’s death, the bell tolling as part of maritime poetry.

Thomas Hood Hin Bert London Chronicle

ETTELSON Addresses Beth Zur Meeting in Hartford

Rabbi Eittelson spoke at Beth Zur in Hartford on Bnai Brit h work in District No 1. Delegates were chosen for District No 7 convention opening April 13 in Nashville Gabriel and alternates listed. Beth Zur Lodge of Mobile Alabama notes forty seven years of service in Bnai Brith.

Harry Wort Hartford Beth Zur Rane B'nai B'rith Eee B’na Lichtbach Beth Zur Lodge Mobile Ala Bynai B'rith Nashville Gabriel C. ‘Hens Henry Hanen J. M. Friedman H. Hichold H. A. Forchheimer

New Washington Hiker Jacket Supports Suffrage Buttons

A brown waterproof Mackinaw Norfolk style jacket with a hood suits Washington hikers. It features four large pockets planned to hold suffrage buttons and literature, complementing the white 49 cent hiking hats with cockades.

Washington New York

Women Foot Bandage Fad Spreads From China to London

The New York Mail reports a dangerous fad where women bind and shrink feet using chemical injections and rubber bandages to fit smaller shoes. Experts warn such treatments cause wrinkled, deformed feet and may render sufferers unable to walk within a year or two.

Chine London Faker New York Mail

Miners Control 94 Charleston in WW

Miners have taken to strike territory with armed lines near Cabin Creeks and Lake district. The afternoon saw refusals to take trains into fields and trains from Chesapeake & Ohio suspended. Uneasiness grows at Mucklow and Rayford as authorities consider martial law to be proclaimed Tuesday by Governor.

Charleston Goal Lake District Chesapeake & Ohio Mucklow Rayford

Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Industry Keeps Thriving

The study of roots and herbs led Lydia B. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts to a renowned remedy for women's ills. Though she passed away years ago, her work continues with trained assistants and large quantities of roots and herbs used annually to produce Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

Lydia B. Pinkham Lynn Mass Lydia Eb.inkham

Also Mentioned on This Page

Sins of Mobile Beavers Dixon & McKay Funeral Directors G. Louis and Jackson Sts Beth MR. Henry Hess Register Alabama DR. van Deerve the Apostles Henry Ball Eee Ee Eens L. Hammel Chas D. Willoughby Shaffer Oo Capital U. S. Treas na +sae Seseees Onahier Asst Onshire Asst Beast Far West Whistler Notes Traders Association Ernest Cotrell Managers’ and Association Drexel Philadelphia Mr. Cotrell Lord Northcliffe Thomas Hoot A la Rowley Orchestra and Singers Chas. B. Hervey Ettelson Beth Zur Glasscock Lecure Almanac Bel Phome L. Hammel I
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