January deaths from violence and disease reported
Dr. Charles A. Mohr's monthly city health report records sixteen violent deaths in January and thirty-five infectious cases. Causes include railroad accident, drowning, homicide, and suicides. typhoid and tuberculosis lead among infectious diseases. The report notes poor Pine Grove Hospital upkeep and impassable Cedar Point road, with a white to colored death rate of 16.77 to 21.04 per thousand.
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Igen
Charles A. Mohr
Mohr
Pine Grove Hospital
Cedar Point Road
Commission to Hear Two Police Officers Today
Public trials of two policemen suspended during an investigation will be held this afternoon by the city commissioners. Officer Water Mabry faces gratuities charges from a saloonkeeper aboard his boat, Claude L. Cameron, last year. Patrolman Lyman H. Rayford is charged with being under the influence of liquor on duty during Mardi Gras.
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Water Mabry
City Commission and Excise Board
Claude L. Cameron
Lyman H. Rayford
Thought crisis looming over Latin consuls noted in funny letter
Special delivery letters to consuls of Central American republics stir tension in Latin countries. Friends of T. G. McDonigal, Costa Rica consul, say one recent letter can be called funny though the situation remains stressed.
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T. G. McDonigal
Costa Rica
McDonigal
Trained Nurse Recommends Resinol For Pimples
A New York trained nurse Miss E. Virginia Peterson describes three years of acne then relief after using Resinol Soap and Ointment. She reports clear skin and urges others to try the products prescribed by physicians for eighteen years and available at druggists. Free samples offered from Resinol Chemical Co.
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New York
E. Virginia Peterson
170Th Street
Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
Cure Corns and Aching Feet with Calocide Compound
An ad claims Calocide compound soothes sore feet by soaking in warm water for 15 minutes. It promises instant relief from soreness corns callouses bunions and foot odor and asserts frostbite and chilblains respond well. A 25 cent box is advertised as sufficient and druggists can supply it from Medical Formula Laboratories Chicago.
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Medical Formula Laboratories of
Chicago
City Examining Board Appointments Considered by Mayor
Mayor Schwarz will report on the past year's activity of Mobile's stationery engineers examining board led by A. J. Grove. A conference in the mayor's office will address formal election of current examiners including A. J. Grove A. J. Wheeler and Charles Manker. S. E. Gross serves as boiler and elevator inspector. a new appointee may be recommended.
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Mobile Board of Examiners of Stationery Engineers
Schwarz
A. J. Grove
Board of Examiners
A. J. Wheeler
Charles Manker
Manker
Robert Benson
S. E. Gross
Costa Rica stamps inquiry from pastor to consul
A courier delivers a letter to Mr. McDonigal about a request from G Deckinger of Newton Kansas. The pastor asks the Costa Rican consul in Mobile Alabama to send cancelled Costa Rican stamps and any foreign stamps for his grandson's stamp collection.
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Washington
Newton
Kansas
Costa Rica
Mobile
Ala
No Action Yet by Safety Committee in County Efforts
At a mass meeting in German Relief Hall on Monday night the Committee of Public Safety has not taken action yet. Thirty seven of 236 attendees favored formal resolutions, which will be circulated for more signatures within a day or two. Until the committee reaches 100 members, hiring an attorney to pursue action on the premises is not expected to occur.
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German Relief Hall
Committee of Public Safety
Second Resolution Passed at Citizens Meeting on County Affairs
Minutes correct a report from Monday night’s meeting noting the second resolution was indeed seconded and unanimously passed. It urges Governor O Nea l to reference Mobile county affairs in any special session message and to instruct legislation creating an improved business like county government system.
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O'Neal
Mobile
Beating Mountains Battle News From West Virginia
Associated Press reports from Charleston describe militiamen searching dense mountain brush around Mucklow after mine guards and striking miners clashed. Officers say many wounded were hidden by friends to avoid arrest as martial law tightens control.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Mucklow
Ees Eves x Are
DANGER FROM PNEUMONIA PREVENTIVE TONIC ADVERTISEMENT
Pneumonia is common in cold damp weather and causes many deaths each year. The ad promotes Vinol cod liver tonic to strengthen the system, boosts resistance, and includes a testimonial from Mrs. Ellen Lytle of Lima Ohio who claims weight gain after using Vinol. The notice invites readers to try Vinol with a guarantee from Van Antwerp's Drug Corporation Mobile Alabama.
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Vinci
Ellen Lytle
Lima
Ohio
Bunty Pulls the Strings theater review at Lyric
A lengthy critique of Bunty Pulls the Strings notes its wordy character study and coarse depiction of Scotch life yet praises the superb company at the Lyric theatre. Performances by Dawsey McNaughton Norman A Blume Eugenie Magnus and the Shubert Brady production receive high commendation despite limited dramatic reach.
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Bunty
J. M. Barrie
Barrie
Graham Moffett
Lyric Theatre
Norman A. Blume
Rab Biggar
Eugenie Magnus
Susie Simpson
Red Circle at Orpheum Highlights Higley Harrington
Higley Harrington's The Red Circle will close Wednesday at the Orpheum with a large crowd expected after strong first performances. Earl Higley draws praise as Crogan in a political role amid a packed schedule of Thanhouser and King Brothers features at Crown Theater.
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Higley-Harrington
Red Circle
Orpheum Theatre
Earl Higley
Crogan
Kentucky Hills
Thanhouser
Crown Theater
King Brothers
Picture House
Thanhouser Company
Dreamland screens Garden of Allah as main draw
A magnificent production draws large crowds at Dreamland with The Garden of Allah showing Mondays and Tuesdays. Sunny Side at Lyric features Max Bloom and a full company with three daily performances today and Thursday, including 3, 7:45 and 9:15 pm showings.
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Max Bloom
The
Lyric
Broadway
Boston
Neil O'Brien Forming New Matinee and Night Organization
Neil O'Brien, acclaimed as America's representative minstrel comedian, now leads a fifty man company under Oscar F. Hodge after years with Lew Dockstader's troupe. The move marks a high class partnership attracting notable performers such as Eddie Mazier and Harry Van Fossen.
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Neil O’brien
Neil O'Brien
America
Oscar F. Hodge
Mr. O'Brien
Lew Dockstader
O'Brien
Mr. Hodge
Eddie Mazier
Harry van Fossen
William H. Thompson
William H. Hallett
Petre Detzel
Major Mowak
al Fontaine
Jack McShane
Joseph McAnallen
Eddie Gates
Walter Lind
Mission at Christchurch to Be Led by Rev F J Mallett
The Rev F J Mallett founder of the Society of Mission Clergy will conduct a day mission at Christchurch starting next Sunday with services at noon and 7 30 pm daily Attendance is invited His missions are noted for earnest direct approach and aim to appeal to men and boys with no sensational methods.
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Society of Mission Clergy
Christchurch
Mallett
Leader in Work of Jewish Women Visits Mobile
Miss Sadie American, executive secretary of the National Council of Jewish Women and president of the New York branch, arrived in Mobile from New Orleans. She will speak on immigration tonight at the Jewish Temple and invites both men and women to attend.
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Sadie American
National Council
Temple
National Council of Jewish Women
New York
Mobile
New Orleans
H. P. Hirshfield
Government Street
Alabama
Ensemble of Singers and Dancers Set for Friday Shows
John Burke John Dailey and a large ensemble perform Friday with matinee at 3 and evening show at 8 20. Seats are on sale now.
A Butterfly On the Wheel to Play Lyric Next Saturday
The Shuberts and Lewis Waller bring A Butterfly On the Wheel to the Lyric Theatre for matinee and night shows next Saturday. After prior success in London and Chicago miscasting, Miss Madge Titheradge headlines the New York production with the English cast. Seats are now on sale.
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New York
Shuberts
Lewis Waller
Lyric Theater
London
Chicago
Waller
Madge Titheradge
Hyomei Inhaler Promises Cure For Catarrh
Nature's Own Catarrh remedy Hyomei comes from eucalyptus in inland Australia. The ad claims air there fights catarrh and consumption and offers a pocket inhaler you can use anywhere. Complete Hyomei outfit one dollar with extra bottles fifty cents at druggists. sold by Van Antwerp Drug Co.
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Booth
Australia
van Antwerp Drug Co
Deaths of Rev. Dr. William T. Beall in Wilmer and Crystal Springs
Rev. Dr. William T. Beall, an esteemed Methodist leader once in charge of the Bexley Mississippi district, died at 1 a.m. Wednesday at his daughter’s home in Wilmer Alabama. He was 81 and survived by six daughters and a son, Rev. Samuel Beall, presiding elder in San Antonio. The Crenshaw Undertaking Co. sent his remains to Crystal Springs, Mississippi for interment.
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William T. Beall
Bexley
Miss
T.H. Brannan
Wilmer
Ala
T. H. Brannan
Dr. Lackey
Hattiesburg
Shelton Brown
Willie Beall
Hazilhurst
C. Beall
Jackson
Mary Beall
McComb City
Samuel Beall
Methodist
San Antonio
Texas
Beall
Mississippi
Alabama
Crenshaw Undertaking Company
Crystal Springs
Death of Mrs Meribah Follett Native of Chicago
Mrs Meribah Follett aged 86 died Tuesday at 1065 South Joachim Street Mobile from old age. Native of Chicago she came to Mobile two months ago for health. Son Frank R Follett was present. Roche Undertaking Company took charge and sent the remains to St Louis for interment.
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Meribah Follett
Chicago
South Joachim Street
Mobile
Frank R. Follett
Roche Undertaking
Burial of Joel Eugene Sumrall in Oakdale
The funeral for Joel Eugene Sumrall was held Tuesday from the family home at Bay avenue and Kelly street Oakdale with Rev Vaughan of Oakdale Baptist Church officiating. Interment followed at Wolf Ridge Cemetery burying ground. Pallbearers listed were Charles Leud Frank Catlin Ray Rayford George Matzen ger Emmett McFadden and P O Stephens.
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Joel Eugene Sumrall
Bay Avenue
Kelly Street
Oakdale
Vaughan
City court records show fines on appeals for cruelty and license
In the city civil court on Wednesday Jim Rodgers pleaded guilty to cruelty to animals after appeal, facing about 25 dollars to square the law plus recorder costs. A Z Oberhaus was fined 21.50 by jury after appeal for alleged unlicensed business, with defense claiming no operation.
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Civil Side
Jim Rodgers
Recorder’s Court
A. Z. Oberhaus
Oberhausing
Infant Return to Orphan Asylum After Adoptions
The infant once adopted by Mrs. Mary Wanda and later cared for by Mrs. Joseph Mullaney was recovered after Wanda’s federal conviction for violating the white slave law. Mullaney, a New Orleans man, and his wife kept the child at 106 Church Street while Wanda awaited trial. A companion was detained by police as the case proceeded. The infant was returned to the foundling asylum.
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Mary Wanda
Joseph Mulaney
Joseph Mullaney
New Orleans
Laney
Mullaney
Murphy
Foundling Asylum
Danderine Promises Beautiful Hair At 25 Cents
Claims Danderine makes hair heavy and lustrous, removes dandruff, stops shedding, and shows new hair growth within two weeks. Urges readers to test with a damp cloth to prove softness and gloss, asserting it works for all hair types and is inexpensive.
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Knowlton
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Cawthon
St. Francis St
Ice Cream Co
G. Deckinger
Evangelical Church
Safety Committee
Garden of Allah
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Oasis
Great
Sahara Desert
Christ Church
F. P. Mallett
Nature’s Own
Hyomei
Will
Osco Warners Safe Remedies
Nature
Warner
Bright
Sara Burnside
Denver, Cole
Lef As
Helfp Yore
City Bank & Trust CO
Mobile’s
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Nunnally
Dave S. Bauer
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