Illumination Plan Promises Brilliant Mobile Carnival Lights
Mobile's 1914 carnival will feature brighter illumination than before with Bienville Square as the focal point. The Mobile Carnival Association unveiled plans using electric posts and red and white globes, artificial flowers with tiny globe lights, and a surrounding artificial wall for an ultra Oriental effect.
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Mobile
Mobile Carnival Association
Bienville
Bienville Square
Wake En of Allah
Emperor Felix III parade to govern city after royal yacht visit
A lavish procession plans for the arrival of Emperor Felix III with the imperial band, Gray Company, and imperial escort. The parade covers multiple streets from Ont Street to Dauphin and Franklin, honoring the emperor and his court with nods to Mother Earth and a silver stairway on clouds.
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B. Hervey
U. S. Offic
W. B. McAfee
Carnival Committee
U. S
Emperor Felix III
Winona
Indicted Man Hinted in Cullman Case
Sheriff Dennis Lynch pursued a suspect linked to Cullman Alabama as Morris faces indictment on charges of obtaining money by false pretenses via jury test and related actions.
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Merary
Cullman
Dennis Lynch
Cullman, Ala
Morris
Marines 10 Give Exhibition Drill for Carnival Week
A transportPrairie marines drill corps will perform an exhibition drill on Government Street near the Elks Home Tuesday at 11 AM. Chairman C B Hervey and Secretary J Paul Wilson arranged the event after consulting Commander Herman Stickney. National guardsmen will attend. observers expect large crowds.
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Prairie
Government Street
Elks
C. B. Hervey
Carnival Committee
J. Paul Wilson
Herman
Stickney
United States
Occaon
E Prairie
Felix Pa
Yesard
Hervey
Opelika
Opeika
Travelers Endorse Mobile Fair at Booster Meeting
Members of the Alabama Travelers Association Mobile branch met in the Chamber of Commerce assembly room for a smoker and booster gathering. A resolution endorsing the Mobile Fair was adopted, pledging effort to ensure its success and urging investment by the city’s business and property interests.
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Mobile
Alabama Travelers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Fair Project
Alabama Travelers’ Association of Mobile
Gulf City
Ile
Paroled Ex-Convict Injured in Banner Mines
Alex McCoy, sent to Banner coal mines for burglary, was paroled by Governor O Nea l due to injuries suffered in the mines. He arrived Friday and reported to Sheriff Big. He lost his left hand at the wrist and two fingers of his right hand were severed.
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Alex McCoy
Banner Coal Mines
O’neal
McCoy
Boats Battle for Supremacy on Mobile River Today
Regatta officials announce rules and entries for a four mile sailing contest on the Mobile River to start at 1 PM. The Winona revenue cutter oversees safety with United States officers enforcing navigation limits while prize money ranges from 30 to 80 dollars and oil and grease awards.
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Mobile River
Mardi Gras Program Highlighting Parades and Concerts in Mobile
Official Mardi Gras schedule for February 22 to 24, 1914 in Mobile lists war vessel inspections at city wharves, parades, royal events for Emperor Felix III, free open air shows at Bienville Square, royal yacht arrivals, and numerous concerts and masquerade balls across venues including the Manassas Club, German Relief Hall, and the carnival auditorium on the river front. The sequence spans inspections, parades, receptions, and musical events culminating with Lent’s start at midnight.
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Mobile River
Bienville Square
City
Conceert
Alabama State Artillery
Felix
Government Street
Emperor Felix III
Manassas
Emperor Felix
Imayor of
Mobile
Felix II
Carnival
River Front
Elks Home
Louisville and
Nashville
Felix III
Order of Myths
Battle House
Carnival Auditorium
Rules for Motorboat Regatta Amid River Course Confusion
Historic notice outlines rules for a motorboat regatta with classes and penalties. It specifies starting points on revenue cutter Winona at Dauphin street, flag marks, and a 1 PM preparatory gun. Boats must cross the start line on time or face minute-by-minute disqualification up to eight minutes. Race sequence features stake boats No. 1–4, with inside boats yielding right of way on turns and alphabetic class starts completed before next class.
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Winona
Ako
Winena
Patil Tee
Regatta Committee Appointments Named in Local Notice
Local notice lists Hagan Thomas P Norville R T Frazer T Linning and George Da Lin ning R G Rapier Barney Sheri dan Jr as members of the regatta committee. The lineup includes several prominent local figures and organizers.
Two Brothers Meet Their Fate in New Orleans
Two brothers, Oscar and Charles Lundgreen, were involved in deadly incidents at 929 Poydras Street. Oscar died earlier in the week, and Charles sustained fatal injuries from a fall down stairs at the same residence. Oscar's body rests at a local undertaker, while Charles remains in the morgue awaiting relatives in Hammond Louisiana. The brothers had arrived in New Orleans last week selling goods.
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New Orleans
Oscar
Poydras Street
Charles Lundgreen
Charlies
Hammond
Legacy awaits Bigeson Seaman Samuel Dickson
A letter from Robert G Dickson seeks aid of the Bureau of Navigation to locate his brother Samuel Dickson a Belfast born seaman about 40 with 20 years at sea. Last heard 1899 to 1900 in Baltimore hospital for appendicitis and five years ago, ships under the American flag are recalled. A legacy under his father Moffett Dickson’s will motivates contact.
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Samuel Dickens
F Street
S. W
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Navigation
Department of Commerce
Samuel Dickson
Moffett Dickson
Belfast
Ireland
Baltimore
Robert G. Dickson
Edwards Not Discouraged After Denied New Trial
New Orleans February 21 A Edwards shows resilience after Judge Baker refuses a new trial and endures a life sentence hearing. She remains hopeful though silent on specifics and notes confidence in attorney Harry Mooney. The appeal may be delayed three months as Mooney appeals Baker's ruling and preserves all trial and motion evidence for Supreme Court review.
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New Orleans
Edwards
Baker
Harry Mooney Ee Oe
Supreme Court
Good Roads Bonds Shipped to Buyers
The $200,000 good roads bonds authorized by the board of revenue and road commissioners were sold to Tillotson & Wolcott of Cleveland. They were shipped Friday to the Cincinnati branch after being signed by County Treasurer George E. Stone and Judge Price Williams Jr. and certified by the Bank of Mobile.
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Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Tillotson & Wolcott
Cleveland
Cincinnati
George E. Stone
Price Williams, Jr
Bank of Mobile
Nealy Leaves Weinacker’s to Enter Business
Robert Nealy, formerly with Weinacker’s, resigns to start his own venture as a butcher. He will pursue a new business path after leaving the shop and is tied to local industry connections through the former employer.
Seamen Propose Joint Police Patrol for Carnival
Mobile authorities coordinate with naval commanders to form patrols from the Prairie and Chester to aid the police during carnival. Twenty marines and multiple sailors will work with police at headquarters, with on ship discipline handling offenses to avoid crowding the city jail.
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Mobile
Transport
Prairie
Scoutscruiser
Ches
Frank W. Crenshaw
The
Chester
Crenshaw
the Prairie
Senators Debate Mexico Policy And Intervention
Senator Fall pressed the administration over recognizing Huerta and Villa amid Mexican warfare. He argued intervention might be the only path to peace, criticizing U S passivity and protests while warning Britain over British subject killings. The exchange highlighted tensions in the Texas Senate debate on U S Mexico policy.
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Dicament
Huerta
Fall
Villa
Hey
Govesimipat
Mexico
Great Britain
United States
Scan
Texas
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James Little
Boyle
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Dauphin
Gallery of
Carnival Executive Committee
B ‘Hervey
W. B. Mc Tee
P. J. Lyons
Asurer
A. B. Rogers
Jacob Reiss
Harry Hartwell
C. W. Soost
B. H. Eichold
Jacobson
H. E. Baxter
Sidwry
W. H. Reynolds
J. D. Bloch
H. Hopper
P. C. Steele
I. J. Davis
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R. G. Rapier
C. H. Co
O'Connell
F. R. L. Waddle
A. 8S. Lyons
Reub Baerman
HE. J. Buck
A. J. Parsons
John Shrane
M. J. McDermott
Julius
Fieroming
T. K. Jackson
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John A. Dacovich
T. Goubil
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Elks’ Club
Banner Mines
Department of Commerce and Labor
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L. P. Haynes
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J. C. Burnett
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C. M. Farrell
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George Turner
Katie Mc
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Myth
A. W. Gill
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Bud” Hinickley
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R. Gaillard
Myrtle
W. J. McGrath
Tonopah
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George W. Rogers
Owl
S.C.” ‘Frederic
Omega
Paul Fearn
Emerson
Pat Area
Bigeson
Seaman
Augusta Edwards
Orleans
Nealy
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Butcher
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