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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1915
Page
7
In Selma Alabama on February 25 the Mobile Y M C A fell 3 to 26 to Selma in the opening game of Mobile's road trip, a rough contest with blood. Mobile seeks rebound in Montgomery match against the YMCA after the loss.
Chicago February 24 The executive group of Armour Swift and Morris interests informed the circuit court that threats of pursuit under antitrust laws were made over refusal to pay a 90000 judgment against Louis C Ehie. The packers deny wrongdoing and call the suit a dummy trust in cotton seed oil in the South.
An article outlines multiple speeding cases involving Willie Davis and D H Edington. Detectives Harris and others report arrests and court dates while Edington faces months of hard labor and Davis a bond set at four hundred dollars.
The funeral for Pleasant Johnson, 30, of Spring Hill College, was held with solemn rites. Father Gawert Cummings and Father A C McLaughlin delivered addresses as Praises and prayers accompanied the ceremony.
Fashionable gathered back skirt described with circles and fullness. Finishing options include high waist with webbing or natural waist with belt and invisible left-side closing. Mentions materials wool silk washable fabrics and suitability for medium sizes.
Ramalah Temple 134 Knights of Khorassan staged a downtown parade on a Wednesday night led by a brass band and the degree team in full uniform. Master Valentine Malone rode as a clown with the procession, followed by a ceremonial session at the Battle House and banquet attendance by local dignitaries.
The will of Charles X. Brown, a veteran caller at the round houses of Mobile and Ohio for forty one years, leaves funds to a friend who aided him in hard times after he became penniless.
Washington February 25. The fate of Leo M. Frank who awaits execution for the Mary Phagan murder depends on the outcome of oral argument in the Supreme Court late today. Frank’s lawyers contend a habeas corpus writ was used wrongly and his absence from the trial barred jurisdiction. Georgia argues he had ample chance to raise mob influence and his lawyer waiver of fees is binding.
The Mobile Gas Company increased its capital stock from 400000 to 600000 at a Tuesday meeting. Funds will finance plant improvements and a mammoth holder at the armot street and Davis avenue plant, doubling the size of the present holder this year. Approval came from President Rufus C. Dawes and Secretary H. R. Hurd.
Petrograd reports progress on February 22 in regions of secondary importance as Turkish defense repulsed a Russian advance with heavy losses. Separate dispatches from Berlin via London credit Turkish resistance near Artzin and Elmali, noting Russian retreat and Turkish capture of material.
The National Board of Arbitration issued multiple decisions on February 25. Awards include Hassan assigned to Greensboro from Minneapolis and Greensboro, Charles Grotey claimed by Portsmouth and Durham. Walter F. Kelly awarded to Durham, with several other Makne claims disallowed in the Racine versus Memphis Tennessee case.
Local officials move to enforce a bill posting ordinance after reports of unauthorized posters across Troy. The notice warns residents and businesses to remove such postings and comply with city rules to avoid penalties.
A news report confirms the death of Alex Cutting, a Black man living at 653 North Lawrence Street, with details indicating the incident occurred in the area as authorities investigate the circumstances.
Charles Long alias Speak Easy, a Negro who shot Special Officer Leeds Ludlow at Royal and Beauregard streets, was convicted in the city court on an assault to murder charge after a trial of about thirty minutes. He remains for sentencing. Long had pleaded guilty to two burglary charges and had been wounded by Ludlow during the incident. He had been indicted at the June 1914 grand jury term.
Thirty new entries were added Thursday to the Gulf Coast Kennel Show tied to the Home Products Exhibit. The event begins March 15 and runs two days with forty four classes. Nearly seventy entries already, with growing interest and plans finalized at a Wednesday night meeting.
Neil O'Brien the minstrel star performs Thursday at the Lyric Theatre with an after performance feast at the Battle House hosted by Mine Host John Cenahan. Local Columbus residents attend Joseph Street event after the show.
Forecast warns of near freezing temperatures for northbound hour shipments and heat in the upper river region. Tombigbee conditions show the upper and lower reaches steady with little change in coming days.
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