Theatre parties and Mardi Gras notes from Mobile social pages
The Shakespeare club met with Mrs. Frank Happer at eleven. Miss Faust Honor Guests at a Lyric Theatre party and supper with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hervey hosting. Marie Clifton, maid of honor in Mobile carnival court, remains a remembered former Mobile resident. Other notes mention Forcheimer’s masquerade prize, visitors from Atlanta and Laurel, and guests of the Stanards and Cawthon household in Mardi Gras week.
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Faust
Charles Hervey
Edna
Irma
Me Faust
Mardi Gras
Lyric
Herman H. Maschmeyer
Emperor Felix
Til
Jackson
Marie Clifton
Jackson News
Mobile
Miss Clifton
Pensacola
Flora
Ed Forcheimer
Forcheimer
Progress Club
Uni
Mobile fair plans spark wide interest and growth hopes
Travelers in the Mobile trade territory report strong enthusiasm for a proposed Mobile fair with a November ten day event and a permanent winter exposition. The plan promises a corn show of vast scale, practical demonstrations on winter forage, and boosted rail advertising to lure home-seekers and tourists to a strong agricultural economy.
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Mobile
Gulf Coast
United States
Iowa and i
Middle West
Destroyers Set Sail for Pensacola and New Orleans Tour
A squadron of six torpedo boat destroyers led by the Monaghan leaves New Orleans at 7 a.m. aboard Captain F. T. Evans to Pensacola then to New York for ten days. They will train at Dry Tortugas and patrol the Atlantic coast, after sticking to a carnival week stay in New Orleans where sailors joined the Felix parade.
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Monaghan
Sterett
Nd Terry
F. T. Evans Comander
Pensacola
Fla
Reid
Flusser
Preston
New Orleans
Evans
Atlantic
Zion City Tabernacle Smears Tarnished by Tobacco Juice Incident
Zion City Illinois reports a clash at Tabernacle No 2 when elders reached the building and found it drenched with a liquid resembling tobacco juice and tar on the floor. The scene followed celebrations over the Zion estate purchase ten years ago.
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Associated Press
Zion City
Zion
Tabernacle Land
Tabernacle No. 2
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Pape's Diapepin Promises Rapid Digestive Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Diapepin as a cure for dyspepsia gas sour stomach and indigestion. It claims five minutes to relief with a fifty cent case providing value and a money back guarantee. It targets men and women with stomach troubles and promises instant belching relief and improved comfort.
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Pape
Von Diederichs Replies to Dewey Over Manila Bay Incident
German Admiral von Diederichs published an 11 000 word Marine Rundschau reply recounting a July 10 1898 visit by Von Hintz to Admiral Dewey. He cites Dewey threatening war if German ships did not stop interference with blockade rules and asks for inquires to identify neutral warships. The piece repeats earlier AP interview remarks.
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Associated Press
Berlin
von Diederichs
George Dewey
Manila Bay
Marine Rundschau
Admiral Dewey
von Hintz
Mexico
Germany
Dewey
Church Pension Fund for Aged Ministers
The Protestant Episcopal church plans pensions for clergymen. A bill to incorporate the church pension fund was introduced in Albany. Monell Sayre is secretary and incorporator. The fund grew from a three year study led by Bishop Lawrence of Massachusetts. Offices have opened in New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Protestant Episcopal Church
Albany
Church Pension Fund
Monell Sayre
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Cuban consul aids condemned Cuban in Tennessee
Cuban Consul J Nelson Polhamus visits Nashville to handle affairs of Alfonso Diaz who was sentenced to death for his wife murder but later commuted to life imprisonment. Polhamus, a first class Cuban consul, is tasked with protecting Cuba's interests across the United States.
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J. Nelson Polhamus
Nashville
Tenn
Alfonso Diaz
Lfe
Mr. Polhamus
Cuba
United States
Daughter Learns Duty From Mother’s Constant Help
A daughter remarks she need not work much while there is an able mother serving at the premises, reflecting family roles and familiar domestic labor dynamics.
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Mother
Legal Phrases Often Run Longer Than Necessary
Analysts note that standard legal phrases can become excessively lengthy, hindering clarity. Conciseness improves understanding for courts, clients, and the public, without sacrificing precise meaning or required obligations.
Massachusetts report flags commercialized vice statewide
A Massachusetts commission reports that profit from vice drives a vast illegal business across 79 towns. It warns unregulated lodging houses and dance halls fuel crime, calls for treatment of feebleminded women, and notes officials tolerate immoral establishments in some cities while denying segregation policies.
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Associated Press
Boston
Massachusetts
Aged Parents of Mrs Ellis to Testify in Chicago Trial
Robert Hosea, 75, of Cincinnati and his wife arrived in Chicago to testify in the William Cheney Ellis murder trial. He vindicated his daughter Eleanor Ellis against claims of supposed mania and infidelity. Hosea said he would endure any peril to defend his daughter's name despite doctors warning the journey may exhaust him.
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Associated’ Press
Chicago
Robert Hosea
Cincinnati
Eleanor Ellis
William Cheney Ellis
Hosea
Ellis
England surprised by Benton death move at Juarez
Associated Press reports in Nogales that Britain may have pressed for direct talks with General Carranza over the death of William Benton at Juarez, while Carranza and officials offer limited comment. England’s recognition of Huerta and British actions at Vera Cruz are cited as factors in the diplomatic stance.
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Associated Press
Nogales
Sonora
Mex
England
Huerta
Juarez
William
Benton
Carranza
American State Department
Foreign Office
Vera Cruz
The Missing Cat Returns Home To Mixed Emotions
In a bitterly cold night a Persian cat named Pussy Purr-Mew vanishes from Helen Nora and Warren's apartment. The trio search garages stairs and streets until a coal bin discovery yields the cat in a dramatic homecoming. Helen laments the scene while Warren treats it with sarcasm leaving the couple unsettled.
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Helen
Warren
Nora
Warren Grants
Pinkerton
Christendom
Cat
Pusey
My Little Girl Suffered Eczema Then Found Relief
A Pelham North Carolina mother recalls her child breaking out with eczema red bumps that spread to the head. After failing many remedies she tried Cuticura Soap and Ointment following a sample request.
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R.F. D
Pelham
N. C
Electric Bitters Promise Liver and Kidney Cure Claim
A period ad touts Electric Bitters as a guaranteed remedy for liver and kidney troubles. It alleges Robert Madsen of West Burlington Iowa recovered after four doctors gave him up and urges readers to buy a bottle for similar results. The product is described as safe and dependable with a 60 cent to one dollar price.
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Robert Madsen
West Burlington
Iowa
H. E. Bucklen & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Notable deaths span cities and ranks across three decades
Lawrence E. Dozier of Leesburg and prominent Baltimore visitor dies at a hospital. Cardinal John Katschthaler of Salzberg, born 1832, dies aged 68. Mrs Malachi Coghlan of Tensas, wife of Malachi Coghlan, dies at family home leaving a large brood. funeral arranged at Montgomery Hill Cemetery.
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Lawrence E. Dozier
Associated Press
Baltimore
Florida
Dozier
Leesburg
J. Katschthaler
Salsberg
Austria-Hungary
John Katschthaler
Salzberg
Malachi Coghlan
Tensaw
Ala
Tentsaw
Coghlan
Origen Sibley Holmes
James
Maynard
Malachi
Origen
Isabella
Bessie
Irene
Nannie Holmes
Sibley Holmes
Finchburg
Bessie Swanson
Montgomery Hill
Case of Lonnie Vance Continued in Recorders Court
Lonnie Vance charged with assault with intent to murder and assault and battery was arraigned in the recorders court Friday afternoon and the case was continued until Saturday. He is accused of assaulting the Murdock boys near St Joseph and New streets last Saturday night, injuring one of them.
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Lonnie Vance
Recorders Court
Vance
Murdock Boys
St. Joseph
New Streets
Overlooked Bite of Snake Ends Life in Calcutta
Dr. Frederick A. Fox, noted scientist, died in Calcutta British India after a venomous snake bite during an experiment. He had just treated a patient bitten by the same species and reportedly used a proposed antidote, but survived five punctures before succumbing to poisoning.
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Associated Press
Calcutta
British India
Frederick A. Fox
Fox
Jim
Kraft
Goodwyn Calls Committee on Senatorial Vacancy
Montgomery Alabama Democratic leaders report Chairman Tyler Goodwyn has called the party executive committee to meet to decide on a nominee for the senatorial vacancy caused by Senator Johnston's death and the tax issue. The committee will also address county decisions to admit Republicans to the upcoming primary and party actions.
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Associated
Preas
Eo Montgomery
Ala
Sear Hs
Tyler Goodwyn
Democratic Executive Committee
Joseph P. Johnston
Frank P. Glass
Pa Iy
Goodwyn
State Committee
Mistrial Declared in Mrs Donaghey Case
The jury could not reach a verdict in the Mrs Donaghey case after Friday night deliberations and were discharged on Saturday morning. The defendant, a white woman, had previously been fined by Judge lain in the inferior criminal court and appealed to the est court.
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Donaghey
Lain
Fruit Laxative for Sick Child Adopts Pleasant Cleanser
A fragment describes California Syrup of Figs as a mild laxative for children. It claims it cleanses the stomach and bowels without griping and helps with irritability and bad breath when a child is constipated or ill.
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California
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Shakespeare Club
Frank Happer
Mrs. Singer
Atlanta
Mrs
George T. Stanard
McWherter Bens
Laurel
Mrs. Watters
Nell Barclay
Cawthon
Selma
Paul Wilson
K. R. Wilson
Louisville
Norman L. Tromanhauser
Kansas City, Mo
Gulf City
J. B. Lawrence
Dyas
City
Mort L. Bixler
Tabernacle
D. Sanders
Cavendish
Church Pension Fund For
Commission
Mabel Herbert Urner
Eczema
C. J. Gayfer & CO
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