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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1916
Page
4
The Holy Name Societies of Mobile plan a Sunday parade leaving Knights of Columbus Hall at 3 pm, proceeding through downtown to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception where Very Rev. Father E. A. Cummings of Spring Hill Jesuit College will deliver the sermon. The St Vincent's branch elected officers led by A. J. Leibert as president.
Gulf coast to send a large delegation to Jackson for Governor-elect Theodore Bilbo's inauguration January 17 to 19. Biloxians prepare to host the Southeastern Kansas Association of Commercial Clubs arriving January 26. Robberies persist in Biloxi with two more lootings Sunday night. A Christmas tree fire at 366 South Hamilton damages room contents. Steamship St Oswald sunk in the Mediterranean while in British government service. Excursions and theater ads conclude the item.
Whistler Ala Jan 4 special reports church and lodge meetings past week residents returning from holidays at Georgetown Vinegar Bend Mobile Gulfport and Meridian along with funeral services for Thomas J Everett and George W Payne. Jury drawn for city court with names of local attendees.
Voters in Mississippi's Fifth Congressional District cast ballots in a special election to replace the late Samuel A. Witherspoon. Six Democrats compete with preparedness and prohibition as campaign themes, including Joiner backing a similar stance to Witherspoon and Byrd advocating strong preparedness.
Chicago plans for a new cruiser named Disturber VI involve James Pugh and navy officials. The 70 foot displacement boat would carry a 3 inch disappearing gun and torpedo tube, reach 50 mph, run 10,000 miles, house ten, and cost about 50 000 dollars.
In a tense wedding eve scene, Dick Waverly drinks and provokes a quarrel as Margie and her mother scheme to avert chaos. Jim Edie and others tease while Margie tries to steer the room. Dick’s dangerous bravado ends with a toast praising his clever wife.
Union Lodge No. 13 LO F held its installation Monday night with District Deputy Grand Master Britton Jones officiating and Past Grands aiding. New officers installed included B. Jones as noble grand A. P. Powell as vice grand Marshall J. McAuley secretary John J. Russell treasurer. Purity Rebekah Lodge No. 35 invited Union Lodge to an after meeting repast in a separate room.
The Harriett Improvement Co, capital 80000, filed incorporation papers late Monday to engage in general real estate. Headquarters planned. incorporators include Bruce Hoover H B Hoover Kil e Ala H A Ethridge H H H L Dobbs Atlanta Ga Arvedson E C Mosley Cahville Ill David Hill Dundee IL B & Boyer H L Boyer Sandusky nn R J Murray McIntosh Ala Hag Householder Elgin IL R E Neigh bour Athens Ga Clarence Richards E B Gresham Dr Mary Lyles S in Columbia SC W A Galt Chie fl H B Phillips Rochester NY C V DePew Albany NY Charles Ly Howard Bath SC Ernest W Auburn Ala.
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