Greatore's Band Breaks Up Over Unpaid Salaries
Francesco Crea's orchestra halted a Mobile show when players refused to return after intermission until weeks of pay were settled. Manager E V O'Connor said the group disbanded at midnight, with two musicians jailed briefly for disorderly conduct before bond. The band planned April dates, while some members might rejoin if paid.
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jfWo
Francesco
Mobile
W. Albert Jones
Jacksonville
Fla
Signori Bizicinio
Penzio
Mike
Sammy
Columbia
St. C
Jones
O'Connor
Mr. Creature
December port entries show seventy one vessels for 1918
Harbormaster Thomas P. Norville reports to Commissioner Harry Pillans that 71 vessels entered the port in December 1918, totaling 76 787 tons. Forty ships were foreign bound steamers accounting for 64 971 tons, plus coastwise steamships six square rigged vessels and 17 schooners.
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Thomas P. Norville
Harry Pillans
Sailawe
Trades Meeting to Discuss Labor Troubles
An open meeting at Central Trades Council hall Friday night January 9 will discuss labor troubles in the region and the copper miner strike at Calumet Michigan. All labor organizations are invited to send representatives and the public may attend.
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Central Trades Council Hall
The
United
Calumet
Michigan
Cold Week Ahead Promises Freezing Central West
The local weather bureau notes Monday lows at 33 degrees with a 14 mph wind and highs near 44. Strongest gusts reached about 18 mph in late morning. Forecasters expect temperatures near freezing for the rest of the week with light snow in Northern Alabama.
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Alabama
Mrs Rena Cary Sheffield Ideal Woman's Laxative Ad
An advertisement promotes Dr King s New Life Pills as a gentle natural laxative for bowel troubles. It highlights stomach and liver action and bowel regulation with a 25 cent price. See & Co Fal la.
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Rena Cary Sheffield
Dr. King
All See & Co
Falla
Glover Case Continued In Court Proceedings
George Glover charged with false rein securing clothes for press clubs and then using them for his own use was arraigned in the court Monday afternoon. The case was continued until February 16.
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George Glover
Dog and Poetry Note On Speed in Pursuit
A fragmented line discusses speed comparisons between a dog chasing a rabbit and a wolf, mentioning a magazine poem and catch as catch can style. The text is garbled but centers on pursuit speed and a literary aside.
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Poetry
May Lead the Strong Arm Squad In New York Appointment
Rumors from city hall and police headquarters suggest Douglas L. McKay, acting police commissioner, may receive a permanent appointment to the post. Discussion centers on finding a successor for Com- missioner.
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New York
Douglas L McKay
Com
Tax Assessor Urges Mobile Property Owners to File Assessments
Mobile courty residents face a 10 percent penalty on property valuations if they fail to file assessments by February 1. Tax Assessor E. D. Laurendine warns motorcycle and automobile owners to report their property to avoid delinquency penalties, noting at least 90 percent are delinquent.
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Mobile
E. D. Laurendine
Nack President Re-elected as Relief Group Leader
Otto Nack was chosen for the ninth straight term as president of the German Relief Association of Mobile at its annual meeting. Secretary Oscar Teichmann was re elected for the twenty second term. The year showed $1333 paid for sick and death benefits with 195 members and a 43 year history since 1871. Total benefits since 1871 amount to $64 109.21. Officers elected: president H Otto Nack vice president Charl Tobler secretary Oscar F E Teichmann treasurer John Gockers manager S J Bret tel trustees August Kling Sr F W Herrmann sick officer Theo Ebbecke examining physicians A Festorazzi H P Hirschfield banner carrier Fritz Ebert.
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Otto Nack
German Relief Association of Mobile
Oscar &. Teichmann
Yea
H. Otto Nack
Charl Tobler
Oscar FE. Teichmann
John Gockers
Trial
S. J. Brettel
August Kling Sr
F. W. Herrmann
Theo Ebbecke
A. Festorazzi
H. P. Hirschfield
Banner Carrier
Fritz Ebert
Cleveland Greys Visit Mobile En Route Mardi Gras
The Cleveland Greys, a prominent Ohio military group, will spend four hours in Mobile on Sunday February 21 en route to New Orleans Mardi Gras. They will arrive in full uniform with arms and equipment, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and local military groups. About 125 men and officers will tour the city by automobile sightseeing trip before continuing south.
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Cleveland Greys
Ohio
Mobile
New Orleans
Greys
Chamber of Commercce
Cleveland
Virginia seeks to recover Martha Washington will from J P Morgan
State Senator R B Thornton said he would ask the Virginia Legislature to authorize the attorney general to sue to recover the Martha Washington will now in a private collection in New York N Y The will disappeared from Fairfax courthouse near the Bull Run battlefield during the Civil War Citizens of Virginia who have searched for nearly fifty years learned last year it was in J P Morgan collection Belle da Costa Green declined to return it to the archives via a letter to Mrs John B Barbour regent of the D A R
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Associated Press
Fairfax
R. Bh.thornton
Daughters of the American Revolution
Virginia
Martha Washington
J. P. Morgan
New York
Bull Run
John 8. Barbour
Falls Church
Thornton
Belle da Costa Green
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Prayer Service at Dauphin Way Tuesday
The week of prayer by Mobile Protestant churches continues with the second service Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Dauphin Way Baptist Church led by Rev. B A Donnelly of Government Street Methodist Church. Additional services are planned at various churches with a union service at Oakdale Methodist on Wednesday by Rev. Gov W McRae.
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Mobile
Dauphin Way Baptist Church
B. A. Donnelly
Government Street Methodist Church
Oakdale Methodist Church
Gov. W. McRae
Ratliff Denied Leading Jail Storming in Colorado
Acting forester Frend Morrill reported that J Ratliff Routt National Forest supervisor did not lead a mob to storm a Colorado jail. The error noted Ratliff as representing a citizens league pressing strikers to leave the region amid fears the sheriff could not safeguard residents.
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Ratliff
Associated Press
Washington
Frend W. Morrill
Denver
Forest Service
J. Ratliff
Routt National Forest
Colorado
Morrill
Citizens’ League
Catching Some Men in a Lie Is The Easiest Pursuit
A compact saying frames the challenge of exposing deceit as the simplest task. The remark suggests that truth can be uncovered by straightforward scrutiny of statements.
Santa Claus Act Remains the Family Christmas Duty
The father continues a yearly tradition of playing Santa Claus, delivering gifts and cheer to the children, a role welcomed by family and neighbors during the holiday season.
City Commission to seek sculptor advice on Father Ryan monument
The Mobile Hibernians design for Rev. Father Abram J. Ryan monument wins support from the committee while letters from local clubs oppose changes. Mayor Lyons backs raising the statue, with two commissioners noncommittal. The panel will consult the designer before deciding on any alteration and height.
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City Commission
Father Ryan
Mobile Hibernians
Lyons
Frank J. Thompson
John A. Hughes
Hibernians Committee
Sid Berry
Erwin Craighead
J. H. McCormick
J. H. Wilson
Shakespeare Club
Home Economics Club
Century Book Club
Lee
Ryan Park
Abram J. Ryan
Pat J. Lyons
Pillans
Schwarz
Personalities visit Mobile as various guests and locals
W H Armbrecht heads to Meridian for board of trade events while A J Parsons plans to run for president. Cincinnati businessman Joseph Magnus visits, as do numerous visitors from St. Louis Washington and Birmingham. Local updates note health improvements and recoveries, and W H Riggan shows cautious recovery after a train wreck.
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W. H. Armbrecht
Chamber of Comerce
A. J. Parsons
Mobile
Meridian
Miss
Meridian Board of Trade
Jamaican Trade Emphasized At Mobile Dinner
An informal dinner at the Cawthon hotel hosted by the Chamber of Commerce featured H. F. Kerr of J. Kerr and Company outlining Jamaica’s trade and investment opportunities for Mobile merchants. Speakers including B C Rain and H H Haines urged port ties with Jamaica and unity against Atlantic rivals as Kerr stays in Mobile through January 15 to meet local firms.
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Cawthon Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
H. F. Kerr
J. . Kerr and Company
Kingston
Montego Bay
Jamaica
New York
BE. Oliver Fowlkes
Mr. Kerr
B. C. Rain
Seeberg Steamship Line
Mobile
William H. Armbrecht
A. J. Parsons
L. J. Davis
H. H. Haines
Galveston Commercial Club
Galveston
Kerr
Seeberg Steamship Company
Creatore's Banda Verdi Delights Lyric Audiences
About twenty musicians under Francesco Creatore, nephew of Giuseppe Creatore, perform with Banda Verdi at Lyric theatre. Signor Parolini and Signora Catalana sing in the Lamberto Grand Opera Sextette. Grieg and Tchaikovsky pieces showcase brisk brass reed blend, with Guarente shining on cornet in solo and encore.
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Francesco Creatore
Giuseppe Creatore
Banda Verdi
Lyric Theatre
Lamberto Grand Opera
Signor Parolini
Signora Catalana
Creatore
Grieg
Tobani
Signor Francesco Guarente
Signor Guarente
G. Creatore
Lucia
Lamberto
The Blue Bird at Lyric Theatre Friday and Saturday
The Lyric Theatre hosts Maeterlinck's The Blue Bird in English with the New York Century Theatre cast of 100 led by Burt Hampden and Editha Kelly as Tylyle and Mytyl. Seats go on sale Wednesday at 9 am for January 9 and 10 matinee Saturday. Express Press Messenger Co. reports T. Humphries injured in the same wreck will return home soon.
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Lyric Theatre
Maeterlinck
New Theatre
New York City
Century Theatre
New York
Art Experi
Burt Hampden
Editha Kelly
Tylyle
Mytyl
Express Press Messenger Co
T. Humphries
Corinth
Boston Woman Bertha Hollace Heads to Washington
Miss Bertha Hollace of Boston has spent several days at the Bienville hotel and left this afternoon for a visit to Washington. She plans to return for the winter.
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Bertha Hollace
Boston
Mass
Bienville Hotel
Washington
Wrecks of Malwa and Glenafton Reported After Gulf Storm
The British bark Malwa and schooner Glenafton, both total losses from the December Gulf storm, were sighted adrift near Florida and Cuba. Malwa crew rescued after abandoning ship. Glenafton found waterlogged with deckhouse carried away and crew saved by Priscilla and brought to Pensacola.
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Malwa
J. J. Feore
Mobile
Glenafton
Vinegar Bend Lumber Company
Gulf
Cape San Blas
Fla
Government Hydrographic Office
Washington
Tucker
Ina
Associated Presse
Gulfport
Associated Press
Miss
Clara A. Phinnéye
Cedar Keys
Havana
Cuba
Priscilla
Pensacola
Man Cleared Of Petit Larceny After Drunken Plea
John Bradus of Crichton escaped a fine for petit larceny after pleading drunkenness. He took four pairs of pants from J. J. Rattner store Saturday night and settled with the proprietor before arraignment. He was fined $5 for intoxication.
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John Bradus
Crichton
Recorder’s ‘Court
J. J. Rattner
Dr Planck Heads Mobile Ministers Union
The Rev. Dr. D. A. Planck of Central Presbyterian was elected president of the Mobile Ministers Union for the coming year at the annual conference. Rev. Blanding Vaughn of Tabernacle Baptist was re-elected secretary treasurer. A committee led by Planck will draft resolutions praising Mayor Pat Lyons for his stance on Sunday amusements.
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D. A. Planck
Central Presbyterian Church
Mobile Ministers’ Union
Blanding Vaughn
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Dr. Planck
Mobile Federation of Churches
Planck
Roberts
W. P. Hines
Dauphin Way Baptist Church
Twins not poisoned by tablets claim Dr. Owen
Dr C N Owen said on Tuesday morning that the 16 months old twins of Mr and Mrs Henry Farnell did not ingest any poison. Earlier reports claimed the children found a box of strychnine tablets and swallowed several, but the physician insisted there was no poison or illness.
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Henry Farnell
C. N. Owen
Owen
Bagley Granted Delay to Hire Lawyer
John P. Bagley alias George E. Stone faced arraignment on bigamy and false pretenses charges in the recorder's court. He received a continuance until January 7 to secure counsel, with officials expecting a guilty plea on the bigamy count and plans to turn him over to Boston authorities after serving the sentence.
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Bagley
John P. Bagley
George E. Stone
Recorder’s Court
Boston
Grocery Specials and Prices in the Local Advertisement
A compact list of discounted grocery items and prices including sugar at 23 pounds best grade granulated, Irish potatoes per peck, Armond olives 35 cents per bottle, tomato ketchup 15 cents per bottle, Hershey’s cocoa in various sizes, tomatoes and dill pickles by can or dozen, Royal Baking Powder, and syrup among others. Local items and bulk offerings indicate a store circular style with mixed brands and quantities.
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Armond
Hershey
C. Hershey
Packa
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