Mobile Children Celebrate Birthdays in January Page Feature
The Mobile Item notes January birth anniversaries for Ruth Godbold Frank Cazalas Verne McAllister Corine Thomas Louise Roloph Gussie Anderson Thelma Bentley Adelaide Christie William Koppersmith and Harold Laurendine It invites each child to entertain five friends at a birthday picture party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon Tickets mailed Readers born in January are urged to send full name address and birthdate to the Children’s Editor two days before their birthday.
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Ruth Godbold
Savannah St
Frank Cazalas
Augusta St
Verne A. McAllister
St. Francis St
Corine L. Thomas
Charleston St
Louise Roloph
St. Michael St
Empire Theatre
One Cent Fare to Inauguration Across Alabama
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad offers a state wide fare of one cent per mile. Mobile residents can travel round trip for 3.35 dollars to view the upcoming inauguration. Mobile County Henderson Club and many new excursionists are joining the effort. Agent H C Geron pushes to set crowd records for the January 18 event. Band committee reports progress.
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Alabama
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
H. C. Geron
Henderson Club
Mobile
Geron
Mississippi merchant commits suicide amid financial troubles
Martin Smith, 60, a Steen merchant in Columbus Miss, shot himself in the head on the second floor of his store. Officials cite financial trouble as the cause, and he leaves a wife and several children.
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Columbus
Miss
Martin Smith
Steen
Smith
White Boy Bonded for Irvington Theft
Edward Mons, a young white boy, was arraigned in the inferior criminal court on burglary charges and waived examination to the city court. Bond set at 500 dollars. failure to post led to jail. Alleged burglaries target the general store of B Curtis in Irvington Alabama.
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Edward Mons
Inferior Criminal Court
Mons
B.l.curtis
Irvington
Ala
Milton Stagg
Emma Stagg
American Vessel Held Up for Fear of Mine Fields
The American ship Carolyn from Boston bound for Bremen is blocked at Esbjerg Denmark as local pilots refuse to risk mine fields. Captain Mitchell plans to move via the Sister Tier channel hoping to find a pilot who will guide the vessel into Bremen.
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Associated Press
Esbjerg
Denmark
London
Carolyn
Boston
Bremen
Mitchell
Democrats in Control in Indiana Legislature
The piece notes Democrats hold control of both chambers in the Indiana General Assembly. It mentions the sixty-ninth legislature and outlines party leadership and expected actions. The text also includes an unrelated ad for Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic and a general tonic claim.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Prayer Week Speakers Highlight City Services
Special prayers marked the universal week of prayer with services across Mobile churches. Rev. O. P. Spiegel preaches Thursday at Government Street Presbyterian, Rev. J. E. Barnes speaks Friday at the First Christian Church, and Rev. Matthew Brewster closes at the YMCA Wednesday at 8 30.
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Mobile Federation of Churches
O. P. Spiegel
Government Street Presbyterian Church
J. E. Barnes
First Christian Church
Matthew Brewster
Young Men's Christian Association
Hole in Walk Causes Injury and $100 Awarded
After hours of trial in the law and equity court the jury awarded Mrs. Agnes C. Dolphy $100 against the city of Mobile and B C Pickens. She was injured when she stepped into a hole in the Lee street sidewalk in front of Pickens property.
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Law and Equity Court
Agnes C. Dolphy
City of
Mobile
B. C. Pickens
Lee Street
Griffing Attends ARA Convention in New York
H. J. Griffing, agent for Mobile and Ohio Railroad, attends a meeting of the American Railway Association in New York as a member.
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H. J. Griffing
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
New York
American Railway Association
Villa Force Defeated at Marte Under Villa Command
advices from Piedras Negras report General Francisco Villa led 25 000 troops in retreat toward Torreon after defeat at Marte by General Antonio Villareal. Carranza forces under 156 000 troops engaged in the action with the outcome described as a Villa retreat.
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Associated Press
Eagle Pas
Tex
Francisco Villa
Marte
Antonio Villareal
Piedras Negras
Carranza
Villa
Torreon
England’s Foreign Trade Slashed by European War
The Board of Trade reports 1914 exports fell by over 475 million dollars from 1913 and imports dropped by more than 355 million dollars. Trade disruption from the European War shows sharply in yearly totals released in London.
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England
Europe
Associated Press
London
Board of Trade
Nighttime Blaze Evicts 100 in Wilkinsburg Store Basemen t
Fire in a Wilkinsburg store basement drives about a hundred residents from their night clothes into the street. Damages are estimated, with departments assessing the scene and securing the area.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Wilkinsburg
Idaho Proposes Constitutional Amendment to Ban Liquor
Boise January 7 a state bill was introduced by Republicans to prohibit by constitutional amendment the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in Idaho. The measure follows a party caucus and is described as part of the Republican program.
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Boise
Idaho
Britain Would Neat Delay to Cargoes
London reports Britain’s reply to the US note on interference with American shipping is conciliatory and aims to avert cargo delays. England seeks to aid world trade while safeguarding allies, showing willingness to permit German ship sales to Americans if not used to aid belligerents.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
United States
England
Germany
New York
Austria
Turkey
Austrian Sortie at Przemysl Ends in Complete Annihilation
The Novoe Vremya reports an Austrian sortie from Przemysl ended with the complete destruction of the attacking force. Austrian infantry advanced toward a forest near the city, closed to Russian positions, and faced fierce rifle and machine gun fire. none of the sortie's troops returned to the fortress.
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Przemysl
Associated Press
Petrograd
London
Novoe Vremya
Comer Sims Sworn in as Juror in State Case
The clerk of the city court, James Crane, swore in the portly furniture dealer Comer Sims amid a jury venire for the state versus Cullen. A younger man with the same name caused initial confusion but was later determined not the juror. Separately, reports note China is attempting to improve native tobacco by planting U.S. seed and teaching better cultivation methods.
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Comer Sims
James Crane
Cullen
Clerk Crane
China
United States
Swamp Root Praise Letter From Alabama Endorsed Locally
A sworn attestation from Coffee County Alabama praises Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root for kidney trouble cure. The letter by T J Carlisle of Enterprise recounts dramatic weight gain and recovery after using six bottles, urging others to try the remedy. The document is formalized with a probate judge stamp and date notation.
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N. ME
Coffee Co
Ind
Sample Size Bottle Offer From Dr Kilmer Co
A letter to Dr Kilmer & Co of Binghamton New York urges sending ten cents for a sample bottle and promises a booklet on kidneys and bladder. It notes regular fifty cent and one dollar bottle sales at all drug stores and mentions The Mobile Daily Item.
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Cosme Reet
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Iowans Seek Farming Lands With Iowa Visitors
Des Moines officials Lovett and Grayson met with Secretary Card to review prospects for locating farm lands for occupancy. He outlined county land advantages as homeseekers in Mobile area investigate farming and stock raising opportunities with local real estate agents actively seeking buyers.
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Oo. C. Lovett
J. B. Grayson
Des Moines
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
Secretary Card
Card
Mobile
Dog uses telephone to save man from fire
In Oshkosh Wisconsin at 4 AM Fred Peters awakens to a collie Tatters barking on a telephone line. The dog’s calls prompt a fire and police response finding Mr Peters unconscious in his burning attic.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Central
Fred Peters
Collie
Peters
Mr. Peters
Mrs Rogers Denies Poison Was For Quarrel
Mrs Ida Rogers who poisoned herself and her two babies and later survived eight days at a New York hospital was recovering and had not been told of her children's deaths. Robert N de Fasselle issued a statement denying reports that a recent quarrel prompted the poisoning and the act of giving it to the children.
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New York
Ida Rogers
Robert N. de Fasselle
Rogers
Gre
Durden Arrested for Discharging Firearms in City
Guy Durden 57 Tuttle Ave was arrested Wednesday night at 8 50 by Officers Lott and O Brien on charges of discharging firearms in city limits and acting in a disorderly manner. Incident occurred near Palmetto and St Emanuel streets. Durden to be before the recorder in the afternoon.
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Guy Durden
Tuttle Aven
Lott and
O’brien
Palmetto
St. Emanuel
Durden
Aed
Recorder
Stamp Collectors Meet in Mobile Chamber of Commerce
The second meeting of Mobile stamp collectors convened in the committee room of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday. The group discussed inviting the national stamp collectors of the South to Mobile but no decision was made. A further meeting is planned for Sunday.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Postmaster urges mail receptacles to speed deliveries
Postmaster J B Thornton urges residents to install accessible mailboxes or door slots to speed delivery. He cites saved time for carriers, safer mail handling, and earlier deliveries, noting dealers sell boxes at low cost and that clerks cannot sell them.
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J. B. Thornton
Post Office Department
George H. Bodeker Appointed Jefferson Jury Commissioner
Governor of Alabama names George H. Bodeker former Birmingham police chief as Jefferson county jury commissioner to succeed Fred Staley following public letters received on the matter. Announcement made after final reviews on January 7 in Montgomery.
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Montgomery
Ala
George H. Bodeker
Birmingham
Jefferson County
Fred Staley
Bodeker
Deputy Sheriff Shoots Self in Mississippi Crisis
M D Foley deputy sheriff of Bolivar county died at his home near Cleveland Mississippi after leaving a note asking care of his child and explaining the tragedy He begged someone to tell his father to bring a coffin and said he could not stand living Don t give anyone his insurance policy until you get the money The $1000 policy with National Life Insurance was mentioned and a clause releasing the company if death was self inflicted.
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Cleveland, Miss
M. D. Foley
Bolivar County
Jones Bayou
Enies
Foley
National Life Insurance Company
Unique Features Planned For Plateau Farmers Conference
At the annual Farmers and Truckers Conference of the Plateau Institute in southwest Alabama plans outline practical methods for farmers and truckers to become self sustaining. South experts will explain multi crop farming and labor saving machines. A negro run truck farm, a Mobile Hog Company hog ranch at Saraland, and hog farming will be showcased. Delegates will learn about growing two to four crops per year on a single plot. A large attendance is expected.
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Farmers and Truckers’ Conference
The
Plateau Institute
Colored
Alabama
South
Mobile Hog Company
Saraland
Junior Juvenile Court of St Louis a Failure
The junior juvenile court in St Louis where boys acted as police and young lawyers as judges proved a failure. It tended to make tattlers of the boys it aimed to correct and will be abolished, Judge Rhomes E. Cave announced. The court had no power to enforce sentences.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Mod
Cave
Bloodhounds Track Escaped Convict From Farm No 4
Albert Williams, a Jefferson county negro convict serving ten years for assault with intent to murder, escaped Farm No 4 yesterday afternoon and was recaptured with help from bloodhounds. He had only served a few months of his sentence.
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Montgomery
Albert Williams
Jefferson County
Williams
Papes Diapepsin Promises Fast Indigestion Relief
An advertisement touts Papes Diapepsin as a harmless candy tasting remedy that relieves indigestion in five minutes. It claims quick relief from sour stomach gas heartburn and dyspepsia and urges readers to buy now from fifty cent cases.
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Pape
Navy chief new provision would supervise war strategy
The naval affairs committee advanced an appropriation bill totaling 102,424,986 with a 1.4 million cut from last year. The draft creates a chief of operations under the secretary of the navy to oversee readiness, with at least fifteen officers assisting and a four year term.
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Associated Press
Washington
Naval Affairs Committee
Department
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Leutenant
Marine Corps
Hobson
Vitalitas Extract Process Showcased At Sutton’s Drug Store
The article describes extracting Vitalitas from earth substances by percolation with water, producing a dark golden liquid that purportedly cures digestive and circulatory ailments. A miniature display of the extraction is open at Sutton's drug store for interested readers.
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Sutton’s
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Metropolitan Opera Company
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Rev. Spiegel
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Griffing
Britain
U. S
Binghamton, N._ Y
Fuller
Hoggard
Welsh
George Bodeker
Jefferson
Plateau Farmers
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British Columbia
the & L. Mott Iron Works
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