Judiciary plan for Mobile County courts discussed
The Mobile Bar Association will meet tonight at 6 in the law and equity court room to discuss a plan by George J. Sullivan to consolidate city, law and equity, circuit and chancery courts. It calls for three judges and one clerk with assistants. if approved, it goes to the legislature with Rep. B. B. Chamberlain to introduce.
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Mobile County
Mobile Bar Association
Law and Equity Court
George J. Sullivan
City
Law and Equity
Circuit
Chancery
B. B. Chamberlain
Williams Treatment advertised for rheumatism and kidney trouble
An advertisement promotes The Williams Treatment as a cure for uric acid related rheumatism and bladder issues. It claims relief from stiff joints sore muscles and back pain and offers a free 50 cent bottle with a mailed notice and 10 cents to cover distribution. One bottle per family.
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Williams
D. A. Williams Company
Dept. 13
New
P. E Building
East Hampton
Conn
Forney Johnston to Lead Brother in Speakership Fight
Special to The Item Montgomery Jan 7 Forney Johnston of Birmingham who backed Oscar Underwood for senator will lead Ed D Johnston Huntsville a Madison County legislator and speakership candidate In Montgomery he reports forty two pledges and expects more He has Governor-Elect Charles Henderson backing him and plans a determined campaign for the speaker post.
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Montgomery
Forney Johnston
Birmingham
Oscar W. Underwood
United States
Ed D. Johnston
Huntsville
Madison County
Johnston
Charles Henderson
Mobile Postal Workers Praised for Holiday Rush Handling
Postmaster J. Blocker Thornton received a personal letter from First Assistant Postmaster General Daniel C. Roper praising Mobile postal workers for expeditiously handling an unusually large holiday workload. The message conveyed appreciation to Thornton, the officers, and all employees for their efforts and duty.
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J. Blocker Thornton
Daniel C. Roper
Washington
Thornton
Mobile Post Office
Longshoremen Name Ticket For Election
At a Mobile local No. 367, International Longshoremen's Association meeting the following ticket was nominated for officer elections to be held the first Monday night in February. President A. R. Green. vice presidents T. J. Medicus and O. P. McEvoy. financial secretaries Vincent Curtin and John H. Duff. recording secretary James Conty. treasurers W. T. Scott and John Clarke. doorkeepers William Glover James McEvoy and J. K. Yeates. marshal Charles Williamson.
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Mobile Local No. 367
International Longshoremen's Association
A. R. Green
T. J. Medicus
O. P. Mc-Evoy
Vincent Curtin
John H. Duff
James Conty
W. T. Scott
John Clarke
William Glover
James Mc-Evoy
J. K. Yeates
Marshal
Charles Williamson
Vagrants Sentenced in Recorder Court
Seven white men were charged with vagrancy and sentenced Wednesday afternoon to pay ten dollar fines or serve twenty days on the county roads. They were later transferred to the county jail before being sent to the roads.
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Recorder’s Court
Bold Sulphur Promises Quick Relief for Skin Eczema
A renowned dermatologist cites bold sulphur cream as delivering immediate relief from itching and rapid healing for eczema and other skin eruptions. The article notes its cooling parasite destroying properties and recommends applying an ounce to affected parts like cold cream for prompt comfort.
Gulf Coast Products Show to Highlight Mobile Manufacturing
A Mobile chamber committee plans a major home products exhibit on the upper floor of the Alba building during the Gulf Coast Products Show from mid January through carnival time. The event will feature local manufacturers, livestock interest, farm lectures by George A. Maloney, and discussions on plant and animal diseases with state and federal experts.
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Chamber of Commerce Committee
Mobile
Alba
George A. Maloney
Mobile County
Poultry Department
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
California Syrup of Figs Ad Claims Safe for All Ages
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a universal laxative for babies children and adults. It warns of fake imitations and urges buyers to insist on the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company with 50 cent bottles and clear usage directions.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Militia Band Aims for Inaugural Event With Full Strength
The eclty armory hosted a muster of Mobile battalion units A E and M with the sanitary corps and the First infantry band. Lt Col Maddox praised the troops as Captain Grove and Bandmaster Suffick spoke. Five new recruits were reported for Company E. The First infantry band will join twenty eight men for the inauguration.
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Eclty
Sanitary Corps
F. M. Maddox
E. J. Grove
Maddox
Berger
Suffick
Company E
Padgett
Grove
Rome Mourns Bruno Garibaldi Funeral Draws Masses
About 300000 marched through Rome behind Bruno Garibaldi grandson of the famed soldier killed in the Argonne. His death followed news of Constantine Garibaldi’s death in the same region as diplomats from France Russia Britain attended the funeral. Demonstrators shouted long live Garibaldi long live France and long live Belgium while cries against Germany and Austria filled the streets. Police arrests followed as garibaldian veterans waved flags and Ricciotti Garibaldi said two of his five sons have fallen in France and another may soon follow.
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Associated Press
Rome
Bruno Garibaldi
Argonne
Constantine Garibaldi
Bruno
Garibaldi
France
Belgium
Germany
Austria
Ricciotti Garibaldi
Laubenthal Mill at Sunflower to Reopen
J Laubenthal proprietor of a large lumber plant at Sunflower Ala north of Mobile on the Southern Railway arrived in the city on business He said material is being assembled at the plant and he expects to start the wheels turning in thirty days The mill had been idle since shortly after war was declared in Europe due to a drop in lumber demand
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J. Laubenthal
Sunflower
Ala
Mobile
Southern Railway
Mayor Pillans Resumes Public Work After Accident
Mayor Harry Pillans, injured in an auto crash on Sunday December 27, has recovered enough to dictate several public interest letters to City Clerk Shelton Henrix, the commission’s official stenographer, on Wednesday evening.
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Harry Pillans
Shelton Henrix
Candy Theft Leads to Ten Day Sentence
Charles Anderson, a white man, was arrested on a Roe Drug Company complaint and sentenced to ten days at hard labor after allegedly stealing a ten cent box of candy. The sentence was handed down by Recorder Edington on Wednesday afternoon.
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Charles Anderson
Roe Drug Company
Edington
Anderson
Committee to Choose Rev Hines Successor
At the Dauphin Way Baptist Church annual meeting on Wednesday night a committee was appointed to consider appointing a successor to Rev. W. P. Hines who announced he would leave the city and that his resignation was final.
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Dauphin Way Baptist Church
W. P. Hines
Hines
Empire Theatre Amusements Show Four Reels Today
Four reels on the Empire Theatre program today with Mary Pickford in a Biograph re issue and a Vitagraph Western drama Love Will Out starring Margaret Gibson and George Stanley. Also a Snakeville Rising Sun comedy with Victor Patel and Margaret Jostin and Hearst Selig News Pictorial war reels. Bushman returns tomorrow in Ambushed with a three reel feature and more films including Getting Fathers Goat and Clean Slate.
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Empire Theatre
Mary Pickford
Biograph Company
Margaret Gibson
George Stanley
Vitagraph Western Studio
Victor Patel
Margaret Jostin
Snakeville
Rising Sun
Hearst- Selig News
Bushman
Francis X. Bushman
Gerda Holmes
E. H. Calvert
Bryant Washburn
Lillian Drew
Helen Dunbar
Essanay Company
Trembling Hill
Leona Anderson
Nellie R. Craig
Thomas Commerford
The Meat of Wheat Average US wheat consumption kept under six bushels per person
The article asserts Americans consume about six bushels of wheat per person annually. It notes much nutrition is lost when flour is whitened and mineral salts in the bran are discarded.
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United States
Grape Nuts Energizes Brain and Brawn, Says Ad Claim
An advertisement touts Grape-Nuts as a powerful energizer for mind and body with the slogan There's a Reason. The campaign frames the cereal as a healthy breakfast staple and energizing food.
Miss Barnickle Hurt After Bicycle Collision
Miss Rosa Barnickle principal of Barton Academy girls grammar school was badly hurt at the Dauphin and Lawrence intersection when struck by a bicycle driven by a boy. She was taken to the Webb Furniture Company store and later sent home.
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Lawrence Streets
Rosa Barnickle
Barton Academy
Barnickle
Webb Furniture Company
Julia and
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