Seeberg Steamship Departs With Horses For Europe
The Norwegian steamer Seeberg sailed Monday morning from Pier 5 loaded with horses bound for Bordeaux France. Officials report the loading as the speediest one ever for this cargo. The vessel began moving down the bay at 6 o clock with the horses aboard and expects to carry a second cargo later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seeberg Steamship
Bordeaux
France
Lis
Crathens
Mobile
E -Seeberg Steamship Company
Belgian General and Lieutenant Sentenced to Life in Prison
A Brussels court martial sentenced retired General Gustave Fife and Lieutenant Gille to life imprisonment for aiding 350 Belgians to flee to Holland and join Belgian forces in France. The court’s stance followed claims the emperor was harsh. one officer reportedly favored death over imprisonment and noted a Glatz prison sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ee AM
Lonion
Brussels
Gustave Fife
Lieunt Gille
Holland
France
Smeral
William
Glatz
Prussia
Liege
First African sleeping sickness case reported in Massachusetts
In Tewksbury Mass on January 11 a patient named Iroria Nunaz died at the infirmary becoming the state's first recorded fatal sleeping sickness case. Dr Tuttle treated the patient and advised care though death occurred within hours. Nunaz is described as a native of the Cape Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tewksbury
Mass
Iroria Nunaz
Cape Iide Islands
Tewksbury Infirmary
Tuttle
Nunas
Chicken theft report near New Orleans and Mobile lines
$2 Smith a known engineer reports a thief entered his chicken house early Monday carried away sixteen chick defiantly. Tracks found in house officers chased a negro fleeing with a bag of chickens recovering two dropped from the bag identified as property by Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
New Orleans
Mobile
Louisville and
Maritime Trials and River Traffic Report
News from the See berg Company notes Falk the Norwegian steamer grounded off Colon has been floated and will head to port. Lampasas arrives from New York with passengers and cargo. Verona leaves for Puerto Cortes to load for Mobile. Margaret B. Rouss to load lumber after docking. Ingra arrives with salt and awaits release. Belvernon with bananas due Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seeberg Company
Falk
Coral
Colon
R. P
Neches
Mobile Dry Docks
Lampasas
Mallory Steamship Company
Noor
New York
Key West
Tampa
Verona
Puerto Cortez
jHon
Mobile
Margaret B. Rouss
Light
Port
Mary Wittich
Gulf Dry Docks
Ingra
United Fruit Company
Belvernon
Forger Works Clever Trick at Anniston But Fails to Make It Go
In Anniston Alabama J H Rodgers alias Paul Williams alias J D Jones was jailed for forgery after passing checks for thirty dollars each. He claimed Oklahoma manslaughter sentence of thirty years. An Oklahoma official confirmed the alias, leaving him facing Alabama trial and likely further detention. Police hunt for the real Paul Williams, described as a desperate character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Ala
J. H. Rodgers
Paul Williams
J. D. Jones
Calhoun County
Rodgers
Oklahoma
Holé
Alabama
Williams
Man Killed and Woman Shot in Memphis Resort Melee
George Honan was shot and killed by Robert Embleton in a melee at a Memphis resort. Grace Frazier, an inmate, was also shot and believed fatally wounded. Embleton, a Chicago native, has worked as a bookkeeper for a local distributing company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
George Honan
Robert Embleton
Grace Frazier
Embleton
Chicago
Dodge Car Arrives At Bloch Bros Showroom
The Dodge car has arrived and speaks for itself at Bloch Bros. Visit the showroom at 9 and 11 North Water Street to see the new model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloch Bros. Carriage and Pmobile
Emporium
N. St. St
Bloch Bros
Water St
North Water Street
American Woman on Line in Poland
Mrs. Mayre wife of the American ambassador and a party from the embassy visited near the Polish battle line with a Red Cross guide. They saw trenches hospitals and wounded soldiers. Mrs. Mayre distributed cigarettes and spoke with exhausted troops. The trip highlighted devastation and refugees as field hospital care continued near Sochaczew and Warsaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Petrograd
London
Warsaw
George T. Mayre
Mayre
Raymond Baker
Sochaczew
Weather pattern brings snow to Lake Region and cold across the South
A barometric low near the Mississippi mouth causes precipitation in the southern eastern half of the country while a snow area sits over the Lake region. A high pressure over the west brings generally fair and subfreezing temperatures as far south as Abilene. The Tombigbee river system is expected to rise slightly in the next two days with minor changes at Demopolis and Selma and little change at Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Lake
United States
Abilene
Tex
Mobile
Albert Ashenberger
Weather Bureau
Tombigbee
Demopolis
Alabama
Montgomery
Selma
Bootlegger Fined by Judge for Prohibition Violation
Joe Green was fined fifty dollars or twenty days in jail by Judge Chamberlain in the inferior criminal court for bootlegging liquor near Plateau. Deputy Marechal testified to the violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Green
Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Marechal
Plateau
Livestock Men of State to Gather in Selma
In Selma on January 26 the Alabama Livestock Association will convene its annual two day meeting. George A. Maloney urges a strong county delegation to attend and push for a state wide tick eradication bill supported by a joint committee from several cattle groups. He stresses tick control as vital for the industry and hopes Mobile county contributes a large representative turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Alabama Livestock Association
George A. Maloney
Maloney
The
Livestock Association
Southern Cattlemen's Association
Montgomery Cattle Club
Black Bell Livestock Association
Mobile County
Captain Ryan Buys Second Tug neches Ellis Vivian
Captain G. J. Ryan of Houston announces the purchase of the tug Vivian from the Hieronymus Mills Company. The vessel has been overhauled and rechristened, with the name Ellis chosen. Ryan recently built a 400 horsepower tug named the Neches at Mobile dry docks. The Ellis will depart for Houston next week to enter service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. J. Ryan
Houston
Texas
Vivian
Hieronymus Mills Company
Ellis
Ryan
Mobile
Neches
Nile Runs Ashore In Inland Sea Reef
A wireless report says the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Nile ran aground on a reef in the Inland Sea early today. Japanese torpedo boat destroyers are en route to the scene. The Nile operates between England and Japanese ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Nile
England
Misrepresents to Get Shoes Arrested
M. Gonzales, a white man, was docketed at the county jail on Monday on the charge of obtaining goods by false pretenses. It is alleged he represented to Joseph Brooks, a Government street merchant, that he was the owner of the Market Exchange bar and obtained a pair of shoes valued at $3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Gonzales
Joseph Brooks
Government Street
Market Exchange
Danderine Hair Product Promises Dandruff Cure
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a 25 cent hair solution that cleanses dust and oil, stops itching, and promises new hair growth after weeks of use. It claims immediate beautifying effects and advises applying with a cloth through each strand. It urges readers to buy at druggists or toilet counters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowlton
Russia blocks relief effort for prisoners in Siberia
Washington reports Russia has withheld approval of the relief mission for German and Austrian prisoners in Siberian camps led by American missionaries in Peking. The Red Cross learned the expedition was halted at Harbin as negotiations continue. An Austrian embassy dispatch warned of retaliation against prisoners in Austria Hungary if conditions do not improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Russia
Siberian
Peking
Haseen
American Red Cross
Harbin
Austria
Siberia
Austria-Hungary
Strvia
France
Fire Causes Minor Grocery Blaze on Canal and St Emanuel
An overnight attempt to burn a grocery at the southeast corner of St Emanuel and Canal streets damaged the store used by Chris Cristo and owned by Lawrence Madeson. Police officers Lott and O'Brien investigated and found the fire had been set. the blaze was put out without an alarm being raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Emanuel] and
Canal Streets
Chris Cristo
Lawrence Madeson
Lott and
O’brien
Convicted Couple from Mobile Facing Mobile Larceny Charge
J H Weston and Florence Wright formerly of Mobile were sentenced in Pensacola to eight and six months for grand larceny. They are also wanted in Mobile for robbing Myrtle Odom of fifty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Pensacola
Crenshaw
Fla
J.H. Weston
Florence Wright
Myrtle Odom
T. R. Takes Hand in Affairs for Japs Against California Unions
The Brooklyn Eagle notes President Roosevelt ally T. R. backing Japanese interests against California labor unions and questions what Hiram Johnson would think of such meddling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. R
California
Hiram Johnson
Brooklyn Eagle
Positive Relief for Constipation
The article touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as an effective mild laxative using simple herbs with pepsin. It claims it relieves constipation without harsh purgatives or opiates, suitable for babies and adults, and offers a free trial bottle by writing to Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
Polls Open for Mobile Chamber of Commerce Election
Election clerks opened the Mobile Chamber of Commerce annual officer election at noon with voters list prepared by Secretary George G. Card. The slate includes president Joseph M Walsh and candidates G H Fonde, J Curtis Bush Jr, and Alex Wildman for vice presidents and treasurer respectively. Thirty one director names on the list with fifteen to be elected. The new president also leads Walsh Stevedoring & Contracting and Mobile Towing & Wrecking and holds multiple local posts. Officers to assume duties at Tuesday night’s meeting at the Cawthon Hotel reception room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
R. O. Rubel
A. Foreman
R. L. Waddle
George G. Card
M. Waring Harrison
Joseph M. Walsh
G. H. Fonde
J. Curtis Bush, Jr
Alex Wildman
Ags
Chamber of Commerce
Walsh Stevedoring & Contracting Company
Mobile Towing & Wrecking Company
Alabama Iron Works
Bay City Export Company
Mobile Ship Chandlery Company
Gulf States Shipping Company
Walsh
Mobile County
Cawthon Hotel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Viking
Bib and Loche
Borax
Massachusetts
Carrie Chapman’ Catt
Carrie Chapman Catt
Empire State Campaign Committee
New York City
Poland
Dance Brothers
Neghes
Harbor
Bank OF Mobile, National, Bankine
Cawthon
F. L. Tapia
Dauphin
Buddy
RILOX
Creaper & Burns
Albright & Wood Drug Store
Stan E
Trip
Henderson
Marching Club
St. Andrew Hotel
L. & N. City
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!