Mob Delegates Likely as Foreign Trades Council Nears
Prospects for at least a dozen Mob delegates to the Foreign Trades Council look bright, says S. K. Taylor of the Chamber of Commerce. Attending confirmed by W. D. Nesbitt J. S. Taylor and S. A. LeBlanc with others pending. Fairfax Harrison and Charles Lyon Chandler will also attend. Council meets in New Orleans January 27-28 with seven sessions and four parallel groups.
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Foreign Trades Council
S. K. Taylor
Chamber of Commerce
W. D. Nesbitt
Magnolia Warehouse Company
J. S. Taylor
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
S. A. LeBlanc
Mobile
Fairfax Harrison
Washington
Southern Railway
Mobile and Ohio
Charles Lyon Chandler
Chattanooga
Lyons
South America
Sothern to Quit Stage at End of This Season
New York reports E H Sothern will retire from the stage at season’s end and, with wife Julia Marlowe, plans to settle permanently in Warwickshire England. Mrs Sothern had earlier retired from the stage due to ill health.
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New York
E. H. Sothern
Rotary Club Will Help Fight Ticks in Mobile County
Mobile Rotary Club members voted to push compulsory cattle dipping to eradicate cattle ticks and place Mobile County on a tick free map. A petition drive will seek signatures to request an election on dipping, citing millions in losses from ticks and imports from Mexico and South America limited by quarantine.
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Mobile Rotary Club
Mobile
Board of Revenue and Road Commisioners
A. J. Parsons
H. W. Taylor
E. O. Fowlkes
Jack Ponder
S. A. LeBlanc
Frank W. Evans
Pillans
Cincinnati
Rotarian
du Bois
Rotary Clubs
Rotary
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad in The Mobile Item
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder trouble. It urges attention to kidneys first and claims widespread relief with testimonials and quick effects. Sample bottles and price info are offered along with a booklet from Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Binghamton, N. Y
Rotarian Committee Honored for Women’s Appreciation
A committee recognizing the ladies was named including Rotarians Taylor E O Fowlkes Stewart A LeBlanc and Jack Ponder. The meeting also covered several business matters.
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Taylor
E. O. Fowlkes
Stewart A. LeBlanc
Jack Ponder
Mobile as Naval Yard Site Prospect Urged by Bankhead
Senator Bankhead argues Mobile offers ideal conditions for a U S Navy yard or arsenal with prime access to river and gulf trade. He cites dredged channels, year round climate, low freight rates on the Tombigbee, multiple river highways, and several steamship lines as evidence of Mobile's readiness to serve as an interstate and international commerce hub.
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Gulf
Tombigbee
Mobile
Warrior River
Alabama
Coosa
Congress
Rome
Georgia
South
Middle West
Mexico
Cuba
United Kingdom
European
Congress of the United States
Gulf of Mexico
Will Formulate Plans for Mardi Gras Week
Mobile Carnival Association executives will meet at the Cawthon Hotel to map plans for a public carnival including band concerts in Bienville Square a riverfront event Emperor Felix arrival and the parade coronation and Mardi Gras ball schedule Also noted Louisville and Nashville official J G Mason says easterners will attend in large numbers en route to New Orleans
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Mobile Carnival Association
Cawthon Hotel
Bienville Square
River Front
Emperor Felix
J. G. Mason
Louisville and Nashville Road
New York
Mr. Mason
New Orleans
Illicit Distillers and Retailers Fined in District Court
Simon Middleton pleaded guilty to illicit whisky distilling and received a $100 fine and 30 days in county jail. Virgil Johnson paid a similar penalty for retail selling without a license. George Childress was convicted for selling without a license and will be sentenced, while Harry Harris faced a mistrial after a hung jury on the same charge.
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Simon Middleton
United States District Court
Virgil Johnson
Internal Revenue
George Childress
Harry Harris
Planters' Cotton Company of Mobile Dissolves
A certificate of dissolution was filed in probate court Thursday afternoon by the Planters' Cotton Company of Mobile. Stockholders listed include Martin Van Huevel C. E. Vincent and E. T. Toomer. Also noted: Children’s Dancing Contest at the Columbia Theatre after the first performance Friday night.
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Planters’ Cotton Company of Mobile
Martin van Huevel
C. E. Vincent
E. T. Toomer
Columbia Theatre
City asks Wilson to include Mobile in Southern trip
Mayor Pat J. Lyons forwarded a telegram to President Woodrow Wilson on Thursday night asking that Mobile be included in his proposed Southern tour. He pledges a cordial reception for the president if he visits the city.
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Pat J. Lyons
Woodrow Wilson
Mobile
Toulminville Community Notes From Alabama Church Life
Prayer meeting at Toulminville Methodist Church led by Rev. D Y Register. Class No 2 reorganized with weekly Friday meetings for lessons and choir practice. Women’s Missionary Society plans to co operate with Mobile societies for the state conference, with arrangements committee named. Fires destroy homes of Mrs Mary Shelton and the Diehl home near Toulminville. Numerous local residents listed with visits, illnesses, and social events.
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Toulminville
Ala
Methodist Church
D. Y. Register
Methodist Sunday School
Joe Stone
Birmingham
Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Platt
E. I. Cole
Government Street Methodist Church
Mobile
la Grippe
George Toulmin
BE. L. Jones
Eleanor Thomas
St. Stephens Road
Edith Cole
Bess Stone
Beth
Alice Greer
Bettie Leonard
Louise Williams
Alice Pistole
Tom Mitchell
Virgil Brown
Ashley Toulmin
Merton Thomas
Diehl
Eighteenth Birthday Party for Gertrude Spike at Oakdale
Miss Gertrude Spike hosted a gathering Tuesday evening in Oakdale to mark her eighteenth birthday. Guests included Christine Dumas Amanda Land Glenna Gatewood Ella Tully Myrtle Tully Hat tie Spikes Edna Bassit Martha Spikes Rebecca Bar.
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Oakdale
Ala
Plain coconut oil shampoo for hair care
Advert says most soaps damage scalp by alkali. Recommend plain refined coconut oil as cheap, greaseless cleanser. Wet hair, rub in a teaspoon, rinse to produce rich lather, leaving soft bright hair that dries evenly and removes dust and dandruff.
Inside Bathing With Hot Water and Limestone Phosphate
Health advisory promotes drinking a hot water and limestone phosphate drink each morning to flush poisons from stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims to cleanse purify and refresh the entire alimentary tract and restore vitality for constipated bilious or headachy individuals.
Private John Allen to Speak in Biloxi
Tupelo visitor Private John Allen draws Biloxi Tourist Club interest for an address to the Northern and Eastern colony amid Biloxi Beach Road reconstruction set to begin within a week or ten days, County Engineer Galloway announces.
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Biloxi
Miss
John Allen
Tupelo
Galloway
Better Housing For Negroes Discussed At Tuskegee
Tuskegee Ala Jan 2 annual Tuskegee workers congress held yesterday with focus on better housing for Negroes. Attendees emphasized higher mortality among Negroes in cities compared with whites and poorer rural housing contributing to health gaps.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Tuskegee Workers Cor
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Agnes Anderson
Pascagoula
Albert Cooper
John Pruett
Lynn Strange
Davis
Missi
J. W. Deakle
Washington Avenue
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Ethel Overstreet
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H. H. Hamilton
Baltimore Street
Minnie Ikenburger
Chicago
Tummel
Miss Ikenburger
Herbert Fortier
Lubin
Dave Don
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George Kilborn
North Royal Street
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J. Bell
Dixie Sign CO
Dauphin
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