Villar Slayer Month At Large In Mobile
One month after J A Villar was murdered at Joachim and Government streets opposite the Elks Club, the killer remains at large. Police arrested several suspects but released them as no evidence emerged and no new leads have appeared. The public safety note adds other unsolved crimes in Mobile, with murders and burglaries cited as lingering mysteries.
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J. A. ‘Villar
Joachim
Government Streets
Elks’ Club
Recorder
J. A. Villar
Louise Andreoglu
Mobile
Commerce Street
Prof Robert dies aged 68 in Mobile after long illness
Professor Paul J. Robert a noted French scholar and writer died at his home 57 South Hamilton after a several month illness from heart disease. Born in New Orleans July 31 1846 he came to Mobile 36 years ago and taught at Spring Hill Jesuit college and with the Mobile Register He was an Iberville Historical Society member and survived by his wife Miss Kate Ayres and two sisters.
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Paul J. Robert
Louisiana
Gulf Coast
South
Hamilton Street
New Orleans
Mobile
Birmingham
Mobile Register
John L. Rapier
Robert
Bienville
Spring Hill Jesuit College
D. Beaudoquin
Iberville Historical Society
Kate Ayres
Ambrim Island Altered By Volcanic Upheavals
Associated Press reports Ambrim Island in the New Hebrides was reshaped by last month’s volcanic upheavals. Official advices estimate about 600 natives perished in the disaster.
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Associated Press
Sydney
Ambrim Island
New Hebrides
Peruna Tablets Bring Relief After Prolonged Cough
In Prague Oklahoma a sufferer describes catarrh of the throat and a long illness with cough and weakness. After two doctors and failed medicines, Peruna tablets were tried and within four days coughing diminished and relief followed. The family now keeps Peruna at home.
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Prague
Oklahoma
Woman accused in $400 plot to kill Monroe
Somerville New Jersey January 22 The identity of the woman who allegedly paid Paul Carl 400 dollars to kill Monroe is in question. Monroe F Ellis president of Conklin Lumber Company BernardinoVille New Jersey is the source of much speculation among locals.
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Somerville
N. J
Paul Carl
Monroe
F. Ellis
Conklin Lumber Company
Bernardesville
Tax Commission report shows Jefferson county leads state property values
Special to The Item from Montgomery Alabama January 22. The state tax commission annual report notes that almost all of 200 tax cases in Jefferson county were settled for a $10 million tax assessment increase. Statewide real and personal property assessments rose by $32.3 million with pending cases in Conecuh Escambia Hale Jackson Jefferson Marshall Mobile Shelby and Tuscaloosa totaling $4.12 million. Jefferson county assessments reached $138.87 million, over one fifth of the state total of $599.48 million, followed by Mobile Dallas and Calhoun counties. Winston County had the lowest assessments at $2.19 million.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Tax Commission
Jefferson County
Conecuh
Escambia
Hale
Jackson
Jefferson
Marshall
Mobile
Shelby
Tuscaloosa
Montgomery County
Calhoun
Dallas
Winston
Will Clear Land for Aviation Camp Site
Pensacola January 22 Officers of the aviation corps aboard the battleship Mississippi announced plans to clear land on the reservation. All trees and stumps will be removed to facilitate starting and landing with aeroplanes. This work complements the deck program and signals a permanent naval aviation base.
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Pensacola
Aviation Corps
Mississippi
Naval Aviation Base
Lillard Appointed Receiver For The Evening News Pensacola
N. J. Lillard secretary of the Interstate Fair Association was named receiver of The Evening News after its bankruptcy. Judge Sheppard set a $10,000 bond, and Lillard takes charge immediately, with the paper to publish as usual.
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Associated Press
Pensacola
Fla
N. J. Lillard
Interstate Fair Association
Evening News
Sheppard
Lil
Bond
Lillard
Moose to Welcome with a Gopher Supper
Mobile Lodge No. 321 Loyal Order of Moose hosts a gopher supper Thursday night prepared by J A Rabby and Co. The gophers shipped from Georgia measure about 18 inches across the back. Several chickens will be killed as guests gather to welcome the newly elected district deputy supreme dictator W T McCowin and Deputy Supreme Dictator BR Hudson, installed at the last meeting.
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Mobile Lodge No
Loyal Order
Moose
Messrs
J. A. and CO
J. Rabby
Georgia
W. T.mccowin
BR. N. Hudson
Supreme Lodge
Dr Kings New Life Pills Promote Gentle Relief
An advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a superior laxative option for bowel troubles. It claims salts or castor oil are unnecessary and that the pills act gently and naturally on the stomach and liver to stimulate digestion.
Morse Gets Bond as Murder Case Is Continued
King Morse, who shot and killed Carl Friedhoff, was arraigned on murder charges and released on $1,000 bond after a continuance till Monday. Assistant Solicitor Touart seeks trial with numerous witnesses, while Friedhoff family attends funeral.
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Do. King Morse
Carl Friedhoff
Recorder’s Court
Tisdale Touart
B. B. Chamberlain
James H. Webb
Morse
Touart
Leo Eldridge
W. D. Belingrath
Leslie B. Sheldon
Mr. Touart
Friedhoff
Miss Friedhoff
Lumber shipments surge across Southern rail lines in 1918
H A Smith of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad reports about 6000 cars of lumber moved in 1918, up 1848 from 1912. Most allied lines show gains, except A G S which hauled nine fewer cars in 1913 than the prior year. The New Orleans Mobile and Chicago led gains with 2322 more cars.
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H. A. Smith
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
New Orleans
Northeastern
Alabama
Vicksburg
Gulf and Ship Island
Meridian
Memphis
Hayssen Suit Over Train Ejection Fails Before Jury
The jury rules for the defendant in the case of H W Hayssen of Chinchula versus Southern Railway seeking 5000 dollars for ejectment from a passenger train at a Pennsylvania station on July 17 1912. Hayssen testified a valid Mobile to Thomasville ticket was ignored and he was forced off. the defense showed he ran beside the train for a mile and halted the engine. The trial lasted the entire day.
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H. W. Hayssen
Chinchula
Southern Railway
Pennsylvania
Hayssen
Mobile
Thomasville
M Hayssen
Gloucester fishing schooner Eglantine wrecked off Nova Scotia
The Gloucester fishing schooner Eglantine wrecked near Liscomb Nova Scotia will be a total loss. Eighteen crew members were rescued after the vessel was driven ashore yesterday.
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Associated Press
Gloucester
Mass
Eglantine
Nova Scotia
Liscomb
N. C
Crusty scalp tetter cured by Cuticura in Kentucky
Mrs says baby suffered a thick crusty scalp eruption starting on the head and spreading. After many salves she used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, which she claims helped from the first use, noting both babies had scalp tetter and were cured.
Conference on Safety at Sea Ends with Broad Safeguards
Paul Gottheb, chairman of the steam ship companies' committee, says the International Conference on Safety at Sea provided all known life-saving safeguards. US signatories urged prompt adoption of the convention's decisions. He called the outcome a relief and noted a common practice will emerge from the agreement when finalized.
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Associated Press
New York
Paul Gottheb
Steamship Companies’ Committee
United States
Modest Girl and Motorman Sparks Inventive Defenses
A modest girl provokes discussion on honor defense while a motorman hints at unconventional ventilation ideas. The exchanges reveal social attitudes and public chatter on personal safety and urban maintenance.
Testimony in Spaulding Auto Case Delay
The case of Frederick S. Spaulding charged with letting a boy under 16 drive his car was called in recorder's court and continued to February 2 so the injured Joseph Hughes could appear. Hughes, who was struck by Spaulding's car driven by his son, suffered a broken arm and minor injuries.
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Frederick S. Spaulding
Recorder’s Court
Joseph Hughes
Young Hughes
Mr. Spaulding
Hughes
Penalty Imposed for Concealed Weapons in Pensacola
Pensacola January 22 Judge Monroe of the court of record accepted a plea of guilt from Andrew White for carrying concealed weapons. He was fined $100 plus costs. The court has consistently levied similar fines and warned that future defendants may face the same or harsher penalties.
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Pensacola
Monroe
Court of Record
Andrew White
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