Carnival Boats To Lead Mobile Mardi Gras Parades
The Mobile Carnival Association plans to send scout cruisers Chester or Dolphin with the transport Prairie to Mobile for Mardi Gras, featuring over 2,000 trained men from Fort Morgan in line. The Fifth Georgia Regiment and Atlanta Grays will join, while illumination contracts and four contracted bands promise a full festival with concerts, aeroplane flights, and peze amusements.
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Mobile Carnival Association
Chester
Dolphin
Prairie
Mobile
Fort Morgan
Mc Dbilians
Cawthon Hotel
Fifth Georgia Regiment
Atlanta Grays
Carnival Association
E. L. Ca‘hill
Bienville Square
Saati
Saint Louis Woman Reports Rapid Growth After Home Remedy
A Saint Louis woman claims she grew four inches in a few weeks after using a simple home recipe mixed at home. The report quotes her statement without embellishment or external confirmation.
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Louis
St. Louis
Fine Pleasure Boat Visits Port
The three deck steamer Charles Cessna arrived in port after noon from Pensacola and will remain several days for hull painting and possible excursions. Owned by Cessna Transportation Co of Pensacola, Frank H. Henning is general manager and will base his operations in Mobile.
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Charles
Cessna
Pensacola
Port
St. Francis Street
Cessna Transportation Company of
Frank H. Henning
Henning
Mobile
Marion N. Cobb
Marion N. Cobb, Bealemaster
San Pedro de Macoris
D. R
Schower E. M. Roberts
Havana
Cuba
C. D. Pickels
Fla
Harald
Monsen
United Fruit Co
Ulua
P. J. McLaughlin
Russel
Puerto Padre
Mdnau V. Pickels
Matanzas, Co
M. A. Achora
Matanzas
Celicia
Norton
Liverpool
Eng
Falg
Gunderson
Munson Steamship Co
Cienfuegos
Honoreva
Swift
Seeberg
Tine
Jacmel
Haiti
Rayford Fined for Prohibition Violation
Judge Henry Chamberlain fined H. R. Rayford alias A T Rayford $100 or thirty days for violating the prohibition law and allowed an appeal with bond set at $200. Other cases include Robert Arnold Dick Young Ollie Johnson fined for gaming, Sadie Royal jailed for drunkenness, William Smith jailed for embezzling a hog, William Johnson alias Kid fined for assault and battery, and Frank Williams acquitted of assault to ravish.
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Rayford
Robert Arnold
Dick Young
Ollie Johnson
Henry Chamberlain
Inferior Criminals Court
Sadie Royal
H. R. Rayford
A. T. Rayford
William Smith
Romane Pterson
William Johnson
Kid
Frank Williams
Ravish
Wharves Left Quiet as Vessel ShortageAffects Harbor
Captain Henry D. Pillichody, a veteran in shipping circles, said on Wednesday that for hours there were no vessels present along the wharves from One Mile Creek to the Turner Hartwell docks except for a pile driver.
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Henry D. Pillichody
Turner-Hartwell Docks
Vicks Vap-O-Rub Claims Fast Croup Relief
An old advertisement touts Vick's Vap-O-Rub Croup and Pneumonia Salve for rapid relief of croup. It recommends rubbing the throat and chest, inhaled vapors loosening phlegm and easing breathing, with a single bedtime application as preventive.
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Vick's
The Fair as City Builder by Mort L. Bixler
Mort L. Bixler argues the fair can boost Mobile by drawing visitors boosting commerce and attracting population. He cites Houston Galveston and local growth, stresses cooperative spirit among merchants and educational exhibits, and says fairs convert outsiders into long term boosters for Mobile’s development.
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Mobile
United States
Galveston
Texas
Worcester
Mass
Houston
Gulf of Mexico
Linseed oil smuggling case ends in guilty plea
Bruno Hartman pleaded guilty before Federal Judge Toulmin to importing a barrel of linseed oil valued at 50 dollars. He paid 400 dollar fine plus 36 dollars costs after the plea. Harry T. Pegues, newly appointed Mobile assistant US attorney, appeared for the government.
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Bruno Hartman
United States
Toulmin
Harry T. Pegues
Mobile
Pegues
Alex D. Pitts
Blair Lee Wins Senate Seat in Maryland Vote
The Senate seated Blair Lee as Maryland senator by a 53 to 13 vote. It marks the first test of the new direct election amendment.
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Blair Lee
Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Maryland
Personal News From Mobile and Ohio and Area
After visiting Montgomery Harvey E. Jones of the Mobile and Ohio reports his mother Mrs Harvey E. Jones Sr is much improved. Topeka businessman Horace Ferrell visits Mobile with plans to relocate nearby. Louis O Davidson of Uniontown Ala mourns death of his mother in that city. F L Woolridge, longtime Mobile and Ohio auditor, transferred to the Southern Railway in Mississippi.
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Montgomery
Harvey E. Jones
Mobile and Ohio
Harvey E. Jones, Sr
Louis O. Davidson
Uniontown
Ale
Mobile
Davidson
F. L. Woolridge
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Southern Railway
Mississippi
Harrison Will Attend Dinner in Mobile March
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce will host a Prosperity Dinner and public reception for Fairfax Harrison, president of the Mobile and Ohio and Southern railroads, during March after officials approved the plan at their Tuesday meeting. Harrison expressed appreciation for the invitation and noted prior commitments through February before his Mobile visit to review the railroad in March.
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Mobile
Fairfax Harrison
Mobile and Ohio and Southern
Chamber of Commerce
Harrison
R. V. Taylor
A. J. Parsons
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Runaway Girls Found in Pensacola
Pensacola police detained two Mobile runaways Estelle May Hadley fifteen and Alma Delhouma seventeen after information from Mobile police. The girls left Mobile Sunday and were registered at a Pensacola hotel. their parents traveled to Pensacola and will accompany them back to Mobile.
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Pensacola
Mobile
Estelle May Hadley
Alma Delhouma
Bartenders Invite Members to Sunday Smokers Meeting
The Mobile Bartenders Union No. 563 invites friends to a smoker at 10 o'clock Sunday morning February 1 at the Central Trades Council Hall.
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Mobile Bartenders Union No. 563
Central Trades Council Hall
License Payers Warned by Judge in County Notice
Probate Judge Price Williams Jr mailed notices to all license payers with unpaid state and county licenses for the year. The notice warns payment must be made by Saturday night to avoid penalties. Delinquents will be reported to Tax Commissioner D J O Callaghan starting Monday for collection and possible legal action.
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Price Williams, Jr
D. J. O'Callaghan
State Tax Commission
Albright and Wood to Open Royal Street Store
Albright and Wood druggists will open a new store in the northwest corner of Royal and Government streets around February 22 in a building finished with mahogany and birch. They will keep their Jackson and Dauphin streets location. The Wainwright Safe & Fixture Company will handle woodwork and a twenty foot onyx soda fountain will be installed. The building is leased from J. T. Burke.
Alleged burglar found hiding in grocery house
Frank Austin from Birmingham, Alabama, was arrested Tuesday night by Officer Guy Jarvis on a burglary charge later upgraded to a technical charge. He was allegedly concealed beneath sacks in the T. G. Bush Grocery Company store and found hiding behind a tier of boxes. arraigned in recorder's court Wednesday afternoon.
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Frank Austin
Birmingham
Ala
Guy Jarvis
T. G. Bush Grocery Company
Recorder's Court
Cascarets for head colds and upset stomachs
A vintage box ad touts Cascarets as a cure for dizziness headaches biliousness and sour stomach. It claims the product cleanses the stomach removes undigested food and toxins from the liver and bowels and that a dose at night will leave a clear head and regular digestion by morning.
Want New Church for All Saints
Parishioners of All Saints Episcopal church plan a new church on the current site. An executive committee named a twenty member sub committee to raise 20000 dollars in 1914 with 15000 from a bond issue toward a total project cost of 25000 dollars. A parish conference will review details and set future plans.
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All Saints Episcopal Church
Battle House
John T. Cochrane
H. M. Hood
William H. Armbrecht
All Saints
School Board to Choose Architect for Barton Academy Plans
The Mobile Board of School Commissioners will hold an adjourned meeting on Wednesday afternoon to select the architect or firm to oversee Barton Academy remodeling and two new school buildings. The last meeting delayed action on Stevens and Nelson of New Orleans due to a confidential letter, with William Buttner of St. Louis expected to be represented.
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Board of School Commissioners
Barton Academy
Mobile
Stevens and Nelson
New Oreleans
William Butttner
Real Estate Man Sells 160 Acre Dawes Tract for Satsuma Plant
Edward M. Batley sold 160 acres near Dawes Alabama to Jabez S. Arnold of the Mobile Credit Men's Association. Arnold plans immediate clearing and planting in Satsuma orange trees and to build a bungalow with modern conveniences.
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Edward M. Batley
Jabez
Putnam Accepts State Position
L. H. Putnam resigned as superintendent of the Boys home and said he would become superintendent of the State Industrial School of Florida at Marianna, taking up duties February 15 and returning briefly to Columbus, Ohio. He noted Marianna offers a broader field with over 200 pupils and aims to direct industries, arts, crafts, and morality. He cited prior support from business leaders and organizations in South Bend New York and Baltimore.
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L. H. Putnam
Mobile Boys’ Detention School
Florida State Industrial School
Marianna
Boys’ de Home
Ind Trial School of
Florida
Columbus
Putnam
Cher of Commerce
South Bend
R. H. Macey
New York
Baltimore
Round Trip Rates for Mardi Gras Announced
Railroad rates to Mobile from eastern Passenger Association territory set at 3 per mile plus 26 cents. Rates take effect February 17 and cover travel to March 6 with extension to March 23 for an extra dollar. Southern Railway ticket offices hold extensions.
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Mobile
Eastern Passenger Association
Southern Railway Ticket Office
Southwestern Lumbermen Convene in Kansas City
More than three thousand delegates attend the twenty sixth annual convention of the Southwestern Lumbermen Association at the community building in Kansas City Missouri opening today. Proceedings focus on the association's activities and industry issues.
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Southwestern
Kansas City
Associated Press
Southwestern Lumbermen
Munity
Danderine Hair Cleanse Promises Lustrous Hair
An old advertisement extols Danderine as a cure for dandruff and scalp dryness. It claims one application dissolves dandruff, soothes the scalp, stops itching and hair loss, and leaves hair growing long, strong and beautiful. A 256 bottle is sold at stores and counters.
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Knowlton
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Victor Records
RED Seal
Fevnalds
Dauphin Street
Mobile, Ala
Gras
Cessna of
Croup
Mort L. Bixler
Alabama
Vogeson
Horace Ferrell
Topeka
Hutchinson
Kansas
Southern
Tutt’s
Cheeney
Albright and Wood
Royal Street
Windsor Hotel
Cafe Royal
Conti Sts
Bowab Bros
P.O. Cafe sreSei Reh
Satsumas
By Boys Club
Florida Industrial School
Aly
Will
ABC
City Bank
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