Bond issue rallies push city school upgrades
Crowds at Semmes and Rus sell meetings rally support for a 150000 bond to fund Mobile school improvements. Speakers insist taxes won’t rise and urge civic unity to boost property values and future prosperity.
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Hn C. O'Connell
Semmes
J. Semmes
Elliot G. Rickardy
Rickardy
Comng
Henry Chamberlain
Messrs. BG. Rickardy
Joseph H. Lyons
E. L. Russell School
Meaher election date set for July 14 in incorporation vote
Judge Price Williams Jr of the probate court fixes July 14 as the Meaher incorporation election. Polls open 8 am to 5 pm at Justice of the Peace B C Cawthon’s office. The proposed town lines cover the Three Mile creek area from Mobile River to Telegraph road and Holt road junctions.
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Price Williams, Jr
Probate Court
Meaher
Office
Justice of the Peace
B. C. Cawthon
Three Mile Creek
Mobile River
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Telegraph Road
Connelly Funeral Notice Edward J. Connelly
Edward Jerome Connelly died July 2 1913 at 12 20 pm son of Rosalie and the late Richard Connelly Friends asked to attend from 312 South Franklin Street tomorrow Friday morning 8 30 to 10 o clock and from Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for requiem in Magnolia Cemetery
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Connolly
Edward Jerome
Rosalie
Richard Connnolly
South Franklin _ street
Cathedral of the Immaculate Con- See
Megnolia Ceme
Large June Export Gain Reported for Mobile Port
Exports from Mobile port in June reach 1 991 787 dollars, up 853 827 from June 1912. Cuba remains the top destination with 564 284, followed by England Argentina and Germany. Detailed country totals mirror a strong year over year rise in overall export value.
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Mobile
H. G. Ashley
Cuba
England
Argentina
Germany
Belgium
Mexico
British West Indies
Uruguay
Otland
Ffonduras
Personal notices from Mobile include visitors and travels
The column lists B M Mumma and bride arriving at Wilwood to join Ellis Mumma, plus Miss Katherine Smythe’s Baltimore wedding. It notes T H Robinson inspecting the Dot river bridge work, Percy Hunter in Mobile, Oscar L Gray in city on business, R H Witsel taking vacation, T A Long visiting with Tommy Long’s feats, and other visitors at Bienville and Battle House hotels. It also mentions Dr R C Jones and family en route to Elks convention and Katie Graham visiting Pensacola as a guest of Miss Gale with plans to spend the Fourth at Battles.
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B. M. Mumma
Bride
New York City
Cawthon
Ellis Lewis Mumma
Wilwood
Robertsdale
Baldwin County
Baltimore
Katherine Smythe
Katie Graham
Pensacola
Fla
Carrie Gale
Graham
Chapman
Miss Davis
Mr. Davis
Beach Hotel
Battles
Ala
Point Clear
Vineyard
Monroe Park Tonight Features Serr Sational Slide
At Monroe Park this evening a dazzling serr sational slide performance captivates local crowds with bright costumes and bold choreography.
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Monroe Park
Fourth of July Big Celebrations Across Mobile Area
Mobile celebrates Independence Day with a major baseball game between the Fats and Leans at Monroe park at 4 pm preceded by a parade. Fireworks, band concerts, vaudeville, motion pictures, and baseball at Citronelle and Citronette accompany citywide events including special railroad rates and shore trips to Citronelle, Fairhope, Battle’s, and Open house at Mobile Country Club as veterans plan outings to Coden.
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Mobile
Monroe Park
Fats
Leans
Buck Taylor
Rettick
Park Theatre
Citronelle
Citronette
Mobile Independents
Chunchula
Oratory
Oliver J. Semmes
Naaresses
Mobile County
Fairhope and
Battle's
Baldwin County
Mobile Bay
Pleasure Bay
Apollo
North Wharf
Fairhope
Battle’s
Coden
Raphael Semmes
United Confederate
Battle House
Cawthon
Park Theatre Thrills With Six Vaudeville Acts
The Park Theatre drew a full crowd for six vaudeville acts led by Manager Rettig. Highlights include bird and animal imitations and the song numbers My Chicken Rag My Tiero Tit the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold and The Trail of the Lonesome Pine. Armond received multiple encores. Shows run 7:30 and 9 o'clock nightly.
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Park Theatre
Rettig
Armond
Lonesome Pine
Deaths and Funerals John Thomas Geary
John Thomas Geary aged eight months son of Mrs Florence Prichard Geary and the late John T Geary died Wednesday night at 10 25 at the home 152 Madison Street after a illness of several weeks The funeral will be Thursday afternoon at 5 from the residence of Mrs Prichard and interment will be in the Catholic cemetery.
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John Thomas Geary
Florence Prichard Geary
John T. Geary
Madison Street
Prichard
Fifber
Plan Rescue Home for Negro Girls
The Alabama Federation of Colored Women's Clubs met in Mobile to plan a rescue home for delinquent Negro girls. President Cornelia Bowen announced the aim amid praise for Mt. Meigs reform work and a legislative shift transferring control to the state. Contenders for the rescue home location include Mobile, Montgomery, and Birmingham, with Birmingham sending the largest delegation.
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State Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs
Mt. Meig
Reform School
Cornelia Bowen
Waugh
Ala
State Street
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
A. Hannum
Mobile
F. Roper
W. A. Caldwell
AVF
Ns High School
L. R. Burwell O' Selma
S. T. Chanton
Selma University
Bowen
Mt. Meigs
Mt. Meigs Reformatory
Alabama Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs
Montgomery
Birmingham
Selma
Tuscaloosa
Talladega
Tuskegee Institute
Alt
Meigs
Bone H
Greensboro
Marion
Rubin
Miller's Ferry
Orde
Franklin Street, Baptist Church
Charles L. Fisher
D. D
Panama Hotel Clerk Arrested For Resisting Process
Deputy sheriffs Bernstein and Brannan arrested Panama Hotel on Wednesday afternoon for resisting legal process. They attempted to serve an attachment on a bicycle levied by a creditor out of the Inferior Criminal court. the husband allegedly refused to surrender the wheel and reportedly tried to take it away. The Motor Machine Company incorporated Thursday to run a machine shop for auto and machinery repair with $25,000 capital. starting capital $10,000. Incorporators and officers include W D Bellingrath president James A Lewis vice president C W Morse secretary and treasurer.
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Panama Hotel
Bernstein
Brannan
Huband
The
Motor Machine Company
W D. Bellingrath
James A. Lewis
C. W. Morse
Downtown railroad ticket offices close on Friday
All local downtown railroad ticket offices will close on Friday July 4 under an agreement. Prospective resort ticket buyers must use the depot offices that day. Alabama funds move to remove convicts from coal mines. a $5 subscription arrives at State Treasurer John Craft’s office with an endorsing letter from John H. Wallace Jr., State Game and Fish Commissioner.
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Alabama
John Craft
County Court House
John H. Wallace, Jr
Henrys victims doing fairly well after Gettysburg incident
Gettysburg July 3 All of the victims of W B Henry of Philadelphia who ran amuck in a Gettysburg hotel dining room last night are reported to be doing fairly well. Charles Enzor, who received the most dangerous wounds, is not out of danger but doctors say there is little hood of his death unless complications arise.
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Associated Press
Gettysburg
W. B. Henry
Philadelphia
Charles Enzor
Two Aeroplane Victims Over Bethon France
A French army Captain Réy was killed and a private of the engineering corps was fatally injured when their biplane capsized yesterday while flying over Bethon France. The crash was reported from Epernay.
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Associated Press
Epernay
France
Réy
Bethan
Pineapple Crate Plant Sought For Mobile Area
Mobile chamber urges local lumber and sawmill firms to manufacture pineapple crates for Cuba trade. Chairman A J Parsons says crates offer a valuable opportunity with large, steady demand. Havana and Key West weekly imports of shooks show market potential. local firms may receive support from the Mobile & Ohio railroad foreign traffic department headed by James S. Taylor.
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Mobile
Cuba
A. J. Parsons
Chamber of Commerce Manufacturers’ Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Parsons
Havana
New Orleans
Key West
Mississippi
Louisiana
Georgia
Florida
Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Jas. S. Taylor
Five Children Die in Valencia House Fire
Five children of W. A. Hays perished in a fire in Valencia Pennsylvania when an overheated stove ignited the home while their parents were away at the pasture. Ages ranged from nine months to eleven years.
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Associated Press
Valencia
W. A. Hays
Man Held to Await Grand Jury in City Court
Ed Arrington is held under bond in city court on charges including assault and attempted murder of Frank Watkins after a shotgun incident. Bond set at $509 pending action of the next grand jury. Joe Lenard fined $5 or 10 days hard labor for obscene language.
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Ed Arrington
Frank Watkins
Joe Lenard
Police News: Undertaker fined for burying without papers
George A. Thomas of Crenshaw Undertaking Company was fined 10 dollars or twenty days for burying a dead body before family physician papers were signed. Notice of appeal was given and bond set at 100 dollars. D. J. Lehay was fined 10 dollars plus costs and ten days hard labor with three months extra hard labor for vagrancy, sentence suspended if he finds work or leaves the city. Andrew Briskol, a Greek witness, failed to appear and was lectured by the court.
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George A. Thomas
Crenshaw Undertaking Company
Charles A. Mohr
Recorder’s Court
D. J. Lehay
Edington
Lehay
Andrew Briskol
Notable Arrest Reported for Assault with Razor
Andrew Otis, a Black man, was arrested on a complaint by Comer Norwood on a charge of assault with a razor. The case details and next court steps are pending further information.
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Andrew Otis
Comer Norwood
Rabies Case Leads Oakdale Humane Officer to Euthanize Mad Cow
In Thursday morning court proceedings Norwood was fined 25 or 50 days for disorderly conduct. Willie Stewart, a negro chauffeur, faced 32 or four days for traffic violations. Oakdale Humane Officer J S Ducourneau shot a cow on Bascombe and Kelly streets after veterinarians confirmed hydrophobia, marking the area’s first rabies case in some time.
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Recorder’s Court
Norwood
Willie ‘Stewart
George M. Smith
Edington
Frank Stauter
Bascombe
Kelly Streets
Oakdale
J. S. Ducourneau
Leach Cross and Bud Anderson Prep for July 4 Title Fight
Leach Cross and Bud Anderson completed training for their twenty round bout set for July 4 in Los Angeles. Anderson is the favorite at ten to seven as both fighters are described by their trainers as in excellent condition.
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Ady
Los Angeles
Cal
Leach Cross
Bud Anderson
Anderson
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Southern Railway
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T. H. Robinson
Dot River
Percy Hunter
Saint Andrew Hotel
Oscar L. Gray
Butler
Choctaw County
R.H. Witsel
Huntsville
T. A. Long
Bladon Springs
Bienville Hotel
Tommy Long
Atlanta
C. D. Woodworth
C.H. Emery
Escanaba, Mich
the Bienville
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Frank H. Stoll
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Farnsdale, Ala
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David Alston
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