The Chambered Nautilus and Moving Pageants in Mississippi
Fragmented poetry and notices mix about an Oliver Wendell Holmes tribute, a B Y P U meeting, a Columbus pageant film showing at Princess Theatre, and Anna Shaw’s fight to prevent sale of her yellow car for back taxes. Contents include civic events and a legal tax dispute.
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Columbus
Mississippi
Industrial Institute and College At
Princess Theatre
Meridian Dispatch
Rice Gaither
Meridian
Anna Shaw
Yellow Auto
Philadelphia
Anna Howard Shaw
National
A Can Woman Suffrage Association
Ware
Eastern Victory
Lucy Anthony
Shaw
Pennnsylvania
New York
Moylan
Dixie urges community help in collecting old linen for wartime dressings
A message from Dixie Bibb Graves calls for organized drives to gather old linen and cotton cloth for surgical dressings. She urges local ministers and citizens to donate and designate a destination country, framing the effort as humanitarian and memorial to war victims. The Alabama UDC president signs the appeal to Alabama divisions and local communities.
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West By-Eighth Street
New York City
Europe
Dixie Bibb Graves
Alabama
Bibb Graves
iIlt
United Daughters of the Confederacy of Alabama
Electra Semmes Colston Chapter Meets for Relief Work
An Electra Semmes Colston Chapter meeting at Monroe Park with guests Mrs N Davis of Atlanta and Mrs Andrew Buchanan of Mobile discussed relief efforts for veterans and an old couple. They planned bandage making and reviewed readings from Barbara Frietchie and The Conquered Banner, followed by a picnic and movie.
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Electra Semmes
Colston
Electra Semmes Colston
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Monroe Park
N. Davis
Atlanta
Andrew Buchanan
Auburn
Mobile
Dawson
Relief Committee
California
Bibb Graves
Whittier
Barbara Frietchie
Olive Austin
C. 8. Shawhan
Stanley Finch
L. L. Duggar
Moving Pictures
Bela Park
Salitpa Personal Notices Highlight Local Visitations
Charle Kimbrough of Jackson visits cousin Dr. John Kimbrough this week. Miss Gray Guy and Miss Bernard depart for Mobile after nursing locally. Joe McCorquodale travels to Jackson on business. Mabel Robinson and Joe McCorquodale attend Mrs. Jesse Turner’s funeral in West Bend. The Turner family mourns Tuesday night death. Dr. J. R. Armistead and J. D. Bedwell visit Jackson. Joe Atchinson of Thomasville visits ill father J. B. Atchinson. Agnew York of Coffeeville visits. Elva Cunningham of Jackson accompanies Maggie Turner to West Bend. J. D. Doyle visits Jackson for business. Mrs. N. A. Molton and child mentioned.
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Salitpa
Ala
Charlie Kimbrough
Jackson
John Kimbrough
Little Gray Guy
Bernard
Mobile
Joe McCorquodale
H. W. Porter
Mabel Robinson
Jesse Turner
West Bend
J. R. Armistead
J. D. Bedwell
Joe L. Atchinson
Thomasville
Mobile Children Celebrate July Birthdays at Empire Theatre
The Mobile Item notes Abe Cohen Maggie Brewer Frank Arata and Bertha Stroecker born in July are invited to a birthday picture party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon with tickets mailed. Children born in July are asked to send full names addresses and birthdates to Children’s Editor at the Mobile Item at least two days before their birthday.
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Abe Cohen
Armstead St
Maggie Brewer
S. Scott St
Frank Arata
State St
Marine
the Item
Empire Theatre
Nathalie Ter Leaves for Center Ville Visit
Nathalie Ter departed Wednesday to visit relatives and friends in Center Ville and other nearby locations.
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Ter
Nathalie
Centerville
Meeting to Adjust Tailors' Strike in New York
A conference of representatives of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and the New York Clothing Manufacturers' Association forms a committee of Adjustment to settle the tailors' strike. About 21 000 tailors are on strike and there will be no extension until the committee acts. A man who falls into a lake is under suspicion for ten years after.
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New York
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
New York Clothing Manufacturers’ Association
Aero Club of America Accepted by New York and Vermont Militias
The Aero Club of America will provide aeroplanes and aviators for National Guard encampments. William B. Luchey, who flew around Manhattan two years ago, will join the New York National Guard at Fishkill Plains. George A. Gray, veteran pilot, to participate in Vermont National Guard summer training.
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New York
Aero Club of America Today
National Guard
Vermont
William 8. Luchey
Manhattan
New York National Guard
Fish Kill Plains
George A. Gray
Vermont National Guard
Death sentences in Richmond militia guard lynching case
Clara nce Roy and Joan Rollins were quickly tried in the county circuit court for attacking Mrs. Burney Coleman and her daughter at Rappahannock Academy. With militia ready to deter a lynching, both Negroes were sentenced to die in the electric chair on August 20.
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Richmond
Clarance Roy
Joan Rollins
Tae Line
Burney Coleman
Miss Coleman
Rappandock Academy
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Bell Phone
Saheanas
Anda
Oliver Wendell Holmes
The
Baptist Tabernacle Church
Roy Jones
Alyse Eaton
May. Bolling
Alyse Ewton
John Quill
Tuscaloosa
Henry Klass
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railway
Union Terminal Station
Calvert and
York
Tuccaloosa
Birmingham
East
Montgomery
Selma
Fannie Personals
L. H. Miller
Ridgeway
J. J. Godwin
Leslie Miller
Horn
Century
Mattie Webb
Bay Minette
Media
Meyer
Castle Brand
Faust Spachetti
Hershey’s
Henry C. Meyer
Dauphin
Scott Stree
New York and
Aero Club of America
Mobile’s Best Store
Columbia
Dur Sale
Mennen
Baby
America
Dr. Lyons
Boye
Loth
Qur Sai
Breccia
Gi ” Prace Gingham
Bas
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Palm Beach
L. Hammel Dry. Goods Company
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