Campaign Against Illiteracy Begins in Mobile County
Mrs. E D Thames field secretary of the Alabama Illiteracy Commission spoke at the Mobile Sub Commission meeting in the Cawthon hotel detailing moonlight schools and one to one instruction as effective plans. She cited Kentuckys Cora Wilson Stewart and statistics on earnings by education and urged compulsory schooling to reduce fire losses and raise Southern state rates. A fundraising committee was formed to support the illiteracy campaign.
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Thames
State Commission
Cawthon Hotel
E. D. Thames
Alabama
Mobile
William T. Harris
Germany
Argentine Republic
North Carolina
South
Kentucky
Florida
Illinois
Washington
Louisiana
Georgia
Oklahoma
S. S. Murphy
Public
Mobile Federation of Women’s Clubs
Matthew Brewster
J. C. Smith
Federation
Martin Holbrook
Erwin Craighead
Craighead
Vitalitas Heat Wellness Ad Promotes Vitalitas Dangers
Advertises Vitalitas as Souths most wonderful product for hot weather claiming it cures indigestion liver issues and rheumatism with no alcohol or drugs. Encourages visiting Suttons Drug Store for a booklet and lists druggists as sellers asserting thousands use it daily.
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South
Nature
Sutton
Knox Booth Bailed On Moonshine Conspiracy Release
Knox Booth a former internal revenue agent, released in Montgomery after signing a bond of 20000. Six relatives and friends stood as surety. The case related to an alleged moonshine conspiracy drew a federal grand jury in Fort Smith Arkansas. In other notes, Corinne Chatman and several others faced vagrancy gaming and affray charges in the inferior criminal court with fines or short jail terms.
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Federal Grand Jury
Fort Smith
Montgomery
Knox Booth
Mobile
United States
Elmore
South
Prattville
Booth
Revenue Department
Rand
Fort Smith, Ark
United States Grand Jury
Internal Revenue
Inferior Court
Inferior Criminal Court
Corinne Chatman
Abe Hooks
Will Love
Henry Evans
Lucille Williams
Christine Henderson
Publishers Again Honor Mobile Man
The Southern Newspaper Publishers Association met in Asheville and chose the city as its permanent meeting place. Officials elected include President W. T. Anderson of Macon Georgia and vice presidents Robert S. Jones of Asheville and Walter Johnson of Chattanooga who becomes second vice president. W. M. Clemens of Mobile was named secretary treasurer and an executive committee was chosen from multiple cities including Birmingham New Orleans Savannah Chattanooga Little Rock Houston Lynchburg Raleigh Atlanta Jacksonville Nashville Charleston.
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Asheville
N. C
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
W. T. Anderson
Macon
Robert S. Jones
W. M. Clemens
Mobile
Ala
W. H. Hanson
Birmingham
D. D. Moore
New Orleans
F. G. Bell
Savannah
Walter Johnson
Chattanooga
Elmer Clark
Little Rock
Ark
G. J. Palmer
Houston
Texas
M. K. Dureson
Lynchburg
John A. Park
Raleigh
Charles D. Atkinson
Atlanta
W. A. Elliott
Jacksonville
Fla
Edgar M. Foster
Nashville
Robert Latham
Charleston
Bryan calls for neutrality based on law and mediation
William Jennings Bryan argues that neutrals must be protected and not provoked by belligerents. He says mediation will come to the United States and notes war disruptions to neutral commerce, business readjustments, and shortages of American ships amid the conflict.
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Bryan
United States
Tourist Girl Proves Fine Advertising for Mobile Territory
The Tourist Girl drawing crowds at the Lyric Theatre this week proves an effective advertisement for Mobile territory. View films of the city county and events attract attention though some views underperform. After Mobile, she will embark on a long Western Northwest tour to promote the Gulf City to homeseekers.
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Lyric Theatre
Mobile
Gulf City
Y M C A Experts Begin With First Swimming Class
About 50 to 75 boys attended the first YMCA swimming class at Lyons Park pool under Prof A E Marriott. The event included plans to extend instruction to girls, with medals for learners, and additional classes formed at the YMCA. Also noted is a St Vincent’s Society smoker and a bankruptcy filing by Emmett T Henley of Mobile with $217 liabilities.
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A. E. Marriott
Lyons Park
Pat J. Lyong
St. Vincent’s Holy Name Society
St. Vincent’s Club
Lawrence
Charleston
Holy Name Society
Emmett T. Henley
Mobile
United States District Court
Toulmin
R. T. Ervin
Chicago Carmen Strike Ends After Long Arbitration
The 14 000 Chicago streetcar strike was settled in a long conference today. Arbitration will settle all points, cars to resume once crews are notified. Mayor Thompson joins the arbitration board with company officials to name an arbiter by Saturday. Mahon likely represents the men.
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Chicago
Chicago Street
Carmen
William Hale Thompson
W. D. Mahon
Street Car Men's Union
Prospects Bright for Churchmen's Outing at Point Clear
Co W Moss chair of the Get-Together Excursion and Picnic for the Federation Churches of Mobile says the outing tomorrow at Point Clear has very bright prospects. Steamers Pleasure Bay and Carney may be used. Point Clear hotel offers dinner for those who prefer not to bring baskets. All are welcome regardless of church, water at the Point is salty and baths are free for picnickers. boats depart Dauphins Street foot at 9:30 Thursday morning.
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Co. W. Moss
Federation Churches of Mobile
Point Clear
Pleasure Bay
Moss
Church Federation
Dauphins Street
Lumber ships and arrivals dot Mobile harbor scene
The Ocean Charters announced the schooner Mount Hope will carry lumber to St John s New Brunswick. The City of Mobile arrived with a large passenger list and freight. The Alma is expected Wednesday morning. The John D Col will be lowered for repairs. New furnaces reached for the Dictator and the Pollard will be hauled out for work. The Parchim left in tow with timber bound for London. The Malm tg is due in port and the Rodo banana ship arrived from the tropics. The Sin carried over a million gallons of molasses to Cuba and the Fannie Prescott was sent to Gulfport to load timber for the UK.
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Mount Hope
St. John’s
N. B
City
Mobile
Tombigbee
Alma
John D. Colwell
Gulf Dry Docks
Dictator
Home Industrial Iron Works
Thomas F. Pollard
Parchim
London
England
Claude
Dawn
Mobile Towing and Wrecking Company
Hunter-Benn Lumber Company
Malm Tg
Port Iato
Munson Steamship Company
Rodo
Chamelecon Steamship Line
Tropics
Sin
Cuban Molasses Company
Fannie Prescott
Lower Bay
Gulfport
United Kingdom
Deaths of Mrs Mary E Wheat native of Illinois
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Wheat age 73 widow of George M Wheat and longtime Mobile resident died Wednesday morning at 11 Brewster Street after a lingering illness. She had many friends in Mobile who will learn of her death with deep regret.
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Mary E. Wheat
Mary Elizabeth Wheat
Illinois
George M. Wheat
Mobile
Brewster Street
Court proceedings list in chancery and law sessions
Wednesday business in Chancery Court presided by Hon. Thomas H. Smith included decree pro confesso actions, guardian ad litem instructions, dismissals, and testimonies ordered published. multiple cases settled, re set for June 17, and call for Thursday. Law and Equity Court docket featured costs paid, default judgment for lands, and trials set for Elijah Thomas v Mobile Light and Railroad Company.
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Chancery Court
Thomas H. Smith
John W. Johnson
Emile J. Bihler
Register
J. Bradford Davis
Thomas Erwin
Guardian Ad Litem
Roy E. Roe
Elizabeth Pally
Frank L. Roche
Simon Favre
Grosha Blue
Eddie Lord
Steven Brown
Claria Brown
Clara Stell Woodward
Arthur Coyde Woodward
Joseph D. Patton
Rose Ann Patton
Howard D. Johnson
Jennie H. Bidwell
Rufus Dane
Ronald L. May
Emmans
Law and Equity Court
Elijah Thomas
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
Opening Markets and New Orleans Cotton Report
The market opened unsettled with higher weather forecasts but Liverpool futures weaker. New Orleans and New York cotton opened steady to slightly down, with declines of four to five points later in the day. spot sales noted while futures fluctuated as weather and boll weevil factors affected demand.
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Wealike
New Orleans
Liverpool
NEW York
Weather Bureau
Tuy
Global market wrap with cotton and stocks notes
Liverpool reports steady cotton spot with 10 000 bales sold for speculation and export and futures quiet with listed spreads. New York Stock List shows prices for Amalgamated Copper to United States Steel pid and many others. Burial notice for Mrs. Mary Jane Gimon at St Joseph's Church. Read Admiral C J Roush detached from command awaiting successor.
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Liverpool
New York
Amalgamated Copper
American Can
American Smelting
American Sugar
American Tel
Tel
American Tobacco
Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethelehem Steel
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago
Mil. & St
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Reading
Republic Iron and Steel
Seabord Air Line
Seaboard Air Line
Studebaker Corporation
Southern Pacific
Tennessee Copper
Union Pacific
United States Rubber
United States Steel
M. J. Gimon
Mary Jane Gimon
A. RB. Berbeze
Fulton Road
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Requajermn Mans
Father Wagemans
Father Salentin
T. J. Burns
Fank Ortmann
Judge Price Wiliams, Jr
Joseph H. Bolton
J. C. Tachoir
Joseph Marques
W. H. Holcombe
W. H. Rowell
John Cowley
Ferb
Dreaper
Sidney Berry
John H. Jackson
Invokes God's Beware for Pellagra Cure in Jasper Ad
A crudely worded testimonial endorses a Pellagra remedy from American Compounding Co in Jasper Alabama. The ad urges readers to request Baughan's free book and claims a cure if the remedy fails.
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Jumbo
J. H. Satterwhite
Baugh
Baughan
American Compounding Co
Jasper
Ala
Lusitania Sinking Hearings Rule Out Naval Speed Change
The Lusitania inquiry resumes with Alfred A. Booth of Cunard saying there is no speed difference for submarines between nineteen boilers and twenty five. He notes no steamer struck by a submarine had exceeded fourteen knots. City court notes report acquittals and a postponed case amid a list of Thursday’s call. Naval stores in Savannah list telegram prices and receipts for turpentine and rosin.
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London
Alfred A. Booth
Cunard Steamship Company
Sir Carson
Mr. Booth
Carson
Joseph Simonson
Simonson
Louis Phillips
Char
Jackson Reed
Tom Allen
Wade H. Orr
Gibby Brown
C. L. Lott
Jenks Jenkins
A. M. Quigley
Darken Gray Hair With Safe Easy Solution
An ad extols Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer to darken gray hair naturally without dye. It claims scalp treatment clears dandruff and itching, and that the whole head becomes dark, lustrous, and healthy in days. Bottle offered for 60 cents from Ordette Van Antwerp Drug Store, Mobile Alabama, with out of town shipping.
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Ordette van Antwerp Drug Store
Mobile
Ala
Parcel Ey v
Does Your Skin Itch and Burn Eczema Remedy Ad
A vintage style advertisement promotes Resinol for itchy burning skin conditions including eczema. It claims instant relief from itching after washing with hot water and applying ointment, noting doctors prescribed it for twenty years and that it is sold by every druggist.
Golfers Resume Play in Chicago
Chicago June 16 Sixty one players from the Western Golf Association competed in the seventh Tom Morris Memorial event. Teams from Cleveland Country Club and Los Angeles Club participated with both the winner from 1913 and last year noted among past champions.
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Chicago
Western Golf Association
Tom Morris
Cleveland
Los Angeles Club
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