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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1915

Page

6

Ismar the Egyptian Seeress at Private Home Notice

An advertisement offers Ismar the Egyptian Seeress a private consultation at her home at Davis and St Charles avenues with hours 8 am to 9 pm. It promotes her as a renowned clairvoyant, predicting fortunes, advising on health and wealth, with 50 cent readings and public travel directions.

Davis and St. Charles Ismar St. Charles Avenues Prichard Whistler Dixie

McHugh and Groom Real Estate Office Listing

The notice identifies McHugh and Groom Real Estate Mortgage Loans and Fire Insurance at 58 St. Francis Street offering property services. The text lists the firm name and street address for the agency's office location.

St. Francis Street M’hugh & Groom ST. Francis McHugh & Groom

Bankrupt Robert H Heflin of Mobile Receives Creditors Meeting

In the U S district court for the district of Alabama Robert H Heflin of Mobile is adjudicated bankrupt. A first meeting of creditors is set for June 20 1915 at 2 o clock P M at the referee in bankruptcy Robert T Ervin office in Mobile. Creditors may attend prove claims appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt.

U. 8S. District Court Sc. Dist Alabama H. Heflin Robert H. Heflin Mobile Robert T. Ervin

Out of Town Visitors Busy at City Hotels

Mr and Mrs P C Steel of Atlanta guests at Bienville Hotel for a week then left Tuesday. Steel, manager of the Wincoff Hotel in Atlanta, is a major Bienville stockholder. Several out of town guests registered at Bienville, Windsor, and Klosky's hotels on Tuesday and Wednesday, including residents from Alabama and Mississippi.

P. C. Steel Atlanta Bienville Hotel Steel Wincoff Hotel Andrew W. Enson Main Station Ala M. B. Bourton Evergreen G. D. Chapman Dickinson Alja E. P. Watts Bay Minette E. B. M. Atkins Ses EB. B. Truckland Citronelle N. G. Brads Birmingham H. B. Bell Perdido Beach Als E T. Rumpie Grand Bay T. Poole Wilmer J. N. Sprinkle Dauphin Island

Weather and river forecasts for shipping routes

Shippers should guard against 94 degree heat for 36 hour shipments north east and west. The Black Warrior river is expected to fall while the Tombigbee and Alabama stay nearly steady for the next two days. A high barometer area with cool air swirls over the northern Rocky Mountain region near Williston North Carolina causing frost and 30 degrees.

Black Warrior Alabama Rocky Mountain Reon Williston N. C Atlantic States Pacific Coast Upper Lake Region Albert Ashenberger

Recorder's Matinee Feuds and Fines Hit City Court

James Van Heuvel fined 15 dollars or 30 days in recorder's court for speeding. Percey Niams case continued due to Mark Lyons absence. Fred Miller pled guilty to forging W B Delchamps name on a $10 National City Bank check. bound over on $500 bond. Miller measured by Bertillon. Anna Green fined 10 dollars and ten days plus 50 days hard labor for razor incident. J T Schley and Victor Houston fined 2 dollars for leaving cars in prohibited district. Captain John Smith fined 15 dollars or 30 days after altercation with Prof Baker. Baker discharged for disorderly conduct.

James van Heuvel Harris and Newbern Recorder’s Court Mark Lyons Percey Niams McGowin-Lyons Hardware Ee Thurs Miller Jack Newbern Anna Green Lena Scheldt J. T. Schley Victor Houston John Smith Beaver Prof. Baker Daphne Normal School Royal and Dauphin Streets Baker

Summer Membership in Y M C A Reduced

The YMCA membership committee set a special summer rate of $4 valid to October first, cutting about a dollar a month from the former $2 monthly fees. Chairman C W Moss urged members to promote swimming and daily shower talks to improve citizen health in Mobile.

Young Men's Christian Association C. W. Moss Mobile

Annual Meeting of Y M C A Next Monday

The annual meeting of the Young Men’s Christian Association will take place in the Y M C A membership rooms on Monday June 21. General Secretary Frank W Evans urges a large attendance as important matters will be discussed. The member ship committee is suggested to comprise twelve members.

Young Men’s Christian Association Frank W. Evans

Quick sale planned for two city lots in Bay Avenue area

Property notice for two lots at N. W. Car Bay Ave and Easton St plus N. Bay Ave and 2 W. Easton St. lists original price $470 with owner seeking rapid sale. Located at 68 St. Francis Street.

N. W. Car Bay Ave Easton Street N. Bay Ave W. Easton Street

Whistler Burglar Nabbed. Evidence Recovered

Deputies Charles E B Smith and Dennis Lynch arrested Charles alias Chippy Heard, a ne gro, for the Kelly Bros store burglary in Whistler. They recovered trousers, socks shirts and overalls linked to the theft, with loot found at Heard's home and he is jailed.

Charles Kelly Bros Whistler Charles EB. Smith Dennis Lynch Heard

Bond Jumper Taken Back In Mobile

Monroeville sheriff L N Savage returned Charley Johnson a negro from Monroe to Mobile after he fled a $650 bond on gent larceny. Deputy Lee Soles had arrested him in Monroe. The Texas Poster Advertisers Association adopted a resolution banning whiskey ads after January 1 1916.

L. N. Savage Monroeville Ala Charley Johnson Lee Soles Monroe Johnson Oaroeville Mobile Galveston Tex Texas Poster Advertisers’ Association

Burch Seeks Breckinridge Return From New Orleans

Detective Warren Burch arrived back in Mobile from New Orleans after attempting to bring New ell R Breckinridge to answer a February grand jury indictment for false pretenses. Habeas corpus filings delayed return, with plans to retry in New Orleans, where Breckinridge fights extradition while held as a fugitive. The case ties to National City Bank and First National Bank executives victimized by the alleged swindle.

Warren Burch Mobile New Orleans Newell’ R. Breckinridge Grand Jury Breckenridge J. Buck National City Bank Henry Hall First National Bank Breckinridge West

Sum of 2900 alleged dud balance in promissory note

A report notes a claim of a 2900 dollar dud balance on a promissory note associated with K A Chappene involving Hevea. The item reads as a disputed financial matter with unspecified court or official action.

K. A. Chappene Hevea Ae

Cockroach Control Paste Ad Promises Easy, Safe Use

An old advertisement extols a two ounce paste box for ten cents to kill cockroaches and stop contamination of foods. It promises easy use with fifteen directions per package and claims the paste is an absolute deterrent compared to powders.

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