Awakening of the Order of Hoo Hoo at a Concatenation
The Order of Hoo Hoo revived its dormant members at a concatenation in the Cawthon hotel assembly room. The event featured initiates, officers, and speeches by Jerome Sheip and notable Hoo Hoo members from McGowin-Lyons Hardware, Salco Lumber, and Bay Minette. A farewell feast at the Vineyard followed the secret exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of
Cawthon Hotel
Thomas B. Soost
George T. Frazer
Hinton A. Touart
Henry Hall, Jr
Arturo Marty Moragues
J. L. Marty
Vicegerent Snark
Edward Gaines
Hoo Hoo
Mardi Gras
Jerome Sheip
Mobile
Mark Lyons
McGowin-Lyons Hardware Company
Paul B. Ray
Salco ,Lumber Company
Ed Gaines
McGowin Export Lumber Company
Frank S. Stone
Bay Minette
Need of Adequate Defense Warns of War Risks
A 1916 patriotic education pamphlet urges immediate military buildup citing President Wilson on naval strength and manpower. It argues the United States lags behind Germany Russia Britain and Japan in fleet size arms and aviation and urges readers to contact Congress to back army and naval preparedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
United States
United States Army
Germany
Russia
Italy
Great Britain
Colonies
Turkey
Belgium
Bulgaria
Serbia
Congress
Dewey
Admiral Dewey
Japan
Atlantic
Pacific
America
Servia
France
General Staff
Army
General Board
Naval
Selma Men Inspect Mobile Street Paving
Dr. P. B. Harrell and L. D. Porter of Selma street committee visited Mobile on Saturday to inspect paving. They were shown by Commissioner Harry Pillon and City Engineer Wright Smith with J. J. Heller. The group praised Mobile improvements and planned to adopt the Mobile paving plan. Mr. Browning commended the Mobile street department after thirty years building roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. B. Harrell
L. D. Porter
Selma
Ala
Mobile
R. S. Browning
Harry Pillans
Wright Smith
J. J. Heller
Browning
Land Book Endorsed At Anniston Meeting
At Pell City in St. Clair county on Friday, a meeting of revenue, banking, real estate, and merchant members endorsed the Alabama Land Book plan. A committee led by McClean Tilton was named to raise funds to properly represent southern St. Clair county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Ala
Pell City
St. Clair County
Board of Revenue, Bankers
Emmet Jones
McClean Tilton
Tilton
Alabama Bankers Association
Odd Axioms About Natives and Animals
A collection of humorous observations notes that Africans do not wear winter underwear Eskimos dislike ice cream zebras share a spotting reason with coach dogs and a Saturday night saloon effort could power a jitney bus from Red Horse Colorado to South Norwalk Connecticut a tramp embodies prideful idleness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Red Horse
Colo
Norwalk
Conn
Southern Railway Opens Foreign Trade Branch in Chattanooga
The South American agency of the Southern Railway and affiliated lines will form a cooperative branch with the US Department of Commerce in Chattanooga to aid Southern manufacturers. Located at 322 James Building, the office will house a full library of Commerce publications and receive confidential foreign trade circulars and other department information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
The
Southern Railway Company
Queen and Crescent
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
United States Department of Commerce
United States
James
January Comparison Shows Rise in Southern Railway Revenue
Comptroller A H Plant reports January 1916 gross revenue for Southern Railway at 5 588 021 dollars, up 935 019 dollars or 20 10 percent from 1915, with seven month totals compared to 1915 and 1914, noting the 1915 depression effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Southern Railway Company
A. H. Plant
Financials Show 1916 Rail Revenues and Expenses Shift
January 1916 railway revenues show a $4,077,303 total with a $131,025 year over year rise and a $601,887 drop from 1914. Operating costs, taxes and uncollectible sums also rose 3.32 percent from 1915 while remaining below 1914 levels by 12.68 percent. In inferior court cases Wellington Pars was fined 50 dollars and costs or 20 days jail for violating the prohibition law. Mose Cook nolle. Dan Crenshaw jailed for embezzling from Celia Gordon. Nathan Harris fined 5 dollars or ten days for beating Norman Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington Pars
Plenty of Police to Protect Public at Carnival
Chief Van Lieu will swear in 25 extra officers Monday morning and the entire force will double duty. Plain clothes and special officers will patrol downtown and mingle with crowds at Bienville Square, War Vessels, Rogers Brothers Carnival, and other locations to maintain order during the carnival. Autos are banned from Bienville Square during carnival days and parades, with police enforcing parking restrictions and parade routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Lieu
Bienville Square
G. M. van
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Polly and
Pals
Ee Het Oa
Fisa
Jess
Mia
Cap
Iwall
Concatenation
Society For the Advancement of Patriotic Education
Klosky’s
Chas. Schimpf
Conti St
Reba
B. Needalman
Conti Street
Wagner-Hamilton Howe Company
Dauphin Street
Southern Railway
New York
Willie Gee
New York Zoological Society
Zoological Society
Bronx Park
van Lien
Woman’s Wear
C. J. Gayter & Company
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