Mayor urges boosters to invade Florida and Alabama
Mayor Laz Schwarz calls for Mobile boosters to reclaim trade territory in Florida and southeast Alabama, proposing a two day charter train trip through Pensacola and Montgomery to Marianna and Militon with stops along the way.
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Florida
Alabama
Mobile
Pensacolla
Montgomery
Laz Schwarz
New York
Pensacola
Boosters
Schwarz
Here
Fliomaton
Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad
Louisville and Nashville
Marianna
Mil
Boosters Eye Mobile Area Trade Network Expansion
The article recalls towns from Marianna to Campbellton and beyond in the Mobile trade area, noting river routes and merchant history. It praises booster efforts to spur lasting regional growth and highlights Yeend Potter’s Easter open announcement in the social section.
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Yeend Potter
London Hostelry in Predicament
One hundred cooks and helpers struck at the hostel tonight over unsatisfactory meals as one hundred diners were seated to eat. Diners were served only a glass of Pilsener and a ham sandwich.
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London
International News Service
Eayou
City BREVITIES Highlights From Mobile Civic Events
Rev W R M Bickerstaff leads two sermons at St Stephens Road Methodist with Interdenominational mass meetings at First Baptist and Government Street Presbyterian lectured by Rev Armin A Holler. Vivian McCary breaks right arm playing near Espejo and New Conti streets. Major Burgess confirms Mobile band for St Patrick Day parade at Cawthon Hotel. Sheriff Montgomery audits Nathan Jacobs suspect. not the match. Marriage licenses issued to Burke Meyer and Scott Baker. Unruh returns home after appendicitis operation. J Munro to preach at First Christian. Good Roads address planned for Blount County bond issue. McConnell passes state bar exam. former Hoff man assistant. Gilsey recovers diamonds from $70,000 theft in Atlanta. Yeend Potter pages teased in social section.
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M. J. McDermott
St. Patrick's Day
Visitors from Indianapolis Rochester and Duluth Tour Mobile
W A Bristol and wife from Indianapolis arrived in Mobile for a week long visit. Mr and Mrs W H Dunn of Rochester New York are in Mobile staying at the Battle House. Mr and Mrs John Whyte of Duluth Minnesota are in Mobile for several days to tour the city and surrounding points of interest.
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A. E. Crookey
Kalamazoo
Mich
W. A. Bristol
Indianapolis, Ind
Mobile
W. H. Dunn
Rochester, New York
The
Battle House
John Whyte
Duluth, Minn
Vacate Sought at Postoffice Site in Mobile
Residents on the federal government site at St. Joseph Street were told to vacate as the government moves toward construction of a new post office. Julia Russell, who bought the buildings after federal acquisition, ordered tenants to leave by May 1 with premises sought by agents. The government reportedly ordered removal in December, and Russell had arranged for the buildings to be moved when required. The move signals the government preparing to begin construction operations.
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St. Joseph Street
Postoffice
Con For Mobiley
Julia Russell
Miss Russell
Law and Equity Court Docketed Actions in Mobile
In the Law and Equity Court Judge Berney presides as Jones Drug Company vs. F Walter & Co. verdict for defendant. The docket lists motions for Monday and calls for present week with cases including Monahan Plastering Co vs G A Chamblin and others.
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L. F. Leeper & Co
W. O. Clark
J. Kaphan
Michael & Lyons
City Farm Lands Co
J. Pollock Co
J. P. Barrett
Mobile Register
Dixie Park Co
I. H. Pringle
R. B. Somerville
North Mobile Development Co
R. B. Wilson
Kooiman & Co
John Craft
Willison
Warren
J. R. Groom
Callaghan
P. B. Dorlon
City Court Busy Docket Includes Grand Larceny and Burglary
City Court sessions feature continued cases including Grand Larceny and Burglary with John Crawford. sentencing for unfinalized prisoners set for Monday at 10 AM. Monday call lists Louis Freeland for second degree murder. Chancery Court adjourns hearings with multiple matters reset to March 22 and various orders entered or submitted on pleadings and proof.
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Semmes
John Crawford
Louis Freeland
Chancery Court
Smith
Southwestern Chancery Division
Celey Lucinda Hancock
Howard Hancock
Franks
Cleveland Et al
Mahogany Lumber and Transportation Company
W. J .Patterson
Consumers Ice Company
Register
Laura C.beason
Handley A. Beason
George J. Turcotte
Mary J. Turcotte
George A. Muths
O. M. Rowan
Yeend Potter Co opens new annex and unites stores
Yeend Potter Co formally opens a new annex at 212 14 Dauphin Street joining the old quarters to form one larger store. The addition features a Mobile made hat case and will later see night painting and redecorating of the old building. W J Potter leads the new department with Mangum and Houston assisting and Jesse Greer supervising the boys department.
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Yeend-Potter Company
Dauphin Dry Goods Men’s Mings
Ar Sks
Yeend-Potter
Dauphin Street
Mobile
F. C. Turner & Co
W. J. Potter
Messrs
Mangum
Houston
Jesse Greer
Most Drunk Up Blamed For Hold Up
J. B. Williams, farmer from Mertz Station, reported to police a hold up near Magnolia and State streets Saturday night. He said two men robbed him of $2.45, a silver watch worth a dollar, and a quart of whiskey that was most drunk up. Police doubted his ever changing stories and focused on the whiskey incident.
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J. B. Williams
Mertz Station
Williams
Magnolia
State Streets
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Katie Hendrix
Mrs Katie Hendrix a Whistler resident for fifteen years died Saturday after an illness of several weeks She is survived by her husband M L Hendrix four children one brother J T Smith of Whistler and other relatives The funeral will be today with interment in Rawls cemetery Rev Mr Reinhardt of the Whistler Methodist church to conduct the service
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Katie Hendrix
Whistler
M. L. Hendrix
J. T. Smith
Rawls Cemetery
Mr. Reinhardt
Whistler Methodist Church
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R. C. Harris Grocery Co
Joachim
Bell Phone
Ing Garments
Emanuel
W. R. M. Bickerstaff
Jackson
St. Stephens’ Road Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
Government Street Presbyterian Church
Armin A. Holyer
J. W. Phillips
A. F. Carr
Vivian McCary
George McCary
Espejo
New Conti Streets
K. Harris
Espejo Street
T. H. Montgomery
Brookhaven
Miss
Nathan Jacobs
Jack Burke
Annie Meyer
George Scott
Florida M. Baker
George W. Unruh
Providence Infirmary
Dauphin Way
Rev. J. Munro
First Christian Church
Government Street
Alabama Good Roads Association
John FI. Kelton
Blount County
Ala
Craft
Judge Kelton
Robert H. McConnell
McConnell
Newton
F. O. Hoffman
Mobile County
Hoffman
Sol. Gilsey
Atlanta
North
Mr. Gilsey
Weinackers
Carter
Yeend Potter CO
Dauphin St
Jake Wells
Boyle Woolfolk
Wm. Morris
Grace Thurston
Swanee Shore
Queenie
Texas
Tommy Dance
Billie Ritchie
Quart
Hosecond Mobile
Bank
Hardware and China
C. S. Partridge Hardware Co
Hardware
China
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