City mobilizes unemployed for vacant-lot farming drive
Two carloads of lime and seven tons of miscellaneous materials provide initial support as Mobile Alabama authorities and the Chamber of Commerce coordinate a program to give unemployed residents access to eleven acres near the Jewish cemetery for a demonstration garden. George A. Maloney will supervise the project with guidance for best cultivation methods, starting Monday.
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Nbia
Quarryi Ng
St. Louis
B. J. Kraus
Mobile Coal Colny
Longview Works
Birmingham
Ala
Ietekante
Longview
Whiting Company
Pier 7
George A. Maloney
E. Q. Norton
Field Ree Ee Care Chamber of Commerce
Bank
Tennessee Street
Gayle
Virginia
Maloney Wll
Army polo team edges civilian four in Treat cup opener
The United States Army polo team of the southern division defeated the civilian four in the first round for the Col. Charles G. Treat cup in the Panama Pacific universal tournament held in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
United States Army
Charles G. Treat
Dodson's Liver Tone touted as calomel substitute
An advertisement claims Dodson's Liver Tone offers a safe, pleasant vegetable liquid that starts the liver without causing salivation. It denounces calomel as dangerous mercury and promises relief from biliousness constipation sluggishness and headaches with a money back guarantee if it fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Exhibition Games Report From Dallas and Other Cities
Baseball scores from March 22 23 show Cleveland Americans 10 Texas League over Dallas 8 in 10 innings in Dallas. St Louis Americans beat Houston 12 6 in windy dust storm. Cincinnati Nationals 5 New Orleans 0. New York Nationals 6 San Antonio 0. St Louis Nationals 13 Fort Worth 4.
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Dallas
Tex
Cleveland Americans
R. H. EB
Cleveland Dee Eceteressaer
Coombe
Horstad
O'Neill
Bilnge
Brady
Weller
Dunn
Mussina
Houston
St. Louis Americans
R.A. B. Houston
Swelleceseweak
Vier Ereas
Ware
Glenn
Querry
Baker
Wellman
Severoid
Agnew
San Antonio
New York Nationals
R.H. B
Schauer
Schupp
Smith
Meyers
Eet
Crabble Haunstein
Arch
Fort Worth
St. Louis Nationals
TMS Oaks
Robinson
Lotz, Snyder and Roche
Redford
Sloan and McCarthy
Cubs Sell Walter Keating to Rochester in International League
In a Chicago Cubs update, manager Roger Bresnahan announced the sale of shortstop Walter Keating to Rochester of the International League. The piece also notes Rochester and Toronto vying for First Baseman Dawson Graham, with affidavits exchanged at president Barrow's request. The bowling and baseball notes mix in March reports from Peoria and Chicago.
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Tampa
Fila
Roger Bresnahan
Chicago Cubs
Walter Keating
Rochester
Nashville
Tenn
Barrow
International League
Dawson Graham
Toronto
Graham
Cincinnati
Detroit Tigers Top Mobile Nine In Early Week Tilt
Cobb homered to lead Detroit past Mobile 5 to 2 as Cobard and Dobard sparked the visitors with standout defense. Harkins, Townsend, and Ledbetter held Mobile to three early runs while Boland allowed only three hits in six innings for Mobile.
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Anager
Ith Northern
Boland
Nashville
Gulls
Gudger
Mobile
Perry
Harkins
Townsend
Schmidt
Ledbetter
Tigers
Ty Cobb
Cobard
Hughey Jennings
Detroit
Dobard
Jacobson
Clayton Perry
AB. R. H. PO
Northern
Obupko -Eis Eeds Terns
Pitelan Eee
AB. R.H. Po.a. E
Bush
Es Fuller
Twoung
Seth
Kavanaugh
Pater
Cssvevecess
Boland. P
Mobifas
Cates
Voie Corse
Cobb
Crawford
Peters
Young
Hite
Schmidt’s Gulls Preparing for April 13 Opener
Notes from Sunday baseball show Cobb apologizing to a struck boy who met the star. Mobile’s Gulls, under Schmidt, prepare for the Southern Association opener against Atlanta on April 13 with three weeks of daily practice and upcoming exhibition games including Reds visits. Tex Covington expected to be hight and Hogg seen practicing.
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Gulls
Atlanta
Schmidt
Cincinnati Reds
Mobile
Tex” Covington
Hogg
Huey Leads At Billiards World Championship
Chicago billiards players open the world championship three cushion tournament with Huey atop the field after seven straight wins in the final sixteen games of the sixty six game schedule. The event runs through Thursday night.
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Chicago
William Huey
No Use to Try and Wear Out Your Geld It
Suffering from neglect a cold saps strength and invites illness. The ad promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as the remedy, claiming early dosing stops coughs and colds and prevents escalation to epidemics.
City League opening drive sends crowns vs Graham-Rush
About 200 spectators watch Davis' and Crown squads clash in a 3 0 Graham Rush win. Schenker pitches well for Davis' while Johnson shines at bat with a homer and two singles. Wiseman stands out in field for the Crown unit, and a near triple play adds drama to the opener.
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Schenker
Davis
Johnson
Blow
Barney-Cavanaghs
Cleveland
Crowns
Finne
Graham-Rush
Burch
A. D. Davis
R. H. PO
Perherat
Ingate
Serle
Steber
Herknight
Lorin
Barney-Cav
Ab.r.h. Po.a.e
Finkbohner
Sa Dy Stever
Ab O
Borda
Ee Seales
Oe Roykin
Asso
Ro Ek
Asett
Chambers
Elusereee
R. Naat Ers Sein Ee Epee
Barney -Cavanagh
Jordan
Graham Rush
Murphy
Rf Norton
C Goodbrad
Smith
Tesiteses Sale Shehes
Edwards
Graham- Rush Crowns
Ponds
Turner
Goodbrad
Thomas
Finnegan
Norton
Britain
VESSELS IN PORT Location Ste ships and docks list
A fragment lists vessels in port with names Henderson Dock Ollinger Bruce Gulf Dry Docks Turner Terminal Pier 2 and a mix of schoon and steamships at Gulf Dry Docks Municipal Docks and related sites. Mentions Cuban parts, Puerto Cortez and Puerto Barrios with scattered place names like New York and Fairhope Magnolia Beach.
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Henderson Dock
IN. Ors SC
Ollinger
Bruce
Gulf Dry Docks
Turner Terminal
Ollinger- Bruce
Deas Schoon -N
Puerto Cortez
Hon
Puerto Barrios
Guat
New York
Maritime Notes on Vessels Bound for Mobile and Abroad
Maritime items list ships bound for Mobile and other ports with owners origins and dates. Vessels include Bark Ganges from West Hartlepool, Schooner D H Rivers from San Juan Puerto Rico, Bark Normandy from New York to Liverpool, and several others with home ports and consignments.
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Mobile
Tampa
Key West
New York
A West
B. F. Dubois
Alabama
Vance
Samuelson
Glascow
Scot
Bark Ganges
Goeraldson
West Hartlepool
Eng
Gulf States Shipping Co
Bennestret
Tennessean
Mandal
European Lumber and Transit Co
D. H. Rivers
Simmons
San Juan
P. R
Alderney
Gjertsen
Havana
Cuba
Pensacola
Mungon Line
Parchim
Anderson
Plymouth
Normandy
du Buhr
Liverpool
Georgia D. Jenkins
McLean
Demerara
Ker
Métise Liners, Inc
S. Norwegian
Brown
Mobile Liners, Inc
Edna V. Pickens
Butler
Whitney Bodden & Co
Annie F. Conlon
Moody
Li ‘& Jones
S. Viator
Erikeon
Garston
Hubbard-Zemurray Line
C. W. Mills
Godfrey
Geo Murphy
Barkentine Tranger
Whitney
San Ferrandina
Trinidad
Whitney Bodden Co
Paolina
Ital
Whitney Bodden ‘Co
S.S. Sigurd
S. Verona
Nor
Oxholm
Puerto Cortez
United Fruit Company
Lampasas
Mallory Steamship Company
Tarpon
Coastwise
St. Andrews
Fla
St. Andrews & Gulf Steamship Company
Boy's Leg Broken After Car Strikes Boy at Street Crossing
A 14 year old boy, George Garnett of Easton street, was hospitalized with a broken leg and minor injuries after being run over by a car owned by A. Bates of 319 Spring Hill avenue at the Louisville and Nashville crossing on Washington avenue. The driver transported the boy to a local infirmary for medical care. The report was filed with the police.
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George Garnett
Easton Street
A. Bates
Spring Hill Avenue
Louisville
Nashville
Washington Avenue
U boat seizes Dutch steamers Batavier and Zaanstroom
London dispatch reports German submarine 1773 intercepting Dutch steamers Batavier V and Zaanstroom off Mas lightship. Zaanstroom fired upon for not stopping. ships to Zeebrugge, German crews unloading cargo with claim it is war. Zaanstroom carried 300 tons of eggs.
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London
Daily News
Rotterdam
Batavier VY
Zaanstroom
Mas
Zaenstroom
Zeebrugge
England
Dr Kings New Life Pills Ad Promises Quick Bowel Relief
An old advertisement claims good health depends on digestion and urges taking one Dr Kings New Life Pills nightly to ensure a full easy morning bowel movement. It promises improved appetite and digestion and urges trying it tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
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Quicksilver
Adv
Mallory Steamship Co
Superior
Coneriger and
Freightetween
Seeberg
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Windward and
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Curacao
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Haiti
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Martinique
Barbados
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City Bank
Mobile, Alabama
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Southern Association
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Douglas
Schneider Clarke
Dooin
Weaver
Smythe
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Higgins
Peoria
E. J. Kelly
A. Toemmel
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J. Lellinger
P. Wilson
Bob Plummers
Ban B. Johnson
Eddie Collins
White Sox
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Red Sox
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Rickey
Owen Keenan
Youngstown
Ohio
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Larry Corcoran
Larry
Corcoran
Windham
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Lancet
James Bell
New York City
Bell
Merchants Bank
Mike Desmond
Spring Hill College
Huey
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Schenher
Erhardt
Pocase
Ery
Allen
Ottar
Bodo
Peeters
Colombia
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Henry
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Daisy Reed
E. Rabel
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Alex. Lawrence
Onaway
Oscar G
Clara C. Scott
Fannie Prescott
Maud B. Krum
Henry Crosby
Clara E. Look
Goldfield
Tewe Derry J. Smith
Margaret M. Ford
D. J. Sawyer
Bay Ste -Municipal
Municipal
Ry Docks
United Kingdom
Aia
Fairhope
Magnolia Beach
L. &N. Docks
Amersaaah
South- America
Porto
Rico
Denmark
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Bluefields
Nic
Miss
Orleans West Indies
Pastagonia Sabine
Texas
Eavens
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Seven Seas
Kansas City
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