Tuberculosis Hospital Site Debate Sparks City Controversy
The Mobile Tuberculosis Committee accuses officials of ignoring inquiry as Spring Hill residents resist a planned hospital near the hill. Proponents argue central, accessible care avoids spread, while opponents press for public discussion before leasing the Spring Hill site.
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Spring Hill
Mobile
von Blacom
National Oculosis Society
Spring Hill Road
Spring Hill Hotel
Vaporize Vapor Rub Salve Promoted For Croup And Cold Relief
An old advertisement touts Vaporize vapor treatments as superior to internal medicines for croup and cold troubles. It notes Vicks Vap-O-Rub Salve applied to throat and chest releases vapors with body heat, aiding lungs and air passages. prices 25¢ to $1.00. The Genuine has this trademark Vap-Rub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vick
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Instant Catarrh Relief
An advertisement extols Ely's Cream Balm for quick relief from catarrh and head cold. It claims the small bottle clears nasal passages, stops discharge, relieves headache, and aids breathing by warming the inflamed membranes in the nose throat and head. It urges readers to buy at once to end sleepless nights and distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Destroyer Warrington Sent to San Juan to Maintain Neutrality
Admiral Fletcher announced the destroyer Warrington departed Guantanamo for San Juan Puerto Rico and should arrive tonight. Secretary Daniels said no additional naval craft would be sent to San Juan as Arlington and the coast guard ship Algonquin would suffice to maintain neutrality of the port.
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Warrington
San Juan
Washington
Admiral Fletcher
Atlantic Fleet
Navy Department
Guantanamo
Cuba
Porto Rico
Daniels
Sanan
Arlington
Coast Guard
Algonquin
Oscillating Rock Drowns Seven German POWs
Seven German prisoners of war drowned at Belle Isle en mer France during a fierce storm. They stood on a large oscillating rock watching the breakers when waves began to sway the stone and threw them into the sea.
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Belle Isle-En-Mer
France
Paris
Flying Eagle Hydroplane Draws Crowds Along River Front
Hundreds of spectators including business men gathered along the river front opposite the steel shed on Wednesday to watch the Flying Eagle hydroplane. The owner tested the machine with several rapid runs up and down the river from One-Mile Creek toward the mouth, before returning.
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Flying Eagle
Municipal Steel Shed
Port
Bnai Brith Plans Business Session Ratified
Nat Strauss announces that most lodges ratified a strictly business session plan for April 11 and 12 in New Orleans. The Quinquenial Supreme Convention opens in San Francisco May 2 with delegates from all states and foreign countries. Alabama will be represented by Charles F. Moritz and Leon Schwarz.
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New Orleans
Nat Strauss
B'nai Brith
Supreme Body
The
B'nai B'rith
San Francisco
Alabama
Charles F. Moritz
Montgomery
Leon Schwarz
Mobile
American Missionaries Threatened in Persia Uprising
American Consul Smith reported in Washington that missionaries and refugees at Urumiah, Persia, faced danger as Raghib Bey led about 700 Askaris in an uprising against the American mission. The consul, now in Tifliabat, Batum area, relayed the warning today.
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Persia
Washington
Smith
Batum
Russia
Tiflia
State Department
Urumiah
Raghib Bey
Askaris
Orange Trees Stolen From Coden Orchard
An extensive Mobile area orchard reports twenty nine young orange trees stolen in one night. Capt J F Prichard expects arrests of well known parties. The item also notes naval ship naming Cuayama and a Spring Hill tubercular sanitarium proposal with local civic concerns about taxes and services. Executives D T McCall H T Inge Albert D Bloch R L Waddle J D Andrews signatories.
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Coden
Ala
J. F. Prichard
Social World Notes and Sewing Club News
Cocoa and a luncheon followed the Tuesday Sewing Club meeting hosted by Mrs. S. J. Haley. New member Mrs. Bruce attended for the first time before returning to Cairo. Corinne Orton is bedridden for several days. Mrs. John Vidmer visits Mrs. T. J. Hughes in Mobile Pensacola News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Haley
Wesley
Deakle
Curtin
Mra. Stokes
Haley
Bruce
Cairo
Corinne Orton
John Vidmer
T. J. Hughes
Mobile
Pensacola News
Bear with all the faults of man in love prose
The excerpt offers a moral reflection on loving amid human faults. It suggests jealousy and pride may arise, yet true affection requires patience and restraint, warning that harsh judgments lead to regret. The archaic phrasing mirrors a didactic, period voice.
Marriage of Metzger and Pieser Captures Statewide Interest
Mr. Simon A. Metzger of New York will wed Mrs. Sadie Lobman Pieser at 6:30 PM at the Weil apartments, with Dr. Ehrenreich performing. Attending will be Mr. Lee Metzger of Demopolis and little Theodore Lobman as ringbearer. Afterward a family wedding supper at the Klein home precedes the couple's extended honeymoon and move to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon A. Metzger
New York
Sadie Lobman Pieser
B. H. Klein
Weil
B. ©. Ehrenreich
Lee Metzger
Demopolis
Theodore Lobman
Killarney
Pieser
FE. Lobman
Lb. Hl. Klein
Sadie Lobman Pleser
T. J. Lobman
Simon Metzger
H. «. Ehrenreich
Mr. Metzger
Montgomery Journal
Delta Sigma Fifth Anniversary Dance Invitation
The Phi Psi Chi Chapter of Delta Sigma invites guests to the Fifth Anniversary Dance on Friday evening April 9 at eight o clock in Mobile Alabama. Dress code Costume de Rigneur.
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Delta Sigma Dance Battle House
Phi Psi Chi
Delta Sigma Battle House
Mobile
Alabama
Greatest battleship built slips down ways at Norfolk
The new American battleship slides into the water at Norfolk with Elizabeth Kolb christening it the sweetest girl in Pennsylvania. Debate over whether this ship and four more match the Queen Elizabeth and British superdreadnoughts in armament and range. The Pennsylvania carries 14 inch guns, the Queen Elizabeth 15 inch guns, and British ships outrange the American ship in long range firepower.
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United States
Newport News
Elizabeth Kolb
Pennsylvania
Dardanelles
Fourth Birthday Party at Lyons Park for Mary Elizabeth Fonde
Mary Elizabeth Fonde celebrated her fourth birthday at Lyons Park with many young guests. Host P. J. Lyons attended and shared in the joy as the children enjoyed the afternoon. Guests included Mary Gladden Ruth Lyon Ernest Planck Jr Elizabeth Roche Ruth Dora Little David Edington Jr Marion Katherine Douglas Isabel Unruh Mary Moody Boyles Martha Moore Smith Margaret Rodamother Harvey Colvin and others.
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Mary Elizabeth Fonde
Lyons Park
P. J. Lyons
Mary Gladden
Ruth Lyon
Ernest Planck, Jr
Elizabeth Roche
Ruth
Dora Little
David Edington
Marion
Katherine Douglas
Isabel Unruh
Mary Moody Boyles
Martha Moore Smith
Margaret Rodamother
Harvey Colvin
Miss Mary Knight Rush Hosts Tuesday Auction Club
Miss Mary Knight Rush hosted a Tuesday Auction Club gathering at her home at 3 o clock. The guests included Adelaide John Margaret Horn Helen Davis Alba Gower Ella Blacksher Virginia Wolf Celle Webb Eula Walsh Dorothy Talecott and Helen Mims. Margaret Blacksher and Alba Gower won white silk hose prizes while Helen Mims received two hand embroidered handkerchiefs as consolation. A plate luncheon followed the games.
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Mary Knight Rush
Adelaide John
Margaret Horn
Helen Davis
Amherst
Mass
Alba Gower
Ella Blacksher
Virginia Wolf
Celle Webb
Eula Walsh
Dorothy Talecott
Washington
Helen Mims
Margaret Blacksher
Ceramic Club Meeting Highlights Chinese Lace Talk
The Ceramic Club gathered Tuesday at 3:30 p m with Mrs Will Ower hosting on Government street. Guests Mrs W B Crane and Mrs Holden attended. Miss Marguerite Wefel spoke and Mrs Holden displayed handmade Chinese lace from a mission school noting workers earned about five cents daily. Delicious chicken salad sandwiches were served.
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Ceramic Club
Will Ower
Government Street
W.B. Crane
Holden
W. W. McGuire
Marguerite Wefel
Mission School
Illustrated talk by Mr McKenzie on Benares city
Roderick McKenzie will give an illustrated lecture on Benares the Sacred City of the Hindus at the Trinity sh house on Tuesday April 6. Slides prepared by McKenzie. The event promises to be a great treat for listeners who attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M’kenzie
Roderick McKenzie
Trinity Sh House
Benares
McKenzie
Tintagil Members Enjoy Afternoon Program at Miss Alley’s Home
The Tintagil club met Monday afternoon at Miss Kate Alley’s South Goldthwaite street home. President Miss Ethel Harwell led a business session before papers on Austria Poland and Austria Hungary, followed by a social hour and refreshments amid spring flowers. Miss Alley’s charming visit to Miss Gabriella Barrett’s circle is noted with many Mobile friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tintagil
Kate Alley
Goldthwaite Street
Ethel Harwell
Austria
Jean Lahey
Poland
Elizabeth Holmes
Austria-Hungary
Montgomery Advertiser
Poets Circle Delights Audience At Contentment Greensboro
The Poets Circle enjoyed a Saturday afternoon program at Contentment, the Selden residence near Greensboro. Mrs Selden hosted a study of modern poets, while Mrs Inge Seiden, now a Greensboro resident, maintains ties with Mobile friends from her Gulf City years.
Junior Auxiliary meeting postponed to March 26
In memory of Sister Sarah the Christ Church Junior Auxiliary postpones its regular meeting from Tuesday March 23 to Friday March 26 at 4 pm in the chapter house.
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Sarah
Christ Church
Personal Notices From Tuscaloosa Exchange
Miss Willie Duncan left Friday for Mobile to visit her sister Mrs William Brown until after Foster. Mrs W F Fitts Jr is ill in Mobile Infirmary. Frances Brady stays with Miss Kate Moslander until her mother recovers. Louise Windham returns to Mobile from Tuscaloosa to her home there. Mrs Frank Spencer visiting her son F E Spencer in Tuscaloosa.
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Willie Duncan
Mobile
William Brown
Foster
W. F. Fitts, Jr
Frances Brady
Kate Moslander
Louise Windham
E. (. Hagler
Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa Exchange
Frank Spencer
F. E. Spen
Fairhope Roundup Includes Departures and New Store Opens
Special to The Item reports residents leaving for Boulder Colo and others visiting, a death in Fairhope, a new grocery at Murphy avenue and Valanta railroad by A J Matthes, plus local notes on Captain Fisher and Rev G C Simpson. Weather notes mention a light cold snap and fruit and flower observations.
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Fairhope
Ala
C. Comiley
Boulder
Colo
L. M. Melville
Alex J. Melville
Frank Stewart
Magnolia Springs
Methodist Episcopal Church
G. C. Simpson
H. T. Fisher
Whittier Hall
Matthes
Magnolia Beach
Belgian Relief Vessel Endangered By German Bomb
Acting on advices from The Hague that the steamer Elfland flying the Belgian relief commission flag had been endangered by a bomb from a German airplane off the Dutch coast Secretary Bryan said the state department was considering representations to Berlin.
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Washington
Hague
Elfland
Belgian Relief Commission
Bryan
State Department
Berlin
Smith Appointed Market Clerk and City Weigher
Montgomery March 24 At the regular meeting of the city commission William S. Smith was appointed market clerk and city weigher to succeed H D Long who was appointed chief of police of the city. Smith's appointment was recommended by Commissioner Letcher.
Ten Carloads of Cattle From Sumter to St Louis
A shipment of ten carloads of cattle from Sumter county Alabama farms will move to St Louis and other northern points by the end of the week. About 300 head of beef cattle will be shipped, many from Cobb & Derby stock farm which showed a large group at the livestock show. The Alabama Tennessee Northern railroad will handle the move.
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Sumter County
ST. Louis
Alabama
Alabama, Tennessee Northern Railroad
Cobb & Derby
Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railroad
Machinists Lodge to Meet in Whistler Tonight
Whistler Alabama March 24 Vesuvius Lodge No 221 International Association of Machinists meets tonight at Odd Fellows hall at seven o clock. Community extends sympathy to Mrs Helen Baumhauer on death of granddaughter Margaret Houston in Mobile Tuesday. Local notes report visits and travels among residents including Rev O C McGehee of Mobile to the Methodist pulpit and various relatives moving between Mobile Lake Charles Indian Springs Chunchula and Chickasabogue with shore fishing reports.
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Whistler
Ala
Vesuvius Lodge No
International Association of Machinists
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Helen Baumhauer
Little Margaret Houston
Mobile
Whitehead
Richardson
P. W. Kelly
Martin Adams
Liberty McKinney
Los Angeles
Cal
O. C. McGehee
Methodist Church
Bullock
Layton
Charles Mendell
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Allie Corley
B. J. Browning
Indian Springs
Hubbard Therrell
Chickasabogue
Robert G. Walker
W. C. Bromley
Vander Tillman
Chunchula
Frank Burnett
City Briefs: arrests and legal notices in local scene
Detective Murphy of the police department on Wednesday morning arrested Willie Brown on the charge of being a dangerous character. He will later be charged with larceny of tools from the launch Pet at the foot of Government streets. Attorney Foster K. Hale filed suit in chancery court for an absolute divorce between Mary Hamilton and Dave Hamilton on abandonment grounds. William J. Young, a prominent attorney, is ill from grip at his Cedar and North Carolina streets home. M. P. Levy, Mobilian real estate investor, recovering from grip after arriving from New York. J. W. Hunter of Southern Railway left for New Orleans on business Tuesday evening.
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Murphy
Police Department
Willie Brown
Pet
Government Streets
Foster K. Hale
Dave Hamilton
Chancery Court
Mary Hamilton
William J. Young
Cedar
North Carolina
M. P. Levy
New York
J. W. Hunter
Southern Railway
New Orleans
Visitors from Fairhope Audiences List
Apollo passengers visiting the city Wednesday included W. P. Minnich Dr. Gus Hall Miss Hazel Bowen Mrs Warnell Mrs Owen Roberts Major McConnell and wife William Zepp S G Kohler and son Curtis Rockwell F L Rockwell and Mr Carlson.
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Fairhope
Apollo
W. P. Minnich
Gus Hall
Hazel Bowen
Warnell
Owen Roberts
Major McConnell
William Zepp
S. G. Kohler
Curtis Rockwell
F. L. Rockwell
Carlson
Airmen Attack Submarine Plant Near Antwerp
London reports a British air raid on German submarine works at Hoboken near Antwerp. Five Dunkirk squadron aircraft attacked at 1000 feet, dropping bombs on five submarines and burning works. Two submarines reportedly damaged as crews faced thick weather and gunfire.
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London
Admiralty
Hoboken
Antwerp
Longmore
Dunkirk
Ivor T. Courtney
H. Rosher
B. Crossley- Meares
Holland
Two Fruit Steamers Return to Tropics
The Tombigbee river packet Alma arrived at the Municipal docks about 10 oclock Wednesday morning with freight and passengers from upper river landings. The Norwegian steamer Verona left the harbor shortly before noon for Puerto Barrios and Guam. The Norwegian steamer Colombia, after repairs, departed later for Puerto Cortez to load bananas for Mobile.
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Alma
Municipal Docks
Upper River Landings
Verona
Puerto Barrios
Guam
Colombia
Puerto Cortez
Hon
Mobile
Carney Ready to Enter Bay Trade
The pleasure steamer James A. Carney was moved from Murray & Peppers Docks to Henderson Dry Docks for slight repairs. It will replace the Apollo in the bay trade to Fairhope and Magnolia Beach starting Saturday.
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James A. Carney
Bay
Fairhope
Magnolia Beach
Murray & Peppers Docks
Henderson Dry Docks
Carney
Apollo
Complexion That Men Admire Promoted by Mercorized Wax
An article advocates natural beauty avoiding overt makeup. It notes women increasingly use mercorized wax nightly as a cosmetic, washing off in the morning to reveal a natural, fresh underlayer. The method aims for a healthy youthful bloom without artificial color.
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Wenick
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Camp Association
Coden Orchard
Cuayama
Southern California Petroleum District
D. T. McCall
H. T. Inge
Albert D. Bloch
R. L. Waddle
J. D. Andrews
Alba
Gulf Coast
North Royal Street
Griffing Brothers
News OF the Social World
God
Alice Brown
Miss Rush
Will Owen
Mobile Ceramic Club
Miss Alley
News OF
Tropics
Royal Street
Mobile Electric Co
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