Stoffer Sought for City Theft in Paroled Officer Case
Stoffer, known as Gulf Pacer, is sought for a city theft linked to a large amount of money. Paroled from state penitentiary he and James broke jail at Bay St. Louis and are accused of robbing A. O. Bouchard’s residence in St Blue. A relative’s watch was found in their possession in Irvington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoffer
Atate
D . Roberts
Balladares
Lury
Gulf- Pacer
James
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Johnson and Curley Engage in Havana Shark Hunt
In Havana on March 27 Jack Johnson and Jack Curley clashed over shark fishing off Morrow Castle. Johnson organized a party aboard an ocean yacht, catching five sharks from thirteen to fifteen feet as Curley, protesting over gear, joined and endured seasickness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Jack Johnson
Jack Curley
Cuba
John
Curley
Morrow Castle
Sven
Johnson
Gulf of Mexico
Villa de Johnson
Steamer Chas. E. Wil Cruising Mobile Bay Afternoon
The steamer Charles E Wil will cruise the upper Mobile Bay this afternoon with excursionists aboard. It will not call at upper Baldwin landings but will stay near shore to view the scenery. The trip leaves at 3 oclock and returns at 5 thirty from the foot of Dauphin street.
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Cessna
Mobile Bay
Chas. E. A
Baldill
Idwin County
Dauphin Street
Knights of Revelry Ball Promises Easter Monday Parade
Invitations announce the thirty-first anniversary ball of the Knights of Revelry, a Mardi Gras society, with a parade on Mardi Gras afternoon and a post Lenten ball. The Monday after Easter, April 5, at nine o clock, German Relief Hall will host the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights OF Revelry
Hts of Revelry
Home Robbery Reported by George Fry
George Fry living at 817 North Ann Street told police his home was robbed while he and his wife were away. Two suits of clothing and a scarf pin were taken during the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fry
North Ann Street
Crop reports praised by Mobile business leaders
Mobile farmers and the public welcomed The Item's crop reports as a valuable weekly feature. Prominent figures including L. Cawthon, Edwin Warley, Arthur Feast, John Rolston, E. O. Fowlkes, H. Holcombe, M. J. McDermott, John J. Monaghan, Dr. A. G. Moses and others praised the initiative for promoting diversification beyond cotton and informing urban business interests across South Alabama and Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyman Gabriel
Alabama
Mississippi
Mobile
Edwin Warley
Arthur Feast
John Rolston
Rolston
Codten
South Alabama
E. O. Fowlkes
RE. O. Fowlkes
D. R. Dunlap Mercantile Company
H. Holcombe
W. H. Holcombe
Tthis
Enteryes
M. J. McDermott
Bank of Mobile
John J. Monaghan
Battle House
Charles B. Hervey
Hervey
Hervey Hotel Company
Cawthon Hotel
Cawthon
Price Williams
A. G. Quinn
Passover Services Planned at Temple Shaarai Shomayim
Special Passover services will be held at Temple Shaarai Shoma yim in B'nai B'rith Hall under the Temple Sisterhood. Rabbi A G Moses will lead the Seder service with the feast beginning at sundown Monday. services Monday 6 30 p m and Tuesday 10 a m with Dr Moses delivering the sermon. The first and seventh days are holy days and no club meetings will be held Sunday afternoon due to Seder observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B'nai B'rith
Temple
Shaarai Shomayim
Sisterhood of the Temple
A. G. Moses
Moses
B'nai B'rith Hall
Woman escapes hospital after suicide attempt
Mrs. Virginia Heflin swallowed creosote at her home 25 Merrill Place and was taken to the city hospital. She escaped last night, was found in her night clothes at Cedar and Maryland streets, and returned to the hospital after a blanket was given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Heflin
Merrill Place
City Hospital
Cedar
Maryland
Ludlow
Fads and Fancies for the Motorist
Automobile fashion notes feature rubberized silk coats with drop sleeves and inverted back pleats for riding comfort. A new Speednut tool offers self adjusting grip. Military styles appear in designs as touring parties favor wooden canteens and duffle bags for children. Summer outfits use crepe cotton and silk, with chiffon motor veils and hemp straw turbans. Easter hints at revival of 1860s poke bonnets and fringe-brimmed hats.
Expect Mistrial in Cattle Case
The case of Price W. Smith alias W Sullivan charged with larceny of three head of cattle from Frank Andry of McIntosh Alabama reached a mistrial after the noon session yesterday. The jury is reportedly hopelessly divided on a verdict with Frank Young cited in the proceedings.
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Price W. Smith
W. Sullivan
Frank Andry
McIntosh
Ala
Frank Young
Boston Osborne mystery deepens as lack of identification continues
New York dispatch reports the man called Boston Oliver Osborn has not reappeared to authorities after Miss Rae Tanzer sued James W. Osborne for breach of promise seeking 50 000. Tanzer challenges the Osborns to prove her acquaintance while the local Osborne denies knowing her and had her arrested for alleged mail fraud. Tanzer is about four feet six inches tall and weighs 90 pounds.
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New York
Boston
Oliver Osborn
James W. Osborne
Rae Tanzer
Miss Tanzer
Bostonian
Osborne
Miss Tanner
Iss Tanzer
Vizier orders protection for Persians amid mob threat
New York dispatch reports the Turkish grand vizier instructs subordinates to protect all inhabitants of a mob threatened Persian region including Christians near Urumiah. Word from Urumiah notes Gulpashan village destroyed, men shot, women outraged, and sixty five refugees hanged after attacks on mission compounds.
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New York
Turkey
Persia
Uramiah
State Department
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Urumiah
Gulpashan
Ach
Convict Attacks Senator with Axe in Tennessee
Senator C. Harrison, head of the county workhouse, was struck on the head with an axe by convict Leavitt Gilbert during a noon incident in Nashville. Harrison died this afternoon, and Gilbert fled but killed himself while being pursued by officers and citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
C. Harrison
Leavitt Gilbert
Roosevelt Telegram Charges Wilson Pushes Ship Bill for Foreign Interests
Colonel Roosevelt accuses President Wilson and Secretary McAdoo of pushing the ship bill to the utmost for foreign corporations with interests in the interned German ships. The telegram was read into the senate ship bill lobby committee record by Chairman Walsh in Washington on March 27.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Russian Bazaar To Feature Prominent New York Women
New York on March 27 reports Madame Bakhmetieff wife of the Russian ambassador Mrs W K Vanderbilt Princess Troubetzkoy and other notable women will run booths at a unique Russian bazaar in the city. They will oversee distinct stalls highlighting Russian goods and culture aimed at fundraising and cultural exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Madame Bakhmetieff
W. K. Vanderbilt
Princess Troubetykoy
Unique
Water Cure for Girls Defended by Hudson School Board
Albany March 27 The Hudson Training School for Girls defends its disciplinary practices after Charles H. Jackson's report, claiming exaggeration of severity. It describes water cure methods as rare and non painful, cites short nose restraint, and asserts the institution is educational, not penal, with safety protocols and calls for independent investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Hudson Training School For Girls
Charles H. Jackson
Department of Efficiency and Economy
Jackson
Board of Charities
Czar's Forces Claim Victory at All Points
Russian military report says on the Niemen, Narew and Vistula fronts the situation is unchanged while in the Carpathians Russians advance toward Bartfield. They captured a fortified height east of Pavoljetz and repelled attacks at Russked yoiiya and Koziounka. In east Galicia they repelled a Dniester crossing at Znozawa and intercepted an enemy battalion. In 24 hours 2,500 Austrians were captured including 40 officers and seven Maxims were taken.
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Petrograd
Niemen
Narew
Vistula
Carpathians
Bartfield
Baligrad
Pavoljetz
Russkedyoiiya
Koziounka
Galicia
Dneister
Znozawa
Faetz Leads All Events At Bowling Congress
Mattie Faetz of Chicago tops the all-events with 1876 at the American Bowling Congress in Peoria. Eddie Kelly of Chicago trails by six pins as Faetz adds 606 in the final series. Sioux City Western squad posts 2878 in early five-man event as three days remain. Barry Kettelers pace Chicago in first flight.
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Peoria
Ills
Mattie Faetz
Chicago
American Bowling Congress
Eddie Kelly
Faetz
Sioux City
Barry Kettelers
WANTS ABSOLUTE DIVORCE IN NEW YORK SUIT
Mrs. Caro lina Giddings Rogers has filed for an absolute divorce from Larrys Elton Rogers in New York on March 27. Ida Sniffen Rogers, charged with murdering her children, is named as corespondent in the suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Carolina Giddings Rogers
Larrys Elton Rogers
Ida Sniffen Rogers
Porky Flynn Defeated By Carl Morris In Boston Bout
Dan Porky Flynt of Boston lost to Carl Morris of Oklahoma at the National Athletic Club in Philadelphia. Fly weighed fifty pounds less than his opponent and was defeated tonight by Morris.
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Porky Flynn
Philadelphia
Dan
Porky
Fly
Boston
Carl Morris
National Athletic Club
Ward Defeats Harris in Ten at Dauphine Theatre
New Orleans boxing card saw Jimmy Ward win over Battling Harris in ten rounds and Robbie Reynolds outpoint Ernest Lucien in ten rounds at the Dauphine Theatre tonight.
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New Orleans
Jimmy Ward
Battling Harris
Robbie Reynolds
Ernest Lucien
Arrest of Paul Combes After Chickens Recovered
Paul Combes of 211 Lexington Avenue was arrested early Saturday by Police Officers Macon and Malone as a dangerous and suspicious character. A sack containing six chickens was found in his possession. Combes says he woke at 2 AM to go downtown and was walking home when arrested. The case is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Combes
Lexington Avenue
Macon
Malone
Combes
Cured Rupture Claim Echoes A Nonoperative Cure
A carpenter from Manasquan New Jersey reports a rupture cure without surgery after years of hard work. He promises full information by mail to others who suffer ruptures and urges sharing the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene M. Pullen
Carpenter
Marcellus Avenue
Manasquan
N. J
Santa
Gedee
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Johnson and Curley
D. L. Cawthon
L. Cawthon
Mobile County
Gabriel
Anne Feast
Klosky
Otel
Pri
H. S. Silius
Gabriel Jewelry Company
Probate Court
George G. Card
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mediu.r
George Kilmer
Satsuma
Oliver Osborne
Miss Rage Tanzer
Teddy
Czar
Orleans
Maury & Unruh Real Estate, Insurance and Loans
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