National News Service Audit Reports Mobile Circulation
The Beckwith Agency reports national audit data for Mobile Alabama with a stated circulation figure. News service credits circulation results from a 1916 report covering the Mobile area and mentions offices in New York Chicago and Tribune third national.
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Mobile Item
Mobile Item Co., Inc
St. Mmanuel St. Mobile
Ala
Beckwith
Tek York
Ses
Chicago
Tribune
Third National
Delegation urged for Lock No 17 opening
Mobile officials push for a strong merchant delegation to attend the Lock 17 dedication on the Warrior river. Chairman Turner plans a caravan aboard a palatial steamboat to travel from Mobile up the Bigbee to the new lock, highlighting the event's commercial significance.
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Ifasmuch
Warrior River
Mobile
Turner
Joint Rivers and Harbor Board
Persion
Bigbee
Warrior
Look After the Soil and Prosperous Communities
The article extols soil farming as the oldest noble industry and the key to wealth. It argues prosperity follows communities engaged in agriculture, mining, and related processing, urging diligent soil care to prevent economic problems and sustain livelihoods.
Bachelor Tax Bill Sparks House Floor Champagne Moment
Maurice B Brown a California legislator rose from obscurity to prominence by introducing a bill taxing all bachelors ten dollars a year He disclosed he had never been kissed by any woman except his mother prompting a kiss from the speaker who smacked him on the lips The incident linked Brown with the famed Hero Hobson and earned him a place in the playful Hall of Fame
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Maurice B. Brown
California
House of Representatives
Brown
Hobson
Hall of Fame
Public Health Service Starts Hygiene Campaign in Alaska
In Alaska the United States Public Health Service builds a school of hygiene for native communities. Circulars are distributed to Indians and Eskimos, promoting infection control. Reported outcomes include abandoning the roller towel and common drinking cup to reduce disease risk.
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Alaska
United States Public Health Service
Northern Territory
Public Health Service
Atlanta pays for sidewalk injuries due to neglect
The article notes Atlanta spends at least $10,000 yearly compensating persons injured by neglected sidewalks. It suggests Mobile officials visit to gather information, citing Mobile streets as an example where attention is reportedly better, though overall sidewalk care remains a concern.
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Atlanta
Gate City Administration
Mobile
Marshall Seiman in May Aims for Honor Ranking
Fragmentary note suggests Thomas B. Marshall Seiman seeks an honor or ranking around May 11 tied to the Bigtes administration. A line mentions Mobile as possible leverage if proper steps are taken.
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Thomas B. Marshall Seiman
Ies Bigtes administra“Mobile
Alabama vs Florida in citrus exchange handicap race
The piece compares Alabama and Florida citrus efforts with Alabama investing about 20 million dollars and 2 million trees. Alabama forms a citrus exchange and mobilizes business backing, while Florida is slower to organize. The Tampa Daily Times favors Alabama, predicting Mobile will lead in marketing and profits despite the handicap.
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Alabama
Mobile
South Florida
Florida
Tampa Daily Times
Times
Mobile County
Neck of the Woods
May Day Observed by Old and Young in Mobile
Saturday May Day activities include ten May pole dances by public school children at Lyons Park and a picnic by the Home Economics Club led by Commissioner Pat J. Lyons. University Military students departed for Daphne for a park celebration. committees and invitations listed.
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Mobile
Lyons Park
Home Economics Club
Pat J. Lyons
University Military School
Charles E. Cessna
Daphne
Chaj
Economics Club
Elizabeth Fonde
A. BE. Reynolds
Shuford
H. P. Cole
Feast of St Catherine Observed at Crichton
The Crichton Catholic church observed the Feast of St Catherine of Siena with a 6:30 a.m. Holy Communion, 9 a.m. Mass by Rev. E B Kennedy, assisted by Rev. Daniel A Brady and Rev. John W Dunne, sermon by Master of Ceremonies Rev. Edward J Hackett, choir led by Mrs H S De Grange, luncheon for clergy at noon, and Benediction at 7:30 p.m.
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St. Catherine of Sienna
Crichton
E. B. Kennedy
Kennedy
Daniel A. Brady
John W. Dunne
Edward J. Hackett
H. S. de Grange
Wal lace Hagenback Shows Arrive In Town At Crown Theatre
A film record presents the largest circus in the world in a four thousand foot feature shown today at the Crown Theatre. It includes trained animals, acrobats, and performers with a Keystone comedy billed as part of the program.
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Crown Theatre
District 10 Sunday Schools Plan Annual Convention
Mobile County Sunday School Association sets its annual convention at Coden with officers Arnett and Miss Ruth Nelson. Participants include Bayou La Batre and Dauphin Island churches. Program features addresses, choirs, reports, pledges, and temperance teaching through the afternoon.
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Mobile County Sunday School Association
Arnett
Coden
Ruthen
Bayou
Whistler Quartette
Professor Wienand
R.L. Howell
Grand Bay
J. L Arnett
Temperance J
W. P. Roberts
Ruth Nelson
Question Box Answers on Canada and Moon Rise
The Q and A discuss whether a Canadian matches a American in phrase usage and explain why the moon rises about fifty minutes later daily due to the earth's rotation and the moon's orbit.
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J. M
United States
Bethey
Forty Hours Devotion at St Matthew’s Church
The Forty Hours devotions at St Matthew’s Church begin Sunday with a 9 20 am solemn mass. Sunday night prayers start at 7 30 with rosary sermon and benediction by Rev T Lenahan. Monday at 7 30 features rosary sermon and benediction by Rev E B Kennedy. Tuesday ends with solemn procession of the Blessed Sacrament and about one hundred children participate.
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St. Matthew's Church
T. Lenahan
St. Vincent's Church
E. B. Kennedy
St. Caterina Church
Spring Hill Avenue
Evening program schedule at the Sunday school event
The program lists 110 p m The Organized Class by idson yem Davy a Song Whistler Quartette 3 30 p m The Needs of the Elementary Department by Miss Marjorie Clemons Music 3 50 p m Teaching Missions in the Sunday School by Miss Ruth Nelson 4 05 p m What the Home Department Does by Mr J W Barnett 4 15 p m Election and installation of officers 4 25 p m Report of committee on resolutions
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Idson Yem Davy
Whistler
Marjorie Clemons
Ruth Nelson
Homie
J. W. Barnett
Thrift and Farming Drive Global Food Efforts
New York notes from the Chicago Board of Trade urge organized farming to meet rising world demand. Citizens are urged to plant, even in small plots, to lower food prices and boost production, while Germans showcase thrift by recycling gypsum from moulds to fertilize fields.
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New York
Chicago Board of Trade
America
Europe
New Orleans Mobile and Chicago Excursions Fund Baseball Trip
The New Orleans Mobile and Chicago Railroad plans two excursions to Mobile to view baseball games and enjoy seaside activities. One from Laurel and intermediate points departs May 9 at 7 am, returns 7:30 pm, $2 round trip. A second from Laurel and Richton departs May 8 or 6:35 am next days, $3, with bathing and fishing options.
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Mobile
Nashville
New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad
Line
Laurel
Richton
Judge Armstead Brown Named General Counsel for Railroad
Judge Armstead Brown, formerly associate judge of Montgomery city court, has been appointed general counsel of the Florida East Coast Railroad Company with headquarters in Jacksonville. He will move from Montgomery late this summer after the legislature abolished his office. he had said the office was useless, then resigned.
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Armstead Brown
Montgomery
Mobile
Florida East Coast Railroad Company
Jacksonville
Brown
Battle House Roof Garden Opening Set For May Season
After improvements the Battle House roof garden will open for the summer season on May 65. An orchestra and soloist have been engaged for the kickoff concert in a Friday announcement.
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Battle House
Real Shoes Offer Comfort and Style for Gentlemen
The notice extols durable well made shoes by Mobile shoe merchants. It urges readers to keep feet clean polished and to patronize local merchants as a duty to self family business employer and partner.
Tillie's Romance Proves Big Hit At Empire
"Tillie's Punctured Romance" draws capacity crowds at the Empire, delivering nonstop laughs for one hour and a half. Marie Dressler and Charlie Chaplin star in a straight farce with a well defined plot about a country girl who gains money and meets trouble, resulting in rapid, humorous complications.
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Tillie
Empire
Marie Dressler
Charlie Chaplain
Charlie
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