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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1916

Page

7

Price Sees Democratic Convention Set as Cut and Dry

Elba candidate Kyle B. Price filed a delegate statement claiming the national convention will be a formality and that his campaign costs were minimal. He said he spent 20 cents and would pay $99 to attend as a delegate. McKee awaits grand jury action in Montgomery after a L N train robbery arrest. Camp Lomax vets renounce supporting any candidate and warn against using camp letterhead. Ismael Wheeler, serving seven years for burglary, escaped from Henderson Lumber camp in Tuscaloosa. A Montgomery drive seeks funds to send needy Confederate soldiers to the Birmingham reunion May 15.

Montgomery Ala Kyle B. Price Elba Price Tom Mr. Price Ismael Wheeler Sumter County Henderson Lumber Company Tuscaloosa County Birmingham

Woman credits Pinkham’s Compound for avoiding surgery

Des Moines Iowa Mrs Blanche Jefferson recounts illness four years ago and says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health after her husband opposed surgery She recommends the product to other women and notes confidential medical advice is available from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts

Tes Moines Iowa Lydia E. Pinkham Blanche Jefferson Lyon St Des Moines Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn, Mass

Evolution of the kettledrums in the Philharmonic and history

The article traces kettledrums from ancient use by barbarians and Parthians to their role in the New York Philharmonic and British cavalry. It notes German, French, and English practices, Tower of London kettledrums, early solo use in Graupner and Handel works, and a 14th century Eastern banquet depiction showing drums strapped to a Nubian slave.

Bacchus Cybele New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic Orchestra Mobile Austria Geethoven Ifowever Dido CC. Graupner Hamburg

Alabama Democrats face primary ballots despite missing expense reports

Candidates for key state offices filed expense accounts as ballots were printed for Alabama Democratic primary. Despite no penalties for failing to report, names remain on the ticket. Officials confirmed no removal possible, with totals reported for Borden-Burr, Hood, Rushton, Cullahan and Blackmon among others.

Alabama John Purifoy William L. Martin Borden -Burr Birmingham Horace Hood Montgomery Ray Rushton W. W. Cullahan Decatur

Binnacle Lamp Club Members Relate Mysterious Sea Tales

Mariners share uncanny aboard ship stories at the Binnacle Lamp Club. Captain Bullock and Captain Whitney recount a Caribbean schooner mystery, the Franklin, vanishing in a hole of the sea and survivors drifting for days before rescue.

Bullock Jennie 8 Hall West Indies Georgetown Grand Cayman Edward L. Whitney

Tidwell Freed in Pensacola Court

G W Tidwell was acquitted in U S court of violating the Mann act after pleading guilty then withdrawing. He faces seven years in South Carolina for a separate killing. He surrendered to the sheriff after acquittal and will remain in custody until a Greenville official arrives. The trial included his self defense testimony and prior appeals over jury tampering.

Pensacola Fla G. W. Tidwell United States Tidwell South Carolina Cef Walker Ellis Hendrix Rector Greenville D. C Supreme Court The Pensacola Home Rule Associati W. L. Moyer John H. Christie Frank Reilly Max L. Bear John A. Merritt John 4G. Welsh Charles Hartman P. K. Yonge Cr. R. Bell C. J. Levey I. H. Aiken Dr. L. de M. Blocker

Recipe to Clear Pimples With Rad Salts Drink

A historical note explains pimples come from toxins in the bowels. It recommends four ounces of Rad Salts dissolved in hot water each morning before breakfast for a week. The claim is the drink stimulates kidneys, clears blood impurities, and vanishes pimples.

Greenville wins sixth straight Mississippi trapshooting title

In Greenville Mississippi on Thursday the local squad captured the team championship at the state trapshooting tournament, their sixth consecutive win. The team, led by Walter Blake Stanley Henshaw and Ward Erwin, broke 69 of 75 targets to take the title. Natchez placed second among fourteen competing teams.

Greenville Miss Mississippi Walter Blake Stanley Henshaw Ward Erwin Natchez

Prohibition Liquor Seizures Reported by Sheriff

In two days five seizures of prohibited liquor were made by Sheriff W H Holcombe and deputies with more expected. Locations included Karl and Karl at 8 South Joachim Street A Rosner Walnut and Cleveland Joseph Brooks and Franklin M Maisel ar and Bloodgood and San Cerro 56 South Commerce Street. Louis Nelson Julius Smith and Joe Grant were jailed Thursday on prohibition violations after deputies found beer and whisky at their listed places.

W. H. Holcombe Karl & Karl South Joachim Street A. Rosner Walnut Cleveland Joseph Brooks Franklin Streets M. Maisel Bloodgood San Cerro South Commerce Street Louis Nelson Julius Smith Joe Grant

Boy Kills Merchant in Huntsville as Suspect Surrenders

Percy Baker a merchant on Owens Cross Roads was shot dead by 18 year old Carl Stone who alleged mistreatment of his sister months earlier. Stone, who had fled to Texas, later surrendered and is held in jail as both families remain prominent in the community.

Huntsville Ala Percy Baker Owens Croes Roads Carl Stone Baker Texas Young Stone Stone

Prominent Man Dead in Montgomery

J F Reynolds of Talladega a native of Montgomery and brother of Dr Gib son Reynolds and Thomas J Reynolds died at his home after a long illness Funeral services were held here Thursday He was a longtime figure in Montgomery society.

Montgomery Ala J. F. Reynolds O Talladega Gibson Reynolds Reynolds Thomas J. Reynolds

Chief Justice White Confined With Cold At Home

Washington sources report Chief Justice White spent Thursday at home with a cold described as not serious. He remains under medical observation but shows no signs of major illness.

Washington White

Seniors reinstated at University of Alabama after hazing incident

The senior class at the University of Alabama voted to accept a decree reinstating suspended members Thomas D. Johnson and Fred A. Luqueer who may receive diplomas two weeks after the term ends. The reinstatement follows their suspension for not performing duties as university employees. A separate dispatch from Douglas, Ariz reports Felix Dias in Sinaloa.

University Ala May &Bers City of Alabama Thomas D. Johnson Fred A. Luqueer

Ely's Cream Balm for Head Colds and Catarrh Relief

A reader praises Ely's Cream Balm for instant nasal relief during a head cold. The testimonial claims the product clears nostrils, eases swelling and dryness, and leaves the head feeling open and breathing easier. It emphasizes the ease of use with a small bottle at any drug store.

Ely Amy

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Kyle Price McKee Ben F. McKee Gadsden Louisville and Nashville Montgomery County Lomax Camp Camp Lomax United Confederate Veterans Sumter Tamber Camp Boxford Janoffar Troy Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railway Cullom Blahom Healing Springs York Tuscaloosa Meridian Durg Frogt Side Bienville Pharmacy, Inc Philharmonic Tower of London Malplaquet Germany France England James II Plutarch London Tower Royal Artillery Flanders Eae Ang Ashburn Heigh Cluett, Peabody and Secon Wn Excursion Bell 210 Binnacle Lamp Club John L. Burnett M. H. Screws Charles E. Rice W. H. Morgan L. B. Musgrove Richmond P. Hobson Martin Sam Martin Jefferson County James Little Henderson Little Charles ‘¥. Hill Fae Sixteenth Circuit J. E. Blackwood Brown Samuel B. Browne Circuit Mobile County Claude A. Grayson Nashville Tenni Percy D. Maddin Board of Missions of Methodist Episcopal Church, South Whiteford R. Cole W. W. Pingon H. L. Franklin Whitney Caribbean S. C Douglas, Aris Felix Dias Sinaloa Acasainlos
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