Annual Meeting of Mobile Police Relief Leaders Election
The Mobile Police Relief Association holds its tenth anniversary meeting at police headquarters. Twenty new applications were filed as candidates seek five offices and a spirited election, with current officers Levine Bauer J W Murphy L C Lutz G A Phillips J H Bressingham up for re election. The group, organized May 8 1905 by J E Norton, now has about 75 members and has paid out 11000 to 11000 in sick benefits and about 2500 in death benefits over ten years. A push seeks city commission approval to require department members to join the relief association with Chief Crenshaw backing the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Police Association
Levine Bauer
J. W. Murphy
L. C. Lutz
G. A. Phillips
J. H. Bressingham
Police Department
Tnday
Mobile
Police Relief Association
J. E. Norton
L. G. Jervice
W. A. Giblin
George K. Cloud
J. EB. Norton
Vincent A. Giblin
George W. Curry
J. K. P. Johnson
Wallace Har
Associan
Many Suits Filed in Law and Equity Court
In the law and equity court for the week ending May 8 suits were filed. Notable actions include W. B. McCoy vs. John Kimbrough Sr for 125 dollars. Norman A. Bertolotti vs. J. M. Braun for recovery of personal property including a typewriter motorcycle and electric fixtures. Alvin Nursery Company vs. Mobilg Heights Land and Orchard Company for 250 dollars. Ogburn Griffin Grocery Company vs. John T. Doyle for 114.74 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law and Equity Court
W. B. McCoy
John Kimbrough, Sr
R. H
R. M. Smith
Norman A. Bertolotti
J. M. Braun
R. H. McCon
Mobilg Heights Land and Orchard Company
Gaillard & Mahomer
L A. Cowan
Alfred G. Ward
Pierre ‘Baptiste
Ervin & McAleer
Ogburn-Griffin Grocery Company
John T. Doyle
H. H. Smith
St. John & Co
E. Kooiman
Webb & McAlpine
Philip Graham
Attoreny E. J. Grove
Patterson-Eddey Company
Harry W. Webb
R. H.& R. M. Smith
Sean Pressed Steel Hoe and Tool Company
G. E. Newman
Thomas H. Gill
Wood Printing Company
Senior Turpentine Company
Boyles & Kohn
Mobile Orchard Company
N. A. Richard
Stevens, McCorvey & McLeod
Morningstar Bonds for Jury Trial in Theft Case
Edward Morningstar, a pawnbroker, sought a jury trial after being charged with buying stolen property. judge Chamberlain fixed bond at $150, posted and he was released. Emma Chatman testified the watch Morningstar allegedly bought was stolen from her for $2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Morningstar
Chamberlain
Emma Chatman
Inferior Court Dockets After Beauford Street Theft Arrests
Joe Goldsby and TM Edward Sanders were arraigned in the inferior criminal court after being arrested by Special Officer M C Darnell for stealing crossties from Southern Railway yards near Beauregard Street. They were jailed for six and four months respectively. Kate Ivory, who bought the wood, was arrested for receiving stolen property and her case was continued to May 13. Toddy Hill was fined five dollars or ten days for assaulting Ben Willis. Emmett Chatman, a boy, was jailed sixty days for stealing two chickens from George Sewall in Whistler. The McClure defendants and Jim Nicholas had cases continued to May 10. John Bettis was fined twenty dollars or ten days for gaming, and Jim Moody and Jim Lee were each fined one dollar or ten days for the same offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Goldsby
Edward Sanders
M. C. Darnell
Southern Railway
Beauregard Street
Kate Ivory
Toddy Hill
Ben Willis
Emmett Chatman
George Sewall
Whistler
Sarah McClure
Willie McClure
Jim Nicholas
R. Finch
Toulminville
John Bettis
Jim Moody
Jim Lee
French Town Buzzing Under German Rule In St Quentin
William G. Shepherd describes St Quentin under German occupation, noting bustling streets yet heavy mood. German officers, landwehr patrols, requisitions, and hospital use fill the city while locals endure curfews, shortages, and sadness amid nightly artillery across nearby fronts.
Home Garden Association Meeting at City Hall
The Home Garden Association met at city hall yesterday at 1 pm with Mrs. Jessica Maguire and George A. Maloney, government experts, delivering talks on canning vegetables and pest control. Attendees learned about selecting produce, processing for canning, detecting pests, and prevention methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Garden Association
Jessica Maguire
George A. Maloney
Maguire
Stock Market Rebounds After Early Losses
Solid foundation halts downward trend as opening losses shrink. Banks and commission houses drive a late rally, with prices rising 2 to 5 points from intraday lows. Investors eye war stocks, crop reports, and J P Morgan’s return for possible market stimulus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadan Wall
Stock Exchange
J. P. Morgan
Steel Common
St. Paul
Great Northern Bfd
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Harding Pleased With Endorsement of Bank Plan
W P G Harding of Alabama a member of the federal reserve board endorses his farm loan bank proposal. He says he is glad the Mobile Chamber of Commerce cattle committee favored the idea and hopes for progress toward organizing the institution during the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. G. Harding
Alabama
Federal Reserve Board
State Farm Loan Bank
Mobile
A. J. Parsons
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
VESSELS IN PORT AND DOCK LOCATIONS LISTED
A catalog of ships and docking points including Turner Terminal Docks N C M C Docks in the United Kingdom and River Platte entries. It lists steamships schooners and river packets with destinations Progreso Mexico Cuba Puerto Cortez and other ports. It notes dock facilities at Fairhope Mag Beach and Municipal Docks with repair services by Henderson Dry Docks and Ollinger Bruce Docks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson Dry Docks
River Platte
Ollinger-Bruce Docks
Fla
Eslava
Municipal Docks
Daphne
Ala
Ollinger-Bruce Dry Docks
Fairhope and Mag
Beach
Fairhope
Battles
Murray & Peppers
United Fruit and Munson Steamships Sail From Harbor
Several vessels cleared Saturday for tropical and Caribbean ports. Verona and Fort Morgan sailed to Tela and Puerto Cortéz, while Bodo and Bellucia headed to Puerto Cortéz and South American ports respectively. Ottar carried lumber to Cuban ports, Petra arrived for fumigation, and James W. Paul Jr. departed Progreso for the same port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T Fruiters
Tropics
Mobile
Verona
United Fruit Company
Tela
Fort Morgan
Puerto Cortez
Mduran
Bodo
F Chambelecon ' Steamship Company
Petra
Munson Line
James W. Paul, Jr
Progreso
Artificial mothers for little chickens headline
An April article in Woman's Home Companion mocks artificial brooders for chicks. It notes that four brooders meant for fifty chicks quickly crowded as flocks grew, causing poorer health due to limited space. Neighbors Handy Fresné and his wife doubt the concept of mechanical motherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Home Companion
Country Life
Handy
Louis Fresné
Louis
Vessels bound to Mobile lines and voyages listed
A list of ships and routes including Nubian Laurenson Waldimir Sawin Albanian Signe San Juan Lampasas Gansfjord Fort Gaines Kylestrome Northwestern Kluestrome Bluefields Edna V Pickles Transatlantic Bark City of Mobile Stranger Catherina Springfield Mills Rosefield docked or sailing to various ports. Includes destinations in Cuba Puerto Rico Honduras Spain Mexico and Britain with brokerage and shipping company references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nubian
Laurenson, Liverne
England
Mobile
Tarpon
St. Andrew and Gulf Steamships Line
Polstad
Androsson
Scot
van Heynigen Brokerage Company
Waldimir Sawin
Wvan
Copenhagen
Den
van Heynigen
Albanian
Liverpool
Eng
Mobile Liners, Inc, Incs
Span
Huelva
Spain
Signe
Munson Line
San Juan
Porto Rico
Porto Rican Steamship Co
Lampasas
New York
Mallory Steamship
Sabine, Ork, Steamship Company
Gansfjord
Nor
Puerto Cortez
Hon
Hubbard-Zemurray Steamship Company
Fort Gaines
United Fruit Company
Kylestrome
Glasgow
Scotland
Mobile Liners, Inc
Northwestern
Cuban Molasses Company
Kluestrome
Bluefields
United Fruit Co
Edna V. Pickles
Havana
Cuba
Whittney-Bodden Company
Transatlantic
Gulf States Shipping Company
City of Mobile
Trinidad
Brit
Stranger
San Fernandino
Whittney-Bodden Co
Catherina
Springfield
Genoa
J. M. Scott & Bros
W. Mills
Progreso
Mexico
Rosefield
Cadiz
Mallory
Gautier Creosoting Plan Shifts to Six Day Week
The West Pascagoula Creosoting Works in Gautier Mississippi moved from a three day work week to a full six day schedule. The plant, a subsidiary of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, employs over one hundred residents and cites outside orders from Louisiana as the reason for the expansion says manager P. T. Vaughan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gautier
Miss
West
Pascagoula
Polish Women Seek Suffrage in War Torn Lands
Isabel Strusinska, a Warsaw native who lived in Lemberg until Russian capture, arrives in New York to aid Polish expatriates and fundraise. She notes Polish women enjoy family influence and business input while men face restricted franchise, as suffrage movements continue in Lemberg and Warsaw led by Christobel Pankhurst era groups seeking women’s voting rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Isabel Strusinska
Warsaw
Lemberg
Galicia
Madame Strusinska
Russia
Inberg
International Suffrage Association
Christobel Pankhurst
Grand Bay Chamber of Commerce Organized Meeting Notice
Booster Committee of Grand Bay calls citizens to a May 14 1915 3 p m meeting at the Canning Factory to organize the Grand Bay Chamber of Commerce. J W Egan Colin Macdonald S Imura W C Griffing lead the invitation urging attendance whether or not you join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booster Committee
Grand Bay
Chamber of Commerce
Messrs
J. W. Egan
Colin Macdonald
S. Imura
W. C. Griffing
Canning Factory
Grand Bay Chamber of Commerce
Finds a Cure For Pellagra Promoted in Jasper Alabama
A testimonial from Mrs. C. H. Vaughn of Millville praises a Pellagra cure by American Compounding Co. The letter claims doctors approve the remedy and urges readers to obtain a free book from Box 2049 Jasper Alabama with a money back guarantee if insufficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Vaughn
Millville
Baughn
Pellagra Belt
Alabama
Baugram
Biz
American Compounding Co
Jasper
Ala
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City Commission
Crenshaw
Morningstar
Inferior Court News
Kuppenheimer
Palm Beach
L. H. Meyer & Sons
The
National City Bank
City Bank
of Mobile
St. Quentin
William G. Shepherd
Paris
France
Ife
Battte
la Fere
Laon
Vernand
Cambrai
Landwehr
Guarda
Prince Auguste
Charles-Picard
Champs- Elysees
Charles Basqui
Champs-Elysées
Fervacques
Henri Martin
St. Martin
Ham
Harding
Upper Stream
Turner-Terminal
N. C
Cuban
United Kingdom
Lucinda Sutton
Albert D. Mills
Oscar G
Ener James W. Pauli, Jr
Tae
Turnher-Terminal
Harbo
John Quill
Alabama River
Charles E. Cessna
Sieie A. Carneyshave
Pleasure Bay
Louisiana
Marga
Keensedet Vance
Benhesvet
Owe Masia
Hildegard
Eeee Ethel Clarke
Marine News
Wae
Profit Security
First National Bank, Mobile
Member
Federal Reserve System
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