Adam Glass of Mobile Dies at Home After Fulfilling Life
Adam Glass died at his Mobile home early this week after a life of adversity and achievement. Arriving in Mobile as a struggling young man he built an extensive business career, helped establish the Home Telephone Company, and shared his success with partners and the community. He was respected for generosity and public spirit, devoted to family and the less fortunate.
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Adam Glass
Mobile
Mr. Glass
Glass
Home Telephone Company
Alabama
South
Why War Will Not Come for the Present
Exile Gen. Huerta urges Mexico to welcome a Jewish influx to build the nation’s economy. The Lusitania sinking prompts a cautious U S stance. Germany’s reply is pending as the United States weighs recalls, dropping alliances, or possible war versus the need to protect neutrality and commercial interests.
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Gerard
England
Santaen Tendei
United States
Lusitania
U. S
Congress
High Seas
Baltic
Week of Alabama waterways progress and celebrations
A congressional rivers and harbors committee plans a Tennessee River visit to review Mussel Shoals improvements and attend the Lock No 17 dam and lock completion ceremony. The Mobile region and state expect economic gains from a through waterway, aiding mineral trade and North Alabama. The memoirish text concludes with proverbs and reflections on optimism and aging.
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Alabama
Joint Rivers and Harbors Committee of Congress
Tennessee River
Mussel Shoals
Mobile
Tennessee
North
Wall Street reacts to Lusitania tragedy and war loans
Friday’s Lusitania catastrophe sent Wall Street into uncertainty after a rise in loading stocks. Analysts note loans by belligerents near ten billion and rising, with railroads and foreign investments fueling home securities demand. Clews & Co warns against credit overexpansion even as funds remain plentiful. Cotton outlook shifts with uncertain acreage. census data due in June will clarify. An open air band concert fund drive in Mobile seeks to raise one thousand dollars for Bienville and Washington Squares and Lyons Park concerts.
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Pennsylvania
Clews & Co
Federal Reserve
Census Bureau
Agricultural Department
Open Air
Mobile
Bienville
Washington Squares
Lyons Park
Observance of Mothers Day General in Mobile
Mothers Day exercises were held in nearly every church in Mobile Sunday morning and a joint program at Crichton Baptist Church featured Baptists and Methodists. The Crichton service included songs recitations and addresses supervised by Harry Keenan with sermons in many churches across the city.
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Harry Keenan
Crichton
Sane
Crown Theatre Offers Two Part Broncho Drama Program
Amusements note a two part Broncho drama starring Charles Ray and Louise Glaum at the Crown theatre. Also billed are Buried Treasure with Walter Long and Florence Crawford and a Virginia Kirtley Joseph Harris comedy. Big Feature Tuesday presents The Clemenceau Case with Theda Bara, William BE Shay, and Claire Whitney, plus Love Loot and Crash Keystone comedy.
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Charles Ray
Louise Glaum
Crown Theatre
Reliance
Walter Long
Florence Crawford
Virginia Kirtley
Joseph Harris
Clemenceau Case
Theda Bara
Tomerow
William BE. Shay
Claire Whitney
Chaplin at Empire and serials at Royal and Empire
Chaplin stars in By the Sea at the Empire with a Lubin three part A Romance of the Navy featuring Ormi Hawley and others. The Diamond from the Sky premieres tomorrow at Empire with Lottie Pickford and Irving Cummings in lead roles. Elaine serial continues at the Royal with Arid Daly Pearl White and Edwin Arden. Craig Kennedy stories headline.
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Mary
Irving Cummings
Elaine
Royal
Royal Theatre
Arid Daly
Pearl White
Edwin Arden
Craig Kennedy
Arnold Dal
Edwin Ar‘den
Earl White
A Man and His Wife in The Parlor of Secrets
In this chapter Isabel weighs a dinner plan with Duval as she hides intent behind questions about Adelaide Simmons. John frets over expenses while Isabel secretly decides to accept Duval’s invitation, balancing control, jealousy, and domestic budgets in a tense domestic drama.
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Terhune van DE Ater
Liddeb
Bod Pel
John Hamilton
Isabel
Duval
Adelaide
Ida
John
David Duval
Cynthia
Visitors from many towns fill local hotels
The hotel lists show guests from Sibley Holmes Finchburg Ala A J Nettles Turner Springs Ala and other nearby towns staying Monday at Battle House Bienville Klosky Windsor and Cawthon hotels. Notable arrivals include James Glass family of Birmingham and Adam Glass death in the city drawing visitors from Pensacola and Citronelle.
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Ala
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Leer Park
J. R. Wiggins
Yellow Pine
E. N. Sheppard
Coon
Battle House
L. K. McVoy
Selma
B. C
T. ™. Robinson
Main Station
C. V. Williams
Fruitdale
J. R. Temple
H. M. McCarthey
Birmingham
Klosky’s
R. Phillip Hunter
Rming
Amber Grenn
Irvington
Peter Johnston
Citronelle
J. A
William and
Arnold Glass
Adam Glass
George H. Hervey
San Carlos
Pensacola
Fla
B. Hervey
Cawthon
J. M. Griffin
Blodgett
Miss
T. C. Chase
H. C. Hodges
Esther Fuller
Nadawah
C. W. Thomas
W. F. Meder
Foley
Cawthon Hotel
C. F. Brooks
C. L. Gerner
L. L. Harter
Washington, D. C
M. V. Rippen
Philadelphia
Mobilian Granted Patent for Vehicle Signal Device
Davis & Davis of Washington report John C Edwards of Mobile has received a patent for a new vehicle signal device. The article also includes a dialogue about financial prudence, savings, and household duties between two unnamed speakers discussing budgeting and paying a laundress.
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Davis & Davis
Washington
John C. Edwards
Mobile
Pastor Urges Prayers for President During Lusitania Crisis
Rev. Thomas J. Eaton of St. Marys church asks his congregation during Sunday services to pray for divine guidance for President Wilson amid the Lusitania disaster. He says America stands at a grave crisis and prays war, if it comes, will follow right and justice under divine guidance. He asks prayers that the Holy Spirit illuminates the path for the nation’s leaders.
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St. Mary's Church
Wilson
Lusitania
America
United States
Two Mobilians Join United Fruit Staff at Colon
As the spring fruit season grows and U S demand for bananas rises the United Fruit Company expands its Colon shipping department. Mobile residents Frank Courtney and Ben Campbell will begin new positions there this week through Mobile manager T D Nettles.
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United States
United Fruit Company
Mobile
Colon
B. H
Frank Courtney
Ben Campbell
T D. Nettles
All Police Relief Assn Officers Are Re-elected
At the annual meeting of the Mobile Police Relief Association held at police headquarters on Sunday morning, Levine Bauer was reelected president J W Murphy vice president L C Lutz financial secretary G A Phillips recording secretary and J H Bressingham treasurer. Twenty new applications were ballot ed and membership is expected to grow this year.
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Mobile Police Relief Association
Police
Levine Bauer
J. W. Murphy
L. C. Lutz
G. A. Phillips
J. H. Bressingham
Vanderbilt gave his life belt to woman
An English passenger in Liverpool reported Alfred G. Vanderbilt removed his life belt and handed it to a young woman as a second man named Scott, also missing, did the same.
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Vanderbilt
Liverpool
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Scott
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