Cardinals Discuss Likely Candidates for the Next Pope
Paris reports on Cardinal Vincenzo Vanutelli and other papal hopefuls amid Vatican France ties. Rampolla, Ferrara, Merry del Val and Gotti receive mentions as potential successors to Pope Pius X.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincenzo Vanutelli
Palestrena
Rome
Seraphino Vanutelli
Seraphino
Vatican
Guirinal
Rampolla
Liberal Party
Leo XII
Austria
Pius X
Cardinal Gruscha
Cracow
Francis Joseph
Cardinal Rampolla
Leo XIII
Cardinal Kopp
Breslau
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Army Worm at Work in Mobile County Fields
G A Maloney reports army worm activity in Mobile County, about 14 miles north of Mobile on the Southern Railway, attacking corn in the eastern section. Farmers should spray or dust with arsenate of lead or Paris green to protect crops, directing treatments into the bud where worms feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile County
G. A. Maloney
Mobile
Southern
Cook
Hile
Insurgent Senate Debates Tax Rates and Insurance Tax Rules
The Senate committee considers delaying new woolen and cotton cloth duties for two to three months to allow manufacturers to adjust. Assistant Attorney General W. T. Denison argues for a tax on income to start with the new fiscal year and for rules to assess taxable property. James I. Curtis proposes an amendment to curb under valuations and fix values for duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redfield
W. T. Denison
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
James I. Curtis
Divorce urged to make charge against O'Hara
Testimony in a court case details a plan to silence Mr. O'Hara with an affidavit to derail his senate testimony on vice commission work. The witnesses describe a Chicago and Alton train meeting with S W Derby and others, with conflicting accounts of later movements and a Press Club sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Hara
Mr. O’hara
Robinson
Chicago and Alton
Springfield
Chicago
Thomas D
Cryptic letter gives Johnny Myers early lead to Santa
A Yellow Pine Alabama child named John Louis Myers has started writing to Santa Claus at The Item to secure gifts next Christmas. The three page note, addressed to Mr Santa Claus Mobile Alabama, puzzles readers with its odd handwriting and unclear wishes. The Item notes the letter may be found at its office for Santa to review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
John Louis Myers
Yellow Pine
Ala
Saint
Yuletide
John Louis
Mobile
Item
Washington Avenue
Spring Hill College
Santa
Navy Lacking in Efficiency if Called Upon
Navy weaknesses in coal supply and manning expose unpreparedness for Pacific war. With only 361 575 tons coal on hand July 1 and contracts for 63 499 tons, officials warn about insufficient coal bases outside the United States and limited recruiting authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
State Department
White House
Japan
California
United States
Pacific
Navy Department
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Pacific Coast
Navy
Congress
Imperial Sanitary Laundry Leads The Item’s Contest
The Imperial Sanitary Laundry in Mobile is the sole laundry voting in The Item’s Contest and the only laundry offering the Electric Process. Call for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Sanitary Laundry
Mobile
Marriage License Issued To Fenn and Painter In City
A marriage license was issued Saturday afternoon to Raymond Albert Fenn and Miss Ethel Lee Painter. Protector Fire Company No 11 colored will celebrate its forty eight anniversary with a parade and picnic on May 12. Frank Sylvester will be the grand marshal of the parade. Arthur Cole is the president of the company this year. All those having reports to make on sale of A R L S tickets for Endymion will report at Barton Academy kindergarten room Monday May 12 at 4 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Albert Fenn
Ethel Lee Painter
Endymion
Barton Academy
Social and Dance at Point Clear Hotel Benefit
A social and dance will be held at the Point Clear Hotel on Saturday May 17 beginning at 6 o'clock in aid of the Point Clear district school. The steamer Pleasure Bay will remain at the south wharf Point Clear until 8 o'clock p m for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Clear
Pleasure Bay
The Breakers Presented at Monroe Park Theatre
Grace Chapel of Oakdale supports a Monroe Park Theatre presentation Wednesday with participants C. M. Ellis Gaillard Cassidy J. T. McCan C. V. Yost George Matzenger Pete Neely Mrs. C. M. Ellis Misses Cora Ellis Eunice Yost L W Cassidy in the cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Chapel
Oakdale
Monroe Park Theatre
C. M. Ellis
Gaillard Cassidy
J. T. McCan
C. V. Yost
George Matzenger
Pete Neely
Misses Cora Ellis
Eunice Yost
L W. Cassidy
Man in Auburn Finds Permanent Kidney Cure
A Auburn New York man with kidney and bladder trouble treated himself with Foley s Kidney Pills to avoid doctor bills. One year later he reports a permanent cure with no return of pain backache or burning. He names J A Farmer and endorses the remedy. Van Antwerp Drug Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
New York
Foley
H E
J. A. Farmer
van Antwerp Drug Corporation
Piles Cured In 7 To 14 Days By PAZO Ointment
Drugstore ad promises refund if PAZO Ointment does not cure itching bleeding prolapsed piles in six to fourteen days. Vivid claim targets sufferers. advert emphasizes quick relief and 50 cent price.
Demonstration Planned at 18 South Royal Street
The Ment of Mobile Gas Co announces a demonstration to be held at 18 South Royal Street beginning Tuesday May 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Gas CO
South Royal ST
Mobile Gas CO. Inday
South Royal’ ST
Panoramic view highlights Mobile as leading Alabama port
Leslie's Weekly features a panoramic Mobile view from the Cawthon hotel praising Secretary George G. Card of the Chamber of Commerce and Business League for securing free national publicity. The piece notes Mobile Bay harbor access, rail and steamship links, a 54,000 population, 126 manufacturers, $5.25 million capital, $5.43 million annual output, and Panama Canal implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Cawthon Hotel
Leslie's Weekly
George G. Card
Chamber of Commerce and Business League
South
Alabama
Mobile Bay
New Orleans
New York
Liverpool
Deaths and Funerals Charles S Summers engineer
Charles Sidney Summers aged 58 native of Magnolia Tennessee died Saturday at 2 40 PM at his home 102 Augusta street after a lingering illness. He was the oldest engineer on the New Orleans and Mobile division and last of the trio Galvin Neno Summers who set fast train records. He is survived by his wife two sons one daughter and other relatives in Mobile and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sidney Summers
Magnolia
Tenn
New Orleans
Mobile
Louisville and
Nashville
Augusta Street
Tim Galvin
Joe Neno
Charley Summers
Mr. Summers
Frank J. Jones Dies in Memphis at 66
News from Mobile reports the death of Frank J. Jones age 66 in Memphis Tennessee on May 7. A longtime Mobile resident he worked for Mobile and Ohio Railroad Louisville and Nashville and the M J and K C companies. Survived by his wife three children in Memphis two sisters Mrs X Smith and Mrs A McPhillips and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Jones
Mobile
Memphis
Tenn
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Louisville and Nashville
X. Smith
A. McPhillips
Rosson to Speak on City Accounting and Budget Making
George T. Rosson, Mobile public accountant, will lecture on City Accounting and Budget Making under the Study of Municipal Sociology in Harte Auditorium Monday at 8 p.m. All bookkeepers and public officials are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Rosson
Mobile
The
Harte Auditorium
Wanted at Brewton Arrested in Alabama Prohibition Charge
Jesse Prim, wanted at Brewton Alabama for violating the prohibition law, was arrested near Wilmer and brought to Mobile where he is jailed. He will be sent to Brewton on Monday for custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Prim
Brewton
Escambia County
Ala
Wilmer
Mobile
Page
Vacancy at Moundville State Normal School Opens
The state normal school board will elect a new president for Moundville Normal on Monday. Current president B F Smith will not seek re election after citizens accused him of dedicating too much time to sports. Five other normal school presidents are expected to be re elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Moundville Normal School
State Normal School Board
B. F. Smith
Smith
Moundville
Normal Board
Tired workers find new life with Electric Bitters
Nervous men and women regain ambition and appetite after using Electric Bitters, praised by Mrs. O. Rhinevault of Vestal Center. The home remedy is touted for stomach liver and kidney health, with bottles at 60 cents and 1.00, recommended by Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Rhinevault
Vestal Center
van Antwerp Drug Corp
Big Millinery Sale at Frolichstein's
A. Frolichstein's hosts a large millinery sale advertised by the New York milliners. Read the page ad in today's edition for details and timing. Do not miss this sale event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Frolichstein’s
NEW York Milliners
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Pope Pius X
Cardinal Vanutelli
France
Paris
Vanutelli
Frederick Cazanman
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Sacred College
Vichy
Vrancée
Ouchy
Switzerland
Karlsbad
Bohemia
Texas
Evelyn James
San Antonio
Miss James
Democrats
Lambs’ Cafe
Frank O'Hara
Frank Jacobson
Press Club
Johnny
Monroe Park
Plas Oldstein Jewelery
Royal Street
Leslie
Geo. T. Rosson
Moundville State Normal
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