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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1914

Page

12

Feasibility Hearings On Government Oil Pipeline

Cato Sells commissioner of the Indian bureau and Lt J O Richardson of the navy department will open hearings May 21 on a senate resolution to investigate a government oil pipeline from Oklahoma fields to the Gulf of Mexico. They will start at Independence Kansas then visit Bartlesville and Tulsa Oklahoma with more stops to be announced.

Associated Press Washington Cato Sells Indian Bureau J. O. Richardson Navy Department Senate Oklahoma Gulf of Mexico Richardson Boyd Pacific Fleet Sells Independence Kan Bartlesville Tulsa Oklo

Pittsburg Pays Silent Tribute To Fallen Son

Pittsburg Pa May 12 The body of Francis P Delowry arrives as the city begins mourning for its son who died with eighteen others in the Vera Cruz fighting. A public funeral will be held in St Paul's cathedral after the body lies in state at Soldiers' Memorial hall. Flags are at half staff.

Associated Press Pitsburg Francis P. Delowry Pittsburg Vera Cruz St. Paul's Cathedral

Woodbury steamer logs 5,646 miles and 91 days at sea

The revenue steamer Woodbury built fifty years ago logged 5,646.1 nautical miles over 91 days and aided vessels valued at 144,770 dollars. It was laid up once after being crushed by an ice floe. Cats dislike water due to fur properties and slow drying.

Woodbury

Great Northern Guilty of Overworking Fireman

The Supreme Court denied the Great Northern Railway Company's bid for review of its conviction for violating hours of service laws by keeping a fireman on duty over sixteen hours. The guard remained on a train placed on a side track after fifteen hours and fifty nine minutes on the road.

Associated Press Washington Supreme Court Great Northern Railway Company

School Board To Meet For Regular Roll-Only Session

The regular weekly meeting of a board of school commissioners will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o clock in the Derby building. Only roll business is expected to come before the board.

Board of School Commissioners Derby

Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Health Improvement

Ad copy endorses Hood's Sarsaparilla for spring fatigue and skin eruptions. It claims the tonic cleanses and enriches blood, improves appetite and sleep, and boosts energy, urging readers to buy today through their druggist.

Hood

Mobile business directory listings on Dauphin and nearby streets

A dense roster of local trades and storefronts listed with addresses on Dauphin street and surrounding streets. Includes dentists, dry cleaners, printers, gas works, and hardware firms along with contact numbers and home addresses for each business.

Acetylene Lighting for Country Homes

A fragment notes B F Round Acetylene lighting for country homes at 22 N Conception Bell in 1932.

Country Homes Conception Bell

Bloch Bros Advertises Automobiles and Harness

Bloch Bros at 9 N Water Street advertise autos carriages and harness with home contact at 264 Be 3.

Local Business Directory Fragment for Bell City

Adam Machinery Co and Cadillac Motor Co listed with addresses in Bell. Dukes Garage and multiple home numbers appear in the excerpt along Royal and St Michael streets.

Adam Machinery Co N. Royal Bell Home Dukes Garage St. Michael St

Banking directory with multiple Mobile institutions listed

A listing of several Mobile banks and savings institutions with street addresses and contact numbers. Includes The Bank of Mobile N B A on N Royal and St Michael streets, Union Savings Bank on N Royal, Peoples Bank on St Francis, 1rst National Bank on St Francis, and City Bank & Trust Co on N Royal.

Union Savings Bank N. Royal St Bell Peoples Bank St. Francis Street Home National Bank City Bank & Trust Co N. Royal Street

Bowman Beauty Parlors and Miss Adams Listed

Mrs. E. G. Bowman operates beauty parlors at 2761 2 Dauphin street with home number 13879. Miss Florence Adams is a manicurist at the Cawthon Hotel Barber Shop.

E. G. Bowman Dauphin Street Florence Adams Cawthon Hotel

Prompted credits: Bell addresses listed for colleges

Southern Business College at 4171 2 Dauphin Street Bell 886 Mobile Business College at 2111 2 Dauphin Street Bell 1246 residence Bell 2116

Southern Business College Dauphin Streeet Bell Mobile Business College Daphin Street

BICYCLES AND REPAIRS AT Sileéby Bicycle Shop

Sileéby Bicycle Shop at 161 Dauphin Street Beil offers bicycle sales and repair services. The listing notes contact details including home and phone references from 1994.

Sileéby Bicycle Shop Dauphin St Beil Home

Clift Barber Shop and Partners Advertised

Clift Barber Shop at 6 N Royal Street and Home 1685 along with Cawthon Hotel Barber Shop list proprietors and staff including W D Bridges acting as manager.

Clift N. Royal Street Cawthon Hotel Hervey Z Hotel Co W. D. Bridges

Local Businesses Directory Fragments Detected

Fragmentary OCR lists several firms and addresses including McKenzie-Barrett Carriage Co on State Street Bell 1606 Home 239 Nack Carriage & Wa Works 274 N Royal Street Bell 1824 GREDIT CLOTHING STORES tham-Hush Clothing Store 267 Dauphin Street Home 1200 Crockery W. H. Brown Crockery Co. 52 54 Bt. Emanuel Street Bell 336 ge Hdw.Co. 221 Dauphin Street

McKenzie-Barrett Carriage Co State Street Bell Nack Carriage & Wa Works N. Royal Street W. H. Brown Crockery Co Emanuel Street Ge Hdw.Co Dauphin Street

Local Business Listings Note Bell Addresses and Contacts

The excerpt lists several entities with street addresses in Bell including Corsets Madame Emile Tacon at 308 St. Francis, Brown-Morgan Coal Co. at 58 St. Francis, Zimmern Coal Co. at Van Antwerp Building, and Mobile Creamery at Conception and St. Louis streets. It also provides phone-like numbers and home lines for each.

Emile Tacon St. Francis Street Bell Brown-Morgan Coal Co Home Zimmern Coal Co van Antwerp Mobile Creamery Cor. Conception and St. Louis Streets Bell 1812

Rosedale Dairy Creamery Face Home Address Note

A brief listing notes the CREAMERIES located at 713 Dauphin Street in Rosedale with home number 1 818.

Rosedale Dairy Dauphin Street

Local Coffee Companies and Addresses Listed in Bell Directory

A brief directory listing shows Alabama Coffee Co and other coffee related firms with street addresses in Bell. Entries include Dixie Coffee Co 108 South Commerce Street Bell 2838 and United Tea and Coffee Co 454 Dauphin Street Bell 1681 with various contact numbers.

Alabama Coffee Co N. Water Street Bell Dixie Coffee Co S. Commerce St

Jacobson's Good Clothes Store and Hickey Lyons Distinct

Local business fragment lists Jacobson's Good Clothes Store at 121 123 Dauphin Street Hickey Lyons at 223 Dauphin Street Bell 3212 Home 13829 referenced in street directory notes.

Norman Engraving Co Photo Engraving at 62 Royal Street

Bell 2266 listing for Norman Engraving Co located at 62 Royal Street offers photo engraving services.

the Norman Engraving Co Royal Street Bell

Hardware Firms and Addresses Listed in Bell Directory

A directory snippet lists Barney-Cavanagh Hardware Company on Commerce and St. Michael streets with Bell 166 and Home 48. Cunningham Hardware Company on Bell 146 2648 with Home 128. Kelly-Brady Hardware Co. on 13 N Water street with Bell 3067 and Home 1676. McGowin-Lyons Hardware & Supply Co. on S Water street Bell 2706. Partridge Hardware Co. at 221 Dauphin street Bell 123 with Home 986.

Barney-Cavanagh Hardware Company Commerce St. Michael Cunningham Hardware Company Bell Kelly-Brady Hardware Co N. Water Street Home McGowin-Lyons Hardware & Supply Co S. Water Street Partridge Hardware Co Dauphin Street

Bank of Mobile Office Assistant Address

Office Assistant location cited at Bank of Mobile building Bell 2904. No further context or events provided.

Bank of Mobile Bldg Bell 2904

Local Addresses Listed for Meyer and Langan Hat Co

The fragment notes Meyer the latter at 2 E Royal Street and Home 67 plus Langan Hat Company at 110 Dauphin Street, providing specific street addresses for the two entities.

Local Marine and Motor Supply Companies Listed

Directory style item lists Marine Supply Co at N Water and St Francis streets Bell 301 Motor Supply Co at 303 Dauphin street Bell 383 Cadillac Motor Co at 107 Government street Bell 126 7 Home 1822.

Marine Supply Co N. Water St. Francis Bell Motor Supply Co Dauphin Street Cadillac Motor Co Government Street

Mobile Item and Bell Address List

Directory style notice listing addresses and street names in Mobile and Bell with German language reference and utility identifiers. Includes St Emanuel Street St Michael Street and numbered Bell streets as compiled for local readers.

The Mobile Item St. Emanuel St Alabama Staats Zeitung St. Michael Street Bell Mobile Tribune Joachim Street

Local Electric and Floral Firms Listing Bell 1902

Directory style item listing several firms in Bell including Schenker Alidor Electric Co at 9 St Emanuel Street Shaw Cain Electrical Co at 360 Dauphin Street D Olive Electric Co at 304 Dauphin Street and Bell 33e2 Goodbrad Floral Company Minge Floral at 9 N Conception Street Bell 112.

Schenker-Alidor Electric Co St. Emanuel Street Bell Shaw-Cain Electrical Co Dauphin Street D'Olive Electric Co Goodbrad Floral Company Minge Floral N. Conception St

Contractors and Builders list with Bell addresses

A brief directory fragment lists contractors and builders with names and Bell addresses and phone numbers. Names include Robert Windham G A Chamblin A Hancock and W J Koral with street addresses on St Francis Dauphin and Conception in Bell.

Robert Windham St. Francis Street Bell G. A. Chamblin S. Conception St A. Hancock W. J. Koral Dauphin Street

Harness and Saddlery at Hopper Harness Co

Hopper Harness Co located at 205 N Royal Street and home 1743 offers harnesses and saddlery services.

Hopper Harness Co Royal Street

Alvin Japanese Nusery and Bank of Mo bile Bing

A fragment lists Alvin Japanese Nursery and Bank of Mobile Bing with addresses Bell 373 and Bell 3227, including Sailburn Nurseries at 880-31 City Bank Building.

Alvin Bank of Mobile Bing Bell Sailburn City Bank

Hotel Bell Listings and Addresses

Battle House at St. Francis and Royal streets bell 4100 home 190. Klaskey's Hotel at Conti street bell 603 home 17. Cawthon Hotel bell 3061 home 701.

Battle House St. Francis and Royal Streets Bell Home Cawthon Hotel Klaskey’s Hotel Conti Street Kloskey’s Restaurant

Bell 2192 Home 1458 at Eslava and Conception

John F. Lores is listed at northwest corner of Eslava and Conception streets with numbers Bell 2192 and Home 1458 provided in the address notation.

John F. Lores Eslava and Conception Streets Bell

Local Jewelers and Watchmakers Listed with Addresses

F. J. Hall at 4 N Royal Street Bell 1388. H Cartman at 11 St Emanuel Street. Willis & Percy at 256 Dauphin Street Bell 2346 Home 1256. Parker Bros at 111 Dauphin Street Bell 2222. Jemile Herpin at 213 Dauphin Street Bell 22.

Willis & Percy Dauphin Street Home Parker Bros Dauphin St Jemile Herpin

Candy Makers Howells Candy Kitchen Bell 2160

Howells Candy Kitchen located at 317 Dauphin Street Bell 2160 is noted as a candy manufacturer. The brief entry lists the business name and address without additional context or details.

Candy Manufacturers Howells Candy Kitchen Dauphin Street Bell

Local Optical Firms and Addresses Listed

A. N. Maumenee at 4 N Royal street Bell 1338. McDonald Optical Co at 155 Dauphin Street Bell 163. Mobile Optical Co Inc with A F Rockwell manager at 17 N Conception Street Bell 1699.

A. N. Maumenee Optician N. Royal Street Bell McDonald Optical Co Dauphin Street Mobile Optical Company, Inc A. F. Rockwell, Mgr N. Conception St

Henry R Hawes Candy Co Wholesale Dealer

Henry R Hawes Candy Co located at 659 Dauphin Street operates as a wholesale candy dealer with home address 1229.

Henry R. Hawes Candy Co Dauphin Street

Evans Furniture Co on Dauphin Street Listed

Evans Furniture Co located at 412 414 Dauphin Street and Home 1430 listed in local business directory.

Evans Furniture Co Dauphin Street

Local Drug Stores and Phones Listed on Dauphin Street

Albright & Wood at multiple intersections lists Bell and Home phones 92 93 1396. Braswell's Drug Store on Dauphin and Claiborne shows Bell 899 1810 and Home 68. Ortmann's Pharmacy at Dauphin Hamilton lists Bell 157 and Home 245. éiead's Drug Store at 550 Dauphin lists Bell 1603 and Home 430.

Braswell Dauphin Claiborne Bell Dave S. Bauer Conception Albright & Wood Jackson Government Royal Ortmann’s Hamilton Éiead Dauphin St

Local Department Stores Listed with Addresses and Phones

The notice catalogs Bell department stores including L Hammel Dry Goods Co on 7 S Royal st, C J Gayfer Co at 171 Dauphin St, Yeend Potter Co on 224 Dauphin St, Reiss Mercantile Co at 167 Dauphin St, and Fitzgerald & Co on St Emanuel St with phone and home numbers.

L. Hammel Dry Goods Co S. Royal Street Bell Home C.J. Gayfer & Co Dauphin St Yeend Potter Co Dauphin Street Reiss Mercantile Co Fitzgerald & Co St. Emanuel Street

Iredericks Dye Works and French Dry Cleaning Co Notices

Iredericks Dye Works at 308 Dauphin street Bell 636 and French Dry Cleaning Co at 470 Dauphin street Bell 1707 are listed with home numbers 796 and 1721 respectively. The OCR fragment provides addresses and telephone-like numbers for two local businesses.

Iredericks Dye Works Dauphin Street Bell French Dry Cleaning Co

Local Grocery Listings on Dauphin Street Area

Directory of residents and businesses with names and addresses along Dauphin Street including 8S L Evans 70 Dauphin, Henry Myer 750 Dauphin, W T Goubil 364 Dauphin, Zieman Grocery Co 59 61 Wilkinson, R O Harris Grocery Co 226 Dauphin, McPhillips Grocery Co at Dauphin and Commerce, Partriage Mickle Grocery at St Francis and Joachim, Crowley and Marshall 259 Dauphin.

Partriage-Mickle Grocery Company St. Francis and Joachim Streets Bell Crowley & Marshall Dauphin St Home

Local Laundry Listings for Bell and Troy Areas

American Laundry at 861 63 St Louis Street Bell 365 Home 35 and Troy Steam Laundry at 66 St Emanuel Street Bell 171 Home 210 are listed with telephone numbers and home numbers in this directory snippet. The entries provide business names street addresses and contact points.

American Laundry St. Louis Street Bell Troy Steam Laundry St. Emanuel Street

Verona Lumber Co and Crichtonumber Company Ad Notice

Verona Lumber Co and Crichtonumber Company list contact details with phone numbers 447 and 412 respectively in a brief business notice.

Verona Lumber Co Crichtonumber Company City Bidg

Bickiey Furniture Co and Transfer Co Address Listings

Readable city directory snippet showing Bickiey Furniture Co at 403 Dauphin Street with Bell 1200 and Home 1886 and Quick Transfer Co at 270 N Royal Street with Seil 118 and Home 116.

Bickiey Furniture Co Dauphin St Bell 1200 Quick “‘Transfer Co N. Royal St. Seil Home

Public Accountants Highlighted Names Listed

Public accountants F E Horton Van Antwerp Bell 1144 L ae W G Austin Van Antwerp Building Bell 189s ae listed in the notice showcasing firm members and office locations in the city directory style snippet.

FE. D. Horton van Antwerp Bell W. G. Austin

Fragmentary Local Address List From Old Newspaper

A garbled OCR listing names and addresses appears, mentioning D Copelana Sens at 75 St Michael street and L J Leany plumber at 104 N Royal St, plus several other unreadable entries for businesses and residences. The fragment provides no coherent event or narrative.

D. Copelana Sens St. Michael Street Beli Home L. J. Leany Plumber Royal St Cluie Gui City Conn Street Rlume Szy Pianyus Clutter Piano Co Vaupoin Street Pun Paones Zvil

Real Estate and Insurance Firms in Bell Listings

A dense directory of real estate and insurance agencies in Bell lists firms and addresses on N Royal, Water, St Francis, Dauphin, Conti, and St Michael streets. Entries include Grand Bay Land Co, Joseph Espalla & Co, R H Bolling Co and F M Maddox & Co with phone numbers and home numbers. roofing firms, shoe shops, and second hand dealers also appear with street locations and contact details.

Salem Kahalley Co Dauphin St M. Hoffman Dauphin Street McCartney & Schley S. Joseph St Bell Home Adolph Brown Real N. Water Street Yeend Bros St. Francis Street Norville. Bros George Fearn « Son St. Francis St. Joseph S. L. Spotswood N. L. Vickers St. Michael Street EBC. Gordon & Co Edward M. Bailey I. W. Savage Joseph Espalla & Co N. Royal St R. H. Bolling Company City Bank F. M. Maddox & Co Boston Conti Mobile Shoe Hospital Champion Shoe Shop St. Emanuel Street F. M. Baliweg A. Verneuille St. Michael Ee. Aan Mobile Shoe Shop

Motion Picture Theatres Street Address Note

Fragmentary OCR reads Gustave Gass and Crescent theater at 2v60 Maupum street with notes on universal prusiam and motion picture venue.

Gustave Gass Vaupnim Street Theathes Sdeurer Maupum Street Universa: Prusiam

Bowen & Co and Olensky Loan Ad at City Addresses

Jo W. Olensky offers loans on any value item at 50 Government street and Home 1037 Bowen and Co located at 1 2 St Emanuel St Home 1055.

Jo W. Olensky Government Street

Dixie Grain Company Address and Contacts

Readable lines show Dixie Grain Company in Drago and Bell with street addresses on Water Street and Commerce Street plus telephone numbers and home numbers for offices likely listing locations and contact data. The fragmentary OCR provides no explicit event or narrative.

Dixie Grain Company Water Street Bell Drago, Grain Company Commerce Street

Dr J T Adams and Q J Brown Listed With Bell Addresses

Readable fragment lists Dr J T Adams of 155 Dauphin Street Bell 3021 J and Dr Q J Brown of 210 1 3 Dauphin Street Bell 2271 with residence 26525. No additional context provided.

J. T. Adams Dauphin Street Bell Q. J. Brown

Local Studio and Stationery Addresses Listed

Readable fragments show business names and addresses including Boyle Studio at 100 Waupain Street Bell 2776 Querbey's Studio 2261-2 Dauphinst Sherman Stationery Co 21 N Water Street Bell 2061 Home 2061 Mobile Stationery Co 16 N Water Bell 136.

Sherman Stationery. Co N. Water Street Bell Home Mobile Stationery Company N. Water

Sample Shoe Store Bargains At Two Street Addresses

Mobile shoppers are offered deep discounts at two storefronts. At 24 Dauphin Street Shoes are priced at 2.75 dollars. The Sample Shoe Store at 10 North Royal Street advertises shoes from 4.00 to 6.00 dollars for 2.85 dollars.

Mobile Dauphin Street N. Royal Street

Turkish Baths at Bienville Bell 2701

Bienville Turkish Baths advertised with telephone number Bell 2701 for bath services.

Bienville

London Woolen Mills and Tailors on Dauphin Street

Listings show multiple tailor shops on Dauphin Street including London Woolen Mills and The $15 Tailor at 107 Dauphin, Fry the Tailor at 273, American Ladies' Tailors at 205, Schutz & Coan at 63, G Cohn at 117 Goverment Street, and John W. Hanlein at 1 Dauphin Street with Bell phone numbers 2757, 2668, and 82.

London Woolen Mills Dauphin Street Fry the Tailor Dauphin Streets Bell E. Needalman Coati Street American Ladies’ Tailors Schutz & Coan G. Cohn Goverment St John W. Hanlein Merchant Tailor

Trunk and Taxi Firms Listed with Addresses

The notice lists the Mobile Trunk Company at 263 Dauphin Street and Cawthon Taxi Company at 13 N Conception Street with trading and home numbers. It mentions Bell 1370 and Home 1370 as contact details.

Trunk Manufacturers Mobile Trunk Company Dauphin Street Bell Home Cawthon Taxi Company N. Conception -Street

Tires and Accessories and Local Shops Listings

A fragmented listing includes Cadillac Motor Company, Tires 4 Accessories at 107 Government Street Bell 1267, Home 1822 with Vulcan Tire Works at 18 N Joechin Street Bell 2244. Reynolds Music House at 167 Dauphis Street with Meth phones 1414. Mobile Optical Company Inc and A Rockwell Manager at 17 IN Conception Hell 1699. Royal Liquor Store at 116-118 Government Street Bell 2783 Home 1705. A Konstanzer 35 Joachim Bell 1157. Cawthon Hotel Bar and Richard Distributing Company as Cook's Beer agent.

Cadillac Motor Company Government Street Home Tires Governments Bell Auto Tire Repairing Cadillac Company Victrolas Reynolds Dauphis Street Mobile Optical Company,Inc A. Rockwell Mgr Conception Hell Liqu Royal Liquor Store Bell A. Konstanzer Joachim " Bell Cawthon Hotel Richard Distributing Company Cook's Beer

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