Public schools plan to conserve school lands in Mobile County
The 1914 15 Mobile County school session ends May 31 as the board discusses conserving and developing school lands for revenue. A land committee of Roe and Cochrane is appointed to propose a plan and hire a supervisor with salary, amid debates over wording and candidate selection.
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Public Schools
Catv
County
Mobile County
Wedsday
H. T
Land Committee
Comers Roe and Cochrane
Barton Academy
Jordan
Spe
Missioner
Vickers
Cochrane
Mobile
Ala
John H. Bankhead
Cordova
House
United States Engineers
Vinol praised for weak child recovery in Lakeport ad
A Lakeport New Hampshire reader testifies that an eight year old girl recovered from weakness and chronic cough after using Vinol. The letter from GEHO A Collins promotes Vinol as containing cod liver tissue building elements and a tonic tron. Van Antwerp Drug Corp Inc advertises the product at leading drug stores.
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Lakeport
N. H
GEHO
A. Collins
van Antwerp Drug Corp., Inc
Generous Offer for Invalids by Mobile Electric Co
Mobile Electric Co announces free fans and electric toasters for indigent invalids within its service area to ease summer hardship. Requests must be certified by the attending physician, who states the patient cannot pay. Toasting comforts aid diet. the toaster is seen as a valuable aid in sick rooms.
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T. K. Jackson
Mobile Electric San Jenas
Jackson
Inferior Court Fines and Sentences In Theft Case
Kate Ivory received thirty days in the inferior court for buying crossties stolen from the Southern Railway. Willie Williams, last of the thieves, was sentenced to four months of hard labor. Lizzie Boseman was fined 500 dollars or 140 days hard labor for assaulting James Tunstall. The threats charge against Wesley T. Dick was dismissed for lack of evidence.
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Kate Ivory
Henry Chamberlain
Southern Railway
Willie Williams
Lizzie Boseman
James Tunstall
Wesley T. Dick
School board hearing on lands and funds plan
L C Irvine urged demonstration of lespedera growth on school lands and leasing for farming aims. The board approved Dr James H Dillard’s gift of 1000 dollars for rebuilding the Plateau school and 500 dollars yearly for maintenance, under conditions. Summer schools were proposed for Weaver Dixon St Elmo Venetia Kushla and Zirlott.
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L. C. Irvine
Lespedera
Ng Purpo
James H. Dillard
Montgomery
Sclater Fund
Country School Committee
Weaver
Dixon
St. Elmo
Venetia
Kushla
Zirlott
Barton Academy
Toulmin Gaines
Jessica McGuire
C. Baldwin
Ig. A. Maloney
Government Farm
W. T. McGowin
McGowin
US Deliberates Demand Note on Germany Sinking Lusitania
Washington awaits text of American demand to Berlin on the Lusitania crisis. Officials expect Germany to respond promptly though the note remains uncoded by the embassy in Berlin. The German embassy denies outlining any position while confirming no official opinion has been expressed. Messages continue to arrive with broad confidence in the president.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Berlin
Gerard
Iman
Rome
Vienna
Lusitania
White House
Injunction Sought Against Beauty Parlor Operator
Lovie McKinstry asks chancery court to restrain Marie E. Patterson from running a beauty shop or handling facial and scalp treatments or selling toilet preparations tied to such a shop. The petition alleges Patterson violated a two year non compete agreement after purchasing the Marinello Shop.
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Lovie McKinstry
Chancery Court
Marie E. Patterson
Marie Patterson
Patterson
Vitalitas praised by diverse users in Houston firm’s claims
Col John S Akin general manager of the Vital Remedies Co of Houston TX shows a file of hundreds of statements about Vitalitas. He says these voluntary expressions of praise come from professionals farmers mechanics laborers society women and bankers noting Vitalitas as a tonic and gift of nature. Available at Suttons Drug Store and through druggists.
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Vitalitas
John S. Akin
Vital Remedies Company
Houston
Texas
South
Sutton’s
Anti Advertising Law Declared Constitutional In Montgomery
The Alabama Supreme Court affirmed the validity of the city board of public safety and denied injunctions against its actions. It held the board’s police powers proper and noted the re election question was not before them. The decision followed Judge Stringfellow’s able opinion.
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Ers
Bud Board of Safety
Montgomery
Board of Public Safety
Supreme Court
Horace Stringfellow
Stringfellow
Board of Safety
Pearson
Gaston Gunter
Wm. A. Gunter, Jr
City Court of
Court of Appeals
Gunter
Mike Minto
Jeames Adame
Coote Porte
Ezzie Glasscock
Fayette County
Pomp Dickson
Lee County
Bessie Dickson
Dickson
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Lon Carter
Eliza Carter
Jefferson County
Matthew Peters
Tallapoosa County
Tom Jackson
St. Clair
City Commission Asked to Censor Moving Pictures
Miss Ethel Lambert connected with the School Improvement Associations asked Mobile city commissioners for a Saturday conference to consider appointing censors for moving pictures used by theaters. The commission planned to wait for Lamerts committee's full statement before acting.
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Ethel Lambert
Miss Lambert
Hotel Guests Fill City with Visitors from Several States
A parade of guests checked into the Cawthon Windsor and Bienville hotels on Thursday. Among them were W. C. Hutchins J. B. Cole Ira A. Culver of Atlanta Ga and J. N. Grenade with family from Chatom Ala. hotel lists show visitors from Birmingham Greenville Wilmer Irvington De Funiak Springs Atmore and other Alabama towns.
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W.C. Hutchins
J. B. Cole
Ira A. Culver
Atlanta Ga
Winston-Salem
N. C
W. R. Campbell
C. D. Pollard
Anniston
Ala
W. L. Drake
St. Louis
Cawthon Hotel
J. N. Grenade
Chatom
Allies in Almost Full Control of Turks Peninsular
An official report from Capetown via Reuters states Windhoek, capital of German South West Africa, was captured with little resistance by Union of South Africa forces under General Botha. The victory enables near complete possession, martial law is proclaimed, and Botha urges humane occupation duties toward German women and children.
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London
Capetown
Reuters
Windhoek
Southwest Africa
Union of South Africa
Botha
Allied fleet Bombards Dardanelles Forts. Turks Lose Ground
A Paris report from Athens says allied warships re entered the Dardanelles last night to bombard Kilid Bahr Chanak Kalessi and Nagara. The shelling paused at 8 but resumed three hours later and continues. Turkish trenches are said to be filled with bodies as reinforcements arrive.
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Paris
Athens
Dardanelles
Kilid Bahr
Chanak Kalessi
Nagara
Three Towns Destroyed in Action Off Dardanelles
London dispatches dated May 5 8 and 9 from Moudros Lemnos report Chanak Kalessi Mailos and Kili Bahr reduced to ruins as the fleet fires sweep the straits. Forts gradually fall and a general assault on Achi Baba heights is under way. Reports say heights may be taken and the Cape Helles Kilid Bahr peninsula possibly in Allied control.
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London
Chanak Kalessi
Mailos
Kili@ Bahr
Times
Moudros
Lemnos
Achi Baba
Moudos
Cape Helles
Kilid Bahr
Gallipoli Advances and Western Front Actions Reported
Athens dispatches claim British and French advances along the Gallipoli peninsula with possible height occupations. Western front battles near Ypres and Arras show German and French offensives checked for now. Russian Cossacks rout Austrian lines in Bukowina, taking 20 000 prisoners and guns. Rioting against Germany eases in England but continues in South Africa. US and Italy actions awaited.
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London
Athens
Gallipoli
Turkey
Ypres
Arras
Bukowina
Petrograd
Russia
Galicia
Vienna
Hayes Son to Sail with Confidential Dispatches
Scott R. Hayes son of former President Rutherford B. Hayes will depart Copenhagen on the steamer United States bound for New York carrying confidential government dispatches from Petrograd to Washington. The arrival and handling of these papers theme a notable diplomatic exchange.
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Copenhagen
London
Scott R. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
United States
New York
Mr. Hayes
Petrograd
Washington
Albert D Mills Clears for Cardenas Cuba in Tug Tow
The American schooner Albert D Mills cleared at the customhouse on Wednesday bound for Cardenas Cuba and sailed early Thursday morning in tow of the Mobile Towing and Wrecking Company vessel Native. This was the only sailing Thursday.
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Albert D. Mills
Cardenas
Cuba
Mobile Towing and Wrecking Company
British Riots Over Repatriation Policy Cause Massive Damage
Rioters ransacked Sir George Albus’s offices near the stock exchange and burned furniture. Gulderfinger & Co. general merchants also suffered an extensive fire. Total losses from the rioting run well above 1,000,000 dollars with fires continuing late into the night.
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George Albus
Stock Exchange
Gulderfinger & Co
Anti German Riots Prompt Emergency Calling of Special Constables
After the Lusitania sinking anti German riots erupted in British cities prompting Scotland Yard to summon all special constables for duty. Attacks on German shops in London Liverpool Manchester Glasgow and other towns subsided by morning as police protected remaining German properties. An American meat market at Smithfield posted a German boycott notice delaying its action until HQ instructions arrived.
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London
Scotland’ Yard
Liverpool
Manchester
Birkenhead
Glasgow
South End
Smithfield
Court Transacts Various Civil and Divorce Matters
In Browne court Seabury v Henderson on trial with Friday call others set. Law side sees receiver Lovejoy versus Leeper final judgment by default for 256.66 and Kaufman & Flonacher drop as to Morningstar with damages 227.30. Central Auto v Day dismissed. Equity calls Smith v Bacho Barry v Page Jones. Crouch v Crouch decree of divorce. Kessler et al. order of publication against non residents.
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Law and Equity Court
Berney
William G. Lovejoy
Louis F. Leeper
Kaufman & Flonacher
J. Dannenberg Et al
Edward Morningstar
J. Dannenberg
Central Auto Company
C. A. Day
H. H. Smith
F. W. Bacho
E. T. Barry
Page & Jones
E. T. Barry & Co
Land and Equity Court
Equity
Phoeby E. Crouch
Walter R. Crouch
National Fruit Products Company Et Als
Divorces Sought by Three Couples in Chancery Court
Mary E Ehle sues Fred D Ehle for absolute divorce alleging actual violence and habitual drunkenness since their 1914 marriage. Bessie Mandeville seeks separation from Allen G Mandeville citing years of abuse and alimony claims based on his $100 monthly earnings. John Spielvogel seeks divorce from Rose Spielvogel for abandonment dating back five years since their 1911 marriage in Schwarzwasser Hungary.
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Mary E., Ehle
Chancery Court
Fred D. Ehle
Bessie Mandeville
Allen G. Mandeville
Oratrix
Whistler Lodge to Meet at Odd Fellows Trail
Migpah Lodge No 222 B W of A will hold a meeting at Odd Fellows Trail Thursday night at 7 30 G H Coleman presides Mrs Viola Clark of Mobile visits her mother Mrs Fr Vokers Miss Sadie Phelps returns to Mobile after visiting the Misses Peterson Mr Arthur Cowan departs for Portland Maine to make his home Mr H H Paterson returns from Mobile Mr and Mrs J T Gregg and daughter travel to Cleveland Tenn to visit relatives The dancing class met at Odd Fellows Hall last night with about twenty couples Mr Buck Lord returns to Mobile after visiting relatives and friends John Ballentine attends jury duty in Mobile Laura Grace Meyers and Ernest Meyers visit relatives Elmer Wilkins at Prichard John George attends court Thomas Kohl in Mobile for business
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Whistler
Ala
Migpah Lodge No
B. Wv
Odd Fellows
G. H. Coleman
Viola Clark
Mobile
Fr. Vokers
Sadie Phelps
Peterson
Arthur Cowan
Portland
Maine
H. H. Paterson
J. T. Gregg
Cleveland
Tenn
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Buck Lord
John Ballentine
Chancery Court
Laura Grace Meyers
Ernest
Elmer Wilkins
Pricha
John George
Thomas Kohl
Italian Ship Astrea Sinks After Mine Strike
The Italian steamer Astrea, en route from an English port with coal for state railways, sank yesterday while entering Taranto. It is believed a mine hit caused the wreck. seven crewmen were saved and three drowned.
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Taranto
Italy
Paris
Astrea
Stearin
Mobile Mayors Send Telegrams for Lock 17 Open Day
Mobile and Tuscaloosa dignitaries mark the Lock 17 opening on the Warrior River with letters from Mayor H Pillans. Pillans emphasizes Alabama’s river system will boost trade, coal transport, and port access, noting Mobile as a deep, practical free port and pledging support for navigation development.
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Mayor Pillans
Father of Movement
Warrior River
Harry Pillans
United States
John H. Bankhead
Lock 17
Tuscaloosa
Birmingham
Mobile
Ohio
Mississippi
Galveston
New Orleans
H. Pillans
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