Prize case tests ownership of Appam prize ship
In Virginia district court British owners and the government argue over the Appam prize ship. Evidence includes German naval officers and the Moewe, prize proceedings in Germany, and questions of U S jurisdiction under the Prussian American treaty as to the seizure and return of the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Id States
N Harrison
Appam
Fee
Waddill
Robert M. Hughes
Zu Dohna
Berg
Cou Dohna
Crass
March for Defense narrative fragment and police escort
Fragmentary report describes a March for Defense with large crowds, the city center route near Square Park and 23rd Street, and a security cordon by mounted police as Mayor and officials reach the reviewing stand. General and Admiral Usher are named among those arriving for the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Square Park
Usher
Indian missionary touts cholera remedy at Des Moines lecture
A missionary in Des Moines spoke at a church about his Indian travels and a bottled remedy called Cham a s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea emedy that he credited with saving his life. He claimed the remedy prevents and cures cholera and can help milder bowel complaints, available widely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Des Moines
Iowa
Chama
368 Steelboats Building in U. S.
Washington Ma 13. Steel merchant vessels building or under contract in the United States now number 368, with an aggregate tonnage of more than one million. The department of commerce says this is the greatest shipbuilding activity the country has known and every plant is at capacity. Cargo vessels and bulk tonnage predominate, with combined passenger and cargo ships next. Two hundred twenty one are for salt water trade and 147 for lakes and rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Parade Decorates Fifth Avenue as Nation Prepares
Citizens and delegations of senators and congressmen review the parade remainder as marchers proceed up Fifth Avenue. Flags with preparedness mottoes line the route while buildings shimmer in red white and blue. Anti preparedness groups circulate leaflets across from the reviewing stand challenging the display.
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Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Woman's Peace Party
Socialists
Woman's
Labor of
Troops Locate Villa Bandits Across the Border
The Mexican de facto government renews efforts to capture bandits raiding border towns. Officials downplay hostile aims while signaling cooperation with El Paso authorities. Rumors of a broader expedition are met with no immediate plan for change. President Wilson sails Mayflower II. Baker tours Atlantic City and Newark. General Hugh L. Scott travels from El Paso to Washington to brief on talks with Obregon. Pershing concentrates forces but stands ready to move against Villa if credible reports surface.
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el Paso
Presid Wilson
Peapepee Bay
Bina
Baker
Atlantic City
Newark
New Jersey
Hugh L. Scott
Washington
FEI Paso
Obregon
Eliseo Arredondo
Carranza
War Department
Pershing
Mexico
Villa
Raid on three soft drink stands uncovers HMquor in three locations
Deputies Donaghue Murray and Soles raided Ben ees 1058 South Conception street C Fritz at southeast corner of St Emanuel and Texas and T A Har well at southeast Canal and Cedar streets Friday afternoon finding quantities of HMquor in each site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benees
South
Conception Street
C. Fritz
St. Emanuel
Texas
T. A. Harwell
Canal
Cedar Streets
Donaghue
Murray
Soles
Osborne Says Accusers Acknowledged They Lied
Thomas Mott Osborne told the National Conference of Charities and Corrections in Indianapolis that two convicts who signed affidavits accusing him of irregularities at Sing Sing admitted the affidavits were false. He said he expects to resume his former warden role soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas Mott Osborne
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Sing -Sing
Real Estate Transfers in Mobile County Alabama
Recorded Saturday transfers include Henry Foster to Thomas B McCain for 1 dollar and others. Listings cover quarter sections in sections 14 and 20, township 4 south range 3 west, plus parcels described with rail right of way and various paths to J S Davison and Charles Tillman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Foster
Thomas B. McCain
Mobile County
Alabama
David Foster
Alex McKinstry
Charles Tillman
Mobile and Western Railroad
Alexander McKinstry
Earley Tillman
J. S. Davison
Mobile
James Barry
N. E. Askew
Warran
Ala
New Tat Pat Art
Blacksher Docketed on Charge of Speeding
J J Blacksher was docketed at police headquarters and charged with speeding after his auto collided with P R Simpson's wagon at Hallett street and Spring Hill avenue. He is to be arraigned in the recorder's court Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. R. Simpson
Whistler
J. J Blacksher
Hallett Street
Spring Hill Avenue
Blacksher
Recorder’s Court
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Margaret L Sweeney
Mrs Margaret L Sweeney a Fort Barrancas Fla native born 1886 died Friday afternoon at Providence Infirmary from senile debility She lived at the infirmary for years A devout Catholic and St Josephs church member She is survived by three brothers John A Sweeney Eugene Sweeney and Edgar Sweeney two sisters Esther L McAdory and Eveleyn Cole plus other relatives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret L. Sweeney
Fort Barrancas
Fla
Providence Infirmary
Sweeney
Infirmary
St. Joseph's Church
Cincinnati
Ohio
John A. Sweeney
New York City
Eugene Sweeney
St.Louis
Edgar Sweeney
San Antonio
Texas
Esther L. McAdory
San Francisco
Eveleyn Cole
Lafayette
Ind
Burial of B J Pollman Sr in Pine Crest cemetery
The funeral for Bernard J. Pollman Sr. was held Saturday morning starting at 8 from his son in law Gordon Smith's residence and at 8 30 from St Josephs Catholic church with Rev Father Salentine S J presiding. A large church attendance followed the requiem mass and burial occurred in Pine Crest cemetery. Pallbearers were Joseph A Hynde George J Bates Robert M Weinacker Horace Hood Robert Smith and Reub Baerman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Pollman
Bernard J. Pollman
Gordon Smith
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Father Salentine
S. J
Pine Crest Cemetery
Recorder's Docket for Saturday A Light One
Recorder Edington's Saturday docket was brief. Charles Tewaind and Ben Fisher, charged with violating prohibition, pleaded guilty and were granted continuances until June 1. I. Cook, arrested for speeding, fined $10. John Perry found guilty of burglary reduced to petit Larceny and given six months hard labor. Louis Burden pled guilty and received 30 days, already served.
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Edington
Charles TewAind
Ben Fisher
Recorder’s Court
I, I. Cook
John Perry
Louis Burden
Birthday Celebrations at Empire Theater Party
The Item congratulates children born in May and invites them to a birthday picture party at the Empire Theater this afternoon. Tickets mailed. children must send full names addresses and birthdates to the Birth day Editor Mobile Item at aver two days before their birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Theater
Aver
Local Birth Notices and Addresses in May Tally
The clipping lists individuals with birth dates and ages including Mary Agnes McGlinn born May 13 1913 aged three at 900 Savannah Street, Charles M Erdman Jr born May 13 1905 aged 11 at 61 N Reed Avenue, Aline Toulmin Harris born May 138 1908 aged eight at 105 Dexter Avenue, Robert Betancourt born May eal 1908 aged eight at 20 Espejo Street, and Philip Xo 8 born May 12 1969 at Lawrence Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Agnes McGlinn
Savannah Street
Charles M. Erdman, Jr
N. Reeds Avenue
Aline Toulmin Harris
Dexter Avenue
Robert Betancourt
Espejo Street
May Eal
Philip Xo
Lawrence Street
Property Conveyance Between Suggs and Logan
After date and the balance of 150 dollars due on or before two years after date with interest on deferred payment at six percent per annum payable annually John F Suggs and wife convey to John P Logan for one dollar and other valuable consideration to nineteen included and
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John F. Suggs
John P. Logan
Mobile visitors drop in at Cawthon and Battle House
Detroit residents Mr and Mrs L R McDonald and J P Headley are in Mobile visiting friends and staying at the Cawthon hotel. Gulf Coast Horticultural Society president Dr O F E Winberg is in Mobile on business. Floyd B Powell of Montgomery is in Mobile on business. W U Telegraph inspector 8 G Bentley from Atlanta was in Mobile Saturday. River Ridge merchant 288 Hunter McDuffie is spending a few days in Mobile and staying at the Battle House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Mobile
Cawthon Hotel
J. P. Headley
Cawthon
Af OO
O. F. E. Winberg
The
Gulf Coast Horticultural Society
Com
Floyd B. Powell
G. Bentley
Western Union Telegraph Company
Atlanta, Ga
Hunter’ McDuffie
River Ridge
Ala
Battle House
Vital Statistics Deaths and Births by Race and Gender
Vital statistics list deaths by race and gender including White notes for males and females with several names. A separate section shows births with White and Colored child names and parents. The record reflects a historical census style roster.
Ross Thrower Captures Mobile Half Mile Championship
Ross Thrower won the semi final in 2 04 and the grand final in 2 05 at the Coliseum Rink to claim the Richardson trophy medal in gold for the half mile amateur skating championship of Mobile. He defeated George Muntz Leon Malone and C E Harris in the semi and beat Malone and Muntz in the final after a tumble, with applause ringing as he took the lead. Malone and Muntz took silver and bronze. Manager Barnes announces a Couples Race for May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Thrower
Coliseum
Mobile
Thrower
George Muntz
Leon Malone
C. E. Harris
John Ellis
Mendell Goldstein
Malone
Muntz
Muntfi
Barnes
Nebraskan moving here expects others to follow
John Goff of Angola Nebraska has bought a citrus grove in Padgett station neighborhood and plans to move his family by June 1. He has worked in cattle business in the West and aims to attract other Nebraska families to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Goff
Angola
Neb
Padgett Station
Goff
Nebraska
Personal notices from Mobile era update readers
Misses Mary Watt and Dixie Over street visited Mobile from Moss Point for a shopping trip. Mrs W K Linscott and children returned from Cooper's Wells. Mrs W S Broyles has recovered from a long illness and enjoys country rides. Mr and Mrs R H Rose of Bloomington Indiana spent winter in Biloxi and halted in Mobile en route to Montgomery. Miss Holland Fitts asked Miss Jean Campbell to be her maid for the reunion. Mr Scott Thompson ill at the Southern Infirmary after an appendectomy, reports from his bedside are favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Watt
Dixie Overstreet
Moss Point
R. H. Rose
Bloomington
Ind
Biloxi
Mobile
Montgomery
Holland Fitts
Washington, D. C
Sons of Veterans
Jean Campbell
Washington
Campbell
Birmingham Age-Herald
Scott Thompson
Southern Infirmary
Court Settings in Mobile Law and Equity Court Calendar
Law and Equity Court calendar lists motions for Monday through Friday with cases including Minnie C Richards vs N A Richards Coca Cola Bottling Co Louis Forcheimer vs J M Ponder Mobile Electric Co vs Southern Marble and Granite Warley Fruit and Produce Co vs L N R R Co City of Mobile vs Mobile Light and Railroad Co and other civil actions. Chancellor Browne and Chancellor Smith preside. Saturday business includes Levi Eugene Hill vs Della A Hill with testimony ordered published and decree granting divorce submitted on pleadings and proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law and Equity Court
Hon. Safford Berney
Minnie C. Richards
N. A. Richards
Charles C. Pruitt
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Louis Forcheimer
J. M. Ponder
W. H.hill
Southern Creamery Co
W. R. Stringfellow
G. A. Hieronymus
Mobile Electric Co
Southern Marble & Granite Co
Warley Fruit & Produce Co
City of Mobile
Mobile Light & Railroad Co
Thomas H. Smith
Levi Eugene Hill
Della A. Hill
Clearing House Figures Rise in Weekly Statement
New York on May 13 reports the actual condition of clearings at 5 187 380 dollars, up from 7 114 910 dollars the previous week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Prospect of Immense Fruit Crop in Local Area
John H. Draime of Citronelle visited Mobile on business and stated the prospect for a large fruit crop in the neighborhood is good with heavy fruit on citrus, apple, and pear trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Draime
Citronelle
Mobile
Mr. Draime
Montclair Doctor Guilty of Manslaughter Verdict
Dr John H. Young of Montclair is found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Mrs. C. Truesdell during an operation. The jury recommends clemency. Mrs. Truesdell, a Montclair society figure, died at home in February. Dr. Truesdell also faces an indictment but is said to have immunity as a prosecution witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark, WN. J
John H. Young
Montclair
Ma C. Truesdell
Paul E. Truesdell
Dr. Truesdell
Ana
Bernhardt Praised by Troops After Front Visit
May 13 Paris reports Sarah Bernhardt returned from the front after six performances in three days for soldiers. She called the reception moving and said General asked her to visit near Pont-a-Mousson, a bombarded area, and labeled her worthy to be at the post of danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Sarah Bernhardt
Mme. Bernhardt
Pont-a-Mousson
Birmingham woman asks for information on Cleveland Edwards
Mrs. M. A. Jackson of 408 40th street Birmingham Alabama seeks help locating Cleveland Edwards last heard from two years ago in Mobile where he worked as a motorman for Mobile Light and Railroad Company. She is ill in a Birmingham infirmary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Jackson
40Th Street
Birmingham
Ala
G. M. van Liew
Cleveland Edwards
Edwards
Mobile Light & Railroad Company
Dr Phillips to Address Mothers Day Gathering
Dr John W Phillips will speak to the combined men’s classes of the First Baptist Sunday school tomorrow at 9 30 am. The event celebrates Mother’s Day with carnations for attending men and open invitation to all men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Phillips
John W. Phillips
First Baptist Sunday School
Coal rate reductions ordered by Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered rate cuts on Black Mountain Virginia coal to Atlanta via Louisville and Nashville Southern railway from 1.95 to 1.70 per ton. It also reduced rates from this district to Norfolk for steamship delivery from 1.74 to 1.54 per gross ton.
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Washington
Black Mountain
Virginia
Atlanta
Louisville and
Nashville and Southern Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Norfolk
Methodist conference rejects union labor preference ruling
In Saratoga Springs New York on May 13 the Methodist general conference voted 447 to 280 to strike from the social service report the provision favoring union labor in employment decisions. The action removes the call to give preference to union labor where methods are just and rights of unorganized men are not infringed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Methodist General Conference
Commission On Social Service
Student Troops to Dig Trenches in Fort Oglethorpe Camp
At Fort Oglethorpe Georgia May 13 the regular army and student soldiers joined a morning inspection led by Colonel D W Ketcham. Trenches will be dug starting Monday in Chickamauga park as part of daily camp work with shovels and picks already delivered.
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Fort Oglethorpe
D. W. Ketcham
Ketcham
Chickamauga Park
Dauphin Island Trip Planned By Mobile Residents
A party from Mobile will visit Dauphin Island on Sunday hosted by J. M. Dewberry, president of the Dauphin Island Improvement Company. They travel Mobile to Alabama Port, then the new road to the Cut-off, with a 45 minute boat ride to the island from the Cut-off. When Cedar Point road is done, a thirty minute total trip is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin Island
J. M. Dewberry
Bryan Lathrop Dies in Chicago at 79
Bryan Lathrop, noted for business and social work, died suddenly in Chicago from heart disease. Born in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1844, he was brother in law to Thomas Nelson Page the ambassador to Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bryan Lathrop
Thomas Nelson Page
Italy
Mr. Lathrop
Alexandria
Strike Settled as China Coast Officers Guild Wins Wage Rise
The China coast officers guild strike ends after navigation companies recognize the guild and grant a 10 percent wage increase. The agreement ends a work stoppage affecting ships and crews along the coastline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
China
Senate Debates Filibuster On Rivers and Harbors Bill
The senate met at noon and continued a filibuster against the rivers and harbors appropriation bill led by Senators Sherman and Kenyon. At 11 o clock the debate on the rural credits bill persisted.
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Senate
Sherman and
Kenyon
House
Nashville Suffrage Demonstration Draws Officials and Marchers
Nashville Tenn May 13. A elaborate suffrage demonstration unfolds with a street parade led by state and city officials. Suffragists in white march to Centennial park where a pageant and speeches follow including Mrs Solon Jacobs of Birmingham a national officer of the American Woman's Suffrage Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Centennial Park
Solon Jacobs
Birmingham
American Woman’s Suffrage Association
Kings of Bavarian Saxon States Send Letters to Pope
From Lugano reports two messengers carrying autograph letters from the kings of Bavaria and Saxony to the pope. The messengers traveled via Paris and passed through Chiasso en route to Geneva on May 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Paris
Lugano
Bavaria
Saxony
Chiasso
Illinois Tourists to Meet at Battle House Parlor C
The Illinois Tourist Club will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in Battle House parlor C. A special program of music will be rendered and all tourists and the general public are invited.
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Illinois
Illinois Tourist Club
Battle House
Parlor C
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Vital Statistiics
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John Sommer
Jorge W. Jenkins
Willie W. Brooks
Vernon
A. Scott
John Weisel
Bernard J. Pollock
Cornelia
E. Gaynor
Irene Messel
Sam Hart
Robert Garner
Sam Dotts
John Harris
Willie Jackson
Branch Gerdine
Ernestine Turner
Roslyn M. Gatewood
Marie Franklin
Sarah Kendrick
Fannie Carter
Margaret Morton
Sallie Brown
Istide Monde
Clotilde
William O
Agnes B. Lott
A. J
Sarah A. Touart
F. R
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Arne
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Christian F
Susie Klebsattal
Sebastian
Leopolana Gonzales
Ed A
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Dave
Willie Wheatley
Calvin
Clouile Steele
Oscar
Malinda Lewis
Will
Agnes Overton
Willie
Mattie Jones
Misses Mary Watt
Circuit Court
Samuel B. Browne
A. P. Bush
J. Es
Cape Helen Riley
S. E. Webbs
Camp Lumber Co
MecGowin Lumber & Export Co
Wallace W. Finlken
Southern Dredging Co
H. W. Ollinger
le Roy Kimball
Ollinger
Bernhardt
Methodist
Signal Corps
John S. Chamberlain
Department of the East
PLAN
Cuticura
Dept. 206
Boston
Ren S
Newbro
Ferndell
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