Paris Theater Scene Blighted by Week of Rain
Rain disrupts Paris visitors and schedules as Champs Elyssees hosts Muscovitch season with opera and ballet plans. Tittaruffo denies a personal contract with Dippel, saying Chicago Opera Company engagements. New works include Le Trouble Fete and La Glorie Ambulanciere, plus Mon Ami Lasassil. Cash Bargain Day announced for May 21 at Weinacker's.
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Ational News Service
Les Champs Elyssees
Boris Godounov
Khovantchina
Mousisorgsky
Rimsky Korsakoff
Metropolitan
Tittaruffo
Paris
Chicago Opera Company
Edmond Fleg
Tristan Bernard
Comedie Des Champs Elyssees
Ambigu
Lipton Ready to Race Shamrock Under Any Rules
Sir Thomas Lipton, famed English yachtsman, says he will enter another Shamrock against an American yacht for the America Cup even if the American committee rejects his rule changes. He asserts his new boat will win under any old rules if given the chance to race.
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Sir Thomas Lipton
Thomas
Withdrawal urged from international Sunday lesson committee
Rev Dr Tull attacks the international lessons leaflet saying it weakens doctrine, fails to enlighten pupils, and hinders Bible scholarship. Delegates consider Baptists leaving the committee and producing own lessons as a remedy. Dr Sampey defends cooperation and urges full Bible study across denominations. A planned educational board may be discussed next year.
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Committee
BE. C. Dargan
J. M. Frost
Louisville
Kentucky
Tull
Sampey
R. J. Sampey
The
Baptists
International Committee
Isiah
Paul
Big New Orleans Excursion To Mobile Today
Reports last night say 300 to 400 people will ride the Crescent City excursion run by Hibernia Bank to Mobile. The Hibernia Bank team from New Orleans will face Spring Hill College in a 1 PM baseball game, after meeting the Crowns, with train due 10:30 AM and 7 PM departure.
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New Orleans
Mobile
Crescent City
Hibernia Bank
Spring Hill College
Hibernia
Crowns
Beating Case Leads to Fines in Inferior Court
Frank Young was fined 51 dollars or sixty days for beating Lizzie James and hair pulling and gave notice of appeal with bond set. Dock Stouter Bob Dixon and Charles Davis were fined one dollar or ten days for gaming. George Walker and Mose Henderson forfeited bonds for similar charges. Pat Fincher Jr. paid five dollars for public drunkenness.
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Inferior Criminal Court
Frank Young
Lizzie James
Chamberlain
Dock Stouter
Bob Dixon
Charles Davis
George Walker
Mose Henderson
Alias
Pat Fincher, Jr
Union Proposal Tentative for United Presbyterian Church
Plans to unite the Southern and United Presbyterian assemblies were submitted, proposing a General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church of North America. Committees from both bodies will plan a joint conference to pursue amalgamation. Dr. Reed reported unanimous approval and a large reception followed. A later joint gathering on Christian Social Service was led by Dr. Charles Stelzle.
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International News Service
Southern
United Presbyterian Assemblies
United States
United Presbyterian Church of North America
J. K. McClurkin
United Assembly
Southern Assembly
R. C. Reed
Reed
Assembly of
The
United Presbyterian Church
Genera
Christian Social Service
Charles Stelzle
New York
Bureau of Social Service
Deaths and Funerals for John L Watters and Edward Carlen Jr
John L Watters died after a brief illness at 258 South Jefferson Street. He was a former Home Industry Iron Works worker and member of several civic groups, survived by wife Lizzie Walker, adopted sons, siblings, and other relatives. Edward Carlen Jr. was buried after services at St Marys church. pallbearers included Michael Goff and others, with interment in Catholic cemetery.
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John L. Watters
Ben
South
Jefferson Street
Lizzie Walker
George
John Foster
John P. Watters
George B. Dure
Mobile
Charles Prados
Willie Watters
Gulfport
Edward Carlen, Jr
Edward Carlen
John G. Carlen
Carlen Avenue
St. Mary’s Church
Father Eaton
St. Mary’s
Michael Goff
John Kelly
Woodruff Parker
Francis Keegan
Burial of Mrs Mary A Curry at St Vincent’s Church
The funeral of Mrs Mary A Curry was held Saturday at 9:30 a.m. from St Vincent’s Catholic church with Rev Pather Hourican officiating. Burial followed at Pine Crest cemetery with several beautiful designs on the grave and pallbearers M L Campbell D Harrison T Wall A Terrill L Madison B Thompson among others.
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Mary A. Curry
St. Vincent's Catholic Church
Rev. Pather Hourican
Pine Crest Cemetery
Messrs
M. L. Campbell
D. Harrison
T. Wall
A. Terrill
L. Madison
8. Thompson
Eight year old Sue May dies after illness in Mobile
Sue May daughter of Mr and Mrs R L May of Mobile died Saturday night at Providence Infirmary after several weeks illness. Interment was in Magnolia cemetery Theodore Alabama with Rev L C DeWitt officiating. The article also notes the death of Gulfport resident James J Dowling a longtime railroad conductor born in Dublin Ireland.
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Sue May
Providence Infirmary
Sue
R. L. May
Mobile
Theodore
Ala
J. N. Barron
Magnolia Cemetery
L. C. DeWitt
Theodore Baptist Church
James J. Dowling
Gulfport
Miss
Dublin
Ireland
America
Spring Hill
Mr. Dowling
Maggie
Gertrude Dowling
Harold Dowling
Kate Asplore
Enciant
Watters Funeral Notice Reads Like Fractured Local Listing
Entered into rest May 172, John L. Watters, family residence No 253 Jefferson Street. SERVICE Sunday afternoon at 5 o clock. Interment Magnolia Cemetery.
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Watters
John L. Watt
Jefferson Street
Magnolia Cemtery
Doctors Give Up Fight For Iced Milk Ordinance
Physicians at a medical society meeting urged dissolving the milk committee after deeming the proposed ordinance impractical. They argued dairies are dispersed within twenty five miles and inspector force insufficient. Dr. R H Van Ezdorf and others supported letting the board of health run experiments to cool milk to fifty degrees within two hours, ending with a vote to adjourn.
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Cal Society
Seane Ad Astaouily
Harry T. Inge
Inge
Mobile
R. H. van Ezdorf
van Ezdorf
Medical Society
von Ezdorf
Board of Health
Howard
von Ezdert
Militant attack on John Dillon home in Dublin
In Dublin on May 17 a group of militant suffragettes attacked John Dillon’s house at 1 a.m. while he testified in police court. Windows were smashed and Dillon, reading in his library, put out the lights and retired as the incident occurred. Dillon defended his long opposition to women’s suffrage, noting his stance shifted with the militants’ campaign.
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Dublin
John Dillon
Mr. Dillon
Dillon
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Elacker’s
Waverly
North Water Street
Bloch Bros
Imperial Sanitary
Southern Baptist Convention
Dr. Tull
Lizzie
J. J. Heiter
A. A. Richards
Lincoln’ S, Street
Southern and
United Churches of America
Mat
Weinnebeers
Dax
Royal Street
Dauphin Street
Mitchell
Marseilles
Fox
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