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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1914
Page
5
Several hundred members and invited guests attended a social and dance at the Mobile Branch No. 1 of the Order of Oaks held in their hall on Dauphin Street. An excellent orchestra provided music and surprise features entertained attendees with ice cream cake and punch served throughout the evening.
The YMCA selects Bivouac Five Waters as the 1914 camp name after a committee review. Harry Wilson of 350 Charleston Street proposed Five Waters while Adrian Shultz of Citronelle suggested the prefix Bivouac. They were notified by letter on Thursday.
The will of Major General Daniel E Sickles read in New York names three grandchildren as heirs Daniel E Sickles 10 Christopher Crackenthorpe 13 and Ida Blance Crackenthorpe 11. A legacy of 35000 goes to Gen Horatio King with smaller sums to servants. The estate is described as small with a Fifth Avenue home and two mortgages.
A Japanese steamer with 375 East Indians aboard arrives off quarantine in Victoria en route to Vancouver. Officials will decide if passengers may proceed as Guerdit Singh, a wealthy Calcutta resident, aims to test Canadian immigration rules.
In Englewood New Jersey on May 22 W J Travis and Oswald Kirkby were the favorites as the six survivors entered the final rounds of match play for the Metropolitan amateur championship. The gallery split between the Kirkby and Travis matches in the upper and lower brackets.
City Commissioner Harry Pillans announced Thursday afternoon that macadamizing eleven blocks of Texas street from Broad to Conception is completed.
A local feature profiles a woman known for sharp negotiating skill, turning every bargaining session into a win. She leverages quick judgment, confidence, and clear goals to secure favorable terms for herself and others. Her approach contrasts with traditional, less flexible bargaining styles.
A condensed historical sketch recounts Queretaro's role in the Mexican liberal and imperial conflicts. Juarez's 1858 election, the 1861 Liberal victory, and Maximilian's siege and execution are linked to the city’s storied past. The piece frames Queretaro as pivotal in Mexico’s revolutionary era.
Thousands visit Sutton's drug store display to sample Vitalitas a new tonic claimed to cleanse and revitalize the system. A free teaspovonful drink in water is offered with demonstrations touting benefits for digestion biliousness rheumatism nervous debility and other ailments with promises of rapid, safe health improvements.
Pleas of guilty were handed down today by seven of nine British army officers and all eight civilians charged in January with graft over army canteen contracts. Most officers, except Lt Col Whittaker, were connected with the quartermaster's department. Civilians were Lipton’s Limited employees. Sentence deferred until May 25.
Officials at Columbia University announce the death of Rudolph Tombo JIT associate professor of Germanic languages and literature after a long illness. He gained distinction in the Germanic department and had been an exchange professor to Germany. He directed the Deutsches Haus at Columbia and served as secretary of the Germanistic Society of America.
Edmond Gerson a pioneer theatrical figure in the United States died at his New York home at age 66. He managed early Black Crook companies and toured with Around the World in Eighty Days and Michael Strogoff. Gerson brought Carmencita to America and helped popularize her at Koster & Bial's Music Hall.
Bisbee Arizona May 22 smallpox reported likely entered the Mexican quarter from recent deportees from Sonora, according to city authorities. Federal sympathizers are noted as the source of the spread.
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