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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1913

Page

2

Deficit Seen in School Budget Estimates for Coming Year

Budget notes show total receipts of 190 019 92 and estimated expenditures of 192 923 00 for city and country schools plus summer programs. Salaries listed for principals and teachers, building fund details, and resignations are recorded along with half mill building tax allocations and new appointments for 1913 14. The executive committee notes a leave of absence and staffing changes affecting Barton Academy and Oakdale school.

S. 8S. Murphy Aseess Revene Secoe Cree Lovie McKinstry Barton Academy Miss Kimball Oakdale E. L. Russell Raphael Semmes Marechal Leinkauf Clark Moseley F. Tucker Alice H. Eakins M. E. Truitt Century Book Club

Mobile Mayor Delays Milk Trip Report From Columbus

Mayor Laz Schwarz conducted a secret visit to Columbus Georgia to study iced milk costs. He met with the milk inspector and local dairymen but refused to release findings, saying he would report at the next city commission meeting. A Mobile medical society milk committee was discharged as no longer needed.

Columbus Laz Schwarz Mobile Georgia City Louisville & Nashville Georgia Schwarz Mobile Medical Society

Inspection of Oyster Beds Expands Across States

The U S Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Chemistry will inspect oyster beds from Cape Cod to Texas including Mobile Bay. Alabama Oyster Commission President John Craft notes special attention to Alabama beds as part of a national effort to detect pollution and restore public confidence in oysters.

Cape Cod Texas Bureau of Chemistry United States Department of Agriculture Mobile Bay John Craft Alabama Oyster Commission Alabama National Shell Fish Commission Captain Craft

Local School Staff and Supervisors Names Listed

Holman Rosina Thomas F. E. Bryant Sadie Rogers Emmeline Smith Carrie Gillens are named alongside Maysville School staff including Lillie B Williams principal Bessie Parker Emma McKinnis nee oxige Lane supervisor of domestic office and B L Goodwin supervisor of manual training in the record.

Lee Byrne T. J. Craves Chiles Harris J. T. Stemple FE. L. Milligan Jasper Roberts M. Anita Heustis Belle Neville M. Elizabeth Moffatt Etta E. Lambert Maud Rossen A. M. Sclater Mae Eanes J. R. McPhee Edith Duffee Nona Duffee Alice Frazer M. Aline Bright Grace Delaney Lena Metzger EF. Lambard Fannie Sneider Barbara Bader Emma Gratzner Lillian Winter Frances Carey A. F. Ivulich Grace la Coste Grace Russell Ruby Williamson Sloise Winter A. L. Collins Hopt S. Kimball Elizabeth Mayers Aimee Chaudron Ellen L. Shock Estelle Chaudron Ellen Rawls Claudia Marechal Katie Yeend Jessie Curry Carrie Bright Oakdale E. M. Berrey Ordalia Hargrove Maud Kimball Norvine Winter Mary Crocker Carmen Hanlein Tillie Thompson Jessie C. Farrell Sy Holman Rosina Thomas F. E. Bryant Sadie Rogers Emmeline Smith Carrie Gillens Maysville Lillie B. Wiliams Bessie Parker Emma McKinnis Nee Oxige ‘Lane B. L. Goodwin Manuel

Kaiser’s daughter Victoria Louise wedding to Ernest August admired

Berlin reports the Kaiser’s daughter Princess Victoria Louise will wed Princess Ernest August, youngest son of the Duke of Cumberland. The ceremony is described as Europe’s most brilliant royal function in over a decade, with all crowned heads invited or represented. Four celebrated ladies will attend Victoria Louise: Grand Duchess Olga of Russia, Princess Mary of Wales, Princess Yolande of Italy, and Princess Elizabeth of Romania.

Berlin Kaiser Wilhelm German Empire Victoria Louise Ernest August Duke of Cumberland House of Hohenzollern Europe Kaiser Wilhelm Olga Russia Mary of Wales King England Yolande Italy Elizabeth of Roumania

Seize of Millville fixtures after schooner wreck at Fort Morgan

United States Marshal G B Deans seized tackle apparel and all paraphernalia from the grounded schooner Millville wrecked near Fort Morgan after a libel by seamen seeking $390 wages. The items include four gasoline engines a yawl boat two pumps and two hand pumps now in marshal custody.

Millville Fort Morgan United States G. B. Deans United States District Court Hans Peters Captain Smith William S. Hedden Mobile Marshall

Interesting Facts of House of Cumberland

Berlin May 28 Following are some interesting facts about the house of Cumberland into which Princess Victoria Luise is to be married tomorrow The Prince of Cumberland is both German and English He is a great grandson of George III of Great Britain His grandfather was a brother of Queen Victoria of England They both being children of George III In the event of a succession failure it would probably be the present Duke of Cumberland or in his death the prince of Cumberland who would succeed to the throne due to their descent from King George The arms of the house of Cumberland resemble those of the royal family of Great Britain The Duke of Cumberland is a Prince of Great Britain a general in the British army and a colonel in the Austrian army.

Berlin House of Cumberland Victoria Luise Prince of Cumberland George III Great Britain Victoria England Duke of Cumberland George Royal Family of

Petrel Sails to New Orleans After Mobile Stopover

The U S gunboat Petrel, arriving in Mobile from Pensacola, departed at 11 a m Friday for New Orleans where it will spend a week. Officers and crew were entertained by Mobilians and local clubs, with shore leave and a Dreamland Theatre visit noted. The vessel is touring south Atlantic and gulf ports and may proceed to the West Indies or Central American waters after New Orleans.

United States Petrel Mobile Pensacola New Orleans J. F. Hines J. C. Bright Yacht Club Country Club Seilors Dreamland Theatre Seamen's Bethel Seamen's Bethel Auxiliary South Atlantic Gulf Ports Savannah Brunswick, Ga Fernandina Fla Key West Panama City West Indies Central American

Longshoremen Return to Work in Philadelphia

Shipping men affected by the strike returned to their posts in Philadelphia as police protection was sought for resumed operations. Several hundred workers went back to their places today with more expected to follow if protection is provided.

Associated Press Philadelphia

Northeast Storm Brings Heavy Rains to Alabama Mississippi

A southwest storm crossed to the northeast causing blustery conditions in Mobile and heavy interior rainfall. Mobile reported 0.56 inches while Tuscaloosa 2.69 inches, Demopolis 2.13, Macon Mississippi 2.05, and Columbus 2.05. Forecaster Albert Ashenberger said the storm should render the Tombigbee waters navigable for steamboats for the next ten days.

Mobile Alabama Mississippi Tuscaloosa Demopolis Macon Miss Columbus Albert Ashenberger Upper Tombigbee

Architects Asked to Submit Plans for Morgan Memorial Arches

Government street will be lined with ornate pillars and arches for the Morgan memorial celebration during the Southern Commercial Congress in Mobile this fall. Director L C Irvine invites Mobile architects to display their designs to stimulate ideas for the All Alabama Pageant and state representation.

Government Southern Commercial Congress Mobile L. C. Irvine Government Street

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Yollande Prince Ernest August Cumberland Columbus, GA R.O. Harris Bell Phone Home New York Benjamin New Yorker H. M. Friedenthal Dauphin Joachim Morgan Memorial Nease Keilleves van Antwerp Royal Street Weinacker Bros Government and Catherine Streets R. O. Harris Grocery, Co Dauphin and Joachim Sts McPhillips Grocery Company Gordon and Dilworth Dunbar Welch Dobe Battle Creek Sanita Cunliffe Dobson & Co Bordeaux OUR Liquor Department Hannis Distillery Company Acme America Hannisville Mount Vernon Marie Brizard and Roger France Jas. McPhillips Grocery Company
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