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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1914

Page

2

Child Labor Bill Opposed by South Carolina Mills

The Palmer bill to bar child made goods from interstate commerce faced opposition from South Carolina cotton manufacturers Lewis Parker Alexander Long and W E Beattie who argued federal limits vary by region and schools should replace mills. A social worker urged compulsory education to remove children from labor. Also, Canada declared war on a wild horse herd terrorizing western Alberta menacing a ranch.

Associated Press Washington Palmer House Labor Committee South Carolina Lewis W. Parker W. £. Beattie Greenville S. C Alexander Long Rock Hill 8. C Parker Elizabeth C. Watson

Electric Bitters and Bucklen Arnica Salve Ad

A vintage advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a spring tonic that boosts appetite relieves indigestion and cleanses the system benefiting Mr T D Peeble. Bucklen's Arnica Salve is promoted for eczema with prices 60 cents and 1 dollar at druggists.

T. D. Peeble Bucklen

Zapata the Bloodthirsty Outlaw Rallyes 5000 Followers

The report portrays Zapata as a brutal outlaw with an estimated crowd of 5000 followers gathered around his violent campaigns. Local authorities warn of escalating clashes and potential lawless actions fueled by his leadership.

Mexican Outlaw Huerta Threatened by Armed Band

A bloodthirsty Mexican outlaw with an army of 5000 followers massed near Mexico City and threatens to invade the capital. The band vows to loot the city and murder Huerta and his advisers, posing a grave danger to the government.

Mexico City Villa Huerta

Maddox Leases Orr Stables Property For Improvements

Elmer Maddox owner of a stone and marble plant on Oval Street has leased the former Orr Stables property and begun improvements. He will build a one story granite facade building replacing the old board fence, adding to Royal Street area. Italy produced 543000 tons of rice in 1913.

Elmer Maddox Oval Street Orr Stables Maddox Royal Street

Roberts Returns From Treasury Post Office Visit

S W Roberts superintendent of construction for the United States treasury department has returned to Pensacola after several days in the city regarding proposed improvements to the local post office. Manitoba area is 148482 10X acres. An English doctor has invented spectacles with white spots in black disk centers to cure insomnia by inducing drowsiness.

Roberts S. W. Roberts United States Treasury Department Pensacola Fla

Pension misuse found in Alabama planter case

General Fred S. Ferguson leads a pension probe in Escambia county over a planter who drew a state pension for ten years though a substitute served in the Confederate army in his place. The substitute, not the principal, is considered the rightful beneficiary, and Ferguson is seeking repayment with interest.

Montgomery Ala Escambia County Fred S. Ferguson State Pension Board Ferguson Escambia Fifteenth Alabama Cavalry North

Baptism for Death Row Inmate in Alabama Jail

In Montgomery on May 23 Lewis Johnson a convicted black murderer awaiting supreme court action was baptized yesterday in the county jail bath tub. He was convicted for killing and robbing W. H. Underwood a Montgomery county planter. Johnson protests his innocence while three other involved men received life terms. His appeal was submitted to the Supreme Court last week.

Montgomery Ala Supreme Court Lewis Johnson Johnson W. H. Underwood Montgomery County

General Revision of Judicial System in Alabama

Alabama faces a likely long debate in the next legislature over a general revision of the state’s judicial system. Proponents say current costs exceed 260000 dollars annually and a redesign could save at least 100000 dollars by reorganizing circuits and reducing unnecessary courts. Circuit judges reportedly average only about 102 days of court per year, with circuits varying in size and workload.

Montgomery Ala Alabama State Bar Association

Big Jewel Stock Goes at Auction This Weekend

Beginning Saturday the E. O. Zadek Jewelry Company will hold three daily auctions at 11 am 3 30 pm and 6 30 pm. Herman G. Briggs will direct with assistant Thomas R. Reed of Chicago. They recently completed an auction for a Fifth avenue diamond.

E. O. Zadek Jewelry Company Herman G. Briggs Thomas R. Reed Chicago Briggs Fifth Avenue

Zadek Jewelry to Auction Off Entire Stock in New York

The Zadek Jewelry Company plans a full stock auction as it moves to new quarters in July. The sale promises bargains on gems chinaware and more with the entire stock valued at 750000 disposed of to the highest bidder. Ladies receive a ticket for a present at each sale and may win regardless of purchase attendance.

New York Zadek Company Zadek Jewelry Company

Mobile Business Directory Listings Include Local Firms

A dense listing of Mobile area merchants across multiple categories including coal, crockery, dairy, ice cream, dry goods, hardware, millinery, motor supplies, saddlery, hats, and hotels. Entries provide firm names, street addresses, Bell telephone numbers, and residential numbers where given, covering Conception Street, Dauphin Street, Royal Street, Government Street, and St. Francis Street among others.

Local Business Directory and Printer Listings

A long OCR style directory lists businesses and contact details in Mobile Alabama including dispatch printing companies, hotels, real estate firms, insurance agents, roofing and shoe repair shops, screen and sash companies, safes and fixtures, sporting goods and discount stores with street addresses and phone numbers.

Acetylene Lighting Firm Showcase at 22 N Conception

Local notice advertises ACETYLENE LIGHTING B F Round Acetyline Lighting serving homes from 22 North Conception. Contact Bell 1982 for supplies or services.

B. F N. Conception Bell

Local Auto Agencies Listed In Bell Directory

Dukes Garage at 306 8 St Michael Bell 71 offers automobiles. French Kohorn at 211 N Royal Bell 2082 and home 2032. Central Auto Company at 261 8 St Michael Bell 2518 and home 710.

Dukes Garage St. Michael At Bell French & Kohorn N. Royal Central Auto Company St. Michael Street

Automobiles and Harness Ad From Bioch Brothers

Bioch Bros. of 9 N. Water Street advertise autos carriages and harness with contact at home 3 and phone or listing Be264. Local shop offers broad stock and service.

Bioch Bros

Local Businesses and Services Directory Entry

A fragmented directory listing includes automakers dealers banks and services in Mobile Alabama with addresses on N Royal St St Michael St and St Francis Street. Notable entries mention Adam Machinery Cadillac Motor Company The Bank of Mobile Union Savings Bank Peoples Bank Ket National Bank Cawthon Billiard Hall and beauty parlor services at Mrs E G Bowman and Miss Florence Adams with locations and contact notes.

Union Savings Bank N. Royal St Bell Peoples Bank St. Francis Street Ket National Bank

Local Businesses and Shops Listed on Dauphin Street

Directory style summary listing various Bell street businesses including Southern Business College Mobile College and Scheuermann Bicycle Company at Dauphin street, Busby Bicycle Shop, Harber Shop, Cawthen Hotel Barber Shop, McKenzie Barrett Carriage Co, Wasa Wagon Works, and assorted credit clothing stores with owners and street addresses.

Southern Business College Dauphin Street Mobile College Daan Street Bell Clit N. Royal Stree Home Cawthen Herve Motel Co W. D. Bridges McKenzie-Barrett Carriage Co State Tet

Coffee Companies and Addresses Listed in Bel Bell County

A historical directory fragment lists Alabama Coffee Co at 109 114 N. Water St Bel 2748 Home 720 Dixie Coffee Co at 108 S. Commerce St Bell 2838 De Stra Nielon Coffee Co at 401 Dauphin St Bell 426 Co D Kenny at 210 Dauphin St Bell 860 Home 102 United Tea and Coffee Co at 454 Dauphin St Bell 1681 Home 44.

Alabama Coffee Co N. Water Street Bel Home Dixie Coffee Co S. Commerce St Bell de Stra-Nielon Coffee Co Dauphin Street D. Kenny United Tea & Coffee Co

Local Electric and Floral Firms Listed in Bell Directory

Schenker Alidor Electric Co at 9 St Emanuel Street Bell 1902 Shaw Cain Electrical Co at 360 Dauphin Street Bell 3656 D Olive Electric Co 804 Dauphin Street Bell 38s2 Grouprau Floral Company Minge Floral Co at 9 N Conception Street Bell 1120 Summary of business listings with addresses and Bell numbers for local services.

Schenker-Alidor Electric Co St. Emanuel Street Bell Shaw-Cain Electrical Co Dauphin Street D'Olive Electric Co Grouprau Floral Company Minge Floral N. Conception St

Local Businesses and Addresses Listed in City Directory

Readable fragments show shop names and street addresses including Jacobson's and the Good Clothes Store at 121 123 Dauphin Sweet Hickey Lyons at 223 Dauphin Street Bell 2212 Home 1329. Contains multiple street references and business names.

Mobile Item and Alabama Staats Zeitung Address Fragments

Fragmented street and address snippets list Mobile Item and Alabama Staats Zeitung locations and related street numbers in a terse directory-style note. The text reads like partial listings for newspapers or offices with streets 8-1yv St. Emanuel St 253 St. Michael and Bell street addresses 2811 1750.

The Mobile Item St. Emanuel St Alabama Staats Zeitung St. Michael Street Bell Mobile Tribune Joachim Street

Local Optical Stores and Nurseries Listed with Bell Numbers

Directory snippet lists Alvin Japanese Nursery and Saibara Nurseries with Bell phone numbers at city bank buildings. Also titled are A N Maumenee Optician on Royal Street, McDonald Optical Co on Dauphin Street, and Mobile Optical Company with manager A F Rockwell at Conception Street.

Alvin Japanese Nusery Bank of Mobile Bell Saibara Nuseries City Bank A. N. Maumenee Optician N. Royal Street McDonald Optical Co Dauphin Street Mobile Optical Company, Inc A. F. Rockwell Mgr N. Conception St AL Rockwell N. Conception Bell 1699

Bell 2192 Home 1458 Notices for John F. Lores

John F. Lores listed with addresses at the northwest corner of Eslava and Conception streets and home number 1458. The note also records Bell 2192 in the same entry.

John F. Lores Eslava and Conception Streets

Contractors and builders listed with street and bell numbers

G A Chamblin of 65 S Conception St Bell 1664 A Hancock of 254 St Francis St Bell 2391 Home 1194 W J Koral of 567 Dauphin St Bell 2761 Home 1423

G. A. Chamblin S. Conception St A. Hancock St. Francis Street W. J. Koral Dauphin Street

Candy makers Howells' Candy Kitchen advertises Bell 2160

Local ad notes Howells' Candy Kitchen at 317 Dauphin Street in Bell, with telephone listing 2160 for orders. The compact notice presents a storefront item in a historical city directory style.

Howells’ Candy Kitchen Dauphin Street Bell

Evans Furniture Co Address Listing on Dauphin Street

Evans Furniture Co located at 412-414 Dauphin Street and Home 1430 is listed in the local directory. The entry notes the store's street address and a related home number.

Evans Furniture Co Dauphin Street

Local Jewelers and Watchmakers Listings

F. E. Hall at 4 N Royal Street Bell 1383 offers jewelry. C. H. Cartman on Emanuel Street provides watchmaking services. Willis & Percy at 256 Dauphin Street Bell 2346 Home 1256. Parker Bros. 111 Dauphin Street Bell 2222. Emile Herpin 213 Dauphin Street Bell 22.

C. H. Cartman Ae Eee Emanuel Street Willis & Percy Dauphin Street Bell Home Parker Bros Dauphin St Emile Herpin

Local Business Listings for Ivredericks and K Kranch Dry Cleaning

Ivredericks Dye Works located at 308 Dauphin Street is listed with bell 636 and home 796. Krench Dry Cleaning Company operates at 470 Dauphin Street with bell 1707 and home 1721.

Ivredericks Dye Works Dauphin Street Bell kKrench Dry Cleaning Co

Hawes Candy Co. Wholesale Dealer Listing

Henry R. Hawes Candy Co. operates as a wholesale candy dealer located at 659 Dauphin Street with home address 1229.

Henry R. Hawes Candy Co Dau Phin Street

Local business directory fragment lists addresses and phones

The snippet names Albright & Wood at Dauphin street with phone numbers 92 and 93, mentions Dave and Bauer at Dauphin and Conception streets, and cites Ortmann's Pharmacy at Dauphin and Hamilton with Bell and Home numbers, plus Head's Drug Store on Dauphin Street with Bell and Home phones.

Albright & Wood Dauphin Street Bell Dave Bauer Dauphin Concepton Albright&Wood Jackson Government Royal Ortmann's Pharmacy Hamilton Head’s Drug Store Dauphin St

Local Department Stores Listed With Addresses and Phones

A fragmented ad listing several department stores on Dauphin and Royal streets including The Fair 556 Dauphin, Hammel Dry Goods 7L Royal, Gayfer Co. 171 Bell, Yeend Pe er 224 Dauphin, Reiss Mercantile 157 Dauphin, with phone numbers and home prices or codes.

the Fair Dauphin Street Hammel Dry Goods Co Royal Street Bell Home J. Gayfer & Co Yeend Pe*er Co Reiss' Mercantile Co Dauphin At Dauphin St

Local business and household listings on Dauphin and Wilkinson streets

Directory style item lists several names and addresses including S. L. Evans 70 Dauphin, Henry Myer 750 Dauphin, Harris & Finch 450 Dauphin, and multiple grocery companies with street corners and telephone numbers. The compiled entries reflect a locality directory for residential and commercial contacts.

S. L. Evans Dauphin St Henry Myer Dauphin Street Harris & Finch W. T. Goubil Bell Home Zieman Grocery Co Wilkinson Street R. OQ Harris Grocery Co McPhillips Grocery Co Dain and Commerce Pertridge-Mickle Grocery Company St. Francis and Joachim Streets Crowley & Marshall Duphin St

Local Grain Firms and Service Listings

Readable business notices show Dixie Grain Company at Water Street Bell 102 and Home 524 next to Drago Grain Company at 123 North Commerce Street Bell 45 and Home 160. Gasoline service line appears for Auto Co at 106 St Michael Street Ball.

Dispatch Printing Co N. Joachim Street Bell Commercial Printing Company St. Michael Street Hawes & Co N. Water Street White-Eckert Co Commerce and St. Francis Streets Bidgood Stationery Company St. Francis Street Dixie Grain Company Water Street Drago Grain Company Commerce Treet Gasoline Auto Oo Cie Ball

Bell area laundry listings and prices

American Laundry at 361-63 St. Louis Street Bell 365 offers home service for 5. Troy Steam Laundry located at 66 St. Emanuel Street Bell 171 provides home service priced at 210.

American Laundry St. Louis Street Bell Troy Steam Laundry St. Emanuel Street

Bell 1144 L and 1898 listings for Horton and Austin

Local addresses listed for C Horton at Van Antwerp Building Bell 1144 L and W G Austin at Van Antwerp Building Bell 1898. The OCR shows two name and address entries. No further context or event details are provided.

C. Horton van Antwerp Bell L. W. G. Austin

Local Trade Directory Entries for Bell and Gulf City

Listings include D Copeland & Sons at 78 St Michael Bell 274 Home 274 Goubil Bros Plumbing Co 370 Dauphin Bell 887 L J Leahy Plumber Joé N Royal St Dome 311 24 Bell 1960 Gulf City Plumbing 155 157 Conti Bell 461 Home 329 Clutter Piano Co 405 Dauphin St phones 2071 Luscher Son Paint Co 64 Dauphin St Bell 945 Home 1499.

D. Copeland & Sons St. Michael Street Bell Home Goubil Bros. Plumbing Co Dauphin Street L. J. Leahy Plumber Joé N. Royal Dome Gulf City Plumbing Company Conti Street Musical Clutter Piano Co

Verona Lumber and Crichton Lumber Advertise Services

Verona Lumber Co and Crichton Lumber Co list contact details with phone and bridge office references, signaling business advertising in the local pages. The notice highlights two suppliers and their listed contact numbers for customer inquiries.

Local Ads Mention Bell Furniture Firms and Addresses

An OCR fragment lists firms and addresses in the Bell area including Bickley Furniture Co at 403 Dauphin Street with home and phone numbers, Quick Transfer Co at 270 North, and Royal Bell Home 116, plus Bell 1200 and Home 1866 references.

Furn Bickley Furniture Co W. L. McGuire & Co Dauphin Bickley Furniture Co Dauphin St Home Quick Transfer Co Royal Bell

Local Loan Offers Cited At Bowen and Co and Olensky

J. W. Olensky advertises money to lend on any value at 60 Government Street Home 1037. Bowen and Co. lists address 912 St. Pig Emanuel Street as another lending contact.

J. W. Olensky Government Street

Picture Framing and Theatre Ad Listings on Dauphin Street

An assorted block of reading like an advertisement lists services and businesses on Dauphin street including Gustave Gass picture framing at 337 Dauphin, Crescent Theater at 208 Dauphin offering Universal program, Photographers yle Studio at 156 Dauphin, Overby’s Studio 2251 2 at Bell 1400, Sherman Stationery Co. 21 N Water Street Bell 2061, Home 206, and Mobile Stationery Co. 16 N Water Bell 125.

Gustave Gass Dauphin Street Motion Picture Theatres Crescent Theater 208 Universal Program Yle Ae Overbey Aes Sherman Stationery Co N. Water Street Bell Home Mobile Stationery Company N. Water. Bell

Dr J T Adams And Others Listed At Bell Addresses

A clipped notice lists Dr J T Adams of 155 Dauphin Bell 3021 J and J Maere Dr Q J Brown at 210 1 2 Dauphin Street Bell 8271 with a residence at 2525. The fragment suggests a directory style entry including multiple names and street addresses.

J. T. Adams Dauphin Bell J. Maere Q-J. Brown Dauphin Street Bell

Tailor and trunk firms listed with street addresses

A directory style notice lists multiple tailoring shops and trunk manufacturers with names and street addresses on Dauphin and related streets. It also notes taxi companies including Cawthon Taxi Company and home numbers and Bell listings.

Trunk Manufacturers Mobile Trunk Company Dauph Bell Home Cawthon Taxi Company Coception Bell 15

Local Business Names From Historical Directory Fragments

A collage of business listings shows names and addresses such as Cadillac Motor Company 107 Government Street Bell 1267 and Home 1322, Vulcan Tire Works1 N Jozeh Street Bell 2244, Reynolds Music House167 DauP Street, Lion Royal Liquor Store116-118 Jove ment Street Bell 2783, and Fields Ice Cream207 Francis Street Bell 443 among others. The fragmentary OCR provides scattered phone-like numbers, partial street names, and multiple vendors across automotive, optics, liquor, music, and ice cream sectors.

Cadillac Motor Company Tires Auto Tire Cadillac Mot Company Lion Royal Liquor Store Jovement Street Bell Home A. Konstenzer Joachim Sir Bell Cawthon Hotel Cawthon Hots Richard Distributing Company Agi Cook's Beer Wholesale ICE Cream Fields Ice Cream Company Francis Street Home Sporting Goods Thoss Sporting Goods Co Daw Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mills OF Miss Watson Alberta Zapata Emiliano Zapata Italy Manitoba Zadek's Js Goldstein A. A. Lelong New Orleans Harri France Alphonse Annet Lelong Ifty Lelon Gene Michael Lelong Pony Ters Kress & “Ea Avenue Ayer Mobile Brown-Morgan Coal Coe Zimmern Coal Co van Antwerp Bidg Crockery J. S. & W. H. Brown Crockery Co Partridge Hdw. Co Rosedale Dairy Mobile Creamery Cor. Conception and St. Louis Streets Bell 1812 Salem Kahalley Co M. Hoffman Willard Flint Leon Mifflin Howard French Dry Cleaning Co Bell Phone Gulf City Dye Works S. Conception Street Lionville Pressing Club N. Conception Street Hardware and Builders SUP Cunningham Hardware Company Kelly-Brady Hardware Co McGowin-Lyons Hardware & Supply Co S. Water Street Yartridge Hardware Co the Norman Engraving Co A. Frolichstein O’connell’s Millinery Raphy Bank of Mobile Bldg Bell 2904 Motor Supply Co Cadillac Motor Co Harness and Saddlery Hopper Harness Co Ideal Hatters and Cleaners Battle House St. Francis and Royal Streets Business and Wood Printing Co St. Michael St Gill Printing Co N. Water St J. E. Duval & Co St. Michae St Powers Printing Co Evans Printing Company Conti and Commerce Steets Cawthorn Hume Klaskey’s Hotel Savage Hotel Bienville Square Duggan & Taylor McCartney & Schley S. Joseph St Adolph Brown Grand Bay Land Co Yeend Bros Norville Bros George Fearn & Son St. Francis St. Joseph Streets S. L. Spotswood N. L. Vickers St.Michael Street F. C. Gordon & Co N. Conception _ Street Edward M. Bailey Kent Estate J. W. Savage Savage Bidg Dusepn Nspalia , Co R. H. Beiling Company F. M. Maddox & Co Mobile Roofing & Cornice Co Kloskey’s H Restaurant Boston Mobile Shoe Hospital Champion Shoe Shop St. Emerue F. M. Baliweg Mas A. Verneuille St Michael Oo Mobile Shoe Shop da Street Southern Screen Company Dauph Street Ea. Mahle P. QO Winter Safe and Fixture Company Sporting Goods Price W. Tompkins Royal Stree Bell Adam Machinery Co N. Royal and St. Michael Streets Bell 283 Billiard Hall Cawthon Billard Hall Ela E. G. Bowman Florence Adams Vawthon Hotel Business Colleges Wee Ees & Tailoring Co Metame Emile Tacon Beth Witsoe Opticians Jewelers F. E. Hall Public Accountants B. Luscher & Son Paint Co Daupin Street Lumber and Supplies Verona Lumber Co Crichton Lumber Company London Woolen Mills Needaiman Coati Street American Ladies’ Tailors Dauphi Street Schutz & Coan Dauphin Stree Bell G. Cohn Goverrment St John W. Hanlein Vulcan Tire Works N. Jozeh Street Victrolas Reynolds Daup! Street
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