Mystery sender in Waite case identified
The telegram sender identified as Elizabeth B. Hardwick of Somerville New Jersey appeared at Dr. Arthur Warren Waite's trial. The telegram urged an autopsy on John E. Peck, Waite's father-in-law and Grand Rapids drug magnate. Mrs Clara Louise Peck Waite testified against her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
K. Adams
Arthur Warren Waite
John E. Peck
Grand Rapids
Elizabeth B. Hardwick
Somerville
N. J
Waite
Percy Peck
Clara Louise Peck Waite
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Washington May 24 forecast calls for fair skies over Alabama and Mississippi tonight and Thursday with no precipitation expected and temperatures mild across the region.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Masonic and Related Lodges Meet in Mobile Centers
The Masonic-Mobile Council of Kadosh No. 2 and Rose Croix No. 3 meet at the Scottish Rite Cathedral with Peace Rebekah Lodge No. 4 also gathering at McInnis Hall on Dauphin and St. Emanuel streets. Mechanics Relief Association and Knights and Ladies of Security hold events at the Y M B A Hall.
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Masonic—Mobile Council of Kadosh
Masonic—Mobile
Rose Croix
Peace Rebekah
McInnis Hall
Dauphin and
St. Emanuel Streets
Mechanics’ Relief Association
Knights and Ladies of Security
Holy Name Society General Meetings At St Matthew's Hall
General meetings of the Holy Name Society at St Matthew's Parish Hall at 7 30 in the evening with members urged to attend.
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Holy Name Society
St. Matthew's Parish
Hall
Film Schedule At The Royal And Mutual Theaters
A list of upcoming features and serials across multiple theaters including Blue Blood and Red with Doris Fawn and George Walsh at Empire Theaters and The Catspaw with Myriama Nesbitt and Marc McDermott. }
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William Fox
Doris Fawn
George Walsh
Empire
Edison
Myriama Nesbitt
Marc McDermott
Crescent
Pex
Ring
Universal
Grac Cunard
Francis Ford
Myrtle Gonzales
Fred Church
Aunt Jemima
Mutual
Charley Chaplin
Skelly
John Sheehan
Carol Halloway
John Stepping
Nosey New
Harry Falmer
Columbia
Lena Rivers
Jewell Kelley
Law and Equity Court Dockets and Civil Judgments
Wednesday court actions include National City Bank vs Motor Machine Co verdict for defendant. Default judgments in J. R. Graham vs W. W. Thompson and Wm. G. Caffey vs D. M. Gordon with specified damages. Thursday calls include Grasselli Chemical Co. vs City Ice Co. and James A. Lewis vs Motor Machine Co. Circuit and Chancery cases listed with amended decree, resets, and ordered testimony.
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Law and Equity Court
Law Side
Safford Berney
National City Bank Vs. Motor Machine Co
J. R. Graham
W. W. Thompson
Wm. G. Caffey
D. M. Gordon
Grasselli Chemical Co
City Ice Co
Jas. A. Lewis
Motor Machine Co
Circuit Court
Samuel B. Browne
H. E. Carney
Mobile Light & R. R. Co
Chancery Court
Thos. H. Smith
A. N. Johnson
A. Gass
Cunningham Hardware Co
Mary E. Kimball
Wiley Reynolds
Georgia Reynolds
Eugina McRee
Della McRee
Boundary of belt line road mapped through harbor improv report
Houston street marks the belt line west boundary per harbor improvement plan discussed by City Commissioner Harry Pillans. The map shows the northern end at Farmers Island near One Mile Creek. it crosses L N tracks, AT N, Telegraph road, Southern Railway, Mobile Ohio, and conception street road, then proceeds northwest, turns southwest behind the gas works, passes Davis Avenue, then along Spring Hill Avenue to Dauphin Street, across Houston Street to Amsterdam, turns east near Virginia Street into Tennessee Street toward Turner Hartwell docks.
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Houston Street
Harry Pillans
City Commission
Farmer's Island
One- Mile Creek
Southern Railway
Mobile
Large Bean Movement Reported from Mobile
Seven hundred hampers of beans were sent to Nashville Birmingham and Atlanta on the noon Louisville and Nashville train today. Over five hundred hampers were shipped by express on the Mobile and Ohio last night. Express men note an unusually large movement of beans this season.
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Nashville
Birmingham
Atlanta
Louisville
Express
Mobile
Ohio
Paloma Brings Pineapple Cargo in 84 Refrigerator Cars
The Munson Line steamer Paloma is due here Friday morning with a cargo of pineapples. The shipment will be handled by the Mobile and Ohio and will occupy 84 refrigerator cars.
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Munson Line
Paloma
Mobile
Ohio
Serb Regent Seeks Restoration as Allies Back Serbia
Athens May 24 Prince Alexander of Serbia regent for Peter’s landless kingdom says allies vow no settlement without Serbia’s restoration. He recalls Albanian retreat hardships, praises Allied sympathy, and warns Bulgarian methods affect occupied Macedonia amid invasion fears.
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Athens
London
Alexander of
Serbia
Peter
Associated Press
Albania
Prince Regent greets brave Serb regiments in Belgrade
The prince regent spoke of civil populations' fate and the ongoing effort to halt extermination of Serb civilians. He praised Dr Edward Ryan for aid before reviewing regiments and saluting soldiers in khaki. Soldiers varied from gray haired to boys, all in new uniforms.
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Edward Ryan
Belgrade
Serbia Triumph Echoes as Morawa Valley Troops Rally
The prince praises restored forces and pledges to reclaim the fatherland with allies. A unit of the Morawa Valley men, blond and strong, salutes the prince regent. They shout in unison, Forward Serbia, pledging support for Alexander Karageorgievitch.
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Morawa Valley
Prince Alexander
Serbia
Alexander Karageorgievitch
Home Economics Fight Over Ice Prices Grows
A Mobile committee of the Home Economics Club plans three thousand circular letters to mobilize housewives against an alleged ice trust. They seek five hundred five year contracts to buy ice from independent makers, aiming to launch an independent ice company and urge refusing trust wagons. A mass meeting could follow with hoped for widespread participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Economics Club
James R. Hagan
Mobile
Tagan
Trust
Home Economics
Funeral notice for Robert Hunter 66 at Magnolig Cemetery
Funeral for Robert Hunter who died Tuesday night May 23 1916 at 10 25. He was in his sixty sixth year. Friends invited to attend from his daughter Mrs Montague Whiting 1638 Georgia avenue tomorrow Thursday morning at 10 00. Interment Magnolig Cemetery.
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Hunter
Robert Hunter
Montague Whiting
Georgia Avenue
Magnolig
Robert Hunter Dies in Mobile Clubman and Timber Firm Leader
Robert Hunter, prominent Mobile clubman and senior partner of Hunter Benn & Co., died Tuesday night after eight days illness. He organized the timber exporting firm with A Shirley Benn and oversaw branches in Pascagoula New York and London. The funeral is set for Thursday at 10 a.m. from his daughter Mrs Montague Whiting’s home.
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Robert Hunter
Mobile
Hunter
Hunter, Benn & Co
A. Shirley Benn
London
England
Famous Clipper Ship Reborn Here at Mobile
The Carmella, a 257 foot bark rigged clipper with 350 horsepower twin screws, is described as a refined vessel of 1400 tons net, capable of seven miles per hour under steam and carrying 2700 tons of cargo. Officials highlight luxury quarters, modern deck machinery, and heavy iron hull construction with extensive Mobile firm involvement in rebuild and dock work.
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Gulf
Bayles
John Paterson
New Orleans
Mobile
William Pownall
Ollinger-Bruce Dry Dock Company
Pinto Island
Resorts on Chesapeake and Ohio line attract summer travelers
Mountain and seashore resorts promoted along the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Advertisement invites readers to plan a summer vacation with brochures available from city ticket agents or by writing John D. Potts G P A Richmond Virginia.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
John D. Potts
Richmond
Cruiser Tennessee to be renamed U S S Memphis
Norfolk May 24 The cruiser Tennessee will be renamed U S S Memphis at sea Thursday after sailing from Hampton Roads with marines for Santo Domingo due to Tennessee name being assigned to a new dreadnought.
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Cruiser
Tennessee
Memphis
Norfolk
U. S. S. Memphis
Navy Yard
Hampton Roads
Santo Domingo
Ely's Cream Balm Brings Instant Relief for Cold and Catarrh
An advertising blurb touts Ely's Cream Balm as fast relief for stuffed noses from colds or catarrh. It claims the antiseptic cream clears air passages, soothes swollen mucous membranes, and ends headaches and snuffling. Apply a small amount in the nostrils for relief.
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Ely
Mobile social notes reflect visitors and meetings in 1917 era
MR. GERON returns from Birmingham to assist Confederate reunion patrons. 8 master plumbers back as Mobile delegates to the Alabama Master Plumbers Association 1917 meeting with Larry Leahy elected VP. Visitors include Mr. Hayes from Albany with heating work, O. P. Boykin and R. M. Boykin reporting Calvert land growth, and J. A. Caviezel connecting A T N railroad progress. Guests at Battle House include B J Well and Mrs. Robert M. Howard. others at Cawthon and Battle House hotels.
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Larry Leahy
T. J. Young
Mobile
Alabama Master Plumbers’ Association
Mr. Leahy
Jurors Drawn for Week in Circuit Court
In circuit court on Wednesday jurors were drawn to serve for the week beginning May 29. The roster includes Leon McKean Foster Venturina William A Ulbricht William J Brannan Andrew B Baumhauer Edwin Warley and many others.
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Leon McKean
Foster Venturina
William A. Ulbricht
William J. Brannan
Andrew B. Baumhauer
Edwin Warley
William D. Matzenger
Thomas McDonald
Charles M. Worthington
George G. Wolfe
Abbe Deneke
John I. Violette
William P. Berrie Harry Gill
Edward W. Huston
Igmund Schettler
Charles A
Sloan's Liniment advertised for drafts and neuralgia relief
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment for draft related ailments and conditions like neuralgia stiff neck sore muscles and rheumatism. It claims rapid relief with a tingling warmth improving sleep and comfort and notes a 25 cent price at druggists.
Germany cannot be starved, says German official
Berlin reports a high official states Germany could not be starved despite a 9 million ton deficit in wheat rye barley and oats in the year and notes the 1915 wheat and rye crop was 4 million tons below normal. He cites war shortages and crop failures as the main handicaps while asserting resilience against starvation.
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Berlin
London
Germany
Associated Press
Premier Asquith Seeks 1.5 Billion Pound Credit
London May 2 The House of Commons debated a vote of credit for 300 million pounds and a larger total credit bringing the grand total to about 2 billion pounds as part of wartime financing.
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London
Mons
Unclear 1913 1914 Crop Figures Stir Debate
A fragmentary report notes oats and potatoes crop estimates for 1913 and 1914, with figures in millions of tons and claims about production trends. A speaker discusses tariffs and vegetarian preferences impacting future outcomes, mentioning a hopeful victory.
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Mystery Wire
Somerville, N. J
Peck
Palm Beach
Dreaper
Burns
Central Trades Council
Central Trades Council Hall
Central Council
Houston Street Line
Pillans
Mobile Gas Co
Alexander
Belgium
Russia
France
Macedonia
Mr. Hunter
South Georgia Avenue
Prestwick
Scotland
Georgia
Country Club
Monroe Park
Mobilian
Mesdames Montague Whiting
P. J. M. Acker
Oscar N. Barney
Stephen B. Quigley
William N
T. S
R. R
Gavin Hunter
Antwerp Drug Co
Tf. E. Hayes
Albany
Hayes
Messrs. O. P
R. M. Boykin
Calvert, Ala
Calvert
Sos
J. A. Caviezel
B. J. Well
Montgomery
Battle House
Robert M. Howard
Detroit, Mich
J. B. Hobdy
The
State Illiteracy Commission
Ala
Cawthon Hotel
O. W. Cash
Prairie du Roche, Ills
Cawthon
Mobile County
R. E. McClure
McClure
Western Union Company
Mr. McClure
O. R. Weldon
J. E. Delchamps
Delchamps, Ala
E. 0. Delchamps
Asquith
L. H. Meyer & Sons
Kuppenheimer
Peoples Bank
AT. van Antwerp’s
Mary Page
Victim
Hepsey Burke
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