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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1914

Page

14

Delicatessen Board Joins Store Basket of Goods

Store offers a selection including Genuine Imported Swiss Cheese Boiled Ham and Roast Beef along with a variety of delicatessen items to fill the basket.

Calibrated List of Names and Residences in North America

A reader’s list shows Miss F Holcombe of Calgary and Miss C Hope of Hamilton, Mrs Howard and two children in Calgary, William Howarth family in Calgary, Miss E D V Hunt in Vancouver, Mrs George Johnstone in Santa Barbara, Evan Kavalske in Duluth, Minn, Miss Freda Kruse and H R Kruse in Rochester, Minn, Mr Ivan Kavalsky in Quebec, J W Langsley in Vancouver, Mr E Law and Master E Law Jr in Calgary, J Lennon in Winnipeg, Miss A Liston in London, A Mattler in Indianapolis, A McAlpine in Montreal, Mrs Charles Moir in Toronto, and J Morgan and William Morgan in Winnipeg.

F. Holcombe Calgary C. Hope Hamilton Howard William Howarth Howarth Melvin Howarth Mies E. D.V. Hunt Vancouver George Johnstone Santa Barbara Evan Kavalske Duluth Minn Freda Kruse Herman Kruse Rochester Ivan Kavalsky Quebec J. W. Langsley

Salvation Army Delegates to London Among Passengers

Salvation Army delegates to the London convention were booked on the Empress of Ireland. The group includes Commissioner and Mrs Rees Toronto Field Secretary Colonel Baskin and wife Colonel Matdam ent and wife Adjutant Becksted of Grace Hospital Winnipeg Brigadiers Scott Potter Walker Major and Mrs Creighton Findlay Howell Turtin Morris with staff captains and ensigns from multiple cities plus a 28 member staff band led by Adjutant Samaing.

Winnipeg Salvation Army London Rees Ronto Baskin Matdament Becksted Grace Hospital Scott Potter Toronto Walker Canadian War Cry David Creighton Immigration Department Findlay Howell Turtin Trade Department Frank Morris London Department Arthur Morris McAmmond Hayes Temple Corps Goodwin Ottawa K. Brice Hamilton Edwards Ensign Jones Calgary Ensign Peacock Ensign Knudson Ruth Rees McGrath Samaing

Survivors recount rescue as Empress sinks after collision

Survivors describe the ship flooding its engine room and capsizing. Ernest Hayes the assistant purser leaped from the promenade deck and reached a lifeboat while Captain Kendall clung to wreckage. W Davis of Montreal and his wife were swept into the river but saved. J W Longley a rancher from Canford went down with the ship yet later rescued. William Measures of the Salvation Army swam to a life boat and survived.

Ernest Hayes Kendall W. Davis Montreal J. W. Longley Canford B. C Eureka William Measures Salvation Army

Australian Inventor Creates Bullet Path Recording Target

An Australian inventor unveils a recording target that visualizes bullet trajectories relative to static and moving targets. The device tracks impact paths, offering insights for marksmanship training and firearm safety.

Greek sailors freed after justifiable homicide verdict

Four Greek sailors arrested as witnesses against Candy Chris Barton who shot Nick Peters were arraigned and discharged. Barton also released from prison. The coroner's jury found justifiable homicide and recommended Warton's release, which the recorder ordered.

Candy Chris" Barton Nick Peters Edington Barton Warton

Tebbetts Vehicle Collides With Wagon At City Intersection

An automobile driven by W F Tebbetts struck Luke White s wagon at Government and Hamilton streets at 7 30 Thursday night. Damage was slight and no arrests were made.

W. F. Tebbetts Luke White Government Hamilton Streets

Vinci aids diphtheria survivor in Winthrop girl recovery

Mrs. Adelaide Mulloy reports five years of illness from diphtheria left her daughter prone to bronchitis and stomach trouble. After using Vinci with cod liver oil removed, the child gained ten pounds and improved greatly, prompting a money back offer from Van Antwerp's Drug Corporation and a claim of Saxo Salve for eczema.

Vinci Adelaide Mulloy Winthrop Mass van Antwerp's Drug Corporation, Incorporated Mobile Ala

Woman to Be Executed in Electric Chair for Murder

Mrs Magdalen Ferola, condemned for first degree murder of her husband, faces a Tuesday sentence to die in the electric chair. District Attorney Francis Martin has been urged by several women’s clubs to intervene to prevent the execution. If carried out she would be the first woman executed in the electric chair since Martha Place in 1898.

New York Magdalena Ferola Fran Ferola Martha Place Brooklyn

Atlantis Docks 10 For Repairs After Grounding

The disabled steamer Atlantis under Gulf Fruit and Steamship Company charter arrived from the quarantine station Friday morning, near Mexico, to Mobile. Accompanied by the tug Senator Bailey, she will be hauled out at the marine ways for repairs thought to be slight. The Hilding and Ninian also arrived, while the St. Paul sailed for La Ceiba.

Atlantis Gulf Fruit and Steamship Company Moring Senator Bailey Steele Towing and Wrecking Company Galveston Marine Ways Echo H. ©. Amundsen Mexico Mr. Amundsen Hilding Seeberg Steamship Line Ninian Leyland Steamship Line Mobile Ohio Wharf Liverpool Eny

Post Office Bid Ads for Concrete Work Near Facility

Postmaster J Blocker Thornton announces bids for concrete work around the current post office building due by June 10. Award planned soon, with completion hoped before July. Also notes a 456 826 superficial feet pine lumber cargo and ship movements of Belize and Concord loading at wharves.

J. Blocker Thornt Thornton Belize Ott-Laubenheimer Company B. H Livingston Guat Concord Murray & Peppers Cas Bordeau France Thursda

Directory of Mobile Businesses and Services Listed

A dense listing of Mobile area firms across categories including coal and wood, dry goods, clothing, design, dry cleaning, presses, engraving, hardware, printing, real estate, roofing, restaurants, and furniture. Contains names, street addresses, and telephone numbers for numerous vendors and services.

Acetylene Lighting in Bell Area to Homes

Brief note announces B F Round Acetylene Lighting bringing illumination to country homes in Bell at 22 North Conception Street in 1932.

B.F Conception Bell

Local Auto Listings from Bell Firms

Dukes Garage at 306 8 St Michael St Bell 71 offers automobile services. French and Kohorn operate at 211 N Royal Bell 2032 and home 2032. Central Auto Company located at 261 35 St Michael Street Bell 2518 lists home 710.

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

Bloch Bros Automobile and Harness Shop Ad

Bloch Bros located at 9 N Water St offers autos carriages and harness supplies with B 264 and Home 3 as contact or service notes.

Bloch Bros N. Water St. B. 264 Home

Local Automotive Listings for Bell Area Firms

Readable lines show Adam Machinery Co at 115-115 N Royal Bell and Cadillac Motor Co at 107 Government Street Bell with listed telephone numbers 781 1038 and 1267 1822 respectively indicating an era of numbered Bell exchanges and business contact details.

Cadillac Motor Company Government Street Home

Bank and business listings for Mobile area venues

The notice lists banks and businesses in Mobile including Bank of Mobile on Royal and St Michael streets with Bell 55, Home and Union Savings Bank on 60 N Royal St with Bell 183, First National Bank on 68 St Francis St with Bell 69, and Peoples Bank at 113 St Francis St with Bell 32. Also Cawthon Billiard Hall with a baseball scores update and listings for beauty services at 2761 2 Dauphin Street with home 1379. Wiss Florence Adams is noted as a manicurist at Cawthon Hotel Barber Shop.

The Bank of Mobile N. B. A. N. Royal St. Michael Streets Bell 55 Home Union Savings Bank N. Royal St Bell Peoples Bank St. Francis Street First National Bank BE. G. Bowman Dauphin Street Wiss Florence Adams Cawthon Hotel

Local Businesses and Contacts in Bell Area Listings

Directory snippet lists Southern Business College and Mobile Business College addresses on Dauphin street, Schevermann Bicycle Company on Dauphin with phone 3281, Cawthon Hotel Barber Shop operated by Hervey Otel Co., McKenzie-Barrett Carriage Co. on State street, Carriage & Wagon Works on Royal street, Gift Barber Shop on North Royal, Outfitting & Tailoring Co. on St Joseph, Emile Tacon on St. Francis with Bell 1747, Home 1135.

Schevermann Bicycle Company Dauphin Street Bell Ieby Bicycle Shop Dauphin St Home N. Royal Street Cawthon Hotel Hervey Otel Co W. D. Bridges McKenzie Barrett Carriage Co State Street Carriage & Wagon Works Royal Street Emile Tacon St. Francis Bell

Local Business Listings for Bell Merchants on St Emanuel and Dauphin

J. S. & W. H. Brown Crockery Co. operates at 52 and 64 St. Emanuel street with Bell 336. Partridge How. Co. is located at 221 Dauphin street, Bell 128, home 985. Local commerce notes appear in this period classified section.

McGowin-Lyons Hardware & Supply Co S. Water Street Bell Fartridge Hardware Co Dauphin Street J. S. & W. H. Brown Crockery Co St. Emanuel Street Partridge How. Co Home

Mobile Creamery Notice at Cor Conception and St Louis

A public notice lists a mobile creamery located at the corner of Conception and St Louis streets with Bell 1812 and Home 1569 identifiers for the site.

Mobile Creamery Cor. Conception and St. Louis Streets Bell 1812

Coffee Companies and Addresses in Bell City Directory

Directory fragment lists Alabama Coffee Co at 109 111 N Water St Bell 2748 with home 720. Dixie Coffee Co at 108 5S Commerce St Bell 3838. De Ska Nivlan Coffee Co at 401 Dauphin St Bell 426. DrD Kenny at 210 Dauphin St Bell 860. United Tea and Coffee Co at 454 Daphin St Bell 1681 with home 44.

Alabama Coffee Co N. Water Street Bell Home Dixie Coffee Co Commerce St de Ska-Nivlan Coffee Co Dauphin Street

Jacobson's Good Clothes Store Ad on Dauphin Street

An advertisement lists Jacobson's Good Clothes Store at 121-128 Dauphin Street and Hickey & Lyons at 223 Dauphin Street Bell 212 Home ls2y, indicating local retail listings.

Jacobson's Good Clothes Dauphin Street Hickey & Lyons Uauphin Street Bell

Local residents listed in Bell area address directory

G A Chamblin at 50 S Conception st Bell Lota. A Hancock at 254 St Francis st Bell 2391 Home 1194. W J Koral at 6b7 Dauphin st Bell 2761 Home 1423.

G. A. Chamblin S. Conception St Bell Lota

Howells Candy Kitchen Bel Street Listing

Howells Candy Kitchen at 317 Dauphin Street Bel. 2160 is recorded as a business location with a Bel street address and postal code.

Howells Candy Kitchen Dauphin Street Bel

Electric firms listed in Bell town directory 1902

Schenker Alidor Electric Co at 9 St Emanuel street Bell. Shaw Cain Electrical Co at 360 Dauphin street Bell. D Vlive Electric Co supplying electric goods at 304 Dauphin street Bell for Guoodbrau Floral Co. Minge Floral Co at N Conception street Bell IL2V.

Schenker-Alidor Electric Co St Emanuel Street Bell Shaw-Cain Electrical Co Dauphin Street D'Vlive Electric Co Guoodbrau Floral Company Minge Floral Co Conception St Bell

Local Furniture Stores and Addresses Listed

John F Lores and Igvans Furniture Co are listed with addresses at the northwest corner of Eslava and Conception streets Bell 2192 and at 1430 Dauphin Street respectively. Home numbers 1468 and 1430 referenced.

John F. Lores Eslava and Conception Streets Bell Igvans Furniture Co Dauphin Street

Henry R Hawes Candy Co Cash in Wholesale Deal

Henry R Hawes Candy Co located at 669 Dauphin street Hume 1229 appears in a wholesale candy dealer notice. The listing includes business name address and license-like detail typical of a trade directory brief.

Henry R Hawes Candy Co Dauphin Street Hume

Fredericks Dye Works and Read Dry Cleaning Co Listings

Classified notice lists Fredericks Dye Works at 303 Dauphin street with bell 636 and home 7y6 and Read Dry Cleaning Co at 470 Dauphin street with bell 1707 and home 1721.

Local business listings and phone contacts on Dauphin street

Albright & Wood at 278 Dauphin street Bell 92 Home 93. Dave S Bauer at Dauphin and Conception streets both phones. Albright & Wood at Dauphin and Jackson and Government and Royal streets both phones 92 93 1396 Ortmann's Pharmacy Dauphin and Hamilton Bell 157 Home 245 Head's Drug Store 550 Dauphin Bell 1603 Home 430.

Albright & Wood Dauphin Street Dave S. Bauer Dauphin Conception Jackson Government Royal Streets Ortmann’s Hamilton Bell Head’s ‘Drug Store Dauphin St

Local business and address listing fragment

A partial OCR fragment lists multiple businesses and residences with street addresses and telephone numbers. Notable entries include Partridge-Mickle Grocery Company at St Francis and Joachim Streets and Dixie Grain Company on Water Street, along with numerous Dauphin Street addresses and Bell numbers.

Dauphin Street Bell Home Partridge-Mickle Grocery Company St. Francis and Joachim Streets Esil Dixie Grain Company Water Street

Local Business Directory Fragments on Dauphin Street

Partial listing shows Fair at 556 Dauphin Street with home phone 1316. L Hammer Dry Goods Co at 78 S Royal Street Bell 3650 and home 30. C J Gayfer & Co at 171 Dauphin Street Bell 3240 and home 575. Yeend Potter Co at 224 Dauphin Street Bell 1600 and home 1800. Reiss Mercantile Co at 157 Dauphin Street Bell 2710 and me 376. Fitzgerald & Co 5 St Emmanuel Street street Bell 356.

the Fair Dauphin Street L. Hammer Dry Goods Co S. Royal Street Bell C. J. Gayfer, & Co Dauphin St Yeend Potter Co Reiss Mercantile Co Dauphin At Fitzgerald & Co St. Eman Nue Reet Fell

Historic Huntsville Hatter and Hatters Directory Snippet

An old city directory fragment lists Meyer the Hatter at 2 E Royal Street and several hatters and merchants. It mentions Langan Hat Company, Hopper Harness Co on N Royal Street, and Ideal Hatters and Cleaners with multiple nearby landmarks. Names like Klaskey's Hotel and The Savage Hotel appear along with jewelers and watchmakers on Royal and Dauphin streets.

Classified business directory snippet from Mobile area

Miller A Frelichstein at 217 Dauphin street and O Connell s Millinery at 258 Dauphin Street list shops. Multigraphing and stenography offered by Office Assistant in Bank of Mobile Building. Motor supplies and gas engines by Motor Supply Co at 303 Dauphin Street and Cadillac Motor Co at 107 Government Street with Bell numbers.

A. Frelichstein Dauphin Street O'Connell's Millinery Dauphin Bell Bank of Mobile Bldg Bell 2904 Motor Supply Co

Local Address Snippet from Alabama Staats Zeitung

The fragment lists street names and telephone numbers for the Mobile Item and Mobile Tribune with labeled German and English titles. It cites St. Emanuel Street St Michael Street Joachim Street and Bell area numbers 2811 and 1750. The text reads like an internal contact or distribution note for 19th century Mobile newspapers.

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

Local Laundry Listings In Bell Street Directory

American Laundry at 861 63 St. Louis street Bell 305 and Troy Steam Laundry at 56 St. Emanuel street Bell 171 Hume 210 appear in a street directory style listing of laundry services with parcel numbers and contact points.

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

Verona Lumber Co Ad With Two Phone Numbers

Verona Lumber Co lists contact options with phones 447 and 417 Crichton Biog. for local customers seeking lumber supplies and services.

Verona Lumber Co Crichton *Ilumber Company Cry Bunk Biog Veth

Local Notices and Business Listings Shown

Bickley Furniture Co at 403 Dauphin Street with extension 176U and Lot 1s6t. Quick Transfer Co located at 270 North Royal Street with Bell 116 and both phone numbers 116 listed.

Bickley Furniture Co Dauphin St Quick Transfer Co N. Royal St. Bell

贷款广告: Bowen & Co offer loans at Home 1066

Bowen & Co advertises money loan options on any pound of value at 91 2 St Emar Home 1066 and 50 Government Street Home 1037 with Ak Olensky named in the loan offer.

D. Ak Olensky Government Street

Optical Shops and Addresses Listed in Mobile

A list of optical vendors and addresses in Mobile including Alvin Japanese Nursery at Bank of Mobile Building Bell 375, Saibara Nurseries at City Bank Building Bell 3227, A N Maumenee Optician at 4 North Royal Street Bell 1388, McDonald Optical Co at 155 Dauphin Street Bell 163, Mobile Optical Co Inc with manager A F Rockwell at 17 North Conception Street Bell 1699.

Alvin 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. IF. Rockwell Mgr N. Conception St

Horton and Austin Buy Bell Building Units

F C Horton of Van Antwerp Bidg and L W G Austin purchase Bell building units 1114i and 1898 in a noted real estate transaction.

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

Local Trades and Advertised Services Listings

The list presents multiple business names and addresses across Bell, Daupin, Royal and Canti streets, including plumbers Goubil Bros. Plumbing V Co and PIANUS Musical Instruments Clutter Piano Co, with associated phone numbers and brief trade captions.

S. D. Copeland & Sons St. Michael Street Bell Home Goubil Bros. Plumbing V Co Daupin L. J. Leany Plumber

Picture Framing Gustave Guss at 557 Dauphin Street

Advertisement notes a picture framing service by Gustave Guss located at 557 Dauphin Street and mentions the Motion Picture Theatres Crescent Theater at 208 Dauphin Street showing a Universal program.

Gustave Guss Dauphin Street Motion Pictur Theatres Crescent Theater 208 Universal Program

Photographerie Advertising and Studio Addresses Listed

A mix of studio and stationery listings appears with Boyle Studio at 156 Dauphin Street Bell Overbey's Studio at 2251 2 Dauphin Bell 1400 versus Sherman Stationery Co at 21 N Wter Street Bell 2061 Home 32061 Mobile Stationery Company and 16 N Wa.

Sherman Stationery Co N. W Ter Street Bell Home Mobile Stationery Company N. Wa

Shoes on Dauphin and Rouyal Streets Featured Bargains

Mobile stores advertise deep discounts with Shoes priced at 2.75 dollars on Dauphin Street and sale items from 40 to 6 dollars, with a sample shoe offer at 2.85 dollars on 10 N. Rouyal Street.

Mobile Dauphin Street N. Rouyal Street

Local Tailors and Trunk Makers Listed in City Directory

Price W Tompkins at 5S Royal Street Bell phone s132 appears among tailors including London Woolen Mills and the $15 Tailor on Dauphin Street. Other entries name Needalman Coati street American Ladies Tailors 205 Daupy Schutz C Coan 63 Dauphin Cohn 117 Government Hanlein 117 Merchant Tailor and Mobile Trunk Company 263 Dauphi street Bell 1370 Home 1370.

London Woolen Mills Dauphin Street Needalman Coati Street American Ladies’ Tailors Daupy Street Schutz & Coan Dauphin Stre Bell G. Cohn Government St John W. Hanlein Mobile ‘Trunk Company Dauphi Street Home

Local Business Listings and Advertisements Snapshot

A mixed OCR of business entries lists Cawthon Tax, Cadillac Motor Company, Autlw Tire Repairing, Vulcan Tire Works, Reynalds Music House, Mobile Optical Company, a liquor store, Konstanzer, and other entities. It includes addresses on Conception, Government Bell, Joadhl, Daupil, Francis, Garment and other streets with phone numbers and home numbers, plus references to a hotel bar, a beer distributor, and Fields Ice Cream.

Cadillac Motor Company Tires Accessories Cadillac M Company Victrolas Reynalds Music House Daupil Street Mobile Optical Company, Inc A. Rockwell Mgr N. Conception Bell LI Seyal Liquor Store Garment Street Bell A. Konstanzer S. Joachim Bell Cawtheon Hotel Cawthon Hotel Richard Distributing Company Age For Cook's Beer ICE Cream Fields Ice Cream Company Francis Street Home Sporting Goods Thoss Sporting Goods Co Daugi Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

William Hart William Hart, Jr H. D. Heath Chicago J. R. Heath M. K. Hepburn B. M. Hepburn H. M. Hepburn Robert Hoggan Nanaimo Www T. Goubil Ad Lake Peters Lex Te Winthrop Child Vinol Hubby Cis Martin DR. Pierce Atlantis Docks Tex W. T. Goubil Business and Coal and Wood Brown-Morgan Coal Co Salem Kahalley Co M. Hoffman E. Willard Flint Leon Mifflin Howard French Dry Cleaning Co Bell Phone Gulf City Dye Works S. Conception Street Bienville Pressing Club N. Conception Street the Norman Engraving Co Hardware and Builders SUP Barney-Cavanagh Hardware Company Commerce and Cunningham Hardware Company Kelly-brady Hardware Co Commercial Printing Company Hawes & Co Wood Printing Co St. Kicha Gill Printing Co J. E. Duval & Co St. Michaest Powers Printing Co Evans Printing Company Conti and Commerce White-Eckert Co St. Francis Streets Bidgood Stationery Company Duggan & Taylor Bb. J. Vogel Reliance Mortgage and Bonds Co W. BK. Shields Charles R. G. Schimpf McCartney & Schley S. Joseph St Kell Lys Adolph Brown Grand Bay Land Co Yeend Bros Norville Bros St. Francia Street George Fearn & Son St. Francis and St. Joseph Streets N. L. Vickers R. H. Bolling Company F. M. Madder & Co Mobile Rooting & Carnice Co Kloskey’s Restaurant Conti Street Ene Ioe Conti Arest Iva Ace Emanuel F. Eee Ote van Repair Mas Seast Desaistra W. L. McGuire & Co Dauphin Sf Second Hand Clothing S. Hoffman Southern Screen Company Dauph Street Bell Phobe L. J. Mahle P. O. Box Adam Machinery Co St. Michael St. Bell Billiard Hall Cawthon Billiard Hall Business Colleges Southern Business College Mobile Business College Credit Clothing Stores Outfitting & Tailoring Co St Joseph Street Crockery Rosedale Dairy J. T. Adams Datreet Bell Gasoline Auto Gasoline Co St Atichael Q. J. Brown Department Stores Langan Hat Company Drsupshin St Harness and Saddlery Hopper Harness Co Battle House Klaskey's Hotel Savage Hotel Bienville Square Jewelers F. E. Hall H. Cartman Willis & Bercy Walker Bros Jumile Herpin Raphy Gines Cadillac Motor Co Lumber and Supplies Opticians Public Accountants B. Lusener & Sons’aint Co Home Logy Winter Safe and Fixture Company Price W. Tompkins Cawthon Tax Company Conception Street Vulcan Tire Works N. Joadhl Street
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