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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Nov 04, 1914

Page

7

Auburn Team Shapes Up for Tech Saturday Game

Auburn prepares for the Georgia Tech clash with strenuous practices this week. Scrimmage on Monday testes the offense versus the scrubs while defensive tactics against Tech trick formations are developed. Injuries limit key players but rest of squad shows good shape as fans rally support.

Auburn Ala Georgia Tech Tech Saturn Sewaneetate Teach Kearley Clemson Arnold Thigpen Hart Louisell Pitts Ter

Jury cannot see Negro tale and will hang for murder

In Pensacola Florida Emmett Thomas was convicted of first degree murder for shooting general store keeper Charles Crooke at McKinnonville after an angry dispute over an account. Witnesses testified he fired. Thomas claimed Crooke fired first causing his own shotgun discharge. He faces a death sentence to be set by the governor. The county sees the first legal hanging in fifteen years.

Pensacola Fla Charles Crooke McKinnonville Emmett Thomas Crooke Tho Mag

Dwellings For Rent Advertisements with Modern Conveniences

Rent listings show multiple dwellings with prices from 25.00 to 50.60 plus locations on Government Street St Louis Jackson Street Monroe Street and Stocking. Each includes rooms kitchens baths electric lights gas and porches or galleries.

Government St S. St. Louis E. Jackson St W. S. Stocking 2.S. Monroe St

Only Schulte Remains from the Famous Cub Machine

The article recalls the 1906 Cubs lineup and notes Frank Schulte, the lone member still with a Chicago uniform. It laments the fall of stars like Tinker Chance Steinfeldt Evers Kling Reulbach Hofman and Brown, while Schulte alone remains active, hailed for a record of many home runs and once regarded the game’s best.

Frank Schulte Cubs Cub Chicago Schulte Shockard Tinker Chance Steinfeldt Evers Kling Brown Reulbach Hofman Slagle Joe Tinker Chicago Fed Association Frank Chance Yankees Boston Braves Kansas City Ed Reulbach Brooklet Nationals Jordacal Brown Brooklyn Federals St. Louis Artie Hofman Brooklyn Feds Bill Bradley Frank

Injunction Granted Against Postal Telegraph in Montgomery

Judge Gaston Gunter of Montgomery city court issued a decree restraining Postal Telegraph Company from intrastate business within the city and denying removal to federal court. The injunction will issue within five days unless the federal court rules on jurisdiction in Postal’s favor. The suit arose from Postal’s refusal to pay the city license tax, which the company challenged as unconstitutional.

Montgomery Gaston Gunter City Court of Postal Telegraph Company United States Court Gunter

Loss of Gulfport Schooner Reported

The lumber laden American schooner Henrietta J. Powell of Gulfport Mississippi was seen on fire and apparently abandoned about 300 miles south of her home port. Crew members were rescued by a revenue cutter, according to a Tampico report received via Consul Canada at Vera Cruz.

Washington Henrietta J. Powell Gulfport Miss Tampico Mexico State Department Canada Vera Cruz

Empire Presents Mountain Law and One Wonderful Night

Lubin stars Louise Huff and Edgar Jones headline The Mountain Law a two reel feature at the Empire with a feud romance plot and a strong cast. The third reel shows The People’s Choice Who Answered the Call of Duty and Took Seltzer, a George Ade fable from Essanay. Tomorrow Francis X Bushman stars in One Wonderful Night four reels with Beverly Bayne and others. critics hail it as a peak Bushman performance.

Lubin Empire The Louise Huff Edgar Jones Seltzer Essanay George Ade Thomas Commerford Rapley Holmes Francis X. Bushman the Empire Bushman Beverly Bayne Bryant Washburn E. H. Calvert Lillian Drew

Change of Bill Today at the Dreamland

May Lawson musical comedy company presents The Miser at the Dreamland with George Gardner in the leading role in blackface. The Blue Ribbon chorus will perform musical hits while Miller and Fraley debut a fox trot. Tango Night Thursday features a large tango contest announced by Manager Chappelle.

Dreamland May Lawson Mobile Miller and Fraley Chappelle Mani

Grocer Spends To Punish Boy For 2 Cent Egg Theft

Gerson Levi of New Orleans spent 5 cents for a telephone 10 cents for carfare and about two hours Tuesday to bring 8 year old Joseph Moone before the juvenile court for pilfering an egg worth 2 cents. Levi faces more travel costs to file affidavit and attend trial. The boy, from 1724 Bourbon street, was paroled to his parents. It is his first arrest.

New Orleans Joseph Moone Haled Gerson Levi Joseph Levi Wilson Young Moone Bourbon Street Dauphine

Crackers Lose Three Players For Next Year

Atlanta on November 4 1915 confirmed the Cracker club will lose Harry Holland Morley Jennings and Matt Williams to the Minneapolis team of the American Association next season under the new affiliation with the St. Louis Browns for 1916.

Atlanta The Crackers St. Louis Browns Harry Holland Morley Jennings Matt Williams Minneapolis American Association

Burns Herman bout postponed to November fifteenth

The Burns Herman 20 round bout at Westside Athletic Club in New Orleans, originally set for next Sunday, is postponed to November 15 due to Burns suffering a chin boil. Manager Red Walsh says Burns will train another week to make weight and be stronger for the Jersey City veteran.

New Orleans Burns Jersey City

Traffic Offenders Fined By Recorder

A brief docket before Recorder Edington fined two traffic violators and ordered three transients to leave town. W A Copeland paid $2 for passing a street car during passenger discharge while R D Farnell paid $10 for driving on the wrong side of the street and was discharged. Patrolmen arrested three tramps Monday night and ordered them to leave town.

Edington W. A. Copeland R. D. Farnell Smith’ Bakery Rayford and Brontus

Royal Street Lumber Company Receives Charter

The Royal Street Lumber Company is incorporated in probate court with $2000 capital stock and authority to engage in general lumber business and builders supplies. Incorporators are Travis T. Taylor of Chunchula Alabama Robert E Stapleton of Mobile and Jere Austill of Spring Hill Stapleton named general manager and treasurer. Initial business capital set at $1000.

Royal Street Lumber Company Travis T. Taylor Chunchula Ala Robert E. Stapleton Mobile Jere Austill Spring Hill Stapleton

Reed Says Bill James Did It Pinch Hitter Beats Athletics

Milton Reed argues in the Atlanta Georgian that Bill James defeated the Athletics with speed and a sharp spitter. The feature cites James’s wildness and a trusted, straight up groove spitter as keys, noting his three-two count danger and the batter’s hole at three and two.

Reed Bill James Did Itton Reed Phillies Milton Atlanta Bill James Rudolph Hank Gowdy Milt J. Evers Rabbit Maranville William James Bill Athletics Mr. James Pat Moran Philadelphia

Jennings tipped off Mack's waivers

Hugh Jennings, manager of the Detroit Americans, faces discipline at the American league meeting in Chicago starting Thursday after President Johnson cited a violation of rules for announcing that Connie Mack had placed Plank Bender and Coombe on waivers.

Associated Press Chicago Hugh Jennings Detroit Americans Johnson Jennings Connie Mack Plank Bender Coombe

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