Father Seventy-Five Clears Son In Court Mistake
C P Hamilton was held on suspicion but his sixty five year old father J Hamilton testified with humor that he had never offended and never witnessed crime in sixty five years. The recorder extenuated and expunged the name from the docket. Father and son left arm in arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father
Hamilton
United States
C. P. Hamilton
J. Hamilton
Recorders Court
Myther
J.hamilton
Edington
Mobile Port Ships Cuban Beer Supplies Amid War
The Cuban breweries now receive all malt and hops via Mobile due to the European war. Germany previously supplied the ingredients, but the U S now provides them, with the move described as satisfactory. The port handles a broader range of goods for Cuba and other American cities, a sight unseen before the war.
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Cuba
Mobile
Germany
United States
Europe
Oyster Factory Hands Pass Through Mobile
A special train carrying 250 Bohemian laborers for the oyster canning factory at Bayou la Barre arrived in Mobile Friday at 5 p.m. from Baltimore and was shifted to the Mobile and Bay Shore road. The workers came from around Baltimore and Crisfield Maryland. A second train of 250 oyster shuckers from Baltimore territory will arrive in Mobile Sunday en route to Pass Christian Mississippi. Fewer hunting licenses are issued but bull hunting continues at similar levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayou la Barre
Mobile
Louisville and Nashville
Baltimore
Bay Shore Road
Crisfield
Louisville
Nashville
Pass Christian
Miss
Law Court Docket Reports From Saturday Court Session
In the Law and Equity Court Judge Safford Berney presided. Jury returned $250.37 for L. W. Savage vs F. H. Beaufort. Esther Rayford and T. C. McKenzie case dismissed with costs awarded to defendant. Julia Rayford and John Alexander cases dismissed for want of prosecution. Motion docket listed multiple civil actions with dates and participants. Late Friday business included decree actions and a divorce decree. Saturday entries feature cases against Mobile Light and R. R. Co. and others with motions for administrators and receivers upcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safford Berney
L. W. Savage
F. H. Beaufort
Esther Rayford
T. C. McKenzie
Julia Rayford
John Alexander
Mobile Light & A. R. Co
Thomas H. Smith
Albert Aschenberger
J. W. Fristoe
Hazel Bailey
C. T. Bailey
Christian Thumm
Emilie Thumm
Cunningham Hardware Company Et al
Mary E. Kimball
Addie Spears
Henry Spears
D. H. Tolman
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railway Et al
Law and Equity Court
Clara Howard
Emma McIntire
Chancery Court
Alabama Lodge No. 1
Oo Fellows Building Association
Register
Henry Moffett
Susie Moffett
Mary Skehan
Maud M. Touart
M. Robinson
Mobile Light & R. R. Co
J. H. Sheip, Inc
W. H. Chapman
J. L. Shipp
Circuit Court Terms Report of Friday Proceedings
Hon. Samuel Bb Browne presided with mixed civil actions and verdicts. Mattie Neice won $150 against William H Harrison. several laboring docket items and motions set for Saturday list Mobile Light and Railroad Company cases. Equity and Chancery sides noted verdicts and proclamations. various lawsuits heard with multiple decisions and continued matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Samuel Bb. Browne
Mattie Neice
William H. Harrison
Camp Lumber Company
McGowin Lumber and Export Company
D. J. Dinsmore
Emeline Thomas
B. McKough
Giblin Bros
Graham & Rush Clothing Company
J. B. Lyon
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
Palm Oil Company
George W. Cook
W. A. Lartigue
W. E. Prewitt
D. B. Bolton
Elmer Maddox
Spencer Newell
S. Radford
Blach Bros
J. E. Duval
Plateau butcher in court for grand larceny
Wiliam Godbold a negro butcher operating in Plateau three miles north of the city was arrested in the recorder's court Friday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff George Mills on grand larceny charges tied to the theft of a cow about two weeks earlier. The cow hide was found in the woods and turned to Sheriff Holcombe. A city charge for slaughtering meat outside an abbatoir also hangs over him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Godbold
Plateau
Recorder’s Court
George Mills
Holcombe
Godbold
Well Known Mobile Citizen Joseph Pidal Dies at 74
Joseph B. Pidal a longtime Royal Street cigar maker and charity organizer died after a long illness at his daughter’s home in Oakdale. A Confederate veteran and former Third Ward councilman he helped found the old Spanish Society and supported Mobile’s civic life. He leaves five daughters, fourteen grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and other relatives. Funeral services were held Thursday and he was buried in Pine Crest Cemetery.
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Joseph B. Pidal
Royal Street
Mobile
Mr. Pidal
F. M. Taylor
Oakdale
North Royal Street
Astudia
Spain
Third
Raphael Semmes Camp
Pidal
Theodosr Personal Notes From Theodorf Alabama
Theodosr. Personal notes mention William Pierce and wife’s fishing trip to West Fowl River on Thursday. The Lundy child’s illness is improving. A L Willard installed a new tank and uses it. Charles E Klund traveled to Mobile for business. Mr Smith made two Mobile trips for groceries for foremen clearing the area. Kal Von Wiegand notes the German fleet’s readiness for a fight amid world war humor.
Confessions of a Wife and a Scarlet Memory
Mary reveals a deep scar and torment from past choices while discussing forgetfulness and sorrow. Margie notes Mary’s pale appearance and a plan to pursue writing, crediting Max Pendleton for past success, as their conversation drifts between memory and healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Margie
Max Pendleton
The Bookshop Clerk's Dilemma and a Lasting Promise
Mary debates marrying Max Pendleton to secure love and companionship after Jack's death. Margie urges action while Mary weighs age, loyalty, and future happiness as she contemplates travel and a life as a book broker. To be continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie
Mary
Jack
Max
Max Pendleton
Goethe
Freddy Welsh Chooses Fourth of July Final Battle
Freddy Welsh sets his last bout for July 4 as plans for a safe and sane Fourth of July event unfold across communities with boxing fans watching closely for the decisive clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddy Welsh
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Oyster Factory
Cawthon
Vineyard
Rowley Orchestra
Alice Edwards
Adolph Brown
Jas. H. Caldwell
George F. Owen
Capital Security Co
Horace Turner
Munson Steamship Line
W. H. Hearn
L. E. Campbell Lbr. Co
Henry Reese
Chas
R. G. Schimpf
E. Lutz
van Heynigen Brokerage Co
Peterson & Son
Willis Willis
Charlotte Cieutat
Hallett Mfg. Co
Tunnel Springs
Alan F
Dailey
Eddie Dailey
Sam McMillan
James Bailey
Jones’ Mill
Robi
E. Dailey
J. A. H. Curry
W. A. Lovett
Beatrice
Jackson
D. R. Nettles
Peterman
T. A. Nettles, Sr
Julia Fountain
Natwiez
Bente Carter
Home Folk
Monroeville
Will Moseley
Burnt Corn
Croom Falkenberry
M. Falkenberry
Oscar Baylor
Charess Jackson
Selma
Carranza
Kal von Wiegand
Willie James Gilbert
Canal St
Sidney R. Menefee
Charleston St
Norflet Brown
Church St
Julia E. Parker
S. Lafayette St
Margaret C. Barclay
S. Jackson St
Sherard Reiferth
S. Franklin St
Catherine Bolling
Jay William Spafford
S. Cedar St
Lucy Roach
Spring Hill Ave
Myrtle L. Stroecker
N. Franklin
THE
Empire Theatre
South
Copenhagen
Gayfer
Norfolk
Vou.uy
Gayfer’s
la Vidas
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