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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1913
Page
7
Monday night November 10 at German Relief Hall features old time and latest dances with music by Drago’s orchestra. Committee reserves the right to reject undesirables.
Assistant General Passenger Agent J. C. Beam of the Southern Railway with Atlanta headquarters and District Passenger Agent A. J. Lee of New Orleans visit Mobile to conduct business. The piece lists numerous visitors including B. H. Stanage and wife from St. Louis at the Battle House, John B. Norris of Baltimore, L. Morris and wife from Demopolis, Mrs. Florence English and daughter, BE. J. Taylor and wife from Chicago, and others visiting Mobile or staying at the Battle House.
The fourth cotton ginning report indicates 8,835,918 bales of 1918 cotton ginned by Nov 1, with prior year comparison and state breakdowns. Sea Island bales totaled 42,769, while round bales numbered 1,820. State totals include Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and others.
A string of arraignments before Recorder Edington includes Jayo McConiff a Mexican mining engineer charged with grand larceny for stealing knives. Maggie Banks a negro bound over for murder. Machefsky a shoe dealer discharged for lack of witness. Joe Bunch ordered to November 12 for grand larceny. Archie Rudolf discharged for lack of ordinance. Sarah Simmons fined one cent and jailed six months for vagrancy. Willie Prickard defends theft by crew from his dock payroll of 17.50 as three blacks fled with the cash.
Atlanta matchup preview notes Auburn and Georgia Tech in a key elimination contest as the 8 1 A championship narrows to four teams. Auburn’s expected lineup includes Hairston Wayne Thigpen Pitts Louisell Esslinger Robinson Arnold Newell Kearley Harris. Tech features Beard Preas Rainey Loeb Means Nance Cushman Patten Cook McDonald Thompson.
By Associated Press Brown and Yale faced off in New Haven. Brown coach Robinson declared his team in prime condition while Brown undergraduates predicted a victory. Yale players, smarting from a Colgate loss and criticism, hoped to rebound.
By Associated Press. Ithaca New York November 8 A record breaking crowd watched the annual football game between Cornell and Michigan. Cornell entered in good shape with the same lineup as the Harvard game except star right end Jack OHearn was sidelined by an eye injury.
Yale completed a closed signal drill as final prep for the Brown game. Coaches say the eleven have recovered from last week’s slump and are in prime condition though the offense remains a trifle crude due to personnel shifts.
In Kiev troops are drafted as a precaution against anti Semitic outbreaks tied to Mendel Beiliss trial. Aide M Shumakoff accused Jews of wealth controlling newspapers and stirred anti Jewish prejudice while Dr Sikositk warned ritual murder is a modern truth.
Notice lists U S Internal Revenue licenses issued to Mobile County locations in October 1913. Crescent Club Helen Carson and others in Mobile. Government Street Pharmacy. Outing Club. licenses cover Oct 1 1913 to June 30 1914. Signed by Sheriff Thomas T Palmer and Notary J B Mosley.
A delivery wagon for Co. Ravier & Sons was demolished Saturday morning when a Southern Express Co truck struck its rear wheel on St. Emanuel between Dauphin and Conti streets. The impact scattered flowers across the street as vehicles lined both sides.
A meeting at the Y. M. C. A. Saturday at 6 p.m. aims to organize a seven team league. The current four team league will expand under Physical Director Marriot to include eight to ten players per new team for balanced contests.
Starkville Miss Nov 8 Without Gillis crack end Tulane faces the Mississippi A M athletes this afternoon The Aggies are about on par with Mississippi College which beat Tulane Tulane played well and won at Louis last Saturday Aggies return from Texas trip in fairly good shape The reporter notes many snipes on his desk as a humorous aside
Armand Heil Sr a German native who lived in Mobile over fifty years died Friday night at Providence Infirmary after two weeks illness. He leaves a widow four children two stepdaughters two sisters two brothers and other relatives. He belonged to Catholic Knights of America Holy Name Society Carpenters and Joiners Union Railroad Benevolent Association and Mechanics Relief Association. Home at Madison and Hamilton streets.
A. H. Byrd of Atmore Alabama reports the loss of a pocketbook on Louisville and Nashville train No 7 Friday morning containing 40 dollars in cash and a 1 50 check drawn on Atmore People's Bank. The report was filed with police.
Edward Ray and Henry Vardon, an English pair, defeated Walter Clark and Frederick Bell of Denver in a best ball 18 hole match. The English duo carded a 66, 16 under bogey, to win the intercity contest.
At State College Notre Dame defeated Penn State 14 to 7 in a hard fought home game. It marked Penn State's first home loss in its history and the match was hailed as brilliantly played by both teams.
Navy football practiced in signal drills kicking and special formations as Bucknell prepares for their game in Annapolis. Bucknell topped Navy last year 17 to 4.
Crowds gather at Rickwood Park as Sewanee and Alabama University meet in a non league football game. Coaches Cape and Groves express confidence while Alabama hopes Sewanee reverses form shown against Tech.
New York reports Harry Smith, manager of the 1913 Champion Newark club in the International League, has been signed to lead the team again for the next season.
Nashville Tenn November 8 Vanderbilt faces Tennessee in a hard afternoon clash. Probable lineups include Vanderbilt Chester White Putnam Williams Turner Warren E Brown Boenisch Sikes McQueen P Turner and Tennessee Carroll Haley Kerr McLean Kelley Bayer McClure May Rainey Lindsay with May at quarterback and Rainey at right halfback.
In Boston Alf Grenda rode the six day cycle race with Carman to recover a lost lap after re teaming. He and Carman circled the arena to gain ground but fell back as Fogler and Root spurted ahead. At 10 pm the leaders stood 1,043 miles two laps ahead with Grenda Carman and Ryan Corey one lap down.
Advertising copy notes the feel good effect and healthy state produced by Chamberlain's Tablets and promotes sale by Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
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