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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1915
Page
2
A long court calendar lists numerous civil suits with parties including Clark vs Grocery Co and dozens more. The notice details daily schedules from December 1 to December 17, naming plaintiffs and defendants and the involved firms and railroads in Mobile region courts.
A long list of civil actions with parties named and scheduled trial dates from December 18 to December 23. Cases include Patton versus Bartels, Wicke versus Home Industry Iron Works, Smith versus L M P O, Indian Motor Cycle Co. versus Merchants Transfer Co, and multiple actions involving Mechlin Lumber Co. and various plaintiffs and defendants.
The Alabama public service commission will hold a special session on November 23 to hear railroads in the state seeking reopening of the 10 percent rate increase case. All roads except Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co have joined the petition. Marriage may be considered a failure when the honeymoon isn't as long as the wedding tour.
The Mobile Item congratulates children born in November and invites them to a birthday picture party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon. Names and birthdates of Lillian Brennan John Lyle Mary Maxwell Joseph Murphy Colman Kamil Ila Haas are listed with addresses and ages. readers born in November are urged to send full names addresses and birthdates to the Children’s Editor at the Mobile Item at least two days before their birthday.
A man recounts a secret marriage to a woman driven by fear of her father’s money. She chooses wealth over love, leading to a breakup and his vow that money buys loyalty and power over women. The tale ends with him asserting control and claiming all women as possessions.
Irene Nelson and Marissa Palmer received fines of 10 dollars or twenty days in jail after a quarrel over cooking two pork chops and a jag at Irene's home. They were arraigned in the recorders court with officer Mickey O'Brien transporting them to the station. James A Garfield, a white man ordered out of the city weeks ago, appeared on vagrancy charges and was sent to the county road for ten days.
A youth organized party plans the Devil's Ball for Monday evening November 29 at German Relief Hall. Miss Myrtle Peterson and Virginia Schreiner organize the event with a committee led by L. Donaghie. A string band will perform and promoters seek wide attendance.
The notice lists numerous deceased individuals by gender including Henry F Hirshfield Harry Lee Pettus and John Cameron among males Margaret Hickey Anna Arata Mary Ann Killgrow and Mary Swanner among females with additional entries for boys and girls such as Rupert E Givens Cris Andrews Leslie Autery H W Fay William Morrill Ruth Diamond and others. The fragmentary list reflects a society columns style memorial recording.
An important meeting of the ways and means committee of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce has been called by Chairman J. Jengn Mig dong for Monday night. The committee and entertainment of the railroad ticket agents will file their report as Chairman Taylor urges maintaining a high standard for the city and port.
City Engineer Wright Smith reports an increase in building permits for the week ending November 20 in Mobile. Total improvements cost $850 with six permits issued this week, up from one last week, listing owners and projects on Warren, Dauphin, Cedar, Hospital and Brazil, and Hercules streets.
Ivy Belle Gray files for divorce from Joshua Gray in chancery court on a Saturday. Grounds cited are habitual drunkenness and threats to kill. The couple wed June 6 1903 at Hazlehurst Mississippi.
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