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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1914

Page

5

Quarrels Between Austrians and Germans Grow Serious

London press reports serious dissensions between Germany and Austria after a stormy Breslau council presided by Emperor William. Germany cites defense of East Prussia while Austria seeks focus on Cracow. Fights reportedly occurred as troops retreated and mutinous elements were suppressed.

Associated Press London Morning Post Petrograd Emperor Illiam Breslau Poland Germany Austria East Prussia Cracow

Trieste Schools to Close After December as War Draws Teachers

Venice dispatch reports that after December first all Trieste schools in Austria and nearby districts will close as most teachers have joined the army. The district was fully cleared by the last landsturm levy.

Associated Press Venice Paris Trieste Austria Landsturm

Hartford Bank Cashier Charged With Embezzling 52470

William Denison Morgan former Hartford bank cashier, arrested in Hartford for embezzling 52470 from Elizabeth Hubbard of West Hartford and Helen H. O Connor of New York. Police say he confessed and bail set at 50600. Morgan is now president of the Morgan Bankers Service Corporation of New York.

Associated Press Hartford Conn William Denison Morgan C Ashier Elizabeth S. Hubbard West Hartford Helen H. O'Connor New York Morgan Morgan Bankers’ Service Corporation of

Illinois Players Dominate All Conference Eleven

Four Illini football players from the 1914 Western Inter- Collegiate Conference champions were named to Walter Eckersall’s All Conference team. Illinois tops with Pogue at left halfback and Squier at right end, joined by Des Jardine at center and Chapman at left guard. Hightower of Northwestern captains the backfield.

Associated Press Chicago University of Illinois Walter H. Eckersall University of Chicago Eckersall Wilbur Hightower Northwestern University Cherry Ohio State Buck Wisconsin Chapman Illinois Des Jardine Purdue Shull Squier Ulinois

Cascarets Promoted as Cold Breaker for Children

An old advertisement touts Cascarets as the surest cold breaker, claiming a 10-cent box cures colds with no harmful drugs. It urges mothers to use the product for children and to expect a morning recovery.

Cascarets

Eight die in New York tenement fire under Black Hand threats

Fire on East Twenty ninth Street kills eight, wounds seven, as tenants flee flames. Investigators chase Black Hand leads after a tenant reported threatening letters and a $1000 demand. Another blaze on West Fifty third Street linked to the same owners yielded no injuries.

New York East Twentyninth Street Annie Cataldo Daniel E. Davidson W. H. Cozine Suirway Marino Rosatia Joseph Polari Inspector Eagan Bureau of Combustibles Geetana Shambri Shambri West Fifty-third Street

All American Team Selections Set for Walter Camp

Camps announces two western players likely to make the All American team after Saturday’s football results. The specifics hint at standout performances from this weekend shaping national honors.

Walter Camp

Plan for Southern Immigrant Settlement on Farms

Senator Fletcher calls a Washington conference for Dec. 12 to craft a southern immigration policy and methods to place agricultural immigrants in southern farms. Secretary Wilson to open. officials of labor and immigration to assist. aims include funding settlements and creating a southern immigrant service amid growing postwar influx.

Washington Duncan A. Fletcher Florida Southern Commercial Congress South Wilson Department of Labor T. V. Powderly Division of Information Bureau of Immigration Europe United States Department of Agriculture

Prof S S Sherman Dead After Long University Ties

Chicago remembers Professor Samuel Sterling Sherman 99 a noted author who taught at the University of Alabama after graduating from Middlebury College in 1838. He was born in West Rupert Vermont and died yesterday in Chicago. Nine hurt in wreck at Mendota West Virginia as the Kenova and Pittsburgh express derailed.

S. S. Sherman Alabama Chicago Samuel Sterling Sherman West Rupert Middlebury College University of Alabama Wheeling W. Va Baltimore and Ohio Mendota

Seven Hundred Shells In Four Hours At Libau

Libau was bombarded with 700 shells in four hours according to Libau papers cited by the Times. The Petrograd correspondent notes twenty killed and forty wounded, mostly women and children, and evacuations limited to the gun zone while other districts continued normal activity.

Libau Associa’ Press London Petrograd the Times

Vinci cod liver and iron tonic aids delicate children

Mrs George Wagner of Pittsfield Massachusetts reports her six year old daughter improved after starting Vinci tonic. The ad claims Vinci increases appetite, weight and strength in weak children and offers a money back guarantee. Van Ante Corporation markets the product with local drug store availability notes.

Pittsfield Mass George Wagner Pittetiela Vinci van Ante Corporation, Incorporated

Bringing Up Father and The Silent Voice at the Lyric

Critics hail Gus Hill’s Bringing Up Father as a top year’s success with nationwide acclaim and box office strength. Otis Skinner stars in The Silent Voice, a Montgom ery Starr play based on Gouverneur Morris short story, opening at the Lyric with a next Saturday matinee and night.

Gus Hill George McManus Father America The Lyric Today Otis Skinner Jules Eckert Goodman Gouvernor Morris Montgomery Starr Charles Frohman

Dreamland Theatre Welcomes Gay New Yorkers Cast

Dreamland Theatre in Mobile presents the Gay New Yorkers led by Thomas and Layton. The show features a beauty chorus and vaudeville headliners, strongman La Muth, and juvenile star Baby Lucy Culliname. Daily matinees at 3 p.m. and evening shows at 7 30 and 9 p.m. all week.

Dreamland Dreamland Theatre Chappelle Thomas Layton la Muth Lucy Culliname

Monuments Unveiled for Deceased Woodmen Members

Maple Camp No. 8 Wi 0. W. field a Sunday ceremony at Magnolia cemetery unveiling monuments to three brothers J Albert Crenshaw Thomas Pratt and Edward Connolly. M Burns presided as master of ceremonies with Levine Bauer J H Denmark F Koppersmith and B K Cogburn active in the event. Taps were played by Gus Seiple Jr.

Maple Camp No. 8 Magnolia Cemetery J. Albert Crenshaw Thomas Pratt Edward Connolly H. Englebrich F. Ludvigsen A. Ludvigsen M. Burns Levine Bauer J. H. Denmark F. Koppersmith B. K. Cogburn Gus Seiple, Jr

Dignity of Labor Sermon At Way Baptist Church

Rev. W. P. Hines preached on the Dignity of Labor at Sunday night services of Way Baptist Church. The event drew a large Junior Order United American Mechanics audience with a Whistler Was delegation led by Edith Storey and other players. The feature photo is slated to run between 10 am and 7 pm.

W. P. Hines the Way Baptist Church Labor United American Mechanics Whistler Edith Storey

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