Molly and Her Pals Tie At Caledoria Barbei2
Molly and her pals engage in a humorous strip with Mr O D Rifrous in a playful scene set around Caledoria. The gag hints at wordplay and quirky character interactions typical of the comic.
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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1915
Page
2
Billingsley Held Suspect in Texas Embezzlement Case
J F Irwin, state special agent, returned to Montgomery after failing to arrest C Homer Billingsley and companion C A Saunders in Floydada Texas on a $12 000 embezzlement charge. The pair were freed on habeas corpus writs and disappeared before Irwin traced them to several Texas towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
J. F. Irwin
Floydada
Tex
C. Homer Billingsley
Pure Food and Drugs
Texas
Alabama
Irwin
Edington Prescribed Course in Road Work
Weary Willes and others were sent to hard labor on county roads by Judge Edington in the police court. The court warns that road work in northern Alabama is tedious in winter and advises wanderers seeking rest and health to avoid that area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willes
Mobile
City Court Jury Drawn for Week of November 29
In the city court the following jurors were summoned for service for the week of November 29: Joseph M. Walsh, Ormond A. Annan, Adolph Picker, George H. Rhodes, W. Reese Farnell, Tom M. Gurganus, James Watson, Eugene Bright, George E. Chisholm, Claude Christy, George H. Dacovich, Sidney L. Lavergy, Thomas J. Landry, Robert C. Kennedy, Henry B. McMillan, Powell Williams, Leese R. Murphy, Fred L. Anderson, J. Joseph McGinnis, Robert P. Sheffield, Onie Z. Fields, John T. McCormick, Leonidas D. Holt, Henry G. McAllister, Edmond F. Shook, Emile O. Toenes, Frank B. Annan, Charles B. Hervey, Henry Stegall, Chas. H. Cartman, Alfred T. Beardslee, Robert J. Pearson, Oriel C. Fletcher, Peter J. Cane, Isham Tillman, Edward W. Russell, Lawrence H. Madeson, Harry Kohn, William J. Barnett, William McDaniel, Henry L. Wilson, Robert A. Smith, William H. Harrison, James Keoughan, Harry B. Peckinpaugh, Frank H. Rice, Isaac G. Donovan, George H. Discher Jr., Peter J. Fricke, John P. Barrett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Walsh
Ormond A. Annan
Adolph
Picker
George H. Rhodes
W. Reese Farnell
Tom M. Gurganus
James
Peter J. Cane
Isham Tillman
Edward W. Russell
Lawrence H. Madeson
Harry Kohn
William J. Barnett
William McDaniel
Henry L. Wilson
Robert A. Smith
William H. Harrison
James Keougnan
Harryb. Peckinpaugh
Frank H. Rice
Isaac G. Donavan
George H. Discher, Jr
Peter J. Fricke
John P. Barrett
Escape Pursuit Through Texas Eludes Alabama Officer
Captain Irwin arrived in Plainview where his men had already escaped. A chase across several Texas towns followed but the suspects succeeded in eluding the Alabama officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Irwin
Texas
Alabama
Labor AFL Session Defeats Eight Hour Resolution
San Francisco November reports a close AFL convention vote 8486 to 6396 defeating a resolution to legislate an eight hour day. Gompers clashes with John Fitzpatrick over socialist influence as the body backs economic pressure and probes unemployment, naval issues, and labor organization moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
John Fitzpatrick
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Socialist Party
Federation
Congress
Fitzpatrick
United States
Idaho
Baltimore
Government Bureau of Safety
Tariff Commission
Danbury Hatters
Ofrae
Fair Stockholders Meet For Gulf Coast Association
Stockholders of the Gulf Coast Fair Association will meet tonight at the Cawthon Hotel to hear reports on their first fair and discuss next year’s plans. The public may attend. several named officers signed the call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Coast Fair Association
Cawthon Hotel
E. J. Buck
J. J. Blacksher
J. L. Cawthon
L. J. Davis
J. F. Maury
George Fearn
Pass the Word Along The Message Itself
A Strand Magazine example shows how a vital order from Lieutenant A to Lieutenant B is mangled as it passes through a private. The line they share morphs from advance reinforcements to a request for money for a dance, illustrating how messages distort in transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strand Magazine
Rarest Baby Ape Exhibited in New York by Lang Collection
A baby ape, described as the rarest seen by white men, was brought to New York by Herbert Lang of a Belgian Congo expedition for the natural history museum. Lang’s vast collection includes the okapi, 20 000 animal and bird specimens, and 60 000 insects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herbert Lang
Natural History Museum
Belgian Congo
Three Mates Act Upheld by New York Court
Federal Judge Hough sustained the so called three mates act requiring steamships bound for cruises over four hundred miles to carry three mates. The ruling came in a suit against the Edgar F. Luckenbach Steamship Company for alleged federal law violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hough
Edgar F. Luckenbach
Boots From a German Soldier Thefts in the Trenches
An Irish soldier notes a fellow Englishman wore new boots stolen from a German he killed. The Englishman admits stealing them at night and returning with the boots. The Irishman, moved by the tale, disappears and returns with his own pair.
More Money Sought for Mobile Band Concerts in 1916
The Mobile music committee of the Chamber of Commerce led by L. W. Savage will place about a dozen petitions at hotels drug stores public buildings and offices to secure city funding for summer night band concerts in 1916. Seven petitions have already been placed and will be presented to Mobile city commissioners. The Mobile Rifle Club expects ten Krag Jorgensen rifles shipped from Springfield Armory and plans an outdoor shoot at Fort Morgan after a period of club activity this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile City Commissioners
Music Committee
Chamber of Commerce
L. W. Savage
Ways and Means Committee
Chamber
Savage
Mobile Rifle Club
Springfield Armory
Springfield
Mass
M. D. Savelle
Fort Morgan
P M Shannon Dead Oil Operator with Alabama Ties
Philip M. Shannon 72 of Buffalo New York wealthy oil and gas operator died in Pittsburgh. He held large interests in Texas Alabama and was recognized as an expert on oil. He was said to have been the first man to discover oil in Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Philip M. Shannon
Buffalo
N. Y
Texas
Alabama
University Glee Club Thanksgiving Trip Details
The University of Alabama Glee Club left campus for a Thanksgiving tour visiting Centerville Uniontown Demopolis Columbiana and Talladega on the assigned dates. The Blackfriars dramatic society selected Sweet Lavender by Sir Arthur Pinero as its annual play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
Ala
Glee Club
University of Alabama
Centerville
Uniontown
Demopolis
Columbiana
Talladega
the Blackfriars
Dramatic Society
Sweet Lavender
Arthur Pinero
Blackfriars
Mobile
Gulf City
Moose Lodge Distributes Turkeys At Government Street Hall
Mobile Lodge 3821 Loyal Order of Moose held the annual turkey distribution Monday night at their hall on Government street. Several hundred people attended and over 200 birds were distributed. A dance followed lasting past midnight and the event was deemed a financial and social success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MOOSE
Mobile Lodge 3821
Loyal Order of Moose
Government Street
Theodore Alabama Satsuma Farm Boost Highlights Local Visit
Misses Cecil and Ruby Williamson from Mobile visited Mrs. R B McConnell on Route 2. Senator Bourne spends days at his farm and favors Satsuma oranges. A L Willard traveled to Mobile for business. Willie Pierce recovered from illness. Mrs. Bob Gray visited sister-in-law Julia Overstreet ill in Mobile infirmary. Theodore beat Grand Bay 15 to 9 in baseball. The section warns chaperones to focus on duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore
Ala
Cecil
Ruby Williamson
Mobile
R. B. McConnell
Bourne
Satsuma
L. Willard
Willie Pierce
Bob Gray
Julia Overstreet
Thedore
Grand Bay
Traction grader repairs aid Baldwin County road work
In Rosinton Baldwin County the repaired traction grader is back to work improving roads. George Pitmans son Joseph ill with typhoid malaria shows improving signs. Fall weather helps farmers dig potatoes and make syrup before frost as orange orchards near harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosinton
Ala
Baldwin County
George Pitman
Joseph
George Kendrick
Calhoun
Hollinger School
Perdido Lumber Company
Wesley Dunbar
Patterson
Perry
New Hope
Styx River
Hollinger
What Thin Folks Should Do To Gain Weight
Thousands suffer from excessive thinness and weak digestion yet a new fat producing remedy named Sargol is praised as harmless and effective. Reports claim it builds flesh, strengthens nerves, and repairs waste, with money back if it fails. Sold by Vansarees Drug Co. Mobile and other druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vansarees Drug Co
Mobile
Ala
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LABOR
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Theodore Personals
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