Mission at St. Vincent's Advent program announced
The Catholic mission at St. Vincent's Church in Mobile begins next Sunday at 10 a.m. and runs two weeks led by Very Rev. T. A. McDonald and Rev. J. P. Molymeaux of Opelika. The first week focuses on women, the second on men, with children’s services in the afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vincent's Church
D. A. Brady
Mobile
T. A. McDonald
C. M
J. P. Molymeaux
Opelika
Ala
New York
Pennsylvania
Father McDonald
E. P. Allen
Alabama
Phenix City
Auburn
Vincentian Fathers
Frying Pan Assault Declared Self Defense in Court
In the recorder's court Lizzie Williams was dismissed after testimony showed rental collector W. B. Regan first struck her with a punch and she later struck him with a frying pan. A hammer thrown by Regan also struck Williams in the back. A witness corroborated Williams' account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder’s Court
W. B. Regan
Lizzie Williams
Edington
Regan
Thanksgiving Services and City Activities Hear in Mobile
Thanksgiving began with large church services across Mobile and continued with football at Spring Hill and Monroe park. Merchants granted holidays, prisons served dinners to inmates, and dinners for the poor were held at hospitals and charitable homes. Courts and banks closed. grand jury members took a break. hotels offered festive menus and souvenir cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Spring Hill
Monroe Park
Crenshaw
T. T. Palmer
John T. Brown
Harry Murray
City Hospital
County Poor Asylum
Little Sisters Home For
A. F. Owens
Custom House
United States Grand Jury
Cawthon Hotel
Bowden
Battle House
Stiles
Windsor and Schimpf
Fidelia Club
Thanksgiving Frolic at the Bijou Theatre
A two reel Vitagraph feature titled Billys Burglar stars Rose Tapley and Harry T Morey. The plot follows a brave boy’s capture of a burglar, a high speed automobile chase, and a bumbling cop. Admission five cents. Today only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vitagraph Company
Billy
Rose Tapley
Harry T. Morey
Elks Minstrel Row Standoff Not Bound By Federal Law
The Alabama town dispute between the local Elks lodge and the Criers over a December minstrel show will not involve federal authorities. Officials believe federal statutes do not apply, and the two groups will not seek Uncle Sam's courtroom intervention. A censorship committee reportedly warned 175 allied merchants that the Elks program was not suitable advertising, prompting a potential legal move by Elks to prosecute for misuse of the mails and anti boycott violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
United States
Lodge of Elks
Criers
Elks
Warrens. Reese
Pardon of Patrick May Could Fund Rice Institute
Houston affair reports Governor Dix of New York may pardon Albert T. Patrick. If successful Patrick would become trustee of a fund tied to the former Texas millionaire's fortune, potentially reducing the endowment to 9 million dollars to endow the Rice Institute. The plan promises to elevate the Institute into a leading southern educational institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Dix
New York
Albert T. Patrick
Rice Institute
Patrick
Texas
South
City to Bring Suit Over Unpaid Sidewalk Assessments
City attorney B. B. Leone will file forty or fifty suits in chancery court Friday against property owners who, after proper notice, failed to pay sidewalk improvement assessments. The charges stem from patent stone cement sidewalks laid in the first paving district through the fifteenth district. previous collection efforts have failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chancery Court
B. B. Leone
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised by Lexington Mother
Mrs. R A Donaldson of Lexington Mississippi endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best medicine for whooping cough. She asserts her children were sick with high fever and coughing up blood, but the first dose helped and three bottles cured them. Sold by all druggists as an advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
New Wireless Head Takes Command of Government Stations
Commander W. H. C. Bullard U. S. N. has been placed in charge of all the government wireless stations and apparatus. The appointment centralizes supervision of naval and civil radio operations under one commander. Bullard succeeds prior wireless chiefs and is charged with directing network expansion and interdepartmental coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. C. Bullard
Prisoner Delays Release For Thanksgiving Dinner
A prisoner who had served his sentence refused to leave jail until after dinner. Police Lt. Farmer urged him to go, but the inmate insisted on staying for the Thanksgiving feast. The meal featured roast pork, roast beef, mince pie, bread, oranges and apples, as in the city prison menu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer
Scott Found Guilty of Stealing a Cow
Willie Scott, a negro, was found guilty of grand larceny in city court for stealing a cow from J. G. Tyrrell on the bay front road, taking the animal to the woods, killing it, and selling the meat. The case against Mike Shelby, an alleged log thief, was continued to December 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Scott
J. G. Tyrrell
Bay Front Road
Scott
Tyrrell
Mike Shelby
Freight Collision Delays Night Train Near Prichard
An extra northbound Mobile and Ohio freight train collided with box cars pushed onto the main line by a switch engine near Prichard Wednesday around 6 30 p m. The impact damaged several cars and the locomotive while traffic was delayed and passengers rode into Mobile on streetcars. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile and
Ohio
Prichard
Mobile
Alleged Negro Burglar Freed By Judge Browne
Peter Williams a janitor arrested on burglary charges involving the office of Louis Donald the British consul on St Francis street near Royal was released after habeas corpus petitions in circuit court Thursday. Judge Browne ruled Williams unlikely to be convicted of entering with intent to steal and he was bound over to city court on a $300 bond before release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Williams
Wilmer V. Pearson
Louis Donald
St. Francis Street
Royal
Browne
Williams
Four Big Warships Enter Southwest Pass at New Orleans
The fourth division of the Atlantic fleet led by Rear Admiral Fretcher's flagship Minnesota arrived at Southwest Pass this morning on the Mississippi and began a 110 mile run to New Orleans. 3500 sailors will celebrate Thanksgiving here with a week of entertainment as the South Carolina Kansas and Michigan anchor off Canal Street about 4 PM.
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New Orleans
Fretcher
Minnesota
Atlantic Fleet
Southwest Pass
Mississippi River
South Carolina
Kansas
Michigan
Canal Street
Women raise church debt with handkerchief appeal
Miss Bertha Dean of New Kensington writes Mayor Schwarz asking for help for the Baptist church debt. A December 11 and 12 bazaar will accept handkerchief donations from out of town, with a silk handkerchief promised by the mayor once stores open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church of
New Kensington
Mies Dean
Collector Sentenced for Embezzlement and Fraud
H. F. Womack a collector transported from Montgomery to Mobile was sentenced to thirty days hard labor in each of two counts by Judge Henry Chamberlain in the inferior criminal court. He faced alleged theft of 3 from Larry Kohn by false pretenses and 5 from F. A. Crozier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Womack
Mobile
Montgomery
fromLiarry Kohn
F. A. Crozier
Henry Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Seed Denies Trade-off Run For Congress By Seed
Lieutenant Governor Walter D. Seed said in Montgomery he has never intended to run for any office other than governor and has no plan to enter Congress. He noted Hobson never discussed him leaving the governor race for Congress and that Monette spoke only informally about a race. Seed reiterated his current aim to seek the governorship while continuing his public duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter D. Seed
Montgomery
Comer
Hobson
Hay's Hair Health Restorer Ad Warns About Hair Loss
A vintage ad urges readers to notice grey turning and hair shedding with morning brushing. It compares hair illness to a body ailment and promotes Hay's Hair Health as the tonic that can restore root strength and prevent further loss.
Complaint Leads to Police Station Questioning
Joseph Lockler filed a complaint accusing Patrolman Ike Kruse of annoyance. Chief Crenshaw ordered both men to the station. Lockler admitted unfriendly feelings and the matter was dismissed after questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Lockier
Ike Kruse
Lockier
Lockler
Chief Crenshaw
Kruse
Crenshaw
Cashed bogus bills of lading case in Lake Charles
Leon Samuels alias C F Doyle was arrested in Lake Charles on November 28 for cashing bogus bills of lading. He is said to be from Houston Texas and was taken into custody as he stepped from a train after officers were notified to arrest him.
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Lake. Charles
Leon Samuels
C. F. Doyle
Houston
Texas
Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad
An old time hair remedy promises darkening of hair and relief from dandruff and itching. Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy combines sage and sulphur with other ingredients and is sold by druggists with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
van Antwerp Drug Corp
Appetite-Boosting Chamberlains Tablets Ad
A brief advertisement claims Chamberlains Tablets create a healthy appetite and strengthen the stomach enabling natural work. Sold by all dealers.
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the Bank
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Mobile, Ala
BIJOU
Uncle Sam
Patrick May Hamper
Ladies of Pennsylvania
Partridge-Mickle Grocery Company
Centru
New
Drs. T
T. J
Dauphin St. Bell
SMITH
Ithaca
Parker, Fox
Winchester
Remington
Barney Cavanagh Hardware CO
Harrison
Giblin
South Warren
Rae
Underwood
Provost-Farrow Coal Co
Bell
F. C. Horton
Accountant van Antwerp Building Mobile
van Antwerp & Son
Braswell’s Drug Store
Ortman Bros. Bauer
Sutton Bros
ROE Drug CO
J. T. Rawkins & Son
Windsor Cafe
Albert E. Reynolds
Proprietors—Colden A Brown
Pine Crest Cemetery
Washington Avenue
Cedar Point Road
American Securities Company
DeBriere
Debriere's Cafe
South Royal
Emil Kraft
St. Emanuel Street
Jos. Patt
Germany
ST. Michael Street
Weble
Mobile, Daily Item
Abraham Lincoln
Weaci
Dames Ie
Tissot
Ste
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