Good Roads and Southern Route Motifs In Mobile Society
A Mobile society column discusses road improvement ideas echoing Roman aqueducts and praises ongoing good roads commissions. It recounts long summer travels by Mobilians to Rome and Europe, noting Mrs. Ida Adams of Birmingham and several locals abroad, and ends with Mrs. William Pickett’s return to Montgomery.
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Rome
Mobile Bay
Sorrento
Amalfi
Mediterranean
Ida Adams
Birmingham
Atlantic
British Isles
Italy
Azores
Funchal
Gibraltar
Algiers
Genoa
Gold Dust Dishwashing Powder Promises Faster Cleanup
The ad extols Gold Dust as brightening and cleaning soap that dissolves instantly in water. It claims Gold Dust goes after hidden germs and sterilizes while washing, promising to cut dishwashing effort by half across a year.
U C V Reunion Sponsors in Selma Gala October 16 17
Miss Kittie Grey Coleman joins as maid of honor for the second brigade of the U C V state reunion to be celebrated in Selma October 16 and 17. Also serving as maid of honor are Miss Mary Milhous and others. Mrs Mary Hooper attends as matron of honor and sponsor is Miss Cola Barr Craig, noted for charm and looks.
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Kittie Grey Coleman
Selma
Mary Milhous
Frank Milhous
Mary Hobart
Mobile
Mary Hooper
Cola Barr Craig
Isss
Benjamin Craig
Country Club Dance Turns Cedar Street Into Social Scene
Country Club dances will have shuttles from Van Antwerp's corner at 8 p m and 8 15 p m to the Country Club station with return trips at 11 30 and 11 45. Dancing starts at 8 15 with the season’s opening forecast as a notable social event. Mr and Mrs W P Cothran and Mr and Mrs J F Holley with baby motor to Biloxi for a few days at the Colonial Inn. Mrs Harry Smith and her daughter Demaries return from a West trip this summer to their home.
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van Antwerp
W. P. Cothran
J. F. Holley
Baby
Biloxi
Colonial Inn
Harry Smith
Demaries
West
Dr J H Robbins and Sydney Robbins Feature in Selma Notes
Selma reports Dr J H Robbins, a venerable citizen. Sydney Robbins of Mobile recently left to be with his parent and stays at sister Mrs Bana jah Bibb’s home at 618 Tremont Street.
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Selma
J. H. Robbins
Citi
Sydney Robbins
Mobile
Bea
Banajah Bibb
Tremont Street
Misses Phillimore Set for Berlin Ontario Relocation
Misses Ruth and Blanche Phillimore depart for Berlin Ontario to reside with sister Mrs. Fred Miller, planning future residence there.
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Ruth
Blanche Phillimore
Berlin
Ontario
Fred Miller
Montgomery Socialites Move to Birmingham Home
Mr and Mrs Phares Coleman longtime Montgomery social figures arrived this week at their new residence in Birmingham and are settled at 2219 Arlington Avenue.
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Phares Coleman
Montgomery
Birmingham
Arlington Avenue
Southern Boys Find Winter Homes in Wilkinsburg
Three young college men from the Southern region, Mr. Minor Friend Mr. Pollock and Mr. Marion Robbins, now engineering workers with Westinghouse in Pittsburg, have rented a three bedroom flat in Wilkinsburg for the winter. The suburb marks its twenty fifth anniversary with a festive celebration as streets shops and homes glow in the city’s outskirts.
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Southern
Wilkinsburg
Minor Friend
Pollock
Marion Robbins
Westinghouse Company
Pittsburg
Wikinsburg
Great Smoky City
Weds Harold Saunders after Parisian meeting in elevator
Thelen le Clerque, a Parisian, arrives to wed Harold Saunders of Cobalt Ant. After meeting in a stuck elevator at Wiffs Tower during a thunderstorm, he comforts her and they plan marriage with teaching ties to France. Also notes on dance trends and Mobile social news.
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New York
Thelen le Clerque
Paris
Toronto
Harold Saunders
Cobalt
Ant
Wiffs Tower
Saunders
Dan Cupid
Mile le Clerque
Progress in a Short Quarter Century
Fragmentary note lauds remarkable progress achieved over twenty five years, attributing advances to persistent effort and steady leadership. The brief excerpt hints at sustained growth and notable development milestones reached by the involved group or institution.
D A R Leaders Weigh DAR Presidency In Washington
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott arrives in Washington and stays at the Willard to preside over a board meeting. She rules out endorsing any candidate for the upcoming May DAR annual meeting. Supporters back Mrs. William Cummings Story, a New York leader, who may visit Mobile soon.
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D. A. R. Interests
Matthew T. Scott
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington
New Willard
Scott
William Cummings Story
New York
Story
Richard Hi. Clarke
Mobile
Mr S Neubiik Leaves on Three Months Abroad
Mr S Neubiik departed yesterday for a three month business trip to Kingston Jamaica and Puerto Rico.
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S. Neubiik
Kingston
Jamaica
Porto Rico
Alabamians In New York Travel Notes
Alabama artist Mrs W P Parrish arrived in New York aboard the Lapland on September 28 and stays at Van Dyck studios. Selma’s Rose Weaver heads to visit sister Mrs William Parrish in New York after autumn time in Sewanee. Agnes Fowlken plans a debut in New York this October. George Standard and son George Edward visit his sister Mrs Edward Jones in New York. The christening of infant Frank B Gardner son of Mr and Mrs F B Gardner occurred at their Rockville Centre home. Elise Hall visits New York to attend school. Henry Hall and wife stay to see their younger daughter. Mr and Mrs Winston Jones host Mrs Gregory Luce at Waldorf Astoria with Mrs Luce joining Mr Murray Wheeler for dinner.
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New York
W. P. Parrish
Lapland
New York City
van Dyck
Rose Weaver
Selma
Sewanee, Tenn
Iiliam Peck Parrish
George Standard
George Edward
Edward Jones
Stanard
Jones
May Curtis
Tiny Frank B. Gardner
F. B. Gardner
Gardner
Rockville Centre
L. L
Henry Hall
Elise
Metropolis
Waldorf-Astoria
Winston Jones
Gregory Luce
Mobilian Goes to New York for Business With Uncle on Broadway
Mr Leopold Dolz Jr a bright Mobilian who lived ten years in Mobile and graduated with honors has gone to New York to enter business with his uncle William De Vere on Broadway. Mrs B B Tam whose liquid soprano voice charmed audiences at Chautauqua and in New York city where she studied last summer with Mrs Deis has returned to Mobile.
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Leopold Dolz, Jr
City
Mobile
New York City
William de Vere
Broadway
Tam
Chautauqua
Deis
Mrs Willing Returns to Mobile After Visit
Mrs George Willing, guest of her father Dr G Ren shaw, has returned to Mobile to the regret of many friends in the old home.
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A. A. Hurley
Mineral Park Springs
Selma
George Willing
G. Renshaw
Mobile
Ex-bank President Indicted for Misapplication Charges
Elmer F. Galbreath, former president of Cincinnati Second National Bank, was indicted by a federal grand jury on misapplication of bank funds. In Foo Chow China residents flee as General Fung leads 16 000 to 20 000 troops, challenging provincial authorities.
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Cincinnati
Elmer FE. Galbreath
Second National Bank
Federal Grand
Amoy
China
Foo Chow
Fu Kien
Fung
Indians visit Elm at Cirtleville over peace pact
In Cirtleville Ohio delegates to the National Indian Congress visit The Elm where Chief Lo £ 40 reportedly refused to sign the peace pact with whites. The visit marks a protest or display connected to the dispute.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cirtleville
National Indian Congress
Nadine Face F Powder Ad Promotes Beauty Powder
An ad touts Nadine Face F Powder in multiple shades Whits Flesh Pink Brunette sold by toilet counters or mail for 50 cents. Claims a soft velvet appearance that lasts until washed off and promises purified anew. National Toilet Company, Part Tema.
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National Toilet Company
Tema
District court overrules demurrers in fraud case against officers
The district court this afternoon overruled demurrers and motions to quash indictments charging officers of the Continental Wireless Telephone and Telegraph Company with using the mails to defraud investors. The trial of the defendants probably will begin next week.
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District Court
Continental Wireless Telephone and Telegraph Company
Irish MP John Dillon Injured in Dog Cart mishap
In Swineford Ireland John Dillon MP was thrown from a dog cart and suffered serious head injuries during a constituency visit. A Dublin specialist was summoned. Nationalist MP Joseph Devlin also injured in an automobile accident and confined to bed.
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Swineford
Ireland
John Dillon
Mays
Dublin
Joseph Devlin
Brunswick woman commits suicide with strychnine
Mrs A L Bass wife of a Brunswick youth died by self inflicted poisoning in Brunswick on October 3 1910. A will drafted that day left an adopted daughter to a friend and money to relatives. No motive is disclosed.
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Brunswick, Ga
A. L. Bass
Brunswick
Marshall Attacks Morgan Over Campaign Gifts
Massachusetts rally reports Governor Marshall of Indiana denouncing Morgan for donating 100000 to the Republican fund. He claims Morgan gained 69000000 from the Tennessee Coal and Iron Steel Trust deal and dismisses Roosevelt Taft feuds as personal interest.
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Worcester
Masa
Morgan
Marshall
Indiana
Roosevelt
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Steel Trust
Taft
Speaker Slump Worries Boston Fans. October Comeback Forecast
Tris Speaker's batting slump raises concerns in Boston while pundits predict his eye will return by October. The veteran has a history of clutch performance and is expected to turn around as the season progresses.
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Tris Speaker
Boston
Tiring of Black Locks He Took to Peroxide
Irrefutable evidence showed peroxide blondes are not females in municipal court today as Sam Berman was arraigned on theft. He admitted changing hair color from black to blonde with peroxide and said it was fading. Judge Levine questioned the hair source. Berman received a suspended sentence and hurried to a haircut.
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Cleveland
Sam Berman
Sam
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T. W. Curry
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Memphis, Tenn
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Latiger Story Store
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Louisville
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