Government 10 tests Mahon rifle device in Washington
The board of ordnance and fortification met in Washington to examine Captain Jack Mahon of this city and his heat reducing device for the army rifle. Mahon will fit rifles and ship them to Springfield for official tests with his presence requested. the date will be announced later. The invention aims to curb overheating, potentially making the U S weapon unique. Army officials await the test results with interest.
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Board of Ordnance and Fortification
Washington
Jack Mahon
Mahon Tifles
Springfield
Mass
Mahon
United States
Ordnance Boards
Captain Mahon
Tragedy Over Dog In City Court Dispute
Ed Jenkins faced city dog license charges after his houn’ dog bit Teel’s child. Recorder Hale ruled the city dog ordinance unconstitutional, granting the dog a license exemption. City Attorney Boone appealed, but authorities expect the prosecution to abate as the canine tragedy ends.
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J. C. Rich
B. B. Boone
Ed Jenkins
Mobile
Foster K. Hale, Jr
Jenkins
Teel
Rich
Hamilton
Recorder’s Court
Boone
Hale
Jenkins Pup
Singular mix up as two ill men share hospital ward
A coincidence occurred when two men named Allen Adair and Allen T. West were taken from Louisville and Nashville trains to Mobile’s city hospital. Confusion arose as both men from New Orleans were misidentified. West remained hospitalized while Adair was discharged. Police investigated and confirmed the mix up.
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Louisville
Nashville
Allen T. West
New Orleans
Mobile
Allen Adair
City
Theodore
Ala
West
Adair
Parisian Sage Hair Tonic Ad Promises Fuller Hair
An advertisement touts Parisian Sage Hair Tonic as a modern remedy for dandruff and hair loss. It claims to prevent baldness grayness and faded hair while keeping scalp clean and hair thick and abundant. It emphasizes it is not a dye and contains no lead or harmful ingredients and sells for about fifty cents at drugstores and department stores.
Masonic Home Opens November With Formal Dedication Later
Albert D. Bloch said the Masonic Home for Widows Orphans and Indigent Masons near Montgomery will formally open November 13 with a December 4 dedication. Furnishings contracts go to Mobile Nashville and eastern firms. maintenance fund set at 1000 dollars monthly. James A. Graham of Ashland Alabama named superintendent with wife as matron, joint 100 dollar monthly salary. Next board meeting planned in Montgomery.
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Albert D. Bloch
Board of Control
Masonic Home For
Birmingham
Bloch
Montgomery
Mobile
Nashville
Montgomery House
Grand Lodge
James A. Graham
Ashland
Ala
Benjamin N. Jacobs
R. M. Cunningham
Ensley
Clarion Black
George McCormack
James
Drawing Card: Great Pall Tossers in World Series Field
The piece notes the Red Sox and Giants contending for the world championship but asserts only one certainty that the winner will be the greatest aggregation of pall tossers ever gathered. The line “Right Behind the Band” echoes the page’s sports flair.
Internal Revenue Licenses Issued in Mobile County 1912
The notice lists internal revenue licenses issued in September 1912 for Mobile County. It names Elmo Club R L D Mobile Frank Farley Haywood R L D Mobile Haywood McCormick Wright H W W D M L Mobile Ed York R L D Mt Vernon with effective dates from July 1 1912 to June 30 1918 and September 1 1912 to June 30 1918. The certificate is sworn by Sam P Jones and witnessed by J B Mosley Notary Public on October 1 1912.
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U. S
City Brevities From a Mobile 1912 civic snapshot
The Men’s Club of First Baptist will meet in Bush Auditorium Thursday at 7 30 P M with Dr G E Nesom to give a stereoptical lecture. Rev T M Stone’s illness at Mobile infirmary improves after a good night. A boy Fred Lewis, 12, is missing near Marine and Augusta. Bank of Mobile elects Dr F E Feagin to fill a vacancy. An unknown white man’s decomposed body found near Theatre street and buried by city sexton. Temple Shaarai Shomayim to conduct services with topics on leadership. City Tax Collector Walsh reappoints clerks Ferdinand A Koppersmith and Paul MoAleer. Alabama Protective Association meets at Battle House with liquor dealers present. Marriage licenses issued to Harris Meyers, Williamson Hamilton.
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The
First Baptist Church
Bush Auditorium
G. E. Nesom
Philippine Islands
T. M. Stone
Mobile
Stone
Stone College
Meridian
Missa
Edna Wilkins
Miss
Bank of Mobile, National Banking Association
Alabama
Feagin
Richard Mellett
Theatre Street
Sexton
Alabama Protective Association
Battle House
Ralph G. Richard
W. A. Connolly
Montgomery
Charles C. Harris
Bessie Elizabeth Meyers
Horace N. Williamson
Emily Mary Bernadine Hamilton
Clever window displays attract attention in Dauphin street shops
Mobile merchants showcase fall ideas with striking windows. Horsman dolls dubbed Campbell Kids are featured in Van Antwerp’s drug store window with a circus side show tableau. Kelly Brady Hardware presents an Arctic scene at Commerce street, backgrounded by a Cole’s heater. Bears roam the Britton shoe window on Dauphin street in a three size display.
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Horsman
Campbell Kids
Dauphin Street
van Antwerp
Campbell
Kelly-Brady Hardware Company
Commerce Street
Cole
E. H. Britton
Three Applications For County Engineer Post
Up to now there are three applicants for the county engineer position left vacant by the resignation of C E Strange. The candidates are B G Buck of Jackson Tennessee H C Anchuta of Troy Alabama and Charles Due of Asheville North Carolina. Clerk Price Williams has asked each applicant to submit their qualifications and expected salary.
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C. E. Strange
B. G. Buck
Jackson, Tenn
H. C
Anchuta
Troy
Ala
Charles Due
Asheville
N.C
Price Williams
County Board
High Meat Prices Prompt Alabama Hotel Men Protest
Mobile hotel leaders announce a protest against elevated meat prices linked to manipulation rather than supply and demand. The Alabama Hotel Men's Association plans to join with the International Stewards' Association in a nationwide effort, with a December meeting in Mobile to push for reform.
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Alabama Hotel Men's Association
Mobile
International Stewards’ Association
Sald
Bear Skin Hosiery Display Amid Woodland Scene
A woodland display uses actual tree parts to frame a central branding idea for a well known hosiery line. The scene draws pedestrians to pause as Bear Skin stockings are prominently featured throughout the set.
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Mr. Evans
Evans Furniture Co
Addi
National Guard
Houn' Pup
MOBIL
Allen
Burton W. Gibson
Goshen
N. Y
Royce
Orange County
Szabo
Masonic Home
A. D. Bloch
Red Sox
Giants
Fred Lewis
Marine
Augusta
Young Lewis
Shaara Shomayim
Government
Warren Streets
A. G. Moses
Walter F. Walsh
Messrs
Ferdinand A. Koppersmith
Paul Mo Aleer
D. D. Langan
AAS Ste
HOT Blast
Washington Coal
Britton
Kelly-Brady
Bell
Jno
D. Palmer
North Water ST
P. O. Box
Mobile, Ala
Bank of Mobile
National Banking Association
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