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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1914
Page
4
Dr. William H. Oates ordered the Dallas county jail at Selma closed and prisoners moved to Montgomery due to inadequate food and insanitary conditions. His report to the governor describes long standing filth and neglect since 1911, with little improvement noted in repeated findings.
Paris milliners Mme Simone Mlle Rosa Verany and Mme Jeanne Gillis arrive in New York to craft Parisian hats for American buyers. Charles Kurzman brings them to Fifth Avenue to showcase French styles and teach American women what they like.
A contest in The Item offers tickets to Cabiria at the Lyric Theatre with prize tiers from box seats to orchestra and balcony. Readers must arrange scattered words into a correct sentence about the attraction, submit solutions by October 13, and wait for the sealed- envelope judging results to be announced next Wednesday.
Montgomery Ala Oct 10 With one month to the November term of the appellate courts it seems unlikely the governor will appoint a judge to fill Judge E Perry Thomas unexpired term. Judge J B Brown of Cullman is expected to succeed Thomas after the election, and his immediate qualification is anticipated. Filling the short vacancy before the election is not considered necessary.
Rev B C Glenn of St Stephens Road Methodist church schedules a week long revival for his congregation and the public beginning October 11 at 730 PM. City pastors join. E A Donnelly speaks Monday F Feagin Tuesday A B Brown Wednesday D Y Register Thursday and J H Wienand leads singing with a strong choir. attendance urged.
Law and Equity Court transacts business with several cases disposed or continued, including Johnson-Allen Undertaking Company vs Atlas Insurance Company dismissed, multiple non-suits, and a long docket of motions and calls for the coming week. Notable items include a guardian ad litem appointment for Lettice Lee Clark and the release of Ned Hill after proving innocence in raids.
In Thibodaux Louisiana on October 10 Mary Long, described as dusky, is jailed after stealing chickens and attempting to sell them. A neighbor voices prejudice, saying she should be in jail and noting a pattern of theft without eating the chickens.
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