Missing Money and the Chicken Man Mystery
A town report covers a purse theft where $20 vanished from a window sill. Policeman Ike Kruse conducts a detailed search of a chicken man and two colored youths, with no conclusive evidence found. Moody is discharged. the Davis case continues. jury trial sought for Will Tully. prohibition charges face trial next Tuesday for McAdams Johnson Brewster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edington
Alec Davis
Moody
Davis
Kruse
Will Tully
Marshall McAdams
Arthur Johnson
Clifford Brewster
White
Will
Johnson
Jackson
Quick foot relief with Calocide remedy ad
An advertisement touts Calocide compound for feet promising instant relief from corns bunions and callouses. It suggests a warm foot bath with two tablespoons and claims pores remove the cause. A large box costs twenty five cents from druggists and general stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Formula Laboratories
Dayton
Ohio
Delcasse Resigns as French Foreign Minister
Paris October 14 Theophile Delcasse resigns as foreign minister with no mention of poor health as the cause. Instead dissensions over policy and Balkan policy failures are cited. Premier Viviani reportedly refused to read the resignation letter to the chamber amid public reaction and press commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Theophile Delcasse
Viviani
Chamber of Deputies
M. Delcasse
Delcasse
British Win Reported in Kamerun Victory
London reports another British success in the Kamerun colony. Wumbiagas in Kamerun was captured after a thirty hour engagement on October 9, with German forces pursued in strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kamerun
London
Equatorial Africa
Wumbiagas
Traffic Fines Hit City Court Docket
Oswald Dryas paid a $5 fine for a drunk charge while Frank Taylor was assessed $1 for a violation of the traffic ordinance for not keeping tail lights burning on his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswald Dryas
Frank Taylor
Werneth Cleared in Watered Milk Case Verdict
A city court jury found dairyman C P Werneth not guilty on charges of watering milk. Sam Sabbas was fined 10 dollars, with costs, on the same charge. Morgan Duke pleaded guilty to the auto speed law and paid 10 dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
At & O'Clock
C. P. Werneth
The
Health Board
Sam Sabbas
Recorder’s Court
Morgan Duke
Prisoners Ordered Released by Grand Jury
The grand jury on Wednesday afternoon ordered the release of prisoners confined in the county jail against whom no indictments were returned. The names listed include William Pace assault to ravish and assault and battery, Jack Watton, Willie Williams, Dora Jones, Louis Stallworth and Lula Knowles for grand larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Jury
William Pace
Jack Watton
Willie Williams
Dora Jones
Louis Stallworth
Lula Knowles
Deaths and Funerals of Mobile residents reported
Mrs. Margaret Wooten 64 died after a brief illness at 208 Congress street leaving two children and four siblings. Funeral for Mrs Ellen Singleterry was held on Viacon street with burial in Catholic cemetery. pallbearers listed. Funeral of Mrs Nancy Bassett from Oakdale avenue with service by Rev S W Roberts and burial in Magnolia cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Wooten
Thomas Wooten
Congress Street
Mobile
Ida Wooten
Clarence Wooten
M Peterson
Whistler
James Sutton
Jackson
Ala
Elizabeth George
Julia Goodloe
Thompson
James Ay, Goodloe
E. Singleterry
Ellen Singleterry
Viacon Street
Fayette
Father Rebesher
Leon Mifflin
Terrill Hill
Charles Taylor
Arthur Taylor
John Taylor
N. Bassett
Nancy Bassett
Oakdale Avenue
McDonald Avenue
S. W. Roberts
Broad Street Methodist Church
Magnolia Cemetery
Messrs
Knox Roe
Roy Roe
L W. Roe
M. Gabriel
Death of Andrew Shepherd in city resident after long illness
Andrew Shepherd 69 a Virginia native and seven week city resident died Thursday morning at 2 5 oclock at his home 111 North Jackson street after a long illness. He is survived by one daughter and other relatives. The body was taken in charge by Dixon and McKay and will be sent to New Orleans Thursday night for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Shepherd
Virginia
North
Jackson Street
Dixon & McKay
New Orleans
Farmer Joseph Foley Dies After Illness in Mobile
Joseph Foley, a Mobile resident and bay front road farmer for James T. Duggan, died Wednesday afternoon at the city hospital after several weeks illness. He was 58.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jose Foley
Joseph Foley
City Hospital
Bay Front Road
James T. Duggan
Foley
Mobile
Injuries Suffered in Rental House Negligence Suit
Mrs Istalina Stringfellow sues Mrs Jennie Bidwell for 10000 alleging negligence over sanitary conditions at 252 St Joseph street rental. She claims falls caused hip injury knee dislocation leg veins broken and weeks of illness plus a sprained ankle due to hallway lights missing. Attorney IT TO Shepard represents plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Istalina Stringfellow
Law and Equity Court
Jennie Bidwell
St. Joseph Street
Shepard
Fifth Shipment of Gold Reaches New York from London
A fifth large shipment of gold and securities arrived in New York from London aboard a steel express car attached to the western train from Portland. The cargo is estimated at six to ten million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
England
United States
Portland
Deputies Find Bottled Beer During Hotel Searches
Deputies armed with warrants searched the Bienville and Cawthon Hotels late Wednesday. Five dozen bottles of beer were seized at Bienville and one pint of liquor was found in an unused service bar at Cawthon. Warrants will be issued for the managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bienville
Cawthon
Fraternal Day Observed Quietly in Alabama
Thursday October 4 was Fraternal Day in Alabama, but few people knew of it as courts did not operate and the post office and banks were closed. The holiday was created by Speaker Carmichael to unite fraternal organizations for celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Interior
Circuit
Law and Equity
Carmichael
Watch Charm Found on Broad Street Identified by Inscription
A gold watch charm engraved RG on one side and a raised horse figure on the other was found at 510 South Broad Street and turned over to the police awaiting its owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad Street
Police Department
Chair Factory Visit Aims To Break Rain Jinx In Mobile
E M Bailey of the Know Your City committee leads a tour to Mobile Chair Factory to show chair making from lumber cutting to final polishing. The Barker Cotton Mills will be visited later with plans to keep the weather forecast uncertain about the date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barker
Mobile
E. M. Bailey
Chamber of Commerce
Barker Cotton Mills
Mobilians Fishing Sighted in Fowl River
Fowl River Alabama reports big fish catches as Mobile businessmen motor down Sundays to fish. Notable visitors include George Michael and family, Rex Rapier and family, who traveled by car and returned with a fine mess of fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fowl River
Ala
Muobite
Frank Harr
Quarkers
George Michael
Rex Rapier
Coal contract awarded to Mobile Coal Company
City fire department coal supply for one year awarded by Commissioner Laz Schwarz to the Mobile Coal Company at 4.25 dollars per ton. Other bidders included Brick and Coal Company at 4.90, Southern Fuel and Ice Company at 5.25, and Brown Morgan Coal Company at 5.10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laz Schwarz
Mobile Coal Company
Brick and Coal Company
Southern Fuel and Ice Company
Brown-Morgan Coal Company
Truth in business value of Scott's Emulsion campaign
The ad asserts Scott's Emulsion is a trusted household remedy across three generations. It claims purity, cod liver oil with glycerine, and no harmful drugs, promising to build strength and improve the blood. Produced by Scott & Bowne of Toronto, it emphasizes truthful advertising amid adulterations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott & Bowne
Toronto
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Thass
Wal
Ike Kruse
Ife
Keeley Institute
Jacksonville
Fla
Central Station
Mobile Electric Co
Werneth
M. O. Wooten
Mobilians
C. J. Gayfer & Company
Crepe de Chine Boudoir
Welworth
Elect Rolier
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