Gulf Coast Fair Grounds Opens With Fast Track Racing
Opening card at the Gulf Coast Fair grounds track promises strong crowds as horses show fast workouts. Judge W L Talbott arrived to inspect conditions and predicts a successful program with races starting at 1 30 pm featuring trots and paces with numerous named owners and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Coast Fair Grounds
Furness
W. L. Talbott
Red Dean
Dr. Banks
Memphis
Tenn
Fox
D. Moores
Anna
Walnut Grove
Waller Direct
J. E. Harrison
Tuscumbia
Ala
Cassel Bell
J. FE. Harrison
Ernest Blase
C. Devine
Miss Warsy
F. Palin
Russiaville
Ind
No Extra Charges at the Gulf Coast Fair
Committee members deny rumors of additional admission fees at the Gulf Coast Fair only the grandstand seat cost 25 cents and an admission fee for the concessions.
Sure Way to Get Rid of Dandruff
An advertisement claims dissolving dandruff with four ounces of plain liquid avon applied at night will remove all signs of dandruff after several applications. It asserts relief from itching and promises fluffy lustrous hair, with liquid arvon available at drug stores and priced inexpensively.
October Birthday List from Mobile Children Shown
The MOBIL ITEM celebrate birthday children born in October. Names include Adele S. Dowling Robert Douglas Horn Franklin A. Brewer Jr W T Crist and others with birthdates from 1910 to 1913. They are invited to a birthday party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon with tickets mailed. Citizens born in October urged to submit full names addresses and birthdates to the Children’s Editor.
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Adele S. Dowling
Texas St
Robert Douglas Horn
Whistler
Franklin A. Brewer, Jr
W. T. Crist
Augusta St
the Item
Empire Theatre
Ditor” Mobil
One More Fair Day Promised Amid Carnival Weather
A breezy column describes a Mobile exposition with rain looming over the gulf coast, details inventive acts like the alligator girl and baby elephant, and notes a Birmingham police encounter with a jaywalking Mobile railroad worker. Weather forecasts promise fair nights and winds, while painters prepare a dry line around the fair grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Fair Grounds
Gulf Coast
Gulf
Confessions Of A Wife A Financial Dilemma And Affairs
In a tense domestic scene Dick confronts a $6000 loan from Jim and a plan to invest savings at six percent. Margie/Narrator weighs widowhood risks, Mabel Thurston’s story, and future security as she contemplates trust, independence, and a kiss that hints at hidden motives.
Safe beauty tips for hair removal and skin care in brief
An early 20th century style ad urges dissolving hairs with simple sulfo solution and removing blackheads with neroxin. suggests a night cream from zintone for rough red skin. Emphasizes painless, scar-free results and quick three minute treatment.
Mobile Welcomes Settlers on Gulf Coast Fair Day
Mobile citizens and Ways and Means members pledge to greet Gulf Coast settlers at Settlers Day on the Gulf Coast Fair grounds next Saturday. The program begins at 9 with headquarters for state banners and 11 speakers sharing experiences followed by a 12:30 oyster roast and picnic. The effort aims to form state societies for mutual welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
W. D. Andrews
Ways and Means Committee
Fair Grounds
Gulf Coast
E. M. Bailey
J. F. Casey
James Ohlen & Co
Jack Mann
W. H. Bryant
Home Telephone
C c
S. A. LeBlanc
Three Bulgarian Divisions Routed by French Forces
French troops routed three Bulgarian divisions on the Gradek Vod andovo Rabrovyo front in southeastern Serbia. The dispatch from Saloniki cites a Havas News Agency report dated October 24 and notes the Bulgarian forces were decimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gradek-Vodandovo-Rabrovyo
Serbia
Saloniki
Havas
New Dreadnaught Nevada Completes Builders Trials
The new dreadnaught Nevada, built at Quincy, arrived in New York after completing builders' trials. She will be tuned at the navy yard for official trials at sea where she must attain 20.5 knots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
New York
Quincy, Sr
New York Navy Yard
Bids Sought For Police Winter Uniforms By Mayor Lyons
Mayor Pat J. Lyons calls for bids to furnish winter police uniforms. Bids open Monday November 1 at noon. Officers will wear short blouses and blue trousers without stripes. Text implies Gervanza may become President Wilson's “beat man.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat J. Lyons
Gervanza
Wilson
Porter Charlton Verdict Over Murder Trial In Italy
Porter Charlton, the American accused of murdering his wife in 1910, was condemned to six years and eight months but will serve only twenty nine days due to amnesty. The jury found partial responsibility with extenuating circumstances. one year off for pre war offenses. Charlton plans to return to the United States after release and thanked friends in Como including Ambassador Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Como
Italy
Porter Charlton
Charlton
Chariton
United States
Ambassador Page
Pink Worm Corn Pest Returns to Mississippi Crops
The Agricultural College reports the pink worm pest in several Mississippi counties earlier than last year. Farmers can treat infested corn with carbon bisulphide to prevent grain damage. The college seeks statewide samples and will circulate guidance on using the remedy labeled high life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural College
Miss
Mississippi
R. W. Harned
Agricultural and Mechanical College
College Experiment Station
No Decision for the Ritchie-Dundee Fight
New York reports that the boxing commission will not rule on a decision for the Ritchie-Dundee American lightweight title bout until two new members join the panel and the governor’s stance is known. Dundee must seek a knockout to claim the championship. James J. Coogan, longtime politician and real estate figure, dies at 69 in New York at week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
State Boxing Commission
Ritchie-Dundee
Tred A. Wenck
Whitman
Dundee
James J. Coogan
President Wilson Sends Greeting to Mobile Rifles Exhibit
The Mobile Rifles show a personal greeting from President Woodrow Wilson, once Private Wilson, as part of a Gulf Coast Fair exhibit in the Horticultural Building. The display includes a youthful photo labeled Private Wilson and a White House letter, marking a valued historical memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Mobile Rifles
White House
Mobile
Gunboat Machias Returns to Welcome Gulf Coast Fair Visitors
The Gunboat Machias from Key West lies at Louisville and Nashville Docks during the Gulf Coast Fair period. Commanded by Lt Commander Ann Marshall with 143 enlisted men, the ship features eight four-inch guns and a 204 foot hull, built in Bath, Maine, in 1890s. The vessel, rated efficient, is open for visiting hours beginning today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Machias
Key West
Louisville
Nashville
Ann Marshall
Vege
Nana
B. Dutton
R. P. Mohle Sna Eesy Wolford
C. C. Wilson
N. L. Kittrette
I J. Roth
A.H. Addams
Old Fellows Meeting and Community Notes From Whistler
Ms George Huddleson of Birmingham visits as state grand master of the Old Fellows and meets Lee Lodge No. 69 on Carr Street with refreshments. Local residents travel, dances planned by the Old Time Dancing Club fill the hall, and several community members return from trips to New Orleans Mobile and Newee La.
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Whistler
Ala
George Huddleson
Birmingnne
The
Old Fellows
Lee Lodge No
Carr Street
Claude Farmer
J . Harris
Mobile
Benjamin Halen
John H. Dausey
Montgomery
Minnig Dnenesey
W. E. Davis
C. L. Thomas Davis
Bayot Conna
Denny Hinchey
Markoh Therrell
Odd Fellows Hall
Wallace Smith
Fourth Street
W. R. Phillips
F. P. O'Connor
Ter
Alice
Newee la
Adrian Sanarens
Mercedes
New Orleans
Mec- Comb
Miss
John J. Thomas
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
William M. Cato
D. Hlay
Sipnee
Joseph J. Harris
Semmes
Assembly of Go
Uncle Wiggily Delivers Muckluck Dishpan Rescue Tale
Uncle Wiggily agrees to fetch a new tin dishpan for Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy after squirrels ruin her old one. A fox chases him down a snow hill, but the dishpan sled helps Wiggy escape and return home with Nurse Jane awaiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Wiggily
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
Hollow Stump
Johnnie
Billie Bushytail
Bushytail
Uncle
Fuzzy Wuazzy
Nurse Jane
Mr. Longears
Fuzzy Fox
Fox
Fox Denly
Rabbit
Nw Jane
Nannie
Kansas City Feds Lose Substantial Fortune This Year
The Kansas City Club of the Federal League reports a loss of 35332.18 for the year despite a high finish. President Conrad H. Mann says directors advanced substantial sums to finish the season creditably and notes possible continuation only if financing is secured immediately. Only Kansas City showed marked gains over 1914 figures.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Club
Federal League
a _ stockholder
Conrad H. Mann
Cpany
Cc Pany
Tits Achisi
League
Noojin takes Kelly's place as coach for Alabama
Hugo Friedman announces Lonnine Noojin will coach the Alabama football team for the rest of the season due to Coach Kelly's illness. Farley Moody named assistant coach. Noojin and Moody have worked with Kelly all season and will largely follow his plans against Suwanee and upcoming heavy opponents.
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Kelly
Suwanee
Mr. Friedman
Crimson
Italian steamer Scilla sunk by suspected German sub
Saloniki dispatches report the Italian steamer Scilla sunk on Saturday by a submarine. It is believed the submarine flew Austrian colors over a German flag, suggesting a German attack plan.
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Paris
Saloniki
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Fair Ground Track
H. C. Vaughan Lumber Company
Eovile & Ohio
R. R
Chunchula
Mobile County
Geo. Kilborn
A Land & Dev. Co
Reval St
Fama, Tennessee & Northern Railway
Union Terminal Station
Calvert
York
Meridian
Tuscaloosa
Birmingham
East
Keeley Institute
Biloxi
Jacksonville, Fla
Nas Iggcete
Ewes
A. Bug
Bryan
Roosevelt
Brothers In Blood
Mobilian
Jaywalker
Margie
Jim
Eleanor Fairlow
Mabel Thurston
Tom Thurston
Mabel
Tom
Mergie
President Wilson
OLD Mobile Rifles
Alexandria
Sultan
Samiha
Ismael Daoud
BY Howard R. Garig
FEDS
Noojin
C.J. Gayfer & Company
South
Copenhagen
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