Gay Old Veteran Proves An Eloper
Mrs. Kittle Anderson aged sixty one wed Veteran T. P. Stuart seventy three after eloping to Gulfport for the ceremony Both former Jefferson Davis Beauvoir Soldiers Home inmates the romance surprised fellow veterans who praised the union as a light moment amid wartime memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beauvoir
Kittle Anderson
T. P. Stuart
Gulfport
Jefferson Davis Beauvoir
Europe
Stuart
Anderson
Dr King’s New Life Pills promise speedy relief
Advertises Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for dizziness biliousness constipation and stomach issues. Claims the first dose will restore spirits and eliminate waste and poisons from the body. Priced 250 at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Commissioner Sale of Mobile County Real Estate 1914
Public sale ordered by probate judge P Williams will auction nine or more Savannah Selma Scott and Dauphin Bayou street lots in Mobile Alabama on October 5 1914 at noon. Properties include multiple houses cottages and a two story dwelling with boundaries described and an alley reserved. Proceedings follow commission terms and require cash bids at the courthouse door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Willams
Mobile County
Alabama
Court House
City of
Mobile
State of Alabama
Towlt
West Gordon
Favre Tract
Selma Street
Broad
Broad Street
Charles Street
Square
Favre
Bertha Scheuermann
Martha Cahall
N. S
Savannah
Scott Streets
Savannah Street
Scott Street
Wardly
Dauphin and
Bayou Streets
Bayou Street
St. Francis Street
Dauphin Street
Paul Powers
Helen George
Franklin Street
War Picture 100 Much for Veteran in Mexican War Flashback
In Atlanta a veteran identified as CC J Leach of Columbus Ohio collapsed during a wartime film at the Grand Theatre. He suffered a combat flashback tied to a Vera Cruz bullet and required four attendants to restrain him. He is under observation at Grady Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Vera Cruz
United States Army
CC. J. Leach
Columbus
Ohio
Grand Theatre
Grady Hospital
Vera Crus
Grady
Naval Stores Market Reopening Talk Led by Savannah Group
Naval storesmen from Savannah Pensacola and other ports plan a Montgomery meeting led by Thomas J Taylor and Sidney Lowenstein of Taylor Lowenstein Co to push reopening of the market partly closed by the ongoing power struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Pensacola
Thomas J.taylor
Sidney Lowenstein
Taylor, Lowenstein & Co
Naval Stores
Mobile
Montgomery
Ala
Stop That First Fall Cough
Fall cough or cold may lead to lung trouble. Dr Bell's Pine Tar offered as a pure remedy. It soothes throat and lungs, loosens phlegm, antiseptic, fortifies against germs, and is sold for 26 cents by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bell
Births in Alabama Dramatically Outpace Deaths in 1913
Alabama's 1913 report shows a birth rate of 21.5 per 1000 with 47 926 births and 21 510 deaths. Whites and blacks split deaths nearly evenly, while white births (24 per 1000) nearly double black births (18 per 1000). Preventable causes claimed 7 475 deaths. 1784 divorces occurred among marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Germans Leave English Vessel Egyptiana in Savannah
Five German crew members of the British steamship Egyptiana filed federal petitions in Savannah seeking wages alleging contracts promised release in wartime. They fear return to England will lead to prison. Captain Williams to post bond. vessel to be released. hearings set for November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
England
Ernest Kamper
Michael Duemper
Maurice Fabian
L. Hurbter
Albert Totzki
Williams
Census Data on Racial Births and Deaths in the State
A statistical report estimates population by race and notes 25 births and 15 deaths per 1,000 people annually including unreported figures. It analyzes divorce rates among Negroes relative to marriages and provides racial population totals for whites and Negroes.
Fireworks Planned for Labor Day at Monroe Park
A Monroe Park event will feature fireworks on Labor Day evening with a lighthearted day of sports activities and games. Local organizers invite families to enjoy amusement and entertainment throughout the day.
Gulfport Lads Held for Robbing Store
Two twelve year old boys Herbert Swanson and Angelo Fazzie were arrested in Gulfport Mississippi for burglarizing the Philip Hannie store. The youths reportedly gained entry by jimmieing an alley door and stole fishing tackle knives and other items valued over $100. The crime followed a quarrel over spoils and led to their detention in the city jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulfport
Miss
Philip Hannie
Seventeenth Street
Twenty-fifth Avenue
Herbert Swanson
Angelo Fazzie
Fazzie
Youngster
Young Fazzie
Mr. Swanson
Oldest man in Rome visits Spartansboro native J M Mahaffey
J M Mahaffey aged 97 from Spartanburg South Carolina walked Rome streets on his way to Gore Georgia to live with his son Terrell Mahaffey. Born in 1817 he served in the Civil War under Stonewall Jackson. He credits hard work and constant motion for long life despite smoking and drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome, Ga
Rome
J. M. Mahaffey
Spartanburg
Ss. C
Terrell Mahaffey
Gore
South Carolina
Stonewall Jackson
Labor Day at Monroe Park Extravaganza
A labor day program at Monroe Park features Drago's Band concert free movie show tug of war baby contest and other games and sports followed by Bang Up fireworks and dancing all evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drago
Father Said the Check Was Good Swindle at Furniture Store
Charles Ernst, owner of a furniture shop at 1025 Elysian Fields, was deceived in the old check and change scheme. The culprit posed as W. J. Harrison of 2518 North Rampart, selected a $10.40 mattress and rug, gave a $14 check, and received $3.60 in change. The ruse collapsed when no one claimed the goods at the Rampart address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Charles Ernst
Elysian Fields
Rampart
Travelers to Attend Mobile Meeting at Cawthon Hotel
Representatives of manufacturing and jobbing houses and traveling men in the city are invited to the Mobile Travelers Association meeting at the Cawthon Hotel parlors Saturday night at eight. Secretary Guy Britton has issued special requests for full attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Travelers’ Association
Cawthon Hotel
Guy Britton
Scalp Trouble Like Dandruff Reported in Carthage
Mrs. Luella Biggs of Carthage Texas recounts a scalp condition with white blisters that formed scales and hair loss. After four nightly applications of Cuticura Soap and Ointment the head was cured with one box and one bar used. The ad promotes Cuticura products and offers samples and a Skin Book from Cuticura, Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Texas
Luella Biggs
Cuticura
Dept. T
Boston
Leading Mobile Businesses and Trades Directory
A directory listing Mobile firms across sectors. Includes Creameries at 713 Dauphin and Conception streets, Alabama Coffee Co at Water Street, candy makers on Dauphin, grocers, florists, furniture, dry goods, druggists, mills, nurseries, opticians, paint firms, a mobile business college, carriage works, lumber, bicycles, gas, liquor distributors, printers, and bookbinders. Provides street addresses and Bell phone numbers where given.
Local Bell Businesses Listed with Addresses
Hugwan and Taylor at 68 North Royal Street Bell 133 Home 50 Grand Bay Land Co at 21 North Conception Street Bell 2300 F. C. Gordon and Co at 15 North Conception Street All listings share the Bell exchange 548 and include both business and home contact numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugwan & Taylor
N. Royal Street
Bell
Home
Grand Bay Land Co
N. Conception Street
F. C. Gordon & Co
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Jeff Davis Soldiers
Maurice M’loughlin
R. Morris Williams
Maurice E. M’loughlin
Richard Morris Williams
WAR
W. H. Sanders
Kaiser
Monroe Park
Smooth Man
Cawthon
Circle C
Osborn
Chicklets
Santa Rosa Isle
City Ticket Office
South Royal St. Bell
Rosedale Dairy
Alabama Coffee Co
Water Street
CANDY
Howells Candy Kitchen
Henry K. Haven Candy Co
Dauphin
Ortmann’s Pharmacy
Hamilton Streets
Designers
E. Willard Phar
Goodbray Floral Company
Mingo Floral Co
Conception
Evans Furniture Co
Laundries Troy Steam Laundry
St. Emanuel Street
Gustave Gass
DRY Cleaners
Gulf City Dye Works
S. Conception Street
Zieman Grocery Co
Wikinson Street
Mobile Creamery
Cor. Conception and
St. Louis Streets
Alvin Japanese Nusery
Saibara
City Bank
Opticians A. N. Maumenee
Optician
Royal Street
Mobile Optical Company, Inc. A
Rockwell
Mgr
N. Conception St
B. Luscher & Son Paint Co
Daypain Street
Business Colleges
Mobile Business College
C. O. Meux
Princpal
McKenzie-Barrett Carriage Co
State Street
Neck Carriage & Wagon Works
Scheuermann Bicycle Company
Bell Phone
Gasoline Auto Gasoline Co
St. Achaea Street
Langan Hat Company
Richard Distributing Company
Cook's Beer
Mobile Roofing & Cornice Co
The
United Tea and Coffee Company
Mobile Stationery Company
N. Water
Bell 125
Ders. Commercial
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