Oscar Gordon Narrowly Improves After Motorcycle Crash
Oscar Gordon, injured in a collision on Cedar Point road last Monday night that killed William M. Chenoweth of Mobile and William W. Mason of Prichard, showed improved but fragile condition by 2 p.m. Wednesday. The Chenoweth funeral was held at 4:30 p.m. at 5 New Street Francis Street, with service at St. Joseph's Church, conducted by Rev. Father Salentin, and interment at Magnolia Cemetery. The Mason funeral followed later Wednesday at the Prichard family home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Gordon
Cedar Point Road
William M. Chenoweth
Mobile
William W. Mason
Prichard
W. M. Chenoweth
William Walter Magon
Prich
Lichtbach Bros. Move to Brighten The Toggery in Mobile
Lichtbach Bros. proprietors of The Toggery in Mobile say they have confidence in the future of Mobile and are improving their shop at Dauphin and Emanuel streets. The front and corner are being fitted with plate glass and new signs to tempt customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lichtbach Bros
Noteworthy Vitalitas Case from Bessemer Alabama
A Vitalitas interview from Bessemer shows Mr M Bradley of the U S Savings Bank reporting five years of stomach and indigestion trouble with pain. After taking a single Vitalitas dose he claims appetite and sleep improved and endorses the tonic. Available at Suttons Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vitalitas
South
M . Bradley
U. S. Savings Bank
Bessemer
Ala
Mr. Bradlays
Beales
Suttons Drug Store
Ady
Gabriel Brings Optimism From Eastern Markets
Heyman Gabtel returns from the East and Jewelers Convention with a cautious outlook. He notes many buyers and ongoing reorders though deals are not as large as usual. He cites a $57 million subway payroll in New York and predicts improved fall conditions with cotton prices steady for a normal wartime recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Real Estate Transfers in the County Records
A list of property transfers shows St Elmo Farms Company to Henry W Bias for a described parcel while Ohn C Pierce and others transfer to Hubbard Pierce and Andrew Zimlich with nominal sums. Noah Dye sells to Ervin Lee, and Early Tillman and others move seven and one half acres to Charles Tillman. A B McGregor transfers to R S Edwards, and Edgar Young transfers to Harry Gill with a specified exception. Charles Taylor sells to Rowena Sorah for 876 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Elmo Farms Company
Henry W. Bias
Ohn C. Pierce
Hubbard Pierce
Andrew Zimlich
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
Noah Dye
Ervin Lee
Early Tillman
Charles Tillman
A. B. McGregor
R. S. Edwards
Community Notes From Oakdale and Nearby
Ada Alidor enjoyed a day with her sister in Whistler. Miss Mamie Chambers stayed at Battles. Mrs. Haberling visited Memphis after a week with Mrs. White. Miss Anna Pond visited Cincinnati. Ada Alidor and Marguerite Alidor stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Alidor. Several residents went to Scranton to play ball with A. D. Davis. Marie Smith visited Lavene at Dog River for two weeks. Nelson family moved to Harris street. Elwyn Monroe and Marvin Smith fished on the bay. Mrs. Frederick and daughters visited Mrs. Barker. Gladys Duff to attend school in Talladega September 15. Gus Seiple and son Russell travelled to Pensacola on business. Olsen guests of Mr. and Mrs. White. Alice Tonnage visited her sister Mrs. Peter Oliver. Marion Hyland confined to bed with illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakdale
Ala
Ada Alidor
John Nichols
Whistler
Mamie Chambers
Battles
R. P. Haberling
Memphis
Tenn
W. J. White
Anna Pond
Cincinnati
Ohio
Marguerite Alidor
Sam Alidor
Boardman Chambers
Willie Wiseman
Arthur Pond
Scranton
A. D. Davis
Marie Smith
Lavene
Dog River
Nelson
Harris Street
Bay Avenue
Elwyn Monroe
Marvin Smith
Frederick
Barker
Gladys Duff
Talladega
Gus Seiple
Russell
Pensacola
Olsen
Alice Tonnage
Peter Oliver
Marion Hyland
Burials for Hawes and Phelan Noted in Local Obituaries
The funeral of Mrs. Etola D. Hawes took place in Herron Bay cemetery after services at 8:30 a.m. in Mobile. pallbearers included J B Dorlon and others. Thomas Phelan of 520 Charleston Street died after a long illness. he was a devout Catholic and St. Vincent's church member, with Catholic cemetery interment planned Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etola D. Hawes
Etola Dorlon Hawes
Eugene M. Hawes
Herron Bay
J. B
R. L
Ollie Dorlon
Tarlton
Ed Lyons
Richard Clarke
Dan Lyons
O. B. Lyons
Mobile
H. M. Hawes
St. Louis Street
Thomas Phelan
Charleston Street
Nicholas Phelan
Agnes Phelan
John W. Phelan
St. Vincent's Church
Mrs Martha Ford Dies After Illness At 64 In Prichard
Mrs Martha Ford aged 64 died after a lingering illness at 4 15 this morning at the family home in Prichard. She is survived by a daughter and a son and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Ford
Prichard
Army and Navy Exhibit for Gulf Coast Fair Sought
Gulf Coast Fair Association directors discussed bringing a United States army representation to the first annual exposition. Plans include a submarine in the harbor an airplane display and several government troops. Officials report strong interest and expected good showings across exhibit classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Coast Fair Association
Hawley Sought on Embezzlement Charge After Release
J W Hawley a land promoter arrested in Mobile on a telegram from New Orleans police charged with wife desertion was released on habeas corpus and is now sought for embezzlement by Merrill Orchards Company Davenport Iowa. Amount involved said to reach several hundred dollars. Hawley fled Mobile after release and gave attorney Mal Frazier a bogus $25 check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hawley
Mobile Police Department
J. W. Reynolds
New Orleans
Merrill Orchards Company
Davenport
Iowa
Hawley
Mobile
Mal Frazier
Puckett and Williamson Fined for Beer at North Royal Stand
Harry W. Puckett and Joseph Williamson proprietors of a soft drink stand at 55 North Royal Street were fined 250 dollars or ninety days hard labor by Judge Chamberlain in the inferior court on Wednesday. They gave notice of appeal and were released on 200 dollars bond after Deputy Sheriff A Z Oberhaus found beer and liquor in the rear. Oberhaus testified he saw a man drinking beer at the stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Puckett
Joseph Williamson
North Royal Street
Chamberlain
A. Z. Oberhaus
Oberhaus
Harbor Commission Defers Action on Lines
The Mobile Harbor Commission met at noon with Acting Mayor Schwarz presiding. Absent Mayor Pillans, the lines matter was discussed but no action will be taken until his return. Present were A G Ward E G Rickardy and J C O Connell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbor Commission of
Mobile
Schwarz
Messrs
A. G. Ward
E. G. Rickardy
J. C. O’connell
Pillans
Local Personal Visits and Travel Happenings
Crichton residents spend Sunday in Mobile visiting Mrs. W J Gunthorpe and Mr and Mrs T A Bank with daughter Ann. Others traveled to Lacedale on business. Miss Sallie Allen and Miss Maude Walker hosted guests while Miss Flossie Crawford visited. The notice also mentions Mrs Coffin heading to Annapolis and several people making return trips home after visits and a fishing trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. R. Cash
Leo, Joseph
Nora Cash
Mobile
W. J. Gunthorpe
Flossie Crawford
Helen Charleston
Dickerson
Orval Swinson
Mr. Gilmore
Zetta Deakle
Grand Bay
Margarete Scholtes
Mr. Nicholas, Jr
Court actions and motions in early 1900s chancery docket
The court reports numerous cases with motions for decree custody pro confesso and testimony orders. Dockets include Hurtel vs Hur tel, Hamilton vs Bard well, Byrd vs Henderson, Mitchell vs Crocker, Washington vs Washington, Locker vs Locker, Michelson vs Michelson, Sutton vs Railroad, Williams, Gill, Foster, Ashhenberger, and others. Remarks note agricultural progress and complimentary tickets as light filler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chancery Court
Thomas H. Smith
Erna C. Hurtel
A. Firman Hurtel
Benjamin F. Hamilton
H. Bardwell
Martha Byrd
Harrison Henderson
John E
Ebecca Williams
Sherman T. Williams
Cleaditin
Mary Lou Gill
Horace Gill
Grace Foster
Wm. Foster
Albert Ashhenberger
Thos. W. Sims
Army assumes control of Rio Grande border patrol
United States Army officers take command along the lower Rio Grande in Brownsville. The order supersedes local peace officers to handle all river bank incidents if shooting resumes across the boundary. Four thousand troops in the area aim to suppress bandits and prevent crossings while coordinating with Carranza authorities. Sheriffs and posse deputies are notified. rangers along the river were not informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Texas
United States Army
Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande
Carranza
Escaped With Cuffs on But Captured and Held for Shooting
William McCreary faced Judge Chamberlain in the inferior criminal court on charges of carrying a concealed pistol and shooting into a dwelling. He pled guilty to the first count and a continuance was granted on the second to September 13. He was arrested after shooting Mary Walker’s home, escaped with handcuffs, and hid near Prichard before rearrest. The gun was found at initial arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McCreary
Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
McCreary
Mary Walker
Marechall
Prichard
Mills
Manuel Babre
Jim Dayes
Emanuel Franklin
J. C. Campbell
Dellis Bettis
Cora Matthews
Minnie Foster
Gus Anderson
Robert Jackson
Willie Anderson
Marriage Licenses Issued by Probate Court at Noon
The probate court issued licenses up to noon Wednesday, including White Thomas Dennis and Helen Lumsden, William Garrett Caffey and Susan Planck, and several Black couples such as John Mark Burke with Lucinda May Richards, George McKinstry with Georgiana Webb, and Peter E. Wilson with Cornelia Wiggins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Dennis
Helen
Lumsden
William Garrett Caffey
Susan Planck
John Mark Burke
Lucinda May Richards
George McKinstry
Georgiana Webb
Peter E. Wilson
Cornelia €. Wiggins
Suits in Equity Filed in Law and Equity Court
E C Granade through Gordon and Edington filed a suit against F O Rhen et al for 11750 due by promissory note. Attorney Vincent F Karlborn for Mrs Alice D Hickey filed suit against P A and Lucille Savage for 209 with interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equity
Law and Equity
Onednesday E. C. Granade
Gordon & Edington
F. O. Rhen Et Als
Vincent F. Karlborn
Alice D. Hickey
Community Notes From Prichard And Nearby Towns
PRICHARD Ala The grand ball at Turner Hill drew a full crowd and spirits were high. Various residents were listed moving or visiting nearby towns including St Louis Mobile Sylacauga Meridian Whistler Biloxi Richmond Artesia and Tuscaloosa. The Helping Hand Society altered its meeting time to welcome missionary Mrs Graves from China. The column also includes stray musings on installment plans and a quip about discovering 400 species of fleas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Pittman
Whistler
Ala
C. J. Brown
Biloxi
Miss
Elliott
Hodskin
Richmond
Ind
T. A. Hall
Artesia
Tuscaloosa
Vessels in Port and Dockyard Listings
A detailed roster lists steamships in port with destinations and statuses. Contains vessel names such as Frednes Winona Nelson Alm San Juan Bluefields New Camelia Bodo Mobilia Dictator American Henry T. Scott plus harbor spots Gulf Dry Docks Turner Terminals and Ol l inger Bruce Docks with berthing and repair notes and overseas destinations including Puerto Cortez Laid Up Progreso Matanza Port Arthur and Liverpool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frednes
Nor
Winona
Nelson
Alm
San Juan
Bluefields
New Camelia
Vesse
Bodo
Mobilia
Cuba
Dictator
American
Henry T. Scott
Puerto Cortez
Pensacola
Progreso
Mex
Matanza
Port Arthur
New York Cortez Lake Pontchartrain
Iriine
Chile
List of Vessels in Transit to Various Ports
A shipping note lists multiple ships with origins and destinations including steamships Crathens Pathfinder Naperian Weardale Egda and others. It records tonnage routes from Progreso Havana Porto Rico New Orleans Colón and Huelva among others with consignors and masters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crathens
Nor
Progreso
Caribbean & Southern
Ling
Pathfinder
New York
Porto Rican Line
Naperian
Mobile Liners, Inc
Henry Cros
Porto Rico
Alex* Lawrence
EeroCea
England
Oaklands
Havre
France
Weardale
Huelva
Spain
van Heynigen Brok.Co
Comtesse de Flandre
Bel
Calais
Hunter-Benn
Compass Zetas
Colon
R. P
Egda
New Orleans
Munson Line
S. America
Perceler
Antilla
Cuba
James A Carney Leads Alabama Postmasters League
James A Carney of Carney Alabama was elected state president of the Alabama State League of Postmasters and chosen as delegate to the National Postmasters League convention in Cincinnati. The two day meeting discussed parcel post expansion and farm to table movement with remarks by Erasmus Tucker and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Carney
Carney
Ala
Alabama State League of Postmasters
National Postmasters’ League
Cincinnati
J. C. Burns
Ray Minette
Erasmus T. Bremen
Kirkpatrick
Jackson County
L. H. Read
Deer &Ecretary
Erasmus Tucker
Tucker
Bremen
Cullman County
National Convention of Postmasters
Ss. C. Tucker
Calvert
S. H. Gwin
Watley
Federal Court Room
Federal Building
Alabama
L. H. Reed
Deer Park
S. Brock
Lambert
A. H. Mallet
Magazine
W. H. Miles
Walker Springs
Zada Davis
Prichard
Alice E. Welch
Whistler
Minnie V. Williams
Gulf Crest
J. M C. Brown
Irvington
B. Thomas
Magnolia Springs
Bay Minette
Eva M. Delchamps
Delechamps
H. A. Wilkes
Silver Hill
J. E. Marshall
Manila
Lulu T. Eyans
Wilmer
Captain Dennis to Wed Helen Lumsden in Local License
A marriage license was issued in probate court to Captain Thomas Dennis a tugboat operator and Mrs Helen S Lumsden widow of Captain Frank S Lumsden a steamboat master. The groom is 75 and the bride age is not stated in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Dennis
Helen S. Lumsden
Franks. Lumsden
Alabama
Marine Ship Losses and Movements in Caribbean Waters
The report notes the wreck of the Potrosa near Baruda after a hurricane, damage to the Regina and Marti at Cienfuegos, and the Bodo sale to a Norwegian firm heading to Europe. It also mentions the Joe Scott cruise ship, the Norwegian steamer Bt. Morgan sail to Tela, the Bluefields due next, tug Edgar Coney departure, Buland clearing for Sharpness with a large lumber cargo, the schooner John G. Whilden wreck with eight crew lost off Port St. Joe, and the Westgate set to succeed the missing Domingos de Silva as of March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potrosa
Renata Amsine
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Baruda
Antigua
Regina
Marti
Cienfuegos
Cuba Distillery Company of
Cuba
Bodo
Chamelecon Steamship Company
Europe
Joe Scott
Oscar W. Connor
Seminary
Miss
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi Sound
Scott
Bt. Morgan
Tela
Honduras
Bluefields
Edgar Coney
Achorn
Tampa
Fla
Buland
Sharpness
Eng
John G. Whilden
Florida
Port St. Joe
Mobile
Sebastian Gonzales
Star Fish and Oyster Company
Westgate
Domingos de Silva
Norwegian steamer Anna brings zinc to Mobile and ships sail
Captain J. J. Feore leaves for Belfast to take command of the new ship. The Norwegian steamer Anna departs Newcastle N S S W for Mobile with a large zinc cargo for Walsh Stevedoring Co and a chemical plant at Howe Ill. This is Mobile’s fourth zinc arrival this year after Ardanchor Natal and Tasmania. The San Juan and Sabine arrive and depart for New York. The Ft Morgan and Bluefields reach United Fruit Co. The Henry T. Scott brings nitrate of soda from Initue Chile. The New Camelia arrives from Lake Pontchartrain for dry dock repairs. The Conniscliffe, badly damaged in the hurricane, is towed for repairs. The South American’s engines are being converted to coal, with wireless repair ongoing as it prepares to sail for Cuba. Fire department runs total three within an hour with slight damage from sparks at three locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ptain
J. J. Feore
Belfast
Ireland
Anna
Newcastle
Walsh Stevedoring Company
Howe
Ill
Mobile
Ardanchor
Natal
Tasmania
San Juan
Senator Bailey
Conniscliffe
South American
Tuxpan
Panauco
Wireless
Cuba
Cuban Distilling Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aiaeee
Cedric
Popyright
Feature Servies, Inc
Great Britain
W. W. Mason
Bessemer, Ala
Conover & Rutherford Florists
Nelson & Bailey
S. Royal St
Bhon Company
Styrs
St Michael &J
I Sng Ce Ieit
Orks
S. Conception
Mail
Gabriel
Chichester
al Y
Army and Navy
Puckett and Williamson
Harbor Commission
Crichton
Gulf Dry Docks
Turner Terminals
Stream
Ollinger-Bruce Dry Dks
Schov Ners
Albert D. Mills
Abbie C. Stubbs
Inez
Lizzie Pennines
Laguna
Susan B. Dantes
Neeley
Raarna
Hildegard
Elfleda
Turner
Glenesk
Deveron
Oliiiger & Bruce Docks
Lapis
Puerto Patre
Hulva
United Kingdom
Liverpool
Pier
State League
Helen Lumsden
Marine News
Fire Department
North
Lawrance Street
Sam Hill
North Hamilton Street
Steve Clark
Edna Smith
St. Emanuel
Dauphin Streets
Mason Estate
E. H. Britton Shoe Company
Dept. 26-S
Resinol
Baltimore
Columbia
Masonic Temple
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