King Alfonso Abandons Visit To America Because of War
Paris dispatch reports King Alfonso of Spain has abandoned plans to visit America due to the ongoing war. In a conversation review, the king says prophesying an end to the war is impossible and foresees rapid Spanish reforms and global disarmament prospects, with social and economic changes on the horizon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Alfonso
Spain
America
Senor Devillier
Miying
Espana Review
Belgium
Directors Fail to Form Quorum at Chamber Meeting
Seventeen directors were required for a quorum but only five attended the Chamber of Commerce session last night. The meeting tackled redesign of the chamber’s financial system and other items, but after waiting to 8:30 pm the directors dispersed without action. Attendees included J. M. Walsh J. W. Hunter Leon Wehwara R. A. Christian and George Fearn Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
J. M. Walsh
J. W. Hunter
Leon Wehwara
R. A. Christian
George Fearn, Jr
Chicago Newspaper Man Here on a Booster Trip
Moses Folsom, a Chicago Record-Herald representative, arrives in Moule from Jackson Mississippi to tour Alabama and Mississippi. He visits the Chamber of Commerce and real estate offices, praising observed progress and development. Alberta McCaster files for divorce from Bessie McClaster in chancery court alleging voluntary abandonment. they wed in Wilcox County in January 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Mississippi
Chicago Record-Herald
Moses Folsom
Moule
Jackson
Miss
Chamber of Commerce
Alberta McCaster
Chancery Court
Bessie McClaster
Wilcox County
Spring Hill College Opens Seventy-Ninth Term StrongEnrollment
Rev Father Cummings arrives with about seventy youths for the 1915 16 term at Spring Hill College. Enrollment last year reached 165 with roughly eighty present on opening day. New faculty include Rev Father P J Ryan A L Chisholm D J McAuley D S Mulry H Greeley and F X Regerri. Athletics receive renewed emphasis with Dr John Rush coaching and Red Harris as assistant as the squad prepares for vigorous training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Father Cummings
Spring Hill College
Cummings
P. J. Ryan
Loyola University of New Orleans
A. L. Chisholm
Boston
D. J. McAuley
New York
D. S. Mulry
H. ©. Greeley
F. X. Regerri
John ©. Rush
Red” Harris
Auburn
Captain Mahon Named President of Mobile Rifle Club
Captain John T. Mahon, acting commander of the Third Battalion of the First Alabama Infantry, was chosen as the first president of the Mobile Rifle Club at the YMCA. W L Woodruff is vice president and Myles Douglass Lavelle secretary with Captain Leon Schwarz as treasurer. Meetings will be Monday at 7:30 pm at the Mobile armory Church and Royal streets. The club will use Fort Morgan rifle range, offered by Captain A D Raymond, with instructors Joseph F. Durham and J C Hensch and range officer First Lieutenant Verneuille.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Mahon
First
Alabama Infantry
Mobile Rifle Club
National Rifle Association
W. L. Woodruff
Myles Douglass~ Lavelle
Leon Schwarz
P. Francis
Mobile Armory
Church
Royal Streets
F. M. Maddox
Fort Morgan
A. D. Raymond
Joseph F. Durham
United States Army
J.C. Hensch
Lomax Rifles
Verneuille
Peter Hamel Faces Prohibition Charge in South Conception
Peter Hamel, owner of the aliserhoff hotel on South Conception Street, appeared on the police court docket for allegedly receiving forbidden liquor. Detec tives Burch and Pearson swore they had evidence of contraband, but Hamel was granted a postponement after requesting it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burch and Pearson
Peter Hamel
Aliserhoff
South Conception Street
Hamel
Edington
Recorder Edington Faces Odd Local Court Docket
An unusual Mobile court record lists varied cases including a fracas over ferns and candy, a candy theft, a transport of sailors from Pensacola, and fines for firearm and speeding incidents. It portrays quirky disputes, racial language, and domestic tensions typical of the era.
Lumber Laden Bark Frank Aground Off Cuban Coast
Information to Leatherbury and White, charterers of the Norwegian bark Frank, shows the vessel cleared Mobile August 26 for Buenos Aires with 933041 feet pine lumber valued at 18701. A cyclone report says it was blown ashore near Cardenas, Cuba, while crew reached Havana. The Whilden fishing schooner is missing. one crewman saved by a Port Saint Joe lighthouse keeper. The dismantled M A Achorn arrived at Fort Morgan quarantine after cargo discharge at Cardenas. the Coney towed it from Key West.
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Leatherbury & White
Frank
Mobile
Buenos Aires
Argentine Republic
Cardenas
Cuba
Havana
Manager Gonzales
Star Fish and Oyster Company
Charley Ross
John W. Whilden
Port Saint Joe
Fla
Carabelle
Florida
M. A. Achorn
Vinegar Bend Lumber Company
Miami
In and Out of Town Members Return From Trips
United States Marshal C. C. Gewin came home Tuesday from Selma Alabama where he spent several days on business. W. P. and L. L. Ludvigsen returned home after an enjoyable Pensacola Florida visit for the W. O. W. encampment there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
C. C. Gewin
Selma
Ala
W. P. and
L. L. Ludvigsen
Pensacola
Fla
Expert engineer from New Orleans surveys Mobile riverfront project
Charles J. Hardy of Ford, Bacon & Davis, an expert engineer, is in Mobile to review the proposed river front development and the Sand Island property acquired by the city. He will also assess cotton warehouse plans and met Wednesday with Commissioners Lyons and Schwarz and City Engineer Wright Smith for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Hardy
New Orleans
Ford, Bacon & Davis
Dock Board
Crescent City
Mobile
City Commission
Sand Island
Mr. Hardy
Lyons and Schwarz
Wright Smith
Prohi violators Frank Allen and T L Goulding granted continuance
In inferior criminal court on Wednesday the cases against Frank Allen and T J Goulding charged with violating the prohibition law were continued to September 15 due to the absence of their attorney CC W Tompkins. Deputies Brannan and Petty arrested them after a raid on a store on North Commerce Street near Lipscomb that found five half pints of liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Allen
T. J. Goulding
Inferior Criminal Court
CC W Tompkins
Brannan and
Petty
Commerce Street
Lipscomb
Courtship Advice Fades After Marriage
Comic exchanges reveal how experts offer tips before marriage but couples must manage themselves afterward in a lighthearted exchange about advice and independence.
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Cora
Ethel
Dancing Babies Parade Makes Mobile Stand Out
A Bienville Square dance show in Mobile features toddlers from two to four years old in pink outfits, drawing praise from visitors and locals. The event, led by L. W. Savage's committee, celebrates early-parade talent and civic spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bienville Square
Earth
Mobile
Terpsichores
L. W. Savage
Cr Connell
Chamber of Commerce
L W. Savage
Thorpe’s Tombstone Inscription Cracked Short
A miser inherits a legacy from his brother on a condition to erect a hundred dollar tombstone. He orders the stone and argues over the inscription. The cutter trims the legend to Thorpe’s Corna, leaving the rest to imagination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miser Thorpe
Miser
Joseph Thorpe
Thorpe
Bankers of Nation Convene in Annual Meeting
The American Bankers Association opened its fifty-first convention in Seattle after two days of preliminaries. Governor Lister and Sir Richard McBride welcomed attendees, with remarks by William A. Law and Frederick A. Delano. A key dispute looms between trust company delegates and national banks over a constitutional amendment restricting sectional independence.
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Seattle
Wash
American Bankers’ Association
Lister
Richard McBride
British Columbia
William A. Law
Philadelphia
Frederick A. Delano
Federal Reserve Board of
Washington, D.C
Trust Company
National Bank
Federal Reserve Act
Robertsdale Visitors and Local Club Notes
Robertsdale residents and visitors are noted in a domestic column. J J Seantan Inspects a tobacco farm near McKay and travels via Pensacola Mobile to New York. The School Club jubilee honors debt repayment for the schoolhouse. Local church services and upcoming conventions are mentioned along with several community names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robertsdale
Ala
J. J. Seantan
Criminal Court of
Cook County
Winnetsa
McKay
Pensacola
Violet
Ruth
Paul McMasters
Mobile
Mallory
New York
Abner J. Smith
Orange Beach
Baldwin Times
L. Glendening
Eastern Star
Quotable Quote on Leadership and Marriage
A provocative line claims one man in a thousand leads men while 999 of a thousand married women lead men, framing leadership in domestic and public life with audacious generalizations.
Lyons Elected Commissioner in City Council Vote
Commissioner Pat J. Lyons was declared reelected after canvassing votes from ten wards showing 530 first choice and four second choice votes for a term October 1 1915 to September 30 1918. Lyons thanked the council and pledged to serve without opposition as the move drew applause. A petition from George R. Cramer urged an ordinance banning fresh meat peddling outside the three mile limit, noting health concerns. the petition was referred for advice. Other routine matters included refunds for Doyle and May and Nellie Isom, both denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat J. Lyons
City Commission
Schwarz
Lyons
George R. Cramer
Plateau
Prichfard
Toulminville
Magazine Point
Doyle & May
Ann Street
Nellie Isom
Mississippi Scouts to Attend Biloxi Reunion
About 250 Boy Scouts from Magnolia and nearby towns will visit Biloxi September 28 to 30 for the United Spanish Mississippi reunion. Scout Master Sam Wolfe will lead the group which plans to camp on the beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
Boy Scouts of
Magnolia
United Federate Veterans of Mississippi
Sam Wolfe
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