Mobile Society Notes on Returns and a Birmingham Wedding
The city welcomes Dr and Mrs R A Rush with Rivers Jr and Mary Knight Rush returning from Battles Wharf as Lucile Rush returns from belleship and Miss Florence Ladd departs for Chicago to head domestic economy studies. Dr Albert William Metcalf of Mobile marries Miss Annie Porter Kolb in Birmingham in a refined ceremony at the Starns home with relatives and close friends attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Rush
Rivers, Jr
Mary Knight Rush
Battles Wharf
Lucile Rush
Jewell Davis
Brown's Wells and
Vicksburg
Meridian
Earle Norris Floyd
Florence Ladd
University of Chicago
Miss Ladd
South
Henry Reiser
Mebelle Cecil
Lohengrin
Stair
Bayard Starnes
Hugh Starnes, Jr
Marital Nuptials Highlight Mobile Society Page
The wedding featured Miss Eleanor Starnes and Miss Adeline Dobbs with their escorts from Greenville and Athens. Attendants wore white chiffon and gold trims, with laurel bouquets. The bride, in white crepe meteor, entered with her brother P. V. Kolb as lilies of the valley adorned her veil. Reception followed at the Kolb home with Mobile residents hosting. Dr. and Mrs. Metcalf plan to reside in Mobile after their honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Starnes
J. Y. Trawick
Greenville
Adeline Dobbs
Athens
B. D. Metcalf
Mobile
Mary Brown
Atlanta
Mary Kolb
H. N. Starnes
W. D. Nesbitt
A. W. Metcalf
Ala
Mellon Divorce Reconciliation Reported After European Negotiations
Pittsburg society notes a sensational Pennsylvania divorce case between Andrew W. Mellon and Nora McMullen Mellon has ended in reconciliation. Their children and English friends reportedly brokered the settlement. Mellon previously received a decree and $5 million was said to have been settled on his former wife. The couple’s children, Ailsa and Paul, alternated custody before departing for Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Society
Andrew W. Mellon
Nora McMullen Mellon
Pennsylvania
Europe
America
Mellon
Ailsa
Paul
Californian Tour Planned by Miss Virginia Woolf
Miss Virginia Woolf, Mobile socialite and guest of Mrs. Fred Martin in Portland, Oregon, will tour California in September and visit notable showplaces before returning home around November 1 with Mrs. Martin.
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Virginia Woolf
Mobile
Northwest
Fred Martin
Portland
Oregon
California
Prominent Citizen Adem Glass in Katzenbach Rhine Visit
At Katzenbach on the Rhine, Adem Glass, a prominent city figure, enjoys a summer stay at his old home. He calls the Rhine town Katzenbach his Mein...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katzenbach
Adem Glass
Germany
Katzenbach On the Rhine
Mein
Birthday observance of Mr. Adam Glass of Mobile Alabama
The August 28 birthday celebration for Adam Glass of Mobile Alabama is described. Relatives and friends gathered at Philip Boenmer’s house then children from Katzenbach and nearby rescue home delivered tokens at Glass's home guided by Head Teacher Grimm. The day included school songs, torchlight parade by the German Saengerbund, poems, and folk songs celebrating Pfaelzerland culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingelthalerof
Grimm
Glass
Missionary Meeting at Government Street church Today
This afternoon at 4 30 the Oman s Missionary Society of the Government Street Methodist church will hold its regular business meeting. A full attendance is requested. Several local students and visitors are noted among the attendees at area universities and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oman
Missionary Society of the
Government Street Methodist Church
Jewish Holidays Begin October 7
The article notes the Jewish New Year 5674 begins October 1 at 6 p.m. and ends October 2 at sundown. Yom Kippur starts October 10 at 6 p.m. and continues through October 11. Observances are to be led by Dr. A. Moses at Temple Shaarai Shomayim with Orthodox participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Shaaral
A. Moses
Hindus Ordered 10 Be Deport... Immigrants From Philippines Barred
Washington reports that Hindus seeking U S admission via the Philippines or other possessions will not land without immigration examination. The federal court in Seattle upheld the deportation of 73 Hindus who arrived from the Philippines. Commissioner Camineth ordered their removal as they were likely to become public charges. Twenty or more similar cases are pending at San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Philippines
Commissioner General of Immigration
Camineth
Seattle
San Francisco
Four Mexican Officers Escape From San Diego Fort
Captain F. Mendez and three other Mexican federal officers escaped detention at Fort Rosecrans crossing the border last night with several hundred refugees. Senora Mendez, wife of the captain, was arrested near the border and brought back to the fort as trunks containing uniforms and swords of the officers were found in her car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
F. Mendez
Fort Rosecrans
Senora Mendez
Ensenada
California
Watson Denies Lobbying Ties With Manufacturers in Congress
Former Representative James E. Watson testifies before the house lobby committee denying Mulhall’s charge of active friendship with the National Association of Manufacturers. He says he never worked as a lobbyist or lawyer for the NAM and cites his role with the National Tariff Commission Association. He asserts committee appointments were made by Cannon, Busby, and Hinds, not by him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
James E. Watson
Indiana
House Lobby Committee
Martin M. Mulhall
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
Watson
National Tariff Commission Association
Association of Manufacturers
Mulhall
Joe Cannon
Mr. Cannon
Busby
Asher Hinds
Tomato Debate Clarified on Canned Goods
Opinion notes that while tomato is a fruit legally and botanically, canned tomatoes are not considered fruit in common usage. The piece offers humorous reflection on culinary labeling and definitions.
Watson denies NAM pressure and Mulhall campaign ties
Watson says he was never approached by any National Association of Manufacturers official to back legislation and shared their views on issues like an anti injunction bill and labor union exemptions from Sherman law. He notes Mulhall planned to aid his 1908 gubernatorial bid but worked briefly and failed to deliver on promises, denying $22,000 raised for the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson
National Association of Manufacturers
Association
Mulhall
Woman Entitled to Liberal Alimony Claims in French Case
The remark argues a wife deserves generous alimony when a French husband forces his business grouch home, frightening the children more than an American wildcat.
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New Orleans
E. J. Paquette
Alabama
Herbert ‘Turner
Coden
State Line
Peter Rabby
Bayou la Barre
John Boykin
Jackson, Ala
Bell
Dargan Ledyard
Point Clear
Ledyard
Charles Hall
Mr. Hall
O. F. Rush
Bayou la Batre
Mrs
J. C. Smith
Houston Street
Ross Dodson
Fairhope
F. L. Brown
Ruby Rush
Inge-Bondurant Sanatorium
Mrs. Noram'mullen Mellon
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
KODAK
FE. O. Zadek Jewelry Co
Mobile, Ala
Yeend Potter CO
Norfolk
East Window
Tango
Pat Byrne
North Carolina
Blue Ridge
Edwin Parker
Marshal Patterson
University of Alabama
R. H. Bolling
Tuscaloosa
John Randolph Bolling
University
Bolling
Clarence Touart
Charlies C. Busbee, Jr
Tuscaloosa, Ala
Charles Werneth
Tacon Station
Miss Parker
St. Louis
Kaver
Hamilton Street
Dauphin
Jix
Immigration
Caminetti
Advanc
M. Hott Shoe CO
Manchester, How Hampshire
Beacon Shoe Store
Dauphin Street
UNION
Paris
Mexico City
The
Matin
General Huerta
Cel Esen
Faust
Maull Bros
Hamilton
Willis
Percy
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