Enthusiasm for Mobile Historical Pageant grows at rehearsals
In Mobile during the October events, the Historical Pageant Mobile Under Five Flags draws strong crowds for first rehearsals at German Relief Hall. Dr. F. A. Dunster leads a cast including Mrs. Allyn Feeks Miss Marie Shaffer and Tom Hallett as the show unfolds with tableaux assignments to follow tonight. The piece recalls local figures from See Hoy to Admiral Semmes amid Mobile’s blend of history and modern life.
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Tichnor
Mobile
Southern Commercial Congress
F. A. Dunster
Allyn Feeks
Marie Shaffer
Tom Hallett
W. O. Daly
John Willis
Herndon Smith
German Relief Hall
Dunster
Seehoy
Tribe of the Winds
Tunstall
Red Eagle
Rutherfords
Weatherford
Home Economics Club Plans Symposium for Mobile Congress
The Home Economics Club dedicates today’s 4 pm meeting at the Battle House to prepare for the Mobile meeting of the Southern Commercial Congress. Presidents or representatives from women’s clubs and interested city women are urged to attend, with district canvassing assignments for locating rooms for visiting strangers as a key program item.
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Home Economics Club
Mobile
Southern Commercial Congress
Battle House
Farewell to summer dance and social notes
In the wake of a forecasted storm the Mobile Yacht Club plans a farewell to summer dance. Hon. W. A. Gunter of Montgomery visited the city yesterday.
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Mobile Yacht Club
W. A. Gunter
Montgomery
Welcome for Arch Reese Winter Born in September Storm
Mr and Mrs L H Horn and family move from Fairhope to the city while Mrs Shawhan joins them. A new baby arrives as Arch Reese Winter, born Saturday night at the home of Mr and Mrs Reese Winter, adds joy to four years of married life and is welcomed by family including Arch Batson.
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Reese Winter
John Winter
Meridian
le Grange Battson
A. L. Battson
Gordon Smith
Fairhope
Leah Midgett
B. F. Midgett
S. W
Frank Reese
Mobile
Southport, Fla
A. J. Spencer
Ray Spencer
Gosport
City
Mrs. Spencer
New Orleans
James Hagan
New York
Hagan
The
Liszt Pianoforte School of Music
Missoa Williams
J. N. Williams
Old Barton
Randolph Macon College
L. H. Horn
Mises Margaret
Lucille
Helen Horn
Horn
G. B. Shawhan
Arch Reese Winter
Arch Batson
Three Injured In Overturned Cars on Express Train
Three people were hurt when three rear sleeping coaches of the Philadelphia night express overturned at Coatesville, thirty-eight miles west of Philadelphia. The train, moving slowly, derailed after the sleepers became detached and slid down a fifteen foot embankment. Officials blamed rail spread for the accident.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Night Express
Coatesville
Franklin College president indicted for assault on father
The Rev. Elijah M. Hanley, president of Franklin College, was indicted by the ligo county grand jury on a charge of attempted assault in an incident at his father's Middletown home. He had previously said he “switched and spanked” his father to defend his mother and family. Reconciliation was reported after the incident, and a college trustee said the affair was closed for the college. The minister is noted as a prominent Baptist leader with past posts in Cleveland and Providence.
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Associated Press
Terre Haute
Ind
Elijah M. Hanley
Franklin College
Ligo County Grand Jury
Calvin Hanley
Hanley
Franklin, Ind
C. M. Parker
Middletown
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Ohio
Providence
R. I
Lutherans Plan Big Celebration In 1917 Jubilee
Toledo reports the Evangelical Lutheran general council adopted a 2 million dollar pension and missionary fund as part of the 100th Reformation anniversary. A jubilee committee will unite with other bodies to target a 10 million dollar total. Synods are asked to raise 457200 over two years, 98000 more than the prior biennium, while the Augsburg squad plans 225004 for missions.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Ohio
General Council
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Council For
Augustana Sqnad
Do You Fear Consumption New Discovery Ad
A vintage advertisement touts Dr. King's New Discovery as a cure for coughs throat and lung ailments promising life saving benefits. Malichite Colorado resident Stillman Green reports doctors predicted death yet recovered using the remedy. Refunded if no benefit. price 60 cents and 1.00. Van Antwerp Drug Co guarantees.
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van Antwerp Drug Co
Five Years In Pen For L N Train Robbery
Harry Rainer a young white man was sentenced to five years in the federal penitentiary for train robbery by Judge W S Grubb. Rainer confessed to helping rob a Louisville and Nashville mail train between Birmingham and Calera several weeks ago.
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Birmingham
Ala
Harry Rainer
Federal
W. S. Grubb
Rainer
Louisville
Nashville
Calera
Kneelet Daring Twin of the Anklet
A bold street fashion note describes the kneelet worn above the knee with a slashed skirt. The timepiece is showcased as a visible accessory, pairing practicality with daring style.
Savage ancestors and torture in a progressive age debate
A provocative line contrasts ancient brutality with modern methods, suggesting that even early peoples could have benefited from evolving understandings of punishment and restraint in contemporary times.
Family duties cited as mother’s church work shines
A reader notes that a mother’s dedication to church activity stands out while the father shows less effort, and comments that the children require attention to balance household responsibilities.
Curiosity Examined As A Petty Misdemeanor Lesson
A speaker uses a flower gathering parable to condemn idle curiosity. He contrasts careful, deliberate knowledge seeking with careless, indiscriminate grabbing, arguing curiosity often stems from an undisciplined mind and serves no purpose. He invites readers to apply the lesson to daily life and personal pursuit of knowledge.
Flowers May Solve Problem of the Sexes
Sir Oliver Lodge tells the British Association that plant sex determination may hinge on sap changes at the junction where branch flowers separate. He suggests studying this plant mechanism could yield clues to why humans are born male or female.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
England
Oliver Joseph Lodge
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Death of longtime New York cotton exchange member Hanemann
William Henry Hanemann, a 62 year old veteran of the New York cotton market, died suddenly in New York. He was among the oldest members of the exchange and had been in New Orleans prior to the death.
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New York
William Henry Hanemann
New York Cotton Cat Exchange
Hanemann
New Orleans
End Indigestion with Pape's Diapepsin Remedy
A classic stomach remedy touts Pape's Diapepsin as fast acting and harmless for indigestion dyspepsia gas and sour stomachs. The ad urges readers to keep a large fifty cent case on hand and claims quick relief within contact with the stomach.
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