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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1916

Page

5

Sunday Schools in 2 Conventions

Mr. Charles Anderson of Axis Ala was named president of the Eleventh district Mobile County Sunday School Association at a Satsuma Ala meeting Sunday afternoon. others elected included Russell Johnson vice president Miss Fannie Haselman secretary treasurer and several department superintendents. Representatives of four district Sunday schools attended with banner and 60 percent readings.

Charles Anderson Axis Ala Mobile County Sunday School Association Satsuma Russell Johnson Fannie Haselman Wink Henrietta Haselman E. Calderero Margaret Wink Seeley Missions Annie Thorsin Mount Vernon Methodist Axis Union Satsuma Union Creole Methodist R. L. Howell E. M. Balyeat W. L. Unzicker Messrs J. H. Sheip G. E. Yarborough Annie Krassin J. H. Wienand J. W. Barnette J. H. Wiegand Prichard W. L. Hinson E. O. Hunt Temperance Department B. H. Holmes Whistler Baptist Prichard Baptist Whistler Methodist Eight Mile Methodist Turnerville Methodist Prichard Methodist Turnerville Baptist Jerome H. Sheip R. E. Daly Aline Whitehead Marguerite Turner

Jewel thieves drill into Baltimore store safe for $15000

In Baltimore on a Sunday morning cracksmen evaded a night watchman and entered Steman Norwig jewelry via the store's rear. They lowered themselves to the safe by rope after cutting through flooring and ceiling and bypassed a steel plate and concrete backing. No fingerprints were found.

Associated Press Baltimore Steman & Norwig

Guardsmen Held After Soldier Stabbing in Montgomery

Lonnie Melton and John McLain, Alabama National Guard enlisted men, are under heavy guard at the infantry mobilization camp after stabbing Tom Flanagan of Company L Fourth Regiment in the restricted Montgomery area Friday night. No charges yet. investigation continues as Flanagan’s lung wound improves though pneumonia remains a risk.

Montgomery Ala Lonnie Melton John McLain National Guard of Alabama Tom Flanagan Fourth Regiment Alabama City Flanagan C. C. O’connell

Arrest Negro for HoldUp Netting Eight Hundred

Jim Johnson, a Negro, is jailed in Montgomery Alabama on a charge of robbing a person of eight hundred dollars two years ago. He matched the description given to police at the time of the street hold up in north Montgomery and is said to have returned to the city recently.

Montgomery Ala Jim Johnson Johnson John+e

Come-Back Man Rebounds With Haarlem Oil Capsules

Advertises GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for fatigue and various ailments from uric acid to stomach derangement. Claims three capsules daily restore strength and sleep, with money-back guarantee if not helpful. Mentions prices 25c 50c and $1 and warns against substitutes.

Haarlem Holland

Florence Walton Debuts Midnight Satin Gown

Florence Walton presents a floor length midnight blue satin dress with black tulle ruffles and sequins. A matching bolero, handmade emerald and saffron flowers, and a blue gray girdle complete the ensemble. Miss Walton appears at the Empire Friday in the Quest of Life.

Miss Walton Empire

Puss Junior Seeks Doctor After Illness and Horse Trade

Puss Junior, feeling very sick, visits Dr. Drake who prescribes pills and urges rest. The scene includes a humorous exchange about selling the gray horse, walking, and the doctor’s quips about his growing practice and patient pondside residents.

Puss Junior Dr. Drake Quack

Puss Sells His Horse to Dr Drake for Twenty-Five Pounds

In a curious tale, Puss agrees to sell his faithful horse to Dr Drake for twenty five pounds and parts with the steed while tucking a box of pills away. The Modern Athenian reveals late nights dining outdoors, Greek cuisine, and a cultured Athens society.

Dr. Drake Puss Junior Puss

Gentlemanly Debt Etiquette In A Witty Exchange

Jones questions a tradesman about unpaid bills. The tradesman replies he never asks for money from a gentleman, noting that after a set time he concludes the person isn’t a gentleman and then asks for payment. The dialogue hinges on social class and debt norms.

Jones

Paolo Girl Recalls Mother's Illness and Liver Remedy

In Paolo Alabama a girl recounts her mother suffering headaches and drowsiness. She credits Granger Liver Regulator with improving her health after prior medicines failed. The ad-like text touts the product as natural and pleasant to take.

Pearly Davis

Famous Dancer to Be at Empire This Week

The Empire presents a slate of Paramount and Essanay features this week. Pauline Frederic stars in Ashes of Embers, with Pathe’s Mobile as an added Tuesday program. Henry B. Walthall headlines The Sting of Victory with Antoinette Walker and Essanay regulars in support. Little Marguerite Clark returns Wednesday in Molly Make Believe. Thursday brings The Footlights of Fate with Marc McDermott and Naomi Childers in VitaGraph, plus weekly athletic features. Maurice and Florence Walton debut as The Quest of Life in a Paramount production Friday, and Lucille Lee Stewart headlines His Wife's Good Name on Saturday.

Empire Management Pathe Essanay Empire Henry B. Walthall Antoinette Walker David Warfield Thomas Commerford John Lorenz Anne Leigh Marguerite Clark Paramount Molly Make Believe V.—B.s the Empire Vitagraph Marc McDermott Naomi Childers Miss Childers Marvel New York Joe Wallace Dulcie Hall Yale Harvard Frank Kramer Capron Hahman Maurice Florence Walton South America Paris Lucille Lee Stewart

Fraternal and union lodges list meeting sites and times

Today I O O F Napoleonville Lodge No 1 Knights of Pythias Rescue Lodge No 24 Woodmen of the World Forest Camp No 1 Masonik Mobile Lodge No 40 A F amp A M 7 30 or 8 00 oclock Fraternal Aid Union Mobile Lodge 93 Y M B A Hall I O O O B Mobile Dam No 26 257 1 2 Dauphin Street I O O O F Union Lodge 13 Odd Fellows Hall Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders Local Union 111 Central Trades Council Hall United Association of Plumbers Local Union 119 Central Trades Council Hall

Napoleonville Knights of Pythias Pythian Castle Woodmen of the World—Forest Moose Hall Masonik Mobile A. F A. M Masonic Temple Fraternal Aid Union I. Oo Oo Mobile Dam Dauphin Street I. Oo. O. F.—Union Odd Fellows Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders Central Trades Council United Association of Plumbers

Further Substantial Advances in Stocks Felt in Wall Street

Wall Street resumed trading and posted new high records as United States Steel opened at 118 to 119 for 25 000 shares, the range extending to new peaks. Copper led gains with wider advances, while Maxwell Motors and other industrial issues reached high prices amid an irregular but overall rising market.

New York United States Steel Maxwell Motors

Rockefeller Yellow Fever Commission Arrives in New York

The Rockefeller commission on yellow fever reached New York aboard the Brazos from San Juan after two months studying sanitary conditions along South America West Coast. The group plans to depart soon for the South American east coast. Major General Gorgas declined to discuss findings, but other members confirmed substantial data. Countries visited include Chile Peru Bolivia Ecuador and Panama.

New York Rockefeller Commission San Juan South America South American Gorgas Chile Peru Bolivia Ecuador Panama

Empire to Screen Pickford Films in City Run

Ralph Ince presents a major production. The Empire theater announces exclusive rights to Mary Pickford releases formed after leaving Famous Players. Pickford will issue four to eight masterpieces yearly shown nationally at fifty cents, Mobilians pay twenty five cents locally. The Greater Vitagraph replaces V L E with three Sothern pictures eight Anita Stewart titles eight Earl Williams films eight Storey Moreno works and eight Lillian Walker titles at the Empire.

Ralph Ince Empire Management Mary Pickford Miss Pickford Famous Players Pickford Vitagraph Company V. L. 8. E. Corporation Greater Vitagraph Empire H. Sothern Anita Stewart Earl Williams Edith Storey Antonio Moreno Lillian Walker

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