Jewish New Year Begins Wednesday observances across faiths
Jewish New Year starts Wednesday with Rosh Hashanah services across congregations in Mobile. Orthodox and Reform temples mark the holiday through Thursday October 2, with evening and morning services on Government Street. Choirs, led by Prof. Lyles Taylor, perform music associated with the observance. Rabbi Smolinsky leads Ahavas Chesed services and delivers a sermon on the altar after 8:30 AM.
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A. G
Sigund Schiesinger
Temple Choir
Win Lyles Taylor
Tom Halliwell
Ernest Planck
H. W. Leinkapf
Simon
Ahavas Chesed
Smolinsky
British Bark Athena Returns in Distress
About 160 miles off Mobile bar the British bark Athena ran into a southeaster, tearing the deck and leaking ship timbers. Captains Stein and Clarke of the tugs Gertrude and Claude assisted, bringing the vessel to port where it now lies at Myrmus docks to discharge cargo.
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Mobile Bar
Athena
Havana
Cuba
Stein and Clarke
Gertrude
Claude
Mymus
Five Hour Conference on Strike Situation
A five hour conference on the strike situation was held with Honor President T V O Connor presiding. A proposition to the cotton men was reviewed and would be submitted to locals at a 4 pm meeting Tuesday. National President Morris remained hopeful for a settlement between workers and employers.
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T.V. O'Connor
International Longshoremen’s Solution
Mor
Woman Endorses King’s New Life Pills For Pain Relief
Mrs. M. Dunlap of Leadville, Tenn says Dr. Kings New Life Pills helped her greatly and recommends them. The ad urges readers to get a box today, noting the product is a safe remedy for pain and overall well-being.
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Dunlap
Leadill, Tenn
Kin
van ‘Antwerp Drag
Harriet Warren Dies on Street After Apoplexy Attack
Harriet Warren a Black woman aged unknown died on Wilkinson Street near New Jersey Wednesday morning about 9 30 from an apoplexy attack. County H P Hirshfield viewed the scene and noted the incident.
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Harriet Warren
Wilkinson Street
New Jersey
Mer H. P. Hirshfield
Weather Update From Local Forecaster Albert Ashenberger
Weather conditions show generally fair weather along the North Pacific coast with scattered rain in the Ohio and upper Mississippi valleys due to a barometric low in Iowa. Warm sections in the east Gulf states with rain to spread. a low pressure system over the north brings rising temperatures and the Rocky Mountain region reports no freezing. Zo cal rains are indicated for Mobile for Wednesday.
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Pacific Coast
Ohio
Misaisa Valley
Iowa
East Gulf
South Aratic
Rocky Mountain
Mobile
Albert Ashenberger
Weather Bureau
D. D. D. Skin Remedy Ad Hails Cooling Relief
The ad promotes a cooling skin remedy claiming to soothe tender skin and open pores. It touts D. D. D. as a trusted treatment with a positive guarantee and urges readers to visit Van Antwerp Drug Corp and related stores. It also advertises D. D. D. Soap as best for tender skin and mentions the product has been popular for sixteen years.
Personal notices from Mobile society circle
Chester G. Adcox publicity promoter for The N K Fairbanks Co is in the city on business. Mrs C O Humphries returned from New Orleans where she was guest of Mrs Corine Collins. Norman Stuards of Mobile Gas Co improving after appendix operation. Mrs J N McAleer and family returned to Mobile from Belle Fontaine summer home. Miss Grace Du Pree returned after a summer in Asheville Knoxville and Greenville. Miss Eula Lee Breitling of Dempolis Ala returned home after entertaining by cousins. Mr and Mrs W M Greenlee of Meridian registered at the Battle House. Miss Mattye Exell of Lesman Ills visiting friends. Miss BE Bilber Mrs N Bauman and M H Bauman at the Cawthon hotel. Mrs M E Stinson and son F M Stinson of Chicago tourists in the city. Michael V O Rourke once a noted local journalist ill at Providence Infirmary. Miss Ruth Brown daughter of Rev and Mrs A B Brown Crichton improving after appendectomy. Thomas H Lewis of American Bonding and Mortgage Co Pittsburg Pa in Mobile to be entertained by Lodge 321 Loyal Order of Moose. J Lewis in Mobile regarding new Moose Home on Government Street.
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Thomas H. Lewis
American Bonding and Mortgage Company
Pittsburg
Mobile
Lodge No. 321
Loyal Order of Moose
J. Lewis
Government Street
Chamberlain’s Tablets Sold by All Dealers
Spondence often haacence by indigestion and constipation and quickly disappears when Chamberlain's Tablets are taken. For sale by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Oberkert Charged With Assault in County Case
Willie Oberkert was arrested Tuesday by Deputy Sheriff Dennis Lynch on a charge of assaulting and beating J. Simonson. He was docketed at the county jail and posted bond for appearance in the inferior criminal court.
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Willie Oberkert
J. Simonson
Dennis Lynch
Inferior Criminal Court
Diarrhoea Quickly Cured by Remedy Claim
A patient reports immediate relief from diarrhoea after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy told by a local merchant. The ad claims one or two doses cure ordinary diarrhoea and notes availability at all dealers.
Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer Claims Record Young Look
Advertisement touts Q-Ban as a hair color restorer that turns gray hair back to the original youth color. It promises dramatic effect across ages, replacing dyes, and claims to make hair stronger and shinier. Sold for 60 cents with a three-bottle trial and a money-back guarantee. Manufactured by Van Antwerp Drug Co in Mobile, delivered by mail to out-of-town customers.
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Q-Ban
Mobile
van Antwerp Drug CO
City Briefs: Alarming Open Fire Box and Street Incident
A fire alarm box No 14 at Royal and State streets was found open at 12 15 PM Tuesday and reported to police after its glass front was broken. A mule hitched to H S Walker Furniture Wagon was badly injured after falling into a manhole on Hallett Street. Spring Hill Car 108 caused a 20 minute blockage after switching issues at St Francis and Conception streets with 62 passengers aboard. Murdock Melinis seeks 5000 damages from Mobile Light and Railroad Co for injuries from a Government Street loop car on October 10 1912. case set for November term.
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Royal and
State Streets
Walker Furniture Company
Hallett Street
Caroline
Dau Ae
Conception Street
Spring Hill
St. Francis and
Conception Streets
S. Francis Street
Murdock Meliinis
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
Government Street
Life size portrait of Senator Morgan on display in Mobile
Professor Paul C. Boudousquie of Spring Hill College contributed a life size half figure oil painting of distinguished Alabama senator John T. Morgan for the Panama canal celebration. It is now on exhibition in Staub's show window at Dauphin and Joachim streets. The portrait is praised by art students as an excellent likeness. A tableaux rehearsal for the Lyric Theatre event on October 6 and 7 is planned with director Dr. F. A. Dunster and will be held at German Relief Hall Tuesday night. A marriage license was issued to Harry Arthur Winters and Agnes Smith.
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Alabama
John T. Morgan
Panama Canal
Paul C. Boudousquie
Spring Hill College
Staub
Dauphin and
Joachim Streets
Lyric Theatre
F. A. Dunster
German Relief Hall
J. E B. Mitchell
Electric Bitters Promised To Relieve Weak Kidneys
An advertisement claims Electric Bitters cure weak kidneys and improve liver function and indigestion. It cites a San Francisco testimonial from Mr. John Dowling about his wife’s recovery after other remedies failed. Available at Drug Co. for 50c and 1.00.
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John Dowling
San Francisco
Drug Co
Pistol Presenting Arrest Reported in Crichton
Ralph G. Nelson of Crichton was arrested Tuesday by Sheriff T T Palmer on a charge of presenting a pistol at Robert Collins during an armament incident several nights ago. Nelson posted bond for appearance in inferior criminal court.
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Ralph G. Nelson
Crichton
T.T. Palmer
Robert Collins
Nelson
Inferior Criminal Court
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Cures Cold in One Bottle
Mrs. Sarah B. Duncan of Tipton Iowa recalls a severe winter cold in her son and credits Chamberlains Cough Remedy with stopping the cough and curing the cold after using a single bottle sold by local dealers.
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Sarah B. Duncan
Tipton
Iowa
Adv
Taken to Choctaw to be tried for murder
Sheriff Ben S Locke of Choctaw county left Mobile for West Butler with West Curtis and Wilks Adison in custody. They are charged as accessories to the murder of M Bush, a Segue merchant killed last February. Two other suspects have been lynched.
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Ben 8 S. Locke
Choctaw County
Mobile
West Butler
West Curtis
Wilks Adison
M. Bush
Discovery of America Musical at Lyrics Theater
Under the Panama Canal CelebrationJoint Fraternal Committee presents a historic musical review titled Discovery of America and Founding of Mobile with eleven tableaux. The event runs Monday and Tuesday October 6 and 7 with a matinee on Tuesday led by Dr FA Dunster.
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Georgeous
Mobile
Panama
Location of New Baptist Church Plans Approved
A group led by Grace Dupree and others resolved to establish a new Baptist church north of Dauphin street and east of Hamilton street to serve a vacant northeastern area. They asked the Baptist Pastors Conference for approval and cooperation, with 20 members signing the charter committee on September 29, 191.
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New Ee
Wy Sutey
Taber
Baptist Pastors Conference
Talliunene
Dauphin Street
Hamilton Street
Lord Jesus Christ
Grace Dupree
J. T. George
W. H. Lockler
Do You Fear Consumption New Discovery Advertisement
Do You Fear Consumption No matter how chronic your cough or throat or lung ailment so Dr Kings New Discovery will sure a help you It may save your life Two doctors said I had consumption and could not live two years I used Dr Kings New Discovery and am alive and well Your carefunded if it fails to benefit best home remedy for coughs voada Base Be and June troubles Price 50c Guaranteed by Van Antwerp Drug Co p adv-1
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van Antwerp Drug Co
Woman Tries Suicide With Razor In City Home
Mrs J J Bynum cut her throat and both wrists with a razor in front of her husband and child at her North Carolina Street residence. She was rushed to City Hospital in critical condition. doctors report little hope of recovery. Police say she had been despondent for days and hinted at trouble with her husband, J J Bynum, a carpenter.
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J. J. Bynum
North Carolina Street
Cedar
City Hospital
J. J. Byftum
Mrs C C J Martin Praises Chamberlains Tablets
A Boone mother of eighteen children reports relief after taking three bottles of Chamberlins Tablets. She says she can eat freely and feels better than ever. A Mill, Virginia claimant reports stomach trouble overcame by the tablets. Advertisements indicate Chamberlains Tablets are sold by dealers.
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Cc. J. Martin
Boone
Poanda
Mill
Enrollment of Public Schools in 1918-14 Session
On opening day 2428 pupils enrolled including 1976 white and 452 colored. Two negro schools Marysville and Booker Washington still to be heard from. Registration Tuesday and classes begin Wednesday. Superintendent Murphy expects higher attendance than any prior year based on Monday's enrollment. Listed: Corby Yerby Boys 261 Yerby Girls 226 Tucker 314 Oakdale 334 Leth Semmes Semmes 216 Shark 68 Marechal two schools: ean 237 Councill
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Marysville
Booker Washington
S. Murphy
Corby
Yerby Boys’ School
Yerby Girls’ School
Tucker
Oakdale
Leth
Semmes
A. Semmes
Shark
Marechal
Ean
Councill
Texas Wonder Advertisement Notes Kidney Cure Claims
A fragment describes The Texas Wonder tonic alleging cures for kidney and bladder troubles, gravel and rheumatic issues. claims include relief for men and children. Mentions a price of $1.00 for a small bottle and a mailed offer or monument reference.
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Texas
RR Commission to Hear Pig Iron Case Wednesday
Mobile manufacturers struggle to ship pig iron products at a profit due to high rates in Alabama mineral districts. The Mobile Chamber of Commerce and local iron dealers aim to persuade the Alabama Railroad Commission at the Mobile hearing to address price barriers. Charles Henderson and commissioners are expected in Mobile to hear testimony on rate impact and routing.
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Alabama
Mobile
Louisiana
Texas
South Alabama
Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Iron Dealers of
Alabama Railroad Commission
Montgomery
Southern Railway
Charles Henderson
Railroad Commission
Frank
Julian
Leon McCord
Railroads to Back Mobile Case in City Hearing
Thelmasident William Hadder of Com mile and Cobb back Mobile's case with traffic men and counsel from several railroads including Southern Mobile and Ohio Louisville and Nashville Alabama Great Southern and New Orleans Mobile and Chicago. The current pig iron rate from all iron producing points in Mobile is 2.75 per ton. A reduction target has not yet been announced.
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William Hadder
Commile
Cobb and Practical Toa
Steel Creon
Mobile
Southern
Mobile and Ohio
Louisville
Nashville
Alabama Great Southern
New Orleans
Chicago
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An old advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as a fast remedy for indigestion gas sour stomach and dyspepsia. It claims relief within five minutes and urges readers to buy a fifty cent case at any drug store.
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Pape
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van Antwerp Drug Corp
Roe Drug Co
Sutton Drug Co
Dave Bauer
Akin Remedy
Chester G. Adcox
N. K. Fairbanks Co
C. O. Humphries
Corine Collins
Norman Stuards
Mobile Gas Company
Inge-Bondurant Sanitorium
J. N. McAleer
Belle Fontaine
Grace du Pree
City
Asheville
N. C
Knoxville
Tenn
Greenville
Eula Lee Breitling
Dempolis
Ala
Gladys
Carrie
Loniée Crow
Mattye Exell
Lesman
BE. Bilber
N. Bauman
M. H. Bauman
Chattanooga Oe
Cawthon Atel
M. E. Stinson and Son
F. M. Stinson
Chicago, Ill
Michael V. O'Rourke
Providence Infirmary
Ruth Brown
A. B. Brown
Southern Infirmary
ACE
Yar Cs
Eee
Harry Arthur Winters
Agnes Smith
W. H. Armbrecht
EB. H. Bixler, Jr
Marshall T. Jackson
Choctaw
NEW Baptist Church
Texas Wonder
Mutt and Jeff
Eeeeee
Sole Mobile Distributors
Reviluon Freres Furs
Hammel
Hammer Savings Bank
Scure
Nate
Harrison Mutual Burial Association
South Conception Street
The
Bank of Mobile
National Banking Association
Kodaks
O.zadek Jewelry Co
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