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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1913
Page
10
Sterling trade price listed as four dollars with a 52 percent indicator and a numeric 648 82 percent note. The entry references New York sight and New Orleans sight commercial par details.
The notice lists mobile freights by steamer with destinations Liverpool Havre Bremen and Manchester and charges of 45 60 45 48 cents respectively. It appears as a brief transport rate card from a shipping line.
Ladies and gentlemen of St Matthew's parish work for a Wednesday night soiree at the Knights of Columbus Hall. The Sun Set Orchestra has been engaged for entertainment and a large attendance is hoped.
Mayor Laz Schwarz and Chief of Police F W Crenshay visited the Boys Detention Home on Sunday. They reported the facility in first class condition with eighteen boys dining and the premises clean and sanitary.
Under order of the Probate Court of Mobile County Alabama I. E. B. Kirkbride administrator will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash in front of the Mobile County courthouse on Wednesday April 30 1913 at noon the personal property of the estate including a Brougham a Victoria and a Breck Lyons Courtney attorneys for the administrator.
James Brewster tries a home varnish job using an old syrup tin and a cooking tin of varnish. The mislabeling leads to wrong paint and a kitchen mishap as his wife realizes she has baked with varnish instead of pudding. Local anecdote in humorous tone.
Leaders of the MGA workers meet the general chairman at the YMCA Tuesday at 5 PM to review campaign duties and receive instructions. Telegraphic point tallies will be reported at 5 PM Tuesday with city standings summarized after Monday's results.
Mrs Matilda Smith aged 65 a longtime city resident died Tuesday at 2 am at 216 North Broad Street after a long illness. She is survived by her mother and other relatives.
Dell Gordon, the one year old daughter of Dr. James J. and Mrs. Peterson, died Monday night at 8 45 oclock at the family home No 454 Government street after a brief illness. Dr. Peterson was away on a business trip to New York city and is en route home.
Mrs. Mary E. Hamilton of Mobile died Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at her home 50 South Hamilton Street after a short illness. Her son Archie J. Hamilton died about two months earlier. She is survived by one daughter and other relatives and was a longtime Cathedral church member.
Announcement from Mobile and Ohio offices in Cairo Illinois said trains into Cairo would cease after midnight due to a broken drainage levee flooding the area. The event interrupts rail service as the region faces rising water.
The St Joseph triduum at St Matthew’s Oakdale closes after the 7 o’clock mass on Wednesday morning. Confessions are heard from 4 o’clock this evening and tomorrow morning. The feast moved from March 19 to April 2 during Holy Week. Benediction will follow the final mass Wednesday morning.
The text cites Alabama constitutional and statutory provisions authorizing cities to issue bonds for public school buildings. It notes Section 222 requiring a majority vote and a ballot with For bond issue or Against bond issue. The 1911 act allows cities to issue bonds for sites and construction, with proceeds to boards of education. It emphasizes state plenary power to authorize bonded public projects by general law and city ballot approval.
Waterfront activity was quiet as ships loaded cargoes for routes to New York, Gibara, and Puerto Cortez. The Mallory liner Lampasas departed with 350000 feet of lumber 1000 bales of cotton and 1000 barrels of rosin while other vessels loaded bananas fruit and pine.
The Mobile city commission discusses authorizing a bond election for schoolhouses or site purchases, with legal opinions on necessary ordinance descriptions and notice requirements. Budget actions include payroll approvals, street resurfacing funding, delinquent tax interest changes, and park planning contracts.
The forecast warns protection against 38 degree shipments for 36 hours north with moderate temperatures east and west. River forecasts indicate the Tombigbee river and branches will fall over the next two days while the Alabama river at Montgomery drops rapidly and at Selma continues to fall at an increasing rate.
Fair weather with near normal temperatures in the South and below normal in the North continues under a high barometer over the central region. Rain to the north Atlantic coast from a low area, and a central low over Utah brings precipitation and warmth to the Rocky Mountain area. Freezing temps hold along the northern border. Burns the greatest detective plays at the Bijou today.
An 1880s Mobile city ordinance establishes an eight percent per year interest or penalty on all delinquent city taxes from the date of accrual. It applies to taxes recoverable under prior acts and other laws and takes effect immediately upon adoption and publication.
Miguel Alvarez hereby states he is no longer connected in any manner with Campania Naviera del Golfo Gulf Steamship Company of Mobile, his connection severed on April 1, 1913.
The Catholic Orphan Asylum on Cont street opposite the Cathedral will add a wing on the Franklin street side starting around June 1. Major James K. Glennon chairs the building committee with R. H. Ching as secretary. Architect A. H. Downey's plans were accepted. The project costs about $20,000 and fundraising is underway.
At 2 30 pm Tuesday the missing three year old Grant Taylor disappeared from a houseboat moored a quarter mile south of Mobile Yacht Club pier. His parents Charles and Mrs Taylor led a search with a friend dragging the bay bottom. a theory holds he fell into the water and drowned as search efforts continue.
Roy Maples Benjamin Cody Jr Edward Nelson and John Wheeler were arraigned on hunting without a permit and found not guilty by a jury. The precinct location was unresolved. Cataline Meyers failed to appear and forfeited bond. Edward Lee Thomas, recently convicted of carrying concealed weapons, was jailed for thirty days.
Mr Hartsel of the Toledo Club expresses satisfaction with a promising group of youngsters and the Ys showing during a Pensacola stay. He plans to keep all twenty seven players, notes weather disrupted practice, and cites travel and future season uncertainties for the Toledo club.
A rustic advice note suggests an attack of rheumatism may occur this spring and recommends rubbing the affected parts with Chamberlain's Liniment to relieve the pain. Sold by all dealers.
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