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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1913
Page
3
W. K. P. Wilson spoke in Harte Auditorium on protecting life and property from fires. He compared U S losses to six European countries, urged stricter building inspections and enforcement, and called for ordinances to curb debris and careless fuel handling.
Ottawa reports that immigration figures for the just ended fiscal year show a phenomenal increase over last year and will be the largest in Canadian history. For ten months to February, 1,340,009 foreigners arrived including 130,000 British subjects and 119,000 United States citizens.
The judiciary sub-committee sent a rewritten anti alien land bill draft to the printer for 500 copies. The measure preserves existing alien land ownership but limits future holdings and leases while guaranteeing treaty rights. it aims to appease Japan though its effect on citizenship remains debated. Also a homemaker ad urges Chamberlains Liniment for rheumatism.
Flood bulletin reports the Ohio at Cairo stationary at 54.7 feet. Memphis at 45.6 feet, Vicksburg 45, New Orleans 15.9 feet, with rises from twenty four hours earlier. Crest forecasts for Arkansas City and Greenville updated upward.
Four New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad officials face trial in Bridgeport charged with criminal negligence and manslaughter for the Westport wreck of October 3 in which seven people died. The defendants are former vice president Henry J. Horn former general superintendent R R Pollock and maintenance engineer Lawrence J Carmall.
A prominent stage figure writes on beauty and liver health praising Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe calomel substitute. The article notes doctors question calomel, touts the vegetable remedy’s gentle start, constipation relief, and nationwide trust with a 50 cent guarantee if not satisfying.
News from Christianna Norway confirms disaster for the German Arctic expedition led by Lieutenant Schroeder Stranz. Many members are believed dead from exposure or scurvy, with Schroeder Stranz missing. Four men returned to Advent Bay Spitzbergen, two others possibly safe at Treurenburg Bay. Captain Ritschel returned in January in poor condition, and an aviator and cook died of starvation.
An advertisement endorses Dr King’s New Discovery as the best remedy for coughs and colds for forty three years. It cites a testimonial from O H Brown of Muscadine Alabama praising its effectiveness and notes prices of 50c and 1.00 with endorsement by Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
Associated Press reports incomplete returns show women suffrage decisively beaten with counties that opposed it last fall voting no more strongly and some that favored it in fall showing reduced majorities. Detroit favored municipal street railway ownership by a large margin, while the Republican state ticket appeared to win with a possible exception for supreme justice. Progressives were defeated overall though captured some municipal offices. Constitutional amendments for initiative referendum and recall carried easily with judge exclusions.
Vice President Marshall refused to present allegations accusing a Western senator of improper conduct and sent the written charges back to their author Jim R. Jacobs of Oklahoma City. The U S attorney found the charges insufficient to present to a grand jury.
The Suffragette baseball team and soldiers played to a 0 0 tie after a loose ball game Sunday in Fort Morgan. Schenker started for the Suffragettes, Willie Hannon finished strong, and Remson Koch and Smith pitched for the soldiers. Fort Morgan seeks more games with any team.
A midcentury advice piece explains price pressures from meat costs and suggests economizing by buying lean, bone free portions. It argues buying two pounds to yield one usable pound reduces waste and freight, touting a fully roasted, nutritious final product sold by grocers.
In Des Moines April 8 a bill to submit women's suffrage to a state vote was blocked when the enacting clause was struck out. Iowa women, lacking funds, feared apathy would defeat the amendment and their efforts killed the Chase bill.
New York April 8 Salo J Jackson head of the Jackson Mack Manufacturing Company pleaded guilty to grand larceny arising from fraud involving banks and silk makers totaling nearly 1 million dollars. His counsel withdrew a former not guilty plea as a jury was chosen. Sentence was deferred after Jackson secured extensive credit while his firm reportedly manufactured 3 000 petticoats and kimonos daily. he was arrested in Mexico after an extended search.
The Weather Bureau issued a special storm warning for the Texas coast at 8:30 this morning. A disturbance centered over the Texas Panhandle is expected to move eastward bringing brisk to squally weather this morning and tonight.
Baldwin county commissioners accepted the new jail after rigorous testing of walls and bars. The $16 676 facility is billed as one of the state's best for its size and modern in every respect. Prisoners held in Mobile hastile will be moved here today.
In New York on April 8 a report from Edward Gallace says tango and turkey trot dances may continue in uptown tea rooms if conducted under decency supervision. Mayor Gaynor with Chief Wallace and Police Commissioner Waldo support restrictions to protect morals, with prohibition of dangerous practices and possible tea room dances without liquor. Gaynor also introduces three bills to regulate dance halls in Albany.
A lighthearted report notes the mummy’s limited mischief and small-scale troubles, underscoring mundane curiosities rather than dramatic events. The piece leans on whimsical tone to contrast ancient mystery with ordinary life.
In New Orleans on a Sunday afternoon a four year old boy and his dog ran in front of a Henry Clay car on Coliseum and Eleonore streets. The father Frank M. Kerr Jr. and the boy were pulled from danger as the car stopped. The boy was unharmed aside from a bump to the head and the dog Jack seemed grateful for the rescue. The motorman Frank Thompson was praised for quick action and the incident was described as remarkable by authorities.
The Supreme Court affirmed the Nebraska statute of 1905 setting a minimum average speed of eighteen miles per hour for cattle trains within the state. The ruling solidifies the regulatory standard affecting livestock transport practices.
A delegation led by Chief John White Calf appealed to Secretary Lane for immediate rations for starving Blackfeet on the Browning Montana reservation. Lane telegrammed his agent for an immediate report and promised possible relief.
Advert reads ZEMO a 25c antiseptic solution for pimples blackheads and eczema with instant itch relief and claims of dramatic improvement. Testimonials praise its skin clearing effects. Sold in sealed 26c bottles and guaranteed.
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