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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1915
Page
2
Police report an attempted burglary at H L Ripp residence on Cherry and ons streets around 9 o'clock. Detectives traced thieves who cut a door panel and lifted the latch. The department assigns extra night duty to patrol and plainclothes units to curb intruders as three weeks of robberies unsettle the city.
Theodorus Petikas, a Mobile Greek merchant, married Ellen Voyadjis on Monday night in PasMiss. They have returned to the city and receive congratulations. Petikas is a member of the Greek Orthodox Association Mobile and is highly regarded among its members.
An old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults. It claims a teaspoon cures symptoms from fever to stomach upset by cleansing the bowels within hours and warns to avoid counterfeit syrups while directing readers to buy from the Call-Fig Syrup Company.
A Marshall Texas man W L Nappy 29 seeks a wife through Mobile Mayor Pillans asking the Mobile Item to assist. He describes himself as tall 150 pounds blond blue eyed Protestant engineer with a farm in eastern Louisiana and vows to avoid liquor and tobacco. He asks the editor to help publish the letter for a solution.
Devotional Epworth League session at Prichard Methodist Church on Sunday discussed The Sins of the Tongue. Rev Chappelle delivered two sermons. Revival efforts by Rev E L Jorgenson and Rev Shanks continue in a tent near the post office. The town reports large crowds at meetings and upcoming services at the Baptist church. Local happenings include theater viewing of The Gilded Fool at Crown Theatre and house progress at Abe Davis residence. Burglary at J W Butterley store yielded minor loot.
Six men robbed the Sebastian State Bank in Greenwood Arkansas early today, blowing open the safe and escaping with 2500 dollars. Posses with bloodhounds began pursuit through the area.
An advertisement claims Sargel dissolves fats and improves assimilation to make thin people gain weight. It asserts thousands use it daily, promising 26 percent value from food and 80 pounds of solid flesh with regular use. Sold by Van Antwerp Drug Co. in Mobile, Alabama.
At a Monday night meeting of Mobile Montgomery Chamber ways and means committee the slogan Get Acquainted was tied to a service motto. A. Bruce Kennedy urged teamwork and responsibility while presenting past Chamber efforts and future outreach to invite business leaders to join and feel at home.
More than 400 representatives from southern and eastern cotton mills gathered for the opening session of the American Cotton Manufacturers' Association convention in Memphis. A strong Eastern delegation from the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers attended. President T. S. Hickman of Augusta and E. C. Klipstein of New York spoke, with the afternoon devoted to terminal inspections and a boat ride. The Rotary Club of Birmingham was credited for creating the Cotton Products Consumers' League of America.
A London estate agent travels with a farmer to close a country property deal. The farmer’s dog secretly travels along, then is dumped at a junction as the train slows. The agent praises the dog before the farmer reveals the dog keeps returning home, having been sold four times already.
A Kansas City Journal note records a crowd planning a fancy dress ball with one guest pledging to wear a 1905 quaint costume, highlighting the era’s fashion as a talking point.
An article extols the link between diet and success noting a healthy appearance helps advance in life. It credits keen minds and stout bodies to proper food and promotes Grape-Nuts made from wheat and malted barley as supplying essential nutrients for active brains and vigorous bodies.
Newport News April 13 Investigation by the U S public health service into beri beri aboard the German converted cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm began today Dr Joseph Goldberger arrived from Washington and was taken aboard the ship Captain Thierfelder reported the disease seems checked after wholesome food and medicines arrived The captain said no crewman objected to serving and one man may have served in the American navy officials will probe naturalized Americans aboard the Wilhelm.
Market report shows price tiers from low ordinary to good middling with figures around 6.00 to 9.62 and remarks that sales were steady. Receipts for the day and week are listed, along with totals since August 1, including exports and stock levels for Mobile and other regions.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened quiet but steady amid selling from longs and a downward English trend. Spot cotton held at 9.37 middling with 2,065 bales sold on the spot and 588 arriving. afternoon activity brought a late net advance of 10 to 13 points, closing 10 to 12 points higher.
The cotton market in New York opened 3 to 6 points lower but sold about 7 to 9 points under yesterday's close. Prices then steadied, with a 2 to 8 point rebound from the market’s low on scattered covering and fresh long buying. Cotton closed steady with most active contracts around 10.18 to 10.83 per unit.
Naval Stores report from Savannah on April 15 shows a turpentine firm with sales of 45 1 2 and receipts 135, while a rosin firm records sales of 13 000 and receipts 704. Prices quoted include B 3 20, D FE 8 25, F 3 30, G 3 87 1 2, H I 3 40, K 3 50, M 4 15, N 5 15, WG 5 55, WW 5 65.
Wall Street opened with Bethlehem Steel touching 127, two points above prior highs, then giving back gains as profit taking set in. Rock Island rose briefly on new interest but soon fell. a wide range of chemicals and industrials moved 1 to 2 points, with many major stocks listed including American Tobacco, U S Steel, and Union Pacific showing notable quotes.
Liverpool notes spot cotton easy with good middling at 6.01 and middling 6.65 as sales reach 10 bales for speculation and export. Receipts total 43 000 bales while futures remain very steady with May-June at 5.64 and March-April at 6.05 1-2.
A well known athlete states she subsists on 25 cents daily as she contemplates a lecture tour abroad to promote food conservation, a cause she views as both essential and highly popular.
Birmingham will host a great laundrymen gathering with national and tri state associations meeting on April 26. Jacob A. Barkey leads the National Association of America while J H Bancroft heads the Tri State Laundrymen’s Association. The Birmingham Laundrymen’s Club plans a fine dinner at the Birmingham Newspaper Club to welcome guests. Mobile will be well represented.
A H Frederick has been elected president of the St. Louis board, with expectations of guiding policy and oversight. Details on the term and duties were outlined by the board as officials prepare for upcoming sessions.
In Chancery Court reports of sale read and reset for April 14. Several cases ordered submitted on pleadings or bills with decree pro confesso. Guardian ad litem discussed for minor defendant. Dismissals and dismissals without prejudice noted. Law and Equity and Circuit courts set Wednesday call lists with multiple civil actions listed.
Boys and girls born in April are asked to send full names addresses and birthdates to Children’s Editor Mobile Item at least two days before their birthday.
In Brownsville April 13 the Carranza trenches outside Matamoros were bombarded as Villa forces began firing. A single cannon opened the attack, quickly finding range and dropping two shells near the western trenches. Earlier rounds burst over the city, including near the French theatre by the American consulate.
NEW ORLEANS April 13 Major General Leonar Wood arrived from Panama and said defenses at the Panama Canal are adequate for all purposes and in good condition. He will report to Washington on military conditions. he declined comment on recent trouble between American soldiers and civilians in Panama.
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