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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1913
Page
3
John M. Tucker of Athens writes Governor O Nea l urging government to lift whiskey taxes and place pure whiskey on the free list. He argues tariffs spark agitation and claims tradeworn liquor drives men crazy while pure liquor would not hurt a man much.
Pensacola Florida April 24 The city Democratic executive committee fixed the last day to qualify for three city commissioner seats as Saturday noon. The first primary is May 6 and the second May 13 with seven days between contests. Fourteen candidates are announced already and twenty or more are expected. A new law caps candidate expenses at 250 dollars.
QO H Brown of Muscachine Alabama reports his wife recovered from an obstinate cough after using Dr King’s New Discovery. The remedy, on sale at 50 cents and 1.00, has four decades of trust and is recommended by Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
A two man committee led by Harry Ollinger and Dr Henry Goldthwaite for Home and Southern Dredging Companies urged Mobile officials to reduce the $250 annual dry dock license. The city commission took the request under advisement amid claims the fee exceeds business done at the port.
State Jail Inspector W. H. Oates notified the board of revenue and road commissioners that the county jail interior must be repainted after his visit. He found 79 prisoners, no complaints, and praised sanitary conditions with no adverse criticism.
An advertisement touts Parisian Sage as a tea colored non greasy hair tonic that stops itching and smooths hair. It claims immediate effects after daily use for a week, with a money back guarantee and availability from Van Antwerp and Son and other dealers.
Oystermen petition the Alabama Oyster Commission to keep natural oyster reefs state controlled. They claim West Fowl River and Little River reefs are public and urge same status for Bayou la Barre, citing government surveys and long-held beliefs about reef bottoms and natural growth.
The Alabama Supreme Court reversed and remanded Annie Roberts Gay versus Buck Fleming et al. from Clarke circuit court. It affirmed G. W. Presnall versus R. D. Burgess & Co. from Clarke chancery court and overruled rehearing in James A. McIntosh et al. v. W. H. Stewart from Mobile chancery court and Dixie Grain Co. et al. v. Elien Quinn from Choc taw chancery court.
Warm weather tips include a homemade skin beautifier using an original magazine and witch hazel. Hair loss is blamed on parasites and improved with Mothers Shampoo. Delatone hair remover, Mothers Salve for sores and eczema, and a gallol-based bust builder with a sugar water syrup are described as remedies.
Alabama Supreme Court denied Dixie Grain Company's bid for rehearing in the case against Ellen Quinn. Originating from Choctaw county and tied to timber rights on the Quinn plantation, the dispute dates to 1904 after Richard Vidmer's purchase and subsequent transfers. The final decision upholds Mrs. Quinn's prior favorable ruling and ends the lengthy litigation.
Two excluded aliens left the United States from Mobile on the Sirdar and Fjell ships. Maud Durand, Jamaica native, was deported to Kingston. Jose Rosales, Honduran youth, sent to Puerto Cortez. Another Honduran, Santiago Castro, deported to Cortez earlier. Stowaways were described as swept away from Honduras by accident on banana boats.
City officials warn residents that starting May first the dog catcher will enforce a strict licensing and muzzling law. Unlicensed dogs and unmuzzled dogs on streets violate ordinances, with possible loss of license. The court upheld the law after prior disputes, and enforcement begins with the May patrols.
The Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder troubles dissolves gravel cures diabetes and rheumatism and improves irregularities of kidneys and bladder in men and women Regulates bladder troubles in children One bottle provides two months treatment and is mailed for 1.00 testimonials from Alabama may be requested Doctor BEW Hall 2926 Olive St Louis MO sold by druggists
New York April 24. Happy Jack Mulraney, freed from death row for sixty days on a claim of wrongful conviction for Paddy the Priest’s murder, writes Judge Rosalsky that he is willing to take his medicine and asks that his new trial proceedings be abandoned. The judge refused to release the letter and it is unclear if Mulraney admits guilt. He fluctuated between naming suspects Dowling and Fay and then later accusing another man.
A vintage advertisement proclaims Porter's Anti septic Healing Oil cures old sores and chronic aches. It promises simultaneous relief of pain and healing with price points of 25c 50c and 1.00.
New York April 24 Mayor Gaynor lauded American newspapers calling them clean and enlightened while warning against the corrupt rag bag press tied to proprietors. He urged reporters and editors to report free of owner influence. Also spoke Inez Milholland and others at the Daily Newspaper Association event.
Governor O Neal appoints Virgil L Self of Lewisburg as justice of the peace in Bloody Beat 22 Jefferson county. Beat 22 long known for lawlessness. an investigation followed and three white men were hanged in Birmingham.
Walter Lawhorn, one of the men who helped free prisoners from Montgomery jail, may be in custody in Greenville Alabama after a man answering his description was arrested there. Officers have gone from Montgomery to identify him. Lawhorn faces accusation of criminally assaulting a white Chilton county woman and was brought to Montgomery for safekeeping pending trial.
Panama treasury, depleted when Belizario Porras assumed the presidency on October 1, now reports 4,196,682 in hand as of April 24.
The case of M C Bense, a newspaper solicitor, ended in police court with a conviction after he visited a well known Anniston home and asked for a kiss. He insulted the woman, telling her she was the prettiest she had seen, while her husband testified.
The Eighth district Agricultural School in Athens faces dilapidated buildings including the old agricultural hall and the president's residence. Associate Examiner Charles L. Townes recommends using the $2,764.71 net balance to repair the structures. The president J. M. Atkinson’s books are reported in excellent condition. The audit covers April 30, 1812, to March 31, 1913.
The South’s largest single lighting install was unveiled in front of the Cawthon Hotel with thirty gas arc lights generating 22 500 candle power. Downtown stores have already contracted for this lighting class.
Andrew J. Shuler of Mobile was adjudicated bankrupt after filing a voluntary petition showing $460 liabilities and no assets. Minnie A. Hayes of Brewton faced an involuntary petition by J. S. Voss & Sons, Lisanes & Co., and Simmons Hardware Co with receiver D. B. Hayes appointed and bond set at $2,000.
A late night fire in Jackson Mississippi burned fifteen buildings on South Gallatin and South streets, mainly residences, causing about 50 thousand dollars in damage. Investigators believe passing locomotives started the blaze.
A contract has been awarded to R. Ek. L. Majors to erect a three story business building on Dexter avenue in front of the Grand Theatre. It will feature a marble lobby with tiled floors and is to be completed September 10 with Greils and Jake Wells as the largest stockholders in the company.
In Hendersonville North Carolina on April 23 R H Liverett aged 77 shot and mortally wounded his son John Liverett aged 48 in a dispute then killed himself.
An advertisement claims one application Restore color to gray or faded hair making it look natural and youthful. It touts rapid results and mentions dandruff relief, with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. Free samples offered at local drugstores including Van Antwerp and Braswell druggists.
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