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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1913
Page
2
John McCoy a 48 year old tin man for Mobile Roofing and Cornice Works was badly injured when his clothing caught in a grain conveyor at Zimmern’s Grain Elevator Water and Monroe. His arm leg head and back were crushed and he was taken to the city hospital in serious condition.
Charles Jackson, described as a Negro, was arrested Sunday by Mounted Officers Conniff and Macon and charged with burglary. A. B. Ross of 344 North Ann Street identified him as the intruder who frightened away from his home Saturday night.
The Liberty Baptist church on Davis Avenue and Peach Street raised $400 Sunday in a special effort to secure funds for the church building. Money was obtained by subscription.
A column warns women risk health and looks when facing female ailments and delays medical exams. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a safe remedy used for nearly forty years to cure various female illnesses.
Henry Williams seeks information on his stepson Thomas Ross a nineteen year old convicted in Mobile who was sent to a Atmore convict camp. Ross allegedly endured severe punishment resulting in blindness and insanity before being moved to Mount Vernon asylum. The report highlights harsh treatment under county convict leasing and the plight of affected families.
Eugene Peasson, a Black inmate from the Monroe county convict camp, was arrested Sunday by a Meridian Mississippi officer and jailed in the county jail. He was returned to Monroe county Monday.
A woman’s act of opening her husband’s mail becomes a focal point in discussions on women’s rights. Advocates argue the case tests privacy boundaries while critics question the implications for domestic law and gender roles.
Captain John Craft, back in Mobile, was elected president of the National Shellfish Association at its Norfolk Va session on April 25. Officers include William McDonald vice president Swepson Earl secretary and Barton A Rowland treasurer. The meeting focused on conservation of shellfish resources and featured a large oyster roast.
O H Brown of Muscadine Alabama praises Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung trouble. The ad claims relief from first dose and a cure for obstinate coughs. Sold at 60 cents and 1.00, recommended by Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
Amusement note reports two thousand patrons witnessed a photoplay at the Lyric yesterday. New show begins today with matinee at 3 dollars and evening at 7 45 and 9 15. Knute Erickson stars as Daffy Dan with Eleonore Bergere as The Seminary Girl in a bright musical tabloid.
The Orpheum presents a three day engagement starting Monday with The Lighthouse Robbery a stirring comedy drama. Performances continue Tuesday matinee and night and Tuesday Wednesday nights. Thelma dramatized by the Higley Harrington Stock Company screens Thursday Friday and Saturday with a souvenir matinee Thursday and a regular matinee Saturday.
An old Standard general strengthening tonic claims to drive out malaria enrich the blood and bolster the system for adults and children. The ad notes many regard marriage as a vacation rather than a vocation.
The Mobile police department may name a new mascot a small white fox terrier found at headquarters. Officers mourned the loss of their former mascot Jane a black dog who disappeared last winter. If the terrier’s owner does not claim it the dog will become the department mascot.
Chief F W Crenshaw received a letter from Mrs H J Walker of Midland City Alabama asking aid to locate her husband who left March 3 to Mobile for work. She seeks a description of a man found dead near Mobile around March 14 or 15 believed to be him. The description matches a railroad foreman, weight 150 to 160 pounds, medium height, black hair brown eyes mustache. last worn clothes include a dark brown suit tan shoes and tight hat. No record of a matching man found in Mobile. the sexton notes a March 6 drowning, but not the same man.
James Cunningham and William Ware were arraigned in the inferior criminal court Monday and a fine of 5 cents or twenty days each was imposed. Tom Jackson held under $1,000 bond to the city court for depot burglary at Oak Grove. Haywood McCormick fined 65.1 dollars or thirty days with three months more on appeal, bond $500. public charge dismissed. Sam Tucker Frank Howard Joseph Wells Jim Thomas fined 1 dollar or ten days each for gaming. Light Smith fined 5 dollars or ten days for assault and battery. Mary Harris was the complainant.
Washington reports delay in recognizing the Chinese republic as five-power loan talks stall. Officials say formation of a constitutional government and speaker choice delay action, with Williams instructed to extend recognition once formalities are met. Meanwhile other powers with the loan pact refrain from recognition pending organization.
A Philadelphia man, Albert Greenburg, reports clearing his three year facial pimples after using Resinol Soap and Ointment. He says two jars of Ointment and Soap removed all pimples leaving his face smooth. The ad promotes Resinol products and free samples from Resinol Chemical Co., Baltimore.
A man, likely a 45 to 50 year old mechanic from Laine Mississippi, shot himself three times in a Duncan House room Sunday night. Police and undertakers cannot identify him. inquest attributes death to self-inflicted wounds and his remains await identification. He carried an Elgin watch and gold eyeglasses.
Thousands claim freedom from rheumatism after using RHEUMA, hailed as a quick cure for lumbago sciatica arthritis gout and kidney disease. The ad asserts uric acid leaves the body within hours and a full recovery within a week, touting 50 cent bottles and Van Antwerpt Drug Corp as the distributor.
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