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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1914
Page
8
Years of experience and modern machinery back Fletcher's Castoria as a practically perfect preparation. The text asserts careful ingredient selection and meticulous production to ensure safety for babies and warns against imitations. It notes the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher on the wrapper as the mother's safeguard.
Rev A J Doherty S J of Spring Hill College is visiting St. Pauls rectory in Birmingham for a few days. He notes strong attendance at the historic college, chartered in 1830, with firm discipline and thorough Jesuit training in classical and commercial programs.
Jim Williams, a Black man from near LaPine, is jailed in Montgomery County on charges he laid out Paris green in coffee and on fish for his employer J. A. Russell of Beat 13. Russell found poison in the coffee and near a well. Williams declined coffee when sick. Deputy D. F P. Russell arrested him after a threat he stole a ham. The motive is unclear but linked to a theft accusation.
Alabamians from Birmingham and other areas received training at Spring Hill across diverse professions, illustrating the school’s broad reach and local impact.
A new combination pad lock provides fifty thousand possible codes, expanding security options for users seeking versatile access control. The device emphasizes ease of use alongside a large code set.
In Pensacola on August 3, 192? the European war threatens gulf port exports. German Austrian steamers load lumber naval stores and timber bound for Europe while a British ship awaits cargo orders. Shippers pause awaiting abroad demand. looming cancellations may hit lumber industries and raise freight rates.
Willie Posey, a young Black man, was shot by Deputy Sheriff Coleman Jackson about 11 p m Saturday and died about 2 a m Sunday. Posey resisted serving a warrant at his Franklin and Strawberry streets eatery, allegedly striking the officer before two shots struck Posey, who died en route home. Posey was a known figure in local and regional courts and owned a restaurant near the noted intersection.
Auburn Alabama August 3 Director C A Cary announced the twelfth annual Auburn farmers summer school opens Monday with a record expected enrollment. The event will feature 200 corn club boys, demonstration agents from across the state, rail and road agents, and lectures by Dr C G Hopkins and numerous professors on crops livestock pests and soil science.
Birmingham Alabama August 3 Farmers anticipate record attendance at the Farmers Union of Alabama convention to be held August 19 20 and 21. O P Ford president urges statewide participation as organizers plan excursions and farm demonstrations on pastures hog disease and vat construction plus local industry tours in Birmingham.
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