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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1912
Page
4
A fragment reports a credentials committee vote that removed a white contender, with unclear text mentioning Colonel Roosevelt and Texas figures. The passage is garbled but suggests a disputed decision affecting candidates and party leadership.
A Mississippi credentials dispute dominated a secret session of the Progressive party credentials committee. The vote 17 to 16 against the Negro delegation led to threats to appeal to Colonel Roosevelt for a ruling. The conflict centered on proxy validity and the Fridge call versus the white voters plan with Negro delegates asserting their legitimacy and vowing action on the floor.
Reports from Mexico City indicate Sierra Juárez Indians in northern Oaxaca suspend personal guard duties and execute captured federals, torturing high ranking officers. Rebels allegedly cut ears and foot soles of soldiers near Oaxaca, with one dying en route to Ixtapec.
General Pascual Orozco declares he bears no responsibility for Juarez safety and warns residents to cross into El Paso. About 500 rebels are deployed as trains and artillery movements begin for a southward advance toward General Inez Salazar’s forces near Grandes.
Chicago August 6. Col Theodore Roosevelt is reported to be a frequent bather during a busy evening at his apartments. Mrs Roosevelt and the colonel dined privately and refused all visitors, with guards saying he was occupied with baths as committees and admirers sought audience.
Judge William H. Thomas of Montgomery received an invitation from Dr. A Ross Hill president of the University of Missouri to lecture in October on Tendencies of American Life. Thomas has accepted the invitation after recent compliments and prior service as Montgomery city court associate judge.
In New Orleans on August 6 the city school board committee urged teachers to avoid kissing pupils in greetings, citing dangers of transmission of germs from enrichment letter by the Louisiana Ann in missing as a dangerous medium.
The twenty seventh biennial convention of the knights of fas opened in Denver Colorado on August 6 with about 1000 members in attendance. Many members are accompanied by guests as the gathering begins.
In Tripoli on August 6 Turks and Arab allies resist Italian offensives. Italian forces concentrate on Zuara, sixty six miles west of Tripoli as bluejackets land east of the port. Italian ships bombard the coast while Arab troops under Turkish officers fight stoutly and are well armed.
A Raleigh-style Runyon-voiced summary analyzes Christy Mathewson and other pitchers for control. It compares walks allowed across pitchers like Walter Johnson Smoky Joe Wood Ed Walsh Charley Hall and Nap Rucker, highlighting Mathewson as exceptionally precise through July 26 and detailing other left and right handers' walks and hits.
The piece notes that France may adopt the English rule allowing left turns for vehicles and contrasts it with American practice where drivers sit on the right. It discusses visibility and distance judgment, implying potential confusion if the habit changes. The text frames the issue with a didactic song-like warning.
Public health notice urges residents to eradicate rats by strict cleanliness, covered metal cans, and prompt disposal of food. It prescribes baiting and dipping rats in corrosive solutions, using kerosene with tongs, improving barn floors to concrete, and frequent cleaning to prevent fleas and plague.
Indianapolis August 6 1912 opposition to the Republican party and President Taft is said to be fomented by prosecuted trusts the resolutions committee prepared platform for the Indiana Republican convention to be presented in the city It calls for stronger anti trust enforcement and names a full state ticket with Samuel Lewis Shank Winfield T Durbin and Charles A Carlisle as gubernatorial nominees
Mrs. Martin W. Littleton, who aided in her husband’s House campaign in Roosevelt’s district, telegraphed from Washington urging the Progressive convention in Chicago to endorse national ownership of Monticello. She asked Roosevelt to urge the patriots’ gathering to pass a resolution honoring Thomas Jefferson by placing Monticello under national guardianship.
In Lima on August 6 the Peruvian Putumayo rubber districts were reported back under order after charges by Sir Roger Casement of atrocities by rubber exploiters against native workers. Seana for the maker denied any link to Arana, former owners of the rubber region, with reports said to be aimed at discrediting the Arana family and the Peru vian Amazon Company.
Topeka Kansas reports statewide primaries with Taft Roosevelt electors and a Senate race drawing national interest. Provisional wristwatch of court rulings on ticket validity. Gov. Stubbs faces Bristow in a Taft aligned contest while Democrats weigh the prohibition issue. Names listed include Hugh Barrell y T L Bonds S H Allen and W H Thompson.
Washington August 6 Senator McCumber argued that few senators could score 75 percent on civil service exams. He backed a seven year tenure and merit system for civil service workers as part of the conference report on the appropriation bill. Senator Burton called the limited term the twin brother of the spoils system.
The Alabama Oyster Commission led by Chairman John Craft and including B F Patterson Charles Clark J A Joullian and Chief Inspector John W began a field inspection of western shore reefs at Coden. They plan to inspect every state oyster ground and consider closing reefs for five weeks to plant or remove dead oysters, with a two day trip anticipated.
The Real Estate Pages of The Mobile Daily Item are praised as the best medium in the south for showcasing property listings and market trends with regional focus and comprehensive coverage.
Rome reports Italian naval and military forces occupy Zuara Tripoli and nearby areas. Turkish and Arab forces retreat to the desert with few Italian casualties. Strategic foothold on the Tripolitan coast established.
Governor Emmet O Neal urges Alabama citizens to join Good Roads Days on the 14th 15th and 16th to improve public highways. The proclamation backs the Alabama Good Roads Association and requests communities to plan local highway improvements with state highway department endorsement.
New Orleans August 6 Mrs Espy Smith received a gum package by mail yesterday and found a diamond formerly the setting of a ring stolen weeks ago. The value is $1235. Police had no clue to the thief before the surprising return.
Three expert rat catchers from San Francisco, announced by Dr. John H White of the Maine hospital service, have been ordered to New Orleans by Surgeon General Rupert Blue to aid in exterminating rats. More than 1 000 rats have been captured and tested, with only one found infected.
Birmingham dispatch from Aug. 6 quotes Dave Holt on plans for a new Bull Moose morning daily at a central Alabama location. Delegates including D. E. Manas and several fund-raisers pledged funds. national moneybags will be asked to contribute. Names Mahasco Tebbetts Obear and Hughes handle furthering the project. details not yet settled.
In a federal case at Na' Tenn on August 5 a damage suit by Thomas Mences against Ion and Robertson county residents arises from a threshing machine explosion during the night. The plaintiff, now a Missouri citizen, seeks redress from several defendants named in the action.
Trenton New Jersey August 6 Governor Witte toler cops See See Governor Emmett O Neal of Alabama Dr Wilson will return to Sea Girl to flget to be Governor Marshall the vice presidential nomin
Theodore Roosevelt delivers a confession of faith at the national Progressive convention in Chicago. He urges policy shifts including recall extending to all federal and state offices, worker ownership schemes, and a strengthened federal role in labor justice and wage standards.
Nearly 300 players are expected to enter the trans Misssissippi Golf Association tournament in Minneapolis starting Monday and lasting through the week with entrants from as far west as Salt Lake City and as far south as Dallas.
The Mobile Item announces a daily free ticket giveaway. Each day two tickets will be awarded to readers whose names appear in the classified or want ads. Names will appear daily. owners must claim at The Mobile Item office. The list will vary with entries, and some days may have more names than others.
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