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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1913
Page
8
In Em, Oregon, Aug 8, two bloody knives and a revolver lay beside the severed bodies of Oye Kowa and Mrs. Tami Koda and her child in an alley near Y Koda the restaurant owner. Koda and a companion were arrested as investigators seek a clear alibi.
George O Hartman pronounced a leper was moved to a southern isolation cottage after an attorney sought a writ of habeas corpus to block removal. Dr Woodruff said Mrs Hartman may live with him at the cottage but must remain there and cannot leave, even after his death, unless cleared of disease. The judge postponed ruling until today.
The New Albany Mississippi tragedy centers on real estate dealer W A King who was shot and killed at a boarding house while meeting a prospective land buyer. Gertrude Stone is detained and refuses to discuss the shooting.
Frederick Gross Von Alvensieben, a Nevadan laborer, learned from the German consul in Chicago that he is heir to a Danzig estate valued at 1.76 million dollars. Estranged from his family for decades, he had long rejected an accumulating annuity of 20 000 dollars a year and now plans to sail to Danzig to claim the fortune. He had been working nearby when the news arrived and immediately booked passage back to Europe.
F E Young an automobile dealer and church worker in Long Beach is jailed awaiting grand jury action after a fictitious Sun sets Detective Agency letter demanded $600 and cited hush money allegedly promised to a church member Mrs Kittie Behrenburg who reported the case to the district attorney.
John F. Bryant a California aviator died when his aeroplane crashed in Victoria British Columbia on the six hundredth flight late Wednesday. The accident occurred atop a business building. A heavy woman’s last week photograph attempt is blamed as an indirect cause. The plane seat failed under the weight and damaged a wire-attachment to the steering gear.
Girl operators and maintenance men of the Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company Bell voted unanimously to return to work after seven weeks on strike. The settlement had been announced earlier this week, ending the threat of renewed action.
The Catholic Order of Foresters held its twenty first international convention in Louisville with Thomas H. Cannon named high chief ranger. Toronto was chosen as the 1915 convention site. A resolution denounced divorce and urged stricter legislation to limit its availability.
The Daily Mail urges Feritigh participation to cost 1 250 000, aiming to avoid straining U S Panama toll relations as a new government takes power. The Times argues the refusal was a mistake and national sentiment calls for reversal.
The widow Mrs. Ida Honore Grant reports General Frederick Dent Grant left a personal estate of $100000. The will, signed at Fort Sam Houston ten years ago, provides for his two children and names the widow as sole beneficiary. The estate largely comprises railroad and public utility stocks and bonds.
Advertising copy promotes Resinol products as a universal remedy for itching eczema ringworm pimples dandruff sunburn ivy poisoning and sores. The notice claims instant itch relief and quick healing with Resinol Soap Ointment and advises doctors prescribe them for eighteen years and sold nationwide. Trial offer sent from Baltimore Maryland.
A spectacular fire in Philadelphia destroyed the Union Petroleum Company plant and threatened four nearby factories. Firemen were injured, and about eighty tanks burned or exploded, with oil spraying over the area amid high flames and smoke. The loss is estimated at 125000 dollars.
American doctors played key roles at the International Medical Congress in London. Harvard's Harvey Cushing defended vivisection to 7,000 at Albert Hall. New Yorker Fred Hoadlett Albee showed a spine disease treatment. Also presenting were Anglo L. Soresi on heart resuscitation, K H Beale from Texas on Pellagra, and N E Brill on a disease like typhus. The baseball market remained steady with moderate prices for veterans.
The Chilean steamer Isidora, a 729 ton coastal vessel owned in Valparaiso, was wrecked off Capé Carranza with the entire crew perishing except one survivor. The loss was reported from Valparaiso, Chile, dated August 8.
An advertising blurb promotes Liv-Ver-Lax as a natural, safe laxative that cleanses the system and relieves constipation. It claims quick results, universal suitability including children, and brand guarantees with prices of 50 cents and one dollar. Sutton Bros. in Mobile distribute the product.
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