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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1912
Page
4
In a laudatory leader the paper argues Roosevelt must be taken seriously in the three cornered presidential race. The Temps praises his platform and funds, noting Roosevelt stands strong on solid ground and can secure support from allies despite a crowded field.
An ad announces a Saturday OAS Gulf Coal special round trip fare of $1.00. For details, see L and N advertisements.
In New York on August 9 a small boy named Tony Ravell stole a delivery wagon after a motor truck collision near the Astor mansion on Fifth Avenue. Police and pedestrians pursued him as he drove the wagon down the avenue and into Central Park before being captured. He claimed a man had told him to take the wagon amid anxious scenes with Mrs Madeline Astor watching from the windows.
Every pound of HomeMade and High Grade Candies offered for 25c. This local sale highlights affordable sweets from Majestic Candy Kitchen with a focus on value and selection for customers.
Former California governor Pardee, part of the state delegation to the Reshukan national convention, joined with a third party and appeared in Chicago to back the candidate rejected by Republicans in June.
Baseball notes from multiple cities outline today's schedule. Atlanta prep for a Ponce de Leon Park game with Waldorf Graham for Atlanta and Demaree Dunn for Mobile as batteries. Nashville rests ahead of a Birmingham tilt. Chattanooga hosts New Orleans in a double header with listed batteries. Memphis vs Montgomery weather threatens a first game with Memphis battery Merritt Seabough and Montgomery battery TBA.
Antwerp authorities detained the German steamer Hermia from Hamburg after discovering large quantities of cartridges gunpowder and other explosives hidden in bags of rice among the cargo destined for Turkey The seizure was reported from Antwerp Belgium on August 9.
A band of pirates attacked Colowan island near Macao at the mouth of the Canton river. Reinforcements have been hurried to the battle scene. Details are lacking.
Nagel commits to the plan to boost American shipping with a push for policy support and industry backing. The move signals a focus on strengthening national maritime capacity and related jobs.
The Senate amendment to the Panama Canal bill would admit American owned foreign built ships to United States registry for foreign trade and passage through the canal with tolls. Secretary Nagel supports the plan, urging a bill to register foreign built ocean steamships for foreign trade only to foster an American merchant marine.
The Senate began final consideration of the Panama Canal bill amid a clash over railroad owned ships and registry. Officials warned free passage could spur foreign flag lines in western hemisphere traffic while avoiding trans Atlantic routes. The debate centered on a committee amendment allowing railroad vessels with at least half cargo to foreign ports.
Flies around the Battery complain of a poor Sunday crowd, with Ellis Island traffic down and horses at hack stands restless. Cab drivers join a futile swat crusade as flies boast of their early family status in New York City.
A veterinary suggests vinegar rubdowns to drive away flies from horses. Puggy Dillon fetches a half pint of vinegar from the ferry house lunch counter and an improvised test on Ryan’s horse proves effective. Cabmen race about seeking vinegar while one man robs his pantry across the Brooklyn ferry. The scene ends with a warning that vinegar could turn a bay horse blonde.
The St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Co filed a mortgage today for 200 million dollars secured by 40 year gold bonds bearing not more than 6 percent interest. The mortgage is to the Union Trust Co of New York and B F Edwards of St Louis.
As trustee for the bondholders the mortgage covers all rolling stock and physical property of the road. A separate $25,000,000 mortgage held by Guaranty Trust Co. of New York on improvement bonds was released.
The tropical fair committee meeting scheduled for last night was postponed due to weather conditions. It will be rescheduled for an evening next week to discuss plans for a Mobile fall tropical fair and the permanent organization of a fair association pending submission to the Chamber of Commerce and Business League directors.
Nashville August 9 Acting on the theory that State Treasurer G T Taylor provisional committeeman for the Progressive party vacated his seat on the Republican state committee Chairman James Beasley appointed W E Pate from the ninth district to the vacancy last night
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